Can I really tell you all I have learned about MLM in one single post?
Highly doubtful! But I can certainly hit upon some of the highlights and can tell you about some pitfalls to avoid.

I have been working a home based Internet business since late 2000 ~ and for about the first 3 years it wasn’t a huge success. I worked with less than fantastic companies, with less than fantastic training and support and made some money because of my *lucky* nature… and skills that I developed along the way.

Because I needed to stay home with my small children, I learned how to build a business using just the Internet and the phone. I learned how to generate my own leads online, and also honed my prospecting and closing skills. Once I aligned myself with a decent company with a good payplan, I worked my way to a very sweet income.

Of course, Network Marketing, or MLM, is traditionally offline direct sales. Often called ‘relationship marketing’ or ‘word of mouth’ marketing, it is the movement of product through the distributors to their sphere of influence. With most companies you can get started for under $1000, and you have a truly unlimited income potential.

Sounds fantastic, right? Well, it should be. But there are some pitfalls to avoid, and some advice I can give you to keep in mind as you consider investing in a MLM company.

Quality Products in Demand:
First and foremost, since money is made from the sale of ‘product’, you must ask yourself if the products would be bought and sold if there was no money making opportunity available? In other words, do you feel you would be able to acquire CUSTOMERS for the products?
Are they of a superior quality, and priced at least somewhat competitively?
If you think for a minute that you are only buying them to make money, and will sell only to people that want to make money and so on… walk away.
There absolutely should be product focus, and customer acquisition should be taught and promoted within the company.
If you choose a company with excellent products, you’ll be able to make money all day long with customers. Solid, residual income from happy customers who will give you referrals all day long!

Compensation Plan:
Payplan is also incredibly important. Unless you have been around the block a few times you won’t know what makes a good payplan. The best you can do is take a look at a few similar companies and compare their compensation plan. Which is going to pay you the most money for your work?

Marketing system:
If your Network Marketing company knows something about MARKETING, you will make a whole lot more money with less work!

Do they have an online system that you can direct your prospects to? It makes no difference if your prospect came from a Chamber meeting business card exchange, an ad in the paper, or a pay per click ad on Google. They must enter their name, email and phone on a capture page and be taken to a presentation. An email series should them followup with them automatically on your behalf. Of course you will call them ASAP too-
Does the company provide the marketing system for you, or will that be an additional expense?

Professionalism:
What is the corporate culture like? Attend conference calls, local meetings, webinars, etc. Are the founders, the CEO and their top representatives on the calls behaving with professionalism? You might be surprised at how many do not. I have been on some horrible calls, and even worse meetings. Be very careful who you align yourself with!

Training:
Your sponsor will tell you ‘full training and support is provided’. Thats the nature of MLM. The sponsors do the training of those they enroll. But how is this done? Is there a systematic method to training you so that you will know exactly what you need to do to put cash in your hand that week? Or is it just ‘get some customers or enroll somebody and you’ll get paid’. Is your sponsor qualified to train you? If not, who do you have access to that IS?
The best case scenario is that corporate has a training program in place and you can plug your new people into it immediately. Thats how you can truly leverage your time. Your job then isn’t so much to train, but to develop leadership in yourself and others.

Finally… we werent born Network Marketers, but thankfully this profession has come into its own and there are many excellent, professional trainers we can and should ‘plug into’.
Always be a student, and know that each experience, whether its a win or a ‘failure’ is part of your marketers education.

Stay consistent, be persistent, and make your fortune in MLM.

Wishing you life’s best,
Melanie Milletics

My mentor tells me that sometimes the truth is better than a lie, even if it hurts you to tell it! She has been networking for 15 years and has built 3 businesses to multiple 6 figures, so I think she knows a bit about the world we live in. The truth is better than a lie- and although I have not blatantly lied – by omission of my actual story of persistence in this industry, I have denied many the INSPIRATION that my story could provide. This is the story of my MLM journey, and I do hope that you’ll stick with me to the end…

It all began about 8 years ago with the ‘magic juice’ my chiropractor gave me. Now, the name of such juice is irrelevant. You know the stuff. It costs a bundle and cures all ills. In fact, it will even bring you eternal happiness if you share the wonders of the juice with enough people – the company will cut you a nice big check. I looked at the brochures of how you get paid to share and went to work – as we certainly needed the $$$! I was home raising my daughter while my husband worked a stressful job that was literally draining the life out of him! That magic juice company went out of business – but that was of no consequence because I’d already started surfin the web to find my million dollar business. I had another magic juice, some fun green fairy dust and even some air purifiers and water purifiers to boot. I was trying to sell everything, in any way I could. And I did – some of it. I learned early on that I was a success- the voice of God spoke loudly that I could do ANYTHING and I listened…and maxed out my cards (I’m sure that was not what God meant!). I began to seek out the people who had their smiling faces on the net claiming their gazillions in network marketing. I would ask them really dumb questions and as such, they had no answers. They would all tell me to join their deal- but that wasn’t the answer I was looking for.

