There are a handful of things that I would say I am full-fledged, die-hard fan of. One of the ones at the top of the list is easily Harry Potter.

From book one to book seven, the story still blows my mind when I reread the books. The descriptive detail, the character development, the intricacy of the story from one book to another is amazing. As someone who has always dreamed of writing a book, I can’t help be be impressed by the world J.K. Rowling created for her characters.

Another key part of the stories for me is the growth that you get to witness those characters experience. Throughout the story, different challenges and milestones arise for Harry, Ron and Hermione to work their way through, learning vital lessons and gaining invaluable experience along the way.

Take for example a particular chapter in The Half Blood Prince – entitled “Felix Felicis.” Spoiler alert: if (and I can’t imagine how this would be true) you have neither read the book, nor seen the movie, I am going to give away a minor part of the story. Nothing major, I’m not going to ruin the book for you. I just wouldn’t have felt right about not warning you.

I’m sure some of you can already see where this is going, but this chapter really impresses me – it says a lot about how we all think, act and ultimately succeed and fail in our lives.

Towards the beginning of the book, the newest teacher at the school introduces Harry and Ron’s class to a potion they’ve never seen before, called Felix Felicis, commonly known as “Liquid Luck.”

After explaining what this potion does (exactly what it sounds like) Professor Slughorn announces a contest during that day’s lesson – with a vial of Liquid Luck going to the winner who (spoiler) of course, turns out to be Harry.

For a while, the vial of potion isn’t mentioned much, and Harry does a remarkable job of not wasting it until he needs it. That need presents itself in the form of Harry’s best friend Ron.

The previous year, Ron had joined Harry on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team (sorry to all the non-fans out there, but there’s really no avoiding a certain amount of words that don’t exist or make sense outside of the story. Long story short, Ron was the goalie in a wizarding sport called Quidditch. I won’t go into the details of the game, save to say that it is awesome.). The problem was, Ron was a lousy Quidditch player. He could hardly ever save a goal, and was therefore scared stiff.

The source of Ron’s poor Quidditch playing wasn’t a lack of skill however, it was nerves. Harry had noticed this in the past and was determined to help Ron get over his problem.

Harry came up with an ingenious solution to Ron’s problem. With a big match coming up, Harry got Ron to drink some juice that had been spiked with Felix Felicis – (spoiler alert!) or so it seemed. There was, in fact, nothing in the juice at all.

The match went amazingly well and Ron, of course, was the hero of the day.

Now, on the surface, this seems like an incredibly simple and almost superficial way of making a the point that our own beliefs are what govern our success. Our negativity can hold us back while faith in ourselves propels us forward, but there’s a lot more going on here than a simple placebo effect.

The thing is, Harry did a lot more than trick Ron into thinking he had good luck for the day.

When Harry let Ron think he had been slipped some Liquid Luck, he was actually giving Ron permission to believe in himself. That is what made all the difference.

Anyone who’s been struggling to succeed has come across the same basic mindset and personal development principals; things like the law of attraction, positive energy, holding an unwavering belief in your own success.

At the end of the day, it’s fairly easy to decide to believe something, even to convince yourself or the people around you that you believe it. Actually giving yourself over to, and genuinely benefiting from that belief, however – that’s something else.

A lot of the time we need permission to actually believe these things. Now, when I say “permission” to believe these things, I don’t mean we need someone to tell us it’s okay, I mean we need someone, or more often something to validate things for us. Until we feel like we have proof that the thing we want to believe is actually possible, it’s hard for us to give ourselves over to it fully.

A lot of the time we simply can’t believe in our own success until we’ve received that validation – it’s just another example of how we get in our own way.

Of course, once we receive that permission, once we see the validity in the belief, it becomes possible for us to truly own it, like Ron did.

Ron was lucky to have someone in his life who was able to give him the validation he needed, but in most situations, a little slight of hand and a simple placebo isn’t going to do the trick.

There is, at the end of the day, only one person that can give any of us the validation they need to maintain the beliefs that will carry them to success.

That person is you.

While Harry and Ron’s example illustrate our need for permission to believe in ourselves, they don’t unearth any magical (yes, I chose that word intentionally ) solution.

So where does that leave us? Back at square one?

Not exactly.

I honestly believe that needing permission to believe in themselves in one of the biggest things holding most people back. What else could explain the difficulties faced by so many people who know what to believe, who practice positive affirmations and create vision boards and so on?

