How To Create An Email List – 3 Essential Tools

How To Create An Email List – 3 Essential Tools

How To Create An Email List – 3 Essential Tools

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Would you like a list of high quality prospects? Prospects who have expressed interest in what you have to say.

Wouldn’t that be awesome?

If you are serious about building a successful business, then you need to get really serious about building an email list!

Otherwise, you will be gifting a nice pile of potential income for the next smart marketer who IS building an email list.

Look … It doesn’t matter if you’re building a business online or offline, having a list of contacts that you can constantly stay in touch with (and follow up) is essential.

Better still …

With an email list of prospects you have the ability to follow up, build a relationship and close.

And when you have an email list of customers, you also have the ability to follow up and take the business further!

The best thing is, it can be done at a push of a button to broadcast your communication.

Isn’t that powerful?

Although you can create success in network marketing without an email list.

Isn’t it smarter to have one?

A list that you own and control.

Here’s an example …

A while ago during summer, I wanted to have an air conditioner installed at our home. As it was a peak season for the air condition installer, a one man show, he was unable to schedule a time to come in.

And, what happens during the winter months in Victoria, Australia?

He’s now chasing me and others for business.

Just imagine …

If he had an email list, he would have an effective way to communicate with people. People who were at one point connected to him, a customer or a lead.

He could have simply broadcast a winter savings promotion like “Get A $200 Cashback When You Book It In The Month of AUGUST”, and get the phone ringing.

That would have been a smart play.

It doesn’t matter …

If I’m selling a digital product, if I’m a cafe owner, if I’m a network marketer … all I need is a simple platform to send out my messages and promotions, all at the push of a button. That’s the power of Email Marketing.

Can you now see why content marketers and businesses need email marketing?

And the great thing is …

The investment in building a list is not huge.

Plus …

It is simple to set up.

It will not cost you an arm and a leg to set up an email campaign.

It will help build a relationship with your prospects, and turn them into a paying customer and teammate.

Here are 3 Tools For Email Marketing …

How To Create An Email List – The 3 Tools

1. An Autoresponder.

This is a must have tool that will help automate your prospecting both your marketing and communication.

The beauty of it is ….

It allows you to set a chain of daily emails that are automatically sent to your subscribers.

If you choose to, you can easily write up a month’s worth of emails of solid content or even a year’s worth of emails for your subscribers … all sent on autopilot.

With such an automated system, it simply allows you to stay in front of your prospect’s mind, and build up the goodwill in your brand.

It gets even better.

For an even deeper analysis of your audience, you can even group them into certain categories like geo-location to the type of content that they are most interested in.

With these type of information, you can tailor the message and offers around their needs.

So which Autoresponder?

Personally, I use Aweber.

It’s really easy to use.

It is very user friendly.

And it is affordable.

Like most autoresponders, you have the choice to use their in built selection of customized forms to choose from and start capturing the all important contact details (name, email, even phone number).

It even allows you to design your own newsletter, a confirmation page and send broadcasts to your email list of upcoming events and promotions.

You can check out Aweber’s FREE trial offer here to start an email campaign.

2. A Capture Page.

This is a dedicated landing page that is designed to capture your prospects’ contact information.

For an example of a landing page, click here.

When a prospect visits the landing page, the subscriber will exchange their information for a captivating offer (a free lead magnet).

To build a simple landing page, you can use a theme builder like Divi or even Aweber to build a landing page.

And when it comes to designing one, include a pre-headline, a headline, a sub-headline (optional), a bullet list of benefit driven statements (optional), a nice image of the giveaway, privacy policy page, an OPT-IN box and a CTA button.  

Both tools will help grow an email list fast … and in an efficient manner.

3. A Free Lead Magnet.

A free lead magnet is like a hook that grabs the attention of a prospect.

It can be in the form of a coupon, a report, a quiz, a coupon, a guide, a checklist, a blueprint, a webinar, etc.

And often this giveaway is of something of value that will benefit the prospect.

And if it is valuable enough for the prospect, they will give up their name and email address.

When you create a lead magnet, think of your prospect’s pains and struggles.

Avoid trying to attract everyone with your lead magnet.

So get specific with your audience and attract the people you want.

Then customize it to address the prospects’ problem and help them get closer to their goal.

Want an example?

