Global Domains International

i was looking in the yellow pages yesterday and i noticed that a lot of companys don`t have there own website.
i was thinking about getting in contact with them to offer them there own website and domain name and every other geat thing you get with GDI.
what does everybody think about that,would it be alright to do or would it be classed as spam.
please let me know.

I would contact these companies first state the purpose of the call ask them why they don't have website to advertise their business?

Tell them you have something that is sure to add value to their business and do they have 7 quick minutes to check out your site?

If so give them the site also make sure to get their email address and phone number for followup?

Keep your calls to 2 minutes or less and don't get discouraged if they start asking questions tell them to hold their questions till after the watch 7 minute movie?

hope this helps

In fact, just reported by FSB.com that 51% of small businesses have NO WebSite.

Talk about a HUGE marketing opportunity. How many of us, in our own locales, can identify, those in need of a WebSite?

Also, there are athletic groups, fraternal organizations and other niche entities!

Remember the *core* product is the WebSite services package with the TLD=topleveldomain name, WebBuilder, email and other features.

Once aboard, GDI has put in place, how to get it for free plus, better yet, earn a significant income by sharing with others!

Okay, you get the idea now, let's start sharing methods!

Chip

Frank,

What does the letter look like that you're sending out to the business?

thanks

I sent out 150 GDI flyers to area business yesterday. Fitness clubs, realtors, tax preparers and numerous Mom & Pop shops. I also included my business card.

I have a very local yellow pages and selected one or two business in each category. I did have to research some zip codes at USPS.com and I printed up labels with the addresses..

I also created a presentation letter, but decided to send the flyer instead. For my next round I will send the letter and compare the results.

I'll keep you posted.

 

Here's my Letter I'm sending Out to Area Business:

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Dear Bill,

How would you like to have this as your Internet Address?  www.BillysBargainBarn.ws

The domain industry is exploding! Industry experts predict that over 500 Million domains will be active annually within the next ten years.

Before you can start up a business - any business - customers need to be able to find you. On the Internet, your address is your domain name; the part of an Internet address that comes after the www. With the unparalleled growth of the Internet, dot com domain names continue to sell like hotcakes. Currently, there are more than 20 million dot com domains, and over 34 million total domains registered worldwide. Industry experts forecast that more than 500 million domains will be registered in the next ten years. In fact, reliable sources from companies like Intel are predicting that every personal computer in the future will have its own domain name.

Why Do You Want A Web Site?
You can establish a professional, trusted image by having a Web site. An online presence can perform many functions to help support your business, and all of them should incorporate the following three top-level goals:

Enhanced Customer Service. The Web offers unprecedented ways to improve service to your customers. You can give buyers the ability to check the status of their orders or accounts, and to handle transactions electronically anytime. Customer loyalty can be enhanced through interactive discussions and surveys designed to assess public reactions and gather honest feedback about products and services. FAQs and e-mail can reduce the volume, and therefore the expense, of toll-free calls. If you sell products online, you can use e-mail to confirm orders.

Reduced Sales and Marketing Costs. Online operating manuals and troubleshooting guides can reduce telephone time and streamline operating efficiency. You can provide information on special offers without incurring the cost of brochures, direct mail, long-distance charges, travel or other business expenses. You can stretch your marketing dollars by including your Web address on print materials targeting potential customers. If your site is designed to process orders, you can make sales around-the-clock, seven days a week, regardless of staffing levels and without the extra costs of toll-free telephone lines, regional sales offices or distribution centers.

Opening New Markets. A Web site allows you to explore new ways to sell your products. Wholesalers can open a retail channel (provided their own retailers don’t object), and local businesses can tap into national and international markets that were previously out of reach.

Global Domains International, Inc. is the worldwide domain name registry for all .ws (Dot WS) domain names. Our product is an incredible $10 per month package that includes your own domain name, hosting accounts, and up to ten email accounts, plus an easy-to-use online web site builder that will allow you to get a professional looking web site on the web as quickly as possible. And the best thing is, you can try out everything we have to offer, starting today, for FREE.


Frank Anderson
G.D.I. Sales Affiliate

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I am targeting meduim to small Independant Businesses. I also include a brochure outlining the product features and my contact information.

I have created a date base of local business and use merge fields for name and domain name insertion into the document.

Feel free to contact me with any questions!

 All the marketing material I can find for GDI is geared towards selling the opportunity. The fliers, the emails all of it. Does any one have anything they use to market the services we provide without mention of the opprtunity?

Yes see my previous post for car magnets below:

I have searched around for different prices on car magnets for advertising GDI. I have seen some places charge as much as $200 for them. If your interested go to Office Depot and buy your set of 2 for $35. It comes with a black and red stencil kit but you can also purchase additional letters at automotive shops like PepBoys.

Example Ad
GET A WEB ADDRESS
10 email address for $10
WWW.yourws.WS

Saw this post and thought it might help you   :P

Hello fellow affiliates, I have found the best prices on (ebay) for the magnetic car signs, and even to have them finished and mailed.  So just go and check it out if you can!

YES! Surely the aim is to sell domains.

hi all,
 yesterday i posted in an other topic the question
 if their was a page to-where we can send clients who are NOT interested in the opportunity  i think we scare many people off with the homepage we show them, they first see the opportunity..i suggest we have a webpage where we can send them to, to see if their name is still a valaible something like "www.namefree.ws"
 greetings from belgium
 william   ;)

Regarding a ws site promoting the product instead of the opportunity: Go to http://www.website.ws/YOUR_USER_NAME/hosting.

Don't forget to put your user name where indicated, then give this URL to your customer.

Success to you!
Brian

Kind of answering my own question here but I just found out about http://www.website.ws/username/hosting  anyone have any other sales letters advertising the service?

Hi Gina,

Since you have delivered 150 flyers at local businesses, any member signed up yet ?  If so, how many did you acquired ?  Your answers will be greatly appreciated.  =)

Thanks,

Shawn

Hi everyone,

Let be aliitle creative in what we are trying to accomplish. Yes we sale domain names, but how can we communicate to small business that what we have will benefit their business?

I recently made an agreement with a gentleman to sell a whole website package  for $10, which will allow him to stay open 24hrs a days. I agreed to go and do the initial set up for him. He agreed. How many more store like his can I set up?

Also if you spend alot of time online in chat rooms show people you personal page.

jones

Hi Shawn,

I had a zero response rate with 150 GDI flyers. I had a 5% response on 75 of of the sales letters that I created. 

Frank's letter is great. I may use his as well.

One thing I believe is that folks don't want to read too much. Just the facts.  I'm going to make my next one short, sweet & enticing and see what happens with that.

Take care.

Gina Stone

To all of you that are going to try and sell domains to businesses, it is a good idea to find a local PROFESSIONAL website designer and work out a commission deal with them. I own a restaurant, and know that the built in site builder is great to get an immediate informational site up and running, but most businesses may want to get more advanced features like an autorespose system, custom order taking etc, and ongoing maintainance  This way you can offer a true package deal!

These sites can run into the 1000's of dollars...I have a client that wants a professional site for his business. He signed up personally and is going to sign up the business under him(smart guy). He is just waiting for his business site to be designed. A $3000 site means I am cashing in on 300 bucks for a 10% referral fee!

BE CREATIVE...network marketing does not mean that you ONLY promote your core business. There is alot of money to be made with complimentary products and services. Online marketing consulting, site design, etc.

Just a thought!

GOOD LUCK!

Brian Perrone

P.S. I am writing a network marketing book with lots of good ideas, training, etc,  which incorporates a GDI sales pitch! I need to run it by corporate when I am done, but keep your eye out for my posts as I am sure they will let me use it.

I came across this and wanted to share it with you:

"Numerous studies have been made of small business managers over the years. Many look at traits and characteristics that appear common to most people who start their own businesses. Other studies focus on characteristics that seem to appear frequently in successful owner-managers.

First, consider those characteristics that seem to distinguish the person who opens a business from the person who works for someone else. These studies investigated successful and unsuccessful owners, some of whom went bankrupt several times. Some were successful only after the second or third try. The characteristics they share might almost be said to predispose a person into trying to start a business. Of course, not all of these characteristics appear in every small business owner-manager, but the following seem to be most predominate.

People who start their own business may be members of different political parties, feel differently about religion, economics and other issues. They are like everyone else. The difference is they usually feel and express themselves more strongly. This is consistent. If you are going to risk your money and time in your own business you must have a strong feeling that you will be successful.

These strong feelings may also cause problems. If you want to start your own business you probably have mixed feelings about authority. You know the manager must have authority to get things done, but you're not comfortable working under someone. This may also have been your attitude in a scholastic, family or other authority structure.

If you want to open your own business you are likely to have a strong "Need for Achievement". This "Need for Achievement" is a psychologist's term for motivation and is usually measured by tests. It can be an important factor in success. The person who wouldn't think of starting a business, might call you a plunger, a gambler, a high risk taker. Yet you probably don't feel that about yourself.

Studies have shown that very often the small business owner doesn't differ from anyone else in risk avoidance or aversion when measured on tests. At first thought this seems unreasonable since logic tells us that it is risky to open your own business. A management expert once explained this apparent contradiction very simply. "When a person starts and manages his own business he doesn't see risks; he sees only factors that he can control to his advantage." If you possess these traits to some degree or other it doesn't mean you will be successful, only that you will very likely start your own business. Some of these characteristics in excess may actually hamper you if you are not careful.

The characteristics that appear most frequently among "successful" small business managers include drive, thinking ability, competence in human relations, communications skills and technical knowledge.

Drive, as defined in the study, is composed of responsibility, vigor, initiative, persistence and health.

Thinking ability consists of original, creative, critical, and analytical thinking.

Competency in human relations means emotional stability, sociability, good personal relations, consideration, cheerfulness, cooperation. and tactfulness.

Communications skills include verbal comprehension, and oral and written communications.

Technical knowledge is the manager's comprehension of the physical process of producing goods or services, and the ability to use the information purposefully.

Motivation or drive has long been considered as having an important effect on performance. Psychologists now claim you can increase the motivation and the personal capacities that will improve your effectiveness and increase your chances for success. Much of the development of such achievement motivation depends on setting the right kind of goals for yourself."

Hi,

I'm an international workshop leader and founder of two internet projects to enable people to grow totally free in real Love and to share their good with the poorest people of the world.. The third one, about to be launched, is about uniting spiritual and financial freedom. GDI is the key. I also have books and workbooks on this subject. I'm not advertising them, just letting you know I'm coming from a place of experience.

Do you realize what has happened? This is a new time. We are in it. The world will catch up one day, but the Universe has opened new doors for everyone who wants to be totally free. GDI is in complete harmony with Powerful Principles of Life. We are being moved from self-centered competition to the great Law of Life which is real Love. We attain to our dreams by helping others attain their dreams. Please realize the gift you have been given with this simple, solid limitless buisness and personal growth opportunity.

Here are some keys. Try them.

Realize completely what you have and let the thankfulness and realization soak into your bones. Study every aspect of the GDI presentation and your Account Control Panel. Let yourself be fully convinced how solid and real this is. Admire the oraganization and service, all the little details they have thought of to help you succeed. Thankfulnees is happiness. Don't wait to be happy. Release it.

Now write down your dreams. What are they? Do you really know? Get clear. Tap into your real power that comes from your deepest heart. Dreams can be a door.

Now write down your values that feed these dreams. You don't just want a new car. What does it represent to you? What does it "feel like" to have the "car of your dreams?" You may realize you are being called inwardly to go deeper, that your dreams are too shallow. Everyone knows but pretends they don't know that money does not buy happiness. Happiness is thankfulness, Love, and feeling you are living a meaningful life for the world. Go deeper. You can have the car and houses, but don't stop there. If you had all the money you could ever want (and you can), what could you do to make the world a happier more beauty-filled place? How much human suffering could you help relieve. Start expanding beyond small dreams birthed by anxieties into the huge, meaningful dreams of real Love. Those come from your deepest self and freedom is living wide open to this essence of you that is already free.

 Sing your dreams. Write them down. Dance them. Really. Get up and do it now! This is not about money. It is about your total freedom. Money is a tool for transforming energy. Dreams that express your deepest values are what move you and everyone else.

Tap into people's dreams. Ask all your down line to write them down and share them with each other. Form support groups of 4 to 8 people. With internet you can all communicate freely. Care for your people. People want more than a business, they want quality of life and to love and be loved.

Go deeper. Tremendous positive energy will start to be released.

Now focus that energy. Make attainable business goals. Design a repeatable system that fast tracts people to taste success. Instead of hoading your leads, give them to a small group of first level downlines. Do you realize that if you had 3 people that you mentored to have 3 others and then started to all feed leads downline how quickly you would all be working on your 5th level? Do some math. See it on paper. Think it through.

