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[Josef Benjamin Contribution Level: 2]

I agree with contacting the leads to introduce yourself. However it does not always work.

I have gotten people to ask me why I even contacted them. Just for introducing myself and pitching no product.

What would you say to those people?

Simply respond:

"well bob, why did you put your information in the webpage if you wasn't serious about building your business?"

Don't answer that crap directy. If you do, you've lost alot of the game.

Next time someone asks you a retarded question like that, use that reply or something similar...because it's true.

why DID they put in their contact info if they weren't serious about building a business?

When you do this long enough, you will have posture that automatically tells you what to say. There's no script or "what to say" lines you can or should memorize...you just know what to say next based on how you see yourself (beta - prealpha - straight up alpha).

Use it, it works and instantly puts you in the leadership position.

[Dr. Kevin Ong, M.D. Contribution Level: 2]

Hey Soyrico

Please note that weddings don't just occur once in a person's life (remember Elizabeth Taylor?). So connecting with them and being a resource will help. You can never tell where you will get referrals once you have established a relationship with them. That's called network marketing!

Regards
Philip.

Hi Soyrico,

I'm going to give you a Great tip for your weddings business:

I hope you have heard of Joe Girard. For those of you that have never heard of Joe Girard,he is in the Guiness Book of World Records as the man who has sold more automobiles on a personal 1 to 1 basis then any other person! In fact, he sold 13,001 cars at a Chevrolet dealership in Detroit between 1963 & 1978. All the sales were retail and non-wholesale sales of first hand vehicles.

Folks lined up to buy cars from him. When they needed another car, they went to Joe. They sent their neighbors to buy from him. Joe Girard cared about people. He cared about his clients, and they knew it. How did they know?

Joe Girard sent each and every customer a greeting card every single month. He sent so many cards that he had to hire two full-time assistants to address, handwrite and stamp them all.

If you ask Joe how he did, he would tell you he built his business on referrals. How did Joe keep his name in front of his clients? He sent out postcards every month. He kept a file on all his clients so he could remember birthdays, anniversaries, any holiday or special occassion that came into his mind he sent out a card! Its been reported that Joe sent out over 16,000 handwritten cards a month!!!

If marketing using cards can work for Joe in such a competive market such as automobile sales, then it can work for any market out there!

Here's more good stuff:

These are some things that Joe shared while in Singapore in 2008.

1. Success is the result of staying focused and taking one step at a time. By staying focused, we have time to plant our seeds. There are certain actions that will “kill” us:

a. Sneaking away from work to play a little golf.

b. Having a long lunch or leaving early.

c. Having a sideline.

2. If you are in sales, you should avoid having lunch with our work colleagues. Everyday, we should have a lunch appointment that will help us build our business. It would be even better if they were positive people.

3. Always smile and listen. “I like you” is Joe’s golden mantra.

4. It’s all about service. The real sale begins after the sale. The service is what differentiates the salespeople from one another. One thing that Joe did was to send his customers a thank you card and follow up with another phone call a few days later. He also sends them a referral card offering to reward his customers for giving him referrals. He also sends them a handwritten greeting card every month of the year. The number of cards reached more than 16,000 per month and he had to hire people to help him do it. As a result of the repeated exposure to Joe, such was his customers’ impression of Joe that when Guiness Book of World Records started to call up some of them to audit his sales, all of the buyers could recall Joe by name. Everyone in the family knew who Joe was.

5. Giving out tons of his namecards is another of Joe’s strategy.

6. Organise and plan your day beforehand.

The ideas all seem very simple but in my opinion, the key thing that makes Joe Girard successful is the extra mile he takes to keep in touch with all his customers and potential clients.

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[Mike Klingler Contribution Level: 7]

Here's a link to a Webinar we did and recorded for our team on that very topic:

http://www.marketingmerge.com/internet-and-network-marketing/attraction-marketing/

I also like this video by Alicia Bausley who has been extremely successful at giving value on the phone so you're not pitching your leads... she used Renegade Network Marketer but it's the same concept I used with Magnetic Sponsoring when I first got my start. http://www.marketingmerge.com/attraction-prospecting/

I don't call leads anymore (give them away to my team to help them) but I used to... leading with value and being a 'solutions' provider (i.e. the consultative approach as Alicia discusses) beats 'prospecting with a pitch' any day. Much more effective approach.