Niche – weight loss

Target market – Females who want to lose weight

Giveaway – say a short 12 page PDF report that showed females “7 Easy Weight Loss Tips to Lose 12 Pounds in 14 Days or Less!”

That’s the hook that will draw the prospect’s attention, which brings them into your email campaign.

And when they do subscribe, they go into the next phase.

Building up credibility in YOU.

And that’s how to grow an email list.

With these 3 simple yet effective, nifty tools you can easily kickstart your email marketing campaign right now.

And the quickest way to launch your campaign …

Start up a Facebook Ad campaign, set a tiny budget, target a specific audience and drive the traffic to your landing page.

And growing an email list of high quality prospects.

For online entrepreneurs, an email campaign is a must.

It’s traffic you control … and own.

Regards,

Jason OU

P.S In case you’re one of the people (like me) who skim to the P.S before you read the page, here’s what this is about:

1. 3 tools you need to create an email list of hungry prospects.

2. How to create an email list fast.

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Aweber

Building an email list of a growing audience is essential for the longevity of any business.  This autoresponder service is easy to use, and it is a great starting point for someone looking to kickstart their email campaign. You can try their free account here.

WPX Hosting

It’s a web-hosting service I love using.  It specializes in WordPress hosting, and depending on what package you opt for, you can host 5 or more sites on one account. The best bit is – the quick turnaround in support is top notch.

For bloggers who have an established blog, this is a fantastic option.

You can learn more about this service here.

Bluehost

Bluehost is a great starting point for beginners or bloggers who want to switch to a reliable web hosting service. And it gives you the best bang for your buck – starting at $2.95 a month*.

With the entry-level hosting plan, you’ll get a free domain name for one year, free SSL, free CDN, reliable customer support, and 30 day money back guarantee.

You can sign up with Bluehost here.

Network Marketing Online – 6 Key Strategies To Grow Your Business

Network Marketing Online – 6 Key Strategies To Grow Your Business

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Network Marketing Online – 6 Key Strategies To Grow Your Business

If you’re looking to take your old school network marketing business online or simply wondering how to grow your business online, then this blog post will share 6 important online marketing strategies you need to know, so you can grow your business from the internet.

But before I get onto the online stuff …

Whether it is building the business online or growing it via the Old School Network Marketing, both business concepts share one important core principle.

And that is, in all marketing endeavors, it requires YOU to build a relationship of TRUST with your prospect.

You see …

Without the ‘know, like and trust’ in any business relationship (and a personal relationship), you simply cannot take a business forward.

As Zig Ziglar rightly points out

If people like you they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you.

In other words, before you market to your prospect, build a relationship and be in the position of TRUST.

Here are the main 6 marketing strategies for the online world …

 

6 Network Marketing Strategies For The Online World

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1. Be Specific.

No point in going for the mass marketing approach. It’s really like throwing something at a wall and praying it will stick.

It’s not easy.

Now, I’m not saying that the OLD school model doesn’t work.  It can work.

But only for the people that have that certain quality and skill of communicating with strangers. But sadly for most people, like myself, we don’t have it in us.

“How do I start a network marketing business online?”

Instead of wasting your valuable time spamming your business everywhere on social media or private messaging people about it, be specific with the type of audience you want to target.

Think about …

  • Who will likely need your products?
  • Who will most likely join your business opportunity?
  • If you had the choice, who would YOU like to join your network marketing business?

Answer those questions to find your ideal target audience,

Speaking of which ..

If you really want to speed things up, you should build an audience around network marketing!

The big reason is – they understand the industry … and already believe in the benefits of the business.

Plus the beauty of it is, you don’t have to sell them on the idea.

What’s more …

Network marketers have already spent more than a bit of money in the business.

And the networkers who are keen to grow the business have the desire and the belief to make it work.

You just have to lead them on the right path of building the network marketing business online.

So look out for networkers who are just starting out or looking to grow their business online … or not happy with their current situation. But do not poach people.

2. Personal Brand.

Do not promote your company online.

Instead promote YOU. And grow your personal brand.

With a strong reliable brand, you are positioning YOU as the trusted source, the go to person in your industry.

Think of recognizable personal brands like Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart, Elon Musk and the likes.

All of them started out with nothing.

But through sheer hard work of providing great value, they have built a brand that is not only highly respected amongst their peers, they are recognized worldwide as a trusted brand.

What’s more they have a huge following on both social media and traditional media.

