Network Marketing the Easy Way
When I first started network marketing I joined a company I believed in and followed the instructions of my upline.
This included spending hours and hours a day on the phone calling leads. Leads I spent upwards of 25 dollars a piece for ~ because that's what the good ones cost you know.
I met some people online who were doing network marketing in a completely different way. They were actually networking online.
They were meeting people online, who had similar interests, and liked the same things they liked. They were getting to know people, building relationships, and *gasp* having fun!
My upline didn't want to hear anything about this new fangled way to do network marketing. She just kept telling me to follow the plan ~ buy your leads ~ make your calls ~ follow your script. I mean really Jackie, what's your deal? It's all written down right there. Just read it!!
This included spending hours and hours a day on the phone calling leads. Leads I spent upwards of 25 dollars a piece for ~ because that's what the good ones cost you know.
I met some people online who were doing network marketing in a completely different way. They were actually networking online.
They were meeting people online, who had similar interests, and liked the same things they liked. They were getting to know people, building relationships, and *gasp* having fun!
My upline didn't want to hear anything about this new fangled way to do network marketing. She just kept telling me to follow the plan ~ buy your leads ~ make your calls ~ follow your script. I mean really Jackie, what's your deal? It's all written down right there. Just read it!!
Network Marketing The Old Way Sucks
and I hated every minute of it.
And I quit that fine company. I set out on an adventure to learn to do network marketing the NEW way, the fun way, the relationship way!I made new friends, was introduced to new companies and learned a whole new way of doing network marketing.
No more buying leads, no more cold calling, in fact, I only returned calls from people who called me.
"I remember the first time someone told me they never called leads. I nearly lost my mind."
The Key is Getting Into Conversation
with other people, with similar interests
It's pretty easy to do online. You can join communities. My first was GreatestNetworker.com, then I found PowerfulIntentions.com, and on and on it went.Each new community meant new friends, and new friends sometimes turned into new business partners! It was so easy and so fun I didn't even know I was working!
Then Came Networking Naturally
a nice little cafe mom group
I then found this great little group on Cafemom. It was other moms, networking for network marketing business as well as other kinds of business.They were helping each other out, whether it was with suggestions for parties, marketing, building websites, and you know what, some of them were joining each other's businesses!
It was like law of attraction and the new network marketing had collided.
And it was beautiful.
NaturalNetworkers.com
and it gets even better
I talked with the moderator of Networking Naturally and a couple other members and we realized this could be a goldmine for anyone working online.
It could be a whole community of networkers networking the new way.
So here's what we did.
We built a WHOLE NEW COMMUNITY
It's called Natural Networkers. It's a place for anyone who is trying to get started online, and is not having a whole lot of success.
It's a place where you can come for help, advice, to find a mentor, to just find someone to talk to when your upline leaves you high and dry.
It's NOT a place to come and try to get a whole bunch of people to join your business ~ but you never know. If you hang out and get involved that just might happen anyway!
It could be a whole community of networkers networking the new way.
So here's what we did.
We built a WHOLE NEW COMMUNITY
It's called Natural Networkers. It's a place for anyone who is trying to get started online, and is not having a whole lot of success.
It's a place where you can come for help, advice, to find a mentor, to just find someone to talk to when your upline leaves you high and dry.
It's NOT a place to come and try to get a whole bunch of people to join your business ~ but you never know. If you hang out and get involved that just might happen anyway!
Here's Just Some of What's Going on at Natural Networking
Our community is growing by leaps and bounds. You can see what we are doing. Come on by and jump in the fun!
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that's my motto
If you've read any of my other squidoo lenses ~ especially about using myspace for marketing you will know I'm very keen on marketing yourself and not your stuff.
Natural Networkers is a perfect place to do just that. You can build your own profile page, you can have your own blog, you can join forums, and start conversations.
All of this with other people who are like minded and know the new way for network marketing ~ and any kind of online marketing really does work.
If you are about to give up, throw in the towel, just feel like marketing is not your thing. If your upline deserted you, and you need some help.
Stop by Natural Networkers!!
Natural Networkers is a perfect place to do just that. You can build your own profile page, you can have your own blog, you can join forums, and start conversations.
All of this with other people who are like minded and know the new way for network marketing ~ and any kind of online marketing really does work.
If you are about to give up, throw in the towel, just feel like marketing is not your thing. If your upline deserted you, and you need some help.
Stop by Natural Networkers!!
"And did I mention that it's FREE?"
Here's What Natural Networkers are Blogging About!
There are people with a wide variety of interests at Natural Networkers. It makes it interesting and fun.
You can easily find someone who has similar interests and get in touch with them. Meet new people.
You know . . . NETWORK!! :)
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byJoin us at Natural Networkers!
you don't know what you're missing!
I hope I have inspired you to stop by and say hi! We really are a great group of people, who are ready willing and able to help new, and struggling network and internet marketers get on their feet and SUCCEED!!
When one of us succeeds we all do.
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- textadexchanges textadexchanges Feb 4, 2009 @ 3:54 pm
- Great lens you've got here! 5 Stars! People need good information about Network Marketing - My Web Traffic Robot
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- onlinecornerstore onlinecornerstore Aug 21, 2008 @ 10:17 am
- Hey Jackie
I agree 100%. RIP cold calling. I tried with Monavie the old way for months but now that I am using online marketing techniques I am building a downline and also attracting retail customers. The regular payments are starting to flow! www.buy-monavie-juice.com
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- JackieLee JackieLee Jun 22, 2008 @ 8:03 am
- Hi Kim,
I appreciate your point of view, and I have to say that living the law of attraction ~ it is easy for me, and it CAN be EASY for everyone!
Your comment was a great conversation starter, come see what the rest of the community thinks.
Natural Networkers talking about it being EASY :)
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- AndreaGoodsaid AndreaGoodsaid Jun 21, 2008 @ 6:45 pm
- Since I first started my online adventures back in 1996, THIS is the the way that has worked the best for me. One solid value-packed relationship at a time.
And gasp, till IM's came along, it happened 95% via email. TO THIS DAY I get resistance from 'old schoolers' when I say "I don't do phone" - lol.
People DO call me and that's great, but cold calls? I think I can count on one hand ...
It's even a challenge to get me on a conference call! NaturalNetworkers.com is the answer to my desire to have excellent people come TO me and also to those I enjoy.
And there's nothing better than sharing my interesting friends with one another - LOVE it!
And yes, when purpose becomes clear -- it is TOTALLY easy. That's the 'allowing' part of LOA that makes it so... kind of a hump for some to get over I guess.
I appreciate you Jackie -- your energy is awesome and I feel very lucky to have had you stumble upon that little Cafemom group of mine :)
Great things are gonna come of this!
Andrea
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- Kim Kim Jun 21, 2008 @ 4:06 pm
- Nice.
Consider changing your title to perhaps, "...easier" way versus easy. It isn't easy no matter what you are doing. More fun, for sure, but easy, as in easy to make money?
Everyone wins...what does that mean? Everyone makes money?
Do they?
Or everyone gets to meet some folks?
Finding people like you is indeed the way to go, similar interest, etc. But that's not everyone.
Is it?
You don't sound like you're the run-of-the-mill hypey sales type, so you might want to reconsider your title copy so it doesn't give that impression.
:)
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- Dali Burgado Dali Burgado Jun 21, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
- Hey Jackie,
Awesome lens. I feel right at home networking the natural way in online communities. I am building some of the best partnerships and friendships ONLINE.
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