I was asked a great question the other day that I just had to share with you. Here is how it went; "I am looking to setup joint venture partnerships with people that I found off of article directories. There are such a wide variety of people on there. How do I know which of those people are worth pursuing?" Within this article is my response to that person.
He was right to be cautious. The key to successfully dealing with people on article directories is to create your own filtering rules, which can help you sort out the people who you think are worth working with from the people who aren't. As a rule, there are a couple of factors I take into consideration when choosing partners that way. First, does the message of the person send good vibes or not? Second, is he or she suitable for a long-term partner?
Long-term cooperation is what interests me. I don't look for short relationships because I hate when we are together for a few weeks and then everything is over. Long-term cooperation is what matters for me most. Besides, I always dig to see if the people, who I am considering as potential partners have experience - i.e. if they have had past partnerships and if they did - how was it? I sometimes even get in touch with former partners of the people I am interested in doing business with.
For instance, not long ago a very popular marketer got in touch with us and asked us to perform affiliate management for them. Right after he contacted us, I called a person I knew had dealt with them in the past and asked him about his experience with the famous guy. The person I called told me many things and this was really useful for me.
Another factor to take into consideration is how they market to their clients. Subscribe for their list and see for yourself. The way they communicate with their list tells a lot. You might love their list, or you might hate it - the feeling is precious anyway.
Then, the other thing, this is probably an extreme step but it depends on what you are looking to do with the person, is become a customer of their's first. How are you treated when you are a customer? That will give you a lot of insights as well.
A tested way to make an estimate about the potential JV's conversion is to become an affiliate of theirs. When you join their affiliate program, you will get personal experience about how much traffic you can send to their site and how well their product sells. It is important to know if you are dealing with a best-selling product or not, so just join their affiliate program and you will know the answer. - 15465
He was right to be cautious. The key to successfully dealing with people on article directories is to create your own filtering rules, which can help you sort out the people who you think are worth working with from the people who aren't. As a rule, there are a couple of factors I take into consideration when choosing partners that way. First, does the message of the person send good vibes or not? Second, is he or she suitable for a long-term partner?
Long-term cooperation is what interests me. I don't look for short relationships because I hate when we are together for a few weeks and then everything is over. Long-term cooperation is what matters for me most. Besides, I always dig to see if the people, who I am considering as potential partners have experience - i.e. if they have had past partnerships and if they did - how was it? I sometimes even get in touch with former partners of the people I am interested in doing business with.
For instance, not long ago a very popular marketer got in touch with us and asked us to perform affiliate management for them. Right after he contacted us, I called a person I knew had dealt with them in the past and asked him about his experience with the famous guy. The person I called told me many things and this was really useful for me.
Another factor to take into consideration is how they market to their clients. Subscribe for their list and see for yourself. The way they communicate with their list tells a lot. You might love their list, or you might hate it - the feeling is precious anyway.
Then, the other thing, this is probably an extreme step but it depends on what you are looking to do with the person, is become a customer of their's first. How are you treated when you are a customer? That will give you a lot of insights as well.
A tested way to make an estimate about the potential JV's conversion is to become an affiliate of theirs. When you join their affiliate program, you will get personal experience about how much traffic you can send to their site and how well their product sells. It is important to know if you are dealing with a best-selling product or not, so just join their affiliate program and you will know the answer. - 15465
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