“It was a dark and stormy night…” Well, that is how Snoopy started out his storytelling. Let’s look at telling stories to engage with your people and some creative ways to generate ideas.

Storytelling is a great way to add to your content.
Use storytelling for:

a) Writing emails to your list
b) Creating a post for your blog
c) Recording a video for your vlog or Youtube
d) Preparing for a podcast
e) Sales letters, posts to social media, and on and on

Once you start to use this technique, you will find numerous ways to use it in your marketing. So, how do you get those ideas flowing for storytelling? Here are five tips.

1) Surprise Your Audience With Pattern Interrupts
Take two unrelated situations and put them together and get people to think out of the box.

Grab their attention!

An example: “How my son’s 50-yard touchdown run can help you grow your Facebook list-building and sales!” Your audience might say “Yeah, right…how is that going to work?)

Well, get this. My son is the punter on the team. He went to punt the football and the defense blocked it. My son was quick in his response and was able to grab the ball and high-tailed it into the endzone.

That is how we need to be with Facebook ads. Stay with me here;) My son missed his first attempt to punt a few yards, but by being ready and quick, he was able to RETARGET, pick up the ball and score. So, always consider using Retargeting in your Facebook ad campaigns and here is the best strategy to do that. (Then you have your link ready for people to click)

2) Write It Down
We all have interesting, fun, irritating, educational things and events happening in our lives every day. Imagine the stories you could tell and how relatable you could be with these stories.

But we are busy and so often forget these life events. Solution: carry a small notebook and make a quick note of the event. You will be amazed at the ideas generated from such a seemingly small thing!

An example: a few months ago I was shopping for a new(er) car. It was a nice sunny day, so I went to local car dealerships to see what was available. Of course, the bad thing about that is having to put up with the “used car salesman”. I encountered 4 salespeople that day. 3 were the typical fast-talking, show and sell, onto the next guy type. One salesperson asked me questions, acted like I was the only person there, and seemed genuinely engaged to get me in the best possible care for my needs.

So, use this type of knowledge to relate to your audience the importance of online customer surveys and quizzes to help them understand what products or services to offer or create. Plus, show them how using quality PLR(Private Label Rights) products can greatly cut the costs and time needed to develop a targeted product. Then, of course, have a quality PLR service available for your audience.

3) Your Peeps Are A Great Resource
Your family and friends. How many stories come from them, your children’s day at school and social interactions, your Mom’s “review” of her latest diet program, your spouse’s encounter with a co-worker, a friend’s latest invention idea. Wow…an endless supply of relatable material.

Now this one should be easy and might actually help you enjoy the next family gathering. Use your visit with family members as a stealth marketing information gathering session.

Let’s say you talk to your nephew, he has a good job and family but always has money worries. Quiz him on why he does not start an online business.

Use this conversation and what you learned to relate to your audience on how to get past their possible fears or what might be holding them back from success.

4) Your Daily Commute or Walk
When driving, walking, biking, etc. pay attention to people, outside advertising, what local shops are doing to grab your attention.

Look at your surroundings in a new way, you will find it not only makes daily life more interesting but brings a daily stream of ideas to tell in a story.

Consider, as you go along, all the thousands of products and services being offered at the stores you pass by. Many of these markets have branded products that are made by another company. Relate your experience to your audience. Help them see how the store focuses on providing quality branded products to its customers.

The key is these store owners do not have to have the expertise or costs to make these products. Show your people how using a quality PLR service can do essentially the same thing. They can brand themselves and provide quality to their niche customers.

5) What About The Past?
Review your memories from childhood and youthful days. Let your mind wander back in a new way. Think how different this or that was 10, 20, (30+) years ago. Or what events taught you important and impactful lessons. Now refresh those memories into great relatable material for your audience.

Recall the paper route, or lawn mowing service, or babysitting service you had to generate some spending cash. You might relate how great the word-of-mouth-advertising was…your customers would brag about how great “their person” was and how you got more business than you could handle!

You could relate to your audience how social media can be used as modern-day word-of-mouth advertising. Then recommend a product or service to help your people reach their social media goals.

Wrapping it up – THE BONUS TIP!!!
Now that you have, or were reminded of, these idea generators what about the base of your content?

You have the HOOK to draw people in with your engaging story, now give them the substance, the content, the subject matter. Where do you find it?

High quality, low-priced PLR – Private Label Rights – is the absolute time and money saver for most of your content needs.

You will find your PLR answer and an amazing deal by clicking HERE.

