So why Global NPN?  Well you have probably seen hundreds of people promoting  Global NPN or the New Plan Network as it is sometimes called.  But why did I or why should you choose Global NPN above any one of the ton of opportunities out there?

Well first of all because it is only $10.75 a month to join, which in these hard times is excellent.  Yes there are higher levels, with a ladder level to help you move upwards.  Because obviously if someone joined your downline but at a higher level, you would want to upgrade otherwise you would miss out on commissions!

Secondly, and I think this is  an extremely important point for new people coming online, Global NPN provides you with your own Autoresponder, thus immediately saving you in the region of $18/$19 a month, because you cannot run an online business without an Autoresponder.

NPN also provides you with lots of other tools to help you market online, namely

******Task Manager
*****Email Blasting Tools
*****Ad Tracking Tools
*****Web Audio
*****Capture Page Creator
*****Downloadable Toolbar
*****Multi Downline Builder
*****Banner Rotator
*****Free Hosting (for Director level and above)
*****eCertificates
*****Amazing Training and Resources

In other words Global NPN gives you EVERYTHING you need to start your online business for just $10.75 a month!!

And then of course there is the compensation plan.  I can assure you that this is absolutely the best compensation plan I have ever seen.  What it means to you (and me of course lol) is that you get much more money for bringing people into Global NPN than for any other business I know.  Just check this out:

And one last reason I am promoting Global NPN is because of the owner, Geoff Stephens.  Geoff started NPN in 2005 and there are now over 120,000 members, which goes to show he must be doing something right:-) And believe me he is.  Geoff is a very ‘hands on’ businessman.  In Global New Plan Network, he has tried to incorporate every tool a marketer would need to build a business online.  Anytime he feels people need more information or help, he releases another video with ideas, suggestions and awesome content.

He encourages every team, is regularly to be seen on the forum (yes, another benefit) and certainly does not hide himself away in an ivory tower lol.

So that’s it – I will end here, though I could wax lyrical for several more paragraphs about all the different ways we get paid………

Maybe next time!

TrafficSwarm is a Text Ad Exchange, although recently they have started to offer banner advertising too.  Not everyone see’s the benefits of TrafficSwarm straight away, but I can give you

7 Reasons To Use TrafficSwarm In Your Marketing Efforts!

1)   It is FREE to join, which means that you can submit your adverts straight away and begin to click on other marketer’s links to start gaining credits.  This  equals  immediate traffic to your links!

2)  It works!  I get about one third of my traffic from TrafficSwarm.  If it works for me, why shouldn’t it work for you?

3)  It has a very simple, clear layout so there is no big learning curve, which means more time to focus on your business.  And it’s very simple to change your adverts, increase or decrease the number of views or cancel it all together.

4)  Upgraded members get 5,000 credits each month; this is a recent increase from 2,500 which you used to get before the recent transformation of the site.

5) Free members get something like 2-6 points for each click and each point gets you one view of your website, which is pretty good.  If you surf regularly, these numbers will increase and will grow much faster.  Also when you refer someone, you get 100 credits when your new member opens an account and one credit every time anyone in your downline 5 levels deep opens up their TrafficSwarm account!

6) As an upgraded member, when you refer another person and they upgrade, you get $10 immediately, then you $5 for every month they stay upgraded.  Plus, they pay out for up to 5 levels in your downline.  So if you refer one person who upgrades and they refers another who upgrades, then you get $4 as Level 2. Then $3, $2, $1 for levels 3 – 5!  Upgraded members also get a point for every CLICK their first level makes, so if you refer one person who upgrades and clicks on 100 links, YOU earn 100 credits too.

7)  TrafficSwarm even has a free Search Engine Submission Tool!  Free members can submit one website for automatic submission whilst upgraded or Pro members can submit as many as they wish.

So that’s TrafficSwarm.  Great free tool and certainly worth upgrading for extra traffic.  I have one more simple but effective ‘trick’ or ‘secret’ to use when surfing TrafficSwarm but I’m not going to give that to you here.  You can find this out inside my Free ‘Traffic Secret’ Marketing System in the TrafficSwarm video!  Suffice to say it will increase the number of opt-ins you can get with TrafficSwarm.

Thanks and I look forward to clicking on your adverts inside TrafficSwarm soon!

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!

