So, given the vital importance of networking to the success of your business, you absolutely must learn how to be a successful networker. You accomplish that by putting to practice and building the habits of other successful networkers … and thankfully, there are many terrific role models out there.

Here is a terrific article that will get you started on the right track to becoming an accomplished, successful networker.

The Seven Habits of Highly Successful Networkers

All business people are networkers whether they realize it or not. Some are more effective than others and enjoy it more than others. Anyone can master the art of networking with a bit of effort and a little magic.

Think about it. Every time you meet someone, you are networking. Every time you greet someone, you are networking. Every time you pick up the phone, you are networking. Every time you send an e-mail, you are networking. Every time you engage someone in conversation, you are networking. Every time you write a note (yes, some people still write notes), you are networking.

You don’t have to attend a community function, an after hours reception, a fundraising event or an educational conference to network. Unless you are like Robinson Crusoe or Tom Hanks stranded on a desert island, you are constantly networking.

Some people do it with deliberation and others wander aimlessly through the process. The most successful business people are the ones who do it with purpose. The result of intentional networking is greater profits and increased business.

If you want to become a more effective at connecting with people, consider these seven habits of highly effective networkers:

Habit #1 Knowing what networking is.

You can’t be successful at networking if you don’t understand what it is. Surprisingly, many people have the wrong idea about it. Before you can begin, you should have a clear idea of what networking is not.

Networking is not about being pushy or aggressive. It is not selfish and one-sided. It is not about who can collect the most business cards or who can shake the most hands. It is not about job-hunting or attracting more people to become your customers. It is not about how many “friends” you have on Facebook or how many connections you have on LinkedIn.

Networking is about who you know. The more people you know and the greater the diversity there is in your contact base, the more successful you will be

Networking is about who knows what you need to know. Effective networkers have relationships with people who have the expertise and experience to help them achieve their goals.

Networking is about what you know. What is your expertise and your unique skill? If you are not clear on what you have to offer or what it is you do, neither will anyone else.

Most importantly, networking is about making sure that others know that you know what you know. How visible are you and how many people know what your area of expertise is? When people know that you know what you know, you become the expert and the “to-go-to” person. It is a lot easier to have people come to you than having to chase them down.

As an effective networker, you should create a broad base of people with whom you are connected and your relationship with your network should benefit you and those whom you know.

Habit #2 Developing a networking strategy

Savvy networkers have a strategy. Before they attend any event or engage in any opportunity, they consider the basics of why, what, who and how. Why are they networking? What do they hope to accomplish? Who will they be exposed to? How can they help those whom they will meet and how will the relationships they develop be mutually beneficial?

Habit #3 Finding the right venue

The sheer number of networking opportunities can be overwhelming so smart networkers choose their venues. They do so based on any number of factors. Date, time and place are just three to consider. If you are not a morning person, breakfast groups may not be your thing. If you don’t like mixing and mingling at cocktail parties, find another event. It is more productive to seek organizations with activities you enjoy at a time of day that works for you. Keep in mind that all networking does not have to be work-related. You can make valuable connections with like-minded people anywhere.

Habit #4 Preparing for and working events

Once the decision has been made to attend an event or join an organization, the clever networkers do their home work. If there is an event to attend, why is it being held? Who will be there? What will people most likely want to talk about? What is the attire? Showing up in inappropriate attire can make a person stand out from the crowd for all the wrong reasons.

Habit #5 Mastering the art of conversation

Showing up at events is a waste of time if you can’t make small talk with people once you arrive. To avoid finding yourself at a loss for words, prepare at least three topics that you can talk about when no one knows what to say. Keep in mind that 80% of conversation is listening and 20% is talking. Have open-ended questions ready to get others to talk to you and pay attention to the answers so you can keep the conversation moving.

Habit #6 Following up and following through

Follow up turns people you have met into people you know. Think of ways to stay connected. Some of those ways are as simple as writing a note, sending people information that relates to their expertise or interests, inviting them to join you for a cup of coffee or possibly meet you for lunch. If your parting words were “Let’s get together sometime,” do it. The Golden Rule of networking is to do what you say you will. If you don’t, you have wasted an opportunity and will forever be remembered as insincere.

