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Business Owners: 5 of the Many Ways How Blogging Can Help Your Business
By Hendry Lee

Businesses of all sizes are beginning to realize the advantage of blogging and what that activity can mean for their businesses.

Despite still being in its infancy, compared to other more mature marketing technologies, blogs are already significantly affecting businesses. That’s because, used and designed properly a blog can help you manage your website and leverage your existing content for better business visibility.

One of the best things about using a blog with your business is that it can be used in a variety of applications. Started as a simple personal journaling web application, a blog quickly mature and evolve into a business and marketing tool that some of us can’t live without.

So what can a blog do for your business?

1) Keep in touch with prospects and customers. Keep the interaction flowing and let them know you better. Demonstrate that there is a human behind your business, instead of a static website.

2) Position yourself as an expert in your niche. Regularly post about business events, share thoughts, new innovations or even provide customer service.

3) Capture leads. Engage them with content, delivered regularly through blogs, RSS feeds and e-mail.

4) Generate revenue. Selling advertising space, products, services, or build relationship and pre-sell. You to cash in your content by participating in contextual advertising program like Google AdSense, Yahoo! Publisher Network and others.

5) Boost business productivity. Used internally for communication, project management, or just a personal place to throw ideas at.

Standalone conventional websites used to adequately deliver information, but nowadays customers want more than that. We live in an information age where there is enormous amount of data being generated every single second. That has meant that end-users (clients) are beginning to shift their information consumption habit. As a result, they now demand more control over the medium, and they prefer to choose when and what information they’re going to process.

As part of the shift, consumer generated media is set to take on older web models, especially as consumers also want to participate in the market, not just as passive readers.

That’s why having a blog on your website can be a very good idea.

If customers are familiar with your product they may want to share what they think with others at your blog. On the other hand, if they’re unfamiliar with your product, they may want to hear more about what you have to offer from others.

In other words, the idea is to help them know your product better, and hopefully decide on your product when it comes time to buy.

One of the interesting things about using a blog, is that it forces people to become participatory. You find that you have no choice but to jump into the conversation. And remember, if you don’t allow people to have a say and talk on your blog, that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the conversation since they can just as easily start their own blog or leave comments on other people’s blogs.

Instead of just sitting and watching, customers want to have a conversation, where they can tell you directly what they think about a product or service that you offer. That can be scary, but it’s also valuable feedback.

Copyright 2006 Hendry Lee

Hendry Lee helps business owners leverage technologies and what they know to market their business online and actively blogs about Small Business Blogging. Subscribe to Biz Blog Tips to receive short and practical tips to start and get the most out of your blog.

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Joining an Established Team; Building for the Future
By James Coakes

Joining an established team is very difficult. In most cases, team building happens with little intervention - the new team member is be welcomed and given time to bond, however in some cases the new team member will join a team with issues and where, regardless of the effort they make, they are unwelcome.

Consider the following when joining an established team.

Listen more than you talk - It is particularly important when you join a new team. Entering as a know-it-all, set in your ways will not endear you to existing team members. This holds true no matter where you are – from the US, Australia or the UK.

Team building will not be helped if you think you are better than everyone else.

Listen & learn from other team members - what they do, what sort of characters they are. Remember, people resist change, don’t tell them you know how to do things better than they do. Listen, you may even learn a better way.

Avoid sentimentality - keep references to the team you have just worked with to the factual. Your new team will not want to listen to your recollections of what a great group of people you worked with. Occasionally make positive observations about this team, don’t overdoing it.

Give respect to earn respect - even if you are joining the team at a senior level you cannot expect to automatically be given respect. The importance of earning respect rather than demanding it has been well documented already, but if you take time to listen, learn about other team members and understand why they fill the role they do in the team you will learn to respect them.

Don’t be patronising - under any circumstances. Take time to understand how your new team work. You may be surprised to find their way is better!.

Keep your promises, be reliable. - Don’t take responsibility for anything beyond you in the hope it will endear you to the team. Building rapport with other member is hard enough without overloading them with stress as a result.

Be a team player - if you feel insecure or unsure it can be tempting to work alone. Avoid this at all costs. Make sure you stay in the team by asking for help if necessary.

Keep lines of communication open - It is okay to admit you’re new and need support. Often people feel asking for help is a sign of weakness. Actually it can be one of the best ways of team building. You should avoid always approaching one person because they look friendly. Approach the person you consider most difficult first, the experience is often ground breaking.

