Network marketing has always been an industry that people solely used traditional marketing tactics to promote their business. They did all of the cold calling, newspaper advertising, told their friends and family about the business, and attended many seminars that were held by the team leader.
I could not even begin to imagine being in the industry during this time without having the ability to leverage the Internet.
I used would not be able to obtain the right level of motivation because it would probably feel like I was working for someone else instead of working for myself due to all of the time that was needed to allocate to the business.
With the growing popularity of the Internet, there is starting to be a tremendous shift in the industry that will allow people to grow their network in the comfort of their own home.
Did be the next victim of the old school sales person
Now I know you are probably thinking, traditional marketing is still effective and produces great results. I’m not saying not to do any forms of traditional marketing, but what I am saying is that the majority of your marketing efforts should be allocated to online advertising.
I can go into great depth about the benefits of marketing online, but I will save that for another post because I want to focus on why you need to take your business online.
When people come to me with general questions about Internet marketing, I automatically expect them to know certain things because most of the tactics come natural to me.
I would say about 1 out of every 20 people that I talk to know the true benefits of Internet marketing. That is why I love coaching and mentoring people and showing them how effective and efficient it really is.
Also, when I remind them that they can do all this from the comfort of their own home, they seem to grasp the concepts a lot faster. I don’t know where I would be today if I had never discovered marketing online. This is my passion and this definitely what I can see myself doing my entire life.
I think having the ability to combine Internet marketing with network marketing is absolutely the perfect marriage. They can create an automatic stream of residual growth if you setup the right system.
Succeeding in this industry is all about attraction marketing, edification, having leads, and having a proven lead generation system in place to capture of all of the information of the leads that you send to your website.
To jump start your knowledge and to get a head start on trying to figure out a system that works, I would highly recommend that you obtain a copy of Jonathan Budd’s Online MLM Mastery Training course. This is one of the best courses that is available and it will outline all of the basics to put you in the right direction when starting your business.










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Yes Donny, We do have a lot in common. I can see that we have some of the same mentors. Glad to find you on facebook. The my blogsot needs some work but will give you and your contacts some information about me and includes my contact information. We are definitely on the same path of helping others to have a better life by using the technology that is available to all of us on the internet. Ken Wolff
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Great website Donny. I like the updates for Action Bartending, looks great!
I’ve found the secret to success is to take a consistent effort over an extended period of time. The magic happens as a result of production.
You certainly talk about a lot of great advantages of bringing a traditional network marketing business into 21th century – if you want to be successful, you need to be online.
Ana Hoffman/YourNetBiz System
Happy day, thanks for your post, I appreciate the great content. I’ll be back soon to read more!
Great post Donny! I agree with Ana… it’s time to step into the 21st century. I tell all my newbies to start with what they are familiar with but they still need to start learning how to market their business online.
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