When I think of internet marketers, I picture a massive gathering of salesmen and women, all shouting to solve all of your problems. Ware to the newb who stumbles into this three ring circus looking for a way to make some extra money. With a constant bombardment from both legit programs and out right scams (with no real way to tell the difference), it is no wonder many noobies get overwhelmed and give up. Don't get me wrong, there is money on the internet (massive piles of it), the problem is knowing how to find it. In most cases the people who really rake in the cash don't want you to know how to earn your share.
Now I know there are like 5 billion ebooks out there (most being given away free or as part of a program signup), and a lot of them actually contain very good information. Though, they are often dated (mentioning programs that no longer exist or leading to websites that pop up with a 404 error), but the skills and ideas are often still valuable and adaptable. The problem with ebooks is that they all seem to offer you just one or two pieces of a billion piece puzzle.
So what are some of the major issues facing network marketers today?
1. Too many sellers/not enough buyers.
2. Too many products/programs.
3. Getting customers/referrals that actually do something.
4. Disappearing up line (people who care about you until you sign up under them, then they are gone)
The good thing about sellers is that they once bought, so they may buy again (if you can solve a problem for them). Newbies tend to sign up for more then they can really handle, lacking the experience and being offered so many "great" deals. So I guess the ideal person to sell your product/program to, would be someone who has tried out a few, but hasn't yet become jaded. A newb has so many plates spinning, it would be a miracle if they produced any activity for you. A jaded veteran often only completes the trial periods, not really willing to commit to anything that doesn't produce cash results quickly. The best thing I know to do, is find something that solves a problem for you, something that you get excited about. Learn everything you can about it, become an expert on that product/program. You will gain more eager referrals/customers, being passionate helps people to trust you and can infect them as well.
Yes, there are too many products/programs. I find that letting yourself be drawn into too many programs causes you to both loss money and patience. The sad fact is that you need 2 or 3 streams of income on the web. That way if a company goes under (which they sometimes do) or you just can't promote it successfully, there is always back up. Try to join more then 4 and your simply not going to have the time/energy/money to really give them a chance to succeed. To this day, I have to remind myself "Don't sign up for that, (it may be a great deal) but you need to stay focused". So my advice is to keep the number of companies you work with low, you will have more succeess and much fewer failures.
Active customers/referrals, the hard to find keys to success. Lets face it no matter how hard you work getting cust./referrals, no matter the hours invested, no matter the cost, there is no way to guarantee that your new referral/s will actually do anything...at all. It is sad, but true. Then some will take off like a rocket, only to sputter out after a week or two, while others still will suddenly spring to life after being dormant for a week or so. I find it best to attempt to make weekly contact with my downlines (offering help and encouragement). People need to be made to feel valued. Also, as a sponsor you need to be active, it is the best way to keep your referrals/cust. active.
Which leads me to the "Disappearing up line". What happens when you are all excited about a product/program you have just found, you signup and all you get is an automated welcome message? Sure you may try to go it alone, but that is extremely hard to do. Most people just simply lose their excitement and drift away to another opportunity. Two major reasons your upline might not be there for you are: 1. They have spread themselves too thin, trying to juggle several programs. 2. They have this idea in their head that their job is to "get" referrals, and that's it, assuming either you will figure it out on your own or they get too focused on one part of the company and forget to be there for you. There isn't much you can do if your referrer doesn't stay in touch with you, some programs will let you switch referrers but not many. The best thing you can do, is be an active sponsor and encourage your downlines to do the same. Lead by example.
Well, that covers just about everything I wanted to talk about today. I hope that you found it interesting and/or useful. Comments are always welcome.
Thanks for your time.
Joe James
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
A review of a online club that I am exited about...
A Review Of Reality Networkers
This is a club that I found a few short weeks ago. It of course is called Reality Networkers. A club designed around a single simple idea. In order to succeed online you NEED to have real support and real training from your upline. This solves two major problems that most of us Internet Marketers have struggled with in most MLM/Affiliate companies.
1. As a new member you need an active support line, people who care if you succeed or fail.
2. As a sponsor working hours on end only to get inactive/unmotivated referrals.
Both of these problems have been a personal headache for me for some time. So, how does RN solve these problems?
1. New members are given support from an upline that only gets paid when they help their team. RN has setup tasks that help their downline (i.e. finding new safelists, training, ect.), these tasks must be completed in order to progress in the business (get paid).
2. Sponsors that are paid to help thier downline tend to have more active referrals. The fact that RN offers a 14 day free trial (no credit card), and the unique system that is in place, makes getting referrals pretty easy. When offered true support, they are much more active.
