Round Two: Alex Jeffreys is nagging me

Hi Shining Stars and would-be Shining Stars,

Well, I only managed round one in part, and there were lots of gaps, for example I never managed to embed a video onto my blog, and I certainly never managed to create a video.  However, I did learn a lot, but am no further forward in earning my living online at the moment.  (The winds of change are gently blowing on my neck.)

I’ve grossly neglected this poor old blog and I need to turbo charge it, so this is the first nod in that direction.

You see, when we started being coached and mentored by Alex Jeffreys at the end of October I really just didn’t get it.  I understood the fundamental principles of the need to build a list, and to build a good relationship with that list, and to market to the list, balancing as cleverly as the tightrope artist in the Big Top in terms of giving lots of excellent and free content but also in making sales, as and when considered appropriate.

Look at my first blogs.  You can see I just didn’t get it.  Alex said to write about our experiences with his coaching and mentoring course.  I wrote what came tumbling off my fingertips, surprising myself that anything more than 5 words were there for all to see.  And then I looked at other people’s blogs.  I realised I had not got started when I should have done, and I was forever playing catch up, what with the relentless pace that Alex set.  My brain was in a whirr.

Who can argue with the sound principles that Alex drummed into us?  It’s simply one example of good customer service whilst building your online business.  So, yes, I got it, but I didn’t do it.  I wonder how many others of the Alex Jeffreys Fortunate 500 are in the same boat as myself in this regard?

As for building a list.  Not even got off the starting block.  My coding is not right, and I could not face going back to more frustration.  I spent my time acquainting myself with my fellow F500ers and encouraging them to come over to my blog at the expense of reaching out to the outsiders, and to bring in the traffic that I need if I am to become successful, and to be an internet marketer who rises to, or at least towards, the top rather than lurking about in the muddy depths of whatever it might be.

In addition to neglecting this beautiful blog I have not made the time to go turbo hopping to fellow colleagues’ blogs either for some considerable time.  Shame on me.  When I completed my turbo hopping world tour of the Fortunate 500 members that I knew about on 1-3 Jan 2009 I was staggered then by the wealth of talent and knowledge within the group.  I visited 167 blogs. I’m sure I would have mixed responses if I were to repeat the exercise.

I expect I would see some who are shining very brightly.

Well, I know about two of them off the top of my head because I have checked them out recently.  Good ol’ Garry Parkes and Dean Holland have both improved the presentation of their blogs way beyond recopgnition from their early blogs.  I’m sure their results are speaking for themselves, on the back of this improvement, and their unceasing, effective and efficient methods.   I take my hat off to both of you.  Very well done.

If you’ve been out of the loop, as I have been, do go and have a look and get inspired and motivated if you need to.

I’m equally sure I would find far too many who seem to have fallen by the wayside.  It’s far too easy to leave one project and hop on to the next one.  I’m sticking with this because I promised myself that’s what I would do, this time.

I’m sure there are others who are making equally big strides.  Leave me a comment to invite me to check how you are doing if you like.  It will not be seen as self interest, but rather as friends saying Hi.  If you don’t come to me, I will be along to you, but I just can’t say when.

So, back to the end of my turbo hopping tour, and sadly, the holidays finished, and regular life kicked in again.  The demise of my postings is evident for all to see.  I’m giving my blog the first kiss of life with this post and I know it’s just a bit of a ramble, but, hey, humour me.

(And yes, I know, I’ve not delivered on my promise of the New Year gift.  Thanks for your patience.  I’m not going to do the cliched, “It’ll be well worth the wait.”  It probably won’t.  What with me being a newbie and all that, I realised it is more a case of what can I tell you that you don’t know already?  That is, thinking of producing something on the theme of Traffic, Traffic, Traffic, as that is what we are all agreed on as being fundamental to success in our online lives.  However, I’m hot on delivering on promises, so there will be something.  Don’t know what.  Don’t know when.)

So, when we “finished” the course, Alex suggested we revisited the material, and set out on Round 2.  Friends, this is the first little blog post to say that Captain Valz is getting back on track, and this is the first little green shoot that is popping up to say Hello, I’ve heard it’s spring and the weather is getting warmer.  Aaaahh.  Lovely.

I’ve had too many days when that voice of Alex Jeffreys has been in my head saying, “Build your list”, “Don’t be a busy fool”, “KOTOBOT”, and all those other phrases that when I hear them there is only one voice, one association, attached to them.

I said I was ready to shine in 2009, and there’s plenty of the year left to do so.

Initially I chose the phrase daybydaymarketing as my blog name instead of using my name for two reasons:  firstly I was so uncomfortable with the idea of raising me, little ol’ me, above the parapet and secondly, I needed to remind myself that I was going to build my online business by attending to it on a day by day basis, for consistently working at it will give the results I seek.  (Neglecting it, and not attending to it is the equivalent of not watering the flowers and leaving them to die.  Sorry blog.  I’m back now.)

I have since grown accustomed to seeing my little photo on the avatar, and leaving little hints of me in various places.  I now have to feed this blog with the day by day attention it needs to send me out to be a shining example and worthy to admit to being one of Alex Jeffreys’ Fortunate 500.  We use the phrase “Fortunate 500″ but we should hold on to that and act accordingly, creating our own fortunes as we go.

Round Two - here I come - watch out.

I’ll be back soon.

If there’s anyone out there, Fortunate 500, or other, who can empathise with where I am coming from drop me a bit of blog love if you will, and share and care what you will.

To our collective shining,

Valerie

4 Comments

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  By Vince Craine, April 9, 2009 @ 6:01 am

  Vince here, how is everything going.

  Update on our new twitter software.

  Most of the JV’s have had the software for a few weeks. We are coming around the last turn and heading for the home stretch. The beta results have been nothing short of amazon. Our JV partners are averaging over a thousand follows a week in their own niches.
  http;//mytweetelite.com started brand new 3 weeks ago ( zero following - zero followers ) if you click on the link you will see we are over 5000 following back and have followed over 15000 to achieve this. Soon on my tweet elite their will be a second video talking about the software and how it works. This will be the last video before the final launch video.

  I am going to share a secret with all my readers, not only will you be able to get this software. We are going to give away such a terrific bonus that this will become a no brainier. So stay tune and check out the new video at My Tweet Elite

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  By Nigel Yip, April 21, 2009 @ 2:37 pm

  Hi Valerie,

  It’s been a while since I last got in touch with you - apologies for not getting back to you via email sooner - been busy doing my Tour De IM research, planning, development and automation.

  I hope you are well and it’s great to hear that Captain Valz is back.

  Best Regards
  Nigel

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  By Rob Brooks, April 22, 2009 @ 1:31 am

  Hi Val,
  I have been going through my blog roll deleting many that have stopped blogging. So glad your pulling it all together again. It’s not that easy this IM, but not giving up is the magic bullet to success. Remember Alex said to write an e-book as your ticket to get moving. Well I wrote one on video infomercials. It’s been a cool ride. In 2 months I now have a list of close to 600 and quite a lot of e-book and a few affiliate sales. I’m also going to Vegas to see the Alex show and just started Maria Andros Coaching. So things certainly have come along way since good old module #1. Hope your well and please do drop by my blog to say hello.
  My Best,
  Rob Brooks

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  By Al Vaughan, May 13, 2009 @ 2:13 pm

  Hi Val
  Nice to see you have not given up and have started to climb back up, you should really be writing some articles if that post is anything to go by you have a gift of expression. Take Care and come visit me when you get time.
  To your success
  Al Vaughan

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