Network marketing has been in existence since decades and with the emergence of the Internet, it has gone online. Social networking sites like MySpace, Twitter and Facebook have become hugely popular means of staying in touch with friends and family and also customers, prospects and partners. If you are new to this phenomenon which is taking the internet by storm, I will give you some hints on getting started.

Social Networking Tips

1. Find where you belong: Each networking site is a little different. While it is important to have a presence in each, you must choose one as a primary online home. Find out which site is more aligned to your needs and temperament. MySpace is organized in terms of age groups, Facebook in terms of city; school and country while LinkedIn in terms of workgroups and companies. There are overlaps in most of these sites so choose the one which is more comfortable for you. You can always use feed engines to post the content to all the sites simultaneously.

2. Create your profile: This is the place to define your online personality – who you are, what you do, what is your objective in being a part of this community, what do you have to offer. You need to be extremely honest about what you put up on your profile because the whole idea is to build a reputation and credibility which cannot be built on the foundation of lies.

3. Build relationships: Building relationships with other people in the network is much more than making friends and clicking some buttons. Building long term relationships involves constant interaction, sharing and receiving. It takes time and effort because there is no “flesh and blood” involved as in a live human being. In online social networks, one image is interacting with another. Customers may never get to meet their suppliers face to face and yet have a strong relationship.

4. Maintain relations: As in real life relationships, you need to invest your time and energy in maintaining online relationships. There has to be a constant channel of communication. What you communicate must be relevant to the group you are communicating with and it must not mislead anyone. Never spam or scam. These things will inevitably lose you business in the long run. While it is important to promote your business and products, it is much more important to stick to online etiquettes.

5. Follow me on Twitter!

If you are patient with your activities, consider social networking as planting seeds. You will not see immediate results. First, the seeds will sprout, then they will grow and eventually, they will give you fruits. But it is worth the wait.

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The Day of Realization

Do you ever kick yourself in he ass?

Beat yourself up?

Don’t give yourself enough credit?

They say we’re our own toughest critics.

I believe it.

I’m hard on myself - very hard, actually… Like, I’m never satisfied hard…

It can be good, it can be bad.

But tonight, I’ll sleep well.

Why?

Because today I sent out a few E-Mail promoting Traffic Formula 2.0 and made over $800 so far today…

Some have made more. Some less. Some nothing (hang in there though).

But at the end of day, I made $800 for about 30 minutes of work in an industry pursued by millions looking to finally understand this game…

That’s not too shabby for a shy tech geek who has only been marketing online for about 15 months …

Even better - I have this “system” so refined that I can teach almost anyone to do this if they’ll just go through the obstacle course…

In fact, in many ways, it’s almost like getting into the NFL or something very difficult to achieve in life.

Today, I’ve realized I’m proud of myself - and it’s “odd” for someone with my personality type to say that.

I have to stop kicking myself in the ass so much …

And so I say to you if you’re having results, keep going, never quit and give yourself a pat on the back because you’re a masterpiece in progress.

If you’re competitive and very stubborn, well so am I, so use those elements to your advantage, but give yourself credit when hit a milestone.

Odd post - I know…

Just thought I’d share.

Sound Off

What about you? Do you kick yourself in the ass and beat yourself up?

Let me know …

Now I’m going to bed. See you tomorrow.

Forest Marie, Personal Growth Personal Growth

The short version, ‘bottom line’ …

If you want to save 70% off the retail price of Mike Dillard’s MLM Traffic Formula 2.0, you need to act fast. The special 70% savings offer ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT (-6 GMT) on Wednesday, June 10, 2009. That’s in about 24 hours for most of you reading this message.

Click here for all the details and a Priority Order Form

The longer version, with more details …

I’ve often thought, “I should combine everything I know into one information product; an ‘A to Z’ guide to Internet and Network Marketing.”

Well, it’s a great idea … but someone has already done it.

Mike Dillard of Magnetic Sponsoring fame, has just launched MLM Traffic Formula 2.0

I loved Traffic Formula 1. Traffic Formula 2.0 promises to be even more comprehensive and “hands-on”, ‘implement today’, and action-oriented.

