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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Your Network Marketing Business Blog - 5 Good Reasons To Use WordPress By Julieanne Van Zyl Platinum Quality Author

If you're using blogging as one of your strategies for your Network Marketing business, I recommend the use of WordPress.org as the platform for your blog. A blog is just another kind of website, except that it's much easier to create and update than an 'ordinary' website. Creating a web page using WordPress is almost the same as writing an article in Word for Windows or another editing application. In this article, we describe five reasons why you should use WordPress.org for your blog.

Two main kinds of platforms for creating a blog are:

1) A "Server Side Web Based" application completely controlled by your Web host and by YOU. Examples of these are WordPress.ORG, MovableType, TypePad and others. It's important to have this kind of blog if you're doing business on the internet, because it will become your asset, and can't be taken away from you. In contrast, the web based applications can be taken away from you with no warning, and you won't ever get it back again.

2) A "Web based application" which is controlled by the web hosting community. Examples of these are Blogger, WordPress.COM, Wetpaint, Mindsay and numerous others.

Following are Five Good Reasons to Use WordPress.org

Reason Number 1: The Search Engines love WordPress blogs

With just a little knowledge about keywords and search engine optimization, it's VERY easy to get listed on Google for your keywords.

The best way to have Google index (have it listed in Google) your new WordPress blog, is to submit your blog's RSS feed to some search engines. Don't worry about what an RSS feed is, if you don't know. You don't need to know what everything means, you just need to know what to do with it.

So, after you create your blog and your first blog post:

1. Type in the URL of your blog in the Address Bar of your Web browser (preferably Firefox).
2. Once your blog is displayed, look to the right of where your URL is typed and you should see a little orange box.
3. Click on the orange box and your web browser should open up the RSS feed of your blog. The text displayed may look like gobbledegook, but don't worry about that. The search engines can interpret what's written for the RSS feed.
4. Copy that RSS Feed URL and Paste it into Notepad or your favorite Text Editor.
5. Now, go to Feedage.com and Submit your Blog's RSS Feed URL you just copied into your Text Editor.
6. Now go to Feedagg.com and Submit your Blog's RSS Feed URL you just copied into your Text Editor.

The next day - after submitting your feed as described above - Look in Google's index to see if your Blog is listed. To find your blog on Google:

* Go to the Google Search Engine at Google.com
* In the Search box, type in the following:

site:yourblogurl.com (replace yourblogurl.com with the URL of your blog)

After clicking on the Google Search button, your blog URL should be listed, which means that Google has indexed your blog. This means that your blog will be positioned somewhere in the Google listings.

Reason Number 2: Using WordPress will save you lots of time

WordPress will save you a lot of time for the following reasons:

1. It is really fast and Easy to install. WordPress takes about 5 seconds to install instantly, provided you are using a hosting company which allows you to do an instant installation. Make sure you get a web host that has "CPanel" - if the web host has it, they will state that it has CPanel on their Feature page.

2. It has an easy to use administration interface, which allows you to find things quickly and work more efficiently.

3. It's very easy to upgrade. Most of the time, you can just click on the "upgrade button" and WordPress will install the upgrade automatically.

4. It is super easy to keep track of comments and moderate, approve, and disapprove of them.

5. There are applications that you can simply "plugin" (with a few clicks on your mouse) to your blog. These applications are called "plugins" and allow your blog to easily do all sorts of other things, such as back up your database, make comments look different, allow for social interactivity like "tweeting your posts" or "sharing a post with Facebook".

6. Save yourself a lot of time by preventing spam. Use the plug in Akismet and WP-spam free, and you won't have any spam. (or very little anyway).

7. And, another huge time saver - you can write your posts in advance and schedule them for the next week or two. So... you could just log into your blog once a week, set up your posts, then relax or go on holidays.

Reason Number 3: Search Engine Optimization is provided by WordPress

WordPress makes it VERY EASY to do Search Engine Optimization. Here are some simple tips for making sure your content is optimized on your Blog.

1. Find out what keywords your target market is typing into the search engines, then use those Keywords in your Blog Post Title.

2. Make sure your Categories consist of keywords, and select a relevant Category for each of your posts. Select only ONE category for each post, otherwise you will get Duplicate content.

3. Use a Custom structure for your Permanent Links. A Permanent link is the URL for a blog post. The Permanent link (also named "Permalink") consists of your blog name, the category, and the blog post title. For example, the URL should look something like this: YourBlogName/Category/PostTitle - however, if you don't select a Custom structure for your permalinks, they may consist of numbers and meaningless words. This drastically reduces the chances of your post appearing in the search engines, when people type in your keywords.

