Ted Heims

Want To Succeed In Network Marketing? Be Yourself

Let’s be frank, there a lot of positives & negatives about building a Network Marketing/MLM organization online, & for most, it’s hard to conceptualize what it really takes to prosper in a company using technology to market themselves.

Most are taught how to do things in this industry that just don’t match their personalities. Basically, most are told repeatedly to build lists of family, friends, & associates, but the problem is that most aren’t that social, at least not when it comes to these kinds of things due to the stigma associated w/ most MLM’s.  Don’t get me wrong, most enjoy talking to their family & friends, but it’s a different beast when talking about business opportunities, especially when many have already dabbled in one or two of these & failed.

So how does a person that doesn’t like hanging around shopping malls & business networking events build a massive downline by using warm market lists? Well, they either change their personality (which rarely happens, or works) or they flat out don’t. Most folks like themselves & don’t want to change for a business.

Most don’t define “abundance” as holding home networking meetings 5-7 nights a week. Most however do love the concept of Network Marketing, they love the idea of independence & freedom, they just don’t want to change who they are in order to do it. What if there was a way of sponsoring mass amounts of distributors without changing who you were, & without sacrificing your family time in the process as well?

One often hears leaders of the organizations say that you need to be “duplicatable”. But you know what; most don’t find success in this business until they find a way to do it their way. I’m convinced that the whole “MLM duplication” thing is nothing more than a way for some of these guys to sell their books & tapes. Most that enter into this business are willing to be “duplicatable”. Why then do 90% fail? Mostly because duplication is a ruse! Most in this business are not duplicatable. They have their own style, their own skill sets.

That’s where understanding how to run an online Network Marketing campaign comes in. Rather than relying on a list of family & friends, you can leverage yourself through catching the wave of social interactions that occur 24/7, online.

Now, how do you get involved in the online world of Network Marketing/MLM & become successful? It’s not rocket science. All you have to do is learn how to provide legitimate & lasting value to as many folks as possible, & people will be attracted to working with you naturally. You simply have to learn how to create massive amounts of exposure, & everything else will come easy, & more importantly naturally.

It really is that simple. My system of marketing is way cooler, less invasive, & far more effective than stuffy hotel meetings.

So the question you need to ask yourself: What value can you provide that will set yourself apart? What are your strengths? Are you an analytical type? Good at writing articles? Good at time management? Are you good on the phone? Good at powerful presentations? Good in a social setting? How can you market your business, & have fun at the same time?

Understanding who you are first, will put you miles ahead of your competition, & well on the road to success. Determine what your strengths are & then make a plan to expose the online world to the power of………YOU. By doing so, you’ll be headed in the right direction, & reach your destination far faster than you can even imagine.

If you don’t feel like you have any value to bring to the table, you just haven’t discovered your strengths yet, that’s all. Everybody’s got ‘em.

It doesn’t matter what kind of personality you have. What does matter however, is that you have a very clear cut vision, that you’re willing to work, & that you have a mentor in place  who will work with your strengths to help you reach the heights of success that you’ve always dreamed of. Now don’t misunderstand, you can’t be wimpy about your life & expect to succeed online in your Network Marketing/MLM venture at the same time. If you’re lazy & afraid to take action, this isn’t for you. If you’re expecting to sit around sipping umbrella drinks all day long as you exert only the effort necessary to go to the mailbox to get the checks, there’s a brutal dose of reality lurking around the corner for you.

However, marketing my Network Marketing/MLM business with the system I use has truly been a blessing to me, & it has been revolutionary in the way I operate. The reality is that online marketing isn’t just a great way to market my business; it has proven to be the BEST possible way for ME.

With all this being said, I fully realize this form of marketing may not be for everyone. Some folks will undoubtedly do well by sticking to the more traditional methods, the “old school” way. Some just can’t “deal” with technology and new ideas. Whatever the case, FIND YOUR STRENGTHS & build your business in a way that is comfortable, & as importantly, FUN for YOU. I know this all flies in the face of the whole “duplicatable” mantra that has been around for decades, but again, have you really ever really met a Network Marketing/MLM leader that was leading the lifestyle YOU wanted that was actually a duplicatable person? Not likely. I never have & I’ve run into these guys frequently during my career.

