Becoming Recession Proof by Jim Donovan

Here's a really interesting article with a different perspective on recession.
Becoming Recession Proof by Jim Donovan

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I am Back and with a vengeance!

Whooo hooo.  It's so good to be back.  I have been away from the scene for a while, but now I am back and man, it's with a vengeance.

So where have I been you, you might be asking?  Well let's just say Uncle Sam came calling I had to go serve overseas for a while.  Actually, some of this info is classified but I can tell you this, I was the one that was making the phone calls last year when we caught Bin Laden.  Actually I was monitoring the the communication packages that were embedded in Pakistan and that's about all I can tell you.

So what I am up to now?  Well, I actually bouncing back from a bout with depression because while I was deployed my little brother passed away. We not sure it it was a freak accident or a brain aneurism or a combination of both.  It was a really sad time for me because Kieron was only 24 years old and bubbling with life.  He was so creative and smart.  I didn't have the opportunity to spend much time with him since he lived in New York and at that time I live in Florida.  The really sad part is we had made plans to get together after I can back from my deployment.  Unfortunately, sometime plans do always goes as you plan.  The one good thing that come out of this tragedy was that I got to see my other sisters and brothers and family at the funeral and I got to travel to my beautiful homeland of Dominica.  I was not born in Dominica but both my parents are from this gorgeous island nation.

So now that you know where I have been, let me tell you what I am up to.  I am currently going to college full-time studying Web Design and Development at the International Academy of Design-Detroit.  Yes, now I live in Detroit and that story is for another time. 
I have connect with some great network marketing trainers and we putting the finishing touch on a reverse marketing system that will blow your mind.  Stay tuned for details and in the meantime if you can't wait check our 5 minute sizzle call (507) 726-3709 and press 1.  If you here something that peaks your interest, then listen to the 15 minute call by pressing 2 and for the serious network marketers you can check out my mentor Doc King's reverse marketing system website www.PowerHouse123.com for more details.  Finally to learn the details on how to utilize this incredibly easy recruiting system to bring in 4-5 new hot targeted leads daily for free call me at (734) 288-8230.

Really?? Don't let this be you.

I know this video seems hilarious, but how many of us know people just like this or maybe we are just like this.   When the escalator of life stops moving, we just sit there waiting for someone to come and save us. Yep, seems unrealistic, but how many individuals are out of work, working dead-end jobs and barely getting by, but they refuse to do anything to change their situation.  I tell you what; I am at my breaking point when it comes to this sort of mediocrity that people settle for. Even the Bible states that God helps those who help themselves.

Just the other day, a friend of mine was complaining about how broke he was that he couldn’t pay attention and would wish he could find something to do.  So, here he is crying about not having any opportunities; I asked, ‘Dude are you really looking to do something or you just blowing off steam”.  His response, “Man, I will do anything.” So I start to tell him about coming to a seminar with me, and talk about someone back tracking so fast it was ridiculous.  So you know what I did, I took it back from him.  I am not trying to convince him to do something because I see it. The other individual has to want to see it also. I can’t wait to show him this video.  He will swear that he is nothing like the poor folks here who can’t think beyond what they are programmed to. Go to school get a good job, then what?  What are your plans during this so-called recession?  Are you like these folks…….

What would you do if the greatest opportunity of your lifetime was to smack you dead in the face.  Would you be like these folks on the escalator, or would you do some research and find out more?

If you are interested in some great opportunities, check out my opportunities section and who knows, maybe you will find the opportunity of your life.

If A Dog Can Learn To Dance Like This, You Can Make Money In MLM

Today's Highlight Feature - The Renegade Marketer: Ann Sieg

Hello friends,

Today I wanted to take some time and introduce the person who first introduced me to online marketing and helped change my view of the Network Marketing industry.  Her name is Ann Sieg.  Most in the industry are at least familiar with the name because she is one of the pioneers of using attraction marketing and internet marketing to build her network marketing companies.   She is one of the top MLMers in the industry and has used a very controversial approach to MLM building.  At first, she was frowned up by her up-line and company until she started raking in sales and hitting the top positions in her company.  Here is her story!

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Ann Sieg, Founder of The Renegade Network Marketer

My name's Ann Sieg and I've been in and out of the mlm industry for over 19 years now. I've joined and tried to build more opportunities than I care to remember.

I may be somewhat of a slow learner, but eventually (just like everyone else who builds real wealth in this industry) I too figured out that nearly everything I had been doing all those years was a complete waste of time. I put myself through a lot of unnecessary rejection and embarrassment, but in the end I did accomplish what I had set out to do in the first place... and a whole lot more!

Once things started to click and I finally "got it," I went from about 1-2 sign ups every 5 months (people that I practically bribed to join my business) to having more eager prospects demanding information from me than I knew what to do with. I went from having nothing but debt to earning a six figure income that supported my entire family.

And you can do the exact same thing and probably even a lot faster than I did.

