I’m sure many of you have heard at least once a discouragement from a friend or colleague when you told them about a great ambition of yours. “You cannot do this,” “it’s too difficult”, “I know someone who tried and failed,” let me explain to you what is wrong “, etc.. Sound familiar?

Here is a very nice story I heard once:

It was about some frogs who participated in a competition – who manages to climb the first on a ladder. When they started to climb the steps the spectators began to make “gallery” and to say “it’s too hard”, “they will not succeed.” After they climbed a few more steps and started to get tired the spectators continued to say that it’s too hard and that they will not succeed. One of the frogs gave up. The others have climbed one more step, they were more and more tired and the audience continued to say that it’s too hard and they will not succeed. Some of the frogs gave up. The next step the same story. And so on until, finally, just one frog remained in the competition,managed to climb to the top and won the contest! Why did she win? SHE WAS DEAF! She didn’d here the spectators!

This happens in reality!

Anyone who wanted more from life, anyone who wanted to accomplish something out of the ordinary for most people met people like that, some of them may even be colleagues, or worse – somebody you consider a good friend.

To succeed you must be deaf to the discouragement of others!

Follow your dream until you reach the top!

To your succes!

Every successful entrepreneur has started with something:with a big dream. This is all he/she had in the beginning: a big dream and a burning desire to make it real.

What inspires you to turn into a successful entrepreneur?The dream to be free,to “fire your boss”, to have more than enough money and time to do anything you want,to spend more time with your friends and family,to travel more etc. You know best what your big dream is. It’s very important to totally focus on your big dream because it gives you the energy to continue when almost everything seems to work against you and you want to give up.

But what is the connection between Sylvester Stalone – a famous actor from Hollywood and a successful entrepreneur?

Well – he had a big dream and a burning desire to make it real. This is all he had in the beginning!

I think many of you heard about the movie that made him famous “Rocky” . This movie earned more than 160$ million and won 30 Oscars.

But do you know where he started from and how much time he struggled before he made his dreams real?

He was a difficult child because he was very affected by his parents’ divorce when he was 11. He was expelled from many schools because he was missing from school and he was fighting with his class mates.

He had very bad grades and no one was expecting too much from him. More,because of the serious speech problem he had and because of his name ,other children called him “Stinky Binky”.

When he was 13 years old he saw a movie that changed his life completely. This movie was “Hercules”. He was so inspired by this movie, so the next day began to lift weights.

A few years later, as a student he got a few small roles in plays, but nobody encouraged him because he was playing awful. However, he didn’t want to give up his dream of becoming an actor and a scenarist. He quit school and he went to New York where he got some low-paid jobs. Was so poor that he made showers dressed to wash his clothes.

For several years,he was rejected everywhere he went. However, his burning desire to make his dream come true made him go to Hollywood. There he managed to get a few small roles. Meanwhile, he was writing every day and he was trying create a successful story inspired by the suffering from his youth. So, the story of Rocky Balboa was born, a young man who refused to give up his dream to become a boxer until he turned it into reality.

Eventually, a producer was very excited with the script and offered him $ 75,000 with the condition that he didn’t play the main role. Although he had only about $ 100 in his account,he refused to accept the offer and he said that he wants to play the main role. The producer refused because he wanted a famous actor to play the main role, but he increased his offer to $ 100,000 and then to $ 300,000. This means a lot of money for a man who was so poor than he sold his dog just to have money for food. However, he was so determined to make his dream come true, that he refused to accept any offer if he doesn’t play the main role. The producer has no choice and he finally accepted.

What is the connection between Sylvester Stalone’s story and a successful entrepreneur’s story?

He really believed in his dream and he never gave up until he made it become reality.This was his key to success. And this is the key to success in business and in everything you do!

Here’s what Sylvester Stalone said: “I am not the smartest or most talented person in the world. But I succeeded because I keep going, and going, and going.” Never give up until you make it real!

What is your burning desire?

To your success,

A constant social media presence is a must for every marketer who has serious intentions about his business.However,from my current experience I see many people  who use these sites just to pitch their business and thus they let a lot of potential to go away.

I’m not saying that I’m the super social media expert but today, I can share with you few tips to enhance the results you get with Facebook,Twitter,Linked In and so on. You can generate leads and make more sales in a more professional way and that I’m going to show you below!

6 tips for a powerful social media presence

-create compelling profiles

How do you want to be known?What image about yourself should others have in mind?

That my friend, is your total responsibility!!!

Create strong profiles that show you as a real person with life,big dreams and passions.Add a picture with YOU first(not a dragon ,a fotbal team logo or your company logo).If you have a chance to show what’s best in you then use it! Fill in  all the fields and add your contanct info at the end along with your blog link.

