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		<title>Motivation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some view points I offer you on motivation for your business.   There is only one thing that you ever need to be successful in life. Some may say it’s money and others may say it’s intellect, but the real key to any success in life is in motivation.   Motivation provides the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/motivation.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-892" title="motivation" src="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/motivation-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Here are some view points I offer you on <strong>motivation</strong> for your business.   There is only one thing that you ever need to be successful in life. Some may say it’s money and others may say it’s intellect, but the real key to any success in life is in motivation.   Motivation provides the jump that people need to start striving for self improvement.   The more they want to do and be, the better off they’ll end up.    There’s a reason why people hold the phrase mind over matter so highly.   It’s because the mind is what runs the physical world. Your thoughts guide you to success or failure, depending on what they are indicating, so if you have motivational thoughts, you’ll end up reaching the goals that you’ve set forth for yourself.   It’s as simple as that.</p>
<p>To be a motivational thinker, you must figure out exactly what you want to do in your business..  Once that;s established, all you have left to do is start setting forth on a plan to achieve those goals.   When it comes to network marketing, that means recruiting people to work with you and sharing with them the goals that you have in mind.   By showing them how motivated you are about the success of your business, you will inspire them to be that passionate too, thus instilling the values in your people that you already have in yourself.   As long as you are all on the same level of determination, your marketing experience will go a lot smoother.</p>
<p>So what does it take to be motivational then?   Well, you have to truly show excitement for what you are attempting to do, never once looking bored by or uninterested in whatever it is your;e doing.   If you give the impression that you don’t care, then your people won’t care either as they will have no need to work toward goals that someone else is not even wishing to achieve.   Show people that you want success more than anything else and let them know how eager you are to get them on the path towards success as well.</p>
<p>Sometimes it seems hard enough to be motivational for yourself, let alone other people.   When that time comes, just remind yourself of your goals and try to think positive of how quickly you can achieve them.     Remember how eager you were at the beginning and try to emulate that again.   As long as your people see that you still care, they will too.   Your motivation can lead all of you to great success in the future.</p>
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		<title>The Secret Of The Secret</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you are familiar and read personal achievement books and motivational materials, like Think and Grow Rich from Napoleon Hill.   In this information you can unlock the secret of the secret, the law of attraction.
This book was created after studying 500 millionaires within a lapse of 25 years.
Mr. Hill had the opportunity to interview [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/secret.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-871" title="secret" src="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/secret-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Many of you are familiar and read personal achievement books and motivational materials, like Think and Grow Rich from Napoleon Hill.   In this information you can unlock <strong>the secret of the secret</strong>, the law of attraction.</p>
<p>This book was created after studying 500 millionaires within a lapse of 25 years.</p>
<p>Mr. Hill had the opportunity to interview the most wealthy people of his time – and discovered 13 principles that ALL of them applied to become wealthy.</p>
<p>Since this book was published for first time in 1960, these 13 principles have made countless millionaires all over the world.</p>
<p>If you already read this book before, you may not have noticed something very interesting that is included in the prologue a Word From The Author.</p>
<p>In that prologue, Napoleon Hill is constantly talking about a secret that will appear in the middle of the book but he never says what it is!</p>
<p>Check it out.</p>
<p>I didn’t notice it until I read this book for the several times!</p>
<p>Have you seen the movie The Secret Yet ?? If you have you understand   that the secret, is the LAW OF ATTRACTION .</p>
<p>Recently, someone said that Think And Grow Rich is for old people and that The Secret movie was for the new generations well,  I like both  and both complement each other.</p>
<p>Applying this philosophy to our business of MARKETING, it becomes quite clear, we all must learn how to ATTRACT people and NOT hunt for them.</p>
<p>In my experience, it is way better to have my phone and my email  box full of messages from people looking to do business with me, instead spending all my money, time and effort chasing people down.You must learn how to attract your customers and team members and stop hunting them down today.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter if you are in a MLM company or not, you should start learning How To Attract People To You.</p>
<p>Additionally (and for all of you that are not into MLM), reading the book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill along with The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T Harv  Ecker, should be a great start to understand The Law of Attraction secret.</p>
<p>Study it. Learn it. Apply it.</p>
<p>In Networking coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.</p>
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		<title>Becoming A Master Marketer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rivercrest
Becoming A Master Marketer in MLM requires Embracing “Old School” and “New School” Methods of Prospecting