You see, I could have reached all my goals a long, looong time ago had someone just let me in on this shocking (and somewhat disturbing) secret... 

Not only is it useless, it's actually destroying your business and any chance you have of success.

Don't believe me, just look at the stats.

It's plain as day to anyone who's willing to take a look that 97% of mlmers never make any money with their business.

Why?

As I discovered, it has nothing to do with network marketing itself...

And EVERYTHING to do with the way network marketing is done.

I learned this the hard way in 2002 when I threw myself 110% at building a new opportunity that I was sure was going to be "the one."

Like I said, I've been in and out of the industry for awhile, but prior to this company I had sworn off mlm for a few years. What brought me back was a "revolutionary" comp plan that I thought was so miraculous it would literally be impossible to fail this time around (a HUGE mistake, as I'll share with you in a moment).

I also had a very strong reason to succeed at this point - a big "why" as we say in the biz. My husband and I had owned a small windshield replacement business for 12 years and things were starting to fall apart. We were being muscled out of business by a barrage of legislation and insurance nightmares that eventually shut down most mom and pop glass shops in our area.

Our ship was sinking fast, so I couldn't afford to mess around.

I was serious this time so I devoured everything I could get my hands on about network marketing. I...

• Read all the books...
• Listened to audios non-stop in my car...
• Never missed a company training...
• Was on every team call and attended every opportunity meeting...
• Went to ALL the events...
• Milked my upline for every drop of wisdom and advice I could get from them...
• Plastered my house with goal cards and pictures of all the stuff I wanted to do when I was "making it"...
• And... most importantly... I did everything I was told to do, exactly the way I was told to do it.

Made my names list... contacted everyone on it... showed the plan... called some leads... drove all over creation... did three way calls... passed out videos... set coffee appointments at Caribou (hey, at least it's a business expense!)... called some more leads... did home meetings (lots of them)... SHOWED THE PLAN... brought people to hotel meetings (the people you pick up show up, right?)... passed out business cards... showed the plan some more... prospected everyone with a pulse... used the referral approach... practically wore the numbers off my phone calling more leads... the whole deal. (Did I mention I showed the plan?)

Even became the top retailer for my company in my state not once but twice! (One month I sold over $3,000 worth of retail product. And that was A LOT in this particular company... ) I was a real "go getter." You know, the kind of distributor you'd kill to have in your organization.

There was only one minor problem.

After 18 months of busting my tail, I wasn't any closer to producing a "leveraged income" than I was when I started! Imagine that.

Sure, I had a small organization going. But nothing to stand up and cheer about. I'd cashed a few (pathetically small) commission checks but I wasn't even remotely close to breaking even.

I could not, for the life of me, understand why it wasn't working! I was doing everything they told me to do and then some!

At the end of 18 grueling months I was...

• Disgusted by the "fake it 'till you make it" Thursday night hotel meetings where everyone puts on a happy face even though no one's going anywhere.
• Fed up with my upline telling me to just "talk to more people" or "call more leads" when I knew that wasn't the real problem.
• Frustrated that no matter how hard I tried to lead by example my people just wouldn't duplicate me. And...
• Had spent myself into a hole buying opportunity leads that might as well have been numbers straight out of the phone book and then shelling out for expensive corporate "training" that did nothing but "pump me up" and talk about how great the company was.

Any of this sound familiar?
I had hit a massive brick wall and the best advice my upline had to offer me was "run through your names lists again."
Sorry, but 4 times is quite enough thank you.
I knew there had to be a better way to do it. There was no way it could be this hard.
So here's what happened.
My son, also my sponsor at one point, had stopped working the business in pursuit of other things. One day he said to me, "Hey mom, you need to go after your target market." (A term that's completely foreign in network marketing).
Hmmm, interesting concept.
I had hit rock bottom at that point so there was only one thing for me to do.

After all, I tried it "their way"... and guess what?
"Their way" almost cost me my sanity!
What did I have to lose?
The Renegade Network Marketer™ was born...
I wiped the slate clean and began the educational process again from the start. I immersed myself in studying and read everything on marketing I could possibly get my hands on.
Except this time I did something different. And this one simple change ended up being the best thing I've ever done for my business.
Want to know what that change was?

I'll explain why that was so important in a minute... for now, let me tell you what happened.
I learned principles that completely revolutionized my thinking. The proverbial "light bulb" had gone on. Suddenly everything became crystal clear.
I finally understood, after 19 years of struggling and spinning my wheels, why every single opportunity I had ever attempted to build fell flat on its face.
I finally understood why this business seemed so frustrating and so hard to do.
What I discovered was that...
The network marketing industry literally has no clue on how to do marketing.
Dead serious.
Please don't take that personally because I'm not trying to offend anyone. It's just the truth. (Most of the time it's just that people are unaware of what they're doing and what they're teaching others to do)
Why is this?
It's because network marketing is a business that's designed for the "average person."
Well what's wrong with that?
Plenty.
This double-edged sword has severe side effects and I believe it's the true root cause of almost all the problems experienced by distributors in this industry.
Here's the main thing that happens as a results of this:

• 95% of people who get involved in mlm have absolutely no real foundation in effective sales and marketing and therefore the stuff they pass on to their equally unknowing downline members can only be described as pure garbage.

