Ask Tristram Lodge – MLM Mentor & Coach

Now if you have been on Facebook for sometime you may well have joined a few groups of the things that interest you. But have you had the foresight to start your own group yet?

If the answer is no then you are missing out on a gold mine of prospects, leads and income for your business and here’s why. Your group on Facebook can be as large as you like, however you will only be able to email 5000 people at a time.

However don’t let that deter you, there still alot you can do with your group.

Setting up your new group could not be easier. Simply click on you groups icon at the bottom of any of the pages and you will be taken to the groups page. There you will have a tag the say “create new group” Click on that and fill out the details of what your group is about. Put as much information as you like.

If you are an internet marketer, a great group would be something with your name in the title, for instance my group is called “Tristram Lodge’s MLM Rock Stars – A Place For Network Marketers To Meet”

If you want to brand yourself then putting your name in the title is a sure fire winner, and Google will love it! However your group will not be public. This means that only people with a Facebook account and who are logged in will be able to view your group. The way around this is to setup your own Fan Page. (I will talk about these later)

You want to keep your group member updated on a regular basis with informative topic’s and value. DO NOT PROMOTE YOUR OPPORTUNITY, your group members will leave quicker than they join you.

Talking about group members and how to get them, click the Invite People To Join on the left side of the page and click on which of your friends you would like to invite. I always add a message as you will get more people to join.

I send out emails every couple of days with interesting articles, videos and forum posts I have read. I also post inspirational quotes on the group wall. If you are adding great content and value your group will grow as people will suggest your group to their friends.

You can also create a group event. This is a great tool and I use this every week for a webinar invite. Really simple to set up, just select Create Group Event, fill out the details like date, time and location.

Go onto the next step and fill out the details of the event, add a photo and put a category for your event. Next you can publish your event and it will be posted on your wall and your friends home pages.

Last thing you can do is invite your friends, there is a box at the bottom of the page where you can invite everyone in the group. Just tick the box and click Send Invites. You can also invite any of your friends who are not in you group by selecting them and clicking Send Invites.

Thanks for reading and I would like to extend an invite to you for my group on Facebook. Just head over to “Tristram Lodge’s MLM Rock Stars – A Place For Network Marketers To Meet” and I look forward to seeing you there.

Tristram Lodge

Well it’s opportunity, the last day of 2009.

It’s also the last day of the first decade of a new century.

Frightening thought, but hasn’t the last 10 years flown by?

So what will the new decade have install for you? Well the choice is yours, you and only you can decide what fortunes will come your way.

With the state of the economy being what it is, although, it is claimed things are on the up in most countries around the world there still is a great opportunity to prosper in the new decade.

If you want to change the way you work your business or how your life is going right now seize the opportunity with both hands and do it. The world in which we live is changing and more and more people want to take control of their lives and not be put down by employers or governments.

I want to wish all my readers a very Happy New Year and a prosperous new decade as well.

Tristram Lodge

So in part 1 we talked about why people run out of money how something could be done to stop this from happening. As you know we have all been told that the money we make from our retail can be used to invest back into the new business venture. Well why would you want to use the money you have just worked so hard for to put back into your business.

At the end of the last post I mentioned a Funded Proposal System. Now you may be wondering what it is and how do they work. Well they are very simple. As network marketers we can offer people a solution to there problems. If you do this business the traditional way you will have made your list and gone out and pestered your family and friends and may have not gotten very far.

You run out of people to talk to about your opportunity, you spent a load of money on leads and advertising and still no much to show for it. The reason is actually very simple; by offering your opportunity you are in fact offering another problem. How do you expect someone to do a business without having a clue how to do it?  

By going in all guns blazing with your opportunity is going to be a disaster. But by offering them a solution to a problem they will see you as a leader. This is where the system comes into play.

A Funded Proposal System is a low cost front end product. It can be a book, an ebook, anything as long as it adds value to that person. By low cost I mean £15 – £30, and forget all about your main opportunity at that time.

So who do you offer this to, well other network marketers who have had the same problems as you in there business. By offering them a solution to the problems they face they will be more receptive to you. Suddenly you are someone that can help and not give like everyone else, trying to get them to join there business. I mean why would they join your business when they are having problems with there own?

Now most systems pay out a commission to there affiliates which can anything up to around 50% of the course. Now if we take 50% of £15 that’s £7.50 in your pocket just to prospect. That money can then be used to put back into your business, also you have a great lead who is already involved with network marketing, so knows the system. Also it allows you to advertise for FREE.

So the money you get from your information product pays for your advertising, which gives you endless FREE leads, which in turn gives you endless business growth. It dose not matter if that person never joins your primary business, as now you have made a new contact who you can share ideas with and network with and best of all you will meet others through that one person.

I have been using a system like this for over a year and I will not do business any other way. The system I am using is Magnetic Sponsoring and you can join today at www.MLMHintsAndTips.com

Don’t waste your time and your money talking to your family and friends. They have no interest in your business. Spend your time working with people who want to be successful. Now I’m saying that everyone you know at the moment will not be any good for your business as you may know people who are already successful but are looking for a change.

Thanks for reading

Tristram Lodge

P.S If you don’t get success from Magnetic Sponsoring with in 12 months I will buy the book back from you at the full price. That means zero risk to you.

P.P.S If you do want your money back I will let you keep all the bonus material you get with the course just for you trouble. Sign up today at www.MLMHintsAndTips.com