Have you heard about this law? Maybe you have, but do you understand the true meaning of it?
I had to review it again after thinking about all the help I put out to people and friends with no thought of a $ amount attached.
I love to share, teach and help people with their internet business and I love to find FREE TOOLS wherever I can to facilitate that help.
But at some point one has to look at the time element and decide what will be “Given” help and what will be work one must charge for.
Let’s look at the law again.
The Webster dictionary describes Reciprocity as:
noun
The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another
Origin:
mid 18th century: from French réciprocité, from réciproque, from Latin reciprocus ‘moving backwards and forwards’ (see reciprocate)
So let’s examine that first part. The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit.
This sounds like the “barter” system of the early last century.
My Mother was just sharing how they were able to purchase goods in the depression era.
She lived on a ranch and when she would go into town with her Mother they would take eggs, fruit, tomatoes, and other food sources that they had grown on the ranch. My Mother thought her Mom was just being nice and that these people loved these items.
Come to find out years later her Mom was bartering these goods for other goods for mutual benefit. My Mom got her prom dress this way.
So the lesson here is it’s good to have a ranch and grow your own food in depression type eras. That is probably very true.
Now moving on. They say the karmic law is what comes around goes around. What you put out you get back 10 fold.
Follow the golden rule. Do unto others… etc. You know the sayings.
But how do we apply this to our Internet Marketing business?
We can consider exchanging information for information from other marketers.
Instead of charging for our content, we can find others who will exchange information with us. Kind of a joint venture with co-operating parties.
If you are creating a product that you are going to charge for you could consider exchanging it with another marketer who’s product you wish to have.
I am doing this very thing right now with an internet marketing friend.
I love her content and we exchange what we create.
We have also decided to create a Joint Venture product together.
This is how it can evolve.
Another way to look at this law is to know that the Karmic rule usually applies. Give! Give of yourself and your time where and when you can. Be helpful. Be kind. Be loving.
These actions will come back to you in forms you never thought possible.
Don’t keep track either.. That is the worst thing you can do!
If you are constantly thinking, ” Well I did this for that person and they didn’t even thank me or acknowledge my help .. blablabla.. etc”
Then you are coming from expectations.
You must give and let it go. Your reward will come to you later.
OK.. wow.. I sound like a preacher or something! lol
But I must re-iterate that giving is a great thing in our marketing community. Just decide what is a “coaching” program that you will charge for and what is a kind sharing thing.
Then move on from there.
I hope this has put the idea of giving freely into your heart.
Don’t have fear of giving away your ideas!
Remember your products are YOURS. No one can create what you do and even if they “borrow” your ideas, they will never duplicate your mind, content, giving, etc.
The lesson for today:
“What comes around goes around and comes around again, A line becomes a circle and the circle never ends”
ADDIE BMI songwriter
Have fun,
Adrienne
