THE ART OF THE ASK
Affiliate Resources
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Upcoming Launch: May 4 - 22, 2020
Welcome!
I’m thrilled to have you onboard as an affiliate partner for our new course, The Art of the Ask.
I want to get the tools of crafting successful outreaches and building impactful collaborations into the hands of your audience. I know they work, because it's how we built Best Self Media!
And just as I was helped along the way by many of you — I want to share the gems that got me here with others who are building their own businesses and manifesting their entrepreneurial dreams.
It takes a village — and I'm so grateful you are a part of mine.
In deep gratitude,

~ Kristen Noel, Editor-In-Chief, Best Self Media and creator of The Art of the Ask
Launch Schedule
Our launch will include a PLF-style 3-video workshop that will offer high value to your audience whether they purchase the course or not.
- Pre-Launch / Free Workshop Registration: May 4-10
- Video #1: May 11
- Video #2: May 13
- Video #3: May 15
- Open Cart: May 18
- Close Cart: May 22 (Midnight ET)
Affiliate Link and Stats
[Note: Your share link will not be posted until closer to launch date]
You can find your unique share link in the affiliate portal, as well as your stats. Be sure to select the correct promotional link for The Art of the Ask program, as we may have other active affiliate promotions therein as well.
Please select the Workshop share link for the free workshop, and the Sales Page share link for the sales page, as you see fit. The free workshop will be available until close cart.
Affiliate Commissions
Affiliates earn 50% commission on non-refunded sales of The Art of the Ask.
One-Time Payment of $397: Commission earned, $198.50
5 Monthly Payments of $97: Commission earned, $48.50/month
Payments will be made via PayPal to the account of record in your affiliate portal (you can change this at any time), beginning 2 weeks after the 30-day refund period ends.
Commissions are tracked on a last-click referral basis.
Overview of Course & Promotion Strategy
Overview
The Art of the Ask is a self-study online course, delivered all at once, containing 3 core modules of training plus bonus modules and support via a dedicated Facebook group.
The curriculum teaches entrepreneurs, authors, coaches, wellness practitioners, consultants or any business change-makers, how to dramatically scale their audiences, revenue and influence through well-conceived and well-crafted collaborations with other influencers in their space.
This is an age-old strategy for one reason: it works. Yet it’s not easy to get right…and getting it wrong means landing in the delete box, or worse — damaging one’s professional relationships and reputation.
We created this course to help people get it right — and save themselves from missteps, headaches and lost opportunities.
The program is targeted at ambitious online entrepreneurs at all stages of their business, but the principles apply to any business in any niche.
The Art of the Ask will help business owners and changemakers:
- Get out of their entrepreneurial cave and develop a supportive community
- Expand their network and build important, lasting relationships
- Conceive and create high-impact collaborations with lasting value
- Develop confidence and mastery in crafting outreaches that convert
- Multiply their audience
- Elevate their brand awareness & perception
- Increase their revenue
- Discover unforeseen opportunities
Promotion Strategy:
The promotional strategy is to help your audience:
- Understand the benefits of successful collaborations for their business
- Understand that there is a right way and a wrong way to do them – the stakes can be big so it’s worth investing in this program to get it right
- Understand that their outreach is make-or-break, but there is a proven formula for crafting a perfect outreach
- Understand that their investment can pay off many times over – with as little as one collaboration
The free pre-launch workshop, Connect. Collaborate. Convert. How to Land and Create High-Impact Collaborations to Multiply Your Business and Influence, will be the cornerstone of your promotion.
The workshop is a 4-part video series (the 4th is the sales letter which releases when the cart opens).
Recommendations for Emails:
- Once during the free workshop registration period (May 4-10)
- Once for each video release
- Notice of open cart
- Reminder on the day the cart closes
If you only mail once, we suggest mailing during the free workshop registration window. Of course, the more you promote, the more sales you'll see. Feel free to add bonuses of your own.
About Kristen Noel
Kristen Noel is a motivational writer, speaker and Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Best Self Media, which publishes Best Self Magazine and a learning platform for seekers wishing to improve their wellbeing and vibrancy.
