Generate More Leads With Social Networking Etiquette

Social Networking has become one of the best ways to generate more leads for your business on the internet today. If you decide to use Social Networking for your business advertising and marketing, be sure you are familiar with some basic etiquette.

So what exactly is proper etiquette when you participate in social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, Zenzuu, etc? Well, for starters, you can't be there just to make a buck off of somebody. If you are not willing to develop some friendships and relationships that might not end up with a dollar in your pocket, you might consider picking another method of marketing. People will see you coming a mile away if you are only there to get their money. You must be willing to provide some value to others and also take the time to see the value others provide to you. If you aren't willing to spend some time interacting with other members then you really aren't doing the "social" part of networking.

In your network marketing journey to build a profitable homebased business, you can maximize your results by taking full advantage of what the Social Networking world has to offer, just be sure to give something back. Lead generation and getting more website traffic will become so ridiculously easy, you will wonder why you waited so long.

Now you don't have to become best friends or have these people over for dinner, but do take some time to communicate in one form or another or just provide some useful tips and info to others checking out your profile. Believe it or not, if you legitimately work to provide value to others with no strings attached, people will be attracted to you and what you have to say. If what you talk about is quality and truly helpful information to others, you'll generate new friends which could ultimately become new leads for what ever business you happen to be promoting. Just don't go into it with only one thing in mind - taking from others. You have to have an attitude of giving.

Take Twitter for example. Whenever a person decides to "follow" you on twitter you should take a moment to thank them for the follow, see what they are about, and maybe consider following them back. At least a sincere thanks for the follow is good manners. After all, any time you decide to update your twitter with what you are doing ( and maybe inclusde your website, splash page, etc.) you've got a captive audience that will receive your "tweets" (updates). The least you could do is be willing to receive their "tweets"

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Can You Write Your Way To A Lead?

 
Do you believe you can write your way to more leads and website traffic? You can! You'll be shocked at how well it works and you don't have to be a professional writer.

Now you might be wondering what I mean when I say "write your way to more leads". Well, it is actually very easy. You simply write articles, newsletters, blogs, ads, and/or emails and you don't have to have a degree to do it. If you can talk about something, anything, you can do all these things I've mentioned. Obviously, the more you can talk about things that people want to hear about most, the more people will be reading what you write. When they read your blogs, articles, or newsletter, you have a captive audience in which to develop a relationship and possible business partnership. The more value you can provide in the things you write, the more people will gravitate to what you write. Be sure to put lots of good keywords for your topic into what you write too.

Why provide value? Well, there are tons and tons of people out there that are trying to take something from people - mostly their money. Most people do not want to be SOLD something - they would rather make a choice and buy something if they really see it providing a benefit to them. Your job is to simply provide the value and let a website visitor make the choice themselves, without all the hype, garbage and hard sell.

So to get started, decide what you want to talk about ( hopefully something that relates to what ever business you happen to be building) and decide how you want to convey your message.(articles, blogs, emails, etc.) Once you've done that, you need to decide who your target audience is and what they need or want. You need to provide the answer to their most pressing need and desire and offer them a solution and a way to continue to get more information. You can do this through an opt in page to your monthly newsletter or used follow up emails that you send through an autoresponder system. The great thing about autoresponders is that you can set them up to send messages every day, week, or month and you don't have to worry about it after that. Just make sure you have a specific number of messages that maintain contact with your lead. They say it takes at least 7 contacts with a person before they will trust you enough to do business with you, especially on the internet.

Now creating content does not always come easy for most people and it certainly didn't for me. I had to find some online training that would teach me the things I needed to know about how to go about this, and create some highly effective content. Although you don't have to have a degree to write content, there are secrets to know that just give you that edge. Be sure and check out Renegade University and Magnetic Sponsoring if you are looking for some excellent training that will clearly show you how to create excellent content, with most of it being free, then I encourage you to check it out. Another key to creating effective content is to keep creating it. You can't just write one article, blog, etc, and expect miracle to happen, you have to be consistent.

If you want more information about writing your way to more leads, check out the resources (Links) provided above and send me any questions if you have some.

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Prospecting Your Way To Internet Marketing Success

You most likely already know that if you expect to have success in your homebased business, you are going to need website traffic that generates leads for you to talk to. One of the most important aspects of your business will be your Prospecting.

