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[Beth Lord Company: Syntek Global, Inc. Contribution Level: 2]

I am not sure where to start at to build leads. I have been told family & friends & I know that is not the way to go. I want to find out what others are using & how I could do it CHEAP/FREE. I have no problem building up to paying, but at this point I don't have the extra money. Here on BN there is nothing but networkers so this is not the place to look for leads. I would really love the help!!!!!

[Roger Crews Company: Mandura Contribution Level: 2]

hi Beth . I will have to think a bit on how I would look for leads for your company and or product not knowing that much about your company. i did go to your company page to look .

maybe thru a private message we could brain storm a bit , if you wish .

but for now i can give you at least 1 idea concerning your product . many years ago someone came out with a product very similar to what you have to market. One of the ways they got leads was making sure someone saw them using there product being very obvious and bringing attention to yourself .

lol this will only work if i have understood what i think is the nature of your product and its use, but on second thought this would work with any product that someone has that is a consumable product , that is unless your shy

[Javier Cruz Lastra Company: 4Life Research Contribution Level: 1]

Dear Beth,

If I may be as bold as to take Master Roger Crews' advise and just "tweak" it a bit.

What Master Roger Crews says works wonders once you "undeerstand" the product inside and out.

BUT - and this is just a suggestion here - for all of us who hace "zero" clue on what the product is, you could start up by giving away some kind of info... the background from where "this" comes from, maybe on a brochure?

If your company have thsi brochures, try giving them away, or (maybe with a "sample") as token with something else of info?

This way, you might only say, "hey, I'd love you to read this and return to me if you're interested".

This has worked form me sometimes. It's a variable and inexcat formula, I know, but I hope this way you might ovecome "shyness" (if any) and not "waste" a ton of time "talking" to people.
Another thing to do, might be to use a "DVD" as said "brochure lending" technique, or -if allowed- to publicly "display" the info... maybe with soem "home theater" in some "easy acces" area... "Kiosk" coms to mind.

This will all depend on whether yourt company allows for such displays of information about the product.

Hope this all helps!

Best Regards.

Javier Salomón Cruz Lastra
Grupo Centurion - Villahermosa, Tabasco, México.

[Tom Bradley Company: Herbalife International of America, Inc. Contribution Level: 3]

Start with Magnetic Sponsoringhttp://bvhg.magneticsponsoringonline.com/ and Building On A Budgethttp://bvhg.buildingonabudget.com/ (These are affiliate links).

You can also comb the archives here at Better Networker for great articles by the instructors.

[Daniel Attard Company: Neways Worldwide Contribution Level: 3]

Tom, although I agree with the sources you mentioned, there should be NO affiliate links in forums.

Beth, Magnetic Sponsoring is a great way to go for generating leads using what is called a Funded Proposal. If you really want a successful online business I suggest you start up an expansive course such as Traffic Formula 2.0. If you have enough capital to invest in your education, I suggest of going through the entire Magnetic Sponsoring Library with a fine toothed comb.

Daniel Attard

[Daniel Attard Company: Neways Worldwide Contribution Level: 3]

One more thing I forgot to mention is that BN is a goldmine. It contains a TON of content. If someone were to pack all the value here in a product, it would be worth thousands. BN is not really a place to get leads from, BN is for building relationships that might be worth gold for you later on.

Daniel Attard

[Adam Taha Company: Amway Contribution Level: 7]

Tom

Do your homework, the policy is put affilate links in the signature. Second, if you look at Beths profile it says..Magnetic Sponsoring, as company no2.

Beth, change your picture. You want people to start trusting you first - then sort a photo that is professional for starters. You're in a business, and it's also about image.

Change your mindset too. I've read your profile. You say on your profile..

"You don't get secret until you buy CD," and you hate that.

Well, then take a look where your at for a moment. The knowledge isn't there to attract leads for starters. You can attract as many leads as you want - it ain't going to do much good until the foundation is built.

One of them is getting some skills which makes you valuable, to the prospect.

You can build a website and all you want - but if the knowledge isn't there, if the skills isn't there, if the value isn't there, if the image also isn't there...forget it.

The website of the business with a frog on it does nothing for your prospect.

Steps to take..

Check the BN and you'll see plenty of articles on leads this and how to get leads that, and so on.

