THE #1 SECRET TO MONETIZING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND

There is a secret to life that is used to make the richest, most powerful and successful people on the planet. Barack Obama, Beyonce, Oprah, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, LeBron James and every other millionaire, billionaire, celebrity, icon and even every President ever to exist mastered it.

THIS SECRET I’M ABOUT TO DROP HAS CHANGED MY LIFE AS AN INFLUENCER…AND IT CAN CHANGE YOURS TOO IN A HEARTBEAT.

ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIGGEST BOMBSHELL THAT IS THE SECRET TO MOVING MOUNTAINS IN THIS WORLD?

ARE YOU READY FOR THE #1 SECRET I’VE DISCOVERED, ALONG WITH EVERY GREAT THAT HAS EVER EXISTED, TO MONETIZING YOU PERSONAL BRAND, BUSINESS, AND ANY OTHER AREA OF INFLUENCE YOU WANT TO MANIFEST IN YOUR LIFE?

Here it is…

EVERTHING GREAT THAT HAS EVER BEEN DONE WAS BUILT ON A RELATIONSHIP!

EVERYTHING I’VE EVER DONE THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL WAS BUILT ON A RELATIONSHIP!

RELATIONSHIP!!!…RELATIONSHIP!!!…RELATIONSHIPS!!!

Nothing I’ve ever done successfully was random, especially during my career as an influencer.

As an aspiring influencer, you must understand with every inch of your being that you can not monetize anything without building a relationship that warrants knowing, trusting and believing in you…OR IN MANY CASES SOMEONE ELSE…WELL ENOUGH TO TRANSFER A HEART-TO-HEART, DOLLAR-TO-DOLLAR CONNECTION that makes that connection happen.

So the million-dollar question is how do you build these relationships to secure the bag.

Here are the Top 3 gems I shared with social media marketing guru Taylor Winbush on “How To Build Relationships To Help Monetize Your Personal Brand.”

 #1) BRAND TRUST IS BUILT ON EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS

The brand-customer relationship is based on trust and a human relationship…JUST LIKE DATING. Many brands fall short with building a loyal followership and customer base because there is not an authentic emotional connection, it’s transactional. This is why the INFLUENCER is so valuable, because when we have an emotional connection with our core following based on our story, we can transfer and leverage that connection with brands that will pay us, knowing we have built that seamless trust. Influencers are the ultimate co-sign - plus word-of-mouth rules…especially on social media where it’s lit 24/7.

#2) CREATE A MASTER DESIGN & ALIGN

Before you pitch a brand DO YOUR RESEARCH! Define you master design, brand value-set and long term goals - and then reverse engineer and work backwards to align your personal brand values and goals with the brands. This requires maintaining a level exclusivity and being selective – so that you can establish a strong brand connection that transfers to your audience. Also make your pitch about the brand, through proof of concept behind your audience’s interest in their brand category.

#3) BUILD BUILD BUILD!

Just like you can’t rush a relationship into a full blown out marriage with kids and the swing set in the backyard on the first date, you can’t rush relationships with the brands you pitch. EVERYTHING TAKES TIME… so like Young T & Bugsey said, “Don’t Rush!” Building a genuine relationship with any major brand takes time, but that time and the value you demonstrate as an influencer, asset and most of all good person – is the genuine magic to creating long-term win-win relationships with brands.