Plus, it is cutting-edge, up-to-date information that you simply cannot find in one place anywhere else.

And if you act fast, you can get Traffic Formula 2.0 for 70% off the retail price! That special price ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT (-6 GMT) Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

Here’s a sampler of what’s included (from the product description web site) -

Simple “Follow-Along” Online DVD’s Walk You Through…

• How to set up your automated traffic and lead generation “Nerve Center” that spits out red-hot qualified leads for you 24/7
• The non-geeks guide to getting to the top of the search engines for a steady never-ending flow of traffic you can use to promote any product, service or opportunity
• How to quickly, easily and in-expensively create short videos and get your message out to thousands, even millions of viewers on 12+ high-traffic websites.
• How to leverage Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites (the right way) to reach more of your market and position yourself as an expert.
• How to hit the ground running with our favorite paid traffic sources and get HUGE dividends for every dollar you invest.
• How to use “pipeline marketing” to explode your profits and make more money with each visitor to your website(s).
• And much, much more…

And here’s some basic information that answers many of the questions I’ve received about Traffic Formula 2.0 (also from the product description web site) -

Traffic Formula 2 will consist of a series of online training videos and tele-classes that will be held weekly over the coming weeks and months, and you can find a brief description of each lesson in the summary below.

Each of these classes will be recorded and posted into your back office as they take place, so you can access them as many times as you’d like, in case you miss the live training sessions.

And by the time you’re done with these classes you’re going to have two things…

First, a very simple to understand, step-by-step blueprint that will show you how to take all of the pieces to the puzzle, and build an online marketing machine for your opportunity, that produces endless leads, and instant cash.

You’re probably familiar with tools and services like blogs, autoresponders, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, but you don’t know how to fit them all together into a well-oiled machine that actually produces results.

Well that’s what this blueprint is finally going to provide you with. A step by step guide that shows you what to do first, second, third, forth, and so on.

And best of all, it’s going to be designed to be simple, and for brand new people so everyone can understand it.

You do not have to be an online expert, or anything close to it, in order to put these techniques to work for you and your business, but you DO need this knowledge which is the piece that you’re missing right now.

The second thing you’re going to have by the end of the course, is a real business, with a real asset that can produce money and distributors for you every single day on autopilot which is based on the You Inc business model I shared with you in the previous video.

This business model is what allowed me to build the 2^nd largest downline in my network marketing company, and make over $7,000,000 in the last 3 years from my home.

And In Traffic Formula 2, we’re going to create this same business model for you, one lesson at a time, one step at a time.

Now at this point, you probably think Traffic Formula 2 sounds like a fantastic solution to your problems, and I’d agree with you, but you might have a few questions like…

Will This Work For Me?

Will this work for my opportunity?

Will this work in my country?

Will this work if I don’t have experience?

And the answer to all the questions above is a resounding “YES.”

The MLM Traffic Formula will work for you no matter which company your represent, even if that company doesn’t allow you to use their name online.

Nor does it matter where what country you live in.

The Traffic Formula will work for anyone, in any company. There are no limitations on who can use it, or how much success you can have with it.

Now if you already own Traffic Formula 1, you might be wondering if Traffic Formula 2 will be any different, and the answer to that questions is also a resounding “YES.”

We are creating Traffic Formula 2 completely from scratch, and will be teaching you all of the latest marketing tactics that we’ve discovered over the past 3 years since Traffic Formula 1.

The end goal is still the same, but how we’re going to reach that goal is all brand new, including the incorporation of Social media, and a new concept I’ve never talked about publically that I like to call a “Nerve Center.” This nerve center will become the heart of your new marketing machine.

For more details, go to the Traffic Formula 2.0 product information page now.

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To Open or Not Open

Tell me honestly how many unsolicited emails you delete simply because you did not find the subject interesting. Or how many emails you opened just because you found the subject interesting. I can bet a two to one that 8 out of 10 mails are deleted instantly because they fail to grab the attention of the user and the two that are opened because you want to find out what’s inside.

