The Biggest Internet Marketing Secret!

Good Morning William,

I thought you'd get a lot of value from this article:

The Single GREATEST Internet Marketing Secret
Copyright 2009 by Willie Crawford

During my 12 1/2 years online I've heard numerous people
say "There are no secrets in Internet marketing." They
say that primarily because they haven't discovered any
that radically changed their world.

I believe that there are internet marketing secrets...
things that the really successful marketers know and
do that average and failing marketers don't. Many of
these can be readily observed, so while they are secrets
they're not hidden.

Often, it's those things staring us right in the face
that are the biggest keys to success. The key is that
successful people don't discount those things just
because they are obvious.

So, what IS the biggest secret, or key to online success,
that I've discovered in the past 12 1/2 years?

It's that people really do buy from people that they know,
like and trust.

They also do joint ventures with people that they know,
like and trust.

The secret is that we all like to help "our friends." That
also means that the secret is to be a genuine friend.

The secret is that while you may be trying to reach as
many customers as you can, if you don't actually form some
deep one-on-one relationships, your business probably won't
grow very much.

In an email, a year ago, a well-known internet marketer
predicted a shakeout in the industry. His ominous warning
was that the key to your survival would be to form
strategic alliances.

Fast-forward a year, and an internet marketing friend that
I had coffee with recently commented with disdain on "the
guru club." Like many, this friend had noticed that unless
you are a member of that circle, it's very difficult to
get them to promote one of your products.

A core group of top Internet marketers has formed a
strategic alliance and do promote mostly each other's
products. It's not impossible for an "outsider" to get a
product promoted by them but it IS difficult.

What's the solution to that problem?

It's really quite simple. You spend time getting to know
a few like-minded Internet marketers and you form you OWN
"guru club" or "mastermind group" or just a group of
marketers who share similar values. Then, you work together
on projects where appropriate.

That very concept is what caused me to start a membership
website called "The Internet Marketing Inner Circle" back
in 2006. I actually interviewed most of the top
internet marketers of the day, asking what their success
secrets were. I also asked them very bluntly, how does an
unknown get to joint venture with them.

Every single one of those very successful marketers
indicated that the key is to form a true relationship with
them first. They all admitted that, like most humans, they
preferred helping their friends.

How do you REALLY get to know other online marketers
anyway?

The single best way is to attend seminars or mastermind
sessions with them. I've probably attended over 50
Internet marketing seminars since 2002. December 2002 was
when I attended my first one. That event completely
changed my Internet marketing path. I walked away from
that seminar CONNECTED with Dr. Bob Silber, Marty Foley,
Ramon Williamson, John Reese, Fred Gleeck, Jonathan Mizel,
Frank Garon, and a few others.

Those individuals all mentored me, teaching me things
that it would have taken me a very long time to discover
on my own. Many of them also did joint ventures with me...
I co-created products with many of them :-)

So, the secret is to get out and actually meet a few
fellow marketers face to face. Look a few people in the
eye, and get a feel for whether or not they are the people
that you'd like to form long-term business relationships
with. Then follow-up with them and build those true
relationships.

I'm hosting the ideal gathering to get you started the
weekend of March 27th - 29th, in Orlando, Florida. I'm
turning 50 years old, and many of my friends will be
gathering for a HUGE birthday celebration. A dozen of my
friends, people like Stephen Pierce, Lynn Terry, and Mark
Hendricks, will be actually teaching some of their secrets
formally... from the stage.

You are invited to this gathering where I will facilitate
as many introductions as practical.

You'll leave that weekend knowing several hundred online
marketers, and more importantly, several hundred online
marketers will know you.

If you don't appreciate the power of that, let me share that
when busy people don't know you, it's difficult just getting
their attention. When they really KNOW you, your emails
jump out at them in their inboxes, and they happily read them.

Isn't that true of how you read emails. Don't you read those
from your friends with a smile on your face?

So, to harness "The Single GREATEST Internet Marketing Secret"
RSVP for my birthday bash now at:
http://tw1.us/kW

It's only a week away, and we're trying to get a final count
to plan for a roast among other things. Go ahead and sign up
now: http://tw1.us/kW

I'll see you in Orlando. Bring business cards, a digital
camera, and your projects. Come prepared to form some true
business relationships :-)

Willie Crawford has been helping others build successful
online businesses since 1996. Many of today's leading
marketers are his students. Tap into their collective wisdom
and friendship at http://tw1.us/kW

Willie Crawford
Offices at:
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd.
Navarre, Florida 32566