If you Integrate Internet Marketing and Relationship Marketing you will be unusually successful in your MLM.   Ignoring Old School  methods and only embracing the New School methods is simply foolish.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Rivercrest</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/training_coaching.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-869" title="training_coaching" src="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/training_coaching-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Becoming A Master Marketer in MLM </strong>requires Embracing “Old School” and “New School” Methods of Prospecting</p>
<p>If you Integrate Internet Marketing and Relationship Marketing you will be unusually successful in your MLM.   Ignoring Old School  methods and only embracing the New School methods is simply foolish.</p>
<p>I was amused to learn the words Web 2.0 and then later, Attraction Marketing.   As a home based business owner I have built my business using the Internet, postcards, using leads I purchased and the phone, and using face to face marketing. I have been using those methods to build my business long before there were labels attached.</p>
<p>Network Marketers across the world are embracing the New School way of building an MLM business by tapping into the millions of prospects who are online looking for ways to become financially free.   They are learning how to set up their blogs, build capture pages,  and how to market those sites using social media like twitter and Facebook, search engine optimization and video marketing. The question is How Many Of Then Are Really Making Money??</p>
<p>Now, I don’t really believe that there is scarcity of prospects, but there is scarcity of attention spans.  And if all the New School Network Marketers are out there teaching  Attraction Marketing, and posing as experts  where does that leave YOU? If you are trying to claim your spot on the net, how will you stand out?   How will you generate a lead in an environment where everyone is standing up and yelling “pick me, pick me” ?</p>
<p>I don’t know folks, I just don’t know… Maybe just maybe you’ll  have to go back to the Old School  methods of prospecting.</p>
<p>What are the Old School  methods, really?  Does it mean making a list of your friends and family and expecting them all to be your business partners?  That each and every one of them is just waiting to be an entrepreneur?  Or how about standing at the mall and accosting strangers about making extra money, doing just what you are doing?  No way, you say.   That’s how you end up in the NFL, No friends left after you have unprofessionally approached them all with something that they weren’t asking for.</p>
<p>Is that really what is meant by Old School networking?  Of course it isn’t,  but its what you will hear from those who will tell you that the “Old School” methods of building a MLM business are dead.  They will make the offline methods sound stupid and downright degrading.  They will make it sound like you’d  be a fool to follow the advice of the MLM millionaires who all built their business offline, because things are different now .</p>
<p>Come on, do you really think things are THAT different?  People are still people, and this is still a word of mouth business.</p>
<p>So what does Old School really mean, and why should you have respect for the “Old School” masters, instead of disdain for the term?</p>
<p>Its Relationship Marketing at its best.  It is listening for the needs of people and giving them an option to fill those needs. It’s connecting with people in who are looking for what you have to offer.</p>
<p>It was never, and never will be about chasing your friends and family, people!</p>
<p>Right now, there are people all over the world making huge money in MLM building OFFLINE, using Old School methods.<br />
Right now, people are collecting six figure checks.</p>
<p>Are you?</p>
<p>If not, perhaps its time you took a look at expanding your skill set to include offline methods of building your business.</p>
<p>If you are really an entrepreneur with a product or service that the market is asking for, then you should have no trouble connecting with people who have a need for what you offer.</p>
<p>I’m an Internet Network Marketer online as well as being a offline marketer and have been building my business this way for several years.  I can generate  leads online and offline and call my prospects and, expose them to my business through a presentation.</p>
<p>However, I take every opportunity to look people in the eye and hand them my business card.   Their attention is far more valuable than the hundreds of clicks I will get to this blog post.  They are far more likely to take action to either become a customer, or even a distributor.   Why? Because I built a relationship with them in person or on the phone and professionally introduced what I do.   I heard their need and I addressed it.   They can see that I am genuine, am not at all a slimy salesperson, and if they have a desire to move forward, its on them.</p>
<p>My friends and family know what I do, and they are my CUSTOMERS.  They aren’t entrepreneurs, and I wouldn’t prospect them for the business opportunity.  But they do BUY MY STUFF!</p>
<p>If you are a closet entrepreneur, you are missing a huge profit zone.  Get over it already and be the professional you strive to be.   Introduce your product or service and let everyone know what you do..  Would a paycheck for doing so really be so bad?</p>
<p>There is so much more to this- pages and pages worth.  But you really must know that all of the internet marketing prowess in the world is not going to make you residual millions in MLM.  You simply must learn the skills of Relationship Marketing.   Your upline leader making 6 or 7 figures can tell you how to build a huge business. But you have to  Listen!</p>
<p>By all means, learn and understand Attraction Marketing and apply those methods of lead generation.  But what the heck are you going to say to those wonderful people who have asked you for more information?</p>
<p>I guarantee that if you work on your offline prospecting and phone prospecting that you’ll   make more money.   Unless you are incredibly poorly suited for this profession, you cant go wrong when you increase your skill set in those areas.</p>
<p>When you learn how to combine the Old School with the New School Attraction Marketing methods , You will be unusually successful!</p>
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		<title>7 Keys To Grow The Action Habit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very good friend of mine passed this on to me sometime ago.  Take a  look at the 7 Keys To Grow The Action Habit.
