One of the biggest problems for any business owner is knowing what to do in their business on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Most people don't have a clue and stumble from one thing to another.
This ad hoc approach is a recipe for disaster. Would you get in a car and just start driving without knowing where you are going. Of course not!
So how do you expect your business to grow without an effective marketing maintenance plan.
Here's a simple plan to keep you on track.
DAILY TASKS
Answer email
This should be a priority. People expect a response at least within 24 hours. Gen Y mailers expect an answer in under 4 hours! Your quick response shows you are prompt and efficient and it helps build trust with the sender.
Post in Forums
Get involved in discussion groups or forums for your particular business. You can Google your industry + forum and get an extensive list to start joining and posting to. One of the best directories for forums is http://www.big-boards.com
Make sure you post intelligent, value feedback or posts and do not blatantly promote your business. A lot of administrators will boot you out for mass advertising in their forums. Give before you want should be your motto.
Social Networking
Make sure you update, add to your Facebook, MySpace and Twitter accounts daily. Fresh content helps you rank better. if you want to drive massive traiffic to these sites contact me for more information.
WEEKLY TASKS
Write An Article
Write an article and submit it article publishers weekly. Make the content of value and close with a signature file that promotes you and your business. Ezine Articles is the best article publisher but Go Articles is also a great source. If you want to mass blast your articles to many directories I use www.isnare.com
PPC Campaign
Run a good PPC campaign on Google Adwords or Yahoo Search Marketing. You can get cheaper pay per clicks on Miva but the big boys have the market cornered.
Craigslist
Place your free ads on Craigslist. Stick to the US where this company works best
MONTHLY TASKS
Submit Your Site
Do this at least to five new search engines on a monthly basis. There's plenty of free url submission services for you to use.
Promote Your Company Events
Keep promoting your company events to your members so as to keep the fire burning.
QUARTERLY TASKS
Joint Venture
Seek out a joint venture partner to help build your business while helping him/her promote theirs. This cross marketing approach is very cost effective and can explode your business if you have the right partners.
Have A Rest
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Be sure to give yourself some well deserved breaks. The 4 day weekend is a great bonus.
I hope these tips will move your business to new heights. It has for me. It'll work for you.
Discover How Greg Reed Adds 20 New People To His Business Daily. Visit http://www.freeinfo4all.com
Thursday 27 November 2008
Wednesday 1 October 2008
8 Reasons Why The Direct Selling Business Is Booming
With the fallout occuring from the US credit crisis many people are seriously looking at ways to add extra income into their households. Many people mainly our baby boomers approaching retirement are now being forced to work longer or supplement their income with extra jobs or new business ventures.
The direct selling industry in a major winner in this crisis with some people carving out a totally new career for themselves. When superannuation fund returns are declining, people question wheter such funds are really a safe haven for all their years of toil. Residual income in years of retirement is now being persude as a legitimate alternative in times of uncertainty.
Direct selling or network marketing or mlm (call it what you will) offers some great benefits like:
Flexibility and Freedom
Choose when, how and where you work. Traditional business isn't as flexible.
No Discrimination
There's no variation on a company's pay plan based on gender, age, race or religion.
Low Risk, High Return
Generally there's a very small investment to get started with the potential for a high return.
No Boundaries
Unlike buying a franchise where you are restrict to a certain territory or area, generally mlm companies allow you to market their goods in all countries in which they are opened. As new countries open, your market potential increases without having to pay extra licence fees.
The Tax Man Giveth
Runing a business allows you to claim business expenses. See your accountant for what you can claim.
Build Relationships
Network marketing is built on relationships. Share products or services with colleagues, family or friends.
Recognition
One of the key ingredients people need for survival. This industry praises people well.
Financial Prosperity
It's difficult to become financially secure by being an employee. Starting a business is almost essential. With low start up costs, direct selling is the beginning of establishing a financial dynasty for a lot of people.
It's easy to see why this industry continues to attract people. With such benefits lives are changed in a lot of cases for the good.
The direct selling industry in a major winner in this crisis with some people carving out a totally new career for themselves. When superannuation fund returns are declining, people question wheter such funds are really a safe haven for all their years of toil. Residual income in years of retirement is now being persude as a legitimate alternative in times of uncertainty.
Direct selling or network marketing or mlm (call it what you will) offers some great benefits like:
Flexibility and Freedom
Choose when, how and where you work. Traditional business isn't as flexible.
No Discrimination
There's no variation on a company's pay plan based on gender, age, race or religion.
