| Tim Melanson |
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| Getting Started Tips on Yuwie | Welcome to Yuwie.
I'm assuming that if you are looking at this blog, then you are interested in maximizing the income potential here on Yuwie, so I'm just going to go through a few quick tips to get you started.
1. Set up a profile picture. For the first little while here at Yuwie, you will be featured in the "new people" section on the home page. The more attractive/intriguing your profile picture is, the more people will click on it. These all generate page views (which pay you).
2. Add all friends! These are all people that will be looking at your profile and keeping up with what they do. They also see notices when you change your profile/etc. These generate page views (which pay you)
3. Go browse through the clubs. You can see on my profile what clubs I'm in... I suggest you join some type of "Yuwie Help" clubs to get you familiar with it, and to help you get referrals and pageviews.
This will get you started. After you've done this. Send me a message.
To your success!
Tim
| | Posted: Monday, 1 October, 2007 at 12:02:40 AM | Read 64 times | 2 comments | Leave Comment |
 | Please do NOT join my MLM business | I’ve been involved in the Network Marketing industry for close to 6
years now. I’ve worked with a few different companies, and I’ve tried
several different strategies. I’ve done the home parties, referrals,
trade shows, hot leads, cold leads, random leads… When I initially got
started I had a goal to not lose any friends in the process, and I’ve
done very well on that front. I’ve lost money on deals, I’ve broken
even on deals, and I’ve made money on deals. However, to this point, I
haven’t been able to hit anything out of the park yet.
I can’t
say I ever lost faith in the industry, but I definitely changed my
focus for a while. My biggest issue was ethics. It seems that
everyone is following a “system” and this system is what will ensure
success. Only problem is that few Network Marketers actually have a
real system. It’s only the people who are true salespeople and can
sell a vision of what’s possible. Too bad very few people ever hit
that success.
The system is as follows. Recruit enough people
who also recruit people.. uh.. who also recruit people… etc. They say
that proof that the system works is that you joined. Only, I think
that’s a little flawed. Proof that the system works would be that you
joined and made money. Only that’s impossible to show on day one.
Having
said that, I’m a student, and I learn from my mistakes. Network
Marketing is supposed to be about satisfied customers referring the
product to others. However, it seems that as soon as a “customer”
decides to refer someone, they get bombarded by hard headed uplines who
try to force them to “do more.” Of course, this has the opposite
effect. Why can’t we just allow people to work at whatever level they
feel comfortable.
I understand that there are people who are
looking for a business and that’s ok. However, if you want to run this
as a business then it should be about gathering customers!
I’ve
recently decided to try something different. One of my MLM friends has
put together an internet marketing program that is generating hundreds
of leads for a product. So far I’ve been calling for 2 1/2
weeks. I have not called one person that I currently know. I’m only
calling leads. Everyone I’ve called so far knows why I’m calling and
has some level of interest. I’ve been working 2 hours a day, 5 days a
week. NO MORE, NO LESS! and I’ve enrolled 6 new people (surprisingly
all 6 came in as distributors). I committed to this activity level for
one month. If I continue to see success, and I make more than my
initial investment back (I came in at the highest level which cost me
about $600 USD), then I will allow people that I know to join me. If
not… then I quit.
Stay tuned! | | Posted: Monday, 2 February, 2009 at 1:23:16 PM | Read 19 times | 0 comments | Leave Comment |
| Food for Thought |
I thought I'd share this with you.
Some people want security and some people want freedom...
You
can't have both because Interestingly they are opposites. The more
security you have, the less freedom you have. Just ask anyone in a
Maximum Security Prison.
Ain't that the truth! | | Posted: Monday, 5 November, 2007 at 12:13:04 PM | Read 53 times | 2 comments | Leave Comment |
| 3 Tips on How to recruit on Yuwie | Within the next two weeks I am going to be releasing my first video on how to recruit online. I had originally done the training on "how to recruit on MySpace", but I'm now revamping the entire training for Yuwie.
Here's a bit of what's to come.
1. Never spam!
It's too bad that this has to take the top spot, but just look at the clubs... tons of spam. Guess what? It doesn't work. Here's why... No one cares about your company. They don't care about your product either. What they do care about is how it will help them solve their problems. You can't possibly know their problems, unless you take the time to know them.
2. Brand yourself as an expert.
The worst thing you can do is set up a profile or username that includes your company/product in it. People don't join because of your company or your product. They join because of YOU. Ever wonder why there are successful AND unsuccessful Network Marketers in every company? It's because some have it, and some don't. If you want to "have it" you need to build your reputation.
