I has taken me a long time to finally decide to stop blogging here.
When I started to work on Network Marketing Online I learned that you should start with a blog. My first option was a free blogging service.
But then I learned about the advantages of having your own "piece of real state online", a website that you can control and can't be banned from the cyber space.
That is, basically, to have a blog that doesn't have the provider's name included in the web address. The best choice is something like Wordpress. I created NetworkMarketingMoms.net with this in mind and to offer a source site with limited original posts.
Over time, these two blogs have grown to be too similar and I don't see the need to keep both. Even though I can do more things with my .net blog, I've also grown attached to this, my first Internet Network Marketing blog, so it wasn't an easy decision to stop blogging here.
I think there two or three things to learn from my experience:
1. When you decide to take your business online, make an effort to invest in a blog you can control. It can cost as little as $10 a month and it's worth it.
2. If you absolutely need to start with a free service, know that at some point you
will have to switch or at least buy a domain name and forward it to your blog.
3. If you have two different blogs, keep each one with its own personality and specific goal so your followers can benefit from both of them in different ways.
Have you had a similar experience? What did you do? Leave a comment about it so we all can learn.
I'll see you in NetworkMarketingMoms.Net!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, December 6, 2010
One thing you can do in 10 minutes for your Internet Network Marketing business
There are many things you can do in 10 minutes for your business. The one thing I’m concentrating now is writing a blog post. In ten minutes I have to get ready to pick my youngest son from Preschool so I can’t fool around.
The time we have to work our business has to be productive. Reading, learning and training is important but doesn’t make us money is we don’t punt into practice what we learn. Knowledge is only potential power until we take action.
To write a blog post in 10 minutes I reviewed some blog posts in my Google Alerts. I didn’t find anything inspiring enough, really. There are interesting things but I kept thinking about a quotation I read in a doctor’s office:
“Life is about turning the things you want to do into the things you’ve done”
I wanted to write a blog post for a while. Obviously I haven’t been good in keeping my blog updated during the past few months. I’ve been thinking about things I wanted to do. I’m turning some of those in things I’ve done.
I learned somewhere that we can expand our time to fit what we want to do. If we want to write a blog post in 20 minutes, that’s what it will take. If we want to do it in 10, that’s what it will take. As long as we can focus our energy in activities, we can make things happen and turn them into things that are done, not only wanted.
I know, maybe it’s not the only thing we need, right? But it’s one important aspect of reaching our goals.
And as the time is up, I sign off to pick my son up.
What can you do in 10 minutes for your business to go from “want” to “done”? Leave a comment about it!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
The time we have to work our business has to be productive. Reading, learning and training is important but doesn’t make us money is we don’t punt into practice what we learn. Knowledge is only potential power until we take action.
To write a blog post in 10 minutes I reviewed some blog posts in my Google Alerts. I didn’t find anything inspiring enough, really. There are interesting things but I kept thinking about a quotation I read in a doctor’s office:
“Life is about turning the things you want to do into the things you’ve done”
I wanted to write a blog post for a while. Obviously I haven’t been good in keeping my blog updated during the past few months. I’ve been thinking about things I wanted to do. I’m turning some of those in things I’ve done.
I learned somewhere that we can expand our time to fit what we want to do. If we want to write a blog post in 20 minutes, that’s what it will take. If we want to do it in 10, that’s what it will take. As long as we can focus our energy in activities, we can make things happen and turn them into things that are done, not only wanted.
I know, maybe it’s not the only thing we need, right? But it’s one important aspect of reaching our goals.
And as the time is up, I sign off to pick my son up.
What can you do in 10 minutes for your business to go from “want” to “done”? Leave a comment about it!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Justin who? Something about Marketing and Honesty
In my previous post I mentioned Justin "Beaver" getting arrested. Obviously I don't even know how to spell the last name of the guy.
In my defense though, I have to remind you that English is my second language. And yes, I didn't look his name up (which proves that my husband was doing the online search for my children). Anyway, my apologies to anyone who likes Justin Bieber (there, I spell it right now, I double checked).
In the other hand, I realized that the whole post might offend some people and make others think that I've gone crazy for using such deceiving marketing strategies to create traffic.
My intention was to show how Marketing can work. It is the first time (and I'm pretty sure the last) that I use this strategy. And I don't think I'll even get traffic because I misspelled the last name anyway.
But my goal wasn't to get tons of traffic. My goal was to share a clear and concrete example of how Marketing works.
For some it may be unethical. For some, genius.
You may like or not. You may use it in your business or not.
Personally, I don't like it that much. I thought about deleting the post but I decided to be honest and accept my mistake. Not only in the misspelling but in the way I presented the information.
My intention was to teach you one marketing strategy used not only in MLM but in many other industries. We are all victims of it at some point of our lives.
Marketing (in general, not only Network Marketing or Internet Marketing) appeals to the emotions of people in many levels that we, the public, don't understand completely.
I want to stay honest. And I hope you too.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
In my defense though, I have to remind you that English is my second language. And yes, I didn't look his name up (which proves that my husband was doing the online search for my children). Anyway, my apologies to anyone who likes Justin Bieber (there, I spell it right now, I double checked).
In the other hand, I realized that the whole post might offend some people and make others think that I've gone crazy for using such deceiving marketing strategies to create traffic.
My intention was to show how Marketing can work. It is the first time (and I'm pretty sure the last) that I use this strategy. And I don't think I'll even get traffic because I misspelled the last name anyway.
But my goal wasn't to get tons of traffic. My goal was to share a clear and concrete example of how Marketing works.
For some it may be unethical. For some, genius.
You may like or not. You may use it in your business or not.
Personally, I don't like it that much. I thought about deleting the post but I decided to be honest and accept my mistake. Not only in the misspelling but in the way I presented the information.
My intention was to teach you one marketing strategy used not only in MLM but in many other industries. We are all victims of it at some point of our lives.
Marketing (in general, not only Network Marketing or Internet Marketing) appeals to the emotions of people in many levels that we, the public, don't understand completely.
I want to stay honest. And I hope you too.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Saturday, June 5, 2010
How Justin Beaver getting arrested can improve your online presence
We just came home from a Baseball game. On our way here one of the DJs said in the radio that Justin Beaver has been arrested. Needless to say, this provoked reactions in my children. They are not big fans so they were actually enjoying the news in bewilderment. Was it true?
The DJs kept saying the same thing every time they came back from commercials but didn’t offer further information. Never said it was for real or a joke.
My husband said “it is what you do to get attention”. He was talking about the radio.
