Monday, April 19, 2010

What Happens When the Greatest Networkers Get Together?

What can happen when the greatest networkers in the network marketing industry get together? What network marketer wouldn’t want to be a fly on the wall, and listen in as they swap secrets for MLM success?

With the social media craze showing no signs of slowing down and the amazing span of the Internet, more and more of the top “gurus” are sharing their knowledge, experience, and tips. The top earners in the industry are not only using the power of the Internet for recruiting, but also for training others, developing marketing systems, and creating “communities” of network marketers.

Social media sites are making this sharing of information and virtual training easier than ever. With social networking sites like FaceBook, MySpace, and Twitter literally putting hundreds of thousands of people at your fingertips, it is possible to quickly build a massive community of like-minded, success-driven, and creative individuals. Rather than just directly competing with each other, MLM distributors are using the Internet to come together to form relationships, friendships, and partnerships.

Sadly, what many people in this industry still don’t get is that the backbone of any multi-level marketing company is, and always has been, the individual distributors. Without them, there is no company. The difference with the truly successful marketers in this industry is that they get that. They understand that prospects join a person, not a company. They join a leader - someone who can help them reach their goals.

If you take time to study the most successful network marketers, you may notice most of them do not lead with their company’s product when making first contact with a prospect. They do not lead with their opportunity. They do lead with a relationship – offering value, mentoring, support, and perhaps most importantly, leadership. What the greatest networkers also realize is that by sharing information and working together as a group, or “community,” wealth creation becomes a viable opportunity for all involved.

The network marketer of today has nearly limitless options for offering value to fellow marketers and for building valuable networking relationships. Here are just a few of the places you’ll find some of the most successful people in the industry:

* Article Marketing
* Forum Marketing
* Blogs and Social Network Sites
* PPC (Pay-Per-Click)
* Ebooks

The modern-day network marketer is extraordinarily lucky to have access via the vast reach of the Internet, to so many other like-minded people. Vast networking communities made up of thousands of individual marketers are being created every day online. Not only does this industry offer the chance for unlimited earning potential and a lifetime residual income, but it offers the chance to be part of an extraordinary community. It offers the opportunity to establish friendships and partnerships that can last a lifetime..

Thursday, April 15, 2010

The New Economic Age

A major challenge for the network-marketing industry in the new economic age is how to keep networking's economic edge. In the face of the new social media and e-commerce that are widely spreading on the Internet, without quickly update and adapt to the new marketing tools and trends, networkers may soon find that the technology advancement may have brought to them a natural competitor. But, if network marketers can integrate into their old charm of people-to-people marketing with today's social media, blogs, and other e-commerce tools, the opportunity to really enhance network marketing will be then in their favor. These are fantastic technologies that can really give them access to so many new people.

Old Network Marketing in the New Information Age

It may be surprising to some people, but the essence of network marketing has always been information driven. The process of people selling products to people is all about one person passing information to another person about the products and services being sold. And never before, the amount of information associated with a product or service is greater than it is today, in terms of a product or service's complexity and sophistication. Digesting and then trusting such an overflow of information can become a real issue for consumers whenever making their purchase decisions.

The fastest and best way to address such a concern is for people to go to people, finding someone whom they know and who is a friend, to confirm and validate the information and even get something new and valuable that wasn't learned the first time. Information without the trust ingredient attached can never be acted on by consumers and thus will not generate any new sales. Network marketing, when better positioned to handle today's more advanced and information-rich products and services, can fully take advantage of consumers' desire for trusted information and a comparison-shopping experience that comes only from interacting with someone they know and trust.

The Good and Bonding Network Marketing vs. the Distant and Detached E-commerce

Home-based networkers may nowadays need not to make home visiting plans or host home gatherings for associates in their multi-level structured marketing networks, but they should never lose the people "touch" such social events afford, the rich tradition ever since people-to-people marketing all started out. Internet interactions can be impersonal especially when kindly reminded of the gentle touch network marketing is most familiar with. Nevertheless the Internet has become the prevalent way to advertise for businesses in general and gain prospecting free leads for network marketing in particular. The key to success is how well the old fashioned network marketing and the new trendy e-commerce can really converge, united to build a system that is both efficient and friendly.

Setting up a blog site and making it accessible to all your associates, both from the upline and downline, is today's way of maintaining connections. You can organize your blog into different forums, such as laying out product information and providing product reviews. To generate new MLM (multi-level marketing) leads, sing up with a general social network site, like Facebook or Twitter, or a specific professional network site, depending on the products or services you are selling. It is a great way to explore potential prospects. When it comes to finalize and deliver sales, the use of e-commerce can come in very handy with electronic funds transfers and Internet deliveries.

The opportunities for network marketing on the Internet can be of no boundaries. You can recruit and potentially build an international network and enjoy the wealth creation and the lifestyle of your dreams. But always remember to keep the personal touch, no matter how sophisticated your program becomes with today's social media and e-commerce tools.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Communicate and Grow Rich

In the troubled economic times we are experiencing today, you would feel more financially secure if you did not have to depend on jobs working for someone else to make a living. Layoffs and downsizing are all too common these days, and it does not appear that things will improve any time soon. The answer for your wealth creation and financial stability could be in networking marketing.

You can be successful in a multi level marketing business even during your first year in the business. One of the secrets for success is to learn good communication skills. You may have made a list, joined one of the top companies in the industry with fabulous products and a great compensation plan, and you may have top help from your upline, but if your communication skills are poor, your recruiting efforts will bring poor results.

You may be selling your mlm opportunity to people online with blogs, articles or ebooks. The internet is one of the best tools for building your business, but if you want to know how to have success with your home based business, good communication is essential. Even if you are not speaking with opportunity seekers face to face, you need to become a master presenter of your business – and of yourself.

The telephone is another resource to use for prospecting when seeking people to join your business group. You probably already have phone service, so your telephone is a free recruitment tool. You can purchase some mlm leads, and you can get some free leads. You can do cold calling and have an endless market, but you may have more success, especially in your first year, if you call people with whom you have some connection. Call members of your church, your clubs, people you do business with and people who went to school with you.

Learn how to present yourself and communicate so the people you call will respond to you. Learn to acquire a professional performer’s personality and you should develop a great downline for your home based business. Maintain a positive enthusiastic attitude even though many people will reject your opportunity. When someone says no, do not let it get you down. Learn to laugh at rejection, and call the next one on your list.

You may be uncomfortable calling people at first, but look your fears in the eye and keep going. When you believe in multi level marketing, believe in yourself, are willing to make a commitment and willing to pay the price, you can become one of the best networkers in the industry if are a good communicator.

There are many people looking for opportunities to earn money with a business of their own, and network marketing businesses may be the solutions for them. You can offer them more money, more free time and freedom from debt. With the training you give to your downline mlm, you can show them how to succeed and live the kind of lifestyles they have been dreaming about, and by helping others you will be helping yourself.