It's in all the books and courses lately, to be successful online you have to joint venture and tap into established marketers (gurus) huge lists and high traffic websites.

If you've ever tried it though, you know that getting ahold of a guru is not always as easy as it looks :-)

So how we track down the ever elusive "Guru" and convince him to do business with us?

Here are five quick tips that have worked for me and can work for you also.

First off though keep something in mind:

*They are REALLY busy*

When you do this stuff full time, every day and have to manage 8 payperclick campaigns 12 websites and 300 daily e-mails - time get's really tight.

Okay now, Step 1:

Use their name and get their attention FAST in the subject with what your e-mail is about.

Just saying: Hi John isn't enough

Use something like:

John - Joint Venture or Interview Request

Step 2: Get to the point

If you've got them reading your e-mail don't waste the opportunity, introduce yourself and explain the details but keep it short, if they're interested you can save it for the reply mail.

Step 3: Be Specific

Tell them what's in it for them and their subscribers.

This is your shot so make it a good one, they get so many requests in a given week that you have to make yours stand out from the crowd or all is lost.

Step 4: Give it time

Don't mail again and again obsessively if they don't respond right away. It's okay to follow up later once in case they missed your mail but pestering them will get you the delete key fast.

Step 5: Don't give up

If one guru declines to work with you, don't take it personally. It might be the wrong time or offer for their list.

Just end it politely and move on to your next prospect.

Successful joint ventures happen every day online and if you follow these 4 steps, you can make it happen for yourself and explode your online business.

What are you waiting for?

Go do it now!

John Stafford is the author of: Laser Guided Traffic Tactics - Discover How to Instantly Get Multiple Streams of Targeted Traffic to Your Website Starting Today