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Overcoming the "Nervous Networker" Condition

2010-05-27T10:29:00.000-07:00

Feeling comfortable introducing yourself to total strangers is one of the biggest obstacles to networking. How do you overcome it?

Acting Like a Host

In her book Skills for Success, Dr. Adele Scheele tells about a cocktail party where she met someone who was hesitant to introduce himself to total strangers. Dr. Scheele suggested that he "consider a different scenario for the evening. That is, consider himself the party's host instead of its guest." She asked him, if he were the host, wouldn't he introduce himself to people he didn't know and then introduce them to each other? Wouldn't he watch for lulls in conversations, or bring new people over to an already-formed small group?

Scheele's new acquaintance acknowledged the obvious difference between the active role of the host and the passive role of the guest. Scheele concluded that "there was nothing to stop this man from playing the role of host even though he wasn't the actual host."

Don't Act, Be

Now I know that sounds easy... but, when it comes right down to it, actually acting like the host isn't so simple for many people. Not all individuals are good at "acting" like something they are not. Therefore, I have one important thing to add to this advice: don't "act" like the host... "be" the host.

Most of the business organizations you go to have a position that is responsible for meeting visitors. I know it sounds crazy telling someone who is uncomfortable meeting new people at a networking event to be the host. At first, it must sound a little like telling a boxer to "lean into a punch!". But, there's a big difference and it really works.

Most people's fears relating to meeting new people at networking events come from not having a proper context to introduce themselves to others. Just as Scheele points out, when you are the host - you don't feel uncomfortable introducing yourself to someone you don't know who's at your party. So the key, in feeling comfortable, is to establish the proper context.

Don't Leave Home Without a Goal
Entering a cavernous room filled with hundreds of strangers can be extremely daunting, especially for people who are not naturally comfortable in those situations. Plus, many people have the mistaken notion that they have to somehow talk with everyone in the room in order to be successful, and let's face it; that's not a reasonable expectation.

However, if you have set some goals before you leave for the function, you will have a path to follow, and once you get down the path, you're done, and you get to go home.

First of all, do your homework and find out where your target market hangs out. That way, you can frequent those places and events, where people with some of the same interests as you are connecting with each other, and with other service providers like you. Once you've figured out where to network, set a goal for the number and types of people you will connect with on this particular evening. Maybe you know the event will have a lot of prospects who have a direct need for your product or service. Perhaps there is a better chance other businesses that service your clients will be represented at the function, and you may set a goal for meeting potential new referral partners.

Become a Gate Keeper

To establish the proper context, I recommend that you volunteer to be an Ambassador, or Visitor Host, at the networking groups you belong to. An Ambassador or Visitor Host is someone who greets all the visitors and introduces them to others. Over time, this type of position will give you an opportunity to meet many people, put them together with others, and become an accomplished "gate keeper." Helping others connect, meet, and get want they need - will unquestionably help you build your business. Furthermore, it will do it in a way that helps others.

By using this technique, you'll start to develop excellent networking skills and get great exposure to many business professionals in a short time.

A distinguishing characteristic of self-made millionaires is that they network everywhere. Most importantly, they do it all the time - at business conferences, at the health club, on the golf course, or with the person sitting next to them on a plane. This fact alone should motivate you to place yourself in situations where you can meet new people and do so in a way that you feel comfortable.

It's not called net-sit, or net-eat, it's called net-work. If you want to become a better networker, try this technique out. You will be pleased with the results.

The #1 Thing You Must Do If You Attend Events

2010-05-27T08:41:00.000-07:00

If you're going to spend the money to go to events, this is the Number One thing you MUST do or you're just throwing money out the window. Actually it's three things. Ready?

Follow up
Follow up
Follow up

Okay, you're right, it's only one thing. But it's so important I wanted to repeat it.

Look, if you're one of these people who go to events, gets a stack of business cards, comes home and piles it on your desk with all the other business cards you've accumulated over the years, you are leaving a TON of money on the table. (Or in this case, on your desk.)

I can't tell you how many clients I've gotten from events who told me the biggest reason they hired me over some other copywriter or marketing strategist was simply because I followed up with them. And some other copywriter or marketing strategist they had met at an event and had a good connection with, never got considered because they didn't follow up.

So with that said, let me share my system for follow up after events.

1. I take all of the business cards out of my purse.

2. I call one of my team members, who comes over to my house and picks up the cards. (Note -- if your team members don't live near you, you can also stick the cards in the mail.)

3. She inputs the cards into my database.

4. I don't add emails to my list unless I've made it very clear that's what I'm going to do (for instance, I'm speaking or I have a booth with a fish bowl for cards). But what I DO do is...

5. Mail them a Newsletter Postcard each month.

Some of you might be getting my Newsletter Postcard. It's an oversize postcard that has an article, a little note from Nick the border collie, and a testimonial. It's a template so it doesn't take long to put together each month.

The nice part of direct mail is the connection. Many people who get my postcard take it with them to read. (How often does that happen with email newsletters?) And I can put people on my direct mail list who would never stay on my email list.

Now, if adding direct mail feels too big or complicated to you right now, let me give you some alternatives.

1. Reach out personally to everyone on your list through an email or a mailed card (like through Send Out Cards). You can have your assistant help you with this or systemize it so you add a little personal note but the rest of it is the same.

2. After you've reached out, ask them if it's okay to be added to your ezine list. I'm really not of the mindset that you should add people to your email list unless you've made it clear that's what you're going to do. But that's me, I know some of my colleagues disagree with me. I would rather have people add themselves or tell me they want to be added.

If they don't respond or don't want to be added to your e-zine list, I would look for them on social networking sites (Facebook, Linked In, Twitter) and connect with them there.

5 Reasons People Didn't Remember You After That Networking Event

2010-05-14T18:21:00.000-07:00

They Didn't Meet You

Because you spent the entire time talking to the two people you came with, you didn't meet anyone new.

You Were Nondescript

"Hi, I'm Joe and I'm in sales at Company XYZ." The person you just said that to is already nodding off. Not only will she not remember your name tomorrow - she won't remember it ten minutes from now.

You Didn't Have a Good Conversation Starter

Five minutes of bland chit chat isn't going to get you anywhere. You need to engage the other person right out of the gate. You only have a few minutes; use it wisely.

You Labeled Yourself

"I'm a financial analyst." Or how about, "I'm a marketing specialist." These are labels. They are not at all unique. Though what you do may be quite fascinating, labeling yourself is an uninteresting way to begin a conversation.

Think about what you do and how you might describe it in a way that will make the listener want to hear more. Hint: how do people benefit from what you do? Try crafting your job in those terms.

You Didn't Make the Clock Work for You

Memorable people have a great sense of timing when they're meeting others at professional gatherings. They don't attempt to monopolize the other person by getting into a lengthy discussion. While keeping it succinct, they get the absolute most out of the exchange.

This means they know how to do the following:

• Capture attention immediately

• Establish rapport

• Make good eye contact

• Show genuine interest

• Find out what the other person is interested in

Think of this meeting as just the start of your conversation. As you're chatting, actively look for ways to continue the exchange later - that will be the basis for your follow up.

Networking - The Importance of It

2010-05-14T18:20:00.000-07:00

Networking businesses have fast become the new craze in making a lucrative amount of income online. Through social networking, you get a chance to get know other people that share similar interests. Making money in social networking is probable, but you can't invest everything in it. Advertising through social networking does help you gain clients, but nobody should assume that making money comes automatically.

Several factors need to be considered before you build your very own networking business. Here are what they are:

1. First, you need a site for your business.
2. Secondly, you have to create the aesthetic design your site to make it eye-catching and attractive to visitors.
3. Third, the site should be equipped with tool bars that are easy to follow and understand.
4. The members you get might want to customize their own page, and as a site owner, you need to cater to their wants and needs. If you need to see how a social networking site should be, it is best to learn from the other sites. Visit some of the best in the bunch so you can be able to gain information on how the site achieved the status of an authority and how it has won over the loyalty of its members.

To build the perfect online business, it is best to keep in mind that you have to make it straightforward and uncomplicated for would-be members. This means that a site should provide an easy navigation tool, and the best way to do this is to go with the conventional way of page navigation. Why? Because not everyone is well-versed with the use of the internet. While that may sound surprising, it certainly is very true. Even users with limited knowledge about internet should be able to navigate without experiencing difficulties. When designing a web page, you should also consider the fact that there are those who are trying this for the very first time.

Also consider competition in your business. This may probably be the most crucial of all aspects. You should know that while you're in the process of building this particular business, other similar businesses have already gained the lead. The road to reaching your goal could be rough, but this should not in any way discourage you. Winning is a matter of patience and determination. Remember, every successful person has encountered barriers, but still they persevered.

Social networking sites started with the goal of linking people from every corner of the globe. As time progressed, these sites had captured the attention of many businessmen. People in business are now engaged in this trend. This helps them build relationships with people who share the same interests. Establishing connections is also their way of imparting the following:

1. Information
2. Ideas
3. Trade secrets.
4. More importantly, it has been a great tool to promote and market their businesses.

What makes social networking an efficient way to market your products or services? It helps you define your target audience. Having the freehand to choose your network and circle of influence is probably its greatest perk

Why is Networking So Important?

2010-05-14T18:09:00.000-07:00

Networking today is vital for business and social health and well-being. When you are in a network it simply means you are in a group of like-minded people, interest group or that you share some other common denominator.

Computer Networking: This is where all the wires, leads, cables and couplings come together in one place. If these cables or wireless points didn't join up, they wouldn't be networked. Anyone today who has a wireless internet connection and more than one computer at home or in the office, all going through the one router, is networked. The joining point in this instance is the router that is the joining point of the network. This is called a LAN or Local Area Network.

This LAN is now routed through the router to your ISP or Internet Service Provider. This now forms a WAN or Wider Are Network. If you can visualise a group of small spider webs all joining at one point and going outwards to form other small webs, you will be able to understand why the Internet is called the World Wide Web.

Social Networking: Years ago it used to mean (and in similar fashion still does) your group of peers that you socialise with. That is, your drinking buddies, your girlfriends, your mates, your friends. Now if you belong to a chess club or a sporting club, they are your physical social network that you as an individual depend on. When we use the term "to depend on", we mean that it is from this group of people that you get your persona from and your sense of self. Your mental health will be affected if you have a falling out or disagreement with this group of people. Your emotional health will suffer. Everyone needs friends and these are found in your social network group of friends.

This concept has now been extended to include a social network of friends and like-minded people on the internet. It has seen the massive growth of social bookmarking sites, and micro blogging sites, so that everyone can "chatter" to their group of friends in a series of short messages. The longest these micro blogs can be is up to 140 characters long. Some micro bloggers just say to their friends what they are doing now. Some people micro blog what they are going to have for dinner, while others use the blogosphere for less mundane notices.

Politicians even micro-blog to their members what is happening when they are electing a new leader for their political party! I have seen Tweets to their followers from Parliamentarians sitting in Parliament and supposedly making important decisions that will govern our lives. Personally, this disgusts me as I consider it a self-serving, irresponsible approach to setting new rules for me to live by. Worse still, is when these people pass laws that will cost me and you (the tax payer) millions or billions of dollars.

This kind of social networking is an unforeseen outcome to the ease in which everyone can micro blog today so there will no doubt be some lines drawn in the sand soon enough. I hope, anyway.

Business Networking: This is still based on what it originally was and still is, today. This is where business people come together to explore areas of common interests and to see where their common interests lie. This is why Associations like Unions, Master Builders, Master Plumbers, Small Business Associations etc form a specific group in which they invite like-minded, similar or complimentary businesses to join; because they all share some common area of interest that they can benefit from.

It is important for all businesses, both on the Internet and those that have a physical street address, to join a business network group in their community where they can socialise with like minded people, and get more business from those that they in turn can pass business on to. This is the basis of a good network.

Mona Vie Nutrition Products Home Business - Real Or Not?

2010-05-10T04:28:00.001-07:00

Are you looking for a legitimate home business but don't know how to wade through the multitude of get-rich claims out there? Have you heard of Mona Vie but don't know much about it? Has a friend or colleague tried to interest you in its Acai berry products but you've never heard of the company and want to know more?

The truth is, Mona Vie is a legitimate company with a solid management team and a competitive compensation plan...one of the best in the industry. This is one of the fastest growing direct sales companies in the world. It has positioned itself to take advantage of the surging health and wellness industry with the introduction of their new energy drink EMV and their new blend of M-MUN nutritional supplement juice, which is getting excellent reviews.

The company anticipates strong sales and phenomenal growth in the years to come. With their commitment to research and the development of new and better health products, this nutrition based direct sales company will continue to lead the way in the health and wellness industry.

The companies commitment to its distributors is impressive. With the introduction of Mona Vie University and a strong support system already in place, distributors have all the tools and support they need to represent the company in a professional manner. Training videos and conferences, home meetings with networking the main focus, and a strong corporate foundation make this company one of the most successful network marketing companies in the world. International markets are opening up at a breathtaking rate. Mona Vie pays its distributors weekly and has never failed to make a payment or deliver a product.

With the U.S. economy in a tailspin, unemployment at record high levels, retirement accounts depleted, and a real estate market that will take years to recover, Mona Vie posted monumental profits and market share gains in its first three years with over $1 billion in sales. It took Microsoft 10 years to reach their first billion dollars in sales.

If you're looking for a home business that will allow you to make your own hours, network with like-minded people, and make an unlimited income, Mona Vie is an excellent company with which to partner.

Michael Holmes is a professional marketer, distributor, and affiliate with years of experience in direct sales. He has researched many direct marketing companies and believes Mona Vie to be the best home based business for those willing to put in the time and learn the technology to make it work.

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Are You a Recruiter Or a Sponsor?

2010-05-10T04:25:00.001-07:00

Do you know the difference between a sponsor and a recruiter?

I can not tell you how many times through the years I have heard people say "I sponsored a 100 people last month, year etc." I learned along time ago a very valuable lesson that I have two ears and one mouth for a reason. So if you hang around for awhile and watch and listen you will learn if that person really did sponsor that many people or not. So am I saying he lied? Am I saying he made it up? Well we will get to that in a few minutes.

I on the other hand have heard several times over the years "I sponsored 3 people last month" Then later as you are doing more listening than talking you hear about how this person helped his 3 people get their sites running and their products ordered and how he held four presentations for one of the 3 and two each for the other 2. Then a little later you here how this team has grown to over 300 people in a really fast amount of time.

Now I ask you; "Which one of these people is the sponsor? Which one do you want people to call you? Which one before reading this did you think you were?" Let me lead off buy saying there is nothing wrong with being a recruiter, in the right place, but Network Marketing is not a real good place to be a recruiter if you want to be successful and thought of highly in the industry.

The object of the game is to be the leader and sponsor to the people that you would want from your sponsor. I would rather be known as the guy who only sponsored 10 people in my career than the one who put 1000 in and left them to figure it out on their own.

I hope this helps you in your journey and that you know someone to share this with.

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Why is it So Hard to Be Accepted by CPA Networks?

2010-05-10T04:24:00.000-07:00

When the advertiser finds the lead given is not good, they will forfeit the whole bunch of leads given and will not pay. Therefore, the risk factor here is really high for them.

Imagine there are thousands of applications coming in everyday for them to approve. They have to seriously look into it and think about the risks they have to take. They do get fake affiliates who submit fake information and they still have to pay the marketers. But when the advertisers' find out they are fake information, they will not pay the network and the network will have to bear these losses.

So, in order to be accepted, here are some tips for you to follow:

Be brave, talk to the network marketers. Most people get turn off because of this fear. To be successful in this business, communication is the number one key.

After you have applied for the network, do not sit and wait. Pick up the telephone and call them. Tell them your marketing plan. Express your kind interest; show them your ability to market your website. Tell them how you are going to generate lots of traffic, stay focus on your plan, be honest, never lie because these managers have been exposed to so many of these applications and callers therefore they can detect if you are not honest. If they cannot trust you from the start, how are they going to have a partnership with you for long term?

Some marketers have connections with the successful managers of the network and these managers can help to push in their applications and get it approved immediately. In any case, if your application has been rejected, stay away from that network; build up you traffic and re apply again. Or you can submit to them your business plan. Normally, this time chances of getting approved are very high.

To start earning lots of money, be a member and join CPA network. Here is how you can be a member of CPA network online.

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Why 97% of Network Marketers Fail to Break Even

2008-09-23T22:03:00.001-07:00

One of the biggest and best-kept secrets in network marketing and MLM companies is that 97% of affiliates end up losing money instead of making it.

That's a shocking statistic, isn't it?

Every day, spurred on by the promise of financial freedom, thousands of people sign up for the network marketing industry. Several months later and in some cases several thousand dollars or pounds worse off, they give up, disillusioned.

Which is a crying shame since armed with the correct knowledge and a plan of action, network marketing or multi-level marketing as it is also known, is the single best way for ordinary people to make extraordinary incomes.

So why do so few people make it? Surely they can't all be so lazy and incompetent that they can't make the grade?

Of course not!

The problem is that in no other business are there so many people with so little idea about sales and marketing trying to teach other people who are equally clueless about sales and marketing. Nowhere is the phrase "the blind leading the blind" more apt than in this industry.

Not only are the usual methods employed in the MLM industry ineffective, they have also tarnished its reputation almost beyond repair, giving network marketers the reputation of door-to-door snake oil salesmen or fake Rolex peddlers.

A mass of hot air, hype and even downright lies are passed down from one sponsor to the next.

Lies such as "everyone is your prospect", for example. Contrary to popular myth, many people are perfectly content with their current job, income and way of life. Others hate the idea of network marketing and would sooner cut off their own arm than be involved in it. Some people believe that making lots of money is a bad thing. Some people are frightened to death of anything that involves the slightest element of risk. There are a hundred other reasons but the bottom line is that everyone is not a prospect and it's a waste of your time, energy and not to mention your self-respect trying to recruit people who have not shown the slightest interest in what you have to offer.

As a business owner it's not your job to try to convert people. You're not a member of a religious sect! And think about it, what kind of first impression are you giving to a prospect? By forcing your business opportunity down their throat unasked, you've just shown them how you do business yourself.

The reason MLM uplines love to propagate the myth that "everyone is your prospect" is because they want recruits to think that a networking marketing business doesn't require any money to get off the ground and is thus ideal for the average person who doesn't have a lot of spare cash and would be put off by the concept of a marketing budget or the idea of having to spend money to make money.

What they fail to disclose is that poor advertising methods lead to poor results. And worse still, by using the much-hyped "speak to everyone you meet about your business" rule, you are showing your prospect that you are the kind of business person who isn't professional or successful enough to invest in proper marketing. Which immediately gives a cheap, "hustler" impression.

Who wants to work with someone who advertises their business this way? Do dentists or doctors hit the streets peddling for custom? Hey there, got any aches and pains I can take care of for you?

Of course, if you speak to everyone you ever meet in your day-to-day life the chances are high that eventually you'll hit on someone who is interested in making a secondary income. But even then they are not likely to take you seriously because you've already shown them how you do business and unless they like the idea of pestering every person they know, they're not going to want to get involved because they'll figure if that's how you prospect for recruits, that's how they'll have to do it, too.

So what's the answer?

The simple yet devastatingly effective answer is the same method as is used in any normal, brick and mortar business the world over:

Get the customer to come to you first.

using an effective system of lead generation and marketing. A customer who is actively seeking what you have to offer is the only kind of customer worth spending time on. This is the way every other type of business the world over functions and once network marketers stop believing that "everyone is their prospect" and start using proper, systemic marketing methods they discover that network marketing can be simple, fun and extremely profitable!

Ann McLaren is an award-winning internet entrepreneur. Visit her at http://www.annmclaren.biz

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Copywriting - Why Some Say This is the Number One Skill Set Any Network Marketer Should Have

2008-09-23T22:03:00.000-07:00

If you've been marketing online for any length of time, you probably know that copywriting IS the single, most important factor that will make the difference between your success and failure online. Even in your network marketing business, if you're not using some type of copy in your marketing, you are shooting yourself in the foot. Mike Dillard, creator and mastermind behind Magnetic Sponsoring says this is the "Million Dollar Skill".
Copy writing is the most valuable skill set that any network marketer can learn how to develop in order to start writing their own paycheck.

What is copywriting? To quote Mike Dillard again, "it's salesmanship in print." Copywriting is the art of using words to promote a person, business, opinion, or idea. Effective copywriting is about persuading your visitors to take the actions you want them to take.

In marketing for your network marketing business opportunity everything you say or do to a prospect requires you to sell them on something. Think about it, you sell them on why they should look at your opportunity. You sell them on why they should join your business. You sell them on how important it is to be on auto ship. You sell them on why it is important to come to the meetings, create duplication, the list is endless.

Everything done in the network marketing industry is sales, whether it is done with your mouth or ink. So why not learn this skill and transfer it into ink and let the ink do all the selling for you. The biggest value from this is that it will save you on time and allow you, the successful network marketer to focus your attention elsewhere.

Now, in fairness to copywriters everywhere, copywriting is hard. For many it may be harder than any other kind of writing. There is no doubt that it is a complex field with many different aspects to it. Copywriting is integral to user experience. It's part of the contract between the user and the site. Persuasive copywriting is the single most important factor in online marketing success. It is all about selecting and using words to motivate people into taking action to buy or subscribe, make a phone call or click on a link. So yes, there is some type of psychology behind it.

Good copywriting is a necessary element for online marketing. If you do not have experience in writing good copy for the web, we recommend that you hire an online marketing consultant to initially write the copy for you. The key word here is initially. Remember eventually you want to start writing your own copy and develop that skill set because it could bring in millions for you.

As a network marketer, this is definitely a skill set that you want to focus on if you haven't. It may take 3-6 months before you get the hang of it, but don't stop. Is it duplicatable, no. Is it effective, yes. Once you start to see the fruits of your labor from effective copy, you will ponder how you made it this far in your network marketing career without it. Your whole goal in this business is to have an endless number of leads coming to you and you converting those leads into distributors.

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Means to Inspire Your Downline For Making Residual Income

2008-09-02T19:53:00.001-07:00

Two of the most common issues in network marketing are 'retention' and 'motivation'. In other words, once you've built a good downline, how do you keep them motivated to stay in and work the program?

The last thing you want is an unmotivated, lazy downline. Success in any MLM is built on interdependent relationships. You depend on your downline's performance, as it is directly tied to your profits.

It is also essential for you to train your associates well for business profits. This is always indispensable in any networking business. Clearly, your recruits are willing to generate better earnings, however if they lack the direction, the results may be dim.

Therefore, encouraging your salespeople translates to training them the right way. You need to hone their abilities for the best possible performances.

It's now time to estimate what kind of training your associates actually call for. Is there any specific type of required skills? Your people may have different levels of talents and experiences. There are also those who are still novices in network marketing.

This is why you need to provide your downline with a simple-to-read marketing platform. This guideline would have to include the most critical aspects of successful multi-level marketing. These are lead generation, follow-up, and conversion.

Afterwards, you should be able to instruct them on how to utilize the platform successfully. Doing so is essential, if you want them to achieve the same performance you have had.

You can normally expect your salespeople to obtain excellent outcomes after this platform training. However, you must motivate your people to achieve the best that they can, and not to settle for middle ground or mediocrity.

Some people just aren't very competitive, but you can combat this tendency to settle by appealing to their ego. Capitalize on that desire for reward.

As an example, you can include the name of a specific downline in your company newsletter or any publication that features exemplary performances.

Providing your downline with material incentives is a great way to reward them. An excellent tool or a valuable method for them to hone their skills even more is a brilliant gift to be given to the most valuable associate.

The possibilities are really limitless.

Ultimately, keeping your downline motivated means treating them as respected members of your team. Let them know that you care about their success as much your own, and show it by helping them in any way you can.

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Network Marketing Success - Lead by Example For Real Success

2008-09-02T19:53:00.000-07:00

In network marketing, it is essential for you to lead by example, as opposed to telling people what you expect them to accomplish. People don't like being told what to do all the time, especially by someone who doesn't practice what they preach!

Lead by example, not by telling people what to do. If you really want to be an effective leader, then let your actions show it. You will go much farther in gaining respect from your business partners, team members, peers, subordinates or managers if you follow this mantra.

This is my philosophy for parenting as well as for my network marketing businesses.

Our children's behavior for the most part is an expression of what they live and experience. So when they are real young, well, that means they learn it from us parents! So when our children misbehave, experts suggest we take a hard look at ourselves and how we interact with the people around us, because we are who they are modeling.

So in a nutshell, to be a better parent, you must first work on yourself and your relationships with your spouse and your children and loved ones. Then as you become a better person, watch, and your children will magically change their behavior for the positive!

Whether it's parenting or leading business partners, you'll be much better off if you model the desired behavior.

Have you ever been told to follow a rule that has been broken by the very person enforcing that rule? It's no fun, and it sure doesn't encourage me to follow that rule the next time around.

As a business leader, I try to model the desired behavior of my business partners. If I want them to attend meetings on a regular basis, then I make sure that I attend those meetings too.

If I want them to meet a deadline, then I make sure that I have completed my end of the deal on time as well.

In network marketing this becomes particularly important. It's too easy for your downline to disengage and lose interest in building their business. It's in your best interest as a sponsor to take action yourself.

And now I would like to give you free access to my Network Marketing Online bootcamp by visiting my website: http://NetworkMarketingMastered.com

You can learn more about Donna Abreu and her online success at: http://DonnaAbreu.com

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How to Build Your Home Business on a Budget - Free Videos Show the Cheapest Way

2008-08-20T08:52:00.002-07:00

It's ruthless. Today, succeeding in the "work at home" arena is more difficult than ever with the painful advertising costs and "expensive" cut throat competition. Spending a small fortune to keep their businesses afloat, most home business owners find themselves throwing in the towel before they even begin.

But with the new "Building On A Budget" platform, large pocketbooks may no longer be needed to grow a lucrative home business.

Now aspiring and success driven entrepreneurs who have little or no money to advertise, can learn the most potent ways to build any home business using the latest online marketing strategies, in many cases without spending a dime.

However, few business owners can understand it. This MLM or Network Marketing lead generation method can give your business giant exposure with very little work.

For those who don't know, this is the new Magnetic Sponsoring network marketing affiliate program. You also can make money on this product by introducing people to it.

Have you heard of Justin Herald? Here's a young man who started a business as a practical joke for $50 and turned it into millions "almost over night". His claim is that his clothing label, "Attitude", has never paid for advertising.

Justin's was an inspirational story of a kid with a bad attitude who became a success. When the press heard his story, they competed for who would interview him.

Getting an endorsement on the news gave him a competitive edge and plenty of free exposure. So much, that "Attitude" has become a household brand name simply through the news. Justin used that to grow his business fast and cheap.

There is a fundamental difference in the way wealthy entrepreneurs think, and the way struggling newbie think.

A struggling newbie typically tries to build a downline through sheer physical strength and put hours of energy into cold calling, buying leads, and approaching anyone who can talk.

A true business-minded person thinks in terms of "systems". In other words, how to develop a network marketing system into a money-making machine? Within that system, which parts can be automated so that it leaves him time to spend with qualified prospects. Otherwise he could be working 70 hours a week which is probably not what most home business owners want.

Professional home based business owners work smarter and not necessary harder. They leverage their efforts through MARKETING and PEOPLE. You see, marketing makes money, not products because products don't sell themselves.

Nowadays, you do need a website to succeed. The reason for this is that search engines and article directories are penalizing home based businesses that do not have websites because they search for content. Content is king. However, creating a website can be daunting if you don't know how. But there are a couple of solutions in the "Building On A Budget" that a layman can handle.

Another tip is to use email to follow up. The logic for this is undeniable. Even if your website is fabulous; providing lots of content, answers and solutions, still over 90% of first time visitors will NOT buy on their first visit. That means you are leaving lots of money on the table. Now, how are they going to remember to return to your site, when there are billions of other websites online, some of which could be your competitors? The answer is you MUST remind them to come back with enticing offers and give them solid reasons to do business with you. And nothing does that better than email!

These are a few examples what this revolutionary "Building On A Budget" can help you to build your business exponentially cheap and fast. You simply cannot make money without spending money. But spending wisely is a must!

Mike Dillard is now offering a more affordable package by most people. His first video of "Building on a Budget" showed you how to use split testing to get more leads for the same price we were originally spending. These are effectively free leads.

This tip alone is a newsworthy to you as the Home Business owner. That's an "unconventional" method of getting more advertising power for the same price.

Anyone who advertises will want to know about this program!

Generating your own endless leads is one component of your home business system that you must have. There is a lot to it. You'll find out why buying leads, using PPC, mailing postcards, or joining your teams ad co-op is the biggest mistake you could make if you're building your business on a budget.

I believe Mike will be revealing more in future videos. there are already two videos out and they are free.

1. How to drive hoards of traffic to any website for pennies.
2. How you can build any business that you are with for USD500 or less, and in most cases do it for absolutely nothing.
3. Show you some little known zero cost methods that are more effective at driving traffic than paid advertising.
4. And TONS much more...

"Building On A Budget" looks to be a dependable solution for all of today's home business owners looking for maximum exposure without giving up their paycheck.

If you are kind of intimidated by this whole "building business on a budget" thing, don't worry because you are going to understand more each time and then it will become clearer and easier for you to take your business to the next level.

Now you can learn the best ways to build any home business for less than $500, using the latest internet marketing techniques!

Dedicated To Your Success
Jackie Khor

Jackie Khor is a CPA and a home based entreprenuer. Get your free home business newsletter at http://www.resultmakemoney.com/home-business-4.html

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Gene Wize - DNA Based Nutrition Company - An Opportunity Worth Looking Into!

2008-08-20T08:52:00.001-07:00

I've always been a pessimist when it comes to Multi-Level Marketing businesses. Throughout my life I've been a magnet for people that want me to join their enterprise. It wasn't until recently I found a company that had had something revolutionary to sell. Genewize is the company and what they have to offer is quite unique and innovative.

Genewize Life sciences is a publicly traded company that is offering 100% product personalization from your personal DNA assessment. No other company has performed this level of customization for any individual. Each client submits a sample of their DNA from a swab (either from the cheek or mouth). The sample is submitted to the company and then analyzed by a team of scientists.

Other successful companies have latched on to the multi level marketing technique of distributing their products. Arbonne International, Global Resource Network, and ACN are just a few of the many companies utilizing this marketing platform and experiencing a great level of sucess. GeneWize is a Trademark of GeneWize Life Sciences, Inc., a genetic biosciences company.

In recent years, scientists have discovered that each of us have unique "genetically determined" body chemistries. Even small variations in your genes can have a profound influence on how well your body responds to food, physical activity, environmental pressures and how you may be predisposed to a wide variety of other important health and physiologic conditions.

Based on over a decade of proprietary and patented scientific processes, Genewize accelerating the health and beauty industry into the 21st century

Introducing the LifeMap Healthy Aging Nutrition System

The LifeMap Nutrition System is a technologically advanced, DNA-guided, customized nutritional system based on your own unique genetic code. The same company that developed the world's FIRST and ONLY DNA-Guided Skin Care System is now introducing a completely customized nutrition product that anyone can afford. This is advanced genetic nutrition - focused on YOU!

