The Renegade Network Marketer Training: Renegade University

If you have either purchased The Renegade Network Marketer Ebook or are considering doing so, I highly recommend joining the Renegade University free membership. All you need to do is sign in with your first name and email address and you can access a lot of free videos which walk you through the principles of attraction marketing, setting up the Renegade system, and starting with some of the free marketing methods discussed in The Renegade Network Marketer.

If you have not purchased The Renegade Network Marketer Ebook yet, this gives you a free inside "peak" into the principles so you can decide if it is what you are looking for. If you have already purchased the Ebook, Renegade University is a great time-saving in getting you started utilizing the marketing strategies within the Renegade marketing system.

For anyone not familar with the Renegade Network Marketer Ebook, it is not just a book, it is an entire marketing system. Ann Sieg has really shaken up the network marketing world with the launch of her ebooks, The 7 Great Lies of Network Marketing, The Renegade Network Marketer, and this System in June 2007.

She has expose the ineffective, outdated marketing methods so often promoted and passed on to new network marketing reps, and provides a solution that allows marketers to generate their own quality prospects, while bringing in a passive income to fuel your marketing budget. This system really promotes and teaches how to be a truly independent marketer, and that is one of the reasons the system has caused a stir within the industry.

For a one time purchase of only $67, , you not only get this fantastic ebook, but you can register at no additional cost as an affiliate and have lifetime access to a panora of marketing resources and affilate programs to fund your marketing for your primary network marketing business. 60% of that $67 is actually paid back to Renegade affiliates, so the value is excellent.

Although targeted to network marketers, this system actually teaches you how to market ANY business. Once you get the concepts explained in the book and affiliate resources site, you could apply it to ANY business.

The Renegade University was developed by a Renegade affiliate, Mike Klingler, who saw the value of the Ebook and system, but put together some basic training to help new people utilize the system more quickly. Because of the wealth of resources and professional marketing strategies within the Renegade, new people without much computer experience could be a little overwhelmed, so Mike walks the new person through the system step-by-step with his videos in Renegade University.

I knew Mike was working on putting this resource together the later part of 2007, but when one of my downline leaders told me Renegade University was really helping new people get started with the Renegade Network Marketer system, I decided to check it out myself. I have been impressed by Mike Klingler's skill in breaking things down into simple terms and walking even the techology-challenged through the Renegade sytem, yet still getting to the "meat" of marketing principles.

Mike's success is using the Renegade Network Marketer system is not only shows that attraction marketing works, but is also a good reason to tap into the Renegade University. Read one of his HubPages, The Renegade Network Marketer: How to Attract MORE Prospects with Ann Sieg's Renegade Network Marketer E-book , to see how he's earned over $10,000 with The Renegade Network Marketer e-book, while ATTRACTING hundreds of high-quality prospects into his 'business network' at the same time

Although Mike has included a lot of resources and help to get anyone going in the free membership of Renegade University, there is also a Professional Membership and the library of resources is rapidly growing. Look at the upcoming training available to Professional members:

Setting Up Your Own Auto Responders -Tues., April 22, 2008 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM EST

About the Event...

When you begin "Internet attraction marketing" one of the first things you learn as a priority is to start building your own email list. But it can't be just any email list, it must be an opt-in list (that someone ads themselves to voluntarily).

And you can't just stop at having people join your list... that's just where the fun starts...
You must provide content (promoting events, sharing your ideas, providing value) to that list in an ongoing way in order to attract those prospects to you and your offers.

To leverage this process fully, it's important you know how to technically and conceptually set up an auto-responder for maximum results. You also need to know the best tool to use (particularly if you're building lists using other people's lead capture pages).

Even if your list is small and you're just getting started, this event series is going to be extremely valuable to help you create a complete Internet marketing attraction process that brings maximum results.

This will be an introductory class. This course is only open to Renegade Professionals.

Getting Started with Video Marketing Thurs., April 24, 2008 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM EST

About the Event...

Video Marketing is powerful for several reasons...
1. Search engines such as Google and Yahoo love video... they rank it higher automatically because they know people like to see video. Blogs and sites with video are also listed higher if they have video. There are other search engine advantages as well such as being able to 'trick' the search engines with many key word listings without being penalized like you would with written content.

