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Internet and Network Marketing Training – Max Steingart vs. Tim Sales – Review

On July 29, 2010, in Attraction Marketing, Network Marketing, by Jim
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We were recently introduced to Max Steingart’s Endless Leads 4.0 Training Course by a leading internet and network marketing expert.  The training provides guidance and instructions for using social media to generate cheap mlm leads for any network marketing business online.   His material is very simplistic, yet revolutionary, in that very few internet and network marketing mentors have the slightest clue about building relationships. This article provides a review of what Max has to offer and its effectiveness vs. Tim Sales’ popular “Professional Inviter” training.

Max, as many know bills himself as the “Father of Social Media,” due to the fact that he began using his current technique in the days of America Online. Facebook and My Space didn’t even exist, yet, but Max began to explode his downline while simply “making friends” within the AOL system. In a sense, Max’s course is a throw-back to basic relationship skills taught by authors such as Dale Carnegie.  Simply put, Max’s advice is to never expose or offer your business  opportunity unless your “friend” has been qualified ahead of time, meaning they have already expressed a need or interest in what you have to offer.

So what about Max’s content?  As a big fan of leading network marketing sales trainer Tim Sales, the comparison is an obvious one to us.  Although both operate in a fairly narrow niche, it seems to us that Tim has a larger following.  After all, he’s the author of the very popular “Brilliant Compensation” video which makes the case for the viability of the network marketing industry.  It wasn’t until Robert Kiyosaki recently jumped on board with his own endorsement that a stronger testimonial and “apology” for what many call a “pyramid” was available.

What is special about Max?  Although his training seems on the surface much more simplistic than the more “academic” approach used by Tim Sales, in a sense it is more complete, since Max provides exact questions to use in the “relationship building” process.  Of course, flexibility and tailoring of approaches on a case by case basis are important in either system.  A big difference is that Max’s method truly seems much more rejection free.  In Tim’s approach, the network marketing, or pyramid “objection” is addressed up front, which may actually raise it in cases where in may not have been present.

Another difference is that Max’s course is online vs. a CD set and has more extensive videos, which seem almost to be almost limitless.  This has its advantages, although it’s easy to get bogged down, too!

Finally, Max offers daily “Ask Max” sessions to his students, which are invaluable repetition as well as a direct means of access to a trainer that is very unusual in the training industry.  We don’t know how long Max will be able to keep up this incredible pace, but highly recommend his training for anyone that wants to learn directly from the “Father of Social Media” today’s best strategies for developing cheap mlm leads We also recommend Tim Sales’ training, but short of moving to Tampa and joining his team, he is much less accessible as a mentor, at least for now!

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Internet Marketing Tip – Using Google Image Ads – Webinar Summary

On July 28, 2010, in Attraction Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, by Jim
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In this article we discuss the use of Google Image Ads.  In addition, we  summarize a webinar held this evening pertaining to Google paid ads.  On the weekly My Lead System Pro webinar,  Steve Schuett and Ryan Dunn discussed their successful Google image ads campaign.  They have used the following technique to generate 800 leads per month at an average of $.053 per lead.  Once the campaign was initiated last January, there has been no maintenance whatsoever.

They first shared general suggestions including:

  • Use the word “free” in your ad (note that you can’t do this in regular Google ads)
  • Use female pictures
  • Use an arrow pointing to a button
  • Have your call to action in the button, e.g., “give me my free seminar”
  • The button should be red

The button sizes should be irregular, including 120×600, 250×250, 160×600, 300×250, and 336×280.  The reason for this is that people are conditioned to “ignore” adds that look like banners.  They suggested using 20dollarbanner.com to create your buttons fairly simply.

Next, using the Google Keyword Tool, find relevant keywords from your capture page.  Then generate additional keywords using the keywords Google suggests, adding all that are relevant to your page.  You don’t have to worry about the highest sought keywords as much as you normally would.  Repeat this process until you have generated 800 to 1200 keywords.  Export to a text file.

Finally, sign-up for your  Google image ads campaign and set it up using these keywords.  Google will take a few days to approve your ads.  For now, this technique is not as sensitive to Google “slap,” which most Internet marketers have experienced by now.  The MLSP “Free Presentation” page was suggested by MLSP founder Brian Fanale as the best landing page for conversions and banners are already available to members in the recommended sizes.   If that is “greek” to you and want to give it a try, contact us or check out our landing page for an example.

