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When you’re a network marketer you’re going to be taught all kinds of ways to market your business. Many of these techniques are great ways to grow your business and help you reach your goals. However, one technique that I just can’t stand is the 3 foot rule and in this article I’ll tell you why.

The 3 foot rule works like this… talk to anyone and everyone who comes within 3 feet of you about your home based business. That’s right, under this rule you should be talking to people in line at the movies, the grocery store, the dry cleaners, the bank, at PTA meetings, amusement parks, and pretty much everywhere else under the sun.

Now besides the fact that you’d never actually get home if you followed this rule it just seems to me that this is one of the reasons people are so annoyed with network marketers.

Look, when I go to the grocery store I’m going for bread not business. Sure if someone happened to stop me and ask me about my business I’d be happy to talk to them but I have to say if the shoe was on the other foot and some stranger started talking to me in the cereal aisle about residual income I’d think they were absolutely crazy!

Trust me… nobody wants to be in business with a crazy person.

The key my friend is not to talk to everyone under the sun it’s to talk to the right people. Targeted prospecting is always going to be a million times better than talking to random people in a supermarket or wearing a big flashy button that says “Ask me about my business!!!”

So where can you find targeted prospects? Online!

Online marketing is so powerful because it allows you to find tons of people who are actually interested in working from home. So you don’t have to tap strangers on the shoulder and ask them “how do you like your job?”… seriously folks… it’s creepy.

On the internet you can find forums and social groups all dedicated to people who want to find a work at home opportunity. I’ll take talking to 5 super interested people over 100 completely un-interested people every single time.

So stop using the outdated 3 foot rule and other outdated offline methods and get online today. Your prospects are waiting!

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Whether you believe in the Bible or not you have to admit that John 8:32 is pretty right on the money.

“Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free”

Those words have been quoted over and over again and they are so powerful because they can apply to so many different things. In this article I’m going to talk about knowing the truth about your home based business and how it can help you to grow both as a person and business owner.

When I say you need to know the truth about your business I really mean the truth about you, in your business. Because with the exception of the occasional scam almost all home based businesses have the ability to create an incredible life for you and your family if you know how to work them correctly.

In order for that to happen you have to be honest with yourself about yourself. Where are you really at? And how can you grow and become better so that your business will grow with you?

Many people don’t feel that they need to grow at all and that’s a huge problem because everyone has room for improvement in their life. Whether it’s your image of yourself or the way you interact with other people or how your present yourself to others there is always room for improvement.

When you’re honest with yourself you will be able to see that areas of your life and your business where you need to grow and you can correct those issues.

If you refuse to grow yourself you could be missing out on hundreds or even hundreds of thousands of dollars every single year. Think that’s shocking? Me too but it really is true.

So what do you say? Do you really see yourself clearly?

If you don’t there is no need to worry because you can always open your eyes and start changing today. The good news is it’s never too late to improve on yourself and when you improve on yourself your business will improve right along with you.

So stop looking at yourself through rose colored glasses and take a good look at the real you. It might be a challenge, it might even be hard but it will defiantly be worth it.

When you tell yourself the truth you really will be set free!

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If you’ve been working from home for any significant amount of time chances are you’ve perhaps forgotten some of the small things that make working from home so darn awesome.

In this article I hope to excite and inspire you and perhaps remind you of a few things that make owning your own home business such a great thing!

Best Commute Ever!

When you’ve been working from home for a while it’s easy to forget that for most people getting to work involves getting in the car, rain or shine, and fighting through traffic to get to the office.

This is hands down one of my favorite things about working from home and to be honest there are days when I do all of my work in bed! Seriously, all I need is an internet connection, a laptop and a cell phone. Who else can say that? Not to mention the money you’ll save on gas every month!

The Power Of The PJ!

Ok so not everyone who works from home works in their pajamas, but I bet they don’t put on a suit and tie either. Isn’t it nice to wake up every day and know you can wear whatever you want to wear?

It’s important for full time home business owners to remember that not everyone has that luxury, in fact almost no one does!

Boss…. What Boss?

