If you want to be successful in the Network Marketing business, you need to be a good leader. If you need work in that area, work on improving yourself and building those skills. Here are some tips for being a true leader.

1. Respect Others

If you want to be a good leader, you need to respect other people and treat them fairly. Abstain from using harsh words, and take care when giving criticism to your downline. Respect means that you have an interest in your downline members and that you want to see them succeed. Respect will improve your image dramatically.

2. Be Encouraging

You are a mentor to other people, so you should praise your downline members when they work hard or accomplish a goal. They will respect you more and work harder in the process. Create a positive environment for your downline. Be encouraging, and they will excel.

3. Build Trust

You are a leader to other people, so you need to be honest and trustworthy. If you are dishonest you lose your credibility, and it will only tarnish your reputation. Be responsible and honest with the people you do business with, and they will respect you for it.

4. Be Positive

Nobody likes to work with someone that is negative. A leader should have a positive outlook. If you are a negative person, you will only attract negative attention. You want your employees to feel appreciated. If you act in a negative manner, than you need to change your attitude and behavior.

5. Support

If you want to run a successful business, you need to give your downline the support that they need. They should be properly trained to do their jobs effectively. Make sure there is someone they can go to when they have a problem or concern.

6. Ambitious and Hardworking

An effective leader is ambitious, hardworking, and driven by success. If you have these characteristics, your downline will follow your example. Work hard and you will accomplish everything you want, in time.

7. Compassion

People will respect you more and be more productive if you are caring and compassionate. Show your downeline that you value them, and they will respond favorably.

8. Persistence

A successful marketer has persistence, and keeps on moving. You don’t let obstacles distract you and you keep reaching for your goals. You don’t get discouraged or give up on your plans.

9. Thick Skin

A good leader has a thick skin, and doesn’t break easily. You might encounter negative people along the way. You have to know how to deal with criticism in this business.

10. Vision

Lead the company with your ideas and plans. You should have a vision or a plan for the business. What goals do you want to reach and how do you plan to attain them? Work hard, and as a team, to achieve those goals and you will find success.

Be there for your downline. Treat them with care, respect, and compassion and you will earn a good reputation with people. Be supportive and educate your downline, and you will find success along the way.

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Attraction Marketing – “The New Frontier”

Today with all the new issues arising with Google and their new direction of removing network marketers, mlm’s, affiliate marketers, etc.  there is only one solution to cost effectively generate website traffic.  The answer is attraction marketing or personal branding.  The benefit here is obvious. There are little upfront costs if any at all.  You will never be at the mercy of a costly PPC campaign.  You will never be slapped by Google. Most importantly you are creating a brand that no one can ever take away from you.  You are creating yourself as a brand.  You are building a direct, personal relationship as an expert in your industry with your audience.

The most cost effective method of online advertising to generate website traffic is attraction marketing.  Through various formats, i.e. articles, press releases, blogs, You Tube, Facebook, My Space, Twitter, personal website, etc.  you will provide an education to your reader.  You will in effect become an expert, a reference for information.  Distributors, networkers and affiliates will look for you and to you because you are the expert.  You are continually building a stronger relationship and trust with your audience and when you make a recommendation they will follow you.

The end result here is that you are building an ever expanding web presence.  After you’ve built your foundation only maintenance is required.  You will ad new content, update existing content, record another video, tweak a lens, etc.  The more information, advice and education you provide will be exponential to your online presence and your successful ability to generate website traffic, leads and money.

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Who is Michael E Friedman?

Michael Friedman ecmbFirst and foremost, I am 56 years old happily married father of 2 university students, a daughter 22 and a son 20.

Present and Future:   My dream life after 30 years on a treadmill : A Top Tier Direct Sales Internet Entrepreneur with a passion to guide people how to make money on the internet and live the life they always dreamed of enjoying but like myself, never thought possible.

The Past: Independent Sales Agent – Established accounts with new distributors, commercial contractors, large end users and major hotel chains.

Director of Sales – Establishing and developing regional distributors on an International basis.

Traveled within Canada, the United States, and Europe to develop new business opportunities.

President, Bay Flooring Express, a licensee of The Hudson’s Bay Company

Vice President of Operations of a $30 million retail division of a $200 million international public company.

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