Lead Attraction: The first Part Of The InterNetwork Marketng Blue Print.
From the home office of: Malika Duke June 23,2008
Lead Attraction is the art of learning home to speak your target markets language and letting them know in more ways than one.
It very closely resembles dating. If you follow me for a moment you'll see why. When using the Internet for lead generation is important to under stand how your potential partner are using the Internet to find the products and services you are offering for sale. That way you will know how to structure, word phrase and angle your: - Capture pages/Squeeze pages/ Landing pages
- Advertisements
- Blogs
- Pay-per-click campaigns
- Forum posts
- Articles
- videos
- News letters/follow up emails
- Social network profiles
Basically every piece of content you will ever create. Learning and applying the principles of lead attraction will clear up the mystery of why your content is working (attracting leads) or not working (repelling leads). Just like dating, you have to provide what your potential prospects are already looking for, and you have to be... attractive!For example: I was speaking with one of my students named Michelle. Michele became a distributor of direct sales (MLM) juice company after it directly impacted a sensitive medical condition (call chronic constipation) she suffered for over 10 years. I asked Michelle If she had done any research of how common the condition was. She replied, "The doctor's office is always full when I go!". I had a feeling we were on to something. Michele is in her own target market so it is easy to come up with ideas for her lead attraction content. After doing some preliminary keyword research, Michele is well on her way to creating attractive content that targets a profitable niche and provides a real solution to a real problem.
Here are some ideas for a head line for some content on the subject: "Do you suffer from...?" "Are you embarrassed by your...?" , "Have you been seeking relief of...?"
Michele can also use the fact that she was skeptical about the product at first and ad resorted to a life of laxatives since even the doctor's prescriptions had failed her!
I hope your getting the point here... This is the type of stuff your target market is putting into the search engines right now. This is where your CONTENT is the star of the show because that is what people are on the Internet looking for in the first place: Possible solutions, reviews, forums, articles and FREE info for a specific problem.
If you have content on information others are looking for you will attract leads to it. Here are the tools you will need: A website. Preferably, one you build or have built for you where you control and manage the look feel and content. Not the boring, brochure-like, replicated site from your affiliate program or from your MLM corporate. Nor do you want one that is too complicated or flashy. A webpage on a social network site like Myspace Squidoo, twitter, Hubpages, LinkedIn, Youtube, Tubemogul and others are great too. The search engines LOVE to show information seekers these types of sites first when people do any kind of 'search engine query' for word phrases like "starting a home business" or "what is network marketing?". Ideally you will have multiple points of contact loaded with lead attraction content.You will want to have the basics like a picture of yourself and an informative, detailed about me section along with blogs and articles showing your knowledge and/or passion about a subject, product, service, industry, process etc. that potential prospects may be actively seeking.
In order to know what your prospective leads are looking for I suggest an search tool found here. This will help you tap into the mind set of your target market so you know what to talk about in your content in the first place to attract the best quality leads free articles and blogs will ever know. More likely than not, that's how you found me! Resist the temptation to pitch signing up as a rep with your business opportunity if they are contacting you about purchasing products.
Again, like dating, this is just the introduction, "Hey, my name is... and here's what I'm about..."
Now it not the time nor the place to make a sale/close. Simply build rapport, present your experience and background. As they learn more and become more comfortable with you and the features, benefits and advantages of your products there will plenty of time for that.
Next Up in the blueprint is... Lead Collection Here's to attracting the best,  305-975-8618 P.S. To properly implement Lead attraction into your marketing content I recommend the free e-book "Netwriting Masters Course", (a $59 value) to the right of this newsletter or schedule free 45min consultation here.
P.P.S. Together we'll design your customized marketing menu using sales and marketing principles to make your online marketing transition without feeling overwhelmed.
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