Being Productive even on a lazy and rainy Tuesday

Being  Productive even
on a lazy and rainy Tuesday .................... Making a Video!


 
Its the second day that its been raining here and just imagine if i was still an employee how challenging it would be to go to work or even just get out of the bed due to the cold and very comfortable "Bed Weather"

Great thing is, i don't really need to go anywhere!, That's one of the advantages when your managing your business or investments at home and specifically online. So rather than sleep the whole day i decided to do something productive while doing my morning routine of drinking coffee and catching the morning breeze. I decided, to make a short video of how "Great" it is to stay at home during this times, how advantageous the internet has  been to me and share a very successful event last Saturday that i consider a first and one of the turning points in my career (truly i made the right choice)

To my surprise, when i powered on my laptop and just decided to check my skype and facebook, a chat box in skype already greeted me with curiosity coming from Singapore and another one from Bacolod, Philippines. Both were asking what i do for a living online =) So video stardom aside, i talked to the guys for a few hours and showed them some short video clips of what im doing and there really into it. Just Imagine, they will be one of many business associates that im working with that i met and actively make money online even if its one different country or island province to mine. Hundreds even thousand of miles apart but the web can really make things very convenient!

So after that, i already decided to work on the video and asked my wife to help out since i do need someone to work the camera =) after editing and a few sounds, here's the 6 minute video. I wont talk about it anymore since you can just watch it. Enjoy!

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Top tips for the budding online marketer

    Top tips for the budding online marketer

Have you asked yourself this questions repeatedly, How can i use the internet to market my products? What do i need to know and do to be a successful online marketer or "Technopreneur"? How and Where do is start? 

The web offers savvy marketers the opportunity and free tools to help grow their business. Whether big or small, firms can easily leverage these free tools to successfully run and reap the benefits of an online marketing campaign. You will be amazed how some 1st timers are even using Facebook to buy and sell "knick knacks" and earn hundreds if not thousands at the comfort of their own home.

Here are five key questions and tips to help you plan  and execute your online marketing campaign like a pro. 

Five Key Questions to Ask Yourself
1. What is the goal of your campaign? Sounds basic enough, but specifying what you want your campaign to achieve can really help you narrow down the details your plan. While you may have a number of marketing goals, focus on the most important one to start. For example, a small shoe store may identify “selling 100 pairs of shoes in one month” as their primary goal, or an online gadget store may aim to “gain 1,000 unique visitors a week.”

2. What are you trying to market? Pick out the product or service you want to market. This may be your best-seller or one of your lesser known products or services. Picking too many products or services can lead to an incoherent and ultimately, ineffective, campaign.

3. Who is your audience? It is important to identify who your audience is, as this criteria will help refine what actions to take to implement your marketing strategy. Is your product or service best suited for women aged 20-30 years old? Or are you looking to attract new customers from a specific demographic?

Once you know who your intended audience is, you’ll be able to understand their online behavior and shape your marketing plan accordingly. For example, if your intended audience uses search engines to look for information on products and services, then a search marketing campaign may be just what you need to engage with them.

4. How is your audience accessing your site? It’s important to know whether your audience is looking for you via desktop devices or using mobile search. Google’s data shows that around 66 percent of shopping-related searches are coming from mobile. And Filipinos are increasingly turning to their smartphones for answers as well. Research shows that around  64 percent of Filipino households already own at least one smartphone and more -- over 35 percent -- Filipinos intend to purchase smartphones this year.

So even if you have a great desktop website, you may still be missing out on potential customers by neglecting to create a mobile-optimised site.

5. What’s your budget? Your marketing plan will affect and be affected by your budget. Find a balance between what your needs are -- perhaps you don’t really need that banner ad and instead a smaller text ad may do the trick -- and what you can afford to optimise your investment. 

Most importantly, most sites right now offer free advertisements and what really cost are the extra options, tools or added features to your campaign so manage and select what is more important. For example, www.Ebay.ph, offers free adverts and what really cost are extra's like themes, extra pictures and exposure. So check each option, dont just ignore or pick them all.

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8 Important MLM Tips for Success

MLM Tip #1

I am amazed at how many people start a MLM business and instead of following in the path of those who came before them and succeeded, they try it their way.