Habit #7 Practicing exceptional business etiquette skills from start to finish

If nothing else, effective networkers practice good manners. That’s the magic of networking. Successful networkers make others feel valued by focusing attention on them. They listen and respond to what is being said. They don’t look over the other person’s shoulder to see whom they can talk to next. They put people at ease with their etiquette skills by making introductions and including others in the conversation. When the time comes to move on, the polite networker has graceful exit lines already prepared. A good closure is, “I have enjoyed our conversation. I hate to end it but I feel that I have monopolized your time. I know that there are other people here whom you’d like to talk to.”

By exhibiting the best in business etiquette skills, the effective networker is a person that others will seek out in the future whether it is for information, help with an issue or to offer an opportunity. There has never been any doubt that people want to be in the company of and to do business with people they like. Everyone likes the person who puts them at ease and makes them feel comfortable.

Have you developed the seven habits of a highly effective networker in order to establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with a wide range of people? Have you polished your business etiquette skills so that you are the person whose company others seek? If you haven’t, start now. It’s never too late to hone your people skills, build your network and practice networking magic.

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Original Post can be found here: Successful Networking: Habits of Highly Successful Networkers

You are going to experience ups and downs in your network marketing business. Make no mistake, your business success is tied to your effectiveness as a networker. There is a direct relationship between your business networking and the marketing ups and downs you experience and you can learn many lessons from successful large businesses which can be applied to your own.

Consider the following scenario …

The last couple of days have been beautiful, the weather near perfect and some of us are suffering from spring fever while others are simply struggling with the pollen levels. This time of the year reminds you that summer is coming and things are about to slow down — in networking.

Let’s take just a moment and discuss this trend and what may be the cause of this.

We’ll begin in the fall. At this time of the year we are working feverishly trying to procure new business because we realize that around the holidays, things will slow down. As December draws near, some of us become preoccupied with things like parties and shopping and our attention turns away from building our business. Others find it increasingly difficult to make contact as people begin long vacations.

Then the holidays pass. We put our marketing and networking efforts into high gear, going to several meetings a week, trying to get things cranked up again. The result is increased business and increased profits. Have you ever noticed that in the early part of February that things begin to pick up almost at a maddening pace? When this occurs, unless we are prepared for growth, we start to back off on our promotions as we scramble to complete the work that has been generated by our marketing efforts.

The Cause Of Marketing Ups And Downs In Your Business

In effect, we stop networking. We lose contact with those we have been making and asking for referrals, and they begin to feel as if we are not interested in them any longer. When this happens, they may look for someone else to refer when that target prospect comes along.

By early to mid summer, we are starting to crawl out from under the workload and we again look for opportunities. Unfortunately, the vacations have started again as children are released from school for the summer. Thus it is very difficult once again to find the contacts that were out there just before our business picked up again late last winter.

By mid August, school is back in session and people are coming back out into the networking world again. Of course we are seeing some of the same people that were there before, but there are also a lot of new faces as well. Because we had slacked off from our promotion efforts, we were not there to greet the new faces as they started their new business. So the people who have a balanced networking and marketing strategy are there to greet them.

These are the people who have businesses that seem to be growing. They have a marketing and networking plan that is consistent year round.

When many businesses are experiencing that new business rush in the spring, these business owners are ready to absorb the new business with new employees or temporary help. They realize that to maintain growth means to be ready for any upswing in the economy that could propel their business to the next level.

So how do we accomplish this?

First plan for growth. Have a system ready for when you have more business than you can handle so that there is help you can call. This is managed by building relationships with temp agencies, headhunters, and placement firms. Hire people on a contractor basis if necessary. This saves money on benefits and salaries when thing are a bit slower. It also reduces the amount of paperwork when it comes to payroll processing and taxes.

Next, develop a plan for networking that is manageable. Set a goal for the amount of meetings that you would attend when business is just OK and stick to it when business gets better. Attend functions year round, even during the holiday seasons.

