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Use Online Video and Social Media to Connect Authentically with Customers - Soap Opera Secrets

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:14:00 +0000

Don’t you hate being invisible? Don’t you wish your business wasn’t stuck in obscurity?

Well, have no fear. Those crazy guys Jim & Travis are at it again. This time they’ve created a special report and behind-the-scenes video that can show you how to step out of the darkness and into the limelight.

Jimmy Vee and Travis Miller have been doing extensive research on what makes people so connected to TV shows and the characters on them. What they’ve discovered is shocking and extremely powerful stuff when it comes to growing your business with social media.

They’re calling this breakthrough "The Soap Opera Secret".

Once you read their report and devour their behind-the-scenes video training, you’ll know the secrets daytime television shows use to create powerful relationships that keep their viewers coming back day after day for decades (like Guiding Light which has been on TV for over 60 YEARS).

Jimmy and Travis will show you how to use online video and social media to connect authentically with customers, prospects and web visitors so you can keep them coming back to your web site or business & buying day after day.

Dr. Ben Mack said, “These were the most actionable steps, specifically for direct response in social marketing, of anything I’ve ever seen.”

Go to the link below and download your copy of The Soap Opera Secret Report. It doesn’t cost anything. They’re giving this stuff away for nothing!

Get their behind the scenes video training where they show you how to create a soap opera-like online video show that gets your prospects and customers buzzing about you.

The Soap Opera Secret

Use this stuff and you’ll never be invisible or obscure again.

Melanie Kissell

P.S. Seriously, all I can say about this stuff is “WOW.” Don’t miss this information. It’s the most powerful social media marketing training out to date.

Oh, they’ll crack you up too. These guys are funny.

Your Recipes Could Be Worth A Lot Of Dough - Write A Cookbook That Sells

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:26:00 +0000

Do you know someone who's a good cook with a lot of special recipes? Maybe even some "secret family recipes"?

People often ask how they can turn their recipes into a cookbook that will sell for fundraisers or even on Amazon. It seems that many people have thought about creating a cookbook but didn't know where to start. People think it's too time consuming or expensive.

Well, the good news is, best selling author Ron Douglas created an online course that shows just how easy it is to publish a cookbook and make it sell.

You don't need a lot of money to start. You don't need to be a good writer. You don't even need to be technically savvy. All you really need is a good idea and some recipes that people
want - the rest can be inexpensively done for you using resources on the Internet.

I highly recommend this course because it's reasonably priced and covers everything you need to know to publish your own cookbook.

And, as crazy as it sounds, Ron has developed a system that anyone can use for creating and publishing a cookbook in under 30 days. This system includes an exact blueprint you can use to sell at least 250 copies of your cookbook in the next 60 days.

At an average of $15 per book, you can do the math.

If this sounds interesting to you, for details - Click Here

After personally publishing five cookbooks and independently selling over 30,000 copies, Ron decided to give back by teaching others his system for writing and promoting a best selling cookbook.

Your recipes could be worth a lot of "dough" - Or should I say a lot of "bread"? :-)

Melanie Kissell

Hey Mom, Got a Blog? How to Attract More Readers to Your Mom Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:38:00 +0000

If you've been on the Internet for more than 5 minutes, you've probably heard of the ever growing popularity of the "mom blog". You may even have one yourself. Mom blogs are great ways to connect with other moms, share your thoughts and feelings on being a mom, and maybe even make a little dough (not the kitchen variety this time), too.

One problem many moms have is getting people to read and participate in their blogs. After all, without readers, you can't do any of the things mentioned above with your blog. So, how do you attract more readers to your mom blog? And, once you have them, how do you keep them there? Here are a few tried and true ways to increase readership and maybe even make some life long online buds in the mom community:

Be Yourself
No one likes to read a blog that is nothing but a copy and paste of articles, news topics, and pictures. Yes, those things are interesting, but to really get people coming back for more you have to show them you are a real person. Don't be afraid to let them in and give readers a taste of the true you. If you have an opinion on something don't be afraid to share it. After all, it is YOUR blog so it should represent the person you really are.

Hold a Contest or Giveaway
There's nothing moms like more than getting free stuff they can actually use. As a mom yourself you probably have or know people who would be willing to donate prizes to a contest or giveaway on your blog. Think of something fun and create or do a random drawing from those who post comments. Get creative and come up with something other moms would be happy to enter and happier to tell their friends about.

Post Reviews
People love to know if something works or doesn't work before they decide to buy. Have you used products that you think are the greatest thing since sliced bread? Or maybe you want to warn others to steer clear of something you wished you hadn't wasted your money on. Either way, let your readers know. There are even companies that love to send product samples to mommy bloggers specifically for their opinions. Your opinion does matter, especially because you're a mother.

Create a Recipe of the Day Section
If there's one thing all moms are looking for it's something different for dinner. To feed your reader's hunger for new meal ideas as well as their family's bellies, set up a section on your blog dedicated solely to recipes. Post a new recipe once a day. It doesn't take long and you don't have to write all (or any) of the recipes yourself if you don't want to thanks to private label rights (PLR) content.

Mommy blogs are created and visited by others for many reasons, but if yours is informative, comical, shows the true you, and gives moms what they are looking for, chances that more readers will come are higher. Enjoy your mommy blog and make it your home sweet home on the web where friends feel welcome and love coming back.

Ready to add a recipe section to your blog to increase readers? Get 30 recipes every month at YummyPLR

Melanie Kissell

Aligning Your Brand And Business Strategy

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:42:00 +0000

There are lots of high profile people and companies using social media today but not all of them are getting the result they want. Many brands are doing a fairly good job utilizing the right social media strategy while others clearly have no clue.

Here are 7 keys to create your social media strategy:

1. Define your outcome – This is perhaps the most important aspect of your social media strategy. What are you trying to achieve? What is your ideal outcome? Sales? Lead generation? Promotions? Branding? Buzz? Corporate brands generally use social media as part of their larger strategic initiatives for reputation management, product launches, and customer engagement tools. Those methods apply to personal branding as well because social media is a cost-effective marketing and PR vehicle in comparison to the traditional media marketing.

