CASH IN On A Depressed Market By HELPING Those Trapped In It!!
By admin | March 11, 2008
Having practiced in the health care industry for 28 plus years to date, I have developed a natural empathy for humanity and an innate propensity / desire to help people. Therefore, my recent awareness of the following statistics, gave rise to this, my second Internet article submission.
The following was posted in a recent periodical:
Rising Foreclosures Feeds Decreasing Home Prices
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - By Staff Writer, Originator Times
STUART, FL - Over 2.2 million foreclosure filings took place in the U.S. in 2007, according to the Year-End 2007 Metropolitan Foreclosure Report, released by RealtyTrac. Fifteen of the metro areas within the top 20 were located in four states: California with six, Ohio with four, Florida with three and Michigan with two. Not surprising is the fact that those areas hit hardest with foreclosures have also seen some of the biggest decreases in home prices.
“As expected, the number of properties entering some stage of foreclosure in 2007 was up in the vast majority of the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, with 86 metros reporting increases from 2006,” said James J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac. “Most of the metro areas with the highest foreclosure rates were either cities like Stockton and Las Vegas, which experienced meteoric growth and unsustainable price appreciation over the past few years, or cities like Detroit, which are undergoing a more widespread economic downturn along with higher unemployment rates.”
TRANSLATION: In light of these statistics, this appears to be the most optimal and opportunistic time to initiate contact with the following business professionals:
1. Mortgage brokers.
2. Real Estate Brokers.
3. Attorneys specializing in titles and closings.
4. Home inspectors and appraisers.
Many of these professionals are financially compromised and therefore may quite openly welcome an opportunity to subsidize, if not replace, their current incomes. The Wall Street Journal reported that in 2008 over 70% of real estate agents would be out of work in 2008. That amounts to what one might virtually term an entire industry meltdown!!
Within the top 100 cities in the U.S., there will be an average of 7,000 people in the category of the above referenced financially depressed professions. A partial study of the history of the network marketing industry, will reveal that many of the pioneer companies and their distributors had their roots in similarly depressed times such as these in the early 1990’s. Additionally, a great many that became millionaires in network marketing in that era, hailed from the real estate industry! They successfully reinvented themselves by creating or joining companies, in depressed times such as these.
From my personal perspective as a homeowner in the early 1990’s, by comparison, in this particular housing depression, the hole is deeper and far more reaching, affecting and impacting more people than ever, many of whom are in the relatively higher income brackets. These people would be grateful for a way out - YOU and your Internet Marketing opportunity may be their only realistic, possible hope!!
Armed with these facts, it might be prudent to consider starting an aggressive contact campaign today - via direct mail, email and/or phone. These professionals run ads, inclusive of print and Intenet Yellow Pages, where you will be able to locate their contact information and perhaps view photos they may have posted. Keep in mind that these are also people who KNOW how to sell and close!! They will also likely have significantly vast lists of both professional and client contacts! Having said this, you will want to proceed with exacting caution when contacting them personally. If you are relatively new to this process, you may want to take the lead from your hopefully more experienced sponsor.
However, whatever you do heed this WARNING!! Be SINCERE and be YOURSELF!! If you are told to follow a script, rehearse it until it sounds natural and then throw it away!! There is no greater turnoff than to hear a “scripted voice” at the other end of the telephone. If you have a committed belief that the opportunity you are presenting may be a viable answer to relieving, reducing and even completely eliminating your prospect’s financial stresses/issues, then convey that whole hearted message with an emphasis on “real possibilities” and “problem solving” above all else! Meet their needs with integrity, a professional manner and a sincere approach. Above all: DON’T SELL them!! HELP them!! To that end, you will pave the way to achieving real and enduring financial success in any chosen endeavor!!
In closing, I want to thank my colleague, dear friend and seasoned, successful million dollar earner, professional network marketer, Chris Lamont, for providing the inspiration for this article and the statistical information herein contained. Additionally, I want to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to you, Chris, for your patience with me as a “newbie” and for your continued support as a positive, genuine role model and mentor in this industry.
So get out there, my fellow entrepreneurs, and put this diagnosis to the test! Increase your odds of a good prognosis for personal success with a remedy for those in need of financial assistance. CASH IN on this depressed market by HELPING those trapped in it. Your good deeds will be richly rewarded!
