Get To Know Your Leads

I would suggest getting to know your leads instead of just sending your auto-responder messages to them.  Nobody does business with people they don’t know.  You know,  This is a people business,  and that means no matter what your latest and greatest product is,  you still have to talk on the phone.

It is great when you finally get your first 10 leads online.  I remember when I got my first 10 leads.  I was so happy.  I logged into my back office and hit my first goal.  10 leads!!  Now, of course I had getresponse (auto-follow up), and I was getting great results with my marketing strategy.  Only, there was one thing missing.  I haven’t talked to any of them.  I knew that if I did not start calling them, then more leads would be there the following week now that I had a successful marketing technique.  I suggest that if you do not have the knowledge to talk to leads or if you are nervous,  then you will never make it in this industry.  That is just my opinion.  There are only a select few individuals that I know in the field that can get away with succeeding in  Network Marketing without talking to their leads, and that is still with lots and lots of advanced marketing and videos.  So I had to get to know each and everyone of my leads.  I wanted to know them.  Believe it or not,  you will be amazed at what you can acomplish with good, solid networking and phone conversations.

Look… I’m just saying,  Network Marketing is the best industry I have ever seen.  Anyone can make it if they put in what it takes to succeed.  First, as I said, get tons of knowledge before you start getting leads.  Leads are filling out there information because they are looking for your help,  a leader,  to guide them in the right direction to the top!  They are not looking for a bunch of capture pages with someone on the other end that is a fake.

This is not a get rich quick, or some ferry Godmother to magically give you a massive downline.  I will say it again, this is a people business.  People join people…. Not companies.  Your leads have to trust you as a leader, and you have to trust your leads.  That is the way that will help you succeed so much more.  It all starts with you picking up the phone and providing value for your leads, and your team.

I hope I helped you today,  and stay tuned on Network Pro Coach for some more great training and tips!!

To your Massive Success!    Ray  MacDonald

Find Out What Your “WHY” Is

Hello!  Today I am going to ask you a very important question.  I don’t want you to just read through this post and just put it on the back burner,  I want you to really absorb this and think long and hard about your answer.

What Is Your  “WHY” ?  Why are you doing what you are doing?  Why are you trying something new?  Why have you been doing something for so long and do not know the real reason why?  These are all questions that any common person with goals needs to figure out.  Your  “WHY” is going to make, or break your goals in the future.  I want you to answer this question right now;  “What is your “WHY”?  Please don’t say, ” I want to make a lot of money.”,  that is a very common answer and a very easy way out.  You NEED to know what your “WHY” is, to help you to achieve your goals and dreams.

I can promise you one thing, if you do not have a big enough “WHY”, then whatever you are doing  or whatever you are seeking after,  you won’t be as successful as you would have been if you had just kept your “WHY” by your side.  That means think about it throughout the day;  let your  “WHY”  be your inspiration throughout your journey to success.

A “WHY” can be anything.  It might be to help your kids grow and be taken care of. It might be you want to be on the right path to leadership and success.  It might be that you want to be a better person, and help others or you want to change your life, and spend time with your family.   These are some answers that I have heard from others when I asked them the question, “What is your why?”.  Remember, think about your answer, don’t just make it about money.  So many people say, “because I want to be rich.”  or ” Because I want to make a million dollars.”,  “because I want a Boat.”.  I’m talking about the real reason “WHY” you do what you do.  Understanding this simple principal is so crucial for you while you are on your path to success.  There are many rocky roads and hurdles you will have to get through and if you do not have a big enough “WHY”, then when the going gets tough,  your first reaction will be to quit, as I said in one of my earlier posts about how failing can be a good thing.   Write down your “WHY” and look at it from time to time.   When you succeed,  you will look back at  your reasons “WHY”,  and it will mean so much more.

There will be a roller coaster ride through whatever you strive for in life,  but know that you can keep going. With your “why” in mind, you will have a vision of what your life will be in the future.

Find out what your “WHY” is and start your journey.  You deserve to accomplish your goals and dreams and with the proper mindset, nothing will be insurmountable.

Feel free to make a comment on this post and tell me your “WHY”.  I love to hear them!

