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		<title>I Am Not One To Brag But&#8230;</title>
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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 Canberra, 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 climate! 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 <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/surprise/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Surprise">surprise</a> 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 <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/attendees/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Attendees">attendees</a>. I had the opportunity to talk about it for a <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/few-minutes/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Few Minutes">few minutes</a> 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 <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/reason/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Reason">reason</a> for my bragging is because up till now I have kept a low profile, 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 <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/mlm/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with MLM">MLM</a> 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 Australia. 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 Australian business. 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 <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/money/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Money">money</a> 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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		<title>Using Comments For Backlinks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are searching to find their pages listed on page one of google and other search engines, one of the strategies you would now be aware of is creating back links to your page using comments on blogs. Google definitely notices how many people connect to your site, and especially if [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those of you who are searching to find their pages listed on page one of google and <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/other-search-engines/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Other Search Engines">other search engines</a>, one of the strategies you would now be aware of is creating back links to your page using comments on blogs.</p>
<p>Google definitely notices how many people connect to your site, and especially if the sites connecting to you have <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/relevant-material/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Relevant Material">relevant material</a>, they will give you a bid tick. Combined with great on page SEO, relevance to authority pages, and high traffic, you can indeed get a top ranking for your web pages. In Australia, I have several top 1 or 2 rankings for my <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/money/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Money">money</a> <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/keywords/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with keywords">keywords</a> (the <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/keywords/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with keywords">keywords</a> use when they are looking to buy) for my major products.</p>
<p>Recently I saw a post that I liked and took the trouble to read it and leave a comment. Part of my comment was my opinion on how a little of my knowledge could enhance the <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/advice/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Advice">advice</a> given in the post. I do this often for three reasons.</p>
<h2>The Benefits Of Leaving Comments</h2>
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<li>I have great experience in all aspects of <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/internet-marketing/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Internet Marketing">internet marketing</a>, and I often have valuable <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/insights/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Insights">insights</a> that will assist readers to gain greater clarity. I provide this information free to others. In return, I get more traffic to my own sites.</li>
<li>Every time I leave a comment and the site allows for following of back links, I get a little more link juice. That means that every comment gives you just that much more traffic and status with google. I have seen my traffic grow slowly as I leave comments on other sites.</li>
<li>By leaving a comment, I add some of the authority from my own site to the post. This opens it up to being read more widely. That means more traffic for the blog where the post is, and if they read the comments, they become aware of what I have to say as well. Moreover, if I <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/syndicate/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Syndicate">syndicate</a> the post to my <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/social-networking-sites/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Social Networking Sites">Social Networking sites</a>, I draw more traffic to the post, and they are exposed to my comment. Because these people already like me, they may come back to my blog and read more! This really is a win/win situation.</li>
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<h2>Where It All Goes Wrong</h2>
<p>The <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/reason/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Reason">reason</a> for this post is to encourage you to leave comments on blogs and spread the word on posts you like. An organisation such as the TSA is a great way to achieve this. This is a group which comments and syndicates on each other&#8217;s blogs. You can also do some searching on your money keywords and see if any of the top sites take comments or links. It has been a great strategy for me.</p>
<p>What some bloggers do is to keep the bits where you praise them, and ignore anything that might draw attention elsewhere. While short term this might work, it is a flawed strategy. Pay It Forward is the secret ingredient to internet success. If I find that a comment of mine has been heavily edited and my advice removed, I won&#8217;t be going back to that blog, and I won&#8217;t be telling others about it! That is, no matter how good the content is.</p>
<h2>One Last Peeve</h2>
<p>I have said this before and I will say it again. Pitching your opportunity directly off a blog or Social Post is just plain dumb. In 2011 everyone is getting far too sophisticated. It is no longer OK to meet someone on an internet dating site and immediately make a marriage proposal unless you are very rich! What I do is to set up a series of educational emails on an autoresponder and a well crafted information letter or video explaining how you can solve people&#8217;s problems. Have a product available for purchase at the end, but first get them on your mailing list! Don&#8217;t worry if you have 200 visitors a day and one subscription. It is free traffic!</p>
<h2>My Pitch</h2>
<p>Like everyone else, I have an agenda. I have spent the last 18 months putting my plan of attack together in a step by step easy to follow format. I explain what to do and why, and how to build your income starting with essential elements and building it into an unstoppable marketing machine. It is an alternative to spending thousands on courses you never implement and getting confused with all the latest fads out there. As I discover and test additional methods that work, I will add them to the training in a form you can implement.</p>
<p>Each module comes complete with live worked examples, detailed homework exercises, hours of webinars and an inventory of all the resources required to make the job as easy as possible. You can get a free 7 day trial and check it out before a cent is taken from you in payment. Why do I do this – Because I know you are going to love the content! Find Out More at <a href="http://mlmprofitbooster.com">http:/mlmprofitbooster.com</a></p>
