It’s not often that I like to talk marketing on this blog. However I recently joined a new program called Empower Network and this program caused me to shift my online marketing blog focus 100%.

While there are some people who want to take their brick and mortar business and create an online presence for their business.

Most people who are seeking online success are trying to do it through affiliate marketing. If you are one of these folks, I want to warn you not to follow Donner’s Party.

Who Are The Donners ?

The Donner Party (sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party) was a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train. Delayed by a series of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–47 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada. Some of the emigrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating those who had succumbed to starvation and sickness.

What these poor folks did was try and take a short cut. The short cut cost them their lives. In the online marketing world people are looking for the quickest way to earn money. They want to make the money so fast they end up taking wrong turns and disaster strikes.

How Not To End Up Following The Donners

Avoid affiliate companies that pay out slowly. Slow payouts make it hard for you to re-invest your profits into your business.

Only market products that you have purchased. If you are going to recommend to people products you should have also bought the product.

In my opinion it is unethical to sell something that you haven’t purchased.  Besides you can’t do a good review unless you actually purchased the product.

If the Donner party stayed on their original course they would have avoided disaster. There is a right way to get your online marketing business going.

Start with marketing a product where you can earn 100% commissions paid directly into your account.  I recently re-invested some of my time and started learning some new marketing principles. I was guilty of following the donners, but I have seen the light.

If you are feeling kinda lost right now. If you haven’t had the success you hoped for online don’t give up. I recently joined the empower network and it turned my frown upside down 🙂

 

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The Art Of Selling Without Selling

When it comes to blogging it is better to entertain your readers than it is to sell to your readers.  Good blogs engage the readers emotions.  To often you see blogs that do nothing but try to sell.

These types of blogs are annoying at best.  I wonder if anyone has ever told these folks that their blogs aren’t very interesting.

A good rule of thumb is for every promotional piece you write, you may want to write 5 content pieces in between. This way your reader doesn’t get bored of your site.

It Is Easy To Entertain People

Don’t make blogging harder than it really is. You can easily find loads of content online that will entertain your readers. Just recently while I was reading one of my favorite blogs I watch this Youtube video that went insanely viral.

Watch the video it will put a smile on your face. It goes to show you how ordinary people can achieve some fantastic results.

Imagine if you had over 1 million viewers watching your video.

So my advice is this: When writing in your online marketing blog do all you can to entertain your readers.  People like funny and remember funny. To often  see blogs online just trying to sell their products. My eyes instantly glaze over those blogs.

I always re-visit blogs that educate me and entertain me.

In your next blog post share something funny with your readers and see their reactions.

 

I would love to hear your feedback! Share your thoughts below:)

 

 

 

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Every Now And Than Something Comes Along…

When I first started writing in this blog I told myself I wasn’t going to market or mention programs I am involved with.  The reason is because the majority of what I do online to earn some extra money is very niche specific.

What I mean by that is that I couldn’t ask my friends or family to do something that they themselves have no real interest in other than maybe say the compensation plan.

Alright Larry Spill It ! What Is This All About?

There is a saying different strokes for different folks, HOWEVER I am involved with something that every person on this planet should be involved with regardless of if they are getting paid for it or not. I am not going to tell you about it, but I created a video so that you could learn more about it if you are interested..

Trust me when I say that this is something that you personally could benefit from guaranteed. I know a strong claim but it is true.

Okay Here Is The Video, at the end a form will magically appear for you to fill out if you are interested!

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