Traffic Exchanges get alot of bad press.  Too many people join one, surf for 20 minutes and then decide they are a waste of time.  Well if you spent 20 minutes writing an article, then gave up on it you would be in exactly the same place.  You would have generated no traffic and just wasted some precious time.  A few years ago, Traffic Exchanges probably deserved the bad rap that they have, but if you havn’t checked them out recently, maybe you are missing out on a great concept.

The thing is everything online works if you give it your time and effort.  And Traffic Exchanges are no different.  I had not tried them until late last year, when I decided I didn’t like the direction my business was headed in.  I changed direction and was shown not only what Traffic Exchanges were all about, but how to use them effectively and effeciently.  Yes, at first if you cannot afford to upgrade, you will have to click for your credits, but everyone has to start somewhere and for many newbies coming online, free is there favourite word.  This doesn’t mean they will not succeed in their business.  If they have drive to stay committed, they will succeed whatever!  And many of the top Internet Marketers today started off using Traffic Exchanges!  How else would we have so many rags to riches success stories online?

So, lets get on with the reasons:

1)  And this one is key: The very people who are surf in Traffic Exchanges are your target audience!  Yes, they are indeed there to promote their own business, usually a Network Marketing or Affiliate business, but that only makes them the exact people who would do well in your business.  They are your ‘Target Market‘. They are the perfect people to attract into your business, because they already know all about MLM, they obviously have a ‘Why’ already and are actively trying to build a business.

Think about it:  They probably were recruited into their Network Marketing business from someone in their Circle of Influence.  They didn’t get a chance to decide ‘which’ Network Marketing company would suit them, they were only offered one.  They were offered a ‘business model’, a dream life; the possibility of making residual income!  So they bought into the concept, but perhaps as much as they like the idea, the actual company that they are involved in is not a product which they are passionate about.

They go online and start using Traffic Exchanges.  Whilst they are surfing they come across you, advertising exactly what they need to grow their business; more traffic to their page, a system to help them grow their business or something else which will help them.  So they join your list and start to get to know you and eventually, you  introduce them to your own primary business.  Lo and behold,  your product is something they ARE passionate about!  Do you think then that they may decide to join YOUR company instead? Result!  Of  course, that is just one possible scenario.

2)  You can start for FREE! When you come online as a newbie, you need to start advertising your business and you may still be working. You have come online to make money and the last thing you want to do is start spending money.  Of course eventually you’ll need to spend some money, but whilst you are learning the ‘art’ of Internet Marketing, you need freebies.

3)  Once you are regularly surfing the Traffic Exchanges, you can see what sort of Splash Pages or Lead Capture Pages works best, so you can soon improve your own pages to make them convert better.  It also highlights the mistakes others make with their pages, such as slow loaders (waste of time having them in Traffic Exchanges as they may not have even loaded by the time the surfer clicks away!) or making errors with the URL, so no page shows up (always check the link before posting).  It also teaches you ‘best practice’ in advertising, as it is easy after a few weeks of surfing to work out who is having success and who isn’t.

4)  It’s very easy to duplicate!  Once you know where you are going with Traffic Exchanges, it is very easy to get your downline to follow suit.  This will not only mean that they will be getting results quickly because they are being advised by you, but also means that if they join under you, you can earn extra credits when they start to surf, but also sometimes cash for referring them!  And of course, once they get people in under them, they can also duplicate the process.

5) It is very easy to track your advertising in the Traffic Exchanges and find out which adverts and indeed which Traffic Exchanges are working for you, and which are not.  Then it is just a case of ditching what doesn’t work and doing more of what does!

6)  You can soon build up credits in the Traffic Exchanges by surfing regularly, especially when you know all the shortcuts to quicker surfing.  Of course, if you don’t have time to surf regularly, or if you are going to be away for a week or so, you can upgrade or buy credits, so that your own adverts are still being shown.

Brand Yourself!!

7)  Traffic Exchanges are excellent opportunties to Brand Yourself.  I’m sure you have heard time and time again that people only buy from someone they know, like and trust.  By branding your splash pages with your name and photograph, surfers get used to seeing you so begin to feel  you are familiar to them.  This begins to build trust.  Many people who use Traffic Exchanges are new to internet marketing and are often (maybe even without realising) looking for a mentor to show them the way.  Seeing you regularly on the Traffic Exchanges will make them seek you out and join you in your businesses.

Personally, I love surfing the Traffic Exchanges! I have had more success there than advertising in other places and you certainly learn very quickly.  I now have downlines in many Exchanges who are following my example, surfing for credits, building their business and earning cash and credits just like me!  And I, too have met some great mentors and friends!

