
Author Credentials✮40 Bloggers to Watch in 2011- Problogger✮Regular Contributor to the ADAGE 150 Blog GROW✮Speaker at Blogworld Expo and Eye for Travel 2011"Whenever I am reading and come upon something exceptional that I want to remember for later, I put a "WOW" in the sidebar of the text.In Srinivas Rao's Relationship Marketing ebook I had 12 "WOW's" in the first 20 pages." - Frank Dickinson"Just when I thought I knew everything about blogging and connecting, I read Relationship Marketing and learned some new, very key elements.Now I understand how the top bloggers got to where they are; Srini's book lays it all out for you" - Maria BrophyThe power of your blog is not in the words you write, the products you sell, or even the number of fans you have. The true power of your blog is in the relationship you have with your readers, your customers, and your partners.It’s a relationship that got me a free place to live in Costa RicaIt’s a relationship that caused another blogger to send me a BRAND NEW suit for Blogworld. (this one still blows my mind – I didn’t even ask for it)It’s a relationship that resulted in an invitation to be a paid contributor to an Adage 150 blogIt’s a series of relationships with bloggers that allowed me to build an amazing writing team for a corporate blog that I could trust to do the work without my supervision.It’s echoed throughout the blogosphere as a mantra that relationships are everything in the online world today.So you do everything in your power to connect with people and get their comment on the biggest blogs you can findYou tweet the most interesting posts you can find.You work as hard as you can to build a network.You read up on every strategy you can for growing your blog.But when it’s all said and done you still feel like all you hear is the sounds of crickets chirping on your own blog.You even consider giving up and thinking that it’s just not worth your time and effort to have a blog.That's why I wrote Relationship Marketing for Bloggers. It's full of actionable ideas to build your brand by building relationships.What You’ll get from Quality Traffic that Actually SticksReferrals for Freelance/Contract WorkRelationships that Extend Beyond Your Business/BlogAccess to People With a Wide Variety of SkillsSo, What’s In the book?The Tremendous Importance of Your First ReaderHow to Build Your TribeThe Key Elements to Spreading Your InfluenceThe Blog Comment GoldmineCollaborating with Other bloggers to Play a Bigger GameTurning 150 Followers into a Personal Network PowerhouseBuilding A Blogger Entourageand Much more.You'll also get access to the BlogcastFM newsletter and get to listen in on a free 1-hour blog strategy session with one of our clients along with 2 brand new interviews delivered to your inbox every week.