LAST POST in Network Marketing Moms.blogspot

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

Is there a right way to ask for referrals in Network Marketing? Part 2

In the first part of “Is there a way to ask for referrals in Network Marketing?” I told you a little bit about my recent experience when I was asked for referrals. I got a call from a Survey company that offered me magazines in exchange for one or two names and phone numbers.

I am blessed with friends but I don’t have family in the area. My whole family is back in Peru. The only aunt I have close by doesn’t speak nor read English very well.

This lady insisted, very nicely, that most people refer to a mom or dad, or siblings. I said a couple of times that really, I don’t have anyone. For some reason she didn’t trust me and kept asking.

I told her that if that was the condition to get the magazines, it was okay for me not to have them. She accepted and the conversation was politely ended.

I realized how hard it is to give away your friends or relatives’ names when you are not confident about the value of a given product or service. I also realized how hard it is for someone to believe that you don’t have any family to refer to!

When I read a good article like Warren Little’s The Right Way To Ask For And Get Referrals In Network Marketing, I don’t have any problem referring it to my network. I know people will benefit from it. It can benefit him too and that would be great.

The right way to ask for referrals in Network Marketing is simple: politely and humbly.

I know: it’s not rocket science.

You can learn a good script and practice it to ask for referrals offline. You can ask your online visitors to share your content. You can use the magic words “please” and “thank you”.

But in any situation the mindset is very important. If we come from a place where we look for referrals to make money, no script will hide that. Asking for referrals has to be from our desire to help more people, not from our desire for their money.

Asking politely and humbly also means giving the chance to help. Our prospects (or visitors online) get something good and they can share it with more people, therefore helping them.

Finally, being polite and humble means respecting when someone doesn’t have anyone to refer. We can even offer solutions and work together in creating a network. After all, Network Marketing is about helping, isn’t it?

Is there a right way to ask for referrals in Network Marketing, whether online or offline? Leave a comment about it!

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
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Is there a right way to ask for referrals in Network Marketing? Part 1

Have you ever asked for referrals in Network Marketing? How did it go? What did you say?

Referrals are very important when building a Network Marketing business offline or online. In the article, The Right Way To Ask For And Get Referrals In Network Marketing (LINK), Warren Little explains in few words how to ask for referrals offline.

I personally like how easy can be to ask for referrals in Network Marketing online. If you like what you read you can share it within your Network with Twitter, Facebook or any other Social Media service. It’s almost effortless.

Whether you build your Network Marketing business online or offline, it’s important to ask for referrals after your costumer is satisfied with the product or service.

In the article by Warren Little it is clear how asking up front for a referral can result in disappointment for yourself. Been there, done that. I have to say: asking for referrals was one of the hardest things when I was using traditional methods in Network Marketing.

But even with a good script we can encounter someone who really and honestly doesn’t know anyone. I was there a couple of days ago.

A got a call from a Survey service and I agreed to take it. This nice lady on the phone was listening to me and building rapport. She offered me magazines to try as a thank you for participating in the survey.

I was getting excited for my magazines. Then she said that the only thing she needed from me was a name and phone number. You know, someone who could benefit from these magazines too.

In the second part I will tell you the rest of the story and why I think there is a right way to ask for referrals in Network Marketing.

We are Successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

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What goes around comes around: How to make your Online Business work

During the last snow storm I was able to see a good example of how what goes around, comes around. If we give without expecting anything in return, it’s likely that we are going to get even more than we gave.

As my husband was shoveling some snow, a neighbor asked him for help. He helped him and because of that, he couldn’t shovel the snow out of the cars. He was too tired to keep going. He went back after few hours and as he was doing that, I saw other neighbors cleaning our side of the sidewalk.

I felt compelled to give something in return so I made some coffee for them. I felt good about giving but I doubt they were expecting anything. They didn’t even know that I saw them giving us their time and help.

My husband came back with some soup. Yet another neighbor had asked him to help her with her driveway. In exchange he could use her snow blower. He helped her without expecting anything else but he got that delicious soup.

As we gave, we were also given. We helped and we received help. We did it generously and the same was done to us. It was a beautiful flow and exchange of value.

In our Online Business happens pretty much the same. When we start giving without expecting to make every sale, we start receiving. When we focus on giving value because someone else is going to benefit, we are given value too.

If you want to make your Online Business work, start giving first.

What goes around comes around. What are you giving in your business? How do you experience this principle? Leave a comment about it!

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

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

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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

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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

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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.

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Angelica

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

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

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

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

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

WHAM: What is your brand in Network Marketing?

In case you didn’t know, WHAM stands for Work At Home Mom or Working At Home Mom. More and more moms are deciding to be home with their children and make money. There are many possibilities for moms to make money from home.

You can work for somebody else or start your own business. I find Network Marketing to be a great option for Moms who Work from Home because of its advantages. It doesn’t mean is the only option though. Many women have their own Company and products.

Either way, you still need a brand. Your brand is YOU. And that has to be at the center of your efforts, especially in Network Marketing. Of course you need a great product and service, but you want people to recognize your name.

By recognizing your name people feel like they have a relationship with you. It feels familiar to them. They may even find a competitor’s products to be the same quality than yours and still want to buy from you.

Don’t overlook the importance to make yourself known, even if your Company doesn’t go by your name. When you are in Network Marketing this is even more important because people will join YOU. They should know you before they know about the Company you represent.

