I really want you to think outside the box with
me on this one.
We know that having sales skills is essential
to success in network marketing and that every
kind of business, really, is in the sales
business.
BUT… if the ONLY thing that you and I sell
people is our mlm opportunity and the company
products, then ALL we are is glorified sales
reps.
Nothing more.
And if all we are is sales reps… then no one
wants to talk with us.
Why?
Because no one gets excited about having to
brainstorm some lame-yet-realistic-sounding
excuses as to why they can’t buy what we’re
pushing… when really they just don’t
have the heart to tell us they couldn’t care
less about us or our “business plan.”
No one likes being backed into a corner where
they’re forced to be rude because you can’t
take a hint.
The problem with being “just” a sales rep is
that it’s outdated.
People don’t have time to listen to yet another
sales pitch.
That doesn’t add any VALUE to their busy lives.
You have to give them more than that if you want
their attention.
Your prospect can go out and join any one of a
hundred different work-from-home deals. Yours
does not stand out as anything special in their
minds.
“But I thought you said we have to learn how to
sell?”
Yes, but understand that the type of selling I’m
talking about and the type of selling most people
think of - the kind their companies teach - are
two completely different things.
Let me ask you a question.
What is it that makes sales hard? I mean really,
why is it so difficult?
It’s having to convince the other person that
they want what you have when really they don’t.
Am I right?
So… if that’s the case… what if the other
person already wants what you have? What if
they’re already looking for it?
Then the “type” of selling you have to do is
completely different. You’re not pitching them,
you’re educating them.
Here’s a little secret for you: The heavy hitters
don’t sell business opportunities.
Why?
Because they know that that’s not what people
are looking for.
In fact, a business opportunity is the last
thing they want to sell!
No joke. That’s not just a tricky play on words.
The way multi level marketing is REALLY done -
the way the gurus who make as much money in a
month as most people make in year do it - is by
putting their opportunity on the back burner and
forgetting about it.
And I’m not talking about retailing your
company’s products either.
There’s something else they sell in order to
build their business that you won’t hear about
from them, your company, or your upline.
During my struggling years of mlm, back when I
was attending every local, regional and national
conference I could, there was something that
always confused me. And I never got the answer
to it until I began studying sales and marketing
from sources other than my company.
There was this one guy, a top dog in our company,
who was a complete mystery to all of us “common
folk.”
We all knew who he was. We all knew that he
drove the most expensive cars of anyone, that he
had the biggest houses and the fanciest suits.
What we didn’t know was how he did it.
And boy did we want to.
Because at the huge national pep rallies, he was
never jumping around on stage sweating up a storm
as if he’d been snorting cocaine for the past
two hours (like all the others were).
And none of us really wanted to do that. None of
us wanted to act like a pack of 1st graders having
a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. We just
gritted our teeth and told ourselves, “If this
is what it takes to get there, then this is what
I’m gonna do.”
But watching this guy, one would get the
impression that he couldn’t have been more
indifferent to all the hype going on around him,
despite the fact that he was making 5 times as
much money as the other leaders.
No matter who we asked though, even our own 6-
figure-earning-upline, we could never figure out
how he did it year after year after year - ‘cuz
he sure as heck wasn’t doing it the way the rest
of us were.
Usually the response was just, “I don’t know.”
But the best answer I ever got was, “He sells
some kind of system. Don’t worry about it though,
he doesn’t do it the company way.”
Well I did worry about it. Because I got sick
of being an evangelist doing it the company way.
So what DO the gurus sell?
How could they sell something other than a
business opportunity and still build a MASSIVE
organization (and make it look easy)?
Later, after I finally reached a level of
success I had never even thought possible before
(sponsoring 20 or more people every month
without breaking a sweat) it all made perfect
sense. I finally understood how that guy in my
previous company did it.
Here are some of the things I realized:
-First and foremost, the heavy hitters only
bothered with the people who were already
looking for what they had.
-Secondly, they understood what people were
really looking for in the first place. And so
they offered more than an opportunity, which was
just one puzzle piece in the overall picture.