So how does a person prospect their way to Internet Marketing Success? Honestly, there could be a lot of ways to do it but I want to talk about just a couple.

Before you can start Prospecting (calling your leads), you need to generate some leads in the first place. You could buy some quality leads to get started right away, and you can generate some leads on your own. Now when I first got started, I generated my own leads while trying my hand at Google Pay Per Click (PPC). I did get some leads but I also got a huge credit card bill because I had no idea what I was doing, and I paid for it.

You could save some money and put ads out on all the free classified sites on the internet (there are hundreds of them) or you could pay for ads in several different papers nationwide, or even online. I found newspaper ads to be too time consuming and you have to work a little bit to get good bargains on cost of your ad, how long it will post, and on what days it will post. Personally, I prefer marketing and advertising my business strictly on the internet, it's just easier that way for me. You will have to decide for yourself what style of advertising you prefer. I have found a way to blast ads to the search engines which has proven to be very effective. They rarely get seen by people, but that's ok, the point is to have the search engine spiders to find them. When the search engine spiders find enough of your website links, they begin to rank you. More links mean a higher rating. Can you imagine what you could accomplish in Search Engine Optimization if you are able to blast 2 billion ads daily? Blastomatic.com does just that - gives you a way to blast 12 million ads with just one click. Did I mention you can give this resource away for free to others that are building their online business? Check it out and see if you might find it useful.

Another very effective way to generate tons of leads that want to talk to you and look forward to your call, is through Social Networking resources like MySpace, Facebook, and many many others. These avenues of business building can actually be somewhat fun to participate in. You make friends, play games, and keep in touch with each other through different program applications. Facebook is especially fun for that.

If you are really building your business on a budget, you might just try creating tons of content pages. Programs like Squidoo.com make it very easy to create some content on just about anything you want to write about. You don't have to be an expert to create a squidoo lens, they are free, and very easy to do. These also are very effective at getting you ranked in the search engines. Just be sure to decide upon the best keywords for your business and use them in your lens. Add some photos, maybe a video or two, and you've got some great content that people will be attracted to.

If you start implementing one or all of the things I've mentioned above, you are going to have a boat load of leads to call. As you well know, it's important to call a new lead as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the more your lead has a chance to find someone elses business. So how does one human being go about contacting 100-200 leads a day?( or even just 25-50 a day) Easy, you might consider using an Automated Prospecting System. Imagine how much business you could get done in one day if you were able to call 100's or even 1000's of people in the span of a few hours. More importantly, why not make the best use of your time and week through the curious and the tire kickers and just talk to people that are really serious about a home based business. Even more important, if an automated prospecting system works very well for you, and generates tons of leads, business, and sales - imagine how easy it will be for your new associates to duplicate your process. After all, there is nothing better than a team of people that can REALLY make money like the person that signed them up. Business blooms when everyone is making some money. Don't you think?

Of course, you can always call your leads one by one and spend an entire day doing it. I would rather not spend every waking hour of my day working my business. After all, I left my job because I didn't want to do that. I'd rather be spending time with my family, traveling, and enjoying my retirement while I'm still young enough to do so.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have reference what you've just read on this blog

I look forward to your success!
Regina Floyd
702 292 2372
Email Me
www.GinaFloyd.biz

 

 



 

Are You Twittering Yet?

In my last post I talked about blogging and briefly mentioned Twitter.com. Twitter is one of the most recent new things to come about in the area of Social Networking. You see, Twitter goes along the same principles of Facebook and MySpace where you make new friends and keep in touch with them through messages, posts to their wall, or various program applications. The difference with Twitter is that it is all done on a much smaller scale. Instead of creating pages of blogs or large profiles, you simply micro blog (give 2-3 sentences) and people that have chosen to follow you, receive any updates you make on your twitter page.

One of the key things about Twitter is to follow other people, and be followed. Imagine you have 150 people who have seen your abbreviated profile on twitter and have decided to follow you. When ever you update your twitter account, the people that follow you recieve your update. Maybe you mention an Online Training Course you are attending and you give them an affiliate link. Some of the people that follow you might just check out the link and then end up visiting your website. If they happen to opt in to your program, they become leads of yours. Once they have opted in and have agreed to receive emails from you, your goal is to develop and maintain an ongoing relationship with them and assist them in building their business.