-Stand up with value

Make your social media presence memorable through your actions! If you seek to improve someone’s life with your content then you don’t have to worry about loyal fans,leads and customers.

-Be original

There are 6.93 billion people on the Globe ,each of them different in a way or another! It’s great to learn from others and implement they teach but always keep a personal note for everthing you do.How would it be if all will copy each other?

- Be a useful resource

While you’re on a social site try to be a source of inspiration and knowledge.Share social media ideas with people and provide support in different ways:blog posts,videos,quick news or inspirational messages.

-Stay positive and respect your competion

Especially on Facebook you will find many people who are promoting different products in countless ways.Respect them and move on.Trying to put others down just so you can “shine” it’s very unprofessional and unproductive.

-Be flexible and invest in relationships

There are many benefits of social media but a particular one is the opportunity to make long lasting friendships.I don’t want to overwhelm you with dozens of moral principles and so forth but having a people oriented attitude is far more effective than:”I’m only for me!I don’t care about world”.

With these tips you can establish a great social media presence and attract new customers more easily.

Your turn:What do you do daily to create a good impression on the major social media sites?

Let’s talk more about this in the comments area!I’d love to read your ideas

Thank you for visiting my blog!!!

Think abundance,

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Skype:radudascalul

Email:dascalulradu@gmail.com

Right now,many network marketers are loosing a lot of traffic and qualified leads because they don’t have some strong social media ideas to apply on a daily basis.

There is a tremendous potential that waits to be discovered and used,particulary in the most visited social sites:Facebook,Twitter, Youtube and Linked In.  Facebook only,if you know what to do, can help you generate leads and money for a lifetime.

For this reason, I want to share with you  today,a couple of social media ideas that I personally for my network marketing business. I listed them below:

10 social media ideas for every network marketer

1.Optimize your blog for the search engines

Install few essential plugins to make your blog SEO friendly: All In One SEO Pack,Google XML Sitemaps,SEO Friendly Images,Sitemap Generator or SEO Smart Links. Thus,the social media users will find you more easily.

2.Add Social media buttons on your blog

Make it easy for your visitors to connect with you on Facebook,Twitter etc.

3.Use widgets and social applications

Create a community of loyal followers with applications such as Networked Blogs or Google Friend Connect, Twitter Counter, Recent Tweets and so on.This is for social proof but do not annoy your visitors with dozens of coloured apps.

4.Create a Facebook fanpage

Even if you don’t aim to be a social media expert,  it’s very important to have a fanpage because a lot of leads and customers can come only from here.

5.Link your blog with the fanpage

How?

Simple,by adding a Like Box in your sidebar. It serves you as social proof as well.

6.Install syndication plugins.

One of the benefits of social media is the effectiveness of sharing your content.Add plugins such as Digg Digg,Sharebar and Onlywire to make your posts easy to syndicate on multiple sites.

7.Send your blog content in social media world everyday

After you write a post go ahead and publish it in 15-20 Facebook groups from your niche,15-20 Linked In Groups,Twitter and Youtube(if you have a video too).

8.Create your Facebook and Linked In groups and post updates every day there

It’s a very effective way to establish a strong social media presence and create rapport with people.

9.Use the “Events” feature to invite people to webinars and presentations.

Make sure to use them as a chance to add value and not to pitch your opportunity.

10.Share quotes and inspirational things in at least 10 groups per day.

Also,interact with the members of every group.

With these 10 social media ideas you will be able to drive more traffic to your blog,create good backlinks and convert them in more leads and sign ups in your network marketing opportunity.

Your turn:which are your best social media ideas until now?

What results you generated so far?I’d love to read your comments and suggestions!

Think abundance,

Blog:http://www.radudascalul.com

Skype:radudascalul

Email:dascalulradu@gmail.com

Spending time and effort to become a social media expert can be one of the best investments you ever made. Why do I say that?Why we must include this strategy in our online businesses while Yahoo PPC for example may be optional?

Simply because any business is dedicated to people (at least it should be ) and that’s must be the primary focus of every online entrepreneur.

What is the best place for millions of  people to meet,share ideas,common interests and products? Social Media world of course.Therefore,understanding how the human relationships work online is a must for those who expect success and abundance.

By the end of this blog post,I will share with you more practical ways to become a social media expert.

How to become a social

media expert?

1.Have a positive attitude

The first step in mastering different skills starts with you!Believe in yourself and stay positive about everything!Optimism and confidence will always attract more things alike.

