Consequently, I have a substantial database that spans
numerous niches and sub-niches.

For practically every product that I sell, ever website
that I build, and every free or MP3 that I give away, I
incorporate list-building into the process somehow. It’s
NOT always with the use of a forced opt-in (a squeeze page).

I sometimes give a direct download link and then in the
product or on the download page, ask them to join my list.
In those instances, I’m delivering value and proving that
it’s worth being on my list BEFORE asking them to join it.

I was taught, very early in my online career, that you
should have an opt-in form on practically every page of
your website. So, I do that, except on pages where the
opt-in form would pull webpage visitors away from another
objective that the page is set up to accomplish.

You should be doing the same.

I publish regular newsletters, or have autoresponder
sequences set up in many niches. It’s pointless to build
a list (or database) if you are not going to communicate
with them regularly. It’s just wasting disk space and
resources.

If you contact your list infrequently, they forget about
you, and file spam complaints on those rare occasions
when you DO email them… since they often honestly don’t
remember how they got on your list.

I hear too many people  who have been online a year or
more, in comparing themselves to me, say that my big
advantage is that I have a list.  My response to that is
“So when are you going to start building yours?”

Some people aren’t as prolific or as comfortable writing
as I am.  My answer is that as you do it more, you grow
into feeling comfortable with it.  I still make many
mistakes, but as long as my message is reaching (and
benefiting) my intended audience that’s all that REALLY
matters.

If you really don’t feel up to putting together your own
ezine, grab this collection of 24 pre-written ezine
issues:  http://timic.org/YourOwnEzine
Set them up to go our once every two weeks. That covers
you for a year in delivering solid content to your
subscribers.

On the weeks in-between issues, send out a solo mailing
promoting a product that you REALLY, REALLY believe in,
and that you know will REALLY, REALLY help your customers.
If you need help finding new products, join the IAJVB.
You’ll find a database of new product launches (and
relaunches) there.  Take the free silver membership if
you are just an affiliate marketer, and don’t have your
own products that you want to list in the database.

Get the free IAJVB membership at http://IAJVB.ORG

Publishing your ezine can then be as simple as having
an issue pre-scheduled to go out every other week. On
the other weeks, you can send out  one of the
cut-and-paste emails provided by one of the affiliate
programs that you found at: http://IAJVB.ORG

One of my most effective, and simplest list-building
techniques is to offer free MP3′s or PDF’s of
interviews that I’ve record, posting to places like
Twitter (or posting to dozens of sites using Sokule
http://timic.org/Sokule ).

An even better technique for building a list and traffic
is to set up a simple affiliate program selling an
inexpensive product, paying 100% instant commission,
and having OTHERS send you tons of traffic and new
subscribers. That’s how I literally get THOUSANDS of
new subscribers some months

I’ll write about that in my next blog post. For
now do two things:

1) Join IAJVB, taking the free Silver Membership
at http://IAJVB.ORG

2) Get the PLR ezine, with 24 pre-written issues,
edit them slightly, and get them online… and
building a list (and building your relationship
with that list). Get those at:
http://timic.org/YourOwnEzine

Ok, so we just took care of that excuse. We’ll
tackle another one in my next blog post!

Willie

Her email points out that if you have more than
one Twitter profile, and you want to post the
same message to mupltiple profiles, you can.

Here’s Jane’s note… with urls modified so that
she can tell that I’m talking up Sokule:

Sokule Now Posts to Twitter and Facebook
and 26 Other Social Media sites instantly.

Did I say it posts to Twitter?

Wrong! It now posts to Twitter times three.

Sokule now posts on Three Twitter accounts
at one time.

I know- many of you are sane and have 1 or
2 Twitter accounts but those of us who are
a bit on the nutsy side have more then this.

For example, I have three twitter accounts

http://twitter.com/profile1

http://twitter.com/profile2

http://twitter.com/profile3

Don’t ask me how many Phil has but its
a bunch. I told him he is limited to three:)

Until today I had to choose which one shall
I leave out.

Not anymore.

I just added my third Twitter account for
our new site, Kule Track, into the mix at
Sokule and I can now post to all three
accounts at one time just by making one
post at Sokule.

One Post. One Click. That’s all you ever
need to do at Sokule and your message
is all over the net in a nano second

Sokule does all your advertising work for you.

