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		<title>How To Build A Large Network Marketing Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you reading this post will be involved with Network Marketing. Most people simply don&#8217;t make it to the big money in this industry. There is a reason for this. You are about to learn my secrets from 14 years experience in the industry. While this may seem obvious, are you taking the time [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://johngaydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/011212_2305_HowToBuildA1.jpg" alt="" align="left" />Many of you reading this post will be involved with <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketing/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketing">Network Marketing</a>. Most people simply don&#8217;t make it to the big money in this industry. There is a reason for this. You are about to learn my secrets from 14 years experience in the industry.</p>
<p>While this may seem obvious, are you taking the time to turn yourself into the person that can make it in this industry?</p>
<p>The video explains it best, but it is about having passion for what you do, displaying leadership, and spreading the word consistently over a long period of time. You will see how these actions make all the difference to your <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/success/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Success">success</a>.</p>
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		<title>Are You Making Money From Network Marketing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know this sounds like a stupid question, BUT most people never make any profits from their MLM businesses. It may have something to do with the high level of attrition, so I am going to show you how to avoid it! My History Ok, so I lost money on my first three ventures into [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know this sounds like a stupid question, BUT most people never make any profits from their <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/mlm/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with MLM">MLM</a> businesses. It may have something to do with the high level of attrition, so I am going to show you how to avoid it!</p>
<h2>My History</h2>
<p>Ok, so I lost money on my first three ventures into <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketing/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketing">Network Marketing</a>. Not a lot, but in 1973 I really didn&#8217;t understand the industry. I joined a company called Aladdin, and 10 years later had two attempts at Amway. I got to use a lot of great cleaning products, but the end result was lost friends and the sale of 3 cans of glass cleaner!</p>
<p>The next time, I took a different approach. I used advertising, health shows, called people I knew, etc and kicked my business into profit in 3 months. For the 14 years since then, I have earned some sort of profit every month. It hasn&#8217;t always been plain sailing, but my best month was just over $15,000 in commission.</p>
<h2>What Normally Happens</h2>
<p>You meet someone who has an income opportunity. This is going to change your life and get you out of the rat race for good. You can achieve your dreams if you only believe!</p>
<p>You are connected to someone who is successful in the business, and sometimes guided to a webinar, conference call, or meeting where a bunch of people rave about the company, business, products, and all the money they are making. This gets you really excited and you part with some cash to get started.</p>
<h2>Phase Two</h2>
<p>The fast start manual usually tells you to go call everyone you know, and put an offer to them to talk to your up line. You are told it is a numbers game and that someone will be interested. This is the way it works. For most people, they work through their list, have some <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/success/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Success">success</a> for the first few months, then those people don&#8217;t <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/recruit/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Recruit">recruit</a> anyone and drop their orders. They are left with a garage full of products, phone bills, and vehicle expenses. Some find a leader or two, and their business starts to grow.</p>
<h2>Phase Three</h2>
<p>Once you exhaust your contact list, you may turn to advertising and promoting to people you don&#8217;t know. The internet is full of ways to part you with your money. There are purchased leads, lead capture systems, unlimited advertising opportunities, countless courses teaching you how to attract people using the net. There are virtually unlimited ways to promote your business and max out your credit card in the process.</p>
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<p>Now I know that means an illegal pyramid scheme, but since Dexter Yager of Amway figured out that a recruiting system made more money than selling products, this has been the main focus of those wanting to get rich! It is OK if you have a large pool of cash to start with and are prepared to part with it, but for everyone else, there must be a way to get paid while you build.</p>
<h2>An Alternate Model</h2>
<p>Back in the days when Amway and Herbal Life started, the focus was on selling products. I remember visiting my Amway &#8220;Direct&#8221; and he had a garage full of products for his team. Now we don&#8217;t have to hold inventory, many forget that success is built on product sales. I maintain that to build a solid long term business, your main asset is loyal customers who stick with products that have changed their lives for the better.</p>
<p>If each distributor in your organisation maintains a customer base sufficient to cover all their expenses, then the commission becomes profit! The fact is that these solid, long term businesses were built on the backs of regular customers. Somewhere along the way everyone forgot this and started focusing almost entirely on business partners. Distributors now leave in droves – disillusioned.</p>
<h2>Network Marketing Revival</h2>
<p>For many years, I grappled whether it was better to chase business builders or customers. What I have found increasingly over recent years is that when you start a recruiting drive, everyone wants to recruit you instead! There is so much reverse marketing it is getting ridiculous. On the other hand when I find new customers they are rarely talking to another network marketer, and because they want my product, they are not trying to enro0l me in their <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/gig/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Gig">gig</a>!</p>
<h2>What I Did With This Knowledge</h2>
<p>Well I decided some 6 years ago to start marketing products using the internet. Since then I have honed my skills to reach more and more people who are interested in what my products can do for them. <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketers/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketers">Network Marketers</a> contact me, wanting to learn how I do it. Some join my Network Marketing business. It means I can spend time at home writing interesting articles like this one, and spending quality time with my family and 5 year old daughter.</p>
<h2>The Perfect Business</h2>
<p>Robert Kiyosaki calls Network Marketing the perfect business. He is right, providing you learn how to leverage. I have now made available everything I learned along the way for you. Simply learn how I did it, with step by step instructions on how to set up your own systems, build your own, and then share it with your organisation.</p>
<p>It is not the only way, but I have proven it works over many years. Learn more by visiting <a href="http://mlmprofitbooster.com">http://mlmprofitbooster.com</a></p>
<p>John Gaydon</p>
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		<title>The Beauty Of Residual Income</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think most of us know that in an ideal world, the Network Marketing model of business is the ultimate way to earn money. Simply put, you do the work once and get paid for life! It is the way of big business, to leverage the work of others to build your empire and personal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="left" src="http://johngaydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/092311_0655_TheBeautyOf1.jpg" alt=""/>I think most of us know that in an ideal world, the <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketing/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketing">Network Marketing</a> model of business is the ultimate way to earn money. Simply put, you do the work once and get paid for life! It is the way of big business, to leverage the work of others to build your empire and personal fortune.
