Kathe Lucas – The Blog

Yesterday I wrote about GiveAways, and the upcoming Easter JV GiveAway, with information where you need to sign up to participate, as well as how we can help if you want to participate, but was afraid to ask

http://www.dotcomsuccess.com/recommends/easterJV

If you missed the email, you can read it on the blog here:

http://blog.kathelucas.com/page/2/
Today I wanted to address the question, “Do GiveAways really work”? …and/or “Why should I care?”

Yes, giveaways work…for many facets of your business.

I won’t get into the benefits of the promoter, or as the subscriber (which is somewhat obvious – you get stuff at no cost! . But as a participant, you too can benefit in numerous ways.

1)Â To introduce your product

2)Â To introduce yourself and your name

3)Â To build a mailing or customer list

4)Â To share the experience with like-minded marketers

5)Â To sell auxilary products from your site or via other offers (one timers)

6)Â …and sometimes forgotten, but just as important to the newer marketer – To give yourself the experience!

Is it easy? Yes and No. If you don’t know what you are doing, or don’t have a product, then the process can be hard.
If I can expound a moment on the product issue:

If you don’t have a product you can call your own – JUST ONE – then you haven’t yet begun. Sure you can still do affiliate marketing, adsense, even adwords campaigns. But until you have your own product, you really can’t be ready for these opportunities that come available.

Perhaps many of you are stumped as to how to begin that process?

If you have purchased ANY PLR (Private Label Rights) product, you can make that product “your own” in many different ways.

…to find out more, visit the blog for the entire posting and more tips.
I didn’t want to get into too much here as the filters will stop the emails, and those of you that are already familiar with all of this won’t need to scan everything when you don’t need to.

“…Do They Work?” Continued
As the saying goes, “you don’t have to get it right – you just have to get it going.”

If you have any PLR on your computer, you need to look at it. What tickles your fancy or is a hot topic right now?

If you need help to turn a PLR product into your own, let us know. We will attempt to give you a quick “lesson” to allow YOU to get it going.
Determine your wants from an online business. Can it be found in the Internet Marketing arena? Many of you may not even want to build a list.

I thought that for years (and years) and I can truthfully say, not only that I am a slow learner (and have left loads on the table because of it), but it was probably the one biggest mistake I made.

In ANY business you need customers. Your list is your opportunity to sell yourself and your wares to your potential customers – whatever niche or market you represent.

Now, don’t ask me what took me so long.

After over 20 years in the Real Estate Industry I had a massive Rolodex (started long before the now commonplace computer). I mailed everyone on my list 4 times a year with the 4th being a calendar for the coming year.

Folks were so used to hearing from me, when I became ill and slowly had to leave the business behind, I actually had people calling me to ask me where their calendar was that first year I wasn’t able to send them! That alone should have been a lasting lesson to me, right?Â

When I tried to make the transition from Real Estate to Internet Marketing (not knowing that was what I was doing at the time), then “everyone” thought I was crazy to leave a lucrative business – how could anyone make a decent living on the Internet! lol

Fast forward to today.

I started this story about my failure to build a list of potential clients/customers. Trust me. It is a mistake not to start – somewhere – on your list building.

That brings me back to the Giveaways. More timely, the Easter JV Giveaway:

http://www.dotcomsuccess.com/recommends/easterJV

Sign up – take action. Do something. Do anything!

I’ve extended my hand, but can’t help if I don’t know the problem!

View the video:

EasterJVManual

Maybe the timing is bad…that’s ok. Sign up anyway. Why?

Because you have then TAKEN ACTION! You won’t be able to keep from forgetting the possiblities that can be there for you as well as anyone else – seasoned or not.

We all started somewhere.

Remember What Thomas Edison said “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Another insight he offered: “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless”

I hope some of this helps!

http://helpdesk.dotcomsuccess.com

Have a great weekend all!

Kathe