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Jeffery Combs at More Heart Than Talent Dallas 2010
It has been a busy few weeks. Lots of travel and lots of connecting.
I managed to fly out to Dallas for Jeffery Combs More Heart Than Talent conference. I didn’t know what to expect as I hadn’t been to a Jeffery Comb event before. Let me tell you this, if you get the opportunity, take it. Actually, make your own opportunity.
Jeffery put together an amazing line up of speakers. There were legends of the industry like Tom “Big Al” Schreiter, Todd Falcone, and Jeffery himself. There were up and coming internet stars (if 7 figures is up and coming) like Brian Finale, Cedrick Harris, and my friend and mentor Mark Hoverson.
If you get a chance to go to a live event, make sure you do so. As most of us are internet marketers, most of what we do is behind the computer by ourselves in our home office (be that a real office, the kitchen table, a corner of the living room, whatever) and we don’t get to meet others doing what we do. Hey, there’s a real world out there, and others are fighting the same battles you are fighting. Get out there and network! Meet people. Trade ideas. Collaborate and form joint ventures. Some of the greatest relationships I have developed in this industry have been through live events. (Come to think of it, all the close ties I have, I have connected with at live events.)
I was able to get some time with Jeffery Combs and he graciously took the time to shoot this video with me for you. Enjoy!
Jeffery Combs is holding his More Heart Than Talent conference in Dallas Texas on January 7 to 9, 2010. As Jeffery puts it, this conference is not about motivation but about mindset. You can know all the techniques and strategies there are but if your mindset is not where it needs to be, your business success is going to be hampered.
Some of the stellar speaker lineup include the following:
- Jeffery Combs – Jeffery is a veteran million dollar earner in the network marketing industry.
- Tom “Big Al” Schreiter – Big Al is one of the legends in the business. And he cracks me up every time I hear him.
- Todd Falcone – Another legend in the network marketing industry with 18 years of experience.
- Brian Fanale – Brian co-founded MLM Lead System Pro, one of the leading MLM systems in the world.
- Mark Hoverson – Mark is one of the new breed of internet network marketers and he joined the million dollar club in less than 24 months. Mark happens to be my sponsor and one of my mentors.
If you are interested in kick-starting your business in 2010 I highly recommend you go to More Heart Than Talent.
Even thought there are a lot of old school network marketing trainers speaking, a lot of their knowledge is still extremely important and applicable in the internet age. When it comes down to it, network marketing is about networking and that means relating to people. These guys (and gals) are masters of this.
And for you internet network marketers, you need to get out of the home office sometimes. There are other people out there doing what you are doing and it is great to get out and meet some of your colleagues. Some of the best relationships I have were forged at some training or networking event. So I highly recommend attending this.
And make sure you bring your camcorder – a Flip or Kodak zi8 is highly recommended. You can get some awesome interviews to boost your YouTube video marketing.
Here is the location:
Sheraton Grand DFW
4440 W. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, Texas 75063
Reservations: 800-345-5251
Here is the link to the site for ticket information: http://www.moreheartthantalent.com
I am planning to fly in on the Thursday and fly out Sunday morning. While I am there, I would love to connect with you.
Call (604 626-1081) or email me (calvindmahconsulting@gmail.com) before-hand if possible.
See you there!
P.S. I will be at Mark Hoverson’s Friday night party so that would be an awesome place to meet…if you can get in!!!
P.S.2 If you are interested in getting the video training that I mention in the video, go to
http://budurl.com/jefferycombs
It’s free!
Networking with Billionaires?
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In “13 Secrets to Networking With Billionaires and the World’s Top Achievers…” Jonathan Budd practically barges his way into a billionaire networking event, eats off of Richard Branson’s plate, video tapes the whole thing, and makes it into a reality show and video training course!
Jonathan Budd absolutely cracks me up! Sir Richard Branson, the multi-billionaire founder of Virgin Records, holds a by donation billionaire networking event and Jonathan somehow manages to get invited. Then he has the audacity to sneak a video camera and film the whole thing! And eat off of the same plate as Sir Richard himself! He documents this in the DVD “13 Secrets to Networking With Billionaires and the World’s Top Achievers…”
Jonathan took the video and created essentially a reality show of the event. He also took the video and created some incredible video training. This training details how to network with people and how to make the most of your networking opportunities including how to work a networking event and get in tight with the influencers and movers and shakers in whatever industry you are in.
Have you read Tribes by Seth Godin? Well, Jonathan teaches about building your own tribe in the network marketing business and beyond. He also teaches about personal branding. This is great stuff.
