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 “all my relations”. The Lakota believe that we are related to everything on earth, and that respect for all things is the way to peace and prosperity.

What Does This Mean For Marketers?

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 3 feet 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’s face it, most of us don’t like rejection and tend to take it personally.

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 quality of life in many ways. We respect everyone and their opinions, even if we do not agree with them. If politicians didn’t do this, we would be in a perpetual state of civil war.

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!

Charles Chips

Where To Fish

OK, I am not a fisherman. When I was 7 or 8 my dad used to take me fishing for leather jackets in Sydney Harbour. If your dad did that now, first you probably wouldn’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 toxin laden pool, where nothing can survive, I can guarantee you won’t catch a fish!

Now you could go looking for trout in the sea, but you probably won’t find any there, better go to a stream or lake for that. On the other hand, you won’t catch a marlin in your local creek! Big game fish just don’t go there.

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.

Building Relationships With Network Marketers

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.

What Do Network Marketers Want?

Yes, they want to find more people to join their team and they want to know how to build their organisation faster. That’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. “All my relations” means offering them help to get what they want, not what you want!

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.

The Pay Off

OK, you introduce them to a method to speed up growth of their business. What next? Well you keep them informed of how your gig 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’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.

Establishing Yourself As An Expert

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?

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, “do you think you can complete this part of the exercise by Friday”? They say, “yes”, and on Friday you check in with them. If they haven’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!

What Is This All about?

I invite you to become an affiliate for the system – it’s free and it pays you. You can join the affiliate program at http://mlmprofitbooster.biz 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 “Looking For More MLM Profits” 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.

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!

I hope you join us as a way to build your presence as an expert on the web. I won’t be pitching my opportunity to you, as we become friends, I simply help you build whatever business you desire!

Thanks for listening,

John

Let’s look at some ways to increase your number of customers, and increase sales of your products.

The following video will give you some great ideas to stimulate your mind into action.

Ways To Get More Customers.

1. Communicate with existing or past customers. I know this is obvious, but it is the area that often gains the least attention. The gurus say it costs up to 10 times as much to find new customers as it does to market more products to existing customers. On the internet, if you have your systems set up right, this can be a simple as sending an email with a special offer. Keeping in touch with your customers, present and past, is a great way to ensure ongoing sales. Just think up a clever offer they can’t refuse and you will get more sales almost instantly from those loyal to you.
2. Do Some More Marketing. First, by increasing your advertising, generating new sales systems, etc, and testing, you can increase sales of your products. Finding more people to look at your offer will always increase sales, providing you have a proven offer. The only proviso here is that you cover your advertising with profits for products sold. With Network Marketing, a regular customer can pay you month after monthly, so the life of your customer’s sales is a factor in determining profitability. Often we go for break even on the first sale, knowing that long term residual income from that customer will provide us with future income. Do this with enough people, and the money flows.
3. Find New Markets. There are people out there who would purchase your products if they knew they existed, but they don’t! By creating targeted marketing systems for these additional markets, you can find many new customers and the best part is you have little competition from other Network Marketers in your own company. In this case, because you were the first person to inform your new prospects, they will come to you when they decide this is the solution they are looking for.
4. Build Relationships. Unless your product is a household name with a ready stream of buyers searching for it, you will find that direct selling has its limitations. Far better to put your efforts into building a list of interested people, then offering the chance to purchase immediately. You can double conversions over time with this method.
5. Gain Your Customer’s Trust. As you provide timely and useful information over time with broadcast emails, useful articles, etc. Your prospects will come to realize that you are an expert in your field. This greatly increases their level of trust and lowers scepticism.
6. Provide Incentives. At the right time, send them an offer they can’t refuse. Add a free book, report, extra product, cash incentives, rebate, free gift, etc. The possibilities are limitless, especially on line. Incentives will gain immediate sales.

As you can see there are many ways to gain more customers. The MLM Customer Acquisition System is designed to teach you step by step how to create systems to increase sales of your products on autopilot. No more do you have to call cold leads, or beg people to buy. Now people come to you eager to get their hands on your products and help you share them with the world. Anytime you desire it, you can now get more customers.

How A Part Time Income Saved My Bacon!

Back in 2000, I was struggling. My main gig was operating festivals, where thousands of people would attend lectures, be entertained, and buy stuff from stall holders. It took huge effort, massive advertising, but I had a great time at the events. Along the way, I ventured into Network Marketing, as a means of adding more income. This gave me a steady stream of prospects, and my Networking business grew slowly.