As networkers, we should aspire to build a strong reputation that is trusted within the industry.

The biggest advantage is … you are not relying on the company.

You see …

  • Companies could shut.
  • Companies could change the compensation plan.
  • Or you could become dissatisfied with the management of the company.

So build up your credibility by providing consistent content of value to help your target audience.

When you do show up, you will attract more fans.

And since people trust your name, they’ll trust whatever you promote will benefit them too.

Plus, a strong personal brand can open up other more opportunities and income streams down the road.

3. Attract The People You Want Online.

To accomplish this, you need to consistently provide value through quality content via platforms like social media, an email campaign and via a blog.

From Lives, videos, articles to podcasts, you have many options to get your message out to help your target audience.

If you make the effort to share great info that will benefit people, you will go a long way in attracting people to your business.

And build the ‘know, like and trust’ in YOU.

4. Social Marketing.

With social platforms like Facebook, it has never been easier to leverage their advertising platform to get your brand out to your ideal prospects.

You can even retarget your ads to people who have engaged on your page.

It just allows you to create an automatic prospecting and business building system that passively attracts the people you want, all online … even when you are out for dinner with friends or out shopping for groceries.

If you have not done so, set up a Facebook page for your personal brand, fill in as many details where you’re allowed to, add your website link, and start posting high value content … and share a bit of your life.

Plan to post your content out consistently for organic reach.

Those free organic leads are a bonus.

if you’re ready to take that first step but unsure of just how to begin building your business online, then I highly recommend you check out the Attraction Marketing Formula

Take advantage of Facebook’s business suite and schedule from 2 weeks to a month’s worth of content to your target audience.

And every 5 posts, send out a promotion about your products or business and drive the traffic to build an email list.

As well, you can tap into Facebook groups, personal profile or your business page to engage with like minded individuals, and grow an audience.

Lastly, always reply back to comments or private messages you receive on your page!

Can network marketing be done online?

Done the right way, YES!

5. Your Own Website/Blog.

If you want more control of your business, then you need your own website. It’s a property you own, a family home that can not be taken away from you.

And it adds more credibility to your brand.

The big negative of just posting on social platforms like Facebook, you have NO control or ownership of your content.

Think about it, say your Facebook page is going gang-busters. You have all these engagements and traction with your audience.

If one day, Facebook decides to shut down your account or if Facebook goes offline, what will happen to your business?

You can’t do much about it …. but rant.

To have a long term, successful network marketing business online, you need a website that does all the heavy lifting for you … and grow an email list of your ideal prospects and customers.

Whilst it is not a must have to run your own website, you will be missing out on more opportunities for your business.

The beauty of this is …

Setting up a website is easy.

All you need is to register a domain name, get a reliable web hosting service, an autoresponder and set up a WordPress blog.

So why not post your most valuable content on your blog, get more eyeball traffic to your website and grow your personal brand.

Related Reading : How to generate leads online for Network Marketing

6. Always Follow Up.

If you want to get customers and sign ups, you need to follow up.

The reality is, not every lead will take action on the first contact. Or the second contact. Or even the third.

It may take 7 or more exposures to get any result.

People do take time to ‘think about it’. We procrastinate. We get distracted. And more.

As a business we have to deal with skepticism.

And it just highlights the need for an email list.

An email list of prospects allows you to warm up the relationship further … and to FOLLOW UP.

If you have missed this – An email list is essential for every business.

It’s a list you own and control. A truly valuable asset.

Therefore, you MUST follow up with your prospects … Always!

There you have it …

6 essential network marketing online strategies to grow your home business.

If this sounds overwhelming, don’t be. Once you apply it, and keep at it, you will be surprised.

But here’s a simple map of the online strategies to build your network marketing business online.

However, to keep it simple at first, focus on ONE social platform like Facebook, and start driving traffic (using paid ADS and organic postings).

Key note here – focus on posting great info and education. Consistently.

Simply by ‘showing up’ to help your audience, you will go a long way to build the ‘know, like and trust’ in your personal brand.

Which allows you to promote your offer every so often.

Once you’ve mastered a social platform, get onto building your own website and blog.

And drive the traffic from Facebook to your website … and grow your email list!

With an ever growing email list, you can start to promote and follow up to get more customers and new reps.

Now this is how to grow your network marketing business online.

