We often get asked how Thad and I got together and how our partnership works, etc.

Partnerships are not new in IM of course and like any business there is a lot of collaboration going on but I’m not talking about joint ventures as favoured by the Gurus. I’m talking about real partnerships.

We have Kyle & Carson at Wealthy Affiliates of course and Ed Dale and Dan Raine at the Immediate Edge. There are quite a few in the SEO world as well.

But they are still quite rare in this business.

In many ways of course that’s the nature of the business… work from home… online… ON YOUR OWN!

And of course you can do that… do it all yourself….

Niche research > Web Design > Web Content > SEO > Blog Posts > Articles > PPC > List Building / Maintenance > Bonuses > Product Review / Update >

And you can succeed on your own…

And you can fail on your own…

BUT what if you could share that load… share those failures… fail faster… SUCCEED FASTER!

Two heads really are better than one. If you can find someone who is good at niche research and writing articles whilst you are a whizz at web design and PPC, you could be heading for a match made in heaven.

But even if you have similar skills don’t let that put you off. A second opinion is a check and a balance on everything you do.

Thad and I got together via the then fledgling buddy system in Wealthy Affiliates, way back in 2006. We sparred for several months in the forums before we really got chatting and then we started to work on niches together. Just swapping ideas at first, literally just commenting on each others websites and campaigns, etc.

It takes a degree of trust for sure but I think most people can make a judgement as to whether you can be of mutual benefit to someone else. Then really, you just gotta take the plunge and start collaborating!

You don’t have to be a WA member of course. There are many other IM forums out there.

So, get out there… make friends… and BUDDY UP!

And we want to hear your stories. Do you want to buddy up? Have you tried and what were the results?