MLM Leads Generation And Life With Brent

I love MLM and/or network marketing.  I know a lot of people think it is a giant pyramid scheme (or “pyramid thing” as most people say to me) but in reality, every major corporation is a pyramid in nature.

But the big difference is that those of us in MLM and network marketing have known for a very long time what many CEO’s do not know or are just finding out.

My wife has started watching the show “Undercover Boss.”  It is a show where a CEO or high ranking corporate executive goes undercover and into their company to learn how things are really going on the bottom ranks.  Each week the CEO/executive’s eyes are opened to the struggle people go through between work and personal life.  Some employees receive something very nice for sharing their struggles as a sign that the CEO really cares about them as a person.

But the ironic thing is this:  For a profession that is attacked from every angle, MLM/network marketing, we understand that it is people that build our business (and their business, too).  Every major MLM leader I have had the chance to know all care about the people on their teams and take the time personally to work with them, help them, let them vent, or whatever is needed.

I’ve seen time after time where a leader will take the time to get to know their new people who are producing.  I’ve even received calls from my upline support team when I joined a company.

If corporate CEO’s would learn from MLM, they’d realize that the ability for a business to grow comes from the people in the field and not shareholders.

When an MLM leader works with someone in the field to help them achieve success, their revenue grows.

So while the CEO’s on “Undercover Boss” are figuring it out, just know that real leaders in MLM have known this for a lot longer.

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Dream wall mirror

You are probably wondering why I am posting stuff on my bathroom mirror, taking pictures of it, and posting it on the Internet for all to see.

This, my friends, is one of my “dream walls.”  More on the dream wall in a minute…

I’m learning from watch a lot of mindset videos from Tony Robbins.  What I’m learning more than anything is to do things I was taught a long time ago to do, but just never did (and wondering why I’m not where I need to be).

That is, I need to be keeping my goals in front of me.  I must keep my desires in front of me at all times.

And more than anything, I have to know…not just believe…but know that I will achieve these things, that I will have all of my desires and goals accomplished.

Hence, the dream wall.

The dream all is simply a collection of pictures surrounding my “Why” or my purpose in working my network marketing home based business.  It includes the material things I want to have for my family and I as well as the list of reasons I work my tail off.

If you do not have a dream wall, or at least have your why’s in front of you, I encourage you to do so.

Expect a “why a dream wall” post with more pictures tomorrow.

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Why is MLM/Network Marketing a great choice for an entrepreneur to start a new business or home based business?

Let me give you an example of why I believe MLM/Network Marketing is great for home based businesses by talking about an industry I was in while in high school:  Computer repair, parts, and service.

I was a techie when I was a kid (and still am to this day).   I worked for a local computer shop.   We built computers, we repaired them, we sold individual parts, did networking, all of it.

But what I learned here was a simple concept called a distribution channel.  I knew we were at the end of the chain and there were some companies between us and the manufactuer.

We bought our product from a wholesaler.   The wholesaler either bought from another wholesaler or the manufacturer.  There might have been multiple wholesalers involved.   What I did know, though, is that every company that touched that product added their mark-up for profit, and we were no different.

So, in a nutshell:

A manufacturer recruited a lot of wholesalers to sell their product.

Wholesalers either sold to us  or other retailers for a profit, or sold to other wholesalers for a small profit.

We sold to consumers, for a profit.

With MLM/Network Marketing, you can be the wholesaler and the retail.  You can recruit others to sell the products (and you get paid on it) or you can sell retail, and get paid on it.

The difference between MLM/Network Marketing and the example I gave is very simple:  You do not have to have $1k+, $10k+, $100k+ or more in inventory sitting around to sell to people.

But the great thing about MLM/Network Marketing is you can receive revenues through multiple channels in your sales organization, or distribution chain.

So just like a manufacturer, you may have many distribution chains going, generating sales and revenue through your MLM/Network Marketing home based business.  This creates leverage and residual income or passive income.

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Here’s the ugly truth to people who “hop” network marketing/mlm opportunities and then promote it everywhere:

They are only hurting themselves and the dreams of many others!

I was watching a video online for a guy who supposedly was in my network marketing opportunity.  This person spewed lies, rumors, and opinions posed as facts in this video for no other reason than to make himself look like a leader in his company and opportunity.

