Safelists, Safelists, Safelists!!

Yes they work; No they don’t work!  So much disagreement going on!  The thing is this – YOUR  results in SafeLists can be totally different to the next guys.

WHY??

Well first of all think about our different circumstances.  We are all sending out different offers, from different countries, with different levels of marketing experience – from brand new marketers to six and seven figure earners!  So how can we possibly get the same results?  Some  just use 3 or 4 Safelists, others use 20 or more!  There are so many variables.  Of course the very best  thing to do is keep up-to-date with the Safelists that are giving the best results, but again you have to remember all those variables.

I use Traffic Hoopla and Jerry Iannucci to keep up with what’s working now.  You will never get exactly the same results as everyone else.  Just make sure you are always using tracking codes to check what is and is not working.  Then increase the ads that are working and ditch the ones that don’t.  Easy!

1)  Time and Day!

Amazingly, the time and day you send out emails really does make a difference.  Remember alot of the people who are opening your emails are in a different country, so the time may be completely different.  And it has been proven that some days are just better than others for getting your mail read.

2)  Composition of Email

If you are sending out a rambling, long, boring email, or failing to use paragraphs to make it easier to read, the recipient of your mail will probably close your email immediately or click  away quickly (I know this because I’m one of those recipients lol).

3)  Splash Page

If you are advertising your company website, you are unlikely to get many opt-ins.  Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but just imagine for one moment  how many of those replicated websites are out there on the web? Dozens?  More like hundreds or thousands.  You need to stand out in the crowd, so you need to find another way to advertise.  Either your own splash page, or a different offer where you are capturing your leads names and email addresses, so you can reveal your business to them at a later date.

4)  Your Name(!)

Just imagine if you sent out the exact same email to a Safelist as a professional marketer like Mike Dillard.  Do you think you would get the same results?  No, of course Mike would get a far bigger response because he is so well-known on the internet and demands far more respect than an unknown marketer.

Everyone can get results with Safelist Marketing but everyone will have different results.  But that is not something you need to focus on.  The secret to succeeding with Safelists is to work out a system to remind you when you can next send an email, maybe using Google Docs or something similar.  Persistence is key.  Just keep on sending those emails out.  And of course keep improving on them.  And keep tracking them lol!

And if you still think Safelists don’t work, consider your results.  If you only get an occassional sign-up, and only do occassional mailings, imagine if you ramped it up abit and started mailing everyday (or twice a day where you are allowed) and added more Safelists to your list, how much better your results could be!

If you want to know some Safelists that I use,  just click on the Safelists tab at the top of the page.

Let me know what results YOU are getting with Safelists!  And please share this post with your Facebook and Twitter friends.

Thanks!

Newquay

A few weeks ago I spent some time at a lovely campsite overlooking the sea and the weather was lovely (I mention this because its quite unusual for us in England to have lovely weather!)  I spent some considerable time just sitting staringat the waves crashing on the rocks or sometimes just quietly lapping on the shore.

The thing I realised was that the tide will come in and go out everyday, whatever is in it’s way, whatever the weather, whatever else is happening in the world.  It is unstoppable!!  Exactly the quality that you need to build a Network Marketing business!  The sea doesn’t care how many barriers you put in front of it.  It doesn’t care if we build sea walls and sea defences; it will still come in everyday!  And this is what you need to do to build an amazing Network Marketing business.

So be unstoppable in your business.  Ignore the people who tell you it can’t be done (even if it is your family and friends!); you know it CAN be done!  Go around all the obstacles that you will find on your way, or if that doesn’t work, go over them!  And when you are having a bad day, simply give yourself an hour or two off and go out and have fun.  Treat yourself. Take the dog for a walk, get some fresh air; go somewhere you have never been before.  Then get back on the horse (!) and ride away to success.  Don’t allow anyone or anything to stand in the way of your success.

Because just like the sea, you can be unstoppable. You need to be focused, determined and consistent.  Make a detailed plan of what you want to achieve each day and follow it as closely as you can.  Realise that a Home Business takes consistent action for maybe a year or even two before you will see results.  Of course, your life will get in the way; that’s a given!  Just don’t let it get you down.  Understand that stuff happens.  Just totally focus on what you want to achieve and get your head down and keep working.

