Last week, I talked about the 10 most common mistakes people make in a Joint Venture approach.
Coupled with the fear of rejection (like I’ve said before, who likes to be rejected?), I believe this is the reason why many beginning marketers look for other marketing and traffic driving methods. Pay-Per-Click, Article Marketing, buying ads off site spaces… anything but the dreaded JV. Because most other marketing methods don’t have the need for dealing with people, they have the highest appeal. And why not? You don’t need to face another rejection.
These other marketing methods work splendid too, but just not as splendid as Joint Ventures. And if you don’t do JVs this often means leaving a bigger pile of money on the table which otherwise can be yours.
The top Internet Marketers work with one another and bring in 10 times more money than the average marketer.
Look at conventional businesses. The bigger players are bigger than the small timers because they not only know the right people, they also know how to talk to them. Big companies do ventures with other companies to bring in exponential sales revenue.
If big businesses do it, why not you?
So the bigger question is: Do Small Guys Stand A Chance To Do Joint Ventures With The Top Guns?
This isn’t a straight YES or NO answer you’re expecting. Quite simply, however way you answer it, it will be right. Always. If you think small guys don’t stand a chance at all, you’re right. If you have strong reason to believe that your current circumstances won’t prevent you from working with the best people in the field, you’re just as right. And I hope this is where your conviction is.
The first step is to stop thinking like a small guy. Also, stop calling yourself “small guy” or thinking of yourself that way. You are a big guy, just waiting to prove himself. That’s just it. So the next step is to strive to be a big player. If you want to work with the best people, you have to be the best at what you do too.
Build your business foundation until it’s rock solid first. Have a line of products to start and sell. Be an expert and major at something that will be of big benefits to the people you are going to work with.
Just doing these gives you tremendous advantage over other wanna-be’s and lets you put a foot in the door much, much easier because you have something valuable to offer when you approach other people for Joint Ventures.
This doesn’t necessarily mean you can get the top guns right away but you can always work your way up. Make escalating to ‘guru’ level your ultimate goal. I had that resolution set years back when I started out because I know it would definitely change the fortunes of my business warfare. And it can for you too.