It is very important at this point that you provide some value to your lead. There are already too many people on the internet that just have websites full of the same old hype about Homebased business. Your goal should be to give them something they can use for their business building. If the information you provide is quality info and useful for their home business, they will want to come back to your website frequently.

Maybe you haven't gotten involved in Social Networking, or Attraction Marketing aspect of the Network Marketing industry. This can be one of the easiest and most cost effective ways to advertise and market your business. (can you say free advertising). You might be pleasantly surprised at the type of lead generation you can create with this type of marketing. After all, just about everyone wants more friends. Right?

Twitter.com is free to use, but can make huge difference in your business marketing. Don't miss out!

To Your Success!

Regina L Floyd
702 292 2372
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Can a Traffic Portal Generate Leads for your Home Based Business?

You might be wondering what a traffic portal is and what do you do with it?

Traffic Portals are specially designed websites that are targeted to bring you leads. Can you Imagine having 1000's of potential customers flowing through any one of 41 traffic portals, ready and waiting for you to contact them. Through continued email marketing and follow up you do through these online business portals...you'll never have to buy leads again. Here are just a few so you can see these powerful portals.

For a more in depth explanation, feel free to browse my blog about EZSearchEngineOptimization

(CLICK ON ANY OF THE TRAFFIC PORTALS TO VIEW THEM)
1st Family Classifieds
This site provides a place to put your ads, and they are free.

Computer Giveaway
This is a site where you can win a free lap-top. A winner is picked each and every month

Free FFAs
This site is where you get a daily list of email addresses of everyone who posts to our entire FFA system.
You will also have Full access to our Pro Submitter for posting to millions of FFA systems and sites

Money Machine
This site is designed to empower the self-employed, underemployed, unemployed, unemployable, senior citizen, disabled, single parents and the disenfranchised of our society. The sites main purpose is to help you learn and empower you to develop an alternative form of income. It is not a dream anymore.

Vacation 4 Free
This is what it looks like, a site where you give away a 3 day/2 night vacation when a lead fills out the form.

Web Catch
This is a self replicating web directory, a Yahoo style directory that receives 1000's of submissions from around the world

What happens with this system is remarkable. In a way, you have infinite ways to generate website traffic and you do it by offering your customers something that benefits them. Who couldn't use free ad submission sites, tips on how to make extra money working from home, or maybe a 3 day/2 night weekend getaway. You really do give these things to your customer and in doing so, you show them how fantastic the theory is behind the Veretekk Marketing System

Veretekk even does one better, they offer you the opportunity to test drive the system for yourself with your very own Free Silver Veretekk account. Does it really get any better than this where you have the chance to test drive a system and see how it works before you choose to join?

So what does this have to do with generating leads through traffic portals? Basically, you give away the many resources of Veretekk in an effort to assist your customers in building ANY business they happen to be building. When they agree to fill in a form, you give them access to the site they are looking for and you obtain their name, email, and phone number. Once this occurs, they are in your email and autoresponder system and you can regularly communicate with them daily, weekly, or monthly. Your goal is to build a relationship with these people. You want to show them that you really can assist them in building their business, and you do it with no expectations from them. (You really can help them through what Veretekk offers even if you aren't sure how to do it) Veretekk is full of online training and webinars and you'll be guided each step of the way.

Please feel free to email me with any questions you have about this system

To Your Success!

Regina L Floyd
702 292 2372
Email Me
www.GinaFloyd.biz

Is Your Lead Generation Strategy Working For You?

If you are working a Homebased Business on the internet today, lead generation, and how you go about it is a significant part of your business. Is the strategy you are using working for you? Are you generating the number, and type of lead you want to get in front of your business? If not, I have some good news for you.

You have several options today when marketing and advertising your business on the internet. You can post classified ads, both paid and free, pay per click (PPC) ads, you can create solo ads, participate in ezines, write articles, even send out emails to your list. Maybe your blogging, participating in traffic exchanges, and have profiles on every social networking site out there. All those things work, and most work very well, but how do you really get the most bang for your buck?