Keep your dreams alive and right there in front of you, and you will be unstoppable!

Found this Inspirational Video; Its perfect for a Monday morning shot of motivation!  Don’t believe it when people tell you that you’ll never make it!  Only YOU can decide whether you want a better life, because it is you who must make the effort to succeed against all the odds!  Decide today!!

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Do you use a Dream Book, or a dream board to help you visualise WHY you are doing your home based business? Many people (and I was guilty of this too when I first started my business) think that a dream book or board is a load of baloney!  I found it hard to believe that sticking pictures of a new car or a holiday I wanted would help my business in any way.  I would just nod along when anyone told us to go and make a dream book, and then just not bother.

Until one day at a home business meeting, when a lady bought in her dream book and showed us through it.  She was so passionate about what she wanted from the future, that it shone from her.  Her eyes were alight when she showed us pictures of her family and how she intended to help them once she had the money to do so.  And I realised at that moment that this lady would definitely succeed in her home based business.  You could just tell from the passion she had when she talked about her dreams.  You knew nothing would ever stand in the way of her success.  And that planted a seed (just like my last article!!) in my head.

A short while later it was my birthday and I asked one of my daughters to buy me a beautiful deep pink book that I had seen that even tied with a ribbon.  I didn’t go out looking for a book; I hadn’t even realised that I intended to start a dream book,but while I was browsing around a shop I saw it and thought straight away – my dream book!  Amazing how the seed of an idea can be planted in your head, and start to grow sometime later!

So a few weeks later I started thinking about what I wanted to put in my book.  I knew my main why was to get my partner Alan out of his job.  So I started with pictures of him, and how his life would look once he could give up working!  But as I thought more about it, I realised that I already had a good idea of what I wanted to see in my dream book. It expanded my mind and my thinking – I was actually designing my future life.

My dream book is definitely a work in progress; when I started it everything was a dream.  Now some of my dreams have started to appear in my life and I find I have more goals to add to my book.  Like grandchildren for instance and how I can help them in the future!  And I am remembering long forgotten dreams or wishes I had and perhaps gave up on earlier in my life.  Now I am bringing out these dreams, re-examining them and adding them to my dream book if I still want them.

And don’t make the mistake of thinking its all about a new car, house or holiday.  My dream book is full of how I can help my family, friends and charities. About how I can lead a better, more fulfilled and healthier life! It’s not all about money, but thats nice too!

If you have been guilty of dismissing the idea of a dream book or board, think again! Because you have pictures of your goals clearly there in front of you, you mind accepts that and leads you towards your dreams.  I know because it is slowly happening to me!!  If you can visualise what you want out of life you can get it! Make it real!

So what about you??  Do you have a Dream Book or a Visualization Board?  What is it like?  Do you believe??  Please let me know by adding your comments; I would love to know what other people think about using a Dream Book!

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I have been working my home business on the internet now for over six months full time.  For the majority of that time, apart from holidays, I have spent 8-10 hours, sometimes more, each day, studying, writing articles and building up an online presence. I am absolutely loving what I do, and can’t wait to get working every day.  I often spend my nights tossing and turning in bed with ideas floating round in my head, that are keeping me awake!

I have put on about half a stone, am very unfit, and sometimes ache from sitting at the computer for so long.  Not that this has ever stopped me!

But it has made me realise that this is not good for me.  When I realised I was out of puff just climbing the stairs, I knew I had to change things.  So I have embarked on a few lifestyle changes and I can feel the difference already, so I am sharing them in case you are doing the same thing.  I now go for at least one walk a day (its spring here in England, so a great time to get out in the fresh air) or sometimes a bike ride.  Sometimes I get in a second walk with my man in the evening.

Amazingly after only two weeks at this, I feel so much better already, and my paunchy stomach is already receding!

And another wonderful thing is that I feel it is actually helping my home business to escape from the computer for a short while.  I am more focused.  While I am walking, ideas come to mind of what I should be doing next or article ideas, and I can see everything so much more clearly when I am walking.  Its funny, but I spend a little less time on the computer, but I work a little harder.  Probably I am just working smarter, not harder!

