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I thought I would record a training video on using Jing. This is a software program that you can use to capture images from your screen and upload them to your hard-drive, or upload them to Screen cast. You can also record screen cast video using the Jing software.

This is an excellent FREE resource you can use for your online Network Marketing business. I also use it to send pictures to my friends and family!

You can download Jing here!

Hope this video helped you in some way. My goal is to help you be successful in your online business!

To your success,

Jeffrey Martin

While on Face book today I came across a report that features 13 top Network Marketing professionals. The report is entitled 2010 Networker Report. This was put together by Mr. Eric Su. He was able to get 13 top Marketing professionals to contribute their articles in this report. This report has a retail value of $47, but it will not cost you anything. I will be providing the link to you for FREE, without even asking for your email. I feel this report is a guide of steps you need to take in 2010 to successfully grow your online business!

Here is a list of some of the article contributors in this report:

* 2010 The Year of the Oz – By Rod Nichols

* I Feel So Overwhelmed & Frustrated With Online Network Marketing – (Surely It Can’t Be This Hard Can It?) – By Gavin Mountford

* How To Be The Hunted In 2010 – By Andrew Murray

* How To Turn Leads Into Relationships – By Ty Tribble

* The Internet Will Not Build Your Network Marketing Business – By Norbert Orlewicz

* The New Model Of Team Building – By Ann Sieg

* Trends In Pay Per Click Marketing For 2010 – By Jim Yaghi

Download the report today and put these strategies into ACTION!

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed – Michael Jordan

To Your Success,

Jeffrey Martin

CLICK HERE to Download the 2010 Networker Report

There has been a lot of confusion and rumors about the new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines that go into effect on December 1st 2009. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and your online business is FTC compliant. I am including a couple of resources in this post to help you accomplish this.

The first thing that you should do is download the new FTC guidelines below to become more familiar with each of the different sections. These new guidelines will effect all Bloggers, Advertisers, Advertisements, and Affiliates.  The other area that the new Guidelines cover is also the Testimonials that you place on your blog or website.

You can download the New FTC  Guidelines for Endorsements and Testimonials here!

Caroline McCarthy of Cnet gives this example of how the FTC guidelines apply to a blogger (or, in this example, a celebrity) on Face-book:

“[A] celebrity or other prominent figure with loads of friends on Face-book receives free hotel stays from Hotel Chain X in exchange for running Hotel Chain X ads on his or her blog. If that person then signs up as a Face-book fan of Hotel Chain X–which, remember, could mean that the person’s name can show up for his or her Face-book friends alongside Hotel Chain X display ads on the social network–he or she could be held liable by the FTC.”

The second step is to listen to a recorded call with well know Internet Marketer Jim Edwards and Mr. Cleveland with the FTC. The call is about 10 minutes long, and has some great information directly from the source (FTC). Listen to the call so that you are informed about the upcoming changes.

Q &A with FTC Re: Bloggers, Affiliates, Advertisers & More

Here is a quote from the FTC website:

“The revised Guides also add new examples to illustrate the long standing principle that “material connections” (sometimes payments or free products) between advertisers and   endorsers – connections that consumers would not expect – must be disclosed. These examples address what constitutes an endorsement when the message is conveyed by bloggers or other “word-of-mouth” marketers. The revised Guides specify that while decisions will be reached on a case-by-case basis, the post of a blogger who receives cash or in-kind payment to review a product is considered an endorsement. Thus, bloggers who make an endorsement must disclose the material connections they share with the seller of the product or service”.

These new guidelines  will help with the growing problem of misleading practices, false claims, fraud, and fake testimonials. These will really help the consumer make a more informed decision if they want to purchase that persons products or services.

What are your thoughts about these new guidelines? Leave me a Comment! and let me know what changes you will be implementing to ensure that you will be FTC compliant !

To your success,

Jeffrey Martin

Entering the Network Marketing business with a very common name can be a challenge, especially if you are Branding yourself in your website. What do you see when you type your name into Google? For the person that has a common name, you see millions of search results. So how do you get your name ranked on the first page of Google. There are 10 steps that you can take to improve your chances of ranking on the first page:

1. Set up your self-hosted Word Press blog, with your name in the title

2. Submit Articles to Ezine Articles Directory. This is a high traffic website that is ranked #149 most popular by Alexa. Make sure that you put your link to your blog inside the resource box in the bottom of your submitted article. Ezine usually takes about 5 business days to approve your article before it is posted.