Get movement, rapid growth for new people. 3,9,27= 40 people working to help the 27 get three each. How quicky could that happen. Movement is the key to eveyone being really excited. Focus your energies. Don't leave everyone to just do their own thing. Move it down. First the roots go down, then the tree spreads wide. Listen to Life. The way of LIfe is right in front of our noses. We think we know better and cut ourself off from the limitless power of what is real.

When everyone is totatlly shouting with excitement over all the support and rapid growth come back and add 3 more. Mentor them. Repeat the steps. Let success breed success. People will beg to join your group. Do it again.

How much is 9X5? $66,429 a month. Make attainable goals. Step by step for everyone. Don't let people flounder on their own.

There is more. But this is plenty to do. Life is a happening to do, and a miracle to be.

Good to you all in your GDI journey into a bigger world, the world of your loving heart.

Blake Steele

Hello

I have decided to give a try to this new easy marketing method via local phone book or on the web at www.smartpages.com

Step 1. Find businesses via the directory online or offline see if they have website listed

Step 2. Call or stop by the business and ask them why they don't have website presence?

Step 3. Write thank you letter to the business if you made personnel contact with their representative.

This method might take little time and effort but I am sure that you can get lot of people interested in their own top level domain name and web hosting for 10.00 month.

These businesses might not be a prospecting machine but they will be client for life.

I will keep you posted on how this offline method is working out.

take care

Howard Martell

Yes, Howard, you are on to a great way to reach out and, since 51% of small businesses have NO WebSite, according to Fortune Small Business, odds are likely you are going to sign-up a number of customers especially, when they realize all the features/services for a low monthly cost.

Chip

Hello there Sir Blake!

That was a fantastic post.  You convey your thoughts very well!  Your writings inspire me...so thank you so much! 

i look forward to your future posts!

I'm currently working at a bank, and I ask all the small business owners that come in to open a small business account if they have a website, 3 out of 5 do not.  That my opportunity to tell them about GDI.  When I tell them about some of the bennifits they are verry eager to get the web address to watch the 7 min movie.

Awesome message my friend!

mark

Hello, I read your wonderful word, they are very inspiring. Thank you, I have noticed over the years that people are searching all over for love and happiness and I came to realise that it can only be found within my own self. Thanks again for your inspired words an I hope to see more of it.
Richard

Howard,
Thanks for the idea.  I plan to try this one out both via my own business contacts (big city) and around my neighborhood (small suburb).  I have been looking more from the angle of recruitment, but you are certainly correct in your "client for life" point.

Sonya,
Thanks to you, too.  I am curious about your approach at work.  Are you passing out cards to contacts, or saying something specific that draws them into the movie?  I have usually only brief contact periods, and on the client end (I'm at a law firm and bill for my time, so clients tend not to want to talk to me for long.... :P.....even when I'm not billing for my time ), I'd have to get it out fast and make it more "personal" -- any suggestions would be helpful.

thanks all,
Amy

Amazing message.  I genuinely thank you for taking the time to post it here, for sharing with us.  Very inspiring, and also very true.  It is so easy in this day in age to become so wrapped up in doing doing doing that we forget what we're doing or why -- let alone what it is that we truly want.  As a writer myself, I am always please to meet another.  Powerful is a good word.  Cheers,  Amy.  :)

If you don't have someone's email address "TEXT" them on their mobile phone. These days, the mobile phone is an extra limb most people carry around.   My message I've sent - Hi check out "My Amazing Home Business"  put in your website.You can do it too.
Keep in touch. Cheers Susie.     Someone else might want to add another liner idea this has worked for me...We call it modern technology.

Text message this one-liner...

" Hi Kim, guess what...I don't have to worry about job security anymore. Finally!" <web address>

- Doug

Hey Susie....

How has this worked out for you? Did you get a good response rate to the people you've text message the opportunity to?

~Kyra

  There are lots of sites on the net. today that offer advertising your site for a small small fee. I personally do not know how these companies rate. Does anyone else know, if you do share your insight with us. I wouldn't want people wasting good money.  This is what I do know about some of them, they are automated systems that throws a generic "yoursight" out into multiple search engines, blogs, email, and other veniews.   
  This concerns me for getting our GDI sites good sources of traffic and a good reputation.(not spam-like)
  So to submit our sites manually seems to get better ranking if done right and better sources of traffic.....see search engines by Nicole Taylor in this section

So for better traffic I ask "paid services or do-it yourself" what is your opinions I ask, we all learn from outside the box....Dennis

Be very careful about paid services especially the ones that say submit your site to 2million engines for $29.99. You can bet this is an automted system and prepare yourself for the spam deluge! If you have the time do it by hand.

I would say, do-it-yourself.
If you do it yourself, your likely-hood of having more prospects is FAR BETTER than with any *guaranteed traffic* site. Personally....don't waste your money with those programs. & definitely don't get yourself into any SPAM conflicts. Not only are there fines involved with spamming, but you could also lose your affiliate status with GDI.

~Kyra

Hi Dennis,

If you have the extra money to have your Website submitted to thousands and thousands of search engines, directories and link pages, then it wouldn't hurt. I know of a good and legit Website that will do this. You may contact me for the URL.

There's also many sites that offer free Website submissions. Instead of submitting your URL manually to each search engine; there's Websites that will submit to all of the top search engines and for free.

Nicole

Yes it has stirred up interest,I have got a reply to every text message which has only been 7 so far that I have text. (1) thanks I'll look later-I responded whats your email so I can follow up in a couple of days (2) l'm not well - Sorry to hear that whats your email so I can keep in touch. (3) What are you into now - Me Have you looked yet okay why not tell me honestly-okay whats your email we have a guestion and answer forum and a lot of the information is on there.You can access this as well once you are a member it's a lot easier you can browse in your own time.Okay he said send it to me (4) no not me matey - I respond-your own website,24hr question and answer forum,7day free trial,online training, multiple streams of income,still not you.Well he said how much $2.50 a week or $10 per month,get back to me he said,okay 2days whats your email address.And it goes on Kyra I have learnt a lot coming on the forum and Stacey Perez's I salute you thankyou Susie.       

Hi,
I am getting ready to place ads in newspapers and free shoppers and later in the College newspaper when school starts back up. I need some short catchy ad ideas. Especially if someone has done this and had a great result with a particular ad.
Care to share your ideas and ads that have worked for you? This is a combination area. Very very rural along side a big university town. The University of Florida-ya know-the GATORS... 8)
So we have the very poor and the well off as a mix here. I don't think the very poor could afford to promote a business like this. But I could be wrong on that. Also there are many ads for work at home things here all the time. So it has to be different and catchy..
Thanks,
Deborah H  :)

Has no one ever placed ads in papers and shoppers yet? There's got to be some great ideas for ads amoung this huge group of members. Fess up! Share what worked for you. Share if it didn't work too. Maybe ads in papers is a bad idea. Heck I don't know. I'm new at this too! I just want to try anything and everything-especially things that won't cost a lot to do!! ;D
Thanks Guys,
Deborah H

I signed up about a week ago and here is my situation.  I'm at home with my three small kids and have no job and no money.  I sacrificed to join the business.  I've managed to get one downline through my warm market, but my warm market has been depleted and I'm running out of ideas from home.  Recently I've been talking to people in chat rooms and althought people have viewed the presentation, nothing has happened yet.  I'm gonna make some flyers to go out during the weekend while my wife is home with the kids.  I truly believe in this business and want to end August on a good foot, is there anything else that I can do at home without using money?

Michael,

There are TONS of things that you can do without using money. Word-of-mouth is a great solution. You can also print up some drop-cards on your computer & place them EVERYWHERE. Just make sure that you are doing all you can do to advertise. Talk to people in stores about it, get friendly with the waitresses at restaurants. Tell your bagger's who bag your groceries. Whatever it takes. There's lots of ideas here in the forums that won't cost you anything, but maybe some paper and ink out of your printer. Check out some of the marketing ideas in the Marketing Section of these forums. The key is to just get the word out.

Good luck in your business and keep us all updated!

~Kyra

Another idea - go to www.yahoo.com (http://www.yahoo.com) and click on groups.  Search the groups for work at home message boards that will allow advertising posts.  Post DAILY on these boards.  Before you start this, set up one of your .ws email addresses to use only for this as you will get lots of spam and lots of messages from other members of the board. 

Also, if you play yahoo games, msn games or pogo games etc... set up your profile to direct people to your movie.  I have used this "tactic" for quite a while in a couple of my online businesses and it works.  When you are playing, people check your profile and check out your website or ask about it.  My profile says that I am a work at home mom etc...

GDI has designed a flyer in which you can input your own information, then print out. You can reduce it and printed two on each sheet of paper (an easier size for people to handle, and less expensive to print).  Check out the site at:   http://website.ws/home/flyer

Also go to http://website.ws/home/wealthguide and download the training manual.   There are a host of ideas listed. 

I wish you all the best!

Frank

Michael,

I agree with Kyra.  Lots you can do without spending.  So far, I have had the best luck with word of mouth.  (I'm new too.) I am also at home with three small kids and no money to spare!  Take the kids to the park.  Start chatting with anyone you meet there.  Tell them about it.  Chances are, other stay at home parenrs are going to be interested.  This has been my biggest success group so far. (It's a small group... since I just started but I expect it to get bigger!!)  As Kyra said, talk to everyone.  I told my hairdresser about it yesterday.  She was totally interested and wanted a card for her brother as well.  Also thought her husband would be into it.  They haven't watched the movie yet, but that was just yesterday and sounded promising.  "Drop" cards everywhere.  I just posted in another thread about the flyers I put in mailboxes around our block.
It is in this thread: http://talk.ws/index.php?topic=209.0   But might not be up for a while because I'm still under "post moderation".  Good luck!

Angela

Wondering if anyone out there is using newspaper classifieds to generate
new prospects? If so, are you having success?

Stefani

Stefani!

I have not at this time implemented any classifieds yet.  That is one of my plans in the near future.  I will give you an update once I do implement!  Have a great day!

Frank

I placed ads in my 4 local rags for 60 days and never had a response.

Flyers, business cards and talking to people has not worked for me.  Emailing has worked so far.

Rich

no,got bites but no takers they where afraid of using credit card online . but I will keep my ad in for another week and try other means.good luck to all.

Hmmm,  It would be interesting if someone did well with newspapers. 
 " My thoughts", people are information overloaded with a paper, they skim through it and try to depict things of their interest. Trying to block everything else out. ...Maybe the size of the add would matter. And really good writing also.
 
  Suggestion:if you were thinking of  running multiple "small" adds,  combine your money to make a more sizeable add in the more popular of the papers that have a greater number circulated?!,...just an idea, does anyone else have sound advice for adverts in papers?
 

   I have never picked up any papers and went looking for affiliate plans. and then agian I am one out of a million.

 I had just recently been aproached by someone that is frustrated.  Been with GDI for less than a month and wanted some help or suggestions.
 I hope I gave him some good input to think about.- - -residual income- - -patience- - -

I don't know of anyone making a million off of GDI in less than a month of "work"  so Don't use anything to that affect as a sales pitch.

Don't have your new sign-ups buy "recycled leads"  a waste of their money, time, efforts and our bandwidth.

Don't have new sign-ups think that everything will fall into place all by itself by some automated system. for the low low price of.....lol 

Don't leave new sign-ups with thier arms in the air...they might just fly away. tisk tisk

Do let them know it takes effort, time and some thinken.

Do ask them to join the calls with the buisness minded people.

Do let them know the end benifits of them doing thier work right, and obtianing real sign-up that will stay for a long time and not fly away...residual income.


                                                      thanks for everyone who dedicates their time and knowledge,     Dennis 

 

What about the 'premium' leads sold on the site here?

I purchased 50 to test them out(theyre still pending for some reason)

Honesty is the most profitable policy.

When you purchase leads in your back office, it will tell you that orders can take 72 hours or so.

Nicole

Also these leads are fresh leads people who are interested...and should have a higher percentage rate. Do your homework on how to correspond back with these people. There is lots of help in the forum and on the calls.

The so called "recycled leads"....a million leads for a low low price will not generate solid leads for your money. You will also get the chance to delete lots and lots of spam they will send you.  I have read this in other posts, so don't get caught in the in this generic lead generating trap for those who read this first. Just a wind of caution.   

  The trick is to get positive fresh leads of people whom are looking for A: A veniew of residual income B: Online domian identities 

 

OK-I guess no one has ever placed ads in papers. Hard to believe that. I twill figure something out-no fear!! I usually do... ;)
Deborah H

Hello Deborah!