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Attraction Marketing Tip – Using Article Submitter Software

On July 27, 2010, in Attraction Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, by Jim
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One tried and true method of achieving higher search engine page rankings, is article marketing. For the uninitiated, there are hundreds of article directories on the internet which allow authors to “publish” their content. Most of the better ones review your content in order to keep the quality and usefulness of their sites high. One of the keys to success is using automation, e.g., article submitter software to cut down on your workload. After all, that is what computers are for, isn’t it?

There are several good systems available for doing this work, and the purpose of this article is not to review these. Perhaps in a future blog entry, we’ll take on this task. But for now, we just want to highlight the steps in the process and demonstrate using one tool in particular how it works.

Automatic Article Submitter is the tool we’ll discuss here. This tool has several features, which are extremely helpful.  The system is very reasonably priced, under $100 as a one-time purchase.  The system provides an automated registration process for the hundreds of article directories, where possible.  Some directories that use CAPTCHA codes must be manually processed for obvious reasons.  The program includes an excellent article spinner and thesaurus suggestion tool.  Finally it includes automated submission to about 80 percent of the directories not using CAPTCHA codes in the submission process.

As a result, one article can become hundreds of articles each viewed as unique to Google, Yahoo and Bing.  Of course, keyword research is important in writing an article as well as using article submitter software.  Keyword research can uncover the best “niche” phrases to use in your article and title.  In this way you can actually have articles that use different, but important, keyword-rich titles all linking back to your blog.

In general, our strategy is to use the one of the two allotted backlinks allowed by most article directories for this blog, and the second for our attraction marketing system landing page, which contains our “offer.”"

Article marketing is an extremely effective way to quickly build high quality backlinks to your blog, website, or attraction marketing system (in our case).  Many of the article directories carry page rank of 5 or 6.  A single PR 5 link gives the same effect as 555 PR 1 links to your page.  This is why the strategy is so quick and effective to “promote” you to Google p.1.  If you don’t believe us, listen to the results achieved in only a couple months by upstart marketer David Wood, as recorded in a live conference call by acclaimed attraction marketing experts from My Lead System Pro.

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Success Strategies – 10 Ways to Overcome Challenges and Reach Your Goals

On July 26, 2010, in Attraction Marketing, Wealth Strategies, by Jim
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Facing life’s challenges and reaching big goals in your life have many things in common.  When difficulties arise or your motivation wanes, what are ways to keep pressing forward?  In this article we suggest 10 ways to overcome life’s challenges and/or reach your stretch goals.

The following are 10 ideas if facing difficulties in a particular life situation or attempting to reach your ultimate stretch goals.  Of course, you should never stop reaching and once you’re on a new level, your goals will change.

1.  Pray and Meditate – If you’re facing an apparently insurmountable challenge, one thing should be clear.  And that is you need a lot of outside help.  Prayer is the ultimate help that everyone needs in even the smallest of tasks.

2.  Keep Your Goals Visible – Many people post their goals and challenges visibly where they are obvious at crucial times of day.  This is particularly true the first thing in the morning and just before bedtime, so the bathroom mirror becomes an obvious location.  Brian Tracy suggests rewriting your top ten goals from “scratch” every morning or evening.

3.  Seek Help – Big tasks and even ones you might think you can handle are actually only possible if you’re willing to ask others’ assistance.  Get over your pride and be willing to admit you need help.  Sources of help include family, friends, and professionals.  Even Tiger Woods seeks professional help!

4.  Positive Thoughts -  The power of thought may seem illusory, but books such as Think and Grow Rich and many others have clearly document it’s effectiveness in achievements of the highest order.

5.  Break Down Tasks – A very big goal or an achievement that stretches you well beyond past accomplishments may need to be attacked in pieces.  Work breakdown structures have been used by managers for years in achievements of the highest order. Rack up small successes along the way to your eventual goals.

6.  Leverage Past Successes – Use the sense of accomplishments from your past achievements to propel you in to uncharted waters.  What achievements gave you the biggest sense of accomplishment.  Derive confidence from these past successes to move you forward.

7.  Start Small – Do the easiest tasks on your list first, as long as they are incremental steps toward your larger goals.  Don’t get sidetracked just to get a sense of completion, but maintain your forward momentum.

8.  Visualize – What will the finish line be like when you’ve reached your goal.  Imagine what it feels like and how your life will be different once you’ve reached your goal.

9.  Manage Your Time – Time is the only resource that you cannot create more of.  You have been given a finite allotment and must manage it carefully. It is easy to “think” you’re on track and outside help may be needed to correctly “steer the course” in managing your time.

10.  Realize This is Temporary – If facing a difficult situation, realize that life has its ups and downs.  You will bounce back and when you do you’ll have the inner strength to meet even bigger challenges and assist others on their journey.