2. Focus on your audience’s needs - If you want to sell a product such as a book across social media, you must focus on your audience’s pain point, solve their problems, and add value to them little by little. Provide free advice that’s of high value, NOT something anyone can just copy and paste from a source like a blog. For example, instead of relaying mainstream news, focus on syndicating news gear towards a specific niche area so you become the go-to source for it. Better yet, compile the content and provide your own insight so you act as a filter for your audience.

3. Implement measurable ROI – This is actually difficult to do because social media is still a relatively new medium and remains largely unproven. The best solution is to gauge the time spent versus the result you are able to measure such as inbound traffic, clickthroughs, impressions, comments, fans, followers, subscribers, and ask how prospects find you. Track your data and chart them over time to find relevant cause and effects. You may be surprise to find what people are saying about your brand or how effective your marketing triggers are after reviewing your statistics.

4. Actively participate in discussion groups – If you have something valuable to offer, people should know. Join discussions and participate in forums will bring you opportunities to brand yourself and create awareness in the form of constructive promotion. Further more by providing your audience with insights, educational content, or value support systems will help you gain social proof. Knowledge transfer in social media is very powerful especially given as freebies. As a result it creates reciprocation from the recipient who will want to return the favor in the form of purchasing your product or endorsing your brand.

5. Get in front of the right people – High profile people are great leverage to give you that boost of traffic especially key opinion leaders in your niche area. Get in touch with them and do something for them first. Contribute to their cause and the reciprocation factor will work on them as well. Instead of asking for endorsements, participate in their discussion groups, leave comments on their blog, send them useful information, and interact with their channel are all ways to gain visibility. Build the right relationship will also drive The Long-Tail affect in which your brand impression will be distributed amongst high profile people’s fans in significant numbers.

6. Blend online and offline social networking - This is one of the overlooked areas for social networking. Offline networking can add more fuel to the fire especially when people aren’t able to hide behind their user name, emails or avatars. There is nothing quite like a face-to-face conversation to get a nice dialogue started. Not only can you hear the voice of the other person but the body language, eye contact, and physical interaction in the same space makes you more “real” and believable. Although it can be time consuming, offline networking is more powerful than 140 words in a tweet or a two liner comment in Facebook. It also encourages word-of-mouth marketing which is by far the most effective marketing tool today. I highly recommend you to attend conferences, go to tradeshows, take a training course, or get with other social networkers locally. Start a MeetUp group or a monthly seminar.

7. Nurture relationships, build momentum – When implanting social media strategies, you may wan to run tests to get feedback from your network. You should stay true to yourself but also know what worked and what doesn’t. Ideally you want to keep doing what works and find new ways to strengthen your relationship with your audience. Start your own discussion group, do an online survey, create joint ventures, exchange opportunities, and continue to provide free information are all ways to foster your social media relationships. Nothing will happen when nothing is provided and you must be patient before you get results. Whether you’re already on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or is blogging on a regular basis, my best advice is to just let go and keep on giving!

Posted by Eric Tsai, Director of Marketing & Communications at Pointivity - Click Here to Follow Eric on Twitter.

MELANIE KISSELL

Can Blogging Create Passive Income?

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:04:00 +0000

To answer this question, first of all, we must understand the purpose of blogging.

Blogging is a traffic generation strategy, similar to article marketing.

Assuming you have not done anything to your blog, no link, no promotion, no JV, a blog post is just another piece of content lying somewhere on the net. If you’re lucky, someone may find the post through the search engine and read it. If not, it will just be another piece of digital dust.

When the gurus tell you that you can make money from blogging, what they're really saying is you can make money by leaving tons of ‘content footprint’ on the net. The more ‘content footprint’ you have on the net, the more traffic you are likely to attract.

As I’ve said, blogging is just another traffic strategy. It’s what you do with the traffic that determines whether you can create a passive income from it.

So can blogging create passive income? That depends.

Blogging Myth 101

Many years back, when the idea of internet marketing first started, there was a myth that said “Build it and traffic will come”. ‘it’ refers to a website.

People started building different kinds of websites, only to realize that their websites were only visited by ghosts.

Years later, history repeats itself.

The concept of blogging was introduced and everyone got on the blogging bandwagon. The myth then became “Blog and traffic will come”.

People started to blog about everything under the sun, only to realize that they were just talking to themselves.

So can blogging create passive income? It depends on whether you can generate ‘passive traffic’ to your blog and what you do with the ‘passive traffic’.

What Should You Do With The Traffic So As To Create Passive Income?

Assuming you know how to generate passive traffic to your blog, the next challenge is how to monetize the traffic so that you can earn passive income.

Here is what you can do:

1) Sell Advertising Space

Unless you have a very popular blog, chances are no one will advertise directly with you. The easiest way to start selling your advertising space is by putting Google Ads on your blog.

As your blog becomes more popular, you can find your own advertisers and earn more.

2) Sell Affiliate Products

I’m not talking about selling ebooks. If you want to build a passive income, you should promote products or services that can earn you recurring commissions.

Some examples are web hosting services, autoresponder services, network marketing products and membership programs.

For non-internet marketing niche, try to promote membership programs that can generate recurring commissions for you every month.

3) Sell Your Own Products

Eventually, you want to sell your own products through your blog, preferably a membership program so that you can build another recurring income.

Selling your own product has another advantage because you can recruit affiliates and generate more traffic to your blog.

4) Position Your Blog As A Brand

This is the ultimate thing you should do with your blog to create long term passive income.

Do you know why companies spend so much money on branding? Because people prefer to buy from brands they are familiar with.

Once your blog becomes a brand by itself, things begin to fall into place. Your traffic will increase beyond your wildest dream. Advertisers will be contacting you. Your sales will soar. And more importantly, you can employ people to produce the content.

This is when your blog truly becomes a passive income source for you.

Blog On!

MELANIE KISSELL

Get your message out and rise to the top

"Three Things You Need to Build a Successful Business and Thrive During a Recession"

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:49:00 +0000

With our current economy, you've probably been hearing a lot of bad news lately. Well, I want to share some good news with you. Women entrepreneurs, especially moms, are harnessing the power and flexibility of internet marketing to design businesses and lifestyles on their own terms. They're making millions of dollars working-at-home on their own schedule.