There are people who know what to believe, who know what to do. They’re just subconsciously waiting for someone or something to give them permission to act upon that knowledge.

Waiting for that permission is, in my mind, the final obstacle. The last step you take as you get out of your own way and swing for the fences.

Recognizing an obstacle is always the first, and most important part of overcoming it.

Accepting the fact that you may be wasting time waiting for permission and validation is the best way to give yourself both of those things.

Take a good look at your life, your goals and your future. Recognize that the biggest thing holding you back might be that you’re waiting for someone else to give you permission to believe in yourself, waiting for someone else to show you that you really can succeed.

It’s time you gave yourself that permission. It’s time you showed yourself, and the rest of the world, exactly how much you are truly capable of.

I know you probably got into the MLM or network marketing industry because you are sick and tired of living paycheck to paycheck. And I’m sure that you would prefer to have the time freedom in your life to spend your days doing what you want to do.

I understand because I too had those same frustrations when I got started. Once you got started in network marketing, you soon found out that it wasn’t going to be as easy as you were led to believe.

Why is it that you aren’t making hundreds of dollars a day? Why are you having so much trouble generating leads for your business? Why can’t you sign up anyone into your primary network marketing business?

You are starting to doubt this entire industry and you are wondering if there is some secret. What does the guy or girl walking across the stage at the company events know or have that you don’t?

Well, don’t doubt yourself or your business because I want to share something with you today that may change your perspective on your MLM business.

The Best Kept MLM Secret

Well, I’m going to let the cat out of the bag. There is no secret. Seriously, it’s really that simple.

Now, I know. You’re thinking that there is no way that is going to help you build your network marketing business. It will if you listen to me with an open mind!

This industry IS extremely lucrative and it will indeed provide you with that critical time freedom. However, there is a lot of work to be done if you are not there just yet.

Let’s say for example that you were going to medical school to become a doctor. Would you spend an hour or two here and there going to classes and studying and then expect to excel?

Of course not!

The same goes for the network marketing industry. If you want to have success in network marketing, you will need to obtain certain skill sets. It will not take 4 years of “college” to acquire them, but you will have to put in a whole lot of effort.

It is going to take a bit of sacrifice on your part and how much you are willing to sacrifice is indicative of how successful you are going to be. I remember when I got started in this industry, I did not watch any TV for the first 6 months…literally!

The point I am trying to make is that you are going to have to work hard and learn these skills yourself, no one else can learn them for you. It is critical that you learn how to prioritize both your leisure time and your other responsibilities so that you can spend consistent time on your business.

There is so much good information online, good training and amazing resources. However, if you don’t take the time to learn and apply what you learn to your business you simply will not see results.

And be consistent and hold yourself accountable. It’s easy to give up after a couple of months and say “See, it didn’t work.”

It’s tougher to stick with it, make no excuses, and do whatever it takes until you become successful. I honestly believe that if you really want it bad enough, you will have success in this industry. Quitting before you become successful is the only sure way to fail.

The sacrifices you have to go through now may be hard, but the rewards you will have will be worth it!

The network marketing industry is an incredibly rewarding place to be, but it’s very likely that you may be struggling with something that affects so many marketers: you are likely having trouble generating leads for your MLM business.

We have all been there at one time, and it can be an absolutely discouraging experience. You have this amazing opportunity, but you just can’t seem to get anyone interested enough to take notice.

I’ve learned these three “secrets” to MLM lead generation. I really hesitate to even use the word secret because it gets so overused in our industry, but I’m going to make an exception here.

Become A Leader

I’m going to say it again. Become a leader. No one wants to follow a follower. People want to follow leaders, so if you are not a leader, then it’s time you become one…and quickly! This has nothing to do with the number of sales you have, or how much money you make. This is about working on yourself and making yourself more valuable to others. It’s about teaching and helping your prospects and your team.

As entrepreneurs, working on our ourselves is just as important as working on our business. This is something we have total control over, but is often overlooked. The truth of the matter is that we are the only ones standing in our way!

Provide Value

Let’s be honest. No one cares how much money you made last month or last year. What people do care about is how you are going to help them be successful. We must always be providing value to our prospects and our team. This is one of my favorite quotes:

“We must give without want before we can receive.”

I think that just about sums it up. Don’t overlook this because it is key to successful MLM lead generation. We must always be giving to our prospects and teaching. Spend at least 80% of your time giving and providing value, and save your selling for the other 20%.

