If you’re trying to earn money online you will see a lot of so called business opportunities that promise quick payouts and huge returns. When you see MLM’s like this they are most likely scams. The methods used are usually unethical ways of making money or worse yet, be completely illegal. In many of these ponzi schemes some of the people who got in early will make money at the expense of those people who came in later. In a few months most of the companies are gone, with most people losing there investment entirely. Getting involved in these schemes is never a long-term plan for financial success online.

You can get rich with MLM companies but you need to change your idea of what get rich quick means. The true meaning is a few years, not overnight. Yes there are some who can jump in any company and make money right away. However the average person on the internet can not become a millionaire overnight by joining a MLM company. What you should be focusing on doing is building yourself a residual income instead of getting rich quick. In order to build a residual income you will need to be dedicated and have patience to succeed in any company. Do not jump from opportunity to opportunity.

Some MLM companies out there are not structured to be around for years down the road or the CEO has a track record of opening and closing companies every few years. It is important that you research a company and the CEO before joining to find out that information. You want to avoid those types of companies, while they may not be scams you can not build a long term residual income if the company will not be around after a few years. You are looking for a solid company like Vegas vacations that has a track record and will be around 10 years plus. There are legitimate MLM companies out there that are structured for long term success for you to build yourself a residual income.

There are many warning signs that scream scam when you are looking at a MLM company. Some of the obvious signs are companies that have no name of the CEO or a contact phone number on the website. You have to ask yourself if this is a legitimate opportunity why are they hiding there information. Signs that are no so obvious are start up fees, front loading of products, selling leads and training where you have to pay. These all look like legitimate costs, but for the most part they are additional ways for the company to make money off of you.

One simple rule to spotting get rich quick scams, is if the proposal seems too good to be real then it most likely is a scam. MLM is not get rich quick it is build a long term residual income. This will take time, dedication and hard work. With the right company any one can succeed online.

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Theresa Stauffer is a successful internet marketer that is looking to help people from making the same mistakes she did. To help people avoid getting scammed by opportunities out there. getgbgvitamins.com

Do you have a need an MLM lead? Do you own your own mlm business? If you do then you know that one of the most important things you can never stop working on, is a fresh prospect. One in which you can show your business plan. An mlm person that is looking for a way to make money could be worth thousands of dollars to you in the future.

In this article we are going to talk about four things to keep in mind when it comes to mlm leads!

1. Fresh leads is a must for your internet business! Today running an mlm business is much different than it was several years ago. This is directly due to the World Wide Web. Now people who had challenges in recruiting individuals into their business model (some never sponsor even one person) are building downlines they could have never thought possible before utilizing the Internet.

This is true because the Internet offers a never-ending supply of fresh leads to your business if you do it right. So the first thing you are looking for in an mlm lead is how fresh is it.

2. Do not buy old leads. If you want fresh leads, what good will it do you to buy leads that are 60-90 days old or even older? You might as well throw your cash down the sink and turn on the Danze faucets. These are just recycled names that an mlm lead company is most likely selling once again in order to make money. These people have been contacted over and over, most of which are tired of receiving “sales” calls! Unless you are a phone pro, working mlm leads via a telephone is a waste of your time.

3. Get your own leads. This is the best way to build a prospect list of your own through the Internet. Not necessarily by writing down the names of everyone you know. If you have been in previous mlm network marketing businesses you may have already contacted all of your friends and family. You are better off to use the Internet to build a never-ending supply of fresh mlm leads.

4. Do not use the replicated website as your “only” source your mlm company gives you. It is virtually the same one everyone else is using, just with your name on it. You are better off to host a one page landing page where your give away a free report in exchange for your visitors name and email address.

Have that contact info lead into an Autoresponder where you follow up by email over and over, dripping information about the business opportunity (or products and services) in general. As you build up more trust, begin to offer additional incentives and or bonuses that you and/or your mlm marketing company has as a solution to their situation.

Getting your own mlm leads is the best way to do it and you will never run out of people to contact, due to millions of people come online everyday looking for ways to make money and someone to help them do it.

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Aubrey Richardson is the founder of logofax.com, a Logos & Clip Art site and has created internet-based-business-opportunity.com to show others how to build a successful online business. Find out how you can profit online too with his popular free ecourse, available at: aubreyrichardson.com

I think the “secret” can be summed up in one word:
momentum. And momentum doesn’t seem to be created by
massive effort, “big breaks”, or charismatic, flamboyant
personalities. As a matter of fact, from my own experience
I can’t find many common denominators between the leaders I
know in the field of online network marketing. There are
men and women, old and young, people from blue collar
backgrounds as well as white collar professionals.

So how do you create momentum? Here are six keys that I
have identified in people that I personally work with, in
and out of my organization:

1. They have a vision of what they want and a plan to get
there. Their “why” is strong. They usually have very
specific reasons that they are building their business, and
they are serious about achieving their goals. They have a
business plan, and act from that plan, which includes their
goals, strategies, and marketing methods.

2. They treat their business like a business, not a hobby.
They are willing to invest in their business. These are the
people that don’t complain about the cost of marketing.
They may not have large budgets, but they are willing to
invest $200-$300 a month or more to achieve their dreams.

3. They are consistent. They work their business every
single day, at least 5 days a week or more, where those
that are unsuccessful work their business once or twice a
week, if that. In Jim Collins amazing book, “Good to
Great”, he compares building momentum to getting a huge
flywheel spinning. The first push doesn’t do much, or the
second or third, or even the hundredth. But over time, if
you are consistent and never leave the task, you get it
spinning so fast that even if you grabbed hold of it with
all your might you couldn’t stop it. Building an online
network marketing business is just like that, you have to
give it consistent effort over a reasonable period of time,
usually at least six months.