Plan vacations when necessary, but don’t assume that everyone is going on vacation simply because it is summer. Most people have to accommodate the schedules of others and entire companies usually do not go on vacation at the same time. Notice that larger corporations always have staff on hand to do business while an employee is on vacation. Also take note that large corporations do not stop promoting just because it is the month of July or December. They are consistent year round.

The lesson here is that, if you want to grow into a large company, take a look at what large companies do. Emulate them if they are successful and you may be able to duplicate their success. You must be constantly marketing, networking and promoting to ensure consistent business year round. If you decide to slack off now because business is good, I guarantee that when autumn comes you will be working twice as hard to get things going again. If, on the other hand, you keep on consistently marketing the way you did when times were slow, you should be able to experience the growth of both your company and your bank account during the entire year.

Original Post can be found here: Successful Marketing Tips: Coping With Marketing Ups And Downs

Network Marketing can be an excellent way for the average person to make an extra income. This business concept has been around for decades, and it will not disappear any time soon. The reasons for its popularity are simple … it generally requires a low relative investment to get started, the business can be built part time, and it offers the potential to earn an extraordinary income. In short, it Works.

Making money in network marketing does however, require lots of work … and most importantly, dedication and persistance to get the job done. The best part is, once you are able to set up a solid network, your business becomes MUCH less time intensive. Almost like going on “autopilot”. The key is to get there as fast as possible.

10 Ways To Earn Money Quickly In Your Network Marketing Business

Here are 10 tips tp help you earn income quickly and maximize your Network Marketing Business:

1. Use your products regularly. This is Number 1 for a reason, this is the most ignored part of ANY network marketing business. How do you expect your business to succeed if you will not even use your own products? It does seem silly to even have to bring this up, but there are many who are not using their own products, and wonder why they are not making any money. Make a commitment to use your products for a year, and see where your business goes.

2. Educate yourself constantly. This is very important! You must rid yourself of negative ideas, sometimes referred to as “stinkin thinkin”. This can be done in a variety of ways. I recommend reading at least 15 minutes a day, but try to shoot for 30. Business and self-help books are a great way to start. Don’t forget your Multi-level or trade magazines, as they are full of tips and advice. Lastly, listen to cassette tapes on multi-level tips from top earners in your business.

3. Spend as much time as possible with your upline. Your upline should have only one goal in mind, To Help You Succeed! They are a vast source of knowledge and information. Mingle with top distributors in your group, or other groups, and ask how they made it. Most everyone should be more than happy to provide you with excellent tips and advice.

4. Present your products and marketing plan personally to at least one person daily. Remember above when I said you are going to have to work, well here it is. Now here is the key, the prospects to whom you present your plan, do not have to be yours personally. Show the plan for your downline, and not only will you create “security” by placing members in your downlines’ downline, it will also give you a boost in your personal income! I can guarantee if you were to follow this rule for 6 months, you would create a downline with enough width and depth to create an income to sustain you and your family for life.

5. Care for your downline. An entire book can be written on this topic. Usually, it’s the little things that show you really care. Try to maintain regular contact, and always praise your distributor’s accomplishments. You can even offer incentives for specific achievements, such as money, travel, recognition, or other rewards, to help motivate your group.

6. Duplicate yourself by making distributors independent of you. This will help to multiply your time, thus making you and your group more effective. Always lead by example. Never stop recruiting, training and retailing. Remember the KISS formula – “Keep It Simple, Sweety” I know, I know, I changed the last word, but it maintains the meaning. This can be done my conducting simple, brief, yet dramatic presentations, and teaching your downline to do the same.

7. Create a large customer base. This is another largely ignored, yet very important, piece of your network marketing business. Many try so hard to build a huge downline, that they forget how much profit they could also make by selling their products to retail customers. Some people will just not want to become part of your downline, no matter how great a product/system you may have. This does not mean they will not be personally interested in your product. Try to make everyone your customer. Once you earn their trust, they will come to you more, and perhaps even join your downline later. Always “leave the door open”, as people’s needs do change.

