There are a number of myths of an MLM Internet, here are just three of them.
Myth 1# Just call enough people and you will find great success in your Internet Network Marketing
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If you’ve been in the industry world for any length of time I’m sure you’ve heard this false claim. It states it’s a numbers game and if you just call enough people you will be successful.
In essence, this statement is true, but there is a HUGE misnomer in it.
Let me explain, true if you call enough people you will find success, but after buying leads and calling well over 500 people and not having one person enter my business it’s not as easy as it looks.
First you have to have the money to purchase all those leads.
Most people don’t have this type of money to put out before finding any initial success.
You see it’s NOT just about contacting people it’s about being GOOD at contacting people.
I wasn’t good and I didn’t have the money to continue my hard knock education to find a glimmer of hope.
Phoning leads is NOT as duplicatable as “they” say. What is duplicatable is having a direct marketing system to do the selling for you. That’s what works online.
Myth 2# You can achieve financial success with little or no money.
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This is one of my personal favorites. We have all been in the scenario where we have been to a “ra ra” meeting and those at the front telling there tales are asked how did you get so many sales or how did you recruit so many people the answer will almost always be:
‘I just talked to everyone always, I was unemployed when I started this business’! Whatever. If it was that simple we all would have made it a long time ago right.
Myth 3# You cannot build a MLM business using the internet
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It’s normally the same people who say this are the same people who claim they have built a business with little or no money. Think about it, the internet is an great way of doing business. Millions upon millions are surfing the internet on a daily basis you can put yourself in front of these individuals passively.
When I started using the internet as my marketing medium for my business I requested the help of others that have been successful in promoting a residual income producing business.
I asked them if it was possible to create a large income in the business using the internet. My question was met with overwhelming amounts of friction.
I was told that it simply couldn’t be done. I was told that it was not personal enough of a means for this business means to be used effectively in the way that I was referring.
I couldn’t understand why.
The internet is a personal method and is great for building personal relationships and the results of hundreds or thousands of network marketers have proved it.
So, if the above myths are things that don’t usually work, then what does work?
Creating your own leads works great, and you can do that on the internet, if you have some kind of system.
One of the most profound questions you can ask yourself in your internet network marketing business is…”What do my prospects really want?”
Have you asked yourself this lately. It’s one of the biggest factors taught in the Renegade system by Ann Sieg and until you can stop for a moment and decipher what it really means and how much impact it can have on your business it’s likely you’ll continue to struggle to bring new people into your downline.
Forget new theories for the time being; this one phrase has been the foundation for most of the success experienced by the biggest marketers over time. Because once you know what your prospects really want then you’ll be amazed at how this shift in thinking will positively affect your business growth.
In The Renegade Network Marketer, Ann Sieg unleashes the power of attraction marketing and pre-selling. Getting prospects to seek you out is one thing but keeping them idling is another. But once you know what your prospect wants, then it is no longer a matter of how to keep them but more a case of when they’ll join your business.
We’ve spoken a lot about pre-selling and it’s key in this process but if you could spend just a little time figuring out what your prospect really wants, not what you think they want, then magic will happen. Here’s what I mean…
Ann Sieg who wrote and developed the Renegade system openly admits to ignoring this question for far too long. But she persevered and when she discovered the benefits of knowing what her prospects really wanted her business literally took off from a standing start. Here’s a quote from one of her newsletters using cosmetics as an example:
“Women don’t want cosmetics… we really want to improve our appearance, become more attractive, and maybe (hypothetically speaking here) hide a few wrinkles and imperfections while we’re at it! Plus, it is always nice to get compliments from others - especially that special someone - on how beautiful you look.”
Can you see how powerful this can be when you understand it. Don’t lead with the product, lead with the benefits. People want to be recognized, popular, complimented, influential, pain free, comfortable, wealthy, not dependent on others for their finances, worry free…the list goes on.
How many things could you think of that would be thrown into the benefits basket that you could promote in your business. It’s like leading with how great a company is instead of the benefits in your internet network marketing business. People are not interested in the company, they are thinking about themselves and when you touch those hot buttons your at home business growth will follow.
