GRAEME D SMITH

Build Your Business Without Friends and Family

2011-05-21T21:08:00.000-07:00

Your friends & family love you. And they want to save you from this bad thing called MLM ... and they know nothing about it.

Here's my belief: Go build your business.

* Talk to like-minded people.
* Target your market.
* Build your business.
* Get into positive cash.
* Get your car allowance, whatever your company offers ‚

- and your family will still be there. Go talk to them after you already have built a positive cash flow.

Or talk to them about your products. Maybe you have awesome products they can buy from your website. Do that.

But do NOT talk to friends & family about a business! Don't do it.

Here's what's magical. When you're in positive cash, you walk differently. You talk differently. You have this attitude, this positive-ness. And your friends & family will want a part of that. They cannot tell you, "This doesn't work" when it's working. You're driving your new bonus car, or you won a company-paid trip to Italy, how can they tell you it doesn't work?

To be long-term successful, you will need a marketing system anyway. You will have to be able to tap into the cold market anyway. So you may as well go ahead and set that up first. Get that working, get successful, and then your friends & family will fall in line.

Why "Spillover" Will Not Benefit Your MLM Business

2011-03-31T12:33:00.000-07:00

Spillover is another scam companies run on people in MLM network marketing .

The worst thing you can ever do building your business is to create fear of loss. It's the worst way to build your business. Oh, yes, it definitely works - to get people in. But you have a totally false business, because you've got a bunch of people, and none of them ever does anything.

Many companies that do a powerline - or even a binary or a matrix - focus their promotion talk on spillover.

Now, I have met people who have gotten spillover, definitely. BUT - none of the people that were spilled over on them ever did anything! Why?

Because the promise of "spillover" creates a welfare mentality.

What happens when you tell people, "Oh, get in NOW, and you are going to get spillover!"

They're afraid of losing something for nothing. So they do get in now - and then they sit and wait for all that spillover to make them rich.

Isn't That A Wonderful Business Plan?

It's like joining a binary because you can get a position that already has $1 million volume in the strong leg. The reality is, you don't make a dime, unless you build the weak leg, But people get so worked up about losing that "$1 million position", they join - and never do anything, and never earn any income.

So never forget those words, powerline & spillover. Anytime you see them, their purpose is to promote the welfare mentality. Something for nothing, something for nothing, something for nothing.

The fact is, you are in network marketing. Network marketing is a business that takes work. It's net-work marketing, ok? it's not net-free marketing. It's not net-spillover marketing. It's not net-zero marketing, it takes work. Anything you do that promotes the "something for nothing" mindset will not work. End of story.

But you will draw in a bunch of couch potatoes who are convinced that you are going to build it for them. Matter of fact, you can even give them your bank account number, and you'll just pass the money directly to their account. They don't have to leave the couch. They can stay on the couch, drink their beer and watch a football game. No problem.

Whatever company or whatever distributor is saying them to you, that is not the company or the person you want to depend on long-term. They will not be successful. Keep on looking. There are lots of good companies & MLMers out there. Keep looking, and you'll find the right mentor.

To Your Success

GREED & EGO: The Curse of Network Marketing.

2011-03-04T16:43:00.000-08:00

Every time we have ever seen a company or down line implode and disappear, it does so because of the same 2 reasons: GREED and EGO.

True leaders are the Mentors who dedicate themselves to their teams success. It's never about the money. No Money Focus = No Greed.

Build people and people will build the business.

People are people. They are not a number. They have goals, dreams & desires. Network marketing is not a sales business in itself. Network marketing is a teaching & mentoring business. So the track record & attitude of leadership is critical.

When you've joined a business and someone calls you, telling you to make a list of your friends & family, I can promise you that they do not have a system.

"Friends & family" is what has been forced upon us for the last 50 years, and that is the reason for such high failure rates in MLM.

It's Really All About Target Marketing

You've got to find people who will raise their hand, looking for you and/or your product, your service, your opportunity.

Too often, somebody calls you up, pitching you. They don't even know who you are. They don't care who you are. They don't care anything about you.

I've heard certain network marketing leaders say, "It's a relationship business." And many of these people have never built a relationship with anybody. Nobody on their team would want to go on a one-month cruise with them.

Some "Leaders" Don't Even Want To Be Around Their People At a Convention!

Why? It's all about the greed & the ego. The fancy watch, fancy jewelry, fancy suit, exotic cars, being the superstar, all that stuff.

Do they ever help the person who's been squashed by life?

Do they ever pay for the next guy going through the toll gate?

Do they ever just freely give their time to mentor others, expecting nothing in return?

Do they ever use their income to buy good tools for those in their group who are obviously trying to build?

Do they make themselves available at any time when you need help?

Do they reply promptly to your emails or phone messages?

No, they don't.

Instead, it's always about greed & ego, me, me, me. It's never about the other person.

You truly have to care about people. And then you won't have the greed and the ego. And that is the kind of person who can build huge in network marketing, because you will attract people just like you!

To Your Success,

Graeme

How to Build your MLM Business on a Limited Budget

2011-02-26T16:19:00.000-08:00

Are you tired of breaking the bank trying to build your business? Placing expensive pay per click ads, and not getting the traffic to your sites that you really want?
One of the biggest obstacles for MLMers trying to promote their opportunities online with limited funds is knowing how to use those funds to the greatest effect. What strategies to focus on and how to divide your promotional budget for the maximum return on investment.

Well I have some good news for you today. Mike Dillard recently released a series of free videos for you, that will help you to build your business even if you are on a tight budget.
I suggest that you check them out. It really helped my business. I no longer have to spend a ton of money on my ads and I am getting more traffic than ever.
You can get free instant access to these videos by going to...
HOW TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS ON A BUDGET OF $500 OR LESS

Buying Leads is a Scam!