That was for unsolicited emails – those which you are not expecting. Now we turn to the other set. You might be receiving emails from sites where you have subscribed or opted in. So you are expecting them. But still, if the subject line is not attractive, you might still delete it without opening.

I delete several a day myself because they’re boring…

I believe that if you are a regular user of email marketing (and you should be!), then you must pay extra attention to your subject line, irrespective of the content inside. Here are some points that you need to focus on.

5 Tips for Better Email Marketing

1. Compose a message that is short and captures the imagination of the receiver. It is not necessary that you summarize the contents of your email. You might want to highlight just one point from your email. The subject line should tacitly say – open me, open me!

2. Even if you are sending weekly newsletters or updates, you must compose an attractive subject line. It does not matter whether it is long or short, but just take care that it can be read completely from the inbox. There is no point writing a long sentence which is not displayed fully in the inbox.

3. Create curiosity, mystery and urgency. For instance, “Find out how a 20 year old became a millionaire in a month”. Now you must have content or a video to support that storyline. Another one – “2 days left for you to register for the so and so Webinar”. You might want to use the word “free” in your subject to gain attention but be warned that overuse can reduce its significance. In fact, some spam filters look for the word free in the subject and classify the message as spam.

4. A neat trick is to use the name of the receiver in the subject line. You can do this using an autoresponder. I never fail to notice the emails whose subject says – Hey Forest, have you seen the video…” Autoresponders will also tell you who opened your email and who clicked the link inside. Then you can further program it to send a different set of emails to each group of people.

5. If you are in touch with the latest in your industry, then use the latest buzzwords in your subject line. Almost all people will be keen to know what happening.

There is so much competition out there that you need to be very smart in implementing your email campaign. I will emphasize again that the title is more than 90% crucial in getting your email opened.

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Definitive Guide to Google Adwords Review

The Google Adwords program is Google’s pay per click medium which allows individuals to create and publish ads. These ads can be seen on Google’s search pages and also on the pages of its various content providers. This program gives the ability to any individual to promote his website or affiliate products at a cost on a ‘per click’ basis.

Perry Marshall is the acknowledged expert in Google Adwords and his training course – Perry Marshall’s Definitive Guide to Google Adwords is one of the best selling course since its launch. And perhaps the best Google Adwords course I’ve read.

Why do you need a course? Well, the adwords program is built in such a way that you need to set up your ads by bidding on keywords and creating the ad copy. Depending on the keywords and the ad copy, the program intelligently displays your ad whenever a user makes a search on related keywords. If you do not understand all the nuances of advertising on adwords, you are likely to spend a lot of money without generating the clicks you want, which will result in negative ROI.

Perry realized early the importance of the Google Adwords program and its immense potential to benefit the average entrepreneur. So he started teaching others how to make innovative campaigns that would get your ad listed ahead of your competitors by paying a lesser price.

As Perry points out in his own words, Google rewards the best ads by placing them higher and charging them less and punishes poor ads by giving them a lower position and charging them more.

This is because Google wants to help the end user have a better experience. If your ad copy was clicked a lot, it means the content was found appropriate by the user and Google will raise the position of the ad. This approach is different from the way some other PPC providers work. On some, the more you pay, the better the position you will get. But in Google, you can tune your ad and beat your competition.

5 Day to Success in Google Adwords

Perry popularizes his offerings with a very valuable “5 Day to Success in Google Adwords” mini course which is free for any interested person. I learned quite a few things from this course when I got started and I recommend it to all.

For instance, one of the things Perry explains is how to write compelling ad copy for your ad. You need to put yourself in the position of the average internet user and type in the search words as if he is looking for information related to your field. Those are the exact words you must use in your ad copy. I used this technique with superb results.

Perry continues to hold tele-seminars and workshops to teach his techniques to a worldwide audience. He is based out of Chicago. The course – Perry Marshall’s Definitive Guide to Google Adwords – is priced at $49 and can be downloaded as a PDF and a physical version option is available.

For more information, visit Perry Marshall.

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