Network Marketing And Beyond II

Podcasting Is a Cinch

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:11:00 +0000

by Curt and Kelly Wissink

"The simplest podcast API ever. Call their special phone number: 646-200-0000.
It records the call. When you're done it creates an RSS 2.0 feed with an enclosure that's an MP3 of the call. "- Dave Winer

"I like this new podcasting API from BlogTalkRadio."- Robert Scoble

Podcasts are gaining momentum.

Mobile podcasting just made the world flatter. The field has been leveled. Now you don't have to be a techie to get your message out to the masses.

You don't have to buy all kinds of studio equipment. Your mobile phone is your microphone and your car, library, rest stop become your studio.

No sign-up or sign-in.

"There are no additional changes attached to the service other than what your phone service charges you to call the NY-based telephone number."-Lisa Padilla

But, your phone number is part of the RSS feed.

Which brings up a security issue and I'm sure BlogTalkRadio is all over it.

"Using Cinch is simple:

Call (646) 200-0000
Talk
Subscribe or use as the RSS feed as an API - http://cinch.blogtalkradio.com/YOURPHONENUMBER

We provide the network, storage and feed."-BlogTalkRadio

"Thanks to everyone for the feedback on Cinch. The goal is to keep it simple and let developers build tools on top of the service. Dave said it best by calling it a simple podcasting API.
To address privacy and spoofing concerns we will introduce some added functionality in the next few days. However, the core functionality will remain unchanged. Users will not be required to register and create a user name or pin to use the service."- Kris Smith

If your phone number in the RSS feed concerns you, check a few of other podcasting services that require sign-up or sign-in:

Are these the best podcasting services? What have you used?

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:06:00 +0000

by Curt and Kelly Wissink

Image by Wufoo

“Wufoo is so flexible, usable and has such good reporting that it made me want to create some forms just so I could use it…Form creation is an important function and the team behind Wufoo has leveraged some of the best in contemporary technology. I think this one’s a winner.”

—Marshall Kirkpatrick Techcrunch

I agree with Marshall.

Making forms is truly easy, fast, and fun!

Just drag and click.

Plus it's free.

Top Ten Reasons to use Wufoo

Interface ScreenShots

The Possibilities of Wufoo

Have you given Wufoo a try? What did you think?

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:45:00 +0000

Hey, MonkeyBrainShare

by Curt and Kelly Wissink

Image by Squidoo

Hey, MonkeyBrain is a new addition to the all ready amazing Squidoo line-up.

MonkeyBrain is an innovative way to host a debate or discussion. For example, PC vs. Mac Vinyl is better than digital Ban Smoking

It gives others space to voice their opinions. It's not about flaming or whining but about ideas and talking.

Isn't that what social networking is all about?

Check out our first MonkeyBrain- Home-Based Business vs Corporate Employment

What do you think?

Your Super Bowl of Networking Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:35:00 +0000

Your Super Bowl of Network MarketingShare

Photo by Ninjapoodles

I love the underdog!

The New York Giants upset the undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

How? Hang in there, I'll will answer that in a minute.

The Super Bowl of Network Marketing is waiting for you too. I love being the underdog! So should you.

There will be 4 opponents that will try to keep you out of the end zone of success.

Self-doubt, Fear, Comparison, and Procrastination.

What will it take get to the top of your network marketing game? Is it your brute strength, stellar coaching, CIA internet intelligence, Iron Curtain podcasts, or overpowering blogs?

What does it take to get to the top?

The intensity of your DESIRE and DETERMINATION will determine your level of success.

I want you to close your eyes. Believe me, this is fun.

We think in images. If I say frog , what do you see? You don’t see the letters f-r-o-g in your brain, you see a green, slimy, four, legged amphibian.

Now, imagine yourself standing in the largest football stadium you have ever been in. You are on the newly chalked 50 yard line. Your muscles are flexing, your heart is pounding and your stomach is racing into your chest. Do you smell the popcorn? Hear the screaming raucous fans?