It came to a head when I added up my finances and realised I was fast losing a grip on my money, so I made some hard decisions. First, I got a job, and then I started a new Network Marketing business. I did the business part time.

I was disciplined. I made a list of people to call, and every day, I would call a few of them and offer a free sample of my product. I would call them back and see if they liked it. It was a simple plan.

Within 6 months, I had a fast growing organisation. I was holding meetings on weekends and travelling, but apart from that, 1 spent one hour a day building my empire. It was so much better without the pressure of keeping a roof over our heads, or putting food in our mouths!

The Difference Not Relying On Your Network Marketing Income Makes

Success in this industry does require you to be enthusiastic and motivated. The whole thing runs on infectious enthusiasm. When we are in a position where we rely on our MLM income to pay the bills, it is easy to see things the wrong way! Many quit because they know how much they need to live, and see their income below that level. If they hadn’t quit their jobs, they would have an exceptional income, and that extra $500 a month would support a new car payment, bigger house, annual vacation to an exotic location, or many other items they could not afford but for Network Marketing! When you look at your MLM commission that way, it really is exciting. I can remember putting in orders at 5 to midnight, to get a trip to Cancun Mexico, with everything paid for my partner and myself. This is where this industry really gets exciting.

John And Linda In A Cancun Resort.

“I can remember putting in orders at 5 to midnight,

to get a trip to Cancun Mexico, with everything paid for my

partner and myself. This is where this industry really gets exciting”.

My point is that business is subject to constant change. There are highs and lows. When you have a baseline that pays for your lifestyle, this is the greatest industry in the world. Just one hour a day devoted to building your network marketing business, is enough to create that huge residual income. The question is, why would anyone pass that up? The answer is, they simply either think they don’t deserve the money, or they don’t get what the business can do for your lifestyle.

Now, will you spend an hour a day improving your family’s lifestyle?

John Gaydon

We go into business to add extra income to our family budget, how much we want is different for everyone. The motivation is not for the money, but the difference that will make to your lifestyle. That is why we talk a lot about freedom in this industry. Your motivation to do what is required depends on where your freedom is restricted and how important it is for you to change things! If it is important enough, you will take the required action.

Over the years, I have had great success with Network Marketing, and often wondered why others haven’t always done the same, even when following a successful leader. I think I figured out why this is!

Watch the following video and discover what is required to build a Network Marketing business in the simplest way possible. What will surprise you is that it doesn’t take a lot of people to make it to the top!

Please enjoy the video and leave comments on this post where appropriate. It says it all!

John Gaydon

How We Did It!

Using my techniques on the internet, I have managed to be a top performer in 2 MLM companies at the same time, a rare achievement! All this with the volume of customers coming through my MLM Customer Acquisition System. In fact I am about to ramp up my marketing for one particular product, just to prove how well the system works!

For now, we fly out from Sydney in May for 3 glorious days in what is truly paradise. The room view has been described as “better than any postcard I’ve seen!” by one Trip Advisor contributor, and “The views of the Whitsunday Passage from the Reef View Hotel’s Coral Sea View rooms are amongst the best in the world and have to be seen to be believed!” according to the hotel information. You can judge for yourself!

We are really looking forward to our reward for our effort in marketing this company’s products. Of course, this isn’t the only reward trip we have been on lately. It was only in November that we jetted off to Las Vegas and Estes Park in Colorado on yet another “trip of a lifetime”. In fact we have been on at least one (and often 2 or 3) trips every year for the last 6 years. The first was to Dallas in 2003, and we took such a liking to that we worked hard to get to Cancun for 5 days at the end of that year!

We have been to Cairns, the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast in Australia, New York (twice), a Caribbean Cruise, and 3 trips to Dallas/Fort Worth and Las Vegas. These were for different companies, again proving that it doesn’t matter what company you are with, you can use the MLMCAS system for more than simply making money!

How did we win these trips – really! Well I sit at home and answer phone calls and emails! I write a few articles and distribute videos, place a few ads in the right place, and organize drop shipping by the MLM companies for the most part. Much of the transactions happen without me even talking to anyone!

Even better, my MLM leaders come from this group of satisfied customers who have real conviction for the company and products because of their personal experience.

You Can Do It Too!

