Even sweet dreams can turn SOUR - My affiliate marketing story

I want to share a story with you that I've never revealed before.

This all began over a decade ago.

You see... I got my start online in 1999 selling other people's stuff.

My best-seller was a DVD movie backup app called "DVD X Copy" that I was selling as an affiliate -- you may have heard of it, it was INSANELY popular.

The commissions were great - $50-100 a sale - and it was as easy as selling candy to starving kids. The buzz around the product was massive. And it was earning me literally thousands of dollars every month.
I was one of their TOP affiliates... I had my own affiliate manager and everything was like a dream.

But even sweet dreams can turn SOUR.

You see... the movie studios don't exactly like the idea of people copying DVDs, so they sued the company. (Duh!)

A few months later, the legal bills piled up and the company went BANKRUPT.

Literally overnight, the thousands of dollars of unpaid commissions over the last two months went poof. 
I was never paid, and I knew I never will be.

That's life in affiliate world:

The product owner is KING...
...and the affiliate has ZERO CONTROL 
AND ALL THE RISK.

Don't get me wrong... affiliate marketing is VERY lucrative. And I've never stopped promoting other people's stuff. No way.

BUT --!

I had a BIG realization... If I wanted to REALLY survive online, I needed to smarten up.

No more relying on products I had no control over...

I needed my OWN product. 
Pronto.

That was one of the major catalysts for creating my own publishing business. Creating info products that I can sell as my own... then leveraging the power of affiliates to help spread the word.

I was now KING.
And you can be too... with your own product.

To your success,

Ronnie Nijmeh
PLR.me

P.S. Don't think this AFFILIATE HELL can still happen?
Think again.

Two of my students are going through this ugly pain RIGHT NOW...  but thankfully they have a coach guiding them through their very first product.

How to Sell With Stories

Stories sell without selling.

That's why people are addicted to movies, sitcoms, comics, and anything that makes 'em feel warm and fuzzy. 

Even though they're chalked full of overt product placements and undertones of hypnotic persuasion, you can't pry people from a good story. 

It's gripping...
     Exciting...
           Edge-of-seat grabbing --!

Within mere seconds, you can ride an emotional roller coaster of ups and downs, full of tears, laughter, and triumph over incredible odds.

Take my SIX FIGURE CLUB students for example.

Each have gone through their own personal struggles, and have overcome incredible challenges.

One person has lyme disease... another has a stutter... another is a pizza delivery man by day, life coach by night.

Each of these are amazing experiences and struggles that make GREAT stories.

Stories that NEED to be shared.

I betcha didn't realize that...

Your story is what makes you unique...  it's what puts you at the TOP of your industry.

And nowadays, with so many scummy so-called "goo-roos" out there, your story has become necessary to establish trust, respect, credibility, and likability.

You see...

When you master the art of story telling, you can sell WITHOUT selling. 

Instead, you sell by SHARING. And sharing is 100x easier than hard selling.

So here's my challenge for you today:

1. Take some time to share your story to your ideal customers.
   
   
2. Talk about who you are, what you've overcome, and how your wisdom from the school of hard knocks can help them.
   
   
3. Identify with their hopes and dreams... fears and failures... and show them that you can help them get the desired results that they deserve.

You can share your story in the form of a 3 minute YouTube a video, a webinar, or an email broadcast...

Do whatever it takes to share your experience with your Facebook friends, Twitter followers, and email list.

    Everyone has a story.
   What's yours?

To your success,

Ronnie Nijmeh
PLR.me

P.S. Struggling to figure out your story?

I have a workbook that will help you uncover your strengths and stories... that way you can identify with your target audience.

It's all about developing your 'Secret Sauce' to sell with stories.

P.P.S. Share your story in the comments section below!

Are you a slave or a visionary?

After HOURS of coaching calls with my students over the last couple weeks I've discovered a CRITICAL secret...

This will blow you away.

This secret is what separates those who are SUCCESSFUL vs. those who STRUGGLE.

So what's the difference between the struggling business owner SLAVING away to earn $10/hr vs. the BIG SUCCESS making $1,000/hr?

Mindset.

Yup... that's all it is.

You see, the $10/hr guy is a slave to his biz.

He thinks that things like SEO and article writing should be his primary focus.

So he does blog commenting, link building, article submissions, and all that bo-ring work until he gets burnt to a crisp making dimes a day.

Blech.

Yes, those things are important, but those are tasks you can outsource for $5 and $10/hr -- or if you don't have the funds to outsource, you can use use ready-made content to save you from slogging away.