 1. Don’t wait until conditions are perfect –  If you’re waiting to start until conditions are perfect, you probably  never will. There will always be something [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/action_habit.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-863" title="action_habit" src="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/action_habit-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>A very good friend of mine passed this on to me sometime ago.  Take a  look at the <strong>7 Keys To Grow The Action Habit</strong>.</p>
<p><strong> 1</strong>.<strong> Don’t wait until conditions are perfect </strong>–  If you’re waiting to start until conditions are perfect, you probably  never will. There will always be something that isn’t quite right.  Either the timing is off, the market is down, or there’s too much  competition. In the real world there is no perfect time to start. You  have to take action and deal with problems as they arise.The best time  to start was last year.  The second best time is now!</p>
<p><strong>2</strong>.<strong> Be a doer -</strong> Practice doing  things rather than thinking about them… Do you want to start exercising?    Do you have a great idea to pitch?   Do it today. The longer an idea  sits in your head without being acted on, the weaker it becomes. After a  few days the details gets hazy. After a week it’s forgotten completely.  By becoming a doer you’ll get more done and stimulate new ideas in the  process.</p>
<p><strong> 3</strong>. <strong>Remember that ideas alone don’t bring  success –</strong> Ideas are important, but they’re only valuable after  they’ve been implemented. One average idea that’s been put into action  is more valuable than a dozen brilliant ideas that you’re saving for  “some other day” or the “right opportunity”. If you have an idea the you  really believe in, do something about it. Unless you take action it  will never go anywhere.</p>
<p><strong> 4</strong>.<strong> Use action to cure fear –</strong> Have  you ever noticed that the most difficult part of public speaking is  waiting for your turn to speak? Even professional speakers and actors  experience pre-performance anxiety. Once they get started the fear  disappears. Action is the best cure for fear. The most difficult time to  take action is the very first time. After the ball is rolling, you’ll  build confidence and things will keep getting easier. Kill fear by  taking action and build on that confidence.</p>
<p><strong> 5</strong>.<strong> Start your creative engine mechanically</strong> – One of the biggest misconceptions about creative work is that it can  only be done when inspiration strikes. If you wait for inspiration to  slap you in the face, your work sessions will be few and far between.  Instead of waiting, start your creative motor mechanically. If you need  to write something, force yourself to sit down and write. Put pen to  paper. Brainstorm. Doodle. By moving your hands you’ll stimulate the  flow of ideas and inspire yourself.</p>
<p><strong>6. Live in the present</strong> – Focus on what you can do in  the present moment. Don’t worry about what you should have done last  week or what you might be able to do tomorrow. The only time you can  affect is the present. If you speculate too much about the past or the  future you won’t get anything done. Tomorrow or next week frequently  turns into never.</p>
<p><strong> 7</strong>. <strong>Get down to business immediately</strong> – It’s common practice for people to socialize and make small talk at  the beginning of meetings. The same is true for individual workers. How  often do you check email or RSS feeds before doing any real work? These  distractions will cost you serious time if you don’t bypass them and get  down to business immediately. By becoming someone who gets to the point  you’ll be more productive and people will look to you as a leader.</p>
<p>It takes courage to take action without instructions from the person  in charge. Perhaps that’s why initiative is a rare quality that’s  coveted by managers and executives everywhere. Seize the initiative.  When you have a good idea, start implementing it without being told.  Once people see you’re serious about getting things done they’ll want to  join in. The people at the top don’t have anyone telling them what to  do. If you want to join them, you should get used to acting  independently.</p>
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		<title>The Winning Mindset</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many factors can attribute to our success as a Network  Marketer.  Besides the  fact that you need:
A great company, a supportive Mastermind Team, a success team  system ,and a  great product, it is also essential you have the  winning  mindset necessary for success.
