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This page was updated on October 14, 1999

Promoting with Chat rooms, ICQ, etc.

Let me start by saying that these techniques are POWERFUL! They may sound a bit scary or odd or "out there" but I assure you they work! I know people who've built entire organizations using techniques like this!

These two techniques involve talking with a person, or a group of people, LIVE, in real-time, online.

What's a Chat room?
Promoting in a chat room
What's ICQ?
What's an AOL Instant Message?
Promoting with ICQ and AOL IM's


What's a Chat room?

The most common chat rooms can be found on websites and on online services. They are a "place" where people who are online at the same time can "talk" or "chat" by typing short text messages. The messages are displayed so that everyone in the chat room can see them and respond to them.

Most chat rooms have specific topics. Or, chat rooms are set up so that a particular topic will be discussed at a certain time.

You can find chat rooms in the AOL, Compuserve and Prodigy forums and on certain websites. When you find the chat room, there will usually be instructions for its use as well as a description of allowable conversations.


Promoting in a chat room

Like newsgroups, the way to promote in a chat room is PARTICIPATE. Get into the chat and, when appropriate, point people to your 6-Figure site... or to the FREE Internet marketing training they get when they join.


What's ICQ?

For a chat room to work, everyone has to be in the same place online... that is, logged into the chat room. And many people can participate at the same time.

ICQ lets you find someone who's online at the same time you are, regardless of where they are or what they're doing online! It then lets chat with them, in real time.

ICQ has many other services that it's adding, including things like newsgroups and even chat rooms.

ICQ requires you to use special software that you get from them for FREE at www.mirabilis.com


What's an AOL Instant Message?

AOL IM's or "instant messages" are like ICQ, except that, in theory, you need to be on AOL and you can only IM other people on AOL at the same time you are.

I say "in theory" because that's the way AOL originally designed IM, but now you can download software so that you don't have to be on AOL to send an instant message to somebody who is on AOL.  In fact, Internet Explorer and Netscape are including AOL IM capabilities in their browsers!

You can download the AOL IM software at www.aol.com


Promoting with ICQ and AOL IM's

The technique is deceptively simple and, as I said before, you might find it a bit scary... until you try it and see how fun and effective it really is!

Both AOL and ICQ let you search their member lists for people who have certain interests. What you're going to do is search for people who are interested in MLM, network marketing, working at home, home business, multi-level marketing, etc. and simply say hello and point them to your 6-Figure URL!

That's it.

Here's specifically how you do it and what you might say to get the people you meet to sign up in 6-Figure. First you'll find someone to talk to, then you'll talk to them.

Finding someone

ICQ - Assuming you have downloaded and installed ICQ, open ICQ and click on Menu or click on the ICQ button.

In the Find Users menu, select White Pages (there are other ways to get to the White Pages you can use).

The White Pages search screen appears.

Select "Interests/Occupations" and, like I just described, put in the keywords I already mentioned, or select one I missed that you think might turn up people interested in 6-Figure.

Select the "Show only online" checkbox.

When the list of ICQ users appears, right click on a name and select "Info" to see their profile.

It's as if you just got a personal introduction to them!

AOL - Get on AOL and go to the Member Directory

In the keyword section, type one of those words I just suggested (or try one I didn't think of if you think that it will describe someone who might be interested in making money working part-time at their computer... maybe "homemaker," "stay-at-home," or something else).

If you want, you can add other search criteria, like locations.

Narrow the field to only those who are online by selecting the "Return only members online" checkbox

Click on the Search button.

Look at who you have found!

Pick a person and double click on her/his name to see their profile.

Look at what you know about this person!

Talking to them

Now, when it's time to "talk" to the people you're seeing is when many people start to get scared.

But remember, there's no *personal* rejection, because all they know about you is a nickname (you can take on a persona and act like anyone you want!)

And, when you see what a conversation will look like, you'll realize how risk-free this really is.

Okay, to start the conversation, AOL users do this: When you're looking at the user's profile, click on LOCATE. Then click on IM (instant message). ICQ users right click on a user's name and select Message.

Quiet the butterflies in your stomach and type, "Hello?"

Click on send.

So far, so easy, right?

Now, you can wait to see if they respond or you can start another
"conversation" while you're waiting.

When someone responds, they'll probably say hello back, or ask who you are.

You reply, "I saw in your profile that you're interested in (whatever the keyword you chose was). I'm looking into online businesses and making money online. How's it going for you?"

They'll reply.

Be interested in what they said. If they say they're not doing anything or it's not going well, you can simply say, "I found a really cool online income course that would probably help you. Want to know where to get it (it's free)?"

If they say things are going great and try to point you to *their* offer, you can say, "Sounds interesting, let me check it out. Be right back. Hey, BTW, I found a really cool online income course that might help you out. Want to know where to get it while I look at your info (it's free)?"

If they say yes, point them to your 6-Figure site!

Then tell them you have to go, but you want to stay in touch and see how things are going for them. Say goodbye.

THAT'S IT!

If you want, you can email them later and say "Thanks for our chat. Here's that website I told you about for the FREE online income course."


For Advanced Students Only

If you really think you can handle it, you can try this:

Spend more time talking to the people you bump into!

(Obviously I was kidding about the "advanced" part)

Find out more about them, where they are, what they do. Have an actual conversation. You'll be amazed at how easy and fun it is, and when you do this, the odds are greater that they'll go to your 6-Figure site when you ask them to.

NOTE: Don't get hung up on a single person. Move on! Some will check it out, some won't. So what. Next!

The conversation above would last about 2 minutes. You could have 2 or 3 going on at once. If you did that for an hour a day, you could have 5-10 new Affiliates PER DAY!

As you do this technique, you'll discover your own favorite, personal tricks and improvements. Have fun!

 


Unless otherwise stated, all material © 1999, Steven Sashen. sashen@downlineonline.com