2. It has the potential to build a stronger relationship with potential prospects, which leads to more people taking action on what you're offering (whether that be to join your list, buy from you or join you).

3. It's easier for some people to create video content than written content. Although this isn't true for everyone, some people will find it easier to just be yourself and share your ideas than to write them down into content for a web page.
Note that you don't have to be the one in front of the camera to benefit from video. We'll talk about all of this at this introductory event. This will be the first of a series of Webinars available to our Renegade Professionals.

Attracting Product Customers with Attraction Marketing Sat., April 26, 2008 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

About the Event...

Attraction Marketing is Bigger Than E-books and Systems.
How to Attract Product Customers to You...
Everything we've been teaching in the Professional training area at Marketing Merge (Squidoo, Hub Pages, Blogs, Ezine articles) can be used to attract product customers to you.
We'll go over specific examples of how you can do this. We'll also give you some fantastic ideas you can start running with right after this event ends.

The best part is you can join Renegade University for free, after you check it out, upgrade to the Professional membership for only $1 for a 7 day trial, attend all these events, and if you decide you don't want to continue the Professional membership, you can downgrade back to the free membership and all it has cost you is a buck! It doesn't get much better than that!

Access your free Renegade University membership now!

If you want more information about The Renegade Network Marketer Ebook, the system and Renegade University, including a interview with Ann Sieg and I, go to http://www.renegade-pro.com/

And if you have any questions or would like to schedule a complimentary consultation, complete a contact form or email me.

To your success!

Wendy Mills
http://www.ahomebusinessworks.com/

Creating Marketing Videos that Get Attention and Using them Effectively in Marketing Your Business

Using video marketing can make a big impact on your business. Whether you are new to some of the social marketing and attraction marketing methods, video marketing is something you can add fairly easily.

A week ago Stephen Anderson, a member of our WorksTeam and resident of Australia, was presenter on our weekly Mon. Night WorksTeam Training webinar and gave fantastic, information-packed presentation. You may have seen some of Stephen's creative Renegade Marketer videos on YouTube. He is very creative, has a great sense of humor and has a passion for helping others.

Stephen walked step-by-step through some simple techniques for creating video by creating two different videos on the training webinar. He demonstrated how to use a basic webcam and Windows Move Maker video to create a video clip. In his second video demonstration, he showed how a simple powerpoint presentation and audio could be used to create an effective marketing video.

Certainly as your business progresses, if you decide you want to utilize video marketing in more depth, you can invest in some useful software, like Camtasia. But the great thing is you can utilize video marketing to grow your business even if you are on a limit budget.

A few things to keep in mind when creating marketing videos:

• keep them short definitely under 10 minutes - 30 seconds – 2 ½ minutes is ideal
• make sure you include your url at the beginning and end of your video so you are pointing people back to your site
• be creative and use your sense of humor – people will direct others to your video
• use good relevant keywords in your title and description

Here is the YouTube Marketing Video Stephen created during our WorksTeam Training webinar. As you can see Stephen Anderson enjoys the journey and keeps it fun. He also excels at teaching solid marketing concepts in an understandable way.

This coming week, Mon. April 21st, we have another training that will focus on how to leverage video marketing by making it viral.

The topic is: Viral Video Marketing Strategy: Using Video to Market Your Business

We'll be discussing what viral video is, and how to leverage it in marketing your business.
This training is complimentary to a prior training on 4/7/2008 and will give you specifics on how to get your video out to a huge audience. If you are currently utilizing video in your business, or are considering doing so, you won't want to miss this training!

If you would like to attend this webinar, you can register HERE and enter Wendy Mills as the person who invited you for that required field.

Also, if you are new to the concept of attraction marketing, social marketing and other methods of using the internet to bring people to you instead of chasing them, you can tap into the Renegade University at no cost and get a better idea how these strategies can help you grow your business. Just go to http://www.renegade-pro.com/ for more information and the free membership link.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a complimentary consultation, just email me or fill out the contact form.

To your success!

