Tuesday, June 03, 2008
How Simple Does It Have To Get?
How many step by step directions do you need?
How much information or how little does it really take?
What is it that is stopping you?
My story goes back 9 years now ... when Don and I ventured online to build a home based business. 9 years.
Seems like yesterday and in some ways it feels as though this is all we have ever done.
In my 9 years here working with others, teaching others ... learning from others ... I began to see a pattern and to this day I don't have an answer for the pattern.
The pattern is that some people come into the system and repeat the steps and the results and others come into the system and repeat the steps ... but NOT the results.
How can that possibly be?
How can two groups of people do the same set of tasks with two separate results?
One theory that I have is simple ... one group is following the process and one is not.
The reality is this ... if what you are doing isn't working, find someone who is experiencing results and do what they do.
Do exactly what they do ... copy them, follow them, mimic them ... you will see results over time.
And speaking of ... over time ... give yourself the time it takes to master the tools to generate the results you need to sponsor new paid members into your business.
Set realistic goals, ask your sponsor for help to create a plan of action with measurable results and over time you will have a very successful business. A business that will be strong and continue to build.
Make it happen ... decide that you are going to create positive results in your business. Pick a leader and become their shadow.
Anyone can create success and abundance ... dream it ... believe it ... achieve it.
Perform activities that are proven to work and you will see results.
Time, history and experience say it is so.
Happy marketing!
Janet Legere
List Builder Expert
Everyone is asking ... how are you doing it?
27 Gold Ambassadors in one month?
You can do it too ... click here NOW:
http://www.powerlinestrategy.com
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Importance of an Internet Marketing System
Some of you seem to think there is a secret to my success when in reality, there really is no secret to this.
There is no magic button you can press that will grow your business.
There is no "system" that will do all the work for you ... heck, even a system that does 90% of the work for you is really not doing much. The 10% of the work required by you is the most important aspect of success in this business.
Whatever business!
10% of the work is personal follow-up and building relationships with the people you connect with through the systems you use online. This is where most of your time will be spent ... not learning systems and pay plans.
So, if it's going to take 90% of your time to do 10% of the "work", how will you manage to find prospects to spend that time with?
Sounds like quite a conundrum, doesn't it?
Don't be discouraged.
There is a "formula" for achieving success online using systems. It doesn't take a rocket scientist and you don't need to be an Internet guru.
A beginner can learn to use the Internet to build a prospect base and attract business builders to their primary business.
That formula involves 3 very key elements that every network marketer must have.
- Auto-Responder
- Prospecting Tools
- Advertising Resources
1. Auto-responder
This is one tool that is an absolute must. I feel it is one of the first tools that you need to learn to master when deciding to use the Internet to build your business.
I use several highly rated auto-responders but my auto-responder of choice for new people (and seasoned veterans) is Response Magic.
Why Response Magic?
- It's easy to use and setup
- It's simple to create a form to add to a webpage (such as a free blog)
- It's an effective contact management system
There is one thing all experienced marketers agree on ... online or offline ... you need a list! Without a list of prospects, your business is not going to grow ... no matter what system you use.
The more prospects you generate, the more people will join your business. It is a simple fact.
To generate and manage a list, you need an auto-responder. With an auto-responder, you can setup pre-assigned letters that are sent to your list members automatically.
With your auto-responder, you can easily create and manage multiple lists (members, prospects, subscribers to an ezine). With your auto-responder, you can send a broadcast email to your lists at any time.
Response Magic is $17.95 a month (there is an annual membership available as well).
You can also become a 'Partner' of Response Magic and refer others to this great program through Platinum Synergy.
2. Prospecting Tools
Over time, you are going to collect a number of tools that you will use to educate your prospects as well as educate your new members.
Below is a list of the prospecting tools and training tools that we use to help our members duplicate the business and create growing incomes.
