Blog - Sheldon Recommends

Have you seen your Social Media Groups lately? I can guarantee 99% of them are not about developing a winning strategy for social media.

Don’t believe me?

Look at all those posts in those groups.

You’ll notice people are promoting how to do almost everything and make money doing it, not coaching and training.

The best way to learn anything is to immerse yourself into it and become obsessed with marketing. That’s how you become successful.

When I have followed my gut instincts then I have made the right decision in my life. It’s when I listened to other people’s advice and based my decisions on logic, then I made some big mistakes.

Here’s my point.

With Affiliate Marketing for example, we can find a business that really looks like a great fit for us.

When we think we can make money quickly you whip out your credit card and join. A week later we realize that we don’t have the time, money or the skills to make this work.

But that is just another excuse you tell yourself.

The reality is that people don’t want to take the time to learn the skills to make the money for working any business. People spend money on coaching programs and never apply any of the strategies they learn in real life.

My thoughts about this.

When developing a winning strategy for social media.

It’s not practical with the one size fits all system. People are unique and different.

People still fall for these get rich quick programs. If you aren’t willing to pay the price and learn how things work, the only person making money is the person who sold you the product.

You need money from customers to your business to achieve success. The sales need to benefit the buyer who understands the value of that sale.

When using Social Media Groups to promote your business or attract buyers, pay close attention to what is being posted.

If someone tells you that it’s possible to make thousands of dollars within a few days, you should run and run fast.

My goal here is helping as many people as possible understand that they already have the power to change their life.

You can achieve whatever you set your mind to.

Or you could end up broke and quit before you ever see success.

Next Post: Finding new clients on Facebook

Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) is what makes you stand out. It’s your “brand” that tells everyone you have something new and exciting to talk about.

Why is a Unique Selling Proposition important?

In any business, online or offline, the goal is for customers to buy your product. And if your product isn’t different or better, there’s no reason to buy from you!

So the question that needs to be asked is this, “What benefits does your product deliver, and how is the competition positioning themselves?

So let’s start the process of setting you apart from everyone else.

“How do I make my blog stand out?”

Your unique selling proposition should be a benefit, something the competition over looked.

Once you have found that benefit, everything else will fall into place, even though you might share similar benefits as your competition you can always find something that differentiates your business from theirs.

That’s why it’s not important, but CRUCIAL that you find and hone your unique selling proposition.

How Do I Develop My Own Unique Selling Proposition?

Here are a few methods that can help you develop your USP:

Narrow Your Target Audience:

You have a niche already picked out for your blog. And with a niche comes a target audience. How about narrowing that target audience down a little bit?

Think about ways you can speak directly to a specific segment of your target audience.

For instance, let’s pretend you’re currently in the weight loss for women niche.

This niche alone has a lot of competition.

But what if you were to narrow that niche to target women wanting to lose weight after pregnancy?

How about weight loss for women after pregnancy who are busy professionals.

Now, we’re cooking with gas!

Think about how you can take your audience and segment them out into even smaller niches.

Then try and narrow it down again. See what you come up with. But be careful not to go too narrow.

You want to make sure you still have a market in that particular niche.

You can be your own Unique Selling Proposition.

Instill your own personality by just being yourself. I know, who would’ve thought it!

What unique personality traits do you have that you can capitalize on?

Use those special traits in your writing and personal branding.

Got Morals?

What do you personally stand for? Your moral compass and personal beliefs can be a powerful driving force for creating a blog that’s different from the rest.

What do you believe in?

What do you think needs to be different about the niche you’re in? Dare to be different.

Be someone who’ll stand up for doing the right thing and bringing the truth to followers of your niche.

Do The Opposite.

If this suggestion will work for your niche, then you’ve uncovered one of the most powerful ways for standing out from your competition.

When your competition zigs, you zag.

Start the process of developing your Unique Selling Proposition.

This isn’t something you want to rush through. Take your time and let the process unfold naturally.

If you don’t have a USP yet, don’t let that stop you from moving forward with your blog.

It doesn’t have to be set in stone before you start delivering great content to your readers.

That’s the beauty of blogging. You can make changes as you move forward.

Next Post: Developing a winning strategy for social media