Success in internet business is actually very simple to guarantee.  You simply need to understand and cultivate your business assets, and ensure that you work consistently to grow and maintain them.

Most people fail because they either don’t understand one or more of these assets, or they don’t do consistent work and never reach that “tipping point” where it all falls together and begins to make them a steadily growing income.

Your Online Business Assets

1. Your Website

A website that ranks on search engines in one of the most important assets you can have.  If you are relying on affiliate marketing and marketing other people’s sites you are being very short sighted.  You can earn money in the short term, but just like in a job you are really only working to build someone else’s site and help them in their business.

It can be incredibly easy to get a simple blog going, and from there you only need to be updating your blog and building links to it.  The easiest way to get a blog going is to get it done for you so it will be fully optimized for search engine ranking and for viral social media marketings (the best and cheapest option I can recommend is Empower Network, you can get your blog instantly setup with them: Here).

How to build this asset: Keep updating your blog, and build links back to your articles.  You can do this through social media, pinging and article directories (full details in the Rebel Marketers Manual, you can pick up your free copy to the right of this page).

2. Your List

People buy from those they know, like and trust.  This means that people need to get to know you before they will buy from you.  It is vital that you are growing a list of people that have asked to hear more from you. You can grow your list both organically, through your blog and your search engine traffic, and via paid advertising.  My favourite list building technique is solo ads.  You can pay someone else to promote you and your products to their list.

3. Your Social Media Contacts

Your friends list on Facebook and followers on Twitter are fast becoming as important to your business as your email marketing lists.  This is because these people not only get to hear about your new articles and websites, they also get to see your pictures, here about your family, and generally get to know you as a real person.  It’s VITAL that you treat your Facebook and Twitter contacts as real friends, not leads.  It turns out that this also makes things a lot more fun as you really get to know people when you stop seeing little dollar signs on everyone!

Build your social media contacts slowly.  I recommend spending 30 minutes a day adding a few more people to your list, and making personal contact to say hi and introduce yourself.  Remember this is about building a business asset, not making a quick buck.  So don’t throw your links around the second you get a new friend on your list.  Say hi, and get to know them.

4. Your Relationship with Your List

This is as important as the list itself and takes time to grow.  You need to think about what your list is getting from you.  Are they getting hammered with marketing emails, or are they getting solid information that they can use without having to buy all your products from day one? Are they getting to see that you are a real person, through your personal stories and posts?

One of the best ways to build a solid relationship with your list is to not rely too heavily on autoresponders, but use blog posts to communicate with them.  That way your list can get short, non-markety emails from you telling them you have a new blog post.  When they get good information from your blog posts it will make them more likely to open your emails and they will like you better for it.

5. Your Skills

This is the most overlooked asset in online business, yet it is VITAL.  You need skills in copywriting, sales funnels, link building, article writing, etc. The good thing is the more consistently you work and test the better and better you will get at it all. Just like any skill or learning a sport you need to exercise and practice to get better.  A great way to build this is to leverage the skills of others while you are practicing and improving your own skills.  This video will show you the best way to leverage other people skills while growing your own: Click Here.

Remember, every single thing you do in your business should be around building one of these assets.  So when you sit down to write a blog decide if you are going to write a relationship building blog or a link building blog.  When you pay for traffic, monitor your conversion rates (from visitors to opt-ins) to ensure you are getting the lowest price for new list member.  When you visit Facebook, think about adding new people that seem like someone you would actually want to do business with.

Consistency is key. Do consistent work DAILY to build up these assets, and you can’t go wrong.  Make sure that people have the opportunity to buy from you, without shoving it in their face.

If you want more details on HOW to build these assets and create a solid internet income through simple daily work (about 1-2 hours per day) read the Rebel Marketers Manual (sign up to the right of this page).

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Regular visitors to Living Aloud may have noticed a change of late…

I’ve been awfully quiet.

As a writer and marketer I actually love my work and love my blog.  I really enjoy contributing to it and believe in the power of consistent action to make things happen in any business.

So what happened to make me so quiet?

It started with a vision.

I had to take some time and think about the industry we are all in (making money online) and why not everyone achieves the same amount of success.

I’ve always felt that people need to take responsibility for their own actions and their own success.  So I simply show them HOW I achieve my results and let them take the action from there.  But there is still a learning curve.  It’s different for everyone, but no matter how much How To I give my teams people still have to learn some new skills to become successful.

How long does this take?

That depends on the person.  For me it took me 2 years of struggling until I found a way to stay consistent in my action and actually get the results I wanted.

It doesn’t have to take that long.  One of my biggest problems was actually my ego

You see I tend to think of myself as a pretty smart lady.  So when confronted with a problem I try to learn my way through it and pick up any of the skills I think I will need in order to get through the problem.

