Not Your Mama's Avon Anymore

USA Today -

"This Avon rep wears a hard hat and carries a pile of company catalogues to his day job on a construction site, encouraging the men to buy their ladies a little something.

Perfume and lingerie are his top sellers. Oh, and he won't go a day without the women's wrinkle cream.

Meet Bobby McKinney. Your local Avon man."

Agel FIT Challenge

Though this year's program has ended, sounds like a great idea for those involved with Agel. What a novel idea.... a nutritional products company promoting good health...


Agel -

"Agel FIT Challenge

We invite you to participate in the 2007 Agel FIT Challenge. Our challenge to you, is to Try Harder, Feel Better, Be Fit, and Do Life.

Agel's Geldocs have created a one-of-a-kind fitness program especially for you that includes targets for diet and exercise and strategies for hitting them and that features the unique weight control properties of Agel FIT.

With this kind of a program, literally everyone who participates will be a winner. But to help get you going, we offer the following incentive..."

You Get What You Give

Go Articles -

"When I first got started in Network Marketing I got a lot of negative comments from some people about Network Marketers benefiting from the work of other people in their downline. Well Network Marketing is about building networks of people so the comment has some truth to it. However their main concern was that the people in your downline could not become more successful than the person that sponsored them. This comment is not true.

This is the difference between a Network Marketing business and a pyramid system. We all know Pyramid systems are illegal.

One of the great things about Network Marketing is that it is Free Enterprise. The more you work your business the more successful you will be, and the more money you will make. . This is why you can have someone in your downline that is making loads more money than you. That is as long as they are doing more than you in their business. In fact there are Network Marketers that have fairly ordinary business themselves for one reason or another, that have sponsored people that have build huge businesses. Do you think they are concerned that their sponsor may get some benefit from their business? I bet not! They would be more grateful to them for introducing them to the opportunity in the first place."

New Guy - New Idea

Article Trader -

"Have you ever wondered how some new guy comes into the organization, and within a week is the newest top-earner? It's no secret really, but it does require some long-term thinking. You see, the new guy knows something that isn't explained easily, or talked about much. The company line when you join is to go to your "warm-market". Your friends and family. People who you already know, and therefore, already have a certain "trust" established with you. Well, until you join your fourth MLM company that is. And then what happens? Do they screen your calls? Avoid you at family functions? I know mine did.

That's not what the new guy does. Although it's still about trust, he doesn't go to his warm-market as a first step. He knows that you have to build trust and the easiest way to do that is to position yourself as an Authority. So, he goes to the people he has networked with (already) and shares his vision. You see, he has spent the last four years "networking" with the right people. Cultivating contacts. Listening. Learning."

Five Step Sponsoring

Here's a special tidbit for anyone who's been around Network Marketing for more than five minutes.....

An article by John Milton Fogg, author of The Greatest Networker In The World. John has been a busy, busy guy these days and has many projects underway. Be sure to check out his blog, recently re-named The Fogg Report.

Good stuff!

Ezine Articles -

"Lots of "Sponsoring Systems" leave little room for individuality or your personal creativity. Here's one that gives you the systematic structure you can lean on--yet it's an open structure, which you can make your own and do your own way. It's a proven mlm network marketing prospecting system.

No matter what company you're associated with... no matter what product or service you're offering... whether your orientation is product, opportunity, personal growth or whatever--this system will work for you. The reason it is so versatile is that it is based on universal principles of human nature, expressed in conversation--because that is the essence of the interviewing / sponsoring process.

Let's jump into it."

7 Tips To Help You Choose

Having trouble deciding which company you want to join? Here's a list with some ideas you may want to consider. Like they say - Some will and some won't.

Content For Reprint -

"Multi-level marketing (MLM) programs can promise amazing income streams for anyone who would decide to join their ranks. These MLM programs have become very popular earning opportunities in recent years, given the success they could share for their enrollees. With the advent of online MLM companies, the industry has flourished even further. Nowadays, countless people can earn through their MLM efforts from the comforts of their own homes.

But first thing’s first. To be able to make the most out of an online MLM campaign, you must first enroll with the right MLM program. Here are 7 tips to help you find the MLM program that would work best for you."

Building An Opt-In List

MLM Leads - Network Marketing Leads

"Let’s take a look at some of the different ways that you can build your opt in email list with minimal effort.

It all should begin with creating a opt in form on your website. You are going to need to entice the visitor to give you their name and email address. It’s not as hard as you may think it is going to be. The best way to get them to want to give up their precious email address is to offer them something for free, such as a free report, ebook or anything pertaining to the market that you are in. It’s easy to set up an opt in form, and if you are using Aweber they will even have video tutorials to help you complete it. You will be amazed at how helpful the video’s actually are. I suggest that below the "sign up" button on your page, that you let your visitors know that you will not sell, or rent their email address to anyone. Of course put it a little nicer then that. But it’s important that you say that because it will help to them to make their decision."

Just Another Pretty Face?

BlogHer -

"Arbonne International is another skin care and cosmetics multi-level marketing company (MLM). They are nowhere close in size to the big two, Avon and Mary Kay, but they have been experiencing pretty rapid growth in the sales force. In 2005, they had around 350,000 independent consultants.

Like other MLMs, Arbonne has a bona fide product offered, but the “big money” comes via recruiting. However, the money doesn’t seem so big. The average commissions earned by the majority of the sales force are well under $1,000 per quarter per person.

At the very top levels of the sales force, commissions of almost $100,000 per quarter were paid to each person, but there are very, very few who ever reach that level. Company statistics say that only 0.04% (four one-hundredths of one percent) of the sales force is at that level."