I have not placed any ads yet.  I plan on starting an ad campaign next month!  Still working out the kinks in the wording.  I want them to pull successfully!  No sense in having a campaign and not getting any results!  I will keep you posted!  IM me at your convenience!

Frank

Most of my prospects HERE are locals for generations and farmers, business owners, and in the other direction, University students. So it's mix around here. One ad wouldn't work generically.
But please-after you do that guys feel free to share how it went for you..I'm trying to find ways to reach the area without driving around a lot in this heat or calling or sending info. I thought an add in different places would be the trick possibly.  :) Short of a radio show. LOL-yeah RIGHT!!
Deborah H

Also for those who are reading this,
   
  ;)  Some great advise is given by Nicole Taylor http://talk.ws/index.php?topic=1075.msg5347#msg5347  ( I hope this link worked)  it is Titled:  Promoting your business the right way. It is in this section    Great advice on starting a firm foundation  thanks, Nicole     

  8) Now if I could organize myself better so I could know exactly when to resubmitt my sites  There are alot of promoting veniews out So be sure to write it down      Places submitted to, the dates, which URL's, when you can resubmitt sites, so on and so on   

I'd like to get a conversation going where we can toss around ideas about how we're marketing the PRODUCT to BUSINESSES.

It's one thing to hand a business owner a flyer, but it's another to actually FOLLOW THROUGH WITH A SMALL BUSINESS, especially one that is not yet online in the first place (since if they're not online, they can't see the movie or the GDI site), to show them what GDI can do for them.

So, anyone want to share thoughts?

I'll start.

Last week I had a friend in from San Francisco.  (I'm in a suburb of Chicago that is rather "small town" -- I kid you not, we have a "town square".)  My friend insisted on going for a walk "through town" to see "what there was to do."  After I stopped laughing (because there's NOTHING to do on a Sunday afternoon here -- every business in town is closed) I gathered up my three kids, and the five of us walked into town.

Knowing my kids would be bored to death, I gave them "jobs".  The 11 year old's job was to bring a pad of paper and a pen and write down the names of the businesses as we were strolling by.  My 3 yr old twins' job was to put a flyer in each door's mail slot.

Here's what the flyer said:

IF YOUR BUSINESS DOES NOT HAVE A WEBSITE
YOU ARE NOT ONLY LOSING MONEY
BUT YOU ARE LOSING POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS.

Get a FREE TRIAL on WebSites
at www.website.ws/USERID/hosting.

FREE HOSTING, 10 Email Accounts.

EASY Site Building Templates
will get your Site Built in Minutes!

Don't Have a Computer?
No Problem!

Call Me At __________.


After we went home, it was the 11 yr old's list of business names I used to tailor up letters.
I got addresses from the online directory to mail each business a letter directed specifically to them.

Here's what the letter said:

[INSERT: business' address here]
ATTN: OWNER or Manager

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am a local resident and live within walking distance of your business, [INSERT: business' name here].  My family and I walked past on Sunday, and we left you a flyer with respect to obtaining a WebSite through Global Domains International, Inc., a company for which I am an Independent Affiliate.  I hope you have had the opportunity to look over the flyer!

If you can spare ten minutes sometime this week or next, I'd love to stop by and give you a no-obligation presentation of what GDI has to offer.  I will bring my laptop, and I will personally show you both the software and the movie presentation.   

If you would like to sign up for a free trial at that time, while I am there, I will walk you through, step-by-step, all that you need to know to build your site.  Your site will then be up and running, and within the next business day, your customers will be able to view your business online, even if YOU don't own a computer.

Please give me a call at __________, and let me know when would be a good time for me to stop by.  I appreciate your time and consideration and hope you have a wonderful day!

Yours truly,
Amy Derby
Independent Affiliate of GDI, Inc.


I sent letters to 24 businesses on Monday.  Since then, I've had 17 phone calls.  I have given 12 in-person presentations and demonstrations, and I have three more scheduled for early this upcoming week.

Not a bad success rate.

AND, for the ones I've given presentations to in person, every single one said yes to the trial.  (Who wouldn't be too embarrassed to say no to a FREE trial for something that will benefit THEM when you're STANDING RIGHT THERE AND WILLING TO WALK THEM THROUGH IT ALL FOR FREE?)

As I helped each get their site up and running, I told them that GDI offers a FREE affiliate program.  I told them that this means if an individual or another business signs up by their referral, they will be making a monthly commission on it.  I offered them each a banner for their sites that looked like this (except I edited them to add their business name):

(http://site-images.ws/cust/89236/businessbanner.jpg)

Every one of them let me put the banner up on their sites and thought the concept was great.  (Especially after I told them how many Business Sites -- amazon, for one -- have affiliate programs and are extremely successful because of them.  I also assured them that if folks had questions, they could refer them to me.)

So that's it for me.

What are other folks here doing in their marketing to businesses?

You are doing a great job with this business. I wish you much success.

Gerald

Gerald, thanks!  And same to you.  I want to see EVERYONE succeed.  :)

Norma, thanks.  If I'd known you were going to do the other thread, I'd probably have put this in there to keep it all together.  Maybe a mod or admin can do it?  :-*

Go through the BBB in your area. OR the phone book. Get there addresses and or numbers and market to them the way that works best for you. MANY businesses do not have sites. Dont think they can afford one. But be sure and tell them they can afford ours! ;D
Deborah H

You sure can put it in their paper box. Or tape it on.
I am in the sticks and everyone has paper boxes.  :)
MAIL boxes are a BIG no no though! Unless you mail them. :)
Deborah H

You can put business cards in the crease in their front doors!

Michael,
What is Craigslist? :-\
Deborah H

If you decide to use "drop cards" (a card with a catchy phrase like - NEED ADDTIONAL INCOME and then put just your movie web address) you can have plain black and white business cards at your local Staples for as little as $11.95 per 1000 and then go have fun with your family.

How?  See how fast you can put the cards between the drivers side window and door in your local strip malls or parking lots.

You can also print flyers 2 up on a page and cut them then go to apartment complexes and put them between the door handles and door frame.  Gives you a good workout as well, especially if the apartment complex has an up and down staircase.

Your Partner In Success,
Marvin Drobes

Thanks everyone.  The information I've recieved have been very helpful.

Deborah,

Craigslist is an online classified website. They have a list of all the big city names all around the world. It's supposed to be used for local services...but that's not always the case. It's free to post on there, as long as you're *not* posting as a *job*. Also...be careful when posting on Craigslist because people tend to report your ad as *spam*, if you don't post in the right section, & then your ad is deleted.

Kyra

Thanks for the tip

Hello Everyone!

I was reading the posts in this thread and a few people mentioned Craig List!  Refer the the August 11 Newsletter!  We cannot post on the Craig List.  Here is the thread posted by Chip:  http://talk.ws/index.php?topic=1265.0

Frank

Thank you,

I didn't know what Craig's List was.  Now I know I don't have to waste valuable marketing time finding out.

Sherri

Michael, I am in the same situation, only my kids go to school and I am free during the day. The problem is that I do not even have a car. But any way let's go into more possitive things.
Maybe this will help you. Here is my plan ... find out in your state what is the website to go to in to in order to get information on companies that have incorporated (corporations) There you will get addresses and businesses names, look for the ones that opened a corporation recently (The site will show how long the corporation has been opened) Go for the newbees, as they may not have a website yet or the capital to do so. Go to yellowpages.com and run the business addrs, there you will get a phone number. Call them, congratulate them on their new business and let them know that you are offering new business owners a chance to have their own business site with their own domain for only $10.00 a month, let them know that you really want to help them out and will give them a week FREE of charge so they can get up and running in no time. This will be free for you since you will be making only local calls. So you do not get overwhelmed make it a point to call only 5 business a day, that is 20 contacts a week. Now you say your wife works, I am sure that other people work with her! Go to your local dollar or family dollar store buy mugs, buy 10 or 15 of them that will be at a dollar each! Go to your local craft store get ink for mugs, be creative put your site on them. Give them to your wife so she can give them as a gift to her co-workers. Get your local papers that advertise garage sales, get a hold of those people and offer to help them for free if they allow you to give your flyers or business cards to their customers, not only will you make new local friends but you will also get new prospects! You can also get your own garage sale going, perfect to get to know your neighboors, pass out flyers and or biz cards. You can even make a big banner with your site on it and post it in front of the house during the garage sale! I really hope this helps, I will be doing the same things my self.

Ingrid Vargas  ;)
Id: uriel

Great idea Marvin! I already did the flyers thing with Kinkos...$45 for 1000 ! no luck though. My ad in the paper hasn't helped yet...I plan on using one listed in the training manuel  (less expensive...less wordy!)

Thanks for the info!

-Logan

In the latest newsletter GDI specifically states not to advertise on Craigslist as it is classed as spamming.

                                                                 Marie

Ok, Frank thanks for the heads up! I didn't realize that was against the rules! :P

Thank you Norma.
You know this is a business and like any other business, you can't go in thinking that you will be making thousands in weeks. But you must apply your self and like any other business must have a vision and realize is a numbers game! The more people you get to the movie the better for your business. It is like a mortal store, if you can get 100 people to come to your store every single day and have a product that you know is good and will benefit "those interested" chances are that you will get sales, add some personal touches and constant contact with your downline and persistence are the recepie to success. I have been in it a month have 13 sign ups, only 4 stuck! Not bad for a beginer with no money to advertise. Every single person is a prospect and everything is an opportunity to market the business! For example I know of some one that is having a baby next month, she wants a baby shower but her place is not big enough for that, so I volunteered my house! I don't care about the party, no expense to me. But you can bet that I will be making some inexpensive little gift packages "from the dollar store"  for everyone single person that is coming. In it, they will find my GDI business cards.!, I will make sure to befriend each and every one of them and collect some emails without interrupting the purpose of the party! ;)

P.S. Guys if you have not bought leads from GDI you are missing out! These leads are hot. I have made a budget to spend at least $50.00 every other month. Do it you will not regret it!

I am already planning my garage sale and have invited some family memebers to join me in the sale and pass out my biz cards!

" There is no such thing as staying the same, you are either working hard at being better or allowing your self to get worse" 

Ingrid Vargas

 

Ingrid,

I also wanted to compliment you on your ideas....reading your ideas gave me some of my own ideas, as well!

With that kind of thinking, you will surely go far in this business! Keep up your great efforts!  ;)

Kyra

Thank you Kyra,
I will keep you guys posted!
Thanks for the support, it means a lot to me!
Ingrid.

Thank you Kyra,

Let me tell you guys what I did yesterday, I took the kids for pizza and a movie. I left business cards on the counter next to the register and also the bathrooms in both the pizza place and the movies. My kids started school last wednesday and of course brought home a zillion papers for me to sign, that was my weekend home work. I signed all the papers and since my kids go to differrent classes, I signed them all, put them in envelopes and of course I inserted 3 GDI business cards in each envelope for each teacher. I also snailed mail 13 biz cards to those people that are in the attorney's letter (you know the chain letter) These letters also have the name and addresses of companies that sell names and addresses of opportunity seekers! I will keep you guys posted. thank you guys for your ideas and support, it helps to do this, it lets me know that I am not alone in this, plus helps me see my progress. This week I am going to start marketing to new businesses.  Thank you all for your support!

"There is no such thing as staying the same, you are either working hard to be better or allowing your self to get worse"

Ingrid.

Hi everyone!

This forum has great marketing ideas.  However, for those of us who are starting out or who don't have a lot of sales as yet, the prospect of spending big bucks is not very appealling.  Can anyone offer suggestions as to how to build the business with a limited budget?  e.g. suppose someone has $25/mo, $50/mo, $100/mo for a marketing budget.  Thanks a lot.  I am looking forward to reading your clever replies!

- David Zagorski 

Hi David,

One way is to print your own business cards to start. Print some to target opportunity seekers and some to sell the website package.

Whenever you visit a merchant, introduce yourself and suggest how great a website would be for their business. Suggest they offer it to their customers. If they aren't interested, ask if they would mind if you placed some of your cards on their counter. They will be looking at them all the time, and maybe it will change their mind.

Face to face is definitely the way to go on a limited budget!

Gina Stone

Gina Stone

David,

I feel your pain, the business cards are the way to go,buy them or if you can make your own, a diff must!  Flyers are also cheap to make, you can hang them around town in super markets, laundry mats stuff like that, Chat lines, no spaming of course and talking to people about gdi is prob the best no cost tool we can use. hope this helps out.

I am a new starter but I've been involved in MLM before.  I am a service engineer and I have been handing out the business cards to my customers.  I haven't had any signups yet but people are looking at the site.  I also leave cards at petrol stations.  As you're filling up the car, stick a couple on the pump.  The next person will definately see it.  I am also looking at having a stall at a local computer fair.  I'm going to print off some flyers and make a banner etc. promoting the business.  Along the lines of telling people they can have a totally free website.  Sign up for the 7 day free trial, then introduce 10 people and you have your free site.  Easy!