8. Focus on your customers needs. You must give customers more than they expect, and always satisfy your customers complaints immediately. Try to listen 80% of the time, and talk only 20%. As stated above, your customers can be a huge source of future referrals and/or business. You must earn and maintain their trust. Once you have their trust, you can always ask for referrals, which leads to even more business and a larger downline.

9. Set daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly goals – and Write Them Down! You may have heard the expression, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” Breaking up a larger goal into smaller easily attainable goals, is the key to success. You cannot just jump to the end, you have to make progress everyday. Writing them down is another largely ignored, important tip to help you succeed. A goal is just a “passing thought”, or “wish” until you put it in writing. That is when it becomes concrete and real. It is also a great idea to keep a business journal of your daily activities, as it will help you to become more productive and time-conscious.

10. Get Out There And Do It Now! All of the knowledge in the world is useless and unprofitable, until you put the most important ingredient of them all in place. This “secret” ingredient should come as no surprise at all, but this is the #1 reason for failure at anything in life. It is ACTION! Remember, knowledge is useless without action.

Following these steps will almost give you immediate results. Thank you for reading this, and I truly hope this has provided you with valuable information to help you and your business grow and succeed.

Original Post can be found here: 10 Ways To Make More Money In Network Marketing

As you no doubt know by now, Network marketing is a numbers game. It’s pretty simple really … the more people you introduce to your opportunity, the more money you’ll make.

It stands to reason then that, if you are looking to promote or market your network marketing business online, you need to find effective ways to generate more traffic to your website. As an online marketer, traffic becomes the lifeblood of your business.

Here are 7 creative techniques to start generating a steady stream of traffic to your website which you can put to use build your network marketing business … starting today:

7 Traffic Techniques for Network Marketers

1) Write and Distribute Articles, Reports and Ebooks.

Internet users are all interested in one thing — information. Use this to promote your business by creating high quality content and allowing others to reprint it for you. One great way to do this is to distribute a brandable ebook or special report. This is one that a website or list owner can change to include a reference to their website. This doesn’t mean that it looks like they are the publisher, it’s just a way for them to include information on where the ebook was downloaded from and (if applicable) to include their affiliate link for your products and services.

2) Participate in Newsgroups, Forums, and Mailing Lists.

There are hundreds of forums online and you can find one for almost any topic imaginable. Most allow you to include a signature line that will be attached to every message. This is a chance for you to advertise your site. Visiting these forums to post thoughtful questions and offer your expertise will mean your signature is viewed by others and will bring you free, targeted traffic. Of course how much traffic you get depends on how often you post and whether your signature makes people want to visit your site. A good approach is to use an ad you’ve had success with else

3) Join Networking Sites to Build your Personal Network.

Networking sites are designed to make it easy for people to meet others in their industry and to advertise their products and service. Similar to offline networking events where lots of people come together for the sole purpose of meeting people, online networking sites work the same way.

4) Use Classified Sites and Traffic Exchanges.

I’m not really a big fan of fan of these types of sites per se, but classified ad sites and traffic exchanges really can work if you know how to use them. If you’re promoting a product or service that advertisers can benefit from then they’re a great place to get traffic. Although not very many consumers visit this type of advertising sites, lots of website owners do in order to make sure their ad appears on the site. While there they can’t help but notice other ads and if one catches their attention you’re likely to get a visitor.

5) Run a Contest.

People love the prospect of winning something – that’s why a contest can be a great traffic generator. The key is to choose a prize that will attract people from your target audience. If you make the grand prize a new laptop you’ll get entries from everyone who would like to win a new laptop (which is basically every computer user in the world!). Get more targeted traffic by choosing something that your target audience is interested in but wouldn’t mean much to other people. To start promoting your contest do a search in Google for “Contest Directories” and you’ll find lots of places to list your contest for free.

6) Include a Powerful Signature on all Outgoing Email.

Every time you send a piece of mail you have the potential to get a visitor to your site. Simply create a “signature” that is automatically added to every outgoing message. Use the signature to briefly explain what you do, give your USP or slogan and add a hyperlink to your site. Once it’s set up you don’t have to think about it again!

