Here’s what she wrote :

Hello Andrea,

I just finished reading the e-book. I am one of those that are tired of the meetings, festivals, trying to talk to strangers.  But how do I make this work for the business that I have spent 5 years building?  If I have my own domain and site will people be able to find me through search engines?

And this is my reply to her -

There are two ways for people to arrive on your website.

Search engines, which might be part of your game plan in the end, but it’s pretty tough to beat the folks who have been doing “search engine optimization” for their living for any length of time to make that the whole plan. Kind of a steep learning curve, though not impossible.

A much more viable way is to get familiar with and use what’s called Web 2.0  — aka. the social networking platforms and tools that have cropped up all over creation.

Adding in an optin page that collects your own leads is what makes it possible to leverage the best part of the Internet — the fact that it’s global and available round the clock.

Some of the meet and greet (and sifting and sorting) HAS to be automated or you can’t properly attract the folks who are interested or follow-up with the people who want to hear from you.

Maybe the place to begin is by asking “Who do you want to attract?” Who is your perfect partner/ customer? What’s your best outcome here?

Then consider … how many people “just like that” you’ll need within your particular comp plan to make that so. And how many of those do you already have in place?

I always try to begin with the end in mind. For instance - I only ever need 2 people to build with. Got ‘em. Now I get to help other people learn how to attract their two.

Also, it turns out some of the best places to hang out online are in communities where you really enjoy the topic. Do you have any favorite past times? You’d want to choose forums that allow a signature line, put your link there and then yack to your heart’s content on the topic.

Maybe seems over simplified — but once your little funnel is all set in place — it really can be that straight forward. You add value, people appreciate you and get curious to know more … click through, you offer something that’s worth trading their name/email for and voila - your contact list is begun.

Think of your domain name / site as your business card if nothing else — it’s how people tell you apart from the rest of the folks online. I feel if you’re building online you have to have your own domain at the very least.

Does that sorta address some of your confusion?

Hope so

Thanks for the questions — always helps me get clearer too.

Today I found a neat page (completely ad free) page that lists a wide variety of Web 2.0 platforms - there are so many!

You can check it out here - Fab List of Social Networks and Social Network Directories

Happy networking!

Andrea

Doesn’t matter what your business is, nor product, nor service — the way Mitch sees it, everyone’s in the “Transportation Business”.

What the heck??

Well it’s true - check this out:

Mitch Axelrod » Video

The R.A.M.M. Formula by Mitch Axelrod

The real question is, what kind of “Transportation Business” is it that you’re in?

And what that takes is clarity.

Clarity about where you are now and where you want to be.

Mitch shares 4 steps that ‘guarantee’ you can get there:

• R = Result (what’s your destination?)

• A = Action (DO Something - “imperfect action beats perfect inaction every single time”)

• M = Measure (are you on or off course? - quantity and quality)

• M = Modify (be willing to adapt and revise)

Watch the video, grab the companion .pdf — share with others; take your friends along for the ride ‘Cause if it ain’t fun, we ain’t doin’ it, right?

I’m in the transportation business — you?

Make it a great day,
Andrea

Find Out What Your Upline Isn’t Telling You: Why You Don’t Need To Harass Anyone To Join Your Business… How To Have Prospects Lining Up For Your Opportunity Instead…

… And Why The Traditional Out-Dated Methods Are Literally Self-Sabotaging Your Success.

There are a lot of people who would disagree with me. The companies themselves for instance. Upline leadership that is firmly invested in volume levels — that would be another example.

Anytime that someone suggests that you lead with a specific brand name — my feeling is it’s time to seriously question their motives. Ask yourself, what’s in it for them?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about product sales. Consistent retail sales being the highest and purest “market driven” form of sales…

What I’m saying is (and I’ve said it before), let the product or company be the recommendation that you make after having built a relationship, and an understanding of what the person wants.

Brand yourself and your ‘expert’ knowledge first.

Otherwise, you’re just out there hawking someone else’s product on your own dime, wouldn’t you say?