Take a look at a recent article in Time Magazine about our changing times, "At no other time in recent history has it been easier or cheaper to start a new kind of company." The article goes on to discuss the advantages of Web-based businesses that cost almost nothing to get off the ground and can turn into great moneymakers.

Whether you want to get a new business off the ground or just want to use the Internet to expand your current business income, you need more than great ideas. Basically, there are the three things you must know in order to grow your business and maximize your time and energy.

·You need to know which internet marketing strategies will work best for your business.

·You need to be building your team because you can't go it alone.

·You need to start implementing proven systems that will get the money pouring in.

If you're serious about taking your business to the next level I hope you'll join me for on May 1st & 2nd for the F^REE Metromom Online Success Summit. It really is F^REE to listen to 18 online marketing experts share the latest techniques and creative ways to build your business and thrive in this new economy. During the Summit you can listen to what you want, when you want (completely around your schedule) so there isn't a single reason why you shouldn't check it out - CLICK HERE

You Deserve Success!

MELANIE KISSELL

How To Create High Quality Professional Business Opportunity Leads

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:11:00 +0000

I learned something fascinating this past week from my upline team leader – how to create high quality professional business opportunity leads in under 5 minutes! All it takes is a simple, quick, sensible approach to talking to the right people. That’s it!

Just pick up the phone and contact people who already have the necessary skills and attributes to be successful in network marketing – men and women who are motivated and enthused about creating a secondary stream of retirement-type income.

The operative word here is “professionals”. You want to be talking to other business professionals – people with an entrepreneurial mindset and especially those with a sales and marketing background. They already have solopreneur experience, a clear definition of time freedom, and a keen understanding of what it means to “mind” your own business.

Anyway, I had all this unbelievable lead-generating training under my belt in a matter of minutes. This brief but amazing training on finding targeted prospects has already made a tremendous difference in the way I market my business and the amount of time I’m spending daily on creating my leads.

Now I’ve learned how to find and talk to the best of the best prospects. Everything is completely laid out for me on my team’s training site. And I’m only spending 90 minutes a day generating the highest quality leads imaginable – far less than half the time I used to devote to business building activities!

Melanie Kissell

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6 Tips to Boost Your Visibility and Credibility

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:42:00 +0000

"An idea can turn to dust or magic depending on the talent that rubs against it." ~ William Bernbach

You need to sizzle like a hot August night and get your sizzle to spark!

Here are 6 ways to give your inner being a makeover and increase your visibility and credibility:

1. Become an expert at "stating" your expertise - Step up and Claim it!

What problems do you solve? Who do you help? What real world training or life experience do you have? What awards have you won or books have you written? Have a sense of self-worth. Experts with sizzle share information "memorably". Draw upon your creativity, sense of humor, and energy.

2. Understand where your target market gets information

Start a "wish list". Identify three venues where you want to be known. Become the Go-To person. Don't be ORDINARY. Set yourself apart from others in your field. Personally brand YOU. Your personality and unique FLAIR are as special as your fingerprints!

3. Create an ROI (Return On Investment) plan

Figure out what you want in return. More web traffic? Increased opt-in rate? Increased credibility? Publicity? Fame leads to fortune. Make it a "breakout" year!

4. Be a trend watcher

Open yourself to new venues, formats, and opportunities. Follow the top ten bloggers in your niche. What are they talking about? Subscribe to a weekly ezine that will keep you updated on the latest trends in your industry. Utilize social media to stay informed - what are the latest hop topics of dicussion on Betternetworker, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.? Awareness is powerful.

5. Toot your own horn

Create some Buzz! Create some Fans! Exude confidence. Find your passion and work with your strengths. Share your accomplishments. Get powerful testimonials to serve as social proof and increase your perceived value. Accept invitations to do presentations, teleclasses, or seminars. Become a sought after, recognized expert.

6. Publish or Perish

Get seen by more people. Publish articles in online article directories. Blog, blog, and blog some more! Take a look at the VALUE of the information you supply. Through writing, you can bottle and sell your expertise. Imagine your ideal visibility level and focus on CREDIBILITY - the quality of being believable, trustworthy, transparent, and authentic.

Travel Off the Beaten Path, Stand Out, and Sizzle!

MELANIE KISSELL

Squeeze the Juice out of Life!

Somebody Shoot Me - Please!

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:49:00 +0000

That's exactly what you should be saying if your profile picture is goofy, weird, indecent, sideways, or just plain unprofessional. Somebody needs to "shoot" a new one of you.

If you're a serious-minded network marketer and your intention is to boost your business, sit up and pay attention! Your profile picture matters.

When people come to your profile page on Betternetworker, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, ect., what is the first thing they look at? Your picture, of course! People want to see the person behind the business.

Great! You've invented a better mouse trap. You're the smartest consultant ever to pick up a telephone and wear shoes. You've figured out how to turn popsicle sticks into gold, toilet water into wrinkle cream, and a stack of old magazines into $100 bills!

And now you want to share the fruits of your genius with the rest of us -and, of course, you won't be opposed to becoming filthy rich while you're at it.

Well, you won't sell squat if you're guilty of any of the following profile picture "disasters":

1. "Your child" as Your Profile Picture. People will immediately exit. Keep your children in your photo albums where they belong.

2. The "Chugging a Beer" Profile Picture. Enough said.

3. The "Far Away" Profile Picture. No one should ever have to get out a magnifying glass to see you.

4. The "Attempt to be Sexy" Profile Picture. There is absolutely nothing less professional than a scantily dressed business person.

5. "Your Pet Turtle" as Your Profile Picture. People that know me, know that I love animals. They're adorable, but don't use a picture of your pet to represent YOU.

6. The "Far Too Serioius" Profile Picture. A research study conducted on LinkedIn revealed that people who smile get 28% more followers. Anyway, who wants to do business with Danny-Downer?

7. The "Trying to be Goofy" Profile Picture. Until you have successfully branded yourself, put away the goofy hats, props, clothes, and antics. Don't broadcast the wrong kind of message.

8. The "Blank Photo" Profile Picture. This is the worst disaster of all. Most often, people simply won't connect with people who don't post profile pictures. If you are using social media, people want to see you.