3. Build Relationships.
This is the part of Network Marketing that I love the most. I also believe that this is the reason why I've been successful at it. I LIKE PEOPLE! So should you! Forget about trying to recruit them into your business, and start trying to recruit them as a FRIEND. Get people talking about themselves. Find out their kids' names. It is way easier to recruit a friend than a stranger... So focus on making a friend.
If you are interested in keeping in the loop on the full version of this training, please add me as a friend and send me a message with the title "Yuwie Recruiting Strategies". It would be very helpful if you could leave an email address and/or phone number too. If you leave a phone number I WILL call. I want to meet as many of you as I possibly can.
Make it a great day!!
Tim
www.TimMelanson.com | | Posted: Wednesday, 10 October, 2007 at 7:40:24 PM | Read 128 times | 10 comments | Leave Comment |
| What 'exactly' do we get paid for on Yuwie? | I had this question as well, so I found the answer in the help pages. I thought I'd post it here for your convenience.
When anyone views any of these pages, it counts as 1 page view for you:
- your profile page
- your blog pages
- view all your friends
- view all your comments
- your picture pages
- if someone views one of your shared layouts
When you view any of these pages, it counts as 1 page view.
- any of your control panel pages, including but not limited to: settings, messaging, friends, referrals, favorites, etc.
The following does not count as a page view:
- Refreshing/reloading a page
- Any page that's viewed within 3 seconds of the last page doesn't count
| | Posted: Sunday, 7 October, 2007 at 1:42:10 AM | Read 75 times | 3 comments | Leave Comment |
| Paralysis by analysis | Here's the scenario;
It's 7pm sharp and you sit down at your desk
ready to make your calls. You've got your glass of water and you've got
a pen and paper ready to take notes. You are staring down at the
business card of that sharp dressed guy you met at Starbucks a couple
days ago. You've been working a Network Marketing business for at least
a year (although you wouldn't know it from your results) and you're a
stellar prospector. You really piqued this guy's interest.
You've
gotten up twice now to refill your glass and you've checked your email
17 times. It is now 7:15pm. There's a "Training Call" at 7:30pm so you
figure... "Ah... I'll get on that call... I'll just give this guy a
call when it's done". The call goes to 8:30pm and you are now "getting
ready" to make that call. You think to yourself... "This guy is really
sharp, I can't mess this one up". You decide that you are going to
bring up the last prospecting call and just listen to a bit of it to
get you in the mood.
It is now almost 10pm and you realize it's probably too late to call this guy. You'll try tomorrow.
Does this sound familiar?
Don't
get me wrong. I'm all for being educated and informed, but there comes
a point when you just have to make it happen. There's so much
"training" available out there that, all too often, people use it to
procrastinate.
Let me be 100% clear here. You DO NOT have to be
on every training call. Typically training is available to those who
are just getting started in order to get them off on the right foot.
For those of us that have been doing this for a year, there's very
little that you can get out of a "Getting Started Training" or
"Business Opportunity" call. The only time you "need" to be on these
calls is when YOU are the presenter, or when you are putting someone
through on a 3-way call to it.
Here are 3 Tips to help you avoid this trap.
1. Call your upline success partner.
This
strategy has worked wonders for me. No one can help you more than an
experienced leader. I admit. I get 'the fear' from time to time.
However, when I do, I recognize it and I call my sponsor. I tell him
all about the guy that I want to call and that I'm scared to do it. You
know what he does? He does a quick role play with me so that I know
what I'm going to say and stays on the line (on mute) while I make the
call! Now THAT is accountability.
2. Call a different prospect first.
Sometimes
we use the "great prospect" as a diversion. We say that THIS is the
call I have to make and when we are scared to make that call, we end up
doing nothing instead. Why not get your list out and call someone who
is NOT on your 'chicken list'. Get yourself warmed up... but for the
love of god, DO NOT listen to a "training call" to get warmed up. Make
a call to a prospect! You'll be surprised at what happens.
3. Revisit your "Why?"
If
you absolutely can't do one of the first two tips then there's one more
thing you can do. Open your goals book and revisit your "Why?".
Remember back when you started. Why did you want the extra income that
your business can provide? What will happen if you fail?
Consider
it this way. What about the person you met? They gave you their card...
shouldn't you at least respect them enough to call?
This is a
real business, and you have a real product/service that helps people.
Whatever you do, treat it that way. If you run into stumbling blocks
along the way, then seek help from a coach/mentor. Most training calls
are designed for new people and you should be very selective on what
training you decide to attend. It's important to stay plugged in and up
to speed, but let's not go overboard.