Millions of people desire better health. Never before have so many people been more passionate about better health. Become one of the very first to help introduce the LifeMap Nutrition System to millions of health-conscious consumers who are eagerly awaiting the news.

My name is Oliver Oliquiano and I'd like to tell you about Genewize and I'm excited about letting people know about Genewize and the incredible opportunity to grow this business.

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For more information about this amazing opportunity please visit: http://www.genewize-international.com or call me at 808.393.3873.

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Networking Marketing is a Positive Influence on Children

2008-08-20T08:52:00.000-07:00

When I began in network marketing my first born child was only 3 months old. Just this past week, this adult child's boss told me what an incredible asset she is to his department.

I really believe a lot of my daughter's work ethics came from being the daughter of a network marketing distributor.

There are several things that children learn from their parents' network marketing businesses.

My daughter saw me work every single day. She never saw me "call in sick". She grew up knowing that going to work each day was not optional, it was mandatory. Today, she calls in sick only if she can't get out of bed. There have actually been times that my daughter has been sent home sick as she's gone in when not feeling great.

My daughter learned to follow through on both projects and on verbal commitments. If I told someone I'd call them in a week, that action item was put into my calendar and the call was made on the appropriate day. If I was researching a marketing technique, my daughter saw me do the research and then make a decision to either not invest or to execute the plan.

My daughter learned communication skills from my network marketing business. She saw me work with lots of people and work hard on those relationships. When she was older, my daughter helped me with my monthly newsletter, one of my ways of communicating with both customers and team members.

I have always read for business. I read books, I read magazines and I read articles. My daughter has a strong love of reading. She enjoys both fiction and non fiction. She enjoys many different authors and enjoys both short stories and long books. She has learned to appreciate many styles of writing.

My daughter also learned to use a database. By the time she was 10 years old, she was working at least 5 hours per week for me entering data into my database. This knowledge has made her very proficient on the computer and very adaptable in learning new software programs.

These 5 skills alone have made her a very valuable employee over and over again.

Audrey Okaneko has been in direct sales since 1983. She can be reached at audreyoka@cox.net or you can Become a Tupperware Consultant

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Spiritual Networking

2008-08-05T21:40:00.002-07:00

Networking surrounds you. Professionals that are committed to networking eat, breathe and live it everyday. They know the dynamics of networking and search out opportunities every chance they can get. They find it as a way of life and provide a healthy balance for networking success. These type of professionals do not limit networking business or social affairs. Networking is starting to make its way into the sanctuary.

Listed below are suggested ways that professionals can network in their various places of worship to increase their spiritual, professional and social success!

Local Ministry Networking

As a professional, you can consider organizing or creating networking events to promote or build awareness of the local ministries in your place of worship. The local place of worship offers many means of publicity and advertisement through the building billboard, bulletin boards in foyers and offices, online websites, email announcements, sermon fliers and mailing information. Depending on the size and demographics of your place of worship, there may already be a business directory published for you to contact other professionals and members. Organizing events and creating awareness will bring unity and a sense of accountability to the community and local efforts.

Foreign Outreaches

Professionals can take the local ministries one step further and devote time in promoting foreign outreaches and missions. Branching out international is a powerful way to expand and develop your network. Mission trips are excellent ways to develop an appreciation for languages and cultures, learn cultural diversity and sensitivity. And it gives professionals a chance to develop socially and spiritually. Professional should also consider involving their business and companies as sponsors for foreign outreaches which are tax deductible. Your clients and colleagues may also be interested in getting involved in your foreign initiatives.

Mentorship Programs

Another great way to network within your place of worship is to develop or organize mentorship programs. There are a ride variety of ways that mentorship programs can benefit a congregation and community. These programs can be gender, industry or interest based and be available for any age range. Mentoring is a sensational ways to build relationships, develop communication and gather involvement both internally and externally.

Chi Chi Okezie is owner/producer of SIMPLEnetworking, LLC in Metro-Atlanta, GA. Newly published author of "SIMPLEnetworking: Creating Opportunities ... The new form of success!" View excerpts of the book and polish your professional approach: http://www.snseminars.com

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Networking Inventory

2008-08-05T21:40:00.001-07:00

Successful networking comes in all shapes and sizes. The measure of success in networking varies by individual, industry, time frame, objectives goals etc. In order to obtain the best results in networking professionals, entrepreneurs, students are encourage to adhere to certain rules of networking. It is always important to be professional. Business people should be courteous and sincere. They should be trustworthy, honest and friendly. They should also be serious about networking and building strong relationships for business or social success.

Listed below are a few tips which professionals, entrepreneurs and students can use to enhance their skills before they attend their next networking event!

Have a Clear Vision of Your Goals

It is true what they say, you can not hit a target unless you have an arrow. Come equipped and ready to network at all of your events. Having business cards, being properly dressed and arriving on time is very essential. And also have a mental outline of your goals and objects is also important. Ask yourself these three questions: Why am I attending this event? How is this event going to help me reach my networking goals? How can make better contacts for future success? A focused mind is a fertile field for networking success.

Have a Clear Description of Your Services or Products

One key for professionals to be success in networking is to be articulate in precise in their communication. Professionals, entrepreneurs and students are encouraged to spend time developing a description of their products, services and offerings. People will understand you better and be able to refer you when you can tell them exactly what you sell. When meeting people for the first time, it is best to limit yourself to one or two products or services. There will be plenty of opportunity in the future to describe additional services and products.

Have a Clear Description of Your Future

Many people are impressed and attracted to motivated people. They are eager to learn about you and your future plans and how you can excel and promote your endeavors for future success. Professionals are encourage to draw a map of where they see themselves and their business with one year, two years, five years and ten years. Setting goals and staying focused on the future creates a great form of success.

Chi Chi Okezie is owner/producer of SIMPLEnetworking, LLC in Metro-Atlanta, GA. Newly published author of "SIMPLEnetworking: Creating Opportunities ... The new form of success!" View excerpts of the book and polish your professional approach: http://www.snseminars.com

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Networking Blues - You Are the New Kid on the Block

2008-08-05T21:40:00.000-07:00

As a professional business person, you have joined a networking group or association to build your rapport in the business community, advance in your professional development and build relationships for business and personal success. As a new member, there are many advantages that you can grab hold of and use to benefit your club membership.

Listed below are simple tips that any professional in any industry can use to make the most of their club, association or group membership!

Clean Slate

As a new member, you have a fresh start. You are coming in with new ideas, new perspectives and new ways to develop business and social relationships. The best part is that you have a lot of attention from the organization and the existing members. New members are usually announced at club or organization functions. They are also published in the directories, newsletters or listings which are sent to members, sponsors, partners etc. Being in the lime light can create a positive form of visibility and awareness about yourself, your company, your products, your brand and your valuable contribution to the organization or group. This is also an excellent way for members to reach out to you and offer their assistance and friendship in a sincere and generous manner.

Club Ambassador

Your new membership status can be a great opportunity for you to join committees, sub-groups or be a representative of the club and organization. The informational training or development that you receive from the group will definitely enhance your professional development. It will also give you an opportunity to meet members on a more personal yet professional level. Spending time with members, talking about initiatives and objectives for the club or organization are all brilliant ways of building relationships, referring business, making sales, getting leads and developing new business ventures.

Membership Perks

Being a new member has several added benefits such as discounts on memberships to other clubs and associations that are partners, sponsors or supporters. New members can expect to get discounts on several products and services including restaurants, entertainment, retail/shopping etc. And depending on the rules and regulations of the club or association, if you recruit new members you can receive additional perks, discounts, savings etc. The membership also allows you to offer bonus services, incentives and perks to your new business counterparts and colleagues. As a professional you can take advantage of your new member status by inviting guest, colleagues, clients, friends and family to events hosted by the club or association.

Chi Chi Okezie is owner/producer of SIMPLEnetworking, LLC in Metro-Atlanta, GA. Newly published author of "SIMPLEnetworking: Creating Opportunities ... The new form of success!" View excerpts of the book and polish your professional approach: http://www.snseminars.com

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Global Resorts Network Scam Report - Christian Home Based Business Insight

2008-07-15T09:01:00.001-07:00

Global Resorts Network is a home based business in the travel industry. They began to attract some attention more than twenty years ago. Global Resorts Network has been given the exclusive rights to market a luxurious travel club membership. They promise their members that every member will earn a lot of money while on vacation.

Global Resorts Network membership is for a lifetime. Once you have been registered, you are a member until you die. You can travel every day and also give away three free trips to friends or family. There are no exceptions and you are able to go on vacations to any of the thousands of resorts belonging to Global Resorts Network. Now, thanks to the development of Internet and the use of perpetual leverage compensation plan, they are selling memberships for less than $3,000.

When joining Global Resorts Network, you have to decide which level of membership you will take. There are two levels, Gold and Platinum. If you choose to become a Gold level member, then you need to pay $1,945 to register. If you choose to become a Platinum level member, then you need to pay $2,995. As previously mentioned, when you join Global Resorts Network, you are a member for a lifetime. They claim that their members save at least $1,100 compared to other popular travel companies.

Global Resorts Network applies a perpetual leverage compensation plan. The Gold and Platinum levels will earn different amount of compensations, with Gold members earning $500 for each sale and Platinum members $1,000. Members will also earn some money from their down lines and the same commission as with their sales.

However, you need to be careful if you are a member. You have to be clever to market the sales. If you are not able to make any sales, you will get some loss because you still need to pay the vacation expense, despite the fact that the discount offered by Global Resorts Networks is quite great.

However, you do not need to think about all the problems above if you join companies that offer a matching override commission system. With the matching override commission system, you do not need to share your profit to others (plus you get override commission). You also do not need to pay for the products.

You should pick the best home based business company. Hopefully this article will help you do that. So, before joining Global Resorts Networks do your research thoroughly.

The MLM Survival Guide - What is Your Upline Not Telling You on Those 3 Way Calls?

2008-07-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

How did you get into your Network Marketing Business? Did you go looking for an opportunity or did it find you?

Maybe you got in to the business because you had a passion for a product or service you were using and the person you got it from offered you a chance to make money using that product or service.

How you got in doesn't really matter. What does matter is that there was someone who introduced you to that incredible opportunity for financial freedom and a better quality of life. That person, whether they were a friend, relative, acquaintance or even stranger became connected to you and your new business as your Upline. The role of an Upline is primarily to get you enrolled in your new venture and to then show you the ropes. Hopefully that person has some knowledge and do more than just point you to the company training manuals or website tutorials.

Unfortunately, in many cases, this person, your Upline, doesn't really know much more about your new business than you do. Even if your Upline is a seasoned Network Marketing Pro, the first piece of advice you get is, "make a list of all your friends and family". The next step usually involves you getting potential prospects on a three way call with your direct Upline or someone even higher up to basically 'close the sale'. If your Upline was anything like mine, I was told not to worry about knowing anything about my product just "edify" my Upline.

Since I was not an English Major, I needed to look up edify. Basically, it means to position them as an expert. So I would get the prospect, put on a call with the experts and they would do the rest. This process seems great while your new but after talking to the experts how has that positioned you with your potential downline?

Here Are Five Little Tricks Your Upline Won't Tell You on a Three Way Call

#1. You have positioned your Upline as the expert and were told you really didn't need to know anything about your product. The trick your Upline didn't tell you was that people like to buy from experts! If you were going in for surgery you wouldn't want the 'real' surgeon on a three way call giving the guy with the knife instructions! Learn about your product and take steps to position yourself as an expert. If you use your Upline for assistance on a three way call do it as partners or as team members. Remember, this is your prospect and they will look to you in the future!

#2. After you have exhausted your friends and family list, your Upline may tell you that you can buy leads. What they don't tell you is how to buy them, who to buy them from or what even what a SAN # is.

#3. You listen in on that three way call but what your Upline does let you in on is that what their saying is following a very specific script. They told you how make that list and get the prospects to a call but the trick they forgot to tell you was what to say to the prospects your bringing to the table!

#4. The need for leads is still your number one question and your Upline still hasn't told you about all the free sources to get advertising online and offline that will generate real targeted traffic and hungry prospects.

#5. The three way call went great and the prospect is now in your downline! The trick you didn't learn on that call was the techniques used to close that prospect or how to answer their rebuttal questions.

There is an art and science to being a successful Network Marketer. By success, I mean the person who walks across that stage month after month reaching the top rungs in the company.

Your Upline may not intentionally be withholding vital marketing secrets from you, they just might not know anything beyond chasing friends and family!

If you want that type of success for your future you need to get beyond your warm market by learning to generate your own leads and position yourself as the expert. Article writing is a great way to start that process.

If you chose to buy leads, know what your doing and who to buy from. Make sure you have a script for both the prospecting part of the process and the closing part. You don't want to end the call feeling like you forget to say all the important stuff.

Remember, you are 100% responsible for making your success happen! The proper training and marketing tools are essential to getting beyond your warm market and catapult you into the 21st Century of Network Marketing success.

Wow! I Had Someone Call ME Yesterday Wanting to Join Me in My Pre-Paid Legal Business

2008-07-15T08:59:00.000-07:00

It's an awesome feeling to have this happen. I used to chase down prospects, now I'm having people chase me.

For the past 7 months I have been building relationships online with people all over the world. I used to push and push my Pre-Paid Legal business down people's throats without selling myself as a leader first. Needless to say after a year and a half I had NO duplication in my downline and NO profit. It was after a year and a half of marketing the way I was trained that I knew something had to change.

I began researching the Internet for answers. Learning how to attract people to me who wanted to join ME in Pre-Paid legal was always my ultimate goal.

When I first started marketing online I was limited on cash and I knew nothing about setting up websites, pay per click, articles, etc. To overcome my lack of knowledge I tapped into the knowledge of some of the top Internet Network Marketer trainers. I started slow and began testing and implementing marketing strategies. I guess the only difference between me and someone else was that I STARTED. I did not let INFORMATION OVERLOAD be an excuse to not do anything.

The first thing I created was a blog. I learned that blogging was a FREE way to have an attraction marketing based website. I also began writing a lot of articles and posting them all over the Internet at top article directories. I then created an RSS feed and posted it to my blog. This way everytime I posted a new article it would automatically post on my blog. I currently have over 72 live articles that generate passive traffic and prospects everyday.

The next major strategies I learned was social networking and video marketing. I learned how to use Myspace and Facebook to create attraction marketing based profiles and network.

I created videos about Prepaid legal, the product and the business opportunity. I also created videos on leadership and marketing and uploaded them to my blog.

Over time I have been building an ATTRACTION MARKETING based blog. I direct prospects online to take a look at my blog and online marketing system first before I talk about my network marketing business.

The goal here is to let my prospects know that I 'm interested in teaching them how to MARKET online and that I'm a leader in this industry.

Right now, I'm in a position to consult every prospect and choose who I want to work with in my Pre-Paid legal business. The feeling I had after getting a phone call yesterday from a gentleman wanting to join me in business was out of this world. It's a nice place to be!

100% of Network Marketing Businesses Don't Work

2008-07-15T08:58:00.002-07:00

Yes, you hear me right: 100% of Network Marketing businesses don't work... for 100% of people.

You know, I can say that I'm doing business using probably the easiest and best built and adjusted network marketing system ever. It's truly one of a kind so far, nobody has created anything even close to it yet.

And still, 97% of people are not gonna be approved. And the reason is simple: 97% of people are lazy and they think that money will start filling up their wallets and pockets automatically... literally.

I mean, come on, think reasonably... If you go to a landing page of some website and it says "Turnkey business, works on auto-pilot... blah-blah-blah", do you really think that as soon as you sign up, you're gonna start getting money from the first minute without doing anything?

What are you, 5 years old?

Before you use "auto-pilot" and automatization, you have to set it up. Even pilots have to know how to take their airplane off the ground and then turn-on an auto-pilot system.

So, you have to learn, you have to set it up, - and then you can almost forget about any kind of work. All you need to do is to provide some slight maintenance to make sure that everything works right and to see if you can improve something (sometimes one little change can bring you additional few thousand dollars per month).

Another reason why only 3% of people succeed is that people usually use some random tool from a set of provided marketing tools and in two days they say "It's not working".

Well, think, before you signed up, - how much time did it take for you to make up your mind? How many times you left the website with business description and came back? How much time did it take before you pulled out your credit card and paid your start up fee? Week or two?

What are you expecting from other people?

And I'll be frank with you - if it took a week from you to sign up for a new business, you are a very sharp minded person, because statistically it usually takes longer for majority of people.

So, the point is: be ready for some work (not very hard though, because it's not what you were looking for) and be patient and persistent.

Have You Tried MLM?

2008-07-15T08:58:00.001-07:00

I did try, and I did NOT make big money... several times! Yes, I continued to get sucked in by their stories and my own greed!

Yes, greed is the right word to use in my case - listening to the leaders and looking at their toys - I wanted those same things.

They told me, and I repeated the same line to hundreds of others, that all you need to do was follow their footsteps and you could also be successful, far beyond your wildest dreams.

My j.o.b records always showed success; retiring at 62 from a large company where I went from salesman to President. My retirement plans included buying a motor home and touring the country - on a very leisurely basis.

My wife said many times that she didn't want to leave her home, children and bridge friends; however, it was alright if I took another lady along for companionship. Of course she did - you and I both know that she was lying all the while. (She is still the apple of my eye!)

Well, it took a little over 6 months of 5-6 days of golf to begin to get antsy - Just had to do something to occupy my mind other than golf. (The above about success wasn't bragging - just to explain that I was a good front man at MLM meetings.)

Well no matter whether I added credibility to the MLM stories or not, I made enough so that I didn't lose much money - but was very uncomfortable with my role, understanding that 97% of those I talked to would never be any more successful than I was.

Now don't get me wrong - I still believe MLM or Relationship Marketing is the way to go for those of us who are in the over50ers group. We need residual income to supplement our fixed incomes.

Money for retirement set aside in the 1970's has a way of growing smaller, while what we need gets more and more costly. If this is true today, what will we find in 10-15 more years? My experience says prices aren't going down very much without another "great depression". I have already been there and done that - don't want to see it again.

After more years than I like to think about, I finally settled on what I want to do: I want to help others who are baby boomers and seniors create supplemental income.

I am convinced that joining a Multi Level Marketing company and following the standard methods of building a downline; you know, making a list, contacting all your family and friends, taking them to meetings, etc., is not working and will never succeed for the masses in the long run.

Your MLM success will succeed by going modern - using the internet to contact hundreds of people in about the same time it now takes to talk with one person.

Trick here is to have a web site that will be found by search engines and people browsing the net or just "Google-ing". Don't use a "cookie cutter" site that will be ignored by search engines, build your own from scratch with a company that will lead you all the way.

MLM Success Training - Leadership Development & Team Building

2008-07-15T08:57:00.000-07:00

Purpose & Objective of Manual:

The purpose and objective of this article is to pass on to emerging leaders in Network Marketing, the values, principles, strategies, and techniques that lead to a duplicating and prosperous business. True residual income through the industry has to include the duplication of key leadership, which is the focus of this manual. These insights are applicable to any Christian Leadership development, but in particular the network marketing industry.

Introduction:

There will be several lessons in this manual. Each one will contain some wisdom and insight to the process of identifying, qualifying, training and coaching, and empowering developing leaders.

Some of the foundational principles in this work will be biblically based. Although all reading this may not embrace Christianity as their faith, no one could deny that Jesus Christ was the most influential leader that ever walked the face of the planet. When we relate some of the modeling we believe is necessary for duplicating leadership, accept the proven methodology, even if you don't embrace the religion. There are two main scriptural patterns and directives which much of these lessons derive their impetus:

#1. "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. Endure hardship with us like a good soldier. II Timothy 2: 2-3a

There is a qualification process to be a leader. We will reveal specifically about how to identify and qualify someone for key leadership within your organization.

#2. "He took the twelve disciples aside and said to them." Matthew 20:17

Jesus' method of leadership was to pour his life primarily into a small group of "disciples." His pattern was to spend most of his time with the 12 disciples. It is also apparent in his leadership style that he was closest to 3 of them. In our culture you would say he had 3 of them as his best friends. There is also evidence that he had another larger circle of leaders that included 120 people. This pattern of duplicating leadership will be foundational in the lessons in this manual. This pattern has been used successfully through the ages and has been termed "Master Mind" in recent years.

By identifying, qualifying, training and coaching, and empowering developing leaders, you will ensure a long lasting, profitable, and enjoyable career in Network Marketing. But before we embark on this process, lets take a moment to be sure we are ready for this journey . . .

I was asked once by a wise man: "What does it takes to be a leader?" There were many of us giving answers: Good character. Ethics. Wisdom. Compassion. Skill. The list grew longer and longer. These are all good answers and I was having a hard time with the instructor saying we hadn't gotten the answer right yet. He finally let us know when we had exhausted all our possible guesses - and I agreed with completely with his answer: The only pure answer is: Followers.

Let that sink in a little. There have been great leaders through the ages with terrible character, ethics, etc. Hitler, Stalin, etc. There have also been great men and women with incredible wisdom, etc but never achieved great leadership in their lifetime.

What does that have to do with you and your Network Marketing? Before you set out on the process of cultivating key leadership in your organization, be sure you have some of the elements necessary to attract followers:

A. Lead by example. The leadership principle that is true in any arena is also true here. To be a respected and followed leader, you must lead by example. It is doubly true in organizations where your followers are volunteers. Never ask someone to do something you aren't doing or haven't done on your pathway to success.

B. Be in consistent and systemized action. Many leaders get to their position by chance in our industry. They happen to sponsor someone that develops a strong team under them. To be a true leader in NWM though you must have your own proven methodology that can be passed on to other leaders. Although your true leaders will take that and tweek it and make it their own, there must be a systemized plan in your organization. Not having proven and market tested methods, or jumping from one "good idea" to the next does not lend itself to true leadership, and can be abusive to your leaders and downline.

C. Share your values. The main "glue" that will hold your key people in your organization together is values. By sharing your values you will attract those of a kindred spirit and cultivate meaningful working relationships. This is a relationship building business!

D. Give to your organization. Another biblical leadership principle is to give, "Give and it shall be given back to you . " Even Jesus said: "I did not come to be served, but to serve." When you give of yourself, your time, your energy, and your resources to assist your organization to be successful, you can't help but find success yourself.

E. "Endure hardship with us like a good soldier. " Building any business to a high level is tough work. Handling pressure and disappointments is part of the territory. You must have an overall positive disposition. When you get "squeezed" - what is inside comes out! If you are less than positive - even under duress, then be aware and work on this area of your character.

F. Have passion. This characteristic is necessary for significant success in anything. A must read for NWM leaders is Napoleon Hill's work: Think and Grow Rich. He talks about the "burning desire" and the goal setting steps to create something from that desire. I like to compare what Hill did to what scientists do. Scientists study and discover the great secrets of life and the universe. There are principles and designs that are simply amazing. Napoleon Hill discovered many of the principles that create wealth. The only negative of the book, like many science books, is that he writes from a humanistic point of view and doesn't give God credit for the design.

Movie Time! - Patton

One of my favorite movies! Patton is filled with passion. There is a great scene where he is in trouble again with his authorities and he gives a monologue on how this challenge must be part of his journey because he knows he has a destiny to fulfill!

Once you begin on your NWM journey with these elements, you can't help but attract some followers. Out of this group of people that are being attracted to work with you, or already are working with you, will come the KEY leaders you are looking for to create your KEY leadership team - this will be the focus of the manual.

For the sake of this document, we will use the term "leader" to mean the core group of people that will become part of your KEY leadership group, or the Master Mind group you will lead. (In Jesus' model - the disciple's group.) There will always be a growing group of leaders beyond this "inner circle" - like the group of 120. We will focus on building the KEY leadership group in this document.

Here is a quick check list for the process of building your Key Leadership (Master Mind) group:

1. Identify potential Leaders.

A. Faithfulness

B. Able to teach.

2. Qualify potential Leaders

A. Time

B. Money

C. Desire

D. Team Player

E. Personality

3. Getting a Commitment

A. Benefits to Them

B. Requirements of Them

C. Group Parameters.

4. Training and Coaching your Key Leaders.

A. Foundational Training.

B. On-going Training.

5. Empowering your Key Leaders.

Lesson 1: Identifying Leaders

Part of a quote earlier in this document read: "Entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others." When looking for potential leaders, there are TWO key characteristics to look for. Remember also that the root word of "characteristics" is CHARACTER. Character does matter in life and those you will closely work with. The character quality emphasized here for the choosing of leaders is reliable - or FAITHFULNESS. The other characteristic is the quality of being able to teach, which we will cover later.

A. Faithfulness: "steadfast in affection or allegiance - firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty."

When looking for a leader, establish evidence that they are reliable. Do they do what they say they are going to do? Do they take responsibility for their actions? Are they self motivated, or do they need constant encouragement? Do they quickly deviate from, or neglect the established methods your team uses?

These patterns will quickly reveal the "faithfulness" of a person.

Although not as important, another element of selection to be considered is: Is this person faithful to YOU?

Many network marketers are looking for the "magic" company or the magic lead source. Have they jumped around a lot? Do you feel they are committed to you on your journey?

Once you have identified someone whom you deem to be faithful, giving them a "test" or two - without them knowing it, is also a wise thing to do. An example might be as simple as having them send you tracking reports, or being available at a certain time for a three-way phone call?

Regular attendance of training calls, or progressing through the SBI Action Guide to put up a website, is a great test of faithfulness in a person's character and business. Anyone who regularly attends training calls and/or gets their website up has proven a good level of this characteristic.

B. Able to teach others. This characteristic you are looking for in potential leaders is a bit more subjective. Bottom line is that there are some very faithful people that simply don't have what it takes to lead others in a significant way - at least enough to be one of your KEY people.

The most tangible evidence of this quality is if they are instructing people now, or have done so in the past. Someone who hasn't recruited anyone or had any duplication in their organization may not be a candidate, regardless of how faithful they are. You can also look to their previous experiences in looking for this quality. Someone that has had success in training others in another industry or venue can learn to apply it in NWM also.

In addition to this, you will have to discern their voice and posture levels. This is subjective, BUT leadership will demand a higher level in these areas then simply recruiting does. Some people can recruit, but will need to depend upon their company, system, and upline to do the actually leading. This type of person simply isn't the one you want and need for your KEY leadership. They must have a higher level of confidence and clarity in their phone presence than the average rep.

Another clue to their ability to teach others is their own desire to learn and be taught. Great leaders are always learning and growing themselves. Again - not all great students make good teachers, but all great teachers are good students.

These guidelines will help you "spot" potential leaders. Once you have spotted them, you can take it to the next level and start the qualification process. But DON'T ASK ANYONE YET!

Lesson 2: Qualifying Leaders

It is very important to do some qualifying BEFORE the person knows you are considering them for your KEY leadership team. When someone knows they are being considered they may perform at a higher than normal level to impress you, but it won't be coming from their true inner core and will be short lived.

Some of the same things that you would qualify a prospect for, are the same things that you want to be doubly sure of in qualifying a KEY leader:

a. Time. Be sure they have the time to devote to the business. Besides the time necessary to grow their team and lead by examples, they will need extra time to devote to the new leadership aspect of their business.

b. Money. Be sure to qualify on money. In addition to the all important marketing budget, they may need extra resources so they can assist their team - lead generation, training resources, awards, etc.

c. Desire. The WHY? Factor. Revisit this vital well of energy and determination. It takes an on-going, never fading WHY to take a NWM business to a higher level.

Take the time to have a conversation with them regarding these items before you tell them you are considering them to be part of your KEY leadership team. Hopefully any leader has a heart for the "underdog," but don't let your compassion cloud your vision in selecting a Key Leader. You can "fudge" on some of these when you are recruiting a distributor, but you are doing a disservice to the person, yourself, and the other leaders, if you overlook any of these 3 items in selecting a KEY leader.

You may want to get input from other team mates on what they think of the person. Be careful - don't gossip or create suspicion. The best ones to ask are those already in a leadership role in your organization.

Other qualifiers to seriously consider are:

A. Are they a "team" player? Remember that most of your KEY leadership will be cross-line to each other. Some people are interested in assisting others only if there is a direct financial benefit to them. Do they demonstrate a desire to help anyone, even those crossline to themselves? To analyze in a humorous way: "Do they play well with others?"

Things like bad temperament, quick anger fits, prejudice, and other traits can thwart the synergy and community you must create with your KEY leadership group.

Another component of being a team player is that they are basically using the tools and system that you are using to build. For a couple of examples, WorksTeam leaders use a contact manager (most with Windows use ACT), and internet marketing methods taught in the Renegade Marketer. Make sure they are fairly proficient with most of the tools utilized before asking them to a Key Leadership position.

B. Do you like them? This may seem like a strange question, but think about it. This person could very well become one of your best friends and vacation buddies in the years to come as you create wealth together. Even Jesus "liked" three of the disciples more than the other nine. How personalities line up does make a difference.

Lesson 3: Getting a Commitment from Leaders

Finally! You have someone you are excited about asking into your inner circle. Now that you have identified and qualified your prospect, it is time to ask them! Some things to consider here as you take this step:

A. It is easier to ask someone to join, than to ask them to leave! There is always the element of taking a risk that can not be avoided, but this is a good thing to consider. Make sure you go over the parameters and commitments you expect with them when you ask them to your Key Leadership group. This will help you if a Key leader stops performing and you need to ask them to step down from the group.

Story Time! - Lessons in Leadership

I had a good leader and friend in our Master Mind group. Gradually his activity level decreased and he started to miss our meetings. To make a long story short, when I finally got a hold of him he said he wasn't going to work his business for a while, but wanted to stay in the master mind group. I tried to sympathize with his challenges, but said that he would need to step down from the group since he wasn't fulfilling his obligations. He took it VERY hard, much to my surprise. You will become close to those in your Key Leadership group, but keep this clear in your mind: Great friendships are formed out of working together - but your leadership group is for WORK, with the fruit and side benefit of being great friends - not the other way around.

It is important to delineate clear parameters when getting a commitment, and to hold a Key Leader to that commitment if it would ever start to waver.

B. Why would they want to join your Key leadership group? - Be sure to list the benefits to them for joining your Key leadership group. Be prepared and have written out, at least in outline form, the benefits to them in joining and the commitment you are asking of them.

Here is an example - but the following is just an example of the benefits and commitments of what YOUR group MAY be like:

Benefits:

1. You will personally prioritize them in your time and attention to assist them in building their business.

2. They benefit directly from the power of the Master Mind.

(Have them read Think and Grow Rich if they haven't already.)

3. You will be sharing everything you know with them.

"Joe, if you decide this group is right for you, I want you to know that I plan on HIGHLY prioritizing my time and energy to ensure your success. I will be work closely with you and assist you in applying the power of master minding to your business."

