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Hi, my name is andrew whitfield and have been with GDI for about 5 weeks.
I have no budget whatsoever so have been spending all my time advertising on free classified ads and locally with flyers. Although im getting around 60 - 70 hits a week on my site i have only managed to sign up 2 people and am starting to feel dis-heartened. I need some motivating, any ideas or help would be gratefully received. Also the video at www.my.ws and my own site more-money.ws doesnt seem to be playing correctly, has anyone else experienced this problem?

Thankyou for listening to me feeling sorry for myself!

Andrew Whitfield

Hi Andrew
Believe me Andrew we have all felt exactly as you are now, I do have empathy with you,BUT if you calculate that you are only going to get 2 sign ups every 5 weeks that is about 10 - 12 per year, hardly breaking even you are thinking yeah, am

If you are calculating the ones you sign up only without taking into consideration the no. of members your sign ups will also bring in then your tally card will be way off.

 Believe me it takes time and patience to build any business. All we have to do is keep on keeping on. Refuse to look backwards!! The finish line isn't back there, it is ahead.

I can't stress enough the importance of believing in yourself. If you keep working to get the word out to all the people you can, then you are sowing seeds. The harvest will come!!

All my best,
Norma  :o

Andrew,
Most of us here have been in your situation....it'll get better. Make sure that you are also motivating your downline (even if it is 2 signups). You just have to stick with it. We all have our days (sometimes weeks) where we feel discouraged because it isn't *booming* like we've hoped. As our famous administrator Chip always tells us, "Think Long-Term".
It will get better....just give it some time.

~Kyra

Hi Andrew,

     I agree with Sandra, been there, done that! Actually when you look at it, 2 sign ups out of 60 to 70 hits is not all that bad. If you cruise around the affiliate forums you'll see people getting lot higher hits with less sign ups! The other thing to remember is that it takes time for people to even "reconize" that your there. A friend of mine that owns an advertising business said that people don't "see" your ad for about a month, they mentally "tune you out" and the secret is to keep on advertising by what ever way that you can afford and realize that it takes time to get to where you want to go. I hope this helps you some and that your business grows.

D ROSS  :)

Andrew,

I was where you are now about a year ago. The difference is I quit! Now a year later all I can think is, "where would you be now if you had not quit a year ago"?

Stick with it. And 60-70 hits! Wow, I better go hit the pavement instead fo sitting here sending leads! Once  .ws becomes a well know thing, like .com, you will be happy you stuck it out!

Kerry

Hi Andrew!

Let me comfort you a bit! I'm in this business already for almost 3 months now, but have only 2 signups. I have to confess, that I didn't work so hard as you did, but anyway. But now - it started to happen so don't give up! Do you hear me?

REMEMBER: DON'T GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size]

Tatjana

 :) :) :)

Hi Andrew,

Even I get discorage sometimes but you have to keep the faith. Try some offline advertising in newspapers. Place a tiny ad in Employment Guides since it's more targeted to people looking to earn an income. Buy GDI business cards and pass them out to college students. That extra money will help pay off some college tuition. Target people that think they can benefit from the extra income.

Hope this helps.

Gerald

Have you all considered promoting the concept of having your own
website.. with the ability to make multiple streams of income????

YOU all may want to consider talking about the benefits of GDI..
and the concept..

I don't want anyone to freak but I have been promoting GDI
this is now my 3rd week.. My first week I signed up 45 people..
My second week I signed up 25 people.. AND this week just
started and I signed up 8 people so far..

YES, I am marketing totally online using my existing mailing list..
BUT would you believe that total I have signed up almost 80 people
AND that is about 50% of the leads I have generated that have signed
up???  I do not even think I have generated over 200 leads yet..

I believe it is in what I am writing.. PLUS my firm believe and vision
of what GDI offers.. Is what I believe is selling..

I have read many posts of people who have been in months who
have only enrolled a few people.. THINK about how you are marketing..
What are you writing in your ads.. AND most importantly.. FOLLOWING
UP.. If you do NOT follow up.. you mine as well kiss your lead good bye
because when someone else approaches that lead.. they may sell
them.