You don't need more education, you need more experience! | | Posted: Thursday, 4 October, 2007 at 11:19:46 AM | Read 51 times | 3 comments | Leave Comment |
| Why people are broke | |
Tired of being broke?? me too...
BEING BROKE IS A WASTE OF LIFE!
-by Unknown
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Why are you still tired, broke and enslaved?
The following is a list of the Top 20 principles of the wealthy.
1. The Broke think everything is too good to be true, while the
wealthy think that getting a job sounds too bad to be true.
2. Broke people give up when things don't go their way; a few
disappointments and they are onto something else, saying things
like "it wasn't for me." The wealthy work harder and become more
determined when things go bad, and understand that you have to take
the bad with the good to make it.
3. Broke people always have an excuse. Wealthy people say "my fault"
and refuse to make excuses.
4. Broke people think that not getting what they want is OK. Wealthy
people are disgusted at the thought of not getting what they want and
will do whatever it takes.
5. Broke people always have to talk it over with their broke friends
to make sure no one will make fun of them if they make a decision.
Wealthy people think for themselves and could care less what their
broke friends think.
6. Broke people are never coachable and teachable. Wealthy people are
always learning, even when the money starts coming in, they never
stop learning from those who were there first.
7. Broke people are scared of others. Wealthy people entrust in
others and know that other people are crucial for their success.
8. Broke people are always procrastinating; they would rather talk
about it, read about it, think about it, but never seem to do
anything. Wealthy people hate doing anything but getting it done.
9. Broke people are glad when the day is over. Wealthy people love
when the day begins.
10. Broke people think Wealthy people are lucky. Wealthy people put
themselves into a position to be "lucky," and then work hard to make
the "luck" show up.
11. Broke people work by the hour. Wealthy people work by the month.
12. Broke people want to know that after 1 hour of work they have
something to show for it. Wealthy people find broke people who think
like that and make them their employees.
13. Broke people get excited they just got hired. Wealthy people
think it is funny that someone could be fooled that easily; they are
just making the wealthy person wealthier.
14. Broke people complain a lot. Wealthy people are thankful that no
one shot at them today, they didn't have to fight in a war, and that
they don't have a job.
15. Broke people are too concerned about what other people are doing.
Wealthy people are only concerned about what they can be doing to get
more done.
16. Broke people think that if no one is doing something, it must
suck. Wealthy people think that if no one is doing something, it
means more money for them.
17. Broke people think that if everyone (all 200 people at the
meeting in a city of 1 million) is doing something, it must be
saturated. Wealthy people think that broke people aren't too bright.
18. Broke people think it is OK for other people to live where they
want to live, drive what they want to drive, and do what they want to
do.
Wealthy people are producing the LIFESTYLES to have the their DREAM
home, DREAM cars (plural) and FREEDOM of TIME and Money. (That went
right over some of your heads).
19. Broke people are OK with the fact that they can't do these
things. Wealthy people get sick just thinking about being average.
20. Broke people think that other people's opinions are worth more
than their dreams. Wealthy people know that their dreams are worth
more than other people's opinions.
I have learned to be wealthy, you must learn from the broke and
don't do what they do nor think how they think or you'll end up with what they got.
We've
all been blessed with an incredible computer (gray matter) between our
ears. By changing what we allow to come into it, we can change the
outcome of our lives. Garbage in/garbage out, it's just that simple. | | Posted: Thursday, 27 September, 2007 at 10:34:34 AM | Read 72 times | 4 comments | Leave Comment |
| Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? | |
ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN?
by Mary Sullivan A
young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how
things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to
make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and
struggling. It seemed as if as soon as one problem was solved a new
one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen.
The mother filled three pots with water.
In the first, she placed carrots.
In the second she placed eggs.
And the last she placed ground coffee beans.
She let them sit and boil without saying a word. About twenty minutes later, she turned off the burners.
She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the
eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and
placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she said, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. (You known the tone of voice.)
She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did, and noted that they felt soft.
She then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the
shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg inside.
Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "So, what's the point, mother?" (Remember the tone of voice.)
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
adversity - boiling water - but each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being
subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its
liquid center. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its
insides had become hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water...they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your
door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot , an egg, or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt
and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial
hardship, or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does
my outer shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough
with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?
Or am I like
the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water - the very
circumstances that bring the pain. When the water gets hot, it
releases the fragrance and flavor of the bean. If you are like the
bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the
situation around you instead of letting it change you.
When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another level?
How do you handle Adversity? ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN? | | Posted: Thursday, 27 September, 2007 at 10:25:42 AM | Read 63 times | 1 comment | Leave Comment |
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