Stop trying to SELL and Start trying to HELP!

Stop trying to SELL and Start trying to HELP!

by: Corey Bachmeier

A New Mindset to Starting and Building a Home Based Business

One fatal flaw that I see when people begin a network marketing business is that their thoughts often focus on two concepts:

Who can I get to join my business?

Who can I get to buy my products?

Right from the start these people come across as being in a defensive and persuasive mode trying to get people to try their products and join their company. I know because when I first started my business I did the same thing! After a while I found that this method simply did not work, so after extensive research and experimenting I made a decision to change my thought process from a selling perspective to a teaching and educating perspective.

What am I teaching and educating you may ask?

I mentor and teach my team and prospects skills such as:

How to develop time and financial freedom.

How to set goals and achieve them.

How to successfully be the CEO of their own business from home.

How to become a successful business mentor to others.

How to easily spread the word about our company and its products.

You can see how people would be more responsive to what you have to say when they are not being sold something, but rather they are being shown how they will be mentored and helped in building a successful business.

I am going to help you vs. I am going to sell this to you. Which one would you be more comfortable with?

ขI have the vehicle for the success of hundreds and thousands of people worldwide who are looking for something better. I have the ability and tools to educate and mentor people to success that they never dreamed possible.ข

Stop trying to persuade people to join your company, teach them how you will help them succeed with their goals, and by doing so, YOU will be on your way to all of your goals!

About The Author

Do you need someone to mentor you in business success? Corey Bachmeier is looking to work with a group of motivated individuals who are interested in building a successful home based business. For a free introduction to his company check out his web site at: http://www.BodyExtreme2005.com, or he can be contacted by phone at 6123257773.

[email protected]

This article was posted on February 13

by Corey Bachmeier

Do You Really Need A Home Business Mentor?

Do You Really Need A Home Business Mentor?

by: Rebecca Gilbert

Having a mentor can mean the difference between success and failure if you want to have a successful Internet home business.
Many of you have dreamed of owning your own Internet business, and have probably been involved in countless opportunities, and succeeded at none. Many fail on the Internet because they’re unwilling to put their time into it, but many fail because they don’t know what to do. They don’t know how to get started, what opportunities to join, which ones that work, and the main thing is that they don’t know how to promote their business.
The Internet is creating millionaires out of everyday people who have no education and no money to invest, unlike the traditional businesses of today. And although I don’t have exact statistics, I would bet that 95% of these Internet millionaires had a mentor to help them develop a business plan and show them the ropes. The other 5 percent had the persistence and the tenacity of a Bulldog, and more than likely went through many trials and errors.
If your seriously looking for a way to improve your finances, spend more time with your family and enjoy the many perks that a home business can provide, don’t just sign up for any program. Contact the Webmaster and find out how much experience they have, and find out if they are willing to mentor you.
Please don’t waste anyone’s time if your not willing to spend at least 35 hours a week building your business with their help, and please don’t waste anyone’s time if your not willing to spend $20$30 dollars on a website. There is virtually no financial investment to get started on the Internet, but if your not willing to make the small investment for a website, then your really not committed to having a business anyway.
And if you have never built a website before, don’t worry…if you can do minimal things such as type, copy, paste and send an email, you can build a website.
So yes, I believe that with the right mentor, you CAN start up an Internet business and be very successful. Don’t do it for me, do it for yourself and your family.
Best wishes for your future success and prosperity!

About The Author

Rebecca Gilbert has been a successful entrepreneur since 2002, and has helped hundreds of people start and maintain successful home businesses on the Internet. If your looking for a mentor who will guide you step by step, please visit her at: http://www.homebusinessopportunity.biz

This article was posted on July 08, 2004

by Rebecca Gilbert

Elements of a Successful Advertising Campaign

Elements of a Successful Advertising Campaign

by: Christoph Puetz

A successful marketing campaign needs certain elements to be successful. The following information will help you to develop a successful marketing campaign.

1) Establish a feeling of urgency for the buyer. Basically tell your customers, กYou need to sign up today because it will make you reach your goals.ก Don’t tell your customer the offer will still be as good tomorrow; they must buy today! Urgency! Study how successful ads make the customer act now. Remember the X10 Spy Cam advertising campaign? They always had their website set up with a deadline for a special deal. Something like that is easy to program and will eventually urge the customer to sign up today. Don’t over do it use this tactic for a week then switch to something else. Rotate these marketing tools. Start looking more closely at the marketing vehicles (email, letters, postcards,) you receive yourself every day, and youกll begin to see that effective marketing always gives you a reason to act now.

2) Show a list of benefits if the customer signs up with you. There must be a list of benefits to make him sign up. Will you be smarter using your services? Will he get more visitors? Will your server be better than the competitions hardware? Will your business help to make the site more successful? Or make him richer, or healthier, or faster? Focus on the client, not the advertiser. Most benefits need to be skillfully integrated into the ad. It is a waste of time and money in an ad or on your website if you don’t work in benefits and present them properly.

