You’ve read the hype over and over again…

“Enroll Hundreds Of Reps Without Ever Speaking to Anyone”
…and similar phrases of nonsense.

That kind of marketing would lead you to believe that if you just get really good at internet marketing and use it to market your MLM, that you’ll make huge money in your company.

I hate to bust your bubble… actually, no, I’d LOVE to bust your bubble and tell you that is complete nonsense!

Network Marketing is, and always will be an income model that is based on relationship marketing. Those impressive checks from the top earners are earned because they developed leaders in their organizations. They didn’t just mass enroll and see what STUCK. They took the time to invest in those people who would take ownership of their business and work the system in place by the company.

Mass attrition? You will see that if you just enroll people on autopilot and never actually act as their sponsor.  Sponsorship comes with a responsibility to the person who joined your organization. You MUST direct them to the training in place, you must role play with them and make sure they are following the simple, duplicateable system in place by your company.

Enroll hundreds of people and make a ton of cash? What, off of a one time fast start bonus for signing them? What a waste! You will make far more money when you help your recruits to earn a check for themselves. When they continue to work to maintain that check, and to grow it – you finally have leverage.

Have you ever heard this phrase?
“I don’t want to babysit a downline”

If you are properly sponsoring quality people, you will have an organization of incredibly powerful, motivated individuals who you want to spend your time with. They are your TEAM – your greatest asset.

I truly think that those who say they don’t want to babysit are those who don’t want to take the time to develop themselves as a leader. You see, it takes a leader to help develop a leader.

Message to heartless Internet MLMers:

If you are mass- sponsoring into a Network Marketing company with online hype and then just leaving your recruits to some automated training.
If you don’t give your recruits an ounce of your precious time… please just leave MLM alone.

Stop using your internet marketing skills to give our industry a bad name. Every time you enroll someone and let them die on the vine, you just took one more wonderful potential builder from our pool of prospects.

If you have fallen prey to this type of recruiting – but you still have faith in the residual income dream, then find a true MLM leader who will paint a realistic expectation of what it takes to build your business to true walkaway residual income.  This industry is alive and well and producing walkaway residual income for leaders every day. In fact, our MLM company produces a new six figure earner every 36 hours…

When you  start your Home Based Business in 2011, you can deduct up to $5000 in start up costs!  Incredible Government Stimulus For the US!

The IRS will pay you up to $5,000 of initial start-up costs of a home-based business! Uncle Sam will help pay for you to start your business with ViSalus!
The Stimulus ENDS THIS YEAR! So, if you are waiting until January to come on as a ViSalus distributor, this is the reason you DON’T want to do that!

Become a Promoter of the Body By Vi Challenge and you are eligible for these tax benefits. Click here to become a ViSalus Distributor.
Q. How are deductions for the start up of a home based business normally deducted?

A. Normally, costs incurred during the START-UP PHASE of a business are deductible over a 15 year period (i.e. each $1,500 in start-up costs would be deducted at a rate of $100 per year for 15 years). [IRC Sec 195(c)(1)(A)]

But there is a “Special Deduction” for 2011!

Any taxpayer who begins operation of a new business in 2011, may deduct ALL start-up costs (up to $5,000 maximum) on their 2011 tax returns – no need to spread the deduction over a 15 year period.  [IRC Sec 195(b)]

EX. $5,000 in Start-Up Cost deductions, for a person in a 28% tax bracket, would generate a $1,400 tax Refund.

If Start-Up Cost deductions exceed the amount of money earned this year in the home-based business itself, most or all of the additional deductions may be applied against any other source of income such as a W-2 job, which could possibly even drop the taxpayer into a lower tax bracket.

This one-time write off provision in the tax law is valid only during 2011, and therefore will set to expire permanently at midnight, December 31, 2011. Even IF Congress reinstates this provision in 2012, a business begun after Jan. 1, 2012 will not be able to claim those deductions until April 2013 – when 2012 Tax Returns are filed.

Not activating a new home-based business by December 31, 2011, will delay tax-deductions for Start-Up Costs by at least 15 months.

What are “Start-Up Costs”?

The term includes business related costs you incur prior to actually beginning to offer goods or services for sale – i.e., the costs of getting ready to open your business. They are generally the same types of expenses that will be called “business operating costs” once you are actually operating a business. [IRC Sec 195(c)(1)(B)]

The start up period starts when you begin THINKING about a home based business.  You were thinking about, and researching, and perhaps even taking the products as a customer.  All through 2011 you were thinking about starting a home based business, so you can deduct start up costs for expenses all year.

What are some examples of tax-deductible “start-up costs”? [IRC Sec 195(c)(1)(a)]

A. Seminars, Workshops, Courses and Books on how to run the business. Investigating or Researching one or more business opportunities. Travel for meetings, conventions or interviews or to obtain education from experts. Telephone and cellular phone costs related to new business start-up. Office supplies and some business tools (briefcase, iPad, business cards, etc.). DOES NOT INCLUDE vehicles, furniture, computers and other depreciable assets. [IRC Sec 167(a)]

Exceptions:  Money spent qualifying to begin a certain type of business, general are not deductible. This includes getting a degree, obtaining a license to practice (doctors, real estate…), etc.

The IRS “default setting” for start-up expenses is to deem that the taxpayer made a decision to amortize the amounts over a 15 year period. [Reg Sec 1, 195-1T(b)] To claim your seductions immediately, do the following:

1.Use IRS Form 4562 (“Depreciation and Amortization”) to claim your start-up expenses

2. Attach an “election statement” to your tax return, stating specifically that you wish to claim all (or the first $5,000) of your Start-Up Expenses in 2011, “the year in which your business became active”.