I am sure many of you have been on some of these fabulous trips, living the MLM lifestyle. If you haven’t you may find some valuable clues on this site. Of course when it is released, the MLM Customer acquisition will show you step by step how to build your empire and fortune, including free trips!

John Gaydon is now in his 12^th year of Network Marketing Success. Having experienced the ups and downs of both MLM and the Internet, John has collected a powerful arsenal of techniques that work to supply a constant stream of new customers and business associates for any business. John shares many of his ideas at this site and is sharing his secrets with you.

Of course, I am not like that, and I don’t publish anything that I can’t back up! I thought I would list my achievements in my current gig, so I made a video!

The video details my earnings, reward trips and more, and you can get a feel for how I feel about the industry and my current MLM company.

You can see some of the amazing places I have been lucky enough to visit over the last 3 years as well!

Watch it here.

 John Gaydon is now in his 12^th year of Network Marketing Success. Having experienced the ups and downs of both MLM and the Internet, John has collected a powerful arsenal of techniques that work to supply a constant stream of new customers and business associates for any business. John shares many of his ideas at this site and is sharing his secrets with you.

With that sort of income, coming in every month with no effort, why doesn’t everyone bang down your door to get on board?

Why People Quit

The answer is simple. They don’t believe it can happen to them! You had better listen to that last statement, because if you aren’t earning a nice residual income, you probably have the same belief locked somewhere in your subconscious! Yes, I get frustrated with all those who had good intentions, did the right actions and gave up. Every leader does. I also get excited at those who took up the challenge and are now receiving thousands in residual income each and every month! What do you think I focus on? You bet, the successes. I wish the others a great life, BUT it is their choice to maintain their beliefs, not mine. Often there is nothing I can do but wish them well.

There Is Another Reason

One more particularly important part of building a Network Marketing business is duplication. If you are already on board, what are the people you enrolled doing? Are they helping their recruits find their own leaders and training them to help others? If they aren’t you don’t have a business. That is why I have spent some time looking for a program that will appeal to many people. You can take a look at http://mlmbusinesguru.com Be sure to fill in the form and click on the confirmation email. This is a very cool system that is duplicable. Leads, leads, leads are the answer. The more targeted, and the more skilful you are at conversion, the better.

Changing Your Mindset

This is a short article, to the point and designed to make you think! If you don’t believe money can be made in your business, find someone who does make it and find out how they did it! Take on their belief and if necessary, get them to talk to your new prospects. You just tell them you would like them to talk to your mentor, who is living the lifestyle of their dreams. Listen to personal development and motivation audios which tell you that you can do it until you believe it in your heart. Be passionate about what the business can do for them, and believe in your up line’s ability to convey the success of the business. The one thing you can’t do is make up someone’s mind for them.

John Gaydon is now in his 12^th year of Network Marketing Success. Having experienced the ups and downs of both MLM and the Internet, John has collected a powerful arsenal of techniques that work to supply a constant stream of new customers and business associates for any business. John shares many of his ideas at this site and is sharing his secrets with you.

In my 10 years of Network Marketing, I have been involved with a variety of companies. First I want to state that product is king! If you don’t have a unique product to work with that excites people and offers real benefits, it is very difficult to create a real “buzz” through word of mouth advertising, the foundation of successful growth.

When it comes to growing your business, and encouraging your team to build a residual income, the structure of the compensation plan can have a huge influence on your income and that of your team. It can affect the ability of your group to work as a team or as individuals.

Why this is important.

I have stated in other articles that the purpose of business is to make money. Now I know there are many other motivations for promoting products. Indeed, I will only look at companies that offer technology with a unique property and provide real value way beyond what people pay for it. The product must have some sort of exclusivity, so it will last a long time without significant competition. After all, I am involved in companies with up to 20 years existence and it takes time to build a huge income.

Given that we have such a technology, for business builders, the pay plan really affects how we structure the business.

Fast Start Bonus.