3) Call to Action: Tell them what they must do to get it. Don’t assume that your prospects and customers will figure out how to get what you are offering. They won’t do your work for you. So, go ahead and tell them what to do. If they have to call you to get it, then tell them to call (to call you now!). If they have to write or drop a post card in the mail, or fax something to you, then tell them clearly and in words easy to understand. The point is to make it as easy as possible for your target customer to do what you want them to do. People don’t like to do anything that is going to take work on their part. Make it as easy for them to respond as possible, or they won’t = no good results for you.

3a) Do it again: You have to (must) tell customer what to do (to sign up with you). Tell your customer to order now (this moment). So many ads assume that the customer will guess to fill out the contact us form, email you, or telephone for the information, or product. Tell the customer what to do. Provide the customer on how to respond today in several ways. As more options you can offer, the better will be the results.

4) Plan your advertising calendar and campaign several months in advance. Failure to plan advertising in advance will waste a lot of your money. Rush charges, poor design, rate increases, poor creative and poor copy are common results of failing to plan in advance. ขI didn’t have enough timeข, ขI was under the gun to get this placedข, are common phrases heard under rushed circumstances. Take a blank calendar and fill in the days, months, or quarters to advertise to your target markets. Figure out the number of ad insertions that will make sense and negotiate a contract with the various media suppliers (e.g. local newspapers). Book banner web space on the important website early in advance. Prepare your website with a special landing page for the expected visitors.

5) Test your banners and your ads. Only by trial and error will you be able to set a baseline as to the best response rates for your ads and banners. It is very important to maximize response for the amount of dollars spent. Sometimes rephrasing text or adjusting the ad layout can make the difference between a low or just average response and a great success and high ROI (Return on Investment). You will need to find out what works best for your business. After you find this out, you’ll want to stay on course and base future advertising campaigns on the success of the old one.

6) Avoid misleading or dishonest advertising in hopes of converting duped readers/website visitors into using your products or services. Honesty and integrity are the primary key to repeat sales and repeat business. If you have to trick your audience to get their attention, you will have a very hard time keeping their attention and their business if they sign up at all.

7) Running On(Web)Site Events. Running events on your website is an excellent way to encourage repeat traffic and repeat visitors. Youกll want to begin running events once traffic from your site launch begins to fade. Examples include contests, games, online interviews, chat sessions and maybe even audio broadcasts. Do the things your competitors don’t do.

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About The Author

Christoph Puetz is a successful small business owner (Net Services USA LLC) and international author.

Guides, Tutorials, and Articles for small businesses http://www.webhostingresourcekit.com

This article was posted on December 23, 2004

by Christoph Puetz

Advertising What Sets You Apart

Advertising What Sets You Apart

by: Shane Woods

When advertising, you need to sell your opportunity, your products and yourself. What sets you apart from everyone else? Maybe you produce a newsletter with a specific content where there is a demand from a particular group of people, or you promote your own special product that no one have not yet seen.

That´s a huge benefit! That´s what you need to sell in your ad campaign, and those are the things you need to do in order to become successful.

You don´t have to be worried that network marketing prosperity is difficult. It isn´t. In fact, it has never been so easy to make a decent second income or even a full time. But it takes time, persistence and uniqueness.

The people looking at your ads and reading your follow up letters are going to judge you and your whole business not only by what the materials have to say, but also by their appearance.

Be sure you send a powerful, positive and convincing message. Invest some time and money on your marketing materials, the payoff will be well worth it. Look at others ads on the Internet, see what´s attracting you, this will most likely attract others too.

Do you see what I have in mind? Your advertising campaign will be the propel to your business success. By now you think กHow do I create one of those successful adsก After all, It´s the words that sell your opportunity. Write a good ad and It´s taking you to the top. Read others ads, get some good ideas from it, don´t copy it, that´s theft. Just get some inspiration from it.Let your friends take a look at your new written ad and say what they think about it, honestly.

Now where to put your ad? If you place your ad in a pets publication and the ad is promoting toys for children you might not get a single response. But placed in the right publication it will be a winner. It´s very important that you from the beginning know exactly where to put your ad. Just think about you having spent hours on that ad and then you put it in the wrong publication and get no response at all, that´s a big waste of time and effort.

My best advise is that you always work on your ads. Write them down, leave them for some time, go back to look at them again, let others look at them and after a while you will see the picture of your ad and you will se if it´s working or not. If not then you have to start from the beginning and write a new one and follow the same procedure again. But now it´s easier because you are deeply involved in the process.

The Internet are full of ads, start clicking around and read others ads, this is the best way to learn what is working or not. You probably can tell instantly when an ad is good or not at least after a while.

About The Author

Shane Woods, successful Internet marketer founder of http://www.automatedrecruiting.com.