They offered their customers something of much
greater value, something their companies could
never provide: Themselves and their expertise.
-They learned about sales and marketing
techniques from sources other than their company.
Because what they were doing was not taught by
any company in the industry.
-They invested in their customers first before
they asked for money or any kind of commitment.
This might sound corny, but it is the formula
that every great marketer has used to build
enormously profitable businesses.
-They gave people a true marketing system with
which to build their business. They gave them
the “how” rather than the “what.”
By doing all this they become more than just
another zealous sales rep peddling their wares.
They set themselves apart from everyone else out
there and by doing so, they attracted people to
them in droves.
The lesson?
Don’t be afraid to go against the grain and
differentiate yourself. Often times this is the
best marketing decision you can make.
Yes, it’s true. I landed a brand new blog in the #5 spot in Google for a two-keyword phrase in 14 days. How’d I do it? It’s simple: I chose the right domain name.
Did you know that Google gives special ranking bonuses to certain kinds of domain names? It does, and a significant bonus at that. Choosing a domain name that exactly matches the keywords you want to rank for will give your site a great head-start in the rankings. It’s not a requirement for ranking well, but it does help a good bit.
In the case of the blog that I ranked #5, I purchased the domain name DietersBlog.net. I then posted 10 unique articles to the blog that I hired a ghostwriter to create for me. I didn’t get any links, or do any promotion of the site at all (I’ll be honest–I got distracted with some other work I was doing).
Two weeks later I checked the stats for the blog. I was happy to see that I was already getting traffic from Google, specifically for the phrase “dieter’s blog.” I ran the query through Google and, sure enough, my blog was ranked #5. This was in spite of the fact that there are 2.4 million competing web pages in Google’s index for the phrase, and despite the fact that the other pages ranking in the top 10 had a few links into them (You do know that Google favors links above all else, right?).
I checked again today, and it’s now at #7, but I also found that the blog ranks #3 for “dieters blog” (without the apostrophe). That emphasizes a side point: Google differentiates between keywords with apostrophes (possessive terms) and those just ending in s (plural terms).
So the next time you sit down to create a new site, be careful to do your keyword research before you purchase your domain name. Also, keep in mind that the “Exact Match Bonus” applies more to .com, .net and .org domain names. Avoid .info and the other less known top-level domains.
An exact-match domain name is only the first step, though. Once you have that domain name in place, you have to back it up with links to your site. “Dieter’s Blog”, while certainly a phrase worth ranking for, is not highly competitive, so I was able to get the ranking just on the strength of the domain name and the site’s content. However, for keywords that bring a lot of traffic, you need a lot of links.
My 3WayLinks.net system automatically builds links to your site in the way that Google likes to see, helping you to rank in Google very quickly. The system has achieved thousands of top 10 rankings in Google for hundreds of webmasters, and can do the same for you. For rock-solid proof of its effectiveness, visit 3WayLinks.net now.
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Have you failed in an online business? I think
we all can say ‘Yes’ for this question. Not many
people create instant success from the first
company they join.
If you read the stories of all the big time money
makers, they will all tell you about the time they
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debt but kept plugging away to finally achieve success.
Are you saying but hey, “Can this really work for me”?
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to achieving the goals you make. There is a very
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Did you know that:
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While article submission isn’t anything shockingly new to
the world of SEO, many people STILL don’t do it… and for good reason. It
takes so incredibly long to do manually.
I’ll admit, I had tried article submission at one point, but
after I finally found a few article dircetories to submit my articles to,
and then after manually copying and pasting my information into the required
textboxes on each submission site, I quickly realized that my time could be
better spent doing something else.
Then I came across a free program created by Brad Callen and
Bryxen Software, Inc. that allows you to automatically submit your articles
to hundreds of article directories with a few mouse clicks. Basically all
I had to do was input my article criteria into the software, ONCE! Then, the
program would automatically fill in all of the required data at each of the
submission websites. Pretty incredible if you ask me.