Tip: Copy the SYSTEMS, do not RE INVENT THE WHEEL

MLM Tip #2
Do not treat your MLM as a side hobby. If you treat it like a business and stick with it long term, you will likely find success.

Tip: If your doing it part time, make sure to allot time for it every day of every week. The last thing we want is for procrastination to set in. Focus!

MLM Tip #3
This tip is a spinoff of #2. Schedule your MLM marketing time. It is one thing to decide I will put in 10 hours a week, that is easy to say, but it is another thing to do so and stick with it over the long haul.

Tip: schedule your MLM time!

MLM Tip #4
Set goals, and I strongly disagree with the rational of setting “realistic goals”.

It is like having a “rainy day” bank account. If you save for a rainy day, that is exactly what you will get, rainy days. I invest my money. If I really fall into trouble, I sell.

So back to goal setting, I believe in the “law of attraction”. If you set your goals high and focus on it, the universe will somehow make it possible.

Let’s assume you set a goal to go to Mars, would you consider a failure to actually land on the moon?

I think you get the point.

Tip: Think BIG and Kick Ass! Impossible is nothing!

MLM Tip #5
Selling product is fine and I have customers too, but the real money in MLM comes from sponsoring distributors and helping them build.

Balance your sponsoring and marketing activities to find new distributors. You'll be amazed that products are a good attraction for most people.

Tip: Keep it balance. Retailing and Networking makes a great income, combined!

MLM Tip #6

Give a lot of support to your team. The more support your team gets, the more likely they will succeed and also the longer they will stay with you.

Many people think you need to sponsor an army but that is not the case. You need 3-5 key players that you sponsor and if you help them build, amazing things can happen.

My sponsor in my company is currently the second to highest rank, and he has only recruited 36 people into the company and most of them have dropped off. He has 4 key legs that is it!

Tip: MLM is a people business, Its all about the people, growing, helping and leading them.

MLM Tip #7

This next MLM tip is huge!

Do NOT do too many marketing strategies, that is what I did in the beginning and I struggled for a long time because of it. I did not find success until I focus on 2 strategies.

So find something that works for you and do a lot of it!

Tip: Copy the SYSTEMS, do not RE INVENT THE WHEEL

MLM Tip #8
Learn how to talk with people. MLM recruiting is a special skill that can be learned by anyone!

Tip: Practice, just think "im here to make friends" no pressure at all


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Powerful Tips for Marketing on Facebook!

Powerful Tips for Marketing on Facebook! 

The simplest strategy to MAXIMIZE Facebook, tweeter or even youtube is to join groups that are related to your niche.  Once you join the group, become an active participant.  Do not be too pushy with your business!

In addition, be sure to open a Fan Page in your business persona.  It is important that you regularly offer information of value on that page.  Interact with discussions on that page.

So basically, the easiest strategy is to join groups, have your own business page and engage people in conversation.  When the time is right, present your business.

You need to be careful with FaceBook, Tweeter and YouTube as well.  They think they are gods and change the rules all the time.  So keep up to date.

What are the elements of good discussions and fan pages for marketing on FaceBook.

1. First of all this is “social media”, so be social.  Talk to people as people not as customers or potential customers
2. Post content of value for FREE!  The more value you add the more people will be interested in you.
3. Ask question, answer questions.
4. Tell people about your life outside of business.
5. Post videos and pictures that are not related to business
6. Have a nice smiley picture of yourself. People love pictures.
7. Have an abundance mentality.  Some people will work with you, some won’t, who cares, NEXT!

You should post all your articles, pictures and  videos on your Fan Page.  Make sure it is value add content!

Good content can go viral on FaceBook like nothing you have ever seen!

If you follow the advice in this article you can do well for free with marketing on FaceBook but make no mistake about it, you need to put in a lot of time.

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Online Marketing or Offline Marketing?

Online Marketing or Offline Marketing? 

In this article, i wanted to share what i know about online versus offline marketing. As many are already familiar with this, you will be amazed that there are still a lot who have no idea what these are, How powerful it is and how clueless we are on how easy it can be.