Wendy Mills
http://www.ahomebusinessworks.com/

Leaders Read and Readers Lead - in Marketing, Business and in Life

"Yet, if I could give you a recommendation
as to finding a good organization to help you
get over to the right side of the Quadrant, the
key is not so much the product but the education
the organization offers."
- Robert Kiyosaki The CashFlow Quadrant

The truth is learning is the key to success, and I don't necessarily mean higher education. A self-directed learner – one highly motivated to learn - will often learn far more than someone just taken college classes to get the piece of paper. I know because I went through years of college earning a M.S. Degree but learned far more valuable lessons in network marketing than all the years of college courses.

“Leaders Read and Readers Lead” is so true. A leader is continually learning and growing or he is left behind - especially in the fast-paced, quickly changing Internet world of the 21st century.

Which is one of the reasons that BookWise caught my attention about a year ago. I love books and am an avid reader – particularly of business, self-development and inspirational books. At the time I thought it was a great concept for a business.... but dismissed it because I felt they didn't have enough selection of books at that point - and they were only just starting. I know from being in the industry for over 7 years, the growing pains a new company can go through and the high failure rate in the early stages. So I just put it on the back burner and went on building my other businesses.

Recently though, BookWise was brought to my attention again and I was informed that they had recently partnered with Baker and Taylor, the world's largest distributor of Entertainment, and are rapidly expanding the bookstores. So...I took another look and was impressed with what they have to offer.


Low Start-up cost - affordable to the average person, even
those on a limited budget
Product of value that people don't need to be 'sold' on
Continual tax education from renown tax expert Ronald Meuller
Website and Marketing tools included
Educational Resources in the virtual office for continual
learning
Generous Compensation plan
Portion of profits go to worthwhile children's charities
...and more


Plus BookWise has an impressive group of founders and leaders. Just to name two –

Richard Paul Evans - winner of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award at age 31 and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of “The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth”

Robert G. Allen – well-known financial advisor and bestselling author of: Multiple Streams of Income, One Minute Millionaire, and other best-sellers



For the educational value alone, BookWise would be a good additional resource to anyone in a business or wanting to start a business. So if you are looking for a business you may want to look at BookWise and.....

If you are already in a business, you may want to take a took at BookWise too - for its educational value and as a secondary income stream.

I have learned the hard way the importance of not having 'all your eggs in one basket' and strongly believe the best way to be truly independent in network marketing and direct sales is to develop multiple income streams.

For those who are serious about building a strong residual income and financial independence, our team has the training and resources to learn how to be a professional, independent marketer.

To learn more about BookWise, go to:

http://mybookwise.com/wendy
http://winninginthemargins.com passkey: wendymills


One important thing to note - on the Winning in the Margins
video at the end, Richard mentions face-to-face marketing. If
you LIKE face-to-face marketing, by all means you can build
that way, but if you are wanting to market online, rest
assured that we have the knowledge and resources to help you
buid a successful internet business too.

And to learn more about me and the team of leaders I work with go to:
http://theworksteam.com

You can also access a lot of resources to help you in whatever business you choose at my personal website, www.ahomebusinessworks.com


After you have looked over the sites, write down any questions you have and give me a call at 716-514-8858, complete a contact form or email.

InterNETwork Marketing: Putting the NET into Network Marketing

If you missed the webinars with Ann Sieg and Ken Envoy a couple weeks ago you missed two information-packed sessions on how to put the NET into your Network Marketing business - but the good news is that is was recorded!

.....and I have included the links below, including the details on the InterNETmarketing Championship contest with over $20,000 prizes.

What is exciting to me about this information, is that it will help people move out of the "Dark Ages" of network marketing and become successful entrepreneurs. Having been in the industry for almost 7 years, I have seen first-hand ineffective marketing methods being taught, and the frustration is causes.

Having worked with Ann Sieg for a number of years now, both cross-line to her in the past and now as her sponsor in two network marketing companies, I have seen the passion she has for helping people to be successful and the impact she has already made.

Ken and Ann covered a wide range of topics in these two information-packed webinars, but one of the most important concepts discussed is "pre-selling". The people who make the most money online and the marketers who have the highest conversion rates are people who understand this concept very well. Ken said it was the biggest difference he saw between people with 0% converting websites and 20% converting websites.