2011-02-13T00:22:00.000-08:00

Buying leads is the biggest scam ever inflicted on the network marketing industry.

Why do I say that you ask?

Well you think about it for a moment. If you had a traditional brick and mortar business, would you pay people to come in to your showroom to browse, not knowing if they're even interested in buying anything you have to offer?

Of course not! It's the quickest way there is to go broke in an MLM business.

Lead vendors are just clever opportunists that have found a niche market, preying on desperate home biz entrepreneurs who've run out of friends and family to present their "opportunity" to.

Worse still! Some of the leads your upline encourages you to buy are actually generated through your own company website.
These leads are simply put through a third party. You could even call it "lead laundering".
Imagine that. You pay a joining fee to sell your company's product and then they sell you leads. They're getting at you from all angles.

Another scenario that I was a victim of in a previous company, was an up-line hotshot who was pushing his team to use traditional offline marketing methods while behind the scenes, through an independent website, he was generating large numbers of leads online and then selling them to his down line team.
Nobody in our team thought to ask where the leads were originating from because none of them knew anything about online lead generation. They were just blindly following their sponsor's instructions.

Here's what my mentor has to say about buying leads.

Most people would rather walk barefoot over hot coals than talk to strangers on the phone.

Just as there is a small proportion of people who have the ability to use offline cold marketing, there is the same small group who have the gift of being able to talk purchased leads into sales.
But as network marketing is a business of duplication, cold calling is not a strategy that will be successful to most new MLMers.

Retention rates in your organization will be much greater if your team is taught how to build relationships, using social media, BEFORE introducing the business opportunity. Attracting interested people first, makes it much easier to get on the telephone and start building some rapport....and it's certainly more effective than SPAMMING business links all over facebook!

Mentoring for Free will teach anyone in any MLM company, "not what to think but how to think"

Using Facebook for Network Marketing

2011-01-25T19:51:00.000-08:00

Network Marketing is about connecting with people and what better means is there to connect with people all over the world than Facebook? So why then, do so many marketers build a huge list and then never have any contact with 90% of them?

The answer is simple. They’ve never been trained in how to build relationships with people first!

People are the most valuable resource in your MLM business. They are the foundation stones of your future success. I personally know of extremely successful MLM business owners who only have a few hundred Facebook friends. You see, it’s not quantity. It’s quality that makes the difference.
I’ve made it my new year’s resolution to get to know everyone on my list. It may take a few months but it’s something I believe is important if you are serious about building a strong business.

Why? Because people join people. They don’t join companies or products!

How do you feel when you go to your mail box and find it overflowing with flyers and catalogues for all kinds of useless junk? If you’re like me most of it goes straight into the bin, so what makes you think that serious network marketers are going to join you simply because you spammed your opportunity link onto their Facebook wall?

It’s the same within network marketing group pages. Many of these have been set up to exchange information between marketers but others see it as another opportunity to SPAM their link into people’s faces, unaware that they are actually damaging their own professional image in the process. The only people that will respond to this kind of marketing are desperate opportunists and tire kickers who won’t go the distance anyway.

To attract quality people, first you have to sell yourself. Show the world why YOU are the person to help them build their own empire.
If you are struggling for success in your home based business venture and have no idea how to use Facebook to its true potential. If you are just spamming your links all over the place and wondering why you are not getting quality leads, then you are in need of some real honest MENTORING.

Download Michael Dlouhy’s Success in 10 Steps FREE. Learn from his 30+ years of experience in the network marketing industry; how to find the right company to join, how to annalyze the compensation plans and most importantly, how to build relationships with people.

Are You Hiding Behind Your Computer?

2011-01-16T02:27:00.000-08:00

Watching a few network marketing forums lately, I’ve noticed people discussing the benefits of some of the many lead generation-marketing systems that seem to be popping up all over the place. I was intrigued to see people saying how great it was not to have to call their own leads. HELLO! If you’re afraid to call your own leads then you don’t have a very bright future in MLM. Sorry to be so blunt about it but MLM is a people business and the first step to building a solid down line is to establish a relationship with your lead first in order to see if your “potential business partner” has what it takes to be successful.

I also saw a comment on a mastermind forum by a so called top earner who stated that “online marketing is nothing more than traffic plus conversion”. Nothing more???!!!! It may not be for affiliate marketers who earn their income from commissions on sign ups. For anyone wanting to build a REAL MLM BUSINESS in a REAL COMPANY selling a REAL PRODUCT that will eventually establish a REAL RESIDUAL INCOME you have to learn to use the telephone. Traffic plus conversion is just the first step.
Simply relying on a marketing system that plays a numbers game, signing up anyone and everyone in the hope that some may stick is not the way to establish relationships with people.

A true mentor will teach you, first how to recognize the different personality types and secondly how to approach each one. If you’ve never been taught how to establish personal relationships then how do you expect people to join your business? And, more importantly, stick with you.
Find out how you can develop your own MLM RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SYSTEM that will teach you how to generate your own leads and attract the right people to your team NOW.

Another Overnight Success Story!

2011-01-15T02:14:00.000-08:00

For most people coming into the network marketing industry, over night success is just an illusion.

Every day I see anonymous people posting links anywhere and everywhere in the hope that someone will click and join their “money making opportunity” so they can earn a few bucks in commissions. It’s sad really but it’s not their fault. You see, they’ve never been trained by professional network marketers. They are simply copying the same system that 97% of other marketers are using and if you haven’t heard, 97% are not making serious money.

The reality is that it’s going to take time, in some cases quite a bit of time, as well as a whole lot of effort on your part to make it happen. Access to knowledge, marketing tools and team support are an essential requirement.