The only part I didn’t understand was why the program is free…
but I can’t argue with that I suppose.
The software currently contains around 700 article directories,
all free to submit your articles to. It is the most straightforward program
that we’ve come across, in that all you need to do is:
1. Input your article details (i.e. title, article body, bio,
etc.) into the software
2.
Click on the directory you want to submit
to
And then the program will automatically fill in your article
details. Then, you simply click the submit button and your article is instantly
submitted to the directory. Then, you can move to the next directory, go through
the list, and by the time you’re finished you’ll have roughly 700 one way
links pointing to your website.
I can’t think of an easier way to get links. Of course, if
you’re going to get links this quickly, it’s important to submit different
variations of your articles, to make things look more natural to the search
engines.
You can do this very easily via Article
Submitter when you create your project in the beginning.
The
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their is an incredible community of users
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There’s a war going on in the blogosphere, and it has nothing to do with bloggers dissing each other on their respective websites. The war is about control of the blogosphere by several great, many good, and tons of terrible blogging platforms. The average newbie now has “too many” options to choose from, and the battle for blogging supremacy is hotter than ever.
At my website and blogs, I’m always asked the question “Is Wordpress better than Blogger?”. The answer, of course, is “Yes”. But to really understand why, it’s important to look at both blogging platforms side-by-side and see which one you really need.
Here’s the comparison scale:
1) Ease of Set-up And Use
Yes, it’s much easier to set-up a blog with Blogspot.com and get your own Bloggger account. You can be done in 10 minutes flat. Once you’re set-up you can start posting immediately. If you want to add a designer’s touch to your blog, there are also tons of blogger templates available for free.
Installing Wordpress however can be a major headache if you don’t know what you’re doing. Since you’re going to host it on your own account, you’ll need to download the installation files, upload them to your server, set-up a database, and run the configuration script.
However, if you know which hosting account to get, you can choose one with Cpanel included. With Cpanel, you can do a one-click installation, upgrade and removal of your Wordpress platform.
2) Customization & Advanced Use
Blogger doesn’t allow categories. You can’t sort your articles into different focuses, unless you know how to hack the platform. With Wordpress, not only can you add categories, you can also display each category differently on your main page. In fact with the correct plugins you can even turn your Wordpress into a magazine-like portal.
Publishing with Blogger can be a pain in the ass. It can take forever to post articles, especially if you’re making changes to the entire website. With Wordpress, publishing is much faster, although if you load your system with all kinds of bells and whistles it can be just as frustrating. With a Blogger account, you can get additional features like “Shout Boxes” that improve interaction on your site. You can also get pretty themes and nifty little tools that you can add to the core template files. However, that’s as far as you can go with Blogger.
With Wordpress however, the sky is the limit. As cliche as that may sound, not only can you get themes, additional “plugins” and advanced tools, you can also extend Wordpress to far beyond just a blogging platform.
The talk today is about using Wordpress as a complete, user-friendly Content Management System or CMS.
4) Copyrights and Ownership of Content
I started with Blogger and I won’t say that it’s bad. But after a while I started to get frustrated with Blogger, and here’s why: Google Owns Your Content
Google has the authority to shut down your account without warning if they don’t like what you’re blogging about. You don’t have absolute control over your own blog. With Wordpress, you own the domain name and the blog is hosted on your own account. You have full control over your content.
With the self-hosted version of Wordpress (not Wordpress.com), you’re free to write about anything you want, and use the software in any way you want. Yes, Blogger allows you to publish to your own domain, but they still own the database that holds your content! Don’t forget that!
5) Search Engine Optimization and Traffic
There’s this propaganda that since Google owns Blogger, they tend to favor Blogger accounts. I won’t say that this is illogical, but from my experience, there’s no such favoritism.
I’ve heard as many stories of getting indexed fast and ranking high in search engines from both Wordpress and Blogger users. As long as the content is good, the spiders will come.
When you post in Blogger, you can only “ping” a limited amount of sites, whereas with Wordpress on your own domain you can ping as many blog directories as you want, and start getting more traffic.