All I can reference is my own experience, but I think my experience is pretty typical of people that get into this homebased business industry for the first time. I discovered there is a learning curve and some training can get you to your goal faster than others. I tried my hand at PPC until I maxed out my credit cards. I bought leads from all types of sources and discovered most people didn't want to talk to me and I spent my money for nothing. I joined every traffic exchange I came across and overloaded my email mailbox. I bought ads, created 100's of free ads, and tried my hand at email marketing and sent emails to my lists. I got a lead here and there, but nothing worked as well as what I experienced when I got involved with the Veretekk Marketing System.

At first, Veretekk seemed difficult and was a little challenging for me to understand. Once I got into the system and started looking at what I had in front of me, I actually discovered that the system was actually very easy and it made my marketing and advertising extremely simple. With Veretekk, I have 41 traffic portals which help me drive more traffic to ANY business website I want to promote. I say ANY business, because with Veretekk, I have a "Market Center"in Veretekk that allows me to market one or more businesses. If you have a primary income producing business, and also work a couple of Affiliate Sites with products that support your main business, you understand the power of having a Market Center that allows you to market more than one website.

Now besides, traffic portals, Veretekk Marketing System also provides Search Engine Optimization resources that let me get my business website ranked higher in the Search Engines. All that, and I don't go broke paying for PPC.

So now I have Traffic Portals, SEO Tools, and I also have Ad Submission services like Blastomatic.com which lets me blast 12 million ads to the internet with just a few clicks, Leadsomatic.com which lets me create 2 billions ads for free, and then there are the Free FFA's which let me upload up to 10,000 leads daily to my autoresponder and email system. I personally average about 3500-4000 uploaded leads daily, with about 25-30 people confirming their opt in each day. I don't about you, but 25-30 double opt in leads that didn't cost me a dime is pretty good in my book.

If you have already found something that works really well for you and your business and you are generating all the leads you need, then I commend you. You've found something that works well for you. If like me, you are looking for something to use to boost your business and your lead generation, then I encourage you to check out Veretekk Today. You can even have your own Free Silver Veretekk Marketing System and test drive the system for yourself.

To Your Success!
Regina L Floyd
702 292 2372
Email Me
www.GinaFloyd.biz

You Have A Homebased Business, Now What?

You finally decided on a Home Based Business, you joined, paid your fees, and now you are ready to get going.  What do you do now?
 
First, you want to get familiar with your business and your back office area.  Find out when the training calls are, when the Business Overview Calls are and how to send new prospects to the calls. You'll most likely have links in your back office that say something like " Get Started Here", or "Begin Here" and obviously, that's the best place to begin to go through your business system.
 
2. You might want to make sure you have an 800# that you can refer prospects to but this certainly is not needed.  When I began my business, I just used my cell phone #.  That was fine until I got calls from people in China, and places where the time difference is very "different". (No fun being woken up at 2:00 am)
 
3. You want to look through your back office and find the link where you are given some suggestions for ad copy that you can use.  These can be very helpful if this is your first time doing anything like this.  Eventually, you will create your own ad copy and figure out what works best, but for now - these will work.  A lot of companies will give you ads that they have proven to work.  Don't be too concerned that they are overused.  Not everybody uses them, and there are tons of places you can place your ad.
 
4. Some work from home companies even give you a link with all the places you can post your ad.  Many of those might even be free sites where you can post free classified ads or they will at least be fairly cost effective ($10/month to post unlimited ads). In the beginning, check these out and get some ads out there.  They are great places to get started and you get the practice of posting ads.  I also recommend Traffic Exchanges like Traffic Swarm.  Here you can place up to 10-12 ads that rotate and you keep them rotating by clicking on ads of others for points. (you can purchase points too if you'd rather not spend the time clicking)
 
5.  You will want to then begin to get some training.  Most companies will provide training to you and they have this through live calls (with a schedule posted in the back office), or maybe even live webinar where you can listen and watch the training being given.  If you plan to promote your business online, then you will want to be sure and take the time to get some excellent Online Training that shows you the in's and out's of advertising and marketing online.  For example, if your budget for advertising is very low since you just forked out some money to join your business, you might want to invest you time and effort into Attraction Marketing and Social Marketing.  Both of these are techniques that show you how to make the most of social networks and how to provide value to prospective business partners so you have people calling you, and you don't have to chase people.
 
Personally, this is my preferred method of marketing because I don't care for rejection and I'd rather talk to people who want to hear what I have to talk about.
 
