Become an Instant expert in the Next 5 Minutes All For FREE!

by Dr Dan
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Become an Instant expert in the Next 5 Minutes All For FREE!



If you want local business owners to trust you, it is a good idea to build a little credibility. You can do this a few different ways. Here are just a few suggestions that have worked for myself and my clients I consult with.
Best of all they are all FREE and easy to set up. You could become an instant expert in the next 24 hours!


1. Become a Radio Show Host! Go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com and sign up for a free account.



This is by far the coolest credibility booster since you are able to tell people that you host your own radio show! I signed up back in 2007 and put Radio Show Host on my business cards. Every time someone took my card, they instantly said “WOW! You have your own radio show?” “Thats so cool!”



Once you set up an account you can host a weekly, monthly, or when you feel like it show. Submits to iTunes and you can even embed and use the player they provide on your site.


2. Become an Expert on AllExperts.com. Go to http://www.allexperts.com and sign up to become a volunteer for free. Just takes a couple minutes to set up and they will email you when you have been accepted.


3. Become an Expert Author at Ezine. Go to http://ezinearticles.com and sign up. Then write 1-2 articles and you will be given Expert Author status by Ezine. I believe you just need to write 1 article to gain this status, but why not just write 2? Go for it and use the Expert Author logo on your site and marketing materials.


Obviously their are many other ways to build your credibility. But these are the fastest, cheapest (FREE), and Easiest ones that I have found.

I wrote a post about this and also included 3 images I created to use after you sign up with the above accounts.

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  • Profile picture of the author contentment1st
    Great post. Thanks for putting these thoughts together for us. Greg
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  • Profile picture of the author sdentrepreneur
    You can also trick out your LinkedIn Profile, get lots of connections and recommendations.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
      Originally Posted by contentment1st View Post

      Great post. Thanks for putting these thoughts together for us. Greg
      Your welcome Greg and I will have more to come now that I have more time since I am moving all my clients over to auto bill.

      Originally Posted by sdentrepreneur View Post

      You can also trick out your LinkedIn Profile, get lots of connections and recommendations.
      Cool and I didnt know that you could trick it out now. Thanks.

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  • Profile picture of the author urmilp
    Awesome post my friend.

    These are definitely great ways of becoming known as a expert.

    A few others that I think are good (but take slightly longer than 5 minutes) are:

    1) self publishing a physical book on your subject

    2) self publishing a amazon kindle version of your book

    3) hosting your own weekly video show / channel on ustream.com


    All are great ways of becoming the expert.

    But only those that take the action to implement them see the rewards.

    All the best

    Urmil
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    • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
      Originally Posted by urmilp View Post

      Awesome post my friend.

      These are definitely great ways of becoming known as a expert.

      A few others that I think are good (but take slightly longer than 5 minutes) are:

      1) self publishing a physical book on your subject

      2) self publishing a amazon kindle version of your book

      3) hosting your own weekly video show / channel on ustream.com


      All are great ways of becoming the expert.

      But only those that take the action to implement them see the rewards.

      All the best

      Urmil
      If you want to publish a book fast. You can use http://lulu.com for free and it is POD print on demand. Meaning they dont print your books until someone orders them. This is how most of the books are done on Amazon for years.

      You just upload the pdf, either upload the cover spine and back, or choose from there templates and your pretty much done! You are now a self published author and can sell your books using Lulu's own payment processor, use there widgets to embed on your site etc. All for free.

      They do have a charge if you want to make it available on amazon and have a few other paid services. But I have uploaded a book and had it ready to buy in just under an hour.
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  • Profile picture of the author JustinDupre
    Awesome post Greg! These export sites are great resources to become an expert and more successful.
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  • Profile picture of the author snovakor
    Great information, some I know, some are new, but when I put in one bag ... than is Result here.

    thanks Greg & others
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    • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
      Originally Posted by snovakor View Post

      Great information, some I know, some are new, but when I put in one bag ... than is Result here.

      thanks Greg & others
      Your welcome and these are the easiest and fastest to set up. They go a long way with your potential clients and anyone you hand a business card too. I swear when I was in Los Angeles and Santa Monica I had so many people asking me for an autograph or lighting up like they met a celebrity when they saw my card.

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  • Profile picture of the author J.M.Wilson
    Great post, although I'm not sure I could host a radio station... even though people always tell me i have a face for it
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    • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
      Originally Posted by J.M.Wilson View Post

      Great post, although I'm not sure I could host a radio station... even though people always tell me i have a face for it
      Good one... Took a second but I got it..
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      • Profile picture of the author BlueGlobeSeo
        Originally Posted by Dexx View Post

        Expert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


        I think you mean how to appear as an instant authority in the next 5 minutes.

        Otherwise, someone who has no idea what they are talking about -- is in for an embarassing ride.

        Kind of like how to become an instant Doctor by putting on a white lab coat and walking through a hospital...

        Cheers,

        ~Dexx
        I think he has a good and valid point. I may have all the expert badges, expert title, my own TV show, my own radio show, etc., but I wouldn't go as far as proclaiming myself an expert if I don't have the credibility and authority to show for it.

        The suggestions are actually good, but it would have been much better if it were emphasized that credibility is something you need to work hard for (much like how trust and respect is earned) and NOT because you say so (or in this case, not because you make it appear so).

