Step by step to success on the Internet

October 21, 2008 by Janet Beckers
Filed under: About WWW, Collaborative Projects, Featured Speakers, Masterminds, Where to Start

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Today I interviewed Connie Boris and Charly Leetham. I like to think of them as the Yin and Yang of internet Marketing. They shared an inspiring story of how they met through Wonderful Web Women and then took action on every opportunity that was provided to them until now they have created a partnership with a unique approach the help others find a calm and clear path through the maze of Internet possibilities.

Gives me goosebumps

I’ll share with you their unique approach in a moment but first can I share with you something that just gives me goosebumps? This story is such an affirmation to me that I have created something through Wonderful Web Women that has the potential to change people’s lives. I hope it will also inspire you to grab the opportunities we create for you and use them to create the life you want.

Taking action on opportunities

These are actions Connie and Charly took through Wonderful Web Women. See how each one has built on the other?

1. Wonderful Web Forum:

This is where they met. Connie and Charly both posted to the forum with comments to help another member who had a question on blogging. They had both just started a blog. Connie also commented on posts left by Charly’s daughter.

The message here? Helping others, no matter how simply, helps you build relationships with others. Even the person you are NOT helping.

2. Ask Questions on our calls and the discussion time after each call:

Connie always asks great questions. (As a note, my Mum comes to many of our calls. She’s my greatest fan. She told me she had to be on the call today because Connie would be there. Why? Because Connie always asks good questions?). Charly always offers great tips. They both happened to ring into the same call and struck up a discussion on the line with us.

Message here: Contribute and ask questions. You will get known as a person who thinks and contributes.

3. Join a mastermind group

Charly joined a mastermind group that Connie was part of. This is something we set up and manage for our gold members. This kept them accountable on their goals and they started to develop a level of trust with each other.

Message here: A mastermind group is one of the most powerful ways to achieve your golas and find like-minded people to help you.

4. Wonderful Web Giveaway

In July we ran our first Give Away event as a way to help our members grow their list, and start one if they hadn’t started already. You needed to have a product to give away and Connie didn’t have one. Charly helped Connie create an MP3 product by interviewing her. Charly also gained experience interviewing which she wanted.

Message here: Use opportunities others provide you as deadlines to motivate you to take action. Ask for help if you need it. Often the person helping will benefit just as much as you. NB: we will be running another Giveaway next year and will be launching another exciting collaborative project next month

5. Wonderful Web Women Birthday Competition

When we turned 1 year old a few months ago we ran a competition for members who had created success through Wonderful Web Women. Charly and Connie used this as a deadline for them to launch a one page web site announcing their new venture Stretch Your Mind and Body .

Message here: You don’t have to have your entire business mapped out and perfect. Get started. Put a simple blog web site up (Charly and Connie will help you) and then flesh it out. Again, use opportunities provided by others to motivate you. By the way, they won the competition.

6. A Challenge: An interview and chance to promote a product package

When I read their competition entry, I was so impressed with what Connie and Charly had achieved I offered to interview them. This meant they really had to think through what their new business offered. They also had the opportunity to promote a product to our listeners. They used this as a motivation to put together an incredible package that really helps people new to Internet Marketing (and in fact, experienced people as well) by supporting both the left and right side of the brain. They created videos, audio and even write a book to meet this deadline.

Message here: Take serious action. Even if you have only created something small in the past (such as the MP3 for the giveaway event) don’t let that stop you. Use the lessons you learned and THINK BIG!!

I hope this “anatomy of the path to success” will give you hope and inspiration. The path I have described above has taken less than a year. Often it is hard to see how one small step will lead to something bigger, but that first step is the most important one you will take.

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