Have you ever started a job or gone into a new profession without being trained? Did you go down to your local discount store and order a kit to be a lawyer, a doctor, or an engineer? Of course not - to enter those professions, you need specialized knowledge.

What about when you started a job? Did you just walk in off the street and tell them you knew all there was to know about the job and no training would be necessary? I don't think so. According to most Fortune 500 companies, it takes 6 months of being on the job before the company starts to make any money from an employee. Did you read that closely? In 6 months!!

Now why is it that people who join a program to earn extra inc0me from home give up in less than 90 days? Could they be missing an important point in life? If just learning a job takes around 6 months to be good at it, then maybe you can start to see why things haven't worked out for you in the past. In fact, Jennifer Wideman learned this from Success In Ten Steps. Click here to read her story

Self Branding in Network Marketing

2011-01-11T08:44:00.000-08:00

Why is this so important in the network marketing industry?
Traditionally, we are taught to promote how great our company is, what kind of miracles our products can do. And generally play the "mine is better than yours game".
Today, people are bombarded with countless ads and offers left right and center. New MLM's and “prelaunch” opportunities.

There are countless opportunities being offered out there. Within your company, there are hundreds and thousands of representatives selling the same thing. Just Google your product in whichever niche market you are in, and you will see hundreds of competitors pop up in the search results.
Put yourself in your prospect's shoes for a second. What would you think if you saw another "Best Business On The Planet" Ad? or "Join X Company Now"?
Frankly...you wouldn't care at all! And you wouldn't even give it a second look.

Well that's exactly what is happening in the market place right now!

Hundreds and thousands of people are making the mistake of marketing this way! This is your time to capitalize!

So what do I market?

There may be thousands of other companies, and thousands of other products out there, but there is only one of YOU!
You must position yourself as a leader and an expert. 97% of the market place is NOT doing this, and that's why YOU have to raise your hand, stand out and add value instead of being a peddler just like everyone else.

This is a people business.

People join other people. Not companies! So start marketing YOU!

Another reason why you want to be marketing yourself and NOT your business opportunity is because it can seriously reduce the attrition rate in your organization.
The only real asset you have in this business , is the list of prospects and team members that you build over time. You don't really own any stake in your MLM business. And believe me when I say that network marketing companies can change the rules, anytime they want.

So if you want to create a real business, it has to be something that is built around YOU!
In order to successfully brand yourself, you must have something of value to offer.
The best thing you can do to increase the value in others is to first increase the value in yourself:

Educate yourself with materials that are valuable to others but few are willing to acquire. You don't need to be a 10 year veteran to be considered valuable. You are automatically valuable if you know just one thing that others don't. Just ONE thing.

So the next time you go out there and prospect for your business, don't just blatantly pitch your business opportunity and beat people over the head with it.
Give value and solutions that people can take away regardless if they join you or not.

Most importantly. TELL THE TRUTH! Too many marketers make outrageous claims of overnight success and lavish lifestyles when, for most people in this industry, that is not the case. You are offering a business opportunity, not a "get rich quick scheme".

You will continue to struggle in growing your downline if you continue to pitch your opportunity right from the start. Mentoring for Free is the system I personally use and it will show you how to master the "You Inc." concept.

If you want to experience the joy of having prospects call you in a matter of weeks after applying this system, then what are you waiting for?!
I would also highly recommend a copy of Michael Dlouhy’s Success in 10 Steps which is THE text book for "Attraction Marketing" to develop a mentoring approach that will attract endless leads and reps into your business.

If you haven't heard of Michael Dlouhy, he was a legend in this industry when Mike Dillard was still waiting tables.

I hope to see you at the top!

How do I know if My Company Has Integrity?

2011-01-10T04:56:00.000-08:00

In 30 years in network marketing, we've learned the #1 feature you must have in place for success:

Company management experience with integrity.

People ask me all the time, "How do I know if my company has integrity?"
The answer is simple: read your company Policies & Procedures. If you can't find them on the website, it's a big red flag! Some companies say you can't read them until after you join. Big red flag!

Why are they ashamed of their P&Ps? Why don't they want you to read them? The P&Ps are YOUR contract to be in business with them - written by the company lawyers! Every time any distributor ever gets a termination letter, it says, "You have violated the Policies & Procedures." They never say you violated "Terms & Conditions." It's always "Policies & Procedures."

Most reps never actually read their P and P's. You need to do it ... it may really open your eyes. At least you'll know exactly what to look for and how to protect yourself.
How to analyze any MLM opportunity before you join.

MLM Recruiting - How To Answer The Tough Questions

2011-01-08T20:46:00.000-08:00

Several people have asked questions recently, and I'd like to answer them here.

Most importantly, you need to understand that I, personally, do not get asked these kind of questions, because I do not target these kinds of people for my business. I don't talk to people who don't believe in network marketing.
It's crucial to your success that you target market. Target the people who already believe in network marketing. When someone raises their hand for more information, they will NEVER ask you questions like these.

OK. The reality is, not everyone is going to do that. And they will get some tough questions like
Question #1: "How much money did you make in your business?"
So I do coach people on how to answer questions like this. And your response to this question should always be, "I don't have a clue. I haven't finished collecting it all yet."
See, you never know how much of an ongoing ripple effect you'll get from what you did yesterday and the day before. How can you know how much money you're going to make when you sponsor somebody into your business?
Today, you're making $5 a week. Next month, You're making $50 a week. And the following month, you're making $500 a week - all from the business-building efforts of that one person you signed up today.
MLM is a business that will pay you a lot next year, and 5 years from now, and 20 years from now - for work you did today. The person asking you this question does not understand the amazing phenomena of getting paid every week for work you did 10 years ago.

