Is it a good idea to get Network Marketing Leads with Do-It-For-You Automated Systems?

I just listened to a training call by McKay Earl, founder of The 90 Day Marketer. McKay often brings up interesting and controversial topics that come up in online marketing and I especially liked this one. . .

“The Dangers of We-Do-It-for-You Systems . . .Do they actually work? Are they worth the investment? What are the downfalls? And More…”

As you can see by the title, McKay has a lot to say about getting Network Marketing Leads (and profits) with these so-called Plug-In systems. And I actually tend to agree with him about most of what he says.

Here are my feelings on the subject. . .

The number one most important activity that we, as online marketers, need to be doing is branding ourselves, constantly and consistently. This is an ongoing process. And everyone, regardless of their experience in online marketing needs to be doing this. It must be a continuous, ongoing effort and learning process.

So, no, you do not want to sign up for the Complete-Do-It-Yourself system – the one that does EVERYTHING for you and doesn’t allow you to see or understand exactly what it is that it does. You may get some quick and short-lived leads and profits in the beginning without even understanding how. You and everyone else who is taking advantage of the system. But who are you then branding? That’s right. . .the system. Not yourself.

However, if you are a newcomer, using the right system to get your Network Marketing Leads (and immediate profits to keep you going) is a definite plus.

Lead generation alone takes up a lot of time. And plugging into the right system which does this for you then allows you to spend more time on branding yourself and other business training or growth activities.

So what makes a system right and how can it be beneficial for newcomers?
First of all, for most newcomers to the industry, the hardest part about the business is growing their list, getting the leads. If you can leverage off the experience and know-how of expert online marketers who already know what leads you are looking for and where to get them, then you should DO IT! But remember, you want the leads to be yours and not the system’s.

Make sure you stick with a system in which the leads that are generated go to YOU.

Secondly, if you are a newcomer to the industry and you are not getting leads, this means that you are also not getting profits. This is one of the reasons people give up. . .they cannot recover their costs. And this is yet another reason to plug into a system that can generate YOUR leads and along the way, some upfront profits.

Besides just making sure that your Network Marketing Leads go to you, you also need to make sure that you understand how the system works so that you can eventually go out and create your own. You don’t want a system that you just give up all of your details, pay 50 dollars and then they go out and do the rest.

You need to understand what kind of marketing you have in place, the follow-up email messages that are being sent out, and most importantly, the training that is being offered to both you and the people who end up being recruited by this system. You want to look for a system that offers ongoing training, webinars and even one-on-one support by your team leader.

In this way, as the system continues to generate leads for you and you learn how to brand yourself, you are becoming a stronger leader and attracting more and more people to your business yourself.

Remember that if you are in this for the long-haul, you want to learn how to do things the right way. Leveraging off of an experienced online marketer is a great way to get started. Just make sure that you are also getting the training that you need to branch out on your own.

If you’re still searching for that RIGHT system to help you get started, I encourage you to take a look at the brand new FreshLeadsForLife system and see what you think of it. It’s already helping thousands of members – most of them with no or little previous experience – get really highly qualified leads and upfront profits. There are many reasons that I strongly recommend this system but the two most important are. . .

1) it is backed up by training which teaches you how to brand yourself as you are generating leads and profits with the system

2) the leads you generate are YOUR leads and not the system’s leads.

I suggest letting FreshLeadsForLife worry about your leads so you can focus on other aspects of your business.

Network Marketing Online?

Can a newcomer to online marketing and/or network marketing still succeed in only with Network Marketing Online strategies?

I’ve heard this question quite a bit lately. Just a few years ago, the concept of taking your Network Marketing business online was still relatively new. The few pioneers who were able to jump in and take advantage of the internet to develop their businesses at that time enjoyed quick and sometimes enormous profits.

Over the years, hordes of both new and experienced network marketers have rushed to get in on the Internet Network Marketing bandwagon to success. Today, it is ever so easy to find valuable training, much of it for free, on the internet. And of course the training is offered by those who have reaped the benefits of being the first to use the internet as a meeting place for those interested in their Network Marketing business.

They will tell you. . . “Learn how I went from being 40,000 dollars in debt to earning 10,000 each month in just 6 months” . Is this hype? Some of it is. But some of these are the true stories coming from a few of the successful online marketers. They are living proof that this has been done.

But. . .

the question remains. . .

Is this success dream still possible today?

A great advantage of Network Marketing Online today is that you do have the opportunity to benefit for the hard-earned experience of VERY successful Online Network Marketers.

When these now-trainers began their online quest, they had NOTHING in comparison to the amount of information that is available today to help network marketers. They struggled through it on their own and figured it out – and now they are saving you the trial and error by offering you their knowledge.

The obvious disadvantage to entering the Network Marketing Online world today is that you are definitely not alone. The word has long been out about making money online and everyone is very into that idea!

So, while it is definitely certain that you can (and should!) learn from these experienced and successful online network marketers, will you yourself be able to do exactly what they did to go from broke to 5 figures a month in just six months? My belief is no, not in today’s online world.

But back to the question. . .Is this type of success still possible today. And my answer is. . .DEFINITELY.

If you keep these things in mind:

1) In order to be successful in today’s Network Marketing Online world, you must brand yourself. Not your company website. Not even your trainer’s website. Your own website. Your own lead capture pages. Your own articles, videos, podcasts, etc.

2) If you are new and not yet able to brand yourself because you don’t really know what you’re doing yet, leveraging off of the experience and web presence of someone who has been successful in network marketing online is definitely a smart move.

3) Along the same lines, while the I believe that the right Automated Lead Generation System (and I stress THE RIGHT) is a must for newcomers to network marketing business online, it must not be the ONLY tool that you rely on.

4) No matter what you read or hear, you cannot rely exclusively on the internet to build your network marketing business in today’s world. No, that doesn’t mean you have to go back to sticking fliers on cars or hitting up all your friends and neighbors. It just means that you will actually need to build relationships offline as well as on. That’s another reason that it is so important to really genuinely love the products/services that you represent.

5) There is no Get-Rich-Quick business or magic formula. Building your business takes dedication, commitment, hard work, time and yes, money, although it doesn’t have to be bank-breaking.

6) Although your sponsor is not what is going to make or break you – your belief in yourself (or lack of it) is what will – he/she can make a big difference. Get the help and guidance you need from an experienced successful network marketer.

I don’t believe that you can rely exclusively on Network Marketing Online to be successful in the industry today. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t work on building your business online – that is also a definite must for success. I just challenge the people out there on the internet who are still saying that Network Marketing can be done exclusively online.