You see, I could use a script, website, sizzle call and lead list and I could sponsor. Oh yes- I had no fear. But I KNEW, just KNEW that the big dogs weren’t paying for leads. They were generating their own. But they wouldnt tell me how…

I knew there was nothing different between me and them, except that they were doing something I did not yet know how to do- and I was determined to figure out how it was done. The net was a different place then – this information wasn’t free!

I went to work with a very well known company and made every promotion that put in front of me. I got every pin, watch, blanket, track suit – whatever they put out. I got all that STUFF, but really very little money. The residual income dream seamed to belong to others- I couldn’t crack the code. I didn’t know it was because I was working with a totally crappy comp plan… that knowledge would come later.

In June 2005 my husband was laid off from the job that was killing him. I did a happy dance and told him – YEAH! Now I can focus on my MLM and we can get RICH! Meanwhile, he was crying to my Mother that I was crazy to think we can live on Love (we can, cant we?). That very same month Mike Dillard’s Magnetic Sponsoring landed in my lap. Lightning struck, the stars aligned and my destiny unfolded. (Yes, it was that big a deal!)

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I had learned a bit along the way about what the big dogs were doing. I was generating my own leads and doing pretty well navigating the net and thought myself quite accomplished. When I got Mag Spon, it wasn’t that the info was all totally new- but rather that it brought everything together for me. I used the Magnetic Sponsoring affiliate program to keep us afloat – while I went to work as a TEACHER!

I was working as a sub in the Philadelphia school district and coming home in the evenings to generate an extra hundred or two a day with Mike’s program. I stopped working the MLM with the crappy comp plan and just focused on the “now money” and on honing my lead generation skills. I connected with thousands of networkers and began to build my database (LIST). I called many networkers while I sat in the passenger’s seat of our Suburu wagon – making the bold move to Florida where I would work to get my teachers certification. That fall I taught myself html so that I could build my own capture pages. It was only another few steps to build www.SponsoringSuccess.com , link it to an autoresponder and mail out to the leads I’d generated from Magnetic, as well as the new subscribers I would begin to attract.

Folks, I branded myself, built my website, managed the newsletter and then made HUGE MONEY in direct sales – while working 40 hours per week as a high school science teacher! I also have 2 small children. I am indeed superwoman – because my WHY is huge.

Wait – did I say huge money in direct sales?- I did. I began to apply my skills to market direct sales and was making truly crazy money- it blew my head up so big I didn’t even THINK about the teachers certification. I was certain that after the second year I would never return. Why on earth would I??? I was making big bucks and the future was so bright, I didn’t see what was coming.

A little over a year ago the big one hit us. I will not go into it here, but know that our family was hit so hard that Momma was no longer able to work direct sales. When you don’t sell, you don’t earn- and my income dropped to well below the level of sustainability. For almost 6 months I was not operating at full capacity and really just kind of tread water with my business. The old FEAR had come back – fear that I was really incapable of living the dream. I did what I felt was SAFE, and I went back to work – and to get that teaching certification.

I know that we are truly blessed. I am so very thankful to an industry that has taught me that you must change your mind in order to change your bank account. Everything has fallen into place for us, in such fantastic ways. Please allow me to explain.

In January of 2007 a networker named Tim called me out of the blue. He said he was on my newsletter list and knew I was marketing “big ticket”, “top tier” companies. He asked me what I was doing with the people who couldn’t afford them the high ticket opportunities, and I had no answer. Now, I normally don’t listen to pitches about anything- but something told me to Google this guy. I also asked him why the heck I should even listen to him… and he told me what he’d done in the past. Impressed enough by what he said, and certain that I could get double mileage out of my leads with this little MLM deal… I joined joined and got to work. I funneled my leads who couldn’t afford my other programs right in, and had a decent little team – but I still had no faith in that MLM model that I was sure would pay me peanuts…

Remember the calls I was making to the Magnetic Sponsoring leads in the car on the way to Florida? One of them led to a truly life changing event. On that ride I spoke with a woman named Holly Powell, and in July of 07 she joined me in my MLM company (that is a lesson on the power of the LIST too, people join you YEARS later). Within a month she was a “Regional Executive” and I suddenly got a residual check for over $500. Now, remember, I was just barely working- barely thinking, barely treading water- and I get this check for over $500 from the little MLM deal.

WAKE UP CALL!

