I don't know if there are people who were born with a talent of attracting the right prospects to their opportunity. I certainly wasn't. And considering that English isn't my first language, "it was a long row to hoe", as my friend Troy puts it.

I had to learn how to put the words together in a way that they induce a sale, the skill called "copywriting" that is so powerful yet so foreign to many network marketers.

Becoming a great copywriter requires a lifetime of hard work and study. But picking up a few tricks and using them to increase your MLM results can as simple as filling in a few the blanks in a template.

Like the title of this article. It is magnetic and irresistible… at least it was magnetic enough to make you click on the link and read this article.

Yet I can't take a credit for it. Because all I did was take an 100-year old successful ad headline ("Do You Make These Mistakes In English?") and replace one word in it.

A good headline could be used in:
- the email subject line
- the first sentence of your letter
- the first phrase you say in your live presentation
- Google ads
- printed ads
- etc, etc, etc.

Here are two more examples of successful headline formulas:

Formula: "Who Else Wants To … ?"
Examples: "Who Else Wants To Learn How To Make An Extra $4,392 Per Month Working Part Time?"

Formula: "Give Me <blank>, And I Will Give You <blank>"
Example: "Give Me 17 Minutes And I Will Show You Lose 25lbs In 30 Days."

Really, it doesn't get much simpler that this. Pick a great headline and tweak to fit your product.

So the biggest mistake you could be making in network marketing is NOT using copywriting. Because it's powerful, magnetic, and is sometimes as simple as filling in a few blanks.

A 90-minute free teleseminar tonight with Chris Zavadowski and you still may be able to jump on.

We will be discussing online prospecting strategies, tools that can run virtually on auto-pilot and ensure you never run out of people to talk to.

It was down to 31 spots available last time I checked. Register here:

==> Online Prospecting Secrets

I've seen this question pop up in many a forum. How do you turn a document into a PDF file?

(For your reference, PDF stands for "Portable Document Format" and a device-independent format created by Adobe Systems in the early 1990's)

You look more professional when you send someone a PDF document. Additional benefits include making sure they don't manipulate the document (maliciously or inadvertently) and that they will be able to read it on any type of computer or operating system.

Tool 1: Adobe Acrobat ($299)

The "official" tool from Adobe costs just under $300:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/acrobatstd.html

Tool 2: Open Office (free)

Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org) is an alternative to the ever-so-ubiquitous Microsoft Office. With a few twists, one being the ability to save documents as PDF.

Tool 3: PDF995 (free)

This is a little utility I've been using for years — http://www.pdf995.com. The free version is fully functional. Every time you run this tool, it will show you a couple of ads. If you get tired of the ads, you can buy a license for $10 (on my last check)

In the survey that we did on this site over the last 2 weeks, I asked, who is more likely to succeed in network marketing: introverts or extraverts?

The introverts got HAMMERED!

And that ain't right. (And I'm saying that not only because I'm an introvert.)

See, we introverts have a number of advantaged over you extrovert types. Such as…

… we listen. When I'm on the phone with a prospect, I will not overpower them. I will make the conversation about them: ask the question and shut up, let them tell me why I should consider them a good candidate. This is what they teach in all sales courses anyway. Guess what: we introverts are natural!

… we automate. We implement system that reduce the amount of face-to-face to the minimally necessary for the sale to happen. If it's unavoidable, we try to turn it into a one-to-many (such as a conference call or a seminar).

… we research. Hence we know what it more likely to work and what won't work, before we even begin.

… we cherish leverage and duplication. As one of my coaches said, you can retail your way to the top, and you can't sponsor your way to the top; you can only DUPLICATE your way to the top.

… we build stronger teams. Because we are more comfortable with the people we know, we'll spend more time with our team helping them get started, then on the phone chancing the next prospect.

If you look at the top earners of any company, you'll see a lot of introverts at the top.

Now, extroverts do well too, only if they understand their unique abilities and fully utilize them.

The bottom line is, nothing matters nearly as much as your personal decision to succeed.

Let me repeat this. Your background, accent, race, previous jobs, family situation, financial position, courses you've taken, certificates you've received or even your personality — don't matter nearly as much as your decision to succeed.

So if you answered "This is not a factor" to the last survey, you got it right.

Now, let's see who are better networkers, men or women (see the survey on the right).

This is something that has been on my mind for a while. And as much as I'd like to share my opinion I won't do that until we get some votes here. Let's see what you think about it.

