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The Money is in the List! - Wrong!The Money is in the List! - Wrong! I know you've been told this countless times... The money is in the list! Is that really true? Or is your list nothing more than a bunch of names? I'm going to venture out on a limb and tell you...

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It is Up to You by Jim RohnIt is Up to You by Jim Rohn Here's one of my favorite messages from Jim Rohn: One of the first things successful people realize is the old adage, "if it is to be, it is up to me." That is, for you, the fact that your success and...

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Are Social Networks Surpassing TV Time?

Category : Branding, Social Media

I just read an article on Nielson’s blog site NielsonWire about how Social Networks/Blogs Now Account for One in Every Four and a Half Minutes Online.

Here’s and excerpt from the article:

The popularity of social media is undeniable – three of the world’s most popular brands online are social-media related (Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia) and the world now spends over 110 billion minutes on social networks and blog sites. This equates to 22 percent of all time online or one in every four and half minutes. For the first time ever, social network or blog sites are visited by three quarters of global consumers who go online, after the numbers of people visiting these sites increased by 24% over last year. The average visitor spends 66% more time on these sites than a year ago, almost 6 hours in April 2010 versus 3 hours, 31 minutes last year.

This is a very interesting statistic for Network Marketers. I mean we all realize that a shift has occurred in what monopolizes our time, but what’s really cool is that this has opened the door for regular individuals to advertise and interact with our audience without having the high cost associated with Television advertising.

The key is to find the way to get a person’s attention some time during that 6 hours they spend online each day.

So let me ask you, are you branding yourself enough to stand out from the herd and get noticed? Are you someone that people would give up a few minutes playing Farmville or Mafia Wars to interact with? Is your message strong enough?

Some interesting questions to ponder…

To Your Success, Because Your Success Matters!

David Haines
(215) 268-6696 Anytime!

What the Heck is a Gravatar and Why do I Need One?

Category : Blogging, Branding

Have you ever noticed that sometimes there are little pictures of the people who leave comments on blogs, and sometimes there is only a blank or crazy design picture?

Well, that little picture is called a Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatar), and you need one if you leave comments or have a blog of your own. It should be part of your personal branding strategy.

People connect with pictures, and it’s very important that your picture is connected to EVERYTHING you do. Let others know who you are and what you look like. They are more apt to remember you if they can associate what you say with your picture.

So now, on to the good stuff! Setting up a Gravatar is very easy.

My very good friend Sharon Hartman created a great video training on how to set up a Gravatar.

If you would like to bypass the video, you can go to http://www.gravatar.com and follow the instructions there.

So hey, when you’re finished come back here and leave a comment for this article. I’d love to see your picture!

Happy Branding!

To Your Success, Because Your Success Matters!

David Haines
(215) 268-6696 Anytime!

Special Thanks goes out to Sharon Hartman for her great video training and her friendship. Check out her awesome blog at http://sharon-hartman.com

The Dark Side of MLM

Category : Branding

 

People figure they have a great company, great products, excellent marketing plan, good skills, proven track record, and on and on … so success in this business should be like rolling off a log.

And then they get crushed UNDER the log!

Some facets of this business are so obvious, you may take them for granted …and never actually DO them.

For instance.

We talked earlier about a huge, all-encompassing, powerful “WHY” that will keep you going in your business, no matter what you come up against.

But you need ANOTHER huge, all-encompassing, powerful “WHY”.

THIS “WHY” is the reason your prospects should choose YOU over all their other 650 home business options. Your job is to make an impression on them that they will NEVER forget!

I don’t know your business. I don’t know what advantage YOU offer that puts you head and shoulders above your competition.

I only know that if you can’t offer that kind of advantage,

You Are ROADKILL!!

You got NO chance.

So to help give you some ideas, I’ll tell you the advantage we offer our prospects that elevates us above all the competition:

“I’ll provide a lead generation system that brings ONLY the most qualified people into your group. Then I’ll train them FREE, 5 nights a week, to build relationships and become Top Sponsors who will build YOU a lifetime residual income!”

… or the short version:

“I will personally help you get, mentor, and keep your people – for FREE, 5 nights a week!”

You are certainly welcome to become part of our group and use OUR advantage.

Check out what we can offer you: http://tinyurl.com/MFFeBook

But in any event, you MUST be able to put YOUR focused advantage into a few words to create a lasting impression and elevate you above all your competition.

“So What?”

There’s a very well-known Direct Marketing guy (See? I DO know some of them!) who once told me that after he writes an ad, he reads every sentence to himself and asks,

“So What?”

If he doesn’t have a good answer, that sentence is GONE!

“So What?” is a good benchmark for YOU to use as you build your business. Everything you plan to do … every sentence you write … ask yourself, “So what?”

In other words …

Am I on-target?

Have I gotten hypnotized by a side-issue and gone off in some time-wasting direction?

Is this piece critical to the final picture?

Does this make sense? Can other people follow it?

“So what?” will help you execute.

You’ll learn to be surgical in focusing on what’s important.

You’ll get rid of much of the clutter in your life.

It will help you define your competitive advantage.

I strongly recommend it.

To learn more about how Mentoring For Free can help you build your Network Marketing Team Bigger, Better and Stronger, start by downloading our free eBook “Success In 10 Steps ” here: http://tinyurl.com/MFFeBook

To Your Success!

David Haines
215-268-6696 Anytime!
Skype: davidahaines
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