Producing MLM Network Marketing Leads The Easy Way

A good quality MLM network marketing lead comes together with about as much effort as a really bad lead, believe it or not, so why spend your time chasing down people that aren't interested and continually pitching to folks who don't care what you are selling? If you're just starting out in internet promotion or MLM, you already understand what a good business structure it is.  The trick is to find other people who feel exactly the same way.

You will always encounter people that think that it's a scam.  The only time they have heard anything about MLM is when it is portrayed as a "pyramid scheme" on the news and something bad is attached to it.  You will not convince everybody that network marketing is for them.  So don't try.  Look for the people who are open to the concept.  Leave the others alone.      

How Do I Get the Best Leads?

The most effective way to get a good MLM network marketing lead is to practice attraction
marketing.  Most people online don't know you, so you have to work hard at winning them over and building trust. The product at this stage of the process is secondary, you've got to prove to those people that you know what you are talking about and step up and be a leader.

The most effective way to do this is by presenting yourself as someone useful and well informed about your product or service and by being trustworthy. You can do this by showing your ecstatic smiling face all over the place.  Post useful information on social media sites.  Interact in forums.  Leave pertinent and useful comments on other individual's related blogs.

Sell YOU First, Product Second

The wonderful thing about the web is you may be perceived as being an expert about your product right from day one, even if you are not. By building a blog or a website to promote your product, you can slowly reveal everything about your product, even as you learn yourself. The basis of attraction marketing imaybe obvious to some. For those that don't get what it means, it means that you present your self as an expert and build relations with visitors on your internet site or blog, offer tips and useful information so you build trust.

This is exactly how sales are made in the "real world". If you are buying a new automobile you are more likely to buy from a seasoned salesperson who can answer your questions about the automobile truthfully and who is knowledgeable.

Closing is Straightforward with Qualified Leads

Don't get tempted to buy leads, unless you are totally sure that these leads are fresh and relate to your service or product. There are too many companies on the internet that sell old and recycled leads that don't lead to anywhere aside from a dead end and plenty of disappointment. Think how much more straightforward it's going to be for you to get that new prospect to enroll if he is already pre-sold on the whole idea, and he trusts you.

Closing is certainly and art in itself and probably lots tougher offline than it is on the internet. Answer any enquiries you will have swiftly.  Be honest and straightforward in all of your communication.  Don't exaggerate income claims or product results.. Sell yourself, your knowledge, your commitment to your team and your customers, and you will soon begin to see great result!

So Just How Clever Are Those Network Marketing Rockstars?

Do all successful network marketing leaders know something that we don't know? Are there certain insider systems that only the heavy hitters know which haven't been disclosed?        

News Flash: MLM leaders do not have some kind of hidden secret that they share within a clandestine order of other MLM leaders.

What they have got in common is how they have got to where they are right now. And just how did they get there?        

Their business is a business - which sounds easy. They know that starting and managing a business successfully is a major matter. Everything they do to push and move their business along they treat as an investment in their future financial security, even if at first they only make a small amount of money! These people are what are referred to as entrepreneurs. That's the secret they share. They're industrious, stalwart, patient and insistent.        

 Network marketing leaders start at the beginning with a goal under consideration. They know exactly where they are going and have plans to get there.

They have written goals and a written plan. And they are realistic enough to understand that success is not going to happen overnight.

They are ready to work hard and do whatever is necessary and suitable to achieve success.

Moneymaking network marketing enterprises do take a long time to build, and the top producers had the experience to understand when the right opportunity was presented to them, and then they put all their efforts into it. Endurance pays. Forget the percentages. Forget the reversals, just learn from them.

MLM leaders work tough. Many of them say they telecommute, but regularly spend many days off from home.

Most of them like to give the impression that they do not work very hard, when in fact they eat, live and breathe their enterprises.

The most outstanding leaders in the sector understand that recruiting and sponsoring is the basic way to earn money, therefore they can spend eighty to 90 of their time prospecting. That's the whole network marketing business structure.

