Choosing A Method Of Advertising For Your Business
By Sue Parker
Without dwelling too much on the negative, it is a known fact that at least 95% of people who start a network marketing business will fail. There are several reasons for this. Some enter into network marketing believing it is an easy route to riches. Network marketing may be a simple concept, but easy? No! Too many people join a company because their sponsor told them it was so easy a baboon could do it blindfolded with one arm behind it's back. In my book, if something is easy to do, it's also easy not to do. Starting and maintaining your network marketing business requires time, effort and discipline. Quite simply, some people are not cut out to do network marketing. If you're looking for an easy, lazy way to build a business then maybe networking isn't for you. And if you think that you are going to succeed without further investment into your business, think again. The initial outlay is precisely that! An ongoing investment into both your business and yourself is required - something I am aware some novice networkers are horrified to hear when they thought they could succeed on a $200 start only.
So, what about those people who join a company under no illusion that it won't be easy and set their goals and ongoing monthly investment budget - those who appreciate you "don't get 'owt for nowt" as they say in my neck of the woods (Yorkshire, UK)! Sure, there are plenty of people who have the work ethic required to be successful in mlm, who still don't succeed. I know of many, myself included in the past, including those who have joined me in business, who have worked hard on themselves and their businesses, used up their budget, only to fall away when they couldn't duplicate themselves and grow a business. Why did these people fail? It certainly wasn't through lack of effort.
The truth is you don't have to fail at network marketing. Failure is not inevitable. It is within your control to buck the trend and succeed.
How do you do this? Stop listening to your upline , unless they are in tune with the principles of attraction marketing and teach you how to grow your business by branding YOU, INC. If you have been sponsored into mlm and have been taught to write a warm list, contact everyone on that list, hold home meetings or attend meetings in hotels, buy leads and cold call them etc. then it is time to stop listening to your sponsor. You are being set up to fail. Sure, these methods have worked for a few in the past, but the majority will lose their shirts doing this and turn their backs on network marketing for good. I've seen many good people go because they couldn't make their businesses work. And yes, I have been guilty of giving this advice in years gone by, but since my eyes were opened to teaching people how to succeed in network marketing instead of how to fail, the only way forward is to brand yourself as the expert and attract people into your business. And by "attract people", I don't mean sit back and wait for it to happen! There is still effort and discipline involved in growing a business in this way.
I must point out though, it is not that easy to just stop listening to your upline. But for the sake of your business and your bank balance, you must. I know how incredibly difficult it can be to do this. You may feel a sense of loyalty to the person that brought you into the company you joined, but if they are teaching you the old, worn out traditional way of networking they are setting you up to fail. It's not necessarily their fault. After all they're only following what their sponsor taught them, and they may be ignorant of this "new way" you have discovered. If they're not prepared to listen to you, you have to be strong and go it alone. You don't have to worry about this prospect, there are plenty of people around who can assist you with this way forward. This is your business, not theirs, and it is up to you how you move it forward. You pay your bills, they don't! Be grateful that your sponsor introduced you to a wonderful opportunity, but you don't have to do everything they say if there is a 95% chance of you failing.
Your success depends on you. Even if you are a novice networker you can become the expert - and quickly too. Find yourself a system (systems work, people fail!) and plug yourself in to success.
About The Author
Sue Parker has had a full-time career in mlm since 2002. To find out more about how you can achieve success with Sue, irrespective of the company to which you are affiliated, please visit www.SecretsoftheMLMMaster.net. This article first appeared on Sue's blog, MLM Attraction Marketing Formula.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Internet Marketing Newbie – Step By Step Guide
November 26, 2008 | By Kenneth Koh In For Beginners, Make Money Online, Mindset | Comments(28)
November 26, 2008 | By Kenneth Koh In For Beginners, Make Money Online, Mindset | Comments(28)
“I am an internet marketing newbie. All I am asking you to do for me is to introduce me to the internet marketing from scratch, that is leading me step by step to the internet marketing system. Presently, I have no website, no list and no business yet.” - Akinbiyi Yinka Akinrinola
Many internet marketing newbies have been asking me similar questions and I usually do not bother reply.
