How can you get someone important to notice you?
Oct 27th, 2007 by Gina Gaudio-Graves
In my last post, I shared a story with you about one of my readers. He’s a young guy from overseas named Koorosh.
In that post, I had a link to Koorosh’s blog. Well, as I expected, Koorosh ended up coming to my blog and commenting on my post.
In his comment, Koorosh mentioned that he was still a bit confused about how to use a technique that I taught him. So, I figured that I would share that with all my readers at the same time.
What Koorosh wanted to do was to be able to reach other experts through his blog. I’ve done this very successfully over the last several months myself.
In the past, I’ve talked about other people on my blog. People like Terry Dean, Larry Benet, and many others.
Each time I have done this, it was with the intention of reaching those people to let them know that I am writing about them, hoping that they would then come to visit my blog as well.
Each time that I mention someone I want to reach, I add a link back to their website. Because of HOW I link to these people’s sites’, I can be SURE that they will notice my blog as well!
What is it that I am doing that ensures that someone will notice my blog?
More importantly, can this be used by anyone?
Absolutely! ANYONE can do this same thing to reach ANYONE they want (well, almost anyone, anyway … there’s one rule that applies!).
Here’s what I do …
Each time I mention the name of someone that I want to connect with on my blog, I add a link back to their site, using their name as the “anchor text”.
NOTE: “Anchor Text” is a term that refers to the text that appears on the page, which can be clicked on to navigate to a link. So if I said “Click Here To Visit My Website”, the term “Click Here” is the anchor text for the link, www.abundancegroup.com.
The link that I attach to the anchor text is critical to making this work.
You can’t just link to any website or any webpage. In order for this to work, you must link to a specific post within the person’s WordPress blog.
You see, today, almost every expert, in almost every market, has a blog. Most of the “gurus” are using WordPress or some private labeled version of WordPress (like Semiologic or Blog i360 for example). Any version of WordPress will work for this technique.
What happens when you link to a specific post in someone’s WordPress blog is that you create a trackable, incoming link that appears in the person’s WordPress Dashboard.
The next time that person logs into their dashboard, they’ll see your link!
For example, Doug Hudiburg of “The Daily Marketing Ace” recently published a tip of mine for his readers. I knew immediately that he had done this because it appeared in my dashboard:
From a technical perspective, this is called a “Trackback Link”.
What I call it, though, is an instant relationship tool!
It is VERY important that you do this properly! You MUST link directly to a post in the person’s blog and not to the blog generally.
In other words, if I were trying to reach Doug Hudiburg, I would NOT link to http://www.dailymarketingace.com. That wouldn’t work.
Instead, I MUST link to a specific post within his blog, i.e. http://www.dailymarketingace.com/wordpress/internet-marketing-tips/google-alerts-keep-you-in-the-know/ .
That long link attaches to the feed for the person’s blog and makes the tracking possible.
This can help even a newbie to get noticed by a guru in their field.
How can you use this strategy in your business?
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You can use it to get JV Partners involved in your promotion. Set up a blog. Fill it with really good, quality content. After you have several entries, write a post about your JV Partner prospect, and link to an entry in their blog. Invite them to comment on your blog. (NOTE: The first entry should NOT mention your JV! It should simply be a way to start a conversation with the person!)
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You can use it to locate people you want to interview. Follow the same procedure as in #1. Again, don’t make the first post linking to your expert’s blog post about the interview! Simply use it as a way to start a conversation!
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You can use it to reach ANYONE you want! Simply use it as a tool to START the conversation — not ask for something you want!
If you use this technique yourself, remember “The Law of Giving”. In other words, before you can GET something for yourself, you must first GIVE something of value.
Use your blog to add value to the person you want to reach. Talk up their latest product WITHOUT an affiliate link, for example. Write a killer review of their latest book or coaching program.
If you really want to be noticed by someone, then build a relationship with them! Don’t just go begging for a favor at the start!
I personally visit every blog that tracks back to mine. If the blogger has done a good job of adding value for their readers, I usually end up leaving a comment as well. I’ve noticed that most experts do this as well.
Who can you reach this week?
To Your Abundant Blogging Success!
Gina Gaudio-Graves
October 30th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Gina, what a valuable tool. I will try this and hope to attract some people in my specialty/niche of coaching, personal development and leadership. Wouldn’t it be great to have one of the guru’s take my assessment and check out my system?
I might even put a post about the great seminar you provided in Sandusky on my site. I am sure you will have more events that people should attend.
Thanks again for your great insight.
Best to you from the guy who provides the keys to personal success to the world
Axel
December 22nd, 2007 at 4:10 pm
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September 27th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Вот это пост! Сильно. Спасибо.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:23 pm
дяяя….старая темка, но ми тут нету^^ даже если не по картинкам смотреть))) нету и фсё^_^
November 1st, 2008 at 7:30 pm
все может быть=))))))
November 1st, 2008 at 9:31 pm
да,но это еще и не все…
November 2nd, 2008 at 7:34 pm
ну что тут скажешь…
November 2nd, 2008 at 8:46 pm
“подробней пожалуйста”
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Напомнили….Точно, все так.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:22 am
…. вот так вот…..