Don’t Come Across As Needy (Actually, Don’t BE Needy)

If there is one thing your prospects will see right through, it’s neediness. There are so many people out there who are looking for what you have to offer, so there is no reason to be needy or to feel needy. You have the opportunity for them, not the other way around. Value your time and don’t waste it by chasing people down to join your business.

Follow up is one thing. “Stalking” your prospects is quite another! There are propects everywhere, so have an attitude of abundance and you will be greatly rewarded!

There are a good deal of different factors surrounding MLM lead generation, but these three basic fundamentals are a good start. These principles will help you build the foundation and the mindset to be able to attract good quality leads. From there, the sky’s the limit!

The Network Marketing or MLM industry is rather a profitable business model. However, if you are struggling to generate leads for your business, it can be more aggravating than anything else.

How do we solve this problem?

Does It Make Sense To Buy MLM Leads?

My answer is an emphatic no!

The reality is that the great majority of purchased MLM leads aren’t really serious about starting their own network marketing business. They are mostly tire kickers and you will end up spending a lot of wasted time and energy with no real results in the end. Buying MLM leads will not get you the results you would like or deserve.

What Can You Do Instead?

There are a couple of important things you should do.

First. Learn attraction marketing.

Second. Learn who your target market is.

The fundamentals of attraction marketing are that you provide leadership and value to your target market. This way, they will seek you out, rather than you chasing after them.

Cold calling and chasing down prospects is an extremely irritating and inefficient way to run a MLM business. Always remember that attraction marketing is about being the leader your prospects are looking for. It’s about branding yourself, and it’s about providing value to your prospects.

That’s a quick overview of attraction marketing in a nutshell.

But I highly recommend that you become a student of attraction marketing if you are not already, because it will change your entire business. It can and will allow you to have a much more enjoyable business, with less frustrations, and it can save you quite a bit of time.

Now we need to establish who your target market is. Your target market is made up of two different types of people. They don’t include the guy you met at the coffee shop or your family and friends.

This is not to say that there won’t be anyone at all in your group of friends or your family that may be interested in your opportunity. I’m just saying you are not going to be building a very successful business if you only sponsor your Aunt Martha.

This is where you must think bigger. Much bigger.

Instead of wasting your money and your time on buying MLM leads, focus on generating your own from these two target markets:

1. Current network marketers. This is tough for some to understand at first. I had a tough time with it in the beginning, but once you really grasp the concept, it changes everything.

They don’t need to be sold. They don’t need to be convinced. They get the business already. Keep in mind that you are marketing yourself to other network marketers by being a leader and providing them value. You are not marketing your business upfront.

2. The second group is people who are actively looking for what you have to offer. Remember, it’s extremely unlikely that your whole family is looking for a home business, so you need to market to the people who are. This is why you shouldn’t be marketing to them, but instead marketing to those people who are.

You will need to do some research and really become a student of marketing to do this effectively, but it will open up an endless amount of leads for you if you are willing to do the work.

The bottom line here is that with the amount of people out on the internet every single day, there are ways to generate more leads than you will know what to do with for your MLM business.

In the end, my advice is that you should not buy MLM leads unless you want to waste your time, energy and money. When all is said and done, all you will have to show for buying MLM leads is hundreds of wasted phone calls!

Having a network marketing or MLM business can be exciting and very lucrative. However, it may not feel like that if you are struggling to generate leads for your business.

It can be discouraging when you are struggling to generate leads and are barely able to make enough money to continue on to the next month. You might even feel like quitting.

This doesn’t have to be you. It’s just a matter of knowing where to look for qualified leads and then learning the right marketing techniques to use.

Does this sound too easy? It is, but it doesn’t come without work. Although, this work will be results producing, rather than time consuming – we’ve all been there before.

Who Are Qualified MLM Business Leads?

First, it is so important to know exactly who your target market is. I can tell you that it’s not your family and friends. It’s not your neighbor and it’s not the guy you ran into at Starbucks.

I know there are some people who have built their businesses doing things like making lists of friends and family, having hotel meetings, using the “ten foot” rule, etc. and I mean no disrespect to them.

However, this is absolutely not the way you want to be building your business because it simply isn’t efficient.

Your target market is only two groups of people.

1. Other network marketers. This is because they are already sold on the network marketing and MLM industry. They understand the concept and don’t need to be convinced. This is a tough one for many marketers because it seems counter-intuitive. Most marketers want to know why market to someone who is currently in a network marketing or MLM business?

