November 17th, 2009 by John

We all know that Facebook is the fastest growing social media site on the planet. So that means you can have an inexhaustible amount of leads.

The trick is how do you get those leads? I will give you some basics on how to begin to attract leads to your business on Facebook.

#1 The first mistake new and experienced marketers make is promoting their opportunity out in front. Newbies tend to blast their website and opportunity to any new friend they add to their list.
This type of activity turns most people away.

When I am sent a friend request with a message telling me about their awesome opportunity, I always ignore the request. I am a marketer myself and I do not like to be sold. I know most folks feel the same way. Facebook is a social site, so you first need to socialize. Get to know one another, develop a relationship and build trust. Once that trust is established then the time to present your opportunity will present it self. The conversation will always lead to “What is it that you do?” That is the time to present your opportunity. I know this is different than what your up line trained you to do. I’m sure you were told to talk to everyone about your awesome product and opportunity. That may or may not work for your off line efforts but I will tell you that it certainly does not work in your on line efforts.

#2 Bring value to the on line community. This goes back to #1, instead of constantly posting your business opportunity 20 times a day, post some educational material or links to one of your blog posts. Create some content that will help others build their on line business. This will help position you as a leader and not as a spammer. I’m telling you this because I had to learn this lesson for myself. It didn’t take me long to learn I wasn’t getting any results by posting my business opportunity 20 times a day.. I then learned what Attraction Marketing was all about. I learned I had to add value to the community then people would be Attracted to what I had to say. When the trust was established then I could talk about my opportunity. I know this goes against traditional marketing but traditional marketing doesn’t work in the on line arena.

#3 Target your prospects.
If you are looking to build your mlm business using Facebook you will want to connect with other mlm people. Why should you connect with other mlm people? We all know that this is a tough business and that 97% will quit within the first year. That is where your value comes in. If you can share with someone how to get a few leads you have given them more than their sponsor ever has. Do you think that person you helped might want to listen to what you have to say. When you can show them how to get results they will eventually follow you. This means the more value you provide them the more they see you as a leader and will do whatever you want them to do. Primarily join YOUR opportunity!

#4 Join groups. Look for groups that are formed for network marketing. Use the search feature in Facebook and search for mlm, network marketing or specific mlm companies. When you find a group that you want to target, go to the members button to see everyone that is involved in the group. Begin by hitting “Add as a Friend” button. When the window opens you will see “Send a personal Message”. Click on that link and a message box will open. Type in a short note, then hit “Send Message”. You will get a better response by typing a note. Especially if you looked at the intended friend’s profile and make a comment about something in their profile. It could be as simple as “Nice profile. I like to connect with like minded people. Want to exchange ideas on how to build our business? Have a great day!” Never plug your business opportunity in the friend request note. I try to connect with 50 people a day using this method.

I’ve just given you 4 tips that bring me daily leads from Facebook.

Please feel free to adopt these techniques in your on line marketing efforts.

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November 16th, 2009 by John

My goal is not to give you an article that is just going to get you all excited and direct you to another website, I’m going to show you how to increase traffic dramatically using article and video marketing. I’m going to teach you the four steps I use to generate a tremendous amount of traffic, you will have to perform these steps systematically to achieve the same results I get. You will want to do this process as often as possible. Once a day is the best formula for results, but most people are just too busy. Do it at least one time a week.

Now we will get into the first strategy. Your first article should be of an educational nature.. It is not necessary to have a stellar video or article but it should be educational and sincere. If you continually work at article and video marketing, your bank account will swell tremendously. The 80/20 rule will apply. 80% of your leads will come from 20% of your efforts. When writing articles, they don’t have to be large, You will do much better with many small articles.

The same thing works for videos also. Create something valuable in your category and put it on the web. Put your video all over the web. Put it on your blog, video sites or on article sites. Just get it out there.

2. In step two you will want to make a video. All the video needs to do is talk about the article you just produced, then post it to all the sites you possibly can. Video marketing is very easy to do, search engines love them and they generate traffic very fast. Making a video is super simple. All you need to do is get in front of your web cam and talk for a couple of minutes about the article you just wrote. Some marketers use a service called Traffic Geyser to promote their videos on line. Make sure that all your links, with your video point back to your original content..