If you have a list and you continually ad-pound your members without giving value it’s a fair bet that sooner rather than later, those list members will eventually opt out.
Why is this? Simply because you’re not providing them with value. It’s one of the key ingredients missing from many running an internet network marketing business; they can attract the prospects but simply can’t get them past that stage.
Now there’s a simple solution for this. You train and educate your members from the moment they enter your lead funnel. Instead of sending them short, punchy sales oriented material why not send them information they can use and act on. Send them links to free resources or write a short report and let them have it.
Until you understand what your prospects really want then it’s going to be an uphill battle for you. Ann Sieg teaches this in The Renegade Network Marketer and confesses she struggled for a long time before giving her prospects what they wanted.
Why Someone Becomes Your Prospect
Maybe they saw you as someone who could lead them to the “promised land.” Here’s a cold hard fact…most people looking for a internet network marketing opportunity do so because they have a problem. It’s usually of a financial nature, either lack of current funds or they want to set up a nest egg for the future that they can live from comfortably and provide for their families.
Emotions come into play and if you can tap into these emotions then you are half way to getting them to join you at some stage down the line in your business. These people are looking for someone to show them how to get to a stage where they are realizing their goals.
Training Your Prospect
One way to build trust with them is to train them from the moment they enter your prospect funnel. Provide tips they can use, show them the right way to build an inter-network marketing business and show them free resources they can go to for now to educate themselves about building an online business.
Sure, you’re not making money right away from them but in the big picture, some of these people could eventually become the Diamonds in your business you’re craving. It’s like growing a garden, some nurturing and care is required in the initial stages and when it takes off well, it will literally fly.
It’s you people are interested in and not the company you’re with. If you earn someone’s trust in the first few weeks then you will be in a strong position to make a recommendation or two. But until you do this, don’t expect many people to hit the buy button when you immediately starting pounding them with sales pitch after sales pitch after they opt into your funnel.
Any network marketing advertising review today must center around the internet. That is, unless you can promote your offer online then the chances are you will be leaving massive lost opportunity on the table.
Keyword research is a little understood process by network marketers going online and looking for targeted prospects. The lack of training is one reason for this and in this article, you will learn a simple tactic which will help you find the best keywords to target.
For example, network marketing is a broad term and highly competitive. If you are writing an article around this term for the web then it’s unlikely you’ll make much of an impact simply because you will have millions of competitors.
Keyword Modifiers
Keyword modifiers are words you can add to broad terms to make them more long tail and more importantly, more targeted. For example, add review to network marketing and suddenly you reduce your competition from tens of millions to under two million searches. Much easier to rank for.
Add the word tips to this phrase and you come up with network marketing review tips and suddenly the search count drops to half a million and your chances of ranking for this phrase further increases. But the key here is somebody typing this phrase into a search engine is more likely in more of a buying mood than some just typing in network marketing.
Attraction Marketing Tips
The attraction marketing process is the key to getting prospects to find your online real estate and your network marketing based opportunity.
We spoke about you being the solutions provider and that’s what you are. When people go looking online for answers relating to a network marketing based opportunity they will use the exact phrase to locate the information.
What you’re doing is acting as a conduit and connecting between what they need with their search term and providing the information they are looking for.
The keyword aspect of attraction marketing is vital. Unless you are properly optimizing your sites and using keywords effectively such as in the title, several times in the content and in your resource boxes then you will be fighting an uphill battle attracting people to your site.
People generally go online looking for answers and solutions and when you optimize for a variety of terms then you broaden your chances of capturing these prospects. But remember, make sure your content is quality and satisfies the visitor. If you are what’s called keyword stuffing your content will be flagged and dispatched from the search index.
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What do you think is the toughest challenge facing MLMers during the vital first 3 months of their business? Yes, it’s cashflow.
Many people are drawn into an MLM business by seeing examples of huge incomes and when they join, they are disappointed to find that making money takes time. 90% of them will drop out within 3 monthsand it is usually because they could not cover their start up costs.