Don’t argue - just don’t. Bite your lip; your time will come. Arguing when you are the new team member is a no win proposition. If you lose you undermine yourself and if you win you will have destroyed a relationship, hard to rebuild.

In the majority of cases your new team will welcome you and make every effort to help you. They will want it to work as much as you. Listen, understand what you don’t say will be as important as what you do say, be sincere and be yourself.

Team building takes time, team building takes patience, team building will not happen overnight.

James Coakes is Managing Director of Progressive Resources Limited, The Team Building Company. Progressive Resources was established in 1989 and last year organised more than 600 events for a wide range of corporate clients including BP, Sony and Virgin.

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Company Specific Real Time MLM Leads - Does It Get Any Better? by Carl Sorensen

If you’ve ever purchased a list of MLM business opportunity leads you are probably all to familiar with the “I am not interested” response from the other end of the phone. Rejection can be one of the most frustrating roadblocks to conquer when you are building your home based business.

There is a better way.. Really there is… One of the #1 rules of most successful salespeople (Yes as a network marketer you are technically a salesperson) is that you only spend your time speaking with those people who have shown a genuine interest in exactly what you offer. There is absolutely no point in wasting your time trying to convince prospects your business is the one for them. Wouldn’t you rather have them make that choice before you have even spoken to them?

Wouldn’t it be nice to speak with a prospect who had already been given a brief rundown on your business and products? Don’t you think that it would be a much different conversation if the prospect on the other end knew ahead of time exactly what the business they were requesting more information is all about?

These are called company specific real time leads and they are probably the most sought after commodity among network marketers today. It’s no mystery to the professional networker that if they spend time with people who are interested in their specific offer that will make sales which will eventually lead to making money and hopefully lots of it.

The only roadblock to most network marketers is where they can get these company specific leads and not get ripped off by one of the major lead retailers in the process? The answer lies in generating your own company specific real time leads.

In actual fact the task is not that difficult. It would involve you either designing or having someone else design you a company specific lead capture page. Now this doesn’t need to mention your company name or products exclusively but you can definitely share some of the most important features and benefits of your particular business. You are simply trying to put out the information that may attract the right type of people for your business. The more specific you can be on your lead capture page the more specific and targeted your leads will be.

When a lead company goes out and generates their leads they are using a fairly generic type of home business advertisement. The prospects are submitting their information to a fairly generic capture page that most likely outlines a few benefits that which almost any network company has such as time and financial freedom. This results in a fairly generic untargeted lead. You as the prospector have absolutely no idea what they are looking for in a home based business you just know they are looking into it. Speaking with unreceptive leads can be a major stumbling block in the career of any network marketer and one that can avoided for the most part by making sure you have a steady supply of fresh real time company specific leads for your opportunity. It’s not guaranteed gold with company specific leads you’ll still need to know how to work leads.

Once you have the company specific lead capture page generating your real time MLM leads is as simple as advertising your page. The more you advertise the more leads you will obviously generate and they will be delivered to you in real time. You will never generate a prospect any fresher or any more targeted then when you can do it on your own. And it feels better too!
About the Author

Carl Sorensen is the owner of http://www.ezleadcapturepages.com his website provides custom designed lead capture pages for network marketers looking to generate their own Company Specific Real Time MLM Leads.

Free Link Exchange - Is It Worth Using a Free Link Exchange Program?
By C.L. Haehl

There are many free link exchange sites on the internet. Link exchange is beneficial. However, competition online is increasing. In any given industry, most of the time, the sites competing for top positions in the search engines have over 1000 links to their website. To use a free link exchange program can be very time consuming, slow and discouraging. Especially when trying to reach that 1000 mark one link at a time.

There are programs online that will provide you with hundreds or thousands of backlinks in a short period of time.

There are some things you should make note of before starting a link exchange program:

Make sure you use keywords in and around your link - You may think that your link, buried in a sea of 25 other links will never be seen by an actual visitor. But, while no one usually goes to someones link page looking for a site to visit, search engines will pick up on your keywords and sometimes rank that page with your link on it high in the search engines. This can result in direct traffic for your targeted keywords.

Site wide links do almost no good - A few years ago, having a link on every page of another website would increase your search engine rankings considerably. However, nowadays a site wide link on another website will not help you at all.