Or follow this link https://orhampromotions.com/plr-deal

Here’s To Your Great Results,
Andrew Orham
Orham Promotions, INC

This is a guest post from Andrew Orham, if you would like to be considered for a guest post please contact me.

Guess how many GOOGLE search results you would get when typing “how to make money by internet marketing”. Surprisingly, the search result is about 482,000,000 as of the time of this writing. Yes, a staggering figure close to half a million. Obviously, the message is loud and clear—more and more people globally and from different backgrounds are exploring and offering the world of the internet business…$$$. Technology is dynamic and ever changing, as a result, internet marketing now will follow the same pattern. You are reading this blog because you are excited and determined to keep abreast with these ongoing changes and are open to new ideas.

Technology changes the world. As an example, consumers’ buying habits is ever changing as well. Gone are the days when majority of people travel to supermarkets, drugstores, department stores and fall in line to purchase items. Online stores get more competitive, offer freebies and established return policies to make online selling more and more appealing and hassle-free. At times the only option for households is to buy online. You may have noticed fewer retail shops today than a decade or so previously. Thanks to the mouse—one click away and that’s it!

SPECIFIC Knowledge—a Must
MOTIVATION (Be Motivated)
ATTAINABLE (Is it Attainable?)
RESOURCEFUL (Be Resourceful)
TIME CONSCIOUS (Be Time Conscious)

Specific knowledge – a must

“Specific knowledge is needed in every work, if we want to have success”… “When we find successful people in our field, learn from their experience and understand some important things more specifically” – Sunday Adelaja

Internet marketing evolves with the passing of time. Its scope, specialization and competition are all pretty dynamic. For this reason, you have done your homework for sure—and it did cost money, time and effort. Many of us, including myself, probably obtained dozens of software, apps and the like to make them work and expect money pouring to our bank accounts. Frustration came when we mistakenly hope that our endeavors will work wonders for us. Did it come slower or costlier than expected? What was the efficacy of the program? Where in the world can we get a methodology or know-how to make things work? Learn from the experiences of those with the right knowledge and grasp specifically what made the system work.

Be Motivated

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

Oftentimes, many get stressed out with the trial and error cycle and even become envious of those who earn 5-6 figures. No wonder, the attraction to be instantaneous super wealthy is gaining popularity. (the get-rich-quick schemes, millionaire overnight thing…HUH). Moreover, we live in a world that is fast paced in many aspects of life. Be it food, technology, travel, leisure and pleasure. People are bombarded and fashioned to be impatient. It seems 24 hours a day will never be enough. Slow computer processing units (even just for few seconds) will make users panic. Who prefers instant coffee than a brewed one? Admittedly, many items, such as food and drinks, prepared quickly are not necessarily the good, healthy stuff. Done with your brewed coffee?

Those who performed well in the internet marketing will vouch that when motivated, patience will follow. Then, what else?

Is it Attainable?

“Unless people believe that the strategic challenge is attainable, the change is not likely to succeed.” – W. Chan Kim

What does it take to make internet marketing work for you? Do not call off the search until you find a reliable and satisfying proven strategy. Once found, get hold on it and do not let go.

Be Resourceful

“There’s nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot.” – Scott Adams

We might be considered relatively “idiots” in the world of internet marketing but being resourceful will eventually make us a league of our own. Who knows?
We became smarter not only by ourselves but by virtue of mentors. Do you still remember how the a+b=c equation became much easier with the help of a tutor. In this field of learning, tutors unlocked the key to understand a higher level of Math, the logic behind the equation and how algebraic equations balance out. The whole process did not happen overnight…it did, slowly but surely. Get help from a reputable mentor.

Be Time Conscious

What could be done with money that we could not do with time? Money could be saved, time should be spent. (Banks accepts time deposits but not time. LOL) Therefore, we choose to spend time wisely. Wisely investing precious time by examining hard enough the marketing strategies being promoted before us.

In view of the foregoing, working smart involves specific technics, the right resources, work ethics and the proper mind-set to reach successfully goals. Invaluable is to have the right mentor or coach. These will surely bring you to the next level in internet marketing. Is this within our reach?

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He will make your first steps to success feasible and easy-to-follow. Waiting for you is a down-to-earth person who is prompt and available when rendering assistance.

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With all sincerity John said: “Sure, I am here to guide and teach you but your success is in your hands and nothing can change that”.

This is a guest post from Eric Jennings, if you would like to be considered for a guest post please contact me.