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<p>If you have been in this industry for any length of time, you will also know that the dream is not often realized. There are perhaps millions who have joined a Network Marketing &#8220;opportunity&#8221; and left financial worse off and disillusioned. While this is happening to you, there are those people who now have huge mansions, fast cars, and amazing lifestyles, paraded in front of you regularly. I mean who wouldn&#8217;t want to earn a million a year from the efforts of others?
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<p>Something I have observed in my 14 years of <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/success/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Success">success</a> in this industry is the credibility gap between most distributors and the big boys. The question I would ask is, &#8220;Do you really have to earn $10k or more a month to benefit from Network Marketing?
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<p>The answer, of course, for most of us is no. Even a few hundred dollars every month above our expenses would make a great deal of difference to our lives, if we didn&#8217;t have to spend too many hours to get it. This is where I think there is a big challenge to bridge the gap between failure and success.
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<h2>Small Business<br />
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<p>Here I am not talking about employers, but operations that perhaps involve family members or two or three people. Typically you have an idea you think could take off. You invest a lot of money creating your product, web sites, marketing materials, and then go out into the market place and try to establish yourself.
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<p>The reality of this model is that in 1-5 years you will probably run out of capital, get depressed that everyone else doesn&#8217;t love your product as much as you do, and quit sacrificing your house, family or superannuation in the process.
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<p>If you make it, great, many do. Unfortunately, I have mainly seen the scenario I just related. I ran my own festivals for several years. These events would have up to 50 stall holders, and 2,000 or more <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/attendees/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Attendees">attendees</a>. We provided free lectures and entertainment. Most stallholders would disappear after 2-3 years and be replaced by someone else with a dream. A couple are now very rich. One who attended all my shows now has over 20 stores and has expanded to the US.
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<h2>Achieving Residual Income With Network Marketing<br />
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<p>My model was simple. I would first engage good presenters. We would have 2-3 headline acts plus myself. Their reward was a workshop we organized that they received the money for. In addition it helped build their reputation and they got ongoing business. A good presenter could make $1,000 or more for a few hours work with no risk.
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<p>Then I would call stallholders and book the space. This was the toughest bit, although usually all spaces were filled with paying stall holders by the time we held the show. Next I would create a flyer and send this and posters to every retail and community space I could find. As we built our patronage, we mailed these to everyone who attended previous events.
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<p>Finally would go for at least a one page spread in the local paper plus TV or radio advertising. We had some standard ads we modified for each event. Generally, we received some news coverage and editorial content thrown in and would trade sponsorship for logos on our promotional material.
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<p>We had 30% of attendees come because they had been there before! This is a bit like your <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/mlm/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with MLM">MLM</a> team. The rest were new business. The money spent on flyers and postage easily created the largest portion of income.
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<h2>Why Residual Income Is So Good.<br />
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<p>I started my Network Marketing businesses by leveraging my success with the festivals. It provided a constant source of new prospects for the business and products. That extra residual income helped pay the bills. As time moved forward, the residual income from Network Marketing grew, and eventually it was clear that less effort was required to grow this business than to operate the festivals. I switched my activities to Network Marketing.
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<p>Today my business model is essentially the same. Now I use the internet to find potential prospects and customers. The volume created by product sales fuels the income for my new recruits. Those who apply themselves consistently, start receiving larger and larger residual payments.
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<h2>If I Didn&#8217;t Have The leverage, I Would Be Out Of Business<br />
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<p>This is the truth. Typically I will sell maybe $2-3,000 in products a month. This provides $5-6,000 in commission, plus any profits on product sales. By working out pricing so I recover my costs from sales of products, the commission goes in the bank. If I was not involved in Network Marketing, I would have to sell maybe $20,000 or more worth of products to make the same money. This is why MLM makes sense.
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<h2>Over To You<br />
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<p>My business methods have evolved over time. Starting out with personal contact, I moved to advertising, then the internet. Recently, it has become more challenging to get noticed on line, but I continue to get good traffic to my sites. If you can build a regular clientele, plus some business builders you mentor to success, Network Marketing can make a big difference to your life, even if the contribution is only an extra $1k a month.
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<p>If you want the details on what I do, take a look at my MLM Profit Booster training.
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<p>My wish is that you have learned something here to encourage you to keep going until you experience that money that comes whether you are working, sleeping or playing. You have to earn it, but it is great on the other side.