Wait, there is real residual income here? Is it possible that if I went to work here I might actually live the residual income dream I’d been sold all those years ago? Possible? Absolutely!

In August I went back to teaching high school science… and worked my MLM part time. In October the company integrated a marketing platform, and things really took off. I mailed my database (my LIST) and was enrolling at least 25 people each and every month. I hit “National Executive” and watched my residual checks grow and considered leaving teaching In January. However, I had not yet finished my certification and felt the need to finish what I started. I worked up till June 2008 as a High School Science teacher and built my residual income up with my MLM. I got my certification, graduated the Seniors – and resigned.

I’m free.
I’m home with my family…

Oh, did I ever mention that my husband hadn’t worked since being laid off in 2005? Supermom worked all day and networked all night and Dad stayed home with the kids!

What are You capable of?

• Will your success path be shorter than mine – I hope so!

• If I can tell you what I do, rather than what I have done, do you think you could work to change your destiny?If I can show exactly what trainers I go to to get my skill level up, will you do the same?

• Will YOU work diligently, and consistently to become a Leader in YOUR company and resign from your job, or at least create a nice cushion for your family in these hard times?

If so, I can work with you.

Remember the database that I began to build in 2005? My LIST. It was that list that enabled me to build a network marketing company virtually at the push of a button, and in my SPARE time.

I was not tied to the phone.
I was not prospecting like mad.

But I Was…
I was talking to people to answer their final questions.

Do YOU think that 25+ enrollments a month would make a difference in your income?

In order to get the things you’ve never had, you must do the things you have never done – are you Ready?

If  so – then you are ready for MLM List Building Exposed!

Blessings to you and yours!
Melanie Milletics

Ann Sieg Reveals that there is comprehensive training on
Pay Per Click advertising for MLM inside the Renegade Professional.

You’ll have early bird access to the Renegade Pro training when you download your
copy of the Attraction Marketers Manifesto.

Ann Sieg wrote:

“Now that we’ve covered all the no-cost and
low-cost lead generation methods.

Let me tell you about some of the other stuff
you’ll learn inside Renegade Professional.

I’ll start with another method that costs
a few dollars — yet works like gangbusters
almost immediately!

1) GOOGLE ADWORDS

Number of video tutorials: 9

Number of hours/minutes/seconds (2:45:00)

Google Adwords is the fastest way to get
your site in front of qualified prospects.

No IFS, ANDS, or BUTS about it.

If you’ve ever wondered how I generate
the majority of my leads every day…

THIS IS HOW I DO IT!

In fact, since I started using this method
just a few years ago I’ve generated over
350,000 product and opportunity leads.

As a result of this abundant lead flow my
downline has exploded.

Product sales are through the roof.

And my income has shot up to $250,000.00
a month with my business.

——————————————
NOW YOU CAN COPY THESE SAME
MILLION DOLLAR TECHNIQUES I USE
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You’ll learn exactly how to…

-Sign up for your own Google account

-Create a head-turning ad that will capture
your prospect’s attention and literally
force them to visit your website

-Identify your perfect prospect and research
the keywords they use on the search engines

-The lowest cost strategy to launch your
ad into the highest possible positions on
Google.

Oh, one other thing I should add.

If you’re a grizzled Google Adwords veteran
all that stuff might seem pretty basic.

However, we’ll arm you to the teeth with
plenty of advanced strategies too!

2) LEAD CAPTURE PAGES

Number of video tutorials: 5

Number of hours/minutes/seconds: (4:00:00)

Want to know the best way to hoist yourself
head and shoulders above your competition?

Here it is.

Create your own web page specifically designed
to capture product and opportunity leads for
your business.

Or in other words a “lead- capture page.”

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DOING THIS WILL PUT YOU LIGHT YEARS
AHEAD OF EVERYONE ELSE IN YOUR COMPANY
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Who are faithfully using those useless
“cookie-cutter” websites provided by
corporate for a steep monthly fee.

Why aren’t these sites any good?

They DON’T focus on your prospect’s true
wants and needs.
Their deepest desires and cravings.

Instead pictures of the products are
plastered everywhere.

And pointless facts about the company
are loudly proclaimed.

We’ll show you how to do the opposite.

You’ll learn how to craft a message you can
plop onto your lead- capture page that will
immediately connect with your prospects…

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AND ENTICE THEM TO FILL OUT
YOUR FORM AND BECOME YOUR LEAD!
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But before you can do that, you need to
actually *build* your own capture page.

We’ve got that covered too!

You’ll get over 4 hours of click-by-click
instruction on how to set EVERYTHING up.