Just my 2 cents..

Stacy

Hey It's Kelly Tolar here........   

DITTO to Stacy!  I have had more success when telling people about the product more then the biz opportunity.  Really if people see the product, the company, testimonies, etc.  The business opportunity will fall right into place. 

I really feel that when people join in the conference call and create ENERGY - this will totally snow ball! 

RUN LIKE YOUR HAIR IS ON FIRE :-)))))
Don't SELL - JUST SHARE, that will take the pressure off and WE'll all be a success.

Excited about everyone!

Kelly Tolar
Charlotte, NC

I didn't even think of it that way.  Just goes to show, there's always a positive spin somewhere -- after all, your quitting just inpired me NOT TO.  :)

Remember a journey of 1000miles starts with a single step. You made the step keep going its worth the the effort. Have faith and the stars will shine!!

I feel exactly the same as you do.  I have only got one decent downline after around 3 weeks of hard work.  I have made full use of the invitation system - sending out 100 a day six days a week.  I have got many prospects and many inactive downline. 

The thing you need to remember is once you have that one or two downline, they are starting to work for you.  You are getting paid on the work they do and once they find downlines, you get money for them too. 

I am not going to give up and neither should you.

Regards

Dave

east Yorkshire, UK

BUT. You never forget that you need to help them get going. Otherwise they might just sit there discouraged and overwhelmed. ;)
Deborah H

Wow a lods of encouragments geting  goosebumps got the engergy enogh to promote  for months to come too much for a newbie

Thanks gyz i am also in the same boat

Rimzan

man i love this forum.

 where would us newbies be without you guys??

 probably quitting by now.

been in about a month. got nothing so far out of about 1000 hits through trafficswarm and trafficG. dont have many email addresses in my book. all of those could care less about internet business. tried all kinds of things. fliers, traffic exchanges, talked to everyone i know. nothing yet. but i'm not giving in that easy.
i know this has a lot of potential. and i am not letting go any time soon.

 just hope i can finally start a downline to make a little money that can be invested into making more money. dont have any extra funds to start. sticking with free traffic until i can find a break.
                                     thanks for the great atmosphere in this forum,
                                                                                                    ELI
                                                               

Hi Eli:

Here is the thing about Traffic Exchanges, a visitor will only see your site for 15 to 20 seconds and then move
on to the next site.  I don't think a prospect will get a good idea about the potential of GDI in those seconds.

However, you can give away some of value (ebook, webcash, adblast) for free to capture that person's
information and then network with that person. 

It all comes down to networking.  Denis Waitley (I am a fan) said years ago, if you are not networking, you may
not be working.  It's all about relationship building.

I hope this helps,

Alan

Actually the key to the traffic exchanges is a splash page with a short catchy message to catch the guys attention in the 15 seconds. It must be simple and straight forward.

I'm not too sure about traffic exchanges... I work real hard using traffic exchanges, getting around 100 Hits to my sites consistently every day.. But still there is very little people who actually sign up.. The problem i am facing now is weird. To be honest, i have only joined for a mth, worked for only the last 2 weeks but have secured 25 new signups through promoting online. The Prob is all of them sign up for the free trial and not after that... ???

I have tried everything to help my downlines.. I email them regularly, i provide them resources like traffic exchanges and other advertising sites and i even find them downlines of their own!! I even went to the extend of offering to help them advertise their sites out of my own pocket!!! But the thing is, my downlines NEVER respond to me. I have really no idea what can be done. I have been working 20 hours day each day trying build my team, but all i have is a team who i'm not sure if they even exists..

really discouraged... anyone with any advice or faced something similiar?

Hello Tan,

Those 25 people obviously have an interest in working from home or they wouldn't have signed up to try GDI for a free 7 days. Have you tried calling your members by phone and speaking to each one directly?

Nicole

Hi Tan:

I will add it.  You can not sell GDI in 15 to 20 seconds (the usual lifespan on a traffic exchange).
You can HOWEVER give something of value for free to capture a person's information, then
network with that person and introduce them to GDI.