Jonathan has posted a short video excerpt (28 minutes) and here Raven Starre, a MLM superstar, and Jonathan teach 1 of the secrets. They teach on this video the importance of getting within 2 – 4 degrees of separation of the people that can help accelerate your growth in your business.
The videos that make up this course are over 3 hours in length. If you want to be entertained, inspired, educated, and enlightened, check out this course. It is only going to be offered for the next 5 days. You can take a look at 13 Secrets to Networking With Billionaires and the World’s Top Achievers… here which is my affiliate link. I ordered the DVD myself as I was writing this post.
I haven’t even talked about the price. I don’t even want to mention it because you’ll think there is no value to the videos. Well Jonathan doesn’t think like normal people do and that’s why he makes an income that normal people can’t even fathom. Jonathan priced it at a no-brainer $7 so that he could get this valuable information into the hands of as many people as possible. But he isn’t going to be this generous forever. You have 5 days to snatch up 13 Secrets to Networking With Billionaires and the World’s Top Achievers… before he takes this offline. Snatch it up!
The Power of Full Engagement
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I just started reading “The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. The book comes highly recommended.
The premise of the book is this following statement:
Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal.
Sounds intriguing.
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As I dig into the book, I will share the insights I gather.
You can click on the picture of the book above to go to my link to purchase the book at Amazon.com. (You can also check out the reviews at Amazon.com.) You can probably find the book at your local library as well so don’t feel like you have to buy it from my link.
Affiliate Marketing Course Commission Blueprint 2.0
By · CommentsIf you are looking to get into affiliate marketing there is a new course that is launching tomorrow (September 9, 2009) at 9 AM EST that you might want to check out. The course is called Commission Blueprint 2.0 and was developed by Steve Clayton and Tim Godfrey. Steve and Tim came out with Commission Blueprint 1 in August of last year and it apparently broke records on the Clickbank digital product marketplace.
Steve Clayton - Commission Blueprint 2.0
Commission Blueprint 2.0 is going to cover all aspects of affiliate marketing including traffic generation (SEO, PPC (not just Google), email marketing, article marketing, etc.), creating your affiliate marketing websites and blogs (including their proprietary sitebuilder software, templates, and conversion strategies), and offer selection (including evaluating affiliate management companies, access to their own management company, and access to their offer evaluator tool). The course is designed for the beginner to the expert with sections clearly marked as to the level of teaching. There are numerous software tools included (some of which have been previously mentioned). There is also an active members forum. And all this is for a one time price of $497 with no upsells or any recurring fees.
The reason I bring up Commission Blueprint 2.0 is I am planning on purchasing it and checking it out for myself. I am not an affiliate so I am not going to provide a link. If you are interested, I would suggest you do a Google search for “Commission Blueprint 2″ and look for the affiliate that will provide you with the best bonus offer. (I wouldn’t normally buy a product for the bonuses as usually the bonuses are garbage but check around as there are some great bonuses around. Might as well take advantage of them.
Here are a couple of videos from an affiliate that provide some detail as to what Commission Blueprint 2.0 is all about. Enjoy.
I hopefully can provide a review once I have a chance to check out the course. If you also decide to get the course, feel free to leave your comments below on what you thought of the course.
Mike Dillard’s MLM Traffic Formula 2 – The Video
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Mike Dillard
Here is the 36-minute video where Mike basically lays out his MLM Traffic Formula blueprint. Enjoy it here as I may take it down. There is an amazing amount of valuable information here. Whether you buy MLM Traffic Formula 2 or not, to build a successful internet business, you will need a strategy like what Mike explains in this video. Mike doesn’t hold anything back.
For notification of when MLM Traffic Formula 2 will be available, register at the link.
Mike Dillard’s Infamous “Traffic Formula” Revealed!
MLM Traffic Formula 2 – The Formula
By · CommentsHere Mike Dillard reveals the formula in his MLM Traffic Formula 2 course.
The Traffic Formula
Mike Dillard
There are basically 3 steps to the traffic formula.
1.) Build a list.
2.) Develop a relationship with the people on that list.
3.) Market to your list.
By following this formula, Mike developed a multiple 7-figure income and a company worth 8-figures in less than 36 months.
Building Your List and a Relationship With Your List
Building your list is getting subscribers into your email autoresponder, onto your Facebook page, into your Twitter following, into your YouTube channel subscription, etc. so that you can communicate with them whenever you want. The 2 steps to this are 1) creating traffic (through PPC, SEO articles, social media sites, video sites, twitter) and 2) having a way to capture that traffic (a lead capture page that connects with your autoresponder).
