Archive for September, 2009

How To Generate Traffic Online Using Only Free Methods

Monday, September 28th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

Putting up a company would of course require a lot of things, to get straight to the point, you need capital. Lots of capital. To make money requires money. But of course, with the versatility the internet offers, there are many ways you could find to help you optimize the potential of your site or business in generating traffic.

While there are ways to jumpstart your traffic flows, many sites don’t have the resources that others have to generate more traffic for your site. Well, you don’t have to spend a cent; all you need is the proper mindset and a lot of eagerness. You also must have the drive and perseverance to do hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site.

How sweet it is to have more traffic for your site without spending a single cent. Now it’s a sure thing that many sites have articles that offer tips and guidelines in how to generate traffic using only free methods. It may take time, to set the process in motion. I’m not going to beat around the bush with you. You have to learn a few things, and get some others set up, but once you have the wheels set in motion, your chances at creating leads for your business will greatly multiply, with some of these free methods I’m about to tell you.

Take advantage of online forums and online communities. The great thing about forums and online communities is that you can target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that you represent or offer. Another great advantage is that you know what you are getting into and you will be prepared.

With online communities and forums you can build a reputation for who you are. Show them what you are made of and wow them with your range of expertise about the subject, with that you can build a reputation and build trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge. Your all about branding yourself.

You can also make use of newsletters. Provide people with interesting and valuable content. If you make it really interesting and entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and recommend it to other people. The more people who sign up for your newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site increasing your traffic.

Another great idea is trading links with other sites. You don’t have to spend a cent. All you have to do is reach an agreement with another webmaster. With exchanging links, the efforts both sites do will benefit each other. All traffic that goes to the site could potentially click on the link of your site and visit you as well. This works well especially when both sites feature the same niche.

Write articles that could pique the attention of people that have interest in your product or services. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to other aficionados. Writing articles that provide good service and knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage your traffic flow needs.

Most sites offer free submission and posting of your articles, but it is good to check and make sure. When people find interest in your articles they have a good chance of following the track by finding out where the article originated. Include a link or a brief description of you with the article and there’s a great probability that they will go to your site.

Write good content for your site. Many search engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases your site uses and how they are used. It is not a requirement that a content should be done by a professional content writer. You could do your own, but you have to make content for your site that is entertaining as well as informational. It should provide certain requirements as well as great quality.

Generally, internet users use search engines to find what they are looking for. Everyday there are 1,407,724,920 people that use the internet. That’s over one billion people worldwide. Search engines in return use keyword searching in aiding their search results. With the right keywords, you could get high rankings in search engine results without the costs.

Almost 1.5 billion people use the internet everyday.

All of these methods and more will drive more traffic to your site for free. All it takes is a bit of effort and extended man hours. To learn these, and more about the methods depicted here, go to learningmlmsecrets.com . Soon you will have a site with a great traffic flow without the usual costs that come with it, or fill out the information at the below.

Goodluck.

Timeless Principles of Marketing

Friday, September 25th, 2009 at 6:25 pm

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The success of any business venture boils down to using timeless principles of marketing. A maketer has only three basic goals.

To increase the number of customers
To increase the amount of the average order
To increase the frequency of orders

That’s it. There aint’t no more. That’s the end of my blog. :0)

JUST KIDDING!

If you can master these three fundamentals, you can grow any business, wheather your on the internet or not. It doesn’t matter what your product is; information or a pen and pencil set. You can be successful if you understand how this works.

Our high tech world is changing rapidly, and methods of internet marketing are changing also, but these principles will be with us forever and will never change.

I am speaking to all business owners, not just MLM businesses. I received a call from a women in Canada the other day, who has a brick and mortor business, and wants to use the internet to market that business. So this is for everyone.

Supose you had a product or service that you wanted to market. You buy a list of some targeted prospects. Send out direct mailers to these prospects. Pay for postage and printing and the list you had to buy. It will probably cost you around $5000.00 and the response rate for something like this is around one half of one percent. You might get fifty customers at $100.00 a piece. You just break even.

Or you could have all family, neighbors and friends over to your house for a showing of what you are trying to sell. I think we all know where that takes you. Response for this is nil.

Let’s do the same thing, but this time our marketing will be done through the internet. We take the same product, service, or information that you are offering, run it through a system of internet marketing sources that might cost you $500.00. Say you get the same results. Fifty new customers. At $100.00 each you still have $5000.00 income, but look at your marketing expence. It’s around $500.00 dollars. Your profit is about $4500.00 dollars.

The key is where do you get the leads? Where do you get the 10,000 people that can start this marketing wheel in motion? You could buy them. There are a lot of companies that do nothing but make calls and get lists of interested people in the products that their clients sell. They make their money by selling those lists to you. If any of you have ever paid for lists and leads, you know what I’m talking about. How did that work out for you?

What if you could come up with a sytem that would generate that list for you? A list of people that are interested in what you do? Now this list is not free. It costs you,…are you ready for this,…say 30 to 50 cents a lead, and it’s your list. The people on this list called you, you didn’t have to chase them, or have a meeting at your house.