Sokule, The Gentle Giant knows how to get
your business Noticed everywhere fast.

Double Up

We’re in a Holiday Mood.

Today through Jan 31 we are offering a
double up special at Sokule.

Double Your Sokens

We are offering double up Sokens for all of
who sign up or upgrade at Sokule to our
Silver, Gold or Founding membershsips .

I am Glad to see that many of you are taking
advantage of this.

Sokens help you get trackers fast at Sokule.

Here’s the deal.

Silver members will get 250,000 Sokens on sign up.
Value 254.00

Gold members will get 500,000 Sokens
Value 508.00

Founders will get 700,0000 Sokens
Value 889.00

These double up credits will be added
manually to anyone who upgrades by
Jan 31, 2010 to the levels above.

Sokule is the best advertising deal you
will get on the net anywhere no matter
what level you join at.

If you are not a Sokule member, join us
right here

http://timic.org/SoCool

Double Trouble

We are also offering Double KuleCoins at our
new site, Kule Track, where you can build your
Sokule and Twitter followers fast and from
the same site at one time.

http://kuletrack.com

When you upgrade to Gold at Kule Track, you
will get a Kule 300,000 Kule Coins Value 381.00

Sokens and Kule Coins are the coin of the
Realm. They make it possible for you to
grow your Trackers and  Followers.

Those people are you lists. You want to
grow them as quickly as possible.

Now at Sokule you can reach three of your
Twitter lists.

http://timic.org/SoCool

At KuleTrack you can start to grow both
your Sokule and Twitter lists fast

http://kuletrack.com

That’s pretty Kule:)

Go Get Um

Jane

I’m have a founder position and  highly
recommned that you get one too!

Only 101 left. Go Grab One Now

Have you heard about Sokule?

http://sokule.com/williec

Is is designed to put that green spending
stuff in your pocket.

It is rapidly becoming the buzz on the
net and started to roar when it launched
on September 17th.

It posts instantly to Twitter and Facebook
and 29 Other Social Media sites.

1 Post! Click and you’re done…

Your message is seen all over the net.

You may have heard that some of the biggest
marketers and businesses on and off the net
are joining Sokule and helping launch
this history making site.

http://sokule.com/williec

People are asking…

How do I get in on the ground floor?
How do I get in as a founder of Sokule?

We opened a few positions to satisfy the
demand and most of these were sold in
less than 24 hours.

This thing is flying…

Watch Jane Mark, one of the owners of sokule.
she has made a video for you about Sokule
and about how you can grab a founder’s
postion at this site before it goes live to
the general public.

http://sokule.com/williec

Here is what you get as a founding member.

* You will pocket our highest commission pay out
at 50% of every sale.

* You will get a permanent listing in our Founding
Members Business Listings which could be worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars to you down the
track.

* You will get every application we add to Sokule
free for life as part of your Founding Membership.

* You get to post on all 29 of the Social Media sites
we currently have at Sokule and any we add in the
future.

* Sokule pings the weblogs for you and makes
Google sit up and take notice.

* You will get a 48 hour launch window notice on
each new application that we develop so that you
get first shot at selling it to your followers and
your lists.

* You Get a Special founding members seal right on
your
Sokule postit page which sets you apart from all
other members.

* You Get 350,000 Sokens (Kule Coins) that let
you build your list of trackers fast at Sokule

This is going to be a very small, very exclusive club
limited to the first 1500 people who become
founding members.

And the first 500 founding memberships are going
to be sold at a huge discount with a limited number
being sold now for those who have the vision to see
where Sokule is headed. 399 have already been
spoken for.

If you want in… email Jane at:

mailto:sokule1@gmail.com?subject=Founding_Membership
Tell her that Willie Crawford sent you and she’ll
give you an extra bonus

We have prepared an information page for you and
the pay links for the founding membership and you
can grab one right now just use the email above
and I will get you the info.

Get your hands on one of these before our JV
partners launch to their sites.

Once these founder positions are gone, it will
be too late.

399 of them have been spoken for.
Get in on a ground floor opportunity.
For once in your life make it happen for you.

Review the video Jane made about the founding
memberships, It has some revealing information
on it that you will want to know about and that
will tell you just how valuable this membership
can be for you.

http://sokule.com/williec

Then shoot her an email at:

mailto:sokule1@gmail.com?subject=Founding_Membership

You are in the right place at the right time,
don’t miss this offer. It could set you up
for life.