You get paid for selling goods, and there's only so much product you can sell yourself, so by having a large team of distributors beneath you also selling products, you are leveraging those other people's time to your benefit.

Have you got what it takes to become an MLM leader? "Of course I do", you say. But think about that.

Do you have the tenacity to invest your time and spend perhaps five years creating a business? Are you dedicated enough to commit your time each day towards promoting and moving your business forward?

Do you have a destination under consideration? A goal? How about a written plan?

How does you propose to sell the products, service and business opportunity and train your new team to do the same?

What will you do if the economy takes a dip or if your company shuts their doors? What's your plan B?

It would seem that if there is a secret to becoming a top network marketing leader, it's knowing how to be a business person. These people will overcome all stumbling blocks to achieve success. Their main focus is always on marketing and improving their firms. On a day-to-day basis they will be preparing or promoting their opportunity to others and planning maybe a year ahead.

The best MLM leaders are concerned about the success of their groups too.  They understand that their down line's success can benefit everyone concerned.        

Are you an entrepreneur, and could you shoulder this responsibility?

If you think you have what it takes, let's talk.  Click here and we'll schedule a time to see if you could be the next network marketing rockstar.  Who knows?  I might even ask you to join my team!

Camtasia: The Screen-Capturing Powerhouse That Makes Video Blogging Easy

Do you use video on your blog yet? With the Internet continuing to lower our attention spans and the fact that everyone has their own learning preferences, adding a bit of variety to your blogging routine will not only spice up your blog, but may just help attract new fans and followers as well.

Of course, you already know that. But you’re likely held back by one of the biggest drawbacks to video blogging: fear of the camera. Here’s the good news – with Camtasia, you can create and edit engaging, informative, and entertaining videos for your blog without ever getting in front of the camera.

I admit I have not yet posted videos on my blog.  I've been learning the skills necessary to do this right along with you.  But I have been creating and posting them on my Facebook page.  And that's how I discovered this great tool!

Planning the Perfect Vlog

The first thing you should do before firing up Camtasia is to create an outline. It doesn't have to be anything extravagant, but you do want enough info jotted down so that once you start recording, you’ll remember all the key points you want to cover.

Since Camtasia is primarily a screen-capturing tool, chances are you’ll be showing your audience several webpages or apps. Save some time and get this set up beforehand. Not only will it save time, but it was also prevent any mishaps such as typing a URL incorrectly during the recording process. Making that kind of mistake certainly won’t ruin your video, but it might fluster you enough that you feel self-conscious about it, so taking this extra step will help your vlogging confidence level.

Aaaand, ACTION!

Now that you know what you’re going to cover, it's time to start recording. Simply click on the record screen button to begin. Camtasia will offer a few presets, such as full screen, 640 x 360 pixels, and some other common sizes. You can choose a preset or drag the edges of the recording area to suit your own needs.

If you're going to be talking during the recording, make sure that you have audio enabled before you begin recording. Again, Camtasia offers several options here based on your computer’s sound card and microphone, so be sure to test out a few variations to find the audio setting that gives you the best quality sound. (Note: Camtasia does give you the option to add audio narration after your video has already been recorded. So, if something happens and you don't capture your voice, know that you can still do it at a later time.)

Now it's time for action. If your video is a 'how-to', start the process of what you're teaching your audience. For example, if you're teaching them how to create custom menus using a menu widget in WordPress, then go through the entire process of how to do it step-by-step. Teach them exactly how it's done.  These types of videos are an excellent source of content for your audience.

Post Production

Once you’ve finished recording your video, it’s time for a little post production. You can spend as much time here as you like, adding fancy transitions between scenes, cutting out all your “ums” and “ahs”, and zooming in to highlight important steps. Camtasia makes all this incredibly easy with a full-featured suite of editing tools.

