Clank clank clank! It should bring a smile to remember those old days when we had to use a typewriter to type business letters and sales correspondence. Overnight, it seems, our typewriters morphed into bullet-speed word processors. Business networking tools have also evolved in recent years to offer us new and improved opportunities to greet and meet new prospects, keep in touch with clients, and to organize our contact lists. Let’s take a look at some of these new and widely used networking tools

A computer is a must for most businesses. Specialized contact management programs assist in several networking areas making prospecting and contact follow up easier. Programs such as ACT!, Goldmine, Maximizer, and Outlook have various features that stores and organizes our contact’s records and can help organize our networking schedules. Personally, I have used ACT! faithfully for the last seven years in business. I simply load the networking contact’s business card information into the ACT! program once I return from a networking event. The next time I need to send that contact a letter or make a call, their contact information instantly appears on my computer screen.

Other tools used by the new-age networker include PDAs- Personal Digital Assistants such as Palm devices. Use these tools to review saved notes containing detailed information about people you network with. It is possible to synchronize the notes and contact records that are stored in some PDAs with the contact software used in your desktop computer. An example would be ACT! This program will update your PDA with the last records installed and the PDA will do the same for your computer It’s as simple as a click of a button! Imagine how you can tighten a relationship by meeting a contact who has forgotten your name, however, with the aid of a PDA, you quickly search for that contact’s name and for a detailed note about who they are. It is also possible to set appointments and check schedules instantly at a networking event with the help of a PDA.

No matter how many space-age gadgets and tools we use to help with our networking, we should be very clear about the significance of one tool in particular. This tool is called trust and it is the core and foundation of networking. Use all of your networking tools to help build trust because without trust, there is really no relationship at all.

Discover and embrace today’s tools that are designed to help networkers become more successful. Use these tools to gain trust so that you can get the most from all of your networking activities!

By: Mark McGregor

Network Marketing is a viable income source.

Network Marketing has become a viable means of extra income and a preferred way to do business. Although it’s true sharing the opportunity with people you know is the base foundation of the business. In today’s world we are seeing more and more people using online marketing as a means of building their business. The internet has made it very simple to use technologies such as web conferences and other long distance recruiting tools.

Network marketing is for people serious about making money. The way to make money with network marketing is to understand the power of leverage. Network Marketers dedicate a few hours each week building their business. Each hour they spend goes into building long term business growth. Network Marketing is a low cost start up type business.

Owning a home based business has many tax benefits. There is a learning curve, but this is true for everything that you do in life.

The way to success in network marketing is to understand the fact that each person can multiply his efforts by teaching others how to be successful. This is where the true power of network marketing shines.

Network Marketing isn’t about suckering your friends and family into your business so you can make money. (Though if you have a solid network marketing team and great product line, wouldn’t you want to help your friends and families make a better life for themselves?)

Personally it was my goal to prove to myself and “them” what I am doing works. You will see that once you have a easy to duplicate business model that your “friends and family will WANT to know what you are doing” Believe me it’s a good feeling knowing that you are doing something that people are dying to know how you are doing it. It’s also a great feeling when you can show them.

Network marketing is a person to person business; it’s a direct marketing business.

The internet has made it possible to pretty much take away all the cold calling scenarios out of

Network Marketing, however you will still have to answer emails and make phone calls to people LOOKING for more information.

These types of phone calls are very different from calling a cold lead. These people already want to know more so they are easier to market too. (Simply put you don’t have to deal with rejection)

Network Marketing Success is directly related to the amount of effort you put into your business.

Creating a Successful Network Marketing Business is very possible, if you are willing to put forth the effort to grow your business.

Network Marketing VS Scams

The biggest obstacle that Network Marketers face is the accusation that network marketing is some kind of scam etc…

Simply put scams are programs that tell people to spend money based on the promise that other people will somehow put money into the program that will somehow come back to you and make you rich.

Pyramids are illegal and thrive on taking advantage of people. Other types of scams are Chain Letters, Ponzi scams. It really isn’t too hard to tell the difference. It’s just a matter of doing some research and find out what the products are these people are selling.

The sadist thing is for a person to be put off by a good network marketing business because they don’t understand that there is a huge difference between a real mlm business and a scam.

In network marketing you can multiply your efforts, skills and talents by helping other people to become successful. You will earn an income on all of their efforts, Network marketing doesn’t work unless you are on a team that is duplicating a successful method of marketing.

Some marketing methods that work online include:

Having a newsletter (Ezine)

Good converting sales pages. (Use the right type of sales page with the right type of marketing and you are practically guaranteed to convert prospects to members.)

Auto responder messages (pre-written email messages are a great way to leverage your time)

Most importantly have your vision and your why and get busy making it happen

To your Life long Success !




By: Larry Rivera