What is Web 2.0, Really?

Sure we can create a definition for Web 2.0 marketing. We can call it the social interaction on the Internet, we can list the various Web 2.0 type sites such as social networks, social bookmarking sites, wikis, lenses, hubs, forums, and video board sites like You Tube.

But what is Web 2.0 really?

Well, I have a great example that really gets down deep into the heart of what this Web 2.0 Internet marketing is really about.

Yesterday, I sent out individual video mails to my subscribers to wish them a Happy New Year. I didn't do it because I was pitching a product or an opportunity. I did it because that's who I am. I am building relationships with my readers and I want them to realize that I am a real person who cares about their needs (I am constantly asking them for feedback as well).

As I was working on this very large and time consuming yet very fulfilling task, I received a reply from one of my subscribers. He said something like "nice autoresponder, how did you get it to personalize like that?" See, we are so used to being responded to on the web without a real person ever getting involved, he couldn't believe I was actually sending out individual video mails.

I responded back to him telling him that I am a real person and I I said his name over and over so he knew it wasn't an automated response. He emailed me back and was absolutely floored by this. He said he never heard of anyone personally contacting all of their clients like that. He then told me if I needed an affiliate, I have one.

This, my friends, is what Web 2.0 is really about. People connecting with people.

Remember this is your network marketing efforts always and you'll do well.

Sheree

Building Leads vs. Buying Leads

Here is an article by 2 friends of mine who I met in a forum. They are dedicated home based business builders in the network marketing industry and are committed to helping others achieve their goals.

Here is the article they wrote which won an award where it was submitted. Be sure to check out Wayne and Adrian's site at the end of the article.

Building Leads VS Buying Leads

The pros and cons of building leads and buying leads are important for the internet marketer to understand. Leads are people who may be interested in a businesses products or services. Building Leads VS Buying Leads will help the marketer understand the importance of Lead Generation for an online business.

Building Leads
Leads are one of the most important key factors toward success on the internet and learning how to build leads for an online business will be of great benefit. There are many different ways to generate leads, such as effective advertising, building capture pages, creating opt-in lists and offering free products or services are just some of the ways. Offering others the use of internet marketing tools is a good way to build trust between a marketer and their leads. It shows others that you really are interested in helping them become successful. Building a leads list does not cost anything but time. A marketer doesn’t have to spend a fortune when there are free tools out there to help anyone generate leads. Of course spending time on building a leads list will be well worth it because every single lead collected has already been personally verified.

Buying Leads
Buying leads from the internet marketing world is another option for building a leads list, but be very careful. Most leads lists out there are repeatedly bought and sold online over and over again and can end up costing a pretty penny for marketing an online business. This is why most internet marketers prefer to learn how to generate their own leads rather than buying leads. Most of the time with purchased leads, the marketer will try to call the people on the leads list and they find that the leads don’t even want to talk to him/her because they’re probably the hundredth internet marketer who’s called them.

Whether building leads or buying leads, it is very important for the internet marketer to really educate themselves about the advantages and disadvantages.

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How to Deal with People to Get What You Want

People communicate with each other in various ways for a lot of reasons. And one of these reasons is when you need something from someone. For people in business, this can either be in the form of products or services. You may want to sell a product while the other party must find your product useful for his intention. You may want to offer your services while the other party must be satisfied with the services you render according to his needs. In short, the way to get somebody or anybody to do what you want is to make them want to do it.

To get something you want through intimidation or violence is to invite trouble. Yes, it’s possible but not advisable to use forceful methods because the results are undesirable and at times disastrous. Imagine if you force an employee to take a leave of absence for having apparently violated a company rule. The relationship between management and the employee, or perhaps between management and union (if the employee is a member of it), is likely to be severed.

To get what you want, give people what they want. Just what do people want? Physical health, family ties, financial security, spiritual growth, peace of mind, a successful career, and fame are the basic needs of people. There is one important yet intangible thing everybody wants and that is appreciation. Being appreciated and complimented makes a person feel important. When you feel important, you feel needed and wanted, and this gives you a whole lot of reason for existence.

