Hey,

It's not necessarily a fool's errand to go after JV's the direct way when you're just starting out.

If you really wanted a JV with a particular marketer, you could see what they were selling, write a 10-20 page PDF eBook that complements and OFFERS VALUE to their list, and ask them if they would be interested in offering it to their list. A lot of marketers are actually looking for content to offer to their list... you could be their source!

You could put a short blurb about your site at the end of the report (with your partner's affiliate link), and if people like it, they'll visit your site and hopefully buy.

Your JV partner would really appreciate that and be willing to work with you again.

Hope that helps,

Sam