Start-Up Expenses are deductible in the year in which the business begins active operation, so if the business you are investigating never gets off the ground, you will not get any deductions. [IRC Sec. 165]

You have to show that you actually attempted to profit from your business. Just buying your ESS and sitting on your laurels does not qualify!

DISCLAIMER : I am in NO WAY a tax professional ~ just a Home Business professional who LOVES to file her taxes because of the massive deductions having a home based business allows us!  This information was shared with me – and thus I am passing it on to you. You are responsible for properly filing your taxes to deduct your start up expenses ~ but if you do it properly, you may see an extra $1400 less owed to the IRS for 2011!
Become a Promoter of the Body By Vi Challenge and you are eligible for these tax benefits. Click here to become a ViSalus Distributor.

Take the First Step to Move from the Lower Ranks in Your Network Marketing Company – Straight to the TOP!

There is a phrase in Network Marketing that you may have heard before : “you can get to (insert rank title) on excitement alone!”  In other words, people often join a MLM company and are pure ignorance on fire and because they are prospecting and presenting at a rapid pace, they can advance quickly.  In fact, people often achieve a position long before they are actually qualified to lead.

Rank alone does not define a leader, nor does the size of their check.  In fact, with the way many companies are structured and volume manipulated to ‘create’ rank positions, it is very common that someone will be of a certain ‘high rank’ but not at all qualified to lead the organization that is their team.  Anyone can be ‘given’ a rank, volume, and even people in their organization. It doesn’t require any special ability, or skill of leadership.

If you have never gotten to any rank in a company you may be thinking – “I don’t care if I’m not qualified to lead – just give me the rank and the check!” .

But my dear, your success will be far longer sustained, and your residual check longer maintained when you get there by true WORK with a team of people who you learn to lead. When you actually have the permission of your team to lead them, your ‘work’ is much more rewarding, spiritually – AND financially!

When you first begin your business, your #1 objective is to earn a check yourself. Your focus and  your effort  is toward meeting one goal : making your own sales. Your prospecting, presenting and follow up has one goal- to enroll customers and distributors – to grow your check and increase rank and pay.

So how do you get beyond ‘excitement’ to growing a residual fortune?
You learn to focus on others, and help them to get their own fat check!

The next level of leadership is where the 97% of people fail. They neglect the personal development that is necessary to move beyond their own desires and instead work to flame the fire of their recruits.

This is the speed bump. The point of difference, where the leader is either born, or dies on the vine.
This is the place where I spend 99% of my time with my people – helping them to move beyond their own agenda, and into the ‘why’s’ of their recruits.

Part of your development here is to believe in others … which of course means you must first believe in yourself, in our industry, in your company, and trust YOUR leaders enough to follow them.  One of the fastest ways to develop that level of belief, until it burns in you and is unshakeable – is to attend company events.

Yes, that’s right – attend the EVENTS! That’s why your upline is so adamant about dragging you to every event they can! Because they know that events will change the way you think – raise your level of believe and fuel your actions to propel you into the next level of leadership.  If you don’t/ won’t attend, the probability that your business will stall and ultimately fail, is certain.

And if you are, right now, a developing leader – whose business is not growing at the pace you’d like, ask yourself how well you promote events?  How many people did you have at your last company event?  Conversely, how many people did you NOT drag so that their level of belief would grow, and they would become leaders in your organization?

My friend, this is not about YOU. This is about your team.  Find out who your people are, what drives them. Make it a priority to help those who WILL move forward to make the biggest check they can earn.

Standing in the front of the room boasting about your rank and your check will likely discourage people rather than encourage them to move forward to achieve their goals. When you actually lead your people, and are instead boasting about THEIR achievements you will find that you will have a team who loves you and are happy to follow – and RUN boldly in the direction of their dreams!

Are you ready to be a 2%er ? You know, the visionary leader type? We have to be good before we are great – and this time, practice, and baby steps.

Take this easy step, now:
You must always stay in phase 1  – recruiting. But now, when you recruit, know that the focus is not on growing your check – but on growing your newly sponsored person’s check!

NEXT, we will learn how to create MOMENTUM in your organization. Stay tuned
 

The inspiration for this article came from John Maxwell’s Leadership Ladder, as published in Success Magazine : http://www.successmagazine.com/article?articleId=1569&taxonomyId=21

It was the end of May, 2011. I got an email notification that one of my YouTube videos had been ‘flagged’ for inappropriate content. “Inappropriate content”? I thought, what the heck could someone object to on my channel?

A Youtube channel that I had been building up since 2006 with videos. A Youtube channel that had hundreds of thousands of views… one video that had 200k views and counting that was getting me major traffic to my ViSalus site.

SOMEONE found my videos to be offensive.
My guess is that they found the competition to be offensive and took a low blow to a woman’s empire – and flagged my vids to effectively not have to deal with my competition on YouTube!

When I clicked to find out what video it was, or how to contest the ‘flag’ , my channel was already gone.

All of the blog posts over the last few years where I had made videos specifically for those posts, now had big blank YouTube screens in them stating that my channel had been shut down due to SPAM content! Imagine that.

So I create videos to help educate YOU, the home based entrepreneur, and you go to click to see my video… and find out that I’m a ‘spam artist’. That’s gotta be good for business, right?

This is all ugly enough to freak out an entrepreneur  – but to make matters WORSE, I was running for Ambassador in May, which meant a $25,000 bonus check for my family.

As an internet entrepreneur, one of my main strategies for building my home based business is to run promotions using video to make the call to action. I was at a crucial hour, where I would most certainly get that video promotion out to my list… and my channel was dead.

Think about that – and how YOU might react?

How DO you react in times of adversity?

It took about 7 seconds for me to realize this was a LESSON, a Lesson in Network Marketing Success Principles.

