I literally just responded to a Facebook Message from one of my readers, Joan. I really felt her message was thoughtful and a reflection of what many of you might be feeling, so I decided to repost the message, along with my response.

Hey LaShanda,

I’ve been following u 4 a while on and off. I am very, very, impressed w/your story. God has been good to u. I am a self published author and publisher. It is pretty hard as a black author to get your books out there. I have taken courses teaching how to get my books out there and making a profit. Wow! It is not easy. Many of the new authors I speak to also have not even reached where I am. Some have given up. But I refuse to give up.

I am very frustrated. I’ve paid for courses with not results, even after doing it more than once. People send you soooooo much junk in your email, you try them. And still end up in circles. I grew up in Queens NY. I now live in Avon, IN. I am also a stay at home mom.

I really need to know how to get women to take my online courses about relationships, sell my books, add more people to my newsletter. I am willing to take your course. The one that is for $29, ($40, discount). I need to work on something and actually see it work. It’s like when you put one foot in front of the other, you move forward, not putting one foot forward and standing still. I know I have written a lot. I wanted to write more, however. I don’t want you to read a book.

My husband is totally against me taking any other course. He said it’s a waste of money. Some how I believe what you have is legit. That is why I decide to message u.

My Response

Hi Joan,

I appreciate your honesty and the fact that you took the time to find out how this all works. My goal with this course and with practically everything that I teach online is to show you how to be proactive and find the people who need your product.

Out of curiosity, I used the google keyword tool and did a quick search on your focus area ‘relationship advice’ to find that people have searched for that topic over 165,000 this past month alone!

I tell you that because, when your are down you should always look at the numbers to boost you up. It’s not that people aren’t searching for what you got. It’s just that you need to work a little harder at finding them.

I never make a promise I can’t keep, so I can’t guarantee that my solutions will work for everyone. But I can tell you that what I do works for me and for many of the women I teach. Again, my method to this madness called internet marketing is figuring out how to make my own market and building a strong network of loyal customers around me. And that’s basically what I show you how to do in my ecourses.

As for your husband, I both agree and disagree with him *lol*. While you don’t want to spend your money on every shiny object that comes your way, you do want to invest in yourself and your business so that you both can grow. You can never fault yourself for trying.

LaShanda
How to Get Customers Online | 7 Day eCourse | http://customers.webtechgurl.com/