6. You may want to consider purchasing some leads if you don't have anyone to talk to and you would rather not hit up your family and friends.  This could be a temporary answer to generate a lead to talk to and at least practice your script (script also can be found in most back offices). If you are following steps 4 and 5 however, you should be able to start generating some leads of your own.  I found this to be much more cost effective.  Check out prices to buy "quality leads" and you will know what I mean.
 
7. Pick up the phone and start calling people. Remember, it's only a conversation.  You are simply calling to find out why this person wants a homebased business of their own, what they hope to accomplish with it, and you want to know if they really want it bad enough. (their why) If they don't have a strong enough reason to be trying to work from home with their own business, they most likely won't stick it out when things get tough.  Anyone that has been around Network Marketing for any length of time knows it is not always easy, but it sure is worth it in the long run!
 
These are just the basics for getting your home based business off the ground and I hope it has assisted you in some small way.  Be on the look out for future posts where I'll get into more detail about lead generation and getting more traffic to your webiste.
 
To Your Success!
 
Regina Floyd
702 292 2372
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What Does It Take To Make Money In Home Based Business?

Have you ever wondered what it really takes to make any money in Home Based Business? If you have, you are not alone.
 
With the current condition of the economy, more and more people are wondering if money can be made working from home. A lot of people are facing layoffs, business closures, foreclosure and are desperate to find a legitimate way to make some extra money.  People need cash and they need it fast.  How many ways do you know of to make money on demand?  Probably not many.
 
This is where having your own homebased business in Network Marketing can be a breath of fresh air. If you get involved with the right company, you can actually make significant income while you work at home.  Many Top  Tier,  Direct Sales companies are paying commissions of $1000, $5000, and $8000.  Of course, it does take an investment to get started in one of these businesses, but if you spend $1500 to get started and your first two sales are $1000 each ($1k + $1k = $2k), well you've obviously come out ahead.
 
So what does it take to make some money in one of these companies?
1. You need to be serious about making money from home. This is not a test, this is not a game or a hobby.  If you don't really want it bad enough you won't make it.  This is why you'll see that some of the highest income earners are people that have hit rock bottom. People that have gotten close to loosing their house, their cars, their jobs, and maybe even bankruptcy know what it is to want it bad enough.
 
2. You need to be willing to do what it takes to make it work. That means, no giving up.  Nothing good comes easy so when the going gets tough.....you need to be able to stick it out. If you are just getting started in your homebased business you are going to have a lot to learn.  Just a fact. Now you can certainly shorten that learning curve by getting some good Internet Marketing Training and you can actually get good training that does not cost you $1000's of dollars. What if you could get training that showed you how to build your business for free....no paying for expensive Google Ads, classifieds, etc.
 
3. You need to be building a business that has a good compensation plan. How long do you think it is going to take if the only commission you make is $10 per package of vitamins you sell? Now how much could you potentially make in a week if you are making $1000 per enrollment? (Answer: the sky is the limit)
 
4. You need to have a very good Marketing System.  You need a system that will allow you to do several things in one system.  You want to be able to advertise, you want to be able to optimize your website for the search engines, you want an email system that protects you and prevents spam with a double opt in system, and you need a built in autoresponder, that you can personalize if you choose, to keep in touch and build a relationship with your leads.
 
5. You need to Master Mind with like minded people.  You may have heard it said that if you want to know what your potential for annual income is, just look at the income of the people you hang around with. I don't know about you, but $30k a year is just not where I see myself. If you want to know how to make 6 and 7 figure incomes, maybe 6 figures a month, then you need to be hanging around the people that are doing that. You need to talk to them, listen to them, and do what they do.  That simple!
 
6.You need to know WHY you are doing this. What is it that is going to make you stick with it when things get tough.  What is it that you want to achieve when you succeed.  What does your life look like at that point?  You need to be able to still see your goal, and feel what it is going to be like.

There are many different things that you can do to insure success in your business but I've just covered a few of the most important ones above. If you at least have the basics I've mentioned then you have a very good chance of making money in your Home Based Business.
 
If you have questions about what you have read here, please email me and I'd be glad to get them answered for you.
 