They DJs gave the people’s reaction: Twitter was about to collapse, Skype was bursting, everywhere the adoring Justin Beaver fans where trying to find an explanation.
They just said that if they wanted more information, they needed to go to the website. I already forgot the link, but my children where quick to tell daddy what it was so he could look it up online.
What a marketing strategy! They never said it anything solid about the headline. They just wanted people to go to the website.
And internet marketers can actually learn and capitalize on something like this.
You can learn a way to improve your online presence: give big news and create expectation about it so people can’t help but do what you want them to do. In this case, visit a website.
We can capitalize on news like this by grabbing people’s attention with current news. Once we have people’s attention, we can give information in our area that somehow relates to that.
I have seen, for instance, titles that used keywords like “Michael Jackson’s death” or “American Idol results” that didn’t have to do directly with the subject. It is a way to get traffic because you can be in the first pages of Search Engines fast (at least for a short period of time).
My husband couldn’t find anything about Justin Beaver getting arrested. It seems like the kids didn’t remember the website after all and there is nothing online about it.
What just confirms that it was a marketing strategy to have online visitors. Whatever that website is, I bet it is getting tons of traffic right now.
And I might benefit from it, too.
What else can you do to improve your online presence? Leave a comment about it!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: If you like this post, please share it. Thanks!
The DJs kept saying the same thing every time they came back from commercials but didn’t offer further information. Never said it was for real or a joke.
My husband said “it is what you do to get attention”. He was talking about the radio.
They DJs gave the people’s reaction: Twitter was about to collapse, Skype was bursting, everywhere the adoring Justin Beaver fans where trying to find an explanation.
They just said that if they wanted more information, they needed to go to the website. I already forgot the link, but my children where quick to tell daddy what it was so he could look it up online.
What a marketing strategy! They never said it anything solid about the headline. They just wanted people to go to the website.
And internet marketers can actually learn and capitalize on something like this.
You can learn a way to improve your online presence: give big news and create expectation about it so people can’t help but do what you want them to do. In this case, visit a website.
We can capitalize on news like this by grabbing people’s attention with current news. Once we have people’s attention, we can give information in our area that somehow relates to that.
I have seen, for instance, titles that used keywords like “Michael Jackson’s death” or “American Idol results” that didn’t have to do directly with the subject. It is a way to get traffic because you can be in the first pages of Search Engines fast (at least for a short period of time).
My husband couldn’t find anything about Justin Beaver getting arrested. It seems like the kids didn’t remember the website after all and there is nothing online about it.
What just confirms that it was a marketing strategy to have online visitors. Whatever that website is, I bet it is getting tons of traffic right now.
And I might benefit from it, too.
What else can you do to improve your online presence? Leave a comment about it!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: If you like this post, please share it. Thanks!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Internet Network Marketing tips: What can we learn from the launch of Shrek and Toy Story 3?
If you haven’t heard anything about the MLM Launch Formula, you might be missing the most powerful and important information that can make your business grow. After reading this post, head over the website of the MLM Launch Formula to see how good Marketing works at any level.
So, what does the launch of “Shrek: Forever after” and “Toy Story 3” have to do with your Internet Network Marketing business?
We can learn basic marketing strategies.
The launch is a process. It means being exposed to all the paraphernalia linked to the movies: toys, commercials, teasers, DVDs from the previous movies, kids asking to go to the movies, etc.
We are exposed to the movies waaaay before they premiere.
When I realized, months ago, that there was a surprisingly variety of toys of Toy Story, I thought “Are they coming back for some reason?” Duh! I didn’t know they were making a third movie or if it was ready yet.
And I know I wasn’t the only one. They had to re-introduce us to the whole concept of the movie. They had to refresh our minds.
They had to approach a new audience of kids who didn’t know anything about the first two movies because maybe they weren’t born yet.
All the efforts to interest us in the movie are not only pointing towards the movie itself. It’s a money making process.
Something very similar happens with “Shrek: forever after” (that one I can’t miss!).
As a mom, you probably go to Mac Donald’s. Don’t deny it. You are not alone. As nutritious as your family diet can be, I bet you make trips to the Golden Arcs every once in a while.
For us is our stop on our way to my In Laws. And we were there the on Memorial weekend. I know for sure that the toy that comes with the Happy Meal is, you guessed, a Shrek toy.
I’ve been listening to Shrek, Rumpelstinsky and Puss in Boots during the whole weekend. I feel like I’ve missed a week already because we haven’t seen it yet. My children are willing to pay for their tickets.
If that is not good marketing, I don’t know what it is.
There a couple of things that I see in this process that can be used in Internet Network Marketing:
1. The launch is a process to create expectation for the product but can be a money-making process too.
2. It is FAR more effective and easier to sell a product when the launch does a good job in the first place.
Before launching a product in our MLM businesses, we have to create that anticipation too. We can learn how to do it too thanks to Jonathan Budd and Mark Hoverson.
What have you learned from a similar Launch Process? How are applying it to your business? Leave a comment about it!
Now go and learn how the MLM Launch Formula works. How can I not share this with you?.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: If you like this post, please share it. Thanks!
So, what does the launch of “Shrek: Forever after” and “Toy Story 3” have to do with your Internet Network Marketing business?
We can learn basic marketing strategies.
The launch is a process. It means being exposed to all the paraphernalia linked to the movies: toys, commercials, teasers, DVDs from the previous movies, kids asking to go to the movies, etc.
We are exposed to the movies waaaay before they premiere.
When I realized, months ago, that there was a surprisingly variety of toys of Toy Story, I thought “Are they coming back for some reason?” Duh! I didn’t know they were making a third movie or if it was ready yet.
And I know I wasn’t the only one. They had to re-introduce us to the whole concept of the movie. They had to refresh our minds.
They had to approach a new audience of kids who didn’t know anything about the first two movies because maybe they weren’t born yet.
All the efforts to interest us in the movie are not only pointing towards the movie itself. It’s a money making process.
Something very similar happens with “Shrek: forever after” (that one I can’t miss!).
As a mom, you probably go to Mac Donald’s. Don’t deny it. You are not alone. As nutritious as your family diet can be, I bet you make trips to the Golden Arcs every once in a while.
For us is our stop on our way to my In Laws. And we were there the on Memorial weekend. I know for sure that the toy that comes with the Happy Meal is, you guessed, a Shrek toy.
I’ve been listening to Shrek, Rumpelstinsky and Puss in Boots during the whole weekend. I feel like I’ve missed a week already because we haven’t seen it yet. My children are willing to pay for their tickets.
