Thursday, March 14th, 2013 at 4:59 pm
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From time to time I read marketing emails from my auto-responder company Aweber. Till today I have taken for granted the value of their marketing advice and education. I learned a valuable tip about the emails I send out and thought how many people would benefit from the lessons taught in the Aweber marketing lessons. If you are serious about building a direct sales or network marketing business you should be using an auto responder to build a list of those who have shown interest in your MLM business and what you have to offer.
Aweber offers live webinars, video training and access to their huge knowledge base. Aweber is a very strong follow-up tool in building your MLM business. Aweber is easy to use and you could just get by building a simple list of subscribers who opt into what you have to offer. However, Aweber can be very sophisticated for those who want to automate followup, broadcast to a list and or integrate with social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. You can also connect to payment systems such as Pay Pal if you want to collect payments.
With Aweber, you can build multiple lists of subscribers. You can build individual lists for various opportunities and broadcast each one individually or to any number of lists you may pick receive the same message. You can also broadcast one mailing to all of your lists at the same time. Subscribers can also be automatically transferred from one subscriber list to another if they go from prospects to customers or members where they may need to receive different messages.
Even if you are not using an auto responder at this time, I recommend you at least start following their marketing training, just go to the bottom of the Aweber website and learn more about the power of auto-responders. The automation and training that Aweber provides will contribute to your MLM success.
If you’re serious about building a big network marketing or MLM business as fast as possible then take advantage of the resources available to you now. Learn from others who are leaders and top earners in their individual network marketing companies. Here is your chance to work with more people and earn more money. Get plugged in right here
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 at 7:05 pm
I do not believe there are natural-born leaders, especially in network marketing, direct sales or multilevel marketing. Some people may appear to be natural-born leaders on the surface but we all came into this world the same as a blank sheet of paper. Admittedly those who were raised by a leader have a head start on those who may not have been. There are certain activities which will contribute to leadership skills such as organized sports or student organizations. Some people learn leadership skills in the military. Regardless of how a person picks up leadership traits they all had to first of all learn how to be good followers. That is a universal law and it certainly applies to leadership in direct sales. Network marketing is a business of duplication which teaches people with no experience or business knowledge how to be successful by working with a proven system of success. Once a person masters the basics and is able to teach the newest person how the business works, that person begins taking on a leadership role.
Although some people may have magnetic personalities and confidence which draws others to them, leadership is a learnable skill for most anybody. In a way MLM and network marketing companies are leadership factories turning out new leaders every day. Because it is a learnable skill, there is an entire industry dedicated just to leadership training. Although I have attended many leadership courses both civilian and military, one of my favorites is the teachings of John C. Maxwell. One of John’s books I highly recommend is The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You. Befriend and stick close to strong leaders and allow them to mentor you in your business. Listen to leaders so that one day others will want to listen to you. Be coachable to your leader so that those working with you learn how to be coachable too and one day you will be followed by future leaders too.
The bottom line is that there is no such thing as a natural-born leader. Leaders are made. You can learn all the skills of leadership you want but if you forget this one rule you will find yourself leading no one: (People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care).
If you’re serious about building a big network marketing or MLM business as fast as possible then take advantage of the resources available to you now. Learn from others who are leaders and top earners in their individual network marketing companies. Here is your chance to work with more people and earn more money. Get plugged in right here
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 at 7:36 am
It is always a good time for network marketing success. However, in today’s uncertain economy, more people are searching for alternative sources of income and back-up plans for their job that may not be there tomorrow. If approached correctly, a lot more people are open to extra part-time or spare-time income than ever before. As always the important thing is to find out what is important in your prospect’s mind. People are only concerned with what is in it for themselves. So, it is important to take time and learn more about your potential recruit to ensure your network marketing success.
Ask open ended questions and follow through on their answers. For example, rather than ask would you like to make some extra money in your spare time, ask how much money would you like to make on a part-time bases. Once you are given an answer to that question you can dig a little deeper by asking what would you be able to accomplish with that extra $1200 per month? Then you have their motivation or dominate buying motive. That is what you will talk about when showing them your opportunity. If they said the money would help cover the cost of a kid starting college, then that is what you focus on in showing them how working with you part-time could cover those education expenses.
Not only does asking probing questions give you the ammunition you need to recruit great people into your network marketing business but it also shows you care. In these times of doom and gloom as reported by the news outlets, people are looking for hope. Then give feedback, let then know yo were listening and actually understand where they are coming from and what their concerns are. People want to spend time with someone who can show them a better way. Timing is everything (remember these people?) and what may not be a fit for them today can change within weeks so stay in touch with good people that you want in your business. Most MLM environments only allow positives to be discussed and in today’s world that can be a refuge from the grind of politics, the economy and the work place.