All of them found their unique way to sponsor huge downlines. Duplicatable? Please! If it was so duplicatable, 90% of those getting involved wouldn’t have failed. Network Marketing/MLM’s were never the problem. The basis of their business model is sound (that’s why folks like Trump, Microsoft, Apple, etc. are getting into the Network Marketing/MLM arena). It’s the marketing side that has failed. It’s the robotic mentality.

If you want to learn how to sponsor people with virtually zero resistance, rejection, without calling bogus cold leads every day, maybe my marketing concepts will work well for you, especially with a company that has taken away yet other barriers to the equation with what they market (goods & services you purchase frequently at stores around the country).

You can learn about my strategies & those of my team by simply contacting me.  There’s no obligation, & in fact I do not take on everyone that ultimately calls as I’m looking to build strength in my organization & won’t spend time with tire kickers. After going through the videos on the right side of the page, if you’re serious, give me a call or email me & we’ll chat.

To Your Success,

Ted Heims

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“Come Join Me At The Finish Line”

One person can only do so much. But If he gathers a group of people around him who are committed to the same goals, if he galvanizes them and inspires them and taps into their inner drive, they can perform miracles together.

 

It takes courage. A lot of people will try to tell you it’s impractical or impossible. They’ll tell you to lower your sights. They’ll tell you business can’t be benevolent.

 

Remember: You’ll be left with an empty feeling if you hit the finish line alone. When you run a race as a team, though, you’ll discover that much of the reward comes from hitting the tape together. You want to be surrounded not just by cheering onlookers but by a crowd of winners, celebrating as one.

 

Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from the efforts of one person, but from the joint achievements of many. The euphoria is lasting when all participants lead with their hearts, winning not just for themselves but for one another…

“Success is sweetest when it’s shared.”

 

 

-Howard Schultz, CEO, Starbucks

 Author of  “Pour Your Heart Into It”

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My Story

Welcome to my blog!

My professional career has been littered with a combination of corporate world & entrepreneurial pursuits, mostly on the entrepreneurial side because I refused to accept the corporate ladder as my path. My corporate experiences had left me rather disenchanted, largely due to the lack of control over my life, & often, the directions the company was headed. My decision against corporate America was actually quite easy due to my concerns for family, friends, & lifestyle. I wanted to be in control of my time, my income, & my life. That wasn’t going to happen in the corporate world! Today’s economic climate makes that even more the case.

Thus, I have owned my own companies for a significant part of my career. I have enjoyed the control & freedom those endeavors have afforded me. However, those endeavors didn’t come without their own set of problems. Anyone that has owned their own business knows what I’m talking about. Seeking the necessary capital, long, long hours at times, & having to deal with some employees who often had their own agendas that were contrary to the company mission. And of course, then there was the risk.

The risk/reward ratio was always something that seemed favorable to me. That was, until my last venture. I owned a company for roughly 10 years & was a leader in the industry in my area. We built a company that was highly sought after & respected in our discipline. About 90% of our business was referral & repeat business. Due to that success, I decided to branch out & pursue other opportunities as well. I took my eye off the ball ever so slightly to concentrate on these other endeavors, & before I knew it, WHAM, I had a couple of key employees take me to the cleaners! Seven figures worth! Neither myself, nor my right hand man saw it coming. It wiped me out, financially & otherwise. I lost virtually everything! Business, house, retirement, confidence (temporarily), & standing in the community for a short period. Fortunately, I didn’t lose the things that mattered most, my faith, my family, & my friends, who all stood by me through thick & thin.

I had one state agency come after me HARD. They even filed criminal charges against me. Those charges were ultimately dropped, but not until I had gone through HELL & back trying to clear my name. My name was cleared, but the experience will stick with me forever.

The experience left me somewhat jaded about something I never envisioned being jaded about, owning my own business. Needless to say, I was in somewhat of a quagmire though, I had just been sandblasted & wasn’t sure I had the heart & stomach to start another venture again, not at that point anyway. Yet I couldn’t bare the thought of going back to the corporate world either! Depressed  & confused doesn’t remotely describe the condition I was in.