Why?
Because the question is too general. Also, I got a feeling that anyone asking such a question is usually not serious in internet marketing.
But today, for the first time (and also the last time), I’m going to answer this question and post it up on our blog, so that I can direct whoever asking such a question back to our blog.
For all the internet marketing newbies out there, there are only 4 steps to making money from internet marketing from scratch.
Step 1 - Make a decision
Step 1 is to make a firm decision that you are going to make it in internet marketing, no but, no however, no unless, no excuse!
If step 1 is not accomplished, there is no need to proceed to the other steps. Quit now and go back to your comfort zone. Internet marketing is not for you. Nothing is, until you make a decision.
Let me tell you something I’ve never told anyone.
I started to explore internet marketing back in 1999, made my first $100 some time in 2004, made my first $1000 in 2006 and made my first $10k in the same year.
What happened in 2006? Did I stumbled upon a secret formula? Not at all.
What happened was …
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Friday, December 05, 2008
Article Marketing - Are You Submitting Articles to the Best Websites to Get More Traffic and Leads?
By: Dan Janal
Article marketing is not all about getting links. It's about getting your articles published on the top, most trafficked, targeted websites, ezines and article directories that accept article submissions so you can experience more publicity, traffic and profits.
How can you make sure your articles are published on the biggest sites that get the most traffic?
That should be the number one concern of every article writer, whether they are a coach, author, consultant or information marketer.
It is easy to get articles published on sites, but shouldn't you concentrate on the biggest and best sites?
This might sound like common sense, but the truth is that not many people know which sites are big and which ones are small. So they spend their time submitting to any site they run across. Most people have no idea how many visitors a site gets, or whether the site is the biggest in the field with lots of traffic, or a recent start-up with little traffic.
If you don't know the difference, then you could be wasting a lot of time and energy!
Are You Using the "Secret Weapon" That the Most Successful Article Marketing Professionals Use to Choose Where They Submit Articles to?
It's called Alexa.
Many people have never heard of this site. And that's too bad, because it could save you and your co-workers a lot of time and effort in getting prospects.
So here's the scoop on Alexa.
Alexa ranks the traffic of each site on the Internet. It is owned by Amazon.com so you know it is a reputable site.
If you go to alexa.com/site/ds/top_500 you'll see a listing of the top sites. As of this writing, the sites that get the most traffic are:
1. Yahoo
2. Google
3. Windows Live
4. You Tube
5. Microsoft Network
6. My Space
7. Facebook
8. Wikipedia
9. Hi 5
10. Orkut
Alexa indexes more than 5 million web sites!
The real power of Alexa comes when you search for a site. You can do this by going to www.alexa.com You'll see a search bar. Type the URL of your company's web site. Or your competitor's site. Or a site that you think is really hot.
Alexa will show you the site's ranking. It could be 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 or even 10,000,000. There are a lot of sites on the web!
How to Use Alexa to Get Your Articles Published on the Top, Most Trafficked Websites
If you type in the URLs of several sites you are considering submitting articles to, you will see their rankings. Let's say one site is ranked 250,000 and the other is ranked 435,000.
Now you know which site gets more traffic. So you'd be inclined to submit your article there first. If you had more time, you could submit your article to the second, third, fourth and fifth site that you searched for.
Now you know how to rank the sites that you submit to.
By the way, don't be put off if a site is ranked 500,000. It might be the highest-ranked site in your vertical market. The way to look at these numbers is the relation of one site to the next. Don't be blind and just think a site stinks if it is number 200,000. That might be a very good number!
How Alexa Can Help You With Additional Research for Your Article Marketing Efforts
You can search by country or language to find the top sites in a country or language you want prospects from.
Most importantly, you can search by subject!
For example, you can search on business, health, sports or dozens of other topics. When you select one topic, you'll see a list of sub topics that help you find specific audiences.
For example, if you type "business," you'll see subtopics for:
· Accounting
· Marketing
· Small business
· And dozens more!
If you click on the subtopic, you'll drill down deeper and find specific sites.
Now you can check out those sites to see if they reach your audience and if they accept articles. And, most importantly see what their traffic ranking it to see if it is worth your time to even go there in the first place.
