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article · October 2005

Taking The High Road

"Let me ask you, would you make the same remark if I told you I had decided to become a part-time nurse?"

article · October 2005

Mailbox Money: The Promise of Network Marketing

...a clear, concise explanation of what is so about network marketing, leaving the reader with plenty of information to make an informed and empowering decision.

article · November 2005

Get Attached to the Process

How big a part the emotional issues play in our journey depends on how much baggage we bring with us when we start our network marketing business.

article · November 2005

You ARE the Postcard!

If you are marketing health products, you ARE the postcard. What does your postcard say?

article · November 2005

What You Need To Know

No source excerpt was available for this article.

article · February 2006

The People's Franchise

“I would rather have one percent of 100 people’s efforts than 100 percent of my own.” — Andrew Carnegie

technology · April 2006

Spring Your Business into Action

Each time you enroll a new person into your business it is a new beginning for both you and your new team member.

feature · December 2006

Are we selling?

This definition assumes value. It assumes that you recognize the value of whatever it is that you are selling. Inherent in the definition is the concept of worth or desirability.

article · April 2007

The Ideal Business

No source excerpt was available for this article.

article · May 2007

The importance of three-way calls

Your upline's there so that, between the two of you, the prospect can 1) get all of his or her questions answered, 2) see your company in the best possible way, and 3) make an educated decision.

article · July 2007

You've Been Lied To

In this series of articles I'm going to teach you how to properly market your network marketing business on the internet.

technology · August 2007

SEO - The "New School" of Lead Generation

Learning to SEO your website will help you create these leads for pennies on the dollar and begin to generate 10, 20 or even 50 plus new leads every week for your business.

article · September 2007

Making It Happen - Dream BIG!

The key is to have a dream that is so BIG that it's almost impossible to achieve and then you BECOME the person to achieve the dream.

feature · October 2007

Greener Pastures

By jumping from new deal to new deal, you will spend all your time getting started, which is the toughest phase of building a network.

article · December 2007

Who cares what YOU'RE looking for?

So what did we learn? As the title of this article indicates... we learned; who cares what WE want?

article · March 2008

How to use the poor economy to YOUR advantage

See, in times like this, some industries in particular are having a rough time of it... so you not only watch my special techniques grow YOUR business, but you can also give someone else who's having a hard time of things a hand-up.

article · April 2008

If You Don't Have a Home-Based Business, Start one Today!

This may be a decade of tremendous corporate profits and economic growth, but for the vast majority of North Americans, the 90's have been a dismal, uphill climb. And many economists believe that this next, new millennium won't be getting better any time soon.

feature · June 2008

The ABC's of prospecting

Especially today, everyone is working too hard, needing extra income and looking for a way out of the Hamster wheel.

feature · June 2008

The Life Blood of Your Business

In the Direct Sales, MLM, and Network Marketing industries, the key to a healthy, thriving enterprise is new blood that receives proper nutrition, i.e., training.

feature · June 2008

The Taming of the Hairy Beast

It seems that as long as I was left to network in my natural style oblivious to what I was doing, I was ok with it – even successful; then once it was defined and parameters were imposed, it became a big hairy monster with yellow eyes and toxic drool running down its chin.

feature · June 2008

Prospecting

Although Network Marketing has evolved, it always was and IS a relationship Business.

column · June 2008

Prospecting, for what?

Because they can fog a mirror, doesn’t necessarily qualify them as a GREAT prospect for you!

column · June 2008

Developing Relationships Online

The reason is... because YOU bring your own unique element to the picture. That's why it's really about creating BRAND YOU!

feature · July 2008

Persuasively Influencing Others

When we blindly talk about what is of interest to us and ignore our prospects’ interests, needs and desires, we have not taken responsibility for creating a “listening” to be heard.

article · July 2008

If you hate pushing your group

In my first two company's years ago, I spent a lot of time following up. No, not with people who hadn't signed up yet - but with those who HAD.

article · July 2008

"Summertime and My Business is Easy"

You are in the business of relationships - and relationships take time to develop. Light, summer conversations are a perfect way to begin your Relationship Marketing strategies.

feature · July 2008

Who's Closing Who and Why does it matter?