Look for supplemental articles from me as I grow, learn and pass on more real facts and real experiences for your real web protection and success in this industry of endless possibilities!!
To your Health and Wealth!!
Dr. Ida L. Spector
San Diego County, CA
Ida.spector@cox.net
619-737-9557
www.yourticket2grnsuccess.com
www.didyouhearyet.com
www.mxi.myvoffice.com/thedcdc
www.automaticbuilder.com/ilsdc
www.myspace.com/idaspector
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Making Money with Affiliate Programs
By admin | February 17, 2008
Did you know that you can make a lot of money online through Affiliate Programs?
Affiliate programs are the ideal way to make your web site profitable. There are so many affiliate programs now available on the Internet it’s almost overwhelming where to begin.
If you need help choosing an Affiliate Program click here to fill in a form and a representative will contact you shortly.
First things first….how are you going to use the affiliate program?
There are a few different strategies used for Affiliate Programs such as:
1) Sell the Affiliate Program on its own to earn commissions.
If you plan on marketing a product to strictly earn commissions there are so many products to choose from. The product(s) you market should have a proven track record. Check out Top Home Biz Network’s Recommended Affiliate Programs.
2) Use Affiliate Programs to help increase revenues on your website.
When choosing an Affiliate Program to promote on your website, you will need to consider what type of business you are in and how the Affiliate Program will benefit your customer. For example, everyone starting an online business will require resources such as business cards, toll free numbers, leads, websites, domains, etc. They are looking at you for direction so why not refer them to proven companies that offer a great referral commissions. Check out Top Home Biz Network’s Recommended Affiliate Programs.
3) Use a lower cost Affiliate Program to help generate leads for a higher priced product.
This is a sneakier way to getting the sale but it works! Have you ever heard a prospect tell you that they are ready to get started but they don’t have the money for your investment. Sometimes these people are telling the truth and they really don’t have the money. What if you had a second option which was in the prospects price range? Wouldn’t you take the sale? Eventually, these customer’s will join your higher investment once they start making money.
Check out our Affiliate Resources section for the more information.
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Recommended Affiliate Programs
By admin | February 17, 2008
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What is an Affiliate Program
By admin | February 17, 2008
An Affiliate program allows other companies or individuals to market their products or services. An Affiliate is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber, customer, and/or sale provided through his/her efforts.
If you need help choosing an Affiliate Program click here to fill in a form and a representative will contact you shortly.
Check out the rest of the Affiliate Program Resources to learn more.
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The Truth About Network Marketing
By admin | February 13, 2008
The structure of every network marketing business should contain three things:
1. paradigm (between your ears)
2. process (between your hours)
3. leadership (between your people)
Paradigm can be equated with your mindset. It is the “north star” of your business. It will lead you to success, or it will lead you to failure. What is your perspective? How do you view things? Are you an “I’ll try it and see what happens” person; or are you an “I’m going to learn this and work this and be successful” type of person? Either you are looking for something to happen, or you are looking for something not to happen. You always find what you are looking for.
Process is the step-by-step action of doing the business. What do you do each day to move your business forward? Do you know what your process needs to be?
Leadership is what happens between you and your people. Do you communicate with them? Are you a good influence? Do you inspire and motivate? Do you foster a “can-do” attitude? Leadership is teaching and training people how to succeed, and equipping them as future leaders.
Network marketing is also referred to as “relationship marketing” and “referral marketing”. It is connecting with others and changing their lives with your products and your business. The amount of wealth and satisfaction you will attain, is in direct proportion to the number of people you help grow their business.
If you are a network marketer, or are thinking about becoming one, look for individuals who want to do more with their life. Everything is possible in network marketing.
Dolores Sabino
Internet Marketer
www.LuxuryLifePro.com
www.grnvacationsforlife.com
www.life101.successuniversity.com
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Who is Really an Expert ?
By admin | February 13, 2008
This is my first internet article post checking out Ezine and other related websites. Admittedly, I am a novice to internet sales and marketing, having been initially introduced to distributing and promoting a network marketing internet product/company in the spring of 2007. Albeit, I was so excited viewing this last Super Bowl to witness ads for the internet during the commercial breaks for Go Daddy and iContact and to actually know what they were! My friends, family and colleagues sure didn’t!! So, why am I writing this article? Well, that answer is twofold. Firstly, I am to understand that Ezine, and others sites such as Ryze, are vehicles by which to make connections with other networkers and the public, and at the same time foster a degree of trust among one another on the web. Secondly, after perusing through other web articles, I am compelled to make this submission.
