How To Post In A Forum Correctly, So You Don't Look Like An Idiot

Right off the bat I'm gonna tell you that this post is not going to be pretty.

I'm gonna punch, kick, and slap the people around that are the biggest offenders that post in Forums like idiots.

I'll probably say a few things that will offend you, so you may want to stop reading right now.

Still with me?

Good.

You should know my background so you know exactly where my knowledge is as far as an authority figure.

I was involved in a little MLM company called Primerica Financial when they got their start back in 1996. Got to meet A.L. Williams and other gurus at that time. It was great training.

Then I joined with a mickey mouse company called General Dynamics which involved magnets. Later on I was involved with a company called Travel Dynamics, which was a travel company.

Then I stopped Network Marketing to build my retail businesses.

I own a Nightclub, and I own a Stripclub, both very successful. An old friend approached me with XANGO, and after some due diligence, I realized this company was going to take over the world, and the rest is history. Now i'm climbing my way to the top.

So you can say i've been around the block and know how to build relationships with people.

When posting in Forums you are supposed to share information, ideas, help eachother, even joke around a little. It's a social networking haven for people on the internet.

Here's my question?

Who the hell said it was O.K. to come into a forum and purposely try to discredit someone!!

These morons need to pick up the book "How To Win Friends And Influence People", and read it 20 more times. After they're done reading it, keep a copy on their desk for quick reference, and tatoo the title on their forehead, so they don't forget the principles.

It clearly states that everyone thinks they are right. So what good does it do to go into a Forum and correct someone. All you're going to do is piss them off.

I mean, what's your purpose in "trying" to correct someone in a forum post. So everyone will think you are more knowledgable than the person that wrote the new thread.

Nope, they're going to think you an @$$. Because that's exactly what you are, a big fat Jacka$$.
Are you trying to make friends, or repel people with your big, giant can of Raid!

When I post a new thread, it's for 2 reasons. The 1st is to help people, and keep them informed, especially when it has to do with my company. The 2nd is so other people that see me posting new threads, see me as an expert, because I post good free content, that will drive traffic to my site.

I've posted on milestones about XANGO on a few diffferent occasions, and I always get some idiot going in there and saying something negative.

Something along the lines of "well that's not accurate", or "be careful what you say because of this", or "i'm not going to share this information because of this". Well that's fine, you moron, but keep it to yourself.

How about saying something like, "yeah I read that, it was a good story". Or "good post, i've tried that before, but have also tried this".

Why not contribute in a posotive way, and if you have something negative to say, either keep it to yourself, or send a private message to that person.

Why am I so pissed?

Simple. Because I know for a fact that these people don't know "jack" about the internet. They also don't know "jack" about my company. And they also don't know "jack" about Network Marketing. If they did, they wouldn't run around in forums trying to be right all the time.

Seriously. Am I dealing with a bunch of spoiled brats that had no brother or sister, growing up, because that's what it feels like.

They've been in MLM for like 6 months. Bought some course on how to do Social Networking, or how to drive traffic to their websites, and all of a sudden they're a Network Marketer? Give me a break. You need a couple of more years under your belt spanky.

Try attending some business briefings at hotels, attending a Club Entrepreneur meeting, a Dan Kennedy meeting, a chamber of commerce meeting, a BMI meeting, or throwing a home party.

Oh? You can't? Why not?

Oh, I forgot, it's because you suck. You have no experience in MLM at all other than a few amateur tricks to drive people to a website. You don't know how to talk to people. You don't have a 1-3 foot rule approach. You have no idea how to do direct mail marketing, call cold leads, or even stand in front of a room of prospects and give a presentation, and you're going to come into MY FORUM, and try to correct me????

Did you get your MLM degree in a cracker jack box?

Bottom line, network marketing is a people business. If the internet goes away tomorrow. Guess what? You're broke because YOU haven't learned a damn thing.

I suggest going out and hiring Mark Weiser, Todd Falcone, or Aarron Rashkin, and get some real MLM skills under your belt.

Until then, stay the hell off all my forum posts.

Happy Prospecting,
William Whitlow
http://www.williamwhitlow.com
480-332-3649

How To Keep Your Distributors Committed

When a new distributor starts in a new MLM company they are usually all hyped up and excited to move forward.

Your repsonsibility as a sponsor is to get a check in your distributor's hand as soon as possible.

Once your new recruit gets a check in their hand they will start to feel just how real it is.

My number one assignment is to create a tax file for my distributor.
It's a real simple hanging tax file folder.

I coach them on the different sections of the tax folder and advise them to start saving gas receipts, rent, cell phone, internet bills, etc, etc, etc.

As they put the receipts in the correct sections, psychologically they realize the tax breaks of their home business.

They start to understand the tax leverage they now have owning their own business.

My number two assignment is to get a few tools out to them so they can start working their business A.S.A.P.

After I help them set up their website, I mail a few different CD's and Literature my team utilizes for the different 1-3 foot rule techniques.

This way they have a track to run on, and a way to prospect people by letting people borrow their audio, or visual tools. Or the websites. Or the meetings.

My number three assignment, just like Old School Amway is to drive throug their warm market as soon as possible.

I make it as easy as possible for them.

I explain that I want them to create a list of people that need our product, and create a 2nd list for only six and seven figure earners that they're afraid to talk to.