Links exchanged with relevant sites increase your ranking - Figure that the search engines are trying to determine what industry and topics your pages are related to by who is linking to you. The closer in relevance your link is, the more it helps you rank higher for those pages.

Try more than one option. Spend your time wisely by spreading out your efforts. Do a little manual link exchanging. Try a couple of automatic link exchange programs. Write good content for your website to increase natural linking.

View our recommended source for automatic link exchange with thousands of sites, for dirt cheap.

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MLM Prospecting- The 4 Steps to BLAZING Network Marketing Prospecting
By Doug Firebaugh

What is MLM Prospecting?

According to Webster’s Dictionary, prospecting is looking for gold. That is a good definition of MLM Prospecting, as you always want to strike gold in your business. Just like gold, MLM Success runs in veins in your group, and you must mine the veins continually.

If you really think about it, Network Marketing prospecting is simply the tactics and strategies of finding people to talk to about your business. Plain and simple. It is not rocket science. Talking to people is what we get paid for, and what we do for a living. Talking to people is imperative, so you must find folks to share your story with.

Prospecting is one of those activities that you MUST practice daily, or you will find that you end up like 90% of all Network Marketing folks:

You run out of people to talk to, and thusly, run out of this MLM business saying that it does not work. This business DOES work, if you have people to continually share your products and business with, and do it effectively.

There are 4 steps to MLM Prospecting that have proven to be effective over the years, and we have taught this Prospecting path for years. We all like sequential path to travel, as that is how we live life. This Path of Network Marketing Prospecting you need to travel to insure that you work the prospect correctly, and understand that prospecting IS a process, not a one time event. MLM Prospecting, if done right, can yield a lot of names, and you can have a lot of people looking at your business all at once.

What is the 4 step process?

1) Finding.

This is simply using different tactics to find people that might be interested in looking at your products and business. There are hundreds of ways to do this. Finding people is an art in some ways, as you need to have multiple ways of locating leads going on with your Network Marketing Home business.

Finding someone to talk to can be very easy as well, as there are people everywhere you look, and all of them want the best out of life, and what life has to offer. Finding is simply looking and searching for the people who will want to use your products and services, and also look at your business.

2) Exposing.

Once you find some people, you need to create an exposure, one that is quick and gives them an idea of who you are looking for, and what the company is about. This is not really a formal presentation, but a 30 second “commercial” that is better known as an approach.

The initial exposure of your Network Marketing products and business can happen in a conversation, over lunch and be 30 seconds long.

INFERNO Secret:

In the initial exposure, you are only exposing the IDEA, not the information. You want to see if the idea of your product and business is something that they want to know about, or if they would help you locate some people who do.

The best way we have found to do this is use MLM Prospecting/ Recruiting TOOLS. These can be cds to hand out for people to listen to, or dvds that people can watch, even brochures. But we have found that the best tool to use is one that is brief, to the point, and get the prospect emotional. MLM Tools are essential to use in Network marketing prospecting. You can have 30 people at the same time listening to the inital idea of what you are talking about, and let the tools do the exposure, and help the person to decide if they would be willing to listen further.

For a free training on using MLM Tools:

http://www.theentracecd.com (Click training link)

3) Separating.

This step is where you come to the realization that there are only 2 types of people you will talk to:

People that are OPEN to new ideas. (These are the people that will listen to you.)

People that are CLOSED to new ideas. (These are the people that will NOT listen to you.)

You MUST separate your prospects into these 2 categories. If they will listen to you, you move them forward. If they will not, talk product, or ask for referrals. This step is imperative to master, as this is where you will quit chasing people who are not truly interested.

“Does this make sense to you?” is a great question to find out where they are with the idea you are talking about, and if they really would like to know more about your MLM products and home business.

“What did you like best about the cd I gave you?” is another great question to ask someone to find out where they are with the idea.

4) System.

For those who are willing to listen, get them into your company or upline’s recruiting and retailing system, and let the system do the work. Get them on your product, and make sure that you schedule them for a formal Network Marketing presentation. This could be a conference call, webcast, or three way, or in home meeting, or a Business Briefing on a tuesday night.

If they are not willing to listen, put them in your follow up system, and somewhere down the road, when timing is better for them, follow up with a phone call. Always ask them if you can keep in touch with them to keep them updated on your Success in Network marketing.