4. They take 100% ownership of their business. They aren’t
waiting on anybody else to do anything for them, they just
dig in and get to work. You will never hear these people
say, “I could be successful if I had a good sponsor”. These
people are going to get it done even if they have the worst
sponsor in the world.

5. They are students of the business, constantly learning
and studying. They spend time not only in personal
development, but they are students of business and of
marketing. They also invest a fair amount of time in trial
and error, and discovering what doesn’t work to find out
what does. They’re not afraid to fail if they learned a
lesson in the process.

6. They are passionate about the products. It’s rare to see
somebody create a great online network marketing business
if they aren’t really passionate about what they’re
selling. These people are not only fans of the products,
they are usually on the “big” autoship and are proud to
talk to anybody about the products they represent.

I believe anybody can activate their membership with a
company they feel good about, and simply apply these six
principles for six months and have success. It’s not that
hard, it’s just that most people don’t understand the power
of consistent effort, with the right attitude, for a
reasonable period of time just like weight loss pills. So if you want success in the
online network marketing world, just apply these six
fundamentals to your business and get ready for the bonus
checks to roll in!

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Dave Sherwin is a Network Marketer who won the “Rookie of
the Year”award in a large international network marketing
company in 2006. He is the co-author of “Lighthouse
Marketing”, The Art And Science Of Attracting People Into
your Network Marketing Organization. Learn the Lighthouse
Marketing secrets at:

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Old Way of Network Marketing
Part of the reason that network marketing has such a bad
reputation is because of the way it used to be done.
Before the internet completely changed the entire process,
people would go to big meetings and sit for 2 hours while
being sold on what a great product and business this was.
Then some of them would join the business and attempt to
recruit others by nagging their friends and family until
they finally agreed to attend one of the meetings. Then
the network marketer would bring his potential recruits to
the meeting and sit for 2 more hours watching the same
presentation. Often after the presentation, the friends
and family members weren’t as excited as they were supposed
to be and they ended up not joining right away. They tried
to say no politely by saying “I’ll have to give it some
thought”. Then the member who originally joined would have
to constantly follow-up with all their prospects by phone
or in person and see if they were interested “yet”. The
work was hard and uncomfortable and the payoff generally
wasn’t good enough or fast enough to keep people working or
motivated long enough to succeed.

Network Marketing Now
The internet has made it possible to pretty much maintain
the same payment structure as the older network marketing
programs, but has changed the entire way recruiting is
handled. Now, many network marketing companies offer
websites that you send your prospective traffic to and
after taking a tour of the website, the company uses
automated emails to follow up on your behalf.

Getting people that are actually interested in your
business is now easier than ever. There are now hundreds
of ways to advertise your business without bugging your
friends or family and without even ever calling or
personally visiting anyone. For example – there are
websites that offer to advertise your network marketing
program for you and you pay them about $3 for getting a
visitor to come to your website and take your tour. Can
you imagine if 20 years ago network marketers could have
paid $3 to get people to come and listen to the
presentations? Do you think they could have had better
success? While the old systems relied heavily on your
ability to get your friends and family to participate in
the business, now many don’t even tell their friends and
family about the business until they notice their nice new
cars and finally ask how they can afford it.

Why Network Marketing?
One of the main reasons I believe network marketing is such
a great option for starting a business is because it has
just as much profit potential as many other traditional
businesses, but requires only a minimal financial
investment and only requires as much time as you want to
give it. Can you think of any other business that you
could start, that would have the financial and time
benefits that network marketing offers?

Another reason I believe that network marketing is a great
business option is because when it’s managed correctly you
can leverage your time with the time of others. What other
business can you start for such a minimal investment and
have the ability to franchise your business to others get a
profit from all the work they and anybody they recruit do?
If you get enough people working in your downline, there
becomes a time when you only have to do basic maintenance.

Then Why Do So Many People Fail?
Unfortunately many people do fail with their new network
marketing business and when they fail, they generally do it
pretty quickly. It is often said that about 95% of people
who start a network marketing business fail. I believe the
main reason people fail is because they had to high
expectations and didn’t understand what they were getting
into. Unfortunately to many network marketing companies
advertise as get rich quick companies which just is not the
case. Network marketing is a REAL business and just like
any other business, it takes time and commitment to
succeed. I can generally tell very quickly during phone or
email conversations if I’m dealing with someone that is
likely to fail (AKA quit). When I get asked “I’ve been a
member for 7 days…how long until I start getting checks
in the mail?” I automatically know that this person has the
wrong idea and isn’t likely to make it. I of course try to
explain that making money depends on their advertising
effort and I try to teach them different ways to advertise.
This is often met by dead silence for a while and then
they may say something like “about how long do you think it
will take until I start making money?” I am always still
committed and willing to help, but after that I know their
chances aren’t very good.

When I get asked: “what would you recommend I start doing
to better understand the business so I can advertise and
promote it to others?” I know that this person understands
that this is a real business. This is the attitude of
someone much more likely to succeed.

Many people believe that on average 95% of the people who
start a network marketing business fail. But that is only
if you accept that the word fail and quit can be used
interchangeably. I don’t accept that. Many more people
actually quit network marketing after only giving it a half
effort than those who actually fail. I would be willing to
bet that if we separated the quitters from the people that
actually gave it a real effort and failed, the failure
number would be much much lower.

So after all that, I guess I should just answer the
question. Hopefully after reading the above the answer
will make more sense.

Does network marketing work? – It certainly can and it does
work very well for many.
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Casey Dunham is a successful online business owner and
marketer. Casey prides himself on helping others find the
perfect way to achieve the financial and time freedom that
owning an online business offers.
Would you like to use the power of the internet to earn a
full time or part time residual income from home? visit

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