I have had to learn FTP, some HTML, copywriting, backlinking, how Google thinks, how to run a blog, how to connect my blog through social networks, etc.

And in all this going it alone and learning I actually was shackling myself to poor results.  I was taking so much time and energy to learn technical garbage that I wasn’t putting 100% of my attention on building my business and helping my team.

Things shifted for me when I realized that I don’t have to have minute control over every aspect of my business and that I could leverage the skills of others to grow my business and help my team.

And I could use all the knowledge I have gained as leverage for my team to see results exponentially faster than I did.

Those two years of my time can help an infinite number of people not have to go through the pains of struggle that I did.

My new vision is a way to help people use everything that I have learned about making money online and giving them (yes, giving as in for free) actual tools to help them market and build teams, and help their teams market and build teams.

We’re talking about building a community of SUCCESSFUL internet marketers so you aren’t just being told what to do, but getting actual tangible products you can use in your marketing…

*Because you are not going to settle for Bad Leadership

*Because you are not going to struggle to learn skills that your leaders ALREADY HAVE

*Because you shouldn’t have to pay extra to get tangible help from your leaders!

*Because you deserve to have REAL success without struggle!

So what is my vision?

Well, you’ll have to wait and see!

I’m making sure I have everything perfect and ready to go for you, so you can hit the ground running.

If you’re worried you might miss the announcement just sign up for the mailing list on the right of this page (and watch the video as it will completely change how you view internet marketing and show you why you shouldn’t settle for measly checks!).

Look out for an email titled:

The Big Vision Finally Revealed.

And be ready to FINALLY achieve success in your business!

P.S. Want to know the simplest and easiest way to be successful?? Join a team of thousands that are all working on the same simple plan to leverage the power of a community to ALL become a success: Learn more here.

Does this scene feel familiar?

You’re sitting at your computer, working on advertising for your business. There is that phone call you need to make to a new prospect, or that video email you promised yourself you would create.

Instead, you find yourself glued to your chair, preferring to keep on doing the activity you already know how to do, rather than tackling the new one.  There is a subtle or not so subtle fear that creeps in every time you think about doing it.  You convince yourself that this preferred activity is important, that you are conscientiously working on your business.  But you’re not fooling anyone, least of all yourself.

This is a trap we all face – one we need to recognize and deal with if we want to actually move our business forward. We have to learn how to help ourselves move out of our comfort zone.

The first thing to remember is that the act of creating a business by its very nature means that you will be constantly moving out of your comfort zone.  You will step into new territory, become comfortable, then step out again.  Over and over.  And this is not just you – everyone who has made the journey to success in a home business has done the same, and faces the same fears that you do.

So, during your working hours, stop every once in a while and ask yourself, “Is there something important I need to be doing, that I am putting off?”  If the answer is yes, then notice how you are feeling, and look for the cause for the delay.  If there is no real reason for not doing it, maybe this is a step into new territory, and you are nervous or afraid to step out.

It’s important to actually notice when you are are feeling fear of something new, because it is only when you notice that you can take steps to deal with it.

Okay, so you’ve discovered that the next important task in your business is not getting done because your are not comfortable doing it, you are afraid to try it, you’re afraid you’ll blow it.  Great – now at least this fear is not flying under the radar, and you have the opportunity to make a different decision about it.

Talk to yourself about your fear.  Be kind, be firm.  Give yourself permission to blow it.  Give yourself a reward for trying.  Remind yourself that that unaddressed fear is sapping your energy, and it is far better to give the task a good try, no matter the result, than to be drained by fear of doing it.

And, most important, remind yourself that you do not need to do this task perfectly – you are learning!

To Your Success!

Susan

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The entire MLM industry has changed drastically in the last few years and it is becoming easier to become an MLM leader.  It is growing and changing as people come to understand that success is not about getting as many people as they can to just sign up, but rather uplifting others and helping them to actually achieve success!  The focus is no longer on how to be the best salesperson, and moved to how to be the best MLM leader.  So if you’re brand new to the industry, how does that affect you?  How can you become an MLM leader that people actually want to work with?

How to Become An MLM Leader

1. Learning

Every true MLM leader started out exactly where you are, knowing very little about how to achieve success.  To really become a leader you will need to start by learning whatever you can about the MLM industry.  This doesn’t have to mean buying courses and training (although that is the fast-track way to do it!)  Instead you can simply read MLM blogs, watch free MLM training videos, go through MLM bootcamps.  Do your best to learn one new specific skill every single day.  It could be on how to handle objections, how to market, how to setup a blog, etc.

You will quickly have something that other people don’t have, knowledge.  You then simply have to share this knowledge and new people in the industry will see that you are a true leader.  You don’t need to know everything to be a success, you just need to always continue on in the pursuit of knowledge.

