Building relationships with joint venture partners/mentors is very important if you want to learn from high, world-class mentors. Within this article I will discuss how you can develop these relationships very inexpensively - actually at zero cost.
The first thing - make sure you make a note of this, underline it, circle it, make a star beside it. Participate. That's the word I want you to write down. Whenever your given the opportunity - participate.
When I first started, nobody knew me from a fly on the wall. The first time that I went to the John Childers' Million Dollar Speaker training, he taught me a very important lesson in business. He said, "It's not what you know or who you know. It's who knows you."
My whole point here is get known. Your mentors and possible future joint venture partners will give you all kinds of opportunity to 'participate' so take advantage of it.
Here's an example. When they ask for feedback on various projects, or they have questions for their E-mail list, or something of that nature, give feedback. Ask questions. Provide insights. Participate in that whole experience. The more you participate, the more they get to know you. That's very crucial.
Here's another strategy, provide testimonials. A lot of people underestimate this tip, but it can make a big difference. When I say give testimonials, I don't mean "normal" testimonials either. What I mean is give the best testimonials you have given and send a picture of yourself that they can use.
In fact, send testimonials even when no one has asked for them. Do you know how many times I have done that and then been put up on their websites? This is a strategy that I learned from Alex Mandossian.
When I first got started in this business, every single website I seemed to go to, Alex Mandossian was there giving a testimonial. Do you know how effective that strategy was for him?
Later I found out that he was getting all kinds of leads sent to his website and to his business through the use of putting up testimonials on other people's websites. You've got to learn to give really good testimonials. Even give them when they are not asked for.
You have to give testimonials that are specific and relevant to the material you are talking about.
For example, one of the testimonial winners for a teleseminar of mine recently was awesome. He stated his name, where he was calling from, and one specific benefit that he got from the call.
That is how you get your testimonials posted on other people's websites, and when they post your testimonial with your picture, there's a good chance they're going to post your website link as well, and that helps you generate traffic and advertising and all kinds of benefits.
Secondly, this will only help to develop your relationship with your mentors and hopefully future joint venture partners.
Here's the next tip: Forums - participate in them as well. There are forums on just about every kinda of industry, in fact, many people have their own forum.
Seek out forums that you want to participate in, doesn't matter if you're in that market or not. You can write about anything you really want in these forums - give lots of tips, resources, content. It is all about getting yourself known.
Reading people's newsletters and scouring them for important personal insights and details is another thing I want you to do.
Here's some things you should constantly look for. Any birthdays, whether it be the specific person who writes the newsletter or their wife, husband or even their kids. Look for birth dates and then send them cards or a happy birthday E-mail, or perhaps even an audio postcards.
Look for anniversary dates or to see if they're doing product launches. All kinds of things. Read their newsletters and scour for important and personal insights, and use those to build a relationship.
Another suggestion to help build those relationships with your mentors is to look to offer help to them. By just asking the simple question, is there is anything you can do to help them in your business, you will not believe the response you will get.
For example, if you know they have a big even for their business, like a seminar or product launch, you could offer to help specifically with that. By doing this they will know that you've been paying attention to their business. Also, you'll surprise them with your offer and you will stand out from the crowd for doing so.
I've sent information that I believe would be of value to my mentors as well. My goal is always to build good relationships with them. These strategies are not rocket science and are so easy to do, just no one does them.
Anything I come across and think it would be of value to them, I send it their way. Articles that they could extract from, website links, resources online. Even off-line tools and newspaper clippings work. All I do is shoot them an e-mail saying, "Hey, I think this might be of value to you."
However, when you send links NEVER include any affiliate links or anything like that. Just sending them information that would be of value to them.
Your focus is on building a relationship and providing value - not making a quick buck. They'll see right through that and you'll ruin any chance of a long-term relationship.
I've used all these strategies and you can too, which will then allow you to leverage those efforts to building great relationships with all of your mentors and future joint venture partners. For me it has resulted in all kinds of projects with different people. If you focus on just building a foundation with individuals it is amazing what can come of it.
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