Our concept of “closing” a prospect is then; to present a solution(s) to them which in turn allows them to “close themselves”!

column · July 2008

Consistency

First one of the most important activities you must spend consistent time doing is to discover your core WHY, that all important, why are you doing this business.

feature · July 2008

Are You In or Are You ___?

Belief in yourself that you can flat out, "get it done" is the single most important factor in any Network Marketing business!

feature · November 2008

The Five Failure Factors

The key is to have something that can be sold automatically through the Internet - the best is an information product (i.e. e-book, training program, etc.).

article · November 2008

“Target your market”

It’s easy to get great leads if you target your market.

article · February 2009

Curiosity Killed the Cat

No source excerpt was available for this article.

feature · February 2009

Clarify, Qualify, Create Expectation

The distributor is giving much more information than they are receiving. This sometimes causes the prospect to shut down, there is only so much information they can handle.

feature · February 2009

The Hare or the Tortoise? You Choose!

This is a typical example of the "You've got to do it in 3 minutes" type of training that takes a lot of time and effort, and yields very poor results for most Distributors! That is why this type of selling (conventional selling) is called a "numbers game".

feature · March 2009

The Rewards of Caring

Because by asking of the right questions at the right time (remember, one of the principles in Natural Selling), he created value in himself and what he represented, he involved me without telling me what I should do, and he showed respect by allowing me to come to my own natu…

feature · March 2009

Three Steps to Adding Value

On a blank sheet of paper, write down all of the benefits that you have received personally, or seen other people receive as a result of being involved in NM.

feature · April 2009

Success Made Simple

In many cases your greatest challenge is to convince people to invest the time to analyze the business opportunity that you promote.

feature · April 2009

Are you a Recruiter or a Sponsor?

I cringe every time someone says recruit... because I believe you have to Sponsor, and that carries a responsibility.

article · May 2009

Feng Shui-ing Your “Maybe” List

Perhaps it's time to speak with the people you have been hoping, wishing, praying for to join you, and ask them the liberating question, "Are you ready to make the change?"

article · June 2009

The Power of a Word

And now I believe that the right words can and will increase your prospecting and recruiting success.

feature · March 2010

Looking for Leaders... in All the Places

Leaders make everything happen in our business. They do not individually produce the most volume but they bring with them dozens – even hundreds – of followers that in aggregate do produce the volume.

feature · May 2010

CUSTOMERS ARE KING

Customers are the life blood of any business. In fact customers are the reason you are in business.

article · June 2010

The “Get some new, hot leads” scam

You see, if your friends and relatives hated what you said to them, then strangers aren’t going to like it any better!

feature · August 2010

How to Capture Mall Shoppers for Your Business

The professional marketer replies, “Nothing. I’ll take care of the expenses. All you have to do is to give the satisfied prospect/customer one of my brochures and audio CDs when they leave, okay?”

article · September 2010

Your Largest Target

So here’s the secret that you likely haven’t heard: there is a giant target market of new, eager leads just waiting for you… as long as you know how to get their attention.

feature · October 2010

How To Build a Bigger Team

Because if you truly want to succeed in Network Marketing, and achieve the top pay level in your company, an on-going sponsoring plan will need to become - like eating, or bathing, or dressing each day - simply part of the process of life.

feature · November 2010

Tired of moving pixels on a computer screen to get prospects?

When we have an abundance of prospects, we're happy. We are not desperately waiting for a single decision from a single prospect. We aren't married to the outcome of a single presentation. Instead, we're relaxed.

feature · April 2011

Home Party Plan Bookings Are Key!

The party plan system or business model is basically a viable system to reach many customers and yet no business can be built by depending only upon friends, family and acquaintances for lead generation.

feature · May 2011

20-20 Prospecting Vision

"Athletes who make the fastest progress and those who ultimately become their best, make extensive use of performance imagery."

feature · July 2011

A Road Less Traveled

“Events and sometimes even destinies turn on the simplest lines of dialog in that casual conversation called ‘opening conversation with a stranger.’”

feature · July 2011

Stop Puking on People

Probably the biggest mistake people make in network marketing is talking too much.

feature · July 2011

Network Marketing Relationships – It Starts With a Simple HELLO

When you start your business you have a list of people you know and usually know well enough to establish a relationship, but if you want your business to grow and expand, you have to expand the number of people you meet. You also have to maintain healthy relationships with yo…

feature · July 2011

The Emotional Intelligence of Sales

IQ determines 20% of our chances for success the other 80% is determined by our social skills, interpersonal skills & emotional intelligence

feature · August 2011

The Vulcan Mind Meld

In order for us to be successful in network marketing we can't be either old or new school, but a melding of both.

feature · November 2011

Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Persuasion

Here’s a definition that does apply to our business efforts: “Causing someone to believe something.” Yes, that definition works nicely.

feature · December 2011

How Badly Do You Want It?

