PLAN YOUR WORK, WORK YOUR PLAN!

Having a successful mlm business plan is important if you want a good mlm income. Unlike other businesses, an mlm business plan is rarely ever developed before someone jumps into this sort of thing. Why? Because the commitment is just so damn low.

With entry fees starting anywhere between 50 bucks to a 1,000 dollars, it is a an easy entrepreneurial model to get started in. Pretty much anyone from any walk of life can become a proud owner of their own network marketing franchise. That said, the majority of people don’t know the first thing about how to write a mlm business plan.

Having a mlm business plan could save you a fortune in mistakes, bad decisions and most importantly – time. Every mlm business plan should be treated as any other business. A lot of people are hopped up on that idea that there is “no selling” in this biz, which is totally fictitious.

I would say the primary two skills for success would be sales and leadership qualities. Which we will discuss later on in how to write a mlm business plan.

MLM Business Plan Rule #1 Budgeting

The most important part of a mlm business plan is the budgeting. So many people without a mlm business plan screw this up in a big way. They find themselves going broke because they simply have no more money to grow their biz with.

A strong mlm business plan then must focus primarily on budgeting.

Questions such as – how much is your autoship a month? Other important mlm business plan budgeting questions are:

How much are you willing to spend on marketing a month?
How much are you willing to spend on training a month?
How much are you willing to spend on personal development a month?

Figure those out, they are extremely important. You could have a mlm business plan whose marketing budget literally is zero. That’s fine, as long as you have it in your mlm business plan.

Here is my mlm business plan answers to budgeting:

1. Up to $500

2. $45 (I use MLM Lead System Pro as my main marketing training)

3. $10-20 (Use my Kindle to download great network marketing books, or other greats like Think and Grow Rich.)

So my total budgeting expenses then sits around $565 for my mlm business plan. Notice in #1 I say “up to”? That is because I am always looking to cut down expenses with my budget, but I am willing to play with that much money to try out new tools and new techniques to see what works and what does not work.

(And as time goes on, I pass what does work onto you here in the pages of this mlm blog.)

MLM Business Plan Rule #2 Actionable Actions…

Any good mlm business plan will have more than just budgeting. Of course budgeting is super important in your mlm business plan, since the majority of people in this industry spend themselves out of it.

The 2nd most important part of the mlm business plan is what you are planning to actually do.

Now I am not talking about any wishy-washy goals or lofty affirmations, I am talking about real CONCRETE steps to work your mlm business plan with. Your mlm business plan could have the line “Will Say Positive Affirmations for 20 Minutes a Day” which is fantastic if you’re into that, but realize that is not an actionable action to make your mlm business plan work for you.

A better thing to say would be, “I will call 10 people a day.”

Here are some of things in my personal mlm business plan that are actionable actions:

1. I will write at least ONE article a day that is SEO-optimized. (You can learn more about mlm seo here).

2. I will promote a piece of SEO-optimized content at least once per a day.

Those are just two things. And notice how simple they are? This stuff does not need to be complicated. The more simple your mlm business plan is, the better.

MLM Business Plan Rule #3 – Looking at Things in Stages

A good way to look at a mlm business plan is akin to looking at the plans for building a house. You start off with all the supplies you need, then the foundation, then the actual building of the house and finally the finishing details such as the paint and trimmings.

Your mlm business plan could be written in a very similar way.

For instance, this is an example of the stages I have formulated for my own mlm business plan:

Stage 1 – Traffic (Focused almost exclusively on getting traffic until I reach a consistent 50-100 visitors a day)
Stage 2 – Conversions (Focused on tweaking my website so I can convert more people into mlm leads)
Stage 3 – Profits (Focused on tweaking my funnel to be the most profitable funnel I can have)

Notice how two of the stages in my mlm business plan are in noway related to actually making money by themselves? That is because I know a strong mlm business plan is one that is rooted in patience and consistent growth. You see so many people marketing ways to make tons of money overnight, but that is not my cake.

