internet marketing

Network Marketing with Beachbody – Making Big Progress

by Eartha on September 17, 2009

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A few months ago, I wrote a post which talked about my first impressions of becoming a Beachbody coach as well as my new journey into network marketing. Since then, I have made several sales, added new coaches to my team, and have moved up in rank. I think it is safe to say that network marketing is working out better than I had anticipated.

Internet Marketing Knowledge Helped Me Out

Besides having support from my own coach, what helped me tremendously with growing my network was everything I have learned up till now about internet marketing. I wrote a post about this topic recently titled: Struggling Internet Marketers – Broaden Your Horizons. You see, I know what it's like to discover the income potential of making money online. Eventually you become absorbed in the subject and follow all of the gurus that make money online attempting to duplicate their success.

There is nothing wrong with that and those who are dedicated and persist will find their success online. However, there are those who struggle but don't realize how much they have managed to learn during all of it. I simply applied what I learned over the years to my network marketing business and it has worked very well.

Getting into this industry is not easy by any means but I do believe that internet marketers have a huge advantage.

Good Company and Awesome Products

Beachbody has developed some of the best in-home fitness programs on the market. They have also created one of the best nutritional supplements with Shakeology. Overall, Beachbody products are awesome and I love using them and recommending them.

What I Think of Network Marketing Now

Right now, I see great potential in network marketing. If a person puts in effort in the beginning and works hard, their future can be very bright. I believe that this business can create the time and freedom that most people desire. It is a great way to pursue self-employment. If you find a company with products or services you can resonate with, you will see that you can help people and in turn grow your business.

Are You an Internet Marketer Looking for Another Stream of Income?

I feel having multiple streams of income is a wise thing to do. Network marketing can provide another stream that can continue to grow over time. I would love to have internet marketers on my team no matter what your skill level because you already have some knowledge of what it takes to market online.

One of the best things about running your own business is having the opportunity to choose who you want to work with. I want to work with people who are serious about the industry. Already having marketing knowledge is a big plus.

Contact me today and let's get started.

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Struggling Internet Marketers – Broaden Your Horizons

by Eartha on July 14, 2009

I have been internet marketing for quite sometime now. I have reached many successes as well as reaching many failures. I may not make 6-figures like many of the pro's out there but I am not disappointed with where I am. Maybe you are still struggling to be one of the folks that "make it" in internet marketing. I know where you are coming from. You research, study, and soak up every piece of information you find on blogs.

You may think the latest product launch is what will take you over the top and finally help you to find success. I know, I've been there and done that too.

What You May Not Realize

While you are busy studying, researching, and trying out multiple ways to make money online, you may not realize just how much you have already learned. I was the same way. I realized just how much I had learned when I started my fitness business. I wanted to get my business out there as quickly as possible.

I took what I learned about internet marketing and applied it to my business in network marketing. Network marketing techniques have usually been about face to face interaction, some cold calling, and talking with family/friends. Many network marketers are just now learning about the power of using the internet to reach out to a much larger audience.

As a struggling internet marketer, you know that it is all about multiple streams of income. You can't place all of your eggs in one basket. If one area dries up, you need to have other areas to fill the gap. Network marketing is a great option to do this and apply what you know to get your business going. You are already ahead of most network marketers who probably don't even know what Twitter is or how to rank a site in the search engines.

Choose Your Network Marketing Company Wisely

Not all network marketing companies are created equal. You want to promote products that you can believe in and since network marketing is more about promoting yourself, you'll want to use the products and believe in them.

That is why the health and wellness industry was an easy choice for me. It will never run dry! People are always seeking ways to improve their health and weight loss is one of the major ways that people are after.

When I became an Independent Beachbody® Coach, I didn't realize how much fun it would be. You see, the money is a motivating factor, but I have a passion for fitness and have fun promoting it. I use the products and the best thing is they are working for me. I am losing weight and getting into the best shape of my life. You can follow my progress on my weight loss blog.

How I Use My Internet Marketing Skills in Network Marketing

I have been receiving constant traffic to my web site since the day I launched it and it's only growing. Here is a list of some of the internet marketing methods I have been applying thanks to what I've learned from trying everything else to make money online:

  • Blogging - no-brainer here! Blogging brings natural search traffic.
  • Social networking - Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube bring me traffic daily.
  • Video - I post almost daily video blogs of my progress (traffic from YouTube as well.)
  • Article marketing - Always a great way to drive traffic and it's free.
  • Email marketing - I set up an autoresponder and blog broadcast.
  • PPC - I do a little pay-per-click advertising (still learning.)

Those are just some of the ways to promote but more than what most network marketers do. You see, you may feel like you are failing in internet marketing but you are succeeding more than you know. You are building up marketing skills and if you apply them to other areas, you not only create another stream of income, you may just reach the level of financial success you are striving for.

If network marketing interests you, let's team up. I would love to have more internet marketers on my team!

Watch my video message and get in touch: New Coaches.