Armed with Alexa, "the article marketer's secret weapon," you can now find sites that attract the most prospects.
Article Source: http://netmlmarticles.com
Author:
Internationally recognized online publicity expert, author of 6 books, and Founder of PR LEADS Article Marketing Experts, Dan Janal has helped thousands of businesses, authors and experts just like you sell more products and service online using articles. Now you can discover his top article writing and article submission secrets with the PR Leads New A to Z Article System at www.BroadcastYourArticles.com
By: Dan Janal
Article marketing is not all about getting links. It's about getting your articles published on the top, most trafficked, targeted websites, ezines and article directories that accept article submissions so you can experience more publicity, traffic and profits.
How can you make sure your articles are published on the biggest sites that get the most traffic?
That should be the number one concern of every article writer, whether they are a coach, author, consultant or information marketer.
It is easy to get articles published on sites, but shouldn't you concentrate on the biggest and best sites?
This might sound like common sense, but the truth is that not many people know which sites are big and which ones are small. So they spend their time submitting to any site they run across. Most people have no idea how many visitors a site gets, or whether the site is the biggest in the field with lots of traffic, or a recent start-up with little traffic.
If you don't know the difference, then you could be wasting a lot of time and energy!
Are You Using the "Secret Weapon" That the Most Successful Article Marketing Professionals Use to Choose Where They Submit Articles to?
It's called Alexa.
Many people have never heard of this site. And that's too bad, because it could save you and your co-workers a lot of time and effort in getting prospects.
So here's the scoop on Alexa.
Alexa ranks the traffic of each site on the Internet. It is owned by Amazon.com so you know it is a reputable site.
If you go to alexa.com/site/ds/top_500 you'll see a listing of the top sites. As of this writing, the sites that get the most traffic are:
1. Yahoo
2. Google
3. Windows Live
4. You Tube
5. Microsoft Network
6. My Space
7. Facebook
8. Wikipedia
9. Hi 5
10. Orkut
Alexa indexes more than 5 million web sites!
The real power of Alexa comes when you search for a site. You can do this by going to www.alexa.com You'll see a search bar. Type the URL of your company's web site. Or your competitor's site. Or a site that you think is really hot.
Alexa will show you the site's ranking. It could be 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 or even 10,000,000. There are a lot of sites on the web!
How to Use Alexa to Get Your Articles Published on the Top, Most Trafficked Websites
If you type in the URLs of several sites you are considering submitting articles to, you will see their rankings. Let's say one site is ranked 250,000 and the other is ranked 435,000.
Now you know which site gets more traffic. So you'd be inclined to submit your article there first. If you had more time, you could submit your article to the second, third, fourth and fifth site that you searched for.
Now you know how to rank the sites that you submit to.
By the way, don't be put off if a site is ranked 500,000. It might be the highest-ranked site in your vertical market. The way to look at these numbers is the relation of one site to the next. Don't be blind and just think a site stinks if it is number 200,000. That might be a very good number!
How Alexa Can Help You With Additional Research for Your Article Marketing Efforts
You can search by country or language to find the top sites in a country or language you want prospects from.
Most importantly, you can search by subject!
For example, you can search on business, health, sports or dozens of other topics. When you select one topic, you'll see a list of sub topics that help you find specific audiences.
For example, if you type "business," you'll see subtopics for:
· Accounting
· Marketing
· Small business
· And dozens more!
If you click on the subtopic, you'll drill down deeper and find specific sites.
Now you can check out those sites to see if they reach your audience and if they accept articles. And, most importantly see what their traffic ranking it to see if it is worth your time to even go there in the first place.
Armed with Alexa, "the article marketer's secret weapon," you can now find sites that attract the most prospects.
Article Source: http://netmlmarticles.com
Author:
Internationally recognized online publicity expert, author of 6 books, and Founder of PR LEADS Article Marketing Experts, Dan Janal has helped thousands of businesses, authors and experts just like you sell more products and service online using articles. Now you can discover his top article writing and article submission secrets with the PR Leads New A to Z Article System at www.BroadcastYourArticles.com
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