I have learned that in order to maintain a consistent effort, we must have two things: 1) a mature understanding of what it means to own a business; and 2) an indomitable desire to succeed.

technology · March 2012

How to Crush in Online with Your MLM Home Business Marketing!

MLM is no exception. For MLM it’s made it possible for you to reach corners of the globe that you could never have imagined reaching prior to now. It allows you to grow an organization in countries that you most likely could or would never visit, much less build a business or…

technology · March 2012

Slipped

Now remember, no one will see the message unless they click on the headline. This means you could literally test any headline that you’d like to use in a forum, and see the response.

technology · March 2012

Audios, Videos, Apps, no lies

Each law he laid down is the exact opposite of what the mlm industry teaches the new recruits.

feature · May 2012

Leaders are Found, not Made

If you have leaders in your business, your business will grow on its own. They will find other leaders, who will find other leaders and so on. This is what makes a successful network.

feature · May 2012

10,000 UNRECRUITED MLM Leaders

They worked hard on opening the minds of people who they thought had a lot of potential, got them to consider network marketing, and today they are set for life.

feature · May 2012

You Can't Bring Old Rules to a New Game

Network marketing, on the other hand, is a real window into our level of personal development. It will expose all of our shortcomings: lack of self-confidence; lack of people skills; excessive ego; control issues; lack of patience.

feature · June 2012

Eight ways to get hot prospects right now

When we have an abundance of prospects, we're happy. We are not desperately waiting for a single decision from a single prospect. We aren't married to the outcome of a single presentation. Instead, we're relaxed.

feature · July 2012

Seminar: The Mathematics of the Business

Even with high tech, the people need to be taught HOW to implement the USE of the high tech or it just will not be effective. This business is all about relationships!

feature · July 2012

Am I Duplicatable?

So, make sure that you have a home-based office set-up that any one could duplicate.

article · October 2012

Listen With Your Heart

How is it even possible to listen with your heart? Well let me ask you this, Have you ever heard a story that touched you so deeply it made you cry, or it made you laugh? Well you were listening with your heart.

feature · November 2012

Use Listening as a Tool to Success

If you listen to the market, your potential prospects, downline, this could have a dynamic impact on your business growth.

feature · December 2012

Creating Opportunities Through Communication

Women and men differ on the way they communicate and share opportunities and there is no wrong way to do so. When do we share opportunities with new prospects? Women tend to do it on a personal level and with high levels of enthusiasm.

feature · February 2013

Enrich the Power of Words for your Business

How do you enrich blogs, ad copy, articles and other readable content? Simple, provide quality instructions or information that is related to your products or business ventures.

feature · February 2013

Proven Business Building Systems

What system am I talking about? I am talking about YOU and your ability to talk to your friends, neighbors and relatives.

feature · May 2013

Looking For Quality Leads?

No more lead brokers and lead salesman marking up the price or selling you poor quality leads.

feature · May 2013

Pick Up Your Prospecting Pace

Your willingness to creatively reach out and talk to new people... on a consistent basis... is the most effective way to continually fill your prospecting funnel.

feature · May 2013

Magnetize Yourself to Attract Leads

However, what I did discover in the last three decades, is that if you magnetize yourself, you will attract quality leads.

feature · May 2013

How to Connect With People When Calling

Asking questions will determine what a person's values are and what's important to them. This makes it easier for you to help them when you know where they are coming from, right?

feature · May 2013

Don't walk like an Egyptian! Prospect like a Greek!

