The housing market has hit thousands of realtors right
smack in the wallet. Wall Street says , "The market has
hit bottom, and it may have a sluggish road back to the
appreciation rates of the late 90's and early into the new
millenium, which were 7% to 13%. The thought that is
shining in front of a number of Real Estate Agents across
America today is the thought of obtaining an alternate
stream of income or creating one because it has now turned
into a necessity, instead of a choice, like it was when the
market was thriving. Many ask " What opportunities are out
there to obtain an additional stream of income? " There
are many programs offered out there, but I have found that
are so many, it is very difficult to navigate through all
the mlm scams and schemes. Because there are so many
people out there searching for a business that they can use
their prior marketing skills to promote something for
themselves, I want to offer some advice. Find a program
that is backed by a larger entity. Many MLM companies have
been started by people who may or may not have had much
experience in running a company. But they were able start
up an online business anyway. While there are I'm sure,
many out there that were started that way, and that is
great. But I would say it's safe to say, you are better
off joining a company with a track record. And of course
that goes for the founder or CEO of the company as well. I
have been fortunate enough to have found several companies
that meet this standard.
One way you can tell if a program is professionally run is
by simply looking at the quality of the presentation.
Flash video presentations are the craze right now and that
will only increase of course as the prices for such goodies
on websites is only becoming available at affordable prices
starting late December 2007. This feature on websites does
show that they have put considerable thought behind their
presentation and therefore, it will bring people in, like
you. If you find other programs that look like they were
made in study hall on a laptop, then keep looking.
Taking the time to understand any program and nature of how
it works will take a few good hours of studying their
website, and its back office and support system. Don't be
afraid to ask the sponsor, " How does this stuff possibly
work?" Getting a quick response is essential. If it takes
your sponsor 3 days to get back to your first question, how
will they act in a few months when you have a question and
they already have your money? " I know, I am simply
shocked.
Some of these potential opportunities for agents as well as
others in need of an alternate income stream are proving to
work and are part of a $250 Billion Dollar industry. All
this money being exchanged over computers in living rooms
and home offices across the world. Don't get me wrong,
there is a lot of commitment involved in getting any
program producing. How much? realistically, you are going
to want to set aside at least 3 hours a day especially in
the very beginning simply because you will have several
specific things that you will want to do each day to drive
traffic to your website. And this is where most people
simply fizzle out at this point because they don't know the
5 or 6 things that are so simple, yet crucial to just get
people to see your website. Does this sound familiar
realtors? Yeah, it's not so different from selling houses
or commercial real estate. You have a product that can
make someone's life better, and you want to show it to as
many people as possible. Except there's one big
difference, you don't have to leave the house to get these
things done each day. Does that scare you? It scared me a
little bit to tell you the truth. I really had a hard time
believing I could generate real income from inside my home.
I can assure you, this fear will go away soon after your
first sale online. My first sale made me feel like a
different person. It's hard to imagine until it has
really happened to you. But it will.
I will honestly tell you that if it were not for this next
thing I am going to tell you about, I simply think it would
have been almost impossible for me to get a good start in
an online business. Short of reading piles and piles of
books and spending hundreds of neck-aching hours trying
every offer that comes along to help you, you really have
little chance of knowing what exactly works. I was on that
track. I had read many e-books, and even took a class on
web design. But I still didn't know what I was really
missing. But I was lucky. I found a mentoring team and
found someone who really knows what it takes to market any
business online. The partnership I have with my
instructor/mentor made finding a reputable company to join
and the initial process of setting up a marketing plan very
enjoyable and effective. I almost feel guilty because I
know so many others were just struggling without the
information I was using effortlessly. I want this for my
readers. Don't reinvent the wheel. Learn from a group of
like-minded people. Rest assured there is something you
can get involved in that will produce monthly income and is
manageable out of your home. That is a given. But you need
to find it by sifting through programs that will just
frustrate you and waste your money. Finding a team that
knows what is working is your best bet.
You can use that same real estate mentality, organization
skills, follow up tenacity, and combine that with the
program you choose, treat it like a business and you will
be shocked to see how it is not rocket science getting
people to land on your page. I am as Skeptical as they
come, you may be no different. But I committed and gave it
a true effort to learn the ins and outs of a program and
followed some pretty basic steps anyone can do, and got
some great results. Now I have people visiting my sites
and making purchases. It's that simple. But you have to do
the active work, yes real specific things that will drive
traffic to your site and you will make sales. Please
remember, there is a huge industry that has not capped and
it offers many freedoms. The residual potential is
tremendous! I'm not telling anyone to quit their day job,
instead, spend some time looking for a good company,
promoting good products and services, and ones that are
being stated by people who have a good track record. The
market will come back, someday, until then, try something
not so different! It might make something happen that is
really different!
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Chris Namie
Commercial Property Management & Leasing
Online Maketing - Partnership Leader
(602)799-4099 email: chrisnamie@gmail.com
http://www.sixfigurepartners.com
http://www.bigtickettowealth.com/?id=cnamie
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