Targeted TRAFFIC is NOT even ENOUGH!!! - Here's the MISSING PIECE

This are some nice advices .The important part its that many gurus tell you to build a huge email list and you will make shit load of money .I dont say that you cant make money but the real money its in the relationship developed with that list

And my experience, it's just easier to tell the truth. You'll be seen as more trustworthy and you'll get more repeat business

Good Post. Building trust and being transparent help the people to connect with each other

Good post. It goes without saying that people buy from people they know and trust

If you want to build a profitable online business that pays you for decades focus on building a large email list of subscribers who know,like & trust you.

I am glad things are working out for you. Why do you call this the missing piece?

a good advice, thanks for sharing.


It's one of the main reasons why people fail to make money online.
They forget to deliver enough value and building trust

"Atta Boy", trust is the name of the game. You are my friend, i buy what you recommend. You are not my friend, you recommend; i go search in the Google to look for reviews. Especially selliselling $500- $1k ticket items needs more building trust; or you can borrow the trust by befriending authoritative figures. Same as in bbc has different trust value than same ad in some unknown site. You can leverage authority and trust of someone else. That's why you see advertorials that has logo of CNN, Dr oz, msnbc, mens health etc.

Great Point.

Of course no one shoe will fit all. So it will be our job to tailor our style to our audience.

We talk about trust and use pen names, fake avatars, jump into niches we really do not personally indulge in and still can create value and enjoy success etc.

I think everyone on this thread is certainly not the churn and burn strategy but the cultivation and relationship strategy that is long term leverage.

I like to use real case studies in just about everything. It can not be disputed and gets trust by default generally.

I do not need to get in peoples heads except for the fact to make what I share relevant to their goals.

Surveys help with that.

I will not be posting pics of me and the family

But I will post and share the best helpful info I can at all times.

Yes, so true ...without their trust, they will soon leave you... :-)

This is great advice! Customers not only buy products and services they are buying the brand/person/mission behind it.

This is called branding. The process behind it should be as simple as possible and trustworthy.

Thanks Linh! Great advice!

I agree. I think once you got a lead you have to fuel them with additional info about your product and this way you could get more sales.

The problem is, it takes time to build trust. Also it's not easy if you know what you are doing. Whereas I need money now, today. What can I do to do that in a way that's not complicated for me.

People work with people who they know, like and trust.

Lots of people are making money using the FB profile. And the sales are generated from their friends.

Thanks for the advice! With a dedication to consistent quality, we create a foundation of firm trust.

I think OP forgot to mention the REAL missing piece

Building a community is nice to build sustained and self-reinforcing traffic

But what's the point of POURING TRAFFIC into a BLACK HOLE??

That's right... you may be able to get traffic (and I get tons from FB groups) but if I were to POUR THAT into a NON-OPTIMIZED / GENERIC SALES FUNNEL, I am (at best) settling for CENTS on the DOLLAR or (at worst) WASTING MY TIME

So what is the MISSING PIECE? CONVERSION OPTIMIZATION

Step 1: Be clear about your conversion GOAL (hint: it must be about adding dollars to your bank account)

Step 2: Track your content funnel performance in passing traffic to your conversion pages

Step 3: Optimize your conversion pages

You can do this yourself if you have the time and motivation or your can hire a VA to do it for you.

VA's are cheap if you know how to train and where to look

You can go the time-based route (Upwork / Fiverr) or quota-based/pay for results route (Cognoplus / Harrios )

Whatever direction you go, OPTIMIZE, OPTIMIZE, OPTIMIZE

I could not agree more.


Be open and honest--give good reviews of products.


Don't push every offer that comes along--be selective about the ones you promote.


Also, when you give something away to your list or FB group--make it count--make it good actionable info--a PDF or video that actually gives them something that works--like a way to get targeted traffic for example.


Then, and only then, should you offer them the software or other information that will help them do it faster/better.


Hope this Helps