What we care about is prospecting, the process of using principle-based communication to connect with potential business partners. And on that matter, the Greeks were right on the money.

feature · May 2013

Why You Should Avoid Elevators

That is why, for the last two decades, I have not subscribed to the elevator speech doctrine. Instead, I use the “anti-elevator speech.” This speech is not a pitch or a commercial, but an invitation to start a conversation.

column · May 2013

Free Lead System Forever

The single biggest problem our members have is getting leads. With Michael's Free Leads System Forever, you will not only be able to get an endless amount of leads, but these leads will not cost you!

feature · May 2013

Are You Focused on the Right Activities

The best way to keep your focus on income producing activities is to make sure that they are the first things that get done. If you still have time then work on some of the lower priorities.

article · June 2013

Don't Blame the Prospects!

Everything is the same for Distributor #1 and Distributor #2 EXCEPT: "Distributor #2 simply says and does something different."

feature · June 2013

Working Multiple MLM's

I have never been able to work simultaneous MLM's and I have not met anyone else who has successfully done so either.

article · July 2013

Romancing the Impossible

So here is the moral of the story: "If we say better things, more people will join."

article · August 2013

Nobody Likes Your Advice

We don’t want to change. We all have comfort zones, and that’s why we make our current decisions about what we are going to do. We don’t want to do things outside of our comfort zone.

feature · April 2014

What is Prospecting

The benefits of being able to "work a room" with ease and professionalism are tremendous! To be able to approach business prospects with genuine enthusiasm and confidence, knowing that you will be both comfortable and productive requires training.

feature · April 2014

Power Prospecting for Aces

The glue that holds all these characteristics together is belief , the unshakable conviction that success is inevitable.

feature · April 2014

How to Automate Joint Ventures to Grow

One of the lowest-cost ways to bring in new clients and customers at a lower rate is to learn how to leverage other business owner’s assets, clients and resources through joint ventures.

article · May 2014

Are You an MLM Hunter or Farmer?

Therefore, talk to everyone and let them make the decision themselves. This is the hunter approach to prospecting.

feature · June 2014

It's NOT About Leads

Pssst. I have a secret for you. Are you ready for this? It’s not about the leads!

feature · June 2014

How to Stand Out in an Overcrowded Environment

The real lesson here is that you should try to promote your business inexpensively by creatively getting your name, products, services and opportunity in front of qualified prospects.

feature · June 2014

Gateways to Advertising without breaking your budget

The most important fact of marketing is not the heavy budget but the way that we optimize the usage of these tools to provide us an influx of new clients and a steady stream of income.

article · September 2015

September 2015

No source excerpt was available for this article.

feature · September 2015

Prospecting - Approaching Strangers Part Two – Cold Market

 Attend the local church men’s group Annual Pancake Breakfast  Attend the Fireman’s Annual Summer Barbeque.  Check your local paper for coming events.  Attend local craft fairs. (Most people there are entrepreneurs.)

feature · February 2016

Embarrassing, But You Have To Try

A few days ago at dinner I was demonstrating how easy it was to get referrals. I pointed out that we would want to get some "blue" personalities, as they would lead us to more prospects quickly.

feature · May 2016

#1 Prospecting Tip

No source excerpt was available for this article.

feature · May 2016

Prospecting

No source excerpt was available for this article.

article · July 2016

When You Don't Have Time to Build a Relationship

When you contact a referral, or when you call a prospect from a list of leads, you don't have days or months to build a relationship. So how do you present your opportunity?

article · June 2017

How To Get Great Results Immediately With Just Your Facebook Page

When you follow its contents to the letter, like you would follow a recipe to make a cake, you can talk to someone today and close a sale.  In this series, you’re going to learn the proven and simple 4  step formula behind the Facebook success of the top earners in your busine…

article · September 2017

ULTIMATE NETWORKING

No source excerpt was available for this article.

feature · January 2018

Prospecting Strangers

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feature · January 2018

Prospecting

No source excerpt was available for this article.

article · September 2021

What to say

There are many things that are important to learn and develop a skillset in to become financially successful in a network marketing business. Two of them are Listening and What to say. Listening was last month’s topic. This month goes hand in hand and this month’s topic is What T

feature · November 2021

Connecting With People

We actually have to do something to connect with people!

column · November 2021

Connecting With People, Designing MLM To Win

There are many things that are important to learn and develop a skillset in to become financially successful in a network marketing business. Two of them are Listening and What to say. Listening was last month’s topic. This month goes hand in hand and this month’s topic is What T

feature · December 2021

Nurturing

Want a great example of network marketing that your prospects can understand?

column · December 2021

Designing Network Marketing To Win

There are many things that are important to learn and develop a skillset in to become financially successful in a network marketing business. Two of them are Listening and What to say. Listening was last month’s topic. This month goes hand in hand and this month’s topic is What T

article · January 2022

"I was skeptical, and then ..."