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<p>It is not too late to build residual income through network marketing. You just have to do it better than the rest. The answer lies in using solid, proven marketing principles, not chasing the latest magic bullet product that does everything for you. It has worked for me, and others. You can learn more about my system at <a href="http://mlmprofitbooster.com">http://mlmprofitbooster.com</a>
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		<title>The Perfect Autoresponder For Network Marketers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers of this blog know that I have been using autoresponder messages as one of my main weapons to build my Network Marketing business over the last few years. While most people know about these today, when I first learnt about them from Martin Franzen, Armand Morin and Mike Dillard, they weren&#8217;t so popular. Automation [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Readers of this blog know that I have been using autoresponder messages as one of my main weapons to build my <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketing-business/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketing Business">Network Marketing business</a> over the last few years. While most people know about these today, when I first learnt about them from Martin Franzen, Armand Morin and Mike Dillard, they weren&#8217;t so popular.</p>
<h2>Automation Changed The Game</h2>
<p>Part of my <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/success/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Success">success</a> came from tailoring a series of messages for prospects, and then encouraging my team to duplicate my efforts. They could simply send their prospects to a web page, encourage them to fill in a form and then automation took over. No more trying to explain the technology, why they should join, or why this is such a great business. BY revealing all the advantages of our business step by step we built credibility and excitement to the point people want to join us. I have built up lists of thousands now, and a simple broadcast message can earn me $1k to $3k in business. These reminders are the easiest way to build volume.</p>
<p>At the time, I used 1shoppingcart, mainly because I was selling on the internet as well, and an integrated system suited my purposes. This came about because of the funded <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/proposal/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Proposal">proposal</a> idea suggested by Dillard. Of course Jonathon Budd and Daegan Smith used this to create their fortunes.</p>
<h2>There Was A Problem</h2>
<p>New people starting out are often short on funds. Let&#8217;s face it, many get involved with <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketing/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketing">Network Marketing</a> because they have a financial problem and are looking at a way to supplement their income, not spend more money! <a href="http://www.ixwebhosting.com/?sc_cid=aff-ix-pems">Web Hosting</a> and an <a href="http://www.trafficwave.net/members/pems/mlm.html">Autoresponder program</a> can add $30 or $40 dollars a month to their expenses, and with a regular autoship until they start making real money, their savings slowly diminish, or more often their credit card debt starts to rise.</p>
<p>I know that having a web presence works, and being able to send your contacts to a marketing system on line these days is the cheapest, most effective way to promote your products and business. The challenge with most autoresponders is that they put your return address all over the emails, so providing a series to a down line makes them think you are stealing all their contacts for your list!</p>
<h2>MY Bright Idea</h2>
<p>Why not work out a way that I can provide a marketing system for team members while they get established on line. Once they are making pots of money, they will want to get control themselves.</p>
<h2>Web Hosting</h2>
<p>I have managed to get web hosting with <a href="http://www.ixwebhosting.com/?sc_cid=aff-ix-pems">IX webhosting</a> for just $8.95 a month that includes unlimited bandwidth, unlimited domains and unlimited storage. This means I can store all my videos and <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/webinars/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Webinars">webinars</a> on line. By providing access to a webinar as part of the autoresponder series, this powerful technology becomes part of the sales sequence. With a bit of software, I am able to schedule a weekly webinar on autopilot and promote it to my prospects. The whole team can use this one!</p>
<p>All new team members need to do is purchase a domain name and I can set up hosting for them for free, load up a wordpress blog and my proprietary marketing web pages. These are not tacky subdomains, but your own personal web site. The reason for this is that the search engines know where the owner of a site lives, and take that into account, especially now local search is a factor in ranking. You can get your web pages up the top of google more easily in your <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/local-area/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Local Area">local area</a>.</p>
<h2>Autoresponder</h2>
<p>With the canspam act, it is a requirement that all autoresponder messages have a return address. Generally, your address is attached to every email that is sent out. A second challenge is that once you start to get subscribers, the monthly fee starts to rise. I think most autoresponder systems have this. MY team members don&#8217;t want my address on every email they send, and I can understand why. What if there was an autoresponder system that allowed me to create a series for team members with their contact details?</p>
<p>I have been recommending <a href="http://www.trafficwave.net/members/pems/mlm.html">Trafficwave</a> for a while now. It is cheaper than other systems, and although not as sophisticated, has some advantages. First, there is no limit on the number of contacts. You can have a list of 20,000 or more and still pay just $17.95 a month. Second it has a multi tier pay structure. Three people you recommend join and your monthly fee is covered. Third, each autoresponder series can be individually tailored. You can add someone else&#8217;s return address, no problems. The system sends an email to them every time a new subscriber appears. They can then call them or send an individual email complementary to the automated message series.</p>
<p>Once your team member starts making money they can get their own <a href="http://www.trafficwave.net/members/pems/mlm.html">Trafficwave</a> system. Then they have full control and ability to send broadcast messages to the whole list from within <a href="http://www.trafficwave.net/members/pems/mlm.html">Trafficwave</a>. Brilliant!</p>
<h2>How does this all work</h2>
<p>I have prepared a video demonstrating how I set up a web system for one of my team members.</p>
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<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>When someone starts out on line, there is a maze of confusion in front of them. This can distract them from the task at hand, finding prospects and pointing them at the right information. Autoresponders attached to a web page are the idea way to take this burden off their shoulders.</p>
