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Monday, May 24, 2010

Social Networks Are Great UNTIL

Welcome Fellow Home-Based Business Owners,

One of the greatest services you can offer as an "ethical marketer" is to protect individual rights online. Sure -- we all like the social networks. It's what helps us connect and identify to those we'd like to work with most.

Facebook, MySpace And Other Social Site Activity

Social sites are great until "Facebook, MySpace and various social sites started sharing names, user IDs, and other information sufficient to enable ad companies such as Google's owned DoubleClick to identify distinct user profiles", (Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2010). Read the "pull my finger link below"...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/21/facebook.shares.data.ars/index.html?hpt=Sbin

As luck would have it, I tried to post this article over at Facebook but it was blocked three times "for offering similiar content". Hmmm.

Word in cyberspace reports, "Facebook has now stopped this practice". You'd think their 27 yr. old hoodie wearing CEO would bolster site security and stop this practice..., but being a multi-millionaire eccentric never prevented anyone from doing the right thing.

Sure -- data can be taken, or worse, if we look at the advertisers' perspective (us), "we're only getting demographic data" , but let's get real.  Click the active link below to get the real "skinny":

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/21/facebook.shares.data.ars/index.html?hpt=Sbin

I've always cautioned fellow marketers online, never reveal true or personally identifiable information in these networks. Yes -- form a quick post but forget opening up your networks to "play pillow talk".  There's a reason for this approach. No one will protect you so you might as well protect yourself.

Otherwise you might as well rename these sites --

openyourkimono.com

slapmyfacebook.org

dropyourdraws.com

hospitalgown.net

privatezone.org

looselipssinkships.net

caughtwithhandincookiejar.com

leakyfaucets.net

majorinformationleak.org

openfly.com

drippinghose.com

flexandbend.net

turnandcough.org

identitytheft.com

stealingyouridentityoneclickatatime.com

You get my marketing drift.

Keeping You Informed On Up-To-Date Marketing Trends,

B. Brinkmeyer, MBA

Internet Marketing Mentor/Instructor

Monday, May 10, 2010

What Does Work From Home Mean?

Welcome Back Fellow Network Marketers!

In all of my posts, plans are to bring you content relating to all aspects of business building, including marketing. Today, let's tackle "work from home" and what it means to your success because a lot of people get lost right here.

This post should:

1) Save you from spending $$ on things you don't need (getting you nowhere)..., 2) Spare you lost time and effort doing the things that won't put a nickle in your pocket...3) Ggive you things you can do today to singularly list yourself as a true  leader that you already are !
Work From Home Means One Thing --

Work From Home.... In Profit...Not In Debt

Let's kill the promise you heard when you enrolled in your very first MLM.

We were all told we could, "Work From Home".

I'm here to tell you again..and again..and again...it can happen !!  It can be profitable in ways you'd never imagine, but you're going to work for it.  There are no shortcuts.


Start By Tackling Your Success But Get Real

I know you know this part intuitively so play along with me.  If you're going to make true progress, you have to get honest...real honest, and stop justifying everything.  It gets you nowhere. Once you do this, you can then formulate real alternatives taking you somewhere.  This is assigment #1 I explain further at the end of this post.
Let's assume you had no success in your MLM..., or worse, you put in a lot of time, effort and money into your business and you're reaping limited results.  Yeah -- you're even standing on stage and you're not getting the results the 1% "other guys/gals" are getting.  There are reasons for this reality, but they're not your fault.  You've done what they asked you to do with zest.

Ok.  So maybe you found that you can build an "ok residual" using the methods they taught you ...and..., you'd still like to get your hands on the blueprint delivering what it promises.

Hint:  You must identify your true self and then eventually market ONLY yourself.  Sure..., you can use your name everywhere on business cards and websites galore, but what makes you valuable is your leadership.

Solution #1 --

Don't even pay $35 for the chance to fill out surveys for money online. Those are scams.

Solution #2 --

Avoid hands off marketing systems and stay away from any greed-based opportunities you see when
you enter "Work From Home Online".  Those programs do one thing.  They take your $$, but you can't even get a return on it.

Solution #3 --

More people spend their hard-earned $$ buying everything your upline or your company tell you to buy. Don't, no matter how hard they press you. 