2.Develop your people skills

This is available for both areas:online and offline.Read often(psychology,  personality types,new ways to communicate) and  then go out there and experience.Interact with people daily online and offline and study yourself in these relationships.Notice how they react, what stimulates them and you as well.I highly recommend you to read Dale Carnegie’s book “How to win friends and influence people” and practice it.

One of the greatest benefits of social media is that you have the opportunity to easily communicate with different types of people and always learn new things.

3.Establish a social media presence

It’s obvious isn’t it?

There are too many social media sites right now and more are rising up every day.I’m saying that you should visit all of them.Instead start with the big giants:Facebook,Twitter ,Linked In or Youtube. Choose one that fits your personality and focus more on it in the beginning.

Start small and in time you will be able to expand on other sites and master them too.

4.Provide value and be original

Strive for a valuable contribution no matter what social site you visit.Value attract people and create.More it set you apart from the “spammer elite” already existent there.

If you have good social media ideas in your bag(articles,videos,quotes etc) share them with others!

5.Learn from the masters

An easy way to become a social media expert is to learn from one.

You don’t have to reinvent the wheel!It’s enough to study the big names in this area:Seth Godin,Brian Solis,Chris Brogan etc and then apply what they teach in your business.

6.Teach somebody else

Find people who struggle with different aspects of social media-leads,prospecting,engaging- and teach them.It’s a very effective way to learn and gain more authority at the same time.

7.Keep your mouth shut and stay consistent

A true professional don’t say it loud “look at me I’m a guru” but he just walk the talk .

Finally, a very important step in becoming a social media expert is stay consistent with what you and looking for new ways to improve your work.

Your turn: What means a social media expert for you?It’s important for you to become?

Let’s meet in the comment section! I’d love to read your ideas

Thank you for visiting my blog!!!

Think abundance,

Blog: http://www.radudascalul.com

Skype:radudascalul

Email:dascalulradu@gmail.com

As an online entrepreneur you can’t ignore the tremendous benefits of social media while your business is growing.Doing that, means to kill your potential and at the same time, to loose the opportunity of being successful in the chosen niche(MLM,affiliate marketing,health,education and many more others).

Nowdays,more and more people and organizations are coming in the social media world.Facebook itself has over 650 millions of users and it’s just one site from hundreds. Can you imagine how much power lies here?

Thus,if you want to have a prosperous business for the years to come then what I’m going to share below will matter.

The Main Benefits of Social Media

1.An ideal tool to find your target market and its needs

It’s very easy now to identify who is the target market related to your  business.No more researches,no more money thrown out of the window!It’s enough to step into the main social sites and find out there who are the people interested in what you have to offer.Ask questions or conduct a little poll to get the right answers.

2.A great place to connect with like minded people.

Here you can find individuals with the same interests or great social media experts as yours.Connect with them, either it’s for business purposes or just to socialize.

3.Branding yourself

The first step of creating a strong online brand is to have a blog which is your central hub. The second one is to establish a social media presence .Now, you have the chance to offer informations and prove your expertise in a specific area.

Let’s put it other way: if you (through your blog) are the “ actor”,  sites such as Facebook,Twitter,Youtube or Linked In are the perfect “stage” for your acting.Make sure to to your best because the world is watching

4.An incredible learning resource

There are tons of useful tips,strategies and events on how to make more sales, how to succeed in a network marketing business and many more social media ideas. And all of that is free!

5.Traffic,Leads and more SEO juice

You can also use the most popular social networks to drive a lot of targeted traffic to your blog. If the marketing funnel it’s set up correctly you will be able to generate leads on autopilot.Other benefits of social media: quality backlinks ,more visibility in the search engines and better rankings for your blog.

6.Build relationships  and make more sales

This is a must,especially if you run a network marketing business! Establish a constant social media presence and engage with people either it’s in Facebook groups,Twitter ,Linked In groups etc.Here is a free place to promote anything! However,You won’t sell by pushing your products or services in the front of people but by interaction,solutions and value.There are a lot of spammers already so try to be different!

These are the main benefits of social media that you can use immediately for your business with great success.

Your turn: Which social media sites do you use in your marketing efforts.Why?

Feel free to leave  a comment below and share your ideas and suggestions with me.Thank you for reading my blog post

Think abundance,

Blog:http://www.radudascalul.com

Skype:radudascalul

Email:dascalulradu@gmail.com

Knowing how to do a proper lead generation for MLM using the Internet will definitely help you to achieve your goals in this industry.

Unlike the classic offline lead generation methods(buying leads,chasing people,flyers on malls and shops,home parties etc), the online approach is more effective.Why do I say that?

