Category: Tips and Training

Oct 27

The power to delete.

 

One of the most powerful lessons I learned by reading a book by Dan Kennedy is, just because the phone rings does not mean you have to answer it.  Take control of your time and don’t let people rob you of your most valuable commodity – your time.

Likewise you have control over the delete button.  I have recently decided to start unsubscribing to all those newsletters that have suck me dry of money and time.  I’m not reading them anymore anyway.  It’s all the same ol’ drivel.  They are all selling the same stuff.  All making 10 minute videos that really tell you nothing so you will get your checkbook out and buy their next best offer.

I am so tired of it all. 

I have everything I need to be successful.  A dream, and a plan to make that dream come true.  And none of it includes panhandling through an email program. 

I have some value to offer.  If you want to see what that is you can subscribe to my newsletters.  If you don’t like what you see you unsubscribe.  But my value is not sucking you in with what you could learn from me if you buy into my next big program, or seminar, or coaching program. 

Follow your heart, listen and plan your own path.  Then decide how you’re going to get there.  Take responsibility!

Christy


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Mar 30

Rapid Cash Now

Christy wants to help YOU!If you can make the right connections you really can make fast cash on the internet utilizing the skills you have, but you have to take action.

Don’t worry so much about getting it right, but about treating people right.  If you treat the people right, with integrity and compassion, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to get it right.

The folks at Rapid Cash Marketing are doing just that.  The only difference is that they are successful using the techniques they are teaching and so they can share real life experience to help you be successful too.

It’s true what they say, you can reach your goals if you help enough other people reach theirs. 

How many of you are looking for a six figure income?  I am, and I would love to help you.

Christy Ruffner
Find the organic solution at
http://www.organicmarketingsolutions.com  
There is so much you could be doing to grow
You, Inc.

Call me… 
Phone:  541-678-7005
 
Skype:  allaboutorganic
Twitter:  ChristyInc
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Mar 24

Anatomy of a Squeeze Page

 

Squeeze Pages

How you convince
your prospect to freely
give you their contact information

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Have you ever been stumped as to how you get people to your website? TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC! Without traffic you’re dead in the water right?

Isn’t that what all the gurus scream at you. But then, once you get the traffic to your website, what then? Even if you are only getting 100 hits to your website a day, if none of those 100 people either buy from you or give you their contact information then what good are they. You can’t ever talk to them. You can’t build a relationship with them. You can’t invite them to try a new product, or check out this new resource, or look at this great opportunity. You just have to rely on getting them to your website again and again and again! How fun is that?

Not!

So once you get the prospect to your website, by blogging or news releases, or article marketing – whatever method you choose. Then what?

**SQUEEZE PAGES**

Squeeze pages identify your prospects problem and shows them specifically how you are going to solve their problem. It even offers them some small way to help them solve their problem for free – a free ebook, report, ecourse. Something that will make it worth them giving you their oh so valuable contact information.

Now you are not just going to give them their free information without checking to make sure that their contact information is good or not. That’s where your autoresponder comes in. They opt in for your information and the autoresponder sends them a verification email. If they don’t get that email (because of a bad email address) or they don’t opt in for more information, then they are not going to get your free information – because that is also set up in your autoresponder.

Does that make sense?

Content, content, content is King. If you haven’t been blogging, or writing press releases, or doing article marketing, you haven’t taken the first step yet. You’re still stuck at the starting block. But that is only the beginning.

The squeeze page is the next most important step to setting up your home based business for success.

I will have a series of posts coming to walk you through how to set up an effective squeeze page, so stay tuned.

Are you looking for a system that will help you become a successful internet marketer and take your business to the next level. Veretekk’s the answer.

Organic Marketing Solutions
Organic marketing solutions for your best home based business opportunity.

Christy Ruffner | Phone: 541.678.7005

Streamlining the Organic Lifestyle

Better for you, better for the planet.

Skype: allaboutorganic

Twitter: ChristyInc

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Jul 16

Successfully Close Your Prospect

Learn how with Black Belt Recruiting        

 

You’re in a conversation with your prospect, you’re excited about your business opportunity and you have been very successful with sharing that excitement in a very real way. Your prospect seems genuinely interested in your business opportunity but has yet to make that final decision. He still has to pull out his wallet and make that commitment. So how do you close the sale? Is that person someone you want to close and have as a part of your business team? Part of your home based business opportunity?