Regards,

Jason OU

P.S In case you’re one of the people (like me) who skim to the P.S before you read the page, here’s what this is about:

1. 6 key steps to growing your home business online.

2. How to generate leads online for network marketing.

Resources To Grow Your Business With

Aweber

Building an email list of a growing audience is essential for the longevity of any business.  This autoresponder service is easy to use, and it is a great starting point for someone looking to kickstart their email campaign. You can try their free account here.

Attraction Marketing Formula

If you have been struggling to recruit more people and just tired of the rejections. Here’s a way to automate your prospecting and build a system that passively attracts people to your business, all online, while you sleep … then I strongly encourage check out this product here.

You’ll learn how to grow your network marketing business, without dealing with rejection. You’ll learn how to recruit people without the daily grind of prospecting!

So if you’re ready to get started…

Simply click here now 

Bye for now,

Jason Ou

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How To Generate Leads For Network Marketing – 5 Effective Ways

How To Generate Leads For Network Marketing – 5 Effective Ways

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How To Generate Leads For Network Marketing – 5 Effective Ways

There has never been a better time to start a home business online than today.  With the power of the internet, especially with social marketing, generating both free and paid leads for network marketing or any kind of business has been made simpler and more convenient.

Working from home has never looked more appealing.

  • Gone are the days where you need to set up a brick and mortar business.
  • Gone are the days where you need to scour the malls for strangers to talk to.
  • Gone are the days where you need to have one on one presentations.

The internet has more or less reduced the need for it. Especially with the last 2 points above.

You see …

For entrepreneurs, dad-preneurs and mom-preneurs, social marketing has presented a fantastic opportunity to generate more prospects online for your home business.

But a lot of people go about it the wrong way.

Too many social marketers make the mistake thinking to generate more leads, they have to go for the “shotgun” approach.

They think the more people they can reach, the more ‘potential’ customers they’ll get.

And they go all in by blatantly pitching the business to everyone and anyone on their newsfeed.

Which puts off a whole bunch of people.

And wind up killing the business.

The point here is …

Untargeted marketing is a lot of work.

Instead you should focus on getting your message in front of the right people.

The people who are most likely to be interested in what you have to offer.

And that’s your laser targeted audience.

To do this, you need to understand your prospect’s problems and frustrations.

Their pain points.

Say, whenever you apply pressure to your knees, you feel pain. It’s really annoying.

And you’re looking for relief.

You go to your doctor to fix this painful problem. Right?

It’s the same concept when it comes to lead generation.

You understand the pain point and position yourself as the person who can provide a solution to their struggles.

When you have a clear understanding, your message will come out clearer and will really resonate with your ideal prospect.

Which leads me to …

how do you generate leads for your network marketing business?

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Here are 5 effective ways to generate leads for your business with VALUE

1. Create a website.

Think of a website as an online brochure for your business.

Which is a great way to build exposure for your personal brand online

Plus it gives you the platform to stand out in your niche.

But like social media, it is not the place to blatantly promote the network marketing company or the product and service.

Instead it should be an opportunity to showcase your brand by creating content  that will piqué the attention of your ideal prospect.

Not only that, if you optimize your website well for Google, you might get free organic leads online.

2. Post to a blog.

Again, this is a social platform where you can get in front of the market and provide more value to your target market.

And build the Like, Know And Trust in YOU.

Plus, it’s easy to set up.

Simply install WordPress (Google loves this WordPress) and you’re good to go.

It may sound hard, but it isn’t.

There’s plenty of online resources (like Youtube) to show you how to set up a blog.

A great part about using a blog, it can bring free organic leads for your network marketing business.

To do that, you’ll need to know

– The keywords your target audience will look up online.

– Where they hang out online.

– The most questions asked.

Again, this brings back to the importance of understanding your TARGET AUDIENCE.

It makes it so much easier to create content and marketing that will grab their interest!

Once you have a collection of ideas and keywords, start punching out articles on those keywords.

A blog brings more power to your brand, and it can generate more opportunity!

3. Build an email list.

If you want a long term, sustainable business, start building an email list of your ideal prospects!

With an email list you can easily follow up and broadcast your latest blog posts, LIVE, events and offer.

The best thing is your email list belongs to you.

And when you couple it with a website and blog, you will have an automated system that will do all the heavy lifting , even when you are out at a basketball game or even when you sleep.