Change the structure of the Permalinks by doing the following:

1) From the dashboard of your blog, select "Settings" from the left hand side menu.
2) Choose Permalinks, and select the radio bullet "Custom Structure"
3) In the box next to "Custom Structure", type in: /%category%/%postname%/

By typing the above custom structure, the Permanent Link (URL) for each of your posts will consist of:

Your Blog name + Category Name + Title Name for Post

Make sure you have a Sitemap on your Blog. Use a plugin to automatically create a sitemap. The following are 2 good plugins:

- XML Sitemap Generator for WordPress
- Dagon Design Sitemap Generator

Use those 2 sitemaps together, and you will get a Google friendly and User friendly sitemap page.

I could add lots more SEO tips for WordPress, but that's enough for now.

Reason Number 4: Updating Your Web Pages on your Blog is Very Easy

It is very easy to write and update your content on your blog, with WordPress. And, you don't need to know any HTML. If you have owned an ordinary website (by that I mean, "not a blog"), you may have to contact your webmaster every time you want it updated. Or, perhaps you did what I did, and learned HTML. And, it might have taken you a long to learn the HTML and actually make the web page look nice.

Once WordPress is set up, it's really easy to add new posts and new pages, and to update them. It's easy to add images and videos to your blog posts and pages. If you have ever used Word for Windows (or something similar), you will be able to make a nice looking post on WordPress.

When you edit or write a new post in Wordpress, little buttons are displayed above where you type your post. To change your text to bold or color or something else, just highlight the text then click whichever button required. If you want to format your heading, type in and highlight the text you just typed, then click on the "pull down arrow" where it says Paragraph.

Practise a little bit before you publish your post. There is a button you can click to "View your post" before publishing it.

Reason Number 5: It's Easy and Simple to make your Blog look Great

The WordPress developers have made it really simple and easy to make your blog look beautiful. And, there are so many different ways your blog can look. Something known as a "Theme" or a "Template" is used to pretty up your blog after you've installed it.

There are literally hundreds of themes you can choose from, many are free and there are also a number of paid themes. The paid themes often have features that aren't available in the free themes.

You can have any website built with WordPress, get the advantages of having it seen quickly by search engines, and no-one will know it's been built using WordPress. If you're new to blogs, I recommend starting off with installing a free theme yourself. It's very easy and simple!

There are basically 3 ways to get yourself a Theme (also called Template) to make your blog look great:

1. Install it yourself from the Administration area of your blog.
2. Download a Theme from somewhere on the Internet, then Upload it from the administration area of your blog.
3. Have someone else install and customize your blog for you.

How to Install the blog yourself

There are 2 ways to do this - select a free theme from the administration area of your blog, or find a free or paid theme by searching through the themes available.

1. Select Theme from Admin area of WordPress

Once you've logged into your blog, click on "Appearance" from the Left side menu, then on "Themes". From the big Tabs at the top of your admin area, make sure "Install Themes" is selected. See where it says "Feature Filter Find a theme based on specific features"?

Tick some of the little boxes, to have a selection of themes displayed, for you to choose. The less boxes you select, the more choices you will have.

For example, I chose orange and 2 columns, then clicked on the button "Find themes" and got quite a nice selection. All you need to do now, is click on install to install the theme you want. Easy Peasy!!

2. Download a Theme

The official WordPress.org site has over 1,000 themes you can choose from. Simply choose your theme and click on the Download button. If you save it onto your desktop, you'll find it easily. After downloading the theme to your computer, upload it from the administration area of your blog and click the button to install as described below:

* From the "Install Themes" area, click up the top where it says "Upload".
* Click the "Choose File" button, select your File and click on the "Install Now" button.

I've given you a lot of reasons for using WordPress.org as your blog platform. I trust that I've inspired you to use this particular platform for your blog so you find installation, modification and writing blog posts, simple and easy for your Network Marketing business.

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Affiliate Marketing Vs MLM - What's The Big Deal? By Syazril Izmal

The world economy has proven to be unpredictable especially since 9/11, and a lot of people are losing their jobs as a result. Having with close to NO options for work, how could anybody prosper in this changing environment?

As a result to this, a lot of people are looking for opportunities to start their own business. With a low startup capital, Affiliate Marketing and MLM are legitimate business models that could make you money online.

Affiliate Marketing is a model where a company rewards the marketer based upon his personal marketing efforts. For example, a customer visits the marketer's website, clicked on an advertisement that directs him/her to the Seller, and upon purchase, the marketer is compensated with a sum of commissions for his business referral.

Multi Level Marketing(MLM) however, is a model that compensates individual distributors/members for various income possibilities, mainly from personal sales, personal recruitment, overiding commissions on group downline sales and their recruitments as well as more compensations depending on the program you got involved in.

The advantage of affiliate marketing is on its leverage with the internet to a global marketplace. With a website, or various lead capture pages, you could be making a respectable 5-6 figures income with the comforts of your home.

