(NEW FORUM THREAD because of a "glitch" on the other thread)
Hi.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Ever since my friends helped me win the Photo of the Week contest I have been trying to figure out a way to "pay back" and "pay forward" the support my friends gave me and create something for the Adlandpro Community in general.
With this forum (and thread) I think I've found a way to do that. -------
Please consider this as the
FORUM THREAD POST.
------------ (You can of course still post to the other thread or even start your own thread as it relates to this forum inviting people to view YOUR profiles and Business interests. NO direct advertising of your Business interests, let people see what you have to offer via your profile and signature.) ----------
On with the show.
On each members' (your friends) profile (bottom left on the profile page) there is a button that says "Leave FEEDBACK" that allows one to RATE a members' profile. Why not start visiting YOUR FRIENDS profiles and give them an HONEST "rating"?
Now I don't know about you, but when a couple of my friends rated my profile it made me feel absolutely GREAT. Seeing friends visit my profile, really looking through it, and leaving feedback is absolutely the essence of what Adlandpro FRIENDS being FRIENDS is all about. I immediately return the favor, visiting the profiles of those that leave the feedback. PLUS I started to visit other friends and leaving feedback on their profiles. What better way to give some PASSIVE and POSITIVE support to your friends while letting your friends know you care and have paid them the courtesy of actually looking at what they are all about?
As most of you know I'm not much of an "Internet Marketer" but I do know people and what WORKS in Sales and Marketing in the "real world". NOTHING in Advertising works as well as one to one contact and getting oneself known by "word of mouth".
My concept is simular, on a strictly Adlandpro basis, to what LinkReferral offers to their members.
Some of my friends here (they know who they are) will also recognize that it is the same concept as I present on my website via my listing YOUR business on my Associate LINKS page.
THAT is what I am suggesting you, everyone here at Adlandpro, starts doing. Not only to promote yourself and whatever business/programs you are involved in, but to also be a TRUE FRIEND by looking and promoting YOUR FRIENDS and THEIR BUSINESS'/PROGRAMS. ONE real live person (your FRIENDS) at a time.
Since I only spend 2-5 hours per week on "playing" (as my wife calls it) at "Internet Marketing", if I can do this, and promote my friends and associates along with myself via PASSIVE MARKETING, anyone can. It WORKS. It's what made me very successful in the sales and marketing field and has given me everything I will ever need in life
What's more I suggest starting your own threads about your visits to friends to promote BOTH your friends and yourself on this forum or add your post to this thread.
Think about it, I'm starting with some visits TODAY, so keep checking "FEEDBACK" ratings (via your "Stats") to see if I have (or someone else has) been to YOUR PROFILE yet.
I hope you will join me, have some FUN, learn about your FRIENDS, what it is they do, and really NETWORK for everyone's benefit.
Just think of the potential. Perhaps even another contest, based on BEST rating comments etc., could be generated, most visits, highest ratings, so much PASSIVE and POSITIVE marketing with very little time spent at really supporting your friends while getting YOURSELF (and your business'/programs'), via your Adlandpro Profile, really seen as well.
My NEW YEAR wish for everyone here at Adlandpro.
May all your dreams and desires become realities in '08.
Your friend,
Gunther G.
ps - If you are not a friend of mine yet, don't be shy, send me an invitation to become friends.