When you’re consistently providing solid content to your audience, you’re able to passively generate leads to your business on autopilot.

And one of the most effective ways to grow an email list is by having a compelling offer.

For example, a compelling offer can be in the form of a guide, a checklist, a webinar or even an ebook packed with information.

Information that can solve one problem your prospect is facing now.

In exchange for the information, they will give you their contact information, and you have a quality lead.

When they do sign up, you can continue to nurture the relationship.

What’s more, an email list allows you to promote your business and follow up.

Awesome.

4. Youtube.

Second biggest online search engine online.

So why not use videos to get your brand out there.

A great benefit of using video is, it lends your face and your voice to your brand.

Also, it can quickly establish a connection with your prospect.

And people love watching videos.

When you carefully optimize each video with a good title, description and a full url to your website, you can get indexed on both Google and Youtube search.

Helping you generate more free leads online to your business.

You could even use a Youtube style webinar as a compelling offer for your prospects to sign up to your email list too!

And if you hate writing, Youtube and videos (even, a podcast) are fantastic to get your message out. So why not get into video marketing and start driving traffic.

5. Use Social Media to drive traffic.

A fabulous source of traffic. From Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and more.

But if you’re new to the online space, choose one platform and get good at it.

By focusing your energy on one platform, you can really tweak the process to generate more leads for your business.

And the best place to start is …. Facebook.

The biggest player on Social Media, you can leverage it’s platform to expand your reach and help you build your brand.

Whether it is LIVE, video

You can use your personal Facebook profile, business page or group to kickstart the business.

But the biggest benefit is it’s advertising platform.

You can target a specific audience and retarget your message to people who have engaged on your page for as little as 2 bucks a day.

Here are 5 Essential Steps To Effectively Recruit On Social Media.

Nice.

With that said …

By consistently showing up on Facebook, you can post content with value and drive traffic to your website … and to your email list!

Again, start building your email list today with a social platform.

But when it comes to traffic and lead generation, you need to know your specific audience.

And pour your energy into helping them … and grow your email list.

By demonstrating that you are placing them first with helpful content, you are going a long way to building a connection and a relationship with your audience.

Which can translate to more customers and new reps for your business.

This is how to generate leads for network marketing or frankly … any type of business.

Thanks for reading this!

Sincerely,

Jason Ou 

P.S In case you’re one of the people (like me) who skim to the P.S before you read the page, here’s what this is about:

1. 5 straight-forward ways to generate quality leads for your home business.

2. Why you should skip the time sucking mass marketing stuff and focus on a more specific audience for your business.

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Resources To Grow Your Business With

WPX Hosting

It’s a web-hosting service I love using.  It specializes in WordPress hosting, and depending on what package you opt for, you can host 5 or more sites on one account. The best bit is – the quick turnaround in support is top notch.

You can learn more about this service here.

Aweber

Building an email list of a growing audience is essential for the longevity of any business.  This autoresponder service is easy to use, and it is a great starting point for someone looking to kickstart their email campaign. You can try their free account here.

Attraction Marketing Formula

If you have been struggling to recruit more people and just tired of the rejections. Here’s a way to automate your prospecting and build a system that passively attracts people to your business, all online, while you sleep … then I strongly encourage check out this product here.

You’ll learn how to grow your network marketing business, without dealing with rejection. You’ll learn how to recruit people without the daily grind of prospecting!

So if you’re ready to get started…

Simply click here now 

Bye for now,

Jason Ou

Which Social Media For Network Marketing : Facebook Page, Profile Or Groups?

Which Social Media For Network Marketing : Facebook Page, Profile Or Groups?

Which Social Media For Network Marketing : Facebook Page, Profile Or Groups?

The differences between the three Facebook platforms are huge.

But only one platform stands out as it can help you grow your brand and scale your business.

When I first started, the last thing I wanted was to build a business around the wrong platform that had limitations. Or worse, get my account suspended.

In this post, I’m going to shed some light on the differences between the three, and the best way to leverage Facebook to build your home business.

But first …

To be successful at social media for network marketing, you have to focus your content and marketing strategy towards an ultra specific audience.

When you do this, your message will truly resonate with your target audience, grabbing their interest and drawing them towards you…

So they’ll want to learn more about you, your product, service or opportunity.

And with Facebook and other social platforms, it is not the place to be coming across as salesy or spammy.

