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Many of us are turning to starting, running and owning our own small business. This is a general trend here in Australia as more and more long-term full employment opportunities decrease and with the easy nature of Australian small business taxation laws. Just about everyone that I know is earning their own money and long gone are the days where we were all full-time employed. Most are successful at the beginning, but as with any successful business, it will grow and so we need to look at the ways that we can deal with that. You may need to increase your own skills, or that of people that you will hire, in areas such as sales training, to ensure that your business skills grow with your business. Lets look at some of the reasons why…

1. Keeping in Touch

When you are running your own business, you may fall out of touch with what is the standard norms in your business. By being a part of formal or accepted education and training programs you stay in touch with the rest of your industry and requirements. Training is an excellent way to stay abreast of new laws and regulations.

2. Training the Trainer

As your small business grows you may need to contract out or employ others. That means that you will need to get them to do things the way you want them too. You many be very good at what you do, but you might not be that good at teaching others how to do it. Training for the trainer is crucial and understanding skills and techniques of imparting information is extremely important.

3. Expert Knowledge

As your business grows, expectations on your personal performance and that of your staff will become greater. The larger you become the more professional people will expect you to be. This can be a radical shift for many people, who have always seen themselves as a small family business, for example. You will not be viewed this way by others, and this can be very damaging to your business. Perhaps now that your coffee shop has grown it is time for you to get some formal and accepted customer service training, even though you already have many years of working in the business. Expert knowledge can greatly enhance your hands on experience, making you top of your class. There are many hats that you are going to have to wear, get expert information and training on each one of them.

4. Future Growth

If you yourself become a part of training it will be easier and more effective in the future for you to recommend and set-up a training regime for the people that you employ. How will you know what is right for your people and how can you have them educated in areas that you are not formally sound in? Don’t just rely on your experience, package and wrap it ready for future growth and development. Your own training is training for the future.

It is all too easy to get out of touch and assume that we know what we are doing because we are experienced in our field. There are always ways to increase and ratify our experience and knowledge. Training and education will only enhance your skills and potential.

I personally believe we do a dis-service to the industry and ourselves if we openly state…or even allude…that NWM is easy. It’s not. Nor is any business…. work at home or brick & mortar. Anyone who does say different is not being wholly truthful. I find that to be a shame.

NWM requires 3 main ingredients….time, effort, and yes – money. Time is just a matter of redirecting your habits. Not easy but doable. Time directly impacts your efficiency. Effort is entirely controllable by the individual…. and directly impacts your effectiveness. Money is self limiting and directly affects both efficiency and effectiveness. An individual must find the best combination of the three that works for them. Someone else can’t tell you what that combination is….but can help you find it (for example a good sponsor).

The new mlmer faces a daunting task…and competition…when it comes to “advertising”. Finding that “best combination” of time, effort, and money is a growth experience. Rarely will it just appear… education (self and provided) plus mentoring (if available) are important factors and hopefully a fact of life. However, “advertising” is not impossible.

In my mind advertising is just whatever method you choose to “reach” people. It might be the traditional newspaper or ezine ad or the simple greeting and sharing with a friend. How you “advertise” or “share” can take many forms.

There are free and inexpensive methods that do work. It’s a matter of finding those that work for you.

For example:

1. Writing and submitting ezine articles is an excellent method. It requires time & effort…but no money. The benefits include increased link popularity for the url used in your sig box (important for search engine ranking), branding, and reach (you can “reach” more with an article than an ezine ad). Plus it’s viral. Often your article is archived by publishers and directories…..available well after it was originally offered. Plus publishers and web masters will often “pick up” your article…again well after you originally submitted it.

2. Business cards are always a good method…and more inexpensive than one realizes. You can even make your own. Just pass them out like candy….stores, church, ball games, local events, restaurants (leave 1 with your bill), businesses you frequent, networking meetings, local Chamber Of Commerce. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.

3. Flyers, posters, post cards, brochures, etc. can also be done very inexpensively. You can make your own on your PC or purchase custom or ready made templates from numerous online providers. You could even strike up a joint venture with a local community provider. They print it for you and include their “advert” somewhere…you distribute. You both win, you pay less, and maybe influence that partner to be involved in your business.