Online Presentations and Webinars
Streamline Magic - a prospecting and joint venture tool which creates a self funded system to generate paid leads for our Shaklee business. 15% of Streamline leads become paid Streamline members and 20% of Streamline paid members become Gold Ambassadors in Shaklee.
GoShaklee - a prospecting system designed to educate our prospects on Shaklee, the company, products, vision and mission. GoShaklee shows you how you can go green starting today by making smart choices in your home environment (note the use of a page with a form to capture your name and email address before sharing the GoShaklee information).
NOTE: Your company may offer different prospecting tools or you can use my report on using a Blog to create a lead capture page and build your prospecting list that way. Click here to get free copy of "My Wealthy Blog", includes detailed setup instructions for Response Magic!
Hot Conference - we use and recommend the services of Hot Conference for online presentations and training. We use our online conference rooms for live presentations every Tuesday evening, as well as our weekly Sykaroteam meetings. No long distance charges for anyone.
3. Advertising Resources
Your list of advertising resources is going to begin small and grow and you become familiar with the online environment.
a word of caution: if you are relatively new to Internet marketing or already overwhelmed, do yourself a favour ... do not try to learn to use all the resources at once. We recommend selecting one resource, learning how to set it up and use it to advertise. Once you are comfortable using the system and it's working for you, then and only then, look at adding another resource.
Here is a list of a few select resources that I recommend you begin with.
ViralURL - this resource is multi-purpose. It acts as a link "cloaker" to disguise your affiliate links, it acts as a link tracker so that you know how many people actually visited your website and as an upgraded member, ViralURL is a list mailer as well. You can email up to 30,000 random ViralURL members every month as an upgraded member! I recommend the One-Tim offer - it's well worth the price of $197.00. I wrote a simple blog article that describes exactly how to setup and use ViralURL. Click here for the article.
AdlandPro - this social network has over 70,000 very active business members. You will find a lot of potential partners for your business. Adlandpro also offers a great many specific advertising resources that you can use to attract Adlandpro members to your prospecting website. I recommend that you upgrade in AdlandPro at an "Adlander" member so that you can send targeted emails to the AdlandPro database. I wrote an article on how to invite AdlandPro members to your list at Adlandpro. Click here for the article.
ListJoe - this active list allows you to email up to 30,000 members per month as an upgraded member. As a free member, you can send email once a week to a number of random members based on credits earned from reading ListJoe emails. Like ViralURL, ListJoe offers a one time promotion and I highly recommend it. $197 one time gives you the ability to email 3000 random members of ListJoe every 3 days forever!
For an extensive list of advertising resources click here
Putting it all together
So, now that you have an autoresponder and you signed up for some advertising resources to advertise your "prospecting system", how does it all work?
Step 1. Send an ad out using the resources you just joined. The ad you send will depend on the prospecting system you are using. Here is a current ad that I am sending to my online marketing lists:
SUBJECT: Will the madness never stop?
Will the madness ever stop with
this Streamline Magic?
I mean, seriously ... I haven't had
time to think about anything else
since I started promoting Streamline
Magic.
My phone is ringing off the hook.
People are signing up in my business.
And while I'm not one for hype, my
results speak for themselves.
5% of visitors become leads
15% of leads become paid members
20% upgrade to Gold
More Traffic = More Leads
More Leads = More Sales
More Sales = More Gold
What are you waiting for? Time
really is money where this is
concerned.
Click here Now:
http://viralurl.com/sykaro/streamline
Call if you have questions, we're in
Calgary, Alberta at 403-274-2930. Ask
for Don or Janet.
Talk soon, have a great day,
Janet and Don Legere
Calgary, Alberta
403-274-2930
NOTE: please notice the use of a "ViralURL" link to track my website. When you click the link, you are taken to my Streamline website and ViralURL tells me someone clicked my link and visited my website. This is all explained in the blog article I wrote for ViralURL.
Step 2. Add your new prospects to your Auto-responder (if you are advertising your lead capture blog page, then your leads are automatically added to your auto-responder)
Step 3. Followup with your new prospects by phone (if they left their phone number, it's always best to make a courtesy follow-up phone call to see if your prospect has any questions) or email.