If that is not good marketing, I don’t know what it is.
There a couple of things that I see in this process that can be used in Internet Network Marketing:
1. The launch is a process to create expectation for the product but can be a money-making process too.
2. It is FAR more effective and easier to sell a product when the launch does a good job in the first place.
Before launching a product in our MLM businesses, we have to create that anticipation too. We can learn how to do it too thanks to Jonathan Budd and Mark Hoverson.
What have you learned from a similar Launch Process? How are applying it to your business? Leave a comment about it!
Now go and learn how the MLM Launch Formula works. How can I not share this with you?.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: If you like this post, please share it. Thanks!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Moms working online: are you Internet Marketing Leaders?
A leader is an…
A leader is an…
Expert!
The qualities of a good leader are many. Some attributes are character, tolerance, enthusiasm, commitment, team work, willingness to go the extra mile, etc.
In the last post I mentioned that a leader is always learning.
She also knows that she doesn’t know everything. When we think we do, we can’t learn.
You don’t need to be familiar with everything about your niche. You are an expert when you learn basic concepts and keep adding to your understanding.
If you follow any training offered online, you become and expert too.
Practice establishing yourself as an expert next time you are talking with someone.
Show that you know few things about certain topic. No sales pitch, and no showing off either. The one asking questions controls the conversation so don’t over do it.
You are selling the idea that you KNOW what you are talking about. It may be or not related to your business. For instance, if you sell vitamins and someone mentions the need for Calcium, you can explain briefly why they need Vitamin D and Magnesium too.
Apply the same principle online. If you learn ways to optimize your blog, you already know more than many people.
Establishing yourself as an expert involves teaching what you know.
Only useful information that will educate! And admit it when you don’t know something. A leader is humble, too!
How do you establish yourself as a leader? Leave a comment about it. And remember to share this post with others, thanks!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
A leader is an…
Expert!
The qualities of a good leader are many. Some attributes are character, tolerance, enthusiasm, commitment, team work, willingness to go the extra mile, etc.
In the last post I mentioned that a leader is always learning.
She also knows that she doesn’t know everything. When we think we do, we can’t learn.
You don’t need to be familiar with everything about your niche. You are an expert when you learn basic concepts and keep adding to your understanding.
If you follow any training offered online, you become and expert too.
Practice establishing yourself as an expert next time you are talking with someone.
Show that you know few things about certain topic. No sales pitch, and no showing off either. The one asking questions controls the conversation so don’t over do it.
You are selling the idea that you KNOW what you are talking about. It may be or not related to your business. For instance, if you sell vitamins and someone mentions the need for Calcium, you can explain briefly why they need Vitamin D and Magnesium too.
Apply the same principle online. If you learn ways to optimize your blog, you already know more than many people.
Establishing yourself as an expert involves teaching what you know.
Only useful information that will educate! And admit it when you don’t know something. A leader is humble, too!
How do you establish yourself as a leader? Leave a comment about it. And remember to share this post with others, thanks!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
"My computer crashed": How can a Home Online Business survive without the Internet?
Can I make money online without an Internet conection?
Well... How would it be "online" then?
Yes, you could go to the local Library, go to your mom's house or borrow your best friend's laptop.
But let's face it: without an Internet Conection, there is no much "online" about your home business.
And what about a computer? We are so dependent on technology now that I haven't heard of many Home Based Businesses succeding nowadays without it.
Yes, we still have telephone, fax, home presentations, etc. But our personal conection with the computer comes alive when this trusted companion crashes.
At least that happened to me when my computer crashed few days ago.
I have confessed before that I'm not working as much during these months. But I still keep in touch with my audience and come back to my blog. I have documents in the work and a new training series.
Even with the desire to work I couldn't do much until the computer was fixed. I lost ALL of my documents. There wasn't a big chance to save them from the hard drive so I decided to let them go.
Why? Because I made a back up CD a little over a month ago and I wasn't going to lose much work. I've lost my Playlist from iTunes (and I miss it) along with few home videos that didn't make it to a CD or the Online Storage. I've lost many more files.
But the documents associated with my Home Online Business are safe. As I type, they are being dowloaded into my computer again.
As I mourn the loss of other files I reflect on how difficult it is to work without an Internet Conection or even a computer. How many people have a real limitation to get started in a Home Based Business because of this? I don't think many, but there must be some.
Even if you have the best computer, never over estimate it. Back up your files in a CD or online. I've seen some Online Backup services but I don't use any. If you do please leave a comment about it so we can all benefitiate!
Is it possible for a Home Online Business to survive without an Internet Conection? What do you think? Leave a comment about it.
We are successul Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Well... How would it be "online" then?
Yes, you could go to the local Library, go to your mom's house or borrow your best friend's laptop.
But let's face it: without an Internet Conection, there is no much "online" about your home business.
And what about a computer? We are so dependent on technology now that I haven't heard of many Home Based Businesses succeding nowadays without it.
Yes, we still have telephone, fax, home presentations, etc. But our personal conection with the computer comes alive when this trusted companion crashes.
At least that happened to me when my computer crashed few days ago.
I have confessed before that I'm not working as much during these months. But I still keep in touch with my audience and come back to my blog. I have documents in the work and a new training series.
Even with the desire to work I couldn't do much until the computer was fixed. I lost ALL of my documents. There wasn't a big chance to save them from the hard drive so I decided to let them go.
Why? Because I made a back up CD a little over a month ago and I wasn't going to lose much work. I've lost my Playlist from iTunes (and I miss it) along with few home videos that didn't make it to a CD or the Online Storage. I've lost many more files.
But the documents associated with my Home Online Business are safe. As I type, they are being dowloaded into my computer again.
As I mourn the loss of other files I reflect on how difficult it is to work without an Internet Conection or even a computer. How many people have a real limitation to get started in a Home Based Business because of this? I don't think many, but there must be some.
Even if you have the best computer, never over estimate it. Back up your files in a CD or online. I've seen some Online Backup services but I don't use any. If you do please leave a comment about it so we can all benefitiate!
Is it possible for a Home Online Business to survive without an Internet Conection? What do you think? Leave a comment about it.
We are successul Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Two ways to lose costumers – About Insurance Agents and Network Marketing
Last week I talked about two experiences that made think about how we work our Internet Network Marketing business. The first one was with a local Chiropractor who gave me a great example of giving before getting.
My second experience was with an Insurance Agent. I was involved in a minor car accident two weeks ago and we had to contact our Insurance. In case you are not familiar with the process (I hope not, for what that means), you have to report the accident within 24 hours and the Insurance should take of the rest.