3. Write a little article or an altered version of the same article and send it out to all the different directories. The best thing about articles is they continue to generate traffic for you and they stay on the Internet for extended periods of time. Credibility is what you want to build and that’s what article writing will do for you. It also makes you look like an expert in your niche. You must continue to use them. I use software that submits my articles automatically.

4. Make sure to do it every day. Consistently put this plan into action and and it will work very well for you. Don’t worry if you think your videos and articles are sub par this system will still get you results. The sweet thing is that this four part system will work if your content is second rate. Of course it will work better if you have awesome content. You must work this strategy consistently, over time, to get long term results. Now go and submit your material to article sites at least once a day. Are you asking why you should work this plan over the next 90 to 100 days? Your brain will do flip flops when you see the amount of traffic and leads that will pour in. This system will work that well for you. Keep using this strategy and everyone will see you at the top of the search engines.

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November 9th, 2009 by John

4 Top Lead Generating Techniques to Explode Your MLM business.

Would you like to learn how to market your MLM business using the Internet? Would you like to learn how to generate an inexhaustible amount of leads? Would you like to know how to generate endless leads? Are you tired of chasing your family and friends, going to meetings, attending conference calls, passing out fliers and buying leads Then you need to read further because I’m going to share with you my three favorite techniques.

#1. Social Sites
These popular sites are a marketers dream. Where else can you meet and socialize with thousands of people instantly These sites have brought me tons of leads into my business and they can bring you tons of leads to your MLM business.

Now there are proper protocols when marketing on social sites. You can not go onto these sites and begin blasting your MLM business to everyone. This type of behavior turns most people off and they will not listen to what you have to say. They are called social sites so you must first socialize, get to know people, then present you MLM opportunity.

#2 Article Marketing:
Article marketing is a very powerful technique that has brought my business hoards of leads. Article marketing is fairly simple to do but it does take some time to make your first article but the results are worth every minute you put into it. You can write some articles and bring leads into you MLM business. There are some secret techniques that must be used to be successful with article marketing. Consistent action is required to make article marketing effective for your MLM business. You don’t have to be a master writer for this to work. As long as you are passionate about your material, people will pick up on it. Now write an article, keep it around 500 to 700 words, and broadcast it to all the article sites. I use a software program called Automatic Article Submitter to help me submit my articles. It is the best software that I have found.

#3 Video Marketing
Video marketing is also very powerful way to build your MLM business. All you need is a cheap web cam. Get in front of the cam and talk about the info in the article you just wrote about, then attach it to your article and put it on article directories. Google loves videos and they keep their ranking for a long time. Make sure your links all point back to your original content. I use YouTube to host my videos because it is free.

#4 Blog
A blog should be the center piece of your MLM marketing efforts. Your blog lends you credibility. This is where all your original content will be displayed Make sure that all your marketing efforts direct people back to your blog.

You have just read an overview of four very powerful lead generating techniques to build your MLM business. The beauty of theses techniques is they cost nothing to implement.

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October 16th, 2009 by John

Many people have taken the big career step, quit their day jobs and started an affiliate marketing home based business. This small business can be a great career. Profits take time. Success needs time and effort. A home based business can succeed. If you need small business web hosting services for your websites you can review some options available.

Know when to listen to the advice of others. They know the truth. One of the first pieces of advice they give is to concentrate on a niche market. Don’t sell everything. Begin with one thing. Start your business as soon as possible. Seek profitable niche markets to exploit. Start small and succeed.

Without promotion you have nothing. Promote your business online. Pay per action can prove profitable. Keep learning all the time. Lots of people lose money with pay per click advertising.

Be sure to know your market. When you understand that you can begin to build up credibility. Trust will come. Buyers need to trust you. Your sales revenue will grow and your business will be much stronger business.

Add new sources of income. You can monetize your website and earn money from advertising such as adsense or affiliate marketing programs.Affiliate programs can help grow your revenue. Protect yourself by diversifying.

Look at your market. Be open-minded. Seek new opportunities when investigating product reviews.You can have success too. 

Just keep moving forward. You can always count on problems arising. We are not undone by products or lack of ideas.Keep up the good work. Don’t be impatient. Stay focused. Promote your business everyday. You will be able to see results eventually.

You can be the boss. You might choose to pursue a network marketing business or a internet marketing business. You need to work when in affiliate marketing. Hard work builds a business. Keep your focus to succeed. With hard work and determination you can achieve success in a home-based business. Your business would benefit if you used My Article Network to promote your business through article marketing.

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