You know, it seems mostly there's no real right way to do this. (There are wrong ways!)

What I've done is write out a plan based on a large swath of other peoples experiences. The nice part is regardless of high-powered JV's I'm:

#1: Still getting paid
#2: Making some fantastic connections
#3: Getting solid testimonials
#4: Testing my page
#5: Getting suggestions for my next product

I've always been a huge fan of the mentality "walk like you don't need help". Not that I wouldn't flip at the opportunity to have some huge marketer promo my stuff, but at the same time, if they decide not to I'm still making a good living "testing".

The other thing I've noticed is how the fundamentals always stay the same:

#1: Provide quality and a personality people want to relate with
#2: Don't force anyone into anything (aka don't sell)
#3: Be respectful
#4: Take action constantly
#5: Follow through

Every time I deviate from 1 of those things something blows up in my face. Now, I have friends and I've worked with lots of people who have never followed those rules, but for me... yea, they're more than just a guide book.

I think as long as it's a mutually beneficial arrangement then everyone wins.

Try to create a strong product that will be a benefit to that persons list. They then will make a boat load of cash promoting it. There's really no downside!

My favorite read was something in The Affiliates Den where Chris talks about how if you have a page that converts the JV's will find you.

You'd think that would be the case. After all, this is a massive business. Who wouldn't want to jump on something that's selling?

As for contacting these people and becoming their friends... I have no idea how to do that. It's not genuine. They know it and I'd know it... I'm hitting them up to suck off their list.

Why not just call it what it is, have everyone play nice and at the end of the day go out for a beer after cutting checks? That seemed to work in the Mortgage industry! Why not here?

So what exactly are these big guys looking for?

There are always the Big 3:
#1: Complete sales system (emails, links videos etc...)
#2: Solid sales letter
#3: Quality product

This is exactly like the music industry. Major labels are all looking for bands with their own sound, their own look, who have done 110% of the leg work for them.

So please tell me if I'm off base here, but it looks like the world becomes all green lights if you bring a product to the table people want with a sales process that converts?

If what you have will benefit the JV's list... they'll bite... if it not... you move on.

Quality Sales + Value+ Numbers Game = Solid outcome.

Am I getting warm?