Continue to advertise and follow-up ... that is the key to building an online business ... create prospects and follow-up to build good strong relationships.
Please post your questions below so we can all work together to help everyone understand the simplicity of this process.
Happy Marketing,
Janet Legere
List Building Expert
http://www.powerlinestrategy.com
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Simple Steps to Setting up ViralURL
Hello and Welcome!
The purpose of this post is to introduce you to a very unique system and show you how I use the system and the results that come with use, this system is called ViralURL and is the brain child of Colin Klinkert & Frank Bauer, two very successful online marketers.
What is ViralURL?
ViralURL is a link cloaker. What does that mean?
Let me explain.
I am an active member with the AdlandPro Community and our Affiliate URLs are somewhat awkward and easy to "steal" (someone can easily put another ID in or simply go to the main site and you would lose their contact).
Here is what the main url looks like:
http://community.adlandpro.com/go/13207/welcome.aspx
With ViralURL, I easily turned that link to this:
http://viralurl.com/sykaro/adlandpro/
Go ahead and click the ViralURL link above so that you can see what happens?
Here is what you will see. You'll find a bar across the top, it's small and not invasive - I will discuss the power of this ViralBar later in this post - you will also see a link to join ViralURL to the right of the bar - I will discuss this later as well.
Below the bar is my website. If you right click the site, you cannot find the information for it - there is no way to discover the original website address.
Your link is safe and your visitors are secure.
Not only does ViralURL protect your link, it also tracks your visitors! This helps in deciding what advertising resources are working for you.
Ok ... so that's what ViralURL is and how it works, now let's talk about setting it up and using it effectively.
NOTICE: ViralURL is free to join and you can benefit from the system as a free member. If there is one program online that I recommend an upgrade in, it's ViralURL. Take a good look at the site and review the information when you are presented with the one time offer. Take it, you'll be glad you did once you learn to use it as I describe below.
Setting up your ViralURL account
In this section, I'm going to take you through the steps of the areas that you need to setup. I am directing this article to AdlandPro users so that you can easily duplicate what I'm doing here. For non users, you can edit the information with your business link and details.
ViralBar Ads
The ViralBar Ad is the bar you see at the top of my ViralURL cloaked link
http://viralurl.com/sykaro/adlandpro/
Once logged in to ViralURL, click on Ad Credit Section and click on Manage Bar Ads. Your level of membership will determine how many Bar Ads you can have displayed. For this lesson, you want to setup one Bar Ad so you can be using your system effectively right away.
Enter Ad URL 1 (start with http://): enter your website that you wish to advertise. In this exercise I entered
http://community.adlandpro.com/go/13207/welcome.aspx
Enter Viralbar Ad text 1: Connect With People Looking for You!
Now my ad will be seen on the members' Viral Bar Ad. They will see the text Get Responsive Leads for Your Business! and it will be linked to my ViralURL site
http://viralurl.com/sykaro/adlandpro/
Now here is what is really exciting about using ViralURL to cloak your affiliate links.
When you advertise your ViralURL link and visitors click the link, the system tracks the hits for you and a percentage of visitors will join Viral URL to use the same system and a percentage of those new members will either take the One time offer, or they will upgrade to a monthly paid membership. When they do this, you earn a commission based on your level of membership.
Viral Banner Ads
Member's banner ads run at the bottom of the page in the ViralURL back office. Your banner is rotated among the other banners that are setup.
NOTE: If you do not have a banner, skip this step
Setting up your Banner Ad
Click on Ad Credits Section then click on Manage Banner Ads.
You will need to links. One link to your Banner graphic and one to your website that the banner will be linked to. Here is an example:
Enter Banner Ad Target URL 1 (start with http://):
http://viralurl.com/sykaro/adlandpro/
Enter Banner Ad Image URL 1 (start with http://):
http://www.powerlinestrategy.com/images/housecarmoney.jpg
Viral Email Ads
Viral Email Ad are ads that show up at the top of members emails when they send emails through ViralURL.