<p>A combination of <a href="http://www.trafficwave.net/members/pems/mlm.html">Trafficwave</a> and <a href="http://www.ixwebhosting.com/?sc_cid=aff-ix-pems">IX webhosting</a> allows you for a low monthly fee to provide as many of your team as you wish a custom web presence which solves this challenge. Once they are up and running and making money, they will want to control their own web sites and autoresponder program. At that point you earn a secondary affiliate income to pay for all your internet activities. You could use the profits to start up an ad co-op for your team, or reinvest in the business.</p>
<p>If you haven&#8217;t got unlimited <a href="http://www.ixwebhosting.com/?sc_cid=aff-ix-pems">web hosting</a> or <a href="http://www.trafficwave.net/members/pems/mlm.html">Trafficwave</a>, I would, of course appreciate your using my link. <a href="http://www.trafficwave.net/members/pems/mlm.html">Trafficwave</a> has a 30 free trial to get started, and you can use commissions to pay your monthly fee, which is a neat twist. Most systems pay you and then you have to pay your fee separately.</p>
<p>One more thing. If your new team member really is hard up for cash, they can sell their autoship product and the whole business is free. If you believe in what you are offering, there will be no problem finding a few customers. I even sold some to the guys painting my house!</p>
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		<title>How To Build A Large Network Marketing Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you reading this post will be involved with Network Marketing. Most people simply don&#8217;t make it to the big money in this industry. You are about to learn my secrets from 14 years experience in the industry. The video explains it best, but it is about having passion for what you do, displaying [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://johngaydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/011212_2305_HowToBuildA1.jpg" alt="" align="left" />Many of you reading this post will be involved with <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketing/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketing">Network Marketing</a>. Most people simply don&#8217;t make it to the big money in this industry. You are about to learn my secrets from 14 years experience in the industry.</p>
<p>The video explains it best, but it is about having passion for what you do, displaying leadership, and spreading the word consistently over a long period of time. You will see how these actions make all the difference to your <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/success/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Success">success</a>.</p>
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		<title>Down The MLM Rabbit Hole</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 01:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Network Marketing Reality When we join a Network Marketing company, most of us do it full of hope for the future, inspired by the stories and leadership of the business. We fully believe we can make $10k a month or more, and put our hearts and souls into the business, calling people left, right and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketing/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketing">Network Marketing</a> Reality</h2>
<p>When we join a <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketing-company/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketing Company">Network Marketing company</a>, most of us do it full of hope for the future, inspired by the stories and leadership of the business. We fully believe we can make $10k a month or more, and put our <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/hearts-and-souls/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Hearts And Souls">hearts and souls</a> into the business, calling people left, right and centre. Some of us do great, but the vast majority end up checking their <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/credit-card-balance/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Credit Card Balance">credit card balance</a> and realising there just isn&#8217;t <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/enough-money/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Enough Money">enough money</a> coming in to pay for all the web sites, advertising, products, travel, etc and quit.</p>
<h2>The Two Types Of Network Marketing Businesses</h2>
<p>I am sorry if I upset you with this one, but from my <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/standpoint/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Standpoint">standpoint</a> there are two main ways <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketers/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketers">Network Marketers</a> and the companies operate. The two don&#8217;t seem to be at all compatable.</p>
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<li><strong>Make Money Fast</strong>. This group are interested in making money only. They focus on recruiting and make wild promises to get people on board. They don&#8217;t care what the product is, whether it works or not, or whether the company will be around for the long term. All the money is in recruiting and often they have a low priced autoship program. They do this in the hope people won&#8217;t bother to cancel, and that eventually thousands will appear in their team. They call like maniacs, working the number to get their income happening. The good part is that if you are ego driven, and have no fear of rejection, you can make a lot of money this way. The bad part is that if you are not one of those sales, hyped people, you can end up dejected and miserable. These companies seldom last, and the long term income just doesn&#8217;t happen. I have been involved with quite a few of these over the years. Sure they paid some money, but long term I have no residual income at all. Join these if you are desperate for a cash injection and prepared to do what it takes to get it. SKybiz is a great example of this model.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/long-term-residual-income/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Long Term Residual Income">Long Term Residual Income</a></strong>. For me, this is <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/true-network/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with True Network">true Network</a> Marketing. The <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/money-makers/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Money Makers">money makers</a> leave behind a trail of broken dreams and betrayal, when their recruits find out that they were sold the business for money only. To build a long term business requires a high level of integrity and a real belief that this company, its compensation plan and its products provide real value for money. Then you can put your heart and soul into the business knowing that you are helping many people lead richer lives, and in turn they will pass the message on either as referrals or to build their own organisations. Sure, you still get Fast Start bonuses for the initial order, but the real income is from ongoing purchases month after month, year after year.</li>