When someone says they were skeptical, but then decided it was real, people believe that person even more. This testimonial is a great way to create rapport with a skeptical prospect.

column · January 2022

Attitude, You Are Truly In Control

There are many things that are important to learn and develop a skillset in to become financially successful in a network marketing business. Two of them are Listening and What to say. Listening was last month’s topic. This month goes hand in hand and this month’s topic is What T

column · January 2022

We Are Doing Something About This... Play To Win!

There are many things that are important to learn and develop a skillset in to become financially successful in a network marketing business. Two of them are Listening and What to say. Listening was last month’s topic. This month goes hand in hand and this month’s topic is What T

column · March 2022

I was Blessed to know and work with Bob Proctor

There are many things that are important to learn and develop a skillset in to become financially successful in a network marketing business. Two of them are Listening and What to say. Listening was last month’s topic. This month goes hand in hand and this month’s topic is What T

column · April 2022

Entrepreneur Or Employee Mindset

There are many things that are important to learn and develop a skillset in to become financially successful in a network marketing business. Two of them are Listening and What to say. Listening was last month’s topic. This month goes hand in hand and this month’s topic is What T

article · May 2022

Practice these 4 words daily

Can questions offend or scare prospects? Yes. Worse yet, we fear asking questions from strangers.

column · May 2022

You Have Only One Life To Live

There are many things that are important to learn and develop a skillset in to become financially successful in a network marketing business. Two of them are Listening and What to say. Listening was last month’s topic. This month goes hand in hand and this month’s topic is What T

feature · June 2022

200th monthly anniversary issue

Q. Can I sit on my butt, chant affirmations, and believe in the "Law of Attraction" to create my success in network marketing?

feature · July 2022

How clueless was I when I started?

Worthless Sponsor: "How could you forget your IQ? It is only a single digit?" Me: "It didn’t seem important to remember at the time. Worthless Sponsor: "While I can do miracles, I still need some raw material to work with. So, when are you stepping up and learning your first s…

feature · July 2022

Give Them What They Want or Need

Proper and powerful presenting to prospects is crucial if you want to maximize your success in both recruiting AND product sales.

article · August 2022

Practice these 5 words daily

"What is new with you?" People love us when we ask this question. They get to talk about their favorite subject … themselves. Instant rapport. Since humans are programmed to complain, they tend to tell us their problems. We should take note. Many of their problems could be s…

article · September 2022

3 Great Stories

This will happen in our future! No doubt. Guaranteed. It is coming soon.

technology · April 2023

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Today, many thousands of network marketers are making significant incomes resulting from their strategic use of social media networks like LinkedIn and Facebook… and so can you.

feature · August 2023

WHAT IS GENUINE COACHING

And How Does It Differ From What Most People Get?

feature · August 2023

From Mentor to Authority

How Coaching Your Network Marketing Team to Become Authority’s Elevates Success

feature · October 2023

No More Revolving Doors: 12 Ways To Enjoy High Retention

Doesn’t it just make good sense that if you’re going to spend the time prospecting, presenting, enrolling, and then training new recruits, that you should take the extra steps necessary to stop them from dropping out?

technology · December 2023

CRACK THE SOCIAL NETWORKING CODE WITH THESE 4 FUNDAMENTALS

It doesn’t matter whether you’re talking about Major League Baseball, the National Football League, a rockstar guitarist, a concert violinist, or YOU… a professional network marketer.

technology · April 2024

Earning Loyalty! How To Get It. How To Keep It

In network marketing, your ability to foster deep loyalty from those on your team will make or break your business.

feature · June 2024

No More Revolving Doors: 12 Ways To Enjoy High Retention

Doesn’t it just make good sense that if you’re going to spend the time prospecting, presenting, enrolling, and then training new recruits, that you should take the extra steps necessary to stop them from dropping out?

technology · July 2024

DO YOU MISUNDERSTAND “DUPLICATION”?

In the profession of network marketing, the concept of duplication often stands as a cornerstone for success.