You need to see yourself in the Super Bowl Of Network Marketing.

Chris Widener stated - "It doesn't matter what your IQ is.
It doesn't matter what your current resources are.
it doesn't matter what you currently earn.
It doesn't matter where your family came from. Nothing in your current circumstances matter in whether or not you can achieve your destiny!"

#1- You just started this incredible new business and after a week, or even a day you encounter a screaming linebacker ready to take you down– SELF DOUBT!

You begin to wonder what in the world you signed up for and how you are going to make it happen. Every negative statement comes back to you. “You can’t sell!” “What are you doing? You should be finding another part time job!” "I told you so."

You hear the laughter and see the sneers and you begin to wonder if you are right for this.

Right now, I want you to say these words…I am a Champion!

I don’t care where you are right now, you may be in your kitchen, your office, bathroom, your car or a coffee shop, say these words…

I AM A Champion! I am confident. I am creating my own footprints in the sand! I am filled with JOY!

#2- FEAR is bearing down hard and is ready to knock you down where FEAR believes you deserve to be.

Stand mountain strong. Do you have a game plan? What action steps have you taken in the first 90 days? Have you studied your company training? Are you attending training calls or weekly meetings? Have you booked your first home party or signed up your first distributor? Action, Action, Action!

FEAR will attack your blind spot, the worst place to get hit. You can’t see it coming.

I encourage you to take responsibility for your fear and your life. No one is responsible for you except YOU!

Many of us have a fear of success. We feel overwhelmed because we are afraid to take that step which will move our business forward.

Fear will paralyze you. You'll find yourself flat on your back, blaming the trash talking defensive end (your sponsor, the company, the product) for your failure.

All Network Marketers at some point have been there. There will be dips in the road. Count on it! Make a decision to stop whining, only then can you take responsibility for your decisions, your mistakes, your success, it belongs to you and NOT a matter of circumstances, environment, or people around you.

Yell these words-

I AM A Champion! I am CONFIDENT! I am creating my own footprints in the sand! I am filled with JOY!

You are one step closer to the goal line and SUCCESS!

#3- COMPARISON is breathing down your neck.

Who do you think you are rushing so quickly down the Network Marketing field?

He wants to smash you into the ground.

You just read that someone made an advancement in the company and you're struggling to get your 1^st team member.

How did they do that when you have been in the company for as long as they have and you have worked just as hard as they did?

That just isn’t fair! You’re right. Life isn’t fair.

What are you going to do to change it? Sound familiar? Comparing yourself to someone else will set you up for failure every time. Jealousy is a deadly poison.

Jim Rohn states that the 2 killers of success are impatience and greed. We want it right now and it had better be bigger than any one else's!

Dave Ramsey, financial guru and self-professed weirdo, one of our mentors, states that we “buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.” Now that is comparison.

Comparison will knock you out of the game. Focus on where you are going. Focus on your why, your goals, and your end destination. Put on the horse blinders and gallop forward.

Determine what is distracting you – postings on message boards, yahoo groups, the company newsletter, phone calls from your upline, team members.

Whatever it may be, take a break and get away, and FOCUS on your goal post and what you can and will do to get there.

Yell these words out loud -

I AM A Champion! I AM CONFIDENT! I am creating my own footprints in the sand! I am filled with JOY!

You did it! Congratulations.

#4- This next giant may be the biggest roadblock of them all. Brace yourself…

He's standing with his arms crossed across his massive chest, a toothless grin on his face, and he is waiting for you to get by him.

Man, he is a chiseled Greek statue. His name is P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N!

He has 3 little stooges for friends. Have you heard of them? “Coulda, shoulda, and woulda”.

Tackle procrastination now!

Buy a calendar and use it.

Set a reminder in your outlook or yahoo calendar.

Create a check list.

Find an accountability partner.

Tomorrow is the today you talked about yesterday.

Yell these words-

I AM A Champion! I AM CONFIDENT! I am creating my own footprints in the sand. I am filled with JOY!