Low Risk, High Return
Generally there's a very small investment to get started with the potential for a high return.
No Boundaries
Unlike buying a franchise where you are restrict to a certain territory or area, generally mlm companies allow you to market their goods in all countries in which they are opened. As new countries open, your market potential increases without having to pay extra licence fees.
The Tax Man Giveth
Runing a business allows you to claim business expenses. See your accountant for what you can claim.
Build Relationships
Network marketing is built on relationships. Share products or services with colleagues, family or friends.
Recognition
One of the key ingredients people need for survival. This industry praises people well.
Financial Prosperity
It's difficult to become financially secure by being an employee. Starting a business is almost essential. With low start up costs, direct selling is the beginning of establishing a financial dynasty for a lot of people.
It's easy to see why this industry continues to attract people. With such benefits lives are changed in a lot of cases for the good.
Saturday 2 August 2008
Holidays And Cash - Is It A Scam
Online business opportunity seekers searching for the perfect business have been inundated with advertisements, flyers and articles about the latest travel website, HolidaysandCash offering bargain holidays and a cash rewards system for members.
I'm always a bit skeptical about these types of claims so I wanted to check things out a little further before I part with my hard earned cash. Here's what I discovered when I got below the shiny veneer.
Is It A Pyramid Scheme?
A new pyramid scheme pops up on the internet every 90 seconds. Staggering isn't it. The most famous ones center around the Nigerian scams offering unsuspecting recipients millions of dollars once they've paid an establishment fee. Unfortunately there is no money and many millions of people have lost billions of dollars worldwide.
Well HolidaysAndCash is NOT in this league but does it pass the litmus test of a traditional pyramid scheme. Does it offer a product or service unlike pyramid schemes? Well yes it does. Members have access to their own online travel portal which scouts hundreds of thousands hotels, resorts, cruises, flights etc to come up with the best bargains on the net. This would take people hours to research, but with HolidaysAndCash the bargains pop up in minutes.
Who's Behind The Company - Will It Survive?
Good management is needed in any company if it's to survive long term. Management needs to be experienced not only in business but more particularly in the areas of internet marketing, distributor relations, international expansion and network marketing.
Michael Faust is the CEO of HolidaysAndCash. I can't say I've heard a lot about him but digging deeper I came up with an impressive resume on the guy. Besides having experience in all of the above prerequisites, Michael's resume showed he was instrumental in expanding Club Freedoms domination of the travel market into Europe, Asia and Africa. One source tells me that CF grew to over 270,000 members in just 3 years. That's staggering!If Michael is bringing that experience and knowledge to the HolidaysAndCash table, it's future seems rosy.
HolidaysAndCash Offers A Cash Reward To Members
HAC outlines in it's online free tour that it pays back 60% of it's income to members. Is that all I thought but after speaking to a couple of heavy hitters in Herbalife, Amway, Agel, NuSkin and Isagenix, 60% payout is high. Most companies only pay 50%. (I think a couple of the "big boys" from these other companies might be creating a stampede to HolidaysAndCash!)
"Yeah Once They Get Your Money, You're Forgotten About"
Now that's not exclusive to online companies. I know plenty of people who pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for franchises and never get consistant training or support.So would I get any training from these "faceless men"? Well surprise surprise! The company puts out a 24 page Getting Started Action Plan. A step by step plan on what to do right from day one. There's also live internet based training held weekly around the world plus the helpline is available 24/7
And the "faceless men" even put their phone numbers on their websites. Gosh you can atually talk to a real person. Amazing!So after speaking with a lot of industry veterans, doing heaps of online research, checking out government registers for scammers, I've come up empty handed on negative comments.
It would seem that if you like luxury holidays and only want to pay a fraction of the retail price plus want to share in some very lucrative cash rewards (to fund more holidays), then you need to take a serious look at HolidaysAndCash and take advantage of it's pre launch phase.
While everybody's circumstances are different and you need to do your own due diligence, once the word gets out into the online business opportunity market, I can see other experienced industry networkers jumping onto the HolidaysAndCash ship. Hold onto your seats!
I'm always a bit skeptical about these types of claims so I wanted to check things out a little further before I part with my hard earned cash. Here's what I discovered when I got below the shiny veneer.
Is It A Pyramid Scheme?
A new pyramid scheme pops up on the internet every 90 seconds. Staggering isn't it. The most famous ones center around the Nigerian scams offering unsuspecting recipients millions of dollars once they've paid an establishment fee. Unfortunately there is no money and many millions of people have lost billions of dollars worldwide.