In the beginning we are fueled with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/winning.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-857" title="winning" src="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/winning-150x148.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="148" /></a>Many factors can attribute to our success as a Network  Marketer.  Besides the  fact that you need:</p>
<p>A great company, a supportive Mastermind Team, a success team  system ,and a  great product, it is also essential you have <strong>the  winning  mindset</strong> necessary for success.</p>
<p>In the beginning we are fueled with excitement, enthusiasm,  hope and a very  positive attitude.  It’s new and it’s fun even though  it is challenging learning  everything necessary to get us on the track  to success. We are on a high.  We  are on a roll.  We are going places.</p>
<p><img src="http://livinwithlynn.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" alt="" />However,  we all encounter disappointments, frustrations and set  backs.  That’s just how  life is. These situations or circumstances are  different for all of us.</p>
<p>-Maybe your immediate sponsor quits.<br />
 -A trusted leader or upline never  returns your email or phone call.<br />
 -Your best friends don’t want any  involvement in your wonderful new  adventure.<br />
 -Your family is non  supportive.<br />
 -Your upline offended you.<br />
 -A valued associate jumped to the  latest, newest pre-launch  opportunity.<br />
 -You aren’t finding enough  prospects.<br />
 -Your partners are doing better than you.</p>
<p>Or maybe:</p>
<p>-You have information overload.</p>
<p>-You are overwhelmed.</p>
<p>-You are out of money.</p>
<p>-You want to quit!</p>
<p>When your business isn’t playing out like you hoped it would,  if you are not  careful you could find yourself with a dark cloud  hanging over you.<br />
 Whatever  it may be for you, the bottom line is the more we dwell on  such things, the  bigger the dark cloud grows.  Just remember it happens  to all of us.  We are no  different than the next marketer.</p>
<p>However, depression does not come from “those things”.  It  comes from  dwelling on those factors, taking them personally and  allowing them to consume  us.  Depression can strangle you until you  become one of the statistics of  failure, because you quit.</p>
<p>If you truly can’t pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get  out of your  funk, then seek out a trusted leader who has a vested  interest in your success  to help you get the proper perspective and  move out from under that cloud.</p>
<p>Our attitude is so powerful!  It can make or break us.   Material things come  and go but our values and attitudes are ingrained  in us and we can exercise  control over our thoughts. <strong>Change  your attitude and change your  life</strong> is often heard and it is  most assuredly true.</p>
<p>We know that planting positive information into our mind is  absolutely  essential for our success.  Paying careful attention to  personal development by  listening to inspirational cds, reading  uplifting books, practicing daily  affirmations, visualizing our  success, praying and being accountable to a  Mastermind team is so  necessary for our growth and to move forward in life.  We  do not have  to succumb to the dark cloud of depression.  By practicing the   disciplines mentioned we can be in control of our attitudes.</p>
<p>It’s all summed up in one of my favorite, well known quotes by  Charles  Swindoll, a minister and bestselling author:</p>
<p>“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude  on life.  The  remarkable thing is that we have a choice every day  regarding the attitude we  will embrace for that day.  We cannot change  our past; we cannot change the fact  that people will act in a certain  way.  We cannot change the inevitable.  The  only thing we can do is  play on the string we have, and that is our attitude.   I’m convinced  that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I  react  to ti.  And so it is with you.  We are in charge of our attitudes.”</p>
<p>So, what ever you encounter when the events in your life don’t  unfold as you  have expected them to, you will be able to think clearly  and quickly draw upon  your storehouse of foundational beliefs not  wasting precious time under the dark  cloud of depression.</p>
<p>Is it always easy?  No. But it’s so critical to remember….</p>
<p>“Your attitude is either your best friend or your worst enemy,  your greatest  asset or your greatest liability.” ~John Maxwell</p>
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		<title>Overcoming Frustration 3 Effective Ways</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By  Brandie Kajino.
This is really great information to overcome a problem we  all encounter at some point.