These are some ideas and suggestions in facing big challenges and reaching your goals.  Everyone will face challenges and/or difficulties on their life path.  Although some may perceive that they fall short, no person emerges without being strengthened by the process.

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The Secret Behind Attraction Marketing

On July 25, 2010, in Attraction Marketing, by Jim
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The Law of Attraction has become popular in recent years, due to the 2006 film entitled, “The Secret,” and the 2007 book with the same title.  The concept itself dates back to Napoleon Hill’s 1937 classic “Think and Grow Rich,” and before, including William Atkinson in his 1906 book, “Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World.”

The concept  “thoughts are things” is central to the Law of Attraction and that thoughts influence chance.  It argues that both conscious and unconscious thoughts can affect things outside of a person’s head, through vibrational energy, and that like vibrations attract each other.

Does this concept play a part in attraction marketing at all?  On the surface it would appear not, however if “like” energy or vibrations attract, then would it make sense that the world of internet marketing could play a part in the overall scheme of things, including vibrational energy?

We think that this is plausible.  After all, what is your blog, if not an expression of your own experiences, and ultimately your thinking, thoughts, and mind.  By blogging, you express your thoughts a lot more tangibly than mere thoughts, giving the opportunity of interaction of your mind with an incredibly wide range of people anywhere on the planet.

If anything, it is possible that the process of “finding” and being attracted to relevant content online, is influenced by more than chance.  And if your thoughts really do manifest tangibly, then you will be drawn to online sources of information by mechanisms beyond your ability to understand.  Of course, Google is just a computer or more accurately a vast array of computational power, but in a larger sense just a part of the environment, or another tool.

Could your thoughts vibrate through the systems and networks of the Internet, in your attraction marketing efforts.  You decide, but if you are doubtful of this, then we suggest you re-read the classic “Think and Grow Rich,” in which the author documented many cases of the law of attraction,  or secret of the universe.

What are you expectations about your efforts in attraction marketing or internet marketing?  Is it possible that they could be influenced by your thoughts, or some would say your prayers?

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A Simple Process to Build Backlinks that Produce Higher Search Engine Rankings

On July 24, 2010, in Attraction Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, by Jim
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In this article we discuss a simple process to get high quality backlinks to your website and improve its Google, Yahoo and Bing page rank.  We summarize a search engine optimization article written by Ryan Deis, that provides a simple process to improve the page rank of any website.  Using this process carefully, it’s not that difficult to build backlinks that produce higher search engine rankings.

By following these steps, you will be able to easily create 10 high quality backlinks to your website, resulting in higher search engine rankings:

  • If not using Firefox, download it from the Mozilla website.
  • Install the free SEO Quake plugin and restart Firefox.  The setup is simple, but for details, check for setup instructions on YouTube.
  • Use the following list of “Authority Codes” in Google’s search window to search for WordPress sites with content relevant to your website or blog, substituting your own targeted keyword in the string (Note:  additional codes are available for ExpressionEngine and BlogEngine.net blogs if needed) :
    • site:.com inurl:blog “post a comment” -”comments closed” -”you must be logged in” “YOUR KEYWORD”
    • site:.org inurl:blog “post a comment” -”comments closed” -”you must be logged in” “YOUR KEYWORD”
    • site:.edu inurl:blog “post a comment” -”comments closed” -”you must be logged in” “YOUR KEYWORD”
    • site:.gov inurl:blog “post a comment” -”comments closed” -”you must be logged in” “YOUR KEYWORD”
  • If too few results are found, broaden (shorten) your keyword and try again.
  • Sort the results on PageRank, using the small “down arrow” next to the “PR” column in SeoQuake, resulting in highest PageRank sites on top of the results.  Check page 2 and lower if there aren’t enough high PR sites on page 1 of the search.
  • Find the highest possible ranking .com, .org, .gov and .edu that accept comments and make a valuable and relevant comment on blog entries, using good judgment.  Avoid comments that might be judged as “spam,” such as “You Rock!” or “Great post!”  Also make sure that the site allows you to enter your website with your comment.  Place your name and keyword in the “Name:” field, since this will be your backlinked text.  The keyword should be relevant to your site and descriptive, such as “Jim Green Internet Marketing and Advertising.”  If your blog is well-constructed, this is probably your site title!  Keep in mind that if your keywords don’t make sense in the “Name:” field you run the risk of being reported as spammer and being delisted by Google.
  • Your comments on the blog should be your opinion and relevant to the post on which your are commenting.  It’s ok to be a little controversial, but also helpful to the blogger for best results!