Being educated about marketing by the mlm industry is very, very dangerous. (I've got the scars to prove it: Lost friendships and tons of credit card debt that I was finally able to pay off.)
It wasn't until I began looking outside the industry for training that I found the answers to all my problems and things did a complete 180.
When I say I did the exact opposite of what my upline had taught me, I mean just that.

In fact, I never asked a single person to join my business. Not one.
This time, they all asked ME. (Would you like to build your business that way?)
And because of this, I was routinely able to sponsor more people in a single month than I ever did in my entire previous mlm career.
The whole time I had been completely missing one key principle that, when it finally did hit me, seemed so ridiculously obvious I couldn't believe it had taken me that long to realize it (a principle that marketers in other industries use to make untold millions of dollars in profit). That is...
Getting the customer to come to you first!
And when you do that... EVERYTHING changes. I mean everything.
The whole problem of facing rejection simply becomes a non-issue because you're only talking with people who want to talk to you. You can have a normal social life again - one where you're not constantly trying to "sneak" your opportunity into the conversation. All that silly "motivational stuff" is exposed for what it really is: More of a distraction than anything else
The entire dynamics of your business changes. Your attitude... your results... your approach... everything.
But you know what the best part is? When people come to you, sponsoring a new distributor is no longer a momentous occasion worth going out to eat for. It's simply an everyday, routine part of business. Just like checking your email.
I'll show you just a few examples of real people (just like yourself) who have experienced this month in and month out by utilizing these simple laws of attraction.
But first, let me tell you what happened for me once I mastered this concept.
In less than four months I...

• Retired my husband from the job he took at the airport after our windshield repair business collapsed.
• Starting consistently sponsoring a minimum of 20 new people every month, sometimes hitting 50+ a month (54 personally sponsored being my highest month). The amazing part about this is that sponsoring 2, 3, even 5 times these numbers every month would have been very, very easy with the system I developed. However, I deliberately chose NOT to for a couple very specific reasons (reasons I'll explain later).
• Quickly become the top distributor in a new company I joined.
• Generated so many leads and had so many people coming to me that I literally didn't know what to do with them all. For example, in one month alone my system pulled in over 1,780 prospects... all begging for more information!
• Built a $90,000+ a month business! (Are these earnings all from my mlm commission checks? Of course not. Click here to find out why you don't want to limit yourself to this either... )

You know what else though? People started duplicating me. Big time.
Not because I "motivated" them or because I was such a great sponsor...
But because they had a killer marketing system cramming their funnel full with super high-quality prospects.
This business starts to get real exciting when you have tons of people in your organization sponsoring 5, 10, even 20 or more people a month!
Here's just a few examples (and all of them were done without working names lists or spending money on dead-beat biz opp leads):

• Christian Marquez, after plugging into my system, consistently sponsored 6-8 people a month. During one 11 day period he sponsored 9 people.
• Katherine Nyby had been a sales rep for numerous companies before starting network marketing. She sponsored 5 people in her first week and then went on to sponsor 15 people a month after that!
• Nancy Christenson proved to be one of the most consistent and reliable business builders I ever had, bringing in no less than 5 (usually closer to 8) people every month.
• Kagwiria Makhulo, who worked with foster children, sponsored 8 people or more every single month with a 25% closing ratio (she sponsored 1 out of every 4 people she talked to)! She's brought in well over 100 people in our time together.
• Candace Hogan, who was a dairy farmer and a wrestling coach in a past life, sponsored 9-10 people a month. (I should add that she was only contacting 1 prospect a day - most people were working with 2 a day. So that's roughly a 30% closing ratio). She actually sponsored the first two prospects she ever talked to.
• Scott Rogers, an insurance agent, wasted no time. He sponsored 8 people in his first month and continued to sponsor anywhere from 15 to 18 people every month after that. In a fairly short amount of time he's personally sponsored almost 90 people.
• Brad Aden, a mortgage broker, got immediate results. He was in for no longer than 2 weeks and he had already sponsored 8 people! 15 a month was normal for him.
• Sherry Higdon, routinely brought in over 20 people a month. In her biggest month she sponsored 26 people.

Think about that... 26 people in one month. For crying out loud, most people are hard-pressed to come up with 26 people to talk to in a month... let alone sponsor that many!
Because of all this, here is the most important thing I've learned about mlm which I'd like to share with you:

And that was always my problem. I put all my focus on the "latest and greatest" products and even more so, the comp plans. But as long as you're having to search for prospects yourself and chase them down, the whole thing is doomed to failure from the start.
What I found out though, was that if you have a proven, automated marketing machine that does all the preliminary "sifting and sorting" for you and ensures that you only end up with the best prospects... you can go anywhere, join any company and become successful very quickly. Regardless of what their comp plan or products are like.
Which is why I've spent nearly the past two years testing, tweaking and applying these strategies to mlm and hammering them out into a well-honed process that systematically, predictably churns out pre-qualified prospects for you whether you're actually working or not.
It's something I like to call...

