My secret to stable monthly income...

It's been awhile since my last post, much less my last thread. To say I've missed the forum has been an understatement, but time is precious. Not trying to sound like a tool, just saying.

That said. The thread title promised some secrets. Well unfortunately its probably one that your not going to want to hear. How exactly did I finally reach the unicorn of our industry? That mythical creature of total awesomeness called "stable, monthly income?"

Hard Work. Scratch that. Hard ******* work.

No, we aren't digging ditches here. But I'm talking about building relationships (outside of a list) and cultivating those by pushing services, adapting to changing techniques and in general providing grade A customer service.

Am I writer? Am I marketer? Am I a website builder? Can I do SEO? How about SEM? What about editing photos? I'm the total package. If I can't do it, I'll find a damn good hand who can. The best part? All of this is done online.

But my biggest secret? I stopped using the letter [I] in interactions with clients. Instead I used the word [we].

Almost within days the whole dynamic changed. I was no longer a single dude working on projects, but [we] were a team. And that team is often a group of outsourcer's, with me being the gravity point--you know that guy who pulls it all together and pleases the client.

I'm still just a one-man-band company, well an LLC to be exact. My last bit of advice? If you are affluent in any aspect of internet marketing and haven't talked to local businesses yet you are leaving a lot of money on the table. Hell, I'd argue you're leaving more than that.

Best wishes in your marketing and I hope I can give back to this amazing community that has pushed me well past that glass-ceiling I've talked about in my previous posts. Much love and care!

BP