4. When appropriate, you will not only be building with them, but may be building under them through sharing of leads, prospects, and placing people under them.

Commitment:

1. All the requirements of an active business builder in chosen business.

2. Weekly one hour MM call with you and the Key Leadership group.

3. Committed to any training call your Key Leadership group hosts.

4. Personally accountable to YOU for not only stats, but also their life in general so you can know what outside forces/challenges may be affecting their business (marriage, kids, job, etc.)

Ensure that your requirements and benefits are basically the same for everyone that you ask to the group. Perceptions of playing favorites can lead to jealousy and cause a cancer in the group.

C. Group Parameters. Another aspect is to determine the definition of the group the best you can BEFORE you ask anyone to join it. The more specific you can be the better.

*How many participants will you have in the group?

*When will the group officially be launched?

*How long of a commitment are you asking for?

*Who else is already in the group or been asked?

"Joe, I am forming an exclusive and elite Leadership group, by April 15th I will have selected 7 others and myself for this Key Leadership group of 8. I would like to consider you to be a part. I am asking for a solid commitment through the rest of the year."

When you ask them be sure to give them sincere compliments. Make them feel special (because they are!) to be invited into this elite and exclusive group. Don't push for or expect an answer right then - give them a couple days to think about it. This lets them know you are taking this VERY seriously and that you want them to also! You may have been thinking about them in this context possibly for months, so give them some time. Pulling all this together, when you ask them, it may sound something like this:

"Joe, you have really gotten my attention over the past few weeks. Your zeal, creativity and energy is awesome. I would count it a privilege to work more closely with you. I am forming an exclusive and elite Leadership group, by April 15th I will have selected 7 others and myself for this Key Leadership group of 8. I would like to consider you to be a part. I am asking for a solid commitment through the rest of the year. Besides what you are already doing, we will be meeting 1 hour per week as a group, and there may be some additional work we will do together to benefit the team. Joe, if you decide this group is right for you, I want you to know that I plan on HIGHLY prioritizing my time and energy to ensure your success. I will work closely with you and assist you in applying the power of master minding to your business. This has been a Key ingredient in my success, and I want to share it with you."

Lesson 4: Training & Coaching Leaders

A crucial thing to remember is that this group, YOUR group, is also THEIR group. You are a leader among peers. These people are special or you wouldn't have asked them. Everyone has talents or strengths that you don't have, and visa versa. It is important to lead, but to treat them as equals and give plenty of room for them to stretch their leadership skills.

Not all leaders can handle having other strong leaders around, or handle the true Master Mind environment of "peers" - even some good leaders feel they must always be the official "trainer" or "coach."

There are different leadership models and styles, but the one that creates the strongest leaders are those people who can handle and enjoy having other strong leaders around them. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table come to mind - but we won't have another Movie Time now!

All of us need foundational and on-going training. You and your Key Leaders are no exception. Here are some more examples of what some of that might look like:

A. Existing foundational training:

1. Renegade Marketing System

2. New Conceptual Selling by Stephen Heimann

3. SiteBuildIt!

4. Ensure they are getting in on any on-going training the companies you are working have.

B. On-going training:

1. Role Playing & Walk Throughs. If your key leaders are not sponsoring at a good level consistently, offer to do roll playing with them and possibly another leader to help sharpen their skills.

2. Some of your key leaders may need weekly coaching in the transition from being just a rep to a Key Leader in your organization. If you don't have the time or skills to do this, go to your upline for this need.

3. Involve them in 3-way phone calls with your work. Maybe just to listen to you make calls or do a consultation. Maybe include them in a coaching session with someone in your organization. Always be thinking in everything you do in your business how you can include your Key Leaders as a part to "kill two birds with one stone."

4. Assist them in recognizing and working on building with their strengths. We all have strengths and weaknesses. Great leaders concentrate more on building on their strengths than trying to improve the areas of weakness. Both are necessary, but lead with YOUR strength and show them how to do the same.

Sharing quality business, marketing or inspirational books you have read. Readers lead and Leaders Read!

Lesson 5: Empowering Leaders

It is very rewarding to see your Key Leaders grow and find success. Just like a parent, a true leader will be excited when a Key Leader passes them up in success or skill in any area. Here are some tips and elements to bring to the MM group that will empower your Key Leaders:

1. Restate and resell the vision over & over again. Remind your Key Leaders often of the vision and THEIR vision.

2. Keep them accountable. Ultimately you want your leaders to be accountable to themselves, but the transition from employee to self-employed may be challenges for many of your leaders. Although not one of us want another boss, human nature is still what it is. "People will do what is inspected, not expected." So often you will need to hold them accountable to lead by example - tracking sheets, monthly benchmarks, awards they should be getting, etc.

Story Time! - Lessons in Leadership

When I was pastoring the church we had founded, I had a couple of men in my inner circle that were very different from each other. Ralph was vocal, aggressive, type A, etc. He was an eye doctor I was grooming to take over my position. George was quiet with a meek personality. Through my relationships with them I learned about pride and humility. If one million people would meet them and I asked them to guess which one had pride and made team work difficult, I am convinced no one would have picked George. Here is a key to working with Leaders: Personality type has little to do with Character. George was the most prideful key leader I have ever worked with. Ralph was very humble. In conflict and difficult times George NEVER assumed responsibility or would reciprocate asking for forgiveness. Ralph always did. Lesson? Don't assume your aggressive leaders are prideful, and don't assume your "sweet" or "nice" ones are good team players simply based on their temperament or personality type. It is character that matters in leadership, and flawed character that can spoil the community and synergy you need to create.

3. Create Community. Those in your Key Leadership group should have regular attendance to your weekly call together. This ongoing communication will create camaraderie and friendship. Develop trust and communication. Encourage them to always reach out not only to you, but to each other. Have a group email for only them. Make sure you have them on MSN IM and connect with them on a regular basis. Remind them that you appreciate them being a part of your ELITE and EXCLUSIVE key leadership group. Both in the group setting and throughout the week - just be with them. Another quote I like: "Rejoice with those who Rejoice - Weep with those who Weep."

4. Give Awards and Recognition. People love winners and love to be winners. Celebrate the BIG and little achievements with them. Publicly praise them whenever it is appropriate. Everyone enjoys recognition, especially in front of their peers or organization.

5. Share "inside" information. Take the chance to share "inside" information that you may know. Obviously you don't want to break confidence with someone, but if you know something about the company, or future plans that the field doesn't know - share it with your Key Leaders! They have a huge interest in the future plans, just as you do. Trust them and they will trust you.

6. Give them TEAM responsibility. Your MM group will be discussing and sharing challenges that will be in your organization. Help your KEY leaders be a part of the solution. Let them know you want them to participate and offer their input. When your Key leadership comes up with plans to assist the organization, have them participate. Examples would be to have them host or assist in the training that your team provides; or have them draft or edit documents that will be for the organization, etc. Ask them to S-T-R-E-T-C-H past their comfort zones.

7. Be successful. The best thing you can do for your Key Leaders is to be successful yourself. When they see you ahead of them on the journey, it lets them know what is possible and doable. "If Curt can do it, I can do it!"

I heard the following somewhere and really liked it. Here is what your Key Leaders are looking for:

Something to Believe in.

Someone to Believe in.

Someone to Believe in THEM!

You are that person to communicate with your KEY leader that you believe in them. NO HYPE. Sincere and meaningful encouragement to stretch them farther than they think they can go - like a good athletic coach.

Finding Network Marketing Leads

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Getting a network marketing lead.

Getting a network marketing lead is not an easy process and involves a lot of work. However you can achieve network marketing success by following a few simple but detailed instructions and using network marketing tools. Network marketing success involves not only getting a lead but also keeping the lead and developing a good business relationship that’s the key to network marketing success.

Network marketing success: what steps to take

If you want to achieve the network marketing success, especially while doing your network marketing online, you will need to use various network marketing tools. One of the network marketing tools that are available to you is the network marketing prospecting website. The network marketing prospecting website will allow you to find leads and clients and build your marketing campaign.A Network marketing prospecting website can also post the valuable information to your prospective clients. As you can see, the network marketing prospecting website is one of the key network marketing tools that will bring you network marketing success.

You should also study the network marketing tools that are being used by other networkers. This can also contribute to your network marketing success since you will be able to find valuable information. Go through the network marketing prospecting website of your competitor(s),research various network marketing tools that are available online, hold on to this valuable information and you are on your way to network marketing success.

There are things besides network marketing prospecting website and network marketing tools that can contribute you your network marketing success, but you should start with the network marketing prospecting website and network marketing tools and then move on to other marketing ideas.

Network Marketing - Lifetime Residual Income

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What is network marketing?

Many of you might be asking yourself a question: what is network marketing? To describe what it is, it is necessary to describe what in includes. First of all, you are building a marketing network to promote some product or service. You will be creating a network marketing strategy, which will define how marketing network is created and what are the activities you will do to build the marketing network.

It is the most profitable to do the network marketing online. Internet allows you to build a larger marketing network that you will be able to use more effectively. The network marketing strategy still needs to be created for the online marketing network. You should study the available network marketing tip or tips before you write your network marketing strategy.

Network marketing tip: where to find.

You should look online to find network marketing tip or tips. It is a good ides to study someone else’s network marketing strategy and see if there are any network marketing tip or tips that can be derived from there. Also look at the companies that already built their marketing network, whether it is an online marketing network or regular marketing network. Each network marketing tip will be useful for you when you are creating your own network marketing strategy.

Marketing network: what’s next?

After you have created your network marketing strategy, you can start building your marketing network by collecting prospective clients’ contact information and informing your marketing network clients about your products or services. Remember each network marketing tip that you found as it will definitely help you.

How To Build a MLM Business On a Part Time Schedule

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Most that start a network marketing business do so on a part time basis with the idea of eventually working for themselves full time. This of course is a very achievable goal, but it does require some effective planning and time management.

For starters, anytime we have limited resources, be it time, money or know-how we must come up with specific strategies to compensate for it or else our chances of success diminish greatly. So if time is a limited resource in your business (and it is for most in their first 12-24 months in network marketing), then here are two strategies you can immediately use to improve your results.

(1) Start making the distinction with regards to any time spent in your business as either revenue producing or non-revenue producing. Meaning, you should begin to think of your business activities as something that will either produce revenue for your business or that won’t. Doing this will allow you to prioritize your days activities, as well as minimize the time you spend doing things that won’t actually increase the size of your checks.

It’s worth mentioning that revenue producing doesn’t include activities that merely have the potential to produce revenue in the future. Examples of this would include studying MLM training materials or doing research on the internet.

Granted, continually expanding your knowledge base is incredibly important for creating long term success however, no one is ever going to send you a check after you finish reading a great book or article about network marketing. So try to review training materials during your spare time. As a general rule, be sure that 80% of your time is spent on revenue producing activities and the other 20% on non-revenue producing activities.

(2) Establish office hours for your business. This is critical. If you don’t have a specific time that you’ve set aside to work on your business, then what you actually have is a hobby, not a business.

Start by taking a look at your entire schedule, then set aside blocks of time that you’re least likely to be interrupted. Next, look for some additional flex time that you can work on your business, but will also be free to do other things if needed.

Naturally, the more time you can devote to your business the better, but don’t be discouraged if you aren’t able to spend much time in your business right away. Remember, network marketing is a leveraged business, so if you keep at it, soon you’ll have a downline out there duplicating your efforts.

Once you’ve set business hours you’ll need to get to work, and as you do, you should be thinking of how you can complete as many revenue producing activities as possible during that time. One way to ensure you do this is to plan ahead. Meaning, create a list of specific action items you wish to accomplish either on a daily, or at the very least, weekly basis. This will help you stay focused and productive.

In summary, if time is a limited resource for you in your business then you can compensate for it by working smart. Plan the activities that will generate revenue for your business, schedule them, and then complete these activities during office hours. Do this consistently and it will become a habit, which is another way of saying it will become effortless. As that happens, you’ll create momentum and your business will begin to take on a life of its own.

MLM - The Cause of Rejection

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One of the hardest things to face in life is rejection. Nobody wants to feel rejected. We go to extreme levels to avoid being rejected in life. Whether it is fear to ask someone out on a date because they may reject us or to ask the boss for a Pay Rise because they may reject it. We all go through life being taught from an early age to avoid rejection. Why? What could possibly be so bad about being rejected, it is a normal part of alife. After all, if you read about most of the people who are successful in life, they all seem to have one common trait. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN REJECTED. They have been rejected many many times before finally saying well bugger it, I’ll do it myself or they just keep on getting up again until someone finally says yes. So if this is the case, why don’t we all follow in their footsteps, why are we all so scared of someone saying NO ?

I’ll tell you why, it is because we want to be accepted in society. We all have an inherent desire to want people to like us. If we get rejected we feel unliked, unloved and unwanted and we go into a kind of depression thinking no one wants us. Why is it we feel like this ? Because that is the way we have been programmed to think. We have been programmed from an early age to do whatever we have to so that people will like us. We all want to be a success but we want to do it by not treading on peoples toes and upsetting people. Well, hello, if you do this all your life then you will be at the bottom of the corporate ladder, underneath all those that don’t have a problem stepping on people’s toes, those that don’t mind asking for a pay rise, those that don’t mind asking for an increase in responsibility, those that don’t mind asking for a promotion.

MLM is even worse as far as rejection is concerned. You find someone who you think will be interested in your opportunity so you present it to them. They then say “oh, is this like a Pyramid thingy cause they are just a scam!”. You then explain to them about the whole pyramid scheme and how MLM is not that and why but it is too late, you lost them when they said Pyramid. So now you have been rejected, but worse, you have been rejected allegedly trying to promote an illegal activity. Now you have a double rejection and one of the worst kind. No one likes to get rejected but to get rejected and also accused of promoting an illegal activity is one massive kick in the guts. It’s hard to then move on and present the same thing to the next person .. what if they then accuse you of the same thing, another kick in the guts. So what do you do?

You have to take your inspiration from all the successful people out there, the ones who were told it couldn’t be done and just did it anyway, the ones who were repeatedly knocked down and just kept getting up again and again. Most of these people have endured more rejection and failure in their lifetime than most of the rest of us but knew if they persisted they would find success. Each rejection they received was one more piece they learned about success. Without their rejection they would never have found success. Take it simply as another lesson and move on. The more rejection you learn to deal with, the bigger the success. Just go out there and DO IT !

Until next time …

MLM - The Cause of Rejection

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MLM - Presenting the Opportunity

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Ah, so you have made it to the presentation part of the MLM opportunity. What do you do? How do you present the opportunity to interested parties? After all, you are probably just as new at this as the prospect you want to pitch it to. Do you do a three way call with your sponsor ? Do you arrange a time to come around to the prospects house so you can sit down together and have a nice cup of coffee and discuss why your opportunity is brilliant for them ? No, you don’t do any of that. In the OLD days, you would have but this is not them and it’s all different now.

In reality, you shouldn’t be presenting any opportunity to your prospects UNTIL you have established a rapport with them. Imagine some stranger coming up to you in the street and saying .. “hey, listen Joe, I have this great opportunity you would be interested in. Just come back to my place and we will go through the details … you’re going to love it. Would you go back or even give this person any time at all, sure you might if you want to be polite but straight away you have your back up and are very wary of them and it is extremely unlikely you are going to do any business with them. On the other hand if this person met you, asked you out for coffee or a drink and generally got to know a bit about you so that you both felt comfortable with each other and then arranged another time to get together to discuss some business you would be much more inclined to at least give them the time to listen. This is very similar to the way you need to at least get an audience that is receptive to what you are presenting in the MLM world.

The presenting of the opportunity nowadays is typically using technology. It is not sitting down at a house meeting and discussing it with your prospects. It is all automated and typically via a web presentation. That being said, it doesn’t mean you should just go out and get as much traffic as you possibly can to your website so some of them will look at your opportunity and possibly join. Sure this would probably work but you would need a huge amount of traffic for it to be viable using this method. It is the same in the online world as it is in the offline world. You still need to establish a rapport with the prospect before you send them off to look at your opportunity. You will have much better success if you first of all find out a bit about your prospect and give them what they are looking for immediately without introducing them to you opportunity. When they get to know a bit about you and learn to establish some trust with you they are much more likely to want to join you in a business venture. You will have a much better chance of attracting and maintaining a very healthy MLM business when you first of all attract prospects that can identify with you and want to join your business. The presenting of the opportunity should be one of the last things you do not as it is mistakenly done with many people as one of the first things that is done.

Until next time...

Building A Downline Secrets

2007-07-06T02:44:00.001-07:00

One of the biggest challenges of any network marketing business is building a downline. The reason for this is that you really need to be very good at marketing to get your first level in your downline and then you need to teach them how to duplicate. They in turn need to teach the people who they recruit also how to duplicate. It is pointless if you only recruit and nobody else does any work. I think this is the biggest challenge in any network marketing business and the reason most of the people that you recruit are likely to dropout.

You need to create a duplicatable system that everyone can follow. It is much better to keep things simple so that everyone can follow it. For example this could consist of a web site used to generate leads, a follow up system that will close the leads and scripts that you can use to qualify the people who join your business so that you only recruit serious people. Then you will have a training system in place that teaches your downline how to be profitable within a few weeks. In turn if your downline follows the same step by step process duplication will start happening.

Some key aspects of this process which you need to master are: you need to teach or show your downline what to do, you need assist the first couple of times they recruit someone or sell products to help them gain confidence and you need to recognize your successful mlm team members which demonstrates to the unsuccessful mlm team members that the system actually works.

Once you understand this process of recruiting and duplicating you are more likely to succeed at your network marketing business and building a downline.

MLM Company Launches Vertical Acceleration - Never Seen Before!

2007-07-02T04:04:00.000-07:00

My World Plus has as the first company in the world launched their brand new Vertical Acceleration. So what Vertical Acceleration really mean??

Well, in most programs you have to build more "legs" with members to be able to earn commission. But with Vertical Acceleration you are only have to focus on one. You do not need more then one leg.

As this one leg is totally automated you will earn money before you have referred one single member.

When you sign up as a member at My World Plus you lock your position in the Power Downline. When the next member sign up he will automatically be placed under you. So you will receive 1000's a members under you without having to do anything.

Every month ALL members pay there monthly fee of $20. Your commission will be counted on all members below you. I i mean ALL members below you. Even if you didn't refer the member you will still earn commission from them as they are below you in the Power Downline.

If you haven't referred any members you will earn commission 5 levels deep. As soon as you have referred 3 members you are a 1 STAR and will now earn commission on ALL levels no matter how deep they go.

So you can make a good monthly income just by referring 3 members.

I have never seen a program that is so generous with their pay-out plan.

If you have any questions just

1. Retail Bonus
You will receive $25 cash for every member you refer. If that member then refers a new member you will then earn $8. That payout goes 4 Levels deep.

2. Residual Income
This is the monthly commission. Just by signing up as a member you will earn monthly commission 5 levels deep. This is before you even have referred 1 single members. When you refer 3 members you will earn monthly commission on ALL levels.

3. Bonus Pool
Every month, an entire 10% of all company volume is split amongst all members who achieve ranks.

So why should members signup for My World Plus?

When becoming a member at My World Plus you will receive a great product. A discount card that works in over 200.000 stores and restaurants WORLD WIDE !

Burger King, Mc Donalds, Target, Sears, DELL, HP, Domino's Pizza, Radio Shack and much much more.

You will also be able to download grocery coupons every month.

The cost to become a member at My World Plus is only $20 a month.

My first month as a members i used my discount card when i did my normal shopping. I saved $75 my first month. And a also received a commission check of $40 my first month. For doing NOTHING!

The Irrefutable Law Of MLM Success

2007-07-02T03:11:00.000-07:00

The people that get MLM success are the people that have the best Leadership and System in place. If you take a closer look you can notice that the biggest network marketing leaders out there today have all understood the importance with having a powerful marketing system in place.

Basically they understand that they need to create an environment where they will attract their prospects to come to them, instead of doing like literally all other network marketers out there, simply chasing other people down.

With other words: the network marketing leaders that have the best system in place, so that they can “serve” and "attract" the masses of different people will always win. If you look at what for example Mc Donald’s and Dominos did.

They didn’t focus on to have the best product in place (Hamburgers and Pizza). Instead they focused on to have the best Leadership and System in place so that they could "attract" and serve the “masses”. The more people you serve, the more money you will make, period.

If you don’t make any or just little money today in your primary network marketing business, then you should ask yourself the following question: How many people do you serve? Because that will be direct related with how much money you will make. The answer for most network marketers are a BIG 0.

So, regardless if you believe that your downline is safe, you should know that over 95% of all people in the network marketing industry fails, so if the next guy beside you can offer more value, and “serve” other people better through his system, then he will be ahead of you.

It's time to step up and it's time to demand if you want to achieve MLM success. Simply because, it's not 1970 anymore when there were Amway and just a few more MLM companies to choose from. Today we are on a "battle field" with 1000's of different MLM companies and millions of network marketers out there.

And let's not forget, the power of the Internet where people can get their message out to tens of thousands of people almost instantly. All this means that the competition for “opportunity seekers” (the people that haven’t chosen a MLM company yet) will become rougher and rougher.

Network marketing is a "people business" and people naturally follows other people that are stronger then themselves. So the key for MLM success is to create a great environment with a strong leadership so that people will be attracted of you and the people that you work together with.

Travel MLM

2007-06-25T03:32:00.001-07:00

In an industry to the magnitude of 8 trillion dollars per year such as travel it was expected that at some point some MLM companies would appear at this field bringing their unique business model. In fact this trend is not new and it's going on for years where quite enough businesses that operate with the network marketing model are active successfully at the vacations field. We have to admit that many of them due to the years in operation have reached a stage that can be called mature for enterprises that are working through the distributors system.

The travel industry faces a growth to the tune of 4.5% per annum with a product of huge demand from everyone regardless of his economic position. A great array of offers exist to cater everyone's needs from high end luxurious vacations to budget holidays so anyone can find a deal depending on his wallet. Now with the entry of MLM companies and their business model the choices are even more for the end consumer who wants to get the best possible value for the money he spends.

This move also made it possible for people to start at an affordable level their own travel business as a franchisee to one of these network marketing companies that perform at that sector. Today every individual can start a travel business from the comfort of their home and with the tools and training provided from the companies is more than ever easier to run it successfully. Wat's more it has given the chance to customers to have their dream vacation at very affordable and competitive prices compared to the industry standards and of high quality that MLM businesses are known to bring into the market.

The benefits for someone that is entering this industry through a network marketing company instead of trying to build a traditional one are a lot but two of them are the most important that distinguish this business model and make it a preferable choice.

First, the most obvious is the cost as it is possible to start with a few hundred dollars where you would have needed to spend many thousands the other way. If you add to this the fact that many of those that start such a business are inexperienced, that big investment, if they choose the latter model, with the fact that they would operate alone makes it very risky. An MLM company instead can take this burden from you due to the low entry cost and training that would provide you.

Second, is the know how and support that the network marketing company would provide to you. The company is taking care of most of the necessary task while it leaves the marketing to you. You should not worry about customer support, tiring paperwork or things like that as it's been taken away from your hands. If you were to go through the conventional avenue experience would have been vital to your business survival as none would be there to take care of such things for you.

In the near future more MLM companies are expected to enter the travel arena as it is a very lucrative business that can leave a lot of profits. That's good news for those interested to build a successful home business in that area as they would have more chances to select a company that fits their needs and desires due to the increased volume of operating companies.

Getting New Distributors on Your MLM Team Does You No Good If You Can't Keep Them!

2007-06-25T03:31:00.000-07:00

I have the opportunity to speak at various network marketing seminars around the country. Generic events with people from various companies as well as corporate conventions.

When I ask the question, What is your Retention System? How do you keep people in your business after you recruit them?

The Reaction from the crowd is always the SAME………………
They look like A DEER STARING INTO HEADLIGHTS!

These same people can explain their lead generation and recruiting system in fine detail, but they don’t have a clue how TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM QUITTING and active and productive within their organization.

Maybe that is why most companies lose 90% of the distributors who join their organization.

What about you?

How many distributors have left your organization in the last 12 months?

The best book on network marketing I have ever read is Bob Crisp’s RAISING A GIANT. In this awesome book Mr. Crisp says that most distributors who quit, quit within 72 hours after joining a MLM organization!

Maybe they don’t quit physically, but mentally and emotionally there out. Why? Because they go into the market place to test the waters, get shot down by friends and family and they are toast!

Let me share with you a couple of points that can help you immediately. Number one create a welcome team, with 5 upline, downline and sideline distributors. Here is the deal, every time one of you have a new member join, you email basic information about the person with their phone number and they receive welcome calls from each member of the team.

This action alone will immediately separate you from any other organization they have ever been involved with.

Second, go to work with them. I always told my new distributors to not say a word to anyone until we put a specific game plan together. You have to do your very best not to let people go into the market place like a chicken with their head cut off, running off at the mouth and scaring away good prospects.

The basic system for us is DVD to prospect with me on a 3 Way Call to follow up. They listen, I talk! As a network marketing leader, you must GO TO WORK WITH your new person.

It is ridiculous to let new, untrained distributors go into the market place and get emotionally and mentally shot down, while we sit back and try to sponsor new people.

Got to work with the people you sponsor, establish a welcome phone team, and you will be moving in the right direction, to start keeping more of the new members that join you team.

Online MLM - Rejection Free Prospecting

2007-06-21T03:02:00.002-07:00

One major reason we quit MLM is pretty obvious...the pain of rejection becomes unbearable.

Our sponsors tell us:

"Learn to love it when they say no--you're so much closer to a yes; some will, some won’t, so what etc."

Yeah, right!

Unless you are a complete masochist you will never learn to love rejection. Typically the average new distributor takes two rejections and quits and frankly I don’t blame them. Who needs this noise anyway.

So how are we going to get over this?

Time and again distributors say to me: "Show me a way to build my business without rejection and I’ll do it."

Well my first advice is this: absolutely do not introduce your business to your family and friends or even strangers until you can show you have some success and can teach them to work efficiently and rejection free...that's what we'll talk about here today.

Often times your upline will tell you to purchase a list of leads and cold call them.

From countless hours of wasted effort (and money) I can tell you that the only people making any money from this would seem to be the Leads Brokers. I know of many MLM stars who claim to have built their business this way but I don't know anyone who is making it work in todays environment. Doesn't mean that nobody is...just that I haven't heard of them.

Everyone I talk to struggles to be successful at phoning a list of leads with minimal success; and besides, there's tons and tons of rejection.

The best way I know to build your business faster is to expose more people to your business in less time...use the internet to leverage your efforts.

Instead of showing your marketing plan to interested prospects in a meeting or a one on one presentation you direct them to your website to view a professional presentation online, usually created for you by your MLM company or one of your upline leaders.

There are countless ways of getting prospects to your website. You can put flyers in mail boxes in your neighbourhood, place notices on bulletin boards, use Pay-per-click advertising, post comments in chat rooms etc.

The 7 Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity

2007-06-21T03:02:00.001-07:00

What would you think if I told you that there is no such thing as a secret to wealth and prosperity? What there is, is a global misconception about how to obtain it. And the misconception is generally due to lack of information, discipline and the tools necessary to position you for it.

Anything in life we perceive as impossible or mysterious becomes unattainable. We struggle and compete to get it. When in reality all we need to do is learn the effective strategies and disciplines to help acquire anything we desire.

You too can supercharge your life and earning power by simply learning about and implementing the following seven principles of the wealthy and prosperous:

1. Know what you want and have a clear vision of it.
Knowing what you want is the definitive ingredient of the secret recipe for creation and attraction of wealth and prosperity. It is where the rubber meets the road of life. Because a life without purpose and dreams is pointless. One who lives such a life is condemned to wander aimlessly—accepting whatever comes their way, good or bad.

2. Have initiative and be resourceful.
The wealthy and prosperous do not wait for others to tell them what to do. They are also resourceful. They are always looking for, finding, and creating opportunities others don’t see.

3. Have courage.
Courage is what defines purpose and personal belief in what you have to offer the world. It is the ingredient that will undoubtedly propel you to your great destiny.

4. Have a strong sense of self.
Self-Awareness is the single most important attribute a person can possess. Without a clear sense of self there wouldn’t be growth and creation of wealth. Mr. Warren Buffet is a great example of someone with a strong sense of self: “I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.

5. Set goals and attach action steps to each one.
Wealth and prosperity will not knock on your door unless you seek them and prepare for them. The wealthy and prosperous implement organization and time management systems to guide them and help them stay focused.

6. Have a positive mental attitude.
Wealth and prosperity cannot be achieved without a positive mental attitude. Observe a wealthy and prosperous person and you will notice right away they are very attractive; they are happy, have a great posture, and are good listeners.

7. Have and grow faith.
You have to believe in yourself, what you have been gifted with and what you intend to do with it.

There are many principles and disciplines that can lead you to wealth and prosperity. However, I find that the above are the most essential. The above can also be considered categories in which all the others fall under.

Learn about them. Implement them in your life and watch your life soar to unexpected heights!

Buying Interviewed Lead Mlm Phone Prospects

2007-06-13T04:56:00.000-07:00

Buying Interviewed Lead Mlm Phone prospects are not what you should be buying to build a profitable network marketing business. When I started cold calling interviewed lead mlm phone prospects, I thought I would have it made because I was told they were one of the best leads to buy. This is incorrect! Interviewed lead mlm phone prospects are just as ineffective as buying regular generic mlm leads they are not called by any one. If your not familiar with interviewed lead mlm phone prospects, then I will explain. They are the same so called great leads you would buy from some lead vendor for your business. Except the lead vendor typically calls them to double check for you that they are still looking for a home business to start.

When I found this out I though this would be the ticket to becoming a big success in my Network Marketing business using interviewed lead mlm phone prospects. However it was not. No matter what kind of generic mlm leads you buy, they all will be just people who are looking for information and most importantly are not your target market to be cold calling. I called interviewed lead mlm phone prospects and many other type of generic mlm leads and you are only making the lead companies richer.

What allowed me to explode my network marketing business worldwide was not interviewed lead mlm phone prospects or any other so called generic red-hot mlm leads. I learned how to generate my own mlm traffic. Learning how to generating your own mlm traffic will be the only why to explode your network marketing business. Why you may ask? Because they are exclusive targeted leads that are yours and not anyone else's. When you generate your own mlm traffic your targeted mlm leads are not sold five or ten times like lead vendors do when selling you the leads they generate. When you buy interviewed lead mlm phone prospects, you don't know how they are generated. Also these interviewed lead mlm phone prospects have no experience in network marketing in the first place. So why would you buy them?

If you were a recruiter for the NBA and you were looking for other professional basketball players to ad to your team, would you go out and recruit someone who drives a truck for a living? Of course you wouldn't! You would recruit the best players who already have experience and who already play professional Basket Ball. Buying interviewed lead mlm phone prospects is like the (truck driver). If you want to build a professional network marketing team that is very profitable for you, then I suggest you start learning how to build your Network Marketing business by generating your own mlm traffic and building a list of true targeted mlm leads that consist of other professional network marketers (Professional NBA players) who have experience and who are willing to do whatever it takes to be successful.

