Here’s a question I found on Yahoo Answers and I wanted to share it with you.
I know the title’s long, but I wanted to keep it intact. This is the way that this person formulated his question.. and I am glad you can see it.
We can learn a lot from this; especially about the state of mind that this person was in at that moment.
“Is affiliate marketing another smoke screen..”
Maybe this person got caught into some other hypey product promising a wealthy future full of benefits.. ? But what we know is that this person has already been “played” and they’re on their toes..
“..to sell useless guides to desperate people ?”
Do I have to say more.. ?
This man wanted an honest opinion regarding affiliate marketing, because he could see the opportunity, but was afraid he would get caught into another scam.
But the most “powerful” word he used was : Desperate !
..and we can, for our business, use the fact that this person is desperate..
BUT Hold On a Second !
We are going to make one thing clear: no matter what the situation is, if you want to jump into an opportunity like this one, you have THE OBLIGATION to actually help that “desperate” person.
You cannot just take advantage of him/her.
How are you going to help him while taking the benefits ?
- What about sending him an invitation to join your list, cause you teach this for free ?
- Why not sending him to a trusted place where he can really have something for his money and learn from successful people too; What about Wealthy Affiliate ?
- Why not simply send him to a free forum like Digital Points or WarriorForum for example ? He will thank you many times and surely follow you afterwards.
- Or even sending him to the Bum Marketing course; that’s a good way to get started !
Those are all ways you could HELP this person ! And not only would you give a hand to someone in need, but you would also grow your business by doing so !
Now you know what the nice part is…
There are THOUSANDS of people who are looking for help from honest and trustworthy people !
Simply make sure that you don’t just make money off their back; The impact that such moves have on people is much more than losing $50..
It’s more like if you were taking away an opportunity/dream/HOPE from them, and believe me, nobody deserves this.. (plus, Karma goes a long way!!) hehe
And I am sure that most of you can relate to someone in particular, who has helped/motivated you in some way.. And I bet you are still watching what this person does every once in a while right ?
Oh, and where to get started with helping people out ?
Yahoo Answers! (thanks to Justin Brooke & Chaunna)
Yup! I had heard about Yahoo answers many times.. but never really used it..up until today. This is a great tool to know more about the NEEDS of the people in your niche.
..And why did I share this with you ?
To make you notice that people are asking for your help all the time; you just don’t realize it.
Now that you know, take action !
and keep smiling, 
Jeffrey
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Hey Jeffrey, thanks again for helping me with Justin and Chaunna’s 30 day challenge. I will subscribe to your RSS feed to keep in touch. I also followed you on Twitter. My Twitter is @zackpowell.
Good luck,
Zack
Hey Zack ! Always a pleasure to help; nice to see you’re working hard to catch up on us; You’ll see, we have a nice lil’ community going on !
I’ll add you to twitter !
Great post!
I really like the idea of using your blog to answer a question like this. Way to think outside of the box~
Keep up the great work!
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Hi Jeffrey
Nice post!
I think that one of the most important things we can learn to do is give back to people. Too often people are focused on getting something in return but its my experience that simple giving help without expectation works wonders!
Love your blog header by the way!
Best wishes
Julie
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Jeffrey,
What a good topic for a blog post. Your blog looks great…keep up the good work!
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Great post on affiliate marketing. I, too, am in the 30 day challenge. You did a great job on the header!
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Hey Jeffrey, Yahoo Answers is a great resource. You do have to watch out for some spammers on there sometimes, but I do like the grading system, and the way you can see into the issues of a particular market. Thanks for the reminder!
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Yeah, but most of the time, yahoo answer is the fastest way to get an answer;
Being the first to respond will often get you credit for that, with a nice link to your site/blog if possible
Yeah, I searched for a while for the proper image;
Thanks !
Thanks for the nice words !
I agree 100% with you.
This is the way to do; not only because it works, but because you are truly helping out, you build up a GOOD reputation, plus its rewarding ! You don’t have to always expect something back, but helping always endup giving back>> karma goes a long way
Was not very sure about it at first.. but hey !
I had to try something, and it turned out not so bad
But it’s true !
There are so many people missing on things like this.. Obvious call to help !
Jeffrey,
Great posting. Yahoo Answers was new to me before the 30 Day Challenge. Like using it.
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Hey Joe !
Yeah, same for me; I knew about it, but never had taken the time.
Now, I’m there every day !