Martin Goulding – Share my Internet Marketing & Passive Income Journey

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The last thing any online marketer wants to do is attract a large number of useless and mainly untargetted followers. We are all looking to attract  a particular group of people… business minded people, internet marketers and entrepreneurs.

Until now there was no real verifiable way to check your follows, until I came across this…TwitterSheep.

TwitterSheep.com allows you to enter someones twitter username and it will generate a tag cloud showing what that users followers are talking about, here’s a shot of the subjects my followers have been talking about.

 

While there is definitely a wide spectrum of topics there, the main theme is blatantly business related.  Actually you could almost break it down and say my followers are “Online Social Marketers who Love People and Life”.

 

Cooool. 

 

Try TwitterSheep yourself, find out what your followers interests are so you can then communicate with them more effectivley.

 

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Unless you have lived in a cave the last 4 years, you have probably heard of this. It is a rocking hot social networking site that seems to be almost everywhere today. It is on the news. It is on the radio. It is on the minds of millions of folks a day.

It is called “Facebook” and over 175 million people are active on this site.

 

 

10 Facebook Tips

 

1) Visibility on Facebook.

You MUST be visible on Facebook of you are going to get your message out. You must spend time on Facebook and get to know people. You must put yourself together a “Facebook blueprint” and work it. How many hours a week are you going to be seen on FB? How many times are you going to befriend someone this week? How many times are you going to upload photos this week? All of these things put you in the ‘Visibility Zone” on Facebook, and on the radar as far as people on Facebook. Be SEEN and be THERE on a daily basis.

 

2)  A Powerful Facebook Fan Page.

Why would people want to get to know you? One of the first things they check out is your Facebook Fanpage or your Profile. What does it say- but better yet- what does it DO? Does it make people curious and want to get to know you? Does it make them think? Does it make them smile? Does it make them see that you have Value for their life and can help change it?

Powerful Facebook pages and profiles are NOT based on what is said in your profile- but what it DOES.

Does it direct them to DO something? Does it tell them you are person they MUST know? Or someone that has a nice picture and a nice profile- with no magnetism? Put yourself OUT THERE and tell the world WHY they need you as a friend, and get them to take action towards YOU.

 

3) The Facebook WALL.

You MUST use your Wall to market or message. many folks regard their Wall as a communication utility like email. It is not that. You already have a Facebook email. The Wall is for you to BUILD- BRICK BY BRICK- MESSAGE BY MESSAGE- NOTE BY NOTE- VIDEO BY VIDEO- your Brand on Facebook. Every time something happens with you- it goes on your Wall. Don’t stare at the wall- CLIMB THE WALL and make your message the PEAK of the page- and keep yourself out there with the Wall. And answer the messages on your Wall. Thank people for sharing with you their visit or message. This will show up on THEIR wall. This will set you apart from most on Facebook. The Wall is simply a BILLBOARD of what you are doing and your friends are doing on Facebook. Use it often and wisely.

 

4) Your Facebook Friends Network.

You are part of a local Facebook Friends network and you have access to that network to befriend them.

Where do you find your Friends?

Click on “Find Friends”. This is a GOLD MINE of people in your social network to CONNECT and Construct new trust bridges that may lead to business down the road.

 

5) Facebook Notifications.

This is an overlooked and rarely talked about utility. Notifications are part of your “Facebook email system.” Go to “email” at the top of your Facebook profile page, and then click on “notifications.”This is list of who is thinking about you, talking about you, including you in tags, and generally is pointing to you. This is a GOLD MINE of people that have PROVEN they are behind you and willing to make you a part of their Facebook experience. Pay attention to the Facebook notifications. Thank them for their thoughts of you on their Wall and let them know you appreciate it. Include them as well on your tags and other activity on Facebook. The notifications are GOLD and is a Vault of traffic. And make sure you stay CONNECTED to them.

 

6) Facebook Link Love.

The Link application on Facebook is a HOT commodity. It allows you to post a link that you like and then sends it out on the news feed that is on your home page or like page. It picks up the image that you want on the link page, and allows it to be a LIVE link. Send out other people’s LINK and give some LOVE. Do NOT just send out your own links. Let others do that. Find interesting links of others and send them out.

WHY? EXPOSURE for you. You will be given credit for the link. People LOVE link love. If you send out a LOT of other people’s links on Facebook, they will start sending out YOUR links. Been there done that.

 

7) Facebook Groups.