In reviewing a good many web articles from those who refer to themselves as so called “experts” rendering advice, I unexpectedly ran across several individuals that I recognized in my short time on the web, who are merely wolves in sheep’s clothing, so to speak. What do I mean by that? Simply, that there are those, as in any walk of life, that are merely out to make a dollar versus create real organizations by cultivating real relationships. This is unfortunate for the novice to the web like myself. In due time these people will meet the inevitable fate of exposure, with any luck at all at viral speed! However, it would be rather refreshing to read more content about people’s real life experiences and to thereby, make a personal assessment as to the validity of exactly how and to what extent these persons are claiming expertise, hence rendering advice.
So, how does one go about deciphering the real experts from all the so called others? Well, in that arena, my experience unfortunately is derived from having made some initial mistakes. Having confessed to such, my first recommendation before choosing an online enterprise under a so called expert and/or mentor, is to check out respectively, the reputation of said sponsor, as well as the validity of the particular company/product of interest, to the extent that it is possible. Now mind you, one can still be fooled, as it often takes some time for these so called experts to crawl out from under their rocks! For example, I recently lost a small fortune, along with Wal-Mart and one of the world’s largest entertainment enterprises, to an individual and his holding company cronies, all of whom turned out to be con men with prior legal claims against them involving fraud. Although it was and remains painful, I was in good company with players like Wal-Mart, proving that even the best of us can be fooled - although, I dare say it’s safe to conjecture that Wal-Mart’s losses were comparatively negligible! However, more recently, I joined an online company under an individual who made promises of support to reveal to me the ever so mysterious ways of internet marketing, only to be abandoned by this individual almost immediately thereafter. I guess that puts me in the fool me twice category!! Hopefully, truth lies in the adage, the third time is a charm! Moving forward…
The question then remains, what steps can you take to avoid the kinds of mistakes that cost us our precious time and money? For those of us new to internet marketing that require real guidance and direction, it seems that it would be prudent to firstly make contact with your chosen company and any corporate support system they may have in place. Find out how long the company has been around, if they are familiar with the individual and/or team of your consideration, and what their policies are regarding potential difficulties that may arise. Further, ask that the company direct you to where much, if not all, of your requested information may be obtained in writing.
Fortunately, my most recent problem occurred with a very reputable company that stood by me after reviewing the issues that arose with my upline. However, a colleague was not as fortunate. That nameless company failed to render support when a similar issue arose with, as it were, a sponsor with a high profile of supposed success in multiple internet ventures. Which brings me to another rather vitally important recommendation, and that is, be sure to document all of your communications so that in the event a problem does arise, you will have the necessary evidentiary proof to make your case. My company made its decision solely on the basis of a trail of email communications between myself and my upline, which I submitted per their request for review and prevailed. Their decision in my favor afforded me significant strides in acutely reducing my learning curve and thereby, expediting and bolstering my success potential..
What else can you do to weed out the bad seeds? Be sure to get references on this person and/or team with whom you are considering a partnership. For all intents and purposes, it really is a partnership in which you will be engaged. In a brick and mortar business one would never consider it a good idea to enter into a partnership or contract with a virtual stranger. So, why are we doing it on line? There are likely many answers to that question. The relatively smaller amounts of financial investments it takes to get started in many online businesses likely plays a large role. Whatever the case, these pitfalls may, for the most part, be avoided by requesting real referrals from the person with whom you are about to partner. Then go one step further, and ask these people for references of their own. Always, go back to the company or sources like Google or blogs to check for any affirmative comments or possible complaints. Don’t just rely on website testimonials. Do a thorough and diligent background search on your potential online partner and the company and/or product he or she is representing. In that endeavor, don’t be afraid to contact other competitive representatives in the very same company to obtain more information and comparison shop. Keep in mind that you are a valuable commodity. Sponsors should be competing for you - not just your purchase.