So forget about plugging your product or company left, right and center.

Otherwise, you’ll be putting off a whole bunch of people.

Instead leverage the platform as a way of helping readers out and establishing a connection with people who have similar interests.

So how do you build a business on Facebook?

There are really 5 steps to use social media for network marketing:

1. Know your audience.

Not everyone is your prospect. So be specific.

Better still, know what keeps them up at night. Understand their problems, frustrations, desires and goals.

And be the solution provider.

2. Attention

This part here is traffic generation. Whether it is via organic posts or Facebook Ads, your aim is to get attention to your brand (not your product or company) by leading with value

3. Grow your warm audience.

I’m big on building an email list of hot prospects and customers. So should you.

An email list is the key to your long term success.

To accomplish this, you’ll need a free compelling offer for a lead to give up their name and email.

And once they become a subscriber, this allows you to deliver more value and build a relationship based on trust.

When you do build an email list, you will be less reliant on algorithms that can limit your reach to favor paid ads, or go out of business.

4. Promote

It’s time to make an offer to your product, service or opportunity and close.

5. Follow Up

Not everyone will take action. It’s only natural. So make it a point to follow up.

People will think about it or skip it. You just need to Follow Up by talking to them, messaging them or via email. Most of all, listen to them, be sincere and help them out as much as possible.

With that out of the way…

Whether you choose to use a personal Facebook profile, a business page or a Group, there’s no right or wrong way.

There are many differing opinions as to which Facebook method is the best.

Here’s the thing …

If you follow the 5 steps above, you will go a long way in growing your network marketing business with Facebook.

It’s these steps that have propelled many successful home businesses to where they are now.

Instead of spending hours spamming and sending private messages to strangers on social media, they just focused on serving the needs of their niche audience.

In other words, placing their audience’s needs in front of their own.

When you’re there to fix people’s problems and help them reach their goals, your trust factor goes up … plenty!

Speaking of which …

Here are the differences between the strategies of using Facebook:

Facebook Profile

It’s free to use.  And it is the default setting that everyone begins with.

What’s neat about it, is …

You can quickly get exposure from your warm audience of friends and family.

You can quickly connect with people with messenger.

And if you have a large group of ‘friends’, it’s a nice way to create some buzz around your new business, or a challenge you’re in.

As well, it’s a way to get people to reach out and connect with you.

The smart networkers who use their personal profile will often avoid posting a bunch of links and the self serving junk.

Instead, they’ll be …

Sharing what’s going on in their life.

Sharing about their entrepreneurial lifestyle.

Sending out posts that will inspire people who wants the freedom of time to do whatever.

And attract those prospects to them.

But…

It has a limited reach. At the time of writing, you cannot have more than 5,000 friends. In other words, it is not scaleable.

And it’s against Facebook rules that you use your personal profile to promote a business.

It’s meant to be social.

And if you want more exposure and a more efficient prospecting system, you cannot run Ads.

Facebook Business Page

If you want to separate your business life from personal life on Facebook, then setting up a Facebook page is a must.

Using a business page allows you to position your brand and builds you as a credible authority in your industry or niche.

And if you are serious about growing your business, a business page is the way to scale for more leads and sales.

Although you will have to ‘pay to play’, a business page enables you to passively generate leads, customers, and new recruits even while you sleep, or are out to lunch, or out at a basketball game.

Another great thing about a Facebook business page, you can schedule out your posts, reels and story automatically, using Creator Studio.

Whether it is on the computer or on your cell phone, you can schedule days, weeks, or even a month’s worth of content in advance, all ready to go.

Another biggie, Insights. You’ll have access to the numbers of how each post performed organically. From People reached, likes, comments to shares, each post is tracked for your review.

Scale It With Paid Ads

If you want to quickly build an online audience, then Facebook Paid Ads can help.

By leveraging the Facebook Ads platform, you can attract the very best prospects and turn them into email subscribers … all on autopilot.

It’s like an automated prospecting system😁!

Plus you can retarget ads to people who have engaged on your posts and videos.

Which is a great way to turn prospects into paying customers and new reps.

Lastly, with a business page, you’ll have access to reports to measure your results from.

However …

There is a learning curve to using Facebook Ads.

There will be plenty of mistakes, testing and tweaking in the processes.

Plus there is no guaranteed return on your ad spend.

As NOT every lead will become a customer.