Join groups. Join a LOT of Groups. Start your OWN groups. The join MORE groups. Why? Here are a few reasons: EXPOSURE. CONNECTION to other Group members. AUTHORITY. Start your own and be a Leader. INCREASE YOUR REACH.Groups extend your reach into Facebook. MULTIPLIED PROSPECTS. There are more people in a group – then on a profile page.

Build a list in your own group and then you can become an admin and email messages to them. Make them messages of VALUE and interest.

 

Facebook Events.

Attend events. Attend more Events. And then attend many MORE events. Why? It allows you to leave a message on the events page wall, and create exposure. I attend at least 2 Facebook events every week- to learn- and to network. Events can be found on the new Facebook page in the upper right under “Upcoming”-these are the events that are upcoming. There is one unique twist: You have birthdays under the “upcoming” tag- and you can send presents to folks. THIS will get their attention as it shows up on their wall and the news feed as well. Attend as many events as you can. make them worth your while- learn and grow from them. BUT’always leave a RSVP message about attending or not- with an encouraging message. This will show your professionalism, and caring.

Event UP! This will do you well on Facebook. Put the term “events” in the search box, and it will find every event that is going on in your network of friends. It is a GOULD MINE! of new possibilties of business. Become a master of events!

 

9) Facebook Multimedia- Videos and Photos.

People LOVE photos and videos. They are the most looked at and watched pages on Facebook. Make some videos and upload them. Upload some photographs. Not only will the be seen on your wall and the Facebook news feed, but also will allow you to “tag” others on these. This means that you can pick out people you have befriended and let them know you are thinking of them. And when you tag someone- it shows up on THEIR wall. Not isn’t THAT cool? It is called EXPOSURE!

 

10) Facebook NEWS FEED.

This is the big kahuna of Exposure on Facebook. This gets you out to ALL of your friends and creates a massive exposure vehicle that can keep your brand in front and recognized. You also will be many times on the “featured” part of the new news feed on the right. This gives you HUGE exposure. Whatever you do, like change your status, upload a video, write and publish a note, or just comment on another person’s message on the Facebook news feed- it SHOWS UP in the news Feed. Be seen- and be seen often if you are trying to brand yourself on Facebook.

Yes, you need to establish relationships, and build community. But if you are going to MARKET on Facebook-then you need to at least get a guideline of what and how to do it. The 10 Social Media Laws of Facebook hopefully gave you some idea in your social media marketing.

Get your marketing knowledge up to speed…

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Perfection is wonderful but it is never really achieved. Are you holding off on doing something because you want it to be perfect before you actually do it?

How do you think this is effecting your online business?

Waiting, putting off, re-tweaking, adjusting, re-writing, re-shooting, etc, etc all amount to PROCRASTINATION.

In essence what you are doing is procrastinating due to the fear of not being accepted, liked or understood. It’s your procrastination which has you failing right now, not your material which you haven’t submitted yet!

Nothing From Nothing = NOTHING

When I was doing my first article, I had the idea, I made notes, I wrote a first draft. Time spent 1 day.

I read first draft didn’t like it and re-wrote the whole thing. Time spent half a day.

I re-read my notes and my second draft. They didn’t match up properly, some bits were missing or I had gone off the plot somewhere, so a third draft was created. Time spent another half a day.

This process carried on for a week. Yes a week for one article. By about the seventh draft I was sick and tried of the topic, and I was seriously considering giving up article marketing.

I pushed on and made the decision to submit the article. It wasn’t perfect, far from it. I read it back now and cringe. But within a day I got traffic from it. This may not seem like much now, but coming from getting no traffic to getting some from one article which I wasn’t going to upload was a massive deal for me. In-fact this virgin article is still bring me traffic to this day. The funny thing is when I read the final uploaded article it is practically word for word the same as my first draft of the article. Look how much time was wasted!

This had my mind made up. I no longer foolishly procrastinated about my articles, yes they have to be of a good quality but I know they will never be perfect. I bet after I have uploaded this and I read it back I’ll think of something else I coulda, shoulda written, this is always going to be the case.

Understand this, successful people are doers. They get out there and get it done. Then they do it again and again and again. They know the more they do it the better they will become.

GREAT TIP -

JUST DO IT

KEEP DOING IT

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Well here is 2011 already!

Have you decided to make your new years resolution to change your life – More money, More Time, Fun Lifestyle?

It is always well worth listening to different entrpreneurs viewpoints, in this case how to achieve success. It’s important to keep reminding yourself of your goals and reaffirm your focus.

Take 2 minutes to listen to Peter Jone’s take on the rules for success….