This article was posted on August 03

by Shane Woods

The MLM Revolving Door Syndrome

The MLM Revolving Door Syndrome

by: Linda J Bruton

In the 15+ years Iกve been involved with network marketing, the number of people who come and go never cease to amaze me! Sometimes it seems like a revolving door.

On the positive side, thousands of new people discover network marketing all the time. They have always wanted to start their own business and are attracted by the huge income potential of MLM. Or they need a parttime source of income. Or, perhaps theyกve been caught up in the huge, neverending layoffs and corporate downsizing that seem to be a permanent part of the new informationdriven economy. They see network marketing as a way to escape the Rat Race forever!

Whatever the reason, they are entering this industry in droves. And that is good news for you and I!

On the negative side, however, most of these people flounder around for months, or even years, like a fish out of water, and never really discover how to make network marketing work for themselves. They buy into too much of the hype and halftruths that seem to proliferate in MLM advertising, expecting a large income in just a few months without much work or investment.

Unfortunately, some of us continue to promote this image of network marketing, even though we know it is completely untrue!

Perhaps that explains why so many newcomers believe that all they have to do to be successful is just send out a bunch of spammy emails and the money will come rolling in!

Iกve spent a lot of time and effort showing the newcomers in my downline the kind of work that is necessary for success. But all too often, these newcomers pay little attention to it. Theyกve seen all the ads telling them that they don’t have to do any work, that a certain program practically builds itself, or their upline will be giving them massive amounts of spillover.

They don’t seem to understand that this is a business, not a chain letter game. And all too often, this is partly our fault. Some of us are so eager to sign up new distributors that weกll tell them anything.

So our MLM newcomer may run out and send out a few overhyped, anonymous emails to a cheap list and then wait for the money to roll in.

When nothing happens, our unhappy newcomer then decides ‘the program doesn’t work.ก (How many times have you received an MLM mailing with the words ‘this one really worksก in the subject line? I get them all the time).

That starts our newcomer on a frustrating journey from one MLM program to another. They may join 5 or 6 all at once on the theory that at least one must work! They may sign up under a sponsor that promotes the กprogram of the month,ก and jump into everything new that comes out. Never does it enter their mind that กprogramsก neither work nor don’t work!

What does or does not work is their personal success system. A good network marketer can earn a huge income in even the worst of programs, with the poorest compensation plans. But the best program in the world is not going to work for someone who doesn’t understand how to be a successful network marketer and businessperson!

Some of these people finally do learn how to be successful. Usually it is only after wasting a lot of time and money. Unfortunately, most people finally quit in disgust and go out and give network marketing a bad name to their friends and family! And that makes it all the harder for the rest of us.

How many prospects have you talked to who tell you that their best friend กlost his shirtก in one of those กMLM pyramid scams?ก

Contrary to popular belief, it takes training and education and investment to become a successful network marketer. No doctor was born with the knowledge of how to practice medicine. Nor was any successful network marketer born with the knowledge of successful recruiting and downline support.

Network marketing requires knowledge of effective marketing techniques, salesmanship, and basic business skills. If you are doing it online, it also requires computer and Internet skills, too.

On top of that, it requires the ability to work with people, the ability to follow a plan, discipline, and ongoing investment.

Fortunately, with the proper training, none of this is very difficult to learn. We hear a lot about กduplicationก in this industry. And that is really all duplication is: learning effective techniques, using them, and teaching your downline to do exactly the same thing.

As professionals, it is essential that we pass that along to the downline we are building. I am tired of seeing so many newcomers pass through the revolving door. And Iกm tired of hearing people refer to our business as a กpyramid scam.ก

Network marketing is a wonderful business. Almost anyone can learn to do it effectively and profitably if they are taught and if they have the desire.

It offers average people the means to a large income without a large initial investment. (But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t require investment). And it offers us the personal freedom and time to pursue other goals in life, unlike most corporate jobs.

This is the real message we should be sharing with prospects, not the hype that abounds online. We may sponsor a few less people. But I suspect that we won’t be sponsoring so many people that are in and out of the revolving door giving our business a bad name.

About The Author

Linda Bruton has been a fulltime network marketer for over 15 years. Be sure to visit her Network Marketing Tips weblog for weekly tips, tricks, secrets and resources for building a fulltime MLM business online.

http://www.mlmmillionaire.com/blog/

This article was posted on October 18, 2004

by Linda J Bruton

Successful Network Marketing Depends Upon These Th

Successful Network Marketing Depends Upon These Three Factors

by: Kirk Bannerman

Network marketing has many aspects, but promotion, persistence, and patience are three key elements which are critical to achieving successful results.

PROMOTION is the lifeblood of network marketing. Whether you are using online methods or offline methods, or a combination of both, you must constantly strive to get your offering in front of a targeted audience.

There are thousands of published sources that deal with specific methods of network marketing (both online and offline), but the key point to be made here is that you must have an active promotion campaign designed to bring in a steady stream of new prospective downline members.

PERSISTENCE is a key element in network marketing success. Youกve gotta กjust keep on keepinก onก, even though frustation levels can be quite high at times.

