In my earlier article, Online Network Marketing 101A, I wrote the first three things that you have to do in order for you to start your career to be a successful marketer. We are going to talk about some of the actions that you can do to enhance your experience of being a successful marketer. Here are some keywords that you ought to have written down from the previous articles.
o Learn
o Practice
o Be Creative
o Take Action.
Before we go on, remember that all of these habits are optional. Everybody is able to do them provided that they are willing to. The harder you use them, the better you will be. Its all in the head.
4. Learn
Some people excel much better compared to others because they have the initiative to learn. By going online, we are given access to a lot of things to learn. Learning helps us do better with our work, it guides us each time we are facing troubles and it boosts our confidence as well. The problems with learning are that, it takes time and it takes effort. But learning will not be a hassle anymore if you know very well how important it is for you to learn. Learning can also be exciting if you take it as a challenge. And with the internet, learning new things is EASY! Lets say you have decided that your main method of advertisement will be Google Adwords. All you have to do is to type the phrase Google Adword in Google.com and you will have hundreds of pages and sites dedicated to teach you about that method of advertisement.
In the old paradigm, in order for people to be successful in business, they have to learn from the newspaper, library, hearing the story of somebody who is more experienced than them! But not in this era! We live in the technology era; you get everything you want to know from the internet. Use it to you advantage! Always remember: those people out there excel much better than others because they choose to learn! So if you want to excel much better than others, start learning!
5. Practice
Leaders emerged out of characters that are persistent. The persistence is what causes these people to never give up. We all know that practice makes perfect. But if at the moment we thought we will start practicing giving a speech in front of others, we started giving up and we decided not to ever give a speech in front of others, there is no persistence there! Some people are really comfortable speaking in front of hundreds of audience not because they have a special gift! They are able to do that because they have given the speech many many times. They have practiced before they do the real speech!
Somebody who is not able to speak in front of a crowd will be able to if they keep practicing and do not give up. Someone who is not able to gain prospect will be able to if they keep practicing. You are able to be a successful network marketer if you KEEP PRACTICING! There is no complicated formula in that, all you have to do is just to keep practicing and be persistent and sooner or later, you will see yourself as a different person, and boy, I am telling you, you will feel good!
6. Be creative
First of all, before we talk about the next step, we have to understand how important creativity is in the world of Online Network Marketing. As I mentioned before, there are hundreds of ways to advertise out there, and with each passing day, new methods are being invented. And often the case is that people that invent those methods get successful easier compared to others. So if you want to succeed fast, you have to be creative.
Most people think that being creative is a natural born talent. This is a very wrong way of thinking. Creativity is a habit! It is something that can be cultivated out of you! All you have to do is to tell yourself to be creative, PRACTICE the habit of telling yourself that and LEARN many more new things to increase your creativity.
Lets say for some reason you feel that you are not able to come up with anything creative. Do NOT worry! There are some online businesses out there that provide a lot of training. I am able to write this article all thanks to the system that my online business provides me with. All you have to do is to be in the right system and take the initiative to be creative and add some persistence, you will do really well in your business.
7. Take action
This is highlighted again because I cant emphasize it enough. If you have read this article and the previous article completely, then you are able to take action and do excellently in your business. It is time to stop thinking and picturing yourself being rich. Those are no good if you are not taking actions. With action, a clearer picture of success will be painted. So tell yourself that you will take action right after you finish reading this article.
If you ask the successful elites in the world of online network marketing, a lot of them will say that network marketing is not difficult. You just have to sacrifice some time every day and you have to be persistent. I believe that everybody is able to do that and that leads to my other belief that everybody can be successful and get rich, including you.
Working together with you toward financial freedom,
Henry Tanaka
About the author:
Henry Tanaka, a college undergrad who’s been making a good income online, believes that with the right guidance and teamwork anyone can attain financial freedom through internet. Take a look at his step-by-step method at: http://www.ShowerIncome.com
Branding Yourself To Increased Profitability”Lanard PerrySuccessful Realtors know the importance of branding their
identities into the consciousness of the communities in
which they live, like the big boys; Pepsi, McDonald’s,
Burger King, and other companies we know and have come to
trust.
Why is branding important? Think about it! When you want a
soda do you buy an unknown off-brand just because it’s
cheap?
Or, do you reach for a Coke? I’m a Pepsi guy myself, but you
get my drift!
And why do you do that? Because there’s comfort in
familiarity and you know what you’re getting when you buy
it.
We spend mega bucks on name brand products just because
we’ve been inundated with their marketing campaign messages.
Don’t believe me? Try this! Quick, who said “Have It Your
Way”; “Soup and Sandwich, Soup and Sandwich”; “Oh, I wish I
was an ____ ____ ____, that is what I truly want to Be”.
Point made!
People support businesses and products that they are
comfortably familiar with, even when the familiarity is
solely based on marketing campaigns, while avoiding the
unknowns.
The same is true for homeowners wanting to list properties
for sale with real estate agents. Unless there’s a
compelling reason to do so they’re not going to list their
property with a rookie agent, or worst yet somebody who’s
been in the business for years, but who hasnt really been
in the business. Know what I mean?
Now, we may not like it but we do understand it. Still, it’s
difficult for newly licensed and even some veteran real
estate agents to make a living selling real estate because
of it.