So go out and learn how to generate your own mlm traffic and build that list of professional network marketers who will help take your business to the level of success you came to this industry for in the first place. I suggest that you Stop buying interviewed lead mlm phone prospects and build your business like the top income earners do. Also work on building that solid relationship with you list before making any attempt to make them a part of your Network Marketing business.

Coastal Vacation Warning

2007-06-13T04:53:00.000-07:00

Coastal vacations has been around for quite sometime but there's a few things very wrong with their business opportunity, and if you're seriously thinking about joining I think you should know these few but very serious warnings about coastal vacations...

First of all, when you join any program online the buzz about it should be positive and right off the bat we have at least 2 things that stick out like a sore thumb in coastal vacations. The first thing is there is a stigma attached with the business opportunity because it's associated with the phrase "scam" or "pyramid scheme." Even though I believe coastal vacations is neither, nevertheless they have had a few dissapointed customers who have spread this type of falicy around the internet which makes it much harder for you to get a sale. Then there is the many, many competing directors you have to deal with and it won't be easy if you're just starting out with the program regardless of the team you're on.

So what are you to do? Well, you should join a program that's fresh and new and has a good buzz going online with less competition. Is there such a program? Yes there is and it's called "Perfect Wealth Formula." It's Brand New and the buzz on the internet is totally positive. Perfect Wealth Formula doesn't require you to give up your first 2 sales before you can start making a profit, with this new and exciting opportunity you'll be in profit with your very first sale! To find out more keep reading...

Anthony Tomei has been working online for over 4 1/2 years earning a full-time income. He has worked with some of the biggest names in internet marketing, created his own products, and made thousands of dollars. To find out how Anthony can help you get started with the Perfect Wealth Formula just click on the link below... Coastal Vacation Warning

Network Marketing Success Tips - Are You Weird Enough?

2007-06-08T03:11:00.001-07:00

You don't have to be "all business" when you start your network marketing business.

MLM is a business of relationships. The best thing in the world you can to to help bond quickly with prospects is to let your own personality shine through. If you are going to have great success, then your personality will be your greatest asset. Hold it out there for everyone to see and soak up ... especially any "wild and crazy" aspects.

I know, I know. It almost sounds reckless to be "wild and crazy" in front of prospects.

But the truth is, putting your REAL personality on display is the #1 way to differentiate yourself from all those other people who think you have to be business-like. Those who like you will REALLY like you. Those who don't? Who cares?

And what if there are parts of your personality you don't think are optimal for prospect bonding? Then go over to the "personal growth" side of your MLM business. Become more than what you are. To have more, you MUST become more.

I have to chuckle when I hear one of my guys tell a prospect, "Once you get to know Richard, he's OK." That's pretty standard, though. A lot of people think I'm weird.

Why?

Probably the main reason is, I long ago stopped caring what anyone else thought of me. I spent a lot of years worrying about that, and I spent a lot of years failing. Think there's any connection?

A lot of people think that being weird isn't acceptable in business.

I believe nothing could be further from the truth. The weirder you are - so long as you are successful - the more your legend grows. Your personality quirks and unusual experiences become strengths. Your personal oddities actually make you MORE attractive ... to the right people.

A lot of people try to do their business without a personality. They don't want to make a fool of themselves. They don't want to risk upsetting anybody. Big mistake.

The more formal you are, the more "business-like," the more impersonal, and the more seriously you take yourself ... the duller you are. You become like everyone else, so why should anyone choose to work with you?

My buddy Michael Dlouhy has a plaque on his office wall that says, "What somebody else thinks of me is none of my business."

Nothing could be more true for me or for you. Your best strategy is to inject your own unique spirit into your MLM business. The more fun you're having, the more attractive you will become.

When it comes to you, the only opinion that matters is YOURS! What are your standards? What do YOU think of YOU? If you're happy with you, that's what counts. If you're not happy with you, then you'd better work on you.

Who cares what anybody else thinks?

Network Marketing Success Secret I Learned In Singapore

2007-06-08T03:10:00.000-07:00

My recent trip to Singapore was a wonderful experience in that one can become to rigid in their lifestyle if not exposed and reminded that there are others just as valid and sometimes even more productive. A fresh angle, a new outlook, is an invigorating things and is something to be reflected upon internally.

So this morning I find myself doing just that, looking back on my recent experience to pull out new jewels of wisdom to improve not only myself but by my business and yours as well.

I'll start off with a story . . .

While in Singapore I had the opportunity to experience the night life Singpore style on a couple occasions. One of my favorite experiences was going to a club called the "Geographer". I've never seen anything like it here in the US.

It was a dance club with not just a DJ, but a live band and performers. For each song the group of singing and dancing performers would switch off so there was always a new face and a new sound to hear. It didn't matter that the language that the performers were singing in was Thai, the melodies and dance routines kept us entertained even if we didn't understand a single word.

That first night was cut short because the following day was my day to prepare for our full day workshop so we cut out early.

Fast forward to after that workshop and where did we go to celebrate? You guessed it! Right on back to the Geographer, and it was just as fun the second go around.

So the lesson here is this: As far as network marketing is concerned remember it's the repeat business that makes you the lions share of your income in your business so after you get that first recruit you have to not only train them, but you have to give them an experience that they enjoy so they keep coming back.

My friends who invited me to Singapore I must say display this quality in abundance, extremely sharp and extremely good down to earth people and they use the above strategy to keep their group growing and growing. In fact, I'm not even sure if they are aware of just how powerful what they do is.

Here's how it works . . .

They combine offline and online network marketing. Remember previously I told you that if you don't want to have to deal with selling in your business there is a simple solution?

Act as a personal consultant even before a person decides to join your business and you in turn create a natural attraction to you and what you're doing in your business.

These guys got it down pat.

Each week they hold live in person internet network marketing training sessions virtually for free. They do charge a modest fee just to cover the cost of the room rental and equipment, but that's it.

They train newbies for nothing the first two trainings, if I had to give it a value I'd say at least $997 for what they do and how they do it, but again they do it free.

Why? It creates trust and a natural attraction and huge thirst for the next go around. So many of their guest come back that second time. I know I would too.

After the second free session they give their guest a choice, either pay a modest fee to attend the workshops or join their business and continue to attend for virtually free.

Guess what happens? Most decided to join their business. And because they do what they do live and in person weekly their retention rate is extremely high.

Incredibly simple and so incredibly powerful.

Believe me it's a lesson I don't take lightly myself. Are the lights going off in your head too?

Think how you can incorporate this principle into your business and watch the sparks that begin to fly.

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MLM Training - How To Confirm Appointments With Your MLM Prospects - Hot Prospecting Tip #4

2007-06-05T04:33:00.003-07:00

So you've taken all the necessary steps to find out what a prospect wants/needs or doesn't want in life. You know your MLM business or product can help them get what they want, so you invite them to do something, see something or hear something that will give them more information about your MLM business.

Sometimes what you invite them to do requires YOUR PROSPECT to be at a specific location at a specific time for some event - whether by phone (conference call) or a physical location (hotel meeting room). And, sometimes YOU need to be at a specific location at a specific time to meet the prospect.

For this prospect to get what they want they first need to hear or see this event, therefore you want to ensure it hasn't slipped their mind or that you've not forgotten some important detail. Also, for your planning purposes it would be nice for you to know whether they're going to be at the event at the appointed time. So you call to confirm the appointment. When do you do that and what do you say? Read on:

The word confirm means: make something definite; to make certain that a tentative arrangement or one made earlier is firm.

Again, the reasons you confirm an appointment are:

1. To ensure your prospect gets what they need/want.

2. To ensure that the event didn't slip the prospect's mind.

3. So you are certain they know all the details about where to be and at what time. This could include dress code, specific meeting location, fees that might be associated, etc.

4. So that you can plan and have a correct estimation of products and supplies with you.

Confirming the appointment will help you accomplish each of the four items.

Personally, I like to confirm the appointment the night before. I primarily like this time as it gives the prospect enough time to plan or reschedule accordingly.

The best time to call them to confirm is really dependent on when you know you can reach them. Whether that's at 4:40 pm before they leave the office for the day, or at 8:30 pm just depends on when you know you can reach them.

If you have an appointment in the morning, then it's best to call the day before near the end of the day (around 4-5 pm). If you have an evening appointment, I suggest you call the evening of the night before.

When you reach your prospect, I DON'T recommend you say, “Are you going to be there?”

Instead, I like to give some small extra detail in my confirmation call. My two favorite points of reminder are dress code and location. You should give the exact location you are going to meet like, “At the front door at...” And dress code is an easy one—let them know what you will be wearing. You can say something like, “By the way I'm coming from a meeting, so I'm going to be in dressy/casual clothes.”

I don't suggest you say something that insults your prospect's ability to remember. So don't say, “I just wanted to remind you in case you forgot…”

Following these simple suggestions will help you achieve MLM success in two ways. First, you’ll come across as a real professional to your prospect and secondly, you set yourself up to maximize the number of prospects who will attend an MLM business meeting or listen in on a conference call.

"Old School" MLM is Dead?

2007-06-05T04:33:00.001-07:00

After Soaking in MLM Industry as a Hardcore Networker/Leader and Trainer for many Years... Below are only my Opinions:

People don't want to go to meetings every week. Or drive all over town giving presentations. Or mail-out expensive cds or videos. Or get "No shows" (friends who promised... ) The biggest REASON why people don't get involved in MLM is NOT because they don't want residual income, it's because they can't see themselves doing, what networkers are doing, to get them involved in the business. No one is going to say "NO. I don't want extra $5000 per month in residual income."

They say NO to what they have to do to get it! I am sure we can agree on that one reason, right? So, One Fine Day ,I Finally S.T.O.P . ! Being ridiculous and kidding myself. "Wake-Up!" There's Must Be a Better Way :-D Okay, let's break-it down..

First things first! Let's understand WHY most systems FAIL. Its NOT the company, its not the product or the complan that failed but instead the so called "system of duplication" In a MLM business model, the very economics requires duplication or multiplication for its success. So, for the past over 50 years, we have been taught to keep things simple so that we can "duplicate". Every known "big" leader or Double-diamond or Presidential Director has taught us that (be coachable and duplicatable), because that's the only way they themselves know and have been taught. Its still okay, if you're building your MLM business BEFORE the 90's when MLM is still not a mature industry and internet was not born yet. Their system of duplication consists of a string of "systematic" processes that most of us are overly familiar with.

* do your namelist of 200 names
* do not speak to anyone until you attend training..
* practice your invite script
* share with our warm market until it runs out?
* Of course they tell you that it'll never run-out
* as you meet new people everyday.. Yeah. Right!
* don't miss orientation, more trainings, hotel meetings,
* house meetings, one-on-ones, two-on ones (buddy system),
* 3 way calling, conference calls etc.
* do the numbers, law of averages...Every NO means you're
* getting closer to a YES! just don't quit even IF
* you hit a wall and is "bleeding".. the ship's coming in!
* when you're down.. look "up"line. When you're UP,
* look after your "down"lines..

GEEZS!! One company to another. the same "success" stories (1 to 3%) Interestingly, many MLM opportunities in recent times "appear" to be automated internet systems. BUT truth is you'll need to pick up that darn 100 pound phone (after) and ultimately sell something or convince someone (yours is better than mine) what load of s*it. B'coz by now, your prospect in recent times. is already probably in another MLM company and has been roughed-up and burnt just like you are. Difference is.. you didn't QUIT Unless you're a pro on the phone or even make the time (which never seems to have enough hours in a day..), most can't sell for nuts or just lacks the skills (admit it!)

Most don't have enough time for the "learning curve" to show results AS their spouses or downlines have already left!! Well, you know the rest of the story. and finally, NOT until now. I can see and understand the cause of these "systems" breaking down each time like clockwork..

Is there something hidden from us in PLAIN SIGHT ? The CULPRIT? All these so called systems are heavily IF NOT primarily reliant on the "HUMAN FACTOR" to make it work!! That's where the system breaks down MISERABLY.. Human or PEOPLE cannot be duplicated as much as you try That's WHY duplication FAILS!!

Even when you're lucky enough to sign-up your best friend without any rejections.. chances are your best friend may not have the same fortune AND he's now another statistic (human element) that causes the system to breakdown even further. Let me illustrate and I don't think I am exaggerating. you send the Top ten of your team members for the same intensive 10 days bootcamp w Mr Tony Robbins on a lost island . at the end of the 10 days, you would wound up with 10 different leaders (keyword is different). Exactly!

Final word: People cannot be duplicated.. only MACHINES CAN. So, what's the obvious solution.. let the machines duplicate themselves.. Machines (internet) will send/give the information, build the relationship (thru copywriting and audio/videos online), do the selling if necessary, take the order and close the sale or recruit. How 'bout also doing the follow-up and training.. giving instructions (as leaders do), step by step. Now, it doesn't matter whether you're a professor, a seasoned networker or newbie, a homemaker or school dropout. you go through the same McDonalds door, you'll probably come out on the other end as a Big mac. Its predictable.. No tactics or techniques required!

What goes through a machine will come out duplicated (of course there's that occasional weasel) that's still bearable. but NOT when 95% is coming out wrong the way it is with "people". (oh Ya! MLM is a PEOPLE business by the way. weren't you told?) YES! I would like to think of it as PEOPLE are ALL "making money" while MACHINES are doing ALL the WORK "duplicating". Now. isn't that more like it??

I could be bumming around somewhere on this planet. sipping a pina colada w that lil' umbrella while my "machine" is doing ALL the work, the way it should... Cool! Are You Ready?Is This a Dream "MLM + INTERNET MARKETING" come True?Nope ....Its Already Happening to Me!

Network Marketing – Treat it Like a Business

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Many network marketers are entering an MLM business these days with a dream to succeed and make it big in the work at home arena. In reality they soon find out that their beloved dream didn't work as they expect it and more than often face failure. Why so many of them get to this point of seeing their dream fade away and what they can do to prevent failure?

You see so many people that are successful with their own home based business, you find endless stories on the Internet for people that joined an MLM company and within a week they build a network of thousands of people becoming rich and maybe now they are retired and live in an exotic island where the company sends them the cheque. At this point you loose your reasoning and you start dreaming being in his place. I am sure that you have seen countless times such stories and you allowed yourself to be carried over in dreamland.

Reality check

Some marketers desperate to get their business going or even worse marketers with loose business ethics over-exaggerate when they present the opportunity only to drop your defenses and close the sale. They are nothing more than 'salesmen' that after they get you involved they abandon you to chase the next person without ever helping you. They are not truly into building a business with a long term plan but they rather concentrated into the aspect of sales and make money quick. No wonder that when they stop pushing their opportunity their whole organization there collapse whereas if they were in the business building mode it would have continued to grow.

As you can understand such people are of not use to someone who really wants to build a business as they would never take the time to help you and teach you in order to build a successful business (something they don't know themselves unless you call this model a business).

The harsh reality is that network marketing is like any other business which requires investment of time and money although not at the degree that a traditional one would take. Most people get carried over believing it's a push button system that the only thing they have to do is to join and wait for their business to grow. This of course never happens unless you are extremely lucky.

The right way in order to succeed in this field is to find a sponsor that would devote the necessary time to you in order to teach you whatever you need to build a successful business. Furthermore you need to accept the fact that this is going to take time and effort from your part and it's not going to be an overnight success. An investment of money may not be necessary but it should be compensated by additional time spent in your business.

As you can see this is something that requires patience, work and dedication. Not what they led you to believe at the first place. If you are serious about building your own home based business and you really want it instead of just being wishful thinking, you have to give your best self in it and be ready to do the extra mile.

The people who fail in network marketing take an opportunistic approach in it fantasizing and dreaming success but they are not really serious about what they are doing. In short they never take the necessary business approach and don't put the required effort and that's why they get this result.

I hope that if you are interested to get in this business to have the desire and attitude we outlined previously in order to succeed. If you treat it like a real business and do the necessary work involved, network marketing can be very rewarding and compensate you financially extremely well.

Integrated Marketing - An Impressive New Hybrid of Network & Internet Marketing

2007-05-21T03:18:00.002-07:00

Introduction

Have you ever noticed how blending together two or more rather ordinary ingredients in a recipe can sometimes result in a truly spectacular new taste experience? My son, for example, recently prepared baked salmon with just a little bit of fresh saffron added. Wow!! That was by far the best salmon I've ever eaten!

Well, no big surprise, this synergistic principle holds true in many other domains as well. It even happens occasionally that two people with very different strengths and weaknesses can team up to be highly successful together.

Well, I'm here to tell you, that this principle has now been applied very successfully to the domain of online marketing. More specifically, I want to focus on a new hybrid form of marketing has been created by "marrying," as it were, a particular form of internet marketing and of network marketing. And, in retrospect, it's easy to wonder, "why didn't anyone think of this before?"

In order to appreciate the significance of this new hybrid, it's important, first of all, to recognize the respective inherent weaknesses of internet and network marketing.

The Strengths and Weaknesses of Internet Marketing

Let's start with internet marketing. Anyone who has ever surfed on a traffic exchange can attest to the fact that new internet marketing systems are as prevalent as the ever-evolving variants of the flu virus. Also, if you follow the careers of the most well-known internet marketing gurus, you know that they are constantly reinventing themselves, forever offering something "new and better."

The reason for this, I believe, is that internet marketing systems (or "schemes," as some might call them pejoratively) tend to have a very short half-life. By their very nature, they tend to be intrinsically ephemeral and unstable. Nevertheless, on the positive side, the better ones do, indeed, often offer a way to generate some very impressive short-term income.

So one major downside of internet marketing is always having to scramble and to invent brand new ways of attracting prospects to the newest "ground floor opportunity."

A second and related general shortcoming is that this form of marketing simply does not provide a way to generate long-term, stable residual income.

So, in summary, the main strength of really good internet marketing systems is that they sometimes offer a way to generate a highly impressive stream of immediate income. Figuratively speaking, as I'll point out shortly, they can serve, therefore, as excellent "kindling" for building a real hot and long-lasting fire.

The Strong and Weak Points of Network Marketing

Now let's look at the strengths and weaknesses of network marketing by and large. First of all, its great strength is best demonstrated in the fact that it has produced more millionaires than any single other industry around. On the other hand, the rate of "failure" for those who join this industry is notoriously high--somewhere around 95%, according to the most commonly cited statistics.

So, on the positive side, the small handful of outstanding and well-established network marketing companies hold the very real promise of generating, in a relatively short period of time, a high-level and highly stable residual income or "walkaway money," as it's sometimes called. Unlike with internet marketing then, this industry provides a highly attractive path to true financial and time freedom. But its extremely high failure rate is definitely an Achilles heel. It has also contributed in a major way to the highly prevalent negative prejudice about this industry.

Three of the most critical challenges for network marketing are: 1) Having an abundant source of highly qualified potential partners; 2) finding a way to get these new partners into positive cashflow as quickly as possible so that they don't become discouraged and drop out; and 3) having sufficient capital to pay for the advertising that is nearly always necessary in order to build a large network marketing organization in a reasonably short period of time.

A Marriage Made In Heaven

So here we have two different forms or models of marketing, each of which by itself has some impressive strengths, but also some major defects. What do you suppose would happen if the most outstanding specimens in each of these related industries were to link up and get married, so to speak?

Well, a prototype of just such a marriage has already occurred and the resulting hybrid, for want of a better name, will be referred to here generically as Integrated Marketing. Although it's still in the honeymoon period, it clearly bears great promise of producing more rapid growth and a higher degree of success for its members than has ever before occurred in the history of either network or internet marketing.

Providing that each of the two partners in such a "marriage" are, indeed, strong and healthy, the resulting union can definitely be highly synergistic. The word "synergistic" here is used in its common sense of meaning that the results exceed the sum of the individual parts.

The two partners in this union can be referred to generically as "Get Instant Cash" (or GIC for short) and Residual Income Formula (or RIF).

Here are some of the clearcut advantages of this union:

1) GIC, by utilizing the abundant resources of the internet, provides an effective way to tap into a nearly infinite source of highly qualified potential partners for both parts of the business.

2) GIC also has the potential for generating massive immediate income. (In the prototype I'm familiar with, members are commonly generating--and getting paid--several hundred dollars a week.)

3. A portion of this income can be dedicated to buying advertising to generate even more income AND to fund the RIF side of the business.

4. This obviously promotes a highly accelerated development of a huge downline organization on the RIF side.

So, returning to my earlier analogy, I view the Integrated Marketing approach as being quite similar to the approach I've often used on camping trips to quickly build a large, hot fire, in spite of having green or wet wood

The secret has always been to find some very dry and highly flammable kindling. My favorite form of this has usually been to break off the dead, very dry, and pitch-laden branches of an evergreen tree. Usually, a single match will ignite this tinder into a small, but very hot fire.

Then, in order to create a huge and long-lasting fire, all that's necessary is to keep feeding the flames with additional dry wood until it becomes sufficiently hot that it will ignite even large, green or wet logs. The final result is typically a large, hot fire that will burn for hours and which always produces a bed of equally long-burning coals.

Internet marketing, by itself, is like burning only kindling. In order to keep the fire burning, it's necessary to keep adding further kindling, which quickly burns out.

Network marketing, on the other hand, is a lot like trying to ignite wet or green wood without ANY kindling. The result of this is usually a fire that smolders at best, but simply won't burn.

The secret, figuratively, is to integrate these two intrinsically incomplete forms of fire-building in order to create a long-lasting fire that will continue to provide warmth for whatever period of time is desired.

I wonder again why it took so long for someone to come up with this obvious solution.

MLM Team Success in Brainstorming - Rule #1!

2007-05-21T03:18:00.001-07:00

Our team has a regular weekly brainstorming session, and some truly great ideas come out of this telephone get-together. And a big reason these brainstorming sessions work so well is, everybody understands the ground rule. New group members are quickly advised.

But when you set up brainstorming get-togethers with groups who are new to the process, here is what happens: somebody comes up with a cockamamie idea, and somebody else says, "OK. That won't work because ..."

Nothing kills the thought process faster than having your idea shot down in front of a group of your peers. The idea-provider has learned an important lesson: it's dangerous to talk. Not only that ... everybody else on the line has learned the same lesson.

Result? A very brain-less brainstorming session.

So the MLM Team Brainstorming Rule is: NO Devil's Advocates allowed!

Brainstorming is a time for ideas, ANY ideas, no matter how crazy, outlandish, impossible, etc., etc., etc. All these fertile minds must be free and encouraged to go in any crazy direction they want. And they must know there will be absolutely NO "idea criticism" tolerated. When they really get that feeling, the joint starts rockin'. Ideas flow like lava from a volcano, and they get farther and farther "out there."

That's OK. That's great. Some of the weirdest ideas touch off a response in another of your network marketing team member's mind, and all of a sudden, you have a very exciting, workable possibility.

But as soon as someone says, "Yeah, but ...", the moderator must STOMP on the thought of anybody playing Devil's Advocate in a brainstorming session, or you will have a very boring, mostly silent phone call. You don't want to stomp on the person, but you must obliterate the criticism.

This moderator role is absolutely crucial to the success of the call.

Explain your reasoning exactly ... that the threat of criticism will cause people not to participate, and you'll all be wasting your time. Make sure everyone on the call is crystal clear on your "No Devil's Advocates" policy.

Later on, after all the ideas have been transcribed, THAT is the time to focus in on the best ones and go after them in more detail. And even ridiculous ideas sometimes have a kernel of something worthwhile in them, that you can harness.

5 Essential Tips on Inexpensive SEO

2007-05-21T03:17:00.002-07:00

Search engine optimization or SEO is one of the best and ultimately least expensive ways to drive targeted traffic to your website, be it a home based business or other. Achieving maximum monetization benefits for a well optimised website can yield significant long term earnings for the internet marketer. However, SEO-ing your site could prove very expensive, possibly thousands of dollars, if you are a complete newbie to the subject matter.

So for newbies and those others who may not yet know, you can obtain essential information on low cost SEO just about anywhere in the Internet. However, very few info sites will really show you how to resolve an affordable search engine optimization strategy.

Black Hat Tricks

You may have read about so called Black Hat Methods or other Secret tricks known to only a few savvy marketers. These, quite frankly, are the Kiss Of Death to SEO, and my advice would be to avoid them at all costs.

Do not imagine for a moment that the Search Engines are unaware of the scams, shams and trickery employed from time to time by the criminally minded in their misguided efforts to cheat their way to the top. If they were really anywhere near as good as what they claim to be, they wouldn’t need to cheat. As soon as these scams are identified the sites are black listed or banned by the search engines, so what is the point?

Isn’t it better to do it the right way, and keep the long term benefits of your genuine solid effort and work? So, you may ask what are the white hat methods?

1. Link exchanges

One cheap SEO method that can get you good results is through link exchanges or linking to and from other web sites. Depending on the websites that you would like to exchange links with, this tool could even cost you nothing at all. Contact the author or owner of the web site you want to have a link exchange with. You will be surprised with the eventual spiking up of your page ranking using this means of getting your website optimized. FFA (Free For All) pages are still widely used as a linking mechanism, but be aware that the over use of these by so many has just about, if not entirely, neutralised the perceived benefits. In fact, there are sufficient reports to the effect that the search engines are reacting negatively to FFA listings.

2. Write or acquire key word rich articles

Writing truly informative and keyword-rich (but not too much so) articles is one effective way to make your Internet Business more visible to both live viewers and the search engine ‘bots’. It's a case of writing your own articles, paying to have them written, or obtaining them from article directories. Article Directories are not all the same. Some allow you to post these articles on your website, without a fee, as long as you keep the article including the resource box or the author's by-line intact. It is important to avoid stuffing your articles with keywords. The sophisticated bots and the live readership are both well aware of when they are being deluged with key words, and neither of them responds well. The ease of reading and freshness of your articles also will determine whether or not your readers will keep on coming back to your website.

3. Catchy Domain Name

There is no better way to have your target visitors remember your website than with a catchy or very easy-to-recall domain name. Something sweet and short may prove to be invaluable. It doesn’t have to be directly related to the purpose of the site, although this helps. Because of their huge popularity, the search engine names seem to defy this wisdom, notably names such as Yahoo and Google, have no obvious bearing on their functions. It is worth thinking about your intended name well before you go on line to register.

Be prepared for the possibility that someone else has already thought of the name you want to use. Consider variations, and combining of (say) the first few letters of two or more words to form a unique name. For example a dog training related site might be called “K9Kapers.com”. This is a good ‘catchy’ name for pet owners once they know about the site. From an SEO point of view, DogTraining.com would be a more explicit name, but much less likely to be available as most such simple names were long ago registered. You might, for example retreat to emulating pop group names. In this dog case scenario, what about Puppies2Dogs.com? Taken, as you probably realise, from ‘Boyz2Men’.

Remember that registering your domain name is not free, whilst creativity is entirely free. It is better to spend time thinking about your name than registering a new one later, simply because you didn’t give the process sufficient importance in the first place.

4. Organize your site navigation

Providing easy steps in navigating your site is one way to make your visitors welcome and to put them at ease with your site. This, in turn, will have a positive impact on traffic flow and the return of visitors to your website. Due to certain agreed conventions, the search engines may not now need a site map, but human eyes and brains cannot see behind the site scripts in the same way as the bots, so be kind to your visitors and make it easy for tem to find their way around.

5. Blogging

The common usage word ‘blog’ derives from ‘weblog’. Blogs are great as anyone can start one on any subject at all. There are quite a number of public bogging sites. The use of Blogs is very similar to articles. Often, blog posts are a shorter summarised version of articles. Each blog posting may have an attached link back to the site you are promoting. It is important to ensure that you have your blog ‘pinged’ after each posting. From the blog page, go to (say) Pingomatic.com and follow the onscreen instructions to register and ping your blog. An excellent way of using a blog is to have one as an additional page of your website, thus gradually expanding and changing the site content. Blogging is a major subject within itself.

Third Step To Having Success In Network Marketing

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Are you thinking about joining a network marketing team? Have you joined a network marketing team and you’re not having success? Did you know that 97% of people who join network marketing will quit having made little or no money? If you want answers to these questions I have them for you. This is the third step for anyone who has joined or is thinking about joining a network marking team and is looking for success.

So you are now a leader or know what it takes to become a leader and you have found a mentor who is taking you under their wings and “showing you the ropes”. You are ready to take the next step, which is probably the step that people have a difficult time understanding, which is taking MASSIVE action! Notice that the word massive is capitalized and bolded! I can’t say this enough, Massive action must be taken in order for you to have success in network marketing.

I will not go in depth with the actions that must be taken ( I will cover these later) in order to have success in network marketing. Rather I want to stress the importance of taking action on a large, massive, scale. What many people fail to realize is that in order to have success in any network marketing company it is going to take action, and lots of it. For some reason people have this false misconception that successful people got successful by being lucky, or with little or no work. That couldn’t be farther from the truth.

The people who are having all the success took massive action focused in particular directions. They were persistent and realized in order to achieve their finical dreams it was going to take massive action. Anyone who is having success in network marketing understands that it is not automatic and over night. Their success in network marketing came with time and taking massive focused action.

It is important to understand that the action you are taking is focused. This means that you are dedicated to one action at a time rather than spreading yourself thin. If the actions you are taking are in more than one direction you will slow your own progress. Focus on one thing and one thing alone and take massive action. I know I may sound like a broken record here but if you truly want success in network marketing you must be willing to put the work in. Network marketing is not get rich quick with little or no work. If that is what you are looking for you will continue to be mediocre for the rest of your life. If success is what you want than listen to me you have to be committed to taking massive action, otherwise you will fail like 97% of people do.

The Art of Persuasion

2007-05-15T06:19:00.002-07:00

So much is happening in the world of home business that I can’t stop sharing with you my endless passion for the business!

It’s a joy to see enthusiastic entrepreneurs totally immersed in their businesses, retired servicemen refilled with vigor and hundreds of you who keep writing to me sharing your new experiences and learnings. I am more than eager to share with you one such mail from a young network marketer – Virginia Roberts, who has just had her first meeting with a prospect. She tells me how she was successfully able to make him join her enterprise.

Virginia says, “It is quite an experience meeting interesting people who are completely strangers but give us a great opportunity to be of value to them. I met this gentleman last week at his office. Interestingly, he is retiring the next month and is pretty much excited about his travel plans across America after that. Now in his late fifties, Daniel Chapman, would spend the rest of his life meeting new people and writing memoirs!

My introduction of the business to him was a bit distasteful to him though. That was something he wasn’t prepared to listen to. He only wanted to enjoy visiting new places across the country and this idea of doing home business was as an anticlimax.

