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Zeek Rewards Reps Are Stunned by SEC Shutdown

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On Friday Zeek Rewards was shut down by the SEC due to a very serious and shameful claim that the company was a $600 million Ponzi scheme.  Here is the CNN article.  This has left Zeek Reps stunned and saddened.  Many of them have lost a lot of money that they had invested in the opportunity.  Many reps and leaders from other companies abandoned their opportunities to become a part of Zeek are left feeling embarrassed and confused.  And to make things worse, several other network marketers are preying on these hurt representatives like vultures picking on a dead carcass.  Talk about kicking people while they’re down.

Why I wouldn’t try to recruit Zeek Rewards Reps?

It’s because I’ve been there.  Like those Zeek Reward Reps, I’ve been a part of a company when it shut down. Well, actually, I was kicked out of the company before it shut down because I kind of predicted that it would and that something wasn’t right.  I shared with a few people on my team and because I was at the top of the comp plan and a leader,  I was kicked out of the company before it closed down, but when it did, I felt extremely hurt and sad.  So, I know exactly how all of those Zeeklers are feeling right now and it’s not good.

It’s hurtful when you believe in something so much that you would put your hard earned money into the company only to turn around to have it tumble and crash on you.  And unlike Zeek Rewards, my old company Warm Spirit, was not shut down by the SEC, it was shut down due to a dispute between the founders of the company and that was even more disappointing because it wasn’t as if it was something that could not be fixed.  It was just a founder that didn’t want to take the time to try to fix it.

What has happened with Zeek Rewards is like getting a punch in the gut, especially when the Federal government comes in and calls the company a Ponzi Scheme and then make claims that the owner is siphoning funds.  And that’s why I believe that people should leave Zeek Reps alone.  Give them time to heal.  Many of these people will never do another MLM.  Some of them will quickly jump back on the bandwagon of their original primary company (as I heard many people did the company on an underground basis because they didn’t want anyone to know they were involved).  Whatever the case, I say let them do what they need to do to land back on their feet and don’t try to recruit them.

What Zeek Reps Should Do Now?

Now is a time to get quiet and reflect.  Think about what you did that you would do differently.  Think about what it is that you really want to gain from the industry and maybe what the ideal network marketing company for you looks like.  What are their qualities?  Then when and only when you feel ready to jump back in the game, do it with people you feel comfortable with and with a company that offers a product or service that you use and feel comfortable standing by.  This is key.  And understand that most network marketing leaders that are successful  because they have planted their flag with one company and stuck with it.  Think about the greats leaders of the industry.  They’ve joined one company and stuck with it for years.  This should be your ultimate goal.

Best wishes to all of you that have been devastated by the Zeek Rewards news.  You have my sincere heartfelt thoughts and prayers.  Know that during this time of healing that you can have success in this industry even after such a hard blow.  And remember that time heals all pain.

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Five Love Languages for Network Marketers

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Imagine what it would be like if you gave birth to a brand new baby and never held it, never kissed it, or never showed it any love? It is a proven fact that if you did that to a newborn, it would certainly die.

Well the same thing holds true for Network Marketers that we recruit onto our teams, if we don’t show them love, they eventually will either die off or quit immediately.

With that being said, what is the best way for you to demonstrate compassion for your team members?

Dr. Gary Chapman has written several books on the Five Love Languages. He has versions available for couples, singles, teens and children. For the purpose of what we do in our industry, I’ve outlined what I consider to be the Five Love Languages for Network Marketers, which will help you to nurture and develop your team and they are as follows:

#1 – Communication
Communication is such an important part of showing your team members that you care. Recent upgrades in technology, has made it is easy for anyone to send a simple e-mail or e-card to team members letting them know that you appreciate them, or acknowledging something great that they’ve recently done. However, I must say that taking the time to hand write a simple note of praise and sending it in the mail is one of the best ways you can communicate. Your team members will feel even more appreciated.

In this day and age, when so many people are boasting about building teams without picking up the phone, I encourage you to do just the opposite. Calling your team member shows them that they mean more to you than just a dollar sign or a number on your genealogy, and it demonstrates that you’re sincerely interested in building a relationship.

Network Marketers Need Recognition

#2 – Recognition
People become a part of network marketing companies because of the recognition and financial rewards. This is a well known fact. Corporate America has gotten away from recognizing their employees for a job well done, and as a result of this, the average person is starving for this type of public showing of appreciation.
Simple acts of recognition not only helps to make a team member feel good, but it goes straight to the bottom line of your business because in network marketing, what gets recognized, gets done.
Therefore, if you recognize the top in sales, then you will have increases in sales and the same holds true for recruiting.

