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As you are meeting new people online, having conversations, posting, building exposure and handling new opportunities daily via social media, you are going to have to draw the line at some point with the back and forth, also known as time wasters.

If someone is continually asking for your advice, free product, tips and so forth, respond no more than three times, spending a maximum of three minutes each time, before you ask for the business. If the contact does not respond or decides to not do business with you, there is no need to offer additional expert advice and/or tips and guidance for free.   People will respect you if you respect yourself and the value of your experience and advice by adhering to this 3/3 boundary formula.  If you spend even a few hours every week going back and forth with the same person who is never going to do business with you, then you might need to keep your day job.

Checkout todays article on Circumstances and Responsidbility by my friend Sam Parker over at JustSell.com

“We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.”

– Dag Hammarskjold (1905–1961)
Swedish diplomat and economist
Nobel Prize winner

Sales luck…

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

– Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
American statesman, scientist, and printer

luck: noun: a force that makes things happen

You want more luck? Be the force that makes it happen…

1. Prepare. Work hard to be ready for the opportunities that are important to you. Research. Practice. Perfect.
2. Be awake. Pay attention to the people, events, and things around you. Evaluate logically and trust your gut instinct.
3. Take action. Put yourself out there. Explore. Be vulnerable. Make contact with people. Take risks.
4. Expect positive results. Optimism improves your chances. If (when) you fail, embrace the lesson and continue on, smarter.

On my weekly radio show: “Let’s Talk Strategies” with Danette Moss my special quest Terry Sullivan and I shared the formula P3 + C = S and how One must “Commit” to improvement for one to reach “Success”.  this article as well as the tips given on the show should help you be well on your way to being the force that makes it happen.

Have a listen

• What gender is your customer?
• What is the customer’s age bracket?
• What industry is your customer in?
• What is your customer’s job function?
• What kind of educational background do they have?
• What activities outside work does your customer participate in?
• What geographic region does your customer come from?
• How does your customer dress?
• What does your customer’s day usually look like?
• Does your customer have children?
• What is your customer’s most pressing concern at work/home?

To find out more about what my friends over at hubspot has to say about Marketing Persona visit: Better Landing Pages Start With a Marketing Persona

He has a knack for staying on top of the newest SEO and social media trends and easily translating “what’s going on” to “non-tech” speak. Scott has published a book on the subject called Google Juice, covering how to be found online and build traffic with SEO and social media. You can pick up a copy by visiting: http://www.bestSEObook2011.com.

Scott’s campaigns have been covered online in the NY Times, Yahoo News! and some of the top blogs in the world. In his spare time, Scott speaks about creative marketing, SEO, online trends and the future of media.

Listen now:

How Is Thought Leadership Marketing (TLM) different from pr or brand awareness campaigns?

Join me, Danette Moss and my guest, Peter Winick  today @11:30 AM/Eastern
Place:  http://www.Blogtalkradio.com/letstalkstrategies

or Call-in to: (323) 657-0935 to find out the difference.

If you have a small business that currently doesn’t accept credit cards (or just want a way to accept credit card payments on-the-go), mobile card readers like Intuit’s GoPayment and Phone Swipe, just to name a few allow you to take credit cards via your smartphone, Ipad or Ipod device.

This week’s guest is Erik Luhrs, creator of The GURUS Selling System, the author of the new book BE DO SALE and a master of the Marketing to Sales to CRM Experience Funnel.
Date: Tuesday,August 2, 2011
Time: 11:30AM – 12:00PM/Eastern
Place: Online
(www.BlogTalkRadio.com/LetsTalkStrategies)
Call in: (323) 657-0935

For more information about Erik visit: http://guruselling.com/

Here’s some tips for you:

1. Use a keyword research tool like Word Tracker to find the most appropriate words for your site.
2. Your keyword list should be about 20-30 words long.
3. Use short (2 words) and long (3-5 words) keywords.
4. Use long tail words. They’re not as in demand as short words but they are easier to rank with search engines, since there’s less competition.
5. Once you’ve developed your list, take each keyword and write an blog post or article on it. When writing your article don’t make the focus of your article be on the keyword, just make sure the article your writing is about the term.
6. When possible, find a way to work your keyword into your blog post/article title.
7. Use keywords in the body of your blog post/article and in the resource box of the article. (Note: Make it sound as natural as possible)
8. Don’t overload your blog post/article with your keyword. Search engines frown on this. Most publishers use density tools to see if your using the keyword to much. Density limits vary by publisher.
9. Go back over your complete list and write an article on them. Don’t put all of your keywords in one article.
10. Remember: Article marketing is a long term marketing tool and since you will have many articles to write, theirs no need force it all in one.