That’s the reality of doing business.

Facebook Groups

You can create a group for prospects and nurture the relationship.

You can create a group for your customers and provide support for any questions that needs to be answered.

You can even create a group for your team and provide additional support to building their business.

You can even create a Facebook challenge.

And more.

Really, it’s a place where you can interact and share ideas and knowledge with your audience and create a sense of community … that you bring in from your page or email list. 

Plus it’s free to use … so why not use it to build your business.

What’s more you can advertise your group to a target audience to create more exposure and grow the group.

And like a Facebook business page and a personal profile, you just have to show up and be consistent.

Aim to over deliver with value and engage with the people in your group.

Which leads me to ….

Which Facebook method should you use?

When you think about it …

Each method is really an enhancement or an add on of each other.

Which gives you more exposure to drive more leads, and to connect with more people.

Again, there’s no right way or wrong way.

It boils down to your own preference.

If you like to use your personal profile to personally connect and message with others, go for it. But, there are limitations.

If you want to run it like a business and have the ability scale it, then a Facebook Business page is the obvious way to go. It even provides access to handy tools and tracking to help grow your business. 

If you want to start using the power of groups and build a connection through this medium, go for it.

And if you want to maximize all three strategies, you can too.

But, for maximum exposure – focusing your efforts on a Facebook business page is the most effective.

However …

The key to making Facebook work is to …

Master the skill in growing a warm audience, connect with them, make an offer and follow up.

That’s right, these are the 4 essential steps in growing your network marketing business with social media.

P.S If you’re like me who skim to the P.S before you read the post, here’s what this is about:

1. Why you should be using Facebook page, and not Facebook profile. 

2. The advantages of using a Business page. 

Resources To Grow Your Business With

Bluehost

Bluehost is a great starting point for beginners or bloggers who want to switch to a reliable web hosting service. And it gives you the best bang for your buck – starting at $2.95 a month*.

With the entry-level hosting plan, you’ll get a free domain name for one year, free SSL, free CDN, reliable customer support, and 30 day money back guarantee.

You can sign up with Bluehost here.

WPX Hosting

It’s a web-hosting service I love using.  It specializes in WordPress hosting, and depending on what package you opt for, you can host 5 or more sites on one account. The best bit is – the quick turnaround in support is top notch.

For bloggers who have an established blog, this is a fantastic option.

You can learn more about this service here.

Aweber

Building an email list of a growing audience is essential for the longevity of any business.  This autoresponder service is easy to use, and it is a great starting point for someone looking to kickstart their email campaign. You can try their free account here.

4 Essential Tips to Launching Your Home Business

4 Essential Tips to Launching Your Home Business

4 Essential Tips to Launching Your Home Business

how to start an online business from home

Starting an online business from home is not going to be a smooth walk in the park.  

I’m not going to sugar coat this. It won’t be easy.

There’s so much content (some crap ones) being shoved into your throat, it will leave you feeling drained, lost and overwhelmed.

It’s like having ten Big Macs with fries for breakfast. But, you’ll be puking after.

Such information overload is not uncommon. I got trapped by it. What I thought would help me, didn’t.

And another thing about starting a home business, it will take time to lay the groundwork. There’s going to be the mistakes, the changes and so on.

But it’s part of the process. I wish I could offer a short-cut. But there isn’t any. And you’d be silly to think there is one.

What’s more, you won’t be earning money straight away … and for some time. Unless, you’re one of a small handful of the ‘very special ones’.

That’s just the reality of running any business. From a brick and mortar business, mom and pop business, digital business and to network marketing, it takes TIME!

A good example, but on a different scale of business. Did you know it took Amazon like 6 years to make a tiny bit of profit, like 1 cent per share from a $1 billion dollar revenue?

I bet there was plenty of blood, sweat and tears poured into laying the groundwork from its beginnings to it’s first profit and to where the company is now!

On a really smaller scale, like my business. It did take time too.

As a home based business, a dadpreneur juggling between 2 kids and work, it wasn’t easy.

But I got the hang of it.

All it took was – some prioritizing, a stubborn commitment, more hard work and sensible time management.

Now with that reality out of the way, I’m going to share four simple tips to help you set up the business on the correct path for both short term and long term online success.

 

4 Simple Tips To Start An Online Business From Home

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1. Build an email list of hungry prospects and customers.

