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.



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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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Expanding Your Network Marketing Business Further (Part 5 of 5)

4.5 Even More Ways to Build Your Network Marketing Business

In addition to all of the conventional ways to expand your network marketing business, you will also want to pull out all of the stops and use less-conventional, smaller, and harder-to-apply methods for finding new members for your network. For instance, if you started off by selling your product as an Internet-based network marketer, you probably haven't done any offline presentations at all. Nor have you probably put much thought into offline promotional methods.

This creates an interesting issue: while it is much easier and often less expensive to advertise online, if you're advertising an Internet-based network online, the online market will probably be heavily saturated; whereas the offline market may have never been exposed to it at all.

One way in which you can advertise to the offline market is to create a cleanly designed flyer and post it in various public places where it is permissible. Remember to use the problem-solution model. Start off by targeting people who have a problem (i.e. people who need extra money) and then explain who, using several bulletpoints, they can solve that problem by joining your network.

Another way in which you can advertise offline is to design and purchase a box of business cards for your network marketing opportunity. Having your name on a business card for what appears to be a legitimate opportunity is one of the best ways you can look professional and trustworthy, which is unbelievably important in this specific market. You can then distribute these business cards to people you meet at seminars; and you can also even leave them at businesses, provided that they allow you to do so.
Last, you can also make an attempt to become a speaker at an offline seminar event. This will help you to gain credibility and also to begin creating interest in your specific methods of networking and promotion.

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Expanding Your Network Marketing Business Further (Part 4 of 5)

4.4 Learn Often From Your Uplines, Too!

Once we've remained successful for a long period of time, we fall into the trap of thinking that there's nothing else to learn; we know it all and we can tell others what to do, but we are self-sufficient. This is definitely not true. Even if you are a multi-millionaire—perhaps the most successful network marketer in your niche—you can still always improve what you do; and one of the quickest ways to do that is to learn from your upline.

Imagine the value of having someone like you in your own downline. Imagine having some who is constantly recruiting new people; constantly training new people; and constantly getting those new people to close sales and to recruit more people. If you could do this on a regular basis, just think of how much better you would do. What if you have 5 or 10 people just like you in your downline?

You might be thinking “that's great, but there's no way to do that.” But there is: if you have an upline, someone recruited you. If you can duplicate the process that the person used to find you, train you, and mold you into the network-marketing all star that you are today, then you can also fill your downline with people who are just as talented and dedicated as you are.

But first, you must start by back-tracking. Figure out what made you decide to join; and what made you decide to try as hard as you do. One good way is to look at what the members of your upline are currently doing. That'll give you a rough idea of the persuasive strategies other experts are using to increase their downlines.

Additionally, you will want to look to your upline members for any strategy they employ at all. Since they have more money and more resources than other network marketers, they are also more likely to be able to test out new things.

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Who Am I & Why Should You Care?

My Name is Anthony Laurent and I have been involved in entrepreneurship since I was a child. My dream was to be a business tycoon. I am an avid network marketer and love the industry of Multilevel marketing. What I don't care for is all the hype, BS, and lies that are rampart in this industry. It is my goal to expose those lies and build this industry up into the power house it it capable of being. I am not saying that Network Marketing sucks, its just the image that is tied to it. In my everyday life, I interact with so many people who have a negative view of Network Marketing because of all the misinformation and bull that is perpetrated sometimes by unknowing participants. It is the mission of MLM Steroids to destroy all these negatives and build on the strong foundations that are inherent in this industry. During this recession, this industry is really the only bastion of hope left that anyone can become a part of and truly build their dreams. With that being said, everyone has a responsibility to themselves to be armed with knowledge and educate themselves before joining any network marketing company. Such information can be found on these pages. God Speed.