Question #2: You've just started in network marketing and the person asks, "If this company you're promoting is so great, then why aren't you making any money from it?"
Again, this question comes from a person who does not understand or believe in network marketing. And so here you are, in the impossible position of trying to convince this person.
Building any business takes some time to build a network of customers buying your products. Someone says, "Well, a couple years ago, this guy online sold $1 million of a product the first day he offered it."
And that's true. But what you lose sight of is that his "opening day" was in the planning stages for many months, as he lined up dozens and dozens of internet marketers - each of whom had a list of thousands of subscribers - to promote his product.
If you trace that "$1 Million Day" to its origin, it goes back many years, to when all these component lists were being built.
Is it possible to make a profit immediately, from your first day? Sure. But you get the greatest network marketing rewards by training others to move your products - a result which will show up big in future paychecks.

Question #3: "Someone likes my company, but would rather join under a Heavy Hitter who knows what they're doing. How should I respond?"

The problem with joining under a Heavy Hitter is, most of them don't have time to talk to you. I had this experience myself in a previous company. They don't have time to help you build your business. Many of them - you'd be astonished to learn just how many - were actually GIVEN most of their organization by the company, to "prove" how big a person can build. And many Heavy Hitters are hard-core salespeople. They do stuff you & I could never do in our wildest dreams (and still sleep at night!).
Heavy Hitters are not into hand-holding. When you sign up with them, they expect you to get to work and build. If you don't, no problem, there are a hundred others waiting in line behind you to join with a Heavy Hitter. To them it's just a numbers game
If you need any kind of coaching, mentoring, or training, most Heavy Hitters will never do that. They consider you "dead wood." You're in their way, and you need to be swept aside, in favor of someone who already knows what to do.
As we coach people to be successful, we focus on how you need to build a relationship with people. You can't ask them to join your business before you have a real relationship with them. It will not work. And if you're getting Question #3, then you are talking to people with whom you have NOT built a relationship.
If you're not building a relationship with them, you got no chance. A friend would never choose some "Heavy Hitter" over you. If you're having that problem, you need to learn the "Colors" technology and focus on making a friend first. That strategy works long-term, it's easily taught, and it's something anyone can do.
When you target the market and then talk to people who raise their hand, you will not get these kinds of questions.

Question #4: "I don't have much money to drive around town looking for prospects. How can I conentrate my efforts to expose people to my MLM Business?"
The problem here is, your upline has got you driving around, trying to pounce on people and slam them into your business.
Network marketing is a relationship business. You should be target-marketing online. It doesn't cost any gasoline money to do that. You need to
1. Target your ideal market.
2. Get the right people to raise their hand.
3. Build a relationship with them.
4. And when the timing is right for them to be in business, they will call you.
THIS is how success works. You cannot slam people into your MLM business and have any hope of long-term success. Period.

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Find the best network marketing company

2010-12-31T23:39:00.000-08:00

Looking for the best network marketing company?

Do your due diligence and discover how to evaluate any network marketing company.
Not all MLM companies are the same. Some just don't check all the boxes.

Research the company to find out;

How long has the company been in business? Choose a company that has been in business for at least two years.

Who owns and manages the company? What is their experience in MLM? Have they ever built a network themselves?

How is the compensation plan structured? Read your policies and procedures.

How many distributors would it take in your down line for you to earn 10k per month?

Does the company have a termination clause?

What restrictions are there on how you go about your business?

What happens to your downline if and when you decide to retire?

Does the company stand behind the product? Make sure that they have a fair refund policy if you are not happy with their products. Make sure that you believe in the products that you represent. It’s pretty hard to convince others if you don’t like the product yourself.

Does the company want you to sell products or just sponsor people? If all they want you to do is recruit, forget it!

Will the product sell?

Is the product or service a reputable one?
Are the prices competitive with other companies?
Is the product a consumable one that can provide you with repeat business?
Will it be attractive to the broader population or just a niche market?

Does the company have momentum? If people are telling you that you need to get in now because time is running out or that you need to get in on this ground floor opportunity, forget it.

I used the above guidelines to help me choose Vitamark.
You may want to come up with some other questions such as:
• How good are their marketing resources?
• What kind of training or support will you receive?
• Can you duplicate the system?

While there are some decent MLM opportunities out there, you must do your homework to get the education that is available, both inside and outside your primary company.

Vitamark is a five pillar organization that many consider the best network marketing company.

New Pre Launch Opportunity!

2010-12-17T23:04:00.000-08:00

Some years ago I attended a stock investment mastermind seminar. One of the key lessons taught by professional stockmarket investors was that you never get involved with new company floats simply because it’s not worth the risk.

There’s no historical data from which to make an informed decision.

Network marketing opportunities are no different yet every day my inbox is full of rubbish posted by uneducated marketers all desperately trying to attract would be prospects with all kinds of “mickey mouse” money making schemes.

Anyone who is serious about building a real business that will stand the test of time and provide them with an ongoing residual income would be foolish to get involved with a company with
no track record and no tangible product to sell.

Before you too are duped into signing up for something that seems too good to be true be aware that most pre launch companies don’t make it through the first year.

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Success is not a matter of luck. It’s about arming yourself with knowledge and know how.

Realistic Expectations of a Network Marketing Business

2010-12-16T04:25:00.000-08:00

Most people who sign up to join a home based business opportunity do so based on hyped up images and exaggerated income projections and in some cases, outright lies. They jump in all enthusiastic with dollar signs in their eyes dreaming of mansions and exotic cars.