This 4 step process can be compared to a Filtering system, as it will filter out the ones that are not truly interested, and you spend your time with only those who are truly interested in either becoming a customer or distributor, or helping you in some way.

This is the 4 step process to SCORCHING Network Marketing Prospecting. For a free, more detailed , step by step, Power Point training on MLM Prospecting using tools:

http://www.theentrancecd.com (click training link)

You need to become a Master MLM Prospector. If you follow these 4 steps, you will dramatically increase the odds of striking gold in MLM Prospecting in Network Marketing.

Blessings…Doug (c) 2005/ all rights reserved

PassionFire Intl
http://www.passionfire.com

Doug Firebaugh is one of the top MLM Network Marketing Trainers in the world. Over a million people a month read his training ezine. He spent the last 7 years traveling the world speaking and training on Success. He lives in Birmingham Michigan, and you can receive a FREE subscription to his training ezine- The MLM Success HEAT- at: http://www.passionfire.com/pf_heat_4.html and http://www.passionfire.com

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MLM Leads- MLM Leads Success Training- Part 1
By Doug Firebaugh

MLM Leads are a great way to not only create activity in your MLM Business, but also find some great people for your business. Many people are looking for a home business, and MLM Leads have proven to be a great source of Success with lots of folks.

I worked cold market MLM leads for years, and was blessed with great Success. The cold market can be brutal, but also can be fun and easy if you know what to do.

What are some of the Success Secrets of working MLM leads?

1) Make sure you know who you are looking for.

What kind of person are YOU looking for? You need to make sure that the MLM lead knows that you are looking for a particular type of person, and that you would like to see if they qualify.

The 5 traits you always look for are:

Ambitious.
Friendly.
Positive.
Leader.
Good communicator.

Let them know that those are the traits you are looking for, and the traits that have proven to be needed for Success in Network Marketing. Also, a good track record of Success helps as well.

2) Always give them an Exit Strategy.

Make sure that you let them know they are free to end the call anytime they choose. There are many ways to do this, but my favorite way is the FEEL FREE tactic we teach at PassionFire School of Network Marketing.

People will perceive with an Exit Strategy that there is NO pressure and that you are not trying to do anything except hold a conversation with them.

Simply say, “And feel free anytime during our conversation to end this call if you feel that this is something that simply is not right for you. Does that sound fair enough?”

3) Keep the topic, focus, and conversation about them.

Ask, ask and ask more questions about the MLM lead. They want to see if you are interested in THEM, not just recruiting them. Ask about their family, where they live, the type of work they do, what they like to do in their spare time, what kind of spare time they have, what kind of money they are looking for out of a home business, why they are looking at a home business, and what kind of Success are they expecting if they start a home business.

“Tell me about yourself” is the ULTIMATE Cold Market MLM Lead opening phrase that can be magic in MLM Cold Market recruiting.

4) Your first priority is to RELAX the prospect, then CONNECT to them.

You MUST Relax the MLM Lead if you are going to be on the phone with them and hold a conversation with them. How do you do that? Get them talking about themselves, and you MUST come across as totally relaxed and in control as well.

Then find some things you have in common with the MLM lead, and connect with them on those things. It could be knowing someone in their city or state, same hobby, same type of family, same school attended, same industry you work in,etc. Find something to CONNECT with them, and it will be easier for them to connect to you.

5) Let them know that you only need 1 minute of their time.

We found that if you simply say, “I really only need 1 minute of your time, as I am not sure this is something that would be right for you or not,” that will open them up much more to listen, and you will find that most people will appreciate the respect you just showed for their time.

Many people are kept on the phone for 15,20,30 minutes at a time. Don’t do that. Set yourself apart from the crowd. Give them a timeline, and stick to it. If they find that you have something they might be interested in, you will know it. Say, “Is this making sense to you?” They will let you know if it is.

There are many great ways to create Success in MLM leads and in the cold market, but these 5 tips are the start of what you need to do in order to create a solid start with your MLM Lead and Cold market prospect.

blessings…doug
PassionFire Intl
(c) 2005 all rights reserved
http://www.passionfire.com

Doug Firebaugh is one of the top MLM Network Marketing
Trainers in the world. Over a million people a month
read his training ezine. He spent the last 7 years
traveling the world speaking and training on Success.
He lives in Birmingham Michigan, and you can receive a
FREE subscription to his training ezine- The MLM
Success HEAT- at:
http://www.passionfire.com/pf_heat_4.html
http://www.passionfire.com

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MLM Leads - The Top 15 MLM Lead Companies in Network Marketing
By Doug Firebaugh

That is a sound of music to my ears. Why? I worked MLM Leads for nearly 8 years, and had great success with them. That is why that I have a pretty good understanding of what really makes a good MLM Lead, and what does not.