This is marketing on the internet, and for many of us, this is our life. This is how we make an income that puts food on the table and pays all the bills.

Albert Enstein said, the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results. What if your life depended on your success? For many of us, it does.

When Spanish explorer, Hernan Cortes, conquered Mexico in 1519, he faced overwelming odds. Tens of thousands of Aztec warriors against about 400 of his soldiers. When his troops began to mutiny, Cortes ordered all but one of his eleven ships sunk so there was no avenue of escape. Then he rallied his troops with a stirring speech. Conquer or die. Those were their options.

Are you still using the same tools for doing business that you were doing ten years ago? Still cold calling? Talking to strangers in the grocery line? Are you at a conquer or die situation? Are you trapped in Ensteins definition of insanity?

Stay tuned, and I will give you some tools that will change your business in a different direction. If you can’t wait, fill out your information below.

God bless you all.

Brian

Mastering This One Skill Will Accelerate Every Network Marketer’s Hopes And Dreams Of Success

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 am

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With the permission of my friend, Larry Beacham, I am giving this article. He hits the nail on the head when it comes to network marketing. Enjoy.

I was at the grocery store the other day and while in the checkout line, I noticed this machine near the exit called a Coin Star. Now, I’ve seen this machine many times but usually walked by it without giving it a second look and I’d never seen anyone using it. So, I really didn’t understand what it was for.

This particular day, I saw a young couple approach the Coin Star machine with two gigantic jars of coins in each arm. I stood and watched as they dumped those coins into that machine, and as the coins filtered down through the mechanism, it automatically sorted and sifted the coins and gave a final count on the total. The couple took a receipt of that total to the customer service desk and received their cash equivalent.

Standing there, I instantly got a revelation as to how that machine relates to the success of the modern day network marketer, even my own success and it is simply this: Amateurs manually rifle through random people trying to identify the “silver dollars,” while the professionals build a machine that does the sifting and sorting for them.

Every network marketer has been told to sit down and write out a prospect/warm market list to contact for their business. This approach has been taught since the beginning of time, and is still being used to this day.

Now, this approach does work, however it is inherently inefficient because you have no way of knowing in advance who the “silver dollar” is. So, it is as though you have this giant jar of mixed coins that you have to dig your hand into and handle each coin one by one, hoping that each time you reach in that you can pull out a silver dollar. You end up spending a lot of time handling “chump change” (i.e. tire kickers, haters, opportunity “seekers” rather than “buyers,” skeptics, cynics, unqualified job mentality individuals, etc.) and this can become very discouraging.

Statistically speaking, the average network marketer quits their business after 63 days, and this very approach to building their business is a key culprit. People get tired of dealing with all the chump change in their jar and can’t endure long enough to get down to the silver dollars.

I used to be one of those who spent a lot of time handling chump change and I simply got tired of that process. So, I went out and found a machine that would allow me to dump my jar of coins into it, and I could put it on a setting that said, “Silver Dollars.” It did all the sifting and sorting for me, and because I set it to only kick out silver dollars, I no longer had to personally handle anything that wasn’t a silver dollar.

There isn’t anything that’s going to put every single silver dollar into your business, but what makes good business sense is to get in front of more silver dollars and less chump change. Additionally, it’s much more fun to have something else redirect all those naysayers and haters so that you don’t feel the sting of rejection.

So, how do you build your own network marketer lead sifting machine? Well, you first must locate the manufacturer of such a machine and figure out what it will take to purchase one.

There are a few machines out here that are “posers,” giving the impression that they sort for you but in reality they only shuffle around your coins and give them back to you, or they EXTRACT YOUR SILVER DOLLARS leaving you with chump change. Learning MLM Secrets will make the difference of failure and success.

Find yourself a system that will do the sifting for you. After all, who has time to fool around with a bunch of chump change?

If you would like to tap into a proven system that Larry speaks of, fill out your information below, and someone will call you to get you started on the right path to making success a part of your everyday business.

Labor Day

Monday, September 7th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

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The holiday originated out of Canada over labor disputes that were taking place over a nine hour work day. Peter J. McGuire, an American labor leader, witnessed one of these labor festivals in Toronto, and thought that was a great idea. On September 5th, 1882, the first labor day celebrated in the United Sates took place.

When I was growing up, I never really thought to much about the Labor Day holiday. As a matter of fact, it is one of the least celebrated holidays in the country. Not a lot of thought goes into the professions that keep this country alive and well.

One of the most popular professions that we have heard a lot about, since the attacks on our country on Sept. 11, 2001, is our men and women of the armed services. They are on the front lines risking their lives, 24 7, for our well being and our freedom. So many lives that have been lost, many are only known to the comrades they fought next to, and the family and friends that they left behind. True heroes, each and everyone of them.

There are other professions, that are not so well known, but hold a very important and key roll in the lives of all of us.