With MLM however, identifying your marketing strategy is key, as there are countless ways to market the opportunity and one could easily be drowned if a focus could not be established. If marketed well, with its leverage on the personal organization growth, you could be realizing a limitless income spanning generations as the business could be inherited by next-of-kin if the worst should happen. Another advantage of MLM is the business education you could acquire from the sponsor. A good company/sponsor would definitely train you to succeed as with your success, comes their success. NOT the other way around.

As to anything in life, you should be prepared to face a learning curve to master being either an affiliate or an MLM entrepreneur. If you are expecting both prospects to be easy, get ready for a ride of life...

Being an affiliate marketer requires you to master certain online marketing tactics namely, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Website Development, Pay Per Click(PPC) Advertising, Social Media, Copywriting and many more.

Overwhelming is just a small word to explain affiliate marketing all together. Even so, as any other skill, it could be learnt and you could definitely profit online when the skills are acquired.

As for MLM, if you intend to market online, the same learning curve apply and furthermore, the marketing approach becomes more important as you wouldn't want to come off as a jerk forcing people to join your MLM opportunity without any obvious benefit apart from "this is the greatest ever opportunity you would ever come across in your lifetime" pitch.

Regardless, both business models shares certain foundational principles for success.

1-Get A Mentor

Choosing a mentor to start your career online determines your success rate tremendously. There are hundreds of 'gurus' online who could either be a great resource for you OR just there to sell you the next deal.

A general rule of thumb, follow those who are VISIBLE in the net. Your due diligence could be from their fan base or testimonials, ie. Facebook, Twitter. Remember, the internet is VERY resourceful. Just do your research and you would definitely find a mentor who resonates with you.

Try to avoid learning from underground marketers who promises you a 'Push Button' simple product.

Learn the basics right, from the right people and you could go further in your search for online profits.

2-Learn Core Skill Sets

From the mentor, learn the core skill sets. You'd be surprised to find many who could offer FREE training for your initial success. Identify their strength and just follow through on the training.

To site some examples, the person could be an SEO expert, a professional blogger or a copywriter. Just absorb what they have to offer and...

pay careful attention to how they position themselves in the marketplace. Are they a resourceful expert? Are they interacting with the visitors? Do they have value added service to their subscribers, like webinars?

3-Join An Opportunity

Before you start marketing, you'd need a product to sell. From earlier descriptions, I trust you could decide whether affiliate marketing or MLM sits well for you.

4-Initiate Your Marketing Efforts

Set your budget for your marketing efforts and initiate what you have learned online. Nothing beats experience. Continue to make mistakes and you would definitely grow to be a better marketer online.

As mentioned, both affiliate marketing and MLM are real legitimate businesses and countless people have made unlimited profits by applying one of these models or even BOTH. At least take the effort to know what it has in store for you before agreeing with the sceptics.

To learn more on how you could have dramatic Affiliate and MLM Success, it is important for you to learn everything you possibly could about its success principles before you get further involved. Visit the following link and you will be taken to our Online Success Resources from an industry expert, Syazril Izmal.

7 Reasons to Start a Part-Time Network Marketing Business By F. Mack Platinum Quality Author

1. An Income Generating Asset - Most people's income source stops when they stop working. If you have a j.o.b you know that if you stop going to work, you don't get paid. Similarly, if you have your own business or franchise, you don't get paid unless you're seeing customers or selling product (in fact, it's likely that the business will own you rather than you owning the business). Can you ever build freedom that way? The beauty of network marketing is that once you build your network, it keeps working for you - generating income even if you stop working. That's what rich people do, they build and work hard to create assets that keep generating and growing their income. Network marketing companies give you the opportunity to build and create your own income generating asset by building your own network. What's easier, spending your life working to build someone else's network through a job, or working hard for a few years to build a network that will generate income for the rest of your life?

2. Low Start-up Investment - This is one of the best investments you can make for yourself today or in the coming year, considering the potential returns, especially in today's economy. You can typically get started in network marketing for under $500. In fact, some companies have programs for under $100. Although you should never quit once you get started - especially if you understand how this business works and what this industry can do for you, if you decide that network marketing is truly not for you, thousands of dollars would not have been lost should you do decide to quit.

3. Tax Advantages - I am not an accountant, but I know having a business can be a tax advantage for you. Rich people pay some of the lowest amount of taxes because of all the tax advantages they have. If you want to have some tax advantages when you file your 2011 return, you should start a business. If not a network marketing business, just start A business.

4. Personal Development - They say MLM is truly a personal development business. I mean, you really do have to do some personal development to rid yourself of all of the negative beliefs that are implanted in our minds throughout all our years. It's a continuous process that goes hand in hand with the industry. It's all about growing and investing in yourself and your mind and becoming a leader in the industry. And it is one of the reasons I believe you should start a business. If nothing else, you can change your mindset and attitude towards life.

