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If you haven’t heard about the “Maven Marketing Matrix,” I’m thrilled to be the one to give you this tip. I just got a copy of this phenomenal ebook. Now, you have to wonder about any ebook that starts off with a comparison to the movie “The Matrix”, but I’m not using the word phenomenal lightly. This 88 page ebook will turn everything you’ve heard about marketing online and the years it can take to become the “go-to-Gal” or “go-to-Guy” in your industry upside down. Some are going to think that Rich Schefren and Jay Abraham, the co-authors of the “Maven Marketing Matrix,” are just trying to sucker in the internet newbies…making them think they can have huge success without “paying their dues.”

It’s really not like that. Anyone who’s promoting anything online knows that there is a learning curve to getting good at it and becoming well-known. Robert J. Ringer, author of the fabulous (but much maligned for the title of the books!) “Looking out for #1″ and “Winning through Intimidation” would be proud of these guys. Mr. Ringer was well-known for promoting the idea that it was possible and preferable to leapfrog over one’s competition. The Maven Marketing Matrix could be the how-to manual for Robert Ringer’s why-to-do that very thing and become the authority in your niche.

Rich Schefren and Jay Abraham have something to offer to speed up the process, of course! But if you just read the free ebook and implement what they suggest, you will have a head start on everyone who just thinks about it.

Here’s an extra tip…download and print the ebook out and put aside an hour to go through it right away. The special offer available through my link is particularly enticing this week, and when you read the book you’ll see why. If his special offer is not right for you at this time, read the book anyhow. You need it…your business needs it…and your competition will weep (ok…that’s a stretch! …but they’ll be sorry if you figure this out before they do! Mark my words!).

As usual, if you find my promotion of this material outrageous or fantastic, leave me a comment!

Expect success!

Stevie Knight

“Isn’t Network Marketing a scam?” is a question I’m asked from time to time when I mention what I do. I write on various topics, frequently not even business related. So some, finding value in spite of what I’ve written , are surprised to find that one of the business models I use and even promote is Network Marketing. (You can read an overview of which business models I use to put together my “multiple streams of income” right here. The specific businesses are linked throughout the blog.)

My first answer is generally to laugh and say, “Yeah, right! I’m a scammer now!” To which they respond uncomfortably that of course they know I’m no scammer but they’re wondering what’s the deal with network marketing. Am I maybe involved in a pyramid scheme and just don’t know it?

So of course, the first concern some people have about network marketing is whether or not it’s a scam. Is it really legal?

Secondly, I guess some people have known way too many fanatical “mlm-ers” and are afraid I’m going to start drawing those ubiquitous “circles” (you know what I’m referring to! ) people used to draw on white boards in living rooms and country club meeting rooms all across America, and asking them to sample some laundry detergent or super-duper vitamins! Frankly, there’s an unspoken skepticism about the value of most Network Marketing products, especially when dealing with most of those I promote, which are high-ticket products and services. So people wonder, “Even if it’s legal, are the products a scam?”

Additionally, people are tired of hearing a lot of hype about income potentials and they’re tired of being hounded by high-pressure salespeople who just don’t understand the word no…the kind of people who, because of their pushy tactics, are part of the NFL club…”No Friends Left” club…not a club anyone wants to volunteer to join! So people wonder, “Even if it’s legal and the products are decent, isn’t it a pretty scammy choice of profession?”

So, over the next few posts, I’m going to address these questions related to whether or not network marketing is really a scam.

Of course, you can figure that my perspective will be overall positive, but I hope you’ll take the time to read how I navigated my own season of skepticism and concern and why I am comfortable with and confident about one of the choices of industries I’ve chosen to use as a vehicle for multiple streams of online income…the network marketing industry.

You might also already be involved in Network Marketing and frustrated from time to time that you’re misunderstood. I hope you’ll check back for suggestions on how to avoid being part of that “NFL club” I mentioned above!

More often than not, people are simply curious. So whether you’re a skeptic, a convert, or you’re just curious, I hope you’ll check back for this series.

And please, if you have something to contribute to the conversation, positive or negative , please comment. (Please no bitter rants or blatant spam comments on “the only good opportunity in the world” ! LOL! Comments are moderated! Be good!)