From your members area, click on Email Section, then click on Set Email Ad.
Enter Text for line 1: Get Leads And Create
Enter Text for line 2 (optional): Responsive Prospects Calling You
Enter URL (start with http://): http://viralurl.com/sykaro/adlandpro/
Now that your ViralURL system is setup, you are ready to start using it to advertise your AdlandPro website.
Setting up Viral URL Cloaking link
Click on Cloaking Section
Click on Add URL's: Click here to add new cloaking URL's
Here is what you will find:
| URL (start with http://): | |
| Keyword (Optional): | |
| Page Title (Optional): | |
| Enable Credits [?]: | Yes No |
| Viralbar to be placed at: | Top Bottom |
Now let's talk about each section so you understand what to put here.
In the first section, you place your AdlandPro URL (or the website you want to advertise).
Example: http://community.adlandpro.com/go/13207/welcome.aspx
The Keyword section is where you enter a "code" to let you know what this site is for. In my example, I'm using the keyword adlandpro which tells me the link I am promoting is my AdlandPro link.
Example: adlandpro
Page Title: You can leave this blank or enter 'Get Great Leads Here'
The next two sections default to yes (Enable Credits and Place the ViralBar).
I recommend you place the ViralBar at the top which is the default selection.
You are now ready to save your Viral URL and begin advertising.
The VIRAL URL I created now looks like this:
http://viralurl.com/sykaro/adlandpro and when my visitors click that link, they are taken to my Wowzza Website and the system tracks the visitors to my site.
Advertising Sample
SUBJECT: Do you need leads for your program?
BODY:
Our group is experiencing tremendous growth
in our business ... unusual growth.What's causing it?
Connecting with Real People on AdlandPro!
That's right ... Social Networks works.
Anyone can do this ... and I do mean anyone!
(with our help and your action, it's guaranteed)Click here now:
http://viralurl.com/sykaro/adlandproI'll be watching for you ... I'm standing
by to help you get started.Call me at 403-274-2930, I'm happy to
answer any questions you might have.Talk soon!
Janet Legere
Calgary, Alberta
When someone reads my ad and visits my link, I will see the results in my ViralURL back office. There is also a good chance that the visitor will signup to use ViralURL. I am able to track my visitor to signup statistics and also track my advertising resources so I know what is and is not working.
You are now well equipped to use ViralURL, cloak your links, track your hits.
If you need advertising resources, please visit here
Happy Marketing,
Janet Legere
List Building Expert
P.S. I almost forgot one very important feature ... as an upgraded member of Viral URL, you can email up to 3000 members every 3 days ... that's 30,000 random members every month! Join and Upgrade Today, Click Here
Friday, April 18, 2008
Weekend Advertising Ideas
For your convenience, I am listed my favourite and most responsive resources for you here. Choose the ones that fit with your budget.
We will begin with safelists, a fruitful resource when used regularly. The key to making safelist advertising effective is consistency. I make it a habit to advertise to all my resources 2 to 3 times a week as I have access.
My favourite safelist resources:
List Joe - the all time most responsive list available online today. This unique list service works for free or pro members. Free members simply click member ads to earn credits for viewing. Credits add up very quickly allowing you to send your add to a random sampling of members. Paid members can send to 3000 random members every 3 days.
MadVlad Safelist - definitely one of the top lists online. This credit mailer has a very active database. There is a free option and several paid options.
Business World List - long standing, large membership (over 70,000 members). Well managed and very active. They have an AdAnnounce feature that is highly effective. There are both free and paid memberships available. I recommend upgrading to gold to take advantage of mailing the entire database.
AdTactics - this responsive safelist has matured into a really great resource. Both free and paid memberships are available and the upgrade is most affordable.
Prospect Response - this unique, long standing advertising program has different resources to use including their famous Solo Ads
What do you advertise on these types of lists? I recommend an invitation to join your list :-)
Here is an example:
Subject: Are we connected?
