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Who would have thought that Wall Street can teach us so much?

Top 5 Wall Street tips for online marketing

• Lie as needed – ethics won’t get you anywhere.
• Be ruthless and greedy – it’s never enough.
• Be in a hurry – getting rich quickly is our goal.
• Don’t waste time on a solid business plan – hire experts for damage control.
• Automatize everything – eliminate personal customer support.

Of course, these guidelines show what not to do, right?

I mean, look what happened to Wall Street…

So, what exactly will create a solid online income for me?

• Honesty, authenticity, integrity.
• Generosity, helpfulness, compassion.
• Patience, thoroughness, serenity.
• Research and planning.
• Remarkable personal service.

Combine these points with unique, useful and updated content (UUU) and the dough will rise. (Sorry, I’m a baker!)

While everyone talks about Wall Street Bonuses – here’s how we get ours:

• Show your (real) self.
• Share yourself.
• Participate in the community.
• Ask for help.
• Praise your peers.

Don’t worry about proper business attire…

What else do we need? May I have your input?

Thank you for sharing the image, chanc!

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Whether we make Squidoo lenses, write blog articles, or create niche websites to make money online – we all dream about thousands of visitors spending enough time on our pages so our sales pitch can have the desired effect:

Persuasion to engage, respond, buy!

After months (or years) of hard work, we see some improvements in stats and conversions yet our dream is still a work in progress. We get frustrated. Not even the latest $199 e-course could make our dream come true.

We ask ourselves – are we not smart enough for online work? Are we too old (speak: non-geek), untalented, slow-tech, afraid, or even too conscientious for this cut-throat online marketing business?

Let’s take a deep breath and consider a complete paradigm shift – back to the basics…

The Similarities Of Marketers And Customers

• Unfulfilled dreams
• Wants and needs
• Fears of the unknown
• Distrust of strangers
• Guilt over past and future failures
• Financial insecurities
• Battered self-esteem
• And more…

So, we’re all in the same boat, right? Cautious, nervous, stressed, needy humans and global neighbors, no less.

Giving = Persuasion

The art of giving is nothing but the realization of the universal laws of giving/receiving and cause/effect. Whether we call them spiritual laws or rules of thumb – we know the routine: as we give so shall we receive…somehow, somewhere, sometime, for sure. And every action we take will be followed by a reaction. Scientific laws – no “New Age Mumbo-Jumbo”, mind you!

Bonus insight: in order to receive, we need to give first – forgive.

Spiritual Laws are our rightful heritage – NOT some form of unethical scheming or immoral manipulation!

What Is “Persuasion”

Short answer: a logical consequence – a reaction to our action.

• We recognize our customers’ needs and wants
• We take action to fulfill those requests
• We reap our rightful compensation

Persuasion is a built-in, automatic effect when we engage the cause of giving!

The Top Five Tips Of Highly Effective Persuasion

Going back to our list of similarities between marketers and customers, we find our mission statement as online entrepreneurs, which cannot possibly fail to guarantee our success – whether we’re young or old, fat or skinny, high-tech or slow-tech:

• Support and encourage your customers’ dreams
• Share yourself and explain away their guilt over failures
• Compassionately work with them on their fears
• Acknowledge their suspicions
• Become your customers’ ally. Join them in their struggle.

Isn’t this what loving parents practice with their kids, great teachers provide for their students, and friends give to one another?

This post was inspired by a free e-book from TV producer and marketing consultant Blair Warren. Get your copy here – you don’t even have to give out your email address.

In this context, I recommend a delightful NY Times article by Ben Stein. He tells us how a summer job as a shoe salesman taught him how to sell…

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Moon and Moo and Chef Keem invite you!

Every Tuesday night on Blog Talk Radio, something a little bit magical happens!

Joan and Kate's fabulous Blog Talk Radio Show!

Joan Adams and Kate Loving Shenk host the Moon, Moo and You Show at 6:00 p.m. EST. The show is very casual and always fun and informative – and sometimes very deep and extremely wise.

Past guests have included Todd Silva, the Secret Dollar Man and Velma Gallant: The Queen of Joy, among several other prolific guests.

And next week, Tuesday, May 26, Chef Keem will be on the show. (That’s me – I know! I’m just posting this in the name of Joan and Kate, so pardon the occasional third-person thingy, please.)

Tuesday’s show here – Ladies and Gentlemen!

Have a question for Chef Keem or just want to say hello?

The call-in number is 347-205-9200

Press 1 on your dial pad to let Kate know you are waiting to talk!
(Turn down the volume on your computer when you are on the air with us. There is a little lag time between the computer and being “live” on the call.)

Just want to listen? Click on the link above and listen!

Want to chat with other listeners during the show? Click on “chat now” and you will be in the brand new chat room! Introduce yourself!

Here is Joan’s Squidoo lens on Blog Talk Radio.

(Chef Editor’s note: This will be fun!)

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A cheeky title is always nice, huh? But don’t be mistaken – this lens is powerful!

Bambi Watson aka Mystic Mama explains in simple, scientific terms what should be at the forefront of our all-too-rare deeper thinking:

Where do we come from? What the heck are we doing here? What is God? (W00t – big one!)

Modest Bambi claims these are her opinions only – no sermon or guru talk. I say these are powerful insights from a fellow human being who has ‘walked the walk’.

We might not be ready for such higher, spiritual teachings. But neither were most folks listening to the carpenter from Nazareth. And look what happened…

Let’s be open-minded about prophets in their own (Squidoo) country – it might really change our lives.

Metaphysial Mystic Mama says: “I admit it – I’m just a big science geek!”

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