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Here's a super free resource I found for you today!
It's a free email tutorial on how to successfully write and distribute press releases from Joan Stewart, a.k.a The Publicity Hound.
Joan really knows what she is talking about -- she worked as a newspaper editor and reporter for 22 years. She shows you how to really use press releases to boost your sales!
Enjoy!
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
You don't have to be an extrovert to promote your network marketing business.
There are many methods you can use both online or off to promote your business if you're shy.
On the net you can:
- Write articles and get them published in ezines and web based magazines to promote your business
- Participate in bulletin board discussions offering help and advice to others
- Start an ezine or blog to promote your business
- Start an web based networking group using Ryze.com
- Send out an electronic press release about your business using prweb.com
- Create a web site for your business
- Promote traffic to your web site using search engines and pay per click advertising
Off the net you can:
- Join a local business networking group and buy their mailing list and
send out a letter or a postcard introducing yourself and offering a
free sample or a discount to new customers.
- Attend continuing education classes that are a fit for the types of products you sell and meet people that way
- To help you overcome your shyness at business networking events,
volunteer to be the greeter to welcome people to the meeting or
volunteer for a position to help out with some aspect of the meeting.
This will take the focus off of you and onto others which will help you
feel less shy.
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
If you've thought about using coupons to market your business, here's a post from Andrea Learned's Learned on Women blog that shows you how to do it right.
Paying It Forward: How A Birthday Coupon Grows One Business
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
If your voicemail message is putting people to sleep, here's some tips from John Jantsch's Duct Tape Marketing Blog on how to spice it up!
Is your voicemail message painfully boring?
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
Here's a link to a terrific article about how
your husband or wife or significant other may be the secret ingredient
in your small business success.
Significant others are significant business help, too
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
Here’s an interesting post from Wanda Loskot’s Attraction Marketing blog about what makes people decide to buy.
"According to recent studies, here are the most important factors in the decision making of today’s buyers:
1. Level of Trust in the Salesperson - 87%
2. Level of Respect for the Salesperson: 82%
3. Reputation of the Company or Product: 76%
4. Features of the Product or Service: 71%
5. Quality and Service: 58%
6. Price: 16%
7. Like the Salesperson: 3% "
Read more here: Attraction Marketing
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
Free
services abound on the Internet, but who has time to find them all? Luckily, PC
World has compiled a source list of 101 of the best web freebies for you. You
can check them out at the link below:
101 Fabulous Freebies
Enjoy!
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
If you want a unique and fun way to sell your skin care or personal care products, consider offering home spa parties that allow people to sample first hand the benefits of your products and get pampered in the process.
You can offer the hostess free products for hosting the party and then offer her guests free manicures, facials, etc. using your products. At the end of the evening you can give out catalogs and take orders and take reservations for more spa parties.
Set up the parties using fun invitations you can give to your hostesses to mail out.
You can set them up for special occasions too (for ex. bachelorette parties, showers, birthdays) and charge a fee for setting it up and offering the services. Pajama spa parties would be fun to try.
This is a great way to differentiate your business and be creative in how your marketing your products.
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
If you get a lot of "spam" with your email every day, here's a great solution to start washing it away.
Mailwasher is a nifty program you can download for free and install to check your email before you download it with your email program and delete all those unwanted messages quick and easy.
It's saved me tons of time each day. Here's the link if you want to check it out:
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
1. Choosing a good long-term company to promote that offers products you love and use and feel good about recommending to others.
2. Being honest, patient, persistent, consistent, positive, full of integrity, truthful, supportive, and never - never giving up (you cannot fail if you don't quit).
3. Promoting your business in a way that other people can duplicate -- in other words -- creating a system for success that your downline can follow.
4. Choosing a supportive and successful upline (the person who sponsored your sponsor and so on).
5. Choosing a good sponsor who offers continual training and support for their downline. Don't be afraid to shop around and interview potential sponsors -- it may mean the difference between success and failure for you.
6. Having the unconditional support (and hopefully help) from your spouse or partner.
7. Taking personal responsibility for your success. Remember the old adage - "If it's to be it's up to me!"
8. Making a commitment to improving your business skills and your attitude through constant study and training.
Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog
