Friday 5 September 2014

5 Steps To Becoming A Leader In Your Niche

If you are thinking of starting an online business, I'm sure you will have come across the terms "finding a niche" and "becoming an expert in your niche" - particularly when it comes to affiliate marketing.  

This article on Linked In discusses the Five Steps To Becoming A Leader In Your Niche.


5 Steps to Becoming a Leader in Your Niche.

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”John Quincy Adams

If you look at people who are leaders in Affiliate Marketing, you will notice that they are all experts at building a community around themselves and their products.  This should be the goal for anyone in performance marketing, to develop an almost cult-like following.  With a little swag and an ability to locate and attract followers, you can enjoy the life of a successful Affiliate Marketer.  Transforming that status into profits is the ultimate goal.  Here are several tips to help you become a leader in your niche.

Be Confident

Confidence attracts people.  While being intelligent, hardworking and attractive doesn’t hurt your chances at all, oozing confidence that comes from knowledge and a core set of beliefs which you adhere to like the law is the only way to become a real leader in your niche.  When you can confidently voice your truths, you are on your way to becoming the leader you need to be.

Be Different

Why speak the same words and take the same approach as other marketers in your niche?  The best marketers find a way to separate themselves from the others by being different.  Evaluate the elements that make your competition unique.  Make your perspective unique and one that others will want to share.  By modifying your approach and adapting new ideas you can create an appeal that is worthy of attention.

Find Followers

People often look for simple solutions to whatever problems they have.  They look for people that have the knowledge, experience, and answers to these problems.  Your ultimate goal is to find followers, as many as possible.  If you have something unique and compelling to say, it shouldn’t be hard to find followers.  Building your list of followers is of extreme importance to building a successful affiliate campaign.

Be Persuasive.

Quality Content + Loyalty =$$.  This is a simple equation.  Once you understand why a person engages your content, why they opt in and ultimately buy into you, you will be able to develop an approach that will be effective for your niche.  Influencing one-time actions shouldn’t be your goal, it should be repeatable ones.  The fewer holes you have in your content, the more your content will be shared.

Be Legit.

Longevity +Growth = Legitimacy.  Publishing content often while building your list of followers will help build credibility.  As an Affiliate Marketer, one of your goals should be to earn respect.  To do this, you need to be creative, different, smart, and have a little swagger.  Being a cookie-cutter marketer and producing the same thing, as everyone else is something you need to steer clear of.
http://www.terrellcotton.com/5-steps-to-becoming-a-leader-in-your-niche/

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