After you have been at it a while, and have a downline large enough to provide reasonably accurate statistics, you will probably find that about 95% of your downline members are dormant and do nothing at all. Its easy to get down in the dumps or take it personally when you encounter so many กdo nothingก people.

Therefore, it is really important work with and actively support the 5% or so that are serious about participating. And clearly, an active and effective promotion campaign will continue to bring in increasing numbers of potential participants so that while 5% is small on a percentage basis, it can still be a sizeable amount from a pure numbers standpoint.

PATIENCE is vital. You can expect that it will take about a year before the awsome power of geometric growth kicks in.

A classic illustration of geometric growth is the frequently used pennyaday example.

If you save one penny on the first day, and double it every successive day, (day two you have 2 pennies and day three you have 4 pennies, and so on) how much will you have at the end of 30 days? The answer, to the astonishment of many, is $5,368,708! Amazing, but true.

Its a sad statistic that most network marketers fail and it is often traceable to the fact that they did not exhibit enough persistence and patience to continue constantly promoting their business for the year or so that is required for success.

Network marketers that stick with it for a year or more often end up becoming the proverbial กheavy hittersก.

In closing, I would like to encourage you to increase your chances of becoming a successful network marketer by always keeping a clear focus on ‘the three Pกsก of Promotion, Persistence, and Patience.

About The Author

Kirk Bannerman operates his own successful home based business and also coaches others seeking to start their own home based business. For more information visit his website at http://www.homebasedbusinessteam.com.

This article was posted on February 09

by Kirk Bannerman

If Networking Is So Hot….

If Networking Is So Hot….

by: Linda Carlson

If Networking Is So Hot, Why Aren’t I Rich?

How to make todayกs NEW streamlined กnetworkingก work!

By Linda Blew Carlson

Before we start, please note that in this article กMLMก and กNetworkingก are interchangeable.

The hottest business opportunities today use กnetwork marketing.ก Almost everyone has been a distributor for an MLM (the former word for networking) company or has had a relative or a friend who was/is. On the Internet it is called running an affiliate program. Being successful in a กnetworkingก business today depends on two things.

1. Knowing your inborn talents and skills

2. Communicating effectively

People begin a networking business with the hope that a significant income and personal freedom are right around the corner. They use MLM with the กpeopletopeopleก method or they find the Internet more desirable.

Using the Internet means not having to make facetoface contact and it provides access to so many people that it is easy to play a กnumbersgame.ก

A few successful MLMers evaluate a programs by asking themselves, กIs this exciting, significant, and earth shaking enough to make me some money?ก If their gut instinct says, กYes,ก many กget in, grab cash, and move on.ก Those directly below them, the ordinary guys, usually work hard and make กsomeก money. Most lose money, or if they are very lucky, break even.

Then there are the people who want to stick to something and make it work for them longterm. They check things out carefully and decide whether the company is reliable. They ask themselves, กIs this product something everyone will need?ก They are willing to be patient and build slowly. They aren’t as exciting as they want to be and don’t attract as many people as they had hoped.

This sets up the กgrass is greener on the other sideก syndrome. What people forget is their own personal nature! Too often they quit tryingbefore they make their dream come true.

A Recent Survey Says…

Negative network marketing experiences have taken their toll. A recent survey indicates that there are two issues that preoccupy most promising recruits.

กI have never gotten real help when I asked for it. I was treated like a number. So, I have decided กnetworkingก is not for me.ก

กI want to do something I like to do!ก ก

To address these issues look at what most people believe when they get involved in a networking business. These beliefs shape what people expect from you and how they work the business.

Belief #1

My business will give me more free time than a ‘regularก job.

The Problem: Successful networking depends on lots of committed time. Free time is eaten up by the attempt to กgetก more recruits. You may want to get someone to share the load, but they usually don’t do the job.

The Solution: A system which lets you share the time commitment with others who really will do the job because you are helping them use their personal strengths.

BELIEF #2:

To be successful at any networking requires กsorting through a bucket of rocksก in order to find a กgolden nugget.ก

The Problem: The กgold nuggetก is that perfect business building person who will; identify with the product, be willing to make a consistent and dedicated effort, and is skilled enough to become a success (or at least follow the directions of others who are).

Thus sales and recruiting become a numbers game that says, กSee enough people and some of them will say, กYes.ก Sorting rocks usually results in discouragement.

The Solution: Identify the natural talents and skills the กgoldก in everyone.

BELIEF #3:

To be successful requires you to follow the companyกs proven system.

The Problem: The companyกs system and its specific methods may not fit your กnaturalก style. Following a proven system is giving up your decisionmaking power to กapeก the leaders.

The Solution:Identify your natural strengths and shape your business by and around them.

BELIEF #4:

Maintaining enthusiasm is the key to success.

The Problem:You have to depend on others to help you stay enthusiastic. Pressures distract you and deflate your enthusiasm, so you seek meetings, seminars, books and tapes to help you.