In the pursuit of finding these top 15 Network Marketing Lead companies, there were some requirements and considerations that went into the mix. An MLM lead is only part of the MLM Lead Success Formula. There were 5 things that we looked at when we were considering MLM Lead Companies.

What are they?

1) Quality of the MLM lead.

Quality of lead is everything. There are some great looking websites out there that look totally rocking, but we found that the quality of leads when we called them, were less than what you should expect in an MLM lead.

Beautiful site, great looking logo, lousy leads.

That is why we actually had people order leads, and we called them. We called more than one bunch of leads as well. This at least would give us a feeling of consistency or lack of it. The MLM Lead companies we chose were highly consistent in quality of lead, and people who truly were looking for a business. It took us 7 months to complete the research on MLM leads.

2) Training of working the MLM Leads.

Many of the beautiful sites offered no type of ongoing training, and that was something that really needs to be be a part of any good MLM leads programs. There were some that had online training, as well as cds and training series you could purchase. That was good, but the ongoing live training was the best idea, and we found many MLM leads Companies that did just that.

Training also includes scripts, handling objections, presentation, following up, closing, and other MLM leads topics. There are some HOT MLM leads sites out there that truly delivered on this quality of MLM leads training.

3) MLM Leads Support.

The support factor was key. Once the MLM leads were purchased, was there somehow support in case of need? Most had email support, some had live phone support, and some had live instant message support. There were sites that offered no support, and if you had a challenge with your MLM leads, then good luck.

The support should be somehow resolving issues that arise, including bad mlm leads, wrong numbers or emails, and general problems. The MLM Leads companies we found that were the best, had a support system. And some type of guarantee also should be part of the network marketing lead program.

4) Targeted MLM leads.

Many companies had different types of targeted mlm leads, including company specific, live tv leads, local leads, gender specific, product specific, area code specific, among others. Targeted mlm leads are the favorite of the Networkers I talked to, as it gives people a more focused lead, and a more targeted impact.

5) Pricing of the MLM leads.

This was a huge factor in determining many people’s decision to buy. But to be blunt, you get what you pay for. There are many cheap network marketing home business lead companies with cheap leads, but here is a warning:

Be careful. You get what you pay for.

Ask if you can try maybe 15-20 leads to see if they are worth the money. Many companies give free network marketing leads away to try.

Understand that a great MLM lead may cost you several dollars, and rightfully so.

INFERNO Secret:

An MLM lead purchase is NOT a purchase, but an investment in your business. One good MLM lead can produce tens of thousands of dollars in volume and revenues. If you understand that, then the pricing should not be as important as the quality and training of the Network marketing lead company.

And of course, REPUTATION had a lot to do with the selection as well. Some companies that came across really well, when checked on, did not have a very good reputation for MLM Leads and service.

Soooooo:

What are the Top 15 MLM lead Companies? (They are in no particular order, as all are really good as far as our research would tell us.)

INFERNO Secret:

Do your OWN DUE DILIGENCE before you purchase, but these we found are pretty strong as all scored well in the above areas of requirement.

1) Cutting Edge Media

http://www.cuttingedgemedia.com

2) Leads2yoursuccess.com

http://www.leads2yoursuccess.com

3) Networkleads.com

http://www.networkleads.com

4) ProStep MLM leads

http://www.prostepinc.com

5) LeadsLab MLM leads

http://www.leadslab.com

6) Leaders Club MLM leads

http://www.leadersclub.com

7)Traffic Oasis (Need a referral source for this one)

http://www.trafficoasis.com

8) Fast MLM Leads

http://www.fastmlmleads.com

9) Pro MLM Leads

http://www.promlmleads.com

10) NPros (Company specific mlm leads)

http://www.npros.com

11) Jungle Leads

http://www.jungleleads.com

12) Optimized Leads

http://www.optimizedleads.com

13) Laser Leads

http://www.laserleads.com

14) Leads Lists

http://www.leadslists.com

15) MLM leads.com

http://www.mlmleads.com

There ARE other good MLM lead companies out there, depending on what you are looking for. But these we found as far as research, were the better ones, and some were beyond exceptional.