Your goal in producing high quality backlinks is to get 10 links.  That should put you on top of Page 1 of the search engines.  For additional search engine optimization (SEO) and internet marketing tips and tricks, we recommend David Wood’s remarkable  SEO webinar, and of course having your own MLSP membership.

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Attraction Marketing Challenge – Steps to Discovering Your Unique Gifts

On July 23, 2010, in Attraction Marketing, by Jim
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As we approach 30% completion on Day #22 of our Attraction Marketing 90 Day Challenge, we identify the steps to discovering your own unique gifts.  Without understanding this process and making use of your innate abilities you will not be able to attract the success you want and deserve into your personal life, business, or bank account.  One of the most important aspects of reaching your potential is understanding and accepting that you have unique and special contributions to make.

Many people are fearful of attempting big goals and will deny themselves the opportunity for their best possible outcome.  A pitfall for most people is “believing” at a subconscious level that they’re somehow inadequate or a failure.  Thus to avoid failure, the subconscious mind will “take control” and short-circuit attempts to take on big tasks that seem beyond what it thinks you can achieve.  This is a controlling paradigm that is based on a need for survival.  It must be “smashed,” if you truly want progress.

According to Klemmer & Associates (K&A) founder, Brian Klemmer,  we are not in control of our own lives.  In K&A’s seminars and Brian’s book, “If How to’s Were Enough We Would All Be Skinny, Rich and Happy,” he explains the fact that 99% of our decisions are made by our subconscious mind, according to how we’ve been programmed.  K&A specializes on identifying and overcoming these paradigms or “programs,” especially those that are based on the need for survival, and that will override our best attempts at goal setting and achievement.

Your subconscious mind must be reprogrammed for success, vs. the programs that you may have received from parents or life’s “hard knocks.”  In addition to seminars such as those conducted by K&A, an effective method of reprogramming your subconscious is through the use of affirmations.  Internalizing major goals is also useful and helpful through daily repetition or rewriting.  In these ways, your subconscious will receive new programs about your adequacy and ability to achieve your stretch goals.

K&A graduates are quite familiar with a button that is worn for the duration of a seminar challenge period in which attendees attempt to achieve stretch goals in personal life or business.  This button is one mechanism for affirming your own greatness and displaying this fact right in front of your own worst critic, your subconscious mind.  As a result of accepting your own greatness and unique gifts, you will also become attractive to others and a magnet for success.  So what are you waiting for?  Get on with those challenges despite what all the “critics” might be saying.

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Using Attraction Marketing to Generate the Best MLM Leads

On July 22, 2010, in Attraction Marketing, Network Marketing, by Jim
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In this article, we discuss the advantages of prospecting using attraction marketing techniques and systems.  In particular, the quality of leads is much higher.  Why is this the case?  What makes attraction marketing so superior to traditional marketing techniques and those taught by network marketing leaders for the last 70 years?

Commonly, when making a first personal contact to a prospect that was identified through attraction marketing, he or she will often express amazement that you have actually taken the time to reach out to them.  Why does this happen?  There are several reasons for this including the following:

  • You have branded yourself as a leader.  The fact that videos of you are all over the Internet is very powerful.  Also, if you’ve created a blog, this is a very impressive accomplishment.  If using article marketing, perhaps the first encounter that your prospect had was one of your articles that is now published online.  So, basically, you’ve branded yourself not only as a leader, but as the expert in your field and even have some measure of celebrity status in their mind.
  • Your prospect has found your content and/or offer and requested more information about it.  You put the fishing pole in the water and baited the hook and they liked what they saw and have now taken the hook.  They want what you’re offering.  Ask yourself if this is true when using the “popular” 3 foot rule, or booking a center seat on an airline so you can talk to two “prospects.”  And what are the actual odds that a random contact by you in a shopping mall, restaurant, or gas station will actually be interested?
  • There will be less objections to overcome.  This is especially true since you can select the pool of prospects that will more attuned to your offering.  If marketing for the best mlm leads, realize that there is a huge difference between opportunity seekers and opportunity buyers.  Those seeking an opportunity such as a home business often have significant objections, including the “pyramid objection.”  This is why industry trainers have had to develop extensive objection handling techniques centered around this one main issue.
  • Fantastic possibilities now exist when using the power of social media sites in conjunction with attraction marketing.  You basically know more about a person from their online profile than if they live next door to you and can target those that would be best candidates for your business or products.