This is critical to know. The value of your list is determined by the relationship you have with your list – the quality of the relationship. Mike’s business philosophy is you must give without want before you can get. People buy from people that they know, like and trust. The number of people on your list doesn’t really matter. What really matters is the number of people on your list that actively listens to you and does what you say or recommend. You build that relationship by giving value, by providing what helps them, thinking about their needs and wants before your own. That establishes trust and reciprocity and establishes you as a leader in their eyes, earning you the right to sell to them.
Market to Your List – Monetization
Mike doesn’t have the biggest list but he does have a great relationship with his list and as a result, he sells more product to his list than others do.
Leads are the lifeblood of your business and Mike generates about 600 free leads per day. If you are generating leads at $5 per lead but over the course of a month or year, each lead generates $10 in revenue, you will generate $5 of profit every time you generate a lead.
To market to your list you will need to set up an autresponder series, a series of emails that teach your people something or tell them about an offer. The autoresponder will systematically produce sales and income – this is the ultimate in leverage. You can set up this email series with 12 months worth of emails that go out each day.
Your Marketing Machine
This effectively is your marketing machine. In a matter of days you can set up your system to produce traffic, to produce leads, building relationships with these leads (autoresponder email series), monetizing these leads (again with the autoresponder email series).
When you hear of people building massive downlines in 1 month with 200 – 300 new distributors, they have done this by building a list. They simply send out an email to their list informing them of their new business opportunity and inviting them to a webinar or conference call. In a matter of hours they can have 100’s of people in their organization.
Ultimate Security
Developing You Inc. this way provides the ultimate in security. This can’t be taken away from you. The only way you could ever lose it is if your hosting company or your autoresponder company blew up and your hard drives and servers were destroyed – but even that doesn’t matter as you will have backups.
Even if your MLM company goes out of business you would be fine. Everybody else would be out of business as well as having no downline means no income. On the other hand, you have a distribution channel. You have a relationship with the people on that channel and you can monetize that channel. Once you find a new network marketing company that you like and that will serve your downline better, you would send an email to your list and you would be up and running and have your downline organization again.
MLM Traffic Formula 2
The original MLM Traffic Formula brought these concepts to the network marketing industry and the new MLM Traffic Formula 2 updates this with recent trends in the internet and marketing. It will provide you with the blueprint and details to build You Inc. and help you prosper in network marketing.
I have the original MLM Traffic Formula and I can vouch that it is the real deal. The original was full of valuable information that you can still apply to your business.
If you would like to view Mike Dillard’s video where he talks in detail on his new MLM Traffic Formula 2 you can register for free and be sent to his site. Even if you have no intention to buy the product, I highly recommend that you view the video – it’s that good and the information is valuable on its own.
MLM Traffic Formula 2.MLM Traffic Formula 2 – A Network Marketing Business Is Not A Real Business.
Mike Dillard’s MLM Traffic Formula 2 – The Video.
Here are more gems from Mike Dillard from his MLM Traffic Formula 2 video.
A Network Marketing Business Is Not a Real Business
Mike Dillard
Some people are going to get angry about this but if you just have your downline in a network marketing business, you don’t have a real business and you are not really an entrepreneur. Why does Mike say that? In a network marketing business, you don’t own anything – you don’t have any real assets.
- You don’t own the company.
- You don’t own the products.
- You don’t own the distributor list.
- You don’t own your downline.
- You don’t own the marketing tools.
- You don’t own the name of the company.
- You don’t own the url.
- YOU DON’T OWN ANYTHING!
You are simply an independent distributor and you serve at the behest of the company. This can be taken away from you at any time for no reason.
You Inc.
MLM Traffic Formula 2 is all about creating You Inc. You want to own a real business, a business where you have equity and real assets that can’t be taken from you. What makes up your real business, You Inc.?
- Your list. Your biggest asset in your business is your list. The cliché for internet marketers is that the money is in the list and it is true. The list is people who have subscribed to your email list – people who have voluntarily said that they would like to follow you and that you have the opportunity to let them know what you are up to and what’s going on and new with you. With the advent of social networks, you can also include as part of your list, your Facebook friends, Twitter followers, YouTube channel subscribers, etc. Again, these are people that have voluntarily said that they want to follow you and hear from you. This is your business.
- Relationships. You develop relationships with the people on your list. This becomes your communication channel (like your own private cable channel, TV channel, and radio station) and distribution channel for your products and services.