Well HolidaysAndCash is NOT in this league but does it pass the litmus test of a traditional pyramid scheme. Does it offer a product or service unlike pyramid schemes? Well yes it does. Members have access to their own online travel portal which scouts hundreds of thousands hotels, resorts, cruises, flights etc to come up with the best bargains on the net. This would take people hours to research, but with HolidaysAndCash the bargains pop up in minutes.
Who's Behind The Company - Will It Survive?
Good management is needed in any company if it's to survive long term. Management needs to be experienced not only in business but more particularly in the areas of internet marketing, distributor relations, international expansion and network marketing.
Michael Faust is the CEO of HolidaysAndCash. I can't say I've heard a lot about him but digging deeper I came up with an impressive resume on the guy. Besides having experience in all of the above prerequisites, Michael's resume showed he was instrumental in expanding Club Freedoms domination of the travel market into Europe, Asia and Africa. One source tells me that CF grew to over 270,000 members in just 3 years. That's staggering!If Michael is bringing that experience and knowledge to the HolidaysAndCash table, it's future seems rosy.
HolidaysAndCash Offers A Cash Reward To Members
HAC outlines in it's online free tour that it pays back 60% of it's income to members. Is that all I thought but after speaking to a couple of heavy hitters in Herbalife, Amway, Agel, NuSkin and Isagenix, 60% payout is high. Most companies only pay 50%. (I think a couple of the "big boys" from these other companies might be creating a stampede to HolidaysAndCash!)
"Yeah Once They Get Your Money, You're Forgotten About"
Now that's not exclusive to online companies. I know plenty of people who pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for franchises and never get consistant training or support.So would I get any training from these "faceless men"? Well surprise surprise! The company puts out a 24 page Getting Started Action Plan. A step by step plan on what to do right from day one. There's also live internet based training held weekly around the world plus the helpline is available 24/7
And the "faceless men" even put their phone numbers on their websites. Gosh you can atually talk to a real person. Amazing!So after speaking with a lot of industry veterans, doing heaps of online research, checking out government registers for scammers, I've come up empty handed on negative comments.
It would seem that if you like luxury holidays and only want to pay a fraction of the retail price plus want to share in some very lucrative cash rewards (to fund more holidays), then you need to take a serious look at HolidaysAndCash and take advantage of it's pre launch phase.
While everybody's circumstances are different and you need to do your own due diligence, once the word gets out into the online business opportunity market, I can see other experienced industry networkers jumping onto the HolidaysAndCash ship. Hold onto your seats!
Monday 13 August 2007
Are You A Glorified Salesperson?
I really want you to think outside the box with me on this one.
We know that having sales skills is essentialto success in network marketing and that everykind of business, really, is in the salesbusiness.BUT... if the ONLY thing that you and I sell people is our mlm opportunity and the companyproducts, then ALL we are is glorified salesreps.Nothing more.And if all we are is sales reps... then no onewants to talk with us.
Why?
Because no one gets excited about having to brainstorm some lame-yet-realistic-soundingexcuses as to why they can't buy what we'repushing... when really they just don'thave the heart to tell us they couldn't care less about us or our stupid "business plan."
No one likes being backed into a corner wherethey're forced to be rude because you can'ttake a hint.The problem with being "just" a sales rep is that it's outdated.People don't have time to listen to yet anothersales pitch.That doesn't add any VALUE to their busy lives.
You have to give them more than that if you wanttheir attention. Your prospect can go out and join any one of ahundred different work-from-home deals. Yours does not stand out as anything special in theirminds."But I thought you said we have to learn how to sell?"
Yes, but understand that the type of selling I'mtalking about and the type of selling most peoplethink of - the kind their companies teach - aretwo 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 otherperson already wants what you have? What ifthey'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 lastthing 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 byputting their opportunity on the back burner andforgetting about it.
And I'm not talking about retailing your company's products either.There's something else they sell in order tobuild their business that you won't hear aboutfrom them, your company, or your upline.During my struggling years of mlm, back when Iwas attending every local, regional and national conference I could, there was something thatalways confused me. And I never got the answerto it until I began studying sales and marketingfrom 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 "commonfolk."We all knew who he was. We all knew that hedrove the most expensive cars of anyone, that hehad 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 stormas 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 havinga 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 whatI'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 asmuch money as the other leaders.