Sokule officially launched and you
are poised to launch your own business
with it.

http://sokule.com/williec

You can be part of this history making
site right from the start.

You can earn your invest*ment back in
a heartbeat,

Grab your founder position now…

Willie

How??

We’ve created an entirely NEW FREE
Social Networking community that
posts your tweets on Sokule, Twitter
and 40 other top sites instantly —
while putting MONEY in YOUR pocket!

It’s just like Twitter, only 10 times better.
http://budurl.com/TwitterOnSteroids

We call our community SOKULE — as in
“So KULE for Business!”

Why is SOKULE the next BIG step in the
social networking revolution?

For starters, SOKULE is Twitter MONETIZED.

That means instead of just posting to Twitter
and gaining followers, you EARN CASH when
your followers upgrade — and when you see
ALL that SOKULE has to offer, upgrading is
never a problem!

SOKULE’s innovative Affiliate Program means
EVERY time anyone in your audience switches
from a FREE account to one of several
enticing paid accounts, you earn fat 20% to
50% commissions.

Now just imagine your thousands of followers
- we call them “Trackers” – reading your
messages – called “squeeks” – and upgrading
by the droves. That’s some real cash!

Track right over to…
http://budurl.com/TwitterOnSteroids

Here, in a nutshell, is why SOKULE is
SOOO-COOL!

* Your squeeks are posted on Sokule, Twitter,
and 40 other TOP Social Networking sites
INSTANTLY! Your friends and followers will
never miss a word you have to say.

* Paid members are NOT limited to short
tweets, your squeeks can be up to a whopping
500 characters long, enough space to really
say something important!

* You can include LIVE clickable LINKS on
your profile page!

* Share up to 5 of your photos in your profile!

* Schedule posts to go out at specific future
times. That means you can be on vacation
and still look like you’re a SOKULE posting
pro!

* PLUS, Sokule lets you instantly invite all your
Twitter followers to join you on SOKULE!

Have we sparked your interest?
http://budurl.com/TwitterOnSteroids

I hope so.

SOKULE will be the most exciting technological
innovation to hit social networking this year.

Make sure YOU are part of the excitement
that is building web wide.

Willie Crawford
Excited Sokule Founder Member
http://budurl.com/TwitterOnSteroids

Two weeks ago, I noticed that termites were eating the wood
around my front door. I was concerned, but not alarmed, since
my house is bricked all around the exterior.

I called an exterminator who came out and eased my mind even
more. He explained that while I did have a termite infestation
they were the subterranean termites rather than the feared
Formosan Termites.

If you Google the term “Formosan Termites,” you’ll come across
pictures of a creature so veracious that houses infested by
them often fell in half. House that are really infested by them
often cannot be saved.

So, I felt lucky to have a less serious termite, and simply
arranged for the exterminator to send a technician out to treat
my house.

When the very polite exterminator came, he explained that he was
going to drill holes near the sides of the house, every eight
inches wherever there was a concrete slab (such as front porch,
back patio, and driveway). He pumped poison into those holes
and filled them back in, forming a barrier.

Next he dug a trench, all the way around the house, right
against the foundation. He pumped poison into this trench,
and filled it in.

Then he asked me to sign a paper, saying that he was finished
and that soon my termite problem would be GONE.

He went on to explain that the termites would actually kill each
other by being too social. Termites groom each other, and so
what happens is that a few termites get the poison on them, and
they take it into the colony. Then by grooming each other, they
spread it throughout the colony, whereby they eventually wipe
out the entire colony.

This is a case where being social is deadly.

I spend time in another world where being social can be deadly,
and where you have to watch out for creatures carrying poison.
That world is the world of online social networking.
Fortunately, if you follow just a few rules, you avoid the
poison, most often spread in the form of negativity.

Here are the very simple rules that I follow when interacting on
social networking sites and why.

1) Avoid negative people. I control my thoughts and feelings.
I don’t let people filled with negativity “rub off” on me. When
someone that I encounter on a social networking site comes
across as overly negative, I simply remove myself from their
world. I stop following them.

2) Don’t talk religion. My religious beliefs were passed to me
by my parents, grandparents, and other elders, while I was still
a child. As I grew older, I examined what they taught me, and
developed my own belief system, still based largely upon what
they taught me. That’s how most of us arrive at our current
religious beliefs, or lack thereof.