The Solution: Find a way to keep enthusiasm constant and selfgenerated in yourself and others.

The Real Questions to Ask Yourself Are…

กWhat are my กnaturalก strengths?ก

กWhat makes me กenjoyก work?ก

This may generate more questions like; กCan I identify my inborn talents and skills and those of others without lengthy training? Will this make me effective in networking?ก You may ask, กDoes this automatically help a normal person generate enthusiasm from the inside?ก Research shouts a resounding, กYes!ก

~ ~ ~

Linda Carlson is the GM for Focus II, LLC, a company that identifies anyoneกs inborn talents and skills (Natural Style). Then it provides ways to achieve success and enjoy personal satisfaction by using the Natural Style. Teams that use the system to maximize the natural strengths and skills of each member are among the nationกs top producers. http://www.styleworks4u.com

About The Author

Linda Blew Carlson

Linda Blew Carlson has been involved in personal development for over twentyfive years as a seeker, teacher, public speaker, author, counselor, workshop leader, and business owner.

A student of nine languages and avid observer of human behavior around the world, she began original research into the nature of the mind in learning.

She has studied and practiced a variety of traditional and modern learning techniques and approaches with a variety of teachers.

A graduate of the University of Utah, Linda also has completed all but the dissertation for a Ph.D. in German, studying Comparative Literature along with private studies in psychology, attitudinal change, and controlling thoughts.

She is a long time student of contemporary (POP) psychology, and the effects of a wide range of neurotechnologies on human change, learning and healing. She has participated in a wide range of contemporary methods of personal development and growth.

She is known for her ability to explain difficult subjects in a way that makes them easy to understand.

Linda is an author, poet, sculptor, artist, singer, musician, clothing designer, seamstress, and a true entrepreneur. She has written and directed a PBS special called กLearning to Learnก and a hosted a weekly radio show called กWinning Womenก.

She is married to her partner, Tom Carlson, and is the mother of two; Sonya and Sara.

Linda has been invited to appear as a guest on local radio and TV shows across the U.S., and over the years has taught a wide range of workshops and seminars. In the past she has consulted with third world nations concerning advancing their educational systems.

She terminated her consultations after being held hostage in a Middle Eastern country. She continues to conduct her own private counseling practice utilizing cognitive techniques and ICTech® to accelerate learning and alter unwanted personal habits.

After fifteen years of personal experimentation and study, Linda started FOCUS I, Inc. in 1982 when neighbors kept insisting that she help their children overcome learning difficulties. (At one point her back yard had a path worn in the lawn from the passage of forty two students per week.)

Since then, the resulting ICTech® technology has grown to include many thousands of participants across the world. In her role as President of FOCUS I, Inc., Linda is the creator of ICTech® (Individualized Communication Technology).

This article was posted on March 16, 2004

by Linda Carlson

Design Your Own Website My Easy Five Step Formul

Design Your Own Website My Easy Five Step Formula For Creating Successful Websites.

by: Alexander Marlin

For me to demonstrate this, I will lead off with a little story, dating back a couple years.

Two years ago, when I first started online, my biggest nightmare was trying to figure out what program to use to build my websites, and which hosting company to house my web pages at.

I was always chasing the fast highway to riches. Finally, I could see why they call it the Internet Highway, I was on a highway and I didn’t realize that I could control my own speed. I stopped chasing the Internet Highway and started studying patterns online.

As time went by, I got better at not letting myself jump at the next กbigก or กgreat productก, I learned to focus and I slowly started to keep the plastic hidden. It became difficult for me to use my credit card online, unless it was for my education towards my vision.

So, why the change?

First, I believe the change came when I bought one affiliate marketing manual that really hit the spot, no, not one, actually two, but one was the catalyst. It was very easy to understand and read, stipulating exactly how to build website that makes affiliate programs earn cash for you.

My vision of how you can make money online changed.

I finally started to realize that every website I build online has the potential of earning me $500 monthly.

That is where I created the term: กMy eappartment complex.ก

My vision leads me to building successful eapartments, one after the other until my ecomplex has a total of 100 eapartments.

But, because, of greed, you will have to be realistic and start by creating your กfirstก eapartment. This article will help you get started, following the successful path not many wish to travel, while knowing that, if they do, success is guaranteed.

Armed with that knowledge, I will now share with you exactly what you need to do online to create successful websites, one after the other.

1) You Will Have To Master Keyword Research

I just can’t emphasize the importance of keyword research.

If you don’t know what people are searching for then, how in the world is anyone ever going to find your website online.

You must, and I repeat, yes, must, learn to build your website around keywords or keywords phrases that is being searched for online. No successful website online was built without targeting the right keywords.

2) You Will Have To Use A Website Builder That Is Easy To Master.