3 months later with their credit card account steadily climbing and with little or no income to speak of the shine has started to fade on their dream of easy wealth. They were tricked into believing that it was as simple as putting your name on a replicated website, running a few ads here and there and bingo! The money will start rolling in. The industry generates over 110 billion dollars in sales a year but 90% of home based business owners are doing it on a part time basis only or if they are full time only just making a similar income to their former corporate jobs. Only a very small percentage are earning mega incomes. But it’s no reason for despair because no other business model offers the entrepreneur the potential for unlimited income like this one does.

Although every second marketer promoting their MLM opportunity claims to be a coach, mentor or some kind of guru at certain marketing strategies, the truth is most of them are full of BS and once they have you signed up you’re on your own. But it’s not their fault because most of them have never been trained the right way to go about the business either.
Network marketing is a people business and is built on forming working relationships with real people not email addresses. A true mentor is someone who makes the effort to really get to know the people they sponsor into their organization in order to find out what makes them tick. Not all people are the same. A marketing method that works for one may not necessarily work for another.
The trick is to learn how to recognize the personality type of each person you recruit in order to steer them in the right direction based on their individual traits.

The real key to finding rapid success is to find a genuine mentor. Someone who actually has built a down line in a real MLM company and achieved financial independence from it. A mentor that can walk you through the steps it takes to find your own success formula. A mentor who can provide you with the right tools and and knowledge to enable you to go out into the real world and start building relationships with people. Because people are the key to your success in this industry not waving your product or opportunity around.

My mentor has developed a system of dividing people into 4 personality types and teaches you how to communicate with each type. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

Fear Tactics in Network Marketing

2010-12-12T03:09:00.000-08:00

There's lots of people and companies using fear to their advantage. Using terms like,
This price is only good today. Get in now while it's still free. We are giving away a new car so sign up now. It's a new pre-launch you want to get in early so you will be on top. You are missing out as each minute goes by, so sign up now. You better do it or you will miss out.
And the list goes on.....

Professional Network Marketers would never fall for any of these fear type ploys.

We know that very few pre-launch companies will make it in the long run.

When the company fails it seems like you are now on a leads list that gets sold to other companies and lead vendors.
How about all those low cost deals, then you have to upgrade if you want to go up to the next level and the next.

When will it stop? When you run out of money? When your credit card has no more credit?

There are people who call themselves professional Network Marketers that know it's only going to be a short-term business opportunity and they bring people into it anyway knowing it is going to fail. These are not professionals they are crooks because they not only take your money but they are also stealing your confidence, trust and dreams for you and your family’s future!

These people are the real cause of failure in the Network Marketing Industry

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The Alternatives to Google Adwords

2010-12-02T02:36:00.000-08:00

As most network marketers are aware, our industry took a huge beating last year when Google decided that our business model wasn’t transparent enough for them. It's no wonder really with the amount of sensational and misleading advertising that goes on unchecked in the network marketing industry.

Marketers who were spending thousands of dollars every month on this powerful platform, had their accounts deleted without a single word of warning.

Traffic that once poured in like clockwork, all of a sudden just stopped.

Well, don’t worry because the one good thing about adversity, is that it forces you to try a little harder to find another solution to your problems.

This forced me to search for other lead generation sources to replace what I once had with Google.
These maybe a little smaller than Google, but who cares! The internet is MASSIVE and there is tons of traffic just waiting to be marketed to.

So here is a list of some of the other ad networks that you can plug yourself into;

www.traffiq.com
www.bidvertiser.com
www.industrybrains.com
www.miva.com/advertiser.html
www.collective.com
www.7search.com
www.abcsearch.com
www.findology.com
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This is just some of the MANY ad sources that you can start to test and tweak your marketing campaigns on.
Just learn to generate 5 leads from each of the sites above. That’s already 45 leads a day!

I can guarantee that that’s more than almost 99% of you reading this article right now!

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2010-11-12T21:39:00.000-08:00

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Most Online Marketers are Destined to Fail

2010-09-15T04:15:00.000-07:00

Every day the internet is becoming more and more cluttered with rubbish. I open my inbox every day to find more spam from desperate marketers all waving their "opportunities" in my face claiming that I can "get rich quick" using Twitter, sending out emails, posting cards, no joining fees, only 2-3 hours per week and no phone calls. "It's easy". "anyone can do it". To all this, I say B... S...!

Sure, you can probably earn money from referral commissions here and there without a lot of effort but if you want to earn a serious income you need to have a serious product to market and it needs to be a product that is not dependent on your customer joining your network. Remember not everyone is a budding entrepreneur wanting to start their own business.Companies like Amway and Herbalife with annual turnovers in the billions of dollars and have been in business for decades are testaments to this ideal.

Failure is inevitable if making quick money is your only motivation

By offering a solid product that provides value for money to your customer, you are building a broad base to your business and you are not entirely dependent on sponsoring new distributors. Having pride in the product you are promoting is the best motivating factor for keeping your momentum moving on a daily basis. If you wouldn't use what you are selling yourself then how do you expect to convince anyone else?

The single biggest cause of failure for would be network marketers is a lack of MENTORING.

Too many self proclaimed leaders in the network marketing industry are driven by greed and ego and once they have you signed up they're gone, leaving you to figure it all out for yourself. People don't join companies they join people and that's where the networking side of it comes in. You must form genuine relationships with your downline because they are your business. Personally mentoring them is the only way to build a team environment where all can prosper.

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The key factors to success in network marketing.

2010-09-07T05:42:00.000-07:00

If you've never done it before, getting started in online marketing can be overwhelming. I've met no end of people who jump into this business without due diligence. They latch onto the first "work from home opportunity"that's pitched at them only to find that it's not the easy road to endless prosperity it was made out to be.
Similarly there are those that look for "make money online" offers that tell you how you can get rich using the internet without any effort.
Sorry to disappoint you folks but this industry is no different than any other business. It requires time and effort,but most importantly, you have to have a worthwhile product to sell that provides ongoing value to the customer.

