Are you using social networks to build your reputation online? Whether you already are or you are just getting started with sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Ning, building your online reputation is your biggest responsibility.

Here are five ways to make sure you do it right.

#1: Be Proud Of Being You

The first thing is, you have to be yourself. You have to be who you are. Because although you can get away with being fake for a little while, as soon as one person realizes that you’re not who you say you are, your reputation is destroyed almost instantly because of the power of social networking.

So be yourself. And don’t be afraid of being yourself. Realize that you have some gifts and some knowledge that people need to know about, and those that want to learn from you are going to gravitate towards you. Those that don’t think you’re worth listening to are basically going to ignore you. And it’s at their peril, so don’t worry about them.

#2: Transparency - Never Hide From Your Audience

The second thing about your reputation is you should try to be transparent at all times. This means you keep everything real with your audience.

For example, over the last year, I used social media to show you my move from Maryland to North Carolina, including drama with the movers, picking the house, and getting it set up. I also pulled back the curtain to show what it takes to run a product launch.

When I did my last product launch, I was Twittering every day what I was doing to get ready for this site. Most of the gurus out there would keep everything under lock and key, and I was being very clear, saying, “This is what I’m doing to get ready for this launch.” It actually helped me have a better launch, even though I told everybody exactly what I was going to be doing.

They didn’t think that they had some surprise or whatever like most people teach; they just were excited to be part of it and part of the story. So be transparent. Let people know what you’re doing and why you’re doing it, and they’re going to learn how to trust you.

#3: Be Positive For Positive Results

The third way to build your reputation is to be positive.

There are folks out there who generally can do a good job of being negative. I don’t know about you, but I don’t find that to be a very long-term profitable strategy.

It may get you some attention at first and spark some controversy, but that’s not the way to go. Be looking forward to the optimistic of your industry, of your business and what the results are going to be.

It would be easy for you to go onto Twitter or onto Facebook and talk about how you’re having a bad day or this product sucks or this week sucks or this relationship sucks. But you’re not really there for a support network, per se.

You’ll find some of that. If you have something bad happen in your life, sharing it with your followers will be very therapeutic for you and you will get a lot of support back. But when you’re just blasting negative things out, you’re going to get negative things in return, usually.

So try to be positive as much as possible and look for the opportunities that are out there and look at them from that positive perspective.

#4: Build Your Reputation And They Will Come

The fourth thing you must do is to be patient. This is because, initially, your reputation is going to be built only by yourself and the first initial people who get to know you. But as time goes on and you get more followers and you build a larger network of friends and peers, your reputation will solidify to allow your business to grow.

Once it hits a tipping point, your reputation and business accelerates at a very quick pace.

So be patient and let it happen. Don’t try this stuff out for a week and then come back to me next week and say, “Well, it didn’t really work. I didn’t really get any results yet.” You’ve got to let social networking play out over a few weeks and then a couple months and so on. A year from now your business is going to be tremendously different compared to where it is right now.

#5: Contribute To The Conversation � Every Day!

The fifth thing about your reputation is you need to be someone that people look to as a contributor, not as a leech, not as a mooch, as a contributor.

You have to be willing to be involved in the conversation, and you have to be willing to give as much or even more than what you’re going to get in return. The people who do that are growing so fast it makes my head spin.

I feel that I’m a pretty giving person but I see some other folks out there that just keep on giving, giving, giving and they just build up a huge following and that social capital is a real asset to your business. So you need to make sure that you’re contributing as much as possible to the conversation.

I don’t mean that as just go around randomly and try to help people. Within your specific task, your specific industry, the things you know well, you need to be at the forefront of letting people know how to do what you know how to do without charging them money at first.

They’ll come and find your site and your products and they’ll pay you for that as time goes on and their needs grow. With social networking you need to be building your reputation up first.

If somebody has a question, you should be one of the first people who answers and you need to answer without reservation not just, “Oh, I answered that in my eBook; go buy it”. They’re going to find your eBook if you just talk to them and give them solutions to the problem they are struggling with at that moment.

Give people your input, your encouragement for them to get better at what they are trying to do.

Any little quick free advice you can give, give it.

