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Yeah. So like, I got the smackdown for not practicing what I preached in a comment from my last post. Ah… So right. I haven’t posted since the 2nd.

Here’s why…

JVAlert. I’m in Philadelphia right now having a really great time, but because there are so many Internet marketers here, the signal is totally weak. I’ve found it hard to get mail, and do my usual stuff. But no excuses…

The commenter was totally right to press the “No B. S.” button, so I appreciate it. What I should have done, like my good friend Mikey P. (Paetzold) pointed out was that he time stamped his posts to go out while he is here. Coulda, shoulda, woulda…

Didn’t.

So… Here’s what’s going on here.

The first speaker today was Larry Benet, who’s referred to as “The Connector.” He knows folks that are household names just because he’s really good at buiding relationships with total strangers. He made some great points and gave some pretty cool tips about connecting with people you care about and people you want to do business with.

Cool and very useful stuff. Just common sense, but we just don’t do it. Shame on us.

The next thing that happened was kind of a “hot seat” deal where two folks who got tips on what to do to improve their businesses from a panel of experts, which included some pretty influential marketers and a good time was had by all. We’re talking Willie Crawford, Michael Angier, Brian Edmondson, Bob the Teacher, Elsom Eldridge, Warren Whitlock, Ross Goldberg, Frank Sousa, Donna Fox, Jane Mark and of course, Phil Baston, Frank Sousa, Alan Bechtold, and Jason DeVelvis. Lots of good strategies…

Then, we heard from Stuart Tan after lunch. He’s incredibly successful in Singapore and online, and he talked about building a multi-million dollar business and what it takes. Great stuff. He’s totally brilliant about building a strong company, and I enjoyed his talk very much. Thank you, Stuart.

And then, a new acquaintance, Sanyika Calloway Boyce, a financial advisor who has become a TV personality took over and told us about getting our mugs on TV. That was totally interesting. Though I’m not really interested in doing that myself, I know someone who’d be perfect for that. Hmm…

So, that was just Day 1, folks.

If you’ve never been to JVAlert, you’re missing something special. Ken McArthur has truly created a family and people I met last time are here, so it was great to meet up again.

And for my disappointed friend, DPS…

One great way to add content to your blog is by reading other blogs in your niche. When you find something interesting, write your take on the subject. It’s great because it give you something to write about and it builds relationships with other bloggers in your niche. That’s what Web 2.0 is all about, eh? Interacting.

When you do that, send a trackback to the post you’re writing about, and even quote part of it, giving proper credit, of course.

Other bloggers love that stuff!

I don’t encourage you to do it in every post you make, but when your stuck for an idea, it works out great.

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Ha! Is that a word? Foruming: The act of posting in a forum. Well, I just invented it.

And I’ve been forum posting. I used to hang out in a special forum (Net Marketing Forum) all the time when I was new, and I made a lot of great friends and learned more than I can say from some very smart people.

But my online life is much different now, and I’ve been too busy to hang.

Or have I?

Haven’t I been neglecting something very important?

Well, two things, actually.

The first is my very important friends, whom I haven’t been able to spend much time with. I miss them, and I think of going there often and just hanging out and then, something else comes along and POOF! I forget and then, there’s no time because something else came up, and…

bollocks!

Not spending time in forums can hurt you. You’re not keeping the lines of communication open between you and people you care about, which is bad in itself (’course they always know where t find me, if need be.), but you’re hurting your business.

One way links back from a forum are good for you SEO-wise, not to mention the advertising you get just from having those links in your signature file. Well, duh… I didn’t have much business to really, really care about until now. Oh, there’s this blog, which I love and my ebook: 7 Secrets to Writing Killer Articles, which is pretty cool, but old.

So now, I have this new membership site and an awesome teleseminar series that I want people to know about. So, here’s the plan. I’m going to make 5 forum posts a day, after work. That way, I can get back in touch with friends, and promote my biz at the same time.

Shame on me for not doing it sooner. And if I don’t keep it up, everyone has my permission to give me the smackdown. (Not that you need it. LOL) I have a few forums I’ve been neglecting. Time to get back to it.

And if you’re not foruming, you should be.  Shame on you.

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