The success of top producers comes from them sponsoring top producers themselves. That’s why they call it networking, because it’s never just one person that produces all the results, it’s a team effort. Or at least that’s the way it’s suppose to work.

So how do you make sure you’re closing the right people who are going to be top producers and be a vaulable part of the team? That’s what I’m going to share with you here.

There are really only two basic approaches to “closing” a sale. Generally speaking these are “guided” and “voluntary”.

A guided close involves person to person contact. You have an answer to every objection, a list of your prospects desires and wishes, along with emotional triggers you have aquired from your previous interviews.

You personally “guide” the prospect down a path that leads to a purchase. Your skill makes it so that the person joins you whether they wanted to or not, because your guidance has lead your prospect to make that decision, to join your home based business opportunity.

The problem with the “guided” close is that the next morning the prospect awakens with buyers remorse, or worse yet makes a half hearted attempt at making the business work and then fails, spreading the negativity of his experience to all those in his sphere of enfluence.

But there is a better way – where a prospect “sells themselves” and makes a decision to purchase based on their own desires. With this approach the prospect is not put on the spot or asked to make a decision directly.

What makes this approach better is based on a bit of psychology – “A person convinced against their will is of the same opinion still.”

In a guided sale the motivation is coming from the wrong place. It is usually coming from pressure and triggers that have left the prospect feeling unstable and insecure, afraid that making the wrong decision will cause some kind of loss. There is no logic behind the decision making process and can be counter-productive creating a one time sale situation instead of a commitment that will last for years, which is what is required to build a successful home based business.

Buyers remorse sets in when logic makes it’s way to the forefront and the person regrets the decision because the decision was not built on the logical reasons why he should be joining your business.

In the voluntary close the prospect convinces themselves and then makes the purchase when the time is right for them. When they make their own choice by recognizing the true value in joining your business opportunity, they will work harder and stay dedicated because it was their idea.

Now the voluntary approach doesn’t mean you’re not going to sell your prospect. But you’re going to do it indirectly, over time, with your marketing tools, instead of personal pressure.

When you have a lead that has asked for more information your going to hit them with a new marketing peice every few days, whether it’s through email, a letter, a website, a post card, whatever you can.

You still want to push those emotional buttons, and ask for the sale, but you’re not going to do it through personal contact.

You apply indirect pressure through marketing which allows them to come to a decision on their own and then voluntarily “push the buy button”.

This drip marketing process over time allows the head to catch up with the heart and make a fully committed decision, one that is truly their own, which is so important to building a successful home based business.

Here is a step by step sponsoring process where you will need to believe you are a leader and can not come from a place of neediness.

Bottom line, you have to be willing to let the sale go…

Let me say that again, you must be completely willing to let a sale go.

1. Once the lead is generated a quick introductory phone call is made. The prospect needs to know you are a real person. Ask a few questions, but you’re not building up “ammo” like you would if you were planning a guided close.

You are asking questions because you want to find out if this is someone you want in your business. You are trying to determine if he has the qualities to be successful in a home based business. The wrong people will suck you dry of your energy and your assets and cost you much more than they are worth in the long run.

Your prospect will learn to respect you through this qualification process and will recognize your leadership qualities. If this prospect comes on board in your business he knows there will be a certain standard expected of him for him to be successful. He will not be depending on you to do it for him. Only to provide him with tools to build his own success.

See yourself as a leader and others will see you as a leader.

2. If the person fits the criteria of someone you want to work with then give them the address to the business overview via email. Let them know verbally and in the email to contact you when they are done to answer any questions they may have and to get started. Use the opportunity to ask for the sale.

At this point the ball is completely in the prospects court. In the voluntary close you never chase your prospect. You should see your business in a state of abundance and there is no neediness in the midst of abundance.

Continue to give the prospect opportunities to contact you through your marketing. Do not make follow up calls.

Follow-up when the prospect contacts you. If you have positioned yourself correctly, as the expert, they will be excited and feel privileged to have you contact them.