I have also changed several of my coffees for glasses of water.  Much better for you, and of course you should not drink too much coffee anyway.  And water keeps me hydrated. And I am cutting back on the snacks I used to eat.  It’s so easy when you work from home and no-one is around, to just keep nipping to the kitchen for another packet of crisps or other ‘naughty’ snack!  So now I am keeping some fresh and dried fruit and nuts around for when I need something.

At lunch now I actually stop work, go away from the computer and sit somewhere else to enjoy my lunch; preferably the garden!  Again the change of scenery makes me more refreshed when I return.

So take some time out of your busy schedule to relax or get some exercise; the result can only be a healthier you and a better run home business!
Why don’t you Take Time Out To Improve Your Home Business? Sue builds her Network Marketing business online using the #1 Attraction Marketing System , MyLeadSystem Pro!

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I’ve got a bad reputation at home at the moment.   My family complain, albeit good-naturedly, that I am on the computer when they get up in the morning, and I am on the computer when they go to bed at night.  If they want to use the computer, they ask me nowadays, and I give them a time-slot when they can use it.   I’m sure they find it amusing that their Mother goes online more than they do, and particularly goes on all the social media sites more than them

I live in England, so I may also be watching webinars in the middle of the night, so can occasionally be found up in my pyjamas at 2am on the computer.  This is hard work.  Time goes so quickly on the internet, and I am fascinated in what I am doing, so I forget to eat,  take exercise or indeed cook meals, sometimes!!

So why am I working such long days?

 Because I am building my home based Network Marketing business!!

 Do I intend to always work such long days?   No, I am working hard now, so that eventually I can work from anywhere in the world whilst I am travelling around.   Something which I intend to be doing alot over the next few years.

What so many people in this business seem to forget is that this business is called NetWORK Marketing! 

Not NetPLAY or NetMakeABitOfEffort!

We need to remember that you have to put some WORK into the equation.   People are not going to flock to you if you make no attempt to connect with them or if you do not let them know you are here.  You need to be marketing yourself, giving valuable information to people and helping others to succeed in the industry.  You need to be writing articles and doing videos and sending out emails.  And yes you need to be on the social media sites, being seen and giving value.

 So many people get involved because their up-line sell them on the residual income in MLM.  But guess what??  You actually have to put in the WORK first!

Residual income doesn’t kick in at the beginning.   First you have to WORK at your business; put other people in your down-line.  When you have a business that if you take a week off and come back, to find that your business has GROWN whilst you were away – that is when you can slow down.  MLM is NOT about getting rich quickly.   It can offer a fantastic lifestyle, but only to those with determination and grit, who get on with the job in hand and don’t let anything stand in their way.  Those who WORK!

I, for one, would not want anyone in my down-line who is not prepared to put in the effort.  The ‘I’ll give it 90 days’ syndrome does not interest me.  I am in it for the long haul!  I am prepared to put in the effort.  I know it will be worth it for the sense of achievement alone.  And the money may come in handy  for the grandkids, when they appear….

If you are determined to WORK Your Network Marketing Business, you need to grab Sue’s Marketing System to get tons of training, and position youself as the leader you are destined to be!

Do you need to raise your MLM game?  Are you sick and tired of running round in circles to try and build your business?   Are you begging people to see your presentations and having regular no-shows?  Then now is definitely the time to raise your MLM game.

I can remember one particular sunny Friday evening when I went to a coffee shop for a 5pm meeting, hyped up as usual!   No show by 5.10, so I texted the guy.  At 5.15 he texted back to say sorry, he hadn’t had a signal earlier(!) but was having to work late!!   As I ventured back outside, I saw across the road a bright, cheerful bar, with revellers spilling out across the pavement, drinking in the sun.  And I had a moment of very clear realisation – of course, thats what this guy was doing.  The choice of a business meeting with me or a Friday evening drink in the sun with his mates .  No brainer really.   However, to me, it felt like a smack in the face!