But after talking with his upline in a previous company (recently previous, mind you), I found out the truth about this guy:  He jumps from opportunity to opportunity, looking for the “next best thing” and dragging his team with him.

And in the midst of talking with my friend, I also learned that many of the people who have been burned by this individual are giving up on their dreams and leaving the industry, opting for the “security” and restrictions of a job.

Well, here’s the ugly truth behind Network Marketing/MLM “hoppers” and “next best thing” chasers:

They are not leaders.  They are hunters and gatherers, wanting to find who they can prey on to make money in whatever they feel inclined to move to next.  They never take the time to develop themselves within a company, nor do they develop leaders within a company.

These people claim that “reps are leaving” companies, as this guy claimed in his against my company, but realize that not everyone who joins a company stays, and not everyone who leaves is that important to the company.  There is a difference between a leader and a rep, and it has nothing to do with income.

No, the difference between a leader and a rep is that a leader sees the vision for themselves AND their team, takes time to grow, and takes more time to develop leaders.

They do not look for opporutnity after opportunity, hoping to make a few more bucks or the newest gizmo/tech/nutritional/whatever.

No, leaders take time to develop leaders.

And if they leave without doing so, they are just another rep in the field.

Network Marketing/MLM is all about developing yourself to a leader by developing other leaders.  How can you develop leaders if you cannot settle into a company and get to work?

Don’t mistake the two, and don’t let these reps move cause you to lose the focus off of your dream.

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I just got back from a great weekend in Nashville.  I attended the Zurvita Freedom Crusade.  The atmosphere, the announcements, everything….just made for an exciting weekend.

Coming out of this event Iam focused on reaching a goal and will do everything I can to reach it.

But looking at some things today, and some conversations I’ve had over the last couple of days, it got me to thinking:  Brent, what is it going to take to build a successful network marketing business?

I know a lot of people have the same question.  In fact, network marketing is promoted as the average person’s way of building an extrodinary business and financial stability for their family…all things that are correct.

I’ve observed the top leaders I have associated with over the last several years.  I have seen their characteristics and their ability to create an incredible network marketing success story, not only for themselves, but for others.

This is what I concluded it needed to build a successful network marketing business:

1.  Integrity

Above all, this is key.  The old saying is that the only thing you carry with you to the grave is your integrity.  I believe that if you operate your business with the highest level of integrity, eventually the right people will be attracted to you.

Likewise, if you operate your business without integrity, these type of people will follow you.  Business has a hard time growing and prospering when the orgnaization lacks integrity.

2.  Focus

I’m the first to admit that this is my weak point.  I have lacked focus.

Now, there are two types of focus:  The inability to stick it out with one company, and the inability to keep working consistently enough to see results.  The latter was my problem, but the former is dangerous as well.

So I now focus.  I have a goal and I’m not stopping work until I reach it.  If you focus and commit to be focused, I believe you can achieve great things.

3.  A Dream

Without a dream the people perish.  Such a powerful statement, but so true.  I do not believe in living to the status quo.  I do not believe that I have to be confined to life as is, but rather that through network marketing I can live an incredible life.

And I believe that nearly everyone can too, if they will stay focused on their dream and simply work.

Dreams are powerful.  They drive you, they make you determined, they give you hope.

Take it down now…..I’m going places in this industry.  I plan on building a team of people whose lives I touch, an army of people that I can help reach their dreams.  Knowing these three simply network marketing concepts I will go far, and you can go far too.

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When investigating legitimate work from home opportunities, people often get confused about what they are searching for.

Most are searching for a “job” what they usually turn up is a business idea, company, or some other method to make money from home.

Unfortunately there are many, many websites out there posing as a legitimate work from home opportunity that are nothing more than an attempt to separate someone from their money.  So with this in mind, let us investigate what is a legitimate opportunity and what is commonly referred to as a “scam.”

1.  The “Job” Opportunity

A legitimate work from home job opportunity will involve and employer and some type of set work in exchange for pay for that work.  The work has to be measurable, on a clock, or something in order to know how you are getting paid.

For instance, there are many call center opportunities that have come up.  These are jobs that allow you to work from home fielding calls (or making outbound calls) for a company.  I’ve never dealt with these, but I am certain they measure your work and pay you accordingly.