Remember, marketing is all about authenticity, visibility, transparency, and trust.

So, does somebody need to "shoot" you?

MELANIE KISSELL

Once And For All, Let's Define Relationship Building in Network Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:57:00 +0000

If I hear another person touting that network marketing is all about relationship building, I'm going to implode and explode ... simultaneously!

Are you in network marketing to make money? Or make friends?

Answer this question honestly. Why would someone try to get thousands of followers on Twitter or cram a gazillion friends on their Facebook roster? Does anyone need more than 2 seconds to think about it??

Most people I pose this question to give me the same old cookie cutter response - "I'm making friends and building relationships." No, you're not. You're building a LIST. And everyone on your list can look forward to receiving ads (in one form or another) for your products, services, or business opportunity.

Is there anything wrong with that? Of course, not. Anyone who produces a weekly ezine, for example, absolutely needs to have a LIST of subscribers to mail the darn thing to!

Seriously, folks, is it humanly possible to "build relationships" with thousands of people? The last time I checked, I had only two hands, two feet, one voice, and 24 hours in a day on my clock - and that's not nearly enough time to maintain relationships with my own children!

Some marketers are being led down a dead end road by being told that they need to work really hard on building relationships with their prospects. Oh, brother. There's only one thing and one thing only you need to do with prospects - Find out if your business opportunity and/or products are right for them. That's it. Nothing more.

Does that mean you should be rude? No. Insensitive? No. Disrespectful? No.

You should be polite, professional, and conversational, but crystal clear on your objective. This can be accomplished quickly and effectively by asking a few simple questions. A relationship with a prospect does not need to linger on for weeks or months. That would be time consuming, labor intensive, and downright ridiculous.

So let's define relationship building in network marketing.

The people that you need to build vibrant, healthy, lasting relationships with are the people that join you in your business or become your customers. That's when the relationship building begins. These are the folks that deserve your time, energy, and effort in getting to know, like, and trust you. You have a vested interest in them and a responsibility to build a relationship with them. Hopefully, one that will transform into a friendship and last a lifetime.

To Your Network Marketing success,

Melanie Kissell
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7 Creative and Smart Ways to Reuse Articles

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Jessica Swanson, "The Shoestring Marketer", shares 7 creative ways to reuse or "recycle" articles. Click here to follow Jessica on Twitter.

I decide to write an article So I pick the topic and then write a 300 word article I post the article to an ezine directory and then watch with glee as the article is picked up by Google and appears in the search engines. As a result, my article receives quite a few views and brings loads of visitors to my website.

Perhaps most individuals would stop at that point. Not me! Now I begin the process of "recycling" that article and using it in many different ways. Here is a list of how I reuse my article to bring even more visitors to my website:

1) I use the article as a script and film a video and post it on YouTube

2) I post the article to my blog

3) I use the article in my ezine

4) I tweak the article and use it in my email campaign

5) I rework the article and submit a press release

6) I post the article in my training site

7) I post the link to my article in a niche forum

The point is that I make sure to get as much possible mileage out of my original article as necessary.

This is crucial for online success! The last thing that I would want to do is to submit an article then write an entirely different blog post, tape a YouTube video from scratch, etc.

As smart, and often time-crunched, marketers we need to use our time as efficiently as possible. I have found that "recycling" my ideas is one of the most efficient ways to get more done in less time!

Jessica Swanson, "The Shoestring Marketer," has helped entrepreneurs, all over the world, explode their businesses using cutting-edge, proven and completely FREE marketing strategies. To download your FREE Marketing Kit, which has helped thousands of small business owners, just like you, learn the exact techniques for marketing their businesses for NO-COST, visit: http://www.ShoestringMarketingKit.com

To Your Online and Offline Marketing Success!

~Melanie Kissell

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10 Super Strategies to Greatly Increase Your Visibility Online

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:50:00 +0000

The following post is from Donna Gunter, The Boomer Biz Queen™

Increasing online visibility is the goal of most online business owners. After all, without visibility, you have no traffic and thus no business. However, when you start to research how to increase your online visibility, you discover so many options, yet have so little time for research and implementation. Where does an online entrepreneur turn first to get the visibility (and traffic) you seek to help you promote your online venture?

New tricks and gimmicks come out every day, but unfortunately, most of them are like so many recording artists and become one-hit wonders. In my business, I’ve discovered that there are a handful that are able to stand the test of time. Some have been around for as long as websites have been around, while others are newer kids on the block. Here are my 10 most effective strategies to massively increase your visibility online:

1. Press releases. Press releases are a well-known marketing strategy that has worked for years with print and broadcast media. In recent years they have found new life as an online visibility tool. Just like in the old days, your release should carry some newsworthy angle that has been optimized with a select few keywords by which you want your business to be found. Don’t waste your time submitting your release to the free press release sites — the release simply sits on the site and goes no where else. Instead, invest in a fee-based service (I prefer PRWeb.com), which will ensure your release gets the recognition it deserves.

2. Social Networking. A “johnny come lately” to the online visibility scene, social networking now ranks near the top in terms of attracting much visibility to your business for a very low cost. If you don’t yet have accounts on the two most popular social networking platforms, Facebook and Twitter, today is the day to hop on board and begin to network. Choose 1-2 social networking platforms where your target market hangs out, and then begin to work it by making connections, joining groups or networks, sharing resources, and asking questions. Dedicate 15-30 minutes each day to your effort to begin to see results.

3. Article Marketing. Writing and submitting articles to major article directories has definitely stood the test of time for online visibility. Article marketing will drive traffic to your site, establish you as an expert in your target market’s eyes, and give you valuable content to repurpose into information products. For maximum effectiveness, your article needs to contain a strong resource box (author’s bio) that drives traffic back to your site, needs to contain useful content that solves a problem of your target market, and is written in a tips-based fashion, like this one, as they are the easiest for a website visitor to read and digest.

4. Blogging. Business blogs (a web log or journal), have gained popularity over the last few years as an online visibility tool. Blogs use RSS feed technology to immediately get new posts and updates out to your blog subscribers through a feed reader. Unlike ezines or traditional websites, search engines index blog posts almost immediately, which help you generate traffic to your website. To use effectively as an online visibility tool, you need to post 2-3 times per week to keep your readers interested and coming back.

5. Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Optimizing your site or your blog for organic (naturally-occurring) searches has been around from the beginning of Internet marketing. Use a keyword research tool and create a list of keywords applicable to your business. Don’t forget to add things like “how to”, “tips”, or short descriptions of your target market’s problems to your research. Then, take a look at your page titles, page descriptions, page headlines, and formatted text on a page (bolding, italicizing, underlining) and include your keywords in those areas, as well as sprinkling 1-2 keywords throughout the content of your page. Make the SEO appear to be natural, not forced, and the search engines as well as your visitors will love you.

6. Email Newsletter (Ezine). Regular publication of an email newsletter (weekly is most effective) will enable your prospects to get to know, like and trust you and have you be top of mind when they are ready to solve the pressing problems that fall within your line of expertise. If you make opting into your ezine list the primary call to action on your website, you continually build your list with prospective customers. Best of all, if they like what you write, they are more likely to pass along the issue to their contacts, thus increasing your visibility yet again.

7. Signature Teleseminar/Speech. Have you created your signature speech or teleseminar that you can present whenever you’re asked to speak to any type of group (face-to-face or virtual)? If not, design a signature speech or teleseminar that demonstrates your knowledge and expertise without giving away the store (focus on the what and the why but not the how) that compels your listeners to visit your website or request your client attraction device and get on your list.
Then, begin to research groups that contain your target market both in your geographic area and online. Once you’ve landed a speaking gig, strategize your best call to action for the group — do you want participants to sign up for your email list, purchase a product, or book a consultation? Add that call to action to your presentation.

8. Videos. With the popularity of broadband Internet connections, it’s much easier for almost anyone to view online video these days. And, with high-quality yet low-cost web cams, video cameras, and screen capture software readily available, anyone can make a video today. You might record a live Q&A session on UStream.com and post it on your site. Or, perhaps you want to record a “how to” tutorial using screenshots from your computer and upload that to yourYouTube.com channel. Remember to include your call to action in your video so that you drive traffic back to your site. Just think — your video may cause you to become the next YouTube star!

9. Expert question sites. Most people conduct online searches to find free information that answers their questions. Many online entrepreneurs are registering as experts on an expert or answers site, likeYahoo Answers orAllExperts.com, in an effort to get visibility online. To be an effective expert on these sites, you need to seek out questions that you can knowledgeably answer as an expert. Your answer needs to be very detailed and as specific as possible. The more thorough your answer, the better chance you’ll have of getting chosen as the “favorite” answer, which is the one rated highest on the site and in the search engines.

10. Viral marketing. Viral marketing involves creating a marketing piece (ebook, video, software) that gets passed along fr*ee of charge from person to person. Publicity Hound Joan Stewart does this quite effectively each year when she compiles the best tips she’s written about in the previous year in a “best of” ebook compilation that she gives away free of charge on her site. She also encourages her list and website visitors to “regift” it.

You’ve got two options when you try to get online visibility: the “steady and effective over time” method or the “quick and short and probably get banned” method. I prefer to use methods that have stood the test of time and won’t result in my site being removed from the search engines. Use one or more of these time-honored strategies to get you the visibility you deserve online.

Internet Marketing Strategist and Boomer Biz Coach Donna Gunter helps baby boomers create profitable online retirement businesses that they love by demystifying and simplifying the tools and strategies needed to market and grow their businesses online. To claim your FR*EE gift, TurboCharge Your Online Marketing Toolkit, visit her site at OnlineBizU.com. Ask Donna an Internet Marketing question at AskDonnaGunter.com

Market and Prosper!

~Melanie Kissell

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Roberto Torres Doesn't Flaunt His Assets - He Demonstrates Leadership

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:53:00 +0000

Drop Roberto Torres out in the middle of a desert, and he'll find prospects and someone to enroll in his network marketing business! No, really, he will.

Does he use pushy sales tactics? Bribes? Slight-of-hand magic tricks? Hypnosis? NO!

Roberto's keys to winning in a home based business are two-fold: "Rejection-free methods" and a "Non-sales System". He teaches his team how to become more "Attractive" to their prospects.

I would describe Roberto as someone with a dynamic personality, a keen set of watchful eyes, a heart encompassed with genuineness, a pulse on the business world, the King of no rejection, a man who puts his family first, and a person with more "stick-to-it-tiveness" than anyone I've ever met.

Go to: http://KeysToWinning.com to read Roberto's story. Don't miss his photo on the cover of Kung-Fu Magazine!

Roberto Torres, I'm proud to say, is my Prosperity Mind Alliance upline team leader in FreeLife International.

Here are some samples that Roberto feels apply so well to network marketing and the leading of a team ...

-Remember everyone likes a compliment.

-Wage only one war at a time.

-When you make it to the top, turn and reach down for the person behind you.

-Have malice towards none and charity for all.

-Don’t surrender the game leaving any available card unplayed.

-Try not to feel insecure or threatened by your followers.

-Unite your followers with a “corporate mission”

-Choose as your chief subordinates those people who crave responsibility and take risk.

-Don’t lose confidence in your people when they fail.

Find more fascinating details about Roberto here: http://whoisrobertotorres.com/

Be fierce and Be fabulous!

~Melanie Kissell

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Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:26:00 +0000

When you smile, people tend to remember your name. Did you know that? As a small business owner, this fact could easily boost your sales!

Erin Ferree of elf design, inc. is reading "Buy.ology". It reveals the truths and myths about WHY be buy. Sounds enlightening!

Here's what Erin has to say:

"I don't often think that a business book is compelling and interesting enough to post about. But, this one keeps surprising me. I'm about halfway through, and have aready come up with a bunch of interesting information.
This book is all about the role of psychology in advertising, branding and why people buy. And it's not all based on guesses or thoughts — the author ran experiments and actual CAT-scans to see how peoples' brains really work.
It's full of interesting tidbits like: "... we're not only attracted to people who smile but we also tend to remember their names... 'We are sensitive to positive social signals... we want to remember people who were kind to us, in case we interact with them in the future'"(p. 61). This is regulated in the brain by mirror neurons, which are neurons that fire when an action is being performed and when that same action is being observed.
Expanding on this, if you smile in your business headshot, it may make you more memorable. Interesting, huh?
This book also talks about product placement, subliminal messaging, rituals, faith, selling to the senses, and more. I'm looking forward to the rest of the insight!"

Erin Ferree, elf design, inc., can be reached at:

650.358.9973

951-2 Old County Road #171

Belmont, CA 94002

elf@elf-design.com

Be fierce and Be Fabulous,

~Melanie

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3 Best Colors to Wear on TV (or any time)

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:47:00 +0000

Steve Harrison of the National Publicity Summit & Radio-TV Interview Report (http://www.rtirmag.net/?10844), has posted a video for you titled:

"7 Tips for Building Your Personal Brand".

Access it by going here:
http://www.NationalPublicitySummit.com/brand.htm?10844

At that site, you'll hear the brief interview he did with top image expert Mary Giuseffi, who has consulted thousands of authors, entrepreneurs, models, actors, and executives on creating a memorable look for themselves.

Here's just some of what you'll learn on the video:

* The three best colors to wear on TV (or any time).

* How to make yourself more telegenic.

* The key questions you need to be able to answer BEFORE you do anything.

* A key strategy any newbie author or entrepreneur can use to land a national TV appearance.

Enjoy! And start learning ways to get publicity!

~Melanie Kissell

Escape the Rat Race

Activate a Social Networking Landslide on Twitter!

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:23:00 +0000

Facebook friend, Nancy Marmolejo of Viva Visibility, shares 3 outstanding Twitter tips.

Show a side of you on Twitter that can activate a social networking landslide!

1. Turn observers into followers
2. Turn followers into fans
3. Turn fans into leads
4. Turn leads into sales

Listen to Nancy's podcast of this article!
http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WRvyckZK

Twitter is a great tool to build buzz around your business, brand, or expertise. When you demonstrate that you know how to use the site wisely, you gain "Tweet Cred", showing a great reputation as a savvy Web 2.0 user. Ignore the general nature of the Twitterverse and you'll not only lose followers and fans, worse yet you'll lose your "Tweet Cred".

Building your credibility on Twitter is more than knowing the technical angles. It's about growing a well targeted network of people who can eventually buy from you or promote your business to their networks. Whether you're a solopreneur or the leader of a large global organization, it never hurts to make sure you are leading with "Tweet Cred".

Here are 3 essential tips to create a powerful, remarkable presence on Twitter:

1. Focus on relationship building. Like all social networking sites, Twitter is based on relationships. Your interactions set the pace for how others perceive you, the value you hold for your followers, and your integrity. Responding back to others, retweeting another person's info, or providing great information all help facilitate relationships. Through these relationships, you'll support the whole reason you're using social networking: observers turn into followers, followers turn into fans, fans turn into leads, and leads turn into sales.

2. Quit the Preaching, Start the Tweeting. Some people don't feel comfortable sharing what's happening in their present moment. Rather than Tweet about a computer malfunction, or how an avocado sandwich would really hit the spot right now, they create Tweets that sound like they're speaking from a podium. "I'm preparing to turn 4 average entrepreneurs into gazillionaires, here's how you can become one too!" just doesn't ring with authenticity. There's a pitch to it and worse yet, a resistance to being authentic and in the moment.
You don't have to be perfect to attract leads and new opportunities. Tweeting about the commonalities of life (such as dogs who bark during teleclasses or not having enough time in the day to get everything done) offer followers easy touchpoints to connect with you. Sending out preachy Tweets only puts a barrier between you and your prospective leads. Take off the armor and replace it with something that can create a heart to heart connection with your audience.

3. Easy on the Pitches. There's a temptation to pitch like crazy to your followers, but let the pitches happen after you've established a relationship (Tip 1). If you set up an automated reply to greet new followers, leave off the links to your site or special opt in page. That communicates an attitude that your pitch is more important than learning about your network. Pitch hay, not your Twitter friends!

Leading with a savvy knowledge of social networking only builds your potential for success on sites like Twitter. You don't want to come across as unethical or out of integrity. Follow these 3 tips to guide your actions and watch your "Tweet Cred" attract fans, followers, leads, and sales.

Leave a comment about this article on the Viva Visibility Blog:http://vivavisibilityblog.com/how-to-get-tweet-cred-on-twitter/#respond

~Melanie Kissell

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13 Rules for Making it Big in Network Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:00:00 +0000

WARNING! Your upline may not agree with some of what is written here and may be telling you just the opposite!

Nonetheless, here are the 13 tried-and-true rules for making it big in network marketing as outlined by Mark Yarnell.

Focus

We are paid to Recruit

Don't work other deals

Work with your company Leaders

Commit to 2 years of work or don't work with me

Your family is not your warm market (no recruiting at backyard barbeques)

Internet Systems don't work

Shut yourself in your office (no distractions) and work your business for 2 hrs every day

Work Hard, don't work Smart (no, I haven't made an error here!)

You can get rich from a true legitimate business

A leader does not talk about his success, he Demonstrates it

Don't target successful network marketers

Don't go after hoppers that jump from deal to deal

Want to make it BIG in this industry? Read these 13 rules at least 13 times!

~Melanie Kissell

http://melaniekissell.com

Getting the Right People in the Right Seats on the Bus

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:27:00 +0000

I walked to elementary school and junior high, but I had to ride the bus to high school. I lived in a rural area in Pennsylvania and the high school was several miles away. The first week or two of shcool, I noticed that the bus driver made a point of getting to know each and every one of us on his route. Then he would begin the process of assigning seats.

Trust me, there was a good reason for getting the right people in the right seats on the bus!

The bus driver knew better than to put the known rebel rousers in the back of the bus. He always made sure they occupied the front row seats so he could keep a close eye on them.

The serious, saftey-minded students were seated near the rear exit door. He trusted they would stay calm and know how to open the door in the event of an emergency.

Any band members carrying bulky instruments were given aisle seats.

The rough, bumpy ride made a few motion-sensitive people nauseated, so he would assign them window seats (I'll refrain from explaining why).

As your network marketing organization grows, are you focusing on getting the right people in the right seats?