But first lets define what Online Marketing and Offline Marketing is.

Definition

Offline Marketing is your traditional business done in the traditional manner of advertising. Simply put it, advertisements done through newspaper, magazine, radios, TV adds, banners etc.

Pro's
- Proven system
- Effective in delivery
- Can reach a huge number of demographics

Con's
- Expensive, requires a substantial amount of money.
- could be limited to your area and country only (depending on your initial funds, again going back to "expensive")
- requires a lot of work and people (advertising consultants, staff, paid actors etc)
- ROI or Return of Investment takes longer ( 2 to 3 years by average)


Online Marketing is defined as your business advertised online through social media (number one right now if i may say myself) like Facebook, Online Stores (Multiply.com, Sulit), blogging, tweeting, etc.
Pro's

- This is already a proven system ( samples are coke and pepsi battling it out on the social platform of Facebook)
- Massive potential and reach (again, this is online and the whole world can see this)
- FREE This could be the BEST advantage yet. Most social sites are FREE registration and if not only requires a minimal fee for advertisement edge. Like Facebook, you can spend a budget of a dollar per click but of course the higher the better but just imagine advertising online for $10 - $50 compared to thousands.
- minimal number of people to work with (no need to hire anyone), less expenses
- ROI can be seen in a months time  


Con's

- Spamming, be careful with this one. There's a line between sharing/promoting from Spamming and the latter can create negative feedback instead of a good one.
- none that i can think of, given that you follow the successful paths and do your research first (Basics, Guide and always get a successful brand to mirror), your business should hit success in no time.


Now that we have defined the two, the next question that is always asked is, which one is better and why? 

In my honest opinion (based on my experience and research as well), I prefer Online Marketing. Why? because of the following reasons:

1) You don't need a lot of funds to start up. When i started, i only needed a few scanned materials, a desktop & internet connection (which is a standard necessity already in any home, if none whats 25 pesos in a computer shop) and creativity. I finished my first Ebay add in less than 30 minutes and that's FREE advertisement.

2) You can start faster if not immediate. Yes, i will admit that it took me at least a few hours to research online about which FREE sites to use, how, success stories and online tips but that's still faster compared to offline which requires, market study, statistics etc and that requires months if not years to complete. 


3)More leverage for you. What do i mean? by leveraging on the massive power and visibility factor of the net, your business works for you and therefor gives you more time for the important things. Admit it, we want more time for the important things in life. That's why we saw this opportunity.

4) It works while your asleep, gone in vacation, 24 hours a day with global exposure and the best part with minimal to moderate management on your part. Once you have set a system, it takes care of itself. 


5) Massive exposure. This time your not only limited to your peers, friends and family. The globe is your apple here.

Now, its safe to assume that your reading this article because your interested in Online Marketing, Need an extra income, build your own business or simply need help with your own  Online Marketing. First things first, don't be afraid to try  Online Marketing, its simple and easy. Your 1st tool is knowledge and there is plenty in the net though word of caution, there is such a thing as too much information paralysis. Just focus on one successful system and remember that it does take patience and consistency. If you don't hit it on the 1st week, don't just jump to another system. Go back to the basics and improve what you started don't just over haul it immediately.


Next is the How?
For strategies, as i mentioned above. There are a lot in the net but i'll be discussing the basics on a separate article.

So there you go, i Hope i was able to help and enlighten you even in the simplest way about Online and Offline Marketing.

How about you, whats your experience with this two? What better and effective for you? and as always feel free to share your thoughts and this article if it proved helpful to, as we can still help other =)

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Why People join the Network Marketing Business?

Statistics say that the primary reasons why people from different walks of life join this business were accounted on one of the motivating factors below:

Extra or Supplementary Income

Financial Freedom

Establish own Business

More spare Time

Helping Others

Early Retirement

Personal Development

Meeting New People

Leave A Legacy

How about you?

Before answering the following Questions, Please spend at least 10 to 15 minutes to ponder:

What is your number one Priority?

Why did you choose it?

Why is it important to you?

What are the consequences of not having that opportunity?

Why would that worry you?

