Why Listening to Your Customer is Not Enough

November 16, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment 

In a private consultation I had last week, I was talking with a very smart woman who happened to be new at online marketing.

We were going over her autoresponder series – a week-long series of lessons on selling real estate in this down economy – and we were talking about the words she was using in her text.

What I liked about what she had written was that the language was casual and “real” sounding, rather than the artificial, overly formal “corporate” style that most people end up writing their first time around.

In other words, she’d write things like “Do you remember back in the ‘good old days’ of real estate — just a couple of years ago — when all you had to do was list a home, and you’d get 5 offers to buy it? Well here’s how to go back in time as soon as tomorrow.”

That’s refreshing to read, and much better than Read more

The Most Overlooked Step in Business is the First Step

November 12, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment 

On a coaching call at the end of last month, one of the attendees sent in a question. It was “Okay, I’ve set up my blog. Now what do I do with it?”

If that strikes you as a good question, then I’ve got news for you.

It’s the worst question.

And that’s because it means that the woman who asked it was starting her online business the wrong way.

I’ve said this several times in lots of different ways, but it bears repeating so long as we keep getting new members in the club, and some of the older members haven’t gotten this message yet.

The right way to set up your online business is: Read more

A Free Ebook

November 4, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized · 1 Comment 

Hi Folks
Just the other day I gave my mind a nice little break, kicked my shoes off, and read a short eBook that a dear friend recently shared with me.

Like me, you might spend most of your day squinting at a computer screen, so I find it is great to break things up a bit and relax. This eBook turned out to be just the ticket. I like to read as much as I can about the online marketing space, because you can never know enough. And frankly I’m still just learning and can never get enough!

It doesn’t happen often, but you know when you read a book that’s so good you want to share it with all your friends? This was one of them! It is called “The Triumph of the Stupid”. With a title like that it just begs you to read it! I read it in only 15 minutes and I immediately shared it with everyone in our office.

Then I thought since I am already sharing this with my co-workers, why not share it with you? We can never do enough for our TrafficSwarm Pro members. It sells for thirty bucks, but I’m sending it to you for nothing just because you are one of our valued Pro members.

Go ahead, give “The Triumph of the Stupid” a look - it’s yours to keep, no catch, just a ‘thanks’ for continuing to be a TrafficSwarm Pro member.

If you are already a Pro member, shoot me an email to get your FREE ebook

If not, join Pro today and send me an email for your FREE Ebook
www.trafficswarm.com

Enjoy!
Kaycee
TrafficSwarm Member Services
303-895-3575

Kaycee@trafficswarm.com

P.S. If you like the content, the author is Mark Widawer, the main coach for our Coaching program. I’m setting up some special pricing exclusively for Pro members to join the Club, so drop me a note or give me a call and I’ll tell you all about that.

How to Connect With Your Customer So That His Wallet Will Follow

November 2, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized · 2 Comments 

The ‘official’ name for this month’s focus in the coaching club was going to be “Knowing your Customer.”

After all, it’s a critical part of online marketing.

But that’s not a catchy title. It’s down-right boring, unless you already understand the idea, and why it’s so incredibly important to your own personal success online.

“Knowing your Customer” is factually correct, but it doesn’t tell you anything at all about why you’d care. There’s no benefit in that title. No reason why. No attraction. No urgency.

No movement.

So we worked hard to find some other title for this month’s Coaching Club that would instantly appeal to someone like you. We wanted a title that would laser target itself into your brain so that your immediate response was “That’s for ME! I need that!”

The important thing about knowing your customer should be obvious, but it isn’t to many people. Especially new internet marketers.

Many new marketers think that there’s a river of gold online, and all they need to do is buy a pan and dip it into the river to get their share.

It’s not that way.

Internet Marketing is more like an ocean.

Lotsa fish. Lotsa people trying to catch those fish. Most of them using the wrong bait.

(You’ve heard me talk about stuff like this before.)

Its your job to use the right bait. Read more