Saturday, January 3, 2009

Develop MLM Leads With Classified Ads

A great way to generate leads for a multilevel marketing plan is with small classified ads. You can place these in lots of places including newspapers, pennysavers, magazines, or online. There are a lot of free classifieds you can use on line but a great one is Craig's List. This is targeted to your geographic area and thus you are much more likely to get qualified leads than some of the other online services.
When writing classified ads remember how important the headline is. The headline is the advertisement for the ad. It must be catchy but it has to be believable. A headline like "Make Millions of Dollars With No Work," will not get you the kinds of people you need to build your downline.
You need people who are willing to do some work but you don't want to totally scare them off. A headline like "Make Extra Money Now," or "Great Second Income," is going to catch the eye of people other than get rich quick types. The get rich quick type are a waste of your time. They are not looking to build a business they just want to win the lottery. Pitching these types of people does nothing other than use up the hours in the day you could be spending to pitch people who would really like to build a business.
When writing your classified you do not want to mention MLM because that turns people off due to the bad wrap multilevel maketing as received in the last few years. Instead, talk about how you have found a great way to increase their income or pay their bills and you would like the opportunity to share it with them. Tell them they deserve a better life and this is the way to get it.
Classifieds can work great to get you leads but make sure you are getting the kinds that will allow you to build your downline, not waste your time.

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