I highly recommend practicing asking probing questions and learn to really listen to the answers you are getting. People are looking today more than ever and when they run into the right person or opportunity they will not let go so easily. This really is the best time for network marketing success.
If you’re serious about building a big network marketing or MLM business as fast as possible then take advantage of the resources available to you now. Learn from others who are leaders and top earners in their individual network marketing companies. Here is your chance to work with more people and earn more money. Get plugged in right here
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 at 7:44 am
If you have spent much time around direct sales, MLM or network marketing you have probably heard the half joke about not needing a upline but needing a downline for network marketing success. I call it a half joke because it is half true. Real success in MLM comes from having a downline that is productive and growing. However, it is a good upline that makes that possible through training, mentoring and inspiring motivation. From time to time I hear complaints about unresponsive or inactive uplines from marketers. Keep in mind that an upline who may not be fully engaged in the business probably has a successful upline above. That makes his or her upline your upline. Good leaders are always looking deep in their hierarchy for talent and ambition. If you are serious about building a huge network marketing business then let your actions speak louder than words. Talk is cheap. Are you bringing people to your opportunity meetings? Are you introducing people to your business opportunity? If you are, someone is noticing and at the same time you will build a downline which will probably push you past an unproductive upline.
The beauty of network marketing is the fairness. Success goes to those who do the work and get the job done. There is no seniority in MLM. Whoever builds the largest organization gets the rewards and the position of leader. Do not, however, be disrespectful of or talk bad about anybody upline or downline. Because, in network marketing what goes around will certainly go around. Remember, this is a business of duplication and if you create a smear campaign against any upline leader it is just a matter of time before someone sets their sights on you. After all, if you are having success in your business, always keep in mind that you owe the gratitude to the person who introduced you to the opportunity in the first place. True leaders will never bash their upline. Negatives if there are any should always be addressed up and never down. You can not afford to have your downline organization to ever hear you speak negatively about other people or the company you represent. Again, this goes with the territory of being a leader. We are in the business to become leaders so that we can build leaders.
If you’re serious about building a big network marketing or MLM business as fast as possible then take advantage of the resources available to you now. Learn from others who are leaders and top earners in their individual network marketing companies. Here is your chance to work with more people and earn more money. Get plugged in right here
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 at 7:14 am
I recently read an article about Richard Branson’s ideas on entrepreneurial determination. One statement he made was, “if you’re not very good at motivating yourself, you probably won’t get very far in business – especially as an entrepreneur”. As he also stated, “When you’re starting up a company and for the first couple of years afterward, there are a lot of long nights and stressful days, and the workload is heavy. You have to be able to give the job everything you’ve got every day, or it will easily get the better of you. As direct sellers in a MLM or network marketing business we have a lot of advantages that a business start-up entrepreneur like Sir Richard had to launch his businesses without.
In network marketing we get to plug into an already proven system of success. We work in companies that someone has already planned, launched and is able to show us a working model or template that we can just follow and duplicate, expecting similar results if not better depending on our commitment level and skills.
The good news is that Branson tells us that, “the ability to tap into your determination and grit is not just an innate skill. You can teach yourself to get up every day and try to keep a new business going despite long odds, partly by structuring your life and job to make sure you are working toward your larger goals’. What is key is that he says we can learn the skill of motivation. Admittedly, building a successful MLM or network marketing business is no cake walk or everyone would be doing it but, if it was that easy then it would be paying minimum wage. Network marketing compensation is far from minimum anything. Very important is his advice to structure our lives and job to make sure you are working toward your larger goals. Larger goals, that is key. Remember, obstacles are those things you see when you take your eyes off your goals. Plus, because we are plugged into a proven success system, the odds really are not that long for those who will work the system laid out for them.
Working in a direct sales company provides us with the tools to stay motivated that a start-up entrepreneur does not enjoy. We work with others who have done it before us and are ready to share their methods to obtain successful results. With upline support we are able to get encouragement and feedback from someone who knows what works and what does not work so well. As the saying goes, “just follow my footsteps through the snow-covered minefield”‘ In network marketing we are also provided with inspirational environments. Many would call them motivational but, motivation really is an inside job. Inspiration may trigger motivation during a big training event, company overview or at a convention. However, motivation is that driving force that remains when we are out there doing it by ourselves. How motivated we are is evident in our behavior when nobody else is watching. Look at the score board, that will tell you who is motivated and who is not.
Get big goals that stir your emotions. Expose yourself to positive books and CDs. Be sure to hang with the right people and eliminate all negative people from your life. If do not have the skill of self motivation now, you can learn it. You just may have to do a lot of things different from you are doing now but, the rewards are so worth it.
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