One of the many ways to market is to give away a free product.  Both online and offline, giving people something for nothing is sure to please them.  There is no doubt that people will take anything (which is sometimes why you see those funky hats or strange pens in people's hands.)  Nevertheless, when it comes to network marketing, you do have to be very careful about giving things away free.  People want free, people get hooked on the free items and then they turn their back on you when you tell them that they have to pay for something else.  In many ways, it is like giving a child a treat for nothing. More on Can You Give It Away And Create Good Prospects?

There are plenty of different ways to make good decisions regarding your network marketing business.  You could make just as many mistakes.  Therefore, as you consider which methods to employ in your quest for the best business out there, try to avoid a few of these mistakes.  Many leading entrepreneurs are warning that they could be the way out of business.

1:  Don't Make The Flash Intro Mistake

The flash intro is a heavily debated topic.  Some believe that this is a good way to introduce the website to your guests.  Others believe that it is a total waste of your prospects time.  Compare it to a commercial and how willing you are to change the channel instead of watching the commercial.  Prospects are most likely to do the same thing.  In addition to this, another downfall of the flash intro is that it keeps the search engines away, which could further harm your chances in a competitive marketplace.

2:  Animated Buttons

Animated buttons fall along the same lines as using flash intros.  They are likely to cause a number of problems, including being annoying to your prospects.  The problem is they do not attract a customer's eye, but they annoy them and they tend to close pages with too many of these listed, too.

3:  Employ Inappropriate Soundtracks

Using soundtracks on some websites works well, but on others, it is not warranted.  Some prospects will be driven away, especially if you have a soundtrack that repeats itself repeatedly.

4: Not Employing A Copywriter

If your website is not looking too grand you can fix that one thing yourself.  However, remember that most websites can benefit from a good copywriter.  The key is to get your point across and to do that you need clear, precise content.  Long-winded, fluff stuffed content is not going to sell your product, service or your business in any way.  Hiring a professional does not have to be costly.  If you believe your content is quality enough, have someone else look before you dismiss this notion.

5. Pop Ups Out Of Control

While some websites warrant the use of pop ups, using them correctly is the key.  In some situations, they are going to backfire on you instantly.  For example, if a prospect wants to learn more, clicks on a link to take them to the "more" information, but they are facing a pop up that not only is in their way but also takes forever to load, they are more likely to close off the entire website and go elsewhere to find the information.  This is particularly painful at the end, when a prospect is trying to leave your site.  It looks desperate and it often results in a bad taste in their mouths.

While your business may not be in designing websites, it most definitely is in attracting a client base.  This often means providing key information to your clients on a timely basis that has proper delivery.  Keep them happy and they will be more profitable to you.

Nearly anyone involved in mlm or network marketing will need to consider carefully the benefits of using Contact Management Software.  Software like this will simplify your life and your business.  No matter what the business is, your goal is likely to keep your contacts and prospects with the information they need to make good decisions, (like getting started with your program!)  More on Are You Using Contact Management Software Yet

Mlm Video Blogs – The Basics

Mlm Video blogs are much more efficient for those of you who are more used to dealing with people face to face.  You don’t have to waste any of those in person persuasion skills that you have developed – videos are the easiest things to produce in the world, and now the cheapest. 

Video blogs are becoming increasingly popular due to the facility of shooting and production.  This video blog by Al Thompkins  (http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=141773) shows how to make short videos using a “Flip” camera, some simple editing software, and your own awesome knowledge that you need to share with the world. 

Flip Camera

The Flip camera is a digital video camera with a USB port that literally flips out.  This allows you to plug it directly into your computer without a cable.  It is available inexpensively, at a price point of around $200 as opposed to what you would think a digital video camera costs.  It is available through most major technology outlets both online and off.   

Mr. Thompkins runs through the technology and software needed to work with a Macintosh; it is easily adaptable to a PC simply by just changing the software package to something like Podesk which was created to produce video blogs and video podcasts. 

Podcasts

A quick word on podcasts now that we have introduced them; you should consider not only having videos on your blog or website, but also broadcasting a short video podcast that you update each week.  You can use this podcast for anything you want, but as with setting up a blog, it is best if it is targeted to the people that you want to attract.  If you are selling gift certificates for spas, for example, you’ll want to do a health and beauty show on your podcast.  For the techniques used in a podcast as opposed to any other video medium, check out this article in MacWorld (http://www.macworld.com/article/49717/2006/03/aprilcreate.html). 

Uploading Your Videos

If you aren’t sure how to upload video, get yourself a YouTube account, upload them there, and simply link back to them on your blog or website.  Don’t worry about how you look either – surfers aren’t expecting a full media production.  You should clean yourself up and put on a nice shirt or blouse, but nothing beyond that is required.  Your message is important, and while being attractive helps as with everything in life, the message is what you are trying to “sell” here. 

Hopefully we’ve taken all of the mystery – and cost – out of shooting video for the web.   To recap, purchase a “Flip” camera, upload the results to your computer, edit them with a simple editing program, and voila – you are hopefully the next viral internet marketer.  You can also choose to produce a video podcast if you want to take it a step further – this is a valuable commodity to use to attract potential network members to you. 

What Is Video Marketing?