What do you think? Do you love Traffic Exchanges or hate them?  When did you last try them out?  Are you having success with them?  Leave me your coments and let me know! I will be writing some reviews of the Traffic Exchanges I use over the next few weeks, so tune in regularly!

L& L

Give Traffic Exchanges A Try!    Here are some of my favourites:  Traffic Splash, High-Hits, HitsBoosterPro, Hit2Hit.  Try them, you just might enjoy them,lol

Are you concentrating your time on your IPA’s for your internet home business? What I mean by that is the income producing activities. Are you writing articles, producing videos, marketing on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or surfing for credits in Traffic Exchanges?

You probably believe that you go online everyday and work hard on your business. But have you ever actually tracked honestly what you are doing and whether the activity is an API or not? I have to admit, although I usually follow a plan, some days I realise that I have not really been focusing on my IPA’s.

You know how it goes, you switch on your computer to work your Internet Home Business and what’s the first thing you do? Check your emails maybe? Stop right there! Because as soon as you open your email inbox (yes I know, you’re just checking how many opt-ins you had overnight, right?) you are sunk! Yes, you know its true and I know its true, lol. It happens to all of us if we will only admit it!

You need to check your emails, you really do, but they are not an Income Producing Activity, so leave them til you’ve done your work for the day. And emails are not the only activity you need to avoid at the start of a day. Chatting to friends on Facebook, answering phone calls and skype instant messaging, as well as tidying your desk (for the 5th time) and filing your papers away should all be left until after you have done your API’s!

In reality, you need to choose how much time you spend on the important things in your Internet Home Business and obviously the IPA’s are the most important. I believe the ratio should be something like 70/30/10, which is 70% doing income producing activities. 30% on Personal Development/Training and then 10% on Customer Service. Of course if you are a newbie, you may not have any customers, so the extra 10% will go on extra training for your business.

So tomorrow, when you turn on your computer, think’ Income Producing Activities’ first!!

We Can Help You To Generate More Traffic to Your Primary Business In Three Simple Steps!

We all know about dotcom boom of the late 1990′s; well it is happening again.  Ws is the newest of the websites addresses and it is growing fast! There are 1,966,514,816 internet users in the world today, a growth of over 444% in the last 10 years, so demand for websites is rising constantly.  Every business owner is realising that they need to be online or they are massively missing out.  So the GDI opportunity or Global Domains International is here for all those people and businesses who missed out from getting their name on the the internet in the dotcom form. You may have missed out in getting your name.com or your business name.com but now you may be quick enough to get your name.ws

So what are GDI offering?  GDI charge $10 a month for your web address, which is a pretty good deal as it includes hosting and up to 10 email addresses as well as a site builder tool included in the price. This means that anyone needing a website can get everything up and running in one go, instead of having to shop around for a domain name and a hosting account separately, and paying someone to actually build their site for them.

But GDI is also a business opportunity, in that you can enroll others into the business, and you get paid £1 per month for everyone who joins below you. You also get paid for the people under you, five levels deep.  GDI also pay several different bonuses; in fact if you bring in 5 people in one week, you qualify for a bonus of $100, if you are an ungraded member, which is pretty good in my eyes:-)

The majority of people who recruit others into GDI use this company as just one income stream and maybe as more of a downline builder; often using their ws website to advertise a whole stream of income generators at one time.  There are also a number of GDI advertising c0-ops running.  These are for people to club together to advertise their GDI business.  They then share the people they recruit into the business.

Overall I believe GDI to be an great business opportunity as well as a competitively priced website option. The very fact that it costs just $10 a month makes it very popular.  Its a great product, which does not require any of the usual shipping costs associated with Network Marketing products, and is something almost everyone needs nowadays, making it something of a no-brainer IMHO!!

Check Out The System I Use To Promote GDI At http://www.SueCollier.ws

Do you promise not to tell?  As the song goes, haha!  Well I have recently got involved with some lovely people who have a Traffic Secret that they are more than willing to share……and for nothing!  You see I recently left one of the major marketing systems online and at the same time decided to stop promoting the mlm I was involved with.  A pretty major shift in my internet home business life! At the beginning of this year I realised I was not comfortable with what I was promoting online.  It just didn’t feel like I was being my true self and felt I could not happily get other people involved in a business which I had lost faith in.  I feel that biggest is not always best because sometimes the quieter (or just the less loud?) people miss out!