You see, over the last 2 years I have undergone a radical transformation in my understanding of what makes this MLM business model work.

In the past, I worked with sub-par network marketing companies. Of course while I worked with them I thought they were great – but they all had major flaws, and my whole ‘funded proposal/ME FIRST’ marketing funnel was necessary in order to effectively generate leads and massively recruit.

I’ve enrolled more than 600 people – with full product packages – into companies using those methods… and made a six figure income… but I NEVER saw the true leveraged residual income from my MLM business. So I kept this blog up, and kept building my list through selling ‘How To Be Successful at MLM Online’ information, and of course teaching ‘List Building for MLM’.

And you know what, I was successful at building a huge list of home based business buyers and seekers, and I certainly DID enroll many of them into companies… and still do. But I can tell you now, after working with an excellent company for 2 years, that those methods are absolutely NOT necessary to have success with ViSalus, or with any other GREAT company (are there others?).
In fact, I would say that those who know the least about such ‘attraction marketing’ methods will make the MOST here.

Why? Because the ‘old school‘ model works beautifully here, and in this economy everything relies on the speed of trust.

I’d much rather sponsor someone  who has no experience in the MLM industry and let them follow the simplest of systems and help them get all the way to Ambassador and beyond, rather than enroll the ‘MLM Junkies‘ who don’t want to share what is NEEDED by their community for fear of what people might think… so they hide behind a computer instead.

So in the hour when my YouTube channel was shut down, did I bug out?

NO, because to hit Ambassador with ViSalus it wasn’t going to be based on how many more sales I could make by blasting out a promotion.
Instead, it would be based on the awesome people on the Dream Team who would meet their goals, by making their list and promoting using the simple system in place to WIN.

I already had the people sponsored in order to get Ambassador done, I just had to dive to them – to give them the encouragement they needed to KNOW they too would one day soon be running for that $25,000 Ambassador bonus.

It wasn’t about how ‘attractive’ I could be… with my ‘attraction marketing model’, it was about helping people follow the simplest of simple systems.

OH MY.
Sounds Familiar, doesnt it?
You’ve heard it before, right?

K.I.S.S.

Keep It Simple Stupid!

Ok, so I’m NOT stupid… just over educated. I’ve been doing this online Network Marketing thing since 2001. I know too much for my own good.
But when my YouTube Channel got shut down, It was abundantly clear that I really had to just K.I.S.S. my strongholds goodbye.

I had to dig down deep into my organization and work to develop leaders… and guess what?
I got to Ambassador in May.

And the next month – I literally traveled from Florida to Michigan to live with Skip and Cindy Taylor for a week – to help them earn THEIR $25,000 Ambassador check.
We didn’t make any fancy videos. We didn’t do webinars, or email broadcasts… we just followed K.I.S.S – and got it DONE.

Melanie Milletics with her $25,000 Ambassador Check and Skip & Cindy Taylor with theirs! Their reaching Ambassador meant I'm a 1 Star Ambassador

My friends and I got to get our great BIG $25,000 checks together, and then travel to Presidential Paradise and get royally spoiled by ViSalus!

This should be encouraging for YOU. If you don’t know how to do all the fancy internet ‘stuff’ I do – consider yourself lucky!
Just TRUST me when I tell you the simple system works – and follow it!

I hope you will also listen to your upline who tells you to follow the system. If you can’t trust them, you may as well QUIT now.
If they are making six figures… listen!

That is… if you are with a GREAT company that doesn’t need any distractions from a funded proposal system. If not, I have something to share with you.

I suppose you can choose what you want in a business.
I chose the leveraged residual millions of MLM over the distraction of affiliate income.
Therefore, I have chosen to K.I.S.S. those many small affiliate checks goodbye as the income from my MLM grows.

I can THANK the jerkface who had my YouTube shut down. It was the final straw that cut me off from my old convoluted ways…
I’ll still make videos and blog, cause I love it -
but if you ask me how to build ViSalus - I’ll tell you to Keep It Simple, Stupid!

“Fact, Fact, Heart” : The Art of Proper Edification On the  3 Way Call Will Make You a Fortune

The 3 way call is one of the most powerful tools you have to build your Network Marketing business. Unfortunately, lack of skill in this area has given the 3 way call a bad ‘wrap’, and for fear of losing the sale, many simply forgo this incredible closing tool. I’m going to show you how a 3 way call can WOW your prospect, and get you more sign ups into your MLM with the help of a simple formula known as ‘Fact, Fact, Heart’.

Its GO time! You have a hot prospect on the line who has watched your company overview and has questions. If you have been instructed properly by your upline, you should know that YOU are not to answer those questions, but are to instead get your upline leader on a 3 way call to bring in that third party validation, answer questions, and enroll them for you.

Sounds easy enough, right? You press the flash button on your phone and bring your upline onto the line, and say … what?

“Um Jim, this is Melanie… she can answer your questions?” – NO

How about “Melanie, this is Jim. He has watched the overview and is a very successful realtor and is real well connected in his community and I just KNOW he’d be great at this.” — DOUBLE NO!

You NEVER edify the prospect to your upline. If you want to fill them in on how incredible this person is before, or after – fine. But you never do that on the 3 way call.
You must learn to edify your upline properly and use the very simple formula we call ‘fact, fact, heart’.

To edify means to build up, and in this case, you are building up your upline as someone with the credentials to answer their questions – someone your prospect should respect and listen to. When you use the simple formula, you will find it is an easy transition. And if you are using your upline for 3 way calls a lot (as you should be) , it is just another simple ‘script’ you use as part of your business.

So what is ‘fact, fact, heart’? It’s simply 2 facts about your upline that give them credibility, and a heartfelt statement.