Well, you want to become a leader and provide value to other network marketers. It is not uncommon for network marketers to switch companies, so who do you think they are going to look to when they are ready to make a change?

In addition to providing them leadership, you can also market your own products or some affiliate products from time to time. It’s important that you are offering only good quality products though.

Even if they never join your primary business, these products will not only help them grow their business, but they will also provide revenue for your business

If you remember nothing else from this article, remember this:

* Build Your List
* Build A Relationship With Your List
* Market To Your List

2. The second group of people who you want to target for your MLM busines are those that are actively looking for a business opportunity. They are looking for a solution to a problem and that is what you can offer them.

Let’s take a moment to think about this in another situation.

If you were selling your beautiful home, would you go solicit your family and friends to buy it? Of course not. You would hire an experienced Real Estate Agent and they would market your home to people who are actively searching for a home by placing it on things such as MLS. This is a service that buyers use almost every day to search for their new home.

Remember, your home may be big and beautiful, but if your family and friends aren’t in the market for a new house, it’s likely they probably won’t buy it!

This is the way we have to think with our MLM or network marketing business.

Where Can You Find MLM Business Leads?

As I mentioned above, you are not going to find qualified MLM business leads by going through your family tree. You also won’t find them hanging out at your favorite coffee shop all day.

Once you learn effective attraction marketing strategies and then implement them into your business, you will begin to generate qualified MLM business leads.

If you don’t understand what I mean when I say attraction marketing, then I strongly suggest you become a student of attraction marketing. Learn what your prospects are looking for and then give that to them.

Figure out what your prospects’ problems are and then provide them with the solution. This is how you will attract quality MLM business leads, customers and distributors into your business.

Do this quick exercise: Figure out exactly who you are targeting for your MLM business. What are they looking for? Why are they looking for it? More importantly, what will it provide for them?

Answer those questions. Provide those answers and solutions to your target market and you will attract endless leads into your MLM business.

Remember, people aren’t looking for a Network Marketing business. They are looking for a solution to a problem. What is that problem?

Answer that question and you will no longer struggle for leads!

…including walking on water. Well, running on water, actually – but still pretty impressive.

Officially named “Liquid Mountaineering,” this new sport is pretty straightforward in concept. Using the proper water-repellent footwear, get up to speed with a well calculated running start and continue out across the surface of a still lake or pond.

According to Liquid Mountaineering’s creators, the most important part – along with having the right equipment – is belief. It’s all about mindset, and truly believing that you can run across the surface of the water – skimming over the surface like a skipping stone.

Take a look at this video to see some of these pioneers in action:

Awesome.

Now, before any naysayers reading this rush to the bottom of the page to leave a scathing comment – I want to make one thing clear.

These guys didn’t really walk on water. I know that. This video is actually just a really clever piece of marketing, designed to sell the shoes they wear.

Hi-Tec footwear contracted a marketing company to help them put together a video that would go viral on the internet – and it worked. At the time of this writing, the video is closing in on 9 millions views.

I’d call that a success.

To simulate the appearance running on water, a special platform was developed that floats a couple of inches below the surface – creating a very realistic effect. You can see a “behind the scenes” video on Hi-Tec’s website.

Now, while the video may be fake, the message that these guys deliver (intentionally or not) is phenomenal.

“If you don’t actually believe that you’re going to walk on that water (accomplish whatever seemingly impossible task you you’re facing, it’s not going to happen for you.”

I don’t know about you, but personally, I think that’s an astoundingly poignant message to get from a video designed to sell sneakers.

Think about anything you’ve undertaken in the past, or are presently undertaking. Anything that required true effort.

In order to succeed in anything truly challenging, anything that really pushes the limits of who you are and what you know to be possible, you have to believe it will happen.

This is true in all areas of life – business and personal. Belief in the impossible defines the possible – and that’s really what this video is about – to me anyway

Now, I’ll freely admit – the first time I saw this video, I bought it. I was thoroughly impressed, and while I wasn’t making plans to run out and try it myself, I did think they’d managed to make it those few steps across the surface.

Maybe that makes me gullible. I’d rather think that it shows that I choose to live my life believing that extraordinary things can – and do – happen every single day.

To me, the world just seems like a much bigger, more interesting place when you have an open mind.

“The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.”
-Arthur C. Clarke

I forget things. A lot.