It takes money to run a network marketing business, even if you are working part time from home. You usually have to pay a joining fee on top of buying stock, having your stationery printed etc. Often there is a monthly membership or autoship fee too. New recruits may pay out hundreds or even thousands of dollars in those first 3 months.
You can cover those start up costs very quickly, but not by following the company’s plan. In The Renegade Network Marketer, Ann Sieg hands out a system that can bring in money right away to cover your costs while you are getting started. She hits out hard at the outdated network marketing myths that many uplines are still repeating to new distributors today.
Sidenote: you can find out more about these MLM myths in Ann’s free report, 7 Great Lies Of Network Marketing.
When I came across The Renegade Network Marketer I had doubts, even though it was clear that what I had been doing up to then was not working. I thought she might be just another MLM basher. In fact, Ann has a very positive attitude to MLM. It’s just the old methods that she criticizes. Replacing them with her own new methods for the 21st century has brought her huge success.
The Renegade Network Marketer is packed with MLM gold nuggets. Ann never wastes words and really does show how you can make money in MLM without recruiting anyone into your main business. She saves the best information for the end, setting out a success blueprint that is easy to follow. You also get free membership in the Renegade System so that you can put it all into practice right away.
Ann is not particularly tactful and some of the old style MLMers may be offended. That’s too bad. But if the old way is not working for you and you want to understand why the prospecting and recruiting methods you are using are actually hurting your business, it’s worth taking a look. You will see strategies which are not generally taught at those opportunity meetings.
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The following is a story all too familiar in the internet network marketing world and while attraction marketing is a concept which has now been with us for some time, it seems there is a mountain of work to do to swing most MLMers around to the concept.
It’s a syndrome called desperate marketer and it is so obvious and rarely gets any results that’s it’s a wonder why people just don’t wake up to the fact that by coming at a prospect like a “bull at a gate” just serves to drive them away.
Ann Sieg made some startling observations in her hard hitting report The 7 Great Lies Of Network Marketing and a lot of the points she raised all lead to the desperate marketer syndrome. The concept of attraction marketing followed by strong pre-sell tactics all designed to gain the prospect’s trust before the sales pitch, if it’s in fact required, needs to be really understood.
My Brush With A Desperate Marketer
Now I’m the first to admit I was as desperate as anyone when I first ventured into internet network marketing and it took a lot of focused training to get my mindset in the right place. I was recently contacted by who I thought was a prospect and here’s how the call went.
The prospect wanted to know a little more about the renegade system and I’m always happy to give some time when I have it and I was looking forward to also coaching this person a little.
But here’s the thing…within one minute of the conversation starting this fellow launched into a full blown sales pitch about his network marketing opportunity. He spoke about how great his company is, how life changing the products are and I should stop wasting my time studying systems like Ann Sieg’s Renegade.
I was taken aback. It caught me completely by surprise although it’s happened before on a smaller scale. So I listened…and listened…and listened. I had some time and just wanted to see how far he would go. When he finished by asking me for my mailing address so he could send me more information I simply told him you’ve just answered your own question about why I studied books like the Renegade Network Marketer.
I then asked him if he understood the concept of attraction marketing and more importantly, pre-selling. He refused to want to hear what I had to say so the conversation was cut short. I knew about his company and yes, their products are good but I was not looking for a networking opportunity.
You see, attraction marketing is all about putting your offer, whether it’s network marketing, internet marketing or just about any business opportunity in front of a hungry crowd who is ready to receive your message. Your prospects will be more targeted and more receptive to what you will have to say.
What I got was another desperate marketer who put himself first and the prospect second. At no stage did he want to know what my goals were or how I wanted to reach them. I turned off mentally in the first 20 seconds but thought he needed some practice with his sales pitch and that’s why I let him go on.
And every time I get this approach, listening to it just gives me more confidence that I’m on the right path with systems like the Renegade Network Marketer. How about you?
If you are starting an internet network marketing business then one of the first requirements you need is to develop or at least have a long term mindset for success. Here’s what we mean.