Power Linemen, that risk their lives also, to keep the juice flowing to our homes and businesses, that keep our country working round the clock. Workers that have to helicoptered in to work on lines that can not be accessed any other way. They work with extremely high voltage, and one slip up, and they turn into a french fry. They are also working at extremely high altitudes, with lines that are in mountainous regions, out in the middle of no where. The power linesmen had the highest mortality rate back in the early days. Many a linesmen went off to work, never to return to their homes.

Power Linemen video Click on this link to watch a short video about the dangers of a Power Lineman.

Window washers of high rise buildings, divers that keep our sewers clean and running, police and firemen, doctors and nurses, loggers, who died at a rate of 117.8 per 100,000 workers. Most of them killed by falling trees. Iron workers who have a 58.2 death rate for every 100,000 workers. And the list goes on.

This is why labor unions were formed. Like them or not, they helped the workers and protected their rights.

I worked in an auto company for thirty five years before taking my retirement, and there were times when an ambitious foreman, trying to impress his boss, would put you and maybe your co-workers in danger of serious injury or even death, just to get a job done in a fraction of time. He was trying to look good at your expense. My job now as an internet marketeer, and with United First Financial, is nothing compared to what these people do.

There are so many more, and if you are in one of these professions and I left you out, pleases leave a comment at the end of this blog. I would like to hear from you and any stories that you might have.

I stop and think about it, there are so many people that I owe a big wealth of gratitude too. So many jobs that I never ever think about. I want to take this time now, and personally thank each and everyone of you American laborers, for your dedication and hard work, for putting the needs of others up above the needs of yourself, and for making this great country of ours greater.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart and may God richly bless you and your families.

ABC’s of Life

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 at 11:57 am

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Avoid negative sources, people, things and habits.

Believe in yourself.

Consider things from every angle.

Do not give up and do not give in.

Enjoy life today: yesterday is history, today is a present, tomorrow may never come.

Family and Friends are hidden treasures. Seek them and enjoy their riches.

Give more than you planned to give.

Hang on to your dreams.

Ignore those who try to discourage you.

Just do it!

Keep on trying, no matter how hard it seems. It will get better.

Love yourself first and foremost.

Make it happen. Just do it!

Never lie, cheat, or steal. Always strike a fair deal.

Open your eyes and see things as they really are.

Practice makes perfect.

Quitters never win and winners never quit.

Read, study and learn about everything important in your life.

Stop procrastinating.

Take control of your own destiny.

Understand yourself in order to better understand others.

Visualize it.

Want it more than anything.

Xcellerate your efforts.

You are unique of all of Nature’s creations. Nothing can replace you.

Zero in on your target, and go for it!!

What is your target? What are your goals? Sometimes that is the easy part, but finding a system or process to attain those goals, and sticking with it, can be the hardest part. Learning the secrets to life is the key that unlocks the doors to success in anything that you decide to undertake. Take that first today.

Don’t Chase People Away, Attract Them Too You.

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 at 11:11 pm

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When you walk into a Sears store, and you want to look at the stoves, what happens? One, maybe two sales people walk your way, and ask if they can help you. If you are anything like me, the minute I walk into the store, I have my eyes out looking for the sales people, and when I see them coming I am turning the corner and going down the next aisle. They follow you anyway. You can run, but you can’t hide from them.

Don’t chase people away, attract them to you.

Sales people are not very well liked. Especially the ones that follow you and push you around the store.
But what if the sales person comes up to you and just says “Hi, is there any where I can direct you too?” You tell him you are looking for stoves, and he takes you to them, and tells you, ” if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask me. I will be right over there if you need me.” Then he leaves you alone to freely look at what ever you want to look at. You could even leave the store, and he will say, ” good night folks, here is my card, you have a great evening.” No pressure, no push.
If you ever go back to that store, who are you going to look up? I know who I would be looking for.
I know that flies against everything we have ever been taught or trained to do, and some people might need a little guidance when shopping, but if you treat someone with respect and giving them the answers to their questions, you will close eighty percent of your sales. It’s called attraction marketing.

People are always more likely to talk to someone who has the answers and gives them the information that they want and need to make a right decision for them. They walk away happy, you have a sale, and most important, you have now a trusted shopper, who will not only look for you the next time they go into that store, but will spread the good news to all their family and friends, about how well you treated them and the great deal they got from you. This one sale could possibly generate ten more. Let them tell family and friends and you won’t have too.

Most MLM businesses are founded on the premise to use your warm market first. Call all your family and friends and get them to come to this meeting. The person stands up and talks and pressures them, till all they are looking at is their watch and how fast can I get to the back door.

Learning MLM secrets that will lead you to a successful Multi Level Business is not only profitable, but it is fun, because you are building relationships, which will build you a residual income for a long time to come. Don’t make the same mistakes so many MLM businesses make. That is why 97% don’t survive. Get out of the box, and be one of the 3%.

If you have any questions as to how this works, fill out the information below and I will be happy to help you out. Don’t chase people away, attract them too you.