To Your Success!
Regina Floyd
702 292 2372
Email
www.GinaFloyd.biz

Who Else Wants Extra Retirement Income

Retired already, or hoping to retire soon? Then you might be considering another way to earn some additional income to supplement what ever retirement income you might be getting.
 
If you've been watching the latest news about the economy, the Dow Jones, and the Government Buy Out, you might be one of many people that has some serious concerns about being able to retire on your current retirement account in if's present condition. Many people are watching their 401K's, Mutual Funds, and other investments dwindle right before their eyes and wondering how they will recover, or how long it is going to take to make up the loss.
 
I've got some good news for you about a solution that only a small percentage of people have tapped in to - it's called Home Based Business.  When we retire from our jobs we are usually ready to slow down the fast pace of our lives, enjoy our families, travel more and see the things we want to see, and just relax and enjoy the best life has to offer.  A homebased business gives us the chance to keep busy, make some extra income for whatever we want, and yet do it all on our terms, working when we want and working from where ever we want.  Imagine working your business with a cell phone and laptop while traveling the country in your RV, sitting on some exotic Carribean beach, or from the patio of a mountain cabin sitting on a beautiful lake. Can you think of any better way to earn some money?
 
I retired from my 20 year career in March 2008 at the tender young age of 43. I do collect some retirement but at age 43, I didn't qualify for the age, or number of years on the job, so I took a penalty.  The way I see it, it's ok because I know my retirement system will be paying me for quite a few years to come. (I plan on living until well into my 80's,90's,or 100's because I made a decision to slow my life down now and enjoy what is really important to me).
 
Now maybe you've already been searching for a business that you can work from home and you are a little discouraged by all the hype and garbage you see on the internet. Network Marketing, Direct Sales, MLM, what does it all mean? You aren't sure who you can trust and what business will really work for you. You have heard horror stories from other people that got involved with a Multi Level Marketing (MLM) Scam and now they have tons of product in their garage and no money in their bank account. No one you know even believes it is possible to make money online working the internet.
 
Well they are all wrong! You REALLY can make money on the internet through Network Marketing when you get involved with a company that provides the necessary basics and you have some honest to goodness training and guidance on how to do it.  Honestly, just about any company that offers you a good product, a website, some basic training, and a compensation plan that pays well can work if you know what you are doing. Most new people to network marketing don't know what they are doing, but there are tons of great resources that will lead you every step of the way. The best ones show you how to maximize your advertising without going broke doing it. Social Networking and Attraction Marketing are great ways to market for free and generate all the quality leads you need for your new business.  Once you generate those leads you manage them with a Quality Marketing System that not only helps you build your business but it has everything you need to work online safely following all the necessary rules to avoid any spam complaints, etc.
 
With a healthy combination of: Good Business, Excellent Training, and Quality Marketing System, you really can build up an extra income to supplement your retirement and create some residual income for you too. Baby Boomers do not have to worry about how they'll pay for their retirement years, they just have to act!
 
To Your Success!
 
Regina L Floyd
702 292 2372
Email Me
www.GinaFloyd.biz

Is Now The Time To Be Starting A Homebased Business?

With the economy as it is, some people don't believe this is the best time to launch your own Home Based Business. I disagree. Because of the economy, now is the best time ever! People no longer have control over their futures with their J.O.B's (just over broke). They are at the mercy of the economy, the corporation, the boss, and the budget cuts. Retirement accounts that people have taken years to build have been hit hard, and some people aren't even sure if they'll be able to retire. Social Security won't be here for much longer as the government can no longer fund "entitlement programs".

With the economy as it is, most people don't think now is a good time to spend money, and they don't believe that other people will spend money. That's where they are wrong. When a person is worried about whether they'll be laid off or not, will their landlord foreclose on the house they are living in, or if the cost of food and gas gets too bad, what do they give up first, and it's at this time when people either give in to what they are being dealt, or they decide to fight back. I don't mean fight in a violent sense, I mean take a stand for what they know they deserve in life and show that they won't settle for less.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of Network Marketing Scams out there today on the internet, but there are twice as many legitimate home based businesses that really do make people money. The top network marketing companies have been around for awhile, they have a proven record of success, they have a system in place that makes it easy for just about anyone to get started and earn money right away, and they have a good compensation plan. I dare say, the top network marketing companies also have negative publicity too - yes, you will see some negative comments about a company because a successfull company, making people money, is too threatening to a whole lot of other companies not doing as well. Just nature of competition I guess.