As I worked with our Insurance Agent, I never felt like the lady who was attending my case was really interested in me. She was very serious and I even had a hard time understanding her because her diction wasn’t very good. English is my second language but I don’t always have this problem. Even after few calls, she didn’t seem to recognize my name. the whole process was cold and distant. I didn’t feel she smiled at all.
That was until I got the call from the other Insurance agent. This representative, a guy, was very polite and nice. It was obvious that he was smiling and he was willing, really, to help. What a difference! He accepted liability (their client was at fault) and walked me through the process of what was next. He took care of me and I was glad I didn’t need to go back to my agent.
This made think about a couple of sure ways to lose costumers: avoid building rapport and have a bad posture when talking on the phone.
My agent wasn’t interested in me personally as she was in doing her work. She didn’t make an effort to know if I was comfortable with her. I didn’t feel a connection. The other agent was more interested in giving me a good service. He made sure I was at ease and even asked me questions about me at the end. It only reinforced my trust in him.
It was obvious that when these Agents were on the phone, they each had a very different posture. Smiling, even on the phone, makes a difference. It goes back to the Communication skills that Tim Sales teaches. Ellie Drake also teaches about the importance of having a good posture and how that can be sensed in a phone call or even a blog post.
I might even consider switching Agents…
What communication skills do you think are more important when talking over the phone? Leave a comment about it.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
My second experience was with an Insurance Agent. I was involved in a minor car accident two weeks ago and we had to contact our Insurance. In case you are not familiar with the process (I hope not, for what that means), you have to report the accident within 24 hours and the Insurance should take of the rest.
As I worked with our Insurance Agent, I never felt like the lady who was attending my case was really interested in me. She was very serious and I even had a hard time understanding her because her diction wasn’t very good. English is my second language but I don’t always have this problem. Even after few calls, she didn’t seem to recognize my name. the whole process was cold and distant. I didn’t feel she smiled at all.
That was until I got the call from the other Insurance agent. This representative, a guy, was very polite and nice. It was obvious that he was smiling and he was willing, really, to help. What a difference! He accepted liability (their client was at fault) and walked me through the process of what was next. He took care of me and I was glad I didn’t need to go back to my agent.
This made think about a couple of sure ways to lose costumers: avoid building rapport and have a bad posture when talking on the phone.
My agent wasn’t interested in me personally as she was in doing her work. She didn’t make an effort to know if I was comfortable with her. I didn’t feel a connection. The other agent was more interested in giving me a good service. He made sure I was at ease and even asked me questions about me at the end. It only reinforced my trust in him.
It was obvious that when these Agents were on the phone, they each had a very different posture. Smiling, even on the phone, makes a difference. It goes back to the Communication skills that Tim Sales teaches. Ellie Drake also teaches about the importance of having a good posture and how that can be sensed in a phone call or even a blog post.
I might even consider switching Agents…
What communication skills do you think are more important when talking over the phone? Leave a comment about it.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Chiropractors in Network Marketing: What can a Chiropractor teach about Internet Network Marketing? Part 2
In the first part of this series I introduced you to my experience with a Chiropractor. It made me think about the importance of giving in Network Marketing in general and Internet Network Marketing in particular. I got a phone call from the office of a Chiropractor asking if I wanted to participate in a free evaluation. This was part of a Community Service that the Doctor offers.
During the visits I was a little bit ashamed to ask if everything was free for real. The Doctor explained that it was the way he conducted his practice because he wanted to educate the community. I got it. I understood that he was giving value and surpassing my expectations. By giving a free evaluation and educating the community, he was earning the right to offer his services.
I learned a lot from my visits to the Chiropractor: I saw the value of this practice; I learned that I have a misalignment in my spine; I realized why I need to correct it; I saw how he could help me; I wanted to go back to him.
I also learned something about Internet Network Marketing. The way this Doctor conducts his practice is how we have to build our businesses. We educate people in the value of Network Marketing; we let them see that they have a need that Network Marketing can help with; we show them that we are the leaders they want to work with. Whatever our niche is, giving value come before getting.
Thanks to my Chiropractor, I saw how Internet Network Marketing has to be done. Have you had any similar experience? What have you learned about Network Marketing (outside of the industry)? Leave a comment about it!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: If you liked this post, please share it, thanks!
During the visits I was a little bit ashamed to ask if everything was free for real. The Doctor explained that it was the way he conducted his practice because he wanted to educate the community. I got it. I understood that he was giving value and surpassing my expectations. By giving a free evaluation and educating the community, he was earning the right to offer his services.
I learned a lot from my visits to the Chiropractor: I saw the value of this practice; I learned that I have a misalignment in my spine; I realized why I need to correct it; I saw how he could help me; I wanted to go back to him.
I also learned something about Internet Network Marketing. The way this Doctor conducts his practice is how we have to build our businesses. We educate people in the value of Network Marketing; we let them see that they have a need that Network Marketing can help with; we show them that we are the leaders they want to work with. Whatever our niche is, giving value come before getting.
Thanks to my Chiropractor, I saw how Internet Network Marketing has to be done. Have you had any similar experience? What have you learned about Network Marketing (outside of the industry)? Leave a comment about it!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: If you liked this post, please share it, thanks!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Chiropractors in Network Marketing: What can a Chiropractor teach about Internet Network Marketing? Part 1
In this week I’ve had two experiences that I want to share. Both make me think about the kind of service we want to give as Network Marketers. The first one is about a Chiropractor and the second about an Insurance Agent. This first series of posts will be about the Chiropractor and how he made me think about the importance of giving.
I’ve learned and shared how important is to give before we get. This is true for any business and Internet Network Marketing is not different. If we want a prospect’s information we need to give valuable information to earn the right to ask.
Before Christmas I got a phone call from a Chiropractor’s staff offering a free evaluation. They explained that this evaluation was part of a Community Service that the Chiropractor gives. I’ve been interested in this kind of practice for a while and wanted to learn more about it. It was the perfect opportunity to do so. Since I was allowed to take one family member with me, I took my mom (who is visiting from Peru for few months).
The evaluation was, indeed, free. I was waiting for a catch or a surprise test that would cost me any money. None of that happened. The evaluation was free, the X-Rays, the neck scan, the consultation about the results and the orientation about Chiropractic Medicine.
In the next post I will explain how this way of giving relates to Internet Network Marketing. If you can see the relationship, leave a comment about it: What can this Chiropractor teach about giving in Network Marketing?
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: Don’t forget to share this post if you liked it. Thanks!