But also keep in mind that your audience might not demand such polish. Sometimes the best vlogs are those that let your true personality shine – including your little speech idiosyncrasies. So don’t spend hours and hours in post production. That will only make you dread vlogging in the future. Instead, have a little fun with it, and send it out to the world.

Am I Able To Make Cash with an MLM Home Based Business?

A question from a subscriber prompted today's blog post.  Am I REALLY able to make money with a network marketing home based business?  YES!

Each day legions of people decide to start their own home based MLM businesses.

It costs very little to start up, there is not much risk involved, and the business model has been proven to work - and work well.

What You Need to Know about Beginning an MLM Business from Home

If you would like to know the hard facts about MLM, there are lots of points to consider.

If a sponsor tells you that you will get rich quick, this isn't true. You will have to work really hard at the beginning to build your business. True, a successful sponsor who has been in the business for many years might have forgotten all the hours of labor involved when starting. But I promise you, if they are successful, they did the work.  You must be prepared to do so also.

There are only roughly thirty MLM companies which have been around for more time than about ten years. There's definitely not much wrong with the business model as these thirty or so companies have proved. The ones that failed either didn't set up their businesses correctly in the beginning or were using questionable business practices.

The ones that failed did so for two main reasons. The major reason for failing is the quality or desirability of the product, and the second reason is usually that the compensation plan did not work.

MLM Home Based Business Due Diligence

Prior to starting any MLM home based business you must inspect the company's compensation plan rigorously. Understand it completely and raise questions. Understand the system that they use. Many compensation plans have names like matrix and binary, so be certain that you understand exactly what these terms mean.

Inspect the product. Raise questions and investigate whether it is well publicized, and ask yourself if it is something that is of high quality and not something that may be bought less expensive from a local store. Also, what is the likelihood or recurring orders?  Is the product a consumable that will be reordered regularly?  Will people wish to buy the product in 10 years time? If they do not, then the product and your business will both vanish. Is the product line constantly being updated with new products to keep current with market demand?   

If you have a company to mind, get on forums and find other people to chat to who work for that company.

You'll have to look out for people who've failed though. The attrition rate is particularly high in any MLM business, usually because people think they are going to earn money from the first day, or they don't put in any effort.  When these people fail, they can become very vocal about claiming the company or the business model itself is a scam. Rather than admit their own failure to do the work necessary, they have a tendency to look for something or someone to blame.   

What It All Comes Down To

If you would like a successful home-based MLM business you will have to work diligently, find out about your product and company and commit lots of time to your business. It's very important that you find out everything about the business before investing your precious money and valuable time into it.

It's also necessary that you've a business plan, which should ideally include a sales and marketing plan, one for the product and one marketing your opportunity even before you sign that check. There are two ways to earn money in MLM. One is to sell product. The other is to sign up others to do exactly the same as you.

If you don't have a plan, you will never make it happen.

Essentially lead generation is going to be the most time-consuming part of your MLM business. Are you capable of building a domain and do you understand internet based marketing? Do you know how to push traffic to your website?

How are you going to advertise? Will you take part in a company or a team financed advertising cooperative? How much are you willing to invest in your business? How much time are you prepared to provide your downline team in the way of coaching and advice?    

All these questions must be addressed during your due diligence and done long before you sign on the dotted line. This preliminary investigation and fact finding will be the most significant difference between owning a successful MLM home business or one of the many that fails within a few months.

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They Laughed at Me

Network marketing? Are you crazy?

Aren’t those illegal?

No one makes any money with network marketing. Everyone knows it’s just a rip off!

That’s just a scam!

These are just a few of the reactions I have gotten when presenting my business opportunity to prospects. And although it doesn’t happen often, I admit that when it does, it can be frustrating and discouraging.

And it’s worse when it comes from a family member or friend. They KNOW what you do. They have

seen that it works. They should know I care about their well-being and want to see them succeed. 

And yet the questions come and then the ridicule. It’s like being slapped in the face.