In other words, have you figured out which downline members to assign your valuable time and attention to? Who do you need to keep a close eye on? Who can you trust to work independently and diligently without a watchful eye? Whose fires are you constantly putting out?

A full day has only 24 hours and you've only got two hands, two feet, and one voice.

Begin by doing what my school bus driver did. Spend time getting to know your downline. Come to the realization of who your producers and business builders are and assign them the best seats. These are the folks who qualify for your time, energy, and effort. They deserve the opportunity to know, like, and trust you.

Oh, and in case you're wondering ...

My bus driver did NOT assign me a front row seat!

~Melanie Kissell

http://melaniekissell.com/

http://byebyebellyfat.info/

100 Laughs a Day = 10 Minutes of Exercise!

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:09:00 +0000

Did you know?

100 laughs a day is equal to 10 minutes of exercise!

"The two biggest sellers in any bookstore are the cookbooks and the diet books. The cookbooks tell you how to prepare the food and the diet books tell you how not to eat any of it." Andy Rooney

I'm a firm believer that Humor will take you a very long way in life. I'm also a firm believer that money will buy you happiness (just kidding).

Although there's certainly nothing funny about the obesity epidemic around the world, a little diet humor and a good, old fashioned belly laugh (excuse the pun) may be the catalyst to decreasing the number of inches around our waists!

Bar none, hands down, Daniel Worona (just like Corona, but with a "W") has the best compilation of diet humor I have ever read. If these quips don't make you laugh, please check yourself for a pulse ...

I HAVE BEEN ON A DIET FOR TWO WEEKS. SO FAR I'VE LOST FOURTEEN DAYS.

I GAVE UP DESSERTS!!

(It was the worst twenty minutes of my life)

I'M ON A GRAPEFRUIT DIET. I EAT EVERYTHING BUT GRAPEFRUIT.

MY NEW DIET GOAL: TO WEIGH WHAT MY DRIVERS LICENSE SAYS.

MY BODY IS A TEMPLE, WITH AMPLE PARKING IN THE REAR.

THERE'S NO CHOCOLATE IN HELL. THAT'S WHY IT'S HELL.

THERE ARE TWO THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER EAT BEFORE BREAKFAST: (LUNCH AND DINNER)

Back to my original thought ...

100 laughs a day is equal to 10 minutes of exercise!

How can it get any easier than that?

It can ... Much easier!

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Add 100 laughs ... beats the heck out of pushups!

Melanie Kissell

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TAIslim For a Totally New You!

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:04:00 +0000

The "Weight" is Over! TAIslim was released into the marketplace TODAY!

Burn Belly Fat NOW ... drink just 2 ozs in the morning and another 2 ozs in the afternoon ... it's that Simple.

Doctors and diet experts agree that there’s only one permanent way to lose pounds and inches, and that’s to burn more calories than you take in.

But if you’ve failed with diet after diet, it’s not your fault.

Trendy pills and potions use gimmicks to give you some early results, but the weight always returns. Over time, this yo-yo cycle of losing and regaining can actually slow your metabolism, making it even harder to lose weight.

But now, FreeLife® science has found the way to lose the fat and keep it off, and that’s TAIslim.

In Asia, the word tai signifies “total” or “complete". And unlike any other diet you’ve ever tried, the comprehensive TAIslim plan addresses every key aspect of successful weight control.

TAIslim is based on FreeLife’s revolutionary patent pending technology and research on the ability of the goji berry to reduce unsightly and dangerous belly fat.

For a Totally New You ...

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Say Bye-Bye to stubborn belly fat,

~Melanie

Bye-Bye Belly Fat!

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:20:00 +0000

Before you read this article, listen to this 3-minute presentation by Dr. Sandy, Clinical Nutritionist:

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Here's a sneak peek at our revolutionary weight loss solution!

Rick Handel - Chief Product Officer

Although any extra fat is dangerous, science now believes that thelargest health risk is when fat accumulates deep within the abdominal cavity.
A major study reported recently in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that having too much of this 'belly fat' can actually double your risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes, and it can triple your risk of dementia.

And here's the most frightening statistic from this important 10-yearstudy: for every extra 2 inches (or 5 cm) around your waistline, you increase your risk of early death by up to 17%!

So what can you do to keep yourself and your family out of the obesity statistics? Health experts agree that to lose weight, you must expend more calories than you take in.
That's easy advice to hear, but it can be painful to follow. That's why so many people turn to fad diets, but they don't work because they're based on marketing, not science.

Scientists understand that there are four distinct aspects that must all be addressed for weight loss success. Other diet products fail because they only deal with one or two parts of the equation.
But if you've been hoping for someone to come up with a real answer, I'm happy to tell you that finally, "The Weight is Over!" FreeLife's Scientific Team has found the way to help you to finally lose the fat and keep it off.

I've been developing and formulating weight loss products for more than 30 years and I can tell you that I've never, ever seen anything come close to the effectiveness and comprehensiveness of what we have here.
It is so revolutionary that we have filed for three patents. This is, without question, the most incredible weight loss product I have ever seen...and its name is...is........going to be revealed on January 10th!

This is unlike any other diet you've ever tried. Based onFreeLife's groundbreaking clinical science, and featuring our exclusive triple patent pending formulation and technology, it helps you to reach and maintain a healthy weight in all four important ways:

1. This product fights abdominal fat by suppressing the body's production of the stress hormones that cause it. The formula also contains special starch and fat blockers that help to reduce the amount of calories absorbed from the foods you eat.

2. The product has been clinically shown to enhance metabolism by turning on the body's calorie burning power. It turbocharges any kind of exercise so that you could walk for 30 minutes, but get thec alorie burning effect of running! And that metabolic boost lasts for hours.

3. This product features multidimensional appetite control. Key ingredients work on the pleasure centers of the brain to help suppress food cravings and the urge for between-meal snacks. It also promotes the early release of CCK, the satiety hormone that tells your brain that you're full. These effects make it easier for you to cut out unwanted calories.

4. Our product cleanses and replenishes with NuFlora(TM), an advanced proprietary soluble fiber complex that has been clinically proven to delay the absorption of food calories, promote regularity, clear metabolic toxins, and remodel your intestinal flora to get rid of bad bacteria that may actually be causing you to gain weight.