Something like, : “Jim, this is Melanie. She is an Ambassador with our company, and a top enroller. She is also someone I consider to be a friend and mentor who is more than qualified to answer your questions. Melanie, this is Jim from Arkansas”.

Ahhh… proper edification of the upline that will have the prospect wanting to hear from the highly qualified leader!

How do you get the 2 facts and heartfelt statement to use? Ask your upline! Ask them for 2 facts they would want known, and fill the heart part in yourself… This is Network Marketing. It’s a relationship business. There should be some heart in there!

Now, it is YOUR job to absolutely, positively, without any exception, MUTE YOUR PHONE. Do not speak unless spoken to! Your upline leader will take the conversation over for you. If you interject, you will kill the deal. I promise you! There is nothing worse than a prospect getting bombarded with two overzealous people about the opportunity.

The 3 way call, with proper edification of the upline, will without a shadow of doubt make you a fortune, if you learn to master the very simple ‘Fact, Fact, Heart’

Melanie Milletics, ViSalus Ambassador

Melanie Milletics is an Internet Entrepreneur

who has been working to integrate Internet Marketing and Network Marketing since 2001 when she looked for a home based business that would enable her to raise her children without ever putting them into daycare.

She learned how to master phone prospecting and used purchased leads lists to build her business and consistently hit the enrollers bonuses for the company she worked for.  However, she knew there was more success to be had, and more to earn! Her search led her to a fact that would change the course of her families future forever  –  the entrepreneurs who earned the most money in the industry were those who generated their own prospects.

Committed to a better life for her family, she began to study internet marketing and began to use online strategies to generate leads for her Network Marketing Business.  With that one change, she began to build what she calls her ‘Golden List’.  Since 2005 she has been generating lists of opportunity seekers and buyers and has mastered online relationship marketing using email, blogging, video, and of course the phone!

Melanie became an instructor

for Mike Dillard’s Better Networker, and a trainer in Ann Sieg’s Renegade Professional while being the #1 woman affiliate in the MLM niche.  She even released her own information product “MLM List Building Exposed” in 2009 and became a consultant to the industry for those who sought to have a successful online Network Marketing Business.

In July 2009 she joined ViSalus Sciences and got awards for top production every quarter as a Pioneer in the launch of the Body By Vi Challenge, and even became the company’s #2 enroller.  At the end of 2010 she stopped ‘distracting herself’ with affiliate income and discontinued mentoring anyone who was not on her ViSalus Dream Team.  Instead she focused on duplication and developing leaders – and reached the pinnacle position of Ambassador with ViSalus.

In this exclusive interview with Jerry Chen, Melanie explains her journey,

and her relief at finally finding the key to success in Network Marketing – laser focus on her company, ViSalus Sciences!

Part 2 reveals the SECRET to real residual income in Network Marketing

Learn More about how YOU can be a part of the DREAM TEAM when you sign the guest book HERE!

>>>Check out Melanie’s Interview with George Fourie of thatMLMbeat <<<

I’m sorry I steered you wrong! When I went against ‘convention’ and sold out to my excellent Network Marketing Company, our financial future was secured!
I made a public apology on my interview with George Fourie of  ThatMLMBeat

Click here to view the embedded video.

Back in 2009 I was the #1 woman affiliate in the MLM niche. I was made an Instructor for Mike Dillard’s Better Networker and provided content for Ann Sieg’s Renegade Professional.
I will be forever grateful for what I learned during this time, and of course for the money I earned – BUT…

In July 2009 we helped launch the Body By Vi Challenge and I made the major shift to promoting my MLM – ViSalus Sciences first and foremost.

Now, As an Ambassador with ViSalus we make a six figure residual income and drive BMWs paid for by ViSalus.

My affiliate marketing? An unnecessary distraction from the million a year+ I will make in Network Marketing!

What pays better? Developing leaders in our ViSalus Dream Team!

ViSalus Ambassadors earn a $25,000 bonus!

Join the ViSalus Dream Team and Claim your $25,000 Bonus from ViSalus Sciences!

>>>See the video interview I did with Jerry Chen here<<<

The rules of money, predicting trends, creating wealth and building a business have changed…

Will You Be Among Those Who Use Current Events In The Economy To Grow Their Online Business Assets By 200%… 500%… 1,000% Or More In The Next 6-36 Months?

“You’re Invited To Join 9 Of The Top Leaders In
The Home Based Business Industry For 2 Full Days
Of Intense Learning And Networking At “The Great Wealth Transfer Conference” in Austin, Texas…

Where You’ll Learn Strategies That Will Help Protect
You And Your Family For A Lifetime…”

Where: Austin, Texas

When: April 9-10th, 2011

It’s been said that most people greatly OVER-estimate what they can do in 1 year…

And they greatly UNDER-estimate what they can do in 5 years.

So my question for you is this…

What Have YOU Been Doing With Your
Business Over The Past 5 Years?

(Or, since you discovered how to build your business online)

If you’ve been hard at work expanding your web of marketing funnels to pull in more prospects… if you’ve been consistently investing in yourself and your business… if you’ve built your own assets that you have control over (your brand, your list, your content)… and if you’ve taken responsibility for your success and have never stopped learning…

It’s about to pay off for you in a big way.

…If you choose your next steps wisely.

And if you’re just getting started, you’re positioned to be in the right place at the right time (if you’re serious about your business from day one).

Let me explain…

“If You Are In The Right Sector At The Right Time,
You Can Make A Lot Of Money Very Fast.”

-Legendary Money Manager Peter Lynch

If you’re on more than a couple lists in this industry and have been reading your emails over the past few months, you know there’s been a lot of “press” about the economy, inflation and the US dollar lately.