It’s sad, but true… just ask my wife: my short term memory holds about as much as information as an old school floppy disk (note to the kids out there: that’s not a lot).

There are certain times when my memory really shines, and I’ll pull out some obscure detail of an event months or even years ago that impresses not only my wife, but blows me away as well. Unfortunately, I have yet to unlock the pattern that triggers these sudden feats of recollective strength.

Until I crack the code, I’ve come to rely pretty heavily on ReQall, a service that has quickly become indispensable.

ReQall does what it’s endearingly misspelled name suggests: it helps you recall virtually anything you might be in danger of forgetting. The reason this service is so powerful is that it employs speech-to-text technology that lets you record a reminder using one of ReQall’s mobile applications for iPhone, Blackberry or Android phone. The reminder is then translated to text and added to your list based on various parameters.

More on that later.

Organizing Items With ReQall

ReQall has a simple, yet ingenious organization structure that classifies items into different groups such as To-Do’s, Notes, Shopping items and any custom categories you might want to create.

You can then view your tasks based on these criteria, in addition to time based lists, such as Today, Soon, Later, and Overdue.

This works really well, because it allows you to view items based on your current needs. Need your To-List for today? Just pull up the “Today” screen. Stopping at the store? Just hit the “Shopping” tab.

Another excellent feature enjoyed by Pro customers (an incredibly useful service for a mere $2.99 a month) is the addition of “Locations.”

When you first open a ReQall account, you get a brief trial period where you have access to this (and other) premium features. At first, you have two default locations: “Home” and “Work.”

Adding an item, either by text or voice (yes, it works with both) that ends with “at home,” or “at work,” will automatically assign the event to that location – and you can create whatever locations you want.

Here’s an example: I pick up my phone, hit record and say “Water the plants at home.”

ReQall uploads that audio file to their server, translates it to text and saves it as “Water the plants.” The note is tagged under the “Home” location so it will show up on that list if I need it.

ReQall also understands dates, times and scheduling – meaning I can easily remind myself to do something in the future such as “Call Mom tomorrow at 5PM” (will save itself as “Call Mom” with tomorrow’s date at 5 o’clock – so it won’t show up on today’s to-do list).

Recurring tasks are also easy. Simply type or say “Balance business checking account every Monday,” and the event will be created on a recurring basis.

Adding in a number of locations for different stores you frequent allows for automatically organized shopping lists – such as adding “Buy printer paper at Staples” or “Buy milk at Whole Foods.” The “Shopping” tab will display all of these items together, while the specific locations will break out the individual lists for you.

Add in GPS functionality that will give you an optional audio and pop up alert when you come into range of a saved location, and you’re set to remember pretty much anything.

Here And Now

The biggest area of improvement at the moment would have to be ReQall’s “Here and Now” feature. The name implies that it would produce a list of current items for your current location – unfortunately that’s not quite how it works.

According to ReQall support, the feature actually works more as a “Here OR Now” list – meaning it shows everything that can be done at the current time OR at the current location – meaning you’ll sometimes have something on the list that isn’t due for a couple of weeks, but it’s there because you’re at that location.

Fine tuning that feature into a genuine “Here AND Now” layout that showed today’s tasks for wherever you are would make this service an absolute powerhouse.

Fortunately, ReQall has a fairly responsive support staff (they use GetResponse for online support correspondence) and they’ve had a number of requests to update this feature. Fingers crossed!

In short, ReQall is extremely useful for organizing both personal and business reminders. It makes adding items to your current and future to-do and shopping lists extremely simple to do on the fly – and the web interface makes composing a complete list all at once extremely easy as well.

We live in a society where bigger is better, more is better. But is it?

When it comes to building an online business, is more and bigger always better?

More specifically, is it better to have more friends on Facebook? Is it better to have a bigger list?

I don’t think this is always the case, and I also believe that this is where a lot of network marketers go wrong.

Everyone is so concerned with gathering as many Twitter followers and Facebook friends as quickly as they can.

This, however, doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to build your business any faster, or make any more money. It also does not really ensure any long term success.

Perhaps if we all took the time to build stronger relationships and actually network with people, we would have more success.

How does a whole bunch of friends on Facebook or a whole bunch of Twitter followers (who could care less about what you have to say) benefit you, or them, or your business?

What about having a list of 15,000 subscribers? It’s great if that lists consists of people who are genuinely interested in what you have to say and who you can build a relationship with.