I do have a warning though for anyone considering a business they can work from home, be sure you have adequate training from a good training source. A source that teaches people how to market their business without spending more money than they are making. What's the point of building a business if you are going to go broke trying to advertise it.

I also recommend a very good Marketing System that shows people how to build ANY business they are working, again, doing it without going broke. A system that shows them how to maximize search engine optimization, generating a lead, and how to help that new lead in what ever way is appropriate for that individual (not everyone is going to join your business - but that's ok, we can still help them). In all of the systems I've been involved in, the best ones have SEO Tools, an Email system that works very hard to prevent spam, Autoresponder system that keeps your name and info in front of the people that do double opt into your system, and of course, a system that provides plenty of advertising capabilities.

With all that said, a legitimate homebased business gives people a chance to change their circumstances and to do it on their own terms. There is nothing like the freedom and piece of mind that one feels when the ups and downs of the economy do not affect them. Imagine not having to worry about what car you drive because it is a gas guzzler, but instead, you drive the car of your dreams because you want to. Imagine, you don't have to worry about the boss laying you off....you are the boss! You don't worry about your companies retirement plan or 401k, because you know you can take care of your retirement because you've the secret to Network Marketing Success. You don't worry about paying for your groceries and selling your furniture to do it because you know how to create money on demand. Life really can be that good, it really can! Don't believe me, then I hope you are very happy at your job, because you'll be working for someone else for a long time.

To Your Success!
Regina L Floyd
702 292 2372
Email Me www.GinaFloyd.com

Build Relationships: Generate More Leads and Business

If you are looking to get more website traffic, more leads, and more business, then you need to consider building a relationship with the people that visit your site
 
Only a small percentage of the visitors that come to your site will actually click through to your order page, most will simply leave. Even the people that really liked what your site had to offer, will also leave without buying anything. This is why it's important to give your visitors a way to hear from you again. The reality is, unless you provide some continued contact, they won't return to your site even if they did like it or even bookmarked it.  This is where something like an offer to subscribe to a blog, newsletter, or an ezine proves very useful as you offer them a free benefit - continued information they can use. The key is build a quality, long term repeat-exposure, one-to-one relationship with your visitor (lead) to increase the repeat traffic to your site.
 
Blog:blogging is taking the world and the internet by storm.  More and more people who regularly surf the web are recognizing the blogging world and they subscribe to blogs that interest them. Since most visitors to websites are looking for information, and they are looking for content, subscribing to your blog allows visitors to get notice of any updates to the site, which in turn encourages them to come back and visit the site. When you blog, you distribute your content using RSS (really simply syndication) which reaches more people and the search engine spiders love it! Blogging is very easy and it's a very effective way to build a following and to build more traffic faster.
 
Newsletter/Ezine: These let YOU revisit your visitors and it gives them a reason to return to your site.  Newsletters/Ezines can be about new information on your website, some new product or service you offer, or brand new content and information that is exclusive to only the subscribers of your Newsletter/Ezine. The success of your newsletter/ezine will depend on good content and you should have content they want to read, not what you want to talk about.  The key is to have your lead looking forward to receiving the next issue.
 
Before you decide what to write for your blog or your newsletter, decide who you will write it for, and then decide why.  What benefits will you provide to your subscribers? What will this person gain from reading your blog, ezine or newsletter? You want to meet the needs of the people you are targeting, so be sure and think about the types of things they want to know, need to know, or could find very useful. This is how you provide value to them.
 
In case you were wondering how people subscribe to your blog or newsletter, it's done through "subscription forms" which is created through easy code that is placed on your site. The great thing about subscription forms, is that the lead is sent a confirmation email confirming they wanted to sign up so now you have what they call " a double opt-in lead". Double opt-in feature helps you keep your list of leads "clean" and keeps you out of trouble and safe from Spam complaints.
 
