Network Marketing As A Hobby?
Posted by Reyn | December 30, 2008
As confusing as it can be, some distributors consider their network marketing business as a hobby.
Sure, you do it outside your full-time job and you do it because you want to, but it does not justify the thought of having this half-hearted mentality.
Joining network marketing is considered a business, and a business must be treated like one, not a hobby.
I’ve heard someone saying, “You know what, it’s more like a hobby to me. I do it just to get some extra money.”
Well, then it is a business!
Business is defined as all activities engaged in or caused to be engaged in with the object of financial gain, benefit or advantage, direct or indirect. Sorry for the too technical definition, but it defines business clearly.
Anyway, network marketing starters easily get their views towards this business distorted as the sign-up fees are generally small.
For about less than $200, you can actually join most network marketing companies. Comparing with brick-and-mortar businesses, this is definitely looks like a joke.
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Against All Odds
Posted by Reyn | December 27, 2008
Christmas has just over but I hope the peace and the joy of this festive celebration still linger in you and your family.
On this season of love, I want to share with you someone that’s been one of the greatest inspiration in my life: Dick Hoyt.
You might have heard of his heroic story. In 1962, Dick had a son named Rick who suffered cerebral palsy, caused by loss of oxygen to his brain at birth because his umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. As the result, Rick was paralyzed and many doctors suggested Dick to institutionalize his ‘vegetable’ son.
But Dick refused. Instead, he proclaimed, “There is no way we will ever put our son away. We love him. He is ours. We will work with him and bring him to the place where he can reach his greatest potential. We will never, never put him away simply because he is different.”
In 1977, Rick told his father that he wanted to run a 5-mile uphill marathon. Dick agreed and sign up for the event. Dick was 40, not a runner and carrying a heavy load. The organizers, although agreed to let them in, doubted that they won’t even make it past the first corner. But with perseverance and the will of iron, Team Hoyt finished the race without coming in last.
When his Rick said, “Dad, when I’m running, it feels like I’m not handicapped,” Dick was extremely joyful. And although he was physically exhausted, Dick said, “Making Rick happy was the greatest feeling in the world.”
As of February, 2008, the Hoyts had competed in 958 endurance events, including 65 marathons and 6 Ironman triathlons.
Watch their wonderful journey in this video… And I dare you to keep a dry eye…
Posted in Personal Development - Motivation | 7 Comments »
The Boom Of Blogosphere And The Death Of Blogging?
Posted by Reyn | December 23, 2008
Over the last 4 years, blogosphere has been growing at a magnificently fast rate. On September 2008, more than 133 million blogs are indexed by Technorati. And this number does not even include Chinese Blogs (70+ million). For the simplicity of this post, we’ll just take the English blogs into consideration.
But seeing only this staggering number can be deceiving. Upon deeper investigation, many of those are ‘here today and gone tomorrow’ type of blog.
Here’s the chart from May 2006-March 2007 comparing how many blogs were created to how many were actually active (blogs that have been updated in the past 90 days).
From this chart, we can clearly see that even though the number of blogs created is increasing, the number of active blogs does not went up proportionally.
That was March 2007. In September 2008, Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2008 Report disclosed a surprising finding:
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5 Reasons Why You Should Have Your Own Blog
Posted by Reyn | December 22, 2008
In the previous post, you’ve seen the video by Perry Belcher explaining the importance of having a blog in Social Networking.
But having a blog offers you more than just a place that you can call ‘home’.
Here’s 5 reasons why you should consider creating your own blog:
- Build Your Own Personal Brand
A personal brand is stronger than a company brand. Nowadays, people tend to trust more in people rather than corporations. Customers know that people care about them more than corporations do. Who is more likely to be there when you need help the most: a massive MNC with 100 years of track record or the financial consultant you’ve known for 5 years? Then again, how many times have you been complaining about the poor customer service of big companies? But when you know you’re calling a person instead of a company, you will expect some kind of a healthy relationship.
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Attraction Marketing With Social Media
Posted by Reyn | December 17, 2008
Do you use Twitter, Facebook or MySpace?
If you do, you know that this social networking sites are valuable tools for expanding your online presence and building your business.
But in reality, what most people do is either of these two:
- Networking with many friends but too subtle to promote their business - making no profits at all. Or…
- Promote their business blatantly, labeled as spammers and get removed from friends list.
Bottom line, they’re not making money at all.
So how to make money with social networking? Well, the answer might shock you… You don’t.
Yup, you read it right. You DON’T make money from social networking. Many expert marketers out there don’t use social networking sites as their cash farms.
So what is the right way of using social media marketing?
Posted in Social Networking | 13 Comments »
The Science Of Attraction Marketing
Posted by Reyn | December 14, 2008
Attraction marketing is a term that’s been a common discussion among marketers out there. You might have read or heard about attraction marketing elsewhere, but what is it exactly?
In short, attraction marketing is all about branding yourself as an expert in any MLM company. You learn to become the hunted instead of the hunter.
Picture a lawyer for example. A lawyer do not go out there recruiting clients or handing out fliers and saying he’s the best in town. He simply attract clients who need his legal advice and expertise in law. In other words, people come him.
Attraction marketing sounds simple, but many people just don’t know how to be that hunted expert. Actually, there’s a science behind it all.
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Why Cold Calling Is Not As Effective Anymore?
Posted by Reyn | December 11, 2008
Does your company or your upline suggest you to recruit like a sleazy telemarketer?
Does going through list of numbers guarantee that you will sponsor new people?
If calling 10-20 strangers a day or shaking hands with anyone within your 3-foot range, asking their phone numbers then pitching your opportunity is what your team are doing and it’s working just fine, then DON’T change it.
But if after going through all that and you’re still dead in the water, maybe you need to rethink your way of doing business.
For most people, here’s the reason why cold calling is not working effectively:
Posted in Paradigm Shift In Network Marketing | 7 Comments »