Use the Internet to market your name and establish yourself as a leader. Give your prospects the opportunity to know you more with a website where your personality shines through. Use pictures, audio and/or video. Using the Internet doesn’t mean that people can’t see you.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Online Network Marketing tip – Why you need more than a website

Did you know that having a website is not enough to generate leads in Online Marketing? It’s a big part of your strategy, but you need more than a good website (take note: a good one, not just one).
It doesn’t have to be overwhelming for you if your budget is tight or just don’t know where to start. A blog is a perfectly fine way to begin.
But you also need a good system to follow. An Online Marketing system teaches you exactly what to do in every step of the way, what to say, which websites are the best for getting traffic, etc.
You can become an affiliate of the system you are using. That way you have another potential stream of income because you can promote it and monetize.
More than one Online Marketing system can do that for you. There is no one magic system and you can even follow two or three. That way your associates have more choices too.
But even a good system won’t do miracles for you if you don’t act upon what they teach.
The variable is you. How, are you going to make this happen? What do you have to offer to the Industry that makes you likely to succeed?

We are successful Network Marketing moms!
Angelica

Tip for Affiliate Marketing: Are your affiliate commissions in danger?

One of the advantages of using Online Marketing in your Network Marketing business is the opportunity to use Affiliate Marketing. This allows you to earn money as you build your list of followers and sing up business partners.

You have to offer value and many times this comes from other people’s stuff. Some of this content is free and some is paid. In order for you to make money promoting other people’s paid content, you need an affiliate link.

An affiliate link looks something like this: www.yourname.what-you-promote.com or www.what-you-promote.com/yourname

The reality is that many people don’t like this and take your name out. They go directly to the author’s link. This way you lose your commission. Maybe you have done it too.

One way to protect your affiliate link is to cloak it. This may be a strange concept for you but basically means that you cover your link. What your prospect sees is a link that doesn’t look like an affiliate program. More importantly, if they try to take something out, they won’t be able to go to he content’s page.

If you don’t know how to cloak a link manually (I don’t!), you can use the website below. I find it honest and very useful:

ViralURL

You might be even interested in the profitable side of it.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Education in Network Marketing

In Network Marketing, education is essential for the success of your business. You have to educate your prospect about the industry of Network Marketing, about your opportunity and the Company you represent, about your products, etc.

The training part of the business is nothing more than education: you have to teach your associates how to do this business and how to make it profitable for them. You have to educate about what you know that works.

But what if we start the other way around? What if we start teaching our prospects how to build an organization, what to do in Network Marketing in order to succeed? That is at the heart of Attraction Marketing in Network Marketing. It is taking a principle of Marketing (education) into our Industry and thus providing the prospect with a good reason to keep coming back to you and be receptive to your information.

When you lead with the teaching about how they are going to make money, you start off letting them know that you are familiar with what you are doing. That can help with the percentage of people that drop off after signing up. They come into the business knowing exactly what they have to do.

People like Ann Sieg and Mike Klingler teach exactly what to do. The Attraction Marketer Manifesto educates in how to build a Network Marketing business (and this is just a glimpse of what they have to offer). If you haven’t heard of this yet, you can’t waste more time. Grab a copy now.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Network Marketing moms: Home Parties or MLM online? Part 2

MLM online or Internet Network Marketing offers the advantage of reaching millions of people at once. Our job is to make it easy for prospects to find us instead of us going after them. It’s about using Attraction Marketing.

How can Network Marketing Moms attract people online? Giving valuable information: tips, ideas, stories, secrets, how-tos, something that can help them with their needs. It's giving something before getting something. Focus on what your target market needs and wants. Offer what they are looking for.

Attraction Marketing is working when a Home Party is so popular and successful that you have to open new dates because people are telling other people. They come to you.

Attraction Marketing is working for MLM when people look for answers online and they find you. And, they tell others too.

Parties’ guests and online visitors are leads. And good leads are the ones who are willing to buy from you. Great leads are the ones who actually do.

Home Parties and Internet Network Marketing both require time and effort. If you are thinking about implementing these methods, learn about them and decide which one you prefer. Or use both!

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Network Marketing Moms: Home Parties or MLM online? Part 1

There are many traditional methods in Network Marketing that can be used by moms: one to ones, two to ones (or more), hotel meetings, Playdates with Presentation included, and of course, Home Parties.

I’d dare say that Home Parties are one of the methods preferred by women in general and MLM moms in particular. Parties offer the advantages of potentially high retail sales, socialization and attraction marketing. When a couple of people like the Home Party, they are going to tell others and at some point you don’t have to worry about turn out. As more people come, more leads you have.

But for a vast number of Network Marketing Moms that doesn’t happen. Maybe one leader is unable to duplicate her success. Maybe the results of a new Associate are not encouraging because of lack of contacts, lack of organization, lack of a good presentation, etc. Plus, organizing a Home Party involves expenses that sometimes you can’t afford up front. Of course, if there is no risk, there is no gain, right?

Do you have experience organizing Home Parties? Have you been to one? How do you feel about them?

In the next post I’ll talk about MLM online.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Network Marketing Moms – The source website

I’m working on a new website where I want to share the sources of good information and training that I’m coming upon and using.

It’s called Network Marketing Moms (yes, more of that!). It’s basically another blog where I’m focusing on material that can be helpful for MLM Moms. They are good for everyone, though.

What do I consider a good source? Any material (video, e-book, Newsletter, article, Report, etc.) that has informative and useful content for our business. Some are free and some are paid. I know we all love free things but we have to be willing to invest in ourselves and our businesses too.

So take a look to see what you can find! It’s one more thing I’m working on to help Network Marketing Moms and it keeps growing.

Here is the link again:
http://networkmarketingmoms.net

Angelica