There are hundreds of reasons to join a network marketing business.  You have been downsized and

can’t find a new job. You would like to retire but can’t afford to. Your health won’t allow you to continue in your current job and you don’t know what else to do. You would like to spend more time with your children. You have to replace the income of an ailing spouse. Or maybe you’re just tired of working all day for someone half your age that makes 3 times what you do.

When David Letterman asked Donald Trump what he would do if he had to start over, the answer
amazed me. He said, “I would find a good network marketing company and get to work."  Now, you
may not like his politics or some of his actions, but you have to admit one thing.  Donald Trump
knows how to make money.



Many other famous entrepreneurs like Warren Buffett, and Rich Dad Poor Dad author Roberrt
Kiyosaki are also either directly involved in network marketing businesses themselves or recommend it to their followers.  And if it’s good enough for Donald and Warren and Robert, it’s good
enough for me.


Sure, there are bad companies out there with questionable practices.  That's true of ANY business.  And for every one that is skating along the edge of ethical, legal practices, there are plenty of legitimate companies with amazing products and that are dedicated to helping their representatives succeed. 

Network marketing can help you transform your life. Do you have dreams? Do you have the persistence, perseverance, patience, and discipline to realize them? Yes? Then the power to change your life is in your hands.

I can’t promise you it will be easy. In fact, I can guarantee you that in the beginning there will be days you want to quit. That’s just the nature of starting a business – any business, not just network marketing. I can also promise though that if you don’t give up, you will be successful.

So, now I let them laugh at me.  But I don't bother to laugh aat them.  I'm too busy running my business!

MIstakes I've Made

Do you think the top money earners don't make mistakes?  You'd be surprised!  We all make mistakes.  No one is perfect - not even the 'gurus.'  What makes the difference is how you react to your mistakes.  Do you learn from it and move forward?  Or do you let it throw you completely off track and quit?


I've made many mistakes in my entrepreneurial journey.  And I have learned valuable lessons from each of them.  Hopefully, you can learn from some of them so you don't have to make the same ones yourself!


Mistake #1:  Starting out without a clear plan.


When I first decided to try my hand at being self-employed, I had no idea how to start or even what type of business I should try.  Almost my entire career at that point had been spent in the US Navy, in a skill that did not necessarily transfer well to civilian life and certainly not as an entrepreneur.  As a consequence, I tried everything I heard of - coaching (hard to do when you don't know anything), affiliate marketing, network marketing, blogging for money.  You name it and if I had heard of anyone making money from it, I tried it.  The only problem with that is if you don't have an idea of where you are going and plan to get there, you tend to scatter yourself all over the place and never focus on any one thing long enough to become successful.


Lesson learned:  Take the time to determine exactly what your business is, set your goals, and then determine a plan to get there.  It may seem slow starting, but trust me, you will be successful much more quickly!


Mistake #2:  Listening to anyone who was making more than me.


It's true that there are many VERY successful home-based entrepreneurs.  And it's also true that once many of them reach a certain level of success (or even when they haven't), they decide to add coaching and training to their business model.  This means there are LOTS of people out there telling you what to do to build a business.  And I listened to all of them.  Some of them actually knew what they were teaching and were helpful.  Many really didn't but just saw coaching as a way to make more money.  But, just like trying many different types of businesses, trying many different methods of marketing before you understand even one of them is like throwing a handful of darts blindly at a target.  You throw all of it out there and hope something sticks. 


Lesson learned:  Twofold on this one.  First, just because someone is successful doesn't necessarily mean they are able to teach you to do the same.  Find a coach or mentor that is right for you and stick with them.


Second, learn one skill at a time.  Master it before you move on to the next.  Again, you will get impatient as it seems slow in the beginning.  But once you become the expert and start seeing results, you will be glad you did it this way.


Mistake #3:  Focusing on money instead of providing real value.


Yes, we are all in business to make money.  But I was so desperate to make my business work, I tried things and sold products that in my heart I knew just weren't right.  And because of that my efforts were lackluster at best.  Not to mention that the people who did come to me weren't satisfied.  Who knows how much damage that did to my reputation and how long it took to overcome that perception? 