But, what if most of them don’t really care? What if you don’t take the time to build a relationship with your subscribers because you feel like you have so many prospects, that you don’t really need to worry about it?

You could be just as successful with a list of 1,500 subscribers who actually hear what you have to say, and care what you have to say.

Now, my message here isn’t that you should shoot to only have 100 friends on Facebook or that you should try to keep your list small.

There are people with 300 friends on Facebook that are very successful and others with 5,000 friends that are just as successful. There are successful network marketers with 1,000 subscribers and those with 10,000.

Regardless of the size of your list, or how many friends and followers you have, if those people aren’t responding to the content you create, they don’t really impact your business in any meaningful way. Responsiveness is much more important than size – it’s another case of “quality over quantity.”

The point is that it should be about the quality of the relationships and not just the quantity. I’ve always felt that having 10 close friends that you can count on and really connect with is much more meaningful than having 100 friends that just want to party with you and that’s about it.

Think about this as you build your business. Who are you spending your time and energy on? Consider that as you build your business and remember that it is called NETWORK marketing for a reason!

As lucrative as network marketing or MLM is, it can be frustrating for many struggling marketers. If you aren’t generating enough leads or bringing in enough money, it can seem like you are doomed before you hardly even get started.

This doesn’t have to be you. There are a few network marketing tips I would like to share with you today.

Chad and I have been fortunate to have some great mentors in this industry, and we feel that these tips helped us, and we hope they will help you with your business.

8 Network Marketing Tips

1. Work Hard and Smart

Unfortunately, I think many people get involved in network marketing and believe it is going to be an “easy” way to make a lot of money. I do agree that it is an easy way to make a great living, however I would like to qualify that by saying there is quite a bit of work involved.

To most people, network marketing is a new experience. Add that to the effort of learning to market online and you will find you have a lot of information to cover. Now, it’s not going to be anything like going through college for four years, but be prepared to work and learn.

Also, be mindful that you are working “smart”. What I mean by that is make sure you are spending your time wisely on things that are improving your skill sets, which will produce you results. It’s easy to get lost in the sea of the internet and spend your time on things that aren’t really moving your business forward. This is something we should all be mindful of!

2. Learn How To Leverage

It’s going to be important, extremely important, that you harness the power of the internet and learn how to leverage your time. Once you learn these skills and how to implement them into your business, you can have your business running 24/7 while you are doing other things.

This is when you are really able to make money. However, don’t expect this to happen overnight. You must be diligent and understand the importance of things, such as a well-constructed website, a marketing sytem and sales funnel.

Also, some of you may have more time, while others may have more money available. If you are short on time, it may make sense to outsource certain tasks to allow you the time to spend talking to prospects and leads, and other results-producing tasks.

3. Be A Leader

This is something a lot of people struggle with. You feel like if you haven’t made it big yet, how can you be a leader? Well, being a leader has nothing to do with making millions of dollars.

It has to do with the ability to guide someone towards their goals. Spend time learning the skills in this industry and then share them with your prospects to help them succeed. Be there to guide and teach them, even though you are still learning.

That is a leader and that is what your prospects are looking for.

4. Master One Marketing Strategy At a Time

It can be extremely overwhelming with all the different marketing strategies available, and with new information and training being offered all of the time. My advice would be to find a strategy that you can relate to, afford and stick with consistently.

It’s easy to start marketing online and get caught up in trying one strategy for a few days or weeks, then another strategy, and so on. Unfortunately, this probably isn’t going to produce you the results you desire.

I would recommend starting with a strategy that you feel comfortable with, learn all about it, then do it consistently until you start seeing results. Once you do, ramp up your efforts and you should see bigger results.

Once you are getting consistent results, move on to another strategy and repeat. This will work better than jumping around and never really putting all your effort into one strategy to make it work.

Over time, you will learn which strategies you like, which ones work, which ones you should use more, less etc.

5. Test & Track Your Efforts

Don’t forget to test your marketing campaigns and don’t forget to track your efforts! How will you know which campaigns, articles, videos, ads, are getting you results if you are not tracking your efforts?

This may seem a bit tedious, but will save you a lot of time, energy and money if you make sure to do it. This way, if something is working, you can do more of that something to get bigger results. If you aren’t tracking, you have no way of knowing that!

6. Monetize Your Efforts

Don’t spend all of your time and energy driving traffic to your website only to try to get them to sign up in your primary network marketing business. This tip is important, because so many marketers leave so much money on the table by not doing this.