I told Daniel of the advantages that would accrue to him once he moved into it. Who anyway was stopping him from traveling? In fact, that will be the right time to do a business as flexible as network marketing. He any way would be meeting new people and making new contacts. Wouldn’t he want to make the most out of that golden opportunity by earning some money and still enjoying the travel that he planned with his wife? Anyways he wouldn’t want to go broke after finishing his grand voyage! What next then? Had he planned something for the future? He wasn’t getting any younger! What if he suffered illness? Well I didn’t go further, finished my remaining presentation and left him mulling over the blunt questions that I asked him.

Two days later, I got a call from him saying he wanted to talk further! I went to his office and this time Daniel sat smiling and composed as if saying – ‘Hey! I totally agree with what you told me!’ He happily joined my enterprise without even discussing further.”

Virginia has unknowingly practiced the art of persuasion with Daniel Chapman. This is an art only if used wisely or it becomes a blunder. It is very important to discern the difference between persuasion and persistence here. A seasoned persuader would never directly try convincing a prospect to join his or her business, as that would only repel anyone.

Persuasion, on the other hand, is trying to first build up that need or desire in the listener. And that’s what Virginia did. She so articulately built up a background and planted the seeds of desire to move into network marketing in Daniel’s mind. That was subtle and apt. And that’s how any seasoned persuader would persuade – impregnating a thought that does the rest of the job.

Immature marketers, unfortunately commit the mistake of persuading without creating that need in their prospect’s mind. The only response they get then is rejection.

There are a few other aspects that you would do well to keep in mind: • Never talk negatively about your target audience’s existing scenario.
• Control your emotions while trying to make a point.
• Convey as if saying something very simple and obvious.
• Give examples or cases in point.
• What you say should be able to create that need in the listener’s mind to move into your business.

So if you meet a person earning a handsome salary in his job, you should say something like, “You know anyone would envy your success and lifestyle! Only that it should continue to be like this forever. You can ensure this by spending a little time to get that financial security. Millions of people like you have benefited from and thanked themselves for moving into home businesses (throw a case in point here). Think of the mental peace that you can achieve by turning your dreams into a reality.”

Experience the effect of this wonderful attribute that can bring the desired results in your home business.

Was It A Knock At The Door?

2007-05-15T06:19:00.001-07:00

Your success is so much dependent upon your ability to recognize opportunities around you. You know it, if you fail to do so, you would only lose business. I get so many mails asking me questions that fall in this very category – how to look for an opportunity or how to recognize one when it is right there before your own eyes!

Opportunity doesn’t come with a loud bang or some kind of lightning in the sky! It would come creeping to you one fine afternoon, totally unannounced and you wouldn’t even know of its presence. Soon it would be gone to some one more alert and receptive. Sounds too philosophical? Well I can’t sound more pragmatic than this. Just carry out a retrospective analysis of different situations that you handled or failed to handle or even failed to perceive that they existed. For example, how many times did it happen that you met someone for the first time and didn’t even care to leave your business card with him or her or that there was a chance to attend a convention or a seminar and you absented yourself? Well, in my opinion, these were golden opportunities that you failed to recognize. I am sure, you can make a good list of such instances when the opportunity knocked your door and you didn’t even care to let it in!

Failure to recognize the opportunity happens when we have not evolved ourselves to that level. It’s being like a child who cannot obviously understand things beyond its age. Unless we work towards the achievements, we will never be able to reach that maturity level to discern different business situations. A smart entrepreneur, merely by talking to a person, can figure out the possible merits or demerits of doing business with him or her. With his continuous efforts to make the best use of every instance, he develops a clear understanding of what is an opportunity and what is not.

I can only advise you to have a good look around. Wherever you are, whatever circumstances you are in, you will find enough profitable situations, only you have to recognize them. I remember this case study about a Marketing Manager of a Japanese noodles company, who around 25 years ago went to study the market potential of noodles as a product in India. He, along with his team, carried out an extensive survey in a particular region in India by talking to people about their eating habits. To his dismay, his extensive research concluded that the inhabitants of that region preferred only their staple food and disliked anything other than that. The frustrated Marketing Manager called up his CEO in Japan and said, “Boss, sorry to disappoint you, but I think we’ll have to dump the whole idea of launching our product in India. People just don’t like foreign food here!”

To that the CEO said, “Wow! We have a golden opportunity there! If people in that part of the world, don’t even know what noodles are, we would be the first ones to tell them!” The Manager thought probably his boss had gone berserk, but little did he realize, noodles was going to bring a revolution in the eating habits of millions of Indians with a slew of foreign companies starting their operations one after the other. Today noodles are a part of the Indian food and families have accepted this once-a-foreign-food as an integral part of their daily grub.

Well, the CEO surely had an evolved thinking! He was so shrewdly able to recognize the huge opportunity, he opened a whole new vista for more foreign companies that established their seemingly unacceptable products in India over the years.

It’s the way you look at it. What seems like a mere situation to you could actually be an extraordinary chance for another person. But if you are evolved in your perception, I am sure you would not fail to welcome any advantageous business situation you come across.

Traditional MLM Vs Internet MLM - Which One Is For You?

2007-05-15T06:18:00.003-07:00

There are many network marketing or MLM opportunities out there, other than the variations in the compensation plan, the internal business processes have however evolved. There are some who are dealing with the traditional way of MLM business and others that are leveraging on the Internet. The type of products, how leads are generated and the amount of time spent differs greatly.

The following are some of the key components of an MLM company that you might want to consider before deciding to either join a traditional MLM company or an Internet based MLM company.

Products

A traditional MLM company usually carries physical products such as skin care and cosmetic, health supplements, household items and others that require collection or delivery of products.

An Internet based MLM company usually deals with digital products such as online personal development courses, online business services and more. These are usually accessible immediately upon payment.

Personal Support and Training

There are not many differences in the support you can be getting from both your sponsors and from the company.

The only difference might be that training and guidance for a traditional MLM company are usually done face-to-face in a training room.

Whereas due to the nature of the Internet based MLM company, training and guidance are usually done online via conference call, email and other methods of communication should the down-line be from another country.

MLM Leads Generation / Prospecting

This is the component that makes a whole lot of difference in the amount of time you spend in the business.

Lead generation for a traditional MLM company includes but not limited to:

* Contacting your friends and family

* Attending meetings

* Doing presentations to prospects

* Run recruitment or product presentation road shows

* Travel

Lead generation for an Internet based MLM company includes but not limited to:

* Sending emails

* Participating in forums

* Writing articles

* Blogging

* Advertising online or offline

Signing Up Prospects

As traditional MLM companies usually deal with physical products, a stockade is required in a country before sponsorship can be done. On top of that, to sponsor someone in another country, you might need to travel there to conduct recruitment talks or face-to-face meetings.

Due to the borderless advantage of the Internet, and the nature of products of an Internet based MLM company, you can sponsor anyone from anywhere in the world as long as they have a computer that is connected to the Internet. All you need to do is to direct the prospect to your affiliate website and let the website do all the selling and follow ups before signing the prospects up via an online form. Time

The time you do prospecting to the time you sign them up makes a great lot of difference on the amount of time you can be spending in your business.

Time spent in a traditional MLM business can be extensive and not limited to traveling, attending meetings and doing presentations.

Much lesser time is spent on an Internet MLM company, since you can be working from home spending 1 to 2 hours a day marketing your business and products online via different Internet marketing strategies, which some strategies you can do it once and generate leads for you on a long term basis.

Some people likes to give the personal touch and be out in the field networking, selling and sponsoring people, there are those who prefers not to do the talking and just make money from home in front of their computer. Depending on your objective for getting onboard a MLM company, you can easily decide on the type of business process that is suitable for you. Traditional MLM or Internet based MLM? You decide.

Vern Lai is a home based network marketer who is making good passive income spending 1-2 hours a day at his computer.

Your Family Might Not See What You Have

2007-05-15T06:18:00.001-07:00

For those who have just started, though it would be a repetition, let me once again congratulate you on your decision to start your home business. I am sure, like me, your family members too would support your decision and would only motivate you in your endeavors. At times though, your closed ones aren’t able to see the finer qualities in you. This usually happens because they really haven’t ever seen you conduct yourself in the world outside.

No doubt, they know you the best as far as your temperament is concerned. But do they know you are a fantastic persuader or you have great presentation and entrepreneurial skills? Well I bet, most of your closed ones just don’t know the other face of yours. When parents, for example, see their children perform on stage or the playground, they show utter disbelief that their child could act so well or play so well! Well not their mistake, there are so many activities that children can’t pursue at home, but that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t excel in them.

If your family members show concern about your decision to move into home business or any business for that matter, don’t fall into any altercation with them, and that is for two reasons - firstly, they are concerned because they care for you and don’t want you to suffer any kind of loss. Secondly, like I just mentioned, they are so much unaware of your own strengths and qualities that only you know you have.

In such a situation, instead of arguing your point with them, you would do well to stay calm. Maybe take them along in your presentations or seminars and introduce to them your new world of business. Your passion and abilities would be seen by them and they would soon be able to see you with the eyes of the outside world. Gradually they would not only start supporting your decision but also would become an amazing source of energy that you so much require to reach your goals.

I personally believe, if you have your family in harmony with you, you not only fend off unwanted disapproval but also stay better focused on your goals and daily efforts. Otherwise, the whole discord in the house can become the cause of your business troubles. So your first lesson on home business starts at your own home. Just like you have to demonstrate your worth to your enterprise, you would have to do the same to your family members as well.

My own neighbor has been successfully doing home business for quite some time now. He is married with two kids and is into the business full time. I remember around four years back when he had decided to quit his job and move whole heartedly into home business, his wife had shown grave concerns about his decision. I fully agree, she was being genuinely concerned like any close family member should. It was then that I suggested him to take her along to his presentations and seminars. By then he had developed a good grasp on the business fundamentals and was already making impressive presentations. His wife was only too happy to see him so happy and energetic at his work for the first time and gradually started believing in his decision. She not only became his supporter but also an intelligent adviser.

Communicate your progress and problems in business with your family members. You would be surprised to get some wonderful solutions to the problems. If nothing else, you would only feel better by sharing your achievements and shortfalls. The whole idea is to introduce your business and yourself as an entrepreneur to them at a very early stage so that they start believing in you and your work and don’t oppose you.

If you have friends who are unaware of your capabilities, well, you can choose to go the same way with them too. However, I suggest another treatment here – categorize them into your ‘supporters’ and ‘detractors’. You may continue to share your business progress with the former, while the latter could be best avoided for that purpose or they would only try dissuading you in your efforts.

The Gift of the Gab

2007-05-15T05:52:00.000-07:00

A good communicator with a refined body language, looking straight in the eye while talking, can impress even the most disinterested ones. You often come across such debonair personalities who leave an indelible impression on your mind. It is their charisma that binds them to their audience. Obviously, if you like the way someone talks, you would pay more attention to his content. Good communication, as someone has rightly said, is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.

What does a good conversationalist have that many others lack? Next time when you meet someone with effective communication skills, try discerning what makes him sound so good. While you do that, you would learn that a great speaker essentially has a thorough understanding of his business. He is confidently able to answer the queries to the satisfaction of his listeners. His words are carefully chosen and the tone is friendly.

At no point of time in his conversation, would he give you a feeling as if he is trying to pursue or convince you. In fact, practiced network marketers while talking to their prospects, subtly convey that one has to qualify to do business with them. When you pursue, they might become hard to get as they become conscious of the sudden importance that you give them! You would only be repelling them by unduly placing them on a high pedestal. I don’t say you should not show your respect to them, but unnecessarily being too persistent may spoil the whole show.

A smart talker knows what his audience would be interested in. He would never forget to refer to the listeners’ interest or pain areas. As a network marketer, you would do well to initiate a dialogue by saying something like - ‘Hi! You into some business?’ Or if you are at a seminar or a business gathering - ‘Hey! That was a nice talk from that guy. What do you say?’ Or you could be a little humorous - ‘Oh! My God! I almost mistook you for my ex-boss who could have just spoilt the evening being here!’ When an entrepreneur talks this way, he sends friendly vibes in the air anyone would be receptive to.

People in business gatherings usually form small groups and chat on common topics of interest. An able entrepreneur here would be very careful in first finding out which group should he best avoid. He should keep himself away from a group where people are discussing a private or some other serious business matter. The best ones, however, would be where the topics are more general in nature. That usually happens when the group members are only acquainted to one another or have just met for the first time. So if you just politely join them by sharing your opinion on the topic going on at that point in time, you would undoubtedly get a good reception there.

This way you won’t offend the members of the group and can smoothly start a conversation. But don’t commit the mistake of starting to talk about your business then and there, unless asked. Safest approach would be to introduce yourself and your business in a short and simple sentence like, ‘Hi everybody! I am Rick Hunter from Denver, into cosmetics home business.’ Now unless you are asked by someone to tell them more about your business, avoid talking about it. Even if an odd one out of them asks you for courtesy sake, ensure you are brief in your story, as the others might just wait for you to stop! No offense here, that happens at times! Your best approach should be to exchange business cards and start talking on whatever topic the discussion was going on. And so starts the process of relationship building.

Finally, ensure there’s a ‘take away’ for your listeners after you finish the talk. It could be in the form of some new and exciting piece of information or some enlightening aspect they never heard before. A good communication is like a signpost in wilderness that gives direction to a baffled wanderer.

3 Keys To Attracting MLM Leaders

2007-05-05T02:59:00.003-07:00

What is the fastest way to grow your MLM business?

Well it is no secret that if you are able to attract and sponsor experienced networkers to your opportunity then you have a great chance of accelerating your progress.

Recently I had the good fortune to witness my upline achieve the seemingly impossible when they reached the upper ranks of the payplan in only 6 months.

Now granted they worked extremely hard to do so but there had to be something more to it than that, right?

So I sat down with them and asked them what are they doing to fast track their results.

Here is what they said ...

'Sponsor MLM Leaders!'

Thats it ...

Simple really ...

They went out and focused all of their sponsoring efforts on finding the best MLM Leaders they could.

The results speak for themselves!

So taking their advice I thought to myself ... who do I know that is an MLM leader that is not already in the opportunity I was in.

Sadly I was not that well connected in MLM circles so I needed to create a SYSTEM to attract them to me.

Within a short period of time I sponsored a number of very successful networkers and my business grew at a far greater rate than I could have done without them.

Here is the exciting thing ...

When you sponsor MLM leaders they will also go and sponsor other MLM leaders because they understand the value in doing so.

Now I know that most of the above is probably not news to you ... you already know that if you can just sponsor a couple of MLM super stars everything would be okay ....

But the question is ...

How do you sponsor MLM leaders?

Well here is how you don't do it ...

You don't do it by going to them with a mine is better than yours approach ... that will never work.

You don't sponsor them by using push marketing techniques.

You don't do it by using a one hit wonder approach.

What you need to do is ATTRACT mlm leaders to you and over a period of time develop a relationship with them.

When the time is right the opportunity may emerge to discuss your company with them but not before.

So focus on attracting MLM leaders to you, build a database of them and then build a relationship with the people in your database.

The three keys to ATTRACTING MLM leaders are:

1. You must have an ATTRACTIVE opportunity. Most MLM leaders are looking for an early stage company that has a solid chance of going into momentum. All MLM leaders know that wealth is built in momentum.

2. You must have an ATTRACTIVE MINDSET. If you are not the sort of person that they want to work with, and if they don't believe you are the type of leader they want to work with then you have no chance of sponsoring quality MLM leaders. Work on your mindset as a priority.

3. You must have an ATTRACTIVE SYSTEM. Nearly all MLM leaders recognise that a better SYSTEm will enable them to build their business to profit faster. So if you can demonstrate that you are using a superior system to the one they are working with then you have a great chance of attracting them.

Key number 3 is critical to attracting high quality MLM leaders. The best way to demonstrate you have a better system is to make contact with them through your system.

In other words ... if they come across your system first and you second as a result then this is very engaging for a MLM leader.

So if you want to accelerate your growth then work on these three keys!

Reversing The MLM Sponsoring Process!

2007-05-05T02:59:00.001-07:00

If you ask the average networker what is their greatest challenge in their networking business most would reply ...

PERSONALLY SPONSORING!

The truth is most people who get into network marketing are not equipped with the skills to attract quality prospects to their opportunity, and lead them to their own logical point of conclusion.

It is also true that few people joining have sufficient influence within their warm market to personally sponsor enough people to reach the higher levels of their companies compensation plan.

One of the great failings of our industry is how we teach people the sponsoring process.

As a result we see the average networker sponsoring 3 to 5 people personally with most eventually dropping out.

The reality is you need to personally sponsor 25 to 50 people as a minimum to enjoy success in network marketing. Some would say even more personal sponsoring is required.

So what goes wrong?

Why is that the one skill we most need to enjoy success is also the one we are most challenged by?

Well from my observation and experience we have the entire sponsoring process back to front.

When we join a network marketing opportunity we are taught to make a list of everyone we know in the world and then approach all of these people about our opportunity.

The approach can be through sending people to a website, giving them an audio CD, or DVD to watch, or inviting them to an opportunity meeting.

This is the standard approach taught in most network marketing companies today.

Does it work?

Well not entirely no ...

As we have already discussed the average person in networking struggles to sponsor more than a handful of people.

I know this was the case for me. I failed in network marketing four times using this standard approach to sponsoring. At most I sponsored five people personally and none of them duplicated the process.

Then I decided that there is no point continuing with an approach that is not working regardless of what my upline or sponsor tells me ... if its not working then its just not working.

So I studied the principles of marketing and then applied them to my business ... in effect what I did was reverse the sponsoring process.

What I discovered was that the traditional sponsoring system taught in network marketing is in fact a PUSH marketing approach. This is where you push your opportunity out into the marketplace in general.

The big problem is that so few people are looking for an opportunity ... in fact I suspect it is 1 to 2% of people are looking right now for an opportunity like yours.

What this means is that you are pushing your opportunity onto 98% of the people who are not looking.

Many networkers, when push marketing does not work, move to begging, pleading and persuading as sponsoring tactics. Its no wonder that networking has in the past earnt the wrong reputation.

The whole sponsoring process breaks down with only a few people rising to the upper levels of a compensation plan.

When I finally understood that in order to sponsor more people I had to ATTRACT them to me ... literally PULL them to me and my opportunity, everything changed for me. My ability to personally sponsor increased dramatically and it led me onto success.

So I worked on how to reverse the sponsoring process!

Today I have people contacting me about my opportuntiy rather than me contact them.

Today I have people selling themselves on the opportunity rather than me having to sell them.

Today I have a growing database of potential new business partners that makes me a profit rather than paying for expensive leads from lead companies.

Today I literally have a stream of highly qualified prospects for my business opportunity rather than a warm list that I am busy crossing people off.

It became possible for me when I reversed the sponsoring process. When I focused on PULL marketing rather than PUSH marketing.

It is understanding a few basic marketing principles, and some universal laws that govern success, and then applying them in a systematic way.

Here are some clues to creating a PULL marketing system that will enable you to sponsor more people:

1. Stop marketing your opportunity up front. If you lead with your opportunity you narrow down your visibility in the market place.

2. Learn how to target market. Different groups of people are looking for different things. There is no one approach that fits all. You must understand who your target market really is and how to appeal to them.

3. Focus on building your database first, relationships with this database second, and sponsoring third. Most people focus on sponsoring first and never build a database which is a huge mistake.

4. Understand what is attractive to potential business partners. Here is a hint ... its not your opportunity! What is attractive is giving information that is of value that will help people improve their lives.

5. Position your opportunity at the right point within the marketing funnel.

6. Create automated systems that allow your prospects to sell themselves on your opportunity. Never sell your opportunity directly.

7. Sell the system ... many people have been in networking and dropped out. They would love to have success but like me know that the old system does not work. So spend more time selling your prospects the PULL marketing system.

If you can understand these steps and learn how to apply them into your business then you can reverse the sponsoring process, attract highly qualified leads to you, and sponsor more people.

Understanding and mastering this can take time. The fast track to success is to find the right mentor or teacher who has successfully implemented such a system and work closely with them.

Apostle Series - Coming Clean About GDI, MLMs, and Network Marketing - Winners & Losers

2007-05-05T02:58:00.004-07:00

This Apostle Series Article was born out of a need to set some matters straight...

As many zine article authors feel, readers, friends, groups, Good Buddy's, and family members have come to look to us for "Straight Talk" and "Sound Advice" in matters concerning Health, Healing, Prosperity, and Biblical Interpretation as it relates to such, I hope you can understand that we do not "Bat A Thousand %."

Only Jesus did! The rest of us, including all of His Apostles and disciples throughout the ages, continue to learn by our mistakes. So long as we do not attempt to conceal our errors, I feel that we can, and should, continue our "Quest For The Truth!" (CEV) John 8:31 Jesus told the people who had faith in him, "If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples.:32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Jesus knew that His disciples, for all ages, would be taken and held hostage by lies and incorrect information that we had come rely upon. The promised provision with which to overcome God's and His mankind's "Ignorance Enemy" had already been provided for in Proverbs. Those same Biblical promises and provisions, from both "The Old" and "The New" Testaments, yet apply to us today in every area of our lives. This includes Health and Prosperity! "Thank God!"

(CEV) Proverbs 28:13 If you don't confess your sins, you will be a failure. But God will be merciful if you confess your sins and give them up.

As do many of you, I belong to to numerous groups. Some, like MySpace, require those others whom are affiliated and/or participate in group matters to request your permission to become your "Friend."

Normally, members have posted a "Profile" about themselves and their interests. Often, their primary "Motivation" or reason, is to sell or market their beliefs, agendas, products, or services to you whom they are inviting to be their "Friend." This is, in fact, expected. Through this very vehicle, I have both bought and sold MLM products and services ~ including GDI. To do so is no sin!

Not infrequently, some person whom wishes to become your "Friend," have the same product or service to offer that you have, especially if we are involved with Network Marketing or what is communally called MLM (Multi Level Marketing) as a vehicle to gain "Prosperity" and/or their "Financial Independence."

This ezine article, that reflects my view that we should help, if possible, other affiliates whom initiate such contacts if we can, stems from my reply to an associate that offers a website domain product that I also offer for sale:

Yes, we GDI affiliates share a Great product :))

I have been selling .ws website domains for over two years and have honestly earned very little money :((

Most of those people that I've signed up have earned even less and have fallen away :(

My most recent attempt to stimulate some Global Domains International sales is to remake my .ws website, my "Wee Little Website", so that prospects can see what they get for their $10.00 per month... LOL

As it pays for itself, I will keep it! God knows that, for all of the time and effort that I have expended in the promotion of GDI, it was a "Bad Investment" for me.

I Am useing my "Wee Little Website" ~ Jesus4You.ws ~ for perticular products and services, and especially my Earth Angels and Jesus agendas. This site is called (without the http//-stuff that would make it a live link):

Jesus4You.ws.

At one time, I owned & paid each month for 84 "Name" domains ($840.00 per month) which I forwarded to my major website which was then MilesBooks.com. . This dot com was purchased to market my Mystery/Thriller novel: FOR SALE BY OWNERS:FSBO by Russ Miles, prior to my buying the GDI dot ws URL and it was HUGE!!!

Although MilesBooks dot com was highly Google ranked, it is now "Off The Air" as I didn't renew it :(

Unfortunately, my basic GDI site can not be anywhere's near as large or as good. But, it will do, for now... The Holy Spirit told me, before I moved from Vancouver, WA, to AZ, that I would soon have 1,000,000 + people on my "1st Team Alert" Good Buddy's List! LOL

For my MySpace F.riends Info, I used to own most of the names associated with my the faces of my "TOP 15 Friends" :))

After 4 months ~ I cut my losses and kept a few Global Domains International .ws websites :)) I had even published another ezine article entitled: Rascal's Spiritual Life Series - Three Reasons Why Rascal Buys Website Domain Properties about it. Here is a link to that article, if you would like to read it:

Article.

LOL Not even this article sold very many website domains and did stir up some animosity from a few name people that felt I might be impugning their Good Names. Of course, I released those names back to GDI, immediately!

I do not tell you this to discourage you or anyone else! Rather ~ to simply say ~ while I think that GDI IS a good product, I believe that I got into it TOO LATE to really profit.

I truly hope that you have done better in your domain sales businesses than I have, to date.

I Believe that MLMs are, and Network Marketing is God's, vehicles to prosper HIS "Elect" and HIS "Chosen" ~ in these "End Times Days" :)) Not only for Christians, which many of us are, but for others of many faiths that belong to HIM, ALMIGHTY GOD ~ THE CREATOR :))) :)

At this, "My * Charmed * Life's New Juncture", I have moved to AZ and "I Am Watching God Open Up New Doors." LOL :))

If you visit my new ~ "Wee Little website":

HTTP://Jesus4You.ws ~

you will find a New AWESOME Nutritional Product that THE LORD has delivered to me to assist in my full recovery from the devastating effects of long term MS (Multiple Sclerosis), to help others "Enjoy Better Health" and/or "Stay Healthy," and to "Prosper" HIS Children.

It is a URI International Product called "The Feast". God healed me "Miraculously" And "Completely" of "Total Incontinence" (20 to 30 disposable briefs a day) but HE IS using more conventional methods to finish the total Earth bodily healing job!

Both jobs, actually!! Both "Health" and "Prosperity" which My Jesus paid for together with My "Salvation" during HIS mission on behalf of "Our Father" on This, HIS Earth! I Praise GOD, "The Father," GOD, HIS "Son, Jesus," and GOD, "The Holy Spirit" for their continued guidance!!!

If you check my website, you will also find a link to "Pain Patches Products" that have proved helped me, "Health Wise" and "Financially", "BOTH"!!

Other MLMs, which I have invested in via there successful, helpful, diligent, affiliates will not be there because "They Never Earned Me ANY Money and Did Cost Me Bunches to stay in for the times that I have.

Perhaps, if I had worked harder and followed their "Systems", I would have been successful with some? But, I didn't. Rather, I was always "Short on one leg" so I never got a paycheck. I Am not lazy but I have had other "Priorities"!!! LOL

I still love my former Network Marketing Up Lines. No Hard Feelings!

When I Am Fully "Healthy" and Filthy "Wealthy", I Am Likely To Write & Sing A Karaoke Song :))

As "Ol' Blue Eyes" would likely not have sang, " I Did It God's Way For Me..."

Your Friend :)

Home Based Business - MLM

2007-05-05T02:58:00.003-07:00

In view of fierce global competition and incessant arrival of new entrants in the business arena, the existing companies are trying to stay competitive, seeking synergies by way of mergers and acquisitions, achieving internal efficiencies, utilizing technology to achieve competitive edge over competition, focusing on better customer care and the least desirable of all corporate actions, by downsizing. We see news that major companies are planning to lay off employees in view of the top and bottom line shrinkage, therefore, we see capable and experienced people without employment and those who are employed have no assurance of continuity of their jobs.

There is a very simple solution to this problem. Join an MLM (Multi Level Marketing) or NM (Network Marketing) company and promote their products and services. In that case, you don’t have to leave your job and no funds get stuck in inventory as you merely facilitate a sale transaction without taking possession of the item purchased through you. In other words, you are a salesman called IR (Independent Representative) but you are not an employee of the company you represent but a franchisee or business owner and get commissions on sale of products and services. You can appoint new IR’s under you but you don’t get any commission for merely appointing a new IR, commissions are paid on sale of actual goods or services.

In a typical manufacturing setup, the flow of goods is like, Company--Distributor-- Wholesaler--Retailer--Consumer. So, if you see, the distribution cost is massive owing to a very long supply chain and inventory is carried all the way through, adding cost at each level. In an MLM or NM company, this flow is almost direct, i.e. Company--stockist (Who is the network marketing company)--Representative- Consumer. As you can see, the company eliminates the middlemen and distributes lucrative commissions among Independent Representatives according to the quantum of their efforts, i.e. sales volume / value achieved by them.

You will notice that the inventory flow is from the stockist (NM Company) to consumer straight. You as an Independent Representative will only facilitate the transaction and will neither pay for nor hold inventory. The product will move from the company to customer. You will not only get commissions on sale but will also get part of the commissions on all sales by new Representatives that you appoint under you. Plus, this will not stop there you'll continue getting commissions all your life if you continue working and that will automatically transfer to your spouse or anyone you enlist as beneficiary.

Now, I take you along a logical flow, What, Why, How, and When

1- What - I have already explained to you about the concept. You can become an IR (Independent Representative) by joining any genuine, fast growing and dynamic company.

2 - Why - To gain financial freedom. If you do it part time but seriously, you can generate the amount equivalent your current salary. But on top of that, you'll continue getting residual income all your life and even after that because the organization of sales personnel (Independent Representatives) that you will create below you will continue working, selling the products and services worldwide. I believe you pay less taxes in this business compared to employment where the tax is mostly deducted at source. Therefore, it’s a business that you can transfer to your beneficiary, unlike employment.

-A secure future

-It can be done from your home, anywhere in the world.

-There is no need to carry inventory

-Large Sales force working for you

-Time leverage - Many people doing your job, e.g. 50 people X number of hours they work per week is actually counted as your output.

3 - How - By joining the company as Independent Representative (IR) and later by appointing two directs under you to continue building a robust organization of active and dynamic people. All those joining the group are owner of their own franchise and are in reality the Franchisee or Business Owners.

4 - When – Whenever you feel you are convinced and ready for action.

Now I list some FAQ's that may come to your mind.

Q- Is this a legitimate business?
A- Yes. If the company you represent is legitimate then it is legitimate, and a highly lucrative proposition as well.

Q- Can I do it part time?
A- Yes. But, in order to be financially independent, you need to do it seriously. And you will see the benefits pouring in quickly that alone will motivate you to jack up your efforts. By seriously I mean you put in 5 to 8 hours a week, your free time of course.

Q- Does it require some initial investment?
A- Yes, around US $ 600 to register and qualify. It means you must either sell or buy one of the company’s products. That’s it. After that, you need to invest your free time only. If you manage to sell the product to someone else, in that case all you need is the registration fee which is nominal, around US $ 10 and is renewed on an annual basis.

Q- Is there any chance that I will fail?
A- The only chance of failing in Network Marketing is that you give up. There is no other way you will fail.

Q- Do I get any commissions for recruiting people?
A- No. You don't get any commissions by recruiting people alone. In this business, you must make an organization of your own who must promote the company products and services. Suppose, you recruit two directs under you and they work one hour daily. In that case, your output would be 3 hours a day (1 yours and 2 of those under you and so on so forth). If you have 100 people working under you then you have an output of 100 hours on a daily basis if each IR in your organization works 1 hour every day. That is the gist of it

Q- Is it true that people make enough money in this business that enables them to leave their jobs?
A- Yes. Many people are doing it full time. They first established themselves in this business and then left their jobs. In the first six months you will have an idea as to when you can safely quit your job.

Q- What if I relocate to another country?
A- That is not a problem. Only intimate the company about the change of address by updating your account details so that the payment checks (cheques) will be delivered to your new address. You can maintain your virtual office and can create your own free website for business purposes.

Q- Once in, can I start with my family members and friends?
A- That’s what you should ideally do, because that way you are ensuring their future earnings as well. And secondly it is easier to convince a potential customer who trusts you.