 Home business professionals: we are a strong bunch. We’re smart,  resourceful and most of us own our own business. We are also tenacious  about figuring things out on our own.
At some point, though, there [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By  Brandie Kajino.</p>
<p><a href="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/frustration.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-853" title="frustration" src="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/frustration-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>This is really great information to overcome a problem we  all encounter at some point.<br />
 Home business professionals: we are a strong bunch. We’re smart,  resourceful and most of us own our own business. We are also tenacious  about figuring things out on our own.</p>
<p>At some point, though, there is a level of frustration with a task or  project. Overcoming frustration can be a matter of perspective. Here  are three tips when you’re ready to throw up your hands and give up:</p>
<p>1. Recognizing that we do, in fact, have limits of knowledge.<br />
 Oh I know, you can do it all. I get that. I’m not insulting your  intelligence (or mine, for that matter). The fact is, we just can’t know  it all. (Insert appalled look here.)</p>
<p>There are so many moving parts to any business, not to mention all  the tools and technology it takes to KEEP it running. There’s email,  handling paper, updating the website and using social media. It’s a lot  to know, plus endeavoring to be the best service provider, widget maker  or retail shop in your niche. No wonder we get frustrated!</p>
<p>If you’re nearing the fringes of your knowledge, consider getting  help. This could involve hiring an assistant or consultant to help you  get through this challenge. Put your ego aside for a bit and reach out  to a fellow entrepreneur who has more knowledge than you and get it  taken care of. There are a lot of talented people out there ready to  help!</p>
<p>2. Take a break and get some perspective.</p>
<p>Ever been up late at night or working long hours on the weekend, only  to find your frustration growing? Sometimes spending more time on a  problem is not the answer. I’ve been completely overwhelmed by projects,  feeling heavy in the stomach and blank in the head. That’s when it’s  time to take a break: go for a walk outside, take the weekend off, put  the laptop away or totally unplug for the rest of the afternoon.  Sometimes a recharge or a quick nap will even allow your mind to work  out a solution, almost unattended. Try it.</p>
<p>3. Rethink.</p>
<p>Frustration may also call for rethinking your entire situation. If  you’ve got 15 email accounts to manage, you could rethink and  consolidate down to two. An overloaded schedule? Try rethinking your  priorities (try using the StartupNation Life Plan). Whatever your  challenge, it surely has a solution if you only take a little time to  think through it. Even better, schedule time with a trusted friend and  chat about it over coffee or on a walk.</p>
<p>A client was having a hard time working in her home office. After  talking with her, we crafted a plan to rework her space. This meant she  had to purchase some furniture and other organizing products. A while  later she remarked about a shift in her thinking about her office. She  hadn’t given it the time and attention it deserved, and it had  languished and caused frustration. The shift for her was giving her  office a slight rework, and she fell back in love with it.</p>
<p>Whatever your frustration, there is a solution. Whether it’s time to  reach out for help, rethink the situation or take some time off, you can  figure it out. Recognize where you are at, buckle down and figure it  out.</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
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		<title>How To Use A Blog For Recruiting</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Daegan Smith.