2. Honesty

Anyone who has built a large organisation through lying about what it takes to succeed will have their business crumble underneath them.  Why?  Because if people have misconceptions about what it takes to succeed they won’t be prepared to put in the work necessary.  This is why I have made an MLM bootcamp.  I show people EXACTLY what they would need to do to be successful in MLM.  If they don’t think they can do it, they don’t join with me, if they know they can put in even just an hour a day, they know before they join exactly what they will need to do.  This means they hit the ground running when they start and will stand a much better chance at success!!

3. Consistency

Consistent and daily work is VITAL to becoming an MLM leader.  It doesn’t mean spending every spare moment on your business, but you need to be doing something daily to reach your goals.  If you choose to start an MLM blog the easiest thing to do is write and syndicate a blog post every day.  This will both allow your leads to see you are a leader, and they will see you are actually active!  It also means that over time you will rank more easily on Google and your marketing efforts will reach a tipping point where marketing becomes easy.  BUT you have to start with daily consistent work to get anywhere.

4. Assistance

When you work to actually assist others in their success without looking for anything in return, you will be a true MLM leader.  There is nothing more attractive then someone who genuinely wants to help and isn’t always trying to sell you something.  That’s why offering free training is one of the best things you can do to establish yourself as a leader.  For example, my bootcamp will teach ANYONE how to get leads and create a high traffic blog for their MLM.  Every person who goes through it will have the chance to see what MLM company I have chosen and some will want to partner with me because of my leadership, other people will take the information and become a success in their own business.

When you get to a place where you are prepared to help others without them being in your team (by offering a free training, etc.)  you will have truly become an MLM leader and your success is virtually guaranteed.

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If you’ve just joined or are looking into an MLM home business you need to be sure that you know the pitfalls most people fall into so that you can become a success quickly.

The Three Traps to Avoid When Starting Your MLM Home Business

1. The “Overnight” Success Story Trap

You need to be sure you don’t have your “lifestyle” goggles on when you start your MLM home business.  The biggest trap is having the wrong expectations for how long it will take and the amount of work it will take to become a success.

You will need to pay for your success with either time or money.  If you have a bunch of money you can buy loads of paid advertising and become successful quickly.  If you don’t you will need to commit a solid amount of time to free advertising, calling your leads, and building your business.

If you follow a good strategy (I recommend the Easy MLM strategy), it will probably realistically take you 1-2 hours a day every single day for about 3-6 months to build a decent income.

2. The Trying a Little Bit of Everything Trap

Slap-dash marketing is a trap nearly all MLM home business owners fall into!  If you try a little bit of everything you tend to lose your money FAST as you don’t know how to properly market.  For example, you might try some Facebook marketing, combined with PPC, combined with article marketing, etc.  A bit of focused effort on ONE type of marketing will practically guarantee your success as you will become better and better at it as you learn.

When I started in this industry I spent months trying a little bit of everything and getting NO results from anything!  It was only after I dedicated myself to learning how to get leads from article marketing that I started to see decent results!  Now I also have a strategy to train my team on!

Be a specialist! Not a “jack of all trades”.

3. The Cashflow Trap

If you run out of money to advertise or promote your MLM home business you are dead in the water!  No cashflow basically means No business!

The easy solution to this trap is to create multiple streams of income as you work to build your MLM.  Be realistic and understand that it will take time to grow your business (especially as MLM’s grow slowly at the start until you reach the tipping point where your results become exponential!)

You can create multiple streams of income by providing tools and resources to your leads that can actually help them to learn how to make money from home even if they don’t join your business!  This way your leads will view you as someone who is actually helpful and would make a great leader for them if they do decide to join your MLM home business, and you will earn some money to keep marketing.

Try to find a tool that will solve some specific problem your leads are having.  For example, my leads are often interested in how to start their own blogs.  I use the how to blog tutorial to not only teach them, but to earn commissions if they decide to buy hosting to get started!  I also show them an option that involves no set-up, no hosting, and is easier to rank in Google (decide if it’s an option you want to promote to your leads by discovering it here).

Note: ONLY market a product if you’ve tried it and like it yourself.  If you don’t use it, don’t market it! You’ll only alienate your leads and lose their trust if you sell them crappy products.

How to Avoid the MLM Home Business Pitfalls?

You will need to leverage your efforts and get making money as fast as you can in your MLM home business.  You can do that by finding a decent strategy that an MLM leader is using.  Then you simply “follow the leader”.  Learn the strategy and implement it over and over until you get good at it.  Get some cashflow into your business so that you can STAY in business for the 3-6 months it will take for you to start seeing real success in your MLM home business.

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