The Renegade Marketing System

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Now if your interest is peaked, I would suggest you click the link below to find out more about Ann's revolutionary approach to MLM and how it is quickly change the industry and creating many success story.  I am one.  I no longer chase prospects down or leave messages on the voice mail trying to figure out why they stood me up at the weekly meeting.  As a matter of fact, I refuse to call and find out why they didn't show up.  It's like this, I truly believe they need me more than I need them, so if its not important enough for them to at least call and give me a reason why they no-showed, that's reason enough to assume that they are not interested and don't need what I have. Plus, I have my hands full with enough prospects leaving me messages begging me to call them back. So if you are tired of the old techniques that don't seem to work, this information is for you. Check it and and drop me a line letting me know if you liked it. 

Oh, and here is the link, almost forgot. 

http://lg.therenegadenetworkmarketer.com

How Is Web 2.0 Changing Consumer Behavior

The statement that ‘companies are no longer in control of their message’ refers to the old methods of marketing that were based on one-way messages or interruption marketing.

Marketing previously existed solely as in one dimensional and one directional conversation with the companies telling the customers explicitly why they need their products and why the customer could not live without their products through methods such as sly marketing practices and subliminal messages. Many of the biggest companies have been successful been in using subliminal messages to provoke consumers to crave their products. For a visual display, I recommend visiting http://www.subliminal-messaging.com/visual-examples-of-subliminal-messages/.

Before social media and web 2.0, customers did not have the kind of venues where they could express their displeasure or satisfaction with the companies they patronized. It was typically done through word of mouth or if a customer had a real gripe the most they could do was rant and rave and make a scene at the customer service desk, but ultimately there was no immediate concern of major fallout from one disgruntled customer.

Today, however, that is completely opposite. One well-timed, well-place derogatory review can pick up speed like a snowball turned into an avalanche.  With powerful mediums like Facebook, Twitter and blogs, that same disgruntled customer can become the catalyst for a powerful movement against a company.

According to MLM marketing guru, Mike Dillard of Magnetic Sponsoring, traditional marketing has become devoid of the true marketing power that it once possessed. Even in Network Marketing, also known as MLM (Multi-Level Marketing), the traditional methods of broadcasting the company’s message by word of mouth has have become irrelevant in the pool of noise and advertising clutter.

For example, what do we typically do when we are watching a recorded or ‘DVR’ed’ episode of our favorite TV show?  Usually, the commercials are fast forwarded or a great time to refresh the snacks.

In his book, MLM Traffic Formula, Mike explains how “before the Internet, organizations and companies were protected by an information ‘buffer zone’ which shielded them form the onslaught of people, opinions, competitors, and ads.⁺.^”

            Those days are long gone.  Instead of controlling the flow of information, companies must harness and use this information proactively. They must have an open conversation now with the customer.  The flow of information is now a matter of give and take.

         Mike’s Magnetic Sponsoring brand is now a perfect example of this. The marketing program hooks the prospective customer by giving them the high value information that they are seeking for free in the form of a 7 day boot camp that explains effective internet Internet[RC1]  marketing for network marketers in exchange simply for the customer’s name, email and phone number. 

The genius behind this type of marketing concept is that the Mike is not just building rapport with the prospect, but he’s also building a customer list and carrying each prospect through an automatic sales funnel system.  This system allows customers to choose the direction they wish to go, whether it’s the purchase of a marketing eBook or the complete system. This system is made up of cyber robots also known as capture pages and auto responders that seem to be talking directly to each customer and carries on the conversations as if Mike is specifically talking to each person.  Even the emails are personalized with the information originally captured in the giveaway of the boot camp.  Now this process is the new generation of Internet marketing and it is powerful.

To learn more about how you can take advantage of Web 2.0 to help build your business, check out http://mlmsteroids.mlmtrafficformula.com

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OK, Here's A Little Humor To Lighten The Mood

A man bought a new Mercedes to celebrate his wife leaving him and was
out on the interstate for a nice evening drive.

The top was down, the breeze was blowing through what was left of his

hair and he decided to open her up. As the needle jumped up to 80 mph,

he suddenly saw flashing red and blue lights behind him.


"There's no way they can catch a Mercedes," he thought to himself and

opened her up further. The needle hit 90, 100.....Then the reality of

the situation hit him. "What am I doing?" he thought and pulled over.

The cop came up to him, took his license without a word and examined

it and the car.


"It's been a long hard day, this is the end of my shift and it's

Friday the 13th. I don't feel like more paperwork, I don't need the

frustration or the overtime, so if you can give me a really good excuse

for your driving that I haven't heard before, you can go."