I'll post the results soon

I had an idea a moment ago while talking with a possible prospect. While we were talking he mentioned his need for extra money and he was having trouble like he didn't have such things as long distance and was having trouble with his comp for accessing the site but i explained the business to him and he really wanted to join.

Well that doesn't have anything to do with my idea i just wanted to give background first. But I was wondering if anyone thought that offering to help him promote his business for alittle while, like advertise his instead of yours to get him going sense he is in such dire restraints would be a good idea as a general recruiting possibility, cause in the end your just helping them succeed and you will be to in the process, so what does it hurt you know? I was just wondering about everyones opinion on this.

Chris,

Welcome if person is willing to be coachable, trainable, and teachable show him the different ways to advertise using the power of word of mouth.

Encourage him and give him the resources to be successful.

If you have any questions please contact your upline, or sponsor and or send me your question be glad to share with you what doing to be successful.

take care

Howie Martell

Christopher,

  There is a saying in Network Marketing that goes "find people who WANT this business and not people who NEED this business."  From my experience, only people who truly WANT what this business can provide will likely ever do anything.  You will be doing this person's work forever, or...you will stop in hopes of him taking over and it won't happen.  You want to find people who will DUPLICATE what you are doing; that is the way to make money in MLM.  Duplication!  Doing his marketing for him is not duplication.  You would be giving him a fish and feeding him for that day, instead of teaching him to fish for himself.

  Many times in this business, and especially if a person is new to MLM, the affilliate wants his business solution for other people more than the other people want it for themselves.  They think, "boy, this person really NEEDS this right now."  One of the many keys to success is finding people who truly WANT this business (because of what it can do for them to realize their dreams) and not NEEDERS.

Hey, that was just my two cents...

-Doug

Wow Amy, great job. I for one appreciate you sharing. I am going to try this myself. I work in the wholesale picture framing business and I deal with business owners everyday. I've just been too afraid to approach them. My ex-wife owns a frame shop but don't have a computer so I just figured she wouldn't be interested.(We still get along). I will talk to her this weekend.

Thanks again
Doug

For those of you looking to market your GDI business in a variety of ways, here's an idea:

I recently had a local merchant create a car sticker for my back windshield.  You know, like a college sticker, only this one makes me money, rather than costing me big time!  It doesn't take up much space, is eye catching and only cost me $10!  I designed the font and color (white seems to work the best) and chose the size, as well.  The gentleman who designed it said he'd be willing to do it for anyone with Global Domains and mail it to them (postage shouldn't be much, as they are really lightweight).

The sign is working for me!  So, if you are interested, e-mail me and I'll pass on his information to you.

Just another way to tell everyone about GDI!

My experience has been that whatever YOU do, your prospect/downline will try to duplicate!

You need to ask yourself, are you teaching him to sit back and do NOTHING while YOU do the work for him? (Oooops! He will most likely expect YOU to do this for HIS downline also.) It sounds like you would be teaching him to be a lame duck and somehow still hoping he will be wildly successful?

If you TEACH him to be lame will he ever be able to do what you are doing? When and how will he get the skills and knowledge. Will HE spend energy and time helping his downline or will he be overwhelmed and quit?  My experience has been they find it too hard and quit. I like what Doug says... find people who WANT the business not those who NEED it! If I had heard that earlier it would have saved me years of heartache talking to, sponsoring and focussing on the wrong people.

My Dad taught me that "Sitting there just wishing, makes no person great! The Good Lord sends the fishing, but YOU must dig the bait!" I find opportunities rain down endlessly but each person has to be absolutely DETERMINED to look for them, and then study to be successful.

"The Richest Man in Babylon" by George S. Clason is a story about a slave who ended up fabulously wealthy. The same principles apply even today. It may inspire your prospect (and others)!

I've always been fascinated that the people who tell me they don't have enough money to invest in their own financial future, still seem to be able to afford all sorts of other things that they want.

It truly is a LOT MORE FUN and FINANCIALLY REWARDING working with people affluent enough to have no problem paying for anything they want. Mix only with POSITIVE people! Negative people will always try to drag you down.

GDI is so great because you don't have to spend much money promoting it. My thought is if they can't afford $10 a month for GDI, then they are definitely NOT what I am looking for. Honest, people spend more than that in a month on coffee, icecream, or the price of one movie.

Just look around in your local community for those who need what you have to offer.... businesses, clubs, groups, individuals. Get your prospects excited enough about GDI so they can't help themselves and want to tell everyone about GDI!

Those are just my thoughts...
Best of luck
NPriestly

Any way you could post a picture of your sign?

Thanks,
Gail Smith
Texas

Yeah a picture would be Awsome! I'm interested

Great Idea !!!!  It is all about getting the word out.

I am interested also!

Hello,

Please send your requests to Shelley by PM.

Thanks,

Nicole

I agree with your posting their our business builders and their our people out their who just want to use the awesome products and services.

Its our job to be able to sort and sift between the two.

take care

I tried advertising in our main newspaper (small city) ... cost about $30AUD for 6 days... problem is people throw paper out every day. Papers also have rules about advertising MLM but GDI was OK as it is commission only. Results? NIL - but then it has been said you need to advertise consistently for any results... felt I couldn't afford it.. much better ways to spend money than newspaper advertising!
Am very impressed with the ideas I'm reading here!
Hope this helps?

I say you are absolutely right.  I have been on the net since prodigy was out for MS-DOS.. I know that if your not the very first to come up with something, or "have created your own business from scratch" - then forget it.  You send out your link to all those search engines and get what? spam in return.  You would have to spend 100's to all of those search engines just to even attempt to get a good listing on them.  Personally, I can get 5 people better by sending them a personal letter than sending my 1 link to a thousand search engines.

Anyone use any paid promotion such as search engine etc that you would recommend? Im stuck at the 3rd level and need some more sign ups.

Hi Frank,

How did this letter work out for you? Sounds like a good letter.

Ken

Hi everyoone!

Regarding offline advertising in newspaers or magizines.  One rule of thumb about advertsing in the newspapers is that you have to be prepared to have that ad in there for a long time... it has to do with repitition. The more some one sees the same ad in the paper, the more likely they are to check it out once or twice to see what it's all about.

It is advisable to start small and build slowly according to your budget restraints, otherwise, you may get frustrated with all the money your putting in and how little you get back in the short run.

Think about it, and weigh the honest pros and cons before putting any ad in any publications... expecially the big ones! Word of mouth is usually the best way to go... not to mention the cheapest! And don't forget to download the GDI manuel...it's a goldmine of info for all of us!

-Logan

I Have Found That One Of The Best Ways To Market Is
Actually By Being Active In Forums.  There's A Lot Of
Wonderful "Free Ad Forums" Out There That You Can
Simply Put Your GDI Site In Your Signature And Help Out
As Many People As You Can.  Post Replies Often And
Really Get Involved.  Be Creative In Your Writing.  Don't
Do Any Copy & Paste Jobs, But Write From The Heart.
I Get A Lot Of Exposure That Way And LOTS Of
Signups.  Also Offer Something As A FRee Gift To
Give Away.....People Love Gifts....I Sure Do.  There Are
Loads Of Free Stuff You Can Give Away For Helping Out
Your Fellow Marketers!
Kind Regards and Cheerios To YOUR Success!

Hi All,

What are your thoughts about recruiting website designers/developers for this opportunity?

Gerald 8)

Excellent idea,

We can show the benefits of GDI and it pays you to refer people to the business or products.

Create a win win situation!

See you at the top!

Hi Gdiers,

I wanted to participate in the forum with you and give you some motivation. I'm not doing this because I want credit or anything like this, I am doing this because I have been with GDI for a short amount of time and the results I am getting I did not get with any other program on the internet. GDI is truly powerful as you already know, just use the tools and system available and everything will work out.

When you see things that discourage you like oh that's a "get rich scheme" realize why you joined the business in the first place and that you are going to make the money not the people who are trying to bring you down. Focus on what you want out of life and this business, set your goals, tell yourself in the next month or so I want to exceed this much people and make this much money, plan it out and follow through, that's what works.

Advertising Tips..

I am using this methods right now for my GDI business and I have noticed in the "hit log" areas that my page views are increasing at a good rate, most of it from search engines on keywords for my self built website that I keyword optimized for business opportunity seekers.

I don't hold back any secrets, I am not that type if I'm using it and it works I'm gunna let ya know. I have made well over $1000 from affiliate programs using paid advertising and finding the right advertising is key to exploding your organizations, here are some good advertising hotspots.

WARNING: Do not use gauranteed visitors, THEY ARE SCAM PROGRAMS!!!

Method #1 - Online Classified Ads

Method #2 - Solo Ezine Ads

Method # 3 - Paid Advertising on high traffic sites

Method # 4 - Real testimonials on other sites that include your page link.

Method # 5 - Traffic Exchanges - Manual ONLY, No auto surfs.

Method # 6 - Newspaper Classified ads.

Method # 7 - Contact high traffic sites with your websites content, and kindly as for a link or for ad space.

Method # 8 - Search engines, build your own GDI content based page and keyword optimize your webpage with key word terms related to your business such as "work at home" "home based business" "affiliate program" "work from home" "home business opportunity"

Method # 9 - Text link advertising, banner advertising (GDI has good converting banners).

Method # 10 - Whatever sites or other groups that you use, leave your website link if you can.

Method # 11 - Flyers to get clicks, I just put another one up today.

That's just most promotion that I use right now, the combinatin of all can bring great results.

I just found out that the webpage that I built caught on to the search engines for the exact terms I used above including GDI business so I am testing conversion rates and clickthrough rates.

"Continue to do what you do now, and continue to get what you get now"

And just remember, you might get visitors and no signups, that's normal, not everyone will understand the business the first visit, follow up, and find your niche advertising on high traffic sites.

Good luck to everyone with thier GDI business, let's make this a prosperous business year.

Thank you to everyone who is sharing their marketing ideas.

I myself am starting to develop my marketing mindset.

From previous sales training I have learned the concept of The Three Foot Rule which states that you should share your opportunity with
everyone that comes within a three foot radius of you on a daily basis. How many people does that include?  Stop and think about it for a minute.....

I have ordered my GDI business cards but am still waiting for them to arrive. 
Business cards are good for us newbies because it gives you a nice prop to work with, help guide your focus and your prospect's focus, and gives you something to do with your hands!

But I realized today that I do not need to wait for cards to come in to promote GDI.

Today I gave my "card" to a repair man who came to my house.... I took a regular 3x5 index card and wrote on it with big marker
www.(mysite).ws 7 minute movie $ :-) 
just like that with the smiley face and the dollar sign.  I talked to him about it for a few minutes and I feel confident that he will check out my site when he gets the chance.  Anyone can spare seven minutes.

I followed this up by cutting more index cards into strips with my message www.(mysite).ws 7 minute movie $ :-) on each strip and placing them into materials I returned to the public library today.  I returned 10 cds and 4 books so that's 14 potential prospects I am reaching for the cost of 3 index cards and a bit of ink.

Keep using your imagination, keep thinking, keep goal setting, and keep developing your Marketing Mentality.

With all the tools we have success is not a matter of "if" but of "when" and "how much!"

James

Hello,
 You have probably been ask this before but here goes, I average 100 plus visits  a week to my .ws page but sign ups are nada.
What????  aam I doing wrong I advertise and promote GDI in everyway I can think of. I anybody has answers or Ideas please help.
Post in the forum.      Thank you all and May God Bless.         TYoung

I advertise and promote GDI in everyway I can think of.

And what are those ways if I may ask?

Some things work better than others.
You might need to change or ad something to the ways you advertise.
Deborah H :)

hello,
 i had a question for you guys.. im not very good at the network marketing part of this business, but i do see the HUGE opportunity here. I know the oney is in the network marketing duplication and all that. but i see there is just as much money to be made in getting small business's there own website. also if someone comes in for the opportunity and there not making money and there not happy they will more than likely drop out. but if your marketing it as a domain and website ppl will be happy with that for a long time. im writing this so someone can set me straight or agree with what im saying, what do you think?

Cody,

I think it is important to advertise both. The website and the income opportunity. I advertise the income opportunity more. A big part of this business is situational...the other day I was in a small cafe and asked if they had a website. I advertised the product. Once I have given them my card...the movie will explain both the website and income opportunity. So, think about where you want to advertise and then advertise to entice that audience...the movie will do the rest!

