One of the little things I do is to reach out and make friends. Depending on what I do ever week, I gain anywhere between 10-20 more people that either become friends or followers. I now have close to 3K friends/followers. But this does not mean I have sales!! In fact, it just means that I have 3K people that I can grow my relationship with and then maybe later it will result in a sale. See, not everyone is ready, willing, and able to buy. Their buying cycle may not be in that "go" position; they may be in 'idle'. So this is why we give value throughout the whole cycle of friendship. We build our brand, our consistency to give value, and as we grow that, we grow our following. They will begin to really know, like, and trust us. One sale is good, but raving fans are better!! Your activity in that area may be something you are keeping an eye out. You might try different things to see the different results. We are always in test mode. Just keep in mind that just because you made a friend, it doesn't mean they will ever buy from you... So, make sure you give them the value that they seek so they don't go looking elsewhere!

In our journey, we all go through things. This is a roller coaster ride of ups and downs. And sometimes, we have real problems just getting up in the morning! My tip for you today is to use that mess as your message. People don't want perfection. They don't want to hear that you started something and within weeks made your 1st sale and this month your making $10K. What people want to hear is the struggles you are going through. They want to hear when you fall flat on your face in the mud. They want to hear how you drug yourself, step-by-step, out of the fire and into your heaven. So, don't miss out on those opportunities to show others the real you and give others some hope.

So, I wanted to let everyone know how you can be more visible online. It's real easy...simple even! What is it you ask???? Post, post often, give value, and be real! When you comment on another's post, thumbs up doesn't get you more eyes nor does it give value! Make sure that when you comment that you are giving a bit more value to that post. It might be a post you agree with, but if you can add more to it, giving it more value, you are not only making the person who wrote the post feel good about what they posted, but you are riding the coat tails of all the people that that person has met. By showing value, those people start to look in your direction. And more eyes mean more discussions means more commissions. When you post on your own feed, it's not nearly enough to post once a week. I mean, how are you getting people to know you if they briefly see a post you wrote a week ago and then nothing more? So, you have to post more often that that! Different posts, too. You should include what's going on in your world. You are helping to show that you are a real person and hence growing your trust with them. Always include value, though. Your posts should not be memes that give nothing to the reader! SPECIAL TIP: I have found that with a video, you get a better reach. People watch them and they do get shared!! Just make sure that your video has value to the viewer. I know I keep mentioning value. That is the key to it all. If you are giving value every time you post, whether it is on your own feed or someone else's, more people start to know you. Once they see your posts, they will know that you give value and will read them. They will like to see your posts. After a bit, that trust will grow because of it. This is our goal, isn't it? To help our prospective customers know, like, and trust us??

I just finished a DM that I was able to help out another human being!!!! (I live for that stuff!) Just reaching out and giving value, whether they buy from me or not, is something that truly drives me. Every day, I wonder who I can help along their path in their affiliate marketing journey. It hasn't all been easy. So many people are looking for hand outs rather than hands up. Some, because I am woman, can't see that I am a serious business person and make stupid, disgusting comments. There are some that say they are looking for guidance but won't listen to a damned thing you say. But all those don't compare to that ONE person that really needed to hear my voice; that ONE person that needed to see my posts; that ONE person who needed to be there in their lives for just a few moments. You weigh all the crap vs that ONE person and the ONE person wins out every time! This is what you have to find for yourself! You have to find that reason that keeps you going no matter who or what you come up against. You will know it is THE reason when you get excited just thinking about it. Let's be exited!!

Do you remember when you were kids? We learned how to walk, talk, and do some pretty amazing things. We found out that gravity works, how to pick up bugs, lizards, frogs, and snakes, and even how to ride a bicycle. (That's pretty amazing in itself!) We were fearless!!! We were all superbeings that could do anything!!! But things changed. We grew up. We started to tell ourselves that there were things we couldn't do. We started to tell ourselves the wrong stories!! We started to use words like maybe, might, and try instead of "yes I can". As entrepreneurs, what we tell ourselves is what we believe. It will make our minds do backflips to make it happen. So, telling yourself you will "try" to do something gives your mind that availability to fail and back out...I mean you tried, didn't you?? But telling ourselves that we "can" do it, our mind does that same gymnastic jump to make that happen! Mindset is the most important thing you can work on in your business. We were not taught this mindset as adults. We had this mindset as children. Relive your childhood and go back to invincible! Tell yourself you can!