Do you call your subscribers ? I do.

Maybe doing 1 or 2 calls a day would be better.

I agree treating subscribers as friends is the way to go.

what a great idea, im sure that the clients with whom you had that 1-on-1 with are going to remember you for a very long time. why donnt you record a call and turn it into audio content for all off youre other clients, now you would have to inform the client before of what you intend to do and also try to have a feel the problems that youl address in call, maybe an email chat before hand.


the client would obviously like some anonymity and you could just refer to them by their first name only and not mention their website, however the meaty part of this podcast will be the clients niche and the unique solutions that you provide for their provide, this could provide alot of insight to your other clients who are grappling with many of the same problems everyday. make sure you talk more than they do and make good notes from the email chat that will help you give short bursts of 45 sec "speeches"

check out michael senoff from hard to find seminars whos done something similar by recording his coaching of his clients who operate in the offline world. its marketing stuff mostly and he advices them on how to approach clients, pitch them, analyze a biz and find ways to make his clients help THEIR clients make more money. you'll notice that his got brilliant content in terms of podcasts but this particular coaching-types stood out for me because they were actual, and not theoretical or abstract like most content on the web. these one was practical and direct.

good luck man and all the best

joe luka

ps:you could even put youre mp3s on itunes and webmaster radio tot ry and grow your audience.

Did you make any money as direct result of your efforts?

I think that's a great idea, Raja! I'd love to see some of the lists I've subscribed to offer that kind of service. Well done, and thanks for the tip. It's something I'd like to do in the future.

Hey Raja,

I had a similar situation. I have a few people that e-mail once in a great while from my first site I ever created (MMO & Paid Surveys). She e-mailed me and asked me about the paid surveys and I kindly replied to her saying "I wouldn't join, not worth it, etc, etc." It was about 2 days of chatting via e-mail, we decided to get on the phone. I helped her out with a little bum marketing advice, and she made her first sale on CB in a few days! Anyway, she ended up buying 5 of my mini sites from me. Sometimes one e-mail can go a long ways!

Thanks for the post!

Kamil!

What a coincidence! I did this. Not to ask people to call me, but to email me.

This is what I call the "customizing clients approach", in my own offline marketing book.

Kamil, if you're having local clients calling you, I have a very good way to target them, make them paying you HUGE chunk of offline bucks. (I am doing this in Sabah, but it works everywhere else in the world!)

I am currently coached by my offline coach, so I know what works with offline businesses, and how to really treat them right, and genuinely concern about their businesses.

If you have landed on foreign country clients, it's even better, because now the currency will be in $, not RM!

Do you want some ideas for this? I can customize a method for you, to approach them. I will open up a thread discussing this with you, in the OFFLINE MARKETING sub-forum...

Just say YES, and I will be back with ideas in the new thread, so we can discuss about that if you want.

I will be doing this within a few days.

Thanks for bringing this up! This is what I think, will make people love you more, because you care, you concern about their business. It's all about WIIFT!

Aiden

P.S. In my humble opinion, subscribers are PARTNERS, or at least future partners of some kind

I have at times invited subscribers to call me, and have
had hundreds do just that.

I also use to host a weekly networking and brainstorming
call, that I recorded and used the content in a membership
site.

On the group calls, I invited people to submit their website
for review in advance, and each announcement of weekly
calls also included a note on what sites would be reviewed
that week. Having a dozen people, some of them seasoned
copywriters, providing feedback on your site... and sales
process was very powerful.

We also covered whatever topic the callers wanted to
bring up, within reason.

I no longer host those calls, but have considered
restarting them several times.

Willie

Hi Raja,

This is a super creative technique to increase your list's responsiveness.

Thanks for sharing!

RB

I recently had someone contact me from one of the lists I am subscribed to. It was really helpful, I spent about 30 minutes on the phone listening to what they had to say and asking questions. Now whenever I receive their emails I always check them as I know they will help me with any questions I may have in the future.