Jamie
"Get out of your job...and on with your Life!"

china has a internet population of 1 billion,
 how do we penetrate this huge market?

has anyone a good ad for the asian market??????
 i tyred several but not 1 worked yet.
greetings from belgium

William, you stated you have tried several. 
  From what I know of  Asian Culture, and is good  ;D, they are very Very Family Orientated. Knowing this I would try something along the lines of  "Make a Comfortable Life for You and Your Family"----------See what it takes http://website.ws/dennisdf/show

Something along those lines I am sure you could come up with something good, I wouldn't give too much information to peek thier interest and Having it Translated into the language your looking to advert to would be the way to go.  I am sure you already new this.

   Have a good day, success in all you do.....Dennis
 

Cody you are absolutelly right and you gave me the idea. I have one form on my (other) webpage to get the leads, but I just figured out with your comment here, that the questions are not the right ones. I think I'll really put them as if the people would like to have their own domain and not if they want to earn some money ... Surprising people with the pleasant thing that you may also earn something, AFTER they sign up for a free trial, can be the best thing ever.

Maybe we - in the matter of propaganda - are promising too much regarding money and then when people see that it's not working that way for them, they quit. If we would offer them the domain name and the earning would be the second matter, maybe they would react just like I do. I HAVE ADDITIONAL WEB SPACE AND THE MONEY IS ONLY THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF ALL THIS ... or better said may be additional benefit one day ...

That's my two cents here! (uh I've even learned some of your phrases here!!!)

Have a GREAT DAY, but not the GREATEST EVER! Such days are yet to come!!!!! BLEIVE ME!

Tatjana
(sonček)
 :)

 :D   Yes, I feel more comfortable sending out invites about owning your own internet address for life.  That was what initially drew me in.  It was a pleasant suprise to find that I could also make a salary from this too.  Thus,  I am doing my best to sign up others with this angle rather than the idea of making lots of money quickly.
                                                 Regards,
                                                        Kathy.  :D

I was wondering if we could use the GDI logo on letterheads and envelopes. Does anyone know or do I need to contact support?

Thanks,

Angela

tell me some effective direct mail techniques ya'll use.

semper fi

As we are all Representatives of the company "I see no reason we can't" as long as we uphold the views of the company in a professional manner.

ie "I wouldn't sell someone Water Front property in Atlantis" or have a "Lottery for The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" on paper with Thier "GDI" Logo pasted on it"

If I am not correct I will stop all adverts going out that I made at once. And Everyone else should do as well.......no they don't want that.  -JUST BE RESPONSIBLE-
Or they just may ask you to pack it up.
     
                                                                           Have a great Day,      Dennis F

I am interested in an answer too.

A lot of people over-do the process of advertising. Although it's fun to come up with creative new ways to advertise GDI...remember that the training manual that GDI provides to us, once we sign up is what they are recommending. That's what the *beginners of GDI* were using before most of us came along. And guess what? It worked, didn't it?
If you haven't yet used their manual for your ideas in marketing this wonderful business....you should try it. Find it at http://website.ws/home/wealthguide
If you have used it, without luck...think about how you became aware of GDI. The first time you opened that email or talked to the person who referred you....how did you first hear about it? Answer that question...and that's probably going to be about your best bet too.
Of course...if you want to get results almost everytime, you should just think about cold calling some prospects & talking to people. That's the most effective way of advertising just about anything.

The bottom line: Think Back to Basics

Thanks for listening...well...reading!  ;)

In just about every online business that I've been a part of, the forums always had a section where you could post scanned images of checks, screenshots, etc. This helped in recruiting efforts MAJORLY. Who wouldn't join after seeing a scanned check for thousands of dollars? Or, a PayPal screenshot of a $400 weekly bonus?

Prospects that come to these forums and see proof of payments will have a much higher chance of joining, I guarantee it.

Well I have a problems I would like to get some help with.

One is Upline Contact I have tried for months and months to get a response from my upline and I guess I do not exisit???  I have spent a great deal of time on forum for ideas and Thanks to all for taking time to comment and help using this site.  But some one who should have a vested interest in my success should get back to me?  No? 

Next problem is a large growing list of international sign ups,  I currently have 36 international downline members who have created a userid: chosen a domain have done everything but commit to payment.  I have tried and tried for upline help with this problem and nothing.  I am single father of three and my wife and oldest were taken from me.  I find it difficult to find a smile most days, but deep within I find the strength to work two jobs and raise my kids and having owned business in the past and with all my experience I believe that GDI is the opportunity to build a siggnificant future for my children as opposed to just simple successs.  Any comments or help on low budget marketing, (i mean broke marketing) follow up on the growing downline that wont commit to pay and Upline support, Am I not important?????

Hello Jeff,
I am sorry to hear you are having such a hard time. And let me say this, not all upline will communicate with you because they are not TEAM players. They are the type that want to sign up, and place a few ads, and hope someone else will do it all for them.
My upline is great any questions I have are answered quickly and I do the same for my downline,( I sometimes think I bother mine too much with suggestions and all)...but if you like we can talk and I can give you a few tips or suggestions.

As far as the International sign-ups you have...I have them too. Not much you can do except for to keep bothering them to either pay or cancel. I send mine an encouraging email every now and then...it hasn't worked yet but...I try.

Email me and let me know how you have marketed so far and we can talk about "broke " marketing...because I am in the same "broken" boat.! I don't pay much if anything for my ads, not until tax time!

The question is has anyone, that actually comes to this forum, really earned those kind of pay-outs yet? 

Yes! Chad F has! I've been watching the leaderboard for a couple months now! He's always on it!

As Chad G said, I've been hitting the leaderboards just about every week. I did really good last week...

Hey Everyone!  I have a question.  I have been having no luck promoting my GDI business.  I came across something called My Mad Mailer.  Has anyone heard of it?  Im wondering if anyone that has heard of it, can tell me if it really works well?  I have been doing GDI for about 4 weeks now and any advic would be very appreciated. 

Thank you! :)

I have posted flyers and have business cards I am handing out.No takers not even any looky loos.I also joined a few free ad sites,nada.
One question I have been asked by my friend is,how is your website better because Yahoo has basically the same service for only slightly more and it is at Yahoo?

Also WS,what does it have to do with western samoa.
Don't get me wrong,I know the company is legit.But I need clear answers to these Questions and more.

Please NO PAT ANSWERS

Hi Douglass,

Does Yahoo provide you with your own Domain, or is it: www.yourcompany.yahoo.com?

Do they give you 10 email accounts?

Can you share in Yahoo's income like you can with GDI?

You also say that it cost more with Yahoo, I would have to say that GDI is the better choice for Web-site, Domain, and cost.

Sincerely,
Darrell.

I have used classified ads in my local papers. Testing it out phase. I've seen a couple of prospects generated, but no rel sign-ups yet. Also, have spent time leaving biz op. on FREE CLASSIFIED sites. I never knew a lot fo them were out there until I got into GDI. Crossin' my fingers that it will have some response.

Michael,

You are correct, marketing the service to a business is the soundest way to go. As a business owner I want to know how will this service help advance my business?

Don

     I am new to GDI, but have experience in sales and marketing. In the words of Jim Cramer, “Bulls make money, bears make money and pigs get slaughtered!” E-Marketing is the biggest thing to hit the Internet since the web browser. What is the big deal? Well for starter, traditionalists believe offline marketing is the way to go. I say, “Hold on and pump the brakes!” Here’s why, marketing and advertising is a numbers game. Get your product in front of as many eyes as possible. Your product does not have to be the best, just known by its target audience.

     Let’s go back to the statement, “As many eyes as possible…” There are roughly 1 billion Internet users around the world. Why would I pay to create 1000 flyers, when I can pay to market to 1 billion? 1 billion Internet users, 1000 flyers…. 1 billion Internet users, 1000 flyers, huuummmm? Why use a shovel, when you can use a backhoe? Yes, a shovel will get the job done, but a backhoe will get it done a whole lot faster.

     Do not get me wrong I have no problem with the traditionalist, but they have very little time to enjoy their earnings. They are to busy running up and down the street putting flyers on cars and passing out business cards at the local malls. You want a solution that is working even when you are not. I do not know about you, but I get solicited and unsolicited marketing email every day of the week.

     I hope I am not misleading anyone to believe the Internet is the silverbullet and you will not have to work. Actually, effective e-marketing alludes the best of us. Do you use email marketing (NO SPAM – Opt-in Email List), do you buy traffic, or use Google Adwords/Adsense? This is why the average company cannot be found on the Internet. They do not have the budget or expertise to effectively market their company on the Internet.

     Unfortunately, e-marketing can be costly, but when you find that solution…… ooohh booooy!  Lookout, because SKY IS THE LIMIT!

Don Nelson
Nelson Super Team

Hi Don:

I am just going to say drip marketing.  You can do both online and offline.

I use my GDI site to capture information (I don't buy leads) and I remind my visitors to come and
see the GDI Flash presentation.  If I just tell them once, no one is going to see it.  I keep sending
gentle reminders and this has worked for me.  It is responsible online marketing.

Offline the same principles can be applied.  If you advertise in a inexpensive weekly newspaper once,
you will get little responses.  If you run the same ad for a couple weeks, eventually they will take a
look.

I hope this makes sense. 

I am having a blast with this.

All the best,

Alan

To hear about 'Drip Marketing' please go to
www.wsinternetshow.ws and listen to the
interview with Alan Zibluk.

Chip
Admin

I have come to the conclusion that I will try more pffline marketing methods.The reason for that is,after paying for ads with different ad placement services,I got quite a few responses,but always from other marketers.When I would do a follow up call after seeing the email address/phone number,almost always,it woyld be someone saying something like,"how would you like to get more signups?"I know they are trying to promote their programs,but a lot of times I feel that the internet is too crowded.So I have started with flyers,business cards,and some cold calls.Any suggestions,anyone? 

I had a question from a downline and I was wondering if anyone could help with
her question it is:
How can I make a e-mail template to contact my leads with the layout of GDI.
Do you have a template that I could use?



Thanks for any help John.

There are a number of examples of great email templates on the forums. If you are still stuck PM me and Ill point you in the right direction.

Douglass,

To answer your question about "what .WS has to do with West Samoa", in a nutshell  . . . every country has its own code, i.e., .uk for United Kingdom, .us for United States, .au for Australia, etc.

The complete story however, is here:  http://website.ws/about.dhtml.

Hey everyone!

I wanted to share with you a great tip when your making your flyers, drop cards, or classified ads.

Remember that your only intention is to get people to view your website (and thus your movie).
So with this in mind don't go overboard with too much info.

The key to successful ads or flyers is to get the people curious enough so that they want to check it out.

Here is what I use for Drop cards


For a classified Ad...I like to use this one.

i've just started with GDI, and to be honest i'm very impressed so far, i wanna tell every one, but i'm not sure of the best way to get new members onbroad,, any help with this would be great.

I would like to know what is the best ws. to use for youth groups to raise money?  :D

Hi all.  This is my first post.

I live in Indianapolis, Indiana and was checking out the local Chamber of Commerce website for my daytime job.  I noticed they have a lot of different networking events and also have a trade show coming up in April.  It suddenly occured to me that the Chamber may be a fertile ground for potential GDI business.  I was wondering if anyone has done anything with their local chamber when it comes to GDI?  If you have, what approach did you use to market GDI?  Have you been successful? 

Any and all feedback would be appreciated.  Thanks for reading my first post.

Although I’m very new here, I’m not new with marketing and promotion. In the past 5 years I’ve been brokering campaigns so some of the largest companies in the US: Cydoor (Kazza), Gator, Hotbar etx’. That market is completely different. Sure if you have $500,000/badget it can help …J

Yet, there is certainly a place for the affiliate programs market. Since I’m a lazy person, I will jump directly to the tip’s section:

1.   Having a website is a must – this is why I got involved again with affiliate programs. It is better to have sites that can grow in time such as Forums, download sites, Blog platform, etc’ simply because that at a certain point, you have many potential leads without you having the need to buy advertising. You can have a look at both of my sites to see what I mean. I have them only short amount of time buy they are growing steadily.

2.   Traffic exchange – don’t pay a cent. The quality is very low and if you do want to send some visitors, surf…

3.   Paid advertising – the best way is using PPC (search engine) traffic. If you know what you are doing you can get real value for your money. You can test few different ads and see whats working. Fro the dollar you are getting from referral, you can use it to buy 20 targeted users at $0.05. You can pay less but it will take longer. Of course as I said, I’m lazy and only tomorrow I’ll set up one campaign there…J

I’d be happy to answer any question you may have.

Have a nice day,
Yaron

I am new and saw something about using this as a fundraiser can anyone explain. As I am a part of several non-profit organizations.

Hi
I'm thinking of buying adblast to promote.  Has any reader tried this ? Or would I be wasting my money?
Thanks would appreciate any help.
Thanks
June Palmer

Hi June,

If you do anything online for marketing make sure you are capturing email addresses!  Then follow them up with a good autoresponder series of messages (up to 1 year).  Don't just get prospects to go direct to your GDI site!