The first question you must ask yourself when searching for your home based business opportunity is; Would I buy this product if there was no "business opportunity"attached? If its only about building a network then it will never have a strong customer base. Remember, not everyone wants to build a business.

The second question; How am I going to promote it? Wearing silly buttons, handing out fliers at train stations. Pestering family and everyone you know or come into contact with is not very productive and mostly a waste of valuable time, not to mention a quick way to lose friends. For any kind of networking business to be effective it must focus on the marketing power of the internet.Seek out industry experts such as --> Mike Dillard
People who are proven top producers are the perfect example to follow.

If someone is trying to convince you to join their business, find out what kind of online marketing system they are using and what strategies to incorporate social media marketing they are using. Also you need to become familiar with the concept of attraction marketing. Remember, products don't sell themselves. People do! You are going to be competing with thousands of others (your sponsor included)for a share of the market.

Just like anything you choose to pursue in life, whether it's business, sport, art or simply raising a family, if your heart is not in what you are doing, you will not be successful.

If all of this sounds daunting, don't despair. You can find opportunities that can provide you with up to date marketing tools and the relevant training to implement them as well as direct access to profitable products with proven track records.

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The Misconception of "Make Money Online"

2010-09-04T21:27:00.000-07:00

Most people that first get started in the “Make Money Online” space are often side tracked into thinking that all they need to do to become successful online is to join a good Network Marketing company or online business with a good product and they are “home free”.

This couldn’t be further from the truth!

The truth is, that these are the wrong action steps that the majority of newbie entrepreneurs end up making.
Almost ALL businesses, whether it’s in the MLM, Internet Marketing, Direct Sales, Affiliate Marketing or Network Marketing space, are “Product” companies. This means that they sell some sort of product that will allow you to earn income from.
The problem is, they are NOT “Marketing” companies.
This means that after you have invested, what is usually a good amount of money, into the business, you then find out that it’s YOUR responsibility to learn how to “market” the business, bring more customers in and generate sales.
Almost all companies WILL NOT teach you how to market the business. Because they honestly don’t know how!

99% of these businesses will train their new members on more traditional “prospecting” methods of creating new customers. These strategies include pitching friends and family. Prospecting in shopping malls. Buying lists online and making cold calls.

These prospecting strategies have been around since the beginning, but unfortunately can be very ineffective causing most entrepreneurs to fail.
After realizing that these methods can be quite ineffective, clumsy and time consuming, the new business owner runs around like a headless chicken, trying to find new ways of marketing the business and creating more customers so that they can generate a profit quickly and not go under.
This results in a huge waste of time and money for the business owner.

So what should have been done instead?

Remember that for every single online business you get into, it will be your sole responsibility to attract more customers towards the business no matter how amazing the product line is.
Products don’t sell themselves. People do.
And the only thing that will really help you to create more exposure and attraction to your business and products is “Marketing”.

“Marketing” is the one skill that will really make the difference between success and failure in the online business world.

So if you think about it, a new business owner should be more concerned about learning how to market online, than joining a business with the “latest and greatest” product line.
They should be spending time honing their online marketing skills so that they can create that explosive attraction to their business, that they’re looking for.
Because at the end of the day, if you can’t market your business successfully, you won’t have a business for very long.

But how do you do this?

Well the smartest thing to do, would be to get involved with a well established company that focuses heavily on teaching its members how to market businesses online like professionals.
Taking this route has a few advantages:
1. You don’t end up wasting extra money on a business that you may not know how to market
2. You learn the ins and outs of marketing online and what it takes to build a business successfully on the Internet
3. You get access to tools and resources that will allow you to leverage your time and business which leads to an increase in your bottom line
4. You allow yourself the chance to generate multiple streams of income quickly which was not possible before
5. You have the “right” tools, websites and equipment to make your business actually work
Remember, if you can’t be successful and earn income through a system that teaches you the marketing skills you need to grow your business online, then it is extremely unlikely that you would have been successful in your business anyway.

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Attraction Marketing is Nothing New!

2010-08-29T05:53:00.000-07:00

There’s nothing new about attraction marketing. Some guy named J. Christ used the concept over 2000 years ago to great effect. He positioned himself as the “son of god” and was able to establish a first downline of 12 distributors in his network marketing business. He was quickly able to give up his day job as a carpenter and concentrate on building up a huge following through random acts of kindness and passing on his wisdom free of charge to anyone who wanted to listen. This free advice was returned in the form of free meals and accommodation wherever he chose to travel.

He wasn’t the only one either. Another guy named Mohammad and another one who called himself the Bhudda (meaning enlightened one) all started similar networks. You can forget about Amway and Herbalife etc, these guys were competing for leads long before the internet and printed advertising. They did it simply by word of mouth and creating the illusion around themselves that they possessed wisdom that their followers could use to improve their lives with if implemented and followed with conviction.

They developed their businesses on such strong foundations that they spread throughout the world and split into many different sub networks all holding “opportunity meetings” in grandiose buildings called churches or temples.
J Christ’s business spread to the empire of Rome where these crafty entrepreneurs set about marketing the opportunity to every corner of the earth, using a very elaborate MLM system, squeezing subscriptions from their prospects and building a huge residual income for the upline residing in a tax haven they called the Vatican. It has survived to be one of the biggest money making ventures in the history of man.

Now it’s much easier to build your very own empire of abundance using an extremely powerful tool for reaching the masses. It’s called the Internet. Home based business, the direct marketing of products to consumers offers the greatest potential for generating unlimited incomes in the world today. Anyone regardless of their educational background can open their own business.

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The Problem with Network Marketing.

