Forums are a great way to meet people that may be interested in your business. There are certain rules that you should follow when posting  on Forums.

1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction.
4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.
5. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat)
6. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.
7. Be more or less specific.
8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.
9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
10. No sentence fragments.
11. Contractions aren’t necessary and shouldn’t be used.
12. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
13. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it’s highly superfluous.
14. One should NEVER generalize.
15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
16. Don’t use no double negatives.
17. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
18. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
19. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
20. The passive voice is to be ignored.
21. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words> however should be enclosed in commas.
22. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.
23. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
24. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth shaking ideas.
25. Use the apostrophe in it’s proper place and omit it when its not needed.
26. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”
27. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Resist hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.
28. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
29. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
30. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
31. Who needs rhetorical questions?
32. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. And finally…
33. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

Jack

There are lots of people who want to know how to use sites like you tube, facebook, and my space to promote your network marketing business.

There are a few tips you should be aware of when you’re out there on social networks.

This is long term strategy. You WON’T get rich overnight but it’s worth the work it takes to build a strong online presence.

People don’t like to be sold. The single biggest mistake you can make on these sites is trying to pitch people on your deal.

The smartest thing you can do is market yourself as an advocate for the MLM industry. Selling marketing information to networkers allows you to do 2 powerful things.

The first is making some cash on the front end with information products that help network marketers build THEIR program… not pitching them on your deal.

No one who already has a deal wants to join your deal, at least not right now anyway, so don’t pitch. Help people instead because every network marketer wants to know how to be more successful in their existing program.

The second thing you can’t stop network marketers from buying is leads. People actually use leads and people actually use books, cd’s and training tools. (DUH)

Ask yourself which comes easier…

1. Try to pitch people on your MLM with facebook.

2. Offer other networkers on facebook free training to build their MLM?

Here is the caveat with number 2 above. Hidden inside your free stuff you offer them is a residual lead program or training tool that you sell.

You can do this by starting a generic MLM information group in facebook, or joining a few groups and offering a free e-book to other people in the group.

Here is the real punchline. If you already sold a retail product to this person, it’s much easier to get them to pay you over and over again for other things.

If this person who pays you over and over again never joins your MLM does that really matter to you?

If you still make money even from the people who don’t join, then what difference does it make?

That’s what I thought… no difference.

You just joined the “supply side” vs. the “pitch people on your deal” side.

Network marketing is people and relationship business. The better you are at developing relationships, the more successful you will be.

The behavior on social networks determines how likely people are to join you or buy something from you. If you market yourself as an advocate instead of a pitchman, it gives you the upper hand.

You’ll stand out amongst all the newbies who try to pitch everyone. In case you didn’t already know this, MLM and network marketing is an industry driven by newbies. Many of these new people have a job mentality instead of an entrepreneurial mentality.

(That’s an article for another day)

So if you really want to have success on social networks, just provide helpful information to other networkers.

Is everybody going to buy from you?

No

Is everyone going to join you in your MLM or direct sales deal?

No

Will enough people be attracted to you for you to be successful and get noticed?

Yes… if your self image is good enough. (and yes I can teach you that too)

So guess what?… the article you just read was pure GOLD and you know it.

This stuff works but not without action. If you want to know more step by step information about how to use social networking sites to promote your MLM then you know what to, contact me with the information in the resource box below.

Tim Welch has been in the network marketing and direct sales industry since 1994. As an introverted artist, he found it difficult to use the “old school” methods of marketing like cold calling leads, so he decided to learn how to use the internet to market himself. If you want to use the power of the internet and direct mail to build your MLM or network marketing business, visit Tim’s site: http://www.whoistimwelch.com

Never Try To Teach A Pig To Sing!
By Jack Bastide

There is an old saying that goes something like this: Never try to teach a pig to sing, it’s a waste of time and you will annoy the pig. What it means is that you should never try to convince somebody to your way of thinking. Not only will you most likely be unsuccessful you may damage the relationship with the person at the same time. This saying rings true in many areas of our lives but is especially true in Network Marketing. We are constantly trying to teach pigs to sing!

What is the first thing you do when a prospect rejects your opportunity or products? You probably spend a lot of time trying to convince them that they need what you have; instead of just going out and finding somebody that already wants what you have. As Networkers, we feel this need to justify what we do. I believe, rather than trying to teach a pig to sing, it’s better to let the fat lady sing and move on to the next prospect.

This is especially true when it comes to the people we care about the most, our friends and family. Many family arguments have occurred and many friends have been lost due to our tendency to try and convince people of the value of our products and opportunity. Remember there are lots of people out there who want and need what we have. Its not worth losing a relationship by trying to convince someone against their will.

Now I’m not saying that as soon as you get any kind of objection from a person you should give up on them. Some of the best Network Marketers were at one time skeptical about the industry. This skepticism is usually caused by the many misconceptions that the person may have due to their lack of knowledge about the industry.

When a person indicates they are not interested in my opportunity I ask them what they don’t like about it. It is important to do this in a non-confrontational way such as “John do you mind if I ask you what a quick question?”. If they say yes I then ask. “What is it that you don’t like about Company X?” If they say “Its just not for me” I don’t push them. I may ask them “Do you mind if I contact you in a few months to see if your situation has changed and you are open to taking another look?

