I am reasonably certain that anyone reading this
article is familiar with all the free online advertising methods such
as the all-too familiar Sp-m emails, Classified Ads, FFA pages,
Banners, Text Ads, Traffic Exchanges, Newsletters, Guaranteed Visitors,
Paid to Read, Paid to Join, Link Swaps, Pop-ups, as well as many other
types of 'In-Your-Face' advertising, some of which may have been
dreamed up since this article was written.
What I would like you to consider is this: What do you think when you
see this kind of stuff yourself? More to the point, what is your 'Frame
of Mind' at that moment?
My guess is you think, "Here we go again..." and your shields go up.
You pull up your waders and trudge on through, oblivious to the
thousands of messages ricocheting off your armor as you collect a few
more hits for your own website promotion or product offer.
With Millions of would be online Millionaires doing this hour after
hour and day after day, is it any wonder that the Internet slows down
to a crawl and even stops at times?
Now consider the "Frame of Mind" of a visitor that came looking for you
to see what you are doing. Maybe even to ask a few questions and give
you permission to email them. Does this sound like a more productive
environment?
The online equivalent to this scene is being played out today and every
day and you can participate for free. It is called 'Social Networking'
and more information on this is easily found with your favorite search
engine.
Imagine if you are no longer perceived as another 'Salesman' but as a
"Fellow Business Person" with similar problems and often good ideas for
their solutions. Much like Napoleon Hill wrote about in his world
renown-book, "Think and Grow Rich", you could be a team member of a
virtual Mastermind Group. Chamber of Commerce Mixers have been an
example of this approach for years and have been very successful for
some who get it. Now you can accomplish nearly the same thing for your
home business from your own computer.
Keep in mind, this should not be just another place to plaster your
links. The strongest relationships are formed by giving first. Do a
mental inventory and come up with something you know or have that would
help others more than yourself. Find a way to offer it with no strings
attached, no signup or email address required, just give it freely. I
know it sounds crazy in this dog-eat-dog world, but trust me it works.
Alright, now it is all up to you. Continue contributing to the
degradation of Internet bandwidth with the huge numbers of attempts
required (many not even reaching their target) to get a single
response, or try something that builds future relationships with new
friends that are truly interested in what you are doing and not just
trying to sell you something.
