This is the question I’ve asked myself over and over since I started learning Internet Marketing a little over 2 years ago.

You see, I’m a great student… in fact, I have a Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology… that’s how much I love to learn.  And I’ve used that knowledge to help countess others achieve their dream of having a child.

But as I changed gears and started learning how to market on the Internet, one thing kept bugging me…

How Can I Truly Help Others With This Knowledge?

Sure, I can recruit people to join my team and teach them what I know, and they will likely make money if they put in the effort.  But that wasn’t enough for me.

I wanted to be able to apply what I learned in a practical way to help other small business owners  get on the Internet and empower them to grow their business exponentially.

I knew I could do this.. I just didn’t have the resources…

Until Now

Mike Koenigs, Creator of Traffic Geyser has just gone live with his new product called MAIN STREET MARKETING MACHINE.

It’s a tool.

It’s a product.

It’s an educational platform.

It’s a complete yet simple way to help small business owners in my area use the INTERNET to leverage themselves and grow their businesses like never before.  And the best thing?

They are looking at ME as the EXPERT who can help them.  That is a VERY SATISFYING feeling (and also extremely  profitable!)

Don’t take my word for it… check it out for yourself and see if you agree.

Main Street Marketing Machine

Then come back here, leave a comment and let me know if you agree.

To your Internet Success!

Dr. Bob Clarke

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I’ve heard it stated that those people who attend their MLM or direct sales company’s live events have a significantly higher chance at succeeding than those that don’t attend.

Why would this be true?

I just returned from the Second Live Marketing Event in Dallas, Texas sponsored by Carbon Copy PRO Marketing.  I’ve already reviewed the event in a recent post, but today I’d like to get more into the mindset of attending live events.

What do you get at a Live Event that you can’t get sitting behind your computer?

1. Informational trainings and company updates
2. The ability to put faces to names of those you have become familiar with in your company
3. The chance to form friendships and brainstorm with people in your company
4. Many times there will be promotional discounts on company materials
5. Time away from the drudgery of every day life and, usually a renewed drive to work your business.

These are all great advantages to attending a live event, but I’m not sure they can explain why people who attend these events go on to success at higher rates than those that do not.

I believe that it is not the attendance at the Live Event per se that subsequently drives a person’s success in their business, but rather something far more basic.

I believe it has more to do with a person’s mindset and drive.

This is a person who understands the importance of self improvement, education, and training in building their business empire.

This is a person who understands that no man (or woman) is an island, that we need to work with others to really make our business thrive.

This is a person who does not hesitate to spend money to advance their business.

For all the above reasons, I believe it is not the attendance at the live event that makes the difference between successful and unsuccessful home business owners.

It is the intent and willingness, the mindset if you will,  of the person to take their business to the next level by attending an event that really matters.

The event might be fantastic, with exceptional training and full of “golden nuggets” of information to take home, like the Carbon Copy PRO Marketing Event I just attended.

Or the live event might be lacking in substance, a little boring even….. it matters little.

What truly matters is the EFFORT you took to attend.

This is what distinguishes those that succeed and those that don’t in the MLM and Direct Sales business arena.

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If you spend any time on Google or the other search engines, you’ve undoubtedly seen ads for home businesses where it is boldly stated…..

NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!!!

Well, I guess it is true that you need not have any prior experience in sales, marketing, or business ownership to START your home business.  But SUCCEEDING as a home business?

Well, that’s another story.

I consider myself a fairly smart guy.  Ph.D. in physiology at the age of 26, postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor at Cornell University Medical College.

But when it came time to start a home business with my wife, Rosemary…… I was MYSTIFIED.

I mean, this was a whole new world!

I had never sold anything, never marketed online or offline…. but I was told that there was NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY to start a home business, so I dove right in.

What did I find?  What everyone other network marketing newbie finds…

Confusion, Frustration, and Bewilderment.

Listen up guys… NO matter what anyone tells you….

THERE IS A LEARNING CURVE when you start anything new…. including Network Marketing.

How big is this learning curve?  That depends.

• It depends on how much time you’re willing to spend learning your new craft.

• It depends on your level of experience when you start your business.  Obviously, the more experience you’ve had, the farther up on the learning curve you will be.

• It depends on the business opportunity and how much in-house training they offer, and the quality of that training.

The last one was the reason we chose our current business, because they offered online training and education above and beyond anything we had seen (or have seen since) in the industry (the business is Carbon Copy PRO, and this isn’t a plug, just the truth).

But it still took TIME.

No getting around it… it just does.

Are you willing to invest in YOU, to get the training and experience you need, and be patient for the results?

I hear so many stories of people quitting their home business opportunity just before they are ready to reap the profits of their hard work.   They become inpatient and disillusioned.

YOU CAN BE A SUCCESS IN NETWORK MARKETING.

IT MAY JUST TAKE A WHILE.

To your patience and dedication,

Dr. Bob Clarke

October 6, 2008; Cresskill, NJ

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My parents always told me that nothing is for free.  Nothing comes without a price.

How right they were, especially when talking about MLM home business opportunties.

This blog is about TRUTHS, so here’s one for you:

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH!

How does this relate to Network Marketing and MLM?  Plenty.

I hear from those “interested” in starting a home business all the time….

When will I start making money.  I need to make XX dollars in a month right away.  Oh, and by the way, I have no money to start and advertise.

Well, here’s what I have to say to that — PLAY THE LOTTERY OR SELL A KIDNEY.

Nothing is for free in Network Marketing.

What people don’t understand is that in just about every opportunity I have ever researched, there is a baseline entry price, the lowest price you can pay to get into the business, but to make the REAL money, you need to “buy up”.

In other words, you need to put down more money to get to a higher compensation level so that you can get the higher payouts when you make a sale.

This is how the BIG MONEY is made in MLM and direct sales.

So, sure you can start your business with as little as $100 in some companies, but you won’t make much money at that level.  What they don’t tell you is that you need to shell out another $1000-2000 to get to the next compensation level.

And that’s fair — but people act surprised.

It takes money to make money.  Or something as valuable as money.

Take the case of free leads in advertising.  Is there such a thing?

Well, it’s true you can get free leads by putting up videos on YouTube, writing Squidoo lenses or HubPages, or authoring articles.  But unless you know what you’re doing, you won’t get many leads.

Why?  Because you need to have the training to do these things well. How do you get the proper training?

Not the training you get on YouTube.  I’m talking about learning from people who have had real success using these Web 2.0 marketing methods.

You get that kind of training with money.  Nothing free about that.

Rosemary and I learned how to generate our own FREE LEADS by training with the brilliant Dennis Karganilla and Jimmy Davis of MLM Goldmine.  I mean, these guys could make your head spin with their knowledge of Web 2.0.

We payed out money gladly, because we knew that it would pay for itself several times over.  And it will.

But the point I’m making is that it costs money to get the training we wanted to become really proficient at generating our own free leads.

Nothing is for free.

Don’t expect it, and you won’t be disappointed.

This is the truth.

Until next time,

Dr. Bob Clarke

September 25, 2008; Cresskill, NJ

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