"Leverage Marketing is all about Building RELATIONSHIP; IT'S ALL ABOUT CHANGING LIVES; It's all about Free Life"

"In 1984 20% of new millionaires came from Network Marketing. By 1994 it was 50%. It was Predicted that by 2004 and forward, 70 to 80% of new millionaires will come from the Booming Business NETWORK MARKETING INDUSTRY"  - IRS (U.S.) Statistics

 NOW IT'S ALL HAPPENING....

Work Smarter, Not Harder

Suppose I am to build an artificial fishpond and I need to employ someone to excavate the field measuring one square hectare with a depth of one meter. I will pay you Php250.000 for the job using your own shovel. If you start digging now, you could probably cover the whole area at the end of the year. I am offering you a large sum because it is my obligation to compensate a laborious job.

Meanwhile, your friend learned of the offer and quickly applied for the same job. He plans to rent a digging machine for Php50,000 and projects to finish the job in just a week. Do you think he has also done Php250,000 worth of service? Who worked smart and who worked hard?

What you have just pondered on is an application of the Law of Leverage. The digging machine represents the lever to have the economy of movement and to give a minimum input that can achieve maximum results. Leverage creates speed and simplicity of work or activity performance.

HOW? The answer is LEVERAGE! Start leveraging yourself today!

21 THINKING PATTERNS

1. HAVE A BIG REASON WHY you want to be successful in network marketing that really matters to you. Let it be the driving force that motivates you daily. Let it be the wood for your internal fire.

2. PICK A FEW PERSONAL GOALS that really motivate.  Goals that you can accomplish by having success in network marketing. Write them down. review them often. Make sure they are YOUR goals & not someone else's. Use your REASON WHY to motivate you to accomplish your goals.  Having a big reason why & goals will drive you thru the obstacles you will encounter. Your GOALS literally force you to become the person you need to be in order to accomplish them.  The BIGGER the goals, the more you will have to go thru to accomplish them.

3. HAVE A WORK HARD MENTALITY.  There is a saying that ONLY time success comes before WORK is in the dictionary. The harder you work, the luckier you will get. Make sure it is intelligent hard work. If something is not working, dont keep doing it over and OVER again. Try something different. Not having success- TRY HARDER, TRY SMARTER.

4. HAVE AN ACTION MINDSET.  One of the biggest mistakes new network marketers make is they think they have to know EVERYTHING about their product or opportunity before they can work the business. That mindset creates inactivity. Once you make a decision to work a network marketing opportunity you should focus 90% of your time on action, 10% on learning. This is an ACTION BUSINESS. Learn the basics, use the tools, use the systems, plug into your upline who is having success and then GO GO GO!.  The only way to REALLY learn network marketing is by doing it not reading about it. This is crucial to your success.

5. DON"T JUST TAKE ACTION. TAKE MASSIVE< FOCUSED ACTION. Throw everything you have at it. Make a full commitment & GO. If you are just working network marketing as a hobby or to create part time income you can be casual about the business and that is OK. But if you want to create MASSIVE INCOME, you must take MASSIVE FOCUSED ACTION.

6. ACTIVITY is what create results. Not positive thinking. Do not wait to be positive before you take action. Discipline yourself to take action daily regardless fo how you feel. Do something daily to build your business. Have a daily ACTION plan of the activities that directly lead to acquiring new customers & distributors. Discipline to do it DAILY. Consistent, Persistent effort is MUCH more important to your success than beinga super hot shot.

7. HAVE A LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE. Stay within your budget on any & all marketing expenses.  Plan for the long term. Dont' take yourself out of the game by being a 90- day wonder.  It takes a while to build up your residual income base, but once  it starts coming in there is nothing in the world like it.

8. YOU MUST REALLY LIKE YOUR PRODUCT & OPPORTUNITY. There is no way you can have success in network marketing if you do not believe in & are excited about your opportunity & product. You don't have to have a wild maniac excitement. Just a solid enthusiasm that comes from really believing in it. A good question to ask yourself before joining ANY networking marketing company is " Would I buy this product at the retail price regardless of the opportunity?" A second question to ask is "Would I refer my mother to this product & or opportunity?" These two questions will save you a LOT of grief from picking the wrong opportunity.