I ultimately signed on with a marketing firm that marketed executives & professionals, the leader in their industry. It was a good fit. My background & passion was in marketing, & this company is the very best in their field. However, for two & a half years, I was still working for someone else, running their game. Even though I enjoyed what I did, & loved the clients I worked with, I found myself less than excited about going to the office every day where I had very little control over my life or my job. The passion & zeal I had for years with my own gigs, just wasn’t there. I was miserable. But, in today’s economic climate, the opportunities to run my own show again were bleak. Capital just isn’t flowing like it used to.

Then one day, one of my wife’s clients asked what I was doing for a living, knowing I had owned my own businesses for years. She answered, & said I was absolutely miserable & was looking to get out on my own again. He suggested that she set up a meeting between he & I to explore a very interesting proposition. The juices started flowing, I was excited about the possibilities, but what was it? We met. His proposition? A Network Marketing opportunity. What?

I had been approached seemingly a hundred times throughout my career regarding MLM’s & Network Marketing, either for me to get involved, or friends & family seeking advice on what I thought about the opportunities. Although the underlying principles were always very intriguing & often very solid as well,  it was just never my bag. First of all, most of their marketing plans were unimaginative & frankly pathetic. Contact your “100″, a list of family, friends, & colleagues. Hold open house meetings. Learn & impliment the “three foot” rule. If you had the dough, you could purchase leads that were often old, stale, & virtually worthless. Some had crappy, cookie-cutter websites promoting their business. WooooHoooo! Who wouldn’t be excited about getting involved with that?

Then there was the premise of trying to “sell” & “convince” these folks as to why you had the best business, best opportunity for great wealth, &  last but not least, the very best product known to mankind! Your product would revolutionize the world, only to learn a few months later that someone else had come out with a product (a better berry, plant, or system only found in the nether most regions of outer Mongolia, in which they owned all the land) that really would revolutionize the world ! I’m not saying that some of these aren’t legitimate, but c’mon, what a racket!

Science & the marketplace have evolved to such a point these days that it often doesn’t matter what kind of a product you have or how good it may be, if it is that good, someone can reverse engineer it, make it even better, & all the sudden, you’re old news with you and/or your downline bailing to the “new” opportunity if the proper safegaurds aren’t in place. Does a lot for credibility huh? Is it any wonder why most roll their eyes & try to avoid one presenting these opportunities today? Regardless of how good the product is or the opportunity, most just simply can’t take that leap or if they do, don’t last.

I was almost immediately hooked on the basic business model, but what about the antiquated marketing model? I had always believed in the underlying principles of Network Marketing but wondered why most were stuck in the ”old school” methods of marketing. And then it happened! As I was researching for better ways to make this happen, something I really believed in, the marketing leaders & mentors I had been seeking for finally walked into my life, & it was GAME OVER at that point!

They taught me how to permanently solve every problem new entrepreneurs/MLM/Network Marketing professionals struggle with in the Home Business & Direct Marketing industry. What? It’s the human variable…..virtually eliminated.

Prospecting, selling, convincing – ELIMINATED

Cold calling, selling  your friends & family – ELIMINATED

Large up front investment – ELIMINATED

Inventories to manage & carry – ELIMINATED

Mickey Mouse home businesses – NEVER

Massive PASSIVE income potential – YES

I was absolutely blown away! Finally, someone who really understood marketing! Where were these guys for all these years I was thinking to myself? This truly IS revolutionary!

They have taught me EXACTLY what they were doing to make millions of dollars per year with only two legs, how they were attracting qualified leads to their business, how they were actually building their MLM/Network Marketing empires without a great deal of effort. The impact on my life has been astounding on many different levels.

You see, if you’re not making money in your sleep, then you’re not using “leverage” & will find it nearly impossible to ever aquire true wealth.

So, all of that being said, I can teach you all I know about making money with this phenomenal system if you’re serious enough to take action. Once you understand the leverage & marketing concepts  my team & I will teach you, you will see how fun & virtually effortless this can be. But as the old saying goes, “you can lead a man to knowledge, but you can’t make him think”. It’s all about choices we make in life. The choice is yours. Choose wisely!

To your success.

Ted Heims

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