Actively Build Your Reputation With Social Networking And Reap The Rewards

You’ve got to be in this for the reason of having fun and really building that relationship. Dollars will come, there’s no doubt about that. But first, connect with people and really help them out. Understand that they’ll become loyal followers of what you do and see you for who you are.

Follow these 5 steps to building your reputation online and you’ll not only beat your competition, you’ll have more fun doing it!

Bob Jenkins teaches business owners how to use internet marketing strategies effectively to attract more customers and get more sales without spending a fortune on advertising. Get more free social networking lessons at www.DiscoverSocialNetworking.com.

OK, why are you indecisive?

1. You might be indecisive because you are intimidated by the all the technichal stuff.
2. You might be indecisive because of the cost to learn the steps. ( Yes, it does cost both time and money to learn how to succeed online, but college costs time and money too.)
3. Maybe you just don’t know where to go or who to talk to about earning a living online, who can you trust nowadays?

Okay, let me start over. Maybe you’ve been working at your  JOB, the surest way to pay for that rent, electric bill, TV/internet subscriptions, food, car, etc. Then one day you start surfing the net, looking for a better way, and get bombarded with people making millions of dollars just by working on the internet, right from the comfort of their own home.

You are pulled in and try what the program asks you to do, but what the heck are they asking you to do? Keywords… Websites… Search Engines… Social Marketing… Blogs?

 What in the heck is all that stuff???

You decide to try the old fashioned way, and  call up your family and friends about your new online opportunity. But what does that leave you with? Certainly not money in the bank, and probably just a lot of ridicule, a lot fewer friends and less invites to dinner at Uncle John’s.

OK, don’t get discouraged…

Why? Because there are people out there who do succeed at online marketing. If they can, so can you! The only difference between you and them is that they didn’t give up.

If you are faced with unfamiliarity or something you don’t understand, say the meaning of the word or function of ‘keyword’, give yourself a chance and read up on its definition. If you still don’t understood what it means. Just drop it for a bit, no point in getting frustrated.

In a few days, try looking it up again… 

Most likely at this time, you’ll be able to grasp it, or at least learn a bit more about it. Get the idea? As the days passed, and as you repeatedly try to learn the function of a keyword in the search engine, you will start thinking that you aren’t so ‘dumb’ after all. It will all start making sense after all.

OK, since you have spent time looking up the defination and meaning for ‘keyword’, why stop there? Remember you are not dumb? Keep plodding along and find out what a search engine is and what it does for you.

Then, find out what a blog is, etc. etc etc. Before you know it, you will find out that investing your time learning what all this stuff is will get you somewhere. You’ll know where to go and who can help to make you successful online.

Internet marketing or selling through marketing by using the internet, is not as straightforward as direct selling or selling face to face. There is a lot to learn to get to First Base. 

Sometimes First Base does not even pay you one red cent! First Base might be just giving something of value away to prove to people that you’re a nice and knowledgeable person they want to check back with later. It might just be about forming an online friendship with someone so they can get to know and trust you.

A faster way to success online…

A faster way to internet marketing, is to find someone who is an expert. But now there is the problem of finding an internet marketing expert who you can trust. Not being careful might cost you thousands of dollars.

So how do you find an expert you can trust?

Go with your gut feeling. Check out the blogs and forums. If someone gives you the impression that he or she can help you, ask questions in comments on their blog, email them or call them up.

If he or she tries hard not to let you part with a lot of your money (I do believe that it takes money to make money, but not right up front.), most likely they can be trusted. If they give you information that helps you through your “baby steps”, hang tight and see if they continue to help. Make sure that they are actually doing what they are saying they can, that they are walking the walk, not just talking the talk.

If you start learning and making a few dollars, rince and repeat. Do what works, stop what doesn’t.

A trusted friend of mine says “Take action, adjust later.” Don’t be afraid of doing something wrong. You can always fix it. The most important thing is to do it now! Take action. If you don’t, you will never see success online.

So just get out there on the internet. Keep learning about what you don’t know. Hang out with the people who actually help you and those who are doing what you’d like to do. Most important of all… Don’t quit. You could get that one great  idea that’ll make you a millioniare tomorrow.

This FREE Training will tell you exactly how to make your ebook and then make some $$$$$.