Q- What is the period required to get financial freedom, i.e. generating equivalent or more than my current monthly earnings?
A- I think the gestation period is around two years but it really depends. If you are a hardcore salesperson, you may do it quickly. Women somehow have been proven to do better in this business.

Q- Why do I need to buy a product? It seems that the products are not saleable and the company only wants to sell them to those who join it as IR.
A- To sell any product or service, you must have total confidence in it. If you have tried a particular dish in a restaurant for example, you can recommend it to your friends and family and they will trust you and may try it as well.

Q- Is it a get-rich-quick scheme?
A- No. This is Personal Selling. The only distinction is that in this business you become the owner of the business and can create your own organization.

Q- Shall I start getting commissions on sales after becoming an IR?
A- Its a three stage process, 1) You register by paying nominal annual registration fee, 2) You either sell or buy a company product to qualify, 3) You either sell two more products or appoint two new IR's who must qualify, i.e. buy or sell one of the company products and your account gets activated. You start receiving commissions on sales after this step.

How To Choose The Right Network Marketing Business

2007-05-05T02:58:00.001-07:00

We have come a long way in business of network marketing. Twenty years ago, we did what was called the “curiosity approach” whereby you couldn’t tell anyone what the business was about let alone the name of the company! The reason for such secretiveness is because it wasn’t as popular as today. Now, it is a whole new game plan. Network marketers announce their business to the world!

Today there are literally hundreds of profitable companies available, but which one do you choose! Most companies have a welcoming website, great support, conference calls and a good product.

After 20 years of searching for good companies, I have been disillusioned more than once, but the training, the skills, and the know-how in working with people and developing a business has far superceded anything I could have asked for. Lessons learned pay off for future endeavors. So, if you’re truly committed and follow the basic steps, you should have a lot of fun and make tons of money.

So how do you find the right business? What’s it going to take and what are the chances of success? Here are some pointers you need to evaluate before moving forward.

1. Check out the product or service. Learn about the product and do some research on the company, its reputation, and what the demand is for such a product or service. The income potential shouldn’t be the only thing to consider. You want to find something unique and an upcoming trend to leverage the potential to its max. Ask how the top-notch income earners are promoting and growing their business and decide if you fit in.

2. Make sure you can work with your sponsor or upline. Some companies only communicate via e-mail. For some, that’s not enough. Having support is of utmost importance so you need to be assured that you’re going to have the leadership, tools and training it takes to be successful.

3. How unique is the product or service and is their a demand for such? It's extremely important in choose a company that offers something unique and outstanding. If you’re not excited about it, forget it. Don’t try to convince yourself. We all know there are multiple companies with similar products that backed up by fabulous testimonials and incredible income potentials. If you’re new to network marketing, do your own research as to whether there are other products similar. The less competitive, the better for you!

4. Once you’ve done your due diligence, don’t procrastinate. Make a choice and move forward and jump in feet first! The more time you spend trying to figure it all out, the more reasons you’ll find NOT to do it or a friend or family member will talk you out of it. Having your own business is a big step, but network marketing makes it easy to do so with low overhead, home-based tax deductions, a minimal investment, and great potential to grow a dynasty.

5. This is a people business so if you don’t like talking, relating, sharing or helping others, this is probably not the business for you. Though some companies don’t require much time spent with other reps, most companies offer conference calls that you’ll want to call and participate.

6. Make a game plan with goals and day-to-day journals of where you want to be and what you’re going to do to get there. Don't re-invent the wheel, but instead, follow the leader. Remember, there’s no free lunch—it does take work. The beauty of the business is that you work hard without much pay at the beginning….work less later and be financially independent.

Network marketing is the one business that gives you the opportunity to actually become a millionaire! So, get going and keep your eye on the goal and don’t ever allow anyone to discourage you. Stay around winners, and you’ll attract it into your life. Surround yourself with high-energy people, and it will rub off. Do what it takes, never quit, and your dreams will come true beyond your wildest imagination!

Is Sponsoring The Most Important Thing In MLM?

2007-05-03T03:47:00.003-07:00

Sponsoring is often times a tough cookie to crumble for many people. It’s not really that tough for me anymore, and I’m going to share with you why…

A lot of times people target the WRONG markets of people to introduce their business too. They target their friends and family, or other people they know…and while this can be ok; it’s a very un-targeted market.

By un-targeted I mean you have no idea if these people are even interested in what you have to offer. Obviously your conversion rate is going to be much less when you offer something to a group of people without any clue whether they are even interested.

Contrast that with offering your business to a group of people who are actually interested in that type of thing…and you will have a much better response. So here are 3 tips to have more sponsoring success:

1. Target your market. Develop a marketing system that puts your business in front of the RIGHT kinds of people, people that are already searching for what you have to offer. When you can create endless leads for your business, you can have endless business growth.

2. Develop the leadership mindset. When you KNOW that you have value to offer other people…they will sense it. Educate yourself to the put where you are full to the brim with value, and other people will be lining up next to you to share in on what you know.

3. Brand yourself as a leader into the minds of your prospects. Position yourself as someone who is an expert in your industry, who knows how to help others get what they want.

If you’re handing out business cards…don’t have them say “Xango Distributor” or whatever other company you might be in. Have them say, “Entrepreneurial Strategist, Life Business Coach, Home Business Coach, Business Success Trainer, Leadership Developer…”

You should get the point. Position yourself as an expert and brand yourself in your prospects mind. This will make you far more attractive to work with.

And also…develop a system that produces you endless leads. When you have endless leads your posture increases greatly and you don’t have to worry if this prospect joins you or not. You will have 10 new prospects tomorrow.

Former Chief Executive Officers Would Make Excellent Network Marketers

2007-05-03T03:47:00.001-07:00

A network marketing opportunity would be an excellent choice for a retired or former Chief Executive Officer of a company to start and operate as their new business venture. A network marketing opportunity requires the same type of leadership that a C.E.O. brings to the table while running a corporation. The people skills of a C.E.O. also make network marketing a great fit. You would just have to get more used to holding meetings using conference calls as opposed to having an actual meeting in a building or auditorium once you first start out. Once your business grows you could begin to hold live meetings and run your business just like you did when you were in the corporate boardroom. The biggest difference between the traditional company and a network marketing business is that you wouldn’t have demanding or angry shareholders breathing down your neck criticizing you for your every move. Network marketing is by nature much less stressful to operate and you can build your business the way that works best for you.

One of the best features that I myself like about my network marketing business is the portability of it. All that you need to keep your business running is a computer and a telephone and since they are both portable you can take your business wherever you like. I have taken my business RVing several times and found that it never detracts from the mood of the vacation itself.

To find a suitable network marketing company to become part of you would have to first decide on what type of product that you wish to work with. Since the best network marketing companies, those with a DSA (direct selling association) membership are the most reliable you may want to start with them first. Make sure they have a tangible product to offer not just a service because most times the products are much easier to explain.

Look for a company with a pay plan that you can both understand and work with as you grow your business. Almost every network marketing company has a different type of pay plan. Make sure that you have it explained to you thoroughly before you join. A possible red flag would be that you can’t find someone to explain the pay plan or they say that it is too difficult to explain. Just move on to the next company until you find a pay plan that you can explain in three sentences or less. It shouldn’t be that difficult to understand.

Finally, the key person to your network marketing success is your sponsor. A sponsor is the person who signs you up into a network marketing company and it is their job to see to it that you get trained in both the practices of the company and the methods that they use to promote the business. If the sponsor that you speak with is new to network marketing but is enthusiastic give them a chance by asking to speak to their sponsor. You should be able to get to someone with experience without going too far upline. Interview the sponsor just like you would if they were coming to you for a job to see if you could work with that person and expect them to do the same. If they just want to rush and sign you up without disclosing any of their details just move on to someone else until you find a sponsor that you can work with.

Once you find the right network marketing company and the right sponsor you can begin to build your own thriving network-marketing dynasty.

Austrailain-Two-Up System Boomerangs Back To Take The Net By Storm

2007-05-03T03:46:00.002-07:00

If you haven’t heard of the Australian two-up system yet, you no doubt will in the coming months and years.

The Australian two-up system has been around for a while but has recently gained a lot of momentum as more and more regular people are finding that they can make a consistent and high return on a relatively small investment.

The Australian two-up system is a business model that not only allows business owners to make money from direct sales, but also from sales made through the entire lineage of business owners below them. And the profits can add up very fast.

So why, you might ask, if the Australian two-up system has been around for so long, hasn’t it become more popular in the past. Probably the main reason is that it was often used in a way that caused participants to break the law in many countries. This was because participants often didn’t sell a product but instead simply received money. In other words, an Australian two-up system became a basic pyramid scheme.

The same Australian two-up system though, used within the law, where real products are sold, and where it is not necessary for purchasers to join the business, is proving to be a good business model. The system is a bit different from regular home based businesses or franchises, and may take a little getting used to, but with familiarity it is not difficult to warm up to.

So what should you look for in an Australian-two-up program? Here are the most important things:

* The Australian two-up program you join must (repeat – must) have a real product for sale. If it doesn't, it is simply an illegal pyramid scheme.

* The Australian two-up program must not require that purchasers of the products also do the business. The products should be of a high enough value that people will want to purchase them regardless of any business opportunity that is available.

* Any Australian two-up program you join should offer several levels of membership. This is ideal for you as a business owner as you will be more appealing to a wider audience.

* The highest level of membership should never exceed $1,000. Surveys of the Australian two-up system have proven that this is a threshold that shouldn’t be crossed. It’s fine to join a program that offers membership for less than this, even if it’s $20, $200, or even $500. But once you cross the $1,000 threshold it becomes much harder to find other people who want to join the business opportunity. Not impossible, but definitely harder. And you want to make it as easy as possible for people to get involved.

* If you join an Australian two-up system you should be able to communicate with the CEO, owner, or whoever else is administering the program. If you can only communicate with the person you joined under it restricts your ability to learn and get questions answered.

* Never sign up under a top producer! Top producers, from our observations are usually too busy growing their primary business to offer much time to those they sign up. Top producers often sign up hundreds of people a month. At this level there is literally no way they can give one-on-one help to those in their organization.

* It is preferable for the Australian two-up business to offer participant 100% of the profits from sales. Companies that do this help their members by selling them leads, and that is how they make money. If the leads aren’t good the company doesn’t make money. This keeps the company interested in your success.

Well, that should give you somewhere to begin researching (and profiting) from the Australian Two-up business model.

Veteran VS Newbie - Whom To Prioritize?

2007-05-03T03:46:00.001-07:00

Recently I read an article describing that the key to the success in building large downline organization is by recruiting veteran MLM members. The author of the article emphasizes the importance of bringing veterans into your downline organization in order to build a big and fast growing downline organization. There is the truth in that statement which none can deny. Veteran MLM members in many aspects are more superior than newbies. You are surely a lucky player if you can recruit many veterans into your organization. But the problem is that it is not an easy thing to find and recruit veterans who are readily leave their present companies for your new company without reasonable and logical reasons. Being successful in an MLM career takes a long and difficult process. Sometimes one needs to spend up to 2 to 3 years of hard work to reach a stage of mediocre success. With a company employing demanding system of compensation plan, it will take even longer to succeed. So, if you need to recruit a person who has reached a stage of even a mediocre success in order to quickly build your organization, you really need to work hard to conquer him. You really need to prepare a barrage of reasonable reasons to toss at him to get him into seriously consider your proposition to make him your downline. Then, if you find it easy to succeed in conquering the so-called veteran, you still have to question the quality of your easy-to-get veteran. Is he really a leader in his former MLM company or no more than mere an MLM adventurer who moved from one company to another thinking that he has not found the right MLM company for himself to succeed.

If you find it hard to get a veteran of any quality, you had better spend your resources on sponsoring a totally new prospect and educating him so that he has the quality you desire. Recruiting a veteran or a newbie each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Despite his superior quality especially in terms of his experiences, a veteran also poses some disadvantages which may be unnoticed at first sight. On the other hand, despite his lacking of experiences, a newbie is more teachable, easier to manage and to cooperate with, more adaptable to a newly established teamwork situation. Because as a greenhorn he positions himself to be more of a learner than a teacher. So, in terms of teachability, a newbie will have higher probability than a veteran. A veteran will possibly try to control and direct you instead of listening to you if you don’t have any records of success in this venture.

Benefit of Recruiting A Veteran

If you get a quality veteran, he will certainly bring more experiences to your organization because of his long time involvement in this venture. You don’t need to teach him the basis of MLM business anymore. You can sell his name for promoting your business and enlarging your downline organization. When you sponsor a new prospect, you can always refer to him as an example of how so good and attractive your business is in the eyes of a veteran member of other MLM company that he readily left his former company for yours.

Provided that he is a truly qualified leader in his former company, you can rely on him and share your responsibility for creating new leaders in your downline organization instead of teaching a newbie from zero to be a leader. The growth of your downline organization will be faster than you initially expect.

Negative Sides of A Veteran

If you get a lower quality veteran, you will get a bigger burden instead of high profits from taking him into your downline organization. Instead of helping you develop your leadership quality, he may behave on the contrary because he feels more experienced and more knowledgeable than you in this venture. If you are a person of a weak personality, instead of pushing you up he may take over your leading position and leave you behind. This happens in MLM companies employing increasingly demanding compensation plan as you get higher in your position.

Benefits of Recruiting A Newbie

A newbie, as his status indicates will behave as such hopefully. He will bring fresh and hopefully bright thought and attitude into your downline organization. If you are lucky, you will find many would-be leaders among your prospects who are newbies. A newbie will certainly more receptive to your ideas, thoughts, and goals. And more importantly he does not bring negative and traumatic experiences of the past involvement in MLM into your organization. He is starting with a fresh and clean mind and hopefully ready to share your dream of success. To offset his lack of experiences you can have him read recommended books on MLM and Networking Business and personal development, have him follow trainings offered by your company, and have him learn from more experienced members in your organization.

Negative Sides of A Newbie

Your newbie members may not have clear idea of what to expect in their first involvement in MLM. Some newbies may not be as tough as you want them to be. Instead of supporting you in boosting the growth of your organization, they may put more burden on your resources (time, money, and thought). Many of them may not be able to keep pace with your steps because they behave in unproductive ways in doing their business. They may require too much from you and do too little for your organization. And you tend to consider that all their faulty behaviours and thoughts are forgivable because they are new in this venture.

Conclusion

Both veterans and newbies will bring potentially positive and negative qualities into your downline organization. Even if you get a veteran among your newly sponsored members, there is no guarantee that he will perform the way you expect him to. If your main focus is only on recruiting veterans, you tend to view and think of newcomers as second priority in your search for would-be leaders in your downline organization. Whereas the greater number of prospective quality leaders exists among newbies. In conclusion I would say that it is a lot better to be open minded towards the two types of prospects because as human beings they are basically the same. Their only difference is that the one is earlier introduced to the business and possibly know more than the other one.

How to Easily Close Your Prospects - Part 2

2007-05-03T03:45:00.000-07:00

Perhaps my favorite story about the well known speaker, Jim Rohn, is from his first days of selling. He recounts that people who attended his sales presentations told him, "Great presentation, Jim." and "Wow, awesome job in your sales presentation, Jim." Finally one day he realized that however great his presentation was, he was not selling anything. That is also when he understood there is a difference between presenting and selling.

In part one of this article I told the story of the personal trainer who was also so busy presenting that she never got around to selling, until there was an uncomfortable silence and she realized that my husband was not going to close the sale for her. Completely unprepared she said, "Well, there is a cost." As I pointed out in part one of this article, that is not a close you ever want to copy. Telling your prospect "There is a cost" implies the customer will suffer a loss or penalty. Prospects don't whip out their wallets so they can experience a loss! Prospects become willing to buy when they perceive the exchange of their money for your product or service as advantageous.

If you do not like those uncomfortable moments where you end up having to ask for the sale, stop waiting until the last minute to begin closing your prospects. In other words, move away from presenting and move into selling while presenting.

One sales trainer I learned from maintained that one should never close; instead one must persuade his audience members all throughout his presentation that they need what he has. Having been a member in this sales trainer's audience as well as a student in his 4-day seminar, I can tell you that the actual truth was that he closed constantly, but it was so subtle that it did not feel agitating. Needless to say, at the end of his sales presentation he never said, "These things that I want to sell are going to cost you."

Early on in my direct sales career, people frequently commented that my presentation was so good and so entertaining, but I was not selling much. Later on I learned how to sell during my presentation, that is, I learned the ABC of sales - how to Always Be Closing.

The first step is to place value on your time and your product. That might sound silly to say, but you have to come from a position of knowing, not a position of hoping. You can come from a place of knowing by figuring out the value your products and service bring to your prospects. After they leave your sales presentation tonight, what exactly can they feel better about?

I told women at my sales presentations, "You are about to discover the most beneficial tips you as a woman could ever have concerning your image and wardrobe. No matter what happens to you, whether you lose or gain weight, once you have acquired these tips and know how, you will always be able to harness the benefits of their power."

Notice that there is no sign of a wishy-washy hopeful salesperson in that introduction. I did not say, "If you like what you see tonight, you might want to..." I began closing my audience with the first words out of my mouth by letting them know that what they were about to see was absolutely valuable and powerful.

Then I asked them three questions. What three questions could you ask the prospects that would get them thinking immediately that they need what you have?
Let me give you a possible formula:
Do you ever feel like __________ (this can be a whole phrase), even though _______________ (again, this can be a whole phrase).

Do you ever feel like your skin lacks that healthy glow, even though you have a cabinet full of skin care products?
or
Do you ever feel like you you are never going to lose the weight you want to lose, even though it seems you are always on a diet ?

My next question had the following formula:
If your __________ could be exactly what you wanted, would you want a ____________ that provided ________ so you didn’t always feel like ___________?

If your cleaning products could be exactly what you wanted, would you want products that were tough as nails on dirt but gentle as a lamb on the environment so that you could feel you were making a difference?
or
If your kitchen could be exactly what you wanted, would you want a kitchen that provided tools that made the job of cooking easier, quicker and more fun so that you didn't have worry about the lack of nutrition and the surplus of calories in fast food?

My final question followed this format:
Is it possible that you have what you don't want for a __________?

Is it possible that you have what you don't want for a complexion?
or
Is it possible that you have what you don't want a wardrobe?

When I asked questions like those, guess what I was actually doing? I hope you said, "You were CLOSING them." If you did say that, you were right. I got them thinking about some of the problems they had. Then I got them thinking of what they really wanted. Then I suggested that they might not have what they actually want. In a subtle way, I told them, "I have what you want."

Implement those few ideas into your sales presentations and watch how much easier it is to sell. Do not be surprised when your prospects close the sale without you even needing to ask for it directly.

How To Create Your Own MLM Marketing System

2007-04-28T03:38:00.004-07:00

Creating your own MLM marketing system is an incredibly powerful way to build your business. But first, why would you want to create one of these systems?

For starters, online marketing systems are mostly automated. Meaning, once it is established it is hands off. You have the ability to educate, sift, and sort through prospects without any effort on your part what so ever.

On top of that, it’s better to create YOUR OWN marketing system, because you can completely control the information people get for the rest of time.

When you control the information, it allows you to build your relationship with your prospects, brand yourself as a trust worthy and likable person in their eyes, and select exactly what information you think is most powerful to give them.

Your own personal marketing system is customized to who you are, with your own touch, so it really gives your prospects a deeper connection to you as a person rather then just receiving some company related emails or information.

So how do you build this marketing system? It’s really very simple.

When you capture leads from your lead capture website, those leads get entered into what’s called an autoresponder. You can personally set up your own autoresponder, in which all your prospects will be funneled through.

You can then hand select all the information you want your prospects to receive, and can create a back end campaign that ALL your prospects will be funneled through. You have the ability to test and refine your campaign until it is so powerful…it literally spits out distributors or customers by the time they get to the other end.

With a marketing system like this, success simply becomes how much traffic you funnel through it. The more traffic being funneled through, the more distributors being spit out on the other end.

Selling Yourself

2007-04-28T03:38:00.003-07:00

Did you ever wonder why you have a problem selling your products or recruiting members into your business? Maybe it isn't your selling technique at all. Maybe it isn't that the person didn't like your product or business. Maybe it isn't the fact that the person "doesn't have time".

Maybe it is the lack of confidence you feel in yourself that you can actually achieve the goals you set forth for yourself in your business. Although you may be able to tell yourself that you believe in yourself and are ready to get out there and get things rolling, are you emitting the positive attitude and confidence to all you meet? Do you truly believe that you CAN build your business or are you just going through the motions of telling yourself that right before you approach a prospect for the purpose of face value?

The problem with this is that people tend to be able to see through a false sense of security and detect the doubt that lies beneath. Once they unveil this doubt that you have in yourself, they tend to inherit some of that doubt themselves.

Ask yourself this question..... "If I do not believe in myself, how can I ask others to believe in me"? In order for you to succeed in life you must believe in yourself and "expect" to achieve. Once you start replacing the word "if" with the word "when" more often in your vocabulary, you will begin to see a change in your attitude and the response of others.

Try to replace "IF I reach this goal or that" with "WHEN I reach this goal or that". You will be surprised at how much such a small thing can impact your thinking! Granted, the habit is hard to break after a lifetime of IF's. When you catch yourself using that word in a business goal, stop and correct yourself. That will make it easier to break the habit altogether.

When you approach a prospect, stranger or friend, look them in the eye and let them see that you are confident and honest about what you are doing. Once you begin to "fix" the inner you and start believing in yourself, you will start to see the outer you begin to blossom and prosper.

You've Been Sabatoging Your MLM Success

2007-04-28T03:38:00.001-07:00

I want to tell you a quick (but important) story.

During my senior year of college I decided that I wanted to earn a little extra M-O-N-E-Y

Actually, if I'm being honest - I wanted to earn 5 figures a month- lol

Anyways...

I was up late one night and saw an infomercial with a guy named, Don Lapre. He was selling a "home study" type of kit where you could make extra c-a-s-h by just placing tiny classified ads in the newspaper (maybe you remember seeing this infomercial).

I ordered the kit, and when I got it I ripped it open. I skimmed through the contents and then my roommate came home so I hid it under the bed (I didn't want anyone to know what I was doing ;-)

I didn't bother looking at the kit again and as the weeks progressed I started to place ads in newspapers. Over the next few months I lost about $600 trying to make this "classified ad" idea work.

One day while vacuuming, I found the kit. I sat down and started reading through the contents.

Well...what do you know!!!

Most of the stuff I learned while trying to figure it out on my own was right there in the kit that had been sitting under my bed collecting dust.

I could have massively reduced my learning curve had I just taken 2-3 hours and sat down and READ the information that I paid for.

Here's my point...

Too often in our success journey we pay for information and then we don't actually do anything with it. This makes no sense logically but I guess the excuse is that we are human (pretty lame excuse if you ask me).

Have you ever been in the situation I just described?

Well whether or not you've been there, the important thing now that you're aware of it is to make sure that it doesn't happen again.

You can start by actually reading any of the information on M.L.M Success you've purchased or received in the past

You can also make sure that if you have any motivational CD's that have been sitting around collecting dust, that you crack open the case and actually listen to them!

Once I started realizing the importance of actually taking advantage of the information being given to me my income started to increase!

I found that most of my questions were answered before I even knew that I had them. I also found that I started having a better understanding of how to play the "success game".

No doubt that if you start taking advantage of what you've got right in front of you...then your life will start to change for the better too.

Be like Nike and Just Do It!

Do You Want Leads or Sales for Your MLM?

2007-04-28T03:37:00.003-07:00

A very important question people often ask me regarding my new system is:

"Devon...will your system automatically generate leads?"

The fact that I get asked this question so often tells me a lot about the mindset/understanding of individuals.

You see,

People in MLM (in my opinion) are too focused on leads. The selling of "Home Biz Opp" leads is a Multi-Million dollar business

But let me ask you this:

Is it the LEAD you're looking for...or the SALE?

When I tell people that I have an "automated system" they often assume that I have a way to generate leads for them.

Technically I guess this is true but in reality its only 1/2 true.

Understanding Internet Marketing as well as I do I know and value the importance of lead generation.

I have the ability to create leads virtually on demand.

So...what if I taught you how to generate leads for yourself?

Truth be told, even to teach you everything I know about lead generation would take a very long time - NOT very efficient.

What if I just sold you the leads (like so many others)?

Well, then you would still have to "sell" them on your opportunity and follow up with them and all of that other non-fun stuff.

You can buy all the leads in the world or generate them for yourself if you know how...but the fact still remains that once you've got the leads you're going to have to sell them on your opportunity.

I could sell a batch of 100 of the same leads to 20 different people and maybe 2 or 3 would actually call/email/contact the leads.

So...what's my point in telling you all of this?

The point is that an AUTOMATED SYSTEM should do the SELLING as well.

The idea here is that a SYSTEM should take people through the ENTIRE process

Exposing --> Pre-Qualification/Lead Gen --> and Sales!

Remember the question I asked you earlier...are you looking for the lead, or are you looking for the sale?

Please understand that I'm not downing lead generation, I MORE than understand the importance of it. But most people don't, most people never stay in touch with their leads.

If you are a Marketer... then I highly suggest you get really good at generating leads for yourself. And as time goes on I will gladly point you in the right direction and give you resources on how to learn how to generate a massive number of leads for yourself in any niche market!

But the point of "Automated System" is not to help you get leads but rather to make sales so that your downline grows on auto-pilot

In my opinion, that's what an automated system is supposed to be.

Learn How to Use a Business SYSTEM to Succeed

2007-04-28T03:37:00.001-07:00

Just because you join something, does it mean that you are "entitled" to the great rewards that are normally shown in the compensation plan or the advertising piece? ABSOLUTELY NOT! If your goal is $10,000 per month, do you feel by signing up with a network marketing company is the answer? NOT! Things just don't happen by themselves. "What do you mean, Darren, you're killing my dreams! Do you mean I have to take responsibility for my own success??" YES! It still takes WORK on your part in order to see things happen. It takes using your melon for something else besides a divider for your ears. You have to learn to earn!

When someone talks about what they have/haven't done in something I've been successful with and says, "It doesn't work!" My reply is, "No, YOU don't work!" Too many people don't do what's necessary to run their BUSINESS and blame everything on the system. They have no concept of what it takes to make the business succeed, they try to dismiss what's being taught, try their own UNPROVEN methods and expect to make it work. What ends up happening is that they quit and say it doesn't work.

Think of it this way. When a person buys into a McDonald's franchise, do they go and put a generic sign saying, "Hamburgers" or do they use the golden arches and all the pre-made bags, cups, menus, meals tables, napkins, etc? When someone gets a Subway franchise, do they call it "Mike's Subs" and hope that it works? No!!! They use the system that's already in place and just do what already works for the thousands and thousands of like-franchises! It's that simple!

A franchise is this: "A model of success passed on to others who can duplicate that success." You need systems, concepts and a plan. You need to learn BASIC business concepts. Do what is already working! COPY what the successful franchise does! COPY what your successful mentor does! COPY SUCCESS!

Be a professional business person and not just a hobbyist that thinks their going to get rich. Learn basic business concepts and copy what is successful.

Dawn Of A New Day In Network Marketing

2007-04-24T04:52:00.001-07:00

Long since past are the days when making your list of 20 names and calling friends and families was the way to build a 6 figure annual income network marketing business.

Actually, those days have never really existed since barely .1% of network marketers have ever succeeded at that level simply calling their warm market. In truth, a lesson many top industry leaders still haven’t learned is that “People Are Not Duplicatable, Only SYSTEMS Are Duplicatable.”

Many people quite frankly will not hunt down everyone who walks within 3 feet of them, nor do they know top business entrepreneurs within their little circle of influence…so WHY is it a new day in network marketing?

Simply because…you no longer HAVE to have extensive warm markets or top business contacts to succeed. We are in a day and age where technology has created the largest warm market you could ever ask for.

Utilizing new methods such as the internet to generate endless new leads for your network marketing business has never been more accessible to the public. Finally, people who have had wild success with the internet are starting to come out and share some of the ways they did it.

Finally, the silence is being ended on how to systematically create success in network marketing by generating an endless supply of leads, then building a marketing system that converts those leads to new distributors for your organization.

As soon as your mind opens to these possibilities, you will find exactly the right information on how to do it. Just know that there are billions of people at your fingertips, and once you make the statement “I want to get at them!” you will discover exactly how to do it.

The Crucial Factor To Your Network Marketing Success

2007-04-24T04:50:00.002-07:00

What do you think the one thing is that matters the absolute most in network marketing? Is it how many people are in your warm market? Is it your posture? Is it your marketing strategies and tactics for generating leads?

Is it your upline? Your company? Your compensation plan? Would you believe me if I told you it was absolutely none of those things?

It really doesn’t matter if you believe me or not, because this message will hold true throughout the test of time, and is already received by all those who are truly serious about success with ANYTHING in life, not just network marketing.

The most crucial factor to your network marketing success is whether or not you really BELIEVE you can be successful.

If you don’t believe you can be successful, you never will. You will constantly subconsciously push success out of your life. You will miss key opportunities when they arise, and the information that you need to grow will float right past your head.

That is what happens when we don’t BELIEVE in ourselves. That is what happens when our attitude and mentality is not aligned with success already. HOWEVER, what happens when our attitude and belief level is aligned with success already?

When you believe you will be successful, you find the information that will get you there. When you believe you will be successful, you have confidence in your voice and people are attracted to that confidence. When you believe you will be successful, you shape reality around you SO THAT IT HAPPENS.

Without the belief you will be successful, you are a car with absolutely no gas. You’re just sitting there, wanting to get somewhere, yet helpless to actually do it. Your belief is the fuel that will make your car go as fast or slow as you want. Develop a rock solid belief in yourself that you will be successful then buckle your seat belt because you’re in for the ride of your life!

The Internet And Network Marketing

2007-04-24T04:50:00.001-07:00

I find it almost baffling that so many network marketers have not woken up to the possibilities of building their business online. It’s 2007 people! Wake up!

Everyday you hear about people cashing in on the internet. The internet is the HOT SPOT in our economy, and why would anyone think that this doesn’t apply to network marketing?

Here is what the internet has enabled network marketers to do…
-- Create an endless supply of highly targeted leads to talk with about their business. Literally, you can generate as many leads as you want at will when you know how to use the internet the way successful internet marketers do.

-- The internet allows you to brand yourself out in the industry in a certain way, positioning you as an expert, and making you HIGHLY attractive to work with. Just do a search on google for my name and you will come across TONS of information.

Am I a rock star? Do I have any claims to fame? None, other then my knowledge of how to position myself as an expert in a given industry and boost my credibility.

But since barely anyone else knows about this, what do you think happens when my prospects google my name, or come across my attraction marketing campaigns?

They are impressed they have the chance to work with me, because by all means it appears that I am very knowledgeable and successful in this industry. (Which is true by the way.)

The point being, the Internet gives you MANY outlets to build your business. It opens doors where previously they were slammed shut in many network marketers faces. All you have to do is take the time to truly understand how the Internet and Network Marketing work together and you will be wildly successful.