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<p>Unfortunately, most of us, including me, are tempted by the fast cash deals. The problem is that, although I have made a few bucks doing these, it has been at the cost of long term residual. Basically I make $10 a month from each ongoing order in my organisation. That means $120 a year, or $600 in 5 years for one person. When you think about it, it doesn&#8217;t make sense to sacrifice that income for a quick $200 by promoting a money making scheme. By switching companies, I lose $480 on each person. Now if I did that with 100 recruits I would lose $48,000 over 5 years. How many of you would be happy with that?</p>
<p>I hope you see the logic here. My preference is to join companies with products I believe in, promote the product benefits first and then say there is a business attached. Educate distributors and customers alike so they are compelled to use the products, as I am, because the benefits far outweigh the cost, and then build a team of those who wish to make income working together for the common good. This is a long term successful strategy, and why in a bad month $6-7,000 in commission appears in my bank account!</p>
<h2>Alice In Wonderland Or A Real Business?</h2>
<p>Well, there you have it. If you keep chasing rainbows, you may end up with no friends left, burn all your bridges, and have regrets. Better to build a solid business. I get 10 or more new customers every month, and have done for over 5 years. I did this using the methods I teach in <a href="http://www.mlmprofitbooster.biz/?p=432">the MLM ProfitBooster</a> training. Pretty well all my business comes from Cyberspace as I sit at my computer and answer an occasional phone call. In fact my biggest adventures outside the home are for the reward trips I win as a top achiever. For my money, long term residual income is the way to go. If you would like some help, the training has a whole section on building leadership skills, how to close prospects, driving and converting internet traffic, and much more. This is no replicating web site system. You learn how to do it. Sure it will take a while to get up to speed, but from then on you get the rewards year after year. I have three residual income streams I have been getting for over 5 years, what about you?</p>
<p>At least this will get you thinking!</p>
<p>John Gaydon</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 04:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just returned from the National Conference of one of my Network Marketing companies. This one was in Canberra, and we won the trip, which was great. So what was special about this year? The owner of the company attends our events every year and usually, he doesn&#8217;t say much to me. This time he [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just returned from the National Conference of one of my Network Marketing companies. This one was in <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/canberra/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Canberra">Canberra</a>, and we won the trip, which was great. So what was special about this year?</p>
<p>The owner of the company attends our events every year and usually, he doesn&#8217;t say much to me. This time he approached me to tell me that I was doing very well in a difficult <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/climate/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Climate">climate</a>! There was no bragging about the increase in sales as I suspect there wasn&#8217;t any, yet my volume grew compared to last year. So what was my secret?</p>
<p>You probably guessed it already, but according to the boss, only one other person in the whole company was building a business successfully on line. There are plenty trying to do it, but only two of us seem to have cracked the secret code of success. While this doesn&#8217;t surprise me, it is great to receive recognition from someone I trust and who should know.</p>
<h2>It Gets Better</h2>
<p>Before the conference I had been invited to promote the <a href="http://www.mlmprofitbooster.biz/?p=432">MLM Profit Booster</a> (my new <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/internet-training/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Internet Training">internet training</a> program) to attendees. I had the opportunity to talk about it for a few minutes and to my surprise, the owner got up immediately after and told the whole group that they would do well to listen to me as he has seen the figures!</p>
<p>The reason for my bragging is because up till now I have kept a <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/low-profile/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Low Profile">low profile</a>, quietly building an income on line. I even sought to stay under the radar so others wouldn&#8217;t copy my ideas. What I have learnt is that without the extensive knowledge I have included in my MLM Profit Booster training, it is difficult, if not impossible to emulate my success!</p>
<h2>Want More Proof</h2>
<p>My second MLM, and my main <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/income-provider/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Income Provider">income provider</a> is another US company and they are not even on the ground in <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/australia/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Australia">Australia</a>. I am well on their radar having won many trips to the US, and now they look to me for <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/advice/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Advice">advice</a> on the <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/australian-business/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Australian Business">Australian business</a>. Through My on line efforts <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/amazing-things/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Amazing Things">amazing things</a> have transpired, and now I have a very <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/large-portion/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Large Portion">large portion</a> of the Australian business for the company.</p>
<p>Many have laughed at me over the years. They think you can&#8217;t build an MLM by focusing on customers. They think it is too hard to do what I do. They go and try all sorts of get rich quick schemes and magic bullet solutions and wonder why they don&#8217;t get where they wish to. They have spent their life savings dialling people and purchasing leads.</p>
<p>What they don&#8217;t know is that it is some of the detail in my training that makes the difference. You won&#8217;t find this in most other training courses. It is glossed over. The ability to focus on where you want to go, and then apply learned knowledge in that direction makes the difference. My students learn that. They learn how to grow themselves and bring others with them. It is very exciting for me to see someone under my guidance make it! That is why I put the course together, and that is what I look for.</p>
<h2>Fundamentals Work</h2>
<p>I don&#8217;t care whether you learn from me, or someone else (well actually I do!). My experience over many years is that a University Education puts you in a good position for future employment. In the same way, a solid grounding in the fundamentals of Network Marketing gives you the edge on line. That means assignments, theory, practical demonstration and everything put in the right order. Once you get your core system in place, you can use all the fancy stuff to drive traffic. Providing your system converts, the more targeted traffic you drive to it, the more money you make! Very simple.</p>
