Champions Know the Value of Preparation
Preparation pays off in business. It pays to have a system that gets you ready for any situation.
Preparation pays off in business. It pays to have a system that gets you ready for any situation.
I came across an interesting post the other day called “This is a Business, Not a Hobby.” The piece was written by Jim Kukral, who works with small businesses on web marketing. It cites a post on Copyblogger called “The Three Fatal Diseases that Kill Good Blogs.” Kukral’s article focuses on social media, email marketing, affiliate marketing and online public relations, but his point applies perfectly to network marketers who are trying to build their business using the Internet. “We’re…
NOTE — Today’s blog post was written by Jason Lewis, who gives his thoughts on the power of choosing our own path in the world. When I think about what makes life so great, my mind always comes back to the same thing — freedom. The freedom to live our lives however we choose is in my mind, without a doubt, the most exciting thing life has to offer us. photo credit: thelastminute We have the power and the privilege to live…
NOTE — This is the final post in a series on social network marketing. The complete series can be found here. Social network marketing can work in multiple ways, but there are principles that increase your chances of success. photo credit: nsaplayer A few of the principles are personal — knowing why you’re in business and staying focused. But most of the principles concern you’re dealings with other people — building relationships, helping people, starting a blog, interacting with people,…
NOTE — This is the 11th post in a series on social network marketing. The full series can be found here. Most everybody in social network marketing gets sidetracked because they lose focus in one of two ways. They either try to make money in too many ways or their way of making money gets fragmented. photo credit: chamko rani Even worse, many people trying to make money using the Internet too often lose sight of the reason they got…
NOTE — This is the tenth in a series on social network marketing. All the posts in the series can be found here. At its best, social network marketing leads to the formation of a community. You have to do more than just provide advice on how to get income. Your worth should be measured in friendship not dollars. The business objective of making money must be put aside so you can focus on bringing together a committed group of…
NOTE — This is the ninth post in a series on social network marketing. All the posts in the series can be found here. Social network marketing is as much an art as a science. Making it work involves learning how to present your opportunity without coming on in a way that will turn off wary readers. These days, nearly everyone on the Internet — from the solitary blogger to the big corporation — is seeking ways to “monetize” a…
NOTE — This is the eighth post in a series on social network marketing. Previous posts can be found here. When someone joins your business through social network marketing, they’re going to want to use the same method to attract more people. So, you need to be ready to show them exactly how to do it. In other words, you need to show them a simple system that they can use. Moreover, you need an easy way to teach them…
NOTE — This is the seventh in a series on social network marketing. The whole series can be found here. We know that if you want to be good at social network marketing, you can’t hype your business and try to sell people. But at the same time, you have to have a way for people to know about your product or service. After all it is social network “marketing.” So, how do you find buyers for your product without…
NOTE — This is the sixth in a series on social network marketing. The entire series can be found here. Since relationships play such an important role in social network marketing, anyone planning to use it successfully must learn how best to interact with people. photo credit: A Silly Person The proper interaction will go a long way to helping people get to know, like and trust you. As with any relationship, the initial contact takes on added importance. Whenever…