She built Best Self upon a single strategy: creating collaborations with key influencers. And now, hundreds of collaborations later, she created The Art of the Ask to help other entrepreneurs and business leaders exponentially grow their businesses and influence with this same strategy.
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Note the filenames — some banners are for promoting the Free Workshop, others for the Sales Page.
Sample Copy
Note: You know your audience best; the most successful promotions come from your own unique language, so use this as a guideline.
Pre-Launch (mail May 4 - 10)
EMAIL:
Subject Lines:
- This one’s a gamechanger for your business
- This is a gamechanger for heart-centered entrepreneurs
- How to grow your biz through connection, collaboration & heart
- Ready to grow your biz through connection, collaboration & heart?
- How to expand your audience, influence and revenue (with heart)
- Want a heart-centered strategy for business growth?
- Calling all heart-centered entrepreneurs…
- Insider secrets for heart-centered growth…
This one’s for the entrepreneurs, change-makers (and even you emerging ones).
I’ve got something to share with you that could be a real game-changer in your business.
But first, I want to share a little story with you. My friends at Best Self Magazine built their business solely upon a strategy of connection and collaboration with influencers in their industry. And get this — when they started they had zero contacts and a bank account to match.
Yes, it’s true.
Why am I telling you this? Because I want you to understand the power of relationships and collaborations to expand your own business. Here’s the exciting part: they’re opening the vault to their winning strategies because they want you to know that if they can do it, so can you. And they’re going to show you the HOW; how to land them, how to leverage them, how to create lasting relationships that will fuel your business (and mojo).
If this recent time of quarantine has shown us anything, it has revealed our resiliency and flexibility. It’s also gotten a lot of us reimagining our lives.
Is your inner entrepreneur calling to you?
Kristen Noel, Editor-In-Chief of Best Self has created a FREE online workshop called CONNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT.
If you’re launching a new business or scaling up an existing one — this 4-part video series will show you exactly HOW to design high-impact collaborations and craft effective outreaches (that don’t land in the delete box) — and how to do it with heart.
Think of it as an invitation to the inner circle, the insider’s club where connections are made and things really get done!
CLICK HERE to register for this FREE game-changing workshop. [EMBED LINK]
And mark your calendars because you won’t want to miss these pearls of entrepreneurial wisdom!
Video 1 (May 11): 4 Collaborations to Expand Your Reach & Revenue. We explore 4 proven types of collaborations that you can implement now to grow your business and relationships, whatever level you're at.
Video 2 (May 13): The Collaboration Mindset. Learn the 1 essential, heart-centered element that every collaboration must have to succeed.
Video 3 (May 15): The Perfect Outreach. Discover the simple framework for getting your outreach noticed (instead of overlooked). We’ll craft this together step-by-step.
Video 4 (May 18): Your Roadmap for Authentic Connection & Growth. Here we pull it all together and layout a complete roadmap for creating — and landing — your next collaboration.
And this wouldn’t be a Best Self offering if it didn’t get real. Kristen goes there — she addresses the stumbling blocks we all face, shares some of her own and empowers you to get out of your own way.
Before I go, one last reminder — 1 collaboration can change everything in your business (and your life).
Register here for the free workshop. [EMBED LINK]
P.S. The CONNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT workshop is not just for business owners. It’s for anyone who is seeking expansion in their personal and professional pursuits — and desires to do it with heart. CLICK HERE to learn more. [EMBED LINK]
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Have you ever felt stuck not knowing how to get your big ideas into the right hands?
Have you ever felt isolated in your entrepreneurial cave not knowing how to get creative with collaborations to boost your business?
Have you ever been frustrated by how to connect with influencers in your industry — and craft successful outreaches that land opportunities (instead of in the delete box)?
You’re not alone — and you won’t want to miss out on this: [LINK]
In fact, my friends at Best Self Magazine built their business solely upon a strategy of connection and collaboration (with zero contacts and a bank account to match). And they are offering a FREE online workshop called CONNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT. to help you do the same, to elevate your game and to grow your business.
If you’re launching a new business or scaling up an existing one — this 4-part video series will show you exactly HOW to design high-impact collaborations and craft effective outreaches — and how to do it with heart.