I’m big on building an email list because it allows me to help my readers as best I can.

And it’s the list that gives you control of your business.

It’s invaluable, which makes it a long term sustainable business!

The reason being …

You’re not reliant on platforms that can limit your reach, potentially shutting down your account or even go bankrupt.

Plus …

The prospects that have signed up to your email list are the very best kinds.

And when you have a communication system that allows you to stay in front of a list of audience, you stand a far better chance of closing more prospects than not having one.

And yes, it does take time to come up with good consistent content.

But if you continually work at providing good content to your list, the effort will be worth it.

What’s more, with a reliable autoresponder you’ll be able to set up an automated prospecting system that does all the heavy lifting while you sleep!

So how do you build an email list?

Choose a social platform like a Facebook business page.

Create content and marketing (paid and organic) to an ultra specific and highly responsive audience.

Start driving traffic from Facebook to your offer page or website.

And in exchange for a free compelling offer, the prospect gives you their email.

Which then triggers the autoresponder to start an email sequence!

And you FOLLOW UP.

Sweet.

2. Get real with the prospects

When you do have an interested prospect who wants to sign up or buy, just explain clearly what it takes to make it all work.

Hard work and a strong commitment.

It’s about setting the right expectations. No quick fixes. No shortcuts. Just hard work.

And …

Rather than closing and enrolling, and leaving the customer and team member to their own devices … guide them.

For a home business to succeed, you will have to guide them through the stages of setting up a business online.

From social marketing, blog marketing, growing an email list to that stage of closing a customer and team mate.

In other words … map out the path for them and help them set their business on the right path.

Be the support. Be the cheerleader.

And you will build more respect and trust with your audience.

Setting the expectations clearly at the outset will keep the number of people quitting the business less.

3. Your goal is to help

Your prospect is someone who is looking for help. So help them reach their goals.

Their goals come first. Not yours.

Simply by helping them reach it, you are succeeding in many ways.

And the long term results will be worth it.

To help them…

Listen.

Learn what keeps them up at night.

Learn what are their dreams and desires.

Be the pillar of support … and lead the way.

Offer your customers a long-term relationship, then do everything possible to build and maintain it. – Brian Tracy

Be there for them and care. Be the leader.

4. Grow your audience

Whether it is passive or active marketing … or both, get out there, grow your audience and connect.

I don’t mean spending hours on spamming or private messaging strangers on social media.    

I mean, know where your audience hangs out and start connecting by sharing good content, and by showing interest in their problems.

Join forums, Facebook groups, other social platforms and comment on blogs.

Be sincere and start connecting.

If it is through paid ads, then you want to craft the right message and the right offer (like a lead magnet) to a specific audience, so you can attract the best prospects to your email list, which then allows you to follow up.

This is when understanding the pain points of your niche helps greatly. 

And when possible, get on the phone and talk.

Using the phone creates an opportunity for two people to get to know each other more, build a relationship and bring in more sales or team mates.

It is a nice skillset to have.

This is a great way to learn, expand your skill sets, and build relationships in the process.

In closing …

Starting an online home business is not easy. It takes time to lay the fundamentals of the business right.

And it does take time for money to come in.

You’d be naive to think only 4 hours of effort a week will cut it. It won’t.

You see …

It’s a matter of putting in the time to continually learn, and take on the challenges that are ahead.

It’s a pain in the you know what …

But if you’re prepared to put in the effort and time, and consistently tweak the processes and apply the right actions, you can get there.

As Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon correctly puts it :-

“We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on detail …”

Finally, in any business, if you take the focus ‘off you’ and instead, put your effort into servicing your people, the value you put in will build that TRUST in your personal brand.

Thank you for reading this post!

Sincerely,

Jason Ou

P.S In case you’re one of the people (like me) who skim to the P.S before you read the page, here’s what this is about:

1. 4 effective tips to kick-start your home business online.

2. Why you should be focusing on your prospect’s goals, and not yours!

DOWNLOAD TO LEARN THE 8 ESSENTIAL STEPS TO RECRUIT EASILY – REJECTION FREE –
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Resources To Grow Your Business With

Aweber

Building an email list of a growing audience is essential for the longevity of any business.  This autoresponder service is easy to use, and it is a great starting point for someone looking to kickstart their email campaign. You can try their free account here.

Attraction Marketing Formula

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Bye for now,

Jason Ou

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