Problem solved --!

Now compare this "slave" mentality to the VISIONARY entrepreneur...

The VISIONARY focuses on the $1,000/hr tasks... the stuff that only HE can uniquely do...

...the stuff that will DIRECTLY bring in the cash.

What does this look like?

Well, here are three things you NEED to focus on if you REALLY want to reach your biz goals:

1. Doing weekly or bi-weekly webinars  that pitch your own offers - group coaching, home study courses, video courses, and more (based on your PLR.me content of course). (Visionary Tip: You can even do webinars that pitch affiliate products!)
2. Striking deals and strong relationships with JV partners -- and doing webinars for THEIR list.
   
3. Recording face-to-face videos, posted on YouTubeso you can identify with your prospects and build trust and loyalty (only YOU can tell your story using your voice and face. (Visionary Tip:You can even do face-to-face video reviews about affiliate products!)

Oh and here's a bonus tip...

Email your list and Facebook friends (even if it's just five people) as frequently as possible... 

Connect with them, share your stories, send them to your blog posts, webinars, or videos, and sell your products on the "back-end".

It's NOT about hard selling, it's all about PERSONALITY MARKETING. 

It's about telling stories and identifying with your core audience using the power of YOU.

When you do this, report back on your sales...

Oh how successful ye will be!

To your success,

Ronnie Nijmeh
PLR.me

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What we all can learn from Steve Jobs

Last night, I got an alert on my iPad and iPhone about the passing of Steve Jobs.

Steve was the co-founder of Apple, and key inventor of many of the great products and services we all use on a daily basis... iPhones, iPads, iTunes, Macs, and more.

What an amazing tribute that so many people learned of his passing on a device he invented.

We've lost an incredible visionary who has truly changed how we use and interact with technology.

So what can we learn from Steve Jobs?

Firstly, if you ever want to learn how to give an incredible presentation just YouTube a Steve Jobs keynote. It's an art form.

Secondly, Steve's outlook will completely change how you look at life.

Here's what Steve said:

"No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life.

It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma -- which is living with the results of other people's thinking.

Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

... "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?"

- Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

To your success,

Ronnie Nijmeh
PLR.me

What's in your clenched fist?

A few months ago, I started on a personal journey to eat and be healthier...

       (Keep reading... there is a VITAL business lesson in here...)

It wasn't a diet, fad, or withdrawal type of program... it was actually a faith-based program to guide me to a healthier lifestyle.

It REALLY opened my eyes...

THE KEY REALIZATION:

   Your un-stretched stomach is the size of your CLENCHED fist.
 
Uh oh.

All that food I'd been SHOVELLING into my pie hole surely didn't fit into two (or three) open palms, let alone a single clenched fist!

So for DECADES, I was shovelling food faster than my stomach could handle it... I was engulfing SEVERAL clenched fists in one sitting.

Gross.

Well a few months later, I'm 30 pounds lighter, and I feel great!

It's actually funny... my wife, Melissa, got all the credit since she's health conscious and she's a nurse...

And while she was my biggest fan, cheering me on, the truth is... *I* had to be ready to make the change, and focus my energy entirely on ONE goal.

My ONE thing was: Only eating when I'm hungry and ONLY eating a clenched fist of food in one sitting.

That's it.

I didn't exercise. And I didn't even try to eat "healthy". I ate whatever I wanted, even junky fast food from time to time.

And I STILL shed 30lbs in about 5-6 months.

Not bad.

HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS?

After reflecting on my ups and downs with my health, I realized that my personal story relates to all of us as online entrepreneurs...

1. How often do you bite off more than you can chew -  literally and figuratively?
2. How often are you doing MORE than you can handle? Too many websites at a time. Too many unread products. Too much on the to-do list.

It's overwhelming!

You see...  you HAVE to be picky.

You have to be careful about what you put into YOUR CLENCHED FIST.

Yes, there are plenty of great opportunities out there, and many will make you a living, but you can't do it all!

So STOP collecting WSOs and info products that whip you around in a bajillion different directions that you never knew existed.

START focusing on the stuff that will bring you to where you DESERVE to be.

My million-dollar question for you is...
What's in your clenched fist?

To your success,

Ronnie Nijmeh
PLR.me

P.S. Speaking of getting healthier... I have a new Niche Attack report about the Weight Loss and Dieting niche ready for you.

If you're in this niche, or want to enter it,
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