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 pm
“Жжешь”
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:16 pm
“Полезного много”
November 4th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
“познавательно”
November 4th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
“отличный блог! отличные посты”
November 5th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
“Полезного много нашла для себя”
November 6th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
“Полезного много нашла для себя”
November 7th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
мило!
November 8th, 2008 at 2:47 am
класс)мне понра)особенно!
November 8th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
просто афигенно!!!!))
November 8th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Благодарю!
November 9th, 2008 at 2:00 am
все может быть=))))))
November 11th, 2008 at 2:41 am
“Спасибо за блог”
November 11th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
прикона)
November 13th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
вот это позитив) просто класс)
November 13th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Спасибки)))))) в цитатник!
November 13th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
круто..взяла почти все))
November 14th, 2008 at 5:37 am
“да, новость пошла по инету и распространяется со старшной силой”
November 14th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
“Мне нравятся Ваши посты”
November 14th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Вах-вах-вах
November 14th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Да, Именно так и было!:))
November 14th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Не пойму в чём дело, но у меня тока 2 картинки загрузилось. ((( А ваще понравились!
November 16th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
“Мне очень помогали ваши записи”
November 16th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Спасибо!, в цитатник!
November 16th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
класс)мне понра)особенно!
November 16th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
“Мне все понравилось”
November 17th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
тема реально старая
November 17th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
отлично!!! Все супер!
November 17th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
“Мне все понравилось”
November 17th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
“Ты один из немногих, кто действительно хорошо пишет”
November 17th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
“good post”
November 17th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
“Хорошо пишешь”
November 18th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
“Полезного много нашла для себя”
November 18th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
“я в восторге от Вашего стиля”
November 18th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
“Отличный пост”
November 19th, 2008 at 7:23 am
“Интересные решения”
November 21st, 2008 at 7:42 pm
прикона)
December 1st, 2008 at 12:02 am
их больше было О_о
January 31st, 2009 at 4:52 am
This is wonderful. I just started doing that and in fact googled you Gina because I wanted to send a trackback. I am a new student of your 30 day challenge and was blogging about. Naturally wherever I mentioned your name or the IM University, I used that as the anchor and pointed to you.
Now if the rule you wrote about here applies, I should be getting a visit from you on my blog 
Thanks for everything.
February 18th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Грамотнее будет новый бюджетный кодекс глава 8 доходы бюджетов
April 15th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Информативно,продолжай в том же духе
April 17th, 2009 at 4:54 am
Занятно. Подпишусь-ка я на RSS пожалуй
April 18th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Спасибо. Добавлено в закладки
April 19th, 2009 at 1:01 am
хороший рассказ, все разложено по полкам
April 21st, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Очень было интересно читать, спасибо!
April 23rd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Кругом война, смерть, глупость, а вы тут… сами знаете, чем занимаетесь.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Где то я это уже видел
April 29th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Уррра! Новые открытия в массы. Чередаих да не прекратится во веки веков.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Интересный сайтик, узнал много нового….
May 4th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Хм,согласен с предыдущими вы блоггерами
May 10th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Интересно, а почему так редко блог обновляете?
May 11th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Ну почему вы решили вот так? Ищу, как можно расширить этот обзор.
May 13th, 2009 at 5:04 am
Не стану говорить за остальных, но именно мне этот пoст понравился.
May 13th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Интересно, а почему так редко блог обновляете?
May 13th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Уважаемый автор блога, а вы случайно не из Москвы?
May 13th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Блог в ридер однозначно
May 13th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Хорошо пишете. Надеюсь, когда-нибудь увижу нечто подобное и на своем блоге…
May 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Спасибо вам за сайт, очень полезный ресурс, мне очень нравится
May 15th, 2009 at 5:00 am
Опутеть как интересно, во задвигаете. Класс!
May 20th, 2009 at 3:52 am
Крутится вертится шар голубой, крутится вертится над головой… (С) какой-то старый фильм
May 20th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Всему написанному ВЕРИТЬ. Исследую, почему не уточнить данную тему.
May 25th, 2009 at 4:22 am
Почему этот вебсайт не имейте другую поддержку языков?
May 25th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Да, жаль, что обновления на блоге происходят не так часто, как хотелось бы.
May 25th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Спасибо огромное. Почитал и понравилось. Картинок бы ещё.
June 6th, 2009 at 5:41 am
Что-то футер у вас вправо съехал (в опере при разрешении 1024х768)
June 6th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Даа… Достаточно спорно, поспорил бы с автором…
June 7th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Хм… Как раз на эту тему думал, а тут такой пост шикарный, спасибо!