Many people hear the word network marketing and the first thing they think of is having to sell their friend something they don’t really want.

If that is your concept of network marketing then you have been taught wrong or not at all.

Network Marketing is about building relationships of trust with people it is NOT about selling a product or business opportunity.

Once you have a relationship of trust built, then and only then can you introduce them to a product, business opportunity or whatever else it may be for that matter.

Because you have taken the time to build a relationship of trust, they will be more inclined to listen to what you have a say.

So go out and build relationships and watch your business grow.

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No more than 30 minutes ago I finished a book titled “Six Pixels of Separation”, it is written by Mitch Joel

This is an excellent book!

In today’s connected society, everyone is connected and if a business isn’t connected it is losing out.  If it is not connected in the right way it will never create a following and it will do just the opposite, drive people away.

The book talks about the proper way to get connected as a business and provides examples of business that have done it right and business who have done it wrong.

After reading, I walked away thinking to myself there are somethings I need to do for the businesses I own because I been approaching somethings from the wrong direction.

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I’ve found Gideonshalwick.com to be a great source of information for building a web based business. He provides lots of useful information, tips and tricks that work.

When I say the information is useful, it really is. He doesn’t try to hard sell.  He provides information that is useful for free.  Sure there is information that you can sign up for as there should be will any web based business.

So if you are looking to get started jump over to GideonShalwick.com and get started.

Here is a link to a article on how he got started.

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Every business needs a plan to be successful.  Basically this plan lays out the road map from point A to point B.  Everybody talks about having a business plan so here is a link to the layout for a basic plan.  It is a good start and will get you headed down the right road it is titled “Anatomy of Business Plan”. It is written by Rhonda Abrams.

She has written and entire series titled the “Six Steps to a Successful Small Business.  The link about will get you to the steps.  Enjoy the read I did and I realized I missed a few things along the way.

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Here is an excerpt from a post by Randy Gage I think is apropo today. You can read the entire post here.

To stay broke in today’s economy, you have to:

1.    Turn down the opportunity to join a network marketing business;
2.    Join a network marketing business, but refuse to take the actions that create success;
3.    Believe you have no knowledge, skills, or experience people would pay you for in an information entrepreneur business;
4.    Become an information entrepreneur, but price your products and services so low that you don’t make money.
5.    Refuse to stop relying on a job and go into business for yourself;
6. Not be willing to learn how to prosper in the current real estate market;
7. Not be willing to learn how to prosper in the current mortgage market; or,
8. All of the above. Read the rest of this entry »

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If you want to have a successful business, then be different.  Do things differently than others do.  Don’t be afraid to tell the big guy’s NO.  By being different you set yourself apart.  By being different you give people a choice that they didn’t have otherwise.  Take a look at the video below.

Now be different.

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I came across a neat little widget that will turn any page into a capture page.  Check out the link on the right side or click on business opportunities at the top.

The biggest problem when you have a web page is being able to capture information from visiting your website.  This neat little widget turns any page into a capture page.  It works great on Facebook Pages, Twitter Pages and more.

The neat little thing is that you can become an affiliate with the company and earn income while at the same time capturing information from those who visit your sites

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As your business begins to grow, you may find yourself being stretched thinner on time and sleep.  I know that I did as my businesses began to grow and before to long I was down to 4-5 hours a sleep at night.  Projects weren’t getting done on time, clients weren’t happy and frankly my family wasn’t happy either, I spent all my time working.

I then stumbled across the idea of Virtual Assistants, this interested me, need I say, BIG time.  I saw it as a way to free up some time and get back to growing my business and get out from behind the desk and a way to get my family life back in balance.   I have to admit though that I still spend way to much time behind the desk, I’m a hands on person and have a hard time giving up control.

So if you haven’t consider a Virtual Assistant maybe now is the time.

To find out more about Virtual Assistants check out Assistu.com.

There are many Virtual Assistants out there but one I like to follow is Go2Girls at there blog

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The below is so key in building a business that I just had to post it here.  I took it from a Seth Godin post at his blog.

“Consistent as in not stopping to say, “my turn.” Persistent as in long-lasting, not as in annoyingly over the top. And with permission, because interacting without delivering anticipated, personal and relevant messages is a waste at best, annoying at worst.”

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It seems like these days I am reading a lot of books in an effort to improve my business.  You see I am always looking to read and learn from people who have done the things that I want to do or who have made the mistakes.

I first read about Norman Brodsky the founder of CitiStorage in another book, if I remember correctly that book was E-myth Revised.

I was intrigued at how he built his business from the ground up, almost lost it and then saved it.  He talks about the mistakes he made and why. He talks about the growth of a business and how money coming in doesn’t necessarily equal success and staying power.

His view on how to build a business is insightful, and the lessons he teaches as he helps people succeed are wonderful. One of the things he talks about is going after the small fish and building your business long term success upon them. If you have the big fish and 50% your business is built upon them and they go someplace else, your business is 50% less the next day; that can put you out of business.

I would recommend this book as basic reading for anybody looking to grow their business or if they are just getting started it is a must read.

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