Network Marketers vs. Opportunity Seekers

Network marketers vs. opportunity seekers - what is the difference? The only reason I am able to answer this question is due to my recent list building activities. Utilizing Bidvertiser I had run numerous ads on TrafficWave. The results of that advertising were awesome or so I thought, until it dawned on me that I had acquired a list of subscriber's who were opportunity seekers; these are people who are more or less just looking. They come with the mindset of learning how to make money online but are not accustomed to opening up their wallet for a program or a product; they are not actual network marketers, as the seasoned network marketer is familiar with investing monies in a product or service they really like and want to represent. To make a long story short, what I had acquired through my advertising was a list of untargeted leads.
Solution to the problem = Instant Cash List. I recently had a conversation with a guy who is beginning to make quite a buzz on the internet. This guy had lost his job about 7 months ago and is really making some nice money. Alright, I will be totally honest -- he is making LOTS of money. He started off with nothing more than a lead capture page and autoresponder and one program and then moved forward to programs like Instant Cash List. This guy has built a HUGE list of targeted prospects; network marketers who are not afraid to spend some money.

By this man using programs like Instant Cash List, he is now becoming one of the largest team builders for MLM programs online. Think I am blowing smoke out my you know what -- take a look http://3simplesteps2success.blogspot.com/ It is fair to say he has definitely enlightened me to take a bold step in participating in a program like Instant Cash List.

Would I like to change my list of subscriber's from opportunity seekers to actual network marketers? You betcha. If you are also stumbling into the wrong types of prospects for your programs, you may also want to consider using a program such as the Instant Cash List to acquire actual buyers vs. lookers.

Another great thing about Instant Cash List is you get quite a bit of advertising by participating - AND- you even get PLR and MRR to a variety of eBooks; nevermind the fact that you have the opportunity to make some money with it.

Autoresponder Subscription Form for Blogs

TrafficWave owner Brian Rooney has recently started his own blog on Blogger. I am very excited about this. I often post about the autoresponder service I use at TrafficWave and how essential it is to enter direct e-mail marketing if you want to earn online for the long-term.

It is very important to build a list of subscribers via autoresponder. I know many bloggers are focused on obtaining an RSS readership to achieve high page ranks, but the fact of the matter is that many people really are not reading what you have to say. I sign to many bloggers' RSS feeds but I don't read any of them. Hate to say it but it is true, and I am certain I am not the only one.

What happens if you own 5-6 different blogs? Wouldn't it be nice to just send out one newsletter to all readers of your blogs at once vs all these various readerships? Autoresponders are very convenient and is a crucial marketing tool. In my opinion, you need to have it to succeed online.

Brian Rooney has made a post to his blog on how to place an autoresponder subscription form on your blog.

http://brianrooneyonline.blogspot.com/2008/11/add-autoresponder-subscription-form-to.html

I invite you to visit his blog to learn more about the TrafficWave service and how it can help you online.

Forum Marketing

Forum marketing; if you haven't ventured into it you really should; especially if you are trying to make money online. I have noted many bloggers hang out in blogging communities but not too many venture over into the make money forums. This is a way to get added exposure to your blog.

When you register to be a member of any forum, you will be given a control panel and in this control panel you can upload pictures and many other things, BUT the most important thing you can do is fill out the signature line section. This is where you are going to place your blog URL and people do look at them. Why? Because they want to check you out; they want to see what you are about especially if you are new to that particular forum community.

Some people when they first go into forums are afraid to post to them. I don't blame them. I was scared to death myself when I first started. Make sure you read the posting rules for each forum if you are new to forum marketing because you may unknowingly break a rule. I have had a hand slap before for posting in the wrong section or for doing something else I had no idea I was doing wrong. Jump around the threads of each forum and find something of interest you can post to and keep doing it. In time you will begin networking and meeting other like-minded people.

I do many types of internet marketing but by far forum marketing is my favorite because it can become very social. I have developed a circle of internet marketing friends through the forums. It is nice to have. You don't always feel so isolated when working online.

