Dan Kennedy lists the five behaviors to avoid if you want to be successful

Dan Kennedy is one our favorite small business marketing gurus.  I have read a bunch of his books and have even followed some of his advice go figure. 


In his companies' blog Dave Dee writes:


We are always talking about what to do to be successful, but we don’t always talk about the behaviors that lead to failure. And part of becoming successful is eliminating the bad behaviors. Of course, if you don’t know what those are, it’s hard to get rid of them, right?

Here are some of the top behaviors that lead people to frustration, struggle and even failure:

1) Not investing in lead generation. Dan Kennedy says, “A business without a mailing list isn’t a business.” EVERY business should have a strategy for capturing names—not just from people who have purchased your products or services, but for prospects as well. Each new name acquired is a “gateway” to new business, repeat business, and referrals you wouldn’t otherwise have. You can create the greatest marketing campaign in the world, but if you don’t have a list of prospects to send it to or are unwilling to spend money to build a list, you are dead in the water.
 
2) Investing too heavily in one strategy. Too often I see business owners use only the Internet for all of their advertising. Even worse, is using just one Internet strategy—like only sending emails, or only using Pay Per Click to drive traffic to their site. This is an error of EPIC proportions. I admit I’ve even fallen into only using the Internet myself, but I guarantee you it’s not a trap I will fall into again.
In Dan Kennedy’s book, No B.S. Business Success In The New Economy, he says, “One is a very bad number, anywhere you find it…if one media produces a disproportionate percentage of your customers, you are subject to being summarily put out of business.” Even the biggest Internet marketers on the planet know they must integrate online and offline strategies…and that the marriage of these two is where their riches lie.

3) Not knowing who your ideal target market is. At Dan Kennedy’s Mailbox Millionaire seminar, Dan said, “At least half of the battle is won via selection, not ‘creative’ message, copy, offer, etc.” Mediocre marketing aimed at a very well selected target market will get superior results. However the best marketing message in the world aimed at a poorly selected target market will get you mediocre results at best. You can’t expect to effectively craft a powerful marketing message to attract your ideal customer, client or patient, if you don’t first have a very clear picture of who that person is. Clearly define who it is you are catering to, first. Then craft your message.

4) Not knowing how to sell. The most successful people I know are also master salespeople. If you don’t know how to sell, you are going to continue to struggle. In fact, in Sales and Persuasion Strategies, Dan discusses the ONE thing you must never do that incredibly 99% of all business owners do that creates a huge obstacle to selling. Once people remove their selling obstacles, not only do they see their profits soar, but they speed up the sale and stop competing for business too.

5) Not taking action. The one thing you will hear over and over and over again from our most successful members—and members who have transformed their business in what seems like overnight is to take “massive action.” You can think about getting rich all day long, but unless you DO something, customers are not going to magically appear and start giving you money. Worry less about failure and just get moving. The reality is the men and women of ACTION are the ones who are the wealthiest.

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