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		<title>Network Marketing – It’s Not The Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gaydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our troubled times when many people are feeling the pinch financially and looking at a bleak future, there is going to be a surge in people joining Network Marketing businesses. Most will do it to get extra cash, but this is not the reason I joined this industry – nor is it the reason [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In our <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/troubled-times/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Troubled Times">troubled times</a> when many people are feeling the pinch financially and looking at a bleak future, there is going to be a surge in people joining Network Marketing businesses. Most will do it to get <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/extra-cash/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Extra Cash">extra cash</a>, but this is not the <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/reason/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Reason">reason</a> I joined this industry – nor is it the <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/reason/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Reason">reason</a> that sustains many of the leaders. This article explores my reasons for being involved in this industry. For me, these reasons are far more compelling than the nice income I receive and without them I never would have reached this point.</p>
<p>OK First and foremost, I received $11,120.75 in commission during October, my best ever in my network <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/marketing-career/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Marketing Career">marketing career</a>. It has taken me <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/11-years/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with 11 Years">11 years</a> in the industry to get to this position and I anticipate that this amount will keep growing. My income has increased every year since 2002 when I took this industry seriously. At that stage I earned around $5,000 a year! Last year my commission was $86,197.61. Yes, I am finally in the comfortable position that I no longer need a &#8220;real <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/job/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Job">job</a>&#8221;! As I said before, this is not the main reason I chose to develop my career in Network Marketing.</p>
<p><strong>My Reasons For Making The Switch<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Back in 1986 I was <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/operations-manager/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Operations Manager">Operations Manager</a> of <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/australia/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Australia">Australia</a>&#8217;s largest printing supplier, with a BMW, house nearly paid for and good salary. I wasn&#8217;t happy. When I looked at it, I was not happy with my <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/relationship/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Relationship">relationship</a>, or what I was doing in terms of work. I decided to make a change. I attended countless Personal Development Programs, spent most of my money, lost the house, got divorced and eventually quit my high paid job. It has taken 20 years to reach financial independence, but I am finally there. Here is why I left the old lifestyle.</p>
<p><strong>I wanted time freedom.<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Every day I would leave home at 7 am and return around 6 pm, 5 days a week. I was travelling interstate most weeks and away from home much of the time. When I started a University course it was even worse, arriving home after 9.30 pm 4 days a week. The further I rose up the corporate ladder, the more demands were placed on my time and the more my ability to gain extra income diminished. It just kept getting worse. Time freedom is probably my biggest reason for change.</p>
<p><strong>I wanted to Follow My Passion.<br />
</strong></p>
<p>After I started on the Personal Development path, I quickly realized that I was on this planet to empower others and teach them what was necessary to break free of the land of &#8220;tick tock&#8221;, where you sacrifice your soul to pay the bills. I lapped up everything on prosperity, created my own seminars, and helped many people change their financial situations. One of my earlier students is Karen Corban, Managing Director of Universal Events, a very successful promotions company that sponsors Chris Howard NLP seminars in Australia. I launched my own events where I gathered a variety of top presenters to empower others to move beyond their limitations. I loved this phase of my life. What I didn&#8217;t realize was that I was about to find another way to do all the things I loved. One that would reward me financially as well.</p>
<p><strong>I have a family<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Skye, our daughter is now 2 ½ years old. I am privileged to be able to spend plenty of quality time with her. It is a juggle with business expansion, but imagine going to work and having no time with the family? This is a compelling reason for me to be very satisfied I chose the path of Network Marketing.</p>
<p><strong>The Power Of The Internet<br />
</strong></p>
<p>It is the internet that has really changed the way I live. Now I can publish articles, build web sites and sales systems, use tele-seminars and many other ways to build my empire all from my desk, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. My expertise in this area has really cut down on time and increased my leveraging power.</p>
<p><strong>How I Choose My Business Ventures<br />
</strong></p>
<p>I believed in the concept of leverage. Everything I do has to meet two criteria. Can it be leveraged? Does it fit in with my life goals and direction? If a venture doesn&#8217;t meet these, I don&#8217;t do it. I have a passion for improving people&#8217;s lives, so making money for money&#8217;s sake doesn&#8217;t interest me. Anything I do must add real value to people&#8217;s life experience. I am happy to say that all components of my businesses do just that. It makes it easy for me to choose what to get involved with.</p>
<p><strong>Residual Income.<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Robert Kiyosaki taught me that to make money, you need to make a little off each transaction and then repeat the process. This always stuck in my mind. When I looked into Network Marketing, I discovered that this was a business that followed Robert&#8217;s model. We build our networks a brick at a time. Each new person provides a little more income and if we get enough, we get a large income and become financially free. Most are satisfied with a few hundred dollars a month, not hard to do in my opinion, and some, like me, make thousands and become financially free.</p>
<p><strong>Why Am I Doing What I do?<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Now you know! I am following my passion in life. I have time freedom. I can live anywhere I wish. I can spend as much time with my family as I want to. My hours are totally flexible. We are off to Las Vegas next month on the fourth reward trip in 2 years and I expect it will not affect my business. That&#8217;s true financial freedom!</p>
<p><strong>What Does This Mean For You?<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Think about your life. How secure are you? We live in volatile times, where jobs are no longer guaranteed. Investments are no longer returning huge dividends. Ask yourself, am I able to do what I really want in life in my current situation? If you need more time, a better family life, have a passion you can&#8217;t do because of work or business, you might just consider the life I have. If you are interested, contact me at <a href="mailto:john@pems.com.au">john@pems.com.au</a> or go to <a href="http://www.detoxzeolite.com/zeolite">http://www.detoxzeolite.com/zeolite</a> and find out why the business I am in has a huge future in our topsy turvy world.</p>
<p>To Your <a href="http://johngaydon.com/tag/success/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Success">Success</a>,</p>
<p>John Gaydon</p>
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