7) Place Newsletter Classified Ads. There are lots of newsletter publishers who give classified ads to new subscribers. Although these don’t typically bring a huge response, they can generate some traffic if you offer something with a high perceived value but low price tag. They’re also a great way to test new ads to see which ones get the best response. Once you’ve found a winner use it in a PPC campaign, make it your new email signature, run it as a top sponsor newsletter ad or use it as your forum signature.

Original Post can be found here: 7 Ways To Generate More Traffic For Network Marketers

Your Networking Is Key To Your Network Marketing Success

Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert, feel like you have the gift of gab or just don’t know how to make small talk, networking know-how is very important for your business success.

There is a notion in business that I believe most of us subscribe to that says “all things being equal, people will do business with and refer business to those they know, like and trust.” And the key to this is obviously being able to develop relationships.

Think of networking as the cultivation of mutually beneficial, win-win relationships. In order to be win-win, there must be GIVE and take (notice the emphasis on give). Networking shouldn’t be viewed as “events” where you go to sell your business. When effective networking is taking place, the parties involved actively share ideas, information, resources, etc.

Ok, so you know that you should be networking because it is one of the most cost-effective lead generation activities when used wisely, appropriately and professionally. But, maybe that seems easier said than done. Here’s a seven step plan to really get going with networking for your business.

7 Steps To Get Your Networking Going In Your Network Marketing Business

1. Check out several groups to find the best chemistry and perceived value. Most groups will allow you to come and visit at least a couple of times before you have to join. Go and ask around to find out why others have joined and what value they get out of belonging.

Resist the urge to just go join the Chamber of Commerce simply because everyone tells you that’s what you need to do. If that’s not where your target group can be found, then you might just be wasting a considerable amount of time (and money).

I’m not telling you not to join the Chamber. Just be clear about what you’d like to get out of this or any other group. If it’s to find prospective clients or referral sources, then you need to be networking where those resources can be found.

2. When you find a group or two, join and go to all the meetings you can. Don’t go just once or twice expecting things to happen and then if they don’t quit. Building mutually beneficial, win-win relationships will take some time.

The contacts you make need to constantly see your face and hear your message. Continual contact with others over time will open up opportunities for you to go deeper and learn more about each others thoughts, ideas and capabilities in regards to your respective businesses.

Know, like, and trust generally only happens over time. Being regular and persistent will pay off.

3. Get involved – be visible. Do as much as you can to make yourself more visible within the organization. Volunteer to help with meetings, be on committees, or become a leader or board member.

Being involved does a couple of things for you and your business. First, you’ll get more opportunities to establish connections and get to know some of the contacts you’ve made even better. Secondly, the higher the visibility you have in the group, the less you’ll have to work to make new connections. Instead, as new people come into the group, they will likely seek you out because they view you as a leader within the organization.

4. Keep your circles of contacts informed. Don’t just assume that running in to someone once a month (or even once a week) will cause them to start doing business with you or sending it your way. You need to let them know what’s going on when you’re not at that particular group in order to inform and educate them.

Send them invitations to your events or open houses. Send them email or letters to share big news or success stories, especially anything of relevance to them or those in their networks of contacts. If you believe that you have valuable ideas, information and resources to share with others, then doesn’t this just make sense?

5. Work at GIVING referrals and sharing valuable information. That’s right, you need to be willing to GIVE before you get. That means you need to get to know other members and what makes a good prospect for them. What kinds of information might you have access to that could be useful to them?

You may initially think you don’t have much of value to share with others (besides your business and what you provide). Part of the key to getting good at giving is to not make assumptions. For example, don’t assume that some basic resource (e.g., a web site) that you’re aware of is familiar to someone you might be talking to just because they are the “expert” in that field. Be willing to ask if they know about the resource and ready to share if they don’t.

Want to get better at actually giving referrals? Here’s a simple question to ask someone you’re connecting with. “How am I going to know when I meet a really good prospect for you?”

Just the fact that you are willing to explore giving will elevate your know, like and trust factor.

6. Focus on Quality, not Quantity, Quantity, Quantity. It’s not necessarily about the number of connections you make, but about the quality of the ones you do make. Are they mutually beneficial, win-win relationships?