The guy thinks about it for a second and says, "Last week my nagging

wife ran off with a cop. I was afraid you were trying to give her back!"


"Have a nice weekend," said the officer.

Are All MLM Companies Created Equal?

There are many factors that you must consider before joining any network marketing company.  These 5 critical requirements can determine whether your company will have longevity, profitability, appeal, and most importantly whether you can make any significant income with it.  I cannot stress how important it is that all these factors are in place.  There are others, but today I will focus on these five.

1. Company Management/Experience with Integrity.
First you must check out the founders, officers and policy makers (administration) behind the company. Also, are there many complaints or litigation against the company? A good place to start is the Better Business Bureau and Hoovers.com. Google is even easier. I usually start from backwards when I do a Google search because some big companies just buy the top spots to keep the bad press at the lowest ranking pages. If you already in the company, or even considering joining one, definitely get your hands on their policies and procedures, the first thing you want to check on is the termination policy. One major red flag policy is when they state they reserve the right to terminate the agreement between the company and distributors for any reason or without cause. I have to wonder why in the world they would want a policy as such. Most distributors never see the policies and procedures until after they have joined up with the company. One should always request to see this critical document before even considering the company.

2. Timing in Company/Industry
 Of all factors you must consider before joining any company, this one is crucial. Timing isn't everything, but it’s key. If you join a me–too company you are not going go anywhere. First of all the market, is demand driven. If there are many similar companies with the same products as yours then you have your work cut out for you. You can forget it if you join a company whose product time has gone or is all ready in saturation. You are going to go around in circles. If you’re in an industry that has no viable future, again you're not going to see any growth. So with regards to timing and the industry, make sure you do your homework on this matter. You definitely don’t want to join a network company that been around longer that you. If your grandparents were involved in the company, take their word when they tell you to bypass this one. It’s definitely, well most likely at saturation. Saturation is at the point where that are more distributors/customers than prospective customers. People are joining and leaving faster than you can say Jumping Jack Flash. Make sure they have a remarkable product or products not readily available elsewhere.
Do a bit of studying about the industry they represent. For instance, you would not want to join a company selling long distance phone cards, for the simple fact that there is not a market for that product. Why would someone buy that from you when they can go to any corner store or convenience store and purchase one for less than 5 bucks? Would you start a company that sells products VHS/cassette tapes in the DVD/CD era? No, because even though VHS and cassette were once hot items the trend is no longer applicable.

3. Remarkable Product 
(The Illusive Purple Cow)"In his book Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable, Seth Godin says that the key to success is to find a way to stand out--to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins. Godin himself may be the best example of how this theory works: The marketing expert is a demigod on the Web, a best-selling author, highly sought after lecturer, successful entrepreneur, respected pundit and high-profile blogger. He is uniquely respected for his understanding of the Internet, and his essays and opinions are widely read and quoted online and off." Forbes.com

Here’s what you must to do be successful. You must not settle for a me-too product or company. Do your research and due diligence concerning this matter, BECAUSE this is one the most important factors concerning your success. This is also relative to timing. Your product can be considered a purple cow, if it is the first to market or has strong marketing campaign behind it. If know one know about this product, the first company to launch an effective marketing campaign turns their product into a purple cow (something different, remarkable). For example, Company Alpha for example, was the first to bring to market the noni drink to market on a large scale. Now, there are other companies that market noni but Company Alpha has the market share. This is the same with Company Bravo and the mangosteen product and Company Charlie and the Acai beverage. Actually, I gave these companies a serious look but had reservations when the me-too products started popping up. For some reason, I didn’t like the fact that now the Big Boys and SELL’MO were now competitors with very similar products.

4. Compensation Plan That Pays Part-timers.
 One of the first things that you have to look at before signing a distributor application is the compensation plan. The plan should be fairly easy to understand and not majorly complicated. The more complicated the plan, the more likely the company is trying to hide something. Also you want to peruse the company’s policies and procedures. There are many different types of compensation plans. They run the gamut from overly complicated to incredibly simple. The plan should be fair and compensate both the company and the distributors. Also the plan should pay both Part-timers and the heavy hitters for the efforts fairly. Some compensation plans are guilty of doing either one or the other. The ideal compensation does both. A balanced plan reduces the level of attrition. Attrition in network marketing is defined as a simply as the ratio of people leaving an organization verses those that stay. There can be many factors that attribute to the effect. Competition is the biggest cause for this. When a me-too company copies the original company, they usually will attack the weakness or vulnerability of the former and highlight the flaws of the distributor’s present company and present their company as the solution. Now this might seem cutthroat, but it’s really just a matter of survival of the fittest. If company A did their homework or was at least actively communicating with all levels of its distributor base, it would be able to defend and go on the offensive against such attacks. OK. Let’s get back to the basics.
One of the best ways to reduce attrition is to get your distributors making money as soon as possible. This is addressed in the next step, the system for success.

