Comments on: Frustration over Free Internet Traffic? How To Find Better Results

By: Beverly Monical

Beverly Monical — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:55:18 +0000

Hi Andy,
Relationships are the best way to grow your friendships online. Just sending out tweets and never responding or attempting to connect is not the way to make contacts.Giving and helping others will always work well.
Thanks for this post.
Beverly

By: AndrewGallagher

AndrewGallagher — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:50:05 +0000

I'm glad you found my blog Jennifer, I plan to learn something from you as well

By: Jennifer Akers

Jennifer Akers — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:40:20 +0000

I'm fairly new to online marketing, but I've been learning a great deal from connections I've made online. Many of these "connections" have turned into friendships — an amazing bonus I hadn't imagined before learning about social networking.

Great post on taking time to build relationships and learning from your friends' collective knowledge. It takes longer, but I know it's a more meaningful and effective way to market.

I look forward to reading more of your work – thanks again for your insight and knowledge!

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:43:05 +0000

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By: AndrewGallagher

AndrewGallagher — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:00:37 +0000

You all got it. Great leaders go out and connect, and provide much needed value in today's marketplace. You do very well with that as well.

By: Kathy Jodery

Kathy Jodery — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:52:15 +0000

Andy,

I agree with you, it's definitely about creating relationships with people.

I do believe, however, that it is possible to rank well using a combination of online marketing techniques. It certainly takes a lot of time and a learning curve, but it's well worth it.

By: Bill Cowan

Bill Cowan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:18:04 +0000

Thanks Andy, great post. Never give up. That's my motto as well as Rome wasn't built in a day and I use that in all areas of life and business. I'll definitely come back here often. I just watched a video on affiliate marketing talking about free traffic. Your article here hit home. Thanks.

By: Bruce Backman

Bruce Backman — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:15:00 +0000

Andy…this is very good. I think the mistake people make is that they go into social media marketing thinking it yields quick results and that it is easy. Neither of these are true. It does take a great deal of perseverance, patience, hard work and a lot of day in and day out interaction with people.

I think the reason that only about 1-2% of people make it big is that the attrition rate is massive. People are looking for something easy but find that it is not so. However, the rewards can be huge and the freedom that people are looking for will come if they persevere through the challenges over time.

Thanks Andy…

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:24 +0000

Great post Andy!
It is so easy for people to get mixed up in the tactics and tools that are out there and forget what life and marketing is really about. It's all about building relationships with people. The Internet and technology are great tools that allow us to expand our reach to people around the world that we would not have easy access to if it were not available. I suggest, use the tools to make the connections online and then take the relationship offline and build from there.
Thanks again.
Make it a great day!
God Bless,
-ed

By: Debbie Wood

Debbie Wood — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:15:30 +0000

Andy, you're so right about remembering the big picture. Internet marketing is tough to learn and you have to keep the goal in mind or you will surely give up before you succeed.

Relationship building is key, as you point out, and if you aren't doing this, you're pretty much done on the Internet. It's a very cold place and people can be pretty untrusting until they know how much value you have to offer.

Thanks for the great post. Looking forward to more!