9. YOUR BUSINESS WILL BECOME HOW YOU TREAT IT. And how you think about your business will determine how you will treat it.  If you think your business is P7000k a month business, then that is how you will treat it.  If you think it will make you P 100,000 or P1M a month, then that is how you treat it.  Treat your business the way you would like it to BECOME, and it will become that type of business.

10. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF FAILURE. You will most likely NOT have immediate success. You will make mistakes. You will not know all the answers. Realize success is built on failure. You only find out what works, by what doesnt. Through failure comes success. Learn from your failures, pick yourself and ATTACK your goals. Understand fear of failure is REALLY pride.  Success involves being humble enough to allow yourself to go through failure in order to learn.

11.New Distributors have a tendency to think everyone will buy their products or sign up in their opportunity just because they are excited about it. And when people don't, they are greatly disappointed.Operate from reality. The REALITY is MOST people will not join your opportunity or try your product. That is PERFECTLY NORMAL. It even happens to the TOP network marketers. they just don't let it emotionally affect them.  Accept that right from the beginning & you will save yourself a lot of emotional wear & tear.

12. BE TEACHABLE. You are in school. Everyday you will learn something NEW, if you are DOING the business. You have to be doing this business to learn this business. You can not learn network marketing any other way. When things are not working, check upline until you find someone who is being successful.  Listen to what they have to say. They are having success for a reason.  You will be temporarily uncomfortable doing new things as you develop the skills needed to be a TOP NETWORK MARKETER. Go through that process willingly & you will have success much faster.

13. KEEP YOUR PIPELINE ( lots of prospects going through different stages of being introduced to your business ) filled at ALL TIMES. The key is to be always be moving so fast you don't have time to dwell about failure or rejection because you are totally focused on some positive activity that is building your business. When you let your pipeline of prospects or customers run low, you operate from a position of lack. When you have a full pipeline, you operate from a position of abundance. With that comes confidence & when someone is not interested it does not affect you. If you only have one prospect in your pipeline, & they drop out, you are in trouble.

14. Ask yourself, "WHAT ONE THING CAN I DO TODAY TO MASSIVELY BUILD MY NETWORK MARKETING BUSINESS?"  Then do it.

15. The phone is is your BEST FRIEND. Master the phone & make a fortune. Be afraid of the phone & you will never make any significant money in network marketing.  Use the phone to follow up personally with all your leads & customers. Be yourself, be friendly, be enthusiastic, keep a smile on your face when you are talking. 3-way call your hot prospects to your upline.

16. HAVE A PROSPECTING MINDSET. Continually think about unique, creative new ways to acquire customers & distributors. And then do it. Thinking & action need to go hand in hand.

17. NETWORK MAR KETING IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. Don't try to talk people into the business or you will have to talk them into working the business. You can't build someone else's business for them. Your best comes from YOUR success story. Some people do not want to have what it takes to do to build a network marketing business.  Identify this quickly & move on. You are looking for people who WANT to do the business & are willing to do what it takes. Simple as that. YOU ARE A SORTER, NOT A SELLER.

18. START WHERE YOU ARE AT RIGHT NOW. You can't change your financial situation by dwelling on it or complaining about it. The only thing that is going to change your situation is you. Even if you are flat broke, you can become financially successful in network marketing. Just realize it will take you longer. You will have to use creative & sweat equity. But you can do it, if you NEVER QUIT. Opportunity ALWAYS comes disguised as work.

19. BE HONEST & AVOID ALL OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON GREED.

20. Look to GOD for help.

21. AS you have success & become a TOP network marketer, realize that you are not the ONLY person responsible for your success...BE GRATEFUL.

What is Network Marketing?

So lets start with the Basics before i go back to my life. In my opinion this is MLM, this is how i experienced it, it worked and it best describes what i have read from one of my mentors

What is Network Marketing?

A FORM OF ADVERTISING & DISTRIBUTION

Network Marketing is simply a form of distribution that uses "word-of-mouth" advertising as a way to educate the public on the particular benefits or a particular product/service. It eliminates the need for costly media (TV, radio, newspapers, magazines) advertising which can represent more than 50% of the product cost. The opportunity goes one step further by allowing you to build your business online ! Now with a few minutes a day you have the potential to promote your business to millions of people all over the world. 