5. System for Success
This pillar is considered the most important. This factor is what creates leverage and allows you to take full advantage of leverage. Picture in your mind a table with 4 legs on the ends and a center leg piece in the middle. This table is considered very sturdy and secure. This is what the system does. You can jump in right away and plug in to a successful system already in place. Now, if you are starting the organization from scratch you will have to develop this system on your own. This is referred to as the “school of hard knocks”. You will have to try different techniques and tweak them to fit your organizational needs. Once you develop your system, it will be able to create growth even if you are not actively working in it. That is the power of leveraging and true duplication.

WARNING:
DO NOT JOIN A NETWORK MARKETING COMPANY UNTIL YOU LISTEN TO THIS.
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR THE FREE AUDIO ON THE 5 PILLARS

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Critical Information You Should Know Before Joining Any Network Marketing Company

Hello friend,

If you have not heard of Lou Abbott or his site, he does some
real eye-opening stuff on the network marketing industry for
anyone who wants success, instead of the all too common
failure.

As it turns out, he is about to launch his 2010 edition of his
special report and course entitled "MLM The Whole Truth."

But that's not happening until April 20th and it will only be open

with a special discount and bonuses for a few days.

Here's my suggestion.....

Everyone should read this information.  If it's not their 1st step
in the MLM industry, it should at least be their next step!

But you don't have to take my word for it.  You can read segments
now, for free, of what will be in the course in his "7 MLM Secrets"
offer...

http://www.mlm-thewholetruth.com/info?w=mlm-secrets&p=lg

Check out the short video.  Very intriguing!

Tell me what you think.

Anthony

Mike Dillard Asks: Are You an Alpha Networker or a Beta Networker?

Click Here To Learn How To Become An Alpha Networker!

The Alpha networker is a concept developed by Mike Dillard in his first book on network marketing called Magnetic Sponsoring.

In this book, he outlines his philosophy behind building a network marketing business by attracting prospects to you instead of going out and chasing after them.

The Alpha Networker — A Network Marketing Leader

The Alpha networker is a tag that Mike Dillard gives to any network marketing leader who is able to attract a huge following. This following comes not by luck or happenstance as many people believe. Instead it comes as a result of adopting a certain state of mind.  If you are not having success in your network marketing business, you need to ask yourself if you are an Alpha networker or a Beta networker.

The Beta Networker — Wants to Follow the Leader

Most distributors in the network marketing industry are Beta networkers. This means that they follow behind leaders and hope that by associating with the right leaders they will be able to benefit from the success and attraction of that leader.  Those leaders that the Beta networkers are following after are referred to by Mike Dillard as Alpha networkers.

How to Recognize The Alpha Networker

According to Mike Dillard, an Alpha networker is a leader in the network marketing industry that already has a certain level of belief.  This individual believes that he or she is going to the top and could care less if anyone disagrees or disputes this fact. This person has made a decision that they are going to do whatever it takes to make it in the industry and will allow nothing to stop them.

These are the network marketing distributors that have built the huge nationwide organizations. These are the network marketing distributors that are running the meetings and doing the conference calls. These are the network marketing distributors that get the most recognition at your company's national events.

If you are struggling in the network marketing industry, the secret to turning it around is to adopt an Alpha philosophy to building a business.

Alpha Means Leadership

Network marketing is an industry that requires leadership. It takes leadership to effectively turn a prospect into a new distributor in your company. It takes leadership to turn that new distributor into a producing and effective distributor.

Prospects don't want to follow someone with a low belief level. If you don't believe in yourself and believe that you can make it to the top in your network marketing company, your prospects will pick up on that even at a subconscious level. As a result, your prospects will decide not to get started and sometimes not even know why.

If this is happening to you a lot, there is a good chance that you really need to take a look at your mindset and make some dramatic shifts so that you can start to attract the right people to your business.

The key to becoming an Alpha Networker is to be able to have something valuable to offer.

If you are just getting started in the network marketing industry it will take some time to develop yourself to be able to have something valuable to offer. The good news is that there isn't a lot of competition. Most people refuse to develop themselves so by taking the time out to do so, you will have a competitive advantage over the rest.

The Alpha Philosophy

If you are concerned as to whether you sponsor a particular prospect you are not adopting the philosophy of an Alpha. If you are upset because someone in your family calls your opportunity a pyramid scheme you are not adopting the philosophy of an Alpha. The philosophy of an Alpha is to be assertive, to lead from the front and to take all out massive action. Being an Alpha Networker is the only way you will ever earn big money in this industry.  

Mike Dillard developed his skills and mindset so that he went from existing as a Beta to excelling as an Alpha. You can too.

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Tired Of The Old School Network Marketing Techniques?

Are you tired of the old school network marketing techniques? You know the 3 foot rule, hanging flyers, bugging your family and friends, and holding hotel meetings.

I know that when I first joined my first network marketing company, I was told to use these same techniques. I was told to make a list of 100 people that I knew and basically call every one of them to ask and see if they would be interested in making some extra money.