Partners in success,
Mike Klingler

[Tim Kilgore Contribution Level: 2]

I recommend something a little different. Read this free download and it tells you how to get mass downline. Build it right and it will take care of you for years. Http://www.TimKilgore.SuccessIn10Steps.com
You must verify this referral with my username 'Timkilgore' w/no space. To Your Success, Tim Kilgore

[Eileen Burns Contribution Level: 3]

engage your respondants in conversation. ask them why they actually replied. Cultivate and establish respect for each other's business. By all means familiarize yourself with the training provided by MS prior to calling these leads.

Be honest with the leads and see how you can help them...now is not the time to promote your ebook...it is the time to earn your affiliate income

btw, once someone buys your ebook then what happens

Eileen

You keep building that list, very important place to start to achieve success. Have you a newsletter to go along with your product, or locate an affiliate that you could co-create with, that does have a newsletter.

I would be open to creating a newsletter around this if you wish to review Suite Life Holistic Design philosophy.
Crystal*

[Lawrence Tam Company: Numis Network Contribution Level: 3]

I'll keep this short

1) Do a happy dance
2) Call your leads
3) Get these Leads into your list
4) Help your leads solve THEIR problems
5) Monetize over time
6) Re-invest your earnings back into advertising
7) Your system should then filter to allow exposure to what you use and your primary business.

Rinse and repeat on a GRAND SCALE. The breaking point most agree is 30+ Leads a DAY

[Robert Andolina Company: Magnetic Sponsoring Contribution Level: 2]

The message you deliver is the type of contact you will attract......at least at first.

When you make contact with them, learn to find what their interest was in buying one of the MS products. Help them with questions they may have and see where the conversation takes you.

I don't normally call any of my leads because my time is taken up with the ones contacting me. Last week I talked to a prospect for 15-20 minutes about him and what he was looking to do. He then said, "Aren't you going to tell me what MLM you are with?" I said sure if you want to know. I waited and he said "Well yes!"

It turns out that he is very interested in joining my team, even though he is already in a Network Marketing company for the past 3 years.

The reason this works so well is because I am there as a friend first. Asking questions and learning how I can best serve him. Many times I don't even talk about my MLM because I really don't need to. It's so much more fun this way.

I have been with the same MLM company for 27 years and it has and continues to pay me very well. But it is only part of my income and makes up only part of my company. If there is an opening for you to talk about your services, then take it. But also remember to monitise your marketing efforts as well.

You would be doing much better if you change your message to fit your niche market. That way your numbers will improve because the people you attract will already be interested in your services.

If you want to learn the path I took, which includes MS, visit my web site at http://www.Now8020.com and look for the "5 Step Success Plan". Don't worry, it's free and you don't need to leave your contact information if you don't want to be included on my free business tip line.

Hope that helps,
Bob Andolina

[Carlos Anastacio Contribution Level: 4]

Introduce yourself, build a relationship. You can share ideas, it's not all about "buy my stuff" start marketing to them by sharing a unique story. Let them know you aren't here for a quick buck.

In your emails "tell your story" not others. Make it natural don't just copy and paste scripts.

My personal experience: Unique sells /copy and paste doesn't


PS. Just be yourself , it will all come together.

[Adam Taha Contribution Level: 8]

I agree with contacting the leads to introduce yourself. However it does not always work.

I have gotten people to ask me why I even contacted them. Just for introducing myself and pitching no product.

What would you say to those people?

Well mate, nothing much you can do. You see, people do not buy on logic but emotions, and because they may even with emotion subscribe to a lot of opt-in forms, it can be difficult to remember with who they opted in.

Which is why, it is best to have your own capture page, your email article, with your name on it. So every email, every info, every video has YOU in it, your face, your name, branding you. This is why the first thing I did is learnt..

1. To make my own capture page.

2. Brand me,

And when I did this, you as branding rises higher than the noise.

But even then, the people themselves are faced with noise. So I won't take it personal but as experience. You never know - something may come of this experiene to help share with us what you may have learnt to help with this in the future.

That's why it's important to aim at hungry, targeted audience who are hungry, serious, looking. And not jumping from one opt-in form to another for the "secret."

Adam