YOU DO IT ALL THE TIME

Have you ever recommended a good movie to a friend? What about the latest deal you found at a particular store or the quality of a certain product you just purchased? By referring others to a business establishment or to one of their products, you are marketing their products or services - without being paid for it. In fact, many service oriented businesses try to provide you with the best possible service because they know a happy customer will spread the word about their quality services - and what better way to advertise than through the mouth of one who is known and trusted. 

WHY IS THERE SO MUCH MONEY IN NETWORK MARKETING?

Wouldn't it be great if a movie theater or restaurant paid you a percentage of the revenue you brought them by referring someone to them? This is the concept behind Network Marketing which makes it so attractive to the thousands who are looking to secure their own future. Doing away with the millions traditional businesses spend on media advertising, Network Marketing companies can afford to pay their distributors what they save in advertising. Monies normally allocated for an advertising budget are paid instead in the form of commissions and bonuses to those responsible for creating the sales - the distributors. 

Residual income is another attractive feature of Network Marketing. Residual income is income that is paid to you long after the original effort for the sale was put forth. Insurance agents earn residual income each time one of their customers renews his/her policy - it required only the original effort to get the account (and maybe some effort to maintain it) and he/she gets paid each time the policy is renewed. Network Marketing takes this a step further - giving the distributor the ability to leverage himself by earning from the efforts of others in his/her network. Each time any of those in your network renews a product/service purchase, even though it may not have been directly related with your effort, you earn residual income because it was your effort that, either directly or indirectly, generated the sale. 

I DON'T LIKE TO SELL TO MY FRIENDS?

Most "Networkers" feel the same way. Network Marketing isn't about getting friends or family involved in something that you don't believe in. It has to do with promoting what you believe will help everyone (not just friends or family). If you don't believe in it, you should never pursue it. Those who fail in Network Marketing do so because they do not believe it will really help them or anyone they bring into it. 

Those who believe they can succeed with it have hope, confidence and the ability to set goals and carry them out. Network Marketing is not a "get-rich-quick" scheme. It is a business. It should be treated like a business - only more important, like your business. If you started your own "traditional" business - how would you promote it if you didn't believe in it yourself? 

Those who succeed in Network Marketing do so not because they've involved their friends or family, but because they believed in their ability to realize the potential the company held out for them. There is no reason one has to approach their family or friends, though when they begin to succeed, if they really love them - they will recommend it to them and help them succeed as well. 

THE ULTIMATE BUSINESS

Network Marketing provides the average individual with the opportunity to start the "Ultimate Business." What traits would characterize such a business? Below are some of the traits that can characterize a Network Marketing business:

• A minimal investment with no office expense, paperwork, employees, bookkeeping or overhead - No Financial Risk
• Unlimited Earning Potential - the chance to get paid what you are actually worth.
• The Freedom to manage your own time - be your own boss.
• A proven, duplicatable system for success that eliminates all of the guesswork - no experience or special skills are required.
• All the tax advantages of running a home-based business.
• Tremendous support, sales tools, company-sponsored training and conference calls to help you succeed.
• An industry that is tapping into the most dynamic demographic and marketing trends in today's marketplace.
• AUTOMATION - In any business, Automation is the key to less demand on your time. The Ultimate Business must be fully automated to provide you with time Freedom.

 Network Marketing is a lucrative business for those who can target the needs of the time, the most efficient means of meeting those needs, and the ability to implement goals for success. In our day, needs are many - but two stands out: (1) Financial Independence and (2) the need to assist networkers in building their primary business with leads and training. The pace of our society and the difficult economic times have caused unwelcomed stress, anxiety, poor health and uncertainty toward the future. At the same time, technological advances (the Internet, automated communications, voiceblast, etc.) have presented the possibility for an explosive marketing push for those who will seize the opportunity. 

We have seen the potential to meet the two needs with the advances of our day, to bring the best possible opportunity for financial success without the headaches of conventional business ownership.Do you still want the 40-year, traditional business plan or do you want the Network Marketing Plan?