Ask anyone who has a job why they’d like to work from home and one of the number one reasons will always be: “To fire my boss” or “To be my own boss”. Yet as soon as we actually make that happen we forget about the power in that.

Being your own boss is an amazing thing. To wake up and not have to worry about making anyone but yourself happy… what a great thing. It’s also awesome to know you can’t get fired!

NOT Working For The Weekend!

Being able to do things in the middle of most peoples work days is awesome! There are no lines at the bank, very few people in the movie theater and lots of parking spaces at the grocery store. Being able to go places without fighting the traffic or dealing with huge crowds is one of my favorite perks that come with working from home.

These are just a few simple examples of why working from home is the best possible career there is. So often we forget about these things and the hundreds of other reasons that make owning a home based business so great. Remember to enjoy working from home it truly is an amazing thing!

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In this article we’re going to be talking about the importance of setting a monthly budget for your home based business and how to go about doing so.

In all honesty when you’re first starting out with internet marketing your budget doesn’t really need to be that big at all. A lot of people will tell you that you need hundreds to effectively market online and that’s just not the case because if you’re doing it right almost all online marketing is free.

This is a great thing for the home business newbie because 99 times out of 100 most people don’t have that much to spend anyway. So they need to use the money they do spend in an effective way.

So what you want to do first and foremost is figure out how much money you can afford to spend every single month. If you have extra one month that’s awesome, but on a normal month to month basis how much can you afford to spend on marketing?

Don’t worry about how big or small the number is… it can be $3000, $300 or even $30 and you can still run a successful online business. So don’t stress out about it. Just pick the dollar amount that’s right for you and stick with it.

Next you’re going to want to list all the different ways that you want to market online. Remember, almost all online marketing is free so even if you have 40 different methods on your list probably less than 5 of them should require a financial investment.

Things like Squidoo, Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, Forums, Youtube, Article Marketing, and Blogs are all free. I don’t have time in this article to explain how each of them work but there is lots of good information all over the internet to teach you how to use each and every one of these!

So since all of those are free what should you spend your money on? Things like PPC perhaps… although PPC (or pay per click) can be really dangerous for the internet marketing newbie because you can end up spending a TON of money and get very little in return. However if you do want to use PPC that’s fine just make sure you have a budget for that.

Other things you can spend money on online are domain names, hosting, and website creation if you don’t already have a website that you like.

Once you’ve made your list write a dollar amount next to each item. That dollar amount will represent your monthly budget for each one of these things. (Hint: “free” should be written next to many things)

Now that you’ve made your monthly budget the only thing you have left to do is stick with it! That can be easier said than done sometimes and you might be tempted to go over budget but try to avoid doing so because when you stay on budget you’ll be less frustrated with your business.

It is when people go off budget, waste a lot of money and still aren’t wealthy that they get frustrated and want to quit.

Follow these simple steps and create an awesome budget that will keep your home based business on track and profitable.

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Network marketing, you either love it or you hate it. If you’re successful in MLM you know there is nothing like the feeling of helping people while you help yourself.

It’s true, I admit it… I love network marketing. I believe it’s far and away the best way to make an honest living from home. However, there is one thing about network marketing that drives me crazy.

Everyone always wants to teach you how to network.

“Talk to your friends, talk to your family, talk to complete strangers.”

But nobody ever wants to talk about the marketing part of network marketing.

If you want success in MLM you’re going to have to learn how to market. So what do you do when your upline or your company doesn’t know or wont teach you how to do it?

The answer is simple… find someone who does know how to market and learn from them.

On the internet there are all kinds of marketing experts you just have to know where to find them. One of the best places to find a marketing expert is on a video sharing site like Youtube.

On Youtube there are a lot of silly videos but there are also a ton of videos that will teach you how to truly market your home based business.

Let me point out another thing too… marketing is not necessarily the same thing as advertising and almost all marketing online is free if you know what you’re doing.

Another great place to find marketing tips is on a forum. There are many, many forums on the internet dedicated to online marketing. One of the best ones is the Warrior forum. There is a wealth of information on marketing on the Warrior forum and all you have to do is read and learn!