So, here's our poll.  Who do you think makes a better network marketer?  Extraverts or intraverts?

Who is more likely to become successful and create a full-time income in our profession?

Cast your vote (over here, on the right) and then leave a comment.

Today, you have a chance to meet a true quiet Network Marketing Hero who:

- doesn't sell you books …
- doesn't offer expensive coaching programs …
- and is not your usual "guru" who tells you what to do but no longer does it.

In his first company, he reached the top level in just 2 year. Then he did it again with another one. And another one.

Then he established an MLM company, grew it and sold it, and is now back in the trenches building a new team just like you and I (except, I daresay, much faster than us.)

What's his name, you may ask? More

It's been a long while since I posted any articles here. Been too busy. And it's about time I told you what I have been working on all along…

Take a look at this site:

==> http://NetworkMarketingHeroes.com/unm/

This is a teleseminar series featuring some of the greatest coaches and trainers the MLM industry has ever produced. It's designed to help you build your business faster and smarter.

Here's our "faculty":

- John Milton Fogg
- Joe Nunziata
- Todd Falcone
- Chris Zavadowski
- Ellie Drake
- Tom 'Big Al" Schreiter
- Randy Gage
- Eric Worre
- Tellman Knudson

… and many, many more network marketing doers and celebrities sharing their best ideas, methods, systems, techniques to help you propel your business and create more growth in your team.

Do you think you can learn a thing or two from these people?

We've been doing these seminars for 2 months now, but it's not too late to join us — there are still a few great calls left for you to tap into.

Join us here:

==> http://NetworkMarketingHeroes.com/unm/

'See' you at UNM, ok?

I'm claiming my TV back. Nope, nobody has ever stolen it. I just fell out of habit of watching it: Really, what's the point of wasting time on advertising and the bad stuff they call "news"?

Trust me I didn't miss it much. Been busy. And I can think of many things much more enjoyable than flipping the channels.

But…

something new and important has happened in my life. No I didn't spend another thousand dollar on a fancy marketing DVD course (just to be sure, I already have plenty of those).

I'll tell you what happened in just a second. First tell me, does this one ring the bell:

• "The Secret"?

Okay, okay, that was the easy one. How about these:

• My Backyard Was A Mountain
• Chalk
• The Great Zambini
• The Danish Poet
• In Orange
• Amal
• Ryan's Well
• The Face
• A Mile In My Shoes
• Passing Hearts
• American Made
• Eternal Gaze
• The Alma Drawings?

I bet you've never heard about these
before. As I never have. Until a couple
of months ago…

Here's what happened:

I joined the Spiritual Cinema Circle, a club that every months sends you movies that warm your heart and stir your soul.

The list above is what I had a great pleasure watching recently. These are all engaging and moving films you simply can't see anywhere else.

For the list of the films you get this month, as well as their previews, follow this link:
Spiritual Cinema

They are so confident you'll love these films, they will send you the first DVD free. Take a look-see and let's chat about those films once you watch them, okay?
Click here: Spiritual Cinema

Kim Klaver is known for keeping things real.  She posted a great article this morning that clarifies a lot of things to us network marketers. It's not about the overrides, matrices and the breakaways.  Network marketing business is just that: a business.

So, how can you make $10K or $15K a month in that business?
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I do not choose to be a common man,
It is my right to be uncommon … if I can,
I seek opportunity … not security.
I do not wish to be a kept citizen.
Humbled and dulled by having the
State look after me.
I want to take the calculated risk;
To dream and to build.
To fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for a dole;
I prefer the challenges of life
To the guaranteed existence;
The thrill of fulfillment
To the stale calm of Utopia.
I will not trade freedom for beneficence
Nor my dignity for a handout
I will never cower before any master
Nor bend to any threat.
It is my heritage to stand erect.
Proud and unafraid;
To think and act for myself,
To enjoy the benefit of my creations
And to face the world boldly and say:
This, with God’s help, I have done
All this is what it means
To be an Entrepreneur.

This is an excerpt from Common Sense by Thomas Paine. It was written in 1776 and was a pamphlet that quite literally changed the world. Sold over 500,000 in the first year of publication (in 1776!), it still inspires millions of people to achieve the highest point of their potentiality.

I was introduced to Thomas Paine's work about a year ago (Yes, I am a little embarrassed by my ignorance.) I printed out this little excerpt and posted it on the wall in my office. I recommend you do the same.