Attraction marketing methods are nothing new, but now becoming the most popular way in generating the best possible multi level marketing (MLM)  leads.  An attraction marketing system can provide the automation and/or procedures to produce better results in prospecting than have ever been available previously.

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What Exactly is Attraction Marketing?

On July 21, 2010, in Attraction Marketing, Network Marketing, by Jim
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In this article we examine the emerging concept of attraction marketing.  Although it has existed since the beginning of network marketing and internet marketing, “attraction marketing” may a fairly recently coined term.  It is just that the principles have been used without really giving them a name.  First and foremost, it’s about branding “You, Inc.” vs. that company or business opportunity that you just can’t stop talking about.

What are the components of an attraction marketing system?  The following list, captures the main components:

  • Lead capture page – A one (or more) page website that states the main issue, or problem that your solution can solve and makes a compelling offer (ebook, training, etc.) in exchange for contact information.  Usually just the email address is asked for initially to keep the pressure as low as possible.
  • Autoresponder – A database and email system, providing systematic follow-up via email that can be set on autopilot to provide training content and build a relationship with the prospect.
  • Funded proposal – A low cost offer that solves a need or want for your prospect in your market niche.  As an example, the MyLeadSystemPro attraction marketing system includes customizable capture pages, a basic or personalized autoresponder, and training in setting up a complete, branded attraction marketing system.
  • Primary Business Opportunity – On the back end of the system, a primary business (which usually is a network marketing opportunity) is available so that prospects that want do follow you as a leader have that opportunity.  The price point is normally higher than the initial spend for the upfront funded proposal.

Are these systems new?  Not really if you consider that leaders in various network marketing companies have always sold “product.”  Those that are perceived as “leaders” seem to have always had the right and opportunity to participate at an elite level and in particular in selling their own books, tapes, and training courses, generating income in addition to what is earned in the primary business.  Now, the game has changed, and “You, Inc.” can participate in this type of activity.

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Ionized Alkaline Water – Network Marketing Products Review

On July 20, 2010, in Network Marketing, by Jim
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In this article we analyze the products available from direct sales companies selling water or water purification systems.   Companies that we considered were Vollara (formerly Ecoquest), Enagic (manufacturer of Kangen Water), and EvolvHealth.  Is the sale of water or water ionization devices via network marketing something to consider?   How do the products from these companies contrast and compare?

Vollara Livingwater Essentials C7 Water Purification system

Vollara, formerly EcoQuest International, began operation in January 2010, although its roots go back to 1924 with its parent company, Electrolux.  Its LivingWater Essentials C7 filters tap water, removing toxins and creating pH-balanced, healthy alkaline water.  The unit lists for $1999 and operates with Direct Disk Ionization Technology, similar to a compact fluorescent lightbulb.

Enagic’s Kangen WaterSD501 Kangen Water Ionization Machine by Enagic Levelux SD501 Water Ionizer can be found on Amazon.com for $3750.  The unit uses 7 ionizing chambers, reportedly producing higher ORP levels that its competitors. Currently there are two 5 star reviews on Amazon reporting positive experiences with the product.

Evolv Health’s product is essentially natural spring water and not in the same category as the products from Enagic and Vollara.  Its Natural Spring Water product costs $55/case, which includes 24 16.9oz bottles.  In addition to spring water, the product includes extract of alfalfa leaves, milk whey protein, and several enzymes such as bromelain, papain, protease, amylase, lipase, lactase, and cellulase.

In our review we found that the main competitor in alkaline water machines to be Jupiter Aquarius Water pH Alkaline Ionizer Model JP108.  The unit lists for $1995 and claims to be the favorite of such authorities as Sang Whang, author of Reverse Aging and Dr Robert Young, author of The pH miracle.  The manufacturer claims that its .01 micron filter provides a unique advantage.  Jupiter does not sell its products through network marketing at this time.

A review by Stephen Lower, a retired faculty member of the Dept of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, concludes that claims made for alkaline water are pseudoscience.  His review states that the alkalinity of water is quickly removed by the highly acidic gastric fluid in the stomach, but that when the stomach contents enter the intestine, they are neutralized and made alkaline by the pancreatic secretions.  So all water you drink eventually becomes alkaline anyway.

Obviously clean water is a priority for many people and even a necessity of life.  Network marketing provides an excellent distribution model for these type of products, which are now universally accepted in Japan.  Network marketing offers a method of better educating consumers about making the wisest choices possible for their own health.  Combined with internet marketing, these opportunities, although sounding strange at first glance become viable business opportunities, especially if combined with an effective attraction marketing strategy.

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