In short, when your just starting out online, you have to learn how to build your own websites. You will need a website builder you can master n a week, you can’t spend months online learning HTML, so, it will have to be WYSIWYG (WYSIWYG, stands for What You See Is What You Get). In other words, acts like your word processor where you just paste the text needed.

3) Discover Where to Get the Cheapest Hosting

Today, anyone online can open a reseller hosting account and start there own web hosting company for just $ 25 to $50 monthly.

But, the question is: Are they ‘techieก enough where trouble shooting is concerned?

You have to host you site with a company that has been around at least 5 years, because they are established and know the insanouts of what it takes to be an online web host, and have a very friendly customer service.

4) You Must Use some Kind Of Ad Tracking Software.

Ad tracking is the one thing you must master online if you want to build successful websites online. You will have to make small changes to your site and just check to see if your site performs better or worse. If you feel your headline isn’t pulling, just change the headline and monitor what happens.

The nice part about online businesses is, that you can make change instantly and have results the same day. No need to wait months for results, like the offline world. Your changes can be tracked and that makes it easy to constantly improve your websites.

5) Find Something That Excite You And Put Away The Plastic.

Once, you find your niche online, ditch the credit card. Take your time and study what is needed for you to be successful online, sign up for a couple forums and get active asking questions.

Your online presence will start to make you a professional in your field. Study your manual, going over it more than once, read between the lines and set your vision on the end results you want to accomplish. Just set sail, and keep focus.

In any human activity, just get going and you will notice that what once seemed impossible, is now simple for you.

Knowing this, I do hope you find your niche online and start building your first eapartment.

About The Author

Alexander Marlin, Ebenezer St. Maarten A.N.

Is an affiliate programs mentor, who believes that anyone online can learn how to master keyword research that will help you to design your own website while using ad tracking to improve your business.

This article was posted on August 04

by Alexander Marlin

Why You Don’t Succeed As An Affiliate ?

Why You Don’t Succeed As An Affiliate ?

by: Michel Richer

Affiliate Program have exploded on the internet. Thousand of people join them every day. Amazon.com is probably the best example of such phenomenal success.

If the affiliate program is so popular and so widely available and booming like mushroom…Why do most affiliate have a hard time making $100 per month ? And some never see have receive a check ? Itกs probably because they are not effective in their marketing campaign or doing noting at all.

But some affiliates are making big bucks. They are the one with an income of ($100,000 and over per year). There is also a big majority who still make a good income (around $10 000 to $75 000 a year). Of course the vast majority of affiliate will never make that much money. They fail miserably.

So what is wrong with them ?

THEY DON’t SET GOALS

Most people fail at anything because most people don’t have a clear vision of where they are heading. They don’t take the time to learn and experiment. They give up too easily.

Yes, it feels กunproductiveก to prepare and set up a system… But itกs how the successful succeed.

The solution? Planning and learning.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT AFFILIATE PROGRAM

Choosing the best companies is an art in itself. Choose affiliate program that are already successful and well established like SFI. Choose the one that offer good training and good marketing aids.

Successful affiliates select the best companies. They use new ideas and creativity to attract customers. They never give up.

DEVELOP A GOOD WEBSITE

Lotกs of people don’t know how to design a website. Or don’t have the money to hire a webmaster. Even the ones who can design a website. They design poor content or poor design. Produce low value gateway pages. They use free web hosting. They don’t master the search engine.

The solution? Take what you know, what you love, and turn it into a ThemeBased Content Site. Attract highly targeted, interested customers, provide solid value through content, then refer them to your affiliated merchants.

DRIVING TRAFFIC

Having lotกs of traffic to your website is a big challenge. But it is essential to be successful. Or at least to make a reasonable amount of money.

You have to make your site กsearch engine friendlyก. You need content for the search engine to spider your website.

You need to know how your webpage is index and how well it is ranked on the SE to better perform.

Use every marketing method to drive traffic.

PPC Campaign

Linking Strategy

Writing Articles

Ezine Publishing

Newsletter

Banner Advertising

Viral Marketing (EBooks, Freeware etc.)

Offline as well. (Business Cards, Flyers, Radio Spots etc.)

CONCLUSION

Affiliate Program are great. You can really make a substantial income at almost no cost. This is the simplest way to start a business. You can really succeed if you keep learning and experimenting.

You can TESTDRIVE our Affiliate Program at no cost. http://ezinfocenter.com/297607.7/FREE

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He is DEDICATED to helping you succeed on the Internet. With over 10 years experience in internet business and a solid REPUTATION in the industry.

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This article was posted on February 18

by Michel Richer

We Do Eat Our Young: The Story of a Successful Hom

We Do Eat Our Young: The Story of a Successful Home Business

by: Joe Saddoris

Whether it is in the world animals, recovering drug addicts, or business if the truth were told we do eat our young. As when I was young I would watch Wild Kingdom every Sunday night, sure enough there it was a big strong fast Cat would be chasing down and eating some young antelope.