As Ann said, "The frame in which someone views a message has more of an impact on their decision than the message itself." In other words, the biggest factor in whether or not your prospect says yes to your offer is NOT the actual message itself (a sales letter or a phone call for example)... it's all the things that that person saw, heard or read leading up TO that message.

By positioning yourself as a 'solution provider' you are able to do just that -and the Renegade System & SiteBuidIt! together are a powerful combination that will teach you how to do this very well!

In fact, that is one of the reasons I recently purchased a SiteBuildIt site, even though I already have three website up, with one up for years getting a nice amount of traffic and generating a healthy amount of leads and business. I saw downline members with no website building experience at all putting up websites and - this is most important....getting traffic to their site and generating business!

Anyone can put up a website these days fairly easily. There are simple website tools out there, replicating sites companies provide, and more. The problem is... having a website does you no good if no one is finding you!

How I learned to build a website and generate business is not very duplicatable since there is a huge learning curve involved. SiteBuildIt and the Renegade system gives the average person the tools and information they need to be successful enterpreneurs and teaches how to be truly
independent....instead of being dependent on the whims of a network marketing company's decision-makers.

To have true financial independence you need to have multiple streams of income and the Renegade-SBI combination will show you how. And once you understand it, this information could be used for any type of online business.

Now the best part is that until Dec. 25th, SiteBuildIt has a special offer - Buy one site, get another free! You and a friend can go in on this offer and get your site at half-price, you can buy a site and give one away as a gift, or buy your site and keep the 2nd site for yourself for later.

In addition, there is a special InterNETwork marketing championship. The financial incentives are very nice...

First place - $10,000
Second place - $5,000
Third place - $2,500
Most creative award - $2,500

but more important is that as a participant, we're going to personally take you by the hand and walk you through every single step of how to setup your own marketing system that churns out pre-qualified and pre-motivated prospects. Read through for the details and Ann's free coaching offer.

And the recorded Webinars:

Part 1:
How to Put the NET into Network Marketing

Part 2:
InterNETwork Marketing Explained


And then, if you don't already have the Renegade Marketer Ebook,get a copy of the newest editon HERE.

(if you already purchased the Renegade Marketer Ebook, you can download the latest version from your system back office)

If you have any questions or need help utilizing the Renegade system or SiteBuildIt for your business, just email or give me a call at 716-514-8858.

Generating Your Own Leads: Purchased Leads vs. Self-Generated Leads

When I started out in network marketing almost 7 years ago, I was told to make a list of all my the people I know to “share” my opportunity with. Well, none of the people in my circle of influence had an entrepreneurial bone in their body, and with working full-time as an Art teacher, pregnant, and having a two and four year old in tow - running around looking for potential prospects was not too practical. So...

I purchased leads and, once I developed the right communication skills and learned how to use leads effectively, I started having some success. You can build a successful network marketing business using purchased leads if you have a source of decent quality leads. I did it and I know many people who have done so as well. However, you need to go through a lot of leads, develop good skills and not let rejection bother you. I was fortunate that I had a huge “why” and was determined to do what it took to be successful, but once I started generating my own leads it was so much better.

The other night Joe filled out the contact form on my website asking for some help. Here is what he said:

"I have been purchasing 6 a day leads for $275/month. But, 9 out of 10 people won't answer the phone and the ones that do answer aren't interested. I can't continue to pay $275 per month without some better responses. It's not all my inexperience, I worked in Sales for 4 years. I can't get past the opening statement before they tell me they are no longer interested. Hard to believe these leads are only a few days old! They sure don't seem like targeted market leads."

That is the challenge with purchased leads. Often lead companies re-sell leads or are less than truthful about how they generate their leads. Price alone does not determine a quality lead. Sure, if they are really cheap then you can be pretty sure you are not going to get a quality lead. But as you can see from Joe's experience, even when you are paying $1-2/lead you may not be getting a quality lead. Even when you locate a reputable company with a decent quality of lead, a purchased lead will never be as good as a lead you generate yourself.