And you’ve heard a lot about how to make profits during times like this that frankly, most investors would consider unimaginable.

But why would this be of particular interest to YOU as a home based business owner?

There’s no denying there’s a lot of money that can be made with the right investments and the right knowledge, but that’s not all it’s about.

In fact…

You Were Probably Thinking The Same
Thing Everyone Else Was…

What does all this mean for my business?

What does it mean for network marketing? The internet? What will it mean for sales?

I’ve been asking myself these same questions for years now and have been surprised it hasn’t really been talked about more until recently.

A big reason why?

Most of us have just been too busy building our businesses to spend much time thinking about “the economy.”

But I believe what’s going on in the United States and Global economies right now is no longer something that anyone can afford to be uninformed about.

In fact, I believe the massive shift that’s currently taking place at this moment will be the single biggest factor in our lives and our businesses for generations to come.

Which is why myself, Mike Dillard and other top leaders in the industry have decided to get together for two full days of intense learning, networking and strategizing at the first (and most likely last) conference of its kind in the home based business industry.

The future of business, traffic, money and wealth itself are being redefined and…

The People Who Attend This Event Will Know
More About What’s Going On With The
Economy – And How To Profit From It – Than
Most Members Of Congress

Sound like hype or exaggeration?

I wish it was…

At a recent congressional hearing on whether to audit the Federal Reserve, addressing another senator, a member of the committee said, “I heard you asking some questions about gold… isn’t it true that we’re still under a gold standard?”

-Source: GoldSilver.com

Even if you don’t pay much attention to this whole “economy thing” you’ve probably gotten the feeling by now that this is no ordinary “downturn.”

In fact, if you HAVE been paying attention (and I don’t mean to the mainstream media)…

You know that the dominoes that started falling in 2008 with the mortgage crisis and the bailouts actually don’t even fall under the categories of a normal “recession” or even a “depression.”

What’s really going on is actually part of a much bigger economic “cycle.”

In fact, it’s the largest cycle the world has seen in nearly 2,000 years – what could really be considered a “super cycle.”

The kind of shift, like the fall of the Berlin Wall or the Industrial Revolution, that changes the way society is structured forever.

And that will dramatically impact everything about your normal way of life, from your savings and investments, to where you vacation, where you send your kids to school, how and where you shop, and the way you make your living.

If you’ve been following events, you know that the same problems that caused the largest mortgage bankers in the world, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to go bankrupt in 2008 have been eating away at the US Treasury… the Federal Reserve… almost every major bank in the world… the US dollar itself… and have finally caught up with them.

It’s hard to believe, but here’s just a tiny fraction of the evidence around us that something major is going on…

• Real unemployment numbers in the US are close to 20% (at the peak of the great depression it was about 24%)…
• The average baby boomer’s portfolio has lost 30-40% of it’s value after going through what was the largest stock market crash in history (yes, bigger than 1929)…
• Over 42 million Americans now rely on food stamps…
• One-by-one some of the largest companies and sectors in the country have gone bankrupt and been bailed out by the Federal government, from the auto industry to the mortgage industry to the banking industry. The next one to go? Legislation is currently being introduced that would allow the seizure of private 401(k) plans for government “disbursement”. Which is ironic because…
• The US Federal government owes more money to more people than any other country on earth: Around $100 trillion which is so astronomically high it’s hard to even comprehend and is mathematically impossible to pay off. (According to public government accounting US debt is $14 trillion which is somewhat “manageable,” but the REAL total US debt according to the Federal Reserve has now surpassed $100 trillion).

And yet all of these are really just symptoms of a much greater problem.

According to even the most conservative numbers (provided by the Congressional Budget Office) a debt default by the United States government is inevitable were it not for one tiny little “loophole” that has prevented it so far.

The way things stand right now…

The United States Can’t “Technically” Go Bankrupt In The Ordinary Sense Of The Word Because Of Its Ability To Simply Print More Money To Pay For Its Debt (For Now)

Which it certainly has.

In fact, the Federal Reserve has printed more paper dollars (also known as fiat currency) out of thin air in the past 18 months than the United States has in the past 300 years COMBINED.

With no signs of slowing down.

This is actually the ONLY way it can pay for its debt because even if every US citizen were taxed at 100% of their income, it still wouldn’t even make a dent.

Now I know that using the words “United States” and “bankrupt” together can be a somewhat touchy issue…

But believe me, there’s nothing political about this whatsoever.

These are merely stats (just like checking your Google or Facebook account) that every serious, objective business owner should be aware of.

The effects of this inflation are simple.

The MORE of something there is, the LESS it’s worth. It’s supply and demand.

It took 95 years (from 1913-2008) for the price of most goods and commodities – milk, eggs, homes, gas, etc – to go up 1-6,000% (ie – for the dollar to lose 1-6,000% of it’s value).

All Signs Indicate That Rate May Soon Be Vertical

In December of last year, Mike Dillard the creator of www.BetterNetworker.com and Magnetic Sponsoring unveiled a new project he’s been working on called The Elevation Group.

In it, he’s gathered some of the world’s top experts on global currency systems, banking and investments and is documenting everything he’s doing with his money and businesses as a result of this massive economic shift.

During the launch of this new project, Mike and I filmed a 60 minute video that goes into more depth on the 7 stages that every fiat currency goes through – and why the US dollar is currently between stage 6 and 7.

In short: The Federal Reserve has printed the US dollar to the verge of oblivion.

Anytime a fiat currency is inflated, it causes the value of other forms of currency and assets to skyrocket.

The last time we were in a similar situation when the US dollar went through serious inflation (which was nothing compared to right now) the value of silver rose an unbelievable 3,735% in just 9 years in the 1970s.