Work must also be for something that seems legitimate.  I’ll discuss “stuffing envelopes to make money” in a bit, but if it sounds like something a machine should be doing instead of a human, it is probably not a legitimate job opportunity.

2.  The “Business” Opportunity

Now that we know what the job is, lets talk about the business.  First, assume anything paid on commission is a business and not a job.  In other words, if you are being offered a guaranteed exchange of time for money, then you are being offered (most likely) a business opportunity.

Most businesses on the Internet work on either the network marketing, direct sales, or affiliate sales.

Direct sales is when you sell a product to a consumer and you get paid a commission which is the difference between retail and wholesale.  Often times you will have to stock product to sell.  You make money on what you sell only.

Network Marketing often involves direct sales incorporated into building an organization sales agents.  You get paid on the sale of a legitimate product or service to a consumer as well as sales of a legitimate product or service sold by those in your sales organization.

This model has been used by industries before, such as insurance, but often gets a bad rep due to the amount of people that fail.  Unfortunately, what critics fail to point out is that failure is not always the fault of the company but 99.9% of the time the fault of the individual.  Not everyone is meant to be a business owner, and network marketing is no different.

Finally there is affiliate marketing, which is very similar to direct sales.   Most times affiliate marketing is 100% online selling a digital product.  Successful affiliate marketers often make their own products which they sell or develop it into an affiliate opportunity that engages others to sell the product for them and paying them a flat amount per sale.

All of these three are legitimate work from home opportunities.  But often times what I am about to discuss will look like either a legitimate job or a legitimate business.

3.  The “Lose Money” Opportunity

The “Lose Money” opportunity exist solely to remove money from your pocket and put it in the pocket of greedy individuals we affectionally call “scammers.”

They often look like a job, such as stuffing envelopes.  You get offered an amount per evenlope returned that you stuffed.  But what usually happens is they charge you to start and teach you how to offer the same opporutnity to others.  The money you make from stuffing envelopes is money that others pay to learn how to stuff envelopes!

So how do you spot a legitimate opportunity?  Look for a product, or look for time exchange.  If there is not a real product to sell to consumers (people NOT in the business) then it is a scam.  If there is no pay for work done measured by the work done, then run.

I could write a TON on this subject, but its been beat to death online.  I just wanted to write a bit on my perspective on it all.

First, I believe that a business is the way to go in today’s economy.  With layoffs around the corner for anyone, building a business can help offset any surprises that you may get at work.  Now, don’t let it interfer with work, but build your business after hours to help provide stability.

And I believe network marketing to be a great business model to build.  I believe it so much that I am currently building a network marketing business.

You can always contact me to know what it is or dig through my blog.

I also promote affiliate opportunities.  I’ve talked about one coming up that I’m very excited about that pays very, very well.

But the bottom line is, I am taking charge of my financial future instead of leaving it solely up to my employer.  And neither should you.

So know what you are looking for with a legitimate work from home opportunity, build it, protect yourself, and build your dream.

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I was driving in my car the other day when I received a lesson in building a successful home business from the group Nickelback. In specific, the lyrics to the song “If Today Were Your Last Day” struck me as something that everyone who desires to be successful in a home business should learn.

Now, obviously Nickelback is not in the home based business industry nor do they teach people how to build a successful MLM or network marketing company. “If Today Were Your Last Day” mentions several incredible teaching that people who strive to build a successful home business in network marketing should grasp.

1. Each Day Is A Gift And Not A Given Right

No one is guaranteed tomorrow. If something were to happen to you, do you feel you have built your business large enough to leave a legacy income, or at least enough to take care of your loved ones? What is getting in your way?

Instead of focusing on what you can do tomorrow, do what you can today. And repeat this everyday.

2. Take the Path Less Traveled

My mentor had a motivational poster in his office that had this saying, and I paraphrase: To get what you have never had, you must learn to do what you have never done.

Not many people like to go through the struggles of building a successful home business. It is not an easy task. Most people give up when things get tough. But if you want more out of life and want to see your business reach your dreams, you must be willing to sacrifice and do more. Get out of your comfort zone, or at least expand what your comfort zone is.

3. Say Goodbye To Yesterday

So this is your first company, you are two or three months in and have not made a dime. Don’t let your lack of success determine what you do today.