I like them to approach their warm market with some of the tools I've mailed them.

Next I like to work their "chicken" list my self with my upline on the phone.

Third party edification is powerful. Since I'm a business owner, and the leaders I work with are also business owners, their "chicken" list is more receptive when we say we've gone into business with their friend or relative.

Time and time again we use this "magic formula", and can usually get a check, or a few checks into our downline's hands, this will jumpstart their business and keep the attrition to a minimum in your downline.

I suggest the above formula, it's worked time and time again.

Of course you will have the occasional person who will not show up for class, and even give you one warm contact.

When this happens, I simply apologize and explain I cannot work with them. If they don't believe enough in their new business, and my system, then we cannot work together, and I wish them good luck.

I don't want a bunch of generals trying to run their own army, when they have no idea what they're doing. Usually this will make them wake up, that I they need me, and if they don't, so what, next.

Take these techniques to heart, and try them with your new prospects, and see how your retention rate shoots up.

Happy Prospecting,
William Whitlow
http://www.williamwhitlow.com
480-332-3649 (personal cell)

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The Three Step System Guaranteed To Spike Your Prospecting

I want you to understand "why" this simple three step system works. So before I get into "how" it works, i'll give you a little background on time tested marketing statistics.

Most people that have been in any type of marketing understand how many times a prospect must see your message before they buy.

The magical number is 7. Now this is not a number I pulled out of the air. From all the books i've read, seminars i've attended, or webinars/conference calls i've been on, the number is always the same, it's always 7.

A recent study indicated that people are exposed to over 3,000 advertising messages a day.

You as a network marketer should be very concerned with this statistic. How in the world are you going to get into the mind of your prospect, and get them to pay attention to you.

That's your first obstacle.

Your next obstacle is figuring out how to get your message in front of your prospect 7 times before they buy.

The answer is easier than you think.

Most network marketers will purchase a list, or generate leads on their own. They call their prospects one time, the prospect says they are not interested, then they throw their leads in the trash.

This is not how marketing is supposed to work.

Most people you call either forgot they inquired about wanting to work from home, or if you generated the lead on your own, they changed their mind by the time you got to them.

We all know timing is everything in MLM. And if you're talking to your prospect when the timing just isn't right in your their life, they're gone.

This system will guarantee to not only get your prospects attention, but also "catch" them at just the right time in their life when they're sick of they're financial situation, and ready to make a change.

Here comes the three step system.

Now there's this beautiful little website called USPS.COM. It's the website for the U.S. postal service. Under "mailing services" there's an area where you can have the Post Office, print and mail all of your postcards to your leads, it's a one sided black and white postcard for 21 cents a piece.

Yes, you heard me correctly, it's that cheap.

You may be asking, well I should mail color, or I should mail 2 sided because it's better. Well i've tested it, and the response really wasn't any better, for a couple of reasons i'll reveal in a minute.

(note: you can upgrade to 2 sided black and white, one sided color, or 2 sided color if you like for a little more) .

That being said, let's say you have 100 fresh leads. Now it's very important that at least you have the correct name, mailing address, e-mail, and phone numer. If you don't, it won't work.

What you want to do is upload your excel spreadsheet to USPS.COM, design your postcard (it's really easy, if you don't want to, you can have someone design it and upload your image). It's important to have your face on the postcard, and your name.

You are also going to want to mail a postcard to yourself, so you know when your prospects have received their postcard.

It's very important to have your name and photo on the postcard, because what you're doing is branding your name in to the mind of your prospects.

It will take approximately 7 days for your prospects to get their postcard (due to print time, and mailing time)

Now, after you've put your order in to the post office to mail out all 100 postcards to your prospects, you need to put all 100 of your prospects into your e-mail auto-responder the same day.

It's also important to have you picture, e-mail, phone number, and website in all of your e-mails.

Once again, you're branding your name and picture into the mind of your prospects.

Here's the reason behind uploading your e-mail list to the auto responder the same day.

By the time they receive your postcard 7 days later, they should have received at least three e-mails, so they should be farmiliar with your name, and face.

Keep in mind by the 8th or 9th day, some of these people will of already visited your website, or better yet, called you.

Now on the 7th day you should of received your copy of the postcard in your mailbox. Once again, this is how you will know your prospects have received your postcard.

I typically call my prospects on the 9th day, just to make sure they have my postcard in their hands. And it may still be sitting on their kitchen table.

Here's what's going on in the prospects mind. They've seen 3 of my e-mails, they've seen my postcard, and when they come home from work, they receive my voicemail (or I could get them on the phone live) . So they're very responsive when I call, because they know me.

Now, within a one to two week period, i've put the message in front of my prospect 6-7 times.
I've accomplished my goal of getting my message in front of my prospect enough times, so they will sit up and pay attention.

But, it doesn't stop there.

My e-mail autoresponder is still on. So they're going to continue to get messages from me for the next 12 months. Believe me, this stuff works, and later on down the road, when the time is right, they will probably call me.

As a side note, later on in the month, I may call a second time. After that it becomes chasing, and I don't want my prospect to think i'm chasing them. So 2 phone calls at the most, then I let my autoresponder do the rest.

This should really increase the response of your prospects, and spike your recruiting efforts.

Happy Prospecting,
William Whitlow
http://www.williamwhitlow.com