I would never lie to you.

This stuff takes quite a while before it starts going. For instance, one piece of SEO-optimized content usually ranks solid after 3 weeks (if it ranks at all) once I am done with the piece. Sometimes it takes even longer before I see fruits of that labor because my competition may be more fierce.

Since I chose SEO as my main method for building in my mlm business plan, I make damn sure I do good keyword research so  I can in fact beat my competition.

By having a mlm business plan that affords you to build in stages, you can put profits at the backend of the mlm business plan. Your first focus is to gather the actual skills you will need to work your mlm business plan.

Of course, you may find yourself laughing as you start making money even if you are still on the first stage of your mlm business plan! Which is always exciting. So, what is your mlm business plan?

The Ultimate Tool for Any MLM Business Plan

Network marketing books – they are the best manuals to your financial freedom in this industry. I have always believed that readers are leaders. Along with that, I think people who read about the subject of their passion succeed in a way that dwarfs all others – even if readers tend to be slower to put their knowledge to action.

I am a great example of that. For a long time all I did was read network marketing books, and now I am implementing these strategies I have learned from those network marketing books – and finally seeing some pretty cool things happen. (For instance, one lesson I learned resulted me in buying Market Samurai that is now giving me the lion share of traffic for my blog)

Why Should You Buy Network Marketing Books?

A lot of people might say to themselves that they do not need to buy network marketing books. They reason being they have an upline and a turnkey system – they have everything already to build their businesses. More often than not, these people are absolutely correct!

You DO have everything to build a business whether or not you buy any network marketing books at all.

The thing is, by reading up on what the other “Greats” in the industry have done before you can only do one thing: Shorten your route to financial success and personal growth. Some of the best books on personal development I have ever read have been network marketing books.

Why? Simply because this industry is all about taking an average joe and teaching them the school of business.

In other words, through mlm an average joe can become a business professional with all the required skills to run any enterprise successfully – especially if they read good network marketing books along their way.

If this was not so, I am unsure why people like Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump would support mlm companies so wholeheartedly (to the point of them writing their own network marketing books!). And it would make me wonder too why Warren Buffet is buying Avon if there wasn’t so much potential in this unique industry.

Network marketing books can provide you tips, marketing strategy and the personal growth you need to make a lasting financial success and actually make money in your mlm.

Definitive Network Marketing Books List

I will attempt to keep this list as updated as possible (which is why it is the DEFINITIVE list!) for everyone who is like me – someone who wishes to constantly grow and strive to be better than before and obsessed with reading.

These network marketing books are both related to offline and online marketing. Some of these network marketing books are not classified as network marketing books in their own right, but I feel that every person in the mlm profession should still read them. Why? Because they offer some sort of skill or advice that could dramatically impact your business.

With that said… let us begin!

1. Magnetic Sponsoring by Mike Dillard

I have always praised Magnetic Sponsoring. When I first started reading network marketing books, it is this one that probably changed my life forever. I went from prospecting dead beat leads, hoping my warm market would “pan out”, and fruitlessly networking at chamber of commerce meetings to actually talking with people who WANT to talk to me about my network marketing business or products.

It was a big change, a huge paradigm shift. For $40 bucks, it could be one of the most valuable network marketing books you buy.

If you want to read more on Magnetic Sponsoring, read my Magnetic Sponsoring Review: How I Turned $40 in $500

2. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

ANYONE in business should read this. This is the 2nd most important title on the network marketing books list for a very good reason. Napoleon hits the exact mark on what it takes to succeed. He talks of the burning desire and the real strategies and stories of people who used their mind to put forth the action required to succeed.

The thing I love about this book is that it is not talking about “vibrations” or some ridiculous thing like a few other network marketing books do. Instead, it is talking about REAL stuff, and it leaves no doubt in your mind that there will need to be an immense amount of action taken to see your dreams come to life – yet makes it so realistic.

Love it!

3. Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark Yarnell

This is one of the best network marketing books around – and one of the oldest.

Mark Yarnell’s writing style is easy and flows, and the lessons you learn are awesome. This book came out before the internet, so suffice to say it includes almost exclusively stories of people succeeding before the dawn of the internet age.

Even though I mainly work online, I understand the real importance of offline marketing. Offline is always where you will find true geometric growth after all.

4. Building Your Network Marketing Business by Jim Rohn

This is actually an audio cd moreso than one of the network marketing books. Jim Rohn is one of the true masters of this profession, he changed his entire life through mlm. One of the first things his original mentor told him was to read network marketing books and things about business.

The more you knew, the more you grew – and the more you grew the more you earned.

Jim Rohn is candid, blunt, and extremely funny all at the same time in his Idaho-farmer-boy accent. Out of all the personal development leaders I’ve had the honor to read or listen to, Jim Rohn is by far my favorite and most valuable find. So even though it is an audio, I still think it deserves to be on the list of the best network marketing books out there.

5. The Business of the 21st Century by Robert Kiyosaki

I told you Kiyosaki supported mlm right? Well, for any doubters.. the dude wrote one of the best network marketing books out there!

I am always loathe to recommend any network marketing books written by a guy who never really has built a business in the profession. However, Kiyosaki’s insights are spot on as to why do mlm – and more importantly why do it now.

He crushes common objections and makes a strong logical case as to why mlm is the road for the average person to achieve financial freedom. (I would also add internet marketing to that list, but I’m a lover of the internet).

This is one of those network marketing books that boasts a lot of credibility. Buy a few copies and pass them to your friends who are doubters but say they are open to learning more. Skepticism should be rewarded and not punished, and this is one of the network marketing books that will reward the conservative skeptic.

BONUS Network Marketing Books – MLM Traffic Formula

MLM Traffic Formula 2 probably should not be in my list of network marketing books – especially since its not one. Alas, it is an amazing resource for understanding this whole online attraction marketing deal and I highly recommend it. (Thus why I included it on my list of the best network marketing books out there)

It gives you the total overview of pretty much EVERYTHING.

Shows you the idea of having a hub website or a HQ for your business. For example, this blog is the hub for my mlm business and attraction marketing strategies. The course teaches you bits and pieces of SEO, social media, paid traffic and blogging.

Everything to get a parched mouth well-hydrated in terms of marketing knowledge.

For that reason, it is included in my definitive list of network marketing books that one should own. Keep on coming back, I plan on updating the definitive network marketing books list as I find new material (and get more time to add even more gems I have found along my way).

Market Samurai is an amazing SEO keyword marketing research tool. However, it comes at a price – for some they consider it a premium price. There are other options out there for people on a low-budget to find good keywords, and many people feel like they should not have to pay for Market Samurai keyword research when it is being offered for free by services like the Google keyword tool.

However, Market Samurai vs the Google keyword tool is an easy no-contest win for Market Samurai. Just the Market Samurai tutorial is worth owning the seo marketing tool. I am going to get into this more detail, but first… let me tell you a story.

For a long time, probably a year and a half, I used what I call “Mickey Mouse” SEO strategy. Which means I was basically using garbage ways to market my content because I was being a cheap ass. There is a saying for people who make the mistake I made – I was being penny wise and pound foolish.

In an effort to SAVE money I actually LOST hundreds if not thousands of dollars during my year and a half “marketing” online all because I didn’t want to spend some money at the initial outset. I wish I could change back the clocks of time because I would had earned my freedom a whole lot quicker if I had just bit the bullet and bought seo marketing tools like Market Samurai from the very outset. You’re lucky, I wish I had read an article about market samurai vs using free keyword tools before I started online.

With the Market Samurai tutorials and software now as part of my toolbox, I have been able to finally get easy rankings on Google and start getting traffic to blogs that literally got no more than 5 visitors a day (if I was lucky) during my previous “Mickey Mouse” seo attempts.