Congratulations! You are on your way to defeating the most awesome of opponents and are well on your way to winning the Super Bowl of Network Marketing!

What holds you back? How do you overcome your road blocks?

For More Effective Networking Tips, subscribe to Network Marketing And Beyond, today.

~Kelly Wissink

Inspire Innovate Impact

WTC Scrap Metal To USS New York

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:21:00 +0000

WTC Scrap Metal To USS New YorkShare

"Never Forget."

The motto of the USS New York is seared in the hearts of all Americans.

This "never forget" and "never give-up" attitude built this great nation.

God Bless the USA, a song by Lee Greenwood, echoes these words.

And I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free.

And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.

And I’d gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today."

You may be scraping together money to launch your new business.

Your attitude will make or break your business. Today people are breaking down the doors to start a new on the greatest country on the planet.

"Never, never, never, give in"- Winston Churchill.

For more innovative networking tips, subscribe to Network Marketing and Beyond.

~Kelly Wissink

Inspire, Innovate, Impact

clipped from www.snopes.com

USS New York

Claim: Image shows the warship USS New York, built using steel from the World Trade Center.

Status: True.

With a year to go before it even touches the water, the Navy's amphibious assault ship, USS New York, has already made history. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. It is the fifth in a new class of warship — designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft. Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, La., to cast the ship's bow section.

When it was poured into the molds on Sept. 9, 2003, "those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there.

Artist's Rendering of the USS New York

Sources:

Associated Press. "New Navy Ship Being Built with WTC Steel."

ABC News. 3 April 2006.

2007 Network Marketing Book Of The Year- My Top Pick

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:43:00 +0000

Every once in awhile, a network marketing book crosses my desk that I can't put down. Believe me, I've seen them all, the good, the bad, and the ugly. This is my pick for 2007 Network Marketing Book of the Year.

"John is the big thinker in this industry, the guy who always takes the high road. Read and Learn...it's well worth the journey"-Seth Godin, author of Permission Marketing and Purple Cow

Jo hn David Mann's Book, The Zen Of MLM, is a no nonsense guide for the network marketer.Get this book into the hands of anyone investigating the business of network marketing for the first time. I wish I had this under my pillow when I began my journey.

John David Mann was co founder of, and senior editor of Upline Magazine; editor and chief of Network Marketing Life- styles; and editor in chief at Networking Times. During the 1990's he built a network marketing organization of over 100,000 distributors.

I found out right away that John David Mann knows the Network Marketing Industry inside and out.

What impressed me most were the practical strategies, easy readability, and John's integrity. In any industry, those qualities are key to its success and the reader's acceptance. There is nothing worse than lugging a thesaurus around while reading a network marketing book full of $20 words and half truths.

Short chapters are key! Take it to the gym, the doctor's office, birthing room(my husband's idea) and in the car while you are waiting in traffic. Check out these chapter titles.

The Ultimate secret to Handling Objections

Stop, Look, Listen

Increase you R.Q.

The Art of Presentation

Telling The Truth

Ignore the memo: Fly anyway

Cutting A new Path

You will not find a more honest and personable author. He's been there and done that.

This is a road map to successful Network Marketing. This book is a number one choice for our new distributors.

Truths by John David Mann -

"Network marketing prepares you for the real world. Network marketing teaches people basic, critical life skills. I tell people, stay with it for 5 years and you'll be equipped to survive in the real world of business- you'll be a better person."

"A network marketing company affords people to make a difference in people's lives."

" How will the world be different as a result of me being there?"

" No hype, No theory, No razzle-dazzle. Just two decades of experience and insight."- Back Cover Blurb

What will be your legacy?

If you have read the Zen of MLM, what challenged or empowered you?

Drive Traffic To Your Network Marketing Site

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:11:00 +0000

Drive Traffic To Your Network Marketing Site With BookmarkingShare

Increase your sites page ranking.

