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

  Oh, that's too bad you missed it Chris...and anyone else!  It was some GREAT training AGAIN!  Marvin is a super leader with a lot of experience and he openly shares it with all who desire success.  Marvin and Chip are going to light the GDI world on fire when the .WS Internet Show goes LIVE again on Sept. 11th, 2005 at noon PST.  You will NOT want to let this slip by you!

  Also, Marvin, and others that are teaming with him, will be announcing some exciting business-building tools in the very near future, so you will want to be on his training calls to get all the details FIRST.

  I have learned one thing for sure in my time in Network Marketing...if you are going to be a leader (and this really goes for any business), then you must be constantly developing your skills.  You MUST be continually feeding your belief system -- building knowledge, confidence, and posture.  On Marvin's calls, we get to learn from Marvin, but we also get to learn from other up-and-coming leaders.  It's the place to be!

- Doug

P.S. You'll want to download the "Conference" software from his web site, so that you can be in the online conference room.  Marvin is LIVE on the phone at the same time he's in the online conference room; however, when the phone call ends, the online conference continues and that's where you get "the real meat." 

Yes, you must be trying to use a space (or more than one) in your file name or path to the file, so instead of the file name being something like "my file name.gif", it needs to either be "my%20file%20name.gif" on your web page, or rename the file and remove the spaces.

-Doug

I have about 10 different sig files that I use depending on who I'm sending to, but this one is my default that points to my GDI movie.  Between the simple line I use that says, "I can relax...FINALLY" and then using some sort of catchy URL, I believe that it works pretty good at playing on the curiousity factor


No more worrying about job security for me.  Finally.
URL here  (an example might be "APlanToBeFree," or "FiringMyBoss" in the URL)


Another one I have fun with and I also believe it draws a lot of curiosity seekers is this one.
(use this one if you have your picture on your site)

See a picture of me at home.  Don't worry, I have underwear on...
<your URL here>

People love to look at pictures AND the underwear thing just suck 'em in. 

-Doug

Great letter Norma...I'm going over to use it right now!   

- Doug

P.S. It is quite possible that people in your downline team don't know where the forum is.  I would suggest a short couple of sentences in your letter saying where to locate it in the Back-Office.

Off I go...

Yes, it goes to all downline members except for the ones who have upline messages turned off.

-Doug

Elmire,

  That's a great start.  Here are a couple of suggestions.  First, what you have listed might be a lot of overwhelming information for somebody who has just started.  You might think about feeding the person in bite-sized pieces...a little bit everyday to explore.  Second, if you tell someone about some place they should go on the web, or some file they should download and read, then provide URL's in your message, so that all they have to do is click on the link and they're there.

Hope this helps a little,
- Doug

As an additional comment to my last post...

  You don't have to offer them a "Training series" if that is something you are not comfortable with or knowledgable about, but you must offer them something of value to get them to continue.  Understand, right now they have no idea what to do next and when people are confused, they will ALWAYS say NO (or quit in this case).

One thing you might offer is to give them a certain amount of FREE phone help (and training) to continue.

Another thing to offer might be some FREE leads.  You might offer a week's worth of leads to help them get started -- say, 700 leads (100 per day going out through the GDI back-office).  Now, instead of just the 100 you can send out with your account, now you have some duplication...they are sending out 100 also.  The excitement your affiliates get from receiving emails telling them "Someone has watched your movie!" will make them want to continue.  Towards the end of the week, let them know where they can buy their next set of leads.

  Now, what if you had 10 people doing this in your first level?  You would  have 1100 leads per day going out every day week after week and you only supplied the first 7000 (10 x 700).  This is a powerful way to get people active and involved RIGHT AWAY!.

- Doug

Cedric,
  I send a "Trial" member 4 different emails during their trial week.  In each one, as a P.S., I elude to a "Success Training System" that I will be offering them at the end of the week that can explode their GDI business.  Then, in the last email of the week, I ask them if they're ready to take charge of their financial future!  I ask them if they can mentally answer "Yes" to the four questions in the email, and if they can, then they can simply click on an email address in the message (it goes right to my training autoresponder series) and they can start getting the training they need and want.  The autoresponder then sends me an email letting me know they signed up for the training.

  Then, as a P.S. I put in there...to get the training, they must have a valid payment method on file and I tell them where to go to check it.

  What I do in the three email messages prior to the last one is get them thinking about their dreams in life and how GDI might help them get them.  By the time they get the last email message, they not only want their dreams, but they want the training series too (you must offer them something in order to get them to continue AND supply a payment form -- in other words, what do they get out of it???).  I believe it's important to slip in the little "commitment" section too while the time is right (the four questions).  It's called posture.

Here is a slightly edited version of the last email I send out.

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Hi [firstname],

Have you decided to go after your dreams?  GREAT!

Your GDI trial period is just about over and it's time to make an important decision about your future...is it going to be the same as it's always been, or are you ready to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

  As I promised [firstname], I want to train you with Success Techniques proven to produce outstanding results in your GDI business.  Before proceeding with your training though, you should be able to answer "Yes" to the following four questions:

1.)  Are you willing to be coachable?

2.)  Are you willing to follow a proven system for growing your GDI business?

