subject: How to Make Money Online: Lessons From Ryan Seacrest [print this page] During American Idol rehearsals, you could find Ryan Seacrest mingling with the audience and keeping them entertained while the rest of the show producers and contestants were stressed about pulling off a show without glitches. Seacrest showed no nervousness and was in his element. How did Ryan Seacrest become so successful and the go to person for hosting entertainment shows, whether on TV, radio, or online? Here is a better question. Can we duplicate his success in our own business? The answer is of course, yes.
Ryan Seacrest was raised in a suburb outside Atlanta, and showed interest in the radio early in his life. He would listen to the top 40 radio programs and then copy their cadence and pitch himself using a cassette tape recording device. Seacrest was quoted, "Before I met anyone in the business, I was already pretending to be them". During highschool, he interned at a radio station which lead to his own show. At 19, he dropped out of college and headed to Hollywood. Did anyone help him at the start? No. Seacrest did not care what he did, he just was lead by the belief to "just get in there and figure it out".
Seacrest worked overnight shifts, he handed out T-shirts in Hollywood and by 1996 he was hosting short segments on CNET tv show, The Edge. Just like a minor ball player moving up the ranks, Seacrest kept landing better jobs and expanding his network of contacts. In 2002, he landed the American Idol job. The rest is history.
Here are three lessons we can learn from Ryan Seacrest in his career and apply it to opportunities to make money online.
The first thing is that he had ambition and definiteness of purpose. He knew what his talents were and built a career to take care of those talents. He knew he could not sing, and he knew he could not dance, but he knew he could interview. He also knew that a good host needs to develop a skill to connect with audiences through his mannerisms, communication style, and his personality. Seacrest was very good at understanding himself and put himself in the position to get to execute his vision. Napoleon Hill covered the importance of definiteness of purpose in his famous book, Think and Grow Rich. When it comes to making money online, you need to find your passion, and pursue it with purpose. Don't focus on online business opportunities that don't align with your personal interests, or your skill set.
The second thing that I think is critical for successful people in general but we can see that in Ryan Seacrest career is that you need to find a mentor that can show you how they make money online. In the case of Ryan Seacrest, the mentor that he found was Merv Griffin. Ryan Seacrest met Merv Griffin while he hosted a forgettable series for teens called Click. It would be fair to say that Seacrest sought wisdom, career advice, and eventually modeled his production company after Merv Griffin's company. Just like Seacrest had Griffin, you need a mentor.
The final thing that we can learn from Ryan Seacrest career is he has very good marketing instincts. The instincts also are reinforced through his work ethic. Specifically, Seacrest branded himself, and built an entertainment production company around his personal brand. According to a recent Forbes article, Seacrest's many projects reach 84 million people a week. Seacrest is behind the scenes, he's in front of the camera, he is behind the camera, and he understands wealth comes from multiple streams of income and ownership. Seacrest is also always performing market research. Seacrest has a direct relationship with his customer base. Seacrest twitters, he answers e-mails, and he communicates with live audiences. Whether it's taking phone calls on his radio show or engaging in conversations with live audiences, he is really tapped into the zeitgeist and current pop-culture, and delivers value to his audiences. These are important elements of attraction marketing.
In summary, Seacrest is comfortable in his hosting role, understands his place in the industry, and has figured out how to monetize his connections. Some people might consider him soft, but he understands the value in not making enemies. Seacrest has positioned himself solidly for the millennial generation and is making strides with the younger generation through his close association with Justin Beiber. When you take a look at someone who doesn't sing, doesn't act, and doesn't dance, but can bring in $51 million a year in the entertainment industry, you can see that ambition, hustle, business savvy, and mentorship are great traits to develop in your own business career making money online.
How to Make Money Online: Lessons From Ryan Seacrest
By: brian metzger
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