When you generate your own leads, people are searching and finding YOU. They make a connection with you before you even call. It doesn't mean they will jump right into whatever you are offering, but the relationship building has begun. Depending on how you are having people opt-in: requesting a free e book, like the 7 Great Lies of Network Marketing, signing up for your newsletter, purchasing training material; you are also looking at someone who is more serious than a purchased lead as well. You see with a purchased lead, the person may be just on the Internet, sees an ad that looks interesting and opted in. They may have just had a rough day at work and the idea of making money at home sound interesting.

However, when you are generating your own lead, for the most part, the person is searching for something specifically, reading an ezine they subscribed to that is related to what you are marketing, reading your article, etc. So this person is actively searching and finding or attracted to what you have to offer. If you are using a auto responder, like GetResponse or Aweber, they are also receiving emails directly from you as soon as they opt-in to what you are offering. Keep in mind, your emails should be educational in nature and of VALUE. At any rate they already they already know who you are. It is not at all uncommon for me to get responses like this when I call a lead I have generated myself:

“Oh hi Wendy! I was meaning to call you!”

And fairly frequently people will actually email or call me before I get chance to call them. This just doesn't happen with a purchased lead!

Of course generating your own leads does take time to learn and also time to start generating enough. That is why I recommend someone start by purchasing the Renegade Marketer Ebook, utilizing the training that comes with it, while calling leads you already have or purchasing leads.

I found a quality lead source, and arranged a discount with the company because of the volume of leads my downline, and those I am working with, use.

In addition, the people who purchase the Renegade Marketer Ebook from me, get some extra training and resources to get them, and their team, off on a solid start. I have put together a Renegade Marketer Guide, and give free access to our WorksTeam site and training calls.

If you have questions about lead generation, feel free to give me a call at 716-514-8858 or request a complimentary consultation on my Contact Form.

The 80/20 Principle and Network Marketing

I was reminded again of the 80/20 principle the other day when I received a Brian Tracy's Success Management email Newsletter. By the way, I recommend subscribing to Brian Tracy's daily quotes or other types of daily positive or business email newsletters as a great way to start off your day.

Any way, as Brian Tracy mentions, the 80/20 rule is also called the Pareto Principle after its founder, the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto. He noticed that people seemed to divide naturally into the top 20%, what he referred to as the “vital few”, who had the most money and influence, and the bottom 80%, which he referred to as the “trivial many”. He then discovered that virtually all economic activity was subject to this rule.

It was in network marketing that I first remember hearing this rule and through the years I have seen that it applies to more than just economics.

20% of your downline will do 80% of the activity in your business.
20% of your customers will contribute to 80% of your sales.
20% of your time spent will yield 80% of the valued results

I immediately thought of Ann Sieg, the author of The 7 Great Lies in Network Marketing and the Renegade Marketer ebooks, and the Renegade Marketing System. In case you are not aware of it, the name of her business is 80/20 Marketing Inc.

Ann and I have been working together since the end of 2004 as cross-line team mates as part of a mastermind group and she is now in my downline in SendOutCards. I was fortunate to get chance to meet her face-to-face again in Salt Lake City this August and I got to meet her husband, Brian, for the first time. In referring to the 80/20 in their company name, he says, “I would rather work for myself 80 hours a week than work for someone else 20 hours”

I wholehearted agree with him! That is one of the things I love best about network marketing and working for myself – being in control of my own time and life. However, the biggest benefit can also be the biggest challenge.

When you come from an “employee mind-set “you are used to someone else dictating your day and time and it is often hard to make the shift to an “employer” or “entrepreneur mind-set”. You need to be plan your business time so you are using it productively. For most people starting out in network marketing, they are working their new business around their job until they start bringing in enough income to 'fire their boss”.

When you have a limited amount of time to work your business, using the time you do have is even more vital to your success. First you need to treat your business as a business. Determine how much time you have, schedule that time in your calendar or weekly planner and stick to it. If family or your job cuts into your business time, they owe you, so make sure you 'pay back' that time.

Applying the 80/20 rule can help you determine which activities will yield the greatest results so you use your time productively. You need to balance your activities. Of course you need to spend some time on marketing but the most important use of your time will be talking with potential customers or business partners. So don't spend 80% of your time writing that perfect email, newsletter or brochure. Also, you need to make sure you are spending time with qualified prospects. Again spending 80% of your time with the wrong people will only get you frustrated. You need to learn how to work smarter and spend your time on the things that will yield 80% of your results.

