| The first network marketing program I joined was | | | | talk face to face to family, friends, and total strangers |
| Forever Living. That was way back in the early 1980s. I | | | | about your company. Instead you use things like opt in |
| was a failure in it. Just couldn't get people to come to | | | | mail lists to approach people that may be half way |
| meetings. One or two people did sign up, but then they | | | | around the world. |
| did nothing. Eventually I dropped out. | | | | You use search engines, pay per click, and traffic sites |
| Over the years I have tried several others. It was | | | | to bring people to your site instead of trying to talk to |
| always the same story. My friends and family were | | | | total strangers in the grocery store. |
| not interested. If someone did sign up, they did nothing. | | | | You can write reports and articles, contribute to |
| Some of the companies went out of business. | | | | forums, and create your own web site offering useful |
| I have no idea of how much money and time I put into | | | | information. |
| all those programs over the last twenty plus years. | | | | You may find that you greatly enjoy some of these |
| However, it was a fair amount. | | | | tools that are available to you through the Internet. I am |
| Probably the main reason I failed is because it is very | | | | finding that I like to write articles. Several webmasters |
| hard to motivate myself to do something I don't enjoy | | | | have asked me for permission to post some of my |
| doing. Being shy by nature, I don't like to approach | | | | articles on their web sites. This helps with both link |
| strangers about a business opportunity. | | | | popularity and increased traffic. |
| The truth is I'm not a natural networker. I'm not good at | | | | And if you need to get more information on some |
| schmoozing and talking people into doing things I want | | | | marketing subject, you can always find several |
| them to do. I'm too upfront and honest for my own | | | | ebooks on it. Many for free. The cost of knowledge |
| good. | | | | online is usually considerable less then the cost offline. |
| So why am I back in network marketing? | | | | (The cost of online marketing is also less then the cost |
| Well, I always wanted to be a stay-at-home dad. | | | | offline). |
| Network marketing is a good way to do it, for some | | | | Learn about the various marketing tools available on |
| people. | | | | the Internet. Test them and use them. In time you will |
| Looking back, its obvious that OFFLINE network | | | | find one or two that you like better then the others. |
| marketing is not for me. I know people that are great | | | | Start becoming really good with them. Then become |
| at it, but I am not one of them. If you are good at | | | | an expert with them. |
| offline marketing, go for it. | | | | As you become good with a tool you will start |
| I'm simply not comfortable with many of the offline | | | | enjoying using that tool. And as that happens you will |
| methods that are used to recruit people. | | | | become more and more successful in your marketing. |
| However, I'm managing to do a decent job of building | | | | We are usually successful at something when we |
| my organization in a few network marketing | | | | enjoy doing it. |
| companies. I work on building my organizations each | | | | Internet network marketing is, for me, a great way to |
| day and enjoy doing so. So what has changed? Why | | | | be a stay at home dad. It can be a great way for you |
| am I now being successful? | | | | to be a successful stay at home netpreneur. |
| The answer is in changing from OFFLINE to ONLINE. | | | | You may freely distribute this article, post it to your or |
| The Internet has completely changed the way I, and | | | | other web sites (where permitted), and publish it in an |
| millions of other people, do network marketing. I love | | | | ezine, as long as you keep the resource box as is with |
| the Internet. | | | | the article. |
| With the Internet you dont have to use the phone or | | | | |