The main forum I work out of is the Money Maker Group forum or MMG forum. I am currently working with a group in the "Teambuilder Section" of the forum for the TrafficWave program. TrafficWave program supplies THE most important tool any internet marketer can have and that is an autoresponder. Any successful marketer online will have one. Come visit me at MMG and see what I do; just look for Annie.

Get your toes wet in forum marketing; it will gain your blog new exposure and you could end up making some new online friends at the same time. Yes, I know the picture of the dog has nothing to do with forum marketing, but I thought it was cute and just stuck it in there.

eBooks Available - Rebrandable

I recently came upon an awesome forum called Wonderful Web Women. This forum is jam packed with information on everything under the sun. It is not your typical money-making forum. This is a forum created by extremely successful internet professional who pass their knowledge onto you. This is a forum you want to get acquainted with if you really want to learn some new things in terms of blogging and online business in general.

One of the highlights for me in this forum are the rebrandable eBooks you can get get when you upgrade your account to gold. There are many hot-selling authors listed here (i.e. Rosaline Gardner, author of the Super Affiliate Handbook). Now, if you have read my previous post, you know I am into list building and you are probably getting a very good idea on how I can use this eBook as well as the other top sellers in this forum.

If you are not into list building and rebrandable eBooks, this forum is still a must visit. There is something in here for everybody. If you want top quality information on how to succeed online, you need to listen to the professionals; the ones who have truly succeed online. This is one forum where you can find them.

Bloggers Not List Building

The majority of bloggers are concerned about their RSS feed, their Technorati ranking, and their backlinks to obtain a great pagerank and receive potential traffic from the search engines. However, the one thing that I keep noticing is that bloggers are not list building. I come across many website owners as well who are not doing this. This is just as important as the above-mentioned factors if you plan to earn money online for the long-term.

As you know, not every reader of your blog or website is coming to take you up on your offer. It is important to offer that reader something other than asking them to sign for your RSS feed, give you a Digg, etc. in order to stay in contact with them. If you have an autoresponder embedded into your site, you can offer your readers a free eBook, a free sample, free EntreCards, etc. in order to have them submit their information to you. This is list building, and by doing so you are able to send out a newsletter or a HOT PRODUCT announcement to your subscribers. This is a great way to do business with people that would have exited your site and never looked back.

The free report I offer on this blog is actually a 13-page report that is delivered to each subscriber one page at a time over the course of 20 days. I can tell the autoresponder when to deliver and who to deliver to. I can use my WYSIWYG editor to create some great-looking sales letters. I am able to transfer subscribers from one autoresponder to another. If you are not into the appearance of an autoresponder setup on your site, you can also have people subscribe via e-mail. This is what mine would look like if I used it here anabella.DEFAULT@info.trafficwave.net

I am also able to use my autoresponder for FREE. I pay nothing for it due to the compensation program at TrafficWave. Most autoresponder programs only offer a commission program to their members, but TrafficWave offers much more so that you can actually make a long-term residual income. Many just use the TW tools and pay $17.95 a month for them and others promote them to partake in the earning opportunity.

If you are a blogger that would like to trial an autoresponder, I can offer you a free trial with the TrafficWave program. TW not only offers multiple autoresponders and WYSIWYG editor for sales letters. It also offers free ad tracking, free hosted lead capture pages, free banner advertising, and a free FFA (free for all) advertising page for you to use. It is very easy to use. To get the autoresponder embedded into this blog, all I did was copy and paste a code that TrafficWave provided me and I made sure my sales letters were all set up should anybody want my free report.

As I said above, I can offer you a free trial with the TrafficWave program for 30 days. If you do not like it and feel it is not for you, you simple unsubscribe and you are done with it. Bloggers need to list build in order to earn more in less time. I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to play around with these tools and see for yourself what they can do for your online success.

If you CLICK HERE you will see a listing of the TrafficWave autoresponder features. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you can click on the 30-day free trial button and get yourself set up. This doesn't cost you anything and you will have free access to the TW tools.