This one’s a game-changer for entrepreneurs, change-makers (and even you emerging ones) because — 1 collaboration can change everything in your business (and life).
#theartoftheask #theask #connect #collaborate #convert #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia #connection #collaboration #entrepreneurs #bizwithheart
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Video 1 (mail May 11)
Subject Lines:
- Ever felt like a boat without a paddle?
- We’ve got something special for you TODAY
- Best Self’s biz workshop starts TODAY
- 4 Collaborations to build your biz and influence
- How collaborations can transform your biz?
As life as we once knew it has recently been disrupted, it’s made many of us feel isolated. But it’s also a great moment of recalibration and opportunity to look at things differently.
And the value of authentic connection and collaboration has never been greater in our businesses and lives.
That’s why I’m excited to share this new FREE 4-part video workshop CONNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT. from our friends at Best Self Magazine, to get you on your way. And guess what? Video 1 goes live today.
Click here to learn more and to register. [LINK]
Did you know that they built their business solely upon a strategy of connection and collaboration (with zero contacts and a bank account to match)? They’ve certainly learned some hard-earned lessons along the way — and want to share them with you so you can avoid these common pitfalls and stumbling blocks.
Think of it as ‘skipping to the head of the class’!
And as always, Kristen Noel keeps it real — even sharing some of her own roadblocks. It’s a refreshing take on how to get out of your way, how to get your big ideas out there and start making things happen in your own life and business.
If you’re launching a new business or scaling up an existing one — this workshop will show you exactly HOW to design high-impact collaborations and craft effective outreaches — and most of all, how to do it with heart.
In video 1, 4 Collaborations to Expand Your Reach & Revenue, you’ll unpack a few types of co-creations that can shift the needle in your business (and show you not only why, but how):
- MEDIA OUTLETS — magazines, social media, blogs & other media platforms: The more eyeballs you can get on your message, the more eyeballs you get on your business.
- PODCASTS, AUDIO & WRITTEN INTERVIEWS: This is all about the power of story and its ability to connect us to an experience.
- VIDEO INTERVIEWS & SUMMITS: We live in a visual world and video has enormous impact. It provides a deeper level of intimacy, inviting your audience into the conversation.
- AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS: Income generating relationships can be of benefit to you, a partner and your audience.
This video will expand your collaborating horizons and get you reimagining what is possible in your business and life. And don’t forget to download the accompanying worksheet we created for YOU where we help you drive it all home!
Remember, 1 collaboration can change everything! Are you ready for a game-changer?
SOCIAL MEDIA
As life as we once knew it has recently been disrupted, it’s made many of us feel isolated. But it’s also a great moment of recalibration and opportunity to look at things differently in our businesses and lives.
The value of authentic connection and collaboration has never been greater.
But getting it right makes all the difference, the HOW. That’s why I’m excited to share this new FREE 4-part video workshop CONNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT. from our friends at Best Self Magazine, to get you on your way.
If you’re launching a new business or scaling up an existing one — this workshop will show you exactly HOW to design high-impact collaborations and craft effective outreaches — and most of all, how to do it with heart.
And guess what? Video 1 goes live today.
Did you know that Best Self was built solely upon a strategy of connection and collaboration (with zero contacts and a bank account to match)? It’s true. And they’ve learned some hard-won lessons along the way that they’re going to share.
In video 1, 4 Collaborations to Expand Your Reach & Revenue, you’ll unpack a few types of co-creations that can shift the needle in your business (and show you not only why, but how) no matter where you are today.
Think of it as ‘skipping to the head of the class’!
If your inner entrepreneur and creative is calling to you — you won’t want to miss out on this one. You can check it all out here: [LINK]
And don’t forget to download the accompanying worksheet we created for YOU where we help you drive it all home!
#theartoftheask #theask #connect #collaborate #convert #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia #connection #collaboration #entrepreneurs #bizwithheart
Video 2 (mail May 13)
EMAIL / SOCIAL MEDIA
Subject Line:
- The secret to getting a YES
- The secret ingredient of collaboration
- The overlooked secret for getting a YES
- The secret ingredient for successful collaborations
They say that comparison is the thief of joy. It’s easy to play the comparison game and lose sight of our value and worth when it comes to collaboration — especially when you are just starting out.