2010-08-26T06:51:00.000-07:00

It never ceases to amaze me the extreme polar views on the topic of network marketing and MLM. Some people are passionate about it and there are even business icons like Robert Kiyosaki doing it and advocating it. Yet, in many circles, you might as well declare yourself a leper as admit to being in network marketing.

So, what is the problem with MLM and network marketing?

As soon as you mention the term multi level marketing, many people assume that it’s a pyramid scheme. But you can't really take issue with the tiered compensation structure—almost every large sales organization in the world has that. Salespeople get commission, and sales managers get overrides or bonuses on top of that, and sales directors on top of that, and VPs on top of that.

Or maybe it's the fact that you have to pay to participate in it? But that can't be it—that's a standard franchising model. And I assure you, the franchise fee of most traditional franchises dwarf the sign-up cost of any MLM program by comparison.

Now certainly, there are illegal pyramid, or "Ponzi", schemes. This is where the money is all being made off of signing up other people, with little or no real product ever being delivered and trust me because I have fallen victim to this kind of scam. But in spite of whatever perceptions people may have, the fact is that Amway, Vitamark, Meleleuca, PrePaid Legal, Herbalife and many others have sold millions upon millions of dollars of products to happy customers, many of whom are NOT also reps. So, there may be a perception problem here, but if so, the perception is out of line with the reality.

But surely the bad reputation of MLM has some more basis in fact than the occasional illegal pyramid scheme?

The real problem with MLM is not the concept itself, but some of the people it attracts. Network marketing is just a business model, and it really amounts to "micro-franchising". Its upside is that it has a very low cost of entry, with the potential for exceptional revenue, and there are those who achieve that.

But those same things that make it attractive , attracts many who are NOT really qualified or prepared to become business owners. The salient characteristics of MLM make it attractive to people who:

• have not done well in their business or profession and have little money saved up to invest
• have no previous experience owning or running a business
• have no previous experience in sales
• have little or no experience developing business relationships other than that of employer/employee/co-worker
• are not satisfied with their current level of income
• have unrealistic expectations of the amount of work involved compared to the revenue realized

I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with any of these things, or that this describes even a majority of network marketers, only that it describes a disproportionate number of network marketers, and that many of them never do anything about it.

Many network marketers end up:

• over-selling the opportunity

• inappropriately discussing business in social situations

• coming across as desperate

• over-focused on new recruits and neglecting existing customers as a result

• being either inaccurate or deceptive when talking about their business

I'm certainly not saying that this describes a majority of network marketers, but it does describe enough of them to tarnish the reputation of the rest. To pre-judge someone based on the basis of a small minority of people in that group is horribly unfair, but we must realize that most prejudices have some basis in reality, even if it has been distorted.

So what's the solution?

There's a first time for everything. And network marketing/MLM is a great opportunity for people to have their first business, their first sales role, etc. My point is this; recognize it for what it is: it's a business, and you are a business owner. And if you've never owned a business before, if you've never done sales before, if you've never networked before, you need to learn about how to do so, not just from the network marketing/MLM experts, but from established experts in those fields.

Network marketers who are serious about building a business should be reading and learning about business fundamentals, the latest sales and marketing techniques, strategies for networking and business development, etc., not just swapping tips at your team's weekly or monthly meeting. Act like a small business owner, and people will treat you like one.
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The Biggest Mistake in MLM Business

2010-08-24T02:33:00.000-07:00

It’s incredible how the vast majority of people I speak to on a daily basis are making this one SINGLE mistake that is seriously damaging any chances of them having success in their business.

Want to know what it is?

Every single one of them are promoting their Network Marketing business from the front end. Both online and offline.

Let me clarify.
You have joined a Network Marketing/MLM business and believe that it is the best thing since sliced bread and in order to make the business viable, you are making a long list of your friends and inviting all of them to some sort of business presentation where they can get to know the business and product.
If you’ve been doing this for a while and are wondering why you are still broke even though you’ve been churning and burning through lists of people you know and listened to exactly what your upline told you to do, it’s because you are making the biggest mistake that 95% of Network Marketers make!
This is a massive problem that almost all Network Marketers face at one point or another in their career.

Let’s break down why this is a dire strategy for growing a Network Marketing business:
1. Your friends and family are NOT entrepreneurs and don’t want to build a business
2. They have different dreams and goals and rarely have the same beliefs that you do about Network Marketing
3. They are an untargeted group who need to be educated on what Network Marketing even is in the first place
4. You have a limited number of people that you personally know and can call on
5. When you have spoken to all your friends, you will need to hit the cold market to continue to grow your business
6. Hitting the cold market requires thick skin and top notch salesmanship in order to capitalize on
7. Most people will fail miserably at sales
8. You will need to train your team to go through this same excruciating process
If you think that these points don’t apply to you or your business, then you’re either in denial OR you are born to be a salesmen and have skills that 95% of this industry will never have. In that case, this post does not apply you.
However, if you’re anything like me or the other 95% of people out there then read on…

So now that you’re all disillusioned about what to do and are asking yourself why you even joined this industry in the first place, don’t worry, I have good news!
There is still a way to market your business, get the results you are really looking for, and skip those horrible 8 points that most marketers end up going through.

The trick is to combine 2 vital components.
The Internet + Attraction Marketing

This powerful combination has single handedly killed the problem of sponsoring and having to be the super-salesmen that it is near impossible to be.
The main goal of Attraction Marketing is to FIRST build a relationship and trust with people on auto-pilot, before you even ask them to buy into anything. Since Network Marketing always has and always will be a relationship business, people tend to join people that they like, trust and respect. And if you learn how to do this, then you will be churning out new recruits like you’ve never seen.
Incorporating this idea with the Internet allows you to cross borders and hit a massive amount of people that you can now “target”. This along with certain “tools” will help you to create leverage in your business to allow you to scale out your business and get you to your goals more quickly.