So how does this impact you? It doesn’t if you have
thousands of dollars and can afford a couple of years to get
beyond it.
But if you’re relatively new to the profession and have
limited resources you just might have a problem.
Established agents have already put in time and money
cultivating their images, and when people in their
respective communities want to buy or sell real estate they
think of them not you.
So, what can you do about it? Lots actually, but for now
I’ll focus on one thing; farming p
rospects.
Why? Because when done right you can easily put hundreds of
business cards, letters and other marketing materials in the
hands of known sellers and potential buyers every month.
Simply stated, the more people you contact the sooner you
brand yourself as an agent worthy of consideration. Anything
short of this is whistling in the wind.
Take a moment and honestly assess your situation. How many
contacts are you presently averaging – daily, weekly,
monthly?
Are they random contacts (shotgun approach) of people who
might be interested in your services, or with real prospects
known to need services right now (laser beam approach)?
A good real estate listing system can help put you on a fast
track to gaining name recognition within your community in
months, instead of years. And it won’t cost you thousands of
dollars to implement.
Let me suggest, though, that you avoid systems that appear
complicated, or that are hundreds of pages long. If it takes
days to read and weeks to comprehend whose really going to
read it and follow through to boring completion, anyway? Not
me!
Also, consider the following before committing to a
particular listing system.
1. Does it come with a satisfaction money back guarantee?
2. If you’re buying on line is a contact name and phone
number readily available on the website?
3. Can you reach anybody or get a response to a message when
you call before buying?
If the answers to any of the above are a resounding “no”
then I suggest that you put your credit card back in your
pocket and continue looking.
Proceed with caution, but do proceed, as you need a system
that’ll give you a competitive advantage.
Summarily, a good real estate listing system can help you
brand yourself relatively quickly. So, get one as soon as
you can and start claiming your share of the market!
About the author:
Lanard Perry is the author of “Farming Expired Listings”, a real
estate listing system that shows how to list 1-2 listings a week.
Visit http://www.farmingexpiredlistings.comand get a FREE Sample Chapter.
The Best Way To Get Real Estate Listings 2005 Lanard PerryThe Real Estate Industry is HUGE and is a golden opportunity
for real estate agents. National average home sales exceed
$200,000.00 and real estate commissions are big and
plentiful.
No wonder so many people are getting licensed as real estate
agents. And why not? You can make a lot of money selling
real estate. But being licensed is only the first step, as
more and more people are getting licensed to cash in on the
opportunities.
The Second Step.
The most successful real estate agents have lots of
listings. Although getting them is easier said than done,
you can do it if you have a good real estate listing system.
With listings you triple your chances of earning
commissions and bonuses. When the listings sell you’ll be
paid a listing fee, a sales fee, or both. Conversely, if you
don’t have listings you’ll only get paid when you sell a
property.
A system that some work to near perfection focuses on
Expired Real Estate Listings, which are a great source of
leads. You dont have to spend a lot of time or money
prospecting for them, as they’re always just a couple of
keystrokes away.
Go ahead, lets try it right now! Log onto your Multiple
Listing System service, print out an update report and wah,
lah! In seconds you’ll have a complete update of all the
expired listings for any time frame you want.
The MLS update report will provide you with just about
everything you need to know to relist expired real estate
listings. You can get the seller’s name, mailing address,
property address, phone number, type of property, current
asking price, price reductions during the listing period,
how much the taxes are and anything else that you even think
you might want to know about these properties.
Unlike fsbos, cold calls and other lead generating systems,
owners of expired listings are almost always warm,
responsive prospects. Also, they are typically still Realtor
friendly and are already sold on the idea of doing business
with a real estate agent – again.
But wait a second. Although expired real estate listings are
easy to find you still need to know what to do to get them.
Converting Expired Listings to New Ones
Converting expired listings to current listings is like most
other things. You have to have the right tools and skill set
to get the job done, or else you end up wasting lots of
valuable time and money. In this instance it could cost you
tens of thousands of dollars in lost commissions.
Owners of expired listings are as close to a captive
audience as you’re going to get in real estate. Many still
want to sell their properties and may be tired of being
stuck. Stuck with bad tenants, double mortgages, property
taxes they’d hoped to avoid having to pay.
Sure, some change their minds and decide not to sell. But
many are still primed to relist again and are waiting for
the right Realtor with the right approach. That can be you
as easily as anybody else. But you have to come prepared, or
don’t come at all.
With so much at stake and so much money to earn do yourself
a favor and get yourself a real estate listing system. Even
as you read this agents with systems are getting listings.
Whats that phrase again? He who hesitates _____!
Without a system of some kind you might be yet another
person who tried and failed. But with one you can become an
impact player and making a good living doing what you want
to do.
Remember, owners of expired listings have a problem that you
can help resolve. But in order to get their business you
must come with your “A” game.
If you don’t have a real estate listing system you should
get one. The few dollars you spend now will be returned a
thousand times over and may prove to be one of the best
investments you ever made.
About the author:
Lanard Perry is the author of “Farming Expired Listings”, a real estate listing system that shows Realtors how to average 1-2 real estate listings a week. Visit http://www.farmingexpiredlistings.com for a Free SampleChapter.