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The Internet is vast and it is a gold mine for people who know how to harvest its vast resources. Gone are the days of having to scramble for business cards and network marketing prospects in the real world. If you want to increase the number of downlines you have in network marketing, then you must learn the method of online prospecting.

There are two ways to get prospects or traffic on the Internet – the first way is using free traffic while the other way is using paid traffic. Both ways are equally effective and it is up to your budget that usually determines your approach.

Free traffic usually consists of organic search results, forum posting, blogging, article directory submission, free press release and Read the rest of this entry »

By Jenni Ryan

Network marketing has evolved since the internet has become a major resource for lead generation and no longer is it necessary to create a names list and continually pitch your family and friends. Don’t be surprised if your upline still hasn’t moved over to the new style of network marketing, however, more are more there are leaders in the industry who are taking responsibility for their own success and pursuing an education in internet network marketing in order to achieve their dreams and goals.

The old style of network marketing where you were taught to create a huge names list and learn to create opportunities for conversation everywhere around you clearly worked for those that have successful upline that started in business 10 or 20 years ago. However, like everything, things change. Before the internet, a network marketing or MLM Business was built on Read the rest of this entry »

By James Dillehay

In traditional MLM lead generation, you come up with leads from conversations and referrals. When you buy MLM lead lists, the leads usually come from a collection of names and contact information from people who have expressed an interest in a certain kind of product or in a business opportunity.

There are tons of companies that advertise on the internet who would happily sell you a MLM lead list. You can buy network marketing leads for an expensive price, or you can go for the cheapest lists available. What is the difference?

It may be disheartening to you to find out there really isn’t a difference! The companies that are in the business of selling MLM lead lists are not just selling the contact information to you. They are selling Read the rest of this entry »

By George Dodge

Do you need a low cost lead generation method for your MLM business? Are you tired of either having no leads or having to spend money you can’t afford on high priced leads that seem almost worthless?

If the above describes you, then reading this article could give your business an important boost.

MLM leads sold by online lead providers are normally generated through advertisements and lead capture pages that are targeted to opportunity seekers. These ads and pages do not name any specific product or service, but instead entice the visitor to enter their contact name into an online form in exchange for a promise to provide the visitor with information on how they can build a fantastic business of some sort (however, the business is not defined).

These leads are called generic leads. The individuals providing their contact information have not signed up for any particular business, business plan, or opportunity, but rather Read the rest of this entry »

By Marco Abanico

In the past, I have been in network marketing with minimal success and lots of failure. Over my years being in and out of the industry, I have discovered mistakes that I and many of my fellow network marketers made before quitting or making it big in the multi-level marketing (MLM) industry.

The following is a list of the four (4) biggest mistakes that network marketers make:

1. Trying to convince untargeted prospects: Something they tell you in network marketing training seminars is to talk to anybody using the 3-foot rule. No matter how good you think you are in face-to-face selling, you can not convince somebody to accept an idea if they are not sold on that idea themselves. If you DO have good face-to-face or belly-to-belly selling skills, then, by all means, close the sale and get them signed up into your business. In corporate America, making a one-time sale works. However, in network marketing Read the rest of this entry »

By Chris Kosman

There is a lot of talk and coverage from the media the last few months about the current financial problems the US economy is facing that threatens to drag the whole world into a global recession. But what will be the consequences of that crisis to the MLM industry?

Actually, the MLM network marketing industry is to benefit from all this turmoil for many reasons whether we dive into a recession or hopefully manage to avoid it. First let us take the worst case scenario that we do get into a recession or even a depression.

In that case, many corporations will start lay offs in a big scale and many people will find themselves unemployed, while others under reduced salary. Such things could lead to Read the rest of this entry »

By Steve Devane

Professional networkers know that MLM thrives when the economy tanks. In effect, network marketing offers a way of surviving a financial crisis.

One of the secrets of network marketing is finding the people who are looking for you. In times of economic distress, a larger percentage of people are searching for extra income.

The key is helping those people find you. Here’s six ways to make sure you make those connections: Read the rest of this entry »

Kim Klaver regularly lists the top business opportunities as determined by the traffic tracking site Alexa.com. As Kim says, Alexa is “the most widely used tracking service for website rankings since 1996.”

While the lists that Kim compiles won’t tell you which companies are better than the others, they are pretty good indications of the popularity of the different companies at this particular point in time.

Here are the 20 top business opportunities as of August 2008 from Kim’s blog here:

1. Avon
2. Quixtar
3. Ytb Travel
4. Mary Kay
5. Melaleuca
6. Market America
7. Usana
8. Nu Skin Enterprises
9. Pre-paid Legal
10. Isagenix
11. Arbonne International
12. Take Shape for Life/Medifast
13. Tupperware
14. Shaklee
15. Pampered Chef
16. Herbalife
17. A C N
18. Success University
19. FreeLife International
20. Trivita

Kim also has a list for top network marketing companies which are less than 5 years old which you can find here: Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes it cracks me up how people will advertise every last detail of their network marketing business opportunity, all the way down to the molecular structure of their products–but the only thing you know about the person doing the advertising is their name, phone number and e-mail address–and that’s if you’re lucky!

The fact is prospects usually care more about the person presenting the product than they care about the product itself. When I was starting in network marketing I wanted to know if the person behind the ad or the webpage was somebody likeable and worth working with. My main question was could they help me succeed in my business?

Most people looking into network marketing businesses are thinking the same thing. That’s why the number one reason someone will join your team is you–how you act, what you say and who you are–not your product or service.

Ask yourself this: Read the rest of this entry »

I posted a video on YouTube about generating MLM leads online:

Here are 4 ways to generate free network marketing leads on the Internet.

(1) Use blogs

The blogging phenomenon is one of the easiest ways to generate free network marketing leads. When you go on blogs, you can easily get people to spread the news via word of mouth. The reason is because there is this thing with blogs that spread buzz. It adds a touch of personal touch or recommendation compared to a sales letter or reading a sales brochure. Not only that, you can become an authority on a subject and brand yourself easily using your blog.

(2) Use e-books

There are many ways to use E-books to market your network marketing opportunity. One of the ways is to Read the rest of this entry »