Simply because you can leverage more resources simultaneously: time,money ,attraction marketing and global exposure for your business.

Today I want to share with you more tips to help you perform a strong lead generation for MLM ,being productive at the same time. The stepping stone in our discussion is to understand the connection between finding leads ,building relationships and sponsoring.

Online lead generation for MLM-tips and strategies

-identify your target audience

In this case,your audience is represented by people who are interested in growing a MLM business online and monetizing it.

-establish their needs clearly

Do your homeworks: connect with other business builders, make some researches and find out what are the exact problems that people are facing.If you do this it’s more easier to provide the answers they seek rather than guessing them.

For example:creating a blog,optimizing it,setting up a marketing funnel,talking with people,prospecting,marketing tools,productivity or mindset issues.

-use consistently a lead generation campaign based on content and communication.

More exactly,offer answers to the problems mentioned above (And many others) through articles,blogposts,videos.After that step into a social media site (choose one that you like the most) and interact with people there,listen what they have to say and always  strive to be a useful resource for them and a good friend as well. Before  creating content do a keyword reasearch so that you can find high targeted leads.

-master the method or methods used to generate leads.

-leverage the power of syndication for more exposure.

Syndicate your content in various places on the internet using the tribes and the social networks&social bookmarking sites.Numbers are important in MLM!

-choose a marketing system that works for you

The system,will offer you the support and training that you need online.Also it automates a lot of your tasks:personalised capture pages,messages for your autoresponder etc.

-focus on building relationships with your leads

Why should you do a lead generation for MLM without building rapport?Thus you will only have a database ,full of names,emails and phones.

-improve your people skills permanently

The best lead generation aims to attract people and connect with them.That’s why,learning how to deal with people according to their personality could boost up your results considerably.Invest time(at least) in improving your communication and presentation skills.

With these tips you will be able not only to generate leads in your MLM business but sponsoring many of them and expanding your network.

To your massive success,

Blog:http://www.radudascalul.com

Skype:radudascalul

Email:dascalulradu@gmail.com

In my researches, I often see dozens of  recommendations or strategies to generate leads for an online business but how can you do the best lead generation personally ?

How can you provide this vital fuel for your business and manage your current resources in the most productive way?

Although, the paid lead generation methods are popular today, many marketers don’t have the budget for them.Thus they try to do it for free,some of them with great success while the rest are struggling.You can run a successful lead generation campaign as long as you understand its fundamentals. I will list them below!

Your best lead generation

• Be a value giver

If you offer value to others from the same niche as yours getting leads and money for any type of online business is easy as 123.Do you want to create a successful business?In this case,teach others how to do it and you’ll have it as well.It’s law!

• Master article marketing and blogging

Written content is the oldest and still the most used type even with all the present technology.Words have power!More,you can build rapport with your target audience before you turn them into leads.

On the other hand blogging is essential for branding and directing people to your own “online headquarters”.Understand how a blog works and apply this knowledge

• Learn everything about syndication

Why create content if nobody see it?Thus,use the strongest syndication tools and submit your article,videos and blog posts to high authority websites(article directories,forums ,marketing communities,social media websites etc).As a results,Google will reward you with traffic and leads for a lifetime.

• Improve your SEO skills

You don’t have to be an expert in SEO but grasping how to optimize your blog for the search engines will definitely help to do your best lead generation.

• Automate the process with an attraction marketing system

This will assist you with many aspects of your business.So,you can focus more on the activities that puts money in your pocket:building relationships with people and prospecting.

• Leverage the power of live events

If you do lead generation for MLM, this technique is very  useful. Webinars(on Facebook or Linked In) and offline seminars are perfect to connect with a high targeted audience.The more value these events offer,the more leads and sales you will generate.

• Coment on other strong blogs from your niche

You have multiple advantages here:backlinks,an improved Alexa Ranking,more traffic and leads.

• Take it easy

Your best lead generation takes time to produce massive results!Bear in mind that Rome wasn’t built in a day

First establish how many leads do you want to get per day and how many sales.After that,keep the your eyes on the goal and work every day to achieve it! Everything is possible when your mindset is in touch with your actions!

To your success,

Blog:http://www.radudascalul.com

Skype:radudascalul

Every online marketer who wants to build his business, runs (consciously or not) a lead generation campaign. We all are doing something online:writing some content,shooting videos , using PPC etc. but have you ever wondered why so few manage to create an endless stream of leads and also to convert them into sales or sign ups?

What makes the difference between a successful lead generation campaign and a constant struggle?

By the end of this blogpost you will have the answers to these questions.More,I will present more tips which can form a daily plan of action,easy to implement.