But there are collaborators out there who need you and what you bring to the party — and there’s one secret ingredient that shifts everything. Want to know what it is? Click here: [LINK]
While a collaboration starts with an ASK, it shouldn’t be considered a 1-way street. This is a gamechanger for any business.
In video 2 of Kristen Noel & Best Self Magazine’s FREE 4-part workshop, CONNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT. you’ll learn the 1 essential mindset that every successful collaboration needs. And remember to download the accompanying worksheet!
By incorporating ‘The Collaboration Mindset’ into your outreaches you will begin to see a dramatic shift in how people respond to your proposals and ideas. And after you taste that, there’ll be no going back. It’s a holistic approach that provides mutual benefit and yet is commonly overlooked.
Don’t overlook your own potential gifts!
Register here for the FREE workshop — video 2 starts today. If you missed video 1, 4 Collaborations to Expand Your Reach & Revenue, you can access that here as well. And you won’t want to miss out on video 3, The Perfect Outreach, coming around the corner in a few days!
#theartoftheask #theask #connect #collaborate #convert #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia #connection #collaboration #entrepreneurs #bizwithheart
Video 3 (mail May 15)
Subject Line:
- Ready for a happy dance (in your life & biz)?
- Want the secret ingredient for the perfect outreach?
- Ready to craft a perfect outreach?
- What do dancing shoes have to do with anything?
- Ready for a happy dance?
Have you ever done a happy dance around your office after a win? I sure hope so. I know I have.
Our friends from Best Self Magazine set out to build a business that was dependent upon connections — with zero contacts no less, which required getting a bit creative. I love sharing this story with you because the bottom line is — if they can do it so can YOU. But it requires a strategy.
Do you know where most deals fall apart even before they’ve actually started — with a poorly crafted outreach.
You may have big ideas. You may even know who you want to share those big ideas with. Finding the bridge between the two is a different story.
That’s why they created this FREE 4-part video workshop, CONNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT. And today video 3, is live (and so is the accompanying downloadable worksheet)! It’s a nod to their happy dances of the past and those to come — most of all, it’s a nod to YOURS.
In video 3, The Perfect Outreach, Kristen Noel, Editor-in-Chief of Best Self is going to show you HOW to craft the outreach that will land your collaboration. And boy, she knows a thing or two about outreaches. She’s going to show you how to get the click so that you can fast track your visions and growth.
Bottom line: When you’ve got something juicy to get out into the world, you’ve got to have a vehicle to get it there. It’s got to land on the right desks and it’s got to get noticed. An effective outreach is that vehicle; it’s entree to the party.
So, make sure you’re registered and grab your dancing shoes!
Register here for video 3 (and don’t worry if you missed the previous ones, you can still can still catch them here as well!): {LINK}
SOCIAL MEDIA
Are you ready for a happy dance around your office after a win? I thought so.
It’s why I’m excited to share this FREE 4-part video workshop from our friends at Best Self Magazine, CONNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT. [LINK}
This was designed to help you get your big ideas where you want them to go.
Let me share a quick story about Best Self. Can you imagine that they set out to build a business that was dependent upon connections — with zero contacts! It’s true. I love sharing this because the bottom line is — if they can do it, so can YOU. But it requires a strategy.
And that is just what this workshop provides. Do you know where most deals fall apart even before they’ve actually started — with a poorly crafted outreach.
And today video 3, The Perfect Outreach is live (and so is the accompanying downloadable worksheet)! Kristen Noel, Editor-in-Chief of Best Self is going to show you HOW to craft the outreach that will land your collaboration.
She’ll share how she got her happy dances — and how to get YOURS.
So, make sure you’re registered and grab your dancing shoes!
Register here for video 3 (and don’t worry if you missed the previous ones, you can still can still catch them here as well!): [LINK}
#theartoftheask #theask #connect #collaborate #convert #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia #connection #collaboration #entrepreneurs #bizwithheart #theperfectoutreach
Video 4 / Open Cart (mail May 18)
Subject Line:
- There is an ART to the ASK…and it’s live!