3. Once the prospect contacts you, they will have questions which you will answer in a friendly manner. This prospect is someone you wouldn’t mind working with, but let the prospect do the talking and keep the conversation going. Any awkward spots in the conversation are up to the prospect to fill. It’s not your responsibility to make the prospect feel comfortable. If they have called for more information it’s because they have begun to see the value of your business opportunity. Let them talk themselves into it. Answer their questions and just be quiet.

In any relationship, the person who cares the least holds the power. It’s not necessary to chase the prospect, he will join you or not. Don’t be attached to the outcome.

And then do you know what happens 9 times out of 10? The prospect fills the awkward silence with statements like, “So what’s next? How do I get started?” The prospect had already sold themselves on your business or they wouldn’t have contacted you. Leave them alone to finish the process.

If you want to learn more about how to handle your prospects you definitely want to take a look at “Black Belt Recruiting“. This program will empower you to handle your leads as a leader would. Black Belt Recruiting is a 6-CD audio set, and a 40 page written supplement that, in my humble opinion, represents the best training in the world when it comes to recruiting new distributors.

It’s a complete, A to Z program that will teach anyone exactly how to call their leads, what to say to them, how to handle objections, how to get prospects to sell themselves, how to get new reps started, and much more… This program is absolutely worth every penny and more.

Remember how I have said how important it is to educate yourself? Well this is an opportunity to educate yourself, learning from the best in the business.

Black Belt Recruiting works so well, that it will come with an INSANE guarantee…

If you’re not sponsoring at least 10 new reps per month using what you learn in Black Belt Recruiting, you can send it back for a full refund at anytime over the next YEAR.

If you don’t get results, you don’t pay. It’s that simple.

Don’t let your business suffer because you don’t know how to get your prospect over the buying threshold. Black Belt Recruiting can do that for you.

Go here and check it out. There’s a free one hour video just for looking. That one hour video is worth the time to go take a look.

Remember, you can build your home based business opportunity by actively growing yourself.

  http://VisionsOfGreen.blackbeltrecruiting.com

 

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Best Home Based Business Opportunities Theories by
Christy Ruffner
http://touchpeopleslives.com
   (541)678-7005   

email to: christy@organicmarketingsolutions.com

 


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Jul 09

Home Based Business Opportunity – You Must Lead

Best Home Based Business Opportunities – YOU MUST LEAD

Are you trying to build a business?

People join you but then they just don’t seem to do anything.

Certain ones are all hyped up and then die in a fizzle.

Duplication in your home based business is not a given. In order to be successful, you must build as if it isn’t going to happen.

You can’t build a little and then sit back on your laurels. You must take responsibility for the growth of your home based business and recognize that you are the only one you can control.

Your people must see that you walk the talk. Show them by example how to grow a home based business. Blaze a trail for them to follow that will lead them with confidence and steady direction. Expect great things of them by that which you do. Create before them a vision of the bigger picture. Set the example for them to duplicate.

1. Blogs…
 2. Free search engine listings…
 3. Pay-per-click…
 4. Article submission (online and off)…
 5. Linking strategies…
 6. Viral marketing…
 7. CPA and CPM networks…
 8. Direct mail…
 9. Postcard marketing…
10. Banner ads…
11. Forums…
12. Ezine ads…
13. Press releases…
14. And more…

Teach them to market smarter, to be more unique, to provide value. Never put all your home based business marketing eggs in one basket.
Diversify and be creative.

Be positioned as the expert. Build trust as a resource before asking a prospect to join your home based business. Invest in yourself to become the expert and build your resources. Do not propagate lies but become who you need to be by educating yourself.

One of the best areas to spend your time learning would be copywriting. This will be powerful as you blog, write articles, post news releases
about your home based business.

b>Action Leads to Success!

Reveal to your people how action breeds momentum and momentum leads to success. You’ve heard the saying, “no moss grows on a rolling stone.” Don’t worry about making mistakes. There are no mistakes if you learn from them, they are life’s lesson and most valuable. For life’s lessons are the ones that build the most positive growth.

Welcome them and recognize how they create a better you. You learn nothing by standing still.