Finally, why should you take my advice? Well, I have paid dearly for my mistakes as an online novice, newly learning to navigate the web for the purposes of potentially earning serious money. Prior to becoming involved in an online business, my only experience on the internet was through searches, researches, minor purchases and bill pay. However, I believe that there are a great many people out there that have an urgent or immediate requisite and/or desire to be seriously involved in adding to, or even replacing, their incomes by working a full or part time online business. I also believe that it is very possible to meet relatively large financial goals in a fairly short targeted time frame, even as a novice on the web. I must qualify that statement however, and this is the critical part. Without a sophisticated working knowledge of internet marketing, you will likely be a 97% failure statistic, unless you have a very key ingredient in your corner.
What is that key ingredient? If you haven’t already guessed, it is a real expert in internet marketing in your chosen opportunity with, and here’s the important part, a real reputation for helping others, including veritable novices, and a real verifiable track record for teaching others to do the same, with still further, a willingness to mentor you personally. But you say, the internet is filled with these kinds of people! And my response to that is a resounding NO; the internet is filled with a plethora of people claiming to be such! It is usually a relatively simple process learning the particulars of a product and thus easy to get excited about something you would like to share with others, either for its sheer value and/or the financial opportunity it may present. But, and it is a giant whammy of a but, the key to your internet success will be in marketing that product and/ or opportunity, which a mere 3% are achieving with any measurable degree!
So, what then makes me an expert in defining and/or recognizing an expert? On the web to date, solely my recent research and mistakes through trial and error that I would very much like to see others avoid. However, I have been privileged with, what some might deem, a successful career as doctor of chiropractic for more than 28 years, having treated thousands of patients, as well as, mentored and consulted for still others throughout those years. My portfolio consists of a multitude of professional, practice building, motivational, success oriented, as well as yearly continuing education seminars. You will find my professional resume on Career Builder, etc. I also hail from a well known family in the music industry. In my semi-retirement I have gone back to my roots of original music production. So, what do these years of supposedly unrelated experience have to do with defining and/or recognizing an expert on the internet? Indeed, my life’s experiences may well constitute an expert’s right of passage. Nonetheless, notwithstanding a fervent spirit of self determination, the nexus to success in any worthwhile field of endeavor lies in securing the right training by qualified experts!
The origin of the word doctor is derived from the Latin meaning teacher. From this doctor’s/teacher’s perspective, there is one key ingredient for achieving initial success on the web, which is highly under publicized, if not altogether neglected. That ingredient, especially for beginners, is hooking up with a real expert, a real person or persons, that will actually teach you the ropes. He/she/they should take you through the steps to initially promote your online business without overwhelming and/or confusing you. Ask your sponsor for his or her advice on which tools may be helpful and applicable to your level of understanding, before investing in a myriad of products guaranteeing your online success. I certainly did not become a licensed physician by having a bunch of eBooks, cd’s, DVD’s and/or back office tools indiscriminately thrown at me! On the contrary, and just like any other worthwhile endeavor, it took real people, real credentialed professors/experts in their field, teaching other real people what they knew!
It has been said, that the ultimate defining success of any teacher is only fully realized when the student surpasses in knowledge, and its subsequent application, that which the teacher possesses. In closing, my advice to anyone considering connecting with a sponsor/upline in any online venture, again most particularly critical for beginners, is this. Until you are ready to fly on your own having earned your own wings in online marketing, if you will, the initial key ingredient to your recipe for expediting online success, will rest upon your chosen upline. Don’t be intimidated by potential sponsors who merely boast of their own successes and tell you to just “get out there and do it.” Hogwash!! Unless they are willing to guide you rather than just sell you, move on! There are plenty of successful and sincere sponsors out there! Be sure yours is one of them!
Alas, choose well, my fellow entrepreneurs. Perform your own definitive diagnosis on your potential online sponsor, and increase your odds for a good prognosis for your online success! I will keep you updated as I learn and gather more real facts and real experiences for your real web protection and success. To your health and wealth!!
Dr. Ida L. Spector
San Diego County, CA
Ida.spector@cox.net
619-737-9557
www.ensuringyoursuccess.com
www.mxi.myvoffice.com/thedcdc
www.automaticbuilder.com/ilsdc
www.myspace.com/idaspector
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Recommended Resources
By admin | February 10, 2008
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