Power of a List
Here is an example from Mike about the power of a list. Mike said that he has learned more from Eben Pagan than from anybody else. Eben Pagan is an information product marketer and over the last 12 months, Mike has written roughly 10 email promoting 3 of Eben’s products, roughly taking about 20 minutes per email. These emails generated $239,221 of sales for Eben or $23,922 per email and 3 hours and 20 minutes of work. (When Mike promotes his own stuff, the response is about 3 times the results of the promotion for Eben’s products.)
If you would like to view Mike Dillard’s video where he talks in detail on his new MLM Traffic Formula 2 you can register for free and be sent to his site. Even if you have no intention to buy the product, I highly recommend that you view the video – it’s that good and the information is valuable on its own.
Mike Dillard’s MLM Traffic Formula 2
By · CommentsMike Dillard, one of the true pioneers in internet network marketing, is soon to release (June 2, 2009) a totally revised version of his industry-changing course which he creatively calls “MLM Traffic Formula 2”. To kick off the launch Mike recorded a video (see link below) that basically lays out the business model that he details in MLM Traffic Formula 2. The video is a wealth of information and I urge you to view it even if you have absolutely no interest in purchasing any of Mike’s products.
Mike Dillard
Mike Dillard
As a bit of background, Mike Dillard went from waiting tables to generating a 7-figure income in network marketing using the internet in the space of less than 36 months. He has achieved the level of the 2nd highest distributor in his MLM business and he generates 600 leads per day and 22,400 unique visitors to his websites per day (which is more than a lot of MLM company sites). In 2008 he generated $4.4 million in revenues from multiple streams of income (information products, etc.) from these websites, which excludes the revenue from his primary MLM business. Many of the top internet network marketers have used his training products to get them to where they are in the industry so he certainly has a lot of credibility.
The Convergence of the Internet and Network Marketing
The internet basically changed everything. The network marketing industry was built on tradition. You did what your upline said to do in the name of duplication and you didn’t question it. But the internet changed the landscape.
- Competition and information increased. Search engines, pay per click advertising, and Google AdWords have inundated prospects with information. Competitors are advertising all over the internet, for your company and your competitors. Pricing, product, and company information is readily available. Prospects can easily research your products and your company and find reviews of the company, negative comments, positive comments, and places where they can buy your company products at cut-rate prices.
- Decreased attention spans. We want things now. On the internet, you have 2 – 3 seconds to grab the attention of the reader. You need to be really efficient to deliver value to your prospects.
- Decreased customer retention rates. This is related to decreased attention spans. When you get a new distributor, you have about 2 months to get them actively involved in the process with the products and with the business, or they are out of there. There is always something better, faster, more profitable, more sexy coming down the pike to attract your distributors away. You have a short time frame to get your prospects to be raving fans of you, your business, and your products. As a result, you don’t really have residual income. People leaving as fast as you bring them in basically gets you nothing except burnout and a lighter wallet.
- Increased legal oversight. With marketing and advertising left in the hands of the distributor force, and the availability of low cost methods of advertising and marketing where anybody can advertise their products and business world-wide, the risk to the network marketing companies for exaggerated and fraudulent product benefits and income claims leading to litigation has increased almost infinitely. As a result, increasingly more companies will not let you market online due to the legal issues. Say what?!
MLM Traffic Formula 2 Goals
The goal of MLM Traffic Formula 2 is to build “You Inc.” a systematized internet business that can generate income practically on autopilot. Here are the goals for the course and these should be the goals of any internet business.
- Generate free leads.
- Sell automatically (your opportunity). This creates the real leverage of the business as now this process is systematized. This is done with email autoresponders and your website. The phone is still an important part of the process but you need to be smart about when to call your leads.
- Immunize your business from competition. This includes those from other companies and also from other distributors in your main opportunity.
- Generate multiple streams of income. You should generate 10 times the revenue than what you would from just building your downline business.
If you would like to view Mike Dillard’s video where he talks in detail on his new MLM Traffic Formula 2 you can register for free and be sent to his site. Even if you have no intention to buy the product, I highly recommend that you view the video – it’s that good and the information is valuable on its own.
MLM Traffic Formula 2 – A Network Marketing Business Is Not A Real Business.
MLM Traffic Formula 2 – The Formula.
Mike Dillard’s MLM Traffic Formula 2 – The Video.
Pay Per Click Advertising and the Google AdWords Auction
By · CommentsIn this extremely informative video, Google’s Chief Economist, Hal Varian, explains how the Google ad auction works and how quality score, bid prices, and the interaction of other advertisers determines your bid price and positioning. Google pay per click is no longer a mystery!
