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Wishing Won't Make It So In The New Year

Editor's Note:  I wrote this at the end of last year, but it's every bit as valid today as we head into 2011.  So please read on and I wish you a very happy New Year!

 

So I’m in one of those moods you often get towards the end of the year, where you reflect upon the year that’s almost gone, and the promise of what the New Year could bring.

  

It’s been a great year for me with my 6^th book What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know!(TM) finally published after several years—and in case you haven’t heard why that was the case, you can check out my 60-minute author interview teleseminar for free CLICK HERE.  And I’m very proud of the fact that in a time that’s still pretty challenging in most of the world, I sent out in the form of that book a message of empowerment, of believing in oneself, of valuing one’s unique knowledge and then giving those who decided to take action, all the tools they needed to succeed in 327 pages and 38 chapters.

  

I know I’m doing my part to help people who "get it", achieve the life they deserve every single day.

 

At the same time though, I realize that in my efforts to bring these messages to the world, I’ve only just scratched the surface.  There are so many people out there who still don’t know that there are choices to being a former white-collar professional now forced (so they believe), to be working for FedEx or UPS delivering holiday packages, and hoping that they get to stay on post-holiday and move back up to some kind of managerial position one day.  And yes that’s an actual AP news story that I saw on the web the other day.  Sure they need to pay the bills, but…

  

There are choices to the local businesses going out of business I see all the time (and I’m sure you do too) because of the economy, because of the competition, because of a massive snowstorm killing holiday sales, because (fill in the blank).  Sure there are tons of factors that affect a business’ ability to make it through very challenging times, but…

  

And there are choices to being a starving artist too.  A couple of months ago I went back to Southern California for a visit, and at the Santa Monica Pier there was a young man with a beautiful voice singing Bryan Adams’ Everything I Do, I Do It For You with his cup out playing for tips.  He also sang an original song for all of us hanging out at the pier.  Sure it’s really, really tough to break into the music business, but…

  

 

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--Melanie R. Jordan, Everybody's Infopreneur Coach, Author of What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know™ - Achieving The Life You Were Meant To Have By Making Money From What YOU Know! and Host of infopreneur podcast What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know(TM), The Podcast Available 24/7 at: http://www.WhatYouKnowIsWorthMorePodcast.com

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Using Public Relations As An Affiliate Marketing Free Traffic Building Strategy

There are probably many different tactics you're using to build traffic for your affiliate marketing efforts for the programs you represent, but there's a classic marketing method you may not have thought of—public relations.

 

For those of you who aren't familiar with what public relations is all about, it's essentially getting mentioned or quoted in traditional or new media, which results in free publicity (and traffic) for you and your work.  Unlike advertising, you can't pay for public relations, and you don't control the content or timing of your mention.  However, in return, you get credibility that advertising dollars just can't buy, mentions in places that may not accept ads anyway, and it's all at no cost to you!

 

So how can a public relations effort help you get affiliate commissions?  Here are two ways:

 

1.  Indirect Method

 

If you're like me, you've got high-quality, content-rich blogs, websites, Facebook fan pages, maybe a podcast blog like What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know(TM) The Podcast, maybe a vlog, etc., that people value, and are a fit for those who are within the target audience for the affiliate programs you're participating in.  And, of course, you should have a great sequential autoresponder database system in place to capture as much of these site visitors and content consumers as possible for opt-in lists.  If you don't already have this infrastructure for your marketing efforts, you'll want to check out InfoToolsForYou.com for the one I use.