5   Strategies for your best lead generation campaign

1.Know your final purpose

You can’t reach your target if you don’t know how it looks.Therefore,it’s very important to reflect on the following aspects:

-Why do I need leads?Is it lead generation for MLM,for my products or simply to promote various affiliate products?

-Who is my audience?

In other words,you must know from the very beginning the categories of people that you want to target.

-What I’m going to do after I have them?

It may sound silly but it’s crucial to plan from advance.Remember that failing to plan is planning to fail!So,schedule time to connect with them(on the phone,Facebook or skype) and the main points to follow in the conversation.

2. Make all the preparations

-set up your own self hosted blog.

-make it attractive:add a header with your own face,install a nice theme for the eye.You can also create a welcome message(either it’s a video,a small section in the right sidebar or using the WordPress GreetBox Plugin.

-install capture pages and a pop up form.

-offer a free gift.

Make sure that it’s something valuable for others,not another pitching method.

-optimize your blog by installing few essential plugins:All In One Seo Pack,Onlywire,Google Analytics,Google XML Sitemaps,Digg Digg(Or Sharebar if you prefer this one),WP Greet Box and WordPress Database Backup.

-set up your autoresponder corectly.

-have more follow up messages in place so you can start building a relationship by email after someone sign up for your free gift.

3.Bring people to your blog using various lead generation methods.

Go for the free methods because thus you can offer value easily and regularly.Only with real value you can attract leads and convert them into sales. The best ways to do that are with content:Article Marketing,Video Marketing and Niche Marketing Domination.However you can reinforce them by participating on the best social media sites:Facebook,Twitter,Linked In.

4.Promote yourself

Now you have the opportunity to promote yourself.Be original in all you do,be supportive and show  others who you are.

5.Stay consistent with your strategies and apply them until you see the desired results.

Running a successful lead generation campaign it’s not rocket science!If you know what to do and do it, success it’s just a matter of time and practice.

How about your own campaign?What results did you get so far?

I’d love to see your comments and suggestions below!

To your massive success,

Blog:http://www.radudascalul.com

Skype:radudascalul

Email:dascalulradu@gmail.com

Even if,at this moment there are dozens of trainings,courses and lead generation methods ,countless people still struggle for traffic and leads.The main reasons:either they are overloaded with information,wrong audience, or the lack of consistency with things that actually work.

With the lead generation methods that I’m going to share with you today,every online marketer should not struggle anymore to get high targeted leads for his business.

The purpose of every lead generation campaign is to find people interested in what you have to offer and enhance the process of building relationships with them, by using the attraction marketing principles. When you pick some of the strategies presented below and offer value consistently enough then you don’t have to run after people,buy leads or call strangers.

Best lead generation methods

Basically,we have paid and free strategies both with their pros and cons.

Paid ones

-pay per click on the search engine giants:Google,Bing and Yahoo

-pay per click on the most popular social media platforms:FacebookPPC,Sponsored Tweets or Linked In Direct Ads.

Their main advantages:-quick results

-less effort.

Their disadvantages:

-you spend money(depending on how many  paid advertisement methods you choose)

-if you cut the budget you don’t generate leads anymore.

-these leads are less targeted

-it’s more difficult to build rapport and meaningful relationships with them.This is  crucial,especially in lead generation for mlm

Another paid option is to buy leads but it’s not a wise choice at all.You will loose a lot of time and money on people who are not interested in what you do.

Free lead generation methods

As an internet marketer and network marketer I highly recommend to use them because:

-they produce massive results in the long run

- save money in your pocket,that could be invested in your education or personal purpose

-you have the chance to offer real value and brand yourself

Let’s see them:

1.Article Marketing

2.Video Marketing

3.Search Engine Optimization

4.Facebook Marketing

5Linked In Marketing

6Twitter Marketing

7.Blogging

8.Forum Marketing

9. Niche Marketing Domination-an advanced marketing technique based on keyword research,seo,writing content(on your blog and on high autorithy article directories) and syndicating it on the best social media sites.For more details check my post about Niche Marketing.

Altough they all work,the best idea is to discover what strategy fits on your personality ,what do you enjoy the most and really do it.Consistency is the key.Perhaps you are afraid to sit in the front of a camera and talk.Instead you are a great writer.That’s fine:you can choose article marketing.

Your success depends on your ability to stick with one or two of the lead generation methods mentioned above and offer real value to people.

Which ones are part of your business?How do they work for you?

Let’s share

To your massive success,

Blog: http://www.radudascalul.com

Skype:radudascalul

Email:dascalulradu@gmail.com