As a social worker I work with clients with addiction problems and have noticed they display a similar trait as the cats. Once a person gets in recovery for just a short while they tend to be the least tolerant of the new people struggling to get into recovery. In the market of Home Business I have noticed a similar occurrence with the people that have struggled and found they way to having a profitable Home Business.

When I was hunting for a legitimate home business to start up, (which is no small task) I found what appeared to be a real business. The definition of a real business is a business that does not make any claim to be fool proof takes real effort, takes at least six months to start making any profit, and one that requires an investment of my own money.

Now when you read that definition you may feel confused, however if you stop and think about what has made anything you have ever done successful and real it would include all of the above criteria. Now back to eating our young, just how does this pertain to people in the home business? When I was starting out I knew very little about the home business and nothing at all about how to be a successful marketer in the Internet business on a meager budget.

I thought if I want to know how to do these things then I need to ask the people that are already doing it and having some success. Seemed reasonable, however what I found was that most if not all of the people running a successful internet business from home where not only not open but more than glad to sell me all kinds of programs that were to be the root of all my success.

Sadly what I found was that these people were making money off of me and not wanting to help me what so ever. I felt very frustrated with not being able to find anyone that was willing to share with me or help me repeat what they had been able to do in their home business. Yes they were eating their young.

I finally happened across a group of people that thought like I did. This group believed to be successful them selves they had to pass along all they had been taught by others. This was it, I began to get real marketing ideas that cost very little and took a lot of work. I do not mind the work and the great thing is that with the help of successful work at home business owners I soon become successful in my home business.

Of course the only way I can continue my success is to pass on what I have been taught and as long as I do that I will be successful. My success is your success and when you learn the method you pass it on to others. It all seems so simple and the idea is simple the work is hard and it is not free so if you are looking for this type of success, a real home business drop in and let me tell you how I did it.

Copyright © Joe Saddoris

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About The Author

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Joe also operates www.myselfesteem.com this site is for the betterment of adults seeking a better way of life. Joe also publishes two weekly newsletters. To Receive either of these newsletters sent a blank email to: mailto:[email protected] and mailto:[email protected].

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This article was posted on November 22, 2004

by Joe Saddoris

Mind Power Expert Gives You The One Easy Key To Yo

Mind Power Expert Gives You The One Easy Key To Your Internet Fortune

by: Rick Miller

Do you want to build an online business? Do you want to have a better love life? Do you want to improve yourself?

I recently interviewed my friend Tellman Knudson, an expert in helping people make rapid (sometimes instantaneous) changes to overcome problems and achieve high levels of success using the latest human optimization technologies … Heกs a NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP) expert and Certified Hypnotherapist who runs 5 clinics throughout the New England area.

Question: What is the key to rapid improvement?

According to Tellman, the key to rapid progress is learning how the mind works … Once you know the secrets to controlling your own brain (using such tools as NLP, relaxation techniques, and meditation) youกll be able to instantly make changes that will guide you to success.

Question: How can someone make rapid progress towards success in Internet marketing?

After Tellman expanded his practice by starting the websites FatLossKeys.com and NLPExpert.com, he became aware of some of the problems that new Internet Marketers face while trying to start their online business.

Many people have the necessary desire to become successful, but they often lack what he calls the 3 Core Factors of Success: focus, followthrough, and persistence that are required to rise above all obstacles.

To become a successful entrepreneur, you have to deal with an imperfect world. You have go to work each day to pay the bills, and then try to balance your time after work … between your spouse, kids, and the business you’re trying to get off the ground.

He soon realized that the ultimate tool for helping millions become successful on the Internet would have to take advantage of the underlying principle of NLPthe quickest way to success is to find a mentor (someone who is already successful) and model yourself after that person.

Question: How do I find a success mentor to help me?

According to Tellman, กIn the past, to be able to persuade just one leading expert to act as your personal mentor could take years to make the right personal contacts.ก

Tellman wanted instant results, so he searched out 52 of the top experts in the world and persuaded them to act as mentors to members in his brand new program called the List Crusade.

Question: What is the List Crusade program and how does it work?

He plans to interview all 52 experts and force them to spill their guts revealing littleknown secrets that you can use today …

Each week for 26 weeks, List Crusade members get audio trainings from two top experts (each usually around 30 minutes long).

One audio interview lesson is always on a crucial self help topic, everything from instant stress release to optimum brain performance and perfect physical health.

The other interview is always on Internet Marketing and shows anyone (complete beginner or experienced marketer alike) secrets of making money on the Internet by quickly building a huge optin subscriber list.

Question: Who are some of the experts doing the trainings?

Here are just a few:

Jay Abraham, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Brian Tracy, Shawn Casey, Stephen Pierce, Robert Allen, T. Harv Eker, Dr. Robert Anthony, Joe Vitale, Jack Zufelt, Marc Goldman, and many more …

Question: How much does it cost to get access to all the List Crusade trainings?