To Your Success,
Paul Birdsall

June,

Stay away from the ADBLASTERS! Total waste of money...

 :( 8) :D ;) :) :'( :-* :-X :-[ :o 8)

Excitement is contagious!

While I was at work the other day I was talking to a co-worker about the GDI opportunity. It was one of those days when you just seem to have unlimited energy. I was loud, using a lot of body language and I am sure that the expression on my face was that of excitement. Before I knew it I had 5 people gathered around me. I gave out business cards. 2 signed up already and the other's are just waiting for time to get on the computer to sign up. Woo Hoo. I decided to always express the same excitement each time I speak to people about GDI. I have even thought about doing an interview video that I can post on YOU TUBE. Hey, why not. I am really having fun. Billy

I am using an autoresponder for another opportunity that I'm promoting. In fact the only reason that I decided to get a global domains website is so that I could get my own domain and just have it forward everyone to my affiliate site. It works great!
What I was wondering, everyone is offering all types of advice on how to market this opportunity and the product. And I haven't read anything about anyone using an autoresponder with an email campaign! If I could use my autoresponder and get GDI in front of 10,000 plus people every month what do you think might happen! You can't use the invite a friend as effectively as that.
Is anyone out there using an autoresponder with an email campaign? And if so could I see it?
Thank you!

Now that you have your GDI Domain and Website, it is time to set it up to make you money. Yes, promote your website sales and add some other products gradually to take full advantage of this professionally looking website. Use all ten pages of your site to your full advantage. Try to add products that compliment your GDI opportunity.

 Depending on the goal you set for yourself, one person’s rate could be quite different from the next person. See, you need a goal first in order to make that assessment. Without a goal, you’ll never ever reach your desired success rate. Decide where you want your business to be in one year from now. You may even be able to have a five year plan. Of course, this means you can’t quit.

 To be successful in whatever you do in life requires some kind of goal and the determination and focus to reach your preferred end result. This goal is necessary or you won’t be successful in anything you do. It isn’t just MLM that I’m talking about here. The sky is the limit as to what this could entail. Everything from diets to marriages and beyond is among the possibilities here. So if you haven’t set your long or short term goals, you need to lock them in right now.   

Now that we have that out of the way, how long are you going to go with the same marketing approach before you see positive results? Does it seem like a reasonable amount of time or are you doing something wrong?

Are you using the right keywords and do you have a good lead base in which to advertise your product? Most marketers will tell you that your money is in your list. They are mostly right but you need a certain kind of list. If you have one hundred targeted opt-in leads, this list could be even more valuable than thousands of untargeted people on whatever type of list you have.

 Is your product something that you would want at a price you would be willing to pay? You always need to put yourself in the other person’s shoes. When I had my own bricks and mortar business, I was told, more than once, to take some time off and look at your business from a distance and see the way it is perceived by others. You need to be objective and see how other potential customers view your website promotions and product.

There are some great products out there and there others less than stellar. If you add products, make sure they compliment your other products and the same targeted list will work for you. If you are doing everything right, have a plan in place and the willingness to see it through, it is just a matter of time before you have your positive success rate that you can be proud of.   

 John Sprague is presently working in the Mideast and will return to his US home sometime in the Spring . He enjoys writing and working on his websites when he has the time to do it.

i am the member from china,any one who want to know about chinese culture ,contact to me  :)

Hello Wangchen,
I am Mohammed from India. I want to know about chinese culture more.
Please PM me.
Mkhan

Does anyone know of any good autoresponders????? I need one asap!

May be somebody could give me information?

I have heard somewhere' GDi have a system to organise a raising fund campain by
the opportunity ?
Is it true or not and if it is true where can i found the information?

Thank you

Richard

The well known autoresponders in the market are aweber and getresponse, they will cost you $17~$20 monthly fee to use.
If you can afford it, it is good investment as they have a lot of features that make lead capture and follow-up easy.

There are also many other autoresponder programs out there that are offering reasonably good services for less fees.
I am currently using one which is less then $10 per month.
If you are interested, please send me a private message.

  Hi all, my name is Amos and I've been using news paper ads for six months now. By trial and error I found my best results came with the wording - HOME WORKERS NEEDED!!! - to $5000/month POSSIBLE! - Part Time - No investment required! - Totally Automated - DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ONE! - www.my.ws/your code. 
  Line ads work well but a 1 1/4" x 2" display ad works much better. If you can aford it and you can see the benifit of contracting an ad for a whole year, then it will be cheaper and even more effective. People have to see consistantcy to build trust!
  The most I ever signed up in a week from news paper ads has been eight new members.
  At present I'm also working on marketing on line. There are many who have done so and have been vary successful at it. They would say that if you are looking for the best way to get new members with the least amont of effort then making good use of internet marketing is key.
   This is not the first time i've tried to market on line. Yet it is the first time I'm unwilling to give up just because I hit a hard spot and don't know what to do from here on out. That is why GDI has been nice enought to provide us with this forum.          There are many membrs who are making the big money and are ready to show us the way. You just have to stick with them and do what they ASK of you. Copy the winners!

GOOD LUCK/ KEEP AT IT !!!
Amos

i want to use a url rotator to put up all the gdi websites, rotate them and see which one produces more results.

any advice on this url rotator thing?

hello Tim ,

you are correct , I have tried this approach a few times without success , even with direct questions they seem to beat around the bush. The fact is that those that are successful have worked hard to get there , you will notice some of the top in GDI have 30 years of experience in MLM , they have paid their dues as it were and have finally found GDI and are making it work.I have looked at their methods and there is no " silver" bullet , they have strategies that require time and effort each day , some claiming that in 2 hours they can do what the rest of us take 8 hours.The leaders are focused , they use all opportunities to promote and close GDI to prospects.Soem of the younger ones who are Net savy have developed programs of there own that allow them to draw others in to join thier internet marketing ideas and build their GDI downline in the process - look at payit4ward,profitwildfire and of course the popular 3in7 , there all have someone at the top who started it and now everyone joining is below them

- for me , I work full time ( 12 hours a day ) so I just buy leads and put into the GDI Invite System - can I suggest that if you have one or 2 or more in your downline thats not promoting GDI then to ask them if you can use their Invite System to send out more invites , that way your downline will feel encouraged and you increase your chances of signups - just a thought

- I do this and it takes me just 15 min a day - have 18 in my downline doing just this in less than 3 months , when you understand the "Power of One" you will see the growth that this will bring in the next 12 months

- to our success Alan

Was wondering if anyone has used or is using a viral sysstem? From what i see its a webpage with 3 steps the interested person has to sign up for what you offer in the first 2 steps in order to get to step 3. Anyone know of webpage code for one of these?

Hi Everyone,

I put together an inexpensive ebook that is packed with online and offline ideas, it work's I've been on the Leader boards twice so far.

I sell it as a niche mlm product, so I advertise it, sell it to pay for my advertising and it helps build my GDI team at the same time.

I also give it away free to members of my team as an incentive to join under me.

I'm also number 1 in Google for MLM Team Building Manual and MLM Team Building Ebook searches.

Regards,

Tony

If so, how are you doing that?

Brian

I signed up for GDI about 2 weeks ago and I am very excited about the potential earnings to be made but I am new to the whole Internet Marketing and would like some advise on how to sell this opportunity if anyone has any ideas Please let me know

Thank You 8)

Hello,
I am new.  I feel torn between automating with auto responders and all of those helps, but I also feel the way I have been responded to buy this medium is very empersonal.  I will want to make my clients feel special. Is their a alturnative? I would like to hear from persons who are  successful GDI members who are not automated their business. to see if this is possible.
Thank you
Simone

Hi everyone

Does anyone have an effective and powerful welcome email that works when a new member joins your GDI team??

I'm forever composing and editing welcome emails trying to get the wording right or just simply trying to get the first steps right in order to get the new affiliates get started and I know it sounds silly lol!!

Is there any sites associated with GDI where there's welcome emails displayed or does anyone have any ideas as what to put or simply any welcome emails to copy and paste??

Your replies would be much appreciated, Thanks,
Neil
United Kingdom  :)

Hi Neil,
The following site offers some sample emails to use.  Check it out.  Hopefully it offers you the assistance you are looking for.  Note: There is another site included within this one also that has some helpful hints.  Take care.  http://www.gdi-made-easy.ws/ExampleScripts.html
Paula

When we got SERIOUS we started putting friends, in the invite system, bought 10 DVDs, and Business Cards
We also downloaded the Flyer to Word, made it personal, and posted them where we could.

On tip we use all the time.  3 Foot Rule.  If you get within three feet of us, we hand you a business card, and
say, Hello, I am Dick Lewis, this is my company, and we are looking for folks to help us working from their home.
Go to the website and watch a 7 min video.  It tells you all about it.

Some will ask, what is it?  I say, It's about handing out cards like this, people go to the website, and many join
up with us.  It's FREE for 7 days.  Go take a look.

OK, but What is it?

Well, I can't tell you in 30 mins what the movie will show you in 7 mins. Just take a look, We Did, and wow! What
a Difference it's made in our life.

Dick & Regina Lewis

Dick,

Excellent advice.  I would add that anyone who you are in contact with (the person at the supermarket who takes your money, the person you are waiting in line to pay with, the person who takes your money while paying for your gasoline, etc) these people are perfect suspects for your business.

The reason I refer to them as suspects is because we have not qualified them to be a PROSPECT.  Remember we are looking for those people for whom the product or service is right for.  When we do this we find people who will "Duplicate" our successes and not go out and try to reinvent the wheel.

Also, keep this in mind that the computer screen is now your best friend.  Learn to use chat and forums to find the right people.  Just remember that you want to build a relationship first.  To do that you learn to ask more questions about them and learn to listen for their answers, then determine if they qualify to be your prospect.

GLad to see that the Mentoring program has helped propel your business and that I can say that in some small way I had something to do with your success.

See You At The Top!
Marvin Drobes - The "EarningCoach"
www.wealth411.ws (http://www.wealth411.ws)

Here is an ad that works well.  I may have even picked it up on these forum pages:

HOME WORKERS NEEDED!!!
to $5000/month POSSIBLE!
- Part Time –
No investment required!
Totally Automated
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!
www.my.ws/your code

Dick and Regina Lewis
workfromhomegetrich.ws
843-450-4315

Hello Dick and Regina,

When you are sitting at your computer using internet marketing to
promote GDI, you are only 3 feet from the rest of the world!

Hi guys,

I would like to hear your opininon about different mailers
that appear on the net these days.
I have tried most of them:

1) NEW YAHOO MAILER;

2) GALLACTIC BLASTER;

3) PAY PAL POWER ADS;

4) GMAIL PRO;

5) 5 STAR SUBMITTER.

6) SUPER GROUPER that supposedly submits to Yahoo Groups, MSN Groups, Google Groups.
(I am still testing this one..)

As I track my every advertising campaign, I have noticed almost
no results from all these mailers although I advertise a good
ad with a catchy subject line.

I would like you to share your experiences about these mailers.

Sanjinka

In reference to your comments on different mailers, try to remember that these are bulk mailers. Regardless of what your subject line is, or the content of your email, it will 99% of the time go directly to an email clients junk mail folder due to it's status as "BULK MAIL". Unless the addressee reads thier bulk mail, it will never be read.

I also use some of the bulk mail services but do not concentrate on it due to the extremely low rate of positive results.

As for the question you pose in your subject line, "Scam or Not?", the jury is still out on that one. There are some outfits that actually send all the mail it says it will, and some who don't. I have my preferred choices, but only because I've found that they do actually deliver the mail - still the return on investment is too low to make these kinds of outfits recommendable.

Best of Luck!

Thanks for your input. I am just wondering
if they really deliver emails or not.
I have noticed some response
from Gpro Mailer and Pay Pal Power
Ads Mailer, but absoulutely
no response from others.
That's made me think they
might be scams.

This is by no means my only way
of advertising. I stick to ones that work
and bring real results.
I was just curious if these mailers will bring
any clicks, that's why I bought them.

Sanjinka

Stick with the ones that work!!  Great thought.

Run tests with mailers.  Track them, and see if you get ANY results.
when you do, then do as much as you can on that mailer.

Also test ads.  Ads that work, post EVERYWHERE!

Dick and Regina Lewis

Hi Dick, hi Regina,

thanks for your input. That's exactly
what I do. I track all my advertising campaigns
and I focus on ones that bring results.

Sanjinka

Hi Everyone, hope you are well.

I've signed up at a Social Networking site, where I can meet lots of people interested and involved in home based business.

It's a great way to make contacts and meet potential prospects.

