Say Goodbye To "Friends and Family" - If You Want Real Success in Network Marketing

Almost every "opportunity" seminar you will attend will have a speaker promising wealth and fortune, and all you have to do is invite a couple of your "friends and family" to join you. Sounds almost too good to be true, doesn't it? Lets take an unbiased look inside that myth and see whats happening.The Old Way:Back before we had the global environment called the internet, the popular way to market your product was "belly to belly" to your friends and family. You also had the option of going door to door (like the Fuller Brush man) or you could go out and do demo's. Does anyone remember the microwave demonstrators in Sears's stores in the late 60's?All the company did was to give you the product, a little training on the product, and send you on your way. You started with those friends and family, and if you lasted more than 3 months, maybe you got some "better training"The New Age:Along comes the internet, where marketers can "reach out" to millions at the touch of a button. Shouldn't all companies embrace this new technology? Well, of course they should, but they don't; Thanks to their lack of action (or understanding) the industry is experiencing a 96% failure rate of "new" marketers in the first 90 days because of it.The Problem:Why the high dropout rate? All companies conclude that most people are not that serious about marketing, the'/re just in it for a fast buck. The company doesn't make an investment in these people; they will just leverage these new marketers "natural resources", otherwise known as your " friends and family". No training, just go out and do it!So what happens? The new marketer lasts 90 days; recruits (an average of) 2.3 of his friends, then quits, and the companies love it! The company experiences a 130% growth every quarter with minimal expense, and this looks great on their balance sheet.How about you? If you're part of the 96%, you don't care. But what if you're part of that 4% that is serious?A Solution:If you are really serious about being successful in network marketing, do some research and find a professional marketing course that will teach you how to market on the internet. There are many available that will guide you, step by step along the way. Your home office is your class room, and your schedule is when you can set aside time to study and work.In Conclusion:Instead of "pleading "with you friends and family to see your business, do them a favor and take the time to be a professional. When they see your success they may actually ask you for a favor.Would you "allow" them the opportunity of joining your business?

Earn Extra Money From the Comfort of Your Own Home

Many people have considered trying to make money from home. It means you can do the work you want to do, and when you want to. This is great for anyone; stay at home moms and dads, part time and full time works and students.There are many ways of making money from your own home, but you should note that it will take time to pay off. "Get rich quick" schemes and instant payouts simply do not work and should be avoided at all costs. Some people have tried online surveys and "watch ads while you surf" programs but the payouts are far too low for the time invested.If you become an affiliate, then this is an excellent start and can be very lucrative. If you are serious, then you will want to sign up to one of the many affiliate networks. These will allow you to promote many different products and online stores across almost any niche. If you refer someone successfully you will earn a percentage of the sale value.Of course, in order to do this, you will need your own website which is where you will put the link you are given. This is not the only thing that will be on your website - you will need some other content as well. It is easy and quick to do this in a blog and you can publish new content at the click of a button.It is a good idea to give an opinion on what product when you include it on your site. Why would you buy it? Is it a fair price tag? Does it beat other products in the same niche? Make sure you give an honest appraisal and if you cant give a review, look at customizing the product description into your own words. Be as accurate as possible, you are looking to become a trusted source.These are just a few tips on what it takes to have your own affiliate website. It isn't hard work, and can be done in your own time or whenever you are free. However, you need to think long term about your website as you are not likely to make much in the first month - how much you earn after that is entirely up to you.