These kinds of gains are incomprehensible to most investors, but in the newsletter I’ve republished below, I go into much more detail on what exactly economic “cycles” are, why they control everything in your business, and why it’s possible for the value of certain assets to go up 20, 30 even 40 times or more in a very short period of time if you’re positioned correctly.

Plus, why some of the top currency and investment experts in the world believe gold may reach as high as $56,000/oz in the coming years.

After the Federal Reserve’s last round of quantitative easing last November in which another $600 billion was announced, World Bank President Robert Zoellick went on air just 4 days later and shocked everyone by stating that the dollar and other fiat currencies need to be re-tied to gold.

Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan also said that, “Fiat money has no place to go but gold.”

These kinds of numbers sound so unbelievable it’s almost laughable. Yet, it’s not only possible, but has happened many times before throughout history. It’s one of the most important business concepts you may ever learn:

Now despite what you might think, this isn’t about gloom and doom.

Quite the opposite in fact.

The above facts are nothing more than that: Just facts – that are available to anyone willing to do a little bit of research.

Success, value and wealth can be created in ANY situation. It is whatever you make of it.

True Investors [Business Owners] Don’t Run
From Crisis. They Run Towards It.

-Robert Kiyosaki

It’s well known that more millionaires were created during the great depression than any other period in history.

In fact, the majority of Fortune 500 companies today were started during periods of recession or even depression.

But How Does This Actually Work?

You’re about to find out…

In the ‘roaring 20s’ the two biggest ‘tech’ industries that were just getting started were automobiles and radio. Just like the bubbles of today (dotcoms, real estate, etc) stocks in these companies were bid up to outrageous highs…

Just before it all came crashing down.

But while most of the country was struggling through the depression, entrepreneurs who had the vision and foresight to know that nothing goes up forever and nothing stays down forever, invested heavily into these still-young industries. Thousands of people created wealth and quietly made their fortunes after the “crash.” Along the way entire new industries were formed.

And that’s not the first time.

The last time inflationary conditions were this “perfect,” had you invested $20,633 into silver in 1971, by 1980 it was worth $770,796.

That’s Not Doubling, Tripling Or Even Quadrupling Your Investment… That’s A 37 Fold Increase!

The same thing is happening today, except on an unprecedented scale that will make every other “downturn” in the past 2,000 years look like child’s play.

The short of it: Paper wealth is being destroyed.

But the real wealth remains.

All the cars, houses, skyscrapers, factories, businesses, internet real estate, teams, content, brands, networks of people, individuals with valuable skills sets, and other forms of real tangible wealth still remain.

But they’re changing hands.

Huge economic shifts like this don’t just create incredible investment opportunities.

They also create huge changes in society, trends, industries and needs.

Millions of people who NEVER would have thought about starting a business before are suddenly going to be looking at a lot of new options once they realize retirement isn’t going to happen the way the government promised them it would.

Other assets can go up 5… 10… 20 times in value during shifts like this too, not just investments like precious metals.

Things like your network, your audience, your brand, your list… if you know how to position them correctly.

These Are Things That Every Serious Business
Owner Should Be Thinking About Right Now

Which is why we’ve gathered a highly unique lineup of the top leaders in the home based business industry for an event that will most likely never happen again.

Not that we wouldn’t want to, but this is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity for one simple reason:

We will never be at this point in history again and the window for preparing your game plan for 2011 and beyond is getting smaller every day.

This isn’t your usual marketing event – although there will be plenty of that too.

We’ve put together an agenda specifically designed to prepare your business for what’s shaping up to happen in the US and global economies in the next 6-36 months.

Come Join Ann Sieg, Mike Dillard And Other
Top Leaders For Two Days Of Intense Learning,
Networking And Strategizing At “The Great Wealth
Transfer” Conference In Austin, Texas April 9-10th

Here are the keynote trainers you’ll be meeting at this event…

Ann Sieg

As valuable as things like gold and silver can be, there is one thing that will always be more valuable than any other investment: Leadership.

Even if you have nothing, you can attract people and resources to you through leadership and the ability to communicate with others.

Here is one thing you can bank on no matter what: The people who will grow their business by 200%… 500%… 1,000% or more over the next few years will be those who are best able to pool resources together (especially resources of people).

And during this new shift economy, leadership is going to be required more than ever in your business and in your family.

At this event I’ll be diving heavily into leadership, how to develop leaders, and building teams of people with A-player mindsets.

“Leaders” aren’t just born. Becoming a leader is a process and anyone can become one with consistent action and the right plan.

Mike Dillard

When it comes to investing and building a business in a rapidly changing global economy, it’s all about having the right information at the right time.

The creator of Magnetic Sponsoring and BetterNetworker.com, Mike also recently founded The Elevation Group, an online rolodex that features some of the world’s top experts on global currency systems, banking and investments and that documents everything he’s doing with his money and businesses as a result of this massive economic shift.

Mike will be sharing his insights on the latest developments in the markets and how he’s laying out his long term game plan as events unfold.

You’ll be able to find out what his next moves are and what his big picture approach is.

He’ll be sharing his knowledge on wealth cycles and global trends, precious metals, and what he’s doing to position himself, his family and his businesses over the next 6-36 months.

Most importantly, you’ll be hearing this information from him on the spot, when it’s the most current and up-to-date.

Honestly, with something this important, there is no set dollar value to this. The next 6-36 months could be the most important of your life and the information you learn here could be priceless to your business.

Paul Haarman

Paul is one of the most uniquely successful entrepreneurs you’ll meet and an incredibly gifted leader.

He’s one of the featured experts inside Mike Dillard’s Elevation Group and will be going in depth on some of the most amazing and empowering concepts I’ve ever heard and that I believe you’ll ever hear.

