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“Only Suckers Pay for Leads”

I heard this quote over a year ago when I was in network marketing, and it kept reverberating in my mind afterward. I kept thinking to myself, “I’m paying for leads… am I really a sucker?” It was at this moment, that I decided to opt-in and receive a free 7 video training series on how to “Magnetically Attract New Customers.” And so my Attraction Marketing Career Began…

Over the last year, I spent my time developing and creating plans on how to attract quality like-minded leads interested in my business for free. I’ve invested in several pieces of training, found mentors, and most importantly, started applying what I learned.

The funny thing is, most forms of Attraction Marketing actually works. When done correctly, you can literally use Social Media and a WordPress.org blog to generate leads that come directly to you.

1. How do I know that Attraction Marketing works?
2. Well you’re here reading this blog post, aren’t you? 
3. What attracted you to this post?

Now, I’m going to take some of what I’ve learned, and share with you my Attraction Marketing Checklist:

 

1. Facebook Profile Picture.

• You can only make one first impression.
• This should capture who you are in an instant.
• Make sure you stand out from the crowd.
• Make sure its a PICTURE of YOU. It’s called Facebook for a reason. Business logos are unacceptable.
• I can appreciate that sometimes you may feel shy, everyone has their moments, but this is Attraction Marketing. Unless you want to attract other picture-less or face-less facebookers to your business, I do not recommend having any facebook profile pictures that do not include your face.

• HINT – Want to be properly branded across all networks? Use this same profile picture across all your web2.0 sites, and update them accordingly. Don’t this forces prospects to see your face everywhere, making you seem more familiar to these individuals.

 

2.  Facebook About me section.

• So now that your prospect has seen your profile picture, its time for them to see what you’re all about. This is why the about me section is so vital, reading your “about me” section when your future customer is actually deciding if they “like you.” As you should already know, people buy from individuals that they “know, like, and trust.” Use your about me section as a way for a customer to get to know you, and decide if they like you.
• Fill out all the sections as complete as possible, yes you should include your interests, and activities, music, and movies.
• If you fill out your college and work history, former classmates and co-workers can more easily find you online. These people already know you, and if they sent you a friend request, they probably like and or trust you already too.
• Expect to receive friend requests more frequently as your profile improves. Now make sure to connect with them, rather than selling them first.
• HINT: Check out the people you’re friends with who have 1,000 or more friends, what are they doing to stand out that you’re not already implementing?

 

3. Like Page for your Business.

• I know you’re dying to talk about your business. So first make sure people would be interested in it. Let’s create a Facebook like page:

 

Step ONE: Create a fan page.

 

Step TWO: Fill in some information.

 

Step THREE: Follow facebook’s instructions

 

The next step to do would be to Link your fan / like page to your website or blog. This can be complicated at first.

Luckily, I know the most effective way to do this too.

With a WordPress Blog, you could have your Facebook Like Box up and run on your site in minutes too.

Which leads me to Checklist item #4…

4. A WordPress.org Blog.

• Websites are out of date and hard to use these days.
• Why pay an expensive designer to build you something out of date, and difficult to edit.
• Once you learn how to correctly use the WordPress dashboard, you will have the power to go out and create multiple blogs, for multiple businesses, and multiple streams of income.
• This is how you’re going to show up in organic search results via google

 

 

If you don’t have a WordPress Blog yet, contact a web design company to set up a simple blog site for yourself.

 

5. Create Compelling Content

I hope this is an obvious one. In order to be successful with Attraction Marketing, you must give people a reason to want to want to come back from more, and inevitably spend money on your brand.

 

Tips for Creating Compelling Content:

• Create Content you can be passionate about.
• Focus on creating content on a topic you could cover across multiple blog posts.
• Use content to add value to your brand.
• Content can be written, video, photography, graphics, reviews, podcasts, new products, and so on.
• Having a balanced mix of different types of content on your blog can be extremely helpful.
• Be yourself, and direct your message towards your ideal client. What questions would they like to be asked? How would this benefit them? What should they do next?
• Have only one clear call to action in your content.
• Create Content that even one of your best friends would enjoy seeing and reading. Does your best friend like being sold to. I didn’t think so, however, I’m sure your best friend buys products every day that s/he finds valuable. 

Hope you find all of these tips helpful. Happy attracting visitors to your site!