Quality connections will be identifiable because all involved parties will be actively sharing ideas, information, and resources. Yes, it is true that you need to spend some time and effort getting to know the other person(s) and what’s important to them. But, you also need to be clear and actively thinking about what information or resources you want and need.

Staying in touch with and following up with a smaller number of quality relationships will generally be much more productive than trying to follow up with a larger number of superficial contacts.

7. Be persistent, but be patient. The goal of a networking event shouldn’t necessarily be to come away with prospects every time you go out, but to come away with great connections. Networking usually takes time to get the relationships developed and nurtured.

Don’t approach networking as a scary proposition or a necessary evil for being in business. Take the pressure off yourself and really focus on how you might be able to connect with someone you meet. Focus on them first and look for ways to be useful to them. As you become known as a connector you’ll eventually be ready to reap what you sow.

Original Post can be found here: 7 Steps To Better Networking

Your Internet Success Comes Down To One Thing … Focus

That online marketing mistake most commonly committed is simply this: lack of focus. Most online marketers decide that they will promote several different opportunities, slap a few links together on a blog, or some forum posts, or on a website and then expect the sales to start rolling in. The reality is it does not work that way.

In order for you to become a successful online marketer who actually makes good money, you must focus on mastering the promotion of one single product… or at least one single set of products (if for example you drive traffic to a review site). You gain the focus by building a concerted campaign around ONE product (or product set) or ONE income opportunity you wish to promote.

Success in online marketing boils down creating focused campaigns that will reach critical mass. To gain that critical mass requires concerted effort and focus. This is true regardless of the way in which you choose to promote. For example, you may choose to promote via pay-per-click advertising, or perhaps article marketing. Either approach can work, but only where you have applied the time and effort to achieve critical mass.

A Simple Example

So for example, if you decide you want to build your online marketing business initially around an article marketing campaign because it is low cost, then your goal is to focus on an article marketing campaign that will achieve critical mass. Slapping a few affiliate links together on a handful of articles and thinking you have created an effective marketing campaign is just wishful thinking.

Creating an effective affiliate marketing campaign means you take the time to focus and research keywords topics so that you have a list of between 100 and 200 article titles that will relate to the product you wish to promote. Then you actually write 100 to 200 articles, each of around 500 words. As you write them, you submit them to the top article directories. The key is that you complete one focused campaign for the product you have selected BEFORE moving on to a new product — which means you have to stay very focused for about 30 days.

That is how you make money from home — with consistent effort for a period of time that is long enough for your campaign to gain critical mass.

Most online marketers of course will not do this. Instead, they will write a handful of articles and then immediately jump onto something else.

After having read this article however, you now know better. You know that is the most common online marketing mistake to avoid if you want to build a successful and profitable online business.

Your assignment now is to go ahead and distinguish yourself from the typical online marketer by focusing on ONE product promotion campaign at a time and staying focused so that you build it out thoroughly and achieve critical mass. When you do that, you will experience results that stand out from the crowd.

Learn From Others’ Mistakes

Stop wasting your time spinning your wheels and making the same online marketing mistakes over and over. Instead, click this link now for the best online affiliate marketing training on the Internet: Become A Wealthy Affiliate

Original Post can be found here: The Most Common Online Marketing Mistake To Avoid

Based on the questions coming in, I held a short 34 minute webinar covering the topic and recorded the webinar as a video tutorial. There are some key dos and don’ts to beware of and I cover them in this mlm training video. It may take a while for the video to buffer, so please be patient with it.

How To Design A Lead Capture Page Video Tutorial

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For the network marketer who truly wants to master the art of Attraction Marketing, the use of social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube is a game changer … but only if you learn to use those social media sites the right way.

Social Media Changes The Rules

The emergence of social networking sites on the Internet has resulted in a huge paradigm shift in terms of how and what business is. Business has become more than simply the exchange products and services.