No matter who we asked though, even our own 6-figure-earning-upline, we could never figure outhow he did it year after year after year - 'cuz he sure as heck wasn't doing it the way the restof 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 sickof 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 MASSIVEorganization (and make it look easy)?
Later, after I finally reached a level ofsuccess I had never even thought possible before(sponsoring 20 or more people every month without breaking a sweat) it all made perfectsense. I finally understood how that guy in myprevious company did it.
Here are some of the things I realized:-
First and foremost, the heavy hitters only bothered with the people who were alreadylooking for what they had.
-Secondly, they understood what people werereally looking for in the first place. And sothey offered more than an opportunity, which was just one puzzle piece in the overall picture.They offered their customers something of muchgreater value, something their companies couldnever 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 byany company in the industry.
-They invested in their customers first beforethey asked for money or any kind of commitment. This might sound corny, but it is the formulathat every great marketer has used to buildenormously profitable businesses
.-They gave people a true marketing system withwhich to build their business. They gave them the "how" rather than the "what."By doing all this they become more than justanother zealous sales rep peddling their wares.They set themselves apart from everyone else outthere and by doing so, they attracted people to them in droves.
The lesson?Don't be afraid to go against the grain anddifferentiate yourself. Often times this is thebest marketing decision you can make.
Check out the SOLUTION
We know that having sales skills is essentialto success in network marketing and that everykind of business, really, is in the salesbusiness.BUT... if the ONLY thing that you and I sell people is our mlm opportunity and the companyproducts, then ALL we are is glorified salesreps.Nothing more.And if all we are is sales reps... then no onewants to talk with us.
Why?
Because no one gets excited about having to brainstorm some lame-yet-realistic-soundingexcuses as to why they can't buy what we'repushing... when really they just don'thave the heart to tell us they couldn't care less about us or our stupid "business plan."
No one likes being backed into a corner wherethey're forced to be rude because you can'ttake a hint.The problem with being "just" a sales rep is that it's outdated.People don't have time to listen to yet anothersales pitch.That doesn't add any VALUE to their busy lives.
You have to give them more than that if you wanttheir attention. Your prospect can go out and join any one of ahundred different work-from-home deals. Yours does not stand out as anything special in theirminds."But I thought you said we have to learn how to sell?"
Yes, but understand that the type of selling I'mtalking about and the type of selling most peoplethink of - the kind their companies teach - aretwo 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 otherperson already wants what you have? What ifthey'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 lastthing 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 byputting their opportunity on the back burner andforgetting about it.
And I'm not talking about retailing your company's products either.There's something else they sell in order tobuild their business that you won't hear aboutfrom them, your company, or your upline.During my struggling years of mlm, back when Iwas attending every local, regional and national conference I could, there was something thatalways confused me. And I never got the answerto it until I began studying sales and marketingfrom 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 "commonfolk."We all knew who he was. We all knew that hedrove the most expensive cars of anyone, that hehad 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 stormas 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 havinga 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 whatI'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 asmuch money as the other leaders.
No matter who we asked though, even our own 6-figure-earning-upline, we could never figure outhow he did it year after year after year - 'cuz he sure as heck wasn't doing it the way the restof 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 sickof 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 MASSIVEorganization (and make it look easy)?
Later, after I finally reached a level ofsuccess I had never even thought possible before(sponsoring 20 or more people every month without breaking a sweat) it all made perfectsense. I finally understood how that guy in myprevious company did it.
Here are some of the things I realized:-
First and foremost, the heavy hitters only bothered with the people who were alreadylooking for what they had.
-Secondly, they understood what people werereally looking for in the first place. And sothey offered more than an opportunity, which was just one puzzle piece in the overall picture.They offered their customers something of muchgreater value, something their companies couldnever 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 byany company in the industry.
-They invested in their customers first beforethey asked for money or any kind of commitment. This might sound corny, but it is the formulathat every great marketer has used to buildenormously profitable businesses
.-They gave people a true marketing system withwhich to build their business. They gave them the "how" rather than the "what."By doing all this they become more than justanother zealous sales rep peddling their wares.They set themselves apart from everyone else outthere and by doing so, they attracted people to them in droves.
The lesson?Don't be afraid to go against the grain anddifferentiate yourself. Often times this is thebest marketing decision you can make.
Check out the SOLUTION
Sunday 8 July 2007
How Do You Keep Track?
How on earth do you keep track?