<p>I  Invite you <a href="http://www.mlmprofitbooster.biz/?p=432">to check out my offering</a> in this area, or at least find someone who knows what they are talking about and follow them to the letter. Once you graduate, you can add your own knowledge and creative flair and soar to the top. This is what I did, fortunately now the learning curve is a lot shorter. Oh yes, you can <a href="http://www.mlmprofitbooster.biz">become an affiliate</a> and make some extra money helping others to make it on line. If you are looking for new leaders, they are more likely to go with people who help them out!</p>
<p>To the Top,</p>
<p>John</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been in Network Marketing for a while, you will probably relate to this story. If not, you are going to learn something important. The Importance Of Leads Everyone knows it, if you have no one to talk to, you can&#8217;t grow a business. We all have a limited circle of friends (except [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have been in <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketing/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketing">Network Marketing</a> for a while, you will probably relate to this story. If not, you are going to learn something important.</p>
<h2>The Importance Of Leads</h2>
<p>Everyone knows it, if you have no one to talk to, you can&#8217;t grow a business. We all have a limited <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/circle-of-friends/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Circle Of Friends">circle of friends</a> (except Paris Hilton of course) and sooner or later we run out of our warm market.</p>
<p>When I started some 13 years ago, I went to <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/markets-and-fairs/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Markets And Fairs">markets and fairs</a>, collected names, phoned them, sent information and visited for a personal consultation. It worked – for a while. Soon everyone at the fairs had <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/mlm/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with MLM">MLM</a> experience and was either trying to flog their own program or had enough.</p>
<p>Next I advertised off line in <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/magazines/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Magazines">magazines</a> and <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/newspapers/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Newspapers">Newspapers</a>. Again for a while it worked. I would advertise a tape or CD, send one out to anyone who enquired, follow up with a call, and then three way them onto a conference call or connect them to my up line. It worked – for a while. <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/advertising-costs/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Advertising Costs">Advertising costs</a> rose and response diminished until it was uneconomical.</p>
<p>Along the way I learned scripts from Dani Johnson, Big Al&#8217;s first sentence, <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/randy-gage/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Randy Gage">Randy Gage</a>&#8217;s how to make your first $100,000 in MLM, and studied a host of others. Armed with all this I purchased a few hundred leads. I would spend an hour a day calling 10-20, got a positive response from the scripts, but no enrolments. It was demotivating, to say the least.</p>
<p>I joined a few <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/internet-marketing/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Internet Marketing">Internet Marketing</a> <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/lead-generation/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with lead generation">Lead generation</a> systems. These were operated by Michael Price, Tim Alvater, Mike Klingler and others.  I talked to a lot of people, many agreed to join, but very little business came as a result.</p>
<h2>The Funded Proposal</h2>
<p>I found Magnetic Sponsoring in 2005. The idea of a funded proposal appealed to me, and for a year or so I did quite well. Still not many joined my business, most were more interested in building theirs! It did pay for itself for a while, and then I started thinking. The whole concept of this is to focus on selling the funded proposal concept to others. It only helps your MLM building if those people join you. Daegan Smith and Jonathon Budd followed on from this.</p>
<h2>An Alternate Concept</h2>
<p>All this time, I was making most of my money promoting MLM products. I had sales every week, at times daily, and many of my customers with some gently prompting, turned into business builders. I made a profit out of my promotion, built volume and my organisation. I developed my own systems, and duplicated it through my organisation.</p>
<p>Perhaps you might recognise some of these situations. It got me thinking. If it was easier to attract customers and potential partners promoting products, and there was little competition, why not put all this together so others could learn what I know! This became a huge project which finally turned into my step by step program to marketing any MLM (or other) product on the internet.</p>
<p>You are going to find this a very detailed training which shows you exactly how to build an internet marketing arm for your business from scratch. I have tested thousands of ideas, and only include what works to save you time and money.</p>
<p>If this appeals to you, go to <a href="http://www.mlmprofitbooster.biz/?p=432">http://www.mlmprofitbooster.biz/?p=432</a> and fill in the form. It may well be the solution you are looking for.</p>
<p>One more thing, this is not for whimps. There is work required. Some of the systems I set up using this training have been providing sales for over 5 years, so it is totally proven. What&#8217;s more, even thought there is a lucrative affiliate program where you can meet other networkers who may join you at some later date, you are not teaching them to compete. It is most likely that your products are not sold in their markets.</p>
<p>This truly is teaching you how to sell your products on line, not how to sell the MLM Profit Booster. That is the difference between this program and the funded proposal. If this makes sense, go to <a href="http://www.mlmprofitbooster.biz/?p=432">http://www.mlmprofitbooster.biz/?p=432</a> and at least have a look. It may be the breakthrough you have been searching for.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[We Are Related To Everything! Mitakuye Oyasin is a phrase I learned many years ago while working with some Lakota Sioux Shamans in the Catskills north of New York. Literally it means &#8220;all my relations&#8221;. The Lakota believe that we are related to everything on earth, and that respect for all things is the way [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>We Are Related To Everything!</h2>
<p><img src="http://johngaydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/031011_0025_InNetworkMa1.jpg" alt="" align="left" />Mitakuye Oyasin is a phrase I learned many years ago while working with some Lakota Sioux <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/shamans/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Shamans">Shamans</a> in the Catskills north of New York. Literally it means &#8220;all my relations&#8221;. The Lakota believe that we are related to everything on earth, and that respect for all things is the <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/way-to-peace/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Way To Peace">way to peace</a> and prosperity.</p>