RN is a rare breed, I have not found a company like this before. The best thing about it is, that it gives you a 5x6 matrix of ACTIVE members. Imagine if you started in a new program, whatever the matrix, you would have an army of active members that are ready to join with you. This is an amazing club. Two Thumbs Up!
http://www.reality-networkers.com/index.php?refid=2492763
Joe James
This is a club that I found a few short weeks ago. It of course is called Reality Networkers. A club designed around a single simple idea. In order to succeed online you NEED to have real support and real training from your upline. This solves two major problems that most of us Internet Marketers have struggled with in most MLM/Affiliate companies.
1. As a new member you need an active support line, people who care if you succeed or fail.
2. As a sponsor working hours on end only to get inactive/unmotivated referrals.
Both of these problems have been a personal headache for me for some time. So, how does RN solve these problems?
1. New members are given support from an upline that only gets paid when they help their team. RN has setup tasks that help their downline (i.e. finding new safelists, training, ect.), these tasks must be completed in order to progress in the business (get paid).
2. Sponsors that are paid to help thier downline tend to have more active referrals. The fact that RN offers a 14 day free trial (no credit card), and the unique system that is in place, makes getting referrals pretty easy. When offered true support, they are much more active.
RN is a rare breed, I have not found a company like this before. The best thing about it is, that it gives you a 5x6 matrix of ACTIVE members. Imagine if you started in a new program, whatever the matrix, you would have an army of active members that are ready to join with you. This is an amazing club. Two Thumbs Up!
http://www.reality-networkers.com/index.php?refid=2492763
Joe James
Friday, October 2, 2009
An Email to my Mom
My mom has been in need of some extra income for a while now. So when I found these PTC sites (Paid to Click), I sent her the following email. I thought that others might benefit from it, so I have posted it below.
The Email:
Hey mom,
I hope Sam feels better soon. I found these 3 companies recently and I think you and Sam could benefit from them. Don't worry they are free and won't spam your email. They are what are called PTC sites (paid to click). The deal is advertisers pay the sites to provide people to view their websites. They do this by using part of what they are paid to pay you to view the site for 30 sec.. These 3 sites pay the best I have seen, 1 dollar per click/site view. Now the catch, well sort of, the minimum payout is 1,000 dollars and as a free member each site only lets you view around 10 sites a day. But think of it this way, you spend about 30 mins or so viewing the total 30 sites (10 or so from each) and you make a total of 30 dollars. Sure you can't withdraw it until you have 1,000 banked, that just means it will take a while to get paid, but they pay is great. They do have upgraded (pay for) accounts, which are fairly cheap and give you around 30-50 more sites to view, which means getting 1,000 bucks faster. Well that was alot more then I had planned to say. Two last things, if you tell someone about these sites and they seem interested, don't send them directly, get their email, then on each site click the promote button and copy/paste the link into an email and send them those. Like I did below, you get credit for new people. The other thing is to do your views every day as they don't stack up, and I couldn't find anywhere it said "no more then one per household" just "no more then one account per person", so you and Sam should be able to have accounts, you just need to make a new email address for the other account. pant pant pant.... I need a break.
Love,
Joe
http://www.grandptc.com/index.php?ref=joejames77
http://www.richptc.com/index.php?ref=joejames77
http://www.bigmoneyptc.com/index.php?ref=joejames77
The Email:
Hey mom,
I hope Sam feels better soon. I found these 3 companies recently and I think you and Sam could benefit from them. Don't worry they are free and won't spam your email. They are what are called PTC sites (paid to click). The deal is advertisers pay the sites to provide people to view their websites. They do this by using part of what they are paid to pay you to view the site for 30 sec.. These 3 sites pay the best I have seen, 1 dollar per click/site view. Now the catch, well sort of, the minimum payout is 1,000 dollars and as a free member each site only lets you view around 10 sites a day. But think of it this way, you spend about 30 mins or so viewing the total 30 sites (10 or so from each) and you make a total of 30 dollars. Sure you can't withdraw it until you have 1,000 banked, that just means it will take a while to get paid, but they pay is great. They do have upgraded (pay for) accounts, which are fairly cheap and give you around 30-50 more sites to view, which means getting 1,000 bucks faster. Well that was alot more then I had planned to say. Two last things, if you tell someone about these sites and they seem interested, don't send them directly, get their email, then on each site click the promote button and copy/paste the link into an email and send them those. Like I did below, you get credit for new people. The other thing is to do your views every day as they don't stack up, and I couldn't find anywhere it said "no more then one per household" just "no more then one account per person", so you and Sam should be able to have accounts, you just need to make a new email address for the other account. pant pant pant.... I need a break.
Love,
Joe
http://www.grandptc.com/index.php?ref=joejames77
http://www.richptc.com/index.php?ref=joejames77
http://www.bigmoneyptc.com/index.php?ref=joejames77
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