I’ve learned and shared how important is to give before we get. This is true for any business and Internet Network Marketing is not different. If we want a prospect’s information we need to give valuable information to earn the right to ask.
Before Christmas I got a phone call from a Chiropractor’s staff offering a free evaluation. They explained that this evaluation was part of a Community Service that the Chiropractor gives. I’ve been interested in this kind of practice for a while and wanted to learn more about it. It was the perfect opportunity to do so. Since I was allowed to take one family member with me, I took my mom (who is visiting from Peru for few months).
The evaluation was, indeed, free. I was waiting for a catch or a surprise test that would cost me any money. None of that happened. The evaluation was free, the X-Rays, the neck scan, the consultation about the results and the orientation about Chiropractic Medicine.
In the next post I will explain how this way of giving relates to Internet Network Marketing. If you can see the relationship, leave a comment about it: What can this Chiropractor teach about giving in Network Marketing?
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: Don’t forget to share this post if you liked it. Thanks!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Online Social Network Marketing: Using Social Media in your MLM home business
Social Media is being used more and more in business in general. Big companies like Dell, small local businesses and e-commerce companies are using sites like Twitter, Facebook and MySpace not only to create a costumer base but to keep in touch with their current one, and as a powerful marketing tool to attract more people. Take a look at this article about how businesses use Online Social Network Marketing.
If other businesses are doing it, why not us Network Marketers? Building an MLM home business has been traditionally associated with face to face interaction. Although this is still powerful, more and more the new way to socialize online forces us to be part of the trend. It’s what everyone is doing. And they do it because it works.
Why you should use Social Media in your Network Marketing business? Because it allows you connect with your current clients and business partners, it keeps the communication and helps create a buzz about what you are doing, and it helps you generate new fans, followers, costumers and business partners.
Online Network Marketing is all about attracting prospects; that is, generating your own leads. How many people can you connect with in one day? 2? 20? 200? If you have that amount of followers in Twitter, for example, you can connect with them in one click.
Social Media is a great way to generate leads for your MLM Home Business for free. It takes up more time than money. And when you learn few tricks to maximize your Online Presence, it can change your business.
How do you use Social Media in your Network Marketing business? Leave a comment about it.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: If you like this post, please share it (using Social Media, of course). Thanks!
If other businesses are doing it, why not us Network Marketers? Building an MLM home business has been traditionally associated with face to face interaction. Although this is still powerful, more and more the new way to socialize online forces us to be part of the trend. It’s what everyone is doing. And they do it because it works.
Why you should use Social Media in your Network Marketing business? Because it allows you connect with your current clients and business partners, it keeps the communication and helps create a buzz about what you are doing, and it helps you generate new fans, followers, costumers and business partners.
Online Network Marketing is all about attracting prospects; that is, generating your own leads. How many people can you connect with in one day? 2? 20? 200? If you have that amount of followers in Twitter, for example, you can connect with them in one click.
Social Media is a great way to generate leads for your MLM Home Business for free. It takes up more time than money. And when you learn few tricks to maximize your Online Presence, it can change your business.
How do you use Social Media in your Network Marketing business? Leave a comment about it.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
PS: If you like this post, please share it (using Social Media, of course). Thanks!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Internet Network Marketing and Home Parties, Part 2
In the first part I talked about how offering value is a common feature for success in Internet Network Marketing and Home Parties. In this part we will see a similitude between Internet Network Marketing and Home Parties when the sales happen.
In Online MLM when you have visitors in your website it’s important that they come back. How? Asking for their information! When you have a name and email address you keep sending more value in Newsletters, mini Courses, Special Reports, etc. And you can sell.
When does the sale happen during a Home Party? Usually at the end, right?, when (ideally) everyone is anxious to take their wallets out. They can’t wait to give you their money. They get a good product and you get the sale. It’s a win-win.
Internet Network Marketing and Home Parties are methods to build a Network Marketing business. Both are a process. You give value, establish yourself as a leader, ask your prospects’ information, keep building a relationship (follow up) and earn the right to sell.
When you use Attraction Marketing in any of those methods, you will attract success in Network Marketing.
If you like this post, share it using the icons on the right.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
In Online MLM when you have visitors in your website it’s important that they come back. How? Asking for their information! When you have a name and email address you keep sending more value in Newsletters, mini Courses, Special Reports, etc. And you can sell.
When does the sale happen during a Home Party? Usually at the end, right?, when (ideally) everyone is anxious to take their wallets out. They can’t wait to give you their money. They get a good product and you get the sale. It’s a win-win.
Internet Network Marketing and Home Parties are methods to build a Network Marketing business. Both are a process. You give value, establish yourself as a leader, ask your prospects’ information, keep building a relationship (follow up) and earn the right to sell.
When you use Attraction Marketing in any of those methods, you will attract success in Network Marketing.
If you like this post, share it using the icons on the right.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Internet Network Marketing and Home Parties, Part 1
I've posted before about MLM Online and Home Parties. These are two strategies to build a Network Marketing business and I feel that we can say more about them.
MLM online is taking the Internet like a storm. It’s the new era in Network Marketing. It’s about using Internet as the backbone of your business. It goes beyond sending emails or placing orders. But my guess is that Home Parties will still go strong.
How can they be similar? What do they have in common?
To build a Network Marketing business online we need people looking at our content, Which means, we need to create content and it has to be valuable. We need to earn the right to sell our products, our business or both.
The most successful Home Parties are the ones that offer valuable information. This can be, for instance, in the form of an Awareness Seminar, Spa or Hands-on learning where the guests can see and try the products. They learn how they can benefit from them and can see the value you offer.
Building an MLM business online is no different. You offer value with your content and your visitors may want to come back. They can tell other people about your website by sharing it in Social Media sites. In Home Parties, when one guest invites other, there are chances that she is going to buy again from you when she comes back, and probably the new guest will too. In both cases you earned the right to sell by offering value.
In the second part you’ll see the similitude between Internet Network Marketing and Home Parties when the sales happen. To make sure you get the second part, subscribe to receive my posts in your email.
What other attributes you find similar in MLM Online and Home Parties? Leave a comment about it.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
MLM online is taking the Internet like a storm. It’s the new era in Network Marketing. It’s about using Internet as the backbone of your business. It goes beyond sending emails or placing orders. But my guess is that Home Parties will still go strong.
How can they be similar? What do they have in common?
To build a Network Marketing business online we need people looking at our content, Which means, we need to create content and it has to be valuable. We need to earn the right to sell our products, our business or both.