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I was left feeling a bit confused and now I’m even curious about Governor Palin’s announcement that autism is an issue near and dear to her heart. Governor Palin has a nephew with autism , and that certainly identifies a personal connection to autism for the Governor, but other than that personal connection, what does she actually have in mind for autism programs ? What plan, if any, does she have in place for autism ? The answer, apparently, is none.

The Governor said:

“There are a lot of wasteful expenditures in the federal (government),” Palin said. “Let’s get rid of those and put them into strengthening NIH (National Institutes of Health) and these other areas where we can help our kids with autism .”

“Here’s the difference between John McCain and our ticket and Barack Obama and Joe Biden ,” she said. “We don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. And that’s why in not just that first speech, but in every speech I give, I talk about being an advocate and a friend in the White House for our families who have members who have these special needs .”

I have not heard Governor Palin indicate what expenditures would be cut and what autism programs would be funded in a McCain-Palin administration. Stating over and over that you are an advocate for autistic persons appears to be a clear example of talking the talk, but does not demonstrate that Governor Palin is prepared to walk the walk as she claims. At this point, I don’t think Governor Palin even has an actual plan for how to help autistic persons and their families.

Senator Obama , on the other hand, has specified clearly what action he would take if he becomes President .

The elements of the Obama plan include:

1. Appoint Federal ASD (autism spectrum disorder) Coordinator to Oversee All Federal ASD Efforts.
2. Fully Fund the Combating Autism Act and Federal Autism Research Initiatives .
3. Support Special Needs Education for children with ASD .
4. Support Universal Screening .
5. Work Together .

Senator Obama , not Governor Palin , appears ready to walk the walk to help autistic persons and their families. I’m not a political person, and still not sure how to vote this year, but I know how I would vote on THIS issue.

This is where the marketing tips come in. :0) When blogging, you can’t just chat aimlessly about whatever comes to mind. You need to come prepared, like Senator Obama , with a plan and an end goal in mind. Get your ducks in a row, so to speak. Know who your audience is and write/talk to them on a personal level. Write what they want and need to hear/read, like you’re writing a letter home to Mom.

I can’t say that I’ve honestly been doing that very well lately, but (aka Bob the Teacher ) recently hit me over the head with that comment and it stuck. I know I could write and ask my Mom for her opinion and help too, so here goes…Bob Jenkins

I know and love several friends and family members who suffer from Autism . I know how these families suffer and what they go through on a daily basis, and it just seems to be getting worse every day. Autism is up from 1 in 10,000 less than 50 years ago, to 1 in 150 today!!!

Why? Where are the answers? What is causing Autism? What can We do?

Well, I decided to write a special report , an ebook , including all the information I have compiled during this last 8 years that Autism has impacted my life and the lives of so many I love. I’m going to be releasing this book soon. It’s about all the behavior characteristics of autism , the possible causes, the ways we can try to reverse Autism , resources that are available and much, much more.

But… now I’m stumped for a name for this ebook . I would so appreciate it if you could leave some suggestions, along with your name and email, in the box on the right. If I use your suggestion, you will be the first to receive a FREE Copy of this 65 page labor of love.

I just want to get this info out to all those who are desperately seeking help. I know it will help answer some of their questions.

Thanks for your suggestions,

Carol

From what I’ve been told, the first video is
centered around a new strategy for driving
targeted traffic to your site (and it’s
supposed to be free).

Truthfully, I have no idea what it is
because they wouldn’t say but they did tell
me that the earlier you use this strategy,
the more traffic you’ll generate.

It should be interesting.

If it’s anything like the free 28 minute
video they are giving away, it’s going to be
good.

You’ve watched that video right?

If not, you can get access to it here:
Marketing Tutorials

Until then, I guess we’ll have to wait for
Thursday. :0)

Take care.

Carol
P.S  When you click on the link below, just
optin and you’ll be able to watch the video
right away.

Marketing Tutorials

This a unique and valuable opportunity for you.
Unlike many of the gurus who promise you they’ll
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Now obviously, Lou will have some boundaries
around how much and when he’ll be available,
but only to the extent that he can continue
to serve his private/individual clients as well.

