Is this you? Really? c’mon, really?

Oh my,my,my.

Gather round the fire and let me tell you a story.

This has really become a such sore spot that I have to force myself to ignore the very ones I want to help and coach.

When I call on a lead that chose to subscribe to my training newsletter,
I ultimately get the question: “Who’s team are you on?” “Who’s group are you in?”

AARG! I want to scream! What does it matter?

I am very tempted to let them have it but I have learned that if I keep my head they ultimately will see the light, that it did NOT matter what team a leader is in, just that leader can LEAD!

I learned a sobering thing at a meeting recently that I share with you now:
Most BIG FAST-growing ICONS of a new opportunity get there because they were asked to come in by the respective company.

Why?

The company leaders know that they need to get action and momentum and these ICONS know who to call to get sign-ups on just a word.

Because momentum creates momentum.
Everyone sees them gaining fast and want in on the action.

In my primary income stream, I did not choose my upline. I responded to an email ad and did my homework on the COMPANY, (not the messenger sending the the message). I was hesitant. It made sense and I signed up because I saw I COULD BE SUCCESSFUL not be a shadow of an icon who doesn’t talk to the people that put them there, the downline.

Now with the help of a select few, Ty Neal included, I am cleaning up and STILL TALKING to my downline, and building by leaps and bounds.

I want to sponsor more ME’s.

Question: Would you sponsor YOU, knowing what you now know? Be honest with yourself. Be the person YOU WANT TO SPONSOR and your downline will reflect that.

My friend Ty Neal had this to say on the subject at his blog, titled

Are You A UpLine Shopper??????

Please leave a comment on how this post has impacted you.

When building your email marketing lists, should you use single optin or double optin for your subscription forms

Copyright © Kimberly Flores, Rich Mom

http://millionairementoring.info Stop Struggling in MLM

The question regarding the ease of starting one’s own business is one which is asked quite often. There are many reasons why individuals express an interest in starting their own business from home which makes the desirability level of this type of occupation quite high. Prior to starting their own business, individuals should consider a few different factors to determine just how easy, or not so much, starting one’s own business may be.

Type of Business

The type of business which one is anxious to pursue is an important concept to consider in order to determine how easy or difficult it may be to start operations. Some goods and services concepts may be more difficult to pull together than others and the type of business will determine how easily one can pursue it. The good news is that there are a multitude of business options available to individuals hoping to start their own business so if one business concept does not work, the prospective business owner can simply choose another one.

Work Space Available

The work space which is available to future business owners is also something which will determine the degree of difficulty with regard to starting one’s own business. If the person wishes to pursue their job from home, it is crucial to ensure that the work space is adequate in size, location and inclusiveness. In the alternative, for those who are going to work out of home and a warehouse, for example, both of these locations must be surveyed.

Employees

Whether or not employees will be part of the business is another important factor to consider in order to determine the ease of starting one’s own business. Although more employees may make the work load progress much more efficiently, having employees will present a bunch of new issues for the business owner to contemplate such as taxes, workers compensation, schedules and more.

The Simpler the Business Operations, The Easier It May Be

All in all, the simpler that the business operations and overall business concept may be, the easier it may be for the individual to start their own business. It is sometimes best to start out small and then increase the size of the company as the business owner becomes more comfortable with their new job situation and is better able to tackle any and all issues which come their way. Laying out a business plan ahead of time will enable the future business owner to see whether their overall business concept will be one which they can pull off in an easy manner.

by Guest Blogger, Erin Blaskie

Lifestreaming: when the word is first mentioned, you might instantly think about taping a video camera to your head and hooking your house up with cameras like Big Brother. That’s lifecasting and requires a lot more gear, a roll of duct tape and a whole other blog post to explain.

Instead, we’ll focus on lifestreaming. Lifestreaming is the art of streaming together all of your online / Internet activities into one succinct, easy to read stream, so that people who are most interested in what you have to say can follow along.

Imagine that you have a blog and here, you put up some really great blog posts. You hit publish and then you wait. You wait for visitors to find your posts and comment on them. In the meantime, you pop over to Twitter and you hang out there … trying to convince people to go to your post and comment (using sentences like, “Did anyone see my new blog post?”) but alas, people just aren’t going.

So, you then go to Facebook and post it up as a note and you tag some friends and you wait to see if that worked. You hang out in Facebook land for awhile before remembering that you should go and Digg the post, Stumble Upon it and then get it out on Plurk, LinkedIn and the other fifty social media sites that you have accounts with.

Sounds like a lot of work, doesn’t it? What if instead, this happened:

Here, you post a blog post and have the lifestream do automatic pinging to Technorati, Twitter, Feedburner and Ping-o-Matic. Your lifestream is also setup to fully support user sharing which will allow your visitors to more easily share your content amongst each other. Lastly, you only need to worry about doing two things manually and you can save that activity for those “special” blog posts that you put extra effort into.

The lifestream also supports incoming information effortlessly. You can bring into your lifestream (aka your blog) internet browsing, travel plans, social networking updates, photos, books, audio and video. With the proper design, you can bring in content and syndicate it out effortlessly and without duplication.

The beauty of having a design like the one below is that your efforts are instantly maximized for full effectiveness and you do a lot less manual work. Then, instead of sitting and waiting for the visitors and the blog commentary to arrive, you can get on with your other work. All while knowing that you pushed your exposure to the maximum.

The key with lifestreaming is to bring in as many sources in your life as possible so you can share instantly and with the people who mean the most to you – your tribe.

You can even do lifestreaming on the fly with a few mobile applications.

Regardless of how you use your lifestream – whether it is too syndicate out content about you and your life or if it’s focused on a particular niche area in business – the lifestream helps to create an amazing flow of data for your audience.

To learn more, visit http://www.lifestreamincolor.com. You’ll be able to see a lifestream in action and get some ideas on how you might want to use your own lifestream.

About the Author:

Erin Blaskie is a girl involved in a passionate love affair with the Internet. When she isn’t entertaining people via her video podcast, eThusiasm, she can be found managing a team of twenty-one in her creative outsourcing firm, BSETC. Featured in three print books and her own published book due out in early 2010, Erin has an unstoppable desire to put her hands on all things entrepreneurial.

Website: http://www.bsetc.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ErinBlaskie