Archive for January, 2010
Online Business Ideas For Beginners
If you are new to building a business online, start by setting yourself up for success. Step one is to find a company that is a good match for you. Don’t jump into the first business that sounds like a sure thing. Do your research. Look for a company that has products or services that you feel strongly you can market and sell. Ask yourself if your top 100 contacts locally would really be interested in the product or service. If not, keep looking. Find a company that shares your values and align yourself with people in the company that are already successful.
Step two is to get the proper training. For many people, it is all about them. If you have really zeroed in on a company and you end up in discussions with a person who you want to align yourself with, do not commit to moving forward after your first discussion. Have several conversations to determine if this person is actually achieving some success. Even more important, do they seem to be in it for themselves, or do they have a sincere passion for helping others? If you are going to sign on for a long term commitment, you want to ensure that your immediate contact is credible and will patiently help you get past the initial learning curve.
Step number three is the most important step of all. You will need an effective online marketing strategy. I am not talking about the standard “company issue” marketing program. That is fine for getting your business off the ground, but you need to understand this absolutely critical point: A successful online business is one that is marketed properly. True marketing does not involve trying to drag your friends and family into your business. That may give you some initial momentum, but long term success will only come from implementing an effective online marketing program as a compliment to your primary business.
Find a marketing program that will help you to build unlimited leads. Find a program that provides you with a solid ongoing education and keeps you up to date on the rapidly changing online business world. Find one that will pay you well for introducing others to the program. And finally, you will want to ensure the marketing program you choose is easy to duplicate. If you join a business that involves building out a network of distributors, nothing will be more valuable than a marketing system that you can offer to your team. Remember, 100 distributors in any company is a great start, but 100 distributors all utilizing an effective marketing strategy will be unstoppable.
If you would like to learn how to generate unlimited leads for your business, earn an additional stream of income and explode your growth online, visit Greg @ WorkWithGregTucker.com. Enter in your name, email address and phone number @ MyLeadSystemPro and get started today. Greg will contact you within 24 hrs.
Downline Builder | An Effective Online Strategy For Building Your MLM Business
Most people who join an MLM operation follow the instructions of their sponsor without fail. From the outset, they are asked to put together a detailed list of all of their friends and family, former classmates, co-workers, etc. Then they are instructed to learn the basics of the business, such as the product line, the company philosophy and the compensation plan. Armed with this new found knowledge and the list of local leads, the average distributor is up and running within weeks, sometimes days.
Success stories have been told to these new reps about some key leaders in the company and how much money they are making. If this person can do it, then so can you. Right? Most newbies are so excited in their first month, but once they get rolling and start making the calls, the law of averages becomes crystal clear. For every 100 local leads that you have, only five to ten at best are going to be interested in what you have to offer. Most people’s list doesn’t go beyond 100 people, so what in the world do you do then?
Twenty years ago, your options would have been limited to putting on a strong face and powering forward, or becoming a statistic and dropping out. The good news is that it is 2010. Technology, software and the internet are all powerful tools for helping you get past that frustrating lull that you are experiencing. An effective Downline Builder is what you need to not only move forward, but to thrive.
When researching your options, make sure that you find an online program that teaches you multiple ways to generate quality unlimited leads for the growth and development of your MLM business. These methods should include, but not be limited to social networking, blogging, article marketing, pay per click, and free online classifieds. Make sure that the training involved is detailed and effective. If the program is credible, it should also provide for a second source of income. And finally, when you start to experience success, you are going to want to be in a program that is easy to duplicate. If the program works for you, you will definitely want to offer it as a valuable tool to everyone in your downline. Do your research and do not become a statistic. Implement an online MLM Marketing Strategy and follow through on your original goals and dreams.
I have watched many MLM operators struggle in their business. Out front, they are speaking positively about the products, the company and the compensation plan. Inside however, they are dying and extremely frustrated with how easy it seems to have come for some, yet they are still stuck in first gear. I have been there. Open your eyes. Move beyond your “local” mindset and realize that it’s a big world out there. Millions of people are looking for the right opportunity. You are not going to reach them on main street. You are going to reach them through an effective Downline Builder.
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Have You Lost Your MLM Mojo?
Ricky is not unlike most that take advantage of a direct marketing opportunity. Like most of us, he was searching for a way to make more money. His day job was barely paying the bills and he needed a new way to earn additional income. Then along came Charlie. Charlie went to school with Ricky and he had experienced great success in direct marketing. Charlie had already been successful in three different MLM businesses. One day over a cup of coffee, Charlie convinced Ricky that his fortunes awaited him in Charlie’s latest MLM opportunity. Ricky was so excited and signed up immediately! “What’s next?” asked Ricky. Charlie told him to get busy learning the system and get busy making his list of potential contacts.
Ricky poured himself into the process. He learned the system front to back. He became very familiar with the products, the services and the compensation plan. For a solid week, he composed his list of potential contacts and in only ten days, he felt he was ready to begin marketing his business. The company had an upcoming meeting scheduled and Ricky invited 12 people from his list to join him on a Wednesday night. Wednesday night arrived and Ricky could not wait to meet and greet all of his participants. Only Martha showed up, and she was twenty minutes late and missed the discussion on the products and the compensation plan. Martha did not join. Future scheduled meetings resulted in only one person who was interested.
Ricky was not discouraged. He had over 150 people on his list and he began setting appointments with several of these people over the next few months. He had one more person join his business and Charlie called to congratulate him. He needed three people in his top line in order to reap all of the compensation benefits, so he begged his sister to join as well. She did. Holy smokes! Ricky felt his MLM Mojo was working and everything was falling into place.
Fast forward three months and Ricky had three people in his top line and one more had signed up as well. Four long months of persistence resulted in four distributors. There was not much of a possibility of creating additional income at that pace. Ricky got to work. He called every single person on his list, some for a second and third time. He did not have a lot of luck. He posted fliers. He made business cards. He began leaving marketing materials everywhere and talking to complete strangers about his business. After six months, four people were all he had to show for his efforts.
He went back to Charlie. He asked, “What did you do to get so many people to join your business?” Since Ricky and Charlie were such close friends, he did not mind telling him that the majority of his downline had followed him from his previous business. It had taken years in his first business to build up this group of people and they had been following his lead ever since. Ricky was understandably disappointed, yet Charlie, who had not been in Ricky’s shoes for a long time did not understand why. After that revelation, Ricky simply lost his MLM Mojo, and he was not sure he would ever find it again.
What exactly did Ricky do wrong? Nothing, really. He simply following the instructions of his business mentor. Unfortunately, the steps that were suggested to him were the same old tired steps that have been suggested by most direct marketers for over thirty years. Ricky had a decision to make. He could stop working the business, or he could find a better way on his own. He went online and looked for ways to generate leads for his business. He found that you could buy leads, but that would just cost more money and he already had enough going out. He needed some money coming in.
And then it happened. It was a critical point for Ricky. He discovered a way to generate quality leads for his business free of charge. The program that he found helps regular people generate 50+ leads per day. Also, Ricky found that he did not have to track down these leads; these leads came to him already inquisitive about what he had to offer. Finally, Ricky found he could make money off of his leads even if they decided not to join his primary direct marketing business. Ricky re-discovered his MLM Mojo. He achieved success that created a lot of notice among his peers. Ricky discarded his original list and began focusing only on his online leads. Ricky became quite successful in the direct marketing industry.
Have you lost your MLM Mojo? If that’s the case, find it fast. There is a much better way. I would hope that you too take a look at the program and do your due diligence. You won’t be disappointed. Greg Tucker