3 Tips To Market Your MLM Online

2007-04-24T04:49:00.001-07:00

The possibilities to grow your mlm business online are endless. There are virtually millions of people at your fingertips…who are already interested in what you have to offer. On top of that, more and more people come online every day searching for information and opportunities.

When you learn how to tap into that huge market, you have endless networking abilities at your fingertips. So here are 3 ways you can tap into that market to find new recruits for your business.

1. Forum Marketing - Forum marketing is a fantastic way to network with bright and driven people. It works like this; find a forum about a topic which is of great interest to you. Then, become a member of the community and start contributing!

That’s all there is too it. So where does the marketing come into play? In forums you are given what’s called a signature file where you are allowed to post a message of your choice. You can use this signature file to drive traffic back to your site, or leave contact information for people to contact you if they are interested.

If you show the forum you have value to offer, people will respect you for your knowledge, and you will attract business partners to you.

2. MySpace marketing – MySpace is not a place just for kids. If you go on myspace and start looking around you will see very successful people have profiles on MySpace. On top of that, there are 165,000,000 people using MySpace! That is an incredible market.

Create a profile that encompasses attraction marketing principles. Brand yourself as someone who knows how to help others, and then start inviting friends. This will drive lots of traffic to your profiles, and will create you LOTS of connections quickly.

3. Ezine Advertising – There are THOUSANDS of targeted Ezines all over the web. Find an ezine that has your target market, and place an ad. I advise placing a solo ad as that will get you the most targeted view of your ad for the least amount of money. Solo ads have been proven to be more responsive then other types of ezine ads. They are worth the money.

Spend time learning new ways to build your business every day and very soon you will look back with a huge organization and say, “wow, where did this come from!”.

2 Reasons Why The Top Home Based Businesses Are Not MLM

2007-04-24T04:47:00.000-07:00

If you've been around the internet looking for a top home based business even for a short while, you have probably heard of MLM, or multi-level marketing. It's also called network marketing, and involves often complex payment scales that allow people to make a commission off the team they or others below them recruit. MLM opportunities are strongly advertised to those looking to start a home based business, and who have little or no experience in running one online. Yet the irony about these 'opportunities' is that the people who are usually successful are those that have experience in running an online business in the first place.

In my mind, MLM has inherent problems that make it a poor first choice for would-be entrepreneurs. There are more than 2 reasons for this, but here they are to get you started!

1. Expensive Autoship or Qualifying Monthly Payment

Network marketing usually requires distributors to sign up for a monthly autoship program in order to qualify for any commissions. This can run anywhere from $20 to $100 or more. - And that is before you even factor in the cost of shipping if it is a physical product. The shipping costs can really add up for overseas distributors.

But even if you are fortunate to find a program that you like with a low monthly fee, the fact remains that you are paying an amount monthly that is effectively dead money in terms of your business. It is not going to earn you anything. This is effectively a personal consumption expense, probably for something you wouldn't buy anyway. You still have all your other business expenses to factor in, and you would be better off truly investing that money into something that is essential to the running of your online business - like an autoresponder service, webhosting, or something similar.

No matter how the company sells that expense, it is still unproductive in business terms.

2. The Tools Provided Are Not Differentiated Or Unique

If you are provided with any online tools, they usually consist of a cookie cutter website that every single distributor gets. Now, if you have any online business savvy, you'd essentially ignore it, or just use it to get your warm leads (that you have generated) to sign up through it. You would not send any prospects there to start with. You certainly wouldn't buy leads and send them there. You'd have (or develop) your own website and profit funnel.

The lure and the promise of these tools is that it is easy, anyone can do it, that you don't need to go through the learning curve. It would be nice if that were true. But the 95% who try, spend money, months of time, and fail, have quite a different story to tell. Undifferentiated, cookie-cutter tools, don't work - at least not after the initial run of those who got in first.

Should I start a Network Marketing Career?

2007-04-21T04:32:00.001-07:00

Network Marketing is a business model that can lead to a fulfilling career and a retirement style income. Before embarking on a this path, do consider the following:

1) Your Own Mindset
People fail in MLM when they do not develop a positive hardworking mindset. This not only applies to MLM, but anything worth achieving in life. We only achieve when we are PASSIONATE about what we do. Passion makes our actions laser focused to hit our targets.

2) Attitude
A good mindset leads to a positive attitude. When something does not go our way, we should learn from the results and not blame someone or the company from it. We may not have control over the Network Marketing company, or whether or not our MLM sponsor supports us, but we can chart our own path and control our own destiny.
One can take various action by staying with the company, put one's best attitude forward and succeed with the company's system, signup again under a better sponsor, or opt out and do something different. Our mindset, actions, destiny are ours to decide.

3) The Sponsor
It is important to start off with a good sponsor at the beginning. This is because the initial months usually decide whether or not the new enrollee will stay in the business. Some people may feel unhappy that their sponsor did not contribute to them, left them in the lurch or are simply piggy backing of their downline's efforts without contributing to their success and learning process. Search for a strong team and sponsor focused on the MLM business you are keen in, before joining the team. A strong sponsor will impart all the right skills for you to achieve a retirement style income.

4) Network Marketing Company's Duplication System.
The Network Marketing business model builds on the principle of duplication. It is important to note that these systems do not necessarily set you up for success. People join these companies thinking that if they follow these steps, they will be set up for massive profits, which is not entirely true since not everyone can naturally follow the same practices.

Such systems involve the following:
-Make a friends list and contact them
-3 foot rule. Use DVDs and CDs, go up to anyone within 3 feet and give them the Network Marketing DVD and CD
-Buy Leads and cold call
-Invite prospects to seminars and allow the seminars to sell your prospects on the Network Marketing business model
-Train yourself to be numb to rejection and hear ten "no's" before you hear a "yes"

Do people really make BIG money following these Network Marketing practices?
Yes. And I also know many who don't and struggle to talk to prospects, bring family and friends to seminars and functions.

An alternative way to the traditional Network Marketing Business model involves harnessing the power of the INTERNET and no cold calling. To build a successful Internet Network Marketing business model, one needs to learn the techniques required to harness leads on auto pilot, then guide these prospects into duplicating the same success on the Internet.

Should I start a Network Marketing Career?

2007-04-21T04:32:00.000-07:00

MLM Training - When to Develop Multiple Streams of Income

2007-04-21T04:31:00.004-07:00

I've made millions in network marketing, I've made millions through investments, and I've also lost a lot of money too. Profit from my mistakes and learn how to best invest the money you make in your MLM business.

Network Marketing professionals often ask me how to manage the profits earned from their MLM income.

Can you make more money by diversifying into investments such as stocks, bonds, real estate, etc., and have your money working for you in other areas besides an MLM business? Or would you make more money by really focusing and investing your money back into your MLM business?

There are three items to think about when answering this question for yourself.

A. What else would you do with your time?

B. What else would you do with your money?

C. What else would you do with your attention (definition: the ability or power to concentrate mentally)?

Every investment (stocks, bonds, real estate, your sister's business) requires that you learn about it. And just the learning costs time and attention. And it is the using up of your attention that rarely gets factored into the "diversify your money" advice.

Probably what's most important here is, the greatest amount of money you will ever lose, is that amount you will never make because of misuse of A, B, and C from above.

I was listening to a radio talk show about 10 years ago and the advice given was to "Select the top three stock market sectors based on trends. Put one-third of your investment capital in each. Wait 10 years and you should be wealthy off your passive investments." I was making about 50 thousand dollars a month above my expenses - so I thought, "Why not?"

I chose the following sectors: Health Care, Technology, and Telecommunications. After losing about half of my money I changed to three different sectors. I looked at my portfolio today and I have lost another $11,848.78.

Don't get me wrong; there have been times I've made over $50,000 dollars in the stock market in a day. Fun! And there have been times I've lost $150,000 dollars in a day. Not fun.

In addition to that, I've spent an enormous amount of time on my "passive" investments. Many hours (per week) have gone into "pondering" (wasting item C from above) what the stock market is going to do next. Reading newsletters, magazines, newspapers, watching the stock market news and commentaries on TV. And still my return has been negative.

The only thing that has remained very stable and predictable is my network marketing income. Had I taken the same amount of money, roughly $500,000 and invested it into promoting my MLM home-based business would I have had a greater return? Yes.

So what about the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" philosophy of "Buy assets that produce more income?" Or the more common way it's stated, "Create multiple streams of income?"

As you may know, I created a prospecting tool based on that philosophy where I explain to prospects how wealth is created by investing in assets. So I'm very close to this subject.

However, if you listen closely to the way I stated it in the online movie, I say, "So what are assets? Well the most obvious ones are: stocks, bonds, real estate..." Then I say, "...education and businesses." And to that I'm referring to educating yourself about businesses. Whether that be your MLM home-based business or your pinball machine business.

Two common mistakes in making decisions on A, B,and C from above are:

1. Making decisions based on now vs. decisions based on future. Of course you need to pay your bills now. They're screaming at you! But keep in mind what I talk about in Brilliant Compensation - it's not faster (in the long run) to tie your young son's shoes than teaching him how to do it himself. If you tie his shoes for him you silence the screaming urgency, but you're still stuck with the job UNTIL you teach him to tie his own shoes. When you make financial decisions make sure you're looking at the long-term. Residual income that can be generated from an MLM business is sweet.

2. Making decisions based on "could you" instead of what you "will you" do with your time, money or attention. Example: A guy determines that it's a poor use of his time and attention to mow his own yard, so he hires the boy down the street to cut his grass. Now, what does he do with that extra time (A), and the extra attention (B)? He watches TV. Bad choice. When he was making the decision to hire the lawn boy he thought, "It's a waste of my time to mow the grass when I could be doing more important things like building my MLM business." Make sure when you free up any of the three resources you use them wisely.

Summary: My personal opinion is invest your time, money and attention into KNOWING your MLM home-based business and getting really good and profitable at it. Find and study MLM training that is proven and effective, and master it.

Continually reinvest your profits back into your network marketing business by promoting it more, that's where the high return is. When you have a surplus of income, buy a secure investment like Treasury Bills, until you're ready to learn another business FULLY. By business I'm including all investment activities as well. Then focus your time, money and attention (from the surplus only) on knowing THAT business.

From my experience, diversifying my money has done nothing more than dissipated my focus, which has in turn lost a lot of money, time, and attention.

The Secrets of MLM/ Network Marketing

2007-04-21T04:31:00.003-07:00

There is a secret MLM company lurking inside every MLM program. The elite few who belong to this secret MLM program are the ones called the heavy hitters of MLM. These top MLM recruiters speak at the huge revival meetings. They have the cars, the big houses, and the big incomes.

These heavy hitter have other heavy hitter friends in the MLM World. These six-figure income earners belong to a secret MLM company. MLM is a business of recruiting.

Some opponents of the MLM industry cite the recruiting requirement as a pyramid scheme. These nay sayers decide that because of this need to recruit to make money that MLM is illegal. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

The Multi-level marketing industry is over 60 years old. The industry is responsible for bringing innovative consumer products to the market. Traditionally, these products included nutritional supplement, health product, skin care and products for weight loss. All of these goods are consumable products.

The premise is that consumers will need to purchase these products on an ongoing basis that producing residual income for the distributor.

In recent years, Multi-Level Marketing has gone high tech. There are successful MLM companies that introduced telecommunications products, cell phones. Other successful companies offer e-commerce solutions and web based product.

The transition in the product mix for MLM has not translated to the MLM marketing. Only a handful of MLM participants are enjoying the benefits of this marketplace. MLM advocates are still selling their benefits the old fashioned way. They have not embraced the technology that they are selling.

Unfortunately, the dream of financial independence using MLM methodology does not work for the everyday man or woman. These new recruits do not belong to the secret MLM company. The terrible truth is that many may never realize their dream of owning their own successful home based business.

New members of MLM companies search the Internet for the secret to MLM success. These members try cold calling or distributing posters. A lot of MLM members refuse to cold call. Other new MLM members are tired of cold calling because they are not getting any results.

If these new members could be inducted into the secret MLM company, they could forget about cold calling and that sinking feeling that comes when the prospect doesn't remember signing up on line to talk to you. The truth is they probably did not sign up for anything. You bought a list of leads from a fly by night MLM lead company that just gathers email addresses and telephone numbers to sell to unsuspecting desperate MLM participants.

In the age of technology, you have to utilize the most Innovative tools to build your large downline. Let technology increase your productivity.

If you ignore the technology, your business will remain in negative cash flow. Embrace the technological advances in lead generation systems that will let you take a different approach to downline building.

Getting Traffic With Guaranteed Sign Ups

2007-04-21T04:31:00.001-07:00

Focus on Your Target Market (this term is not taught in most network marketing training).

A target market is a term that is not used in the network marketing industry. Multi-level marketing is viewed as a business that is attractive to anyone seeking to work from home, establish residual income and become rich. The whole World is considered the market of most MLM companies.

The reality is that the information the new MLM Marketers think this is misinformation. The new breed of heavy hitters of Internet Marketing are now teaching targeted marketing strategies to their downline. The heavy hitters are teaching principals that are revolutionizing the Old MLM way of thinking.

According to MLMFirepower "Basically everything that your upline is teaching you about making a ist of your warm market, cold calling, etc. is all wrong. The manuscript goes on the explain that all these old-fashioned techniques are in direct opposition to basic good sales and marketing practices.

The new converts to the MLM world are marketing experts first And then MLM converts second. This makes for a volcanic like shift in the way their MLM Companies will be built. These marketers are using professional tried and true marketing methodology that real world companies use to generate brand awareness, customer loyalty and huge profits.

Since the "Holy Grail" of MLM marketing states you need to have an unending supply of leads to be successful, the new brand of guaranteed signup companies should provide most MLM enthusiasts with quick cash flow.

The newbies can purchase generic leads, some MLM leads or you guaranteed signups. These leads sources are critical to your business success.

Guaranteed signups will dramatically increase your downline. Your profits will increase as a result of these proven techniques. The most successful heavy hitters in MLM understand that there are a set number of people who want to be involved with MLM. However there is no shortage of the number of people who do want the MLM opportunity.

The old concept that anybody and everybody wants to be part of your downline is dead. The new concept involves niche marketing. The task of the niche marketer is to determine who will purchase the product, who wants to participate in the opportunity. The fastest way to accomplish this goal is With guaranteed signups

You no longer want to reach the world. Your marketing dollars will not be spent on useless advertising to the wrong market.

You can reduce your time and your expenditures by utilizing your advertising dollars to guarantee results with guaranteed signups. You can build a bigger and a better downline.

Network Marketing - Three Crucial Factors for Success

2007-04-21T04:30:00.001-07:00

You are interested in starting your own network marketing home based business. How do you evaluate all the possible opportunities out there? First, it is important to understand how success is achieved with any home business opportunity. Certainly, complete financial independence is possible with your own home-based network marketing business, but it takes time to build it to that point. Some will achieve this independence in as little as 3-5 years. Others will take longer. Your network marketing business should be stable and continue to be an excellent opportunity for those who join in the years ahead. Please ignore the hype about "ground floor" opportunities. Startup companies are very risky to join. It is much wiser to select a proven business opportunity that has a solid track record.

There are three important factors to consider when evaluating a home-based network marketing business - the product line, the company, and the compensation plan - in that order. If you aren't personally sold on the products, the rest doesn't matter. And if you like the products, but the company is in trouble, then the marketing plan means little.

The Products
The product line is, by far, the most important aspect of any home business opportunity. If the products are not good, and reasonably priced, who will want to buy them? Are the products high in quality and is the price competitive with similar products on the market? If you were not earning anything from your downline group sales, would you still purchase the company's products at the retail price? If not, then look elsewhere.

Are the products consumable? If not, you will have to constantly work to find more and more customers. If they are consumable, you can continue to sell the products month after month to a loyal customer base. You will also want to consider what the true market for the product line is. If the products are very high quality with an associated high price, how big is the market for this level of quality? The same goes for unique, one-of-a-kind products. How many people will actually buy the product?

The Company
Once you are comfortable with the product line, the next step is to take a closer look at the company, its management, and their philosophy. As with startup businesses in general, the failure rate for new network marketing companies is very high. A high percentage of new start-up companies don't make it past 18 months. They may be severely underfinanced or have poor management that can't handle the sporadic growth of a new opportunity. If you have committed to a new company and they fail after 18 months, that means that you have wasted all of your effort and commitment, and must start over again with another company.

Find out how long the company has been in business. If it is less than 3 years old, it is risky to join. Talk to associates of the company and ask questions. Are bonus checks being sent out on time and is product being delivered in an efficient manner? Although you are an independent associate, you are still at the mercy of the company when it comes to getting products and getting paid.

The Compensation Plan
Next, consider the compensation plan. Many plans differ on the monthly requirements to stay "active". There should preferably be no monthly requirements to remain active because if the products are good, then the representatives should want to buy them for themselves without being forced to. Nearly all network marketing companies today do not require you to stock products or pay out bonuses to your downline group. You and all of your downline should be able to buy directly from the company and the company should pay all bonuses and commissions directly to the associates.

In comparing retail commissions and bonuses, you must keep a few things in mind. First, some companies quote their retail percentages as a mark up, while others use a discount percentage or commission. A 50% mark up is equivalent to a 33% discount. Second, many companies pay out based on a bonus or point value (BV or PV) while others pay out on the retail price. If a bottle of shampoo sells for $10 and has a BV of $8, a 10% bonus would be 80 cents. Another company may pay out only 8%, but on the full retail amount, so in this case, 8% of the same $10 is still 80 cents. You want to make sure compensation plan payout comparisons are fair.

Some network marketing compensation plans seem designed to make a few associates rich, while the average associate makes little or nothing. Some are designed to allow the average associate to earn a decent income, while making it difficult to build the really large incomes. The best plans provide a balance between these two. After all, for anyone to get wealthy in network marketing, it will take a lot of part-timers in their group to get there. It's important that the new and part-time people can make some money too.

Summary
If you are personally sold on the products, feel comfortable with the stability of the company and management, and find that the compensation plan is fair, then you probably have the right fit for you. My suggestion is to try some of the products, and then present the catalog or product brochure to a couple dozen friends and acquaintances and see what they think about the products and opportunity. This will give you a good idea of what you will encounter as you start your business. Doing this kind of work and thoughtful consideration prior to getting involved should lead to a long and successful career in network marketing!

5 Components Of An Elite Network Marketing Program

2007-04-19T03:19:00.002-07:00

Home business entrepreneurs today have a huge variety of multi-level and network marketing programs they can select from. Newspapers, magazines and the Internet are replete with offers from such programs, each trying to entice new recruits.

So when deciding amongst these various business opportunities, what exactly would comprise an ideal offering?

I advise seeking an MLM program that includes the following 5 components.

The program should have a means of overcoming the number one complaint of most network marketers; namely, how to create a downline, and sell products to buyers, without needing to constantly annoy your family and friends. The majority of people hate the prospect of having to turn to their warm market as the primary source of making sales. So the ideal MLM opportunity should include a lead-generation strategy by which the independent business owner (IBO) has made available to him or her a decent number of leads from outside their circle of friends and family.

A top network marketing system should not involve the IBO in having to purchase, stock and ship any products. The ideal program would simply let the IBO take the orders, without requiring that he be involved in finding a merchant account; without needing to constantly purchase from the network marketing company sufficient products to meet anticipated orders; and without having to be a part of shipping and tracking product orders. The MLM company itself would handle the inventory and ship the products to the IBO’s customers. Such a system has the additional advantages of not demanding that the IBO expend cash flow in the purchase of products, as well as giving the IBO more time so he or she can instead focus on recruiting new customers and getting existing customers to reorder products.

There should be a regular introduction of new products by the network marketing company. This not only helps to maintain the commitment of the IBO for his business, but means there will be a steady expansion in the market for the IBO’s efforts. Every new product means new customers.

Ideally the IBO should try to join the MLM or network marketing program in its initial launch phase. By joining on or near the 'ground floor’ of the MLM business, the IBO’s ability to build a large downline is increased substantially. The network marketing arena is renowned for people who joined early and who, as a result, created a huge network of sponsored IBO’s below them, thus producing a significant residual income. And if the company, while new to network marketing, has been carrying on business in other areas profitably for a few years, so much the better.

Last, but far from least, the system’s matrix should incorporate ’spill’. This aspect of the network marketing matrix means that the IBO is the beneficiary of new members into his downline because of the recruitment activities of the IBOs above him in the matrix. The result of this is to enlarge each IBO’s residual income, which then acts to encourage the IBO to ‘stay with it’ and work the business, instead of quitting the program, as so often happens in typical MLM systems.

The bottom line is that if you locate a multi-level marketing program that provides you with leads, takes care of both product inventory and shipping for you, releases new products regularly, is managed by a successful company whose MLM marketing system is relatively new, and whose compensation structure includes a spill element, you should seriously research its offering.

Are You Rich Yet?

2007-04-19T03:19:00.001-07:00

To Earn a potenially huge income you need a product. Finding a product can be a time consuming event, you pull your hair when you see there are 4000 other people with same products.

BUT! There is a way to go around all that problem. Thats by looking at your own hobbies and what you love to do.

Animals, Electronics, Travelling, Racing, Fishing, Climbing, Cooking etc.. whatever it might be there is a potenially huge income waiting to be found. Often you have insider information what people that does what you do likes and what they would like to buy. If starting from there you have a terrific ground to stand on.

Find the product and check if you can sell it through a click bank system online otherwise maybe you should try making a site for it yourself. check the link at the bottom for help on that. no prior skills needed if you decide to use the help from the link.

One major factor in achieving success thru internet marketing is also a good helping hand thru business community sites etc..

When you got it setup make sure to market it slowly in the beginning and post in forums as much as you can. P P C (Pay per Click) can be very costly and might not get you where you want. So for your own good start with forums and then try to find help on the internet for ppc before you go there. More information available thru the link.

Secrets About The Coastal Vacations Call Center

2007-04-19T03:17:00.002-07:00

Pssst. Wanna know a secret? Do you remember playing the “Telephone Game” at school, where a long line of your classmates, one by one, whisper a message to each other that would ultimately be lost in translation by the time the last kid heard it? We live in a world not far removed from those days. As you do your due diligence on the many opportunities you’ve come across, does one seem to whisper its way back to you? Do you think that’s by accident? Maybe you’ve done your research and you’ve heard some great things about the business and you want to join but you’re still sceptical. While healthy scepticism is a good thing, it can also be the one thing that’s stopping you from creating the life you want.

The Coastal Vacations Call Center has sales professionals who answer the phone on your behalf, present the opportunity and close the deal for you. Can this actually work? Going back to the Telephone Game, if you read and hear the message from the last kid apparently running a business this way just can’t be done. Or can it? There is a word that describes such a concept: leverage. However, there are valid questions that might arise if you are thinking about using the Call Center such as how much control do you really have in your business? What if your leads and sales are stolen? Can you trust a system like this to handle your business?

The short answers for all of the above is it’s your choice to contact your prospects at whatever stage they are in the process, you have as much control in your business as you wish and all Call Center staff sign a non disclosure/non compete agreement; they are not allowed to be members of Coastal Vacations. So how does the system work? The secret is in the system itself. Once contact is made with the prospect, the sales professional enters their information into the back office of the member responsible for producing that lead. The member can choose to call the prospect which is advisable to do regardless of which system you have. It shows you are real and you are willing to help. Although there are different ways to close the sale, what many members appreciate is the sales professional will follow up with the prospect as scheduled. Another secret is its ability to recruit prospects who understand its power to attract.

It has been documented on more than one occasion where people join directly through the member without even calling the Sales Center. Obviously this doesn’t occur often but it’s always nice when it does, just ask any member who this has happened to. While there are many successful groups in Coastal, a not-so-well-known fact is in the last two years more people have joined Coastal Vacations through the Sales Center, than from any other group. With any business there will always be challenges that go along with the triumphs. You know yourself best and it is wise to think about the big picture before you get involved with any business, particularly those with a high price tag. However, if there is a proven system in place with the success stories to go with it, that your “why” going into business is strong and that you believe you can do it, then the only thing getting in the way of your success right now is you. Expect to win!

Do You Know A Tire Kicker In The MLM Business

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People are called “tire kickers” if they are just looking around, but not ready to purchase yet. They are talking to distributors, reviewing company literature, trying product, but aren’t seriously thinking of joining an MLM organization on any level or make any real commitment to the products. They may be ready one day, or they may never WANT your product or business opportunity.

Be their friend, help them where you can and continue to search to for the person ready to be the warrior now. Look for your network marketing opportunity prospect to make a true commitment to the product or the business effort. Some people just like to talk about their dreams, but will NEVER do anything about them. Look for evidence of lasting commitment in the MLM business opportunity:

1) Are they putting forth effort?

2) Are they doing the little things they need to do to reach the goal?

3) Do they act in a timely manner or do they have excuses?

MLM Business Tips:

1) Listen to what is going on around you. If someone is talking about needing a second income, losing weight, wanting to own their own business, take note and create an opportunity to talk to them.

2) Approach your prospects with the proper attitude. Talk to them from the perspective of their needs and realize you may not have the business or product for them.

3) Ask people you consider a prospect if they know of anyone who might be interested in your product or service. If they know anyone, including themselves, they will tell you.

MLM Business- Target Your Efforts to True Prospects:

1) Look for the person who feels the same way you do about weight loss, making more money, travel, or whatever it is you have to offer. The prospect is not a true prospect if he/she is happy where they are in life.

2) Be a caring, concerned individual there to help others. No one wants to feel as if they are “being sold”.

3) Try not to take a “no” personally. It is nothing personal. We make brand and product choices daily at mass merchants, rejecting one item for another. Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines will not take offense; they each have their niche MLM business markets.

I knew someone who fit the medical definition of obese and really wanted to help them become healthier. They very politely told me they really felt pretty good and weren’t interested in what I was offering at this time. I was shocked because I wasn't obese. I was thrilled with the products, how much weight I lost, and how much better I felt

I later realized my prospect had other reasons for their perspective on my product. It could have been any number of reasons, but ultimately they weren’t my target market. My target market was the skinny chick I never thought to ask. She asked me!

Look for the person who wants your product or service, not necessarily the person who needs it. It can be tricky but fun figuring it all out in your MLM business.

The Next Evolution of Network Marketing

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A traditional MLM business is often associated with both time and financial freedom. These are also the main reasons that attract people into this industry. They want to spend more time with their friends and family, achieve income that comes in even when they are not working. Basically, they can do the things they like, anytime, anywhere without having to worry about money.

On the hind side, some of the common things that a network marker does in order to be successful in their MLM business, includes but not limited to:

* Making a list of friends and family to promote the product / business to
* Doing one-on-one business presentation
* Do cold calling
* Sending postcards
* Hold home parties
* Hold seminar at hotel for business opportunity / recruitment talks

The key to success, and also the objective of doing the tasks listed above, is to build a network of people who are committed to building the business. However, the time and effort required can be substantial especially in the first two years of starting the MLM business. Not forgetting the emotional stress when faced with rejections.

With the Introduction of the Internet, the traditional MLM business model has somewhat evolved. Still reaping the benefit of both passive recurring income and time freedom, with this new Internet MLM model, it has made communication borderless, much faster and a whole lot cheaper. Thus, an Internet Network Marketer NO LONGER has to:

* Depend on the list of friends and family members as prospects
* Do cold calling to prospects where even one second seems like an eternity
* Attending meetings after meetings
* Doing long hours of presentations that might end with rejections
* Spending time traveling to meet with prospects

All that the Internet Network Marketer does is just simply spending around 1 to 2 hours a day, right in front of a computer, doing Internet marketing and promoting his affiliate website. No longer is the network marketer restricted by his physical presence to build his network, and best of all, he need not look for prospects, instead interested prospects will look for him asking for more information.

Internet MLM business is truly an attractive Home Based Business, that allows you to work from home at you own leisure, even if you are still in your pajamas. It allows you to achieve success without the limitation of time, distance and your physical self, but simply by the Internet marketing skill that you acquire and put into action, which can easily be taught and learnt.

Four Reasons to Avoid the "Multiple Streams of Income" Trap in Your Network Marketing Business

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Whether you are a newbie or a seasoned network marketer, you have probably heard the gurus talk about how to earn more money by creating multiple streams of income. Unfortunately, most network marketers don't realize what a trap this can be. Here are four compelling reasons to avoid the 'multiple streams of income' trap.

#1- It Just Doesn't Work

Have you ever taken the time and thought about all those affiliate programs you joined and what you have paid for s some of them? How about the money they have bought in for you? I don't mean potential, but right now. I suspect you will come up with an answer that you don't like.

#2: Your Prospects Are Getting Hammered

Are you considering how much your prospects are being hammered with all kinds of advertisements? The competition is fierce. They are bombarded by advertisements from TV, radio, newspapers, books, and videos. What they need from you is focus. The more narrow your focus, the better y our prospects and customers will see you as someone of high quality and integrity. Keep in mind that no one who is serious about building a business will commit unless they view it as high quality.

#3: You Will Have Your Prospects Running for The Nearest Door

Another problem with promoting a ton of opportunities is that you will end up undermining the very network you are trying to build. Your prospects will have a hard time viewing you as a focused person if you promote a smorgasbord of products and services. They will think you don't know what you want and don't even have a identify.

Unfortunately, your promoting multiple streams of products and services will result in no loyalty, trust, and network. Plus, you will end up wasting lots of time and money while searching for more opportunities in order to create more streams. Think carefully about this statement from Michael Dlouchy in his ebook, 'Success in 10 Steps':

'Given your skills, your knowledge, your time, your resources, and most of all your results so far, are you better off focusing on one big profit center' Or are you better off sifting through (and spending money promoting) a ton of affiliate programs to find a few that work well??

#4: You Lose Your Uniqueness

When you promote multiple streams of income in your home business, a side effect is that no one remembers your uniqueness, your USP, your brand. This includes the media, prospects, customers, etc.

But if you are very focused, this will attract prospects and associates. They will know they are teaming with someone who has a vision and will be excited about being part of something big and important. They will know exactly why they are joining with you,

So, these are the four compelling reason why it is important to avoid the multiple streams of income trap in your network marketing business. Stay focused. Find a mentor who will help you stay focused in one home business niche if this is an area that is a struggle for you. Doing so will help you to become much more successful

The Key To Success Is Education

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As a young child my parents have always instilled it into me that I needed to finish high school and then go on to college. Which I did finish high school in 1994 form the best high school in Columbia, South Carolina. I then went off to college to find my calling. While in school I changed colleges a few times going form The Citadel to Clemson University and a few other smaller community schools as well. My parents were very helpful in my education and wanted me to use what I had learned out in the real world. I first started out with a degree in Animal Science and an almost completed degree in Microbiology with a minor in Agricultural Business all from Clemson University. I left before graduating with one course left and then moved to North Carolina to finish and to take a farming job. I was not happy working on this particular farm and went back to school to finish my degrees from Clemson University. While finishing up this degree I started to realize that I wanted to teach and went back to school for a Secondary Biological Education degree at Fayetteville State University.