So if that is you, fighting a losing battle in your MLM,  maybe its time to look at another way to do business.  To stop the begging and step up to the mark and become a valued leader who people WANT to do business with.  To have people begging YOU to work with them.   If you have never heard of this concept before, you will find it hard to believe that its possible.   It is called Attraction Marketing and it is happening each and every day on the internet.  And people from every walk of life and every type of MLM are promoting their businesses this way and succeeding where they failed offline.

So how can you get involved?  Well you can come online and jump about from website to website, spending days and weeks getting frustrated looking for information, or you can just grab an Attraction Marketing System in your hands and run with it.  This system is used by all the top guys and is endorsed by Mike Dillard himself, the man who actually introduced Attraction Marketing.  This system is generic; you can use it whatever MLM company you are with.   It is fully brandable, so you can have your own identity, your own personality stamped on it from the start

And it teaches you HOW to market online, so you can put the MARKET back into Network MARKETing!   If you are short of money this system will teach you how to generate your own free leads using social media and video marketing to name but a few.   It will teach you paid marketing  strategies such as advertisements and pay-per-click, in fact you will learn everything you need to know to fill up your online funnel!

If I sound a little over-excited about all this, its because I am!!

Because I myself came onto the internet with no pre-conceptions; I really did not know what I was looking for, only that I was in a Network Marketing business and it was not working for me.  I blamed myself; other people were making it work, why couldn’t I?  My mind was open for opportunities but what I found was a system. And this system is awesome.

I love Network Marketing.  I love the hope it inspires, the possibilities and the personal development it brings.  I am a much better person now than when I started this journey.  I consider and work on my relationships with everyone I know, I try to add value and help people as much as possible.  Before MLM, I would not have considered stuff like that.

So here’s what I am saying:  If you want to raise your MLM game, come online, grab this fantastic system as I did and lets make 2010 OUR greatest year!  What are you waiting for? 

Click on this link NOW to get the #1 Attraction Marketing System!!

1.  Its cheap!  What other home business could you get involved in for around $250?  Franchises certainly do not start for less than several thousand dollars.  Any other business would need considerable start up funds; for premises, goods to sell, equipment and so on.  And of course, you do not need employees, with all the hassle and difficulties they bring with them.

2.  There are hundreds of different MLM companies out there, selling everything from books to health products, so there is something to interest everyone.  Network Marketing is attracting more and more high ranking people nowadays (like Donald Trump!), so more and more companies are starting up every few weeks, with some very unusual and interesting products.  MLM’s generally offer products that are better than anything else offered on the high street.

3.  You can take up MLM in your spare time, whilst still working at your current ‘day job’.  MLM fits quite nicely into the extra hours in your day when you would normally be relaxing or persuing hobbies or sports.  Eventually, as your business builds and exceeds your current salary, you can quit your day job and work full time on your MLM.  Of course, it is necessary to work at it, just like anything else, an MLM is not a get-rich-quick scheme; if you only treat it as a hobby, it will only pay like a hobby!

4.  Age is immaterial in Network Marketing.  As long as you are over 18, there are no restrictions whatsoever.  I have known 18 years do well in MLM and met people happily running a business in their 80′s.  Its an equal playing field!  Many people start their business when they have retired from work.  Some need the money and others just need to be involved in something, meeting new people and pushing themselves out of their comfort zone.  Many students start a Network Marketing business whilst they are in college or university, fitting it in around their studies.

5.  If you want Personal Development, an MLM is definitely one place you will get it! MLM involves pushing yourself to do things you have never done before, talking to people from all walks of life and becoming a better person.  You will be reading books on self improvement and life skills, going to inspiring meetings and generally becoming more than you once were.  MLM is full of optimistic, forward thinking people who want a better life for themselves and their families and are prepared to put in the hard work to succeed.

6.  To make new friends.  It is said that your paycheck is usually very similar to the friends you spend most time with.  So if you want to make more money, you need to spend time with people who have more money than yourself.  This may mean that you lose some of your current friends, especially if you regale them with your business opportunity everytime you meet up with them.  But nowadays this is not necessary.  The internet has changed the way we grow network marketing businesses. In 2010 you can make friends from all around the world, connecting with them via social media, video, skype and email, making your business global instead of local!