I have had success with GDI because I treat it like a serious business.  I answer my phone, I return
phone calls and I return e-mails.  I know people who won't do what I just listed.

The honest truth is "successful people do what unsuccessful don't want to do."  It does take patience,
but if you keep plugging away you find others like yourself and eventually you do achieve success.
Success does not happen over night.

I don't know of an easier business than GDI.  

I hope this helps.

Alan

Hello Tan!

I often have the same problem - some of my donwline partners just do not answer to my emails and support so I don't even know if they are there. And I cannot call them because they speak another language. I agree to Nicole: always call them if you can!

I tried traffic exchanges, too (ever heard about TurboGDI? It is very good program for traffic eschange). But I donot believe in this.

Try to advertise on places, where you can find targeted and interested traffic. F.e. sites, who are listed in the Top10 by google and co.

Regards,
Gleb

Hi Andrew, it takes time, just hang in there.  As far as the free advertsing pages, you can keep trying those but they don't work very well.  What I suggest is to try and do some ezine advertising when you get a little extra money.  Also you can try multiple income streams as I do and advertise in those places.  I built a samll one page website where I do some of that advertising and I use ezines to promote.   
Joe

Hi,

My experience in several fields tells me that it is better to generate your own leads than rely on others that you may have to pay for. I use a simple but effective method, using splash pages and free ad facilities, to generate my own leads. The benefit of this is that they are warm and untouched by others.

PM me if you want me to send you info on the method that I use.

Regards,

Guy
 8)

I am also looking for help. I have only been doiing this for a few weeks now however where do u all get these huge lists of leads to invite ??  I know very few to e-mail and really arnt getting any traffic to my site !!!  PLEASE HELP MEEEEEEEE  !!!!

i have advertised on e-bay, sign up with various free traffic sites as i dont have much of a budget, i am just sorting some flyers but nothing works.


PLEASE ANYONE WITH IDEAS THAT WORK HELP ME........

Way to go Stacy   ;D  Now I want to tell everyone a story; I am an affiliate for another company and have been so for some time, I have placed per click ads on some of the big search engines (which have cost a lot, the benifits are big) and the last ad I placed had 678 clicks in 4 1/2 hours with no sign-up (or conversions). Now, I just signed-up with GDI and am ready to get going. I'm thinking my ad money will be better spent on GDI ads than affiliate programs. Not that I will stop that activity. From what I have seen, GDI and it's associates (us) can do really well and I look forward to a long relationship not only with my upline but with my downline as well.

So, don't give up, hang in there, it sometimes takes time to get things going but going it will. Just don't stop.

Ron

One of those 2 that you sponsored might be a recruiting maniac!

You'll never know unless you STICK WITH IT!

Hi Stacy,
            Could you give advise me on hoe you had for your marketing?

             Eddie.

If you're trying to become successful by promoting more than
one program, you're working against yourself.

Why? Because you only have a certain amount of time, energy,
and money that you can commit to promoting any program or
business. These are your "advertising resources", and they're
limited.

That means if you're splitting your advertising resources by
advertising two different programs, the results for each of
those programs will be reduced by half.

That would be like opening a restaurant... but closing for two
weeks every month. What would your chances be for success
if you did that? About zero.

And it gets worse if you're advertising more programs!
If you're advertising three programs, each program will have
only 33% of your advertising resources... and lose the other
67%. That's a 67% reduction in new customers, sign-ups,
affiliates, or whatever you're trying to achieve in that program.

That's like having your restaurant open just ten days a month!

It's hard to imagine, but I've seen some people trying to build
four or five or even six different programs at once! They were
desperately trying everything they could think of... but nothing
was working. They were falling farther and farther behind in
monthly fees for all those programs... and they were all failing.

But wait a minute! All the experts and gurus say that you need
"multiple streams of income" to be successful! They say that
you shouldn't count on just one program or just one business
in case it goes under. Isn't that good advice?

Let's put it this way... if you were the owner of a program, and
you knew that 99% of the people who see your website have
already paid to join at least one other program, what would
your advice to those people be?