If they do tell me what their objection is I will then ask them: “Is that the only reason or is there anything else?” I let them get all their objections out at once. Once they have committed themselves to the fact that they have no more objections I will then say something like “John you have voiced some very interesting objections to the Company X opportunity. Some of them I have heard before, and some of them I haven’t. If I can show you that most of these objections do not hold true in this case would you at least be willing to listen?”

After I ask the magic question I simply shut up and wait for their answer. If they say they don?t think its for them or hem and haw and keep making excuses I thank them for their time and move on. This one little question will save you a lot of time; time that can be better spent talking to people who are open to listening to what you have to offer.

From the time they are born most people are conditioned to believe that they should work for someone else. Our whole education system is based on the idea of learning various skills so that we can get a job and spend the rest of our lives working in a cubicle for a large company.We are encouraged to find a safe secure job with good benefits, work for 40 years and then retire on a meager existence paid for by government programs. With this idea drummed into our heads on a daily basis its no surprise that most people don?t believe there’s a better way.

In your Network Marketing Career you are going to run into a lot of people that will tell you that you’re crazy and you will never be successful. What they really mean is that they can’t do it; and with that attitude they are probably right Sometimes its better just to let them go So keep your head up high and be proud of what you are doing. And remember, never try to teach a pig to sing, unless he wants to learn!

Copyright © Jack Bastide. All rights reserved. - You may use this article on your blog or website as long as you leave the resource box intact

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Jack Bastide is a Entrepreneur and Marketer from Orlando, FL You can find out more about Jack by visiting his website at http://www.JackBastide.com Get Free MLM Tips and Network With Other Networkers at http://HowToMLM.com

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This Is a Great Video That Shows

The Power of Building

A Distribution Network …

I tried out a new closing line recently and it worked like a charm

After I was finished with my presentation I asked her a simple question

“On a scale of 1 - 10, With 1 being this is the stupidest thing I ever saw and 10 being “Here’s my credit card lets get signed up … Where are you?”

She replied 10

So I signed her up

I’m gonna try this some more… will let you know how it goes

Jack

S-t-r-e-t-c-h that Comfort Zone!
by Jack Bastide

We always hear about how we should get out of our comfort zone in order to be successful in Network Marketing. However, for most people, getting too far out of their comfort zone can actually be harmful.

You wouldn’t tell a person who is very shy and brand new to Network Marketing to go and cold call a bunch of strangers. Even if they were willing to do so, the massive rejection they would get might turn them off to network marketing forever.

The correct way to get a new person to be comfortable with the phone is for you, their sponsor, to do the calls and let them listen in. As they become more comfortable they can say a little to the prospect also. Before long their comfort zone will stretch and they won’t even need you any more!

Several years ago I had an experience that allowed me to stretch my comfort zone. I was riding on the New York City Subway and next to me there was a woman reading Tony Robbins Book “Awake the Giant within you.” Since I had read the book I decided to engage her in conversation and asked her she liked the book.

Having been born and raised in NYC its been drummed into me not to talk to strangers and frankly I don’t know what possessed me to talk to her. Well it turned that she had just come back from a Tony Robbins Seminar and was very excited to talk about it. We chatted for a while and exchanged business cards. We may do business together, and we may not, but you can never have too many positive motivated friends!

What I did here was S-t-r-e-t-c-h my comfort zone just a little bit and it paid off. I didn’t jump totally out of my comfort zone by approaching a total stranger about my business. I simply began a conversation based on a common interest, the book she was reading. As we spoke I then mentioned the business but by this time I was comfortable doing so.

When I first got into MLM one thing my sponsor told me to do was “Walk and Talk.” This was walking around and asking total strangers if they were open to a business opportunity. I’ll never forget the time I walked up to somebody and asked them if they were interested in earning extra income. He looked at me like I had two heads and said, “You’ve got to be kidding!”

After being laughed at a few times I stopped doing it, it was too far out of my comfort zone. Later, we did it in teams and it was more comfortable I still felt a little foolish but since there were others around it wasn’t as hard. My comfort zone had s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d a bit.

Another perfect example of stretching the comfort zone is when I first started promoting my web site, SickofTheBoss.com. What I did was find the busiest corner I could find, hang a big sign around my neck that said Sick of the Boss?, and handed out fliers every morning before work promoting the site. It took a lot of nerve for me to do this because I thought that people would laugh at me. It also happened that the busiest place I could find was about a block away from where I worked and I was always in fear of a co-worker walking by.

The first day I did it I wore dark sunglasses and a hat so nobody would recognize me. After a few minutes I got a lot of smiles and even had people say Yes, I’m Sick of the Boss! Now I was more comfortable so I took off the hat. My comfort zone had stretched a little. By the third day I was no longer wearing the hat or the sunglasses.

When you bring a new person into the business you should try and find out what THEIR comfort zone is. Do they like to talk on the phone? Do they prefer to work Online. Are they willing to approach their warm contacts? One thing that I have found is that comfort zones change as time goes on. So remember, it’s not necessary to get out of your comfort zone. Just s-t-r-e-t-c-h it a bit!

Copyright (c) Jack Bastide. All rights reserved.

Jack Bastide is a Entrepreneur and Marketer from Orlando, FL You can find out more about Jack by visiting his website at http://www.JackBastide.com Get Free MLM Tips and Network With Other Networkers at http://HowToMLM.com