I mean, its recommended that you don't spend more than you make...of course.But how do YOU keep track of your income and expenses? I sure hope you do, because as a home based entrepreneur,you are entitled to a world of tax breaks!
I tell you what, I have no idea how I got by before I began to use the MLM Tax Helper. Its been the easiest, least time consuming way to keep track of daily ins and outs- and keep a good eye on the bottom line- to always make sure there is alot more mula coming in than is going out!
At the end of the year I can just hand the data over to my accountant- and I'll be SURE to get all of the deductions I'm due!Will you???
See the MLM Tax Helper ...you'll save a lot more than the tiny price of the software!
To your Success
Greg Reed
I mean, its recommended that you don't spend more than you make...of course.But how do YOU keep track of your income and expenses? I sure hope you do, because as a home based entrepreneur,you are entitled to a world of tax breaks!
I tell you what, I have no idea how I got by before I began to use the MLM Tax Helper. Its been the easiest, least time consuming way to keep track of daily ins and outs- and keep a good eye on the bottom line- to always make sure there is alot more mula coming in than is going out!
At the end of the year I can just hand the data over to my accountant- and I'll be SURE to get all of the deductions I'm due!Will you???
See the MLM Tax Helper ...you'll save a lot more than the tiny price of the software!
To your Success
Greg Reed
Thursday 28 December 2006
Start 2007 With A Bang!
If you've always imagined yourself running a successful business -- making an extra $75,000.00... $100,000.00... even $500,000.00 or MORE each year...
... Then this may be the most important post you'll ever read.
Because on this blog page( see the sidebar), I'm going to show you how ANYONE can have a wildly profitable Internet business (that takes just a few hours each day to run) -- even if you're an absolute computer dummy! Even better, if you ALREADY have an Internet business...
We'll demonstrate how you can increase your sales by 400%... 700%... even as much as 1,000% -- by following our simple but proven system that we've used to make over $60 MILLION in online sales.
I'm going to show you...
Step-by-step advice you can use to start your very own Internet business in as little as 48 hours!*
How to build a top-selling web site... for less than $100! I don't care how small your budget is, we'll show you the cheapest ways to build a web site that sells!*
Where to find hot products (in 20 minutes or LESS!) that you can start selling NOW -- and how to identify in-demand products that can sell like hotcakes!*
100s of FREE and cheap online tools, resources, and software that you can use to automate your web site (and can save you 35 hours or more every week)!*
How to get #1 rankings in the search engines and get tons of FREE traffic from the "Big Guys" like Google!*
Secrets to writing salescopy that can increase sales by up to 400% (or MORE)!*
How to get 1,000s of qualified NEW visitors to your web site... for FREE!*
... plus tons more!
If you really want to make 2007 BIGGER AND BETTER than before you need to check out the Internet Marketing Course in our Making Money Online section in the side bar.
These guys have sold more than $60,000,000 online. they know what they are talking about. Check it out today and make 2007 your best year yet!
... Then this may be the most important post you'll ever read.
Because on this blog page( see the sidebar), I'm going to show you how ANYONE can have a wildly profitable Internet business (that takes just a few hours each day to run) -- even if you're an absolute computer dummy! Even better, if you ALREADY have an Internet business...
We'll demonstrate how you can increase your sales by 400%... 700%... even as much as 1,000% -- by following our simple but proven system that we've used to make over $60 MILLION in online sales.
I'm going to show you...
Step-by-step advice you can use to start your very own Internet business in as little as 48 hours!*
How to build a top-selling web site... for less than $100! I don't care how small your budget is, we'll show you the cheapest ways to build a web site that sells!*
Where to find hot products (in 20 minutes or LESS!) that you can start selling NOW -- and how to identify in-demand products that can sell like hotcakes!*
100s of FREE and cheap online tools, resources, and software that you can use to automate your web site (and can save you 35 hours or more every week)!*
How to get #1 rankings in the search engines and get tons of FREE traffic from the "Big Guys" like Google!*
Secrets to writing salescopy that can increase sales by up to 400% (or MORE)!*
How to get 1,000s of qualified NEW visitors to your web site... for FREE!*
... plus tons more!
If you really want to make 2007 BIGGER AND BETTER than before you need to check out the Internet Marketing Course in our Making Money Online section in the side bar.
These guys have sold more than $60,000,000 online. they know what they are talking about. Check it out today and make 2007 your best year yet!
Friday 22 December 2006
Merry Christmas
I hope you all have a very safe and Merry Xmas and that your 2007 will be your best year yet!
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