Of course the best way to learn marketing in network marketing is through your upline. So if you’re not currently involved in a home based business shop around for a while and find someone who truly understands the art of marketing and how it applies to a home based business.

No product will ever sell it’s self without the use of marketing. So take some time and learn how to market your business more effectively, you and your paycheck will be glad you did.

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In any home based business there are 4 different and distinct types of people. Which one are you? Which ones should you avoid? And which ones should you always listen to? Listen up because it’s all right here!

In any given home based business, network marketing company or MLM opportunity you will find: The Dreamers, The Big Talkers, The Workers and the Winners.

Let’s start with the dreamers because there are a lot of them. In fact in every single home based business there are probably more dreamers than everyone else combined. The dreamers are the ones that make up the masses of MLM.

The dreamers are good people with big dreams. They want to quit their job, they want the fancy car and the great vacation. The dreamers are usually good hearted, hard working people with regular full time jobs. Although stay at home moms can be in the dreamer category too.

Anyone who starts off in MLM is going to start off as a dreamer. The key is not to stay there. If you’ve been a part of a company for more than a year and you’re still just in the dreamer category chances are you’ll never make it in the business. That might sound mean but it’s just the truth.

Dreaming is good but if you’re not working to make it a reality it’s pretty worthless.

The next category to look out for are the big talkers. I’m sure you know the type. They are pretty impossible to miss after all.

The big talkers are the ones who sign up to get started in a company and like to talk about how successful they’re going to be. You can always spot these people because they’ll be saying something like:

“I’m gonna be the fastest person to ever hit $100,000 a year” or “I have a background in sales so I’m gonna blow this thing out of the water”

It’s not that it’s bad to make these claims but you’d better be ready to back them up and 99.9% of the time the “big talkers” don’t do that.

Much like the dreamers it’s ok to start here (although you’re going to annoy some people) but if you’ve been in the business for a while and you’re still not doing what you’ve been talking about doing you probably never will.

Big talkers usually come and go in a home based business.

Next is the workers, these are people who are having moderate success in their business because they work hard for it.

They may not know everything about everything, but they are consistent and they’re on their way to the top. The workers might even make enough money to quit their full time job but they haven’t really had their big breakthrough just yet.

If you stay in the worker category for long enough and keep at it you’ll move into our final category.

The winners! You know a winner when you see them. They are the ones on stage, teaching others, winning contests and awards and showing everyone else what they should aspire too.

There usually aren’t very many winners in any business but that’s not because it’s impossible to get there it’s just because most people aren’t willing to stay in the worker category for long enough.

The winners usually still work on their business but their focus is usually more on helping others succeed since they’ve already had success themselves.

So which category do you fall under? No matter which one it is remember that it IS possible to succeed working from home. You just have to keep on working hard and believe in yourself and your business.

I’ll see you in the winners circle!

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I see this question a lot on Internet forums:  What are the most successful home businesses?

The answer is real simple:  Any legitimate opportunity has the ability to be a successful home business, and no one home business is really “more successful” than the other.  Sounds obsurd, right?  After all, some companies have more reps, more revenue, sell more volume, etc.

Well, there is some truth to all of this, but the bottom line is all successful home businesses go through cycles.  In today’s home business world, major players typically move companies.  A company that is massively successful right now may be less successful a year from now.  Its just the way the world works!

So what to look for in starting with a successful home business?

1.  What is the investment, and what does it take to earn it back?

If you cannot figure out without complex math how to get into the black in starting your home business, it may be too much of a risk.  A great, successful home business should lay it out exactly what it takes to make your money back, and it should be without a lot of hoops or hurdles.

2.  Is the company one of many or do they offer something unique?

There are so many copy-cat companies out there.  Find a company that has little competition for their niche.

3.  What type of training do you get from the company and your sponsor?

Remember, a home business is all about marketing.  If you are not taught effective, low cost methods of marketing, or how to market properly, you’re wasting your time (unless you have a ton of experience).  Find a company and a sponsor that knows what they are doing, know how to train, and plug-in to what they are doing and follow instructions.