It's true - overweight people have some seriously hungry bacteria living in their digestive tracts. They attack your already digested food, extracting even more calories from it, and storing them as body fat.
Think of it - a bowl of cereal could yield 200 calories for a person of normal weight, but the same bowl of cereal might yield 300 calories or more for an overweight person.
It's disturbing, and it's unfair! This new product can get rid of the malevolent invaders, and replace them with normal healthy probiotic bacteria that can actually benefit your health!

We'll be publishing a healthy lifestyle plan to accompany this product, and it's an essential component of reaching your weight loss goals.

The plan includes eating well and physical activity, but thanks to the product's triple patent pending technology and formulation, itsc linically demonstrated efficacy, and its 4 way action, it will be easier than ever for you to cut some calories and increase your level of physical activity. Remember - those are the keys to finding and maintaining a healthy weight for life.

And once you've reached your weight goal, you can still get tremendous benefit by taking this product with just one meal per day instead of the two that we suggest for weight loss.

Every time you take it, you'll fight the stress hormones that create belly fat, burn calories faster, help control urges and food cravings,r educe absorption of fat and starch calories, maintain healthy intestinal flora, and improve regularity.

And the benefits go far beyond weight management, as the formula contains ingredients that, in the potencies found in our product, have been clinically shown to support cardiovascular, colon, and cholesterol health, and a lot more.

Exhilarating news ... The "Weight" is Over!

Positively,

~Melanie Kissell

Marketing Executive, FreeLife International

818-541-5569

http://www.workwithmelanie.com/

Which Group Are You In?

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:17:00 +0000

It might surprise you to know that if you take any 100 people at the start of their working careers and follow them for 40 years until they reach retirement age, here's what you'll find according to the Social Security Administration:

Only 1 will be wealthy; 4 will be financially secure; 5 will continue working, not because they want to but because they have to; 36 will be dead; and 54 will be dead broke -- dependent on their meager Social Security checks, relatives, friends, even charity for a minimum standard of living. That's 5% successful, 95% unsuccessful.

WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE YOU?

This means you must take action now or you could end up in the 95% category.

With layoffs, outsourcing, and the rocky economy it's absolutely imperative you take things into your own hands - today.
By far the best way to do this, according to the financial experts is to start your own home based business. The home business I strongly recommend is FreeLife International.
HERE'S WHY ...

--> You can become financially independent.

--> Offer valuable products to people.

--> Be in control of your future.

--> Escape the rat race.

FreeLife has been in business since 1995 and they're a rock-solid, debt-free, Inc. 500 company that's staffed by some of the brightest minds in the home business industry.
They've developed an air-tight system that can help you make money almost immediately.

But don't just take my word for it ...

Read these amazing stories by clicking here!

I can't think of a better way to make sure you don't end up in the 95% unsuccessful category.

Yours to count on,

~Melanie Kissell

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Don't Waste Your Time with MLM

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:03:00 +0000

If you're like me, your inbox is stuffed to the brim every day with frivolous ads and offers ... almost as much fun as getting bills in your front porch mailbox!

As I sift and sort through it all, I keep my finger pulsed on my DELETE button. You, too? I can't send those emails to the trash fast enough!

I don't know about you, but I get a lot of ads for costly e-books and training courses. Most aren't worth 2 cents. I especially hate paying for e-books. I've purchased a few along the way only to be sorely disappointed. Sheer garbage. Scammy, spammy Junk.

Well, I recently responded to an offer from Dale Calvert (an e-book, no less!) and I'm very glad I did. I purchased a copy of Dale's "MLM Today". It's easily worth ten times the price! No, seriously, it is.

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DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME with MLM

If you want to make a few hundred bucks a month, in my opinion, MLM and this book is not for you. There are easier ways, folks! Sell tools or crafts at a flea market. Network Marketing is about the opportunity to create total financial freedom.

In this 60+ page e-book, for just $9.00, Dale Calvert will show you how to avoid the most common MLM mistakes and maximize your return on your time. How can you pass on that?

Are you ready to create profits from insights into the MLM industry that your competition doesn't have or even knows exists?

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To Attempt to Build a MLM business without this information is MARKETING SUICIDE.

Yours to count on,

Melanie Kissell

www.WorkWithMelanie.com

Blogging Is As Effective As Word-Of-Mouth

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:10:00 +0000

What are the Reasons to Blog?

1. Showcase your personality

2. Create a feedback cycle

3. Build a loyal community

4. Create an emotional investment

5. Increase your credibility

The operative word is Credibility!

People don't trust ads but there is trust online with friends and strangers who have credibility.

Blogging is as effective as

word-of-mouth.

Whether you're a novice or seasoned blogger, keep this link handy: BloggingBasics101

The information in BloggingBasics101 is incredibly all inclusive. You'll refer to it time and time again.

Jennifer Evans Laycock, Editor-in Chief, Search Engine Guide, said everyone is blogging. "The recession we are in makes blogs essential." Blogs are cost effective especially if you have a tight marketing budget.

Blog On!

~Melanie Kissell
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Why in the world would anyone start a home based business?!

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie Kissell) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:45:00 +0000

The #1 factor in the decision to start a home based business is hinged on "Desire". Without a strong desire, the time and money you have to invest in a business is undeniably insignificant.

Look over the short list below. Why in the world do YOU want a home based business?

Stuck in a job that you can't stand

Need to make some extra money to pay the bills

Want to stay at home with your children and still earn money

Recently been 'downsized' and looking for an alternative to the rat race

Living in a small town or remote area where job opportunities are scarce

Sick of being scammed and taken for a ride

Would like to have the freedom to work from anywhere in the world

Nearing retirement or at retirement but still wanting to earn money

Your success in earning an income from home will pivot around your desire, your "why" for working your home based business. Your desire will become your daily motivation.

Be honest. Love Yourself. Expect Greatness.
Live and work your business with passion, as always the choice is uniquely yours,

~Melanie Kissell
WorkWithMelanie

"Turn Off Your Radio On The Way To Work And Let This CD TransformYour Financial Future!"