Friday, September 14, 2007

The Ultimate Funded Proposal

A funded proposal is where you get your prospect to either spend money, time, or make a committment to you prior to you offering your primary business to them.

This makes for a more qualified prospect because they have taken some action, or purchased a product from you prior to learning about your primary program.

We have been researching this concept for some time, and may have found the Ultimate Funded Proposal.

Obviously in this market education and training are extremely important. As a matter of fact the longer that I am in the "business" the more I realize what I don't know!!

Imagine if there were a way for your prospect to learn the basics of internet marketing, and marketing in general, while at the same time you earn $50!!

Now Imagine if that prospect was able to join that program for FREE!!

I have to tell you that this is the best of both worlds. Not only do you get a more qualified prospect to market your primary program to, but you make 50$ in the process, AND, your prospect paid no money to do it!!

This has to be the next best thing to sliced bread. We are running all of our prospects through this system now!!

Check it out here.

http://tinyurl.com/ys6twu

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Business Networking Sites.. Direct Matches

I have found a great resource for those of you that are trying to grow your MLM or Affiliate business; or any business for that matter.

With the advent, and incredible growth, of social networking sites like U-tube, the business community has been watching.

These types of social groups where people just "hang out" online are incredibly powerful and certainly creating a huge amount of commerce opportunities for those that know how to exploit them.

Direct Matches is a site that is a social networking site, but with a twist. This site is designed specifically for people that are in business. It is a great place to meet other "like minded" individuals and other business people. It has video like utube, friends, forums, etc, etc..

Although social as well, Direct Matches is geared more to the business professional. Sort of like an online leads club, or online chamber of commerce meeting.

There is definately a skill needed to rise above the "noise" on this sites, (as you'll see when you join, most people just try to immediately recruit you) but with a little training and ability, you can definately find the types of people that you need to grow your business.

You can try Direct Matches for free and check it out.

If you need some help, as always feel free to contact us directly

Keith Jenkins
k.jenkins@gottahaveahouse.com

Connecting with People One on One

The more "technoligcally savvy" that I become, the more that I realize that it is good ole fashioned converation that really builds businesses.

Over the last several months I have learned how to...

Build this blog (and others)

Write Articles

Post to Forums

Post to Networking Groups

Use Autoreponders

ETC...ETC

But the thing of it is, it is still that connection with other people that is important. Not telling them how great my program is or how smart I am, but working with them to see if there is any common ground.

In short TALKING WITH PEOPLE.

All of my tools that I use on the internet are designed to get me in conversation with "like minded" people.

I have never had any success just "selling" my opportunity without having some sort of a connection between myself and the person that is signing on.

Of course there are some skills that are needed if you are going to be successful. Most times I find people interesting if they just be themselves, and talk like a regular person.

If someone seems to "salesy" that usually turns me off and I end the conversation.

Interpersonal Communication Skills are still the most important things that people can have.

If you have a business that is in the industry of "mlm or Affiliate Marketing" and you are able to build that business without actually talking to people... I would like to hear about it!!

For the rest of you... If you would like to practice your communication skills. I am all ears!!

Keith

Monday, September 10, 2007

OFF TOPIC.... WORKING FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY

Wife and I had an interesting conversation the other day.

We were taking a look at how much we we were paying in bills and all, and the idea came to us... If we lived somewhere else, with the amount of money that we take in from our online businesses, we would live like Kings...

So we started to look around. We have been researching Costa Rica. We figured that as long as our income continues with our online businesses, we really have no need to stay in the United States.

Of course we would still be citizens here, but we would have the ability to rent a villa on the beach for about $1000-1500 per month.

This would include a full time cook and maid. (wife's not big on housecleaning)

Here in Southern California we are paying over $4000 per month in our mortgage alone.

We were just thinking... Why continue here? The only thing holding my wife back is that her daughter is going to college nearby. But the reality of it is we don't see her but once every couple of months anyway.

I was just curious of any of our readers have done anything like this and what your comments, questions and concerns are.

I may be looking into the possiblity of creating a business that would help people move to foriegn countries, secure their assets, and reduce the amount of tax that they pay, at the same time living in a paradise!!

What do you think of that?

Keith