I was only faced with questions I wasn't able to answer, getting hung up on, and faced with nothing but rejection. When I was officially shunned by everyone that I knew, all my upline told me to do was to go out and buy some opportunity leads. This only led me to some more rejection and spending a bunch of money.

Now I was out of money, and had nothing to show for it. Then just as I was going to give up, I found what I consider to be the "life saver" for my business. This life saver I speak of was Mike Dillard's 7 Day Free Video Boot Camp.

In these 7 free videos Mike explained how I could attract an endless stream of prospects to me ready to join and actually get paid to prospect.

These videos have really changed the way I do my business, and I think they can help you too.

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Understanding Trends

We can learn a lot from the master of recognizing and creating trends. Listen to what Simon Sinek has to say about Steve Job's Apple.

In a recent TED talk video, author Simon Sinek recently discussed the enviable success of Apple. He argues (and I agree), Apple’s dominance is rooted in their clarity and commitment of message. Instead of explaining that they make great products, but they tell the consumer why they make their products.

 Hear more of Sinek’s explanation here below:

The Perfect Business

Network Marketing List Building - Generate Leads Without Bugging Uncle Ted and Aunt Sally!

By Susan Tindale

If your experience in MLM businesses has been anything like mine, you'll have received a certain amount of training on network marketing prospecting from your upline team. Let me guess. Were you advised to make a list of friends, family and everyone you've ever come into contact with and given a handy little memory jogger, just to ensure that no unsuspecting builder, chiropractor or beauty therapist falls through the net? Then all you needed to do was tell them about your exciting new business. Great - just one problem. Why on earth should Uncle Ted or Aunt Sally show the slightest interest in joining you in your network marketing business? And if you pursue them too doggedly, that'll be the end of your invites to tea. Mixed blessing, perhaps!

Now, I'm not saying don't approach your warm market at all. Since these are people who already know, like and trust you, it's definitely worth enlisting their help and tapping into their contacts networks. The vast majority won't want to join your network marketing business - but they may well direct you to someone who does. That's a fascinating topic that I'll explore in a future article. But if your goal is to build a six or seven figure income in this industry, your network marketing list creation methods will need to extend way beyond your family and friends.

Think about it for a moment. Who exactly should you be targeting? Who are your hottest prospects, the people who have already demonstrated that they are in the market for your business, or something similar? That's right - existing network marketers. You want to find people who are in, or have been in, or are seriously looking at joining, a network marketing business. These are the people who are ready, waiting and raring to go - and who have some experience or knowledge of this industry to boot. So network marketers should be your number one target group.

Where do you find this potentially highly lucrative band of network marketers? In all sorts of places - but one thing's for sure. At any one time a whole bunch of them will be online, surfing the web for information. Information that will help them choose the right network marketing business, build their network marketing list, generate free network marketing leads, train their distributors more effectively and so on.

So the smart way to build your network marketing list is to go online and attract those prospects to you. This may sound daunting, but there's a whole myriad of ways of doing this and it can be great fun. If you enjoy writing, you can pen articles and set up a blog - but be sure to identify the key words you want to rank well with and include these in your articles. If you do this right, you could and should find yourself on the first page of Google. Or you could make some short videos and post them on YouTube and other video sites. Videos are increasingly popular as an online marketing technique and are really easy to produce. No need for a film crew here, just a handy little camcorder or webcam.

Another highly effective strategy is to contribute to forums, thereby sharing your expertise and building trust and a reputation - be careful, though, you don't want to come across as directly pitching your network marketing business. You need to be genuinely helping people and providing value. Be patient, offer useful information and build relationships - do this and your network marketing list and your business will grow.

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The So-Called Gurus and Their Basket of Goodies (Warning: Contains Harsh Language)

 Is there anyone else sick and tired of these so-called gurus and all their goodies and wares that they market to us newbies that ends up with their pockets being lined and ours emptied? Well, I don't know about the rest of y'all, but I am down to my last straw. I spent a good portion of my morning cleaning out my e-mail from these so-called gurus' worthless emails. Maybe I missed one that was actually of value, but that would be like finding a needle in a haystack (sorry about that cliche). I might sound a bit disenfranchised, disgruntled and down-right pissed off, but (here goes another one) its better to be pissed off than pissed on.

This is a message to these so-called gurus. Quit trying to sell me all this worthless crap. You are giving this industry a bad name. Let me be clear, I have nothing against capitalism, but how about giving me something or real value instead of constantly trying to market a bunch of fluff and nonsense to me. I don't need you to email me every week trying to sell me something. Newsflash; it's quite apparent what your intent is and that is to sell me everything but your kitchen sink (oops, I did it again).