Truth is -- I've talked about this before -- the ones who are "seemingly ahead" of you in your company are the ones who still haven't figured out what a million dollar template entails !  So..yes... we have the blind leading the blind...., most of the time.  In a few rare cases, we have exceptions to the rule.

Solution # 4 --

Don't market everything under the sun written by someone other than yourself.  Sure -- you don't have to reinvent the wheel, but you DO have to put your name on it.

Cite it, publish it, UTube it, advertise it offline too, but just use your name. That's it!  Take the time to do it. You'll be glad you did.


Here's the Biggy -- Here's A #1 Tip That Makes All The Difference (To You)

Solution #5 --

Wrap your hands around a information that makes good, honest business sense.  Does it make sense on the front end? Does it make sense on the back end?  If not, leave it behind.  It wasn't meant for you.

Whatever you choose -- that information has to meet those 2 primary ingredients....on the front end and on the back end.  There is nothing misleading at all.  Full disclosure is one golden pathway to your success.

When you find this information you're looking for, ask yourself -- "Will it be something many others want and pay for?  That's also key because some systems that worked 20 years ago aren't working so well today..., no matter how much others "talk it up".

All informational systems require periodic updates to reflect changing times.

If the information you're following dates back to Methusela, you're in trouble. You'll most likely get "medieval" results...or worse, you'll be laughed out of court.

So... find information that works for you (and countless others) more of the time than not.  If you find information that "dead ends"..., chances are that this help hasn't yet incorporated the changes people are demanding. That realization helped me hugely.

If the information or system(s) you've been using haven't been working well, find out precisely why.   Do it even though everyone else around you says, "NO", that's a red flag.  Use your common sense.

This finding will put real answers into your hands. The ones who say "NO" are afraid of 2 things -- 1) they'll lose you...and worse, 2) they'll lose your business.

Then.., find out who you are even when you're standing in huge opposition.  So..yes..., find your true self separately from whatever your ego tells you ...like...I gotta make money NOW at all cost...even at the expense of others.  Don't.  In the end, you're hitting another dead end and you're not acting in alignment with highest reasons (which actually give you what you desire most -- a solid reality).

You want to create a business you can sustain.

Then.., find a system that teaches you what's absolutely needed to make a strong go of it in business.  It should match your true self.  Take as much time as you need.  When you do that, pair that system up with true marketing education and guess what will happen?

You'll be unstoppable.


Forget Self-Replicating Websites

Ok. I've talked about this problem before. Ask yourself, "Should I still use my corporate website"?  It appears to give me everything I need to work a profitable business".

Look for these 2 things:

1) Does the website help you build your list or the MLM's?

If it's the company, you can't carry this list with you no matter what others tell you. The company owns the list.

2) You want a system that will position you.

I will admit that I bought many things under the MLM sun and got very poor results -- 5 companies total.

This part is important.

YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE. Again.., that's your ego's way of "puttin on a big show", but it's not who you are.   And..., the people who told you this in one way or the other are often lost in their stories.  

Don't flier parking lots.

Don't pass out fliers to people in malls.

Your business success is a human process.

So..., ask yourself this question.  If you've gotten everything you "supposedly needed in your MLM" like hands off marketing systems or opportunity-seeking leads saying "NO" to you, then ask -- ""Why am I still struggling?"  I'm asking this question to help you move beyond what's keeping you stuck. Hang onto your hat.  Are you sitting down?

Solution #6 --

You've been positioning everyone BUT yourself. 

When you do this, you lose credibility (even when you're a true powerhouse).  Beginning to see a bigger picture? I hope so.  That's why I'm here -- to make a real difference in the lives of others.  So you wouldn't be the first one who made this mistake because we've all been there.

What Top Guns Do Without Fail

Here's what top brass do, company after company...and they're cleaning up big time.  They adore showing up for work -- or better -- working from home...and even better working on the go (cuz they can write off their vacations during a few hours of work! Man.  This is what business should be --  in a NOW AGE.

The smartest ones eventually get the resources, education and skills (mostly this part) to place their stamp of approval on anything they move.  Why?  A lot of humans like to follow the leader.  It feels safe. 

Here's something you've figured out if you're seasoned.