Just how do you give somebody the feeling of importance? Say it, act it; just give it freely, honestly, and wholeheartedly. As literal as it is, saying how appreciative you are for a favor received, makes the other person feel important. You may not be able to describe exactly in words the feeling of importance when you’re in the shoes of the recipient. But definitely, what you can not describe is real and priceless.

Pre-empt importance. Give some sort of sign to the other person that what you want from him, will make him feel important. Let’s take charity for example. A recipient wants or needs contributions from the giver. It can either be material or service contribution, or both. Even before the act itself, the giver somehow expects appreciation from the recipient and this will give him a boost of importance. Appreciation may not necessarily be in words. A smile and/or a pat would suffice and they can come from both giver and recipient. The giver shows his feeling of being appreciated. The recipient shows his feeling of appreciation for the gift. Somehow magic or chemistry takes place. It’s a feeling both parties would enjoy happening many times over.

Are you aware that the feeling of importance, brought about by compliments and appreciation, is good for your health, mentally and physically? Whether you are the giver or recipient, it is good for both. There are medical findings that substantiate health effects brought about by positive emotions like compliments and appreciation. Frequent doses of the feeling of importance activate the brain cells and various harmonies in the body that promote good health. To put it plainly, the feeling of importance is the antioxidant of life.

Can you think of a better way to nourish other people’s feelings than to show your concern and appreciation? Well, you can show something better than appreciation, and that is - a truckload of appreciation.

You know what you and I and everybody else should be doing right now? We should go out there and show our feeling of appreciation to everything and everybody. Let’s go!

Jonathan Budd Interview

Last night I listened to an interview of Jonathan Budd done by Daegan Smith. Actually, I listened to it twice in a row even though it was after 1am.

What the interview was about was "Network Marketing 2.0 Predictions."

Here are some of the highlights from the interview:

The Learning Process:

• You should spend at least 6 months just learning as much as you can.
• Look at other people's sites, blogs, squidoo lenses, etc. to get ideas.
• Test, test, and test some more to see what's working.

What is "Web 2.0?"

Web 2.0 is the social networking/ video communities and the rising social interaction on the Internet.

• You Tube
• My Space
• Facebook
• Blogging
• Squidoo

These type of sites allow the readers to interact with the site/ page designers.

• Stats:
• My Space has about 215 million people. That's equal to the amount of people in the 6th largest population in the world.
• You Tube gets close to 1 billion page views per month.
• Even those who aren't members of You Tube have been there. The reach is huge.

Video Marketing

Video marketing is an awesome tool for:

• Branding
• Relationship building

Videos show people who you really are. People will join your business because they like you and what you're about.

This is the key to "attraction marketing."

People Have A Desire For Connection!

Traditional marketing methods are receiving all time low results.

Big businesses are nameless, faceless, and have no real soul. There is no relationship building done by traditional marketing.

People are at a prime position right now where they want "something else."

Focus on the "little things" that people are looking for.

How?

• Articles
• Videos
• Lenses

Blogs, You Tube, My Space, and Squidoo can all be integrated with your site to make your search engine rankings happen naturally and quickly.

The point is this:

Not a lot of people are taking advantage of this form of marketing as of yet. Smart marketers are going to be using these methods to round out 2007 and ring in 2008 with an explosion in their business building.

I know I am, how about you?

Sheree Motiska

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Network Marketing, Your Ticket To The Good Life?

Network Marketing, Your Ticket To The Good Life?

You're here because someone introduced you to Network Marketing and now you're trying to figure out what to do, right?

Well, before we start, let me just tell you that you may have just stumbled upon one of the most amazing chapters in your life.

The only reason I say "may have" is because it all depends on you and what you do with the gift you've just been given.

Do you realize that you are now in charge?

You're now the president and CEO of your own company! Do you realize how powerful your position is right now?

And better yet, guess what your job is?

You probably think your job is sales or something to do with it, right? Nope, you're ice cold.