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Why It’s Good to Develop a Part-Time Business

by Eartha on March 31, 2009

I recently discoverd that my former workplace has become a victim of this terrible economy and has closed its doors permanently. It was my first job as a web developer and I worked there for close to 5 years before turning in my resignation. When times were good, they were really good. I recall meetings about how well the company was doing and we were getting in new hires in what seemed to be almost every month.

Although the company was doing well at the time, I was still stressed out and frustrated with my daily commute. I knew I wanted something different for my life which is why I resigned with no back-up plan (which I would never recommend to anyone.) Fortunately, my skills were easily transferable to freelance work which is what I've been doing for 4 years as of this writing.

Starting a Part-Time Business While You Still Have a Job

Looking back and considering how frustrated I was, I would have started freelancing sooner. However, knowing what I know now, I would have actually started internet marketing sooner. I would have built niche sites and PPC sites. I would have been writing articles, link building, and driving traffic to my sites.

While hindsight is always 20/20, the good thing is that I do internet marketing part-time to supplement my freelance income. My goal is to one day have internet marketing as my full-time income but until then, I keep building, writing, learning, and plugging away.

Whatever you are doing right now, it is good to have something on the side that you can develop into your full-time income. No job is guaranteed and if something should happen like layoffs, closing, or even being fired, you will already have something that you can jump into and even make your new career.

Make It Something That You Love

Starting a part-time business is not only something that should supplement an income, it should eventually take over as your bread and butter. You may as well do something fun that doesn't feel like work at all. Why trade one job for another? Even if someone else thinks what you love to do is "work", who cares as long as you don't feel that way?

Creating a part-time business while you are still working full-time is not all fun and games. Every free moment you have will probably be spent working on your business. However, chances are that your part-time business will be something that you love (I highly recommend that it is) and it won't feel like work at all. Although making money with web sites is a lot of work, I love it. When I spend my free time working on my part-time business, it is so much fun for me, I hardly notice how many hours I spend on it.

For me, that is a good sign because when the day comes that I can do it full-time, I know that I won't hate it. Freelancing is definitely more fun than working for someone else. I still get to dictate my work hours, who I want to do work for, and I can come and go as I please. Yet, if I don't work, I don't eat.

My web sites earn extra income at all hours. Things I built 6 months ago are still working when I'm not. This is called residual income (residual income is getting paid for work you've once done in the past.) That is something you may want to consider when developing your part-time business.

Have you started to develop a part-time business? Do you have a success story to share?

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Zero Cost Way of Making Your First Dollar Online

by Eartha on March 30, 2009

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There are numerous ways to make money online. Some people stick to one method and make a nice income while others incorporate multiple methods to earn income online. There are no hard and fast rules to how you can do it. Everyone is different and does what works for them. However, everyone starts somewhere and some people don't have any idea how to use the internet to make money. Below I am going to outline one of the most basic ways to make some extra money without it costing you a dime.

This information isn't new and any internet marketing forum will have threads dedicated to the subject, but if you're a beginner, this method is a risk free way of testing the waters and getting a taste of what it's like to make your first dollar online. The most basic method I am referring to is article marketing and affiliate marketing.

Requirements

The requirements are simple. You will need a Blogger account which you can create over at Blogger.com. I like Blogger.com compared to other free services because they aren't as strict and there are no distractions in terms of ads. Squidoo is fine for this but there are more distractions in terms of what the reader can click on.

You will also need an account at EzineArticles.com as well as other article directories, however, EzineArticles is one of the top article directories and is in the search engine results more than any other that I've noticed.

You will also need an account at either Clickbank.com or your affiliate program of choice. I say Clickbank because it is one of the easiest affiliate programs to start with.

Finally, you will need to start a blog dedicated to the topic of the product which you plan on promoting, or you can use the blog to write a simple review of the product. Reviews are the easiest way to make sales as people generally like to read other people's opinion on what they are considering buying.

Writing Your Articles

In order for this method to remain zero cost, you will have to write your articles yourself. Writing articles is easy. If you are not an expert in the topic, then it requires some basic research and putting together a useful article without giving away too much information. You want to entice the reader to learn more by clicking in the link in your resource box.

There are ways to write articles to get the clicks and I outline exactly how I go about it in my free short report "Weekly Income Online Using Article Marketing." You can get the report free by subscribing to this blog using the sign-up form on the top right.  The link for the report will be in the footer of all RSS feeds.

Things to Keep in Mind

Just like anything else, the success of article marketing and affiliate marketing is determined by how much effort you put into it. Keep the following things in mind:

  • This is not a "get rich quick" scheme - it takes work
  • Do your keyword research before writing
  • Writing 5 articles will not cut it, you need to be consistent and write more
  • Submit to more than 1 article directory
  • Promote the articles that you write

Once you get the hang of this basic method you can then expand to creating your own web sites and using article marketing to drive traffic to them.  Chances are you will also become excited at your first sale and become hooked on internet marketing.

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