Being a True Leader Means Breaking New Ground

Being a true leader means breaking new ground.  Now..., here's where things get interesting.  When you're first launching your business, sure, you have to promote other peoples' products.  That goes without saying...., offline or online. That's just how it is.

Over time, as you obtain more mastery and working capital  to keep your business afloat, you should be striking out on your own. The world needs you.

You don't have to be a millionaire to do this.  You don't.  You have to be motivated, willing to continually learn and then apply what you're learning.  That much is true.


For Seasoned Players

Now...,  fast forward into the future. 

Let's say you didn't get what I was saying in this post...and 3 years later, you find out that your head is still touching the glass ceiling.  And.., let's say that you can't seem make that breakthrough and you've even gone so far as to hop into the social networks.  Do you know when it all happens?

It's not because you're doing what "they're telling you to do".

It's not because you're buying everything under the sun. 

HINT: Use paid advertising in small slices and pair up that effort with free advertising !  Bingo.  Learn "how to create and move traffic".

Then..., apply your natural drive and determination (for the right reasons) to  honestly improve peoples' lives significantly and profoundly (first including your own).

You have to include "right-minded action".  That means, in every situation, you must always do what's best for the other person. It's Universal Law.


Your Success Appears When


You act regularly.  Let go of outcomes.  Share information sincerely.  Motivate for others and self, in delicate balance. Then.., find a way to put your true essence out into the world because others want it and demand it.  Again.., it is that simple.

It takes time and processing your human side to figure out what these hints includes and don't include..., but if you focus on finding out who who you are aside from your ego, your true self will attract solutions, people and more to you!

When you know beyond all doubt who you are -- you will attract and retain people who mirror similiar attributes back to you. That's when business IS profound.

Ok. This part is what I promised you at the beginning.  I'd like you to spend 20 minutes of time to seriously addressing this task.  I'm going to give you an assignment...and there's no pass or fail. 

This is something designed to make your life clearer so that you can take the action that will change everything for the better.

Assignment #1

If you're going to move from point A to point B, you've got to get clear about what you intend to do so that you can align your greatest talents, skills and assets with clear-minded actions and right-minded thinking.

No -- you don't have to dial through cold calls.

I want you to list the things you've been doing that have been holding you back.  List things like:

1) buying everything under the sun without using common sense
2) not questioning matters -- hint -- instead...you can use your local library for free
3) not seeking alternative resources
4) stop passing out samples
5) stop passing out DVD's and fliers designed to do only 1 thing -- position the company
6) hitting up family and friends
7) chasing anyone with a pulse who might happen to listen to my pitch
8) fill out your contact information in confidence to get my insider's newsletter

where I talk about more.  Only those appearing on my list get the advanced stuff  doing only one thing and one thing only -- positioning only you as the expert!

Then..., stay tuned.  In the next post, I will bring you ways to concretely clarify what's needed to make a real go of it!

Supporting Your Success Using Proven Means,

B. Brinkmeyer, MBA
Internet Marketing Mentor/Instructor

Monday, March 29, 2010

Resource Protecting Your Rights As A New Or Seasoned MLM Distributor

Welcome Back Fellow Home-Based Business Owners,

Today I'd like to bring you an additional, helpful MLM resource protecting your rights as a distributor. If you've ever wondered about these common MLM challenges, look no further. This link takes you to a website resource you can scan on your own time. Do not feel pressured to join this organization. Just look at the no-cost information for starters and if you like the site, then you have the final say. In all business matters, you have the final say.

Click here ===> What's Most Relevant To My Success

Here are the main benefits this site offers verbatem, (D.R.A.):

DISTRIBUTOR RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

•Training on Independent Contractor contracts and rights

•Access to our Law Library which is always being updated

•Ability to register complaints and receive guidance

•Become part of a public WatchDog for distributors

•How to protect yourself from Upline and Downline attacks

•Ability to have a voice in the future of the MLM Industry

•Receive a copy of the MLM Distributors International Standards book

•You will not only have an impact on your own future but that of millions (13.3 million in the U.S., 53 million worldwide).