- The Art of The ASK is live!
- It’s finally here…
- Ready to expand your biz and life?
- Are you ready for a gamechanger?
- Shortcuts are short-sighted…
Doing your best in all that you do isn’t a hidden secret, but rather a powerful truth in life and business. But in this fast-paced world of instant gratification, you’d be surprised how often this is overlooked. Sure there are shortcuts, but they’re also short-sighted.
When you go the extra mile, especially when it comes to collaborations you begin to lay the foundation for your library and your legacy. When you deliver quality goods — repurposing takes on a new meaning down the road. When your work is known to be of a certain caliber — it gets noticed. And as a result, your emails get answered.
How does that sound for you? Are you ready for some YESes?
In the last 3 videos of this FREE online workshop CONNNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT. our friends at Best Self Magazine covered a lot of ground — 4 proven types of collaborations, 1 essential heart-centered element all collabs need, and even crafted a perfect outreach. But there’s so much more!
At the end of the day, all roads start or end with an ASK.
It’s why they created their online program, The Art of the ASK — the place where they weave this all together, go deeper and reach farther — born of the seeds of their own entrepreneurial journey. People always ask them how they created a magazine from the ground up, with zero contacts. Well, now they’re sharing this game-changing info.
The Art of the Ask gives you a complete roadmap for crafting effective outreaches and high-impact collaborations to multiply your audience, influence and revenue — and do it with heart.
They even designed a very special bonus, The Art of the Interview. Having built a business primarily upon a strategy of leveraging interviews — they sure have some wisdom and tools to share that will give you a leg up in this department — including behind-the-scenes tips, bloopers and all! In a world of podcasts and Zooms, this alone is a high-value asset.
This workshop is just a sample of what you will taste in The Art of the ASK. I hope it got your creative juices flowing and your head swirling with new ways to look at your collaborations from the inside out.
Now it’s time to dive deeper. The Art of the ASK will only be available for a limited time (thru midnight May 22nd) — and at a special COVID-19 discount. Despite this time of disruption and uncertainty, I don’t want you to table your dreams and visions for another day.
Enrollment is now OPEN and you can check it all out here [SALES PAGE LINK]
And remember, there is an ART to the ASK.
P.S. Don’t worry if you missed the FREE workshop, you can still access all the videos here [WORKSHOP LINK] — and make sure to download all the accompanying worksheets. They’re chock full of nuggets of inspiration!
SOCIAL MEDIA
When you go the extra mile in your business, especially when it comes to collaborations you begin to lay the foundation for your library and your legacy. When you deliver quality goods — repurposing takes on a new meaning down the road. When your work is known to be of a certain caliber — it gets noticed. And as a result, your emails get answered.
Are you ready for some YESes — and to start revving your collaborating engines?
I thought so.
In the last 3 videos of this FREE online workshop CONNNECT. COLLABORATE. CONVERT. our friends at Best Self Magazine covered a lot of ground — but there’s so much more!
At the end of the day, all roads start or end with an ASK.
It’s why they created their online program, The Art of the ASK — the place where they weave this all together. People always ask them how they created a magazine from the ground up, with zero contacts. Well, now they’re sharing this game-changing info.
The Art of the Ask gives you a complete roadmap for crafting effective outreaches and high-impact collaborations to multiply your audience, influence and revenue — and do it with heart.
They even designed a very special bonus, The Art of the Interview where they reveal their behind-the-scenes tips, bloopers and all to help you uplevel your interviewing game! In a world of podcasts and Zooms, this alone is a high-value asset.
This workshop is just a sample of what you will taste in The Art of the ASK. Hopefully it got your creative juices flowing and your head swirling with new ideas.
Now it’s time to dive deeper. The Art of the ASK will only be available for a limited time (thru midnight May 22nd) — and at a special COVID-19 discount.
Enrollment is now OPEN and you can check it all out here [SALES PAGE LINK]
And remember, there is an ART to the ASK.
#bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia #connect #collaborate #convert #theArtofTheAsk #entrepreneur #theask #connection #collaboration #bizwithheart
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