As a conclusion, I would say that Wordpress is only slightly ahead in terms of optimization for search engines, and building large amounts of traffic.
6) Money-Making Potential
There’s no doubt that it’s easier to get started with Google Adsense if you have a Blogger account. In fact you can now apply for Adsense from within a Blogger account. Not entirely surprising considering the fact that both are owned by the same company.
With Wordpress, it can get tricky. The default installation is not enough. You’ll need a couple of plugins and even a better theme to really maximize the Adsense potential. However, this seems to be getting easier and there’s even “Adsense revenue sharing” plugins around that allow you to share ad revenue with other contributors and writers for your blog.
When you start using Wordpress to build your Adsense websites, you’ll soon discover what I mean. It’s something you need to experience for yourself. I can tell you one thing though – when you go Wordpress, you don’t go back.
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Have you ever had a dream that was so real you could touch it?
This is not a sleeping dream, it’s a everyday, awake dream. A dream about making a business or project a success.
For me, it’s my energy drink business. Never have I been so amped up about the potential of a business. I’ve been promoting it on Facebook, Craigslist & Kijjijji this week, and each time I place an ad I get excited! Because I know that as soon as someone responds to my ads and they see how great an opportunity this is, they’ll be just as enthused as I am.
This is my 2nd week of promoting Drink A.C.T. full steam ahead. I’ve been doing lots of reading about the company, and I know it’s going to be hard work. But, as we all know, hard work is always rewarded. In 6 months I will be looking financial freedom in the face.
On Saturday I was on a training call–and I love the A.C.T. training calls because they’re only 20 minutes, but they are so energized. Team members get on the line to help keep you motivated. They share their stories, how they got started, and how they felt when they got their first signups. It’s a thrill I can’t wait to experience, getting my first signup.
The training calls are good for people who are interested in the product, interested in the business, but want to know more before they make the final decision. That’s cool. I recommend sitting in on a call or a meeting just to determine how a company is run. Sometimes you can pick up a vibe when a scam is being presented.
My fears that A.C.T. was a scam was alleviated once I began to search for other dealers on the net. Eric Caprarese was one of the very successful ones I found. Eric is the 1 money maker in the company, not because he is a master salesperson; but because he isn’t a salesperson. Eric knows that in order to be successful yourself, you must first help others become a success.
That’s why Eric regards his downline as his “team” and he helps them by serving as their mentor and a coach. Even the Boston Celtics can tell you how important Doc Rivers’ leadership is to their team. He mentors his players in order to make them winners.
What you’ll love about A.C.T. Energy Drink is you can work from the comfort of your home for as many hours as you want. Trust me, once you start, you’ll enjoy doing it so much, your husband or wife may think you’ve deserted them! The income is another key point. Checks are mailed out every Monday, usually by Thursday or Friday of the same week you should receive it. You can use A.C.T. Energy Drink as immediate income or a long term residual income generator. It depends on what you want to do. Because I want you to understand this business opportunity, I’ve pasted Eric Caprareses’ testimony right here:
Here is Eric’s testimonial, (taken from his personal website):
“Hi, my name is Eric Caprarese and I started with ACT part-time from my one bedroom apartment, while I worked a full time J.O.B. (Just Over Broke) during the day. My motivation ultimately came from desperation of wanting a better life for myself and my kids, and I knew that for things to change, I first had to change.
Twenty four months later, there are days when I earn more money than what I used to earn in an entire month! It’s all because ACT drinks truly sell themselves. This is the first opportunity that I have ever seen where the average person can make an above-average income.
I have people from all around the world who love ACT, and I believe that anyone can achieve the same success that I have. Due to ACT’s fantastic Cash Rewards Program, I was able to move out of that one bedroom apartment and into a new four-story luxury condo.
I was also awarded a new Mercedes Benz for achieving Executive Director, three beautiful Rolex watches, two 32″ flatscreen TVs for my sons, and a brand-new Sony laptop I can take with me when traveling the world! I want to thank ACT for providing a way for me and my boys (along with hundreds of thousands of others) to finally be able to achieve our dreams.”