Sharing Vs Selling - The System That Will Set You Free - Financially

Wow, this topic is very important and critical to the success with any home based business!There so many myths and wrong images of what happens to people interested in starting a business from home. People remember the 'good old days' of the door-to-door salesperson. Even though I doubt they were 'good' if you asked them to seriously compare 'back then' to how home businesses are typically run today! Many people have a bad image of those door-to-door salespeople, the professional telemarketer making those calls right in the middle of dinner or primetime TV. Or even a troubling image of the Avon lady you keep dodging who keeps trying to get you out to her opportunity meeting or get you to commit to a home party with friends you keep because they DON'T come to your home much!I'm sure you can picture - or probably have experienced many of these scenarios. Most of us really do not enjoy these occurrences.But here is the 'golden rule' we should all live by as home business owners: "We SHARE. We DO NOT sell!"I assure that the fastest way to fail in network marketing is to become a Salesperson.A go-getter, a super 'saleperson' will always rise to the top. They will easily become the cream that rises to the top. They always hit the ground running and start exploding with a group, bringing in people like crazy. They only have one gear - FAST and FURIOUS! In other words, when average people they recruit 3 to 5 people, they will quickly recruit 20 to 30 people a month! Of course this is GREAT news for you because it feels like you have literally hit the proverbial 'Mother Load'!!Well, like Paul Harvey used to say... but let's talk about 'the rest of the story'! Shortly after the enormous growth spurt of about two to three months, many of those new recruits your shining star recruited will begin to fall off and become 'ghost' - no where to be found. Before long, as quickly as they all came in, they all will be gone.The logical question will be WHY did this happen! The true logical answer is that their pattern of explosive growth is not duplicable. Our superstar has a charisma that cannot be duplicated or imitated by the team!We want to develop systems that are duplicable. Systems that are line upon line, precept by precept, are the ones that will last and produce massive success. As long as someone can read, they should be able to follow the system. Good systems are designed with the mindset of being 'user friendly', They are set up where everyone starts off on a level playing field. There are no special skills or training needed. A good system will contain tools that will guide anyone from the first thing to do to get started all the way to being advanced and successful.Most of us do not like it when people only approach us to sell us something. Yet most of us have been to a great movie and told a friend how great it was and that they should go. They SHARED their experience with them without feeling like that were being overbearing or intrusive.Some of us can recall hearing about a great sale. We would think nothing of calling a friend or family member and SHARE with them about the sale so they can take advantage of it. The BIG difference with us sharing information we have learned with our family and friends is that the movie theatre never sent us a check to pay us for helping to spread the word. The stores never contacted us and sent us a check for sharing with our circle of influence that a sale was going on. As network marketers, we become the professionals that will be paid for SHARING! Yes, I said professionals. Home based businesses are just hobbies anymore. They are the hottest next trend of the business industry and when we approach our business as a professional, others will see us as a professional.Professionals share. Amateurs sell.Begin thinking of yourself as a 'professional promoter.' It is your own business and it becomes a win-win situation by sharing great information with family and friends AND getting paid for it! It becomes exciting to SHARE the business opportunity or product which will increase the quality of life for everyone.Your only real responsibility is to consistently get the informational TOOLS out to as many people as possible because it is the TOOLS that will actually do all of the selling for you! It doesn't matter whether it is an Ebook, a CD, a DVD movie, a website or a brochure. They all will contain a presentation. They are your 'hands extended' to go to places you may not be able to go. The tools often will give a more polished, professional presentation about the opportunity. There is power in the use of tools... which SHARE information. Become skilled at using the tools to first do the sharing... and systematically begin to let the selling happen for you.Never forget, you are not here to sell - but to share. You are here to share with the masses in order to find the few high achievers who are just waiting for you. They are the diamonds in the rough who are waiting for you to come and share the right opportunity with them.After all, it still is all about working the numbers - sharing with the many -- to find the 3% to 5% winners who will see what you see.