Regards,

Tony T

Social networking is definitely a great way of getting leads.
Some other great marketing methods are:
1)give away free reports
2)participate in home business forums
3)social bookmarking
4)video submission
5)podcasting

Hi - what can anyone tell me about this?  Have a prospect that wants help using it.. my questions are..

1) what is it
2) has anyone here used it?
3) is there something better I shoud be telling him about?

THANKS YOU GUYS ARE GREAT!

I love using business cards ... make a it priority to leave behind every day and every time you mail anything.

I have a couple of different designs but keep it simple ... it's a numbers game but places where people read anything is the best ... doctors offices, karate or dance studios, gyms, ...

Posting is the most profitable process as it also gets high search rankings if you do it correctly and use key words.

Same with blogging ... especially if you find a good niche ... type in "GDI marketing" in google search and you'll see what I mean!

Otherwise, keep looking for where you market is then reach out to them using appropriate methods -

I found so many websites that I am making a contract with them to pay over $250 per year to my unlimited hosting.
I applied for GDI hoping to get the same things, as I am website developer and I think most of our member want this much more than the tutorial forum.

I mean the example to prove their development else than blogger and more to e-commerce way, and GDI make some profit or another referal programs to their payment gateway such as those fore credit card.

But I really like the supportive team, so I think GDI should be only the training arena since you have no DNS provider or reselling practices.

Pratana Yamasmith Srichannon

And I like your webboard!!
I have so several CMS development tools if you'd like to share.

Hi all friends
I am Kwanchai. I'm thai people and work in GDI about 2 months. I tell my friends about GDI but their don't belived me and network marketing have a lot of on Internet. I want to know that Can I do to tell somebody in yellow pages by sent letter or DVD to them?
I not sure how many people in your country are kwow GDI? (In my country little to know about 2,000 persons)
But they don't believed for business on internet. (sorry my language not well)

thank you & love GDI

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me where to get an autoresponder that have the capacity of sending
5000 leads per day?

Any autoresponder that sends bulk emails?

It seems like "bulkmailer.ws" doesn't work anymore.

Thanks in advance for all your assistance.

Regards

TonyE

Hi everyone, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I've been at "the grindstone" for about a month now, and have been participating on several online ad sites with absolutely NO decent results yet...

I was wondering which online sites you all use?

I'm already on Sales Spider, Adland Pro, Homework Ads, INET Giant, Web Cosmo, Facebook and The AdNet.  Sales Spider seems to be the "best" so far with regards to what they let you do for FREE on their site (posting on forums, placing classified ads, hosting live events) and my ads get really decent "impressions" but little to no "views" (I don't know what the difference between the two categories is, and when I ask members on there they don't seem to know, either... ???)

Craigs List really sucks -- I don't understand why MY ads get yanked yet I see other GDI folks on there and their ads DON'T get pulled. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong over there?

Oh and DirectMatches also sucks -- you can't do much of anything on there for free, except have your own myspace-type of page over there, and all THAT does is get other online marketers to look at your stuff.  Big Deal. Not the audience I want to reach.

ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THIS IS GETTING VERY FRUSTRATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I SEE OTHERS ON LEADERBOARDS GENERATING TONS OF SIGNUPS!  :-\

Anyone?? Some input would be greatly appreciated...especially by you seasoned GDI sellers... :-\

Hi Carol,

 I haven't tried any of the methods your using yet, but don't give up.
December is slow when it comes to promoting online business's and it
should start picking up here real soon and you already have your advertising
in place.

Good Luck,

Ted

Greetings

I want to increase traffic via banner exchange. 

How would I transfer the banners to these sites.

Thanks

Hello,
I'm planning to use an autoresponder. Could anyone please be so kind to send me the copies of their autoresponder messages? I would really appreciate that. Thank you very much!
Jenny

One of my new marketing methods consists of exactly what we are participating in right here.  Posting in forums.  There are great benefits to posting in forums. You can usually count on a quick response to any questions you may have about the specific product/business.  Most people on these forums are very nice people and enjoy helping others.  Take a look around, the majority of the people on here are excited about the business opportunity that GDI presents and by helping others in this medium they are also helping themselves.

Which brings me to the marketing part -

Most forums allow you to have a signature at the bottom of your post that can include website links.  For example if you take a look to your left underneath my picture (well that's not really me but you get the idea) you will see a little icon that looks like planet earth.  If you were to click on this you would go directly to my site.  This simple post about posting in forums has given me one more link to one of my websites - free advertising.  If the site that you are advertising has anything to do with the subject/forum that you are talking about then the hits you receive will be from people possibly interested in what you have to offer.

I can see the hits to my sites from various forums just from asking and answering questions.

Keep in mind that you need to keep your posts informative.  If you post constantly about nothing that has to do with the forum or subject, you will not get any quality traffic and in some cases you could get banned.  Nobody likes spamming in any context.  On the other hand, if you have a really informative post with good content, you will have people that reply to your post or just have comments about your idea bringing more exposure to your post - thus giving you more chances of someone clicking on your website to see what you're about.

some people just want the domain not the selling . what is the best way to sell this to them.

Hi James,

You can refer these people to your GDI link here:
http://website.ws/username/hosting

Just change username to your GDI username

Hi Everyone!

I've posted on my site www.amusing.ws  (http://www.amusing.ws) a few ads for free use to GDI members. I am not promoting this site just yet outside of the member boards here,  but as a way of showing my gratitude to all the support that is shown throughout the membership community I wanted to offer a little help myself.

Please feel free to right click and download and use them anywhere you like to advertise as image links to your referral pages.

Good luck to everyone!

Kat  :D

Does anyone know if we can run radio ads? Has anyone tried?

I haven't tried radio ads but that seems like a good idea.
One tricky things is you must promote a short and catchy URL, else the listeners may not be able to remember the entire website link.

Does anyone know a good way of getting a list of new businesses?

I know that all new businesses file a DBA and must publish notice in newspaper, etc.
a few times.

Is there a database to tap into which would give me the
business name, owner's name, physical address, etc?

I know it is public record, but don't know how to access it.

I don't want to spend the time to read through newspapers and
type in the info to a database program if I can avoid it.

 ???

Where can you git a good auto responder? :)

I think it is a great idea. I am going to do that myself now that you have given me the idea!

Great idea, especially the part about setting up a separate email address. I've made the mistake in the past of using my main email for everything and no matter how well I try to filter things into folders, it's time consuming and messy and ineffective. Multiple email addresses for specific things is a huge time-saver.

Ok I am new but I have some questions first does anyone know if its ok to advertise the DVD's on ebay and only charge to cover the cost of shipping and cost of placing the ad. I thought of this as a way to get leads.

 Second has anyone ever heard of spiderweb marketing I have looked into their program and the claim is they can help you promote your GDI business but when you fill out their form they ask you to setup a GDI account. Can I use my current Domain or do I have to apply for another. and If I use my current will it effect my present website.

Any answers would be helpful

Thanks

Roy

Hello,
I am new to GDI and my question is to those out there who have been marketing to business who do not have a website. How do you do it? Do you send them to your website? Do you send them emails, call them, send flyers etc?
Do you think it is more profitable to go this route versus recruiting people?

Ola a Todos!

Vejo que nesse Fórum não tem um tópico na língua portuguesa, onde possamos discutir nossas estratégias de marketing!

Bom, gostaria que todos contribuíssem para essa troca de informação que,  com certeza, é de suma importância para todos afiliados da GDI.WS!

Hi GUys and GIrls, i have an idea and i wanted to share with you all, i have a friend who is a life coach and he is helping me with this BRILLIANT IDEA

1. Place an advert in your local paper, keep it simple advertinsing that a promotion is being held at your local Hotel conference room to teach people to earn an extra income from home, ( havent got the exact advert up yet but you get the idea)

2. Book your local hotel conference room to hold 100 people

3. people that reply to the advert have to send their tel. num + email address to book a place

4. make sure the conference room has a big screen tv

5. Play the dvd

6.  hold questions and answers

7 get signups

tell me what you think

i am thinking of doing this each week in different areas for 1 month..........to get as many as i can

any suggestions about it?

Twick    when I used to do some publicity for authors, I'd go to the on line yellow pages for businesses in different cities and states to find the phone  numbers and websites for businesses.  I also went to CHamber of Commerce and they have a listing of businesses in town....and they list all that info.    Shirley

Hi

I was wandering, why aren´t the any banners made for the product itself? Meaning banners for .ws webmail/sitebuilder.

Banners for the product and not only the businessopporunity.....

GR

hello all.

I just wanted to know where can i go and get the GDI fliers.

Hey, my name is Steve and im new to GDI. i've already made an effective page (atleast i think) but I need help on how to get my information out there. How do I get people to look at my page so I can earn money fast.

-Thanks Steve B.

Hello SteveB2,

Congrats on your finished work. Now you will need to try all manner of
advertising.  Free ones can be found at surfing exchanges, most of them
are for free and if you want to later you can upgrade.

You can write email letters
ezines
Articles for newspapers
blogs
phone calls
flyers
Cards you can order from GDI
search engines
Autoresponders
Google for free ads
Forums
link with other sites in common with you
my Space, Utube and the like

Steve you need to realize that GDI is for life long term thinking. it is a numbers game.
Good luck on you advertising.
                                                                              waters

Also check VISTAPRINT - They have really good prices.

Ray

i recently started promoting gdi with the spiderwebmarketing. i've been doing google ppc. i've had one signup since i started the compaign 1 week ago. heres the breakdown. around 400 clicks about 40 actual leads with names/numbers, 15 members on the spiderweb and 1 signup for gdi. i expect some more signups as well but the spiderweb process takes some time... i spent a little over 200 bucks too soo far. my question is to get 5 plus signups how much are you spending on advertising? especially the people that are getting 10,20-30 signups per week... does that mean your spending a couple grand a month on advertising?

Samantha,

I would do the following with your list of businesses why not either set up time to give them information on GDI.

Next I would use the phone unless lot of these businesses are close with the price of gas unless your keeping track of your mileage for tax purposes.

Forgot to mention you do have a home business so enjoy the benefits of tax savings.

I would first get to know your audience and find out why they don't have website for their business?

See how GDI could possibly be a fit for them.

Lastly, don't pressure the business owners drop off your business cards, invite them to the 7 minute movie first and then ask them to write down 5 questions they have.

Set a followup appointment and go on to the next business.

Take care,

Caring leader in GDI.

spider web system is great but promoting using google ppc can be very expensive.
I don't usually recommend newbies to use that as it's pretty hard to get good ROI.

The best advertising method is article marketing and blogging which is free and can achieve more long term effect.
You can also try traffic exchanges.

If you must use PPC, you can try with other search engines such as msn and 7search, they usually offer cheaper keyword bids.

Hello this is from Kim Klaver;

Why people ignore us. Both has to do with the actual words and phrases people use when making their presentations, long or short, formally in a meeting or informally in a elevator.

1. For presenting the business- use certain words meant to impress the listener, but which turns off the good ones and attract weak ones.

2. For the product- The words meant to impress the listener, but which in fact result in the familiar eyes-glazing-over scene, and you know the rest.

Presenting the business:

5 things people throughout network marketing land say in their meetings that tend to shut out good people.

1. Its easy. anyone can do it.
2. You can make big money almost immediaely in this business.
3. Everyone will want this product/service. It sells itself.
4. Ours is the best deal/company/pay plan/management in the history of the world out there.
5. All you have to do is talk to people you know.

I hope this helps you not make these common mistakes when presenting your business.

hI CARMEL,

i WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE DONE THIS ALREADY? AND IF SO, HOW WERE THE RESULTS.

I know for my current job, this is how we hire. We do a mass orientation and follow with interviews. We've been really successful.

Id appreciate some feedback.

thanks,
Mary

Try it the other way around.

Redirect your hotel room budget to buying DVD presentations.

Place your advert in the local paper.

Send inquirers to watch the 6 minute animated presentation

Follow up 48 hours later by phone, to see if they want
more information. If they do, send them a DVD.

Follow up 24 hours later and ask them what they think. If
they haven't taken the 7 day trial, they may have extra questions, so invite
them to an "in-home business review" at your house. This will save you
travelling time and money.

At the "in-home business review", answer any questions and help them get
started, if they want to.

My better half and I have been using this method to build another business.
She is focused on that, but I have lost interest because they have radically
changed the plan. That is why I am focusing on GDI and I will be using the
system I've outlined.

There is only one problem with this plan and that is the cost of advertising.
Most people do not know how to advertise and promote effectively so it could
be an
unacceptable drain on their resources. You will get a very big attrition rate  :-\

Because you are working local and thinking global, try and move to working
warm lists. I only advertsie when I personally need to start a new leg. In fact,
now I will only sponsor a person if they agree to write a list and work it with me.