MLM leads are a great source of NEW BLOOD for your business. You can find Gold mine after Gold mine, in a good Network marketing lead and great MLM Leads.

Blessings…Doug (c) 2005/ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PassionFire Intl

http://www.passionfire.com

http://www.passionfire.com/pf_heat_7.html

Doug Firebaugh is one of the top MLM Network Marketing Trainers in the world. Over a million people a month
read his training ezine. He spent the last 7 years traveling the world speaking and training on Success.
He lives in Birmingham Michigan, and you can receive a
FREE subscription to his training ezine - The MLM
Success HEAT- at: http://www.passionfire.com/pf_heat_4.html and http://www.passionfire.com

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MLM Consultant - The 5 Things to Look for in Great MLM Consultants
By Doug Firebaugh

Consulting in MLM has gotten to be a big business in Network Marketing. Being one myself, I have found that there are good ones out there, and then there are well, not so good ones. You must know what to look for, before you spend a dime with them.

Many MLM Consultants are actually Network Marketers that say they are consultants. You must understand that consulting is a career and profession that demands many things, but being a Network Marketer does NOT automatically qualify one as an expert. Even if they have had great Success in MLM, that may be due to being in the right place at the right time, with the right people. That happens in Network Marketing often.

Here are the 5 things to look for in a good MLM Consultant:

1) A Track record that is available for Inspection.

Any good consultant, no matter the industry, will keep their track record available for any kind of inspection by a future client. They have nothing to hide, nor do they want to. The results they have accomplished speak for themselves.

Ask them if they have some clients you could talk to, or get some kind of testimonial. Track records in consulting can mean the difference between spending money and getting little, or spending money and getting a lot. Check what they have DONE, not what they said they have done. You will be glad you did.

2) Check for their Credentials.

What kind of solid credentials do they have that would warrant you spending money with them? What kind of education about MLM do they have? What kind of experience do they have in Network Marketing? Do they have the right business experience? Have they ever run a business before? What kind of degree do they have if applicable?

Credentials are important in modern day consulting, and not only for you, but also for the results you seek from an MLM Consultant. Most consultants have a portfolio they can show you. Ask for it, and study it. You will be glad you did.

3) Look for Professionalism.

Professionalism is a MUST in any field of consulting. Do they come across as a professional? Do they speak as a professional? Do they communicate in a professional manner? How do they handle themselves? How do they handle other people? Do they return phone calls in an efficient manner? Do they keep their phone appointments? Are they prepared for the appointment? Do they follow up in a professional manner? Are they pushy, or have your best interests at heart? Do they come across as honest and with integrity?

Being a professional speaks well of a consultant. But here is the KEY- are they CONSISTENT in all of the above? And do they do it with a smile on their face? These questions will tell a lot about an MLM Consultant and how they will handle things in any future endeavor.

4) Do they ask questions that are focused on your problem, or questions that are focused on being a consultant?

There are many questions that consultants ask that are all part of being a consultant. You want the kind of QUESTIONS that zero in on the solution to YOUR problem, not what they have learned to ask as a rote exercise. You are looking to hire them to solve a problem, not be a consultant. Make sure their questions are focused on moving you forward, not just creating conversation.

Brutal? Yes, Honest? Totally. MLM Consultants are not cheap, and if you are going to spend money, make sure that you get what you pay for, and get your challenge resolved. That is what MLM Consultants get paid for- to solve problems, not to engage in a fruitless boiler plate exercise.

5) Have they actually spent any time working Network Marketing and understand the culture, the philosophy, and what the REAL dynamics are to create Success in a group, and an MLM company?

I am amazed that there are “consultants” out there that have never spent an hour in the MLM field. They have never recruited anyone. They have never sold a product in MLM. They have never held a Company Event for a team. They have never done a presentation around a kitchen table, or a home meeting. They have never explained an MLM Comp plan to people before, nor do they know how. But yet, they sell themselves as an MLM Consultant.

Make sure that there is SOME experience in the field, as that alone brings a wealth of knowledge that many do not have. It is not easy building a successful MLM group and business. If you have not done it, then you are coming as an MLM Consultant, from more of a position of weakness than someone who has, and can explain what it took, and how to do it. It makes a lot of difference in understanding the business of MLM as well.