One of the biggest mistakes I see people making in their blogging  efforts is “why” they use them. Most people tend to think of blogging as  a primary traffic generation strategy, and it can be, but it’s not THE  best use of a blog in our type of business.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>by Daegan Smith.</p>
<p><a href="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/recruit.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-848" title="recruit" src="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/recruit-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>One of the biggest mistakes I see people making in their blogging  efforts is “why” they use them. Most people tend to think of blogging as  a primary traffic generation strategy, and it can be, but it’s not THE  best use of a blog in our type of business.</p>
<p>You should think of  blog traffic more like icing on the cake. The  primary and MOST powerful use of starting and using a blog in your  business is it’s ability to create a powerful testimonial for you. Let  me explain . . .</p>
<p>When I started my first successful business here’s exactly what I  did. On an almost daily basis I blogged about something relating to my  business, at the top of that blog I would always note the number of  people in our team, and then carry on with the message.</p>
<p>Sometimes if I had new recruits I would create a formal blog welcome  to my new team mates by listing their names and welcoming them to the  team.</p>
<p>If there was a co-op, advertising strategy that was working well for  me, you better bet I put in on that blog.</p>
<p>Why? Well, I haven’t told you how I used my blog to recruit yet  (we’ll get to that in a second), but along with using a blog to recruit I  also constantly referred my team members there for any and all updates  on our business.</p>
<p>It was a central meeting point. As a result my team always checked  the blog to see what was going on in our business. This was important  for two reasons:</p>
<p>First, easy access to important current information pertaining to our  team, and second as team wide social proof.</p>
<p>They came to the blog and saw the number of people on the team  growing and welcome messages to our new team members and subconsciously  it helped raise their belief level about the business they were in.</p>
<p>It’s sometimes easy for a new recruit to get discouraged without  encouragement and the blog helped give them that encouragement they  needed. As a result they “believed” in the business, and took more  proactive action to go out and do what we were doing to grow which  translated into a higher rate of duplication in the business and longer  retention.</p>
<p>So let’s recap so far, we’ve got a blog where we’re blogging about  our team, what we’re doing to advertise, we’re “training” our team  members to check the blog often for advice and encouragement and as a  result their using that motivation to go out and build. This causes the  team to grow faster, stronger, and better.</p>
<p>What do we have? That sounds like a pretty darn powerful testimonial  to me. And that’s the primary use of the blog as far as recruiting is  concerned as I mentioned earlier.</p>
<p>The mistake most people make is they want to blog for traffic, which  you can do, and I’ll share a few tips to doing that better in a few, but  not it’s best use for recruiting. Here’s how to use your blog to  recruit . . .</p>
<p>I’d generate leads directly to my own lead capture page or my  company’s lead capture page. Once I saw my lead opt in I would send them  a personal email to tell them a little bit about myself, our team, and  our business. In that email I would always include a link to my blog so  my prospects could get an inside look at who I and our team was doing.</p>
<p>This is powerful as heck for a couple reasons where recruiting is  concerned.</p>
<p>First, people are inherently voyeuristic. They wanna spy, so let  them. By sending my prospects to my blog they now had the opportunity to  get to know me and my team without me even being there. As a result,  when we did have an email correspondence or they called me they already  knew me.</p>
<p>I’ve always found this to be a MUCH better option than cold calling  leads. I let them get to know me first.</p>
<p>Second reason this is powerful is based on a principle called “The  Power Of Documentation” which states we as humans tend to take things  which we read as more truthful than things we just hear.</p>
<p>In other words, a prospect who goes to your blog and reads about you  and your team is going to take what they read there at face value where  if you’re on the phone telling them the same thing they’re most likely  saying “Yeah right”</p>
<p>If you’ve ever called leads and had that question come up of “Well  why should I join you?” Having and sending your prospects to your blog  first will virtually eliminate this objection and ignite powerful  curiosity and intrigue about you and what you do.</p>
<p>So, when it comes to using a blog to recruit, it’s best us is as a  secondary traffic strategy. You get the lead, then you send them to your  blog for a powerful testimonial.</p>
<p>So I can hear the question welling up “What should I put on my blog  to start?” Simple, talk about yourself, your company’s products and  service, why you love your company, your team, AND here’s a key . . .</p>
<p>Ask your upline or downline to write you a quick note about why it’s  great to work with you and put it on your blog.</p>
<p>You do that, and you’ve covered all your bases. Not only are your  prospects learning about you, why you like what you do, your  personality, your team, BUT they’re also SEEING other people saying  great things about you. Third party validation about you is a powerful  thing.</p>