Agel: Product Innovation

Agel is positioned to capitalize on the emerging nutritional product marketing named "Gelceuticals". Here's a snip from a press release that offers a thumbnail of the concept.

PRWeb -

"One of the main complaints about many over-the-counter vitamin and mineral supplements is that they simply pass through your body providing you with limited or even no nutrients at all. Suspension Gel Technology allows properly timed ingestion, correct quantities of nutritional components and high bioavailability of the nutrients.

Through Suspension Gel Technology, your daily nutrients come in gel packs that can be taken anywhere quickly and easily. Plus, they taste good. This new product category in the health and wellness industry is called Gelceuticals. Gelceuticals are reaching the health conscious as well as those on the go, finicky consumers who would never take the time or endure the "inconvenience" of proper nutrition before.

The innovative gel packs deliver proper nutrition by supplying desperately needed vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Some of the areas affected are immune system function, energy, weight loss, fatigue, athletic performance, inflammation, joint mobility and more."

Agel World '07

I was first introduced to Agel about a year ago by a blogger friend, Martin Lindeskog. Martin lives in Sweden and has been involved with Agel early in it's launch in his homeland.

Next month, Agel is holding it's major convention and have called it Agel World '07. Though I am not involved with Agel, I cannot help but be intrigued by the product concept and the amazing growth the company has enjoyed in such a short time.

Check the first sentence below. Agel is operating in 40 countries worldwide.....this in just a little more than 2 years. That gets my attention and I will be getting more information about Agel.

Agel -

"The name says it all...Agel is currently operating in more than 40 different countries worldwide. Top distributors from every region of the globe will be in attendance at AgelWorld 2007 to give and receive the very best training and education, to hear important company announcements firsthand, to celebrate together, inspire each other, and recognize success where recognition is due.

In addition to Agel's top corporate executives, some of the field leaders who will be presenting at AgelWorld 2007 include: Randy Schroeder, Randy Gage, Eric Worre, Rob and Nicky Horkings, Ann and David Feinstein's, Billy Looper, Wes Anderson, and Yair and Dori Bar Lev."

Company Profile: Agel

Agel -

"Late in 2004, Glen Jensen had an idea—a moment of pure inspiration.

Glen is what you might call a visionary. Over 18 years in the network marketing industry–working his way up from customer service through international sales to the executive suite–Glen has always had a sense for what people want and how they want to get it. He turns new concepts and strategies over in his mind, finding better ways to do things. And as he lay awake in the wee hours of a chilly November morning back in 2004, he began thinking about...gel.

Athletes use gels to pound carbs right before competition or in the middle of a race. What if anyone could pound nutritional supplements in the same way—when it's most convenient for them? Could a highly accessible delivery system like the one athletes use be versatile enough to work with other consumable products?

The answer launched a powerful new delivery mechanism called Suspension Gel Technology."

It's Alive! It's Alive!

After a long hiatus I am re-tooling this page. I am still in the process of reviewing content and engaging the various blogger elements.

Univera Promotes Rich Razgaitis

MLM Blog -

Univera announces the promotion of Rich Razgaitis from Executive Vice President of North America to President, North America, effective immediately. In this role he will continue to report to CEO Stuart Ochiltree. This promotion is a result of the significant growth of Univera business in North America as well as the acknowledgment of Rich’s noteworthy achievements in catalyzing that growth since he joined the company in January 2006. The promotion is also a reflection of an expanded role for the Sales and Marketing Departments with regard to global sales and marketing strategies.

Rich’s promotion was deemed a judicious move by ECONET® and Univera CEO Stuart Ochiltree who states: “Rich has been instrumental in taking Univera’s sales and marketing endeavors to a whole new level. The synergism of Customer Care with Marketing and Sales makes it imperative that one individual oversee the North American operation—and I have every confidence that Rich Razgaitis is capable of the job.

It Starts With A Single Spark

Yop2com -

"YOU must be willing to spread the message of your Network Marketing products and company with some transferable HEAT to it, as well as Energy. Burn, Radiation, and Excitement.

It’s called SUCCESS RADIATION. Like a Heater in the winter time, you radiate Success in your words, actions, presence, thoughts, and expectations, and the prospect FEELS it.

Do you Radiate Success when you talk to people about your business and MLM?

What are they FEELING coming from you? Are you OnFIRE with radical expectancy or redundant mediocrity?"

Turn Your Head and Cough

Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly -

“Viral marketing” describes any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message to others, creating the potential for exponential growth in the message’s exposure and influence. Like viruses, such strategies take advantage of rapid multiplication to explode the message to thousands, or to millions.

Off the Internet, viral marketing has been referred to as “word of mouth,” “creating a buzz,” “leveraging the media” and “network marketing.”

Creating Leads For Your Network Marketing Business

Advertising & Selling Blog -

A network marketing lead is the most valuable commodity in the MLM business. Let’s face it, without leads you don’t have the fuel to run and grow your business.

So how do you attract the precious network marketing lead to your business? Easy… with marketing and it’s an aspect of the industry many unwittingly overlook preferring instead to spend their time trying outdated networking methods.

Creating a successful business is a combination of both the networking and marketing aspects of it but more emphasis should be placed on the marketing angle, particularly early in proceedings.

Friends Reasons For Not Joining

New School Network Marketing -

When people you know have said 'No' to your business, what reason did they give most often?

1. I don't want to/can't sell
2. I don't want to sell to my friends
3. I don't want to push my friends to sell
4. I don't want to be associated with it.