The first aspect is an enrollment bonus. This pays you for introducing new people into the business. They can be new business builders, or regular customers who want the best price. Realistically, if you MLM company doesn’t allow you to earn 25% or more of pack cost on a new enrollee, I would leave it alone! This is money to compensate you for advertising, phoning, preparing marketing material, etc. It takes a lot of work to find new recruits. Many run out of investment money simply because the return on their recruiting efforts isn’t enough to break even. The ideal starter pack is one that consists of any of the company products. Many companies package their products. They want to sell items with higher margins and so they bundle them with their unique products in an effort to move more inventory of less popular products. My experience with marketing is that it is much easier to start with a single killer product and then expand to others once your prospect has experienced the benefits of the main product. As their income grows, they will need to maintain a monthly autoship. Here is a great place to try different products. Bundled products make it harder to recruit new team members and regular customers. Trust mw on this, the MLM company is the main beneficiary! Make sure you have a flexible and high paying fast start plan.

What about the back end?

For long term passive income, you need to build a large organisation. This is the part that pays you month after month, whether you recruit new team members and customers or not. When we build a business, we will find a number of people willing to put the time and effort to build a residual income. Everyone else is really a product user, no matter how much they talk about building a business. As a leader, you want to assist your business builders to gain income fast so they stay around for the long term. I have lost so many people who wanted to build a large income and quit because they simply didn’t cover their regular product cost. Although in reality all plans are complicated, there are a few basic considerations.

As the income of your down line members grows, what happens to your income? Does it increase or decrease?

I know this sounds like madness. Most organisations have different levels of leadership. Many offer “infinity bonuses”. These look very attractive, but what happens is that when someone below you reaches the same level as you, the swallow up all or part of your infinity bonus. After all, the company can’t pay this huge amount to everyone. One organisation I have built pays 6% to the first leader, 4% to the second and 2% to the third. If your organisation take off and you have 3 leaders vertically under you, from there on you get 0% infinity bonus! Watch out, it can happen to you. Imagine having 3 leaders on your first three levels. You could have 1,000,000 GV and get nothing! It happens. You want a plan where developing leaders has no effect on your personal income. In this case volume bonuses, where you receive extra based on your overall volume, are a better deal. I want to encourage my leaders to build a huge business. I won’t do this if it cuts off my income. This has happened to me!

Binary or matrix. These usually pay on volume divided between two lines. You can allocate your recruits to your left or right side. In some cases, you can place new recruits anywhere in your organisation. Often pay comes when certain volume levels are reached on both legs. Most people never make any money with this. They never build a substantial second leg. The get $0! The company relies on slippage. If everyone played out the plan properly, your MLM company would go broke! Mathematically, it is unsustainable, except of course, most people don’t make any money! This swells company profits. My advice – stay away from binary plans.

Step-Breakaway. This is the original type of MLM plan. At the start, you earn great commissions on your whole group. As volume increases, your income increases until…someone builds a substantial business and they break away from your volume. As their volume doesn’t count for override bonuses any more, your income can crash by 50% o0r more overnight – just for helping someone be successful. This happened to me. I lost interest in a company for years as a result. If you will join this type of organisation, enrol everyone on your front line and don’t place people under them. This will maximise your income, although it doesn’t encourage your team unless you have a killer advertising plan.

The best plan.

In my opinion, you want a plan that pays up to 10% on the first level for new distributors, and then moves that number down in levels as your organisation grows. That means it is in your interest to enrol product users on your lowest level, benefiting all your business builders and yourself as well. Everyone wins. When your leaders reach new levels, you don’t lose anything, so you can fully encourage them without risk of losing money yourself.

Part of my strategy is to write articles and publish them on the various article directories. There is quite a bit to producing articles that work for your business, and I thought I would share some of my insights here.

First, the format of the article is crucial. You need a catchy headline, first paragraph summarizing the content and giving a compelling reason to read the rest, use subheads where you start a new section, and tie each paragraph or section into the next one with a linking statement that entices them to read further.

At the end of the article you summarize, tell them what to do next, and add a resource box with your website, email, why they should listen to you, and what your qualifications are as an expert.

Here is a summary of views of some of my articles form just one article website. The first column is views, then clickthroughs to my web site, and number of people who published the article in their own newsletter. This is a true viral marketing situation.

Understand these figures. They represent free traffic and prospects you wouldn’t receive otherwise. Apart from submission software, it costs nothing to write and submit articles.

While only one small part of my marketing system, you can see that article marketing is a wonderful way to increase your traffic on the internet.

John Gaydon is a successful internet marketer and Network Marketer with a 6 figure income. His income has grown by 30% or more each year for the last 7 years and he is now ready to teach others how to do the same or better. To learn more about how John built his business FAST, go to http://www.johngaydon.com

John can be reached at john@pems.com.au