The most successful Home Parties are the ones that offer valuable information. This can be, for instance, in the form of an Awareness Seminar, Spa or Hands-on learning where the guests can see and try the products. They learn how they can benefit from them and can see the value you offer.
Building an MLM business online is no different. You offer value with your content and your visitors may want to come back. They can tell other people about your website by sharing it in Social Media sites. In Home Parties, when one guest invites other, there are chances that she is going to buy again from you when she comes back, and probably the new guest will too. In both cases you earned the right to sell by offering value.
In the second part you’ll see the similitude between Internet Network Marketing and Home Parties when the sales happen. To make sure you get the second part, subscribe to receive my posts in your email.
What other attributes you find similar in MLM Online and Home Parties? Leave a comment about it.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Online Network Marketing Tip for Moms: the one skill that we all need to work on
One of the most important, if not THE most important skill in Network Marketing is listening. I’ve posted before about the importance of listening more and talk less. Is a skill that I am working on too.
Have you felt before that you have something in control and suddenly you realize you don’t? I felt like that when I read about how lead-generation tools can be only a little part of success in Online Network Marketing when you don’t listen. Read it yourself and see why Mike Klingler treats SEO, Social Media and PPC the same while making lead generation easy.
I always have Network Marketing Moms in mind when I create content. My goal is to share simple ways to build our businesses online. I want to give you what you need and what you are looking for. But now my commitment is even greater. I’m tuning in my ears to pay more attention to myself and to you.
As moms we are always demanding from our children that they listen to us. What does that mean? We want them to pay attention to what we are saying and act accordingly. Many times I hear myself saying “you weren’t listening!”. What is the outcome of lack of listening? They get in trouble, at least, because they didn’t do what they were supposed to. And more than once we have to repeat the same thing over and over and over and over and… you know what I mean.
In Online Network Marketing (and offline too!) similar things happen. I want to generate more leads so I have to listen more carefully to my intuition and to what other Network Marketing Moms need. If I don’t, I risk not doing what I’m supposed to do.
If you are struggling with your business this may be the reason why. Look at your target market again and get to know it. Listen to it so you can offer them what they need and want.
Listen (I mean pay attention, feel, absorb, take notes) to this webinar with Dr. Ellie Drake to learn how to get a Keen Insight by applying Nine Tips for Effective Listening. (LINK)
Also, in order to give you better information, let me know what you want to know about. Leave a comment. Let me listen to you!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Have you felt before that you have something in control and suddenly you realize you don’t? I felt like that when I read about how lead-generation tools can be only a little part of success in Online Network Marketing when you don’t listen. Read it yourself and see why Mike Klingler treats SEO, Social Media and PPC the same while making lead generation easy.
I always have Network Marketing Moms in mind when I create content. My goal is to share simple ways to build our businesses online. I want to give you what you need and what you are looking for. But now my commitment is even greater. I’m tuning in my ears to pay more attention to myself and to you.
As moms we are always demanding from our children that they listen to us. What does that mean? We want them to pay attention to what we are saying and act accordingly. Many times I hear myself saying “you weren’t listening!”. What is the outcome of lack of listening? They get in trouble, at least, because they didn’t do what they were supposed to. And more than once we have to repeat the same thing over and over and over and over and… you know what I mean.
In Online Network Marketing (and offline too!) similar things happen. I want to generate more leads so I have to listen more carefully to my intuition and to what other Network Marketing Moms need. If I don’t, I risk not doing what I’m supposed to do.
If you are struggling with your business this may be the reason why. Look at your target market again and get to know it. Listen to it so you can offer them what they need and want.
Listen (I mean pay attention, feel, absorb, take notes) to this webinar with Dr. Ellie Drake to learn how to get a Keen Insight by applying Nine Tips for Effective Listening. (LINK)
Also, in order to give you better information, let me know what you want to know about. Leave a comment. Let me listen to you!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Friday, November 13, 2009
One sure way to fail in Network Marketing, Part 3
In the first two parts of this series I told you how I was a lead being called by a Network Marketer. This made me think about the times when I called leads and how uncomfortable it can be. Calling cold leads can be one sure way to fail in Network Marketing.
I know that there are people who succeed doing this. I know that saying that this is a sure way to fail in Network Marketing is controversial. But for many Network Marketers it is. It’s not just about a bad script or a bad lead.
It’s the difference between attracting people and chasing them. Cold calling may be your best chance to fail in Network Marketing because you are not attracting these leads to you, you are going after them.
There is an alternative way to build a Network Marketing business besides calling people who don’t want to be called. Some forget that they filled out a form or lose interest in a home business. Some just have no idea they are leads.
Even with great and hot leads you have to go through many until you find a good prospect for you. And if you don’t have good communication skills you are wasting your money anyway. Don’t get me wrong, you do need those skills if you are doing Network Marketing Online too.
The only point I want to make here is that we don’t need to do that! We don’t need to call cold leads. The best leads to call are the ones who have asked us to do so. That usually happens only after they receive value from us, know they can learn from us and want to work with us.
If you are still making those calls and are feeling frustrated about it, it’s time to consider using the Internet to attract prospects and build your Network Marketing business.
One of the best ways to start is with Ann Sieg’s free e-book The 7 Great Lies Of Network Marketing. Get a copy and learn more about sure ways to fail in Network Marketing.
Then start working on your new online strategy. I’m here to help. We can do it together.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
I know that there are people who succeed doing this. I know that saying that this is a sure way to fail in Network Marketing is controversial. But for many Network Marketers it is. It’s not just about a bad script or a bad lead.
It’s the difference between attracting people and chasing them. Cold calling may be your best chance to fail in Network Marketing because you are not attracting these leads to you, you are going after them.
There is an alternative way to build a Network Marketing business besides calling people who don’t want to be called. Some forget that they filled out a form or lose interest in a home business. Some just have no idea they are leads.
Even with great and hot leads you have to go through many until you find a good prospect for you. And if you don’t have good communication skills you are wasting your money anyway. Don’t get me wrong, you do need those skills if you are doing Network Marketing Online too.
The only point I want to make here is that we don’t need to do that! We don’t need to call cold leads. The best leads to call are the ones who have asked us to do so. That usually happens only after they receive value from us, know they can learn from us and want to work with us.
If you are still making those calls and are feeling frustrated about it, it’s time to consider using the Internet to attract prospects and build your Network Marketing business.
One of the best ways to start is with Ann Sieg’s free e-book The 7 Great Lies Of Network Marketing. Get a copy and learn more about sure ways to fail in Network Marketing.