OK, now that I am through venting, here's the solution I came up with. Go ahead and sign up for the free courses and evaluate them. If they are relevent and of applicable content; meaning the author is actually giving you something you can use right away, most likely the actually paid material is probably even better. Make sure that the author provides an ironclad money back guarentee of atleast 30 days if the products costs over $50. There are other alternatives to spending your entire budget on these cookie-cutter courses. Do your research online and check out the bookstores and libraries. I found that there is a wealth of material available for free in libraries and online in forums and social networking sites like BetterNetworker.com and MLMSteroids.com. Another good resources that I would personally recommend is the Mentoring for Free Program by Michael Dlouhy. Here is the best part of the Mentoring for Free Program; you don't get charge a dime for the information. You dont pay anything for the free ebook and nothing to sit in on the training calls. No one plugs their own business, just what working for them. If you are interested in knowing what business someone is promoting you will have to ask them outside the call.

Now that you know where to find these resourses, remember nothing happens without you sticking out your neck and taking a chance. Not even the lottery works that way. You actually have to go to the gas station or convenience store and hand the clerk your hard earned five dollar bill to get the ticket. Same applies here. You will actually have to take these methods and apply them to your business consistently to determine what will work for you.



Before you join any opportunity there are some litmus tests you can use to tell whether you should join or run. To find out these secrets, you can visit http://mlm-on-steroids.com

For more helpful tools to build your MLM business sign up for free updates. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Anthony Laurent has been involved in network marketing from the age of 19. He is also a Non-commissioned officer in the Air Force. Anthony has an extensive military and entrepreneurial background. His book, "The Low Down Dirty on Network Marketing" is due to be released as a e-book in August-September 2009. He is mentored by some of the leading trainers in online network marketing, including Mike Dillard, Tom "Big Al" Schreiter, Michael Dlouhy, and Ann Sieg.



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Why Network Marketing is a Flawed Concept

The Truth About 4Life Research

There are many articles questioning whether or not 4Life is a scam or a fraud. I refuse to play that game. The truth is 4Life Research is a great company with the most exclusive in-demand products and allows anyone to create income by participating as an independent distributor. The truth is there is no magic pill for success. It takes time, perseverance and marketing skills. I am an experienced independent distributor and I will openly discuss some of the pitfalls that many distributors including myself have ran into.

One of the biggest obstacles is lack of experience. This is problematic for all distributors new to network marketing. Also trying to maneuver your way through the maze of business building without any guidance can slow down the success of your business. The fix to this problem is easy. Take your time and get some experience by not quitting. Realize, that if you do not possess the skills to be a successful network marketer, you can learn these skills. You can read books on becoming successful and also attend courses specifically geared towards network marketing. The best course is to learn from those that are successful. Also make sure you are compatible with your upline and they are willing to help you. It would be best to sign up with a team that has a success system where you can plug into and duplicate their success.

The next biggest obstacle is attrition. Many prospects sign up simply based on hype. Hype doesn't last long. The best thing you can do is to be a walking billboard by using your own products. It is much more convincing when you are sincere about something that actually works for you. I swear by the products because of the results I have had with them. I have had people sign up as distributors and never even order the products. Take a guess how long they stayed with the company; not even a month. Now, when people start using the products they get hooked because they feel better, healthier and have a lot more energy. Also, the motto of 4Life is "Together Building People". If you truly are in this to help others, they will naturally be attracted to you. Building strong relationships helps eliminate attrition. Now let's move to the biggest piece of the puzzle.

The most important aspect of building a successful network marketing company especially one like 4Life Research is powerful marketing. Let's take a look at at what marketing is. According to Dictionary.com, the definition of marketing is as follows:

Marketing definition: The activities of a company associated with buying and selling a product or service. It includes advertising, selling and delivering products to people. People who work in marketing departments of companies try to get the attention of target audiences by using slogans, packaging design, celebrity endorsements and general media exposure. The four 'Ps' of marketing are product, place, price and promotion.

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Many people believe that marketing is just about advertising or sales. However, marketing is everything a company does to acquire customers and maintain a relationship with them. Even the small tasks like writing thank-you letters, playing golf with a prospective client, returning calls promptly and meeting with a past client for coffee can be thought of as marketing. The ultimate goal of marketing is to match a company's products and services to the people who need and want them, thereby ensure profitability.

Based on that definition, we must study and learn how to acquire customers and maintain a relationship with them. How do we learn this? I do this by studying those that have had the success that I desire. I have incorporated the best tactics from the top internet network marketers and offline network marketers. If your'e interested in finding out more about these trade secrets you can visit my link below for free articles.

Before you join any opportunity there are some litmus tests you can use to tell whether you should join or run. To find out these secrets, you can visit http://mlm-on-steroids.com/

For more helpful tools to build your MLM business sign up for free updates. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Anthony Laurent has been involved in network marketing from the age of 19. He is also a Non-commissioned officer in the Air Force. Anthony has an extensive military and entrepreneurial background. His book, "The Low Down Dirty on Network Marketing" is due to be released bookstores in the next six months. He is mentored bythe top trainers in online network marketing, including Mike Dillard, Tom "Big Al" Schreiter, Michael Dlouhy, and Ann Sieg.

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