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If you’re a home based business owner, or someone thinking about getting starting in one. You’re probably aware that there are a ton of articles, videos and ebooks out there about self improvement. Now I’m a big fan of self improvement I believe we should be working hard every day to make sure we’re constantly getting better and better as a person and as a business man or woman.

However, I also find it extremely important that we don’t forget about who we are and what makes us unique.

A lot of people feel that in order for you to be successful you have to model yourself after this person or that person. The truth is, instead of trying to be just like someone else we should simply be trying to be the best version of ourselves.

What do I mean exactly?

Well I believe that everyone is unique and because of that everyone should have their own business style and approach to making money from home. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t follow your companies success system or that you should try to re-invent the wheel. It just means that everything you do for your home based business in one way or another should have your own special stamp on it.

Take for instance the idea of video marketing. I love websites like Youtube and Revver for promoting my home based business. However, and I don’t mean to be mean when I say this…

Some people have the most sinfully boring videos I’ve ever watched!

If you’re a funny or interesting person in real life why shouldn’t that translate in your marketing videos? The answer is… it should! Just because your upline or someone else is successful with a boring run of the mill video doesn’t mean yours has to be that way. Show who you really are instead of trying to fit the mold of the “typical” network marketer.

It doesn’t just stop at video marketing either, when you’re talking to someone over the phone or in person about your home based business you shouldn’t be trying to pitch it like someone else. You should be talking to people the way you really talk to people. Got it?

It doesn’t make much to put your own unique stamp on everything you do for your business and I know that when you do you’ll be wishing you had all along. People want to talk to you… not a robot who tries to act like everybody else.

You really can succeed in a home based business just being who you are!

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Lately I’ve been reading a lot of stuff online saying that the “old school” ways of internet marketing are dead. Of course at the top of that list is article marketing.

I wondered if this could be true. Having a background in both multi level marketing AND internet marketing I figured it wouldn’t be too hard to find out the truth.

What I found out shocked me!

After talking to MLMer’s, and home based or small business owners of all different kinds I found out the truth.

Article marketing is only dead if you’re not using it! haha I know that doesn’t make much sense but go with me…

The people I spoke with who were USING article marketing loved it! It might not be the only thing they are doing online (in most cases not) but they wouldn’t stop doing it for anything.

Article directories are also doing very well and how could that be if article marketing doesn’t work?

The people I spoke to who weren’t using article marketing of course told me it was an old tired method and to forget about it and start doing other things to market my business…

Now this is just me… but if you want to find out if something works or not wouldn’t you talk to the people who are actually doing it? Just makes good sense to me.

So what’s the final verdict?

NO article marketing is NOT DEAD it’s still alive, very well and working like crazy for the people who are actually using it.

I will add one more thing… article marketing really works at it’s very best when it’s coupled with well written informative articles. If you’re putting out junk with no real value you’re not going to get the full benefit of article marketing. When you do it the right way though, there is nothing like it for generating prospects every single month without fail!

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Pretty much all network marketing companies have a yearly or bi-yearly conference, seminar or meeting of some kind. For a lot of people that means traveling a long way and spending a lot of money on hotel, travel and food.

So with all that time and expense is it really worth it to go to these big meetings every year? This is why my answer is yes.

First of all the information you’re going to get at most big meetings is something you’re not going to be able to put a price on. I have heard so many people talk about struggling in their business until they went to one big convention and it turned their entire business around forever.

There is something really amazing about being able to rub elbows with the top producers in your company. This is an opportunity that can give you the knowledge and motivation to do amazing things in your business all year long. After all who better to tell you how to make money in your chosen business than the people who have actually done it?

Another reason for choosing to invest time and money in your company’s convention is it’s a great opportunity to create some marketing materials. Many people take their cameras and shoot a ton of marketing videos. You can do some solo and some with the different leaders in your team. These tools can be used all year long and can make you a ton of money if you use them on sites like Youtube and best of all it’s free.

At a lot of company’s conferences have special promotions that are only available to the people who come to the conference. So by not going you could be missing out on a great opportunity to take your business to the next level.

You can get a lot out of information, and motivation from going to your network marketing company’s yearly convention. Do what you need to do to never miss another one of your company’s events ever again. You won’t be sorry you did.

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