At this event you’ll learn about how to put into place “Infinite Banking”… “The Family Empowered Bank” and “The Family Empowered Retreat.”

I promise you’ll be absolutely blown away by this and will not be able to learn this material anywhere else.

Paul teaches specific systems and strategies used by the world’s wealthiest families like the Rockefellers and Rothchilds to ensure their family legacy and wealth grows with every generation, rather than being squandered.

What you’ll be exposed to during this once-in-a-lifetime event will be a massive turning point for the future of you and your family for generations to come.

Here are a few of the things Paul will be teaching…

• What you should pass on to your kids and why
• How to teach them to grow what you leave into a fortune worth tens-of-millions within 3 generations
• How to use this strategy to bring your family together and develop your children into leaders
• The 100% fool-proof way to increase the size of your family’s wealth with every single generation like the legendary Rothschild family

Mark Hoverson

Mark gets my vote as the best copywriter and direct response marketer in our industry, but more importantly…

He’s also one of the most genuine and heart-felt leaders as well.

He has an amazing talent for connecting, giving and collaborating with others.

You’ll get to learn from him and connect with him at this event on what has made him so successful and why he probably has more people who love working with him than anyone I know.

There is one component of leadership development that is almost always overlooked when it comes to becoming a well-PAID leader.

And that is, knowing how to “package” your leadership which is actually a part of the value that you create for others – just as much as the leadership itself.

Better packaging (aka – marketing) helps people cut through the clutter and identify which information (ie – which leaders) they should pay attention to and which they should ignore.

Mark has changed the way leadership is packaged forever with his Leadership Branding approach and has been called the original “Adventurepreneur” for merging his entrepreneurial lifestyle with the adventurous dreams he creates for himself and his family. You’ll find how he went from living in a trailer park to earning a seven figure income and why he continues to do so in this economy.

Tim Erway

Tim is the CEO of Magnetic Sponsoring and co-author of the original MLM Traffic Formula, which introduced internet marketing to the network marketing industry for the first time.

He’s created some of the most successful and profitable marketing funnels online and is known in internet marketing circles for his breakthrough “capture page” designs.

He also has an uncanny ability for finding creative ways to increase a website’s revenue and figuring out where easy sales are being lost.

The huge economic shift that’s taking place right now will also mean changes in the marketplace, audience demands and online trends – changes that will have a big impact on the way you structure your marketing.

Tim will be talking about the future of marketing funnels – what’s working now and what will be working in 2011 and beyond. Plus, how to sell to new niches and new customer needs that are being created.

If you want to be 2-3 years ahead of everyone else, you don’t want to miss this.

Adam Holland

From unemployed in 2008, to currently unemployable and earning over $20,000 a month with his business… Adam Holland’s “ready, fire, aim” approach has made him one of the most dynamic leaders in today’s marketplace.

With a technical background and over 10 years of sales experience, he has a unique gift for being able to break seemingly complex strategies down into smaller, easier-to-understand pieces and communicate these techniques to a large audience.

If there’s one thing everyone wants (and needs) more of these days it’s traffic.

Adam is a master at uncovering where the hottest sources of traffic are online and has a wide range of experience with both free and paid methods, including SEO, PPC, banner advertising and media buys.

He’ll be sharing how to leverage your traffic efforts and the efforts of others using what he calls “traffic synergy” and how to maximize your revenue through “profit hubs”.

He’ll also be showing you how to break past your current “lead plateau” by opening up entirely new sources of traffic online that you never would have thought of before.

Ryan Angelo

Your mind can be your greatest ally or your worst enemy.

That’s why learning how to manage your thoughts and emotions is the most valuable skill set in business (and investing).

It’s the key to making everything else work. In fact, without “self-mastery” nothing else matters.

Ryan is a coach and mentor to many leaders in the industry and creator of the Alpha Networker program.

He’s an expert at expanding networks, creating relationships, and forming friendships.

“Self-mastery” is the first step to success in ANYTHING and is more important now than ever, but it’s also one of the hardest skill sets to teach. Ryan has a unique ability for helping people create huge shifts in their mindset and productivity.

He’ll be showing you how to manage your mind, discover your strengths and overcome personal barriers so that you’re able to take full advantage of the most important opportunities you come across in business.

Guest Speaker – Social Media

As more and more people enter the home based business industry, social media will become exponentially more profitable for building your brand and your following.

A multi million dollar product launch consultant, this guest speaker (to be announced) is an author, trainer and coach specializing in social media (Facebook, Twitter, blogging, video marketing and much more), assisting beginners and leaders to create a profitable online presence following their passion.

We have been long time friends and one of her specialties is working with her clients toward creating successful products launches. In the past 3 years she has managed, organized and ensured the success of several multi-million dollar product launches with top industry leaders including Ann Sieg, Mark Hoverson and Mike Klingler.

Guest Speaker – Video Marketing

Video marketing has become almost mandatory for success online and will be even bigger in 2011 and beyond in order to stand out.

After helping create some of the most successful movies and television shows in Hollywood like “Erin Brockovich”, “Survivor”, “The Bachelor” and “The Real World” to name a few, this guest speaker (to be announced) knows a thing or two about creating emotionally engaging, thought provoking video that moves people and prospects to action.

Working with people like Danny Devito, Julia Roberts and Steven Soderbergh (Director of the “Oceans 11″ mega franchise) taught him that what he was really doing by keeping people glued to their seats, crunching on popcorn and begging for the next episode, was really just incredibly effective marketing…

The same kind of marketing that’s being used by his clients and customers today to attract tons of loyal customers and prospects.

