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promarketer
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# Posted: 25 Jul 2008 14:47
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While recently reading what was actually an advertisement for an internet marketing service, the gentleman said one thing that hit me upside the head with a hammer.
It's something obvious. But as with many things in life, we tend not to see the obvious and spend all our time on the wrong things trying to build our empires.
He said...
In my experience, one of the biggest reasons most Internet marketers fail is that they waste huge amounts of time constantly looking for and testing new promotional strategies - because nothing they seem to try ever works very well. At the end of the month they find themselves no better off than they were the month before ...
See, here's the problem ... Most people waste a lot of time on trying to promote. I know many people who spend 6-8 hours every day just on trying to generate some traffic to their site, product or service. After a few weeks (or even days) of doing this "monkey work", you'll soon realize what a big waste of time it really is.
It's much better to spend 30 minutes or less on promotions and having the entire process automated. That's the difference between working SMART, and NOT HARD.
Instead of spending your entire day just trying to generate traffic to your site, you can spend your time on more important things - like developing new products, growing your business, golfing, or whatever else it is that you really want to do.
Isn't that the whole point of having your own web business ... so you can have more time and freedom to enjoy life and do as you wish? ... I think so!
What's the point of this?
I see well intentioned people on this board spending way too much time on "monkey work" as this gentleman put it. Linking to blogs, pitching funded proposals, prospecting for MLM's to build MLM's, creating link back-pop-over-SEO friendly thingamabobs.... ugggggg!
I am beginning to think that we all spending too much time on the wrong things.
Our job is VERY simple as network marketers... we do these four things.....
Prospect, Present, Follow-up, Follow-through.
If you want to do these other things because A: you enjoy them.... or B: It is your primary business then this obviously doesn't apply to you.
But if you are in this to create residual walk-a-way income then do yourself a favor and hire someone to do this kind of stuff for you. Your job is to present your products and opportunity.... period. Everything else is busy work and does little to create a downline. Your time is far to valuable to be doing anything else.
Bob
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# Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:47
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OK
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Mr Ed
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# Posted: 14 Nov 2008 13:17
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Well said Bob, although, as it is in most endeavors, getting a business off the ground usually requires the most effort so that later on you can take it easy or focus more on other aspects.
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pcwork
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# Posted: 14 Nov 2008 19:33
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Traffic to the blog can convert into leads and is the best option if you do not have much money to spend.
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cherie27
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# Posted: 24 Nov 2008 03:57
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But in order to get prospects, promote is the key job to do.
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timflowers
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2008 23:11
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I think you've made a good point. Many people spend hours trying to generate traffic to their website just so they won't have to talk to anyone in person or on the phone.
A member of my upline is very successful simply by buying tour taker leads (leads that are sent directly to your website) and then following up with them by phone and email. He doesn't blog night after night nor does he use funded proposals, magnetic sponsoring, pay per click ads, or all the rest.
He keeps it simple and the money rolls in.
Tim Flowers
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tpalmer02
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2008 17:55
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I think people do spend to much time on one thing, especially when they are just getting started. However, I also believe that trying different things is how you learn. I know it took me a little while to really get things going but I learned so much in the process.
So now that I know how to build my business, I am able to use the things that I learned along the way to really expand my business.
Grant it, everyone wants to go do what they want but it takes time before your business becomes automated. That doesn't happen over night.
Of course the purpose is to have more time and freedom but if your business is not generating any income then you still won't have any freedom because you will be locked down with bills.
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