How To Approach JV Partners...Some Tips!

[Jeffrey Dean]

thinkbig captured what craig was getting at.

twitter is actually a good way to get to know many of the bigger JVers

remember its all about developing relationships - giving before receiving.

[Matt Wolfe]

One e-mail headline that I have used with great success is

"Hey [firstname], personal JV invite (Please Do Not Share)"

For some reason, that e-mail gets people to open every time.
And then my sincerity in the e-mail gets them to reply

These are some great tips in this thread. Proving that you are
a customer or a fan of their work is an amazing way to grab
their attention as well!

Matt

[ianternet]

I have an internet doing this form me, but the return rate is pretty low. I try to establish a relationship first and then slowly dip it in or mention it.

[Paul Morris]

And definitely a fan favorite:

"Hi [X], I'm a customer of [PRODUCT]"

Also ... develop a summary pitch. Sure it would be great if they could check out your aff pitch page and get the FULL story, but they likely won't make the time. (I rarely do). Summarize it.

And talk of win-win-win. Namely what do their subscribers get and what do THEY get and what would they need to do in trade...

Also, a solo mailing may not be an optino, but a banner rotation in their membership, a banner on a thank you page, several facebook status mentions, a few tweets, a blog post, etc... any of that should be welcomed exposure (especially if you then leverage that to land other JVs.

Hi Rob

What would you rank as the most common form of JV ..banners on the thankyou page?..

regards Paul

[Mark Tinger]

Very Good Tip!

It beats: "Would you like to be involved in a $400 Mill market in 2010 on 50%+?"

(BTW, that will be my line.....)

You are right.... It has to be first impression... If you can't create an interest - or indeed be cheeky 8) ,

you should read about "people" before you try "selling" - no matter what the gurus say.

But there is always "copy"

[substantial-success]

Great post Craig, let me put that into practice.

[David Rummel]

Somehow I strongly feel I need to ask this one question instead of just wondering silently:

Do you guys never use the Phone anymore?

It seems to me, all you do is being "lazy" (no offence, just in lack of a better word), firing an email and hoping. Don't get me wrong, email has its uses, of course. But for me, nothing has worked better than Phone in the past (snail mail upfront if needed).

I know Mike does use the phone, just look at his Profile-Picture (you do that for a reason Mike, right? So do I..)

Just wondering if this is just my perception or rather factual..


Happy New Year everybody,

David

[Antony Le]

What Curtis Ng said...

Easiest way to get noticed and get on a potential JV's radar is exactly what curtis said.

[Mark Baybayan]

Just wanted to thank you guys for this thread as it provides great tips and insights for us newbies.

Mark

[CharlesKidd]

Yea that is the way to do it. I already use this technique.