This Is A Truly Rare Opportunity To Get The Most
Valuable Business And Investment Training Out There
Today And Be Able To Network And Talk With All Of Us
One-On-One About Anything You Want

This is your chance to connect with the top leaders and other like-minded entrepreneurs as events in the economy unfold, and the online network marketing industry rapidly evolves.

We’ll also be opening up the floor for questions and having breakout sessions with each speaker so that you can have personal interaction with everyone.

You’ll be able to network with all of us and build key relationships and partnerships – these are some of the most important connections you’ll ever make and is one of the biggest reasons for attending this event (aside from the world class material).

Many people are coming for the networking alone.

Attending live events is foundational to the success of every seven figure earner I know, especially when you build your business online.

Your best contacts, partnerships and JVs will come from events like this.

And for almost everyone, information soaks in 10 times faster and more permanently when you’re absorbing it live, in person using all of your senses.

This highly unique, one-of-a-kind event will be held in April, just a little over 6 weeks away, and tickets will be going fast. So don’t wait to pick yours up…

Mark Your Calendars For April 9-10th, 2011
(With Additional Networking and Private
Workshops on the 8th and 11th)

The core presentations and networking for this one-of-a-kind wealth building conference will take place all day Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10th.

There will also be additional social events and workshops Friday the 8th and all day Monday the 11th.

Here’s what the schedule looks like…

• Friday April 8th: 7-10pm VIP networking events (Optional)
• Saturday April 9th: 9:00am-6:30pm Keynote Presentations
• Sunday April 10th: 9:00am-6:30pm Keynote Presentations
• Monday April 11th: Workshops (Optional)

If arriving by plane, you will want to fly in to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

In order to keep costs as low as possible, we were able to secure a special group rate at the Austin Hilton.

Note: It is by far the easiest and most convenient to stay at the host hotel. Sometimes people try to scramble and find a cheaper hotel somewhere but ultimately they end up wasting time and spending more money renting a car or getting lost in an unfamiliar city.

We want you to have the BEST experience possible at the event…and the people who stay at the host hotel are able to do MORE networking, build MORE relationships and have MORE fun than those who don’t.

500 East 4th Street Austin TX 78701

How Valuable Do You Want To Be As A Leader
And Sponsor In The Home Based Business Industry?

In network marketing today things like leadership, copywriting, traffic generation, recruiting and marketing are taught as mandatory for success.

In our opinion, knowledge of what’s going on in the world around us is now an essential part of this list as well for every serious, career-minded entrepreneur.

The US dollar has served as the world’s reserve currency for over 50 years.

It’s not a question of IF this system will come to an end… it’s just a question of when.

Many of the top investment and economic experts in the world (and a large percentage of the world’s governments) believe we’re currently in that process right now – and are taking action accordingly.

This is basically like the entire world learning a new language or switching from PCs to Mac.

There’s going to be some hiccups along the way.

Understanding this cycle is the foundation for understanding every future business trend, investment opportunity and change in the marketplace for generations to come.

Everything else… the retirement of the baby boomer generation… the housing markets… the internet… the home business revolution… health and wellness… every major trend… any political or social issue you can think of… will all be affected by this.

Not only is an understanding of this huge shift mandatory for your personal financial success, but this topic – and what you can do about it – will also be in HUGE demand in the coming years.

If you want to attract new prospects and leaders to you – this will be one of your most important messages.

And no one will be more knowledgeable or ahead of the curve than the people who attend this event.

Here’s How To Grab Your Tickets Now For
More Than 90% Off The Regular Price…

If used correctly, the value of the information and networking at this conference is priceless and may be passed through your family long after you’re gone.

And there just simply isn’t anyone else teaching this right now.

Tickets are currently being sold on the radio for $2,997 and if you register early a discounted price of $1,497 is available.

But our intentions are to help and empower as many people as possible with this information.

Which is why if you order right now as one of my subscribers you can attend for an incredible 90% off the regular price $2,997… just $297.

But The Clock Is Ticking!

Which is why I want to encourage you to take action now. We don’t want price to be an issue for anyone who wants to come.

Whether you’re just getting started, or you want to climb to a new level, or you just want to protect what you have in the coming years…

…you simply can’t afford NOT to be here.

You’ll have the top leaders plus hundreds of like-minded entrepreneurs, all in one room, at your complete disposal.

There’s No Risk For You

Of course there’s no risk on your end and here’s our guarantee:

Attend the Saturday sessions and networking. After the first day of the conference if you’re not completely blown away… if you don’t feel like this will help you grow your business and your personal assets… just let one of our staff members know and you’ll cheerfully receive a full refund, no questions asked and no hard feelings.

We couldn’t make it any easier or safer for you.

This truthfully is probably the first and only time this event will ever happen and it’s coming up fast in just a little over 6 weeks.

So reserve your spot now while there are still tickets and group discount rooms available.

We’ll see you in Austin, Texas April 9th!

Sincerely,

Ann Sieg

P.S. – History is set to repeat itself.

5 years from now will you look back and wish that you had acted while you could?

Or, will you be among those who are prepared?

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When you opted into this newsletter you were given the instructions
to create your own capture pages-
because if your company doesn’t have a decent capture page and
sales funnel for your prospects you need to create one… or find a
company that does!

I’m going to tell you something now that might sound like I’m
contradicting my own teaching… but really, I’m not. Its just that
my teaching makes the assumption that you actually know how to
prospect already!

Use your company’s system and keep it super simple at first.
Concentrate on building your skills at a master prospector before
you get creative on the marketing funnel stuff!

• If you are not an expert at converting a lead to a customer or
  distributor
• If you do not know how to simply and effectively lead someone to
  your opportunity overview
• If you have phone fear

Then you have NO business getting all technical and creating a
marketing sales funnel.

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-  you need to learn how to use it!

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