<h2>What Does This Mean For <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/marketers/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Marketers">Marketers</a>?</h2>
<p>As Marketers, we are traditionally told that our opportunity and products are the greatest thing since sliced bread. Our mission is to tell everything that gets within <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/3-feet/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with 3 Feet">3 feet</a> of us about it, and learn to be rejection free! Now, this works for the sales and mentally unhinged types who are immune to rejection, but for the rest of us, we are humans and have feelings! Let&#8217;s face it, most of us don&#8217;t like rejection and tend to take it personally.</p>
<p>Using the Lakota analogy, there is another way to look at this. This is not to assume that everyone wants to join our business, or buy our products. Instead, we build relationships with people we like. Our influence with those people is a consequence of how much our contribution enhances their <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/quality-of-life/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Quality Of Life">quality of life</a> in many ways. We respect everyone and their opinions, even if we do not agree with them. If politicians didn&#8217;t do this, we would be in a perpetual state of civil war.</p>
<p>In the modern world, there are so many ways to find new friends, so this is not an issue. It is what you do with those friends that will make or break your Network Marketing business!</p>
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<h2>Where To Fish</h2>
<p>OK, I am not a fisherman. When I was 7 or 8 my dad used to take me fishing for leather jackets in <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/sydney-harbour/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Sydney Harbour">Sydney Harbour</a>. If your dad did that now, first you probably wouldn&#8217;t catch any fish, and second you would think he was trying to kill you, such is the level of pollution! Fact is, if you fish in a <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/toxin/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Toxin">toxin</a> laden pool, where nothing can survive, I can guarantee you won&#8217;t catch a fish!</p>
<p>Now you could go looking for trout in the sea, but you probably won&#8217;t find any there, better go to a stream or lake for that. On the other hand, you won&#8217;t catch a marlin in your local creek! Big game fish just don&#8217;t go there.</p>
<p>I think you get the point. Where you look for your new business partners and customers is important to your success. You want to build relationships with the right people, not the wrong ones.</p>
<h2>Building Relationships With <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/network-marketers/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Network Marketers">Network Marketers</a></h2>
<p>First we need to think about where these people hang out. Yes, they are on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and the like. They belong to tribes like the TSA, through which I have made several new friends. These people also scour the blogs, bulletin boards and use google and other search engines to find information. They are interested in making the world a better place and personal development. They either have, or want to, get out of the rat race. Does this sound familiar? If you are a Network Marketer, you probably fit at least one of these profiles, if not all. So, finding the pond is pretty easy.</p>
<h2>What Do Network Marketers Want?</h2>
<p>Yes, they want to find more people to join their team and they want to know how to build their organisation faster. That&#8217;s why pitching your business up front will not only probably not work, but may alienate a future leader in your organisation. Once you understand what they want, what you can do is to find things that will help them get what they want faster. &#8220;All my relations&#8221; means offering them help to get what they want, not what you want!</p>
<p>Now I know about disappointment. I have lost count of the number of people I have spent countless hours with training them, showing them how to create success, only to have them not step up. Mind you the ones that have are making a nice income these days! Not everyone is prepared to pay the price of success. Your best option is to find programs and ideas that can accelerate their success and show them how to use them.</p>
<h2>The Pay Off</h2>
<p>OK, you introduce them to a method to speed up growth of their business. What next? Well you keep them informed of how your <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/gig/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Gig">gig</a> is growing. Set yourself up as the expert, the person who knows how to build faster, and get better results. Then let it all go. Keep doing this consistently and then wait. You now have a fish on the hook. It it&#8217;s a Marlin, it will be harder to reel in, and you need to let the line slacken from time to time. What you are waiting for is for them to be discouraged with their current venture. If and when that happens, you are there to catch them! Bingo. Do this with enough people, and someone will always be ready to jump in and join you.</p>
<h2>Establishing Yourself As An Expert</h2>
<p>This is where I come in. What if you could introduce them to a training system that teaches them step by step how to create an on line presence and use it to market their MLM products? What if once they set this up, it provides a constant stream of customers week after week, month after month, year after year on autopilot? What if this was all available for less than $1 a day? Think about how much money they would save chasing rainbows and useless get rich quick internet schemes! Do you think they would like you more – or less?</p>
<p>All you have to do is to take the training system I provide, the MLM Profit Booster, which shows step by step how to attract and retain a constant stream of customers, and how to pluck business partners from that group, and mentor them through the exercises, keeping them accountable. Do you think you could do this? I mean what you have to do is ask, &#8220;do you think you can complete this part of the exercise by Friday&#8221;? They say, &#8220;yes&#8221;, and on Friday you check in with them. If they haven&#8217;t done it, you explore whether they really want success or not. If they have you congratulate them and move them to the next task. You are now a coach!</p>
<h2>What Is This All about?</h2>
<p>I invite you to become an affiliate for the system – it&#8217;s free and it pays you. You can join the affiliate program at <a href="http://mlmprofitbooster.biz">http://mlmprofitbooster.biz</a> right now. Very soon, there will be a range of marketing tools you can use to help your friends be more successful on the internet. While you are at the site, I would click on the &#8220;Looking For More MLM Profits&#8221; tab at the top and register. It is up to you whether you join or not, but at least you should go through the sales process. It will explain what the program is about. Once you enrol 3, let me know, and I will give you a free membership, that is your reward. Just drop me an email.</p>