Corporate Benefits

•Ability of companies to form true relationships with distributor forces

•To give progressive companies a national platform to be recognized

•Create new business models based on Company need

•A source of information about such obscure things as company Life Cycles, the damage caused to companies by terminations

•National recognition as a distributor friendly company which will give the company a competitive advantage in the Marketplace

Click here ===> What's Most Relevant To My Success

Supporting Your Success Using Proven MLM Means,

B. Brinkmeyer

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Mastering the Law of Attraction For Fabulous Business, Cont'd

Welcome Back Fellow Network Marketers...

and Home-Based Business Experts too! May this day find you healthy and productive.

This blog post is dedicated to Timothy, a fellow associate marketer.

One of the biggest questions I hear from fellow network marketers is, "How do I get into profit fast"?

In all matters, there's no secret trick other than focusing your efforts consistently. When you do this, you will accelerate towards an outcome. If you move in directions of what you want most -- like profit -- you will draw people, events, information, and systems to you!

The biggest part is implementation on a daily basis by taking direct action, no matter how small. When you first start out in anything, you'll blunder and stop. If you want something greatly enough (such as working from home or working for yourself), you'll get there. Again...the more intensively and smartly you work, the more focused you become, the faster you will see this new reality emerge. You can't be afraid of it because it is something that you directly create, believe it or not. Enter The Law of Attraction, continued because here's where it fits in best.

Law of Attraction Is the Law of Love At Highest Levels

What happens when you consistently hold a thought and then follow that thought up with right-minded action? By right-mindedness, I'm talking about doing what's best for all concerned.

What you get is something precious. It's you in a new but in a far and more developed form.

It doesn't matter what you're marketing. People will want you. So..., you must use your highest truth and your greatest sensibility to attract active people to you. You will have to sift and sort. You will have to release, connect, and reconnect. You will have to work with some for a little while, and eventually you'll find the 'real team'.

I call this Masterminding. Sure.., players come and go, but the real team forms as they stand the test of time. These players help one another so that the ball keeps rolling whether you're sick or well. These people mirror back to you the things that you cherish and value the most -- your grandeur, appearing in the form of steady, daily energy. So if you take your energy and translate it into product or service moved, you get profit. Money is energy and that success will always leave a trail of evidence. That's when your business will really take off.

Would profits involve finding a system?

Sure. You can absolutely find a system that will propell you forward. I cite -- picking up the skills to speak to people well..., finding out what to say while saying it best. Above all, you have to fuel that system with positive (not negative)energy. Positive energy draws proactive people to you. Negative energy pushes them away from you. You're then left with finding a solid way to speak to the masses using many communication mediums. Makes sense? Or..., is it still clear as mud?

Don't worry.

You have many opportunities to view my posts and you don't even have to hit the archives. In all posts, I offer nuggets of success. I incorporate all aspects of mastered business residing at the highest levels of life. I don't just talk about being a millionaire, I show you how you must BE to build millionaire wealth. Sharing this knowledge off the top of my head because this is what I inherently know and have done. RULE 1 -- you do become a servant of the public. RULE 2 -- you don't hold onto outcomes. RULE 3 -- you never push a decision. RULE 4 -- you hold the other person's needs in mind. RULE 5 -- you raise the consciousness of those who are willing. So..hang on some more with me.

I'm here to tell you that your success involves many aspects involving your "sum totality". I am speaking in spiritual terms here, but I am also speaking in real life, profitable terms. People are drawn to you because of your inherent power. It's not a draw because you're marketing X, Y, or Z. Clearly explained, you are the sum total of many parts including: your history, your successes, your failures, your gains, and your relationships. Above all -- your relationships account for much of your success if you're willing to give and take, help and ask, implement and learn, share and accept, grow and nurture, instruct and follow. It's a combination of all of these things -- applied using many elements.

Here's something important. Human beings are multi-dimensional. They require input and steady aid. They are complex but free-willed. So...yes...your relationships matter.

Here's something that took me a while to really know. You can't hit a target by working alone, i.e. the residuals or building a business you will enjoy. You also can't grow if you're doing everything by yourself.

Leverage everything and everyone around you.

Now, I've noticed a lot lately that many people think success means making a fast buck. Well..only if you want to be a "flash-in-the-pan". Success never has and never include a fast gain just because human beings function best whenever we form lasting relationships (with them). That's a given.

What about using laws like the Laws of Attraction to create this successful reality? YES. Note the big yes.