Your job is to help other people become successful because the more success stories you create in your organization, the more successful you'll become.

This, my friends, is what Network Marketing is truly about.

You have a chance right now to build a big business from the comfort of your own home.

Please, don't make the mistake so many others make. Don't treat this like anything other than what it is, a serious business opportunity.

Just because you didn't pay $100,000 to get your business running does not mean that you should treat it with any less respect than you would a "brick and mortar" business.

If you're not yet involved in network marketing...

Perhaps you've been thinking about it because you heard of a great opportunity froma friend or family member. Or maybe you've just heard about the incrdible fortunes that have been made by network marketers. Maybe you've heard that it will be fun. Maybe you're attracted to the opportunity to build a residula income that keeps paying you long after you've "retired."

Whatever the reason, you're in luck because now you can get some tips on choosing the right company for you and make an informed decision.

First of all, the product has to be good.

A good network marketer always leads with the product, not the money making opportunity. There are opportunities all over the internet, it's a great product that makes something special.

So, if the product is junk, you're pretty much had.

How are you supposed to get excited about a product and recommend it to others if you don't believe in it yourself?

Here's how it works.

Think about the last really great movie you saw. Remember how you told all of your friends and family how great it was and urged them to go see it?

Well, this is, in a nutshell, the way network marketing works. We've all been doing it our whole lives we just haven't been getting paid to do it.

Get involved with a network marketing opportunity that is built around a product that you can actually use and enjoy yourself.

If you can be "a product of the product," it can go pretty smooth for you. I'm not saying you won't have to do any work. I'm saying that you'll enjoy it so much more if you have a product that you can share from the heart.

I got into network marketing completely by accident.

I was already doing my thing online as an affiliate marketer but in the direct sales business model.

When I saw the product I now promote, I immediately saw it as a tool for building my existing business as well as an entity of it's own.

It had a use in Internet marketing as well as in everyday communications between friends and family.

Maybe I was wrong, but I jumped right in, head first.

My point is, if something really exciting comes along, don't wait for the "perfect timing" before you commit. The "perfect time" never comes, my friend. You might miss out on the greatest opportunity of your life.

Just go for it! Take your life by the horns and make it what you want it to be.

Network marketing is a possible vehicle to do all of those things you've always wanted to do in life.

It's all up to you.

What will you do with what's been handed to you?

Network Marketing Resources

Dani Johnson

This woman is my inspiration. She has over 30 hours of free audio training that will blow your doors off.

This dynamic woman teaches the real "secrets" to building a successful business of your network marketing opportunity

What "Secret?"

The secret is that this business is not about your product, your opportunity, your compensation plan, or the company you're affiliated with.

This business is about people, that's it. That's the "secret" to network marketing.

When you can train yourself to think about other people's needs and commit yourself to helping your people achieve success, you will beyond a shadow of a doubt achieve all you've ever dreamed of and more.

Dani Johnson can help you do this.

Go there right now and register as a free member.

Now commit yourself to listening to at least 1 hour of that free traing every day for 30 days.

I'm not trying to be pushy. I promise you will thank me someday for this.

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Learn how, instead of buying expensive oversold leads, you can generate an endless stream of free leads to your inbox every single day.

These are leads that are yours and yours exclusively.

You won't have to worry that countless other marketers have already called and pitched their home business opportunity to these leads.

And free leads are only the tip of the iceburg.

You'll also learn:

• How to get to the top rankings in Google, Yahoo, and MSN in 48 hours or less for free.
• How to use only free advertising methods to effectively market your opportunity.
• How to obtain your own lines of unsecured business credit (if you choose to) to maximize your business building potential. This option allows you to be "job optional" as well as giving you the resources to use any of the extra business building tools you want to speed up your success.

You'll also get 200 free opportunity seeker leads when you provide the correct contact information.

I'll show you a video marketing technology that will put you "ahead of the class" in this huge sea of Internet marketers.

Because remember, network marketing is about people.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or comments about anything on my blog or websites.