Expect success!

Stevie Knight

“Is Web 2.0 Marketing really for Network Marketers and useful for Network Marketing or is it just more hype?”…is a question I get all the time. Just today, I was frankly amazed when a network marketing acquaintance of mine stated that “web 2.0 marketing” was just not duplicatable as a marketing method and really, truly, offline face-to-face would always produce the best results in a network marketing business. Now this guy is a pretty savvy network marketer. I had to wonder how many people think like he does and are missing out on the greatest opportunity in the last 2000 years to tap into the global marketplace?!!

So what’s the deal with “web 2.0″? Is it hype and a scare tactic thrown out by Internet Marketers to finally get Network Marketers to buy all their stuff?!! LOL!

I just had to break it to this guy that, longterm, anyone who is not getting familiar with Web 2.0 marketing will be left in the dust by those who take the time to understand and go through the learning curve. I can guarantee that!

It’s not about hype…it’s about technology and trends and the strengths of marketing online. Anyplace (even on the other side of the world from where you are), anytime (even while you’re cozy in bed sleeping), the internet can connect people with you whom you’d otherwise never get to connect with.

My friend’s statement against the use of web 2.0…”The most duplicatable system is face to face”…is exactly why web 2.0 is so powerful! These web 2.0 methods give people a sense of “face to face” that is certainly not exactly the same as seeing you in person, but it’s frequently more powerful and more persuasive! For marketing, especially for growing your Network Marketing business, web 2.0 marketing is like “face-to-face”, “belly-to-belly” marketing on steroids that Network Marketing gurus and hotshots have been emphasizing forever, making your marketing efforts even more effective and efficient online, using “New Media” marketing tools.

Through videos, pictures, interactive dialog on one’s blog or on a social network site or a myriad of great tools evolving more and more usefully each day, web 2.0 marketing allows you to share who you really are with people so that they can “know, like and trust” you. People will be far more interested in what you promote when they feel informed and confident about who you are. For example, my myspace site hasn’t been updated lately, but if someone wants to know “Who is Stevie Knight?”, my myspace site will give them some insight, a starting point for getting to know me.

I’ve been offline for about a month or so due to my father’s illness and subsequent death. In that time, however, people have still seen my myspace page, have still seen a few videos and some contacted me to connect further. Now my myspace page is not even current, nor is there much content on it yet that would be helpful to others….(but that’s about to change!..stay tuned!) but it’s far more info than most people would get from me over coffee at Starbucks! It allows people to connect authentically and that’s what this business model is all about.

Take a myspace or other social network or blog and present yourself for who you are and you’ll be surprised who can’t stand you and who can hardly wait to work with you. Either way, people who encounter you in these ways first quickly disqualify themselves, or you, from a further business relationship or, because of the feeling of familiarity they now have, they may want to get to know you better.

Online “face to face” is just as easy to teach your downline, though not as familiar, as offline “face to face”, only far more powerful and wide reaching. It simply involves using the various new online marketing mediums to present your authentic self and the value you bring, including your products and services, to others and attract leaders into your business. It’s the ultimate application of “attraction marketing.”
Web 2.0 is not some vague concept in the future. It’s where you should be now.

While I’m not an expert in Web 2.0 Marketing, I’m an enthusiast who has spent a lot of time studying this over the past year and I’m enjoying implementing it. So watch what I’m doing…check out the articles I’ll be writing on this subject…use the tools I recommend…and see what happens to your business!

Disagree or have an opinion to share? Leave a comment…

Expect success!

Stevie Knight

Have you considered that every day, another page in the story of your life is being written? Each day, you make choices that create your future…or perhaps you’re just letting others make choices for you. No matter what, your story continues to be written, by choice or by default. Here’s my story and here’s how “my story marketing” can assist you if you’re an online entrepreneur.

Speaking of living an intentional life, I came across a great video post today by Rick Butts. I highly recommend watching it….especially around the 8th minute…but don’t just skip to that segment…watch the whole thing.

A word of caution though…Rick is not just a funny man…You’ll see.

Disagree or have an opinion to share? Leave a comment…

Expect success!

Stevie Knight