Promoting your network marketing or MLM business using the internet is an intimidating and over-whelming task for most people.

I want to make this really simple for you.

A major problem for most people, when they first try to figure out Internet marketing and prospecting online, is they quickly become overwhelmed by the onslaught of information.<!–more–>

At every turn, you come across another website, product, system, traffic exchange or ebook that promises to drive a flood of traffic and qualified leads to your website. It is so easy to get sidetracked, confused and overwhelmed. You end up trying many different techniques and never achieving success with any. I know because I did this for years!

The secret is to follow a simple, proven marketing strategy and stick to it until it produces results. Focus on the fundamental marketing strategies that continue to produce results. Stop surfing the net looking for some magic strategy, silver bullet or blasting software. Don’t waste your time. Commit to completion.

This website provides a step-by-step strategy, a blueprint, to generate traffic, build a list, create qualified leads, and get into positive cash flow immediately.

The strategies I share are used in one form or another by many of the top successful marketers. I did not create this myself. I learned the strategies from some of the top income earners online. I follow it every day to generate leads and sales in my business.

Use the training here to put together your own marketing plan, focusing on your favorite techniques. Subscribe to my newsletter. And then implement. Don’t get distracted. Contact me if you need more help or advice.

If you have not heard of this concept yet, this may be one of the biggest things you learn this year!

The strategy to generate MLM leads and earn profits from prospects that don’t even join your business is typically referred to as the Self Funded Proposal.

This concept changed my entire approach to my business and if this is the first time you have heard this term or if you are not currently using this strategy in your business then pay very close attention.

A Self-Funded Proposal is very simply the process of selling an inexpensive but valuable product or products on the front end to cover your advertising expenses as well as to build trust and a relationship with your prospects. Your actual business / high-end product or opportunity is then promoted on the “back-end” once a relationship has been established.

This concept is absolutely critical to the success of your business! [Read more →]

Contrary to popular belief in the network marketing industry, your Business is NOT your company, its products or services.

So what is your business and what should you be promoting?

There are only 2 things you should be marketing to generate leads and to grow your business - and ONLY 2 things:

1. YOU - That’s right YOU… you MLM superstar you
2. Your Marketing System

*** NEWS FLASH!!!
Your Best Prospects Are NOT Looking For Another Business Opportunity.

Your best prospects and your future top producers are looking for solutions to their problems.

Read that again. Please.

So what are their problems? [Read more →]

One of my favorite FREE marketing strategies to generate high-quality prospects for my network marketing business, is to network with other online entrepreneurs on Direct Matches.

If you are not familiar with this community then listen up!

I was going to create a tutorial video on what I do to generate leads using this website, but I was recently sent a training video from a fellow online entrepreneur who has been using this strategy much longer with some incredible results.

So for this strategy I think I’ll let Melanie Milletics show you the ropes!

Direct Matches Tutorial

Article marketing can be one of the most effective and profitable marketing strategies to promote your business. But if you are like most people, the thought of writing articles is probably a little intimidating.

I want to share with you a simple strategy I personally use to write effective, traffic pulling articles in 30 minutes or less.

One of the keys to article marketing, is to write many articles. Quantity is key to making this strategy work. So your goal should be to spend no more than 30 minutes per article.

Here’s how to stay focused and get it done. <!–more–>

1. Write down a list of topics.

I like to start by writing down a list of at least 10-20 or more topics that my target market would be interested in. Try to think of the 10 or 20 biggest problems that your readers might face. Dealing with a problem and providing a solution in your article can be very effective.

2. For each topic write down the solution(s).

If you need to do a little research here, just google your problem, and look for other articles that discuss and offer solutions for this problem. Write down any and all possible solutions. Of course the more relevant to your actual business the better.

3. Write your introduction.

Your introduction should be a very simple discription of what you are going to talk to your reader about. If you are dealing with a problem, then talk about that. This is your first paragraph.

4. Write the body or content.

You can do several things here to keep it simple. Using bullet points, or number items is usefull. This article is a perfect example of how to use a numbered list to deal with each seperate step, or solution.

5. Write your conclusion.

Repeat and resolve. Simply recap the main point of the article and the solution to their problem.

Some more tips:

• Keep it simple and to the point.
• Keep it conversational, as if you were speaking to a friend.
• Let your personality come through.
• Don’t edit as you write, just get a first draft done no matter how awful it is. Then you can go back and edit.
• Don’t be a perfectionist. Yes, we want well written effective articles, but you’ll never make any money if you write one per week!
• Keep it between 400-700 words. That’s all you need. Any longer and you’ll loose your readers attention. Remember you want to peak their interest and get them to come to your website!

If you start by following this simple formula, you should be able to come up with 10 effective articles to start your marketing with. The more you write the easier this will become and you might even start to really enjoy it. Especially when the leads and sales come rolling in!

The following article is used with permission from one the top experts on Squidoo marketing… enjoy!

Squidoo Secrets 2 is coming very soon. Until it’s ready for you, please enjoy the first of 7 Secrets To Success With Squidoo…

Secret #1 To Success With Squidoo: Make Your Lens Useful

Without help from a recognized expert, mastering any Web 2.0 platform can take time and a lot of trial and error. The same is true for Squidoo, a social marketing/blogging service created in 2005 by marketing genius Seth Godin.

To help you skip ahead along your learning curve, let me share the #1 secret to success with Squidoo.

Make Your Lens Useful
If I were writing a college thesis on Squidoo, I would say, “Squidoo was created within the premise that collaboration in a free market exchange of ideas will generate great content.”

In other words: the cream will rise to the top. However, in order for your ideas on Squidoo to gain that larger audience you are seeking, you have to make your lens useful. [Read more →]

One of the cornerstones of a low-cost marketing plan online should include quality content sharing. In these tutorials you will learn the basics of how to effectively implement a content sharing strategy and the very important guidelines you must understand so you don’t get kicked off these websites.

I put together a brief introduction to the concept of Social Marketing to promote your business online. Social Marketing is much more than MySpace and FaceBook. Social Marketing includes a diverse variety of websites and strategies, that if used effectively can create tons of high-quality traffic for your website.

Creating high quality unique and valuable content should be the cornerstone of your low-cost marketing strategy. To get the best results from all your hard work, you need to lay a solid foundation for your content sharing strategy. It deosn’t matter what type of content you will create share, whether articles, blog posts, squidoo lense, or videos, you should create your content sharing plan based on the results of proper keyword research.

Check out these videos on how to effectively do keyword research for best results.

Watch Part 2 and Part 3 of this training at www.MLMMarketingMastery.com

Most marketers already know the incredible power of writing articles to generate valuable leads for your business. But, where are the best places to submit your articles?

There really is no need to submit to hundreds of article directories. Focus on the sites that get the majority of traffic, have high page rank and will rank high in the search engines.

These are the Top Ranked Article Directories.

You do not need to pay for article submission services. Just submit your articles to these directories and you’ll be fine.

http://www.ezinearticles.com

http://www.ideamarketers.com

http://www.articledashboard.com

http://www.GoArticles.com

http://www.ArticleCity.com

http://www.marketingseek.com