Recently, a Renegade system prospect contacted us and simply asked how long it would take to break even using Ann Sieg’s system. This question is one of the one’s we never like to hear although you could understand in a sense it being asked by someone working on a tight budget.
But the truth is, most of the time it’s being asked by someone who has already set themselves up for failure. At worst, it’s someone who doubts they can succeed. Answering a question like this is almost impossible because there are so many variables and usually, they are all connected to the person asking it.
For starters, we have no idea how much effort is going to be put into the implementation of the Renegade Network Marketer blueprint. What we do know is the blueprint is rock solid. There is obviously a learning curve involved especially for those coming online for the first time straight from the battlefields of offline network marketing.
The Attraction Marketing Model
By wondering when you’re going to break even means you’re focusing on the wrong things. Sure, you’re going to be worried about expense but that’s part and parcel with starting most businesses. The question I like to hear is “what can I do to give value to my prospects?”
It gets back to giving value first and when you do this and earn a prospect’s trust then magic does really happen. By going in with a “when will I break even” attitude a person is basically entering a business with a defeatist mind.
And as soon as an obstacle is thrown in their path then their first reaction will be to quit, not because it’s too hard but because they will be thinking about whether they should risk an other autoship payment.
Instead of thinking when you are going to start to break even wouldn’t it be better to set very easy goals short term which you can achieve. For example, start with setting a goal of getting your first prospect followed by a goal of getting five prospects in a week, then five more the next week and so on.
These are easy goals to achieve with the Renegade system. Can you see how powerful using this strategy is for maintaining momentum in your business?
This article provides an overview of our Internet Network Marketing system. Whenever you take a product or a business opportunity to the internet, there are 3 factors involved. These factors have an order of importance that is absolutely necessary.
If you belong to an MLM company already, you can still learn something from this system. And, if you’re looking for your first company to enter or thinking of joining a diverse one, this system will help you to choose the most suitable network marketing products to market on online.
The system works like this
1) Research a New Market Segment or an Existing Market Segment
2) Get Visitors to your websites.
3) Get to Know with the visitors from 2) and sell your product or MLM business opportunity
If you change the order of one of the above, your system won’t work.
How It Was Traditionally Done
Traditionally, you would join an MLM Business opportunity and get started with your marketing, leading with the product or the opportunity, or both.
It was extraordinary for a network marketer to research their market before beginning.
Also, it was grueling to do research offline, whereas online, it is very easy to do the research. It’s also very important to do the research first, so you can target people who are truly looking for your product or your opportunity.
1. RESEARCH THE MARKET
Market research within your obtainable market segment is most significant, to find out what kind of products the market is actually wanting. For example, if you are in a company that sells nutritional dog food, you will discover what people are searching for when they look for nutritional dog food.
If you’re in a company that sells nutritional energy drinks, you will discover what people are searching for when they are looking online for nutritional energy drinks.
If you are looking for business builders in your company, you will discover what someone types into Google (or another search engine) when they are searching for a particular business.
They might be looking for reduce stuff that will never work.
You may even find that the company you’re with now, is not suited to internet marketing because there are not many people looking online for your company’s product.
Now, if you’re new to an MLM opportunity, or you are looking for a different company to work with, you can research within the market that interests you, and find a profitable market where you really want to work. Some of the tools you can use on the internet make it really fast and simple to do your research .
Attract people to your Internet Sites
If there is no traffic coming to your site, it doesn’t matter if you have the best product or opportunity obtainable , you’re not going to sell anything. Traffic is the most important part in the process, so long as it’s done after the research.
After doing your market research, you’ll know if you can get traffic to your internet network marketing business, and this is very stimulating .
And, you should be able to get that traffic for free, or at a very cheap price.
3) Get to Know with the visitors from 2) and sell your product or MLM business opportunity
This is where you allow the visitors to get to know you or your product, so they can make a decision about joining the business themselves or buying the product.
This is where your system turns into money, so you can have a real internet network marketing business. And, you can make money while you test the whole system.