- Eric Caprarese
Here is a YouTube video
Eric uploaded last week. In it, he tells how he went from working a job (Just Over Broke) to within 6 months—
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When it comes to success and profits in the field of affiliate marketing, directions must be applied in order for there to be any real results. An individual can have a visually appealing website complete with all the trimmings, bells and whistles and not turn a profit.
Outlined below are 5 simple steps that an affiliate marketer can take and see results despite the enormous amount of competition, provided the directions are followed.
Before you engage in these steps, understand that they are not magic pills and only your persistence in applying them with regularity will see you through to success. Affiliate marketing is a business like any other on or offline and a solid workable plan that is consistently carried out will win everytime.
The 5 steps that we’ll consider are as follows:
1. Search engine optimization
2. Link exchanges
3. Article Marketing
4. Blogging
5. Forum Posting
Search Engine Optimization is a term you will continue to hear for a very long time and a subject that you must get basic knowledge of in order to compete in today’s market. A simple way to please the search engines is to strategically place your keywords on your web pages. In the title, in your subheading, and sparingly throughout your page so as to not look to obvious and still make sense to your visitor.
Link exchanges are a productive form of driving targeted visitors to your site as well as building your sites credibility with the search engines. As you get other more established sites to link to yours, you are able to benefit from their sites optimization.
Article marketing continues to be the most effective way to drive pin point laser targeted traffic to your sites, especially if you write the articles yourself. A simple trick you can employ whether you don’t like to write or know what to write is to look at other articles that have been written about the subject and respond to them through your article.
Blogging has become the newest mainstay in the affiliate marketers tool chest. Search engines and prospects love blogs simply because they are constantly updated with fresh content 2-3 times a week and can be written in a bit more of an informal or casual atmosphere. There are some excellent products on the market that can assist with automating the process of adding content to your blog.
Forum posting can help steer highly targeted traffic to your site as the individuals you are advertising your link to, already have a very serious interest in the subject or topic your posting in. By contributing in a meaningful way you can build your credibility as an authority in your field and post an ad through your signature file.
Affiliate marketing directions are abundant from many sources on the internet, however in order to have success with any of them, you must commit to applying them even if you don’t see success right away. As I mentioned before these are not magic pills and riches won’t come overnite, but if you persist, they will come.
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There is an unknown, mystical being that lurks in the blogosphere, it is called the Search Engine Phantom. The SE Phantom has been around for about 3 years now, and urban legend has it that he makes an appearance around Memorial Day. He visits blogs who are SE optimized and keyword friendly, and graces them with traffic.
All the traffic the blogs’ servers can handle. The blog owner doesn’t know when or where the SE Phantom appeared, only that upon checking their daily traffic, they noticed a spike, a strong upward lift in visitors that could not be explained.
The blog owner wanders, whether it was the extra social media networking that did it, was the front page story on Mixx or Digg? Or did lots of Entrecard owners visit and share the link love. The questions dog the blog owners’ mind, yet answers evade him. Maybe it was the SE Phantom.
Now this is about as far as I can go with this nonsense. I was looking for something to write about today, and I noticed on Ice Rocket that searchers were actually looking for the topic, “The Search Engine Phantom That Makes Money.” Weird, and totally out of the box. This is different I’m thinking, let’s try these puppies out.
There is no SE Phantom that visits like the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. The SE Phantom is a component of the valuable content and information that is provided on your site.
However, many tools are available that can help you optimize your site or blog. Some of them are even free, like Wordtracker, which will help you come up with keywords, words you can use to create blog posts.
Then there is Web Ceo,which takes keyword analysis and website analysis one step further, providing clues to fine tuning your blog.
Blog Catalog will help you get traffic, as will Entrecard. Two other free tools that help generate visitors. These are just a couple of things off the top of my head I can think of, things that I use.
Don’t forget to always leave substantive comments on other blog posts, that is surely a traffic generator as well.