Hello fellow list member,
My name is Janet Legere and I'm
looking to connect with other online
marketers to exchange ideas and
share resources.
Please join my list by entering our
draw to win over $200 in Earth
Friendly products.
http://www.winfreeproduct.com
I look forward to connecting.
Have a great day,
Janet Legere
NOTE: When sending an ad to online lists, always use personalization codes if they are available. Business World List allows you to use the ~FIRSTNAME~ code. You would use this in the subject as well as the body of the email.
For the more experienced online marketer, one of the best Safelist Blasters is what we call the "Black Tie" of Submitters, iPostAd. This is one of the longest standing submitters and is well managed by Val and her crew.
CAUTION: When joining iPostAd, be certain to read and follow their directions exactly. If you don't, you could end up with an inbox full of email and a real headache to recover from. This system is not recommended for beginners.
Check out iPost Ad here
Let's spend a little bit of time talking about Traffic Exchange programs. Yes, they really can be effective if used properly. The key to Traffic Exchanges is to take advantage of the credits you can earn.
Once you join the particular Traffic Exchange, you will need to login and add your website address to the exchange. As you earn credits, other exchange members will view and visit your website. My experience has shown that traffic exchange members tend to fill out forms so make sure you are advertising a lead capture page.
My favourite Traffic Exchanges:
TrafficSwarm - long standing very responsive exchange. Yes, it really does work. Upgrading is the best solution here.
MaxTrafficpro - very active exchange with responsive members. Affordable upgrades.
FreeTrafficBar - the ultimate in exchange services, this sits on your browser window and is unobtrusive. Works great!
Remember, the secret to making these resources work for you is consistency. Be certain to track your ads and check your results.
More on tracking and checking your results next time.
Till then, happy marketing. Make it a productive weekend and make every day a responsive day.
Share your results here and post your questions.
Chat soon,
Janet Legere
List Building Expert
One small act CAN change the World
http://gogreenwith.janetlegere.com
Friday, April 11, 2008
Five Easy Ways To Go Green
| Going green doesn’t need to be difficult or complicated. Even small steps count, and what you do every day can help keep your family and the planet healthy.Thanks to the thousands who have chosen Get Clean, look at the difference made over the past 12 months!
In honor of Earth Day, here are some small steps for you that add up to a big impact
A great way to start is with the Get Clean Starter Kit—everything you need to clean your home. To order yours, contact your Shaklee Distributor, Janet & Don Legere or call | |||
| Using the dishwasher is actually better for the planet than washing dishes by hand. The average energy-efficient dishwasher uses just 4 gallons of water per cycle, saving nearly 5,000 gallons of water per year compared with hand washing—as well as $40 in energy costs and 230 hours of washing time, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. | |||
| Triclosan, a common ingredient in antibacterial soap that kills microbes, ends up in our water sources and, at specific levels, is acutely and chronically toxic to aquatic life. Moreover, overuse of antibacterial and antimicrobial soap can help create antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which may weaken the effectiveness of currently useful antibiotics. Antibacterial soap doesn’t offer any better protection against illness than vigorous hand washing with plain soap and warm water. Get Clean Hand Wash Concentrate is a great antibacterial-free alternative. It’s soap free, pH balanced, hypoallergenic, and has biodegradable surfactants. | |||
| Okay, we’ve all heard this one, but it’s true. Neither paper nor plastic is the ideal choice. Paper is accepted in more recycling programs, but only approximately 20% is recycled, and most bags can end up in landfills. Plastic bags not only can take a thousand years to decompose and but use up nonrenewable resources. The best choice? Bring your own reusable bag. A sturdy, reusable one can take the place of hundreds or maybe even thousands of single-use bags over its lifetime. Get Clean offers lightweight, sturdy, reusable shopping bags in a bright green color with the Get Clean logo, so you can spread the word while you shop. | |||
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