You'll have to spend a fair amount of time meeting people: social networks are one way (Twitter, UTube, MySpace, Facebook, Linked-In), and paid means are another if we reference the Internet. If you're working your business offline, it's going to take you years to grow your client base. But.., think about what happens if you harness the power of the Internet? Notice how the old systems have been plodding along, resistant to new methods of communication forming? Consider publishing, for example. Publishing by it's very nature once involved only those who passed some stringent test we'll call "the publishing houses". Not so today. Truth-be-told, online publishing doesn't have to cost you money. It costs you time and effort but it doesn't cost you a dime.

Again...enter Internet.

That's where the Law of Attraction comes in handy.

Here's why. You'll need to put the numbers in your favor and you've got to find several ways of attracting other people.

You must follow the golden rule at all times, even when no one is looking.

If you put negative energy out there, like attracts like.

If you put positive energy out there, like attracts like.

Never take shortcuts by saying this at the risk of sounding too repetitious. In many of my posts, you must never short anyone out of their hard-earned money.

Now here's the neat part. When you put yourself 'out there'..., just as I am doing here, do it consistently. Do it daily and weekly. Never mind whether or not people find you TODAY. Do it because you love people and you truly want to help, and do it because you know that they (and you) are worth millions today. This reality has nothing to do with the size of your wallet. Your money doesn't define you, but it can sustain you.

Keep publishing. Keep sharing information.., and people will slowly trickle in. Pretty soon, you'll set off an avalanche you can't even handle. It's good to be busy!

I'll share more by quoting Rhonda Byrne. She says it best and better than I can say it now. "Love is the highest power we possess..., (working)in complete harmony with the law of attraction". Okay -- this isn't a 3-Dog Night show, but read on. "The more love we feel, the greater our power will be. The more selfless about love we (are and feel), the more unfathomable our power."

Here's what many don't know or embed. You have to feel this stuff in your tissues and you have to breathe it daily. Rhonda adds, "The law of attraction has been called the law of love, because the law itself is a gift of love to humanity. It is the law by which we can create incredible lives for ourselves. The more love we feel this love, the greater our power is to create a magnificent life of love, joy, and harmony."

Perhaps you're saying, "but how does that get me paid, how does it keep me qualified, and how does it pay my electric bill?"

Good question.

If you're going to build an organization of your own, the living masters have long confirmed that you won't do it on emptiness. You also won't sustain that downline long if you can't develop and sustain your relationships. That's because..., once you find a system that delivers consistent profits (hint)..., you'll need the Law of Attraction to draw the real powerhouses to you.

Trust me. If you take action, this will happen. There's no doubt about it.

Supporting Your Success Using Proven Means,

B. Brinkmeyer

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Q & A For MLM'ers

Welcome Back Fellow MLM'ers,

I'd like to address a big concern many network marketers face when growing a downline.

Q & A For MLM'ers

Some ask me, "So if only half of my downline has a personalized website, what do I do for the other half?"

I'm going to tell you two things:

Self-replicated (corporate) websites do one thing and one thing only for your MLM.

1) They position an upline
2) They edify the company

(Bonus) --

3) Oh yes. They make the company big money.

That's pretty much it.

Think about it.

If you've got the same "players" (who look mighty good onstage) appearing over and over again in some flashy, printed magazine, what will that do for you and your business?

Probably not much.

You see -- when it comes to moving any product, service or even your business opportunity (not that I recommend you start out by doing this), it's all about one thing.

Customers, whether they are suspects or prospects, want one thing and one thing only. They want to you, and they want to be like you.

So what do people care about if they haven't belonged to an MLM (or worse, they've belonged to 3, 4 or 5)..., and you're fast approaching them?

They only care about what's in it for themselves.

So...lead with your product and tell them what's beneficial if they consume your flagship product.

And...forget the replicated corporate websites. That only burns a hole in your wallet.

That's it.

In future posts, I talk more about how you can find people who already have a need, desire and want for what you have to offer so stay tuned.
I'm showing you what's key.

Put your name in writing.

Only advertise yourself.


Speak from your life experience and build yourself into your successful business, showcasing only you.

That's classic marketing, pure and simple.

Supporting Your Success Using Proven Marketing Means,

B. Brinkmeyer
Internet Marketer/MLM Home-Based Business Development Specialist/
MLM Mentor