1. Invest in a specialised skill, which is valuable to your prospects needs. Find out what they are.

2. Create a platform, with a strategy, which reveals their needs and provide content.

3. The content then later leads them to an action which needs to reveal you know your stuff. Build trust first.

These can be..

- Email newsletter subscription.
- ebook proposal.
- Webinar training or video training on their needs, what the problem is, why it happens, and how you're going to help them.

4. Use one method to attract leads.

5. Learn how to test, and convert to sales.

Here's just two free methods..

1. Youtube.
Create content that educates your targeted prospects. What this then needs is for some homework, in finding out who your prospects are, what their needs are, age, location, the lot.

2. Forums.
Look for a forum that has your targeted audience. It needs to be a busy, active forum. Study the forum culture. See what are the hot topics. What questions are being raised. Take note of these. Study for two weeks, take notes.

Observe what keeps cropping up as the priority problem within your niche.

Then use your specialised skills, to write articles in the article sections. Create videos in the video section of the community, which gives value, knowledge, content that people can use and take, and apply, which will benefit them.

Look at the forum and help people with your specialised skill. Be known for this skill and in time, people will refer, recommend.

In that forum make sure before anything to do these as these are vital..

A) Get a photo of yourself. Causal, professional. I don't mean suit but tidy, smile.
B) Add a biography story.
C) Add links on that profile.
D) Sort signature link.

And don't add any affilate links or website links to thread of a forum as some forums are heavy with these.

These methods are free but if there's no strategy, there's no specialised skill, if the planning hasn't been done - kiss your prospects goodbye to someone who has invested, and done the work.

So prospects, or what one may call leads will mean nothing whatsoever, if we have nothing to offer, than just a company replica website, and we haven't got specialised skill.

You got thousands online competiting. How you going to stand out if your same as them? If you're shouting same thing, what then is difference? Make that difference happen and it doesn't have to be much with people who do not invest in themselves and cannot even sort themselves out, to try and help other people out.

People want to join those who got it figured out and can show it. So maybe, first get results and show it by people saying that You Can.

Adam Taha

[Chris Brown Contribution Level: 3]

The internet is a great place to generate leads the problem many times it there is a skill required. If a person has little or no computer skills I have the use the same skills we use online but done in the offline world for ex. I did some flyer marketing we spend 2 hours posting flyers and in 2 hours we generated our first lead and in 24 hours we generated 11 leads. That is a 15% conversion rate.

[Mike Cook Company: Talk Fusion Global Contribution Level: 2]

Beth,

From what I read in your Bio, I can tell you have been around the block and know people. Why can't you ask all the people you know to take a look at your product? Have you ever put a business prospect list together? If so, did it work?

I have never purchased leads so I'm not sure how all that works, but I have read up on a few and if I did buy leads I would by the cream of the crop. The one's that cost $3.00 - $5.00 each. I'm not sure how much the two companies you work with cost, but if you can free up some money so you can buy some leads I'd do that.

I personally would focus on one MLM business at a time. Imagine the money you would save. Maybe enough to buy some high quality leads.

Imagine if you had an extra $30.00 a month by bailing on one the businesses that is not bringing you in any money...10 super hot leads. Would that help?

It would only help if you were able to plug those leads right into the system. Does Syntek Global, Inc. have a good system you can plug hot leads right into? If so, free up some money and buy some quality leads.

No I don't sell leads, I sell a system of making money.

[george Ruiz Company: Isagenix Corporation Contribution Level: 4]

I am not sure where to start at to build leads. I have been told family & friends & I know that is not the way to go. I want to find out what others are using & how I could do it CHEAP/FREE. I have no problem building up to paying, but at this point I don't have the extra money. Here on BN there is nothing but networkers so this is not the place to look for leads. I would really love the help!!!!!

Where did you get that friends and family are not the way to go? You are creating your own limitation, unless you have an obscure opportunity that can be perceived as a scam, if you have something that can benefit your family and friends, it is a huge mistake not to start there. I came to The US and I did not have contacts, I started in the business with new friends, church, referrals and people that I met. It is a good way to create capital money for additional ways to build if that is what you want.

The biggest block that you have is your belief, let it go, if you use the right approach, your family and friends will listen, some will make fun of you, some will think you are crazy, but others will listen, if you really want to be successful, you must understand that rejection will be part of your growth.

George Ruiz