How To Get Traffic To Your Website
When I first got started in Network marketing one of the things I knew I was not good at was selling. My sponsor told me that was not a problem as I would get a website and it would do most of the selling for me. At the time I thought that was a great idea. All I had to do was do a bit of advertising about my website then sit back and watch things happen.
The problem was I was not educated on how marketing on the internet works and nor was my sponsor. Nothing happened. No one except myself a few people I asked to, visited my website.
After a while I told my sponsor and she said it was my responsibility to find ways to get traffic to my website. The way to do this was word of mouth, my circle of influence as she said, or to advertise. Looking back, What poor advice this was. She did not understand the power of the internet and now the internet worked.
The word of mouth thing did not work very well nor did the advertising, so I was told to buy some internet leads. They were a great way to get customers, i was told. You have to pay about $10 – $20 per lead but you would get a new customer at least every five leads, mony well spent my sponsor told me. I practiced my scripts and called but after paying hundreds and hundreds of dollars I never got one person interested. The only people to prosper from those bought leads are the people that sell them.
Naturally I did not stay with that MLM Company they operate with an out of date system. Instead of giving up on Network Marketing what I did decide to do was to investigate what makes a website successful. By that I mean ones that have a high rate of traffic which equates into high sales.
Your Dreams Must Drive You If You Are To Become Successful
When I first got into network marketing I was always looking for “The How”. As a logical person I thought if I knew how that was how I would be successful. The problem I did have in the beginning was that I was told it’s not about the “how” its about the “why” By that I mean “your primary motivation factor” what really drives you to do this business. Well for me it was to earn enough money to get out of debit and replace my current income so I could give up my job.
I kept asking my upline what “what do I need to do next” I thought it strange that I was not given much help on this but I was constantly told to “find my why”.
It took me a while to understand the importance of “my Dream”.
Your dream is what truly motivates you. It gets you fired up to take action. It helps you dissolve your fears in this business especially the big one, contacting people.
The Right Mindset To Succeed In Network Marketing
In many ways Network Marketing is different than a traditional business. Most people trade hours for money, by that I mean they work for someone in a JOB or they are self employed.
Some of us have been earning money this way for a very long time. There is nothing wrong with that as long as you are happy doing that. What it does do though is that it develops a mind set that you need to see an immediate benefit for the hours that you work. This is how things worked when you are an employee.
It is also how things work if you are self employed. The difference with self employed people is that they may earn more but they usually put in a lot more hours. Most self employed people are usually very “time poor”; on the other hand most employees are limited to the hours they can work which restricts there earning capacity.
It is this mind set of getting paid of the hours worked that prevents people from either getting into Network Marketing or if they do they don’t last long. The people that do stay and eventually succeed have learned to change how they think. By this I mean they must develop a crystal clear vision on where they want to be. Not today, next week, or next month but in 2 to 5 years.
As I said there is nothing wrong with trading hours for dollars if that is what you are happy doing but it can be restrictive as far as the amount of money you can earn.
Choosing The Right Network Marketing Business
Have you ever looked at the different types of Network Marketing business opportunities there are available today. If you have I guess you then wondered which one is right for you. Your choice should be based on a number of factors.
When I first got started in Network Marketing I did not know or understood the in’s and out’s of this business. I filled out a survey on the internet and a couple days later was contacted. I know now this was a lead capture site and someone paid for getting my lead.
Well I eventually got started, I followed all the things my sponsor told me, but had little success. I gave it some time but I finally realised that this was not the business for me. What did happen was that I develop a strong belief that Network Marking would work. All I had to do was to find the right business for me.
A lot of Network Marketing businesses are based being good at contacting people and selling products. That was my greatest problem I was not good at either of those. I wanted to be successful so I got “out of my comfort” zone and tried what my sponsor told me. I still did not have much success; I knew that I would never be a good product salesman.
What I did realise was that I had to educate myself about this industry. I looked at a range of the different Network Marking opportunities that are available. Then I made a decision on which one suited me best. They all work; it’s just that some work better than others for different people. I believe it’s to do with your personality type and your individual needs.
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