So if you want to stop being that person that calls your friends and family 10 times a day trying to get an answer or the person that everyone ignores because they’re afraid you’ll pitch them about your business, then all you have to do is click here for some real NETWORK MARKETING SECRETS.

The Evolution of the Internet

2010-08-20T05:09:00.000-07:00

The Internet has been around for quite some time now, but there have been some recent developments in the online world in the last few years that have brought marketing online to a whole new level. For starters, there are more qualified, working class people that are using the Internet to network, keep in touch with their friends and do business. This phenomenon has lead to the explosion in social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Squidoo just to name a few.

Also, more than ever, people are starting to realize that the Internet is a great place to market their Network Marketing business. They are able to reach a global audience, they can truly work from home, and they can use tools online to leverage their time which is just not available in offline marketing strategies. But bringing your Network Marketing business onto the Internet does have its fair share of challenges as well.

Being as diverse and massive as the Internet is, most newbie Network Marketers have no idea where to start and most have no idea what they are doing. There are way too many that spend countless hours on the computer without really doing anything productive. Some can only generate a few leads and most don’t really turn a profit.

So here are 3 tips that you can use right away to really understand how to grow your MLM business properly on the Internet.

#1. Learn To Master Different Marketing Platforms
It is essential that you get proper training on the different places that you wish to market your business on. So for example, if you have researched or decided that Facebook is one of the marketing platforms that you would like to use to grow your business on, then become a Facebook marketing pro. There is no point having 5,000 friends if you have no idea how to monetize them or turn them into leads.
Remember that marketing is a skill. And just like any skill it requires education and practice. So make sure you get the right training by becoming a member of a system, or by following mentors online who know what they are doing. Thinking that you can figure it out yourself is possible, however it can take a lot of time and most people fail miserably.

#2. Pick 2 or 3 Strategies To Focus On
After you have identified the marketing strategies you wish to pursue, pick 2 or 3 and get really good at them. Learn every aspect of each platform and tweak them until you can crank out a satisfactory number of leads from them every single day. There is no point using 10 strategies and spreading yourself too thin. This way you will not be able to gain traction in any of them and will probably leave you pissed off, frustrated and broke.

#3. Be Consistent
Once you are working on those marketing strategies, make sure you put in consistent effort and stay the course. There is no point posting one article on one site once a week! That will yield you zero results. Instead you should be posting articles every single day in the 20 or so article sites that you have identified. And remember that results do take time to blossom. So be consistent and take action every day.

By using these 3 methods and realizing that it is essential to become a marketing expert in certain areas of the Internet, it really helped my business and I started to get the results that I wanted.

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Harness the Power of the Internet.

2010-08-14T20:04:00.000-07:00

The Network Marketing industry has the power to build more millionaires than any other industry in the world. Yet thousands of network marketers constantly get cursed by failure while they are trying to reach financial freedom. So let’s see what we can do to cure them.

Curse #1: Prospecting VS. Marketing
Most network marketers are told by their upline to “prospect” and pitch other people their opportunity. This means that you are constantly chasing other people. By “marketing” your business the right way you can position yourself as a leader and attract prospects towards you and your business.

Curse #2: Pitching Uninterested People
By pitching every Tom, Dick and Harry your opportunity, you are pitching to a group of unqualified, uninterested people. By using tools available online and by using smart marketing tactics offline, you can target a specific market of interested, qualified people.

Curse #3: Running Out Of Prospects
Everyone only knows so many people and when that list is exhausted you have to resolve to buying leads and pitching random people on the street. This can be tiring and expensive. Instead of doing this, you need to be attracting people towards you by advertising and creating good and free content by using a source as abundant as the Internet.

Curse #4: Running Out Of Money
Most Network Marketers spend all their savings because they are not able to recruit enough people in their first few months. Remember that this is sales and it does take some time for your pipeline to grow. The solution is to have a Funded Proposal where you can make smaller but decent income in a matter of weeks, not months even if people DO NOT join your main MLM business.

Curse #5: Little Or No Duplication
The average Network Marketer still has a full time job. So where will they find the time to train every single one of their new recruits? It becomes an endless and tiring cycle of training new reps. Instead, there needs to be a system in place where new reps can go and plug themselves in to get all the training they need through webinars, tools and resources.

Curse #6: Repeated And Wasted Effort
Going to 10 meetings a day to pitch your business opportunity for your entire career as a network marketer can be extremely challenging. People run out of steam and it becomes very repetitive. It is easier to be able to create good content like articles and videos and post them on specific sites online which will work for you on auto pilot 24/7.

Curse #7: Unable To Build Trust Without Constant Follow Up
In order to be successful, network marketers are always playing the “follow up” game. It is essential to building trust with prospects especially when you start to hit the cold market. You can build a much more meaningful relationship with your prospects on auto pilot just by setting up your own auto responder email series and incorporating videos and other media of yourself.

Curse #8: Stuck In Prehistoric Times
Over 95% of Network Marketers out there are still stuck in prehistoric times and are using very old methods which are ineffective for most people, to try to capture modern day prospects. Why not use current forms of marketing like the Internet which are much more effective.

Curse #9: Wrong Mentality
A lot of Network Marketers out there think that this business is a “get rich quick” thing. They come in with the wrong attitude, get burnt and then wail about how all MLM’s are a scam. The sooner they understand that Network Marketing is a real business and takes time to build, the better it will serve them.

Curse #10: Over Diversifying
Spread your eggs into different baskets. That is what we are taught. We are not buying stocks and investments here however. And with Network Marketing, it is important to focus on ONE opportunity. How can you expect to be successful in 3 businesses, if you are not even successful in one? FOCUS is key
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