The IAHBE

What is the IAHBE?

Well, it stands for the International Association of Home Business Entrepreneurs. What it does is provide you with a tremendous amount of resources for you, the home business entrepreneur.

While there is no way that I can tell you everything about the IAHBE here on this blog post, but I want to give you some insider information about what you really get. I know because I have been a member for quite some time now.

I actually found the IAHBE through SFI. It's free to join as many of you are already aware, but I understand the principal "it takes money to make money" so I wanted to get my standing order set up right away before I even started recruiting for SFI.

Why?

Well, because when you create a standing order which automatically qualifies you each month as an Executive Affiliate, you're setting the example for everyone in your downline. If you're serious about making money, you'll do these kinds of things in the programs that you're going to promote from the heart. How can you ask someone in your downline to create their standing order (so that you can make even more money) if you haven't set the example yourself?

Anyway, back to the IAHBE. It was my standing order from almost the very start of my joining SFI. This means that every single month, I get a check from SFI.

Of course, that's great and all, but the IAHBE membership in itself is awesome.Here are some of the things you get with your IAHBE membership.

Ok let's look at some of the topics at the IAHBE.

• Getting Started
• What's the ideal startup look like?
• Everything's a scam
• Take a permanent J-O-B vacation
• Marketing Tips
• Your words are your business
• Breaking a vicious search engine cycle
• Why people won't buy from you again
• Finance your business
• Forget what you THINK you know about loans
• Capitalization For Small Business Owners
• Credit Cards Aren't So Bad
• Personal Growth
• Use history to solve your issues today
• Save Yourself-Quit Your Job Now!
• A step-by-step guide to finding your niche

These are some of the main topics you can click on this month. They come in the form of free Ebooks, articles, and audios.

Here is a list of some of the other tools you'll get as an IAHBE member

• More than 150 reports and exclusive articles.
• Hours upon hours of free audio seminars.
• Free windows and Mac software for your home business. Let me give you a few examples of what they offer here.
• A free video and voice calling service.
• A business form creation software.
• Business plan guide and template.
• Free secure shopping cart software for your e commerce website.
• A keyword research tool plus a subscription to a keyword secrets newsletter.
• Tax calculator (because there are great tax breaks when you work at home).
• Software for your PC performance
• Anti virus software.
  
• Adware removal.
• Registry cleaner.
• Firewall.
• Spyware removal.
• XP tweak.
• Hacker alarm.
• And a ton more. The ones I listed here were just the ones for PC, they also have software for MAC users.
• Exclusive home based business book and tool reviews.
• Marketing aids.
• Subscriptions to top business magazines (i.e. Entrepreneur)
• Free best selling books that cover every aspect of home based business.
• Online resources directory.
• Blogs
• Classifieds and Ezine ads
• Promotion and Marketing
• Autoresponders
• Business Newsletters
• Business loans
• Tutorials
• Fraud/Scam help
• Essential downloads
• E-mail clients
• Lead generating
• Online networking
• Website design
• Free downloads
• Motivational thought of the day.
• Free access to exclusive interviews and advice from entrepreneurs who are doing what you want to do.
• An intro pack with over $1000.00 worth of bonuses.
• 12 Free issues of "home Business Connection" magazine.
• 15 free leads from CEM's leads generation system.
• And more.

These are just some of the things that you get with your IAHBE membership. It is well worth the price and it gives you automatic Executive Affilaite status with SFI.

No doubt that your IAHBE membership will also help you grow your SFI business as well as any other business you may be promoting. This service will empower you and explode your business.

The drawback?

You can actually get lost on this site all day if you're not careful. It's hard to get through here and get all of the benefits of this membership. Some months when I'm really busy, I actually feel ripped off if I didn't get to access the IAHBE.

I have been a member for quite a long time and I STILL haven't had a chance to access all of the benefits that I'm entitled. I get busy with my actual marketing and forget to even visit! Then I get my check from SFI, and it's all ok.

So, there you go. A look into the IAHBE.