I finally used my degree in my work taking a teaching position at a nearby high school in Sumter, South Carolina. I taught here for three years and during this time I had obtained yet another degree this time a Master’s in Technology and Education from Lesley University. My Master’s required reflections of what I had done and where I was going along with a development of a philosophy of my teaching style. When doing these exercises that were required for each class I started to understand where my parents were coming from. The key to success is education and they knew that without a good education the opportunities for a good job would be slim to none. Without a good education they knew that a blue collar job would be the only thing I would ever achieve and they wanted better than that for me.

If you told me during high school that I would still be in school when I was thirty years old and only have two years off I would have laughed at you so hard that I could have died. When going to college and taking part time jobs I started to see that the more education that I had the better my job became. That is not to say that if could obtain five or six more degrees then I would be a CEO of a multibillion dollar company. What I am saying is that with the right education one could obtain the job that they desire in life.

The more education I received the broader my mind was able to grasps concepts which resulted in quicker understanding of new concepts. The understanding of new concepts is very important in running not just a home-based business, but any business. All the time I am bombarded with new concepts to understand in a moments notice to make an informed decision about that I may only understand a part of until later when I can go back and add time to research the subject.

The more education I could obtain on a certain subjects allowed me to make better informed decisions that would result in increased income or better equipment. College showed me how to do research that allows me to take a topic that I have no idea of what it is and how it works to a working knowledge then finally to mastery of the subject matter. At the stage of mastery of the subject matter only then can I speak intellectually on the subject to make a decision for or against a business opportunity. Without this education poor decisions can be made which in turn can cause a spiraling trend and ultimately end in the folding of my business.

Third, keeping an open mind all through my education for the person that was trying to impart their knowledge one to me allowed me to get where I am today. I run a very successful MLM business that I am adding 20 to 30 people a week into my business and teaching other to do the same. For more information on how I am making this education the KEY TO SUCCESS. You can log on to my website and find out more at mtgmarketing.biz.

MLM Downline Builder Program - What is It?

2007-04-17T04:50:00.001-07:00

I had to admit I was pretty stumped initially about this phrase but after many years of experience in building a downline for other, I have a pretty good understand of that it is. So what is a MLM Downline Builder and how it can help you? Also, what should you look out for when picking a company that uses a MLM Downline Builder?

I decided to break this part up to make sure I covered the definition properly. An MLM is a Multi-level Marketing business or Network Marketing, which brings franchising and direct marketing together. Downline is where one owner sponsors another who has, in turn, sponsored another and so on sponsors an independent business owner and so forth. The more of these Downlines you have, the more business you generate. The combination of these is MLM Downline, which means all those levels of people working on different levels all for the same goal. Basically, you have a ladder with the owners at top and then each step represents a sponsor or member.

Now that we know what an MLM Downline is, what’s the builder? A builder is a website that creates people in your MLM downline list by having all of your information ready and duplicated for each new person you sign on. Many MLM Downline builders have programs that give 24-hour support and training sessions. This means that the people who sign up can get started faster and make money faster, which means they will be more likely to stick around.

You can also use a MLM Downline Builder to promote more than one project at a time. So if worse comes to worse, one-project closes, you and all your members have the others to fall back on. However, if all your projects do great, then you are earning income from all of them at the same time. With a builder, you get the two ingredients to success, lead generation and duplication.

Also, a MLM Downline Builder also helps protect you and your company from fraud.

When it comes to things you need to look out for when using a company that uses A MLM Downline Builder, you might want to see what their overall status has been for the last 3 to 5 years. Another is how many people are involved in each of their products - be careful of having to buy in. Remember you want to earn money not pay someone else.

What is an Opt-In MLM Lead

2007-04-17T04:49:00.002-07:00

When asking referrals from family and friends is not enough to succeed in multi-level marketing, the person has to look for new clients elsewhere and one good example are opt in leads.

This happens when computer users fill up a questionnaire over the web. The information given is then forwarded to various companies so that if something of interest comes up, a sales agent from the company will send an email or give the customer a call. This is better known as explicit opt in.

The entrepreneur can get opt in MLM leads by enlisting the services of a marketing firm. These can be found in the Internet that will be able to match what the agent is selling to the demands of a certain market.

The difference of this with genealogy leads is that these are not sold to the entrepreneur. This is leased out on a 30 or 60-day basis so the individual will have to pay another fee when it expires. The other difference is that the information listed cannot be given to anyone else as this is part of the disclosure agreement between the firm and the client.

How much does it cost to use Opt in MLM leads? Most of these companies will charge $30. This may appear to be expensive but the returns are much greater as the person will be earning much more after recruiting people who in turn will produce sales commissions.

If $30 is a bit expensive, the entrepreneur can try one's luck by writing an email and having family members and friends forward this to those who may be interested. This is called negative opt out.

One way to get the names of potential clients is by offering incentives in the form of cash, discounts or rebates. This is to encourage people to help the agent succeed in multi-level marketing.

Unfortunately, this does not generate enough leads for the customer so another option will be to tie up with the major search engines and certain websites by using meta tags and pop ups to get the customer's attention. This is also a hit or miss strategy but it allows the person to reach a larger audience.

Recruiting people is easy. The challenging part will be keeping those people enthusiastic when things are not going very well. The only way to do this is by helping these agents sell and offering whatever support is needed.

On the customer side, the entrepreneur has to be sure that the products are always of good quality and these are delivered on time. Being consistent is key so that other people can be also be referred to the sales professional.

The company that the agent is working for also has to do its part in order for everyone to prosper. This means the firm must also introduce new products and offer training. Multi-level marketing has its challenges but this can work as long as everyone works together.

Those who have never tried opt in MLM leads should give it a try and see what it can do. This will increase the chances of selling and recruiting someone because the information provided already shows that the person has an interest in the product. The only thing to do now is present it in the right manner to get the desired results.

Lawn Business Operators – Build Another Income Stream While You Mow Lawns

2007-04-17T04:49:00.001-07:00

In my area there are hundreds if not thousands of lawn mowing companies. I couldn’t help but notice that they only advertise their lawn service. It would benefit a lawn mowing company to have an alternate source of income for when business slows or there is little rain to make the grass grow.

It would help a lawn business owner to develop another source of income from an inexpensive network marketing business. They could advertise their network marketing product on the side of their vehicle for people to see while they were mowing lawns in a neighborhood. The ad could be on a magnetic sign and placed on the side of the vehicle so as not to take away from the primary lawn maintenance sign. While in a neighborhood residents would see the sign and if they became curious they could go online and check it out. All while you are mowing a lawn. Your website from the network marketing company would be doing the selling for you.

To put something like that together for yourself check out various network marketing opportunities online to find one you like. Don’t pick one that is really expensive to run you don’t want to eat into your lawn mowing profits you want to help grow your over all income. Look for a company that you can work for less than twenty dollars per month. For the twenty dollars you should get your product monthly and a free website complete with a back office where you can keep track of your business.

In addition to having a magnetic sign on your vehicle advertising your network marketing opportunity you should also have business cards that advertise your network marketing business. During the course of your day you may have several people stop and ask you about the opportunity. When that happens it makes you look more professional if you have a business card to hand the prospect.

In addition to the cost considerations in selecting a network marketing company to work with you need to pay close attention to your prospective sponsor. If you have never done network marketing before you need to have a sponsor who is going to work with you and show you how to work the business and promote the opportunity. There are many good sponsors around you just have to find one that you can work with successfully.

You May Not Succeed At Internet Marketing On Your Own

2007-04-06T03:10:00.004-07:00

You may NOT succeed at Internet marketing on your own.

It is estimated that 98% of all people who begin online marketing ventures will NOT succeed. Most will fumble around for months until, after spending a ton of time and money and not making a dime, they give up.

Unless you are part of the 2% of people who know what needs to be done and how to do it, you will not make it! Unless you are part of the 2% of people with a passion for becoming wealthy and the drive to do what needs to be done to get your first million, you will not make it! Keep your eyes on the prize. Set goals for yourself that you aim to achieve daily, monthly and yearly.

Getting yourself organized is key! Keep a spreadsheet listing all of your affiliate programs, marketing tools and their passwords. Decide on what advertising works for you and at what times. Then write down a schedule for yourself as to when you will utilize each tool. An ad-tracking program is an excellent way to find out where to spend your money and your time.

Making money on the Internet is not easy! I’m sure you probably already know that. Don’t continue to try and do it on your own, without guidance from experts, without help from people who have already made many millions of dollars online.

The secret to making money online or anywhere else is DUPLICATION. You copy what already works, you copy what has already made other individuals millions of dollars. You don’t reinvent the wheel!

Francis Heywood is a seasoned Internet marketer who holds a BA in Communications from The Univerity of Massachusetts and is on the management staff of one of the world's largest banks.

Home Based Business vs Online Business (Part 1)

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There are two types of home based businesses. One is the traditional one with an office at your home and the other is a virtual office – your website. Both require customers to keep it going and both require you to do an initial research to see which type of business you should open. Without researching both, the traditional and online, businesses are destined to fail. Let us first look at the traditional home based business.

Traditional Home Based Business

These include all kinds of small cottage industries that can be run with a few people usually family members. Professional services (e.g. photography, print & design, ladies accessories, maintenance & repair services, etc), network marketing (MLM) and food & bakery contribute to the majority of traditional home based business.

Some of these had go on to become local brands and they survive well with regular streams of customers. Therefore, a traditional home based business cannot be booted out for good.... at least not now or any near future. They serve a niche market of their own.

Although many traditional home based businesses have been successful, these ventures are quite risky to begin with. Here are some of their cons:

1) The delivery of a physical product or personal services can be very much limited by time and space.

2) Promotion and marketing of your product or services are also limited to a smaller local market.

3) When business is brisk, you struggle to meet production but when business is slow, you struggle to keep it going.

A traditional home based business require an office, you spend money on decorating that office, even if it is a home. You would require infrastructure like telephone, fax machine, printer and stationary supplies. A traditional home based business may take time to set up.

A point to remember, a traditional home based business requires higher recurring expense when compared to an online home based business.

With a traditional home based business, you need to think about hiring staff and worry about attrition. Then there is the fear of losing your traditional home based business to natural calamities like hurricanes, storms or floods. You would have keep inventory which could cause you losses.

All the above are points to ponder when you are thinking of starting a traditional home based business.

Online Home Based Business

When compared to a traditional home based business, starting an online home based business is much faster. Once you have your website running, you are in business. You do not need to wait for the stationary or the office to get ready.

This does not mean that running an online home business is a piece of cake. You need to invest time to do proper research, as which type of online home based business is suitable for you. The internet is an extremely good resource for research.

In an online home based business you set your own timings and your website announces to world what are your products or services. You do not need to spend as much on advertising as you would do with a traditional home based business. The internet gives you an edge. You reach a much large audience across the globe. This is not possible with a traditional home based business where you end up catering to the immediate community. And once your online home based business is automated, it practically runs by itself.

Examples of Successful Online Businesses

eBay
eBay was one that did not go under when the dot com bubble burst. eBay transformed itself from a garage sale and flea market site into a genuine e-commerce site. Today, eBay has over 29 million registered users selling anything from antiques to jewelry. eBay is made online transaction safe and secure and it allows buyers and sellers to post their comments online. You can check these comments and then decide whether you want to do business with a person / company.

Amazon.com
Amazon.com treats it customers like extremely. It tracks the customers’ tastes so that using Amazon.com becomes a truly rewarding experience. It has outstanding customer service with special discount services on books. Amazon.com excels in one-to-one marketing making each customer feel special.

In the next part of this series, I will talk to you about some good online opportunities that are there just waiting for you to encash them!

Is Network Marketing A Multi-Million Dollar Business Or A Scam

2007-04-06T03:10:00.001-07:00

Network Marketing, which is also known as Multi Level Marketing (MLM), is actually a good business. The market for this business is very huge and the prospect is good. However, we should know that not all MLM companies will be successful.

4 things we need to know about MLM:

1) Research the company first - Use the internet to find out more information about the company. You can also ask your friends or people who know about MLM.

Normally, a company, which is said to be a scam, will not be in the business for more than 5 years. Companies, which are not a scam are usually members of the Better Business Bureau and US Chambers.

2) Is there a mentor? - Most of the companies do not offer mentors on how to do the business. Mainly they just tell the company's profile to its members and the level of commission the members will be able to earn. The mentor is the one who plays the important role in guiding the people who are new to Internet Business. The mentor will be able to guide the people on how to do the business properly, where to promote the business and how to take profit from the Internet. Hence, always see if the company provides you with a mentor who can guide you along the way.

3) Team Support - Support from the team plays a significant role in a MLM business. If members can support each other by sharing the techniques they use to get the leads and so on, then, the business can last longer.

4) Be Consistent and Put in Hard Work - When I say that you need to put in hard work, you do not need to work like 8 to 9 hours a day. You just have to work at least 2 to 3 hours a day. If you have a full time job, then, consider this job as your overtime. You have to be consistent in this business. You need to know that this business is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Therefore, you need to be positive and do it consistently.

In short, if you want to join any MLM business, then, think of the above-mentioned points. Find out more about the company and how to earn the money. Don't forget to do it consistently. It is not easy, but, with a team work, a good mentor and hard work you will be successful.

Becoming An MLM Leader

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Do you have what it takes to become an MLM leader? There are some traits that make success more likely when it comes to taking a leadership role with an MLM. Network marketing is a difficult business and requires hard work. In order to build a profitable downline you need to exhibit these leadership traits.

Motivation – You need to be a highly self-motivated person to thrive in this business. You are essentially reporting to yourself so it become easy to slough off or skip work. Your inherent drive must be able to see you through even the toughest of times. There will inevitably be some down periods and your drive is what will see yourself and your employees through it.

Determination – Your ability to never give up is a good trait when it comes to MLM businesses. If you keep at something long enough it is bound to work out. Apply this to your MLM business by continuing to come up with innovative ways of getting and keeping business.

Ability To Learn – You will need a great deal of ongoing knowledge as you lead others. You will need to be able to learn many things including product knowledge and knowledge about the software systems you use. You will also need to learn management skills, which will continue throughout your career.

Thick Skin – There is a lot of rejection involved in selling through a MLM business. If you take things to heart you will be upset and defeated quite a lot of the time. You will need to have thick skin in order to be able to brush off rejection and move on.

Positive Attitude – Your attitude will be a barometer for those under you. Keeping a positive attitude is key to running a smooth organization. A good attitude can see you through many difficulties and can actually help bring success.

Kindness – Kindness goes a long way towards keeping things running smoothly. Show compassion towards your co-workers and customers. Your insight will help them feel part of the company and will do wonders in preventing drop out.

Vision – Every leader needs to have vision. This vision allows you to see what many others may not be able to – success. A good leader will impart his vision to others through sheer enthusiasm.

As a leader you can learn to develop those skills that you feel aren’t strong enough. Work on these areas while continuing to develop and grow. Cultivate an environment where you teach these traits to those who follow you and you will become a true leader.

Using Co Registration To Generate Network Marketing Leads

2007-04-06T03:09:00.001-07:00

Purchasing Network Marketing Leads can shortcut your way to success online, provided you know how. If you haven't heard of purchasing network marketing leads from co registration resources, here are some tips to get your acquainted.

MLM Leads tactic #1: Network Marketing Leads from a Co Registration Opt In source.

Co registration opt ins consist of a group of boxes where prospects tick any number of boxes to indicate information they wish to learn about.

It is preferable for the newbie marketer to utilize co registration services where prospects opt in rather then buy network marketing leads through a broker. When a prospect opts in to learn more about your business, based on the headline you wrote, this is permission based marketing and they're aware that they're requesting information from you.

This is a good thing because it prevents spam complains. It's important that you establish who you are right away, in your 1st email. Also include any information specific to that network marketing lead such as time stamp and date stamp so that they remember they did opt in to learn more of your network marketing business. People who remember you will not complain against you to your auto responder company, because this can become quite troublesome if you have an auto responder service that does not have fair customer policy.

MLM Leads tactic #1: Purchasing 20,000 Network Marketing leads from a Broker.

Purchasing leads through a broker functions this way. The broker will purchase exclusive leads from network marketing lead generation companies and resell them to a group of 5 people. These 5 people will have access to this list of 40,000 to 100,000 emails, people who requested for business opportunities.

Rather then sharing the leads with 4 strangers, here's a strategy you can use. Team up with 4 business builders in your downline to form a coop, then purchase the entire 20,000 strong name list. When prospects receive your emails and click through to find out the offering, they will then be directed to a page swirler where your entire team gets equal chance to display their webpage. Each person will need to pay $299 for a 20,000 strong email list. It’s a significant investment but with this method, it can potentially explode your downline because no other business is competing for the prospects attention. What's needed for this formula to work is 1 person who is experienced in internet marketing to setup an auto responder system and the rest need only pay to participate in the coop.

By leveraging on each others skills and finances, everyone stands to benefit.

It takes some work to get this going, but imagine having your online network marketing business explode by 50 to 100 people in month, without picking up the phone or talking to anyone.

In summary, go with co reg opt ins if you're new to the co reg game, or team up with an experienced marketer to purchase leads from a broker.

Business Opportunity Or Just Another Job? Take Matters Into Your Own Hands!

2007-03-28T22:46:00.001-07:00

There is a distinct difference between business as an entity and business as an activity. Doing business is NOT the same as owning a business.

I know a lot of people who are avid network marketers. A few of these people generate a nice income by referring others to their opportunity system, but most do not.

For purposes of this article, let’s focus on the network marketer or MLMer who actually does create a profit with their venture. Just so you know, we’re talking about less than 10% of the millions of people on the planet who try their hand in this field.

Often these starry-eyed entrepreneurs talk about running their own business and how you can have a lucrative business of your own if you’ll only join them on the path to prosperity. But the simple truth is in most cases even successful network marketers aren’t running their own business.

I have met a few MLM distributors with a registered enterprise, a business license, etc. But even most of these folks focus the entirety of their energies and resources into the building of their opportunity network.

For the record, there is nothing wrong with being an independent sales representative. Many people in many fields make great money as commission-based agents who work for retail companies and manufacturers.

But let’s call a duck a duck shall we? Being an independent sales rep does not necessarily make you a business owner.

Consider this crucial yet seriously downplayed fact: If you spend all of your time, energy, and ad budget building a network to move product and recruit sales reps for a third party company, what will happen when this company decides to change their compensation structure?

Statistically speaking, the average network marketing company alters their pay plan once every five years. This is done to keep the scales from being tilted too far from the favor of the board members or company owners.

I’m not saying this is wrong. Clearly the founding members of the company have every right to manage things to their favor.

But where does this leave the hard working distributor?

And do you realize some network marketing companies even put their products on the shelves of popular retail centers?

I won’t even get started on how common it is for a network marketing company to simply dissolve altogether.

The point I’m making is this: If you rely solely on a company you do not own to fulfill your dreams of prosperity you have yourself a j-o-b.

I urge you to avoid putting all of your eggs into one basket, to borrow an old cliché.

Develop and focus on a business plan that promotes you first, and build on this model. Business opportunities will come and go, but a true following will stay with you for a lifetime.

Multi Level Marketing Business a Long Term Income

2007-03-28T22:45:00.001-07:00

Starting an online business is the easy part; working to build your business is the hard part. Every one especially moms with young children want to work at home. Not because it’s an easy option, simply because it’s more convenient and has its own advantages.

If you have already tried one or two business ideas and they haven’t worked out it could be that you did not give enough thought to the idea or you did not give it time to get off the ground. What ever the reasons if you haven’t given up then it shows you are serious about what you are trying to do.

If you are looking for a long term income then you need to start planning seriously, you will need money to get started. No business has ever been built without a single cent to your name. You are not looking at huge amounts like it takes to start a business in the outside world but think on the lines that it takes money to make money and you are half way to success.

Multi-Level Marketing is the hardest business to get started but is the way forward to long term income. As you build your business you build your affiliate team and they in turn produce your income.

There are various long term Multi-Level Marketing programs running that would suit your purpose, just place Multi-Level Marketing in the search engine and you will find the top programs. Take your time and check each one out carefully they may each have different terms and conditions, they may be selling different products and some may have better training that others.

Many Multi-Level Marketing programs are free to join but they will require commitment before you can start earning, but if they are free to join it will give you a chance to check out what sort of help and training you will receive, you can also check what and how much commission you receive on sales of products.

All this is very important even though it may take time, but you are looking at long term employment with your own business so it should not be ignored.

If you joined a business and you were employed by someone, you would either have to know all about the business, or complete any training they have so follow that lead and read all you can about your chosen program.

Please answer this question honestly. (1)If you opened a shop and after a few weeks found you were struggling to make any money, would you close the shop down and lose any money you had put into it, OR (2) would you struggle on determined to make it work and find some way to attract in the customers?

If you answered yes to the first question, forget about starting a business because you won’t make it. You have not got the determination or stamina to succeed.

9 Proven Methods to Instantly Grow Your MLM Exponentially 100% Guaranteed

2007-03-28T22:41:00.002-07:00

You are a member of the next can’t Miss MLM, but you just can’t seem to build a team or find customers. You may want to try these 9 Can’t Miss Methods to Instantly Grow Your MLM Exponentially 100% Guaranteed.

1 – Add a Signature Block to your Email

A friend of mine who earned over 100K in 2006 with National Agents Alliance has a signature block that says “Do you know anyone who would like to earn an Extra $500 to $1,000 a month part time?”

2 – You could add a message to the back of your Business card

It’s amazing how many business cards are see where the backside is blank. Why not put a recruiting message on the back side of your Business card. “Do you know anyone who would like to earn an Extra $500 to $1,000 a month part time?”

3 - Talk to clergyman

It’s amazing how many people are struggling financially and ask priests and ministers for help with basic needs like food and utilities. Set up at least 1 meeting weekly with local clergymen and explain how you can help.

4 – Modify your answering machine or voicemail message to include your recruiting message.

5 – Run an advertisement in the penny saver or thrifty nickel

6 – Place Flyers in car windshields at an apartment complex.

Many renters are trying to save a down payment so they can buy that dream home.

7 – Create a newsletter that you send to existing clients

8 – Run Free Start your own Business Seminars

To entice people to come to these seminars give them a free CD with 50 special reports that every entrepreneur must have. You can go to free article sights on the internet and get 50, 100 or even 1,000 articles to place on this CD. You can use a community room at a local library or community center to keep your costs low.

9 – Run Ads in college newspapers.

College students are always looking to make some extra money. I know one young lady with National Agents Alliance who earned over $50,000 her senior year in college. She is now on track to earn over $200,000 this year. Don’t you wish you recruited her or someone like her?

Once these 9 methods start working for you share them with your recruits and encourage them to do the same. If you can find 3 or 4 recruits who are willing to put these 9 methods in place you should start to see exponential growth in as little as 90 Days but certainly in the next 12 months.

Expectation Versus Reality

2007-03-28T22:41:00.001-07:00

Last Thursday, one of my downlines told me that he will quit if they don't make a thousand dollar in a month. That's a very common statement that you will often hear in the network marketing industry and I must admit that I am one of them too.

I can still remember clearly when I first got started, I set a target for myself that I'm going to make ten thousand dollars in my first month. Third day into my second month, I barely made any sales. Of course, I'm disappointed and was in the verge of giving up.

However, I hung on and my stubbornness paid off. I realize that I was actually sitting on a gold mine (A Network Marketing Business), an equal opportunity business for everyone to create wealth.

My expectation was way beyond my capabilities. I was new to network marketing then and to make ten thousand dollars in my first month was almost impossible. Well, I'm not saying it can't happen, it can but not for my case.

Many network marketers set goals that are unrealistic and almost impossible to make it. Some even expect to profit in their first few months without doing much work. Let's face reality, on average it takes 6 to 12 months for you to build your foundation and 2 to 3 years for you to be able to generate a steady flow of monthly passive income if only you put in the equal amount of effort.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that you don't need to set your targets or goals. What you need to do is to set a reasonable target or goal for you to accomplish that is within capabilities. Only you know what's best for yourself.

Here are some tips you can follow to ensure that you set realistic goals in your network marketing business and make it.

1. You need to know where you come from?

Are you new? Or have you heard a thing or two about it? Or are you an experience network marketer? You need to know where you come from first before you can set your targets or goals. You see, an expectation is not set solely by what you want or where you want to get to. You must know where you stand in order to set a reasonable expectation for yourself and slowly as you progress you set a higher expectation.

2. What are your capabilities?

Everyone has their strong points and weak points. Some are good at selling and some are good at communicating. When you know what you are good at, you can set what to expect for yourself. So work on your strong points and at the same time learn at the things you want to improve on to take you to the next level. Do you know your capabilities?

3. Inspect what you expect.

Have you wondered why some are able to meet their expectation and some not? It's pretty straight forward, they do what it takes to be successful. So inspect what you are doing. Does it take to meet your expectation?

So are you setting it too high for yourself to achieve? Bottom line is your expectation needs to meet reality.

Network Marketing and the Iceberg Theory

2007-03-28T22:40:00.000-07:00

Back in my college days, much of my reading consisted of books pertaining to government, freedom, and philosophy. One of the books I recall from those days was entitled 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley. The book was about a futuristic society that was sterile, loveless and had been chemically engineered to produce a seeming paradise for the masses. When trying to explain why things worked in this type of world, the protagonist 'Mustapha Mond' explains that the ideal society is built upon the iceberg, where 95% of the people are below the surface, unseen and unheard.

Whether or not an iceberg is a natural or desirable model for a society is debatable, but it's an established fact that most Network Marketing companies are modeled this way in results if not structure. Statistics indicate that only about 5% of the people involved in Network Marketing rise to a level of success that they're satisfied with. Why is this, and are there things you can do to help yourself become one of the 5% that reaches the tip of the earnings iceberg?

If you're just starting out or contemplating getting involved with a Network Marketing company, you might want to first start with a check-up from the neck up. First, are your goals realistic? Claims of overnight riches are just that! Just as it takes the larger icebergs years to reach their formidable size, so it is with successful Network Marketers. People who are successful in this business have been involved in it for many years. They didn't start off being 'successful' but have learned through many years of experience. They are the kind of people that go to seminars, listen to tapes, read books, allocate resources, and do many other things that help make them one of the 5% that become extremely successful. It's ok to dream big, but also understand that it takes time and effort to become a huge iceberg.

With that in mind, one of the best things that you could do to accelerate your growth in Network Marketing is to find yourself a 'mentor' or role model. It's been said that if you want to be successful at anything, find someone who is successful, and model yourself after them. When joining a business, look for a sponsor or person who is actively involved in the business. Leaders are people who will respond to your email and questions. Leaders are people who will contact you to see how you're doing and if there's anything they can help with you. Heck, leaders might even call you from time to time. The bottom line is, leaders are actively working their business. Look for leaders, and strive to become one yourself.

So what does all this talk of icebergs have to do with Network Marketing? Simply understand that when you start to recruit people into your business, you'll see the Iceberg Theory in action firsthand. No matter how great you think your business opportunity is, or how many times you talk or email them, the vast majority of people that you come into contact with will remain below the surface and out of sight. You just need to understand that you'll go through lots of people and prospects in the process of finding the tip of the iceberg. The good news is that there will always be individuals looking to see beyond the horizon, and those are the people that you want on your team. What you're looking for are the rare individuals like yourself who have the same desire, motivation, persistence, and other ingredients that will in time make them one of the 5% and help you to become one as well.

Why High Ticket Direct Sales Programs Are Exploding!

2007-03-23T00:04:00.001-07:00

The Home Based Business industry is a funny industry. Success stories abound, there are countless opportunities offering valuable products and services to market, and it’s an industry that boasts hundreds, perhaps thousands of millionaires. But it’s also an industry where over 90% of the participants don’t make any money at all, that’s what’s so funny.

It’s why programs like EDC Gold, 1Step, Coastal Vacations, Emerald Passport, and so many more like them have exploded over the last 18-24 months. What all of these programs have in common, is that they are high ticket direct sales programs that offer home based entrepreneurs a greater chance at faster profits. One of the biggest problems the new home based business owner faces is not being familiar with strategies and techniques that allow their marketing efforts to stand out.

The learning curve can be a steep and expensive one, couple that with the fact that upfront commissions in many home based business programs are less than $50, and many people in their new home based business can find their expenses far outweighing their profits. What programs like EDC Gold have done, is created a commission structure that allows people to make larger upfront commissions, and get into the black a lot faster.

These high ticket direct sales programs can range in start up costs from $300-$7000 or more. Some high ticket direct sales programs can have price tags of $10 000 or more, I find that when you get into that stratosphere for a business start up, you price yourself out of the marketplace. The popular price range of direct sales programs like EDC Gold seems to be the $1000 mark. It’s substantial enough to produce sizable up front commissions, and reasonable enough for any serious entrepreneur to cover start up costs.

The problem with Network Marketing for most is they never last long enough in the business to see that much dreamed about “Residual Income”. Most new people usually drop out of their new program, within 90 days. The ugly word is called attrition. New reps almost never make enough profits upfront to sustain them in the business very long. Direct sales programs like EDC Gold eliminate the complicated compensation plans, and allow the rep to be paid directly by the customer, while the parent company handles product fulfillment and customer service.

Programs like EDC Gold also allow the new person to make sizeable upfront commissions that sustain them in the business, motivating them to commit to the business building process. By putting the new home based entrepreneur in a positive profit position, it allows them to build their business the right way, with profits. It is paramount that the new person be able to make money as soon as possible, something that doesn’t happen in “traditional” home based business programs.

“Belief Factor” can be a powerful thing for the new home business entrepreneur, the faster the new person can make money, the faster their “Belief Factor” kicks in. With the advancement of communications technology, and the explosion of the internet, business building cycles can be cut down to a minimum. The ability to prospect and build relationships with effectiveness are greatly heightened. Potential customers and business partners are able to make buying decisions much faster, thus putting profits in your bank account much faster.

Systems are the key, you must be able to systematically take prospects through a precise information gathering process, so they can make an unbiased buying decision. New internet based, direct sales programs like EDC Gold, are systems based and allow you to prospect with efficiency, closing prospects and customers much faster. Many reps in programs like EDC Gold are able to turn a profit their very first week, some making multiple sales per day.

While those results aren’t commonplace, the ability to make profits faster is much easier, as long as the power of your systems is applied with consistency. It comes down to a desire for faster profitability, and profits which are much more substantial. Would you rather make $300-$1000 per sale, ore $20-$50 per sale?

And don’t think for a second that the price tag of a high ticket program like EDC Gold is a deterrent, once a prospect has made a buying decision that satisfies a want or need, price is irrelevant.

Home business owners have become more savvy, and now want a bigger return on their investment dollar. High ticket programs like EDC Gold allow you to satisfy that return much faster. Let’s face it, faster profitability is the only way the “little guy” can survive in the cutthroat world of home based business.