5. Fulfilling Dreams - If you have dreams of working 9 to 5 every weekday for the rest of your life, then you should not start a business in this industry. If you have dreams of owning a rewarding business, traveling, and/or financial freedom then this business is for you. But only if you decide and work hard to accomplish those dreams. You can start now or wait for the new year, but either way I think it's better to begin working towards achieving your dreams instead of someone else's dream - what do you think?

6. Helping Others - One of my favorite reasons for getting involved in this business! Zig Ziglar put it best - "If you help enough people get what they want, you get everything you want". Your success in the network marketing industry is dependent not only on your desire, but also on the success of those you decide to help.

7. A Solid Business Model - Robert Kiyosaki, Warren Buffet, Richard Branson, Donald Trump. Do you think these individuals know something about money, cashflow, investing, and creating assets? Yup, you can say that's one thing they have in common - in addition to all having some involvement in the network marketing industry. The fact is, it is one of the fastest-growing business models in the world whose success has been documented by some of the most credible financial journals published - such as Fortune magazine, Forbes and The New York Times. I like it as a business model because, unlike a franchise I do not have to spend hundreds of thousands plus 80 hours per week to get involved.

So if you're looking to create some additional income in the coming year, consider getting involved in network marketing. And while you think about it, consider these questions:

1. When would you like to retire; in 3yrs, 5yrs or 10yrs?
2. How much money do you need monthly to retire comfortably?
3. How much money do you need to invest at a 6% return to receive your desired monthly income? (hint: take the answer from question #2 and multiply by 200).

Now, if you have a plan to achieve your retirement goal and accumulate your desired income, awesome! you're all set. If not, I that's yet another reason you should get into network marketing in 2011.

Could you use some real, actionable information for growing your network marketing business?

Felix Mack enjoys helping others succeed in their network marketing business. Visit www.felixmack.net for additional network marketing success tips, strategies, and information to generate more leads and build your network marketing business.

Top 10 Reasons To Work From Home And Build An MLM Business By Troy Kotterman

Top Ten Reasons to Earn MLM Income while Working from Home

There are many reasons that people decide to work from home; each may have different importance to you. If you are looking into making income with MLM, here are ten reasons you might choose to this type of career opportunity.

Reason #1 - Retire Early
Can you imagine being able to retire at the age of 45?...35?...30? Nothing is impossible when you work from home, especially while you are earning residual MLM income!

Reason #2 - Work Anywhere
You can work virtually anywhere with Wi-Fi. Get results at a ski lodge or while traveling. You're free to roam and work anywhere...making work, and life, more efficient and enjoyable.

Reason #3 - Choose Where You Want to Live
Are you living where you want to live? Did you choose your house in relation to your job and the daily commute? Where do you dream of waking up each morning?

Reason #4 - More Focus On Results
Your focus is on achieving results. You have a tendency to care about the quality and end result of what you're contributing to your future.

Reason #5 - Getting Out of the Rat Race
Work place politics are not fun. At all. Getting passed over for promotions, dealing with favoritism, and wondering what your superiors think of you are enough to make anyone long to work from home.

Reason #6 - Pay Fewer Taxes
The benefits are huge. Really big. Of course, you also don't have to pay for the commute, quick meals out, or an updated work wardrobe. When you work from home and you do pay for a work related expense, it pays for itself as a tax deduction.

Reason #7 - Family Connections
Kids are only little once. You want to enjoy them and have the time and freedom to parent your children. If you don't have kids, you still have time to spend with your spouse or whoever you're closest with. When you spend time with your family you'll be happier, and so will they!

Reason #8 - Flexible Time
You decide when you work and when you play. There is an ebb and flow to life, and you can maximize your effectiveness by taking advantage of your availability to both your personal and work space together.

Reason #9 - Unlimited MLM Income
For many people, this is one of the biggest reasons to work from home or have a home based business...your MLM income has no limits. You can generate income beyond what your boss determines you to be worth.

Reason #10 - Set Your Own Priorities
There are days when the most important priority is caring for a sick child. It could be checking in on an elderly parent or just taking a break from life's demands. Other days, you're committed to wrapping up that project a week ahead of schedule. Your priorities are set by you, can change in a minute, and need not be approved by anyone. Liberating, isn't it?

MLM income has been a viable opportunity for years; its popularity continues to grow as job security decreases. These are just a few of the benefits when you work from home.

Troy Kotterman is a stay at home dad and husband with 9 years experience coaching others in MLM to create a top income. Read this and other work from home articles at his website. Learn how to create a top MLM income and work from home by subscribing to Troy's free online MLM recruiting training.