This may seem harsh, but I know that any other way, my downline are at a very
much higher risk of failure.

By working their list WITH them, I help build their team and mine, without
wasting masses of time and money on cold marketing.

Gordon

Hello everyone,

Im new to GDI and at the moment what Im doing is that Im using classified ads to advertise GDI. I think its a good way to market your business for free if money is an issue.
Getting your own domain and hosting your site is very effective to drive traffi but if money is the problem then I think opting for classifed ads is a good mean

I want your opinion

Frida

Hi guys
someone can help me?
How can i use craiglist with success?
There are some tips o particular ideas to use in this ads site?
Thanks

Which is the best address to give a prospect, or put in ads?  There was one I ran across that gave a short 5 minute presentation with live people then tells them to watch the animated movie.  I like that the best, but now I can't remember which address it is that will take them there.  Does anyone know what I mean? 

Are you referring to this one
http://website.ws/kvmlm2/preflash.dhtml?sponsor=your_userid

Hi I just wanted to share my thoughts as a new member. There are many great opportunities in how to get people we are basically selling the idea of making money. But in this topic to get companies to join GDI is I think a waste of time, I think it was said in this earlier that it would drive companies away seeing all the extras once logged in. I think companies wouldnt be fancied by that idea, and i dont see how that could run 5 layers deep with them. I say its a waste of time because we should be targeting people who are interested on making money, not getting a domain. But I love the idea of going to companies but is it really worth it??? If someone can please let me know how they would make it worth doing it, I would greatly appreciate it.. As I live in a place where there are tonsssss of small business owners.... This is actually my first post in GDI Forums so please any tips on to do so is appreciated.
Mike From Baltimore, ;D Maryland

Hi,I´m Alejandra,GDI member,I´ve been surfing the web and suscribe to some  Traffic Exchange programs to promote my GDI business but I don´t know if it´s working...I don´t see it working! so I tryed checking the GDI forum but I can´t find anything about traffic exchange!So I would love if someone says-Hey!don´t lose your time surfing in traffic exhcange programs!,it doesn´t work!-
Could you help me please?
Thanks!

Hi Alejandra,

Traffic exchanges do work but there are some strategies that you need to apply to get results.
This method won't work if you are promoting:
1) your GDI affiliate pages directly
2) lengthy websites with too much information
3) similar looking pages or splash pages that thousands of others are already promoting

Different tactics may be necessary for manual / auto surf, as well as how established the traffic exchange sites are.

I suggest that you consider using the following to get better results :
1) freebies with a nice looking landing page
2) email capture form
3) audio or video on the landing page
4) large buttons which opens in new window when the surfers click on it
5) leverage your effort by getting credits from referring downlines to the traffic exchange

If you need more info, just send me a private message.

cheers

hey angela,

im guessing you dont know this but it's a federal crime to be putting anything in anybody's mailbox unless you're a mailman/woman delivering legitimate mail.

sean g.

A marketing method I would like to propose is that of a joint collaboration.

All these methods only promote your own gdi access code

So basically, were all in competition with each other.

I was sold on the 'everyone just recruit 5' to make $3905 a month.

Imagine a system that automatically got us each 5 new recruits and so on - actually, that was the easy part.

The hard part was figuring out a way to feed the system.

Until Now, google - power5plan - to see if I'm on to something.

Everyone keeps saying watch the movie. The flash presentation to join. I didn't watch a movie I just went to the interview and got convinced to join. Could someone show me where to find the vid so that I can share it with my potential downliners?

Here is a link to personalize the movie for family and friends:

http://movie.ws/USERNAME/FIRSTNAME&LASTNAME

Replace username with your GDI username. Replace Firstname and lastname with your family and friends names, and send link through email or on msn while chatting to them.

Simple. ohhh... and leave the & between the first and last name...ok

Cheers, wish you well.

I believe building front lines (level 1) is a short term solution.
But it does give you quick income (with the bonus GDI is offering)

I prefer to build deep to get maximum leverage and long term residual income.
This is can be done by using a downline builder to automatically assign new people in 1 line spillover.
It encourages team work as well as motivates new downlines.
See my post here for a screen shot on how it works
http://talk.ws/index.php?topic=9753.msg27468#msg27468

There are many marketing methods or system that we can use, one of them is Joe's power5plan

Others that you can google and consider are :

Downline secrets
Hits2u
GDI team Builder
The Serbert System
3in7
The Renegade Network Marketer
Dream Team Formula
Magnetic Sponsoring
Pay-It Forward 4 Profits
MLM Goldmine

It's good to just choose one that suits us and work from there.
Each has it's own benefits. At the end of the day, it is always good to develop your own system when you have grown a large team.

Thanks DPro,

I never really got how Dream Team works, until now. Very nice script!

I hope I can count on your YouTube votes to help spread awareness of GDI to the YouTube community.

Cheers

Hi Joe, thanks for reading my post  :)
I just replied your other thread about the youtube friend adder software.
Maybe that could be useful to spread the GDI videos.

I totally agree with you! Everybody does´nt want to market the opportunity but the products!
I think that if it was easier to sign up and easier to create a website more people would sign up. If you could click a button where it says: make your own website in 3 minutes - without going trough the members area, it would be much more easy to make a website. If there was a possibility to make a website and put all the photos in it you want - + a guestbook and other things, people would be more interested.

I miss some banners with the products aswell.

I really think that the product itself is ok - but it is not good promoted

How do I get to the marketing section?  And are there any free websites where I can post ads?

I am planning market ws in Japan. I have to set up pages in Japanese. Is there someone who can tell me how I integrate those Japanese pages, including landing pages and other  tutorials, to this site or to my site yet making me possible to earn the BIG commission?

Italiani ! Sono appena arrivato... Chi mi dice se adWords funziona? Ho appena iniziato, 30 visite e nessun iscritto.

I just signed up two days ago and I've looked through the Back Office and I was looking for
Marketing tools and sample ad copy.  I didn't see any.  Can anyone tell me where I can find
Ad copy to help with advertising.  I'm not real good coming up with a headline and sales
copy. Any help would be great.

Thanks,
Vickey

Hello to all of you!
My name is Samuel, my mother Ann and I are working on this together. We have been a GDI member for a little while now. I know that this has probable been covered before but I have a question. Do google adwords ads work well? I'm not real sure what to do as far as how to get some sign ups. We would really like to get this going so any help or pointers would be great!
Thanks so much,
Samuel Isabell

I was wondering if GDI offers auto responders that we can use with forms/capture pages and optins for our websites other than the GDI autoresponder where the optins get only the GDI follow up letters?

For instance if I want to offer my visitors an optin form to recieve a free ebook download would I have to use an outside autoresponder for something like this.

Any advice or help is appreciated.

Thanks,
DSeko

Hi DSeka,

GDI does not provide auto-responders.  You will have to go through an outside agency/company and get that setup.  There are plenty of good auto-responder/marketing companies out there.  Choose one that fits what you are wanting to accomplish.

Hi GDIers,
Thanks for all you tips but what banners do I use for traffic exchangers? I'm new at all this and cant work out how to use GDI banners on TX sites?
Cheers Michelle.

Does the system work well with cloaked links? 

Also, does anybody know if standard GDI links are okay to use on article directories (ie. Ezinearticles.com)?

Hi Charles!

If u cloak your affiliate links, is not so important with GDI. This important if you fear about affiliate comission thief, but this not too often here. Another point of view, if u try tu submit your article to a directory witch not tolerate affiliate links. If this situation, is good thing cloaked links. sorry for bad english.

Yellow pages is a great ideal, but you got to remember they get alot of people trying to sell them something so its better to start with your business associates. If you have a friend in real estate start there and them maybe you can do a meeting and greet to get other realtors interested in your product. Cold calling is not always good, also it may be illegal if they are on the do not call list.

Hi my name is dennis and ive just joined yesterday.I have a list of sites which allow you to add your website for link exchange.Can someone please tell me if its possible to add the site GDI gives u?

Thanks

Dennis

Hi Dennis,

Welcome on board. Yes, most sites allow you to do so. It's a good idea to try to use Free advertise when first starting off. Try getting a few prospects for the 7 day trial and communicate with them every few days to encourage them. Most people quit when they don't get replys or don't hear from their upline. Also google search for more places/opportunities to advertise for free.

All The Best

Hi fellow GDI's

Has anyone tryed the service from revisitors.com ?

Hello all:

I have been a member here since Nov 27, 2009, I would like to over some of my clients the webhosting feature, hoping to convert them to the opportunity, but I do not see any marketing materials offering this only. When I click to my link I just see the opportunity pages.

Even though the opportunity is great, the products/services should be marketed also.

Opens up more revenue lines for all.

Hi, TerrianneT!  You could always set your domain to redirect to http://website.ws/kvmlm2/st_textf_product.dhtml?sponsor=YOURGDIUSERNAME&fname=&lname=&language=english#overview

Just be sure to replace YOURGDIUSERNAME with your own username.  :)

Hi gina,

I don't want to disappoint or offend you and this is just an opinion since we are sharing ideas to boost our businesses. Sending flyers, cold callings, buying leads, prospecting are old school ways of marketing. The one's you don't know and has no knowledge or interest in our industry are likely the ones that won't stay long in the business. If we want retention, market your business to your targeted customers. People that already bought products online, fellow networking marketers. these are our warm market. These people already believed in the potential of making money on the internet.

I am new to GDI and I have been with this business for about 7 months and I still don't have any customers. I have DVD's but don't know how to market them. I don't know how to use the flyers, if anyone can give me some marketing ideas of how to find/land some leads and prospects.

Thanks

HI,

I am a New Member and would like some tips and tricks to do with safelist marketing and also Traffic Exchanges.

Any other Free methods anyone can suggest and any effective marketing methds so i can grow my downlines.

Can anyone pleas contact me and let me know.

Thanks

Hasnain !  :)

Dear friends of GDI,

Internet marketing need some of capital to invest to cover the marketing costs. i have tried google adwords and other views promoters and it was very impressive.

I think you try this.

Thanks.

Hello there!
    This is my very first time in the forum, and I just discovered it here. I've been busy browsing different offers online, and waste too much time doing it. I've been in GDI almost 3 months already, and I got only 2 sign-ups and dormant! Is there any way possible to receive many sign-ups online, aside from sending invitation through emails. Because last 2 days ago I sent 203 emails and only 5 response but did not sign-ups, they only watch the presentations.
Is there any suggestions out there? Thanks!
Jimme

I need help putting together a good email to send to people I know. Some people I have told about the business do not want to be put into the invite system. If someone could help me with this I would really appriciate it. Thank you so much!
Julia

I blasted an ad in several weekly classified periodicals. It cost a lot and ROI was slow, but I got several signups.  It works, it is just very expensive.

Hey Gerard,

Kudos for taking action. I hope you captured their contact information and put your new leads into an autoresponder with your funded proposals.

Many people will not join your GDI business but with a properly set up funnel you could make affiliate commissions that you can use to pay for more advertising.

Hope this helps.

Joe
Power5Plan Magnetic Funnel Creator

Landing Pages or also know as a squeeze page. They are the marketing pipeline where traffic is sent to. Today, Landing pages are a crucial tool used to building any internet business no matter what the product or services are. But, there is a right and a wrong way to using them and if not used correctly they could hurt the business.

The purpose for using landing pages is to convert visitors into buyers. They provide
valuable information about the product/services and how much money a potential visitor may make.  If a visitor can not be converted from the landing page then nothing else will even matter. Meaning that the visitor didn't find what they were looking for.

Most people will use a landing page as a web page. Unless you have created your own landing page this would be considered the wrong way of using a landing page. The problem is that if a online business creates a landing page  for their affiliate program, how many landing pages would you say is on the internet. For one online business there could be thousands of the same landing page on the internet. Search Engines don't like duplication so, they won't bother crawling the site to give it ranking. Search Engines like fresh content to offer the surfers.

I use a landing page as an informational page that is linked from my blog or article. I created a blog that I update just about everyday. I keep fresh new content on the blog so the search engines will crawl my site in hopes to rank my blog at the top. Same thing with articles, as I write an article I place a link to the landing page at the
bottom of the article. When someone reads my article the link is offered.

The next time you are using a landing page type in keywords for the landing page on a search engine and see how many other people are using the same landing page. If they are on top they won't stay there long. You can and will get better results if you take the time to create a blog and/or article with a landing page link. You can even make the have similar information as the landing page and add the link as an opportunity for more information.

Regards,

Lonnie D. Niver

Wow Frank this is awesome think of the possibilities...again thank you for your sharing this info

wow this is awesome...makes me want to stop at all the local banks and hit the personal bankers and tellers to start their own thing...thanks again for these awesome ideas