Why Understanding the Internet and Learning Comes First

Network marketing on the Internet for beginnersThe Internet has changed the world and network marketing on the Internet for beginners has become easier than ever before. In years passed, it was almost a requirement to understand web design, HTML coding, and search engine optimization in order to have any measurable success. Today, those demands are no longer evident.Network marketing on the Internet for beginners offers the opportunity to start your own business and determine your own level of success, depending on your motivation, determination, and dedication. However, before you jump out and quit your day job to run home and focus all of your attention on the Internet, it's important to understand the Internet and how to make the most out of it. That requires learning.The learning curveFor many people, the Internet is a wonderful source of information and entertainment. However, making a living on the Internet takes more than surfing through a few websites, imitating styles, and building your own presence. While network marketing on the Internet for beginners can be inspirational, it can also be fleeting. There is a vast amount of information that needs to be taken in, absorbed, and understood before setting up that first website or writing that first blog.Search engines are one of the most important marketing tools available and as they have grown (such as Google and Yahoo!, and now Bing!), the rules by which they determine rankings have also changed. Techniques and strategies for getting a high ranking that were once commonly accepted can actually be detrimental to a new startup web business.If you were to invest time and money to set up a web presence and began targeting search engines with keyword stuffed articles or meta-tags, even 'hidden' markers throughout your web pages, a search engine today will most likely flag your site and remove it from its list, which means that your website will never be listed on that particular search engine. Ever.If this happens, then the website winds up sitting on the Internet's superhighway without a sign and without anyone ever knowing it exists. When that happens, the road to success becomes much longer and much steeper.This is why taking the time to understand the Internet and learning the best strategies for making it work best is so important.Where to startIt doesn't matter whether you purchased a domain or set up a blog or have done any number of important first steps, if you don't know anything about the Internet and how to generate the most significant traffic and increase the odds of your success, then it's time to take a moment, step back, and read.You can search the Internet (using those search engines mentioned) for information about SEO (search engine optimization), best web practices and designs, social networking for business, and anything else that will be pertinent to you and your business's needs. Read anything and everything that you can find, but be certain that the information you find is current. Anything that was written before 2008, at this point, while possibly relevant, may include outdated information.The Internet changes constantly and so do the best methods for attracting potential customers (also known as 'traffic') to a site. Information about network marketing on the Internet for beginners can also be found at your local bookstores. Head down to the nearest Barnes and Noble, grab a cup of Joe, and peruse through the books on the shelves about it. Many bookstores have an entire section devoted to Internet and Internet marketing so there will be plenty of information available. It isn't a requirement to purchase these books; you can sit there with your coffee and browse through them for the basic information.Don't become overwhelmedWhile the amount of information that exists about network marketing on the Internet for beginners can be quite astounding, don't become overwhelmed. The idea here is not to become an expert overnight but rather to get a grasp on the basic concepts and terminology that you will face during this process.Mistakes are a part of any learning process; don't be afraid to make them. Mistakes aren't going to cost your business as long as you do take the time to understand how the Internet works, how search engines work, and how to avoid those fatal and misguided efforts that were once popular.The idea is to get an overview of how network marketing on the Internet for beginners can benefit you and that with your determination, patience, and dedication, you will find the success you have been dreaming about for some time.