You’ll have access to a private email address
to ask questions throughout the 30 days, as
well as at least one orientation call - usually
a two hour call - and two full-on “intensive”
implementation days where he’ll be online and
working with you for at least 8 hours (longer
if you need, and he has enough energy to
be productive). :0)

Yup, you’ll get yourself a:
- Coach
- Copywriter
- Webmaster
- Confidant
- Business Strategist
- Motivator
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and last, but not least
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For about $6.23 and hour (assuming
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If you sign up for his course, all I can say is…
Congratulations - you are SO savvy!

I talked to Lou today about the course and
here’s a brief summary of what you
can expect from him and the time you’ll
have together:

1. You’ll know how to design high-converting
landing/optin pages, and you’ll have an optin
minisite up and running, collecting leads.

2. You’ll know how to use a blog to create
authority, branding and credibility - and to
rank high in the search engines so you get
loads of free traffic! Oh, yes, of course …
we’ll also install your Authority Blog Site !

3. You’ll know how to create compelling
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minisites…and, of course, we’ll have your
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even before we complete our 30 days!

4. You’ll learn how to create a pre- and
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Oh, yes - and we’ll help you write and
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5. You’ll learn how to use teleseminars
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and services, as well as to create new
products and services - faster, easier
and more affordably than you ever thought
possible. And..yes, you’ll DO a product
creation seminar if you want to!

6. You’ll learn how to take your teleseminar
recordings and instantly turn them into
podcasts ! Yes, you’ll have your very own
podcast/internet radio show on itunes and
other podcast directories by the time we’re
done!

7. You’ll learn the power of article marketing
and write a handful of articles that you’ll
submit to article directories and start
generating even more free traffic to your
high-converting optin pages!

8. You’ll watch me as I create a membership
site with wordpress and see how easily and
affordably you can do the same!

9. You’ll find out how to set up ecommerce
for your products and services - affordably.

10. You’ll learn how to outsource professional
quality graphics for your products, services
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11. You’ll learn how to transform your teleseminar
recordings into physical products (CD/DVD format)
that you can sell or use as lead generators for
$1.75 each! (this is really cooool).

12. You’ll learn how to drive highly qualified and
targeted visitors to your website in minutes.

…and much more, which I’ll tell you about as
time goes on.

No more delays. No more overwhelm. No more
wondering “what do I do next” or “how do I do that”…

Lou’s goal is that you have a complete “Authority
Marketing System” up and running at the end of
the program that will serve as the foundation for
your marketing, product creation and product
delivery platform for all your future goods and
services.

I hope you’re as excited about this as I am!
Rest assured that Lou will “be there for you”.
He has been my mentor for a while now and
never let me down. If you want to finally
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I also highly recommend Lou’s
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Blessings From My Kitchen Table,

Carol

Enjoy,

Carol

We learned how to:

• Distribute our blog posts through email.

• Feed email through RSS Channels. (Like a Squidoo Lens .)

• Convert our Best Broadcasts to follow ups.

• Create a Buyer’s List.

• How to Personalize your sales letters. (Even some Secret Ninja Tactics to help convert better.)

• And Much, Much More!!!

Can’t wait to see what Bob the Teacher has on his desk for today’s class on Discover AutoResponders . The class is being video and audio recorded. If you want to see for yourself, CLICK HERE ! You won’t regret it.

Blessings from my kitchen table,

Carol

“I am overwhelmed and pulled in so many directions…”

Good day, it’s Thursday as I write this, looking over the pacific shoreline in Manhattan Beach, California.

I’m glad you’re reading this email - I have a sense it will be one of the most important emails you’ll ever read.

I say that confidently because of the 125 or so people I interviewed as part of the “Trusted Advisor” series I recently did, the most frequently expressed challenge by virtually everyone I spoke to was:

“I am overwhelmed. I don’t know where to start. I am being pulled in a thousand different directions so I am always busy, but never getting anything done.”

Is that sounding anything like your day-to-day experience?

Me too, actually.

It’s a constant source of focus and attention for me to make my days as productive and fulfilling as possible. There’s always more to learn, more to do, more, more, more…

As I become more well known and reach more people, guess what? There are ever more chances to become increasingly less productive because of the many more opportunities that present themselves.

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I always considered myself a good time and priority manager. But I learned more in the month or two that I’ve been following this program than in any other similar program I’ve ever taken.

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Until we speak again, here’s to your fulfilling success,

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