Newbies � listen up! The following is one of the most important truths you will hear about internet marketing
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EVERY contact - you have with ANYONE - is important!
Repeat that after me...
EVERY contact - you have with ANYONE - is important!
Are you one of the newcomers starting off on the wrong foot? � immediately going out and finding a few affiliate products and trying to make a sale to anyone who will listen? How�s that working out for you? Why are these complete strangers, who don�t know you from Adam, not buying? I�ll tell you why�.
Because any successful business, particularly a web based business, - is based on relationships.
That means that every email you reply to - every autoresponder message you send - every article you write - every forum thread you post - every Facebook comment you make...is important.
Every contact - you have with anyone - is important.
Now - you can easily spend money on a classified ad -- or Pay Per Click -- or some other method to drive traffic to your site, but a technique a thousand times more powerful than this -- is the personal contact you have with individuals.
As soon as you begin to get emails from visitors to your site -- or from members of your list - most -- if not all -- of these emails will not make you any money. At least not yet.
However -- more importantly than making some money immediately (yes there is something more important if you want longevity in this business) is the relationship you are creating -- by replying to these emails.
And those that are very successful in this business -- know this.
So stop seeing dollar signs in your eyes. And start to realize that every contact with anyone - is marketing.
People WILL remember a personal reply.
Yes - it will take time.
No - this business is not get rich quick.
But spending a little time nurturing and creating a relationship is time very well spent.
I've said it before but I'll say it again...
...if you are good to your list -- when the time comes - your list will be good to you back.