A Pur3X Independent 3rd Party Review

The latest buzz rippling through the network marketing industry is being generated by an excited and enthusiastic group of marketers called Pur3X aka the Pure Energy Club. Why all the buzz and excitement? Well, you have a great product in a new growth market that young people absolutely love, plus those excited and enthusiastic distributors I mentioned earlier, add a debt-free company that pays more than 2/3 of its revenues back to its distributors, and a marketing and compensation plan that the average person could explain in less than 5 minutes, and you have a winning formula for network marketing success.The real beauty of the Pur3X opportunity truly lies in its simplicity. When distributors do not have to remember a lot of product prices, comp-plan levels, pay structures, retail vs. wholesale prices, etc. they can comfortably and easily present this business opportunity to others with the confidence that they won't forget or omit anything. When the distributor can present more comfortably and easily, they are apt to do so more often. Their prospects also see that "this is easy, and if they can do it, then so can I". Ordering and distributing the products is as simple as can be as well. But there is nothing simple about the company or its products.Pur3x is a Utah based, beverage company founded by self-made multi-millionaire Andrew Rinehart in October 2009. The company had an official launch this past January in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Rinehart, who serves as the CEO, funded the company with his own money, and therefore is totally committed to its success. He even vowed on camera during the company launch in Atlanta to not take a dime of money out of the company for personal use for at least the remainder of 2010 and that he would NEVER lower the compensation plan. Because he is the only owner, this means all revenue is recycled back into distributor commissions, research and development, and new products. He also promised to always run a debt-free company. With no debt to service each month and no CEO salary to pay, you've got a company with a long-term vision for the future where the chance of failure is a lot less than for normal start-ups. Doing business this way also engenders the loyalty and commitment of the sales force. The distributors know that management is "in it to win it", that management is committed to them and their success, and that they are important to and appreciated by management. They also know that management is committed to producing a quality product that they can be proud to represent.The Pur3X product line capitalizes on the newly emergent and fast growing energy drink market. However, Pur3X offers a healthy alternative to the caffeine and sugar-laden energy drinks that you usually find on the market today. Pur3X produces what they appropriately call "designer beverages". These drinks are "designed" to address specific health-oriented issues such as energy, weight loss, mental focus and acuity, appetite suppression, athletic performance, bone and joint health, cardiovascular health, healthy skin, hair, and nails, and even help with physical intimacy. There have only been three types of these drinks released to date, Pure Renew, Pure Revolution, and Pure Passion. I've tried the first two and they are delicious!Pure Renew is chocked full of vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals that our bodies need on a daily basis. It does contain caffeine, but only has 1/3 of the sugar content and half the calories of the competition.Pure Revolution is great tasting, carbonated energy drink that delivers over 12 kinds of fruits and vegetables with the exotic acai berry extract to promote good immune health. It has no caffeine, artificial coloring or flavor.Pure Passion, just released this March, is a sexual enhancer some are calling "Viagra in a can, no prescription required". Passion is not just a marketing tool to attract attention, it will have a few key ingredients that are clinically proven to promote sexual desire and function for both men and women. Pur3X will continue to roll-out new designer beverages over time, but the exciting part is that the price will be the same for all beverages, no matter which health function it is "designed" to address. The beverages are all available for purchase, in any combination you like, in cases of 48 8.4 oz cans. Each case costs roughly $150 plus shipping, a little over $3 a can.As long as we are on the subject on money, there is also a $45 activation fee to join the Pure Energy Club as an Independent Business Owner as well as a Preferred Customer. The new distributor will receive their own personal website to help track their business and sales volume, and through which customers can purchase product or choose to join their business. Joining Pur3X as a distributor also makes one eligible for spillover, which bring us to the compensation plan.It's simple - Get three people to sign-up, and you're at the HIGHEST LEVEL you will ever be within the company!That's pretty much the comp-plan in a nutshell. It is a 3x12 forced-matrix that pays generous commissions between $6.00 - $8.00 monthly for every person in your matrix down 12 levels deep. The only catch is that you have to personally sponsor three people to qualify for the commissions. This will help deter those who join and rely on the work of others for compensation! So everyone has to do at least a little work, and you better believe that everyone is vested in your success. I have to stop here and say that it is rare in this industry to find a company that is willing to pay 12 levels deep. Just think, you can have over 530,000 distributors on the 12th level alone! Try multiplying that by $8 per month! This is a true ground-floor opportunity.The news gets better still though, because you don't have to stop at 3 people. You can personally enroll as many as you want. Rob Hubbard personally enrolled 9 people his first month in the business and helped those 9 enroll another 25! Jessica Bonds has experienced similar results. You would think that it would be easy to find 9 people who want to be financially free. But it's not, as I'm sure Rob or Jessica can attest. It takes hard work and dedication to build anything worthwhile in this industry. It does help to have strong upline support and leadership like that provided by Rob, Jessica, and some of the other leaders in Pur3X to provide training and help explain the opportunity to prospective friends and relatives. But that old saying is true, "if it's to be, it's up to me". Pur3X is an excellent vehicle to propel you to financial freedom. But you have to get in the vehicle, strap on your seat belt, put the vehicle in gear, and steer it to where you want to go. There will be obstacles along the way, potholes, detours, bridges out, etc. People like Rob and Jessica are there to tow you out of the ditch, re-orient you, and help you along the way. So if you persist, and don't quit, it is all there for the taking.When you put everything together: Management commitment, enthusiastic distributors, strong upline support, outstanding products, lucrative pay plan, plus simplicity; it looks like a winner to me.