Shoemoney - Skills To Pay The Bills

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How I get awesome advice at Clarity from @danmartell Posted: 07 Oct 2013 07:31 AM PDT This post is about how I use the website Clarity.fm to consult with people and also seek out advice and consulting.  This is not a paid post.  It is written about my personal experience with the service. For those who have not discovered the new service, Clarity, you are really missing it out. I am always surprised on how many of my readers do not realize the value that they bring to the table.  Most of you have experience with SEO, Pay Per Click,  Affiliate Marketing and the most important thing is you have REAL EXPERIENCE.  How many times have you gotten advice from people in these areas… but they have not done jack shit themselves… worthless. So Clarity makes it easy to place your profile and people can find you.  When you make your profile make sure to reference what you have done.  People want to hear about those with experience… not some consultant that has never done anything. Clarity makes this SUPER easy for people to list their profiles but also find people who can help them really grow their business or advice on where to take their business. Here is my profile and what it looks like:   Now if you notice I only charge 1/2 of what I do on the pricing here on ShoeMoney.com. Why?  Well when you inquire with us about consulting then my assistant has to work with you to find a time that works… ask some pre questions to: Make sure I can help you. Make sure you know the price. Find a time that works for both of us. Her time is money and also a distraction for some of this.  I would rather keep her focused on what she does.  With Clarity I get all of this ready to go.  People send me a message on what they are looking for and they suggest 3 different times.  I get the notification and can easily suggest some other times if I want.  Then I accept. Once I accept I am sent a message confirming and a REALLY nice 1 click way to add it to my calendar ( I will show an example below). After the call is over I am sent a receipt about how much the person was charged…  Then we can leave feedback on each other. (as you can see on my profile). I have two more calls scheduled for today!  I LOVE talking to people and helping them in any way.  If you have ever been at a conference you will see me talking with people NON STOP.  But here we get 100x the questions from people coming through the blog asking for advice.  I simply can’t operate my companies and take the time that I can at a conference to help everyone. Now on the flip side I too need advice.  Sure I am not in the position that most of the people book calls with me are.  For instance recently with the PAR Program I needed some advice.  We have a human scaling issue.  I have several options on the table but have never raised money so I needed advice.  And I wanted to go to the top of the food chain.  So I booked a call with VC to the super stars – Dan Martell. I suggested some times and he accepted one of them.  Within 24 hours we were on the phone.  Do you know how hard it would have been to get Dan on the phone?  Not that he is a dick but he,  like me,  has thousands of people wanting advice. Our call was amazing.  Dan gave me advice that really gave me a “come to Jesus” moment that really helped me narrow down my options as he shared his own experience with me. Here is a screenshot about how easy it is to schedule the call and add to your calendar.  I can’t say enough good things about this and how well it was thought.  But it was founded by guys who have gone through the same thing that we have.  So it makes sense they built the service that they wanted:  The call was a bit over $800 and worth EVERY penny.  In fact in a couple weeks I will do another call with him   So as you can see no matter if you’re seeking advice or want to offer what you have learned to others Clarity is a truly remarkable service. Looking for an SEO service that won’t get you banned?

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Nine Blogging Milestones to Celebrate - DailyBlogTips

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Nine Blogging Milestones to Celebrate Posted: 07 Oct 2013 05:45 AM PDT You probably have some big goals (or dreams) for your blog. Maybe you'd love to make a living online. Perhaps you hope to attract a large audience, or you're aiming to become well-known in your field. These goals can sometimes seem a very long way off, though. For many bloggers, it takes months to start to get the results they’re hoping for. Instead of looking far ahead to a distant goal, focus on some of the milestones you've already achieved, and the ones which are coming up. I've listed the milestones in roughly the order you're likely to achieve them, but no two blogs (and bloggers) are the same — so you might well find that you've skipped some or reached others in a different order. Milestone #1: Getting Your Blog Up and Running Some people read about blogging, think about blogging, talk about blogging … but never get around to starting their blog. The set-up stage can take a lot of time and thought — you may need to get your head around the techy side of things, or you might have tricky strategic decisions to make. If you've got yours online, that's a great achievement. Milestone #2: Publishing Your Second Post Once your blog's online, Post #1 is often not too tricky: you could, for instance, simply write a bit about the purpose of their blog and about who you are. Post #2 is harder. I've seen a fair few blogs with just one post … ever. If you've got at least two posts on your blog, congratulations! Milestone #3: Getting Your First Subscriber You might get some initial traffic from Facebook friends or forum buddies, but it's when you get your first subscriber that you know you're on the right lines. If someone's signed up to follow your blog by RSS or email, it's a safe bet that they liked what they saw. You've turned a casual visitor into a (hopefully) loyal reader. Milestone #4: Getting Your First Tweet or Share Once you have some readers, it's only a matter of time before someone (other than you!) tweets one of your posts, or shares it on Facebook … or on LinkedIn, Google+, etc. To reach this milestone a little sooner, make sure you have social sharing buttons on your posts. There are plenty of WordPress plugins that can do this. You may want to focus on one or two specific social networks, rather than providing dozens of buttons. Milestone #5: Getting Your First Comment In the early weeks of blogging, it might feel like you're writing and writing … and no-one's reading. Getting your first comment proves that at least one person is not only reading, they're engaging. If you're struggling to get comments, check out some of the links (and some of the great comments) here: Seven Ways to Get More Comments on Your Blog. Milestone #6: Getting Your First Link The first time another blogger links to you is real proof you're doing something right. It might be in their blogroll, in a weekly roundup post, or even in a post that tells their readers how much they're enjoying your blog. You might be tempted to hurry this one along with a link exchange (asking another blogger to link to your blog in return for a link to theirs). Keep in mind that Google may penalise you if you do this too much, plus link exchange requests can be irritating to other bloggers. Milestone #7: Making Your First Dollar Even if you're not interested in making a living from your blogging, you might at least want to offset your hosting costs. The day you first make money from your blog — even if it's just a dollar — is one to savour. If you're unsure how blogs make money, or if you're looking for an easy-to-implement method, try our post Seven Ways Blogs Make Money — Which is Right For You? Milestone #8: Writing Your First Post for Another Blog There's no rule saying that you have to guest post on other people's blogs … but I've never met a successful blogger who hasn't. Guest posts are a great way to get in front of a big audience, to build a relationship with well-known bloggers in your niche, and to get links. You don't need to have lots of readers in order to guest post (in fact, you can guest post even without a blog of your own). If you need a helping hand, read our Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your First Guest Post. Milestone #9: Getting a "Thank You" Email from a Reader Comments are great … but there's something particularly special about receiving an email from a reader to thank you for you post. Maybe you wrote something that helped them solve a tricky problem in their life. Maybe your words encouraged them during a tough time. Whatever the situation, you made a difference — and that's something to be truly proud of.   What would your #10 be? And which of these milestones have you already reached? Let us know in the comments… Wanna learn how to make more money with your website? Check the Online Profits training program!

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