Branding yourself is not only more effective for sales because people come to know, like and trust you; it’s also a safeguard against upheaval.

Any marketing that you do of YOU is forever.

Am I making sense??

Make it a great day,

Andrea

Ghandi’s Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the World

‘Cause if anyone was ever a LOA networker, Ghandi was.

Success is SO an inside job.

And the Law of Attraction comes to our aid just as soon as we start raising our vibration and BEing attractive to others. It’s not such a stretch is it?

“Be the change you wish to see in the world”

Or is it??

I think the quote from that article which grabbed my attention most today is this one:

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

Which one is yours?

With so many problems to solve and so many people actively looking for solutions - this is THE best economy to be creating a NWM income stream, think?

I sure do.

How will you change what you’re doing today?

Make it a great day!

I appreciate you,

Andrea

Boring snoring if you ask me ….

However, Policies & Procedures are effectively our ‘distributor contracts’ … it’s that box that you rush to check off or that paper you sign … usually without reading it … in order to activate your distributorship. BIG MISTAKE.

Yeah, I know they’re boring as snot. And they often come with disclaimers about “the company can revise at will”, however, you are agreeing to them and it is *the law* for the moment.

You can also get a pretty good feel for where the company’s head is at as far as how they feel about their relationship with their distributors.

• Do they set restrictions that make the distributorship a ‘JOB’?
• Is it more their intention to support independant business owners?
• Or are they just flat out in it for themselves??

You’ll find all kinds.

I’m gonna take this post to spotlight a point in a well known company’s P&P that shouts the first point … they clearly want to OWN you and everyone you bring to the company and restrict your access for other business discussions from everyone that not only you but the folks in your family might happen to talk to who are already customers.

Here’s the section I’m talking about…. and something on this order can be found in many P&P’s.

This is a company that also has other drawbacks like a monthly new customer quota … but that’s another conversation.

You might ask what’s wrong with this … and the answer is nothing, if you’re looking for a job. Nothing at all.

However, if you’re anything like me, you eventually want the option of an auto-pilot residual income … that’s the whole attraction for me.

New business quotas, required attendance at company functions, ‘ongoing’ training of downline stipulations DO NOT equal being able to take off and do something totally different if I want to.

What’s it sound like to you?
Andrea

Have been recently re-inspired to blog more often while keeping up with Kim Klaver’s blog. Am really enjoying the interaction over there.

Today, I’m in the process of revamping my Network Marketing site and have decided to keep the blog part on the same hosting space (it used to be a blogger blog linked to the site) from here on out.

Wordpress has a handy tool that lets you import posts from other services. BE SURE and save your template in notepad though ’cause it gets wiped and you’ll want to put a last post there directing people to your new blog space, yes?

Making moves to stream line this here operation wherever possible.

What do we think about the colors and my new header??

Are they workin’ for ‘ya??

Make it a great day!

Andrea

Literally.

One of the most effective ways of building relationships online is through the use of niche forums. Read this blog entry on a friend’s blog and you’ll see why:

Forums A Great Internet Marketing Tool

So what do you like to do?

Go let people get to know like and trust you … leave the marketing to your sig file

Andrea

Follow-up and customer service will set you apart from the crowd every time.

Why do I think that?

People just don’t keep in touch anymore.

My friend Sara is a perfect example … her blog post “Maintaining Contact” spells it all out for us. She’s just a ‘regular gal’ …

Network marketing is all about building and maintaining relationships … you stand out from the crowd when you keep in touch.

Andrea

I even wrote a ranting article about it last year called “On Becoming the GoTo Guy” might wanna read it and catch up if you missed it first round.

Article writing is a great wat to ‘become the expert’ and brand yourself in a particular field. The end result is that you become attractive to the market that seeks that expertise. Kinda cool, huh?

I have a friend who posted a valuable “short list” of places to submit your writing to on her blog:
Freelance Content Writing: Online Writing Opportunities

Happy submitting!
Andrea