But let’s face it, people need to be stroked. And at the end of the day, there is a little kid in all of us that still gets excited when we receive a gold star. So we must make sure to give out plenty of gold stars.

#3 – Gifts
People love to receive gifts. Giving them is one of the strongest ways to increase retention on your team. Certainly, in an industry with an attrition rate of over 90%, you will want to do everything that you can to reduce that statistic. Also, remember birthdays and anniversaries and send little gifts on these special occasions as well. It acknowledges that your relationship extends outside the realms of just business. Building solid relationships creates loyalty amongst the team that could potentially last forever.

#4 – Servant Leadership
Servant leadership is all about meeting the needs of the people that you lead. A servant leader is one who devotes him or herself to serving their team. Acts of service can range anywhere from being available to assist your team with their events and meetings, or assisting them with closing new business partners, or even being available for them in a time of need.
One of my favorite authors, Marian Wright Edelman, says that “Service Is the Rent You Pay for Living” and I believe that.

#5 – Spending Time Together as a Team
There is nothing that beats the bonding experience of coming together as a team. Gathering your team members for social occasions such as bowling events, pizza parties or team retreats is the perfect way for everyone to get to know each other. This allows your team members to see everyone in a relaxed environment and they get to know another side of each other as well. Life long and life changing friendships are developed in these types of settings.

Network Marketers Come in All Types

Here’s the bottom line, after years of working my network marketing business, I’ve learned that it will attract all kinds of people, with different personality types. These personalities will merge together forming a melting pot of opinions and ideals, which will define the culture of your team. You must understand and appreciate each personality for everything that they have to offer because it takes all types to make a team.

As a team leader in the MLM industry, your role is to show love and concern and build relationships.

So, STOP and ask yourself these key questions, how could you not have an affinity for the people that are helping you to achieve your goals and live your dreams? How could you not appreciate those people that work with you and help you even when they don’t have to?

When you are abundantly blessed, it is your duty to be a blessing to others and what a better way to be a blessing than to demonstrate love to our teams.

Doing so gets to the core of our cause as MLM Leaders, which is literally to change lives. Loving your team is not just something that is nice to do. It is something that you must do in order to have long-term success.

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An Unbiased Review of My Lead System Pro

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MLM Lead System Pro (MLSP) is a branded attraction marketing system that allows a representative from any MLM company to launch their lead generation marketing efforts on the Internet.  The system touts the ability to be able to brand yourself online, and while that is true, many of the landing page templates that are included in the system, does everything but brand you.  However, you do have the ability to upload your own videos and change the content of these lead capture pages to focus on you and what you have to offer, but it just takes a little time to understand that and some camera-shy folks may run from that.

MLSP does a good job of promoting the fact that it is a branded online marketing system, but what it doesn’t do a good job in promoting is the top-notch training that comes with the program.  The MLSP back office packs millions of dollars worth of training and is such a value for only $149 per month.  On top of that, Monday through Friday, they offer a daily training call at 11:00am EST that is fully-loaded with MLM training tips that anyone looking to get to the next level in their MLM would benefit from hearing.

For someone on the outside looking in with limited MLM internet marketing experience, they may not immediately “get” what this system has to offer.  It starts out with the promotion of the “Conquer The Internet” DVD, which reveals how average, everyday people are achieving the success they deserve in their MLM companies by leveraging the Internet. The DVD also reveals how top MLM reps are sponsoring people in their business on autopilot and how they can still make money even when people say no to their deal.

All of that is possible because MLSP is also an affiliate program, which pays out a monthly referral bonus to all the individuals that you personally sponsor to the system.  It is a classic funded proposal, as once a person is inside of the system they have the ability to market their particular MLM to the people that they refer to MLSP.

People might come to the system for the marketing system, but they will most likely STAY with the system because of the training.  Norbitt and Brian Fanale has done a great job with creating a unique hub of training for anyone in the industry.  And if a person gets lost on the outside of the system, they will certainly find their way once they’re inside of it.  It is there that you will find years worth of training in the archives and specialized killer internet marketing training strategies in the War Chest.