Best Home Based Business Opportunities Theories by Christy Ruffner
http://touchpeopleslives.com
 (541)678-7005 
email to: christy@organicmarketingso
lutions.com


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Jul 04

Square1 Marketing

Subscribe to Square 1 Marketing
The newsletter specially written for Newbies.
If you know nothing about Internet Marketing
this newsletter is for you.  It’s really a full on
beginners course in marketing on the internet.


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Jun 27

Best Home Based Business Opportunities – When Failure is not an Option

There is a fact most people don’t realize before they go about starting a new business opportunity and that is that around 90% of all businesses started will fail or simply go out of business within their first three years of business. Depending on the product or service, many businesses won’t make it past their first winter. This is just a fact. This statistic is not just for any particular type of business – traditional, home based, international. It encompasses all of them.

When you take a look at why there are 10 most common causes of failure in a business opportunity. And remember, this is any business opportunity – home based, traditional or international.

1. Probably the number one cause of failure is running out of funding. Starting and running a business costs money and very seldom is there ever enough money coming in to cover it all, especially at first. Most people underestimate the amount of money they will need (they aren’t realistic with their projections and haven’t covered all the necessities.) Without sufficient capitol to keep the business running without expecting the business to pay for it will fail.

2. Not having a solid game plan to follow. Most new business owner, especially the ones who fail, have not done the necessary research and have not found a mentor to help advise and lead them through the pitfalls that absolutely every business has. They find themselves alone with little knowledge or experience. Not recognizing the path to take generally leads to failure.

3. No mentor was mentioned above, but this is so important it deserves its own mention. In most businesses you are on your own and only the strong, innovative, aggressive ones survive. You aren’t going to be able to go ask the competition what works for them. That’s like asking them to hand over some of their business, and that’s not going to happen.

4. Lack of vision. This starts from the moment you came up with the brilliant idea to go into business in the first place. Looking at the opportunity from all aspects, and taking off the “rose colored glasses.” Is there a need, is there room in the market share for another supplier, will the need last or is it just a fad? A great deal goes into deciding if you should start with the business opportunity in the first place. Failure to look to the future could mean certain failure.

5. Location is important in a brick and mortar business, but it is also important in an Internet business. Location in a traditional business of course relates to your customer being able to easily access you or find you and your product or service. In an Internet business it has to do with Search Engine Optimization. If the search engines can’t or don’t want to find you then your prospective customer is not going to find you either. You could have the greatest store front (web page, capture page, etc.) and the best product, but if you have no customers…well you get the picture don’t you?

6. Marketing – lack of, inadequate, or just plain bad marketing will sink your ship. Marketing is probably the number one place business loose money. If marketing isn’t effective you are loosing money. Marketing is meant to bring in business, and if it does not effectively do that then you are loosing money. Even if you have business coming in, if you do not know that a particular marketing technique is what’s bring in that business you may be loosing money. You need to be testing. You need to know what marketing is working and what is not.

7. Passion for your business. If you have no passion or drive then as soon as the business takes a dip to the negative you will quit before you get started. It’s important to understand the peaks and valleys of any endeavor. Business is no different. Just because the storm clouds are overhead today doesn’t mean the sun isn’t getting ready to make a break. Your passion will often times make or break your business situation. Keep your vision ahead of you and when the skies are darkest just take one step at a time.

8. No personal growth. Everyone needs to be growing or they are stagnant and their business will reflect that. Education is vital for the improvement of every life and business. Self improvement, positive thinking and self talk, helps create the inertia, and flow of attraction that will bring success. See my post on my blog http://organicmarketingsolutions.com/MarketingSolutions/?p=3 Use this post to help you achieve your goals.

9. Lack of or poor planning. This goes along with #4 lack of vision. You must have a very definite plan on where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. It should be written down in logical steps to follow and they should go from point A to point B to point C and so on. Failure to have a step by step plan will lead to confusion. And if you don’t know where you’re going, how can you ever get there?

10. Un researched product or service. A product or service has to fill a need or it is an uphill battle to do business. Supply and demand dictates how well your business will do and only thorough research will have you in the right place at the right time to do business successfully.

There you have it. Do your research, educate yourself for personal and business growth, have a vision with passion, have a marketing plan with plans to test how well your marketing plan is working, with a mentor that will give you feedback and direction, with funding in place, and you just may have a winner. Sit back and enjoy the ride.


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