Until next time,

Ray MacDonald

How to STOP automatic direct messages on Twitter

For some, it’s enough to unfollow and block someone. Automatic messages, part of the ever growing trend of automation through social media. People set up generic messages to be delivered upon a follow or reply in order to give the illusion of interactivity – what it does more times than not is annoy and frustrate the user on the receiving end.

To find out how to stop those annoying DM’s from at least 2 of the most popular automated services, check after the jump!
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How to STOP automatic direct messages on Twitter

Failing Can Be Good

You know,  our mind is tricky.  I have been through a roller coaster of  a journey to this point.  I’m sure you have too.  Everybody’s  Journey is different, but you can make the best out of all the times you fail.  I want to ask you a question.  How do you feel when you fail?  Stop reading, and really think about that for a second….. Not a good thought huh?  Well, there is good news about failing.  I have learned to turn my failing along my journey,  into good,  and positive moments in life.  You see,  when you fail,  You really learn what NOT to do.  If  you  try something,  and it doesn’t work,  odds are that you will not do the same thing the same way.  This will help you in later stages of your mission.  You will always look back on those moments,  and will be very careful on how you do things the next time.  I have failed in many different ways along the way,  and put all of them together and have created momentum and great success with all of them put together.  You see,  most people when they fail,  they give up.  That’s why in the Network Marketing industry the percentages of really making a full time living are very tough.  I think deep down,  a lot of people have  a Network Marketing dream.  It’s just many can’t handle failure,  or the emotional roller coaster that comes with this industry.  So first instinct is to give up, and go back to the comfortable life that is more secure, and makes more sense.  I can promise you one thing.  Every leader in the Network Marketing industry has Failed Many Many times before getting it right.  The key is to turn every failure into a positive and uplifting moment in your journey to success.

Just remember… NEVER give up on your dream,  and NEVER let failing get you down,  or discourage you to give up.  This is why so many fail in the field.  If  you can’t figure out a way to make it work,  then get more information.  If there are others that make it,  then there is not any reason that you can’t.  Also,  surround yourself with positive people and positive things in your life.  This will help motivate you and keep you thinking the right mindset to succeed in whatever you may be setting a goal for.

I am excited for everyone to succeed in what they are after in life, and you CAN do it.

Until next time, this is your Network Pro Coach, and To Your MASSIVE Success

Ray  MacDonald

Video Tutorial: How to create a group on facebook

I’ve created a video tutorial on how to create a Facebook.com group.

Check it out after the jump!
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Educate Yourself, Build Relationships, then move Forward

I have been in this industry for about 6 years.  I have seen it all.  I used to go to every event, every home meeting, and set one on one meetings everywhere. I still was not educated in Network Marketing.  I can tell you ahead of time, if you do not educate yourself.. You will FAIL.  Plain and simple.  As I said in earlier posts on my blog, ” I have to tell you the truth so you don’t make mistakes I have made early.”  Anyway, I would like to tell you a short story.

It was about 5 years ago, and I joined a company.  Lets call this company, “Company Z.”  I joined company Z because I loved the products and I had a lot of connections that I knew would buy a lot of the products.  That is always a bonus.  Well, even though I knew those people,  I was not that close with them.. We talked business here and there but we were not good friends.  Also, I did not even Educate myself with ” Company Z” or Network Marketing yet.  I was doing the typical traditional things my upline told me.  Hound everyone within 3 feet of me.  I asked every one to check the company out,  and check my products out.  Boy I wish I had it to do over again.  I can’t stress it enough.  PEOPLE DO BUSINESS WITH PEOPLE!! Bottom line. I don’t care if  you have the latest and greatest product, or compensation plan. People just do not want to be sold.  I failed of course, because I didn’t have the education to succeed, or a good relationship with the people I was trying to recruit, and buy my products.

If you go back to one of my earlier posts, it will help you to be real with others and get to know them, and business will come later. It is titled “Just Be Real With People.“  Other than that, get some knowledge about Network Marketing before you go out and make simple mistakes that I have in the past.

I hope this post will help you, and glad I can share this with you

Your Network Pro Coach

Ray MacDonald