During my 50 trips around the sun, I’ve noticed that no matter
what you say to many people you will never change their
religious beliefs to the same as yours… and I personally don’t
believe that you should try to. I’ve also noticed something
VERY strange about many of us… we naturally assume that other
people that we interact with believe the same as we do.

People KILL each other over differences in religion, and it’s a
topic that I simply choose not to engage in on the social
networking sites.

3) Don’t talk politics. In American society, and in many other
societies, it’s actually our civic duty to participate in
electing our leaders, and making sure that they serve the will
of the people.

The problems with discussing politics are the same as with
religion… people assume that you believe the same as they do.
Just as in religion, they are so convince that they are right,
and they assume that you are a rational, intelligent creature…
therefore how could you NOT see the world the same as they do.

As I watched the conversation on Twitter during the most recent
presidential elections, one thing was really reinforced. It’s
very difficult to change a person’s point of view. People
watched the presidential debates, and their comments on Twitter
were basically that their candidate had won…regardless of
which candidate they supported.

4) Connect with those interested in the same topics as you are.
When you follow, and are followed by those interested in, or
even passionate about, the same topics that you are interested
in, you’ll naturally discuss things interesting to both
parties. This makes for a satisfying interaction.

You’ll naturally share fact and resources of interest to both
you and your followers.

Speaking of sharing resources, be yourself and you’ll say
the right thing most of the time. When the authentic YOU
shines through, networking on the social networking sites is
effortless. I often have people who are new to social networking
ask me what they should say. My answer is be authentic!

Back to sharing resources, I see no problem with sharing links
to useful resources that you feel will be of interest to your
followers. That’s where connecting with others with like
interests becomes important though.

I also don’t see anything wrong with sharing affiliate links.
When you are recommending something that you really believe in,
what’s the problem? The “purist” who DO have a problem with
your periodically having links in your posts will simply exit
your world – they’ll unfollow you. That’s not a bad thing,
since you don’t really resonate with them.

You DO need to study the culture of the social networking
platforms that you are on. Some are more open to certain
types of interactions.

As an example, if your primary purpose in being on the social
networking sites is to promote your business (if you are a
Type-A personality… all business) then you want to seek out
sites where a lot of people like you hang out. Those sites
do exist. An excellent example, is the site Sokule, pronounced
“So Cool.” Sokule was set up by marketers, for marketers. You
are actually encouraged to advertise on the site.

Sokule has several levels of memberships, starting at free,
but with upgrades that give you more built-in applications
at each level. I am a member at the top level (a “Founder”)
and the tools that I have even allow me to direct message
ALL of my followers every three days. That in effect even
means that I can consider my Sokule followers, those who
choose to connect with me, as being a quasi-list.

You can check out Sokule at http://budurl.com/fjnk

Go ahead and grab a free Sokule account if you market
anything online. It’s the perfect platform for marketing
your business. As you dig into Sokule, you’ll discover that
within three weeks of my starting to actively promote
Sokule, I was in the top THREE all-time referrers, and
the NUMBER-1 referrer of upgraded members. So, I’m
telling you about a platform that I know like the back
of my hand and generate a LOT of business from.

I also know Twitter well. As I rapidly approach 30,000
followers, I am getting the hang of being a good citizen
on “Planet Twitter.” That’s why I felt compelled to share
this article with you.

I saw a lot of Twitter users who, like the termites, are
unknowingly taking poison back deep within the colony, and
spreading it onto the community members that they interact
with. Don’t you be one of those people poisoning the
community. Awareness, is the key to not being a spreader
of Twitter toxins.

I’ll close with one final reason that you don’t want to
come across so toxic on ANY social networking platforms,
with Twitter being the one garnering all of the buzz
right now… when many companies are considering hiring
an individual, a routine part of their pre-employment
investigation is to see if you are on the social
networking sites, and if so, what you are like there.

Companies, potential business partner, etc., understand
the importance of NOT bringing those with toxic personalities
into their folds. Now hopefully you do too. Now, hopefully
you also understand why you absolutely must not be a “Toxic
Twitter Termite.”