Then start working on your new online strategy. I’m here to help. We can do it together.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Thursday, November 12, 2009
One sure way to fail in Network Marketing, Part 2
In the first part I told you how I was caught off guard when a guy called me to find out if I was interested in his opportunity. If you missed Part 1 here is it again: One sure way to fail in Network Marketing, Part 1
My caller was obviously growing impatient with me and decided to blow me off before I could waste his time. He offered his phone number for me to call him back. I asked him if he knew that that didn’t work and if he really wanted to talk to me he should call me back.
Maybe not the best thing to say. Hey, I said I was practicing my "Keen Insight" skills, not that I had perfected them. Between awkward laughs, he said that he did and that was why he was giving his number because he knew that if I were interested in making money with this great opportunity, I would call him. And I was honest to say that I wasn’t interested.
Even though we were laughing, I could sense that he was irritated and uncomfortable. He was wasting his time with someone who wasn’t going to be a good prospect after all when he could probably be making other more productive calls. Maybe he had a long list of current Network Marketers in other Companies. After all, those are good leads, right?
I was almost embarrassed thinking that I’ve done that before. I never called Network Marketers just because I didn’t get to it. But I have called business owners, Realtors and purchased leads, among others.
People who didn’t know me nor recognize my name. People who didn’t know if I could teach them how to build a business. I had to try to convince them of that during the call with my security, self confidence and unbreakable voice. The problem was, with every failed call it was harder to keep my motivation and posture.
Why cold calling is one sure way to fail in Network Marketing? In the third part of this series you’ll find out. Although I think you already know it.
To make sure you get the third part, subscribe for the RSS feed or bookmark my blog.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
My caller was obviously growing impatient with me and decided to blow me off before I could waste his time. He offered his phone number for me to call him back. I asked him if he knew that that didn’t work and if he really wanted to talk to me he should call me back.
Maybe not the best thing to say. Hey, I said I was practicing my "Keen Insight" skills, not that I had perfected them. Between awkward laughs, he said that he did and that was why he was giving his number because he knew that if I were interested in making money with this great opportunity, I would call him. And I was honest to say that I wasn’t interested.
Even though we were laughing, I could sense that he was irritated and uncomfortable. He was wasting his time with someone who wasn’t going to be a good prospect after all when he could probably be making other more productive calls. Maybe he had a long list of current Network Marketers in other Companies. After all, those are good leads, right?
I was almost embarrassed thinking that I’ve done that before. I never called Network Marketers just because I didn’t get to it. But I have called business owners, Realtors and purchased leads, among others.
People who didn’t know me nor recognize my name. People who didn’t know if I could teach them how to build a business. I had to try to convince them of that during the call with my security, self confidence and unbreakable voice. The problem was, with every failed call it was harder to keep my motivation and posture.
Why cold calling is one sure way to fail in Network Marketing? In the third part of this series you’ll find out. Although I think you already know it.
To make sure you get the third part, subscribe for the RSS feed or bookmark my blog.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
One sure way to fail in Network Marketing, Part 1
Last week I read with especial interest one of Ann Sieg’s email. She told her subscribers how she witnessed these guys calling friends in their list of prospects. This was while she was working on content online.
The point was that there are still many people out there who don’t know about Internet Network Marketing. Even when we think that we have saturated the market online, we have not!
There are new and seasoned Network Marketers who are still unaware of the power of Internet to build their businesses. There are many Home Business owners who are working on their lists, calling friends, family and cold leads. And failing in Network Marketing.
One of those called me on Friday. It was a bad moment for me to be on the phone. We had just gotten home from school. We had a scary moment when we saw a 3 year old running across the street and his older brother running after him. “We” as in my 7 year old daughter, my 2 year old son and I. Actually, she answered the phone.
Needless to say, I wasn’t the best prospect at the moment. I was caught even more off guard when, after I took the phone, the guy mentioned my MLM Company. It took me a moment to realize that it wasn’t an official call from the Company but someone who was trying to interest me in another opportunity.
He was good at recognizing that it wasn’t a good moment for me and asked me when it was. He didn’t estate his name or the purpose of his call until I asked. Having been in a great call with Ellie Drake (“Developing a keen insight”, thanks to Mike Klingler), I practiced my recently acquired listening skills.
Can you tell what is one sure way to fail in Network Marketing yet?
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We are Successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
The point was that there are still many people out there who don’t know about Internet Network Marketing. Even when we think that we have saturated the market online, we have not!
There are new and seasoned Network Marketers who are still unaware of the power of Internet to build their businesses. There are many Home Business owners who are working on their lists, calling friends, family and cold leads. And failing in Network Marketing.
One of those called me on Friday. It was a bad moment for me to be on the phone. We had just gotten home from school. We had a scary moment when we saw a 3 year old running across the street and his older brother running after him. “We” as in my 7 year old daughter, my 2 year old son and I. Actually, she answered the phone.
Needless to say, I wasn’t the best prospect at the moment. I was caught even more off guard when, after I took the phone, the guy mentioned my MLM Company. It took me a moment to realize that it wasn’t an official call from the Company but someone who was trying to interest me in another opportunity.
He was good at recognizing that it wasn’t a good moment for me and asked me when it was. He didn’t estate his name or the purpose of his call until I asked. Having been in a great call with Ellie Drake (“Developing a keen insight”, thanks to Mike Klingler), I practiced my recently acquired listening skills.
Can you tell what is one sure way to fail in Network Marketing yet?
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We are Successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Monday, October 26, 2009
Online Marketing Success: Two Tips for Network Marketing Moms
Sometimes we waste time thinking (and even worse, saying) that we don’t know what to do in Online Marketing. Unless you are really starting you do know what to do: post in your blog, build a list, work on personal development, have a good opt in form, reuse content for Newsletters and articles, use Social Media, etc.
There are so many things to do that it can be overwhelming. Add to that endless loads of laundry, the “magic sink” (you know, the one that is always full as much as you empty it), feeding your family, chauffeuring your children , etc.
So my two tips are simple and direct:
1. Have a plan
2. Act upon it
That’s it! I know, it’s not rocket science. It works for almost anything you want to accomplish, too.
Pick few productive actions that you can focus on every day. One thing that you always need in Online Marketing is content. You also need promotion. Those two activities can be divided in multiple tasks like creating a new Squidoo lens, submitting an article to Ezine Articles or other Directory, posting in your blog, Tweet your post or other people’s post, test opt in forms, tweak a landing page, etc.
You don’t need a big plan. A business plan is good because it reminds you of where your business is going. But you also need a daily list of activities. Cross them out as you complete them.
