Ideas Path

By Jeff Herring

WARNING: This article should only be read by those you want a simple, powerful and repeatable 5 step process to building a highly qualified and hyper-responsive list of gold. If this is you, then read on.

Because that's what Article Marketing provides, a repeatable process for building a great list community.

Simple and repeatable 5 step process

For years now, while adapting to the ever changing Internet, I've followed this 5 steps. Here they are in a nutshell:

Step One - Your Article - Pick a specific topic in your niche and create a great quality article or series of articles around that topic. Make sure the article is good enough to represent you well on the Internet, contains at least one gold nugget of actionable information, helps the reader to know, like and trust you, and leaves them wanting more information from you.

Step Two - Your Resource Box - In your the Resource Box of your article, create a clear "call to action" that invites the reader to get more information from you in exchange for their email address. Make sure what you are offering is related to the article they just read and is a sample of a resource the reader can invest in later on.

Step Three - Your Opt-In Page - The links in your Resource Box should lead your prospect to an opt-in page. Make sure the benefits and instructions about why and how to opt-in are clear. And here is a tip that most people mess up, so don't be one of them. Have only one choice on the page. Opt-in or leave. Save all your other links for your follow up.

Speaking of which...

Step Four - Your Follow-Up - I'll say it this way straight from the beginning:

Your fortune and your future are in the follow-up

Most people do not follow up. So when you do, you are setting yourself apart from most people and positioning yourself well as the leader of your list community. Follow up with additional tips and tools. Follow up with additional resources. Another name for resources is products and services. Yes, offering your products and services is a form of follow up, because your products and services help your customers achieve their goals.

Step Five - Your "Care" of Your List Community - You may have noticed I have used the phrase "list community" a few times in this article. That's how I think of my list members. As a community that trusts me and I am called to lead. Part of my job is to take really good care of them. One way you can do this is to answer there questions and then ask them questions about what they want to to know.

And always remember:

When you take great care of your list community they will take great care of you

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From Jeff Herring - The Article Marketing Guy and The Great Article Marketing Network.

Article Source: EzineArticles.com

Setiap hari kita memerlukan idea dan buah pemikiran untuk menulis di halaman blog kita. Setiap hasil kerja penulisan kita memainkan peranan penting dalam menentukan sama ada kita seorang yang benar-benar berilmu ataupun hanya sekadar sembang kosong sahaja.

Namun, menulis di blog bukanlah suatu yang senang. Menulis memang senang, namun memastikan apa yang ditulis benar-benar berkualiti sememangnya bukan mudah. Pengalaman dan pembacaan memainkan peranan penting dalam membantu kita mencurahkan idea berilmu di blog kita. Antara panduan yang boleh diikuti untuk menarik minat pembaca adalah :

1. Perkongsian maklumat yang menjawab persoalan kebanyakan pembaca. Ini dapat membantu mempromosi kredibiliti seseorang penulis. Contoh : Cara-cara menarik trafik ke blog.
2. Memulakan tajuk atau topik penulisan dengan teknik persoalan. Ia mampu membuatkan pembaca ternanti-nanti penyelesaian bagi persoalan yang diajukan pada awalnya. Contoh : Apakah yang membuatkan perniagaan online berjaya?
3. Topik yang terkini dan menjadi buah mulut semua golongan pembaca. Ini terbukti dapat menarik ramai pembaca yang sememangnya tercari-cari perkembangan terbaru sesuatu perkara. Contoh : Trend perniagaan internet 2010.
4. Memulakan topik perbincangan. Ini dapat menarik pembaca untuk menyertai sesuatu perbincangan sambil bebas menyatakan idea masing-masing. Contoh : Apa pendapat anda tentang produk ini?
5. Mengelolakan pertandingan. Tidak perlu menyediakan hadiah-hadiah yang terlalu mahal namun cukup sekadar dapat memberi kepuasan kepada pembaca-pembaca yang menyertai. Contoh : Idea perniagaan terbaik 2010. Selain itu, ia juga boleh dipraktikkan kepada teknik #4 di atas yang mana mereka yang memberi komen terbaik akan mendapat saguhati.
6. Penulisan yang ringkas tetapi padat. Pembaca mungkin mempunyai masa yang terhad untuk mendapatkan sesuatu info, jadi artikel yang menjawab persoalan, memberi fakta tepat dan ringkas menjadi pilihan mereka. Contoh : Panduan ringkas memilih produk digital yang berkualiti.
7. Penulisan dalam bentuk "point", "graphic", "mind-mapping", "bold" dan berturutan. Pembaca kini lebih tertarik kepada nilai kreatif seseorang penulis terutama dari segi penyampaian. Info yang disampaikan menerusi elemen-elemen seperti diatas dapat memudahkan pemahaman sesuatu topik dengan memberi penekanan kepada isi-isi yang penting. Selain itu, penggunaan nombor turutan juga dapat membantu mengurangkan bebanan pembaca memahami setiap langkah dan keutamaan sesuatu perkara. Contoh : Carta perkembangan populasi Malaysia 2009, 7 langkah mengatasi stress.