You’ll learn…

-Most effective layouts and designs that
will compel your prospects to take the
action you want them to take

-Best fonts, sizes, and colors to use that
will grab them by the eyeballs and force
them to read your message

-Irresistible bonus ideas you can offer your
prospects in exchange for their email address

3) EMAIL MARKETING

Number of video tutorials: 8

Number of hours/minutes/seconds: (6:13:00)

Listen, if you want a highly profitable
network marketing business…

One that’s going to keep paying you
forever (even if your company goes
out of business…)

Here’s what you need to start doing
if you haven’t already.

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BUILD YOUR OWN EMAIL
SUBSCRIBER LIST
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Why is this so important?

Because if you’re NOT doing this…

If you’re not capturing people’s names and
email addresses when they visit your blog,
website, or lead-capture page…

The chances of them coming back or of
you ever communicating with them again…

ARE SLIM TO NONE!

Which means you’re letting the vast majority
of your sales and sponsoring opportunities
slip right down the drain.

Not cool.

Inside Renegade Professional we’ll show you
exactly how to prevent this from happening.

You’ll learn…

-How to automatically follow-up with leads
you generate using your own auto-responder

-How to send beneficial emails that will
melt the hearts of even your most skeptical
prospects and cause them to trust you

-How to send money making emails that will
politely ask your prospects and existing
customers to buy what you’re selling

-How to build personal relationships with
all the people on your list in the same
time it’d take to build just one

And much, much more.

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ALL WAITING FOR YOU INSIDE
RENEGADE PROFESSIONAL!
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That about wraps it up for today.

But please stay tuned, okay?

Because on Monday I have something BIG
to tell you about.

If you think all this click-by-click
video training is cool…

WAIT UNTIL YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS!

It’s the best part of Renegade Professional
and I just had to save it for last.

Talk to you soon.
Ann Sieg

P.S. Just yesterday we had another 754
people join our “early bird” waiting list.

And close to 75 more join every hour!

I’m not quite sure why these numbers
continue to skyrocket.

Although I’ve got a couple theories.

1) Maybe some business owners outside of
the MLM industry found out about this
launch and are flocking to sign-up.

OR…

2) Maybe some of the 1,000,000+ distributors
from the big health and nutrition companies
are already jumping on board.

I’m going to put on my detective hat and
do some investigating here.

I’ll let you know what I come up with.

Renegade Professional opens it’s doors to
the general public on Thursday, April 2nd
at Noon Eastern time.

GET ON THE EARLY BIRD LIST

I’ll send you a special link about an hour
before the site “officially” goes live.

That way hopefully you can get in before
everyone else starts storming the gates.”

Originally posted at : Pay Per Click for Network Marketers

The word is out! Google Adwords doesn’t allow advertising of MLM, Network Marketing schemes or Affiliate sites! The game is over, we are all doomed to using SEO to get our sites found… or are we?

Of course Google doesn’t have it out for home based entrepreneurs. They simply hate cookie cutter replicated websites! In fact, they will not allow you to advertise a replicated site, or a domain name that has been forwarded to a replicated site, even if its masked. This isn’t new news… just seems that way after many MLMers set up their new adwords campaigns after purchasing PPC Domination and found that their campaigns were being shut down by the droves.

So what is a online marketer to do? If you cant use the most effective advertising medium available online to generate hundreds of leads daily, how are you going to jump start your lead generation efforts? The answer is quite simple, yet I’ll bet 98% of the networkers reading this have not mastered this skill yet.

What is the solution?

Create your own capture pages! I do know how intimidating this sounds – it took me 3 years to even contemplate it. Once I did, I simply used my Dreamweaver software and went for it. I looked for capture pages that other successful marketers were using, created a ‘swipe file’ of phrases that I liked, and I hacked together capture pages. I purchased an autoresponder and learned how to insert the code on the page… got over the mystery of the FTP to server thing, and jumped for joy at my creations! Why? Because I was finally the one in control of my pages, and my lead lists. I did not have to pay anyone else to use their ‘system’. I was an independent business person, creating my golden list.

Folks, the Milletic’s family’s future was rewritten when Mom learned these skills. Sounds dramatic, but it absolutely is true.

“But I don’t know how.”

“I’m not good at making web pages.”

Learn. If a high school science teacher could learn to hack together websites after her children were asleep (ME) – You most certainly can.

When you have your own capture pages, you’ll have no problem running Google Adwords campaigns. You can even customize your capture pages to match your Google ad and get much higher conversions of clicks to leads. You’ll be able to do all of the things that are recommended by MLM Adwords expert Jim Yaghi.

Just get the heck out of your own way and step into your future as an internet based network marketer. It’s time your old school met the New school. You can’t be part of the Newest school if you are still paying someone else to use their system – Period.