If you would like to learn more about being more effective in your business, download the free ebook, The 7 Great Lies in Network Marketing, request a free SendOutCards DVD from my website, (SendOutCards is a great tool time-saving for ANY business), then request a complimentary consultation to discuss your business or business research and learn what will be most important for YOU.

To your success,

Wendy Mills
716-514-8858
http://www.ahomebusinessworks.com/

Work at Home JOB or Home BUSINESS? - There's the DIFFERENCE!

I recently joined an online Moms forum and notice a group for Moms who want to work work at home and joined. Afterall, I am a Mom who works from home. I didn't post right away but just scanned through some of the posts.

I was amazed by how many people just posted 'their deal' – just going on about how wonderful their comp. plan is, or product is - how well they are doing, etc. In addition, there were other moms who were blasting network marketing as a scam or 'pyramid scheme'.

The problem is some of these ladies are looking for a work at home J.O.B. and some are looking, or are in, a work at home BUSINESS. The two are very different and that is where some of the confusion, frustration and hostility was coming from.

You need to find what is a good fit for YOU.

Network marketing is a legitimate way of building a business and has been around for 40 years or more. A pyramid scheme is illegal. If no one is selling a product or service, it is a pyramid scheme and it will be shut down. Arbonne, Avon, SendOutCards, Isagenix, Shaklee, etc. are not pyramid schemes. However, they may or may not be what you are looking for. Also you need to find a product or service you see is of VALUE. If you don't believe you have something of great value, how can you possible market it effectively? No matter what some of you may have been told EVERYONE is not a potential prospect!

About 6 or 7 years ago I was a full-time art teacher, but wanted to stay home with my kids. I looked at work at home JOBS but after a lot of research found that there was nothing out there in which I could earn enough money to support my family, and still give me time with my kids, if I worked for someone else. My income was 2/3 of our family income. Now many of these ladies may just need to make some extra money and a work at home job may be great for them. That was not the case for me.

I began researching network marketing and saw that this was a way to leverage my time, help others and build a full-time income working part-time. However, it does take time and consistent effort. The unfortunate thing is there is so much hype out there – “you don't need any sales skills”, “you can make a gillion dollars in 3 months”, “this product sells itself!” and so on. This is just nonsense. For most people it takes 2-5 years to reach a full-time income, depending on the time they invest, skill development, etc.

The problem is that, often times, you are dealing with the 'blind leading the blind'. Certainly there are plenty of scams and scammers out there, but even worse - there are people just passing along bad marketing information because they don't know what they are doing either. “Just keep doing more of it” If what they are telling you to do is not working, do you think doing more is going to help?? So it is important not only to find the right company or product/service, but also the right PEOPLE to work with.

I was fortunate that I had a very big reason to make working at home work for me. I figured out was worked and what didn't, often the hard way. What I soon discovered is that even though I had many, many challenges, I loved the freedom of working for myself. I don't think I could ever go back to working for someone else. As long as I have my laptop, I can work my business anywhere. When my kids and I were in Scotland last fall, clients and business associates could call a NY state number and reach me on my laptop!

One of the things I would recommend anyone wanting a home business is to work toward developing multiple streams of income. You need to learn what you are doing first of course, but keep that in mind as you progress. For those who like helping other people and want their own business, network marketing may be a good fit. If you don't want the responsibility of helping a downline, affiliate marketing may be a better option. I integrate both into my business.

So if you find yourself in a similar situation as these Moms, I have a lot of information and resources on my website - home business options, what to look for, home business education, etc. There is also free material you can request. including a free ebook, The 7 Great Lies of Network Marketing, which explain the major myths that people believe and tell others.

I also offer a complimentary consultation, so if you are looking for a home business or already have a business but need some help getting it going, feel free to contact me or complete a request form on the site:
www.ahomebusinessworks.com

Wendy Mills
Certified Marketing Consultant & Success Coach
716-514-8858 / 716-740-0777
wendy@ahomebusinessworks.com