Money is in the List

Money is in the list. How many times have you heard that? Too many I am sure. And have you done anything about it? Have you started building your own list yet? If not, why? I am sure you have the same excuses I have -- it costs too much, it looks too complicated or I don't have the time. I have plenty of more excuses on why I have failed to start building my own list, but now that I have found the right program to do it with, all of my previous excuses look pretty lame.

Why is list building so important? How many times have you seen claims by others online that they made instantaneous money in 7 days or something close to that? I am confident you have seen it a bit. When you see this type of headline, it grabs your attention because you want to listen to an expert. You want to make that kind of money too. Now what the expert wants you to do is buy into whatever he or she is selling, but what they are not telling you is that it had nothing to do with the program they are promoting but the big HUGE list they have been building that created this wealth for them. YES -- the money is in the list and you do not need a website to start building one.

TrafficWave is the program I have come to join after much research. I joined it for the following reasons:
1. The program comes compact with autoresponders, lead capture pages, FFA pages, banners, training articles and videos, support forum and hosting service.
2. The program offers a 30-day free trial, which allows you the opportunity to use it hands on without committing to it. This is definitely where this program is a step-up above the rest because this free trial features highlights its matrix buster program.
3. You can make money with TrafficWave 2 ways -- through its commission program (called a FastTrack bonus) and create short-term and residual long-term income through its 3X10 matrix compensation program. By promoting the TrafficWave program you can not only utilize this service at no cost but can also create a nice income.

For further information on the free trial offer and to see how you can start building your own profitable list and also earn from the TrafficWave program,
CLICK HERE. Put away the excuses for why you haven't started building a list and begin making your own claims of wealth on the internet.

Making Money with Affiliate Funnel

Making money with Affiliate Funnel is something I have not fully explored YET, however, it is something I really would like to concentrate on very soon. First let me say that I DO USE traffic exchanges. I actually am a member of at least a dozen of them, but the problem is is that I am not utilizing the full potential of this rather significant marketing tool because I am not developing a list. The online business motto appears to be, "The money is in the list", and I am really doing more harm than good to myself by not getting this done.

What I see a lot on the traffic exchanges are people promoting affiliate links for all kinds of programs and products. I don't mind seeing this because it gives me an opportunity to view new businesses. However, the real winner here is not the affiliate but the owner of the promoted program or product because what this affiliate is doing is boosting the owner's website exposure; not their own. Also, when you use affiliate links, more times than not there is an area in the website where people can leave their name and mailing address if they want more information. What is wrong with this? Absolutely nothing if you want to build somebody else's list because that is what the affiliate is doing; the affiliate is building the program owner's list, not their own. Big mistake!



So why do people do this . . because it is easy. It does not take much effort to copy and paste an affiliate URL into a rotator. I am guilty of this as well in the past but have learned to only utilize affiliate URLs that have a pay-per-lead compensation program. For example, I posted previously about the Project Payday program and how you can make money with it by buying and selling greens, BUT you can also make money by promoting Project Payday because Project Payday is going to pay you $1.50 for every single person that submits their name and mailing address to their program. This is a free to join program, so you don't have to buy anything and Project Payday is happy because they are rewarding you for building their list for them. This is a win-win situation, but this is not always the case if you are not utilizing the traffic exchanges properly.

In my quest to find the most information on building a list, I came across many, many programs and services and read many reviews and postings, and without a doubt if you want to learn how to build an effective list with like-minded people there is no where else to go but to Affiliate Funnel. This website is literally packed with so much information that you can get lost in it. It is an awesome place to learn. You will learn about branding, traffic exchanges, autoresponders, squeeze pages, splash pages, etc.; it is endless. They also have a forum, which is also totally awesome.

This program is going to help boost your promotions BUT will not try to run your business. They show you how to generate traffic to the program of your choice not their's. You will no longer be stuck helping an owner build their business and will be able to promote your's. Their slogan of "Build your business, not somebody else's" is right on because that is what they are going to teach you to do.

If you have not started building a list yet or don't know how to do it and are serious about your online business, you are going to be making money with the Affiliate Funnel program. Invest in yourself and your business and take the time to learn. I know I most certainly am.