Experience is a MUST and that includes also working in an MLM Company in some form. That can be as simple as being part of an ‘Inner Circle” team that was familiar with the workings of a Network marketing company. Having worked for an MLM Corporation is a big plus as well.

These are the 5 Traits you should look for in an MLM Consultant. There are more you need to consider, but these are the 5 MAJOR ones when considering MLM Consultants.

Doug Firebaugh is one of the top trainers in the world in MLM and Network Marketing. He was fulltime in MLM for 13 years, and the last 7 years has traveled the world training and speaking. He lives in Birmingham, Michigan. Over a million people a month read his training ezine. You can get a FREE subscription at: http://www.passionfire.com/pf_heat_4.html

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MLM Business - The 7 Business Factors Test of a Multi -level Marketing Business
By Doug Firebaugh

So many people ask the same question: Is Multi-level Marketing a REAL Business? Is it truly a business that can produce a living and income? Is it a REAL distribution business? It is a business that operates for the customer’s satisfaction, and always looks to gain new customers?

Here is the answer: YES.

How and why does it qualify as a business? Every business has certain traits and functions that are needed to do business and stay in business. We have developed what we call the “7 Business Factors Test”, and you have to ask these questions to see if it qualifies as a business. All businesses, no matter whether it is a traditional business or a non-traditional business, (such as MLM), answer these questions in the affirmative.

What are the “7 Business Factors Test” Questions?

1) Does the MLM Business distribute goods and services of some type?

Answer: Yes.

In MLM, there are goods and services that are distributed through personal distribution methods, and they are distributed directly to the customer, with no middle man. These goods and services can be manufactured by the MLM company, but usually are not. The goods and services many times are manufactured by an outside source, and then shipped by the MLM Business to the customer or distributor. Then the distributor can take the goods, and re-sell them to their customers as well.

2) Does the MLM Business have an official Office, headquarters, or structure that the business is operated out of, and with an address of some type?

Answer: Yes.

All MLM businesses should have some kind of office or headquarters that the goods are shipped from, or at least in charge of the shipments getting to the customer. This does not have to be a fancy office, but one that can get all the tasks needed to run the business done in a timely fashion. They should have a visible address on all communication.

The distributor’s business is usually operated out of the home, and that counts as a structure that the home business is housed.

3) Is there an accounting structure that is set up to run the business effectively and legally?

Answer: Yes.

All MLM businesses should have an accounting function and people set up to handle all business transactions. They not only keep the books for the MLM Business itself, but also the MLM distributor as well. The MLM Business from the home should have some form of an accounting system, for tax purposes, and for profit and loss statements. Accounting also helps keep the Company and distributor aware of the health of the business and how it is doing, or not doing.

4) Does the MLM Business have easy communication to get a hold of someone if needed?

Answer: Yes.

Communication is the lifeblood of any business, and MLM is no exception. MLM Businesses usually not only have an order line, and a distributor line, but a general public telephone number that the public can get in touch with them as well. Usually at the MLM Business Office, there is someone to answer the phone as well.

And the MLM business should also have an email system that is watched, and taken care of, on a daily basis. This is not only for the distributor base, but also the customers and public as well.

5) Does the MLM Business have the needed business licenses and legal structure to do business in the states and countries they operate in?

Answer: Yes.

All MLM Businesses that have been in business for any amount of time, must have the needed legal structure and licenses to operate in every state. If they do not, they will eventually be forced to cease doing business in that state. And most MLM Businesses have some form of a corporate structure that the company operates under. That could include being a C Corporation, an LLC, or a Sub S Corporation.

Even MLM distributor needs a business license to do business in their city, so they will not be penalized if they do not have one and are caught.

6) Does the MLM business operate on a FOR PROFIT basis?

Every successful business structure, traditional or non-traditional, should operate on a FOR PROFIT basis. Even the MLM distributor needs to operate on a FOR PROFIT basis. If the MLM business does not operate in a profit mode, and loses money continually, the MLM business will not be in business for that long.

It is the same way for the MLM distributor. If the distributor does not make any money, then they will not stay in business long.

7) Does the MLM business perform all of the needed business functions to increase business, including marketing, promotion, campaigns, running specials, advertising tools, customer service, brand extensions, research and development, direct marketing, increasing brand awareness, and keeping their vendors at an honest price?