<p>This program is very detailed, encourages you to create your own branding and presence, teaches you how to build your own custom system, and has enabled me to get huge reach with my products with minimal expenses. Yes folks, it is new and different, and over delivers on quality and value!</p>
<p>I hope you join us as a way to build your presence as an expert on the web. I won&#8217;t be pitching my opportunity to you, as we become friends, I simply help you build whatever business you desire!</p>
<p>Thanks for listening,</p>
<p>John</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you have been living under the bed, with the lights turned off, you are aware of the proliferation of video on the internet. If you are in any kind of business that requires building customer relations, you either are, or should be using webinars as a tool to reach out. Let me tell you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unless you have been living under the bed, with the lights turned off, you are aware of the proliferation of video on the internet.</p>
<p>If you are in any kind of business that requires building <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/customer-relations/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Customer Relations">customer relations</a>, you either are, or should be using webinars as a <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/tool/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Tool">tool</a> to reach out. Let me tell you my story.</p>
<h2>Why I Use Video</h2>
<p>When I started out in business, everything was local. We ran local meetings, held events locally, advertised in local media. I connected with many people in my area, joined clubs, etc. After a while I realised that there was a bigger world out there. I observed that performers only do a <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/gig/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Gig">gig</a> in their home town once or twice a year, and then move around. Why? Well, only so many people are interested in what you have to say at any one time. If those performers stayed put, they wouldn&#8217;t make enough money to survive. I started thinking.</p>
<p>For a couple of years I travelled with a show, visiting people all over <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/australia/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Australia">Australia</a> and New Zealand. I received many requests to conduct workshops and trainings, so I started travelling too. It made a big difference to my income, and I was able to maintain my local commitments as well. I started my own events all over the country. Pretty soon, I had inquiries from other countries! I was getting stretched.</p>
<h2>There Was A Challenge</h2>
<p>These days I communicate with people World Wide. If you take each individual, travelling to each town is very difficult, if not impossible. With the internet, <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/global-communications/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Global Communications">global communications</a> are necessary. As you can read below, <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/face-to-face-communication/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Face To Face Communication">face to face communication</a> is necessary and now possible on line. If you are building anysort of network outside your local area, I think you will find the rest of this article eye opening and informative.</p>
<h2>The Early Days</h2>
<p>With a background in the corporate world, I can remember flying to remote <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/cities-in-australia/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Cities In Australia">cities in Australia</a> and making presentations to boards with <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/butcher/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Butcher">butcher</a>&#8217;s paper. It made a big difference to the pitch to add visuals, and I was able to incorporate humour, and explain thing so much easier. In training, we would plaster sheets of paper with the seminar points all over the walls and often cover a whole room.</p>
<h2>The Invention Of Powerpoint</h2>
<p>Well, one day it became a whole lot easier. Good old Microsoft came up with a program that made your presentations look nice. It meant we could work out what we wish to say, put it on slides, and then use it as a guide for talks, seminars and training – brilliant. All my University lecturers started using it, as did I and many other marketers. In 2011, it is still the preferred way of presenting information.</p>
<p>These days, you can include animation, video clips, graphics, etc and make quite a show of it.</p>
<h2>Conference Calls</h2>
<p>Even with powerpoint, audio was still King. I conducted calls for 2 <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/mlm/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with MLM">MLM</a> companies over the years and presented product and company information. They were very successful and over the time they were operating, the business grew substantially. In practical terms we trebled volume in a little over a year in one company and doubled the size of a larger organisation with the others. From years of experience, I can tell you that presentations and seminars absolutely will grow your business if held regularly. In the <a href="http://mlmprofitbooster.biz/landing-page/">MLM Profit Booster training</a>, we are going to go into specific detail on how to do this.</p>
<p>Again, technology changed, and now people are yearning for video.</p>
<h2>Along Comes GoToWebinar</h2>
<p>For $97 a month, a new company provided the facility to broadcast video and audio at the one time. Now I could share my screen, demonstrate web sites, and anything on my computer. I could incorporate powerpoint, and so much more. Heck, I could even connect my webcam. I hopped on board. I replaced audio conferencing with video, so much more powerful.</p>
<p>As we move further forward in time, it is all changing. Internet speeds are sky rocketing, and it is getting to the point that as marketers, we can let the off line people go, and concentrate on using webinars to train our teams and educate potential new partners and customers. The sticking point then becomes the $97 a month fee.</p>
<h2>A New Player</h2>
<p>That is where I am very excited, as now we can have a fully featured webinar system which includes video conferencing, video email, autoresponders, and the ability to even syndicate videos so they get noticed.</p>
<p>We can now get crustal clear presentations with video to display anything you can think up. All on line and all for free for participants. The interface is much easier than gotowebinar, and clients can connect in seconds. There is a set up fee, but after that it is just $35 a month, so you save money too. The new player is <a href="http://talkfusion.com/1270061">Talk Fusion</a>.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>As we move forward, webinars will be the preferred method of offering information and training people. There are going to be a good many people looking for a product like Talk Fusion to achieve this. What if you were the person to introduce them to a tool that solves many problems, and saves valuable time and money? Well now you can and get paid for it too! Check out <a href="http://talkfusion.com/1270061">Talk Fusion</a> and get back to me if you want to be part of this revolution. <a href="http://talkfusion.com/1270061">Click Here For More Information On Talk Fusion</a></p>
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