Even if this is your second, third, or even tenth home business company, do not let past failures determine what you do today and how you will build your success today. Many people who have built successful home businesses failed many times before they became successful. Do not give up and keep striving for success.

4. What’s Worth The Price Is Always Worth The Fight

Think about the reason why you started your home business. Was it to spend more time with family? To take more trips? To have a better nest egg? Quit your job?

Whatever the reason you started your home business, network marketing or MLM business, remember that the struggles are just a means to the end. As one mentor of mine said, you have to love the process. Keep your eye on the prize and never give up. Realize that the struggles you endure now will pay off in the future.

5. Let Nothing Stand In Your Way ‘Cause The Hands Of Time Are Never On Your Side

This is my personal favorite in the song. All too often we encounter rejection. Business is slow, we finally talk to someone interested in our product or business, and they reject us for whatever reason.

Instead of letting that rejection keep you down, press on! You never get a chance to do “right now” over again, so always take advantage of every moment you have. Work hard to build your business and let nothing keep you from your goals.

Brent Worley is an Internet Marketer geared towards teaching others how to have run a Successful Home Business on the Internet. You can learn more about Brent and his Internet Marketing work by visiting his blog at http://www.brentworley.com.

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So I hinted at an Internet marketing subscription site that is due to be released soon.  The site will contain a lot of great Internet marketing information for home based business and network marketing operators.

Here are just a few of the topics covered:

Keywords
Domains
On page SEO
Blogging and SEO Blogging
Automated blogging
YouTube Maketing

And a LOT more…in fact, there are around 14 DVD length videos, 2 audio cd’s and other material that will be included in the site.

Now here is my special offer in ADVANCED of the release of this product:

You can become an affiliate of this and sell this while generating leads for your home business.

And if you join with my business, you can not only become an affiliate, but you can also get the course for FREE.

Drop me an email to get more details about the business and the affiliate program that will be released very soon:  brent@brentworley.com.  You do not want to miss out on this if you are interested in building a successful home business using Internet marketing.

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When the going gets tough…

… the tough work harder!

I received some news today that an income source my family has will be going away in the next couple of weeks.  Now, at first the news is a bit stressful (after all, we have financial goals we are trying to meet).

But then it hit me:  I have nothing to worry about.  I just simply need to work harder.

I truly believe that in Internet marketing, network marketing, or any type of entrepreneurial endeavour that we take one we can either let minor setbacks destroy us or we can simply take the opportunity to make things better.  We can take the opportunity to get  completely stressed, or we can use it as motivation to work harder.

I’m simply choosing to work harder.

Not everything is going to go according to play 100% of the time.  I think we all realize that.  We cannot control everything, especially things outside of what we personally can make decision on.

But what we can control is how we choose to react and to circumstances.

If something comes up that is not perfect, make a decision to work harder.

Losing an income stream?  Work harder.

Niche becoming saturated?  Work harder.

Have someone quit your business?  Work harder.

But whatever you do, dictate how you will react to the circumstances instead of letting the circumstance dictate how you.

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I am about to start a fairly strict diet and excercise routine.  I wrote about it in my post about Anyone Can Commit To Anything For 90 days.  And believe it or not, as out-of-shape as I am, I’m excited about starting!

Today I got it in, I opened up the kit, I started reading through the manuals, watch the first introduction video, and started trying to figure out what I can do (and more imporantly, cannot do), on the diet.

And you know what it felt like?

It felt like when I had joined my current network marketing company, got the kit, started digging through it, and looking at all of the material (although I do no offline marketing, its still cool looking through the kit!).

But like so many people who do exercise, excitement can wane in a network marketing company.

That it is when it hit me:  Just like keeping motivated for exercise, you have to keep your excitement for network marketing going.  Make everyday just like the first day!

But let’s be real here:  What is the #1 thing that keeps people motivated in exercise?

Results!

When you get results from exercising, whether it be a few pounds off, a leaner physique, or simple compliments, you are excited and motivated to keep working.

Ditto for network marketing.  When we see results, or our team sees results, we are pumped, enthused, and excited about where things are going.  It makes it difficult to even think about quitting.

Keep your network marketing business just like exercise.  Keep working to see results, and keep excited.

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