        Well, we all have our own set of principles; if it works for OP and the others, then to each his own.

        Originally Posted by rockstarinlife View Post

        lol... Authority, Expert, Guru, Whatever you want to call it ;-)

        Also to become a Doctor just go here: Instant Degrees - Buy Accredited Life Experience Degree Online from Rochville University Its only $599 and then you can practice medicine. lol... JK, please dont do that.
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        • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
          Originally Posted by Wadvana View Post

          I love the Radio Show Platform, thanks for the share!

          Experts are usually people who have a passion for their subject and keep ahead of new developments in their niche - we all have a friend that we regularly will go to for advice on a certain subject.
          but you got to have genuine passion
          I agree with that and your welcome.

          Too many people get caught up on what an expert is. There will always be someone that knows more than you. So at what point to do become an expert or authority or whatever the heck you want to call it?

          The truth is, if you belong to this forum and even spent 1 hour reading the great advice, posts, and strategies being shared. Then you know a hell of alot more than 99.9% of the business owners and the population. So doesn't that make you an expert? Or is it called something else? Should we call it a made up name like partial expert, newbie expert, expert beta, expert in training, baby expert?

          We are all experts here. Just some know more than others in different subjects, strategies, and areas.

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  • Profile picture of the author Dexx
    An expert is someone widely recognized as a reliable source of technique or skill whose faculty for judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely is accorded authority and status by their peers or the public in a specific well-distinguished domain.

    An expert, more generally, is a person with extensive knowledge or ability based on research, experience, or occupation and in a particular area of study. Experts are called in for advice on their respective subject, but they do not always agree on the particulars of a field of study.

    An expert can be, by virtue of credential, training, education, profession, publication or experience, believed to have special knowledge of a subject beyond that of the average person, sufficient that others may officially (and legally) rely upon the individual's opinion. Historically, an expert was referred to as a sage (Sophos). The individual was usually a profound thinker distinguished for wisdom and sound judgment.
    Expert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


    I think you mean how to appear as an instant authority in the next 5 minutes.

    Otherwise, someone who has no idea what they are talking about -- is in for an embarassing ride.

    Kind of like how to become an instant Doctor by putting on a white lab coat and walking through a hospital...

    Cheers,

    ~Dexx
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  • Profile picture of the author humili
    Another great source will be posting links out from squidoo and twitter. These are two very popular search site that google loves!
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  • Profile picture of the author ameen01
    Great Post....... Many thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
      Originally Posted by ameen01 View Post

      Great Post....... Many thanks
      Your welcome and dont forget to share what you took action on here in this thread!

      Everyone that reads this thread and posted on it, should be setting up at least 2 of these ideas in the next 24 hours!

      Yes even the lurkers need to do this!




      Once you set up each one, come back here and share what you set up. Lets hold ourselves accountable.

      Take action and remember that you are all FREAKN RockStars!

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  • Profile picture of the author paulie888
    I especially like the radio show host recommendation. I have read about blogtalkradio before, but forgot all about it until I came across this thread.

    I agree, it's best not to get too caught up in the 'expert' label - we all have to start somewhere, and in this case, we don't need to know more than a search expert working at Google, but merely need to know enough and be able to converse intelligently about online marketing with offline business owners who typically know less than 10% of what you know (I have found this to be true from conversing with hundreds of offline prospects - just about anyone who has spent some time reading and educating themselves in this forum will most likely know more than your average business owner!)
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    • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
      Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

      I especially like the radio show host recommendation. I have read about blogtalkradio before, but forgot all about it until I came across this thread.

      I agree, it's best not to get too caught up in the 'expert' label - we all have to start somewhere, and in this case, we don't need to know more than a search expert working at Google, but merely need to know enough and be able to converse intelligently about online marketing with offline business owners who typically know less than 10% of what you know (I have found this to be true from conversing with hundreds of offline prospects - just about anyone who has spent some time reading and educating themselves in this forum will most likely know more than your average business owner!)
      Very true and thanks for the comment brother.

      No matter how many times we go over it or express our points of views and opinions or even cite references online, there will always be people with different opinions on what to do or what to say.

      Heck even when I had my books edited I had hired 2 separate people to edit them. Between the 2 of them they would argue the proper use of some quotation marks and use of words! They were both experts in there fields with accredited degrees etc. Just like doctors will not agree alot of the times.

      Doesn't matter if you cite the dictionary, or other references because things are changing and there are plenty of words in there that are either outdated or the meanings are used in different ways. Some words arent even in there! Does that mean they dont exist because some lame book that was created many years ago says they dont?

      The bottom line: Do what feels right for you and dont let anyone tell you any different! Or go get a 9-5 job and sit in the box for the next 40+ years.

      This topic has been beaten to death now (like a dead horse), and it would be cruel and unusual punishment to continue on the topic of what an expert and authority is. So lets please move on from it and keep this thread to just how you can use this or add to it. Thanks guys.



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  • Profile picture of the author Barry Plaskow
    Thanks Dr Dan!

    I have gone down the radio route and it really works.

    Together with writing a physical book on my subject, I can't think of a stronger and quicker way to build instant credibility.

    Even a show/week would probably suffice, especially in the local market.
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