Anyway I had begun clicking on lots of links that looked interesting looking for something I could believe in.  And this website hit the spot!  It is a growing at a rapid pace, its run by real friendly people, who are contactable by phone and email.  This Traffic Secret system is evolving as more and more people join; more marketing help is being added and more income streams too!  And to top it all, you can also promote your own business within the system.  What more could you want?

It is a great system for newbies as it is free to join and the instructions are simple to follow, with lots of videos and help. And it is attracting alot of attention right now.  This system uses Traffic Exchanges, Safe List Marketing and List Builders to grow your business, all of which I have had very little contact with before I joined.   The majority of these can be used for free, which in these hard times is great for anyone coming online with very little money!

I have only been involved for a few weeks with this company and have not yet worked my way through all the trainings, but what I am seeing already is results – and hands on effort from the owners to keep on improving the system and help you to build your own business and make some money online!

But don’t take my word for it, check it out yourself  NOW and make sure YOU benefit from this awesome system!

It’s a problem lots of people have at the moment! They know there is money to be made online by starting a home business but they just cannot afford to pay to join a program that might help them. Its a catch 22 situation. To make money, you need money! But there are ways around it. There are programs you can join which are free and with which you can make the money you need to pay for things like hosting and an autoresponder, which are two things that you cannot do without if you want to start building a proper online business.

For starters there is absolutely tons of information on building a business which is free if you just know where to look! You could start with YouTube. Try searching YouTube for a home business ideas and opportunities and I guarantee you will come up with lots and lots of videos that will help! Also try Google. But be selective. Don’t go with the first program you hear about. And once you have chosen something, investigate it. Read several people’s blogs to try to get an overview of what is on offer and how much you are likely to make. There are some bad programs out there; some with far too much hype, which usually under-deliver. But there are also good programs! Keep searching til you find one you feel comfortable with and which you can see other people succeeding at.

After that you need to concentrate on it! Decide that if you are going to make it online, and make a difference to your life, then you need to be consistent and treat it as a  proper home business. By this I mean don’t expect miracles. Don’t spend 2 hours today and half an hour tomorrow and then wonder why you are not earning loads of money! Realise that you are joining a free program and that you will need to spend at least one hour EVERY DAY for several months before you start to reap any rewards. Consistency is KEY!

I myself promote several different programs, because I am a great believer in having several different income streams. And some of them are FREE because I believe that everyone should have a chance to earn money online. Many people are now joining free programs so that after a few weeks they are earning money to join the paid programs that can lead to financial stability in their lives. But of course the extra ingredients that are needed are time and effort. If you just expect great things with no effort you will be disappointed:-)

Does the possibility of failure stop you in your tracks? Do you think to yourself that one day you would love to run your own Network Marketing home business, then the little voice in your head says ‘you – as if you could have your own business; you would crash and burn’?  Do you still remember your Mother telling you that you were not clever enough to do something like that?  That you should get a job like everyone else and keep your head down? Well I’m here to tell you that you ARE good enough; that you CAN set up and run your own Network Marketing home business; that you CAN be successful at whatever you choose!  It all starts with mindset.  If you want something enough, you can change the way you think.  Get rid of that little voice in your head.  Refuse to listen to it. And stop listening to what other people tell you.  Start believing that you CAN do it.  Then decide that you WILL do it! Because failure is not an end!  Failure is a beginning.  Failure means that what you tried did not work but the great news is that you have learned something.  Now you know what NOT to do when you try again.  And do you realise that almost everyone who succeeds in business has also failed miserably in the past?!  Failure is quite simply a learning process.  So don’t let it get you down! Real failure is when you fall down and don’t get back up and try again. Real failure is giving up. And that is the only way you can fail in your Network Maketing Home Business!  By not getting up again when you fall. Because believe me, you will fall!  A Network Marketing Business is full of ups and downs, whether you run your business on or offline.  But the great thing about all these ups and downs is that you become a better person; you grow along with your business!  You learn more and more about people; what makes people tick, the different personality types, how to interact with them. And the great news about that is that you learn more from every failure that you have and eventually you begin to succeed!  One of my first mentors when I started in Network Marketing used to say to people ‘Go out and get 20 no’s!’  And those who tried that just couldn’t do it, because by the time they had 10 or so no’s, they were so good with people that they started getting yes’s!! So remember “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly” – Robert F Kennedy!!

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