Even though some of the experts (such as Jay Abraham) charge $5,000 or more for just one hour of consulting, Tellman says that each mentor in the program can scholarship in members at no cost from their own subscriber list. The scholarship is also available by special invitation.

He says, ‘the goal of the List Crusade mentor program is to provide over one million people with the knowledge and tools to be successful on the Internet and in life …ก

In my opinion, the bottom line is: This is one resource anybody who is serious about having a better life should take advantage ofespecially if you want to see remarkable and immediate results …

Whether you want a bigger bank account, better relationships, peace of mind, personal satisfaction, increased selfesteem, a successful online business, a huge optin list, a new car, or your dream home.

The more you use the secrets from these leading experts, the more youกll discover that your online business is skyrocketing and your personal relationships and health are improving.

Copyright 2004 Rick Miller

About The Author

Rick Miller, Certified Master of Web Copywriting, teaches Internet Mind Control at: http://www.ScientificInternetMarketing.com. Weกve also arranged scholarships for 50 of our readers to get the entire 26 weeks of List Crusade training at no cost to themsimply visit: http://www.ScientificInternetMarketing.com/scholarship1.

This article was posted on November 22, 2004

by Rick Miller

Are You Driving Your Marketing Like a Stuntman or

Are You Driving Your Marketing Like a Stuntman or a Reckless Driver?

by: Dan Hamilton

Dear Friend,
Ideally, you should drive your marketing like a wise stuntman and not a reckless driver. Prior to executing any daring stunt, a stuntman always studies and evaluates all the different parameters involved and all the possible scenarios with their associated level of risk.
Depending on whether the probabilities of success appear to be high or low, the stunt will be marked as feasible or not feasible nobody wants to risk loosing their life stupidly.
Once the stunt has been retained as feasible, the execution will be rehearsed many times. First on paper, then mentally. Over and over, the stuntman will go through the whole event and When he feels ready, he will execute the stunt in front of an audience of astonished people. What appears to be very daring or was even known as impossible to do, has been executed perfectly.
On Thursday May 20, 1999 Robbie Knievel completed such a stunt: a 231 ft leap over a section of the Grand Canyon. It was certainly one of the most daring stunt. All parameters must have been studied and evaluated with the highest precision: location, speed, angle, wind, etc… Success was no coincidence.
Letกs not forget such a daring stunt is the result of several weeks, if not months of careful evaluations, precise simulations, and a meticulous preparation based on wise decisions somebodyกs life is on the line after all. What a good example of successful riskmanagement that is!
It is pretty much the same if you want to run successful marketing campaigns: you need to plan thoroughly, to evaluate carefully. Weeks or months of preparation are likely to be needed in order to be successful.
How is your driving, marketingwise? Do you step on the gas pedal as soon as you get in your marketing vehicle without planning thoroughly? How well do you know your vehicle and all the different options? How well do you know the terrain? How precisely have you studied all the different parameters? How well do you know the scope of your campaign? Do you have what it takes to run a successful marketing campaign?
How well and accurately you can answer these questions will determine your level of success. There are many more questions you should ask yourself before putting your hands on the stirrer and start up the engine.
So everything is checked and you are on a full tank and are absolutely confident you will be able to drive your marketing on the road leading to success. You think you are ready. Finally, it is realitycheck time on the marketing battlefield!
But before long, it turns out the road is bumpier than you thought, you see other competitors passing you by and leaving you in the dust. Their marketing vehicles is way more powerful and these guys know how to drive way better than you do. They drive effectively, efficiently, based on their experience of the road and the many challenges they already have overcome many times.
Your vehicle is puffing, comes to a stop. Out of gas. Out of marketing ammunitions, that is. You are stranded in the middle of nowhere. It was supposed to be the ride of your life and you are busted. You think of the term กlearning curveก and say: กOk, what I need to learn I will learn by doing so the more I drive, the better off I will be…ก Only true if you are on an unlimited budget but who is?
So you’re gonna have to take some driving lessons and presto! Don’t even think of getting back on the road before improving your driving or you will be toasted pulp for good next time!
Have your vehicle marketing checked by an expert for any missing parts and do learn how to drive that thing! Only there are many instructors that have absolutely no clues whatsoever on how to drive a successful marketing campaign and yet thatกs another challenge.
If you are tired of visiting smashrepair shops and instead want to learn how to drive your marketing precisely and efficiently to produce outrageous results, why not listen to the most respected marketing instructor in the field: Jay Conrad Levinson if you are willing to listen, he is willing to show you how to improve your driving and help you jump over the last remaining difficulties like Robbie Knievel over the Grand Canyon!
I invite you to learn the latest Guerrilla Marketing Strategies from Jay Conrad Levinsonlive:
http://tinyurl.com/yut3u
All the best,
Dan Hamilton

About The Author

Dan Hamilton is a Certified Guerrilla Marketer

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Proudly Affiliated with Jay Conrad Levinsonกs Guerrilla Marketing Association

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This article was posted on June 21, 2004

by Dan Hamilton