Tips for using My Lead System Pro

I offer the following tips for anyone deciding to use the MLM Leads System Pro:

  1. Take your time and go through each video on the set up process.  While it doesn’t take long to go through it all and many of the videos are only five minutes long you do have some things to think about, like what you will call your domain, and which auto-responder system you will choose.
  2. Choose a domain that will attract MLMer’s.  This is who your target market is for the system, people who are already in an MLM or Network Marketing company.  Therefore, it just makes since to pick a domain that has MLM or Network Marketing in it for search engine optimization.
  3. Take advantage of Tracey Walker’s Be Blog Savvy system.  She explains step-by-step what you need to do to create a kick-butt blog.
  4. Also take advantage of Mike Dillard’s What’s Working Now to keep you up-to-date on mlm online marketing strategies.
  5. Be patient with yourself.  Even for a seasoned internet marketer, learning new internet techniques takes time.
  6. Lastly, but most importantly, pick one online marketing strategy and see it through to the end before you try something new.  For example, if you decide to do article marketing.  Do that!  Get good at it and make it work before moving on to something else like pay-per-click.

So that’s my story and I am sticking to it.  MLM Lead System Pro really is a good online marketing system for network marketers.  The founders did a fantastic job in putting it together, they just have not yet figured out how to make someone on the outside looking in, fully understand the power of what’s inside.  Once that little issue is figured out, I do believe that they will have something that all network marketers will come to understand that they need and deserve to have as a part of their success strategy.

Shorten Your Network Marketing Success Curve with MLM Leads!

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Having a consistent number of network marketing leads to talk to each and every day is the number one key to success in your business. Hands down! There is a saying that we use in our business that goes, “If You Want the Loot, You Must Recruit!” And that’s a fact. Having good quality leads to talk to will explode your business and all successful networkers focus on lead generation.

The best online lead generation program that I’ve ever found was MLM Lead System Pro. Why? Because it teaches you how to generically find and sponsor your own leads. You’ve heard the saying before…”Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” that’s what MLM Lead System Pro is all about. It is all about teaching a man how to fish. While buying leads from a leads program can help you explode your business, there is nothing like the quality of finding your own leads that are excited and motivated about working with Y-O-U!

Top Network Marketing Professionals spend 80% of their time working with MLM Leads

When they work with network marketing leads, there are a few key factors that leaders understand and acknowledge.

1. Leaders understand the importance of investing in their success. So they don’t mind spending money learning a new way to find leads.
2. MLM Professionals will develop and spend time learning and understanding the ratios. They know that the more people they talk to the better they will get at closing. They know that they need to talk to a lot of people.
3. Leaders in the industry focus on systems versus themselves. Leaders know that systems like MLM Lead System Pro will help get the leads they need to succeed.
4. Leaders will also follow-up until they get a firm YES or NO. They don’t settle for wishy washy answers or responses. They will ask the right questions to get the right answers and uncover their prospects “hot spot”.
5. MLM Professionals know that it’s about sorting rather than trying to persuade someone to do what you want them to do.
6. Leaders will also promote lead systems like MLM Lead System Pro to show their team members how to generate another source of income through affiliate income.
7. Leaders also understand that the race is not won by the swift, but by the one that endures it through until the end.

Establish a Daily Method of Operaiton for Generating MLM Leads

At the end of the day everyone has to decide their own DMO (Daily Method of Operation). If you want to buy mlm leads or if you want to generate your own, you will have to make that choice and stick it through. But don’t pine over the decision, just make a choice and get to work.

This industry certainly has a way of showing you who you really are and what you’re made of, however, success can be obtained if you just get to work and don’t quit. Quitters never win and winners never quit.  And that’s a fact.

Toni Coleman Brown, Founder (The Network Marketing Training Center)

Why You Need Your Own Lead Capture Page for Your MLM Business?

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Gone are the days of buying leads for your MLM business.  Why?  Because when you set up your own lead capture page, you can begin to generate leads on your own.

The best part about generating leads on your own is the fact that the people who inquire about your business online via your own lead capture page are on average more savvy, more informed and in general a more qualified prospect.  Add to that the fact that they’re not just inquiring about a general generic business opportunity, they’re inquiring about YOUR specific business.

Having your own lead capture page is important because it helps you to do one of the most important things in the history of Internet Marketing and this is that it helps to build a list.  Building a list is important because even if someone doesn’t join your opportunity, you have a list that you can now go back and market to some time in the future.  But clearly these folks are interested in a “business opportunity”, which is one of the hottest key words on the internet.

So what exactly are lead capture pages, or sometimes what people refer to as “squeeze pages”?