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AddThis Trends. As most of you know by now, each month we publish a report of the top most active bookmarking/sharing and feed reader services. Below is the report for the top bookmarking/sharing services for November. You can find more reports here.

Top Bookmarking / Sharing Services - November


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Pay It Forward

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:10:00 +0000

December 27, 2007

Pay it Forward-The Power Of OneShare

The Pay it Forward Idea is spreading like wildfire across the USA. On a snowy Sunday, we needed food for the 3 ravaged children in the back seat. After paying our bill at Burger King we asked the lady behind the the wireless mic, how much the bill was for the van behind us. We said we would pay not only our bill, but also theirs. At first she didn't understand. My husband also tipped her for her great service and a positive attitude despite the line up of cars behind us that curved around the building. The startled women was in shock. As we pulled away, she literally stuck her smiling face out the drive up window and shook her head.

Just think how life would be different if each person shared a smile, gave a compliment or paid for the coffee of the person behind them. Imagine how they would feel. Imagine how you would feel.
Giving feels great!

One women did just that, paid for the coffee of the person behind her, and her kindness started a domino effect of giving. 1,000 Starbucks patrons treat next in line

Oprah started a Pay it forward Challenge. Here's how you can get involved.

The Pay it Forward Foundation was created to help others get involved just like you.

Does this spark any ideas on how to Pay it Forward with your Home Business?
Please share!


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Network Marketing and Blue Ocean Strategy

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:07:00 +0000

Network Marketing and Blue Ocean StrategyShare

Drive your business by looking for niche markets. Kelly Wissink

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Blue Ocean Strategy – Four Actions – Action #1: Eliminate

Blue Ocean Strategy Action #1: Eliminate factors that the industry takes for granted but adds no perceived value to customers.

Cirque du Soleil eliminated star performers, animal shows, aisle concession sales and multiple show arenas. Star performers, while demanding premium compensation, were not really seen by circus-goers as true, Hollywood-like stars. Animals, while a key attraction, were the most costly element of a circus as well as increasingly controversial (animal rights). So even though eliminating stars and animals seems blasphemous to circus purists, in hindsight it made good business sense to a band of former street performers from Quebec, Canada, who had the audacity to challenge traditional wisdom.

So what did Cirque do? It eliminated them as well.


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The Truth About Network Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:05:00 +0000

December 31, 2007

The Truth About Network MarketingShare

Thanks Tim! The Network Marketing Industry is truly surging forward. The power of the internet has leveled the playing field for everyone in business. Working from home will be the norm in the next 10 years. Kelly Wissink

clipped from www.firstclassmlm.com

What is MLM, anyway? In very simple terms - and without hype - you will understand what MLM is and how it works.

How does MLM work? How does the commission structure work? What activities would I be doing?

How do I evaluate an MLM company? So you've decided MLM is a good business, now - how to evaluate whether a company is a good one or not.

Anti-MLM People who dislike MLM, read this.

MLM glossary So many terms - finally an MLM glossary!


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Network Marketing Goes MainStream

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Wissink) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:40:00 +0000

It amazes me how fast Network Marketing is going Mainstream Worldwide. Today You can create a successful internet business online from the comfort of your home, apartment, or dorm room. More and more entrepreneurial moms want to stay home and raise their kids. Young couples want to build for the future.

The Generation Y crowd are born entrepreneurs and gobbling up this opportunity.
With Network marketing you too can make a tremendous difference in peoples lives. This lifestyle phenomenon isn't new for them . They already text message, IM, blog, Myspace, Facebook,LinkedIn, Squidoo, YouTube. The list goes on and on. Once they find a particular consumable product that is extraordinary, they let the world know about it. Now that's marketing.

Their catch phrase is, "I'm looking for like minded entrepreneurs like myself."

Now, that can be your battle cry too. The internet has leveled the playing field for all of us. You can find a niche market, develop connections worldwide, and create your own blue oceans.

It's thrilling to see young and old find this extraordinary business opportunity.

Join the Network Marketing Mainstream today.

Kelly Wissink

Inspire Innovate Impact