It’s okay to sell other products and services to your prospects even if they don’t want to join your network marketing company! Build your list with your leads and prospects and then build a relationship with them.

Offer them value, teach them, guide them and follow the 80/20 rule. You should be giving to them 80% of the time by sharing information, tips and your knowledge. The other 20% is okay to sell to them. You can offer affiliate products, or your own if you have them.

A word of caution, though, be sure the products you are offering them are something you stand behind and trust. Even though you may make an affiliate commission, it’s important that these products are still providing value to your list.

It’s more important to have a loyal list who trusts you, rather than making a quick buck!

7. Be Yourself

This one may sound easy, but it can be difficult. It’s more than okay to look to your mentors for guidance, but you don’t want to become your mentor. You want to be yourself.

This is a people business and it’s about relationships, so it’s important that you are true and authentic. People will see your authenticity and respect you for it.

One of my favorite quotes from the great Zig Ziglar is:

“You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.”

That is a very true statement. You have abilities that make you special and unique, so it’s important to remember that and not disregard them.

8. Don’t Give Up

Despite some of the marketing you may see or hear, don’t expect to be retired and living on an island in 6 months. This industry is extremely rewarding, but it takes time and effort to be successful.

I think many people get into this industry expecting results that aren’t equivalent to the time they are willing to spend on their business. They end up quitting because it doesn’t seem like it’s working.

You will be successful in network marketing…if you are diligent, consistent and don’t give up. Listen, it’s going to take some time and hard work, but the results will be well worth it!

Well, I guess that about wraps it up. I hope that some of these tips help you with your network marketing business. Remember why you got into this industry every time you have to sit down and do the work.

After all, wouldn’t you rather be working hard for yourself than for someone else?

Successfully making money online involves a lot of important factors, not the least of which is maintaining an online presence for yourself.

You need to have somewhere online, some website or blog, where people can find and get to know you.

Unfortunately, not everyone knows where to begin setting something like this up, so I wanted to take a minute to share my results with Bluehost, the company my wife and I use to run the various blogs associated with our online business.

Bluehost Products and Services

Hosting and Registration

Bluehost offers an immense number of different services – more, in fact, than I could ever go over in detail in a single article, but the main ones are definitely worth covering.

Bluehost excels when it comes to domain registration and hosting accounts. Bluehost can host domains that are registered with them, or domain names that have been purchased from a competitor.

Bluehost’s hosting accounts have always been, in my experience, extremely reliable.

One of the biggest benefits of using Bluehost for your web hosting is the fact that Bluehost hosting accounts are not only affordable, but come with unlimited storage space and bandwidth – something other leading competitors put a cap on, or charge extra for.

Bluehost also offers the benefit of a free domain name with it’s hosting plans – the annual registration fee for your account’s primary domain name is waived – so if you’re only running a single site, all you have to pay for is hosting.

Email

Bluehost provides it’s hosting clients with unlimited email addresses, so no matter how large or diverse your business is, you’ll be able to set up as many email accounts as you like.

Bluehost provides a number of different web-based email applications that can be used to send and receive messages, but they also provide POP3 and IMAP support, allowing you to synchronize your email with whatever email application (such as Outlook, or Thunderbird) or mobile device you like. For the less tech-savvy, there are easy to follow tutorial videos on how to set this up.

Application Scripts

For those who want to run an application like WordPress to organize their site, Bluehost is ideal. They provide installation scripts that make setting up platforms like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and dozens of others as simple as a few clicks.

Bluehost’s installation scripts make it possible for anyone, to easily set up a blog, ecommerce site, help desk, photo gallery or social network without having to learn how to install the software.

Support

Another area where Bluehost really shines is their technical support. With a 24/7 call center, you can always get the help you need. In addition, there is an online knowledge base, containing articles and instructions to help users through common problems, as well as an incredibly convenient online chat that is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Having logged into the support chat a handful of times, I have yet to encounter a technical support member who hasn’t been knowledgeable and prompt in solving the issues I have run into, even when if I’m looking for help in getting something within a platform like WordPress working.

Bluehost’s technical support is knowledgeable and competent to help not only with their own products, but also with the different applications they provide installation scripts for – making it extremely easy to get the help you need, regardless of the type of site you are running.

All in all, I have personally had a great experience with Bluehost, and recommend them to anyone who asks me about a hosting provider – especially if I know that person is interested in running a WordPress site.