These are single page websites that are used to capture leads.  Today many of these pages include video, so that people can literally “see” the person that they will be working with, they also include a little information about the company and the product, but they definitely and most importantly include a web form that will allow you to capture a name, an e-mail address or whatever information you desire.  I’ve used mine to get names, full addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers.  I’ve even asked my visitors to take a small survey to find out how many hours they have available to work a business and how much they were willing to invest.

Your ultimate goal with setting up your lead capture page is to get prospect to give you their information.  Therefore your page must be enticing enough and give just enough information about YOU, your product/service and your opportunity that someone will not only want more, but will want to sign on as a business partner.

Here is an internet marketing fact:  If someone won’t give you their name and address then they most likely will never buy from you.

All internet marketing legends use highly effective lead capture pages before they ever attempt to sell anything.  Or in the case of network marketers, a lead capture is used before someone actually joins your network marketing team.

How to Set Up a Lead Capture Page?

Okay, you’re probably wondering, how do you go about setting up your own lead capture page?  Well, there are a several options available.  One of them is, of course, you can purchase a template out there on the net and then re-design it to fit your specific style, needs and taste.  Or you can create one from scratch, today you don’t have to be very tech savvy to create your own lead capture page.  Or you can go to a site like guru.com or elance.com and hire someone to create one for you.  It’s up to you and what’s in your budget.

Nevertheless, here are some tips that I would use:

Make sure to add a video.  Videos are hot right now on the internet and you want to make sure that you are keeping up with the trends.  Like I said earlier, a video will give your prospects an idea of who they’re working with and that’s important.

  1. Keep it brief.  Today long drawn out sales letter lead capture pages are dead.  They don’t even rank on Google.  You want your information on your lead capture page to be short, sweet and succinct.
  2. Be unique and be yourself.  At the end of the day, you are who you are and just by being yourself you will stand out in the crowd.  So, don’t be afraid to be yourself.

It is a new day for MLM reps that do business online.  Developing lead capture pages and building your list will put you ahead of the game.  The beauty of having a list is the fact that even if these people do not decide to join your business, you can potentially market something else to them down the road.  MLM reps have to be forward thinking in the new global market place.  That’s what will help you to lead the pack.

Toni Coleman Brown, Founder of The Network Marketing Training Center.com (Industry Leader)

Why Most Network Marketers Fail?

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The answer is simple. They don’t earn enough income.

The truth of the matter is 90% of the people in this industry never actually reach a full-time income. And of those that do, only 6% of them earn over $35,000 per year and out of that group only 3% ever go on to earn six figures.

Another truth is they spend more money than they earn and they don’t understand why.

So here’s the reality of it all. Every new business owner MUST invest in their business, whether it’s network marketing or something else. The initial investment is always more than the return.

Statistics show that it takes the average business owner 3 to 5 years to turn a healthy profit from a new business.

Why do network marketers believe their experience will be any different?

Most Network Marketers Do Not Have Business Experience

Here’s a fact: Most network marketers enter the industry with no business experience at all. They don’t understand that building a successful network marketing business takes time and money and they quit before they ever really get started.

Most people in the industry earn on average $300 per month. But no one ever tells them what to do with that money.

A good 3-step strategy for someone entering into this industry is to:

1. Keep your full-time job.
2. Take the income you do earn and save 50% of it and re-invest the other 50%.
3. Set yourself up to earn additional streams of income by tapping into your passions and resources available to you.

Why is it that most people don’t tell anyone this? Well, I would guess that it’s simply because most people don’t know.

The average person enters the field and quickly becomes disenfranchised because they don’t make enough and they spend most of what they earn investing in products, business tools, sales conferences, buying leads and training.

Let’s be clear, I am not saying that this is the wrong thing to do, because it is absolutely – THE RIGHT thing to do.

The real problem is that most people do exactly what the 90% who fail do. They get all of the information, training and tools and they sit on it and never take action

As a matter of fact, 90% of the people who read this article will not take one action to achieve success.

So what’s the solution for Network Marketers?

Network Marketers can put a plug in the hole in the bucket that is literally causing them to spend more money than they make by following the My Lead System Pro program which teaches how to generate upfront cash on their prospecting process and creating multiple streams of income.

This upfront cash can then be used to fund your advertising, business tools, sales conferences, and other costs associated with your business. This is called a funded proposal and was first introduced by several big time network marketers like Mike Dillard and Daegen Smith. If you’re in the industry, you too can take advantage of a funded proposal without having the technical know-how by following the My Lead System Pro plan.

Take advantage of it today and never fail at Network Marketing again.

Toni Coleman Brown