Many of your visitors will join your business while you’re testing. The same with people looking for your products - many will convert to customers. This is a great way to build your Internet Network Marketing.
When you are trying to succeed as a network marketing business owner, it is often important to do whatever you can to market your Internet Marketing business opportunity.
Whether your business is small or large, or whether it is in your home, online, or in an office building, your marketing techniques are going to be what sets you apart from your competition. You should be aware that you will need to market your network marketing business opportunity in the best possible way for success.
The first step in marketing your network marketing business is to make sure that you are clearly able to understand who your clients are. The biggest mistake that some network marketing business owners make is that they try to reach everyone right away.
It is Important that you make sure you realize that unless you have an unlimited budget, this is not the way to go for yourself. You must focus as much as you can on the clients that you know you can get. In order to understand your client base, do a little bit of research into what you are selling or providing.
You will be able to find from this the research that you have done. You should be able to isolate your client base quite easily. The first thing that you need to do is take care of them. Find some way to advertise directly to them.
This usually means figuring out where you will find them online or offline, and then focusing your advertising on these areas. Remember that your best advertising technique is going to be to focus first on your clients, and then work your way up. This will allow you to spend the majority of your money on the clients that you know you’ll have a chance of getting. Then, you can spend any other money on other people.
For a first time Online Marketing business or a home network marketing business it is absolutely crucial that you should set out your marketing plan. Nowadays people starting out with this type of business spend more time going around in circles, answering or reading other peoples mail, instead of doing the important things that get their own business on track. It is vitally important that you are starting at the bottom and working your way up.
This is a golden rule for any business venture and you should try to market your business in this manner.This would be the best plan that you could make to sure that you actually marketing your marketing business to the people that really matter.
When you are searching for your marketing strategy, you want to think carefully about all of the various aspects of marketing that might come in handy someday. First of all, be sure that you are doing all that you can do to seriously look at the implications of how you do your marketing strategy.
Be sure that you are doing all that you can to give the most marketing priority to the people who you feel will really be the base of your customers. This is something that is highly important for you to do while you are marketing. Remember that when you are marketing, you want to be focusing all that you can on the people who will be your customer base.
Therefore, it might be important to take a look at your various marketing strategies and be sure that you are allowing yourself plenty of time to get the right Internet Marketing methods out there.
Do you understand the anomaly which exists in network marketing or any at home business for that matter where self sabotage comes into play? Do you know what self sabotage is?
It happens every day and it’s a little like whales beaching themselves for no apparent reason. We want to bring this up because it’s something this author went through a few short years ago and when it was happening, I wasn’t even aware of it.
Being on track as an entrepreneur means showing steely resolve and if you are in a network marketing business then steely resolve is your best friend. You’ll hit road blocks and some of them will be personal but while you deal with them, you still need to keep your eye on the long term goal you set yourself.
This has plenty to do with getting into the discomfort zone, an area many avoid. If you find your discomfort zone in network marketing then be rest assured, you’re on the right track. Because feeling uncomfortable means you’re learning something new and moving forward most times.
This was a message which eventually sunk through after my previous sabotaging effort… “You’ll never get past the entrepreneurial breakwaters until you conquer that fear inside you and step outside your comfort zone.”
The Discomfort zone
You see, up until then, I’d tried and failed in several network marketing businesses, one I had established a $900 a week income before self-destructing.
What happened?
I got into uncharted territory that is, I was on track to financial freedom but the strange thing was I was afraid. People wanted more of my time and it made me nervous. I went back into my shell and started passing off stuff to my downline that I should have been doing myself.
Eventually, my lack of effort started to resonate down the line and while I had some dedicated people, when I wasn’t being seen in putting in the effort then they saw this as the green light to do the same.
That $900 a week income soon fell to $800 then $700 then $600 until it almost disappeared.
Can you see where I’m going with this?
The message here is that unless you feel uncomfortable in your network marketing business during the growing phase then you’re not on track. In other words, as an entrepreneur, the more on course you are then the more frightened you’ll feel.