Answer: Yes.

Every MLM business operates to increase business, using all of the functions mentioned, and more. Even the MLM distributor needs to perform some of those functions, to increase their own business in their marketplace. These are functions any business needs to do, in order to stay in business, and enlarge it’s operating capacity.

Yes, an MLM Business is a TRUE business that operates to service the customer’s needs, bring products and services to the marketplace, and show a profit at the end of the year.

MLM or Multi-level Marketing, has passed the “7 Business Factors Test.” If an MLM Business you are considering does not answer all of the above questions YES, then you may want to consider seeking another MLM company that can pass this test as a Multi-level Marketing business.

blessings…doug (c) 2005/ all rights reserved

PassionFire Intl http://www.passionfire.com

Doug Firebaugh is one of the top Network Marketing Trainers in the world. Over a million people a month
read his training ezine. He spent the last 7 years traveling the world speaking and training as an MLM Trainer on Success.
He lives in Birmingham Michigan, and you can receive aFREE subscription to his training ezine- The MLM
Success HEAT- at:

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Christian Motivation- Are You Plugged into the Ultimate Success Voltage?
By Doug Firebaugh

“But the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”…

Romans 8:26

Christian Success and Motivation.

Many times, we try to succeed ourselves, as the Holy Spirit shakes His Head. We just don’t get it so many times.

For instance — did you know that you had a “Holy Success Spirit?”

That’s right…the Holy Spirit is a Master of Success and High Achievement and has never failed.

Not one time.

Ever.

In the Bible, His Holy Success Record is perfect, unblemished, untouched, and undefeated.

His Success Ratio is beyond perfect, along with His Holy Achievement track record that has only Success as it’s Holy Numbers.

He has never known anything but Success, as The Fathers’ Word does not return to Him void.

The thought of failure has never entered the Holy Spirit’s Holy, Perfect, Pristeen, Majestic Mind. Failure does not exist with Him, as that is a process of the world, not the Word. Success is what the Holy Spirit brings in all He does, and all He accomplishes.

The Holy Success Spirit helps us in our Success journey and most of the time we are not even aware of it. We many times are too busy living life and getting lost in all the details, to understand what the Holy Spirit is doing in our life.

He intercedes for us, in ways we cannot know, and will help you in your success path with the Father. His prayers for your Success go on daily, and with groans we could never understand.

The Holy Spirit is One, Incredible, Powerful, Motivational, Success Focused God.

The Holy Spirit is also a loving, gentle, caring Spirit of the Lord. He loves us so much, and wants only the best for us, and we many times get in His way when He is working in our lives.

But He is also powerful, strong, and willing to “go to bat” for us in heaven, with Him interceding on our behalf, and also helping us pray with His Holy Success Motivation Power. It is a Power and Success Voltage that we could never comprehend, and ever imagine.

Are you CONNECTED to that Holy Success Voltage of His? His Unlimited and Infinite Motivation Wattage is the same Wattage that created the universe!

How would you like THAT as part of your Supernatural Success Arsenal?

Have you tapped into that Power that Christ spoke of before He ascended to heaven?

Do you realize the mind boggling Holy Help you have in your prayers for Success in your life?

The Power you COULD be using that Jesus Himself spoke of?

Or are you letting your own spirit do all the work on your own low voltage almost burned out power?

That would be like praying with 9 battery volts of prayer power…verses 100 trillion volts times infinity with the Holy Spirit.

Are you plugged in? Is your Success Connected to that Power and Success Wattage?

ALL you have to do is ASK God for It — and His Touch will help EXPLODE your Success!

Do you believe that Power is waiting on you to plug in and start Succeeding so massivley that it would leave you speechless?

Go ahead! Connect to that Power of the Lord and be left totally speechless…

As He silently goes to work and speaking life into you dreams of Christian Success Motivation!

blessings…doug firebaugh

(c) 2006/ all rights reserved- HEM

Doug Firebaugh is one of the top Christian Success
Trainers/Authors/Speakers in the world. Over a million people a month
read his training ezines. He spent the last 7 years
traveling the world speaking and training on Success.
He lives in Birmingham Michigan, and you can receive a
FREE subscription to his Christian Success training ezine- The SuccessLight Devotional - at:
http://www.successchurch.com and
http://www.passionfire.com

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