An enduring business depends on the relationships you have with your customers. The advent of the use of the Internet as a conversation medium and the incredible growth in popularity of social networking sites have changed the rules about the nature of that relationship. Partly because of its “social nature” and partly because of the Internet’s unprecedented reach, Social Media has become a key catalyst of a shift towards transparency.

We live in a world of transparency and, in business, it is rapidly becoming an expectation. If a prospective customer is unhappy with something you are doing as a business, they can tweet about it, or post a message on their Facebook page, or write about it on their blog and can reach tens of thousands or more with a press of the “enter” button on their computer.

On the other hand, if they like what you are doing, you can have a raving fan’s testimonial in front of a massive audience in a heartbeat.

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This has profound implications for you as a network marketer — and presents a terrific opportunity. That’s because as a network marketer, you are your business; the product you are really selling is you.

Social Media has created the opportunity and the expectation of a two way conversation between you (your business) and your customer or prospect. The quality of your conversations will strongly influence your personal brand reputation, your potential market reach, and ultimately your customer loyalty.

So there is a real advantage to you learning the art of being authentic and using Internet social media well. When you do that, Social Media can serve as the foundation of your list building activities and lead to an ongoing stream of highly responsive prospects, customers and partners for your network marketing business.

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Original Post can be found here: Internet Social Media And Your Network Marketing Business, A Huge Opportunity

As you may know, I’ve been in the network marketing industry full time since 2005 and for nearly five years my wife and I marketed one company that offered what is referred to in the industry as a “top tier” opportunity.

We did reasonably well and generated enough income so that in April of 2006 I decided to walk away from my six figure job. We received some accolades from the company we were working with and life seemed pretty grand.

But over the course of the next four years or so, “reality” began to set in.

Reality was this … while we were able to generate sales and create pretty substantial checks several times over … our team of about 400 people were never able to duplicate what we were doing.

No one was having any meaningful success.

Why? Were we bad leaders?

No … we hosted weekly training calls and went out of our way to be accessible to our team. We received countless testimonials about the level of support we provide and how genuine we are as leaders. We actively shared what we were doing.

But still … no duplication.

It finally dawned on me, after nearly 5 years, that the vast majority of people getting started with us were new to the network marketing industry … or if they weren’t new, they were experienced but struggling.

And the reason there was no duplication was because the financial investment required for people to get going put so much strain on their cashflow that they never had the benefit of time to learn and master the skills of marketing.

They simply ran out of money … ran out of time … and quit.

This has led me to do a lot of soul searching and resulted in us no longer marketing or working with the company that we had invested nearly 5 years of our life and the bulk of our life savings into building.

So now, what to do?

Well, I strongly believe that network marketing can be a way for you to build a more secure financial future and to create a viable, sustainable income stream that can ultimately allow you to enjoy financial freedom.

However, unless you are already very successful at marketing, understand the Internet, know how to drive tons of traffic to your website and generate tons of leads for free or very little cost, your time is better spent building your marketing skills first before taking on the financial risk of a significant investment in
a home business.

That’s why I became so excited when I came across this opportunity.

A Better Opportunity

This is a one-of-a-kind income generating system that begins to build you an income using an automated compensation plan.

And it is designed in such a way that all of the other members are working for you instantly. This truly is a wonderful team building concept and the power of the system is tremendous.

Best of all, it does not require a significant investment to get started … it does not require ongoing monthly auto-ship or website fees … it does not require ongoing purchases or fees of any kind.

It is very affordable and begins to work for you while affording you the time to focus on learning how to market … which is where your time and energy should be focused at the outset.

To top things off, the company matches 10% of what you earn each month and contributes that amount to the charity of your choice.

Together we are helping others and making the world a better place.

So, if this sounds like something you may be interested in, go ahead and take a close look at the opportunity
now. When you do, you will find the approach to be a breath of fresh air.

Get started, focus on getting yourself trained in how to market … something I will help you learn how to do … and watch what happens over the next few weeks and months with your business.

Click here now to for all the information and to get started:

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P.S. When you click the link, you will be asked to input your name and email … that way I will know who is actually interested. Over the next few days, I’ll send out some additional information, but only to those who are interested in learning more.

Warren

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