3.)  Are you willing to commit at least 6 months of serious effort before judging your results? This is a business, not a "get-rich-quick" scheme.

4.)  Are you willing to invest a small amount of additional funds dedicated to marketing your GDI business and gaining massive exposure by purchasing such things as business cards and email leads (people who have asked for information about a home business)?  When you're out of leads (possibilities), then you're out of business!

  If you said "Yes" to all four of the questions above, then let's get your residual income stream started right now!  Simply send an email to [ARemail1] and put on your working clothes (meaning: your robe and slippers and get in front of your computer screen).    

[firstname], I look forward to building an incredible business with you.  By the way, I will expect a postcard when you're lying on the beach in Hawaii.  ;o)

Talk to you soon...


Your partner in success!
[myfirstname] [mylastname]
[myemail]
[mydayphone]

P.S. Here is the email link again: [ARemail1]
Just click on this link and pick send.

**IMPORTANT: If you do not currently have a payment method on file for your $10 per month business hosting fee, then you will need to do that right away in order to receive our "SUCCESS TRAINING SYSTEM" series.  Go to your web site back-office now by clicking here:

http://movie.ws/members/?userid=[user1] and select "Preferred Payment" on the left side of the screen

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Cedric, I hope this helps,
Doug Mann

My two-cents on creating your letter...write it so it generally speaks to issues everyone is experiencing such as lay-offs, down-sizing, credit card debt, living from one paycheck to the next and then suggest that this business has been an answer to those issues for many people.  Also include how you are ready to help and train them (get that assistance from your upline and this forum), so that they too can be successful.

Personally, I'm against the "write each letter to your target" concept because I believe the letter needs to be duplicatable and reusable by new affiliates that join your team.

- Doug

Marvin is joining your show?...that's great!     Can't wait!

- Doug

Rachel,

  First of all, let me tell you where I'm coming from...I have had my GDI business one month now and I have personally sponsored 18 affiliates (19 total in downline).  Of those 18, 7 are active, 4 are in trial, and the others are in limbo land.  I fully expect to keep active at least 2 of the ones on trial bringing my total active up to 9 (half of my small group).  That active ratio really isn't too bad, I believe, and the main reason they are staying is because I have them on an autoresponder training series that gives them a little bit of training every day as well as tips, tricks, and some homework to do.  Get them involved!

  I believe you MUST get them active sending out leads right away!  I also believe that they must feel like they are getting hand-holding training because most people are completely new at this and need help (even if it's just a little bit, consistently).  They won't ask for help normally, so you have to offer it to them.  I start  letting them know about the training series I have for them in the last couple of emails they get from me during their trial period (I build some excitement!).  Also, if I can move someone under them on the 7th day of their trial (coinciding with the last "Trial" series message they get),  then they get excited and decide to hang in there a while longer and check out the training.    You just have to keep them in long enough to get some training, some success, and get their belief system up.

There are two other things I believe keeps people in:

1) Business cards!   It has been shown that people stay in an MLM business longer when they have business cards.  It give them a sense of ownership and investment.

2) You must get people to join this forum!  Not because of what they will learn, but because of what they will experience.  In other MLM companies, there are home parties/kick-offs, hotel meetings, seminars, conventions, etc... where people gather and have a sense of community, belonging to something greater than themselves, family.  We don't really have that here because this is an Internet business.  So the Forum supplies that much needed connection with people and gets them into a "family."  Get people involved in the Forum and they'll stay (until they believe on their own). 

- Doug

  I have a couple of email messages that I send to a new movie watcher.  The first goes out right away and the second is a follow-up 2 days later.  In the second message, I subtly indicate that this is the last email from me (so they don't think I'm going to keep spamming them).

  However, the most effective email they receive after watching the movie isn't the initial message they get from me, but instead, the follow-up email they get from my immediate upline member letting them know that I am not the only person in this business offering to help them...there are others!

  Here is the template I send my upline once I fill in the viewers first name and email address:

Subject:
Tag-Team Request - New Movie Watcher(s)

Body:
<upline>, I sent my welcome email.  Could you send your welcome email too.

Thanks!

Name: <firstname>
Email: <email>


Doug Mann


TEAMWORK MAKES OUR DREAM WORK!

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He then fills in this template and sends:

Hi <prospect>,
   My name is <name> and I too want to thank you for evaluating our .WS Websites Global Domain International business!  You most likely, have already heard from your immediate sponsor, Doug Mann.  Well, I am Doug's sponsor and I TOO have an interest in helping you to achieve great success with a GDI business.

  My main purpose though, in sending you an email, is so you'll know that there are more people in this incredible business than just Doug -- there is a huge growing team.  This is a REAL Internet-based business that REAL people like you and I and Doug and thousands of others are having REAL success with.

  Anyway, I know I speak for Doug too when I say that I really look forward to having the opportunity to help you achieve your dreams in life with this business.

Cheers!,
<name>
GDI Independent Rep.
<email>
<address>


P.S.
Did you notice where I live?  This is truly a GLOBAL opportunity.  The whole world is our marketplace with this system.  

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This is a great tag-team system and it's helping us both.

Feel free to use if you like and modify to your tastes. 

- Doug

Text message this one-liner...

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

- Doug