That means, you have to complete them!. Be realistic. As much as I want to work without distractions, sometimes things happen. My daughter wants to run away, my toddler didn’t make it on time to the bathroom, my pre teen tries to help but gets dirty too. Oh, yeah, we have interruptions.
But we keep on going, we keep taking action. Work every day. Don’t allow yourself to end a day without a victory. My victory today, after a long Monday, is to post on my blog. What are you going to do?
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
There are so many things to do that it can be overwhelming. Add to that endless loads of laundry, the “magic sink” (you know, the one that is always full as much as you empty it), feeding your family, chauffeuring your children , etc.
So my two tips are simple and direct:
1. Have a plan
2. Act upon it
That’s it! I know, it’s not rocket science. It works for almost anything you want to accomplish, too.
Pick few productive actions that you can focus on every day. One thing that you always need in Online Marketing is content. You also need promotion. Those two activities can be divided in multiple tasks like creating a new Squidoo lens, submitting an article to Ezine Articles or other Directory, posting in your blog, Tweet your post or other people’s post, test opt in forms, tweak a landing page, etc.
You don’t need a big plan. A business plan is good because it reminds you of where your business is going. But you also need a daily list of activities. Cross them out as you complete them.
That means, you have to complete them!. Be realistic. As much as I want to work without distractions, sometimes things happen. My daughter wants to run away, my toddler didn’t make it on time to the bathroom, my pre teen tries to help but gets dirty too. Oh, yeah, we have interruptions.
But we keep on going, we keep taking action. Work every day. Don’t allow yourself to end a day without a victory. My victory today, after a long Monday, is to post on my blog. What are you going to do?
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Blogging tips: Three blogging secrets for Network Marketing Moms Part 2
Blogging is a great way to establish yourself as a leader in your niche, especially when you are using the Internet to build your Network Marketing Business.
Here is the third secret that can help you optimize your search engine (be in the the first pages of Search Engines)
3. Ping, Digg, Social Bookmarking: This is a valuable piece or information. Don’t overlook it and use it!. Every time you have something new in your blog, ping it!.
Pinging is a way to tell several Social Media sites that you have something. It helps with search engines too. Use one of this websites: pingoat.com, pingmyblog.com or ping.in. You only have to add your URL and the FEED URL (I’ll make another post about it), and select the sites you want to send the information to. Believe me, it can make a difference. Make it a habit. It takes less than a couple of minutes.
As for Digg and Social Bookmarking, it takes more time but it’s a great way to put your information in front of more people. You can install Social Bookmark Services in your bar and use it every time you have something new. This Service includes Digg and other websites where people exchange information. Share your own blog posts and other people’s valuable information. Remember that in Attraction Marketing giving is key. When you only give your stuff that is taking!
I hope these secrets helped you. What secret about blogging do you have? Leave a comment to add to this list so we can all benefit!
Now go back to your blog and keep blogging!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Here is the third secret that can help you optimize your search engine (be in the the first pages of Search Engines)
3. Ping, Digg, Social Bookmarking: This is a valuable piece or information. Don’t overlook it and use it!. Every time you have something new in your blog, ping it!.
Pinging is a way to tell several Social Media sites that you have something. It helps with search engines too. Use one of this websites: pingoat.com, pingmyblog.com or ping.in. You only have to add your URL and the FEED URL (I’ll make another post about it), and select the sites you want to send the information to. Believe me, it can make a difference. Make it a habit. It takes less than a couple of minutes.
As for Digg and Social Bookmarking, it takes more time but it’s a great way to put your information in front of more people. You can install Social Bookmark Services in your bar and use it every time you have something new. This Service includes Digg and other websites where people exchange information. Share your own blog posts and other people’s valuable information. Remember that in Attraction Marketing giving is key. When you only give your stuff that is taking!
I hope these secrets helped you. What secret about blogging do you have? Leave a comment to add to this list so we can all benefit!
Now go back to your blog and keep blogging!
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Blogging tips: Three blogging secrets for Network Marketing Moms Part 1
Blogging is a great way to establish yourself as a leader in your niche, especially when you are using the Internet to build your Network Marketing Business.
There are three secrets that I want to share here because they help me use my time efficiently and have taken some of my posts to the first pages of Google.
1. Know your keywords and who you are targeting with them: Keywords, like the word estates, are key! They can help you rank way high in the search engines and that in turn helps you with traffic for your blog. Google the keywords “network marketing moms”. I own almost all of the results in the first page. It’s my niche and I work smart to stay there. But I also target other keywords with more traffic.
I’ve given before a link to a great source for keywords: http://vur.me/networkmarketingmoms/digforgold/. It can be time consuming to find a good keyword but this Report really helps you see that sometime we waste time using keywords that don't have traffic. You will need it often.
2. Use your blog like a book: Don’t hesitate in have more than one keyword. Every blog post is like a chapter in a book and it can drive more traffic, even for different target markets. Look up again “home parties or mlm online”, I own the first two or three results. I’m targeting not only moms but network marketers who are interested in Home Parties.
Use one keyword and target it, use another one and target it. Don’t use one keyword and try to give everything to know about other subjects. Concentrate. If your blog’s title is your name, this is even more important.
Be careful not to do opposite either: do not use every blog post for a different keyword. Group them under few categories.
In the second part I'll give you the third secret. If you have one, leave a comment with your secret.
We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
There are three secrets that I want to share here because they help me use my time efficiently and have taken some of my posts to the first pages of Google.
1. Know your keywords and who you are targeting with them: Keywords, like the word estates, are key! They can help you rank way high in the search engines and that in turn helps you with traffic for your blog. Google the keywords “network marketing moms”. I own almost all of the results in the first page. It’s my niche and I work smart to stay there. But I also target other keywords with more traffic.
I’ve given before a link to a great source for keywords: http://vur.me/networkmarketingmoms/digforgold/. It can be time consuming to find a good keyword but this Report really helps you see that sometime we waste time using keywords that don't have traffic. You will need it often.
2. Use your blog like a book: Don’t hesitate in have more than one keyword. Every blog post is like a chapter in a book and it can drive more traffic, even for different target markets. Look up again “home parties or mlm online”, I own the first two or three results. I’m targeting not only moms but network marketers who are interested in Home Parties.
Use one keyword and target it, use another one and target it. Don’t use one keyword and try to give everything to know about other subjects. Concentrate. If your blog’s title is your name, this is even more important.
Be careful not to do opposite either: do not use every blog post for a different keyword. Group them under few categories.
In the second part I'll give you the third secret. If you have one, leave a comment with your secret.
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Angelica
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