As a network marketer, you need to take into consideration the benefits of video marketing.  There are many ways that you can easily enhance your business through video marketing and most people shy away from it because it seems too complex, too limiting or otherwise something they do not want to do.  Video marketing is a simple means of using simple video technology as part of your network marketing campaign.  There are software tools that make this process very easy to do, too.

Why You Should Use Video Marketing

There are many reasons that video marketing works, but the bottom line is simple.  When you use this form of attraction marketing, you will benefit from getting more leads and more high quality leads.  That translates into more cash generation, of course.  Here is a look at a couple of the reasons that video marketing should be part of your network marketing campaign.

• Search engines like videos.  The latest technology for search engine attraction is to have videos.  Chances are good that if you type in a keyword that relates to your business you will find links on the search engine results page that are videos.  These may be YouTube links or MySpace links or others.  Most keywords are now targeting video results.  If you do not do it, you could be causing your search engine ranking to be less than it should be.
• People respond to video.  Many people enjoy video style learning rather than reading something.  It is more interactive, more interesting and it definitely attracts people from all sorts.  You may find that people are responding for the wrong reasons initially, but most people who click on your videos are doing so to learn more about what you are talking about.  It is easier and more enjoyable to watch a video than it is to actual read a manual.
• Synergy marketing is easily benefited.  Not only do you link your video to your website, but you can get traffic in other ways, too.  You can link articles you submit to your article directories to your video.  You can link your video to your blog and your blog to your video.  You can use social bookmarking sites to help you get this same type of synergy, which is what will drive the most traffic to your site giving you the increase in leads that you need.

There are many ways that using video marketing can benefit your business.  If you are one of the many that feels that videos are too open or too difficult to do, realize that there are various methods to using them and with a bit more training, you really can push your business to the next level using this technology without a lot of investment and without a lot of experience.  As one of the many ways that you can use attraction marketing to benefit your business, video marketing is a stepping-stone to success.  Use it as one of the methods of network marketing you use.

As a busy network marketer, you do not have time to read every blog that you would like to, to learn everything there is to know happening today or to keep in touch with the vast number of tidbits you need to know to keep your prospects informed and to keep you on the path to success. 

Google Reader is a tool that may be helpful for you, though.  Use it to help you stay up to date on the latest network marketing tips from your favorite blogs or use it to keep your prospects filled with information.  The process of using it is quite simple.

Sign into your Google account.  If you do not have one, get one and easily get it set up.  Then, you will want to visit http://Google.com/reader.  (You can sign up for a Google account here, too.)  There is a helpful tutorial, but you probably do not need to use it to get the gist of what this program can offer to you.  The system will subscribe you to the website's RSS.  More on Can Google Reader Save You Time?

Social networking sites offer a variety of methods for you to market your MLM business. Working on several social networking sites will improve your opportunities to generate revenues for your MLM business. LinkedIn is a popular professional networking site so it is common that the prospects that you would gain on this site would be different that those found on MySpace or on Facebook. LinkedIn is a professional social networking niche site that is often used by recruiters looking to locate potential job applicants. How can you leverage this site to generate business for your MLM company? More on Marketing Your Mlm With LinkedIn

I just recorded a video talking about how you can go about gaining posture in network marketing. If you cold call someone, you dont have the posture but if they call you, then you do have the posture.

If you can gain the posture and your mlm leads come to you, you will find that very quickly your business is going to grow and grow!

I have just added a uVme business resource page to the website. This page will be the first of many similar pages. I am creating resource pages for many of the big network marketing and mlm companies and listing the various excellent sites. I will also be adding resource sections for various mlm ebooks, courses, forums, blogs, attraction marketing etc etc…

Check back each week and there should be a new resource section to help mlm'ers reach their full potential!

Renegade University is considered to be one of the most authoritative organizations for network marketers. While one of the biggest challenges that many network marketers face when they are beginning is cashflow, the program with Renegade University will teach you how to build an immediate marketing system that will cause leads to come to you.

Imagine running your network marketing business in such a way that your efforts brought you qualified and interested prospects and downline members. How much money would you save if this was your primary marketing approach?

While many marketing programs will teach you a high level of information, the membership with Renegade University gives you a tremendous amount of help in your network marketing niche. Not only will it be explained about the what and the why behind the marketing concepts, you will be taught the specific steps that you need to know in order to implement the program.

The Renegade University ebook written by Ann Sieg will teach you the following:

• How to use Attraction Marketing to build your own prospects list
• How to get paid by your prospects while you build your list
• How to attract the right leads in which are qualified to your network marketing business

The most fundamental difference in the Renegade University marketing approach and traditional marketing approaches is that you are working to have people approach you, rather than you approaching them. Much of traditional marketing techniques are focused on the business owner making cold calls, emailing cold leads and even doing direct mail to develop leads to convert into paying customers or downline members over time. While these methods have proven to be an effective strategy for many people in the past, the Internet has truly revolutionized the way that network marketers can generate revenue.

After reading Ann Sieg's Renegade University ebook, you will have the motivation and the tools necessary to build a sustainable and successful marketing system. You will also learn things such as:

• How to effectively communicate what it is you are selling
• How to utilize the concept of leverage to an entirely new level in network marketing
• How to leverage your most important asset
• How to distinguish between quality prospects and tire kickers as well as why it matters to your business to attract the right ones

While you may be like many business owners who question new systems and whether they are effective, this system will give you the training and the tools that you need to be successful, but it is up to you and your execution of the system to determine your own personal levels of success.