Would you tell them that their best chance for success is to
focus on the program they've already joined? Probably not.

You'd probably tell them that they need to join your program
too... so they'll have a "safety net" in case the other program
should fail. And even if it doesn't fail, if they join your program
also, they'll have that wonderful phenomenon called "multiple
streams of income".

So is it any wonder that all the experts and gurus (who own
the programs) are so enthusiastic in their endorsement of
the "multiple streams of income" approach? Not really.

But what they don't tell you is that by trying to advertise both
programs, you're causing your own failure in both programs.

They don't tell you that because it's not important... to them.
What's important is that you click that "Join Now!" button
and send in your money. That's what they're interested in!

So forget about trying to advertise more than one program
and remember this... success requires focus.

If you don't believe me, just ask any successful person you
can find whether you should concentrate all your efforts
on building one business... or scatter your efforts among
a bunch of different programs.

I think we both already know the answer to that one!

Success requires focus.   
Brad Kamanski

well said Brad.... good advice!

To your Success,

Carl

HI Brad,

I appreciate your advice. Fatastic.

Think you brad for that information.

HI,

I am new here to GDI but not to network marketing. If you are having a hard time staying positive and the little voices in your head are starting to get to you, find something really positive to listen to. DAILY  If you need some suggestions PM me and I will send you a list.

Andy Andrews author of "The Travelers Gift" would give you amazing insight as to how others who are famous managed to not give up. His quote "Persist Without Exception" has gotten me through many a tough time.

There is a learning curve to every business including GDI but once you have conquered that you will be well on your way to making the kind of income you want.

Last but not least to the folks who are marketing to others who speak foreign languages....find someone on this board or on the net (try my space) and ask them if they will translate your emails and autoresponders into their language for you maybe for a small fee and even get on the phone with you to act as a voice translator. As many are saying, this business is all about building relationships and that applies to all aspects of it not just  the recruiting and selling part.

Hope this helps a bit

Barbann

Hello there!

WOW!  2 sign ups with 60-70 hits!  That is great.  Think of it in terms of percents!  You are over three percent, and that is fantastic.  it all numbers.  If you had done 250 hits, you would have signed up 8-10 with your percentages.  It's all about reaching the masses!

I would be happy with your results.  We started really working about a month ago, and have 8 in our group.  We do everything free, and are reaching more every day!

Very good results!  Keep at it, and help your two sign ups reach a couple too., and it will start to grow.  Position yourself, get your name out, and when GDI hit's her stride, you will be in a position to get your piece of the pie.

GDI is just NOW starting to make some waves!!

Dick, and Regina Lewis

Try to provide solutions to your sign ups ... and offer something of value ... think about it from a potential sign up's view ... why should I sign up with you and how will you help them get started and move beyond the first few weeks ... it's hard not toget frustrated but stay focus by creating a daily agenda and learn the business by reading every day ... I learn something every day!

Hey fellow GDI bruthaz and sistaz! I LOVE GDI. I think this is the greatest MLM business on earth! Michael and Alan are my idols. Lol. Im sorry 4 being so xcited, i just realized wut ive found and im very happy. I wish my frindz and family wood c wut i c.

Okay. 2 da point: R there NE GDI meeting N southern Cali i can go 2? I use 2 b a practicing prepaid legal associate and they have monthly super saturdays near Disneyland and weekly meeting. The super Saturdays r great becuz u get 2 meet tonz of people woo share da same interest and passion az U! Like every1 else, im currently trying 2 build my team. This iz a business u dont want 2 do alone. Unfortunately my upline no longer duz GDI so im officially a sponsor. So im tryin 2 learn all i can about da business.

Im even working on getting a small conference room so i can do weekly presentations. This iz da life! I cant wait 2 b successful N GDI! God bless every1 and i hope 2 meet sum of my GDI brutha and sistaz n person sum day.

PS
Im n da Long beach area so if NE1 iz doing GDI get 2getherz, please let me no! If not... well i guess ill start 1 myself. KIT