Now let us get to our Market Samurai keyword research tools comparison, shall we?

Market Samurai vs Google Keyword Tool Comparison #1 – Quantity of Keywords

One of the biggest ways any SEO marketing professional gets their actual keywords is by using the tools themselves. For instance, in the network marketing niche you may be marketing something like mlm lead system pro and are curious what other keywords are related to mlm lead system pro.

So you would enter mlm lead system pro either into the Market Samurai keyword research module or the Google Keyword tool and the software would expand that into a list of relevant search terms. Now Market Samurai’s keyword research module actually pulls from the same database as Google’s tool, so ultimately you would be getting the same exact list.

Therefore I would say if all you’re doing is coming up with keyword ideas, then between Market Samurai vs the Google Keyword tool, that Google totally wins hands down. After all, their version is free!

Market Samurai vs the Google Keyword Tool Comparison #2 – Traffic & Monetization

Both tools offer modules for you seeing what kind of traffic every month is searching for your keyword on the search engines, but they offer them in very different ways.

For example with Google’s tool, all you get is the monthly traffic, trending data (whether search volume has been going up or down over the last few months), and the Adwords Cost Per Click (CPC).

This information is important for a variety of reasons. Traffic obviously is your main goal and you should be targeting keywords that get searched often enough to make them worth your time. Another good way to tell that a keyword is worth your time is by looking at the Adwords CPC – the higher it is the more likely you can assume there is money to be made off that keyword.

However, Market Samurai vs Google’s solution is far better for a multiple of reasons! (The Market Samurai capture page explains why it can make you more money far better than I can by the way.)

Market Samurai’s keyword research tool allows you to see the SEOT – SEO Traffic for Page 1/Rank 1 position. In other words, it tells you how much potential traffic you expect on a daily basis if you get ranked in the very first position for the keyword of your choice.

Also it gives you a new column of data known as Phrase-to-Broad or PBR percentage. PBR in layman’s terms is just a way of telling you that people actually ARE searching for that keyword – as sometimes Google will give you the wrong data even within their own keyword tool.

For example a keyword like “food dog” may be getting 5,000 searches a month. Fantastic! If you were just using the Google tool you may make the fatal mistake (like I have so many times in the past) to actually writing content and doing the laborious process of promoting content optimized with the keyword “food dog”.

A quick usage of the Market Samurai keyword research tool could show that in actuality NO ONE is typing in “food dog” instead those 5,000 searches a month are actually searching for the keyword “dog food”. Since Google can bring bak data that is fallible like this, Market Samurai has prepared for it using the power of permutations (I won’t explain it here, but the Market Samurai tutorials sum it nicely in their Market Samurai Dojo).

This one of the biggest newb SEO marketing mistakes out there. One that I failed for COUNTLESS times. Don’t let yourself become a victim of it and buy Market Samurai keyword research tool today if you have yet to get it.

Also in the Market Samurai vs Google Keyword Tool competition, Market Samurai has better monetization information. The software actually takes the Adwords CPC and cross references it with potential daily traffic from the #1 spot on Google showing you some potential incomes that could be generate with a well-converting optimized website.

Basically, the Market Samurai keyword research tool is just far better equipped to give you real marketing insights into your niches.

Market Samurai vs the Google Keyword Tool Comparison #3 – Competition, Competition, Competition

When it comes down to Market Samurai vs the Google Keyword Tool, it is the competition module that REALLY makes Market Samurai shine.

With the free Google Keyword tool, all you are getting is a lousy green bar that shows you the level of competition for certain keywords. However that competition is just showing how many people are competing in PPC (Pay Per Click) marketing, not the people competing in the organic search engines.

For SEO marketing, the Google competition bar is almost useless other than as a way to tell if there is a lot of people competing for this niche or few people. It tells us nothing about the actual strength of our competition. That green bar could be full to the brim with competitors, but in the organic search the competitors could actually be super weak and easily outranked. We simply do not