Lesson learned:  Focus on providing real service and value to as many people as possible.  Instead of setting a goal to make as much money as possible, set a goal to change as many lives as possible.  When you give and create value, the money will come.  Promise!


Mistake #4:  Buying every course, book, and program marketed to me in the hopes that I would find the one that would change my life.


Now I have a closet full of courses, books, and programs that I have never even opened - and a lot less money in my bank account.  I didn't make myself any richer but I sure lined the pockets of many internet marketers. 


Lesson learned:  Before you join another program, enroll in another “opportunity”, or buy another product, ask yourself these questions.

1. Does this add to or complement your existing business? If the answer is no, cover your eyes and walk away!

2. What will you have to give up to make time for the new project? If you can't fit the new project in your day and don't have anything you can give up to open a bit of time, turn your head because this is not for you.

3. Will it generate enough profit to make it a worthwhile investment of your time? While you cannot guarantee that a project will make money, sometimes you can make an educated guess.

 

4.  Are you willing to devote the time and effort it will take to make this worthwhile?  There is no such thing as an easy, overnight path to riches.  There is no magic button, no secret formula.  It will take time and work.  If you don’t want to give up either of those, move on!

Mistake #5:  Trying to be someone I'm not. 

I saw how successful people acted.  How they presented themselves.  How they spoke, and wrote, and interacted with others.  I tried to be lots of different people in the beginning.  Ken McArthur.  Felicia Slattery.  Bob Jenkins. Many others.  Surprisingly, I failed each and every time.

Lesson learned:  I am not any of those people.  But I am the best "me" around!  Sure, I can learn some things from each of them.  But I am most comfortable - and most successful - when I acknowledge that I am a boomer-aged, slight nerdy (ok very nerdy), somewhat irreverent, woman who tries not to take life too seriously, who cares passionately about her family, friends, team, and customers.  I have a penchant for speaking bluntly which some can find disconcerting.  I love words and use them sometimes just because I like the way they sound - which some find pompous and arrogant.  I can be somewhat impatient with you when you don't seem to want your success as badly as I want it for you.  And I make mistakes.  Lots of them.  

What about you?  What mistakes have you made?  What have you learned from them?  Maybe you don't want to talk about them, but maybe - just maybe - we can all learn something from them!       

6 Ways to Crush It in the Next 6 Months!

2016 is half over.  The first 6 months have come and gone.  Are you on your way to reaching your goals?  No?  Well, don't worry!  There is still time.  We have 6 more months to go.  And here are 6 ways you can crush it by the end of the year!

1. Develop a valuable skill. Are you a top-notch marketer? Great coach? Inspiring speaker? Techno-geek? What are you or what do you want to be known for? Develop and hone that.

2. Ignore the word "no." How do you do that? Get more "no's". Sometimes no simply means not right now. Share your story repeatedly. Get it in front of as many people as possible.

3. Network your way to success. Attend events. Company events. MLSP events. Local networking events. Participate in discussions on Facebook groups. Stay connected with people wherever and whenever you can.

4. Hustle at your own expense. Stop chasing the sale or the recruit. Chase the experience. If you chase the experience, the sales and the recruits will come. Knowledge, experience, and execution is the new money. Get the knowledge. Gain the experience. Execute! Make money!

5. Recognize and take advantage of opportunities. Stop procrastinating! What are you waiting for? If you want it, you've got to go get it. You can't wait for confirmation from the rest of the world.

6. Trust your gut. If this is something you want to do, just do it! If it's not, don't! Don't do something just because someone else is. There are no guarantees in life or business. I love MLSP and Ariix. But I have enrolled people in both who never made it work. Why? Because they didn't really want to do it. And because of that, they weren't willing to do the work necessary to become successful at them.

It's July!  The rest of the year is waiting.  You can still make 2016 your year to shine.  Are you ready?  Use these 6 tips and let's do this!