<p>Simply doing this and nothing else, I was surprised to see that after  about six months of consistent blogging my blog received about 300 site  views per day from people finding online via search engines. I did  nothing but blog, but just because I had content on the blog I had tons  of people finding it for free, and as a result, calls out of the blue  from people saying “yeah I found your blog, what’s up with your  business” (kinda cool)</p>
<p>So let me share a few things you can do to improve you search engine  rankings for you blog posts to enhance your free traffic.</p>
<p>First, do a little keyword research using the Google Keyword tool.  Find a few keywords related to business and use those keywords in your  blog title, and a few times, along with a few synonyms for that main  keyword in your blog post.</p>
<p>One secret strategy that’s really increased my blog traffic  personally is using images in my blog.</p>
<p>On blog posts where I insert an image to correspond to the blog post  keyword I tend to get about double the traffic. So find a few images  related to your blog post keyword.</p>
<p>Name those images as your main keyword, for instance if my blog post  was based on the keyword “internet network marketing” then then I would  find 3 images I could use for that keyword and I would name the images  internet-network-marketing1.jpg, internet-network-marketing2.jpg,  internet-network-marketing3.jpg etc.</p>
<p>Search engines rank you based on how many other websites link to your  post related to your keywords, so when you create a new blog post,  write an article with the same keyword and submit it to the major  article directories with a link going back to your main blog post.</p>
<p>Find a few other blogs in the niche and comment on a few post and  link back to your blog post.</p>
<p>Create a facebook, twitter, myspace, squidoo account and post some  content based on the keyword and link those back to your blog post.</p>
<p>You do that for you blog and you’re ahead of 99% of marketers.</p>
<p>So now that we’ve got traffic down, let’s talk about $$$, how do you  make money with your blog? I think the simplest way to make money with  blog from the outset is to simply add Google Adsense to each blog post,  not so much because you’ll make a ton of cash from it, but when people  do click on your Google Adsense ads on your blog you’ll make a few bucks  which is powerful positive reinforcement for your efforts in the early  going.</p>
<p>It’ll fuel you forward. You’ll see money coming in and you’ll get  excited.</p>
<p>The best long term way to make money with your blog though is . . .</p>
<p>Integrating your blog with your email marketing efforts. I love using  the one two punch of email marketing and blogging because it allows you  to change the dynamic of your email messages to your prospects from a  one way conversation to a two way conversation by giving your prospects  the ability to comment back to you.</p>
<p>Getting people involved and commenting on your blog is a powerful way  to build trust. Think of your blog as a conversation and you’ll see the  bond between you and your prospects growing stronger daily and for it  your income will increase.</p>
<p>There are two powerful benefits of turning your emails into a blog  conversation.</p>
<p>The first is simply when people get involved and proactively comment  they’ve taking a powerful step into your world. The second benefit is a  little more sneaky, but extremely powerful.</p>
<p>Say you send a prospect to your blog to share an important post today  and 15 people comment on that post. Great!</p>
<p>Well what if you take the email that you sent people to your blog and  add it to your auto responder?</p>
<p>Now the leads that join your list 3 months from now will get that  email automatically via your autoresponder email sequence you set up and  when they get to the post not only are they going to get to participate  in a conversation you set up on autopilot, but they’ll also see all the  people that commented prior and say . . .</p>
<p>“Wow! I just got this email and 15 people already comment there must  be a lot of people listening in.”  and hence conclude you’re a good  teacher and someone a LOT of people listen to.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The child arrives like a mystery box&#8230;
 with puzzle pieces inside
 some of the pieces are broken or missing&#8230;
 and others just seem to hide
But the HEART of a teacher can sort them out&#8230;
 and help the child to see
 the potential for greatness he has within&#8230;
 a picture of what he can be
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/teachers2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-818" title="teachers2" src="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/teachers2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>The child arrives like a mystery box&#8230;<br />
 with puzzle pieces inside<br />
 some of the pieces are broken or missing&#8230;<br />
 and others just seem to hide</p>
<p>But the HEART of a teacher can sort them out&#8230;<br />
 and help the child to see<br />
 the potential for greatness he has within&#8230;<br />
 a picture of what he can be</p>
<p>Her goal isn&#8217;t just to teach knowledge&#8230;<br />
 by filling the box with more parts<br />
 it&#8217;s putting the pieces together&#8230;<br />
 and creating a work of art</p>
<p>The process is painfully slow at times&#8230;<br />
 some need more help than others<br />
 each child is a work in progress&#8230;<br />
 with assorted shapes and colors</p>
<p>First she creates a classroom&#8230;<br />
 where the child can feel safe in school<br />
 where he never feels threatened or afraid to try&#8230;<br />
 and kindness is always the rule</p>
<p>She knows that a child <br />
 can achieve much more <br />
 when he feels secure inside<br />
 when he&#8217;s valued and loved&#8230;<br />
 and believes in himself<br />
 &#8230;and he has a sense of pride</p>
<p>She models and teaches good character&#8230;<br />
 and respect for one another<br />
 how to focus on strengths&#8230;not weaknesses<br />