Now you might be wondering how you go about creating and managing these things I've mentioned above. This is where a high quality, very effective, Marketing System comes into play.  The right Home Business Marketing system will have a built in blog, a resource for creating and sending a newsletter to keep in touch with people that have opted in, and a way to create the form code you need to get them to sign up in the first place. You can easily do a search on Google and search for "Marketing Systems" and then compare the various feature they offer.  The system I personally prefer is the Veretekk Marketing  System. I like that they allow you to have a Free account while you test drive the system and tour the back office to see what all the features are.  If you like what you see....you simply upgrade and have access to 41 different traffic portals. Not only do you have numerous portals for traffic, you have several Search Engine Optimization sites also. Optimizing your site for the search engines is going to attract search engine spiders which assist you in getting a better ranking in the search engines. A better ranking means more traffic, which could mean more subscribers and ultimately, more business.
 
I hope this blog posting has helped you, in some way, have a better understanding of how you can maximize your home based business and get more website traffic and leads.
 
To Your Success!
Regina Floyd
702 292 2372
rlfloyd@veretekk.com
www.GinaFloyd.biz
 

Can You Work From Home and Make Money in Networking Marketing?

Are you one of the few people (Only 3-4%)  making money online right now in Network Marketing?  If you are not, you are probably wondering if a person really can make a living working at home doing Network Marketing.
 
When I say only a few people, 3-4%, that is because most people are not willing to do what it takes to build a home based business and work from home. 96-97% of the population would rather play it safe, and keep working their job, waiting for their pension, retirement plan, or social security.
 
Out of the 3-4% that are actually willing to make a change in their life, only about 3%-4% of them actually succeed.  The rest of the people never get their business off the ground, make any money, or they just plain give up because it requires too much effort.
 
You see, building your own home business and working from home is not an easy thing to do, it requires patience, some learning, time, and money. Yep!  Money - Ever heard of any other business out there that you could start for NOTHING?
 
Why is it then, that so many people are utterly shocked when you tell them what the start up cost is to get into business?
 
Here are some requirements if you want to start your own business from home and be successful:
1. Investment: - you are going to have to spend something if you want to make some money working from home.  Now you can invest $200 into an MLM, pay $200 autoship every month for products you might never use again and earn $10 per order, or you can make a one time only investment in a product, and make $1000 commissions. 
  
Which sounds better to you?
 
Home Based Business Investment is like anything else.  You are going to get out what you put in and that starts with the money to start it up.  It's really that simple.
 
2.Discipline: When you first get started, you are going to have to set some time aside to start working on your business.  You will also have to learn how things work, and how your business system works.  This won't be an easy task if you are still working your full time job and taking care of your family.  You must decide how important this goal is to you and schedule time to work your business.
 
3.Mistakes:  You will undoubtedly make some mistakes. The first time you call a "lead" and you follow the company "script" you'll probably miss words, or skip whole sentences, or sound like your reading something, but if you keep going, and keep at it, it will eventually sound natural and you wont have to read a thing.
 
4.Good Marketing System: Unless you already have some marketing and advertising skills, you are going to need a good marketing system that takes the guess work out of it for you.  You'll need something that won't cost you an arm and a leg to run (no money coming in yet from your business), yet is as effective if not better, than the paid stuff. (Google Adwords, etc)
 
5.Online Training: Training is going to be very important in your business.  Not too many people are successful right out of the shoot without even a little training.  Even if you've been in home based business before, you will do much better with detailed, step by step, one on one training.
 
6.Patience/Faith: Many of the advertisements you see on the internet today will promise you $1000's of dollars by next week if you join them, and they claim you don't have to do a thing to earn it. This simply is not true!  It will take some time to get your website ranked in the search engines, it will take some time for your ads to circulate all over the net, but with the proper training and effective marketing system,(#4&5) these things will happen. You MUST believe in yourself and know these things will happen.
 
Now, I can't help you with the investment, or the discipline, and your just going to make mistakes, but I can help you with the Marketing System and the Online Training.  Through a very effective mix of resources, I've discovered the way to truly build your business on the internet and not spend an arm and a leg doing it.  This is especially good for those of you business building on a budget.
  
Why do I know I can help you build your business and avoid all the mistakes?  Because I've already made them myself and I know what to avoid - that simple. It took me some time, but I remained patient and had faith (#6) and I discovered that you really can work from home and make some money in Network Marketing. Find out how!
 
To Your Success!
 
Regina Floyd
702 292 2372 Direct
702 973 6120 Toll Free
Email Me
Make a Living - LIVING!