How Do I Build My MLM Business Online?

Where do I start, there is so much to sort through out there!

Hey, it’s Jackie Ulmer and welcome this Q and A edition of the Street Smart Wealth, Profit in Your PJs Podcast, where I answer your burning questions and get you on your way to the Network Marketing Hall of Fame.

Welcome to show 7.

SPONSOR

Did you know that Social Media Mastery BackStage Pass coaching is now open? Visit SocialMediaBackstagePass.com for details.

Today’s question is….

The question today is from John Goss, who wonders how to get out of struggling and get it online – where does he start, with limited funds?

ANSWER

Thanks for the feedback John. and GREAT question and one I had back in October, 1999 when I caught the vision of what the internet could provide for my business.

I remember struggling to get my business online, too, so you are on the right track! Yes, it can be very painful.

And, as confusing as it was then, it is more confusing now because there are so many people selling stuff, promising to be the end all, be all, right?

While I did invest in my education, because you can’t really learn it for free, just like going to med school, you can go overboard if you aren’t careful.

I took it step by step, bought one thing, studied, learned and took action, before moving on to the next. That way I did not have huge credit card debt and nothing to show for it.

I once met a guy at a seminar who had spent $10,000 learning the online process and he didn’t even have a blog up yet! Yikes.

Here are the primary components to an online marketing system –

First, know what you are selling – product, opportunity, yourself, or all three, in a compelling order.

Then, you need –

A blog or website that is your hub of the universe

A way to capture leads and build your list of hungry prospects

Marketing funnels – this is where Social Media comes in – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and more

Content – this is what you market with, and interest people with, and bring them back to your site to engage in business.

Here is what I recommend –

Join SocialMediaBackstagePass.com – right now, for $37 a month, you are going to basically go to Take Your Network Marketing Business Online and Build a Team University! (Note, as of the publication date – April 2, 2014, that is the price, subject to change!)

At the risk of sounding like I am selling my program, let me just share what you get and how it can help you avoid the mistakes, the pitfalls and stay on the right course.

My backstage pass to learn everything there is about building a successful Network Marketing business, online and offline!

When you go “back stage”, you’ll have access to

Social Media Marketing Overview – How Does it Work, REALLY?
Getting Launched Online – Your Simple Blog and “Hub of the Universe” Set Up
How the Internet “Sorts” Your Prospects
Laying Out Your Online Marketing Strategy
Your “Profit Plan” – How Will You Monetize (Make Money!)
Developing Your Brand and a Consistent Marketing Message
Defining and FINDING Your Target Market, and Your Niche Within
Building a List, and Profitting From That List (That’s where BIG Money is!)
Creating Content That Attracts YOUR Hungry Audience (How to “Get Found!)
Marketing Funnels
Facebook Marketing – A-Z – Setting Up Your Power Profile, Marketing Through Your Timeline Without Losing Your Friends, and more
Twitter – Most People Don’t “Get” Twitter – What You Need to Know to Make It Work For You
LinkedIn
YouTube – Video Marketing is HOT – Cash In With Hidden Tricks Most Don’t Know
Pinterest
Instagram
Google Plus
Audio and Podcasting (My #1 lead source right now!)
Creating New “Warm Market” Online
Build a Local Team With Social Media – Prospects in Your Own Backyard
Expert’s Corner – Monthly Interviews With Top Producers
Daily, Weekly, Monthly Action Plans
The “Watercooler” – An Online Forum For Questions, Answers, Support and Cheerleading!
Weekly and Monthly Updates and Additions, Keeping YOU in the Know of New Trends and Changes!
And MORE!!!

The content will be delivered to you on an ongoing basis, designed to provide maximum “learning value” to you. The goal is to take you down a proven path, and not throw you into a freeway “cloverleaf” with way too many directions and options to choose from and no logical sense of how to put it together.

I’ll be taking you through the exact process I used back in 1999 to launch a successful business that has sustained throughout all of the myriad of changes online!

Only, better, because I KNOW the mistakes I made and I’ll be sharing those so you can avoid the pitfalls!

It’s still the same principles I operate with today, and they flat out WORK.

No bright shiny object syndrome! Don’t keep buying “things” until you take the core steps that work.

As far as keywords and your question there –

Do you know that in nearly 15 years of marketing online, I have NEVER focused on Search Engine Optimization or Google rankings. If it happened, great, but I was a mom, with 2 children, 7 and 5 and a husband gone half the week, so I had no time or brain power to learn and absorb SEO.

I focused on Social Media marketing, before it was even called that, with discussion groups and forums! I got out there and marketed my stuff. Over time, SEO rankings came, but I was earning a significant income by then based on what I did for myself.

You’ll learn that in SocialMediaBaskstagePass.com

As a bonus, I have created an entire training section on Network Marketing Mastery, too, which includes –

Getting started
First 30 Days
Understanding the Timeline of Success
How to Contact
How to Follow Up
Objections – this is HUGE
Launching a new team partner
The First Week With a New Team Partner
Setting up your success calendar
Daily, Weekly and Monthly Action Plans
Opening Contact scripts with handouts
Advanced Success Language
Building Depth
Leadership
The 2-5 Year Plan
Go Pro
Building to Events
Mindset Mastery
And, MORE!

These are important skill sets to have whether you are using the internet or offline methods. You must know how to effectively build your business beyond just sponsoring.

Whatever you decide in terms of getting the training you need, here is where you want to focus –

Start with –

A blog or website that is your hub of the universe

Then, add a way to capture leads and build your list of hungry prospects

Next, add Marketing funnels – this is where Social Media comes in – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and more.

Finally, you want to spend time each week creating content – this is what you market with, and interest people with, and bring them back to your site to engage in business.

Good luck!

Do you have a question? Ask it at JackieUlmer.com/questions

Hey, if you’re looking for 8 easy steps to create and build your network marketing business online then Grab the free guide over at ProfitInYourPjsNow.com

Until next time – remember this – Hesitation Never Cashed a Check!

Also, if you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes and write a brief review.

And, on Stitcher!

That would help immensely in getting the word out! Thanks.

<—— Did this podcast help you? If so, it would mean a lot to me if you would share it with others!!! And, share your comments below!

Let’s have some conversation!

EXPECT Success!

Jackie Ulmer