Category Archives: General

Top Ten MLM Apps in App Store

Well this is fun.  For iPhone app lovers, the “mlm” category is growing.  Here are the top ten apps in the MLM category (go to iTunes app store and type in mlm): Note 1.  The first and third apps are … Continue reading

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Would You Make This Promise?

The new FTC regs (USA) prohibit this: Lulu stands on stage and says to the audience (of prospects), “I made $10,000 last month with this business!” Even if it’s true, she cannot say it there – unless she can prove … Continue reading →
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Um…”We make money talking to people”

That’s another popular mantra among MLMers. It it true? My friend Archie (now a top banana) calls 60 people per day to offer the business opportunity. (Yes, he really does.) Last Monday he made his 60 calls (referrals, cold calls, … Continue reading →
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True or False? “Successful people do what failures won’t”

“Successful people do what failures won’t.” I’ve heard this countless times, haven’t you?  From Tony Robbins to the upline trying to motivate you to approach [...]
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How do they know you’re not a flake?

Marketing your business or product on the Internet? Here’s to you from Seth Godin today… Before your link gets clicked or your proposal gets read, [...]
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Lazy Lulu?

Overheard two UC Berkeley students (in their 20s) having this heated debate last night… Guy: I think they’re just lazy! Gal: No! They can do [...]
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Answers Before You Buy?

Some people who check out iPads here get pretty excited to have one of their own. Here’s something cool Apple does on their sales page, [...]
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“It’s not why customers buy our products.”

Tidbit from Steve Jobs and Walt Mossberg chatting last year… Walt Mossberg of the Wall St. Journal, “You (Apple) surpassed Microsoft in market valuation this [...]
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“Know When To Quit”

What do we do when we need extra inspiration when the world seems to be telling us to give up? From Fast Company (Ladies, the [...]
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How to recruit a great team member

In this business, we look to build teams – teams of people who will 1) recruit others and 2) use and market the product or [...]
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So You Want To Promise Results?

Readers here know that  for years, my mantra has been, No Promises, No problems. Two simple reasons: You do not know the future. Making promises [...]
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Lulu: This Is My Dilemma…

Just in: “When I start worrying about the profitability of my business, I feel I am no longer true to myself, because I no longer [...]
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How Apple Recruits Store Team Members

Apple refers to their store employees at team members. Here’s what you’d have to do to get that job working on the floor of an [...]
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The Ugly Truth

A great PS from Frank Kern today. Frank’s the Internet Guru who’s made millions in the last few years marketing “how to make giant income” [...]
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“We don’t talk solutions.”

“I’m not worried about the country’s long-term future,” Mr. Jobs told Mr. Obama, according to one observer. “This country is insanely great. What I’m worried [...]
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