4. Web decals on your vehicle(s) is another inexpensive method. I have one on each of our family cars (back window) with a short “catch line” and my url. Cost was ~ $40 each but the visibility is priceless.

5. Newspaper/magazine ads can be found that aren’t going to cost an arm and a leg. Local publications are a good place to start. http://nationwidenewspapers.com is an excellent source. For some of my services I’ve found College student newspapers and alumni magazines to be good performers.

These are just a few examples.

Of course there are the traditional ezine ads, leads programs, Forum participation (sig line – branding reputation), search engines, “3 foot rule”, etc. Most of these will cost you money…all will cost you time & effort.

The key I believe is in being creative and sticking to what best fits your time, effort, money combination. It is and should be a personal choice. If the dollar “cost” doesn’t give you the dollar “value” you hope for…. keep looking. But don’t EVER give up.

Plus… diversify. Use multiple methods. Why limit yourself to just “one path”?

Should we just sponsor those willing to waste $1,000′s on advertising? Heck no!! We should sponsor anyone interested and teach them how to advertise in a manner best suited for them. Don’t mislead them with false expectations or pressure them into uncomfortable actions. Lead them to solutions which best fit their expectations & abilities (time, effort, money).

John Milton Fogg’s answer to the question is priceless……”It is simple, but it isn’t easy.”

Captures it pretty well I’d say. That’s the message. It’s not hard to understand…should/is fun…..but does take some effort.

Sending any message to prospects that denies effort is involved or necessary….misleads folks into becoming part of the “failed or quit” statistics.

It leads to false expectations.

They start to think they can sit on the couch with beer & potato chips watching Oprah on TV all day….and the money will roll in by itself.

Lays, Coronas, and Dr. Phil aren’t going to build your business.

YOU are.

In my mind (OK…my opinion)….that’s the core of any message they should receive.

If you really care…that’s what you’ll tell them.

Be honest….

What do YOU think????

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I’m sure this question gets asked all too often. Then, there will be the naysayers that chime in and say that it’s completely impossible to make money online and that you need to go get a JOB!

Well my friends that is just not true at all. Why would it be impossible if there are people doing it? That doesn’t make sense to me. The harsh reality is that for some it is impossible because they’re just too lazy, but it’s not impossible to make money online.

Some just aren’t cut out for it. The time and energy put in could far exceed any real job out there. That’s reality. The people that stick with it and tough it out are the ones that will succeed and make money online.

The others who can’t will say it’s impossible and then profess that it’s impossible for anyone to make money online. They don’t have the determination and mindset to succeed.

This is where you need to separate yourself from the crowd. Go beyond the “impossible” and make it possible for YOU to make money online. Only you are capable of making it possible for yourself to make any kind of money online.

Also, don’t be naive and think it will be easy. As I said earlier, it’s downright hard work. No, it’s not manual labor. You’re not going to get blisters by any means. But, it will require planning, learning and execution on your part if you want to make any money online at all.

If you believe anything I say, believe that it IS possible. With all good things, however, there is a learning curve involved. Sometimes there is even a price, whether it be time or money.

Some say you have to spend money to make money. That depends on many factors, but it’s not always the case. Money might be better spent on educating yourself so that you know what to do and how to do it to make money online.

There are many paths to take with this. It’s hard nowadays to know who to trust when everyone is claiming to be a “guru” and that they will teach you everything you need to know.

I don’t claim to be a guru. I don’t claim to know all the answers. But, I do know that you CAN make money online. I know this because I have made money online and am currently making money online.

I can do this because I have found the education and training that is necessary to create the positive and successful mindset. The training that has allowed me to know what works when making money online.

I’ll provide you some resources if you’re looking to make money online, or if you already are but want to make even more. Because who doesn’t want to make even more money online?

Here’s what has helped me over the years, and I’m sure they’ll help you too:

A Completely Different Approach To Making Money Online
Success University – Personal Development to Achieve Success!
Niche Power Group – Training YOU to Make Money Online!

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