 and how to encourage each other</p>
<p>She gives the child the freedom he needs&#8230;<br />
 to make choices on his own<br />
 so he learns to become more responsible&#8230;<br />
 and is able to stand alone</p>
<p>He&#8217;s taught to be strong and think for himself&#8230;<br />
 as his soul and spirit heal<br />
 and the puzzle that&#8217;s taking shape inside&#8230;<br />
 has a much more positive feel</p>
<p>The child discovers the joy that comes&#8230;<br />
 from learning something new&#8230;<br />
 and his vision grows as he begins <br />
 to see all the things that he can do</p>
<p>A picture is formed as more pieces fit&#8230;<br />
 an image of the child within<br />
 with greater strength and confidence&#8230;<br />
 and a belief that he can win!</p>
<p>All because a hero was there&#8230;<br />
 in the HEART of a teacher who cared<br />
 enabling the child to become much more&#8230;than he ever imagined&#8230;or dared</p>
<p>A teacher with a HEART for her children&#8230;<br />
 knows what teaching is all about<br />
 she may not have all the answers&#8230;<br />
 but on this&#8230;she has no doubt</p>
<p>When asked which subjects she loved to teach,<br />
 she answered this way and smiled&#8230;<br />
 &#8220;It&#8217;s not the subjects that matter&#8230;<br />
 It&#8217;s all about teaching the CHILD.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>30 Day Challenge: Day 8</title>
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		<title>Arm Your New Distributors For Success</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to share how you Arm Your New Distributors For Success In Network Marketing . This is great information I received from someone by email.
“Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
 The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
 Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
 And by opposing end them.”
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/armor.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-811" title="armor" src="http://nickskolsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/armor-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Today I want to share how you <strong>Arm Your New Distributors For Success In Network Marketing .</strong> This is great information I received from someone by email.</p>
<p>“Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer<br />
 The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune<br />
 Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,<br />
 And by opposing end them.”</p>
<p>- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III, Scene i (58-90)</p>
<p>Hamlet may not have been talking about network marketing, but his words do apply. Almost every network marketer has experienced the “slings and arrows” of the naysayers, those often well-meaning friends and relatives that stand in the way of our making an “outrageous fortune!” Experienced network marketers, clothed in the armor of past success, are less vulnerable to outside influences. The new distributor, however, is vulnerable, and that “sea of troubles” can act as a barrier to reaching their true potential.</p>
<p>What did the knights of old do to prevent an injury? That’s right – they armed themselves. Their armor was heavy and cumbersome, and they needed a squire to help them prepare for battle. Well, the same is true for your new distributors. While the armor they must use is less cumbersome than that of the knights, you must help them arm themselves for success. In other words, you must be their squire.</p>
<p>What do I mean by “arming for success?”</p>
<p>When a new distributor joins your network marketing organization, they are moving into an environment that demands strong armor. There are a lot of “slings and arrows” that can hurt their chances for success and create a sea of troubles — of doubt, disbelief, even failure.</p>
<p>As Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert T. Kiyosaki points out, most people in this world are afraid to experience success. They are held back by negative thinking, and consequently suffer the pain of mediocrity. Because they have not been armed for success, and are more focused on security and survival, they subject themselves to a life of servitude and poverty and being someone else’s employee.</p>
<p>Arm your new distributors from negative thinking and potential disaster. How? By understanding why so many people are negative about network marketing and the prospects of the success it can bring.</p>
<p>Let’s face it. There are a lot of people out there that do not want you to become successful. When you are successful, you point out the lack of success in their lives. When you take away any excuses they’ve been hanging onto and you force them to look at their lives as they really are, it makes them very uncomfortable. You’ve heard of the expression “Misery loves company.” Well, it’s true.</p>
<p>Doug Firebaugh, network marketing guru, calls it the “Unspoken Understanding,” which is simply the silent agreement that most people have with each other, namely “don’t mention my mediocre life, and I won’t mention yours.” Your success and the succe ss of your new distributors, just points out the naysayers’ mediocrity.</p>
<p>Leaders help others. If you are going to be successful in network marketing, you must arm your new distributors against people who will try to convince them their business won’t work. Show your downline you want them to be successful. Encourage them. Show them how the most successful network marketers have achieved their success, and teach them to model those attitudes, habits, and actions. Remind your distributors that they are the CEO of their lives. Arm them with the power of positive thinking so they don’t let others live their lives for them with their negative attitudes.</p>
<p>To paraphrase Hamlet, by opposing negative thoughts, we end them.</p>
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