———————–

Willie Crawford is a 13 year veteran of internet marketing
who was voted one of “The 50 Most Powerful & Influential Men
In Social Media” in 2008. You’ll find Willie on most of the
major social media sites using the username WillieCrawford.
Willie also shares his thoughts, experiences and internet
marketing advice at http://WillieCrawford.com/blog2/

How??

We’ve created an entirely NEW FREE
Social Networking community that
posts your tweets on Sokule, Twitter
and 40 other top sites instantly —
while putting MONEY in YOUR pocket!

It’s just like Twitter, only 10 times better.
http://budurl.com/TwitterOnSteroids

We call our community SOKULE — as in
“So KULE for Business!”

Why is SOKULE the next BIG step in the
social networking revolution?

For starters, SOKULE is Twitter MONETIZED.

That means instead of just posting to Twitter
and gaining followers, you EARN CASH when
your followers upgrade — and when you see
ALL that SOKULE has to offer, upgrading is
never a problem!

SOKULE’s innovative Affiliate Program means
EVERY time anyone in your audience switches
from a FREE account to one of several
enticing paid accounts, you earn fat 20% to
50% commissions.

Now just imagine your thousands of followers
- we call them “Trackers” – reading your
messages – called “squeeks” – and upgrading
by the droves. That’s some real cash!

Track right over to…
http://budurl.com/TwitterOnSteroids

Here, in a nutshell, is why SOKULE is
SOOO-COOL!

* Your squeeks are posted on Sokule, Twitter,
and 40 other TOP Social Networking sites
INSTANTLY! Your friends and followers will
never miss a word you have to say.

* Paid members are NOT limited to short
tweets, your squeeks can be up to a whopping
500 characters long, enough space to really
say something important!

* You can include LIVE clickable LINKS on
your profile page!

* Share up to 5 of your photos in your profile!

* Schedule posts to go out at specific future
times. That means you can be on vacation
and still look like you’re a SOKULE posting
pro!

* PLUS, Sokule lets you instantly invite all your
Twitter followers to join you on SOKULE!

Have we sparked your interest?
http://budurl.com/TwitterOnSteroids

I hope so.

SOKULE will be the most exciting technological
innovation to hit social networking this year.

Make sure YOU are part of the excitement
that is building web wide.

Willie
http://budurl.com/TwitterOnSteroids

Register for Sokule free by clicking here.

Willie

How??

We’ve created an entirely NEW FREE
Social Networking community that
posts your tweets on Sokule, Twitter
and 40 other top sites instantly —
while putting MONEY in YOUR pocket!

It’s just like Twitter, only 10 times better.
http://www.sokule.com/williec

We call our community SOKULE — as in
“So KULE for Business!”

Why is SOKULE the next BIG step in the
social networking revolution?

For starters, SOKULE is Twitter MONETIZED.

That means instead of just posting to Twitter
and gaining followers, you EARN CASH when
your followers upgrade — and when you see
ALL that SOKULE has to offer, upgrading is
never a problem!

SOKULE’s innovative Affiliate Program means
EVERY time anyone in your audience switches
from a FREE account to one of several
enticing paid accounts, you earn fat 20% to
50% commissions.

Now just imagine your thousands of followers
- we call them “Trackers” – reading your
messages – called “squeeks” – and upgrading
by the droves. That’s some real cash!

Track right over to…
http://www.sokule.com/williec

Here, in a nutshell, is why SOKULE is
SOOO-COOL!

* Your squeeks are posted on Sokule, Twitter,
and 40 other TOP Social Networking sites
INSTANTLY! Your friends and followers will
never miss a word you have to say.

* Paid members are NOT limited to short
tweets, your squeeks can be up to a whopping
500 characters long, enough space to really
say something important!

* You can include LIVE clickable LINKS on
your profile page!

* Share up to 5 of your photos in your profile!

* Schedule posts to go out at specific future
times. That means you can be on vacation
and still look like you’re a SOKULE posting
pro!

* PLUS, Sokule lets you instantly invite all your
Twitter followers to join you on SOKULE!

Have we sparked your interest?
http://www.sokule.com/williec

I hope so.

SOKULE will be the most exciting technological
innovation to hit social networking this year.

Make sure YOU are part of the excitement
that is building web wide.

Willie
Founder Member
http://www.sokule.com/williec

Click here to join Sokule free. This is one of the ways
I’m growing my business rapidly.

Willie