3. Create a Facebook Account. Google indexes Facebook profiles very quickly. Once you have account set-up, make sure you enter all the information in your personal profile section. This is a very important step.

4. Join Linkedin. This is another free social media community, Again make sure that you completely fill out the personal information page

5. Write an E-Book. Include several links in your E-Book to your personal branded blog. Put your E-book for sale at at sites like Amazon, EBay, and Craigslist.

6. Open A Twitter Account using your name. If you have a common name I would suggest using your full name. Complete all the personal information section.

7. Post Feedback and Comments in High Traffic Websites. At then end of your comment always post your link to your blog.

8. Ensure That Your Blog Is SEO ( Search Engine Optimized). There is a great plug in for your blog called All in one SEO. Make sure that in each of your blog posts you are filling in all your keywords and post description into this plug in.

9.Use Google Ad word: Keyword Research tool . This is an awesome tool to research all your keywords

10. Change Up Your Outbound Links To Your Website. You do not want thousands of your links all pointing to your direct link to your blog. Google will think that you are trying to spam people and this will hurt your search rankings. You want to change up your links. Send the direct link to your blog posts: Example http://jeffreymichaelmartin.com/5-deadly-mistakes-to-avoid-in-social-media-marketing

I hope you found this information useful in your Marketing efforts.  Please leave me a comment !

To your success,

Jeffrey M Martin

Today’s business can benefit from Social Media Marketing. This involves using websites that bring people together in an informal cyber-setting. The majority of these sites are free to join and use. The best news is that, by making friends on these sites, you can foster business relationships that will help you win over friends and associates.

FaceBook or MySpace are two of the primary Social Media Marketing sites. Setting up an account with either is easy; just follow the virtual form that is given. When you enter your data, include your company name and important information about your company. This will become a part of your profile for people to see whenever they visit your home page.

You do not have to stop there, though. Continue with your Social Media Marketing by updating your status frequently.  Go onto FaceBook or MySpace and write a bit of news or information about your company as a post. You can also post links to your website whenever you choose.

The important thing to remember about these Social Media Marketing websites is that you want to make friends online. You will be given a chance right away to invite people to be your friends. It is a good idea to start out with as many friends as possible, but having even a few is helpful in Social Media Marketing. Over time, you will be given the option to add friends who have mutual friends with you. The more friends you get, the more people you will reach.

Twitter is also becoming popular these days. People like to tweet messages about what they are doing and read about their friends. Again, use this Social Media Marketing tool to make as many friends and potential customers as possible. You will have followers, some who will decide to follow you with no prompting from you at all. It is also a good idea to follow others, as these people will probably follow you. The things you can post are similar to what you can post on other Social Media Marketing sites such as FaceBook and MySpace.

There are special Social Media Marketing groups online that work as insiders’ clubs. You are asked to join, and then you ask others to join. This is a way to create a professional network. LinkedIn is one of these Social Media Marketing directory type programs you can use. Not only can you create a network of associates; you can also get people in other businesses involved who might, then, be your customers.

Social Media Marketing is the one of the best ways to reach people through the Internet on a personal level. It is all about making friends and then updating them on your business. It will only take a fraction of your time, and it may pay off in large rewards.

Original post from my friend Jocelyn Jones.Network Marketing Success 4 U

I recently have had several friends ask me on Facebook how you change your friends box on your wall. I decided to put together a short video on how to do this. Watch for other upcoming videos on Facebook training!!

I hope you enjoyed this video training!

Please go to my Facebook page, and request me as a friend!

Social Media Marketing can be one of the most effective ways to promote your online business if used properly. There are several things that you need to understand about Social Media. Most people join Social Media sites to meet new and interesting people, find lost loves, keep in touch with family members, talk with their friends. They did not join these sites with the intention to BUY anything.

There are 5 deadly mistakes that you need to avoid making in Social Media Marketing:

1. Spamming

This is in my opinion one of the worst mistakes that you can make on Social Media sites. People can get very irritated if you are continually throwing your opportunity in their face with every message you are posting. DO NOT SPAM your friends or followers on these sites. If you do this, your account will be shut down.

2. Taking Instead Of Giving To The Community

You want to give to the Social Media community. This is a place that you want to share funny-videos, great quotes, pictures of you and your family, videos that provide value, good clean jokes, and anything else that you find interesting.

3. Not Building Relationships

When you are on Social Media sites, one of the most IMPORTANT things you need to focus on is BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS. You must do this because people want to do business with people they Know, Like and Trust.

You need to follow up with the people that requested you as a friend. Find out a little bit about them. What kinds of things that they like to do, if they are married, have children, what they do for a living. All of these things will become extremely important to you later on in the relationship. Once you find out what kinds of things that they are into, it will be that much easier to approach them later on with a business opportunity.

4. Not Participating In Groups

On Facebook they have a great community of groups that you can join.Participate in the groups on whatever Niche that you are targeting in your Marketing business.

The key to this is to actually be a part of the group. Post feedback to others that may have questions. Create a new topic of discussion. Offer tips and advice.

5. Not Utilizing A Blog

You should be directing all of your friends or followers to your BLOG! This is your own personal piece of real estate on the Internet. As Mr. Perry Belcher says ” Your Blog is like your house, you want to invite your friends over to your house for a party”.

This is where you will be introducing your friends or followers to your business opportunities. You should have several places on your Blog to capture their contact information.

You should be applying the 90-10 principle in Social Media Marketing. 90% of your posts should be personal, and 10% of your posts can be business related.

If you can avoid making these 5 deadly mistakes, you WILL have success in your Social Media Marketing.

Good luck with your Social Media Marketing!

Make it a great day!

Jeffrey Martin

First of all I want to congratulate you for taking the time to read this article. That tells me that you are wanting to learn more about the Network Marketing industry.

Let me give you some scary statistics right here in the beginning. You may have heard this before, but it is vital that you know this. The fail rate for the Network Marketing industry is 97%. That means that only 3% of Network Marketers are successful. This is the reality.

So why is it that only 3% of Network Marketers are making any money in this industry? Is it because they are smarter than you? Or is it because they have the magic code to make money? Well the answer is NO!!

This 3% of successful Network Marketers were in the 97% category at one time or another. The way they got out of this category is they found their personal solutions to the problems they were facing. If they were using Affiliate Marketing methods, and they were not achieving their desired results, they moved on to a more successful strategy that was working for them. The KEY to this is to be very ORGANIZED. You have to track your results on a consistent basis. One method I use to track all of my campaigns, is to use separate folders on my desktop. I have separate folders for each one of my campaigns. I update this on a daily basis, to see which one is working the best. When you find which one is working for you, just DUPLICATE your efforts in this specific area. It really is that simple.

So why does one person have massive success in Social Media Marketing, and the other person has no success at all in this area. There are (3) crucial elements that you need to have in order to be a successful Network Marketer. Your potential customers or prospects have to (1) KNOW, (2) LIKE, and (3) TRUST YOU. You must build relationships with you customers or prospects. How many times have you done business with someone because one of your friends suggested you go see Larry down at the Honda dealership, as an example. This has happened to me many times. You went there to do business with Larry because you already trusted him.

I recently had a friend tell me that the Network Marketing industry is like trying to open a combination lock. You keep spinning the lock trying to open it, but the lock won’t open. After several attempts, you get frustrated and throw the lock down. This is a lot like what Network Marketers go through when they feel like nothing is working for them. You feel like giving up or quitting, but DON”T.

After a few days of pondering your next move, you start to get to work. You start studying different Marketing methods, watching training videos, reading articles, joining Marketing forums, doing google searches………..

Now you have a better understanding of how the Network Marketing industry works. You are starting to feel CONFIDENT about the things you have learned. You BELIEVE in yourself. The lock is sitting there next to your computer. You pick up that lock with renewed energy and confidence, and start spinning that dial. First you spin to the right, than to the left, and finally back to the right! Your heart is pounding like like you have never felt before, and sweat is starting to drip from your forehead. You then take a deep breath and pull on the lock. An amazing thing happens at that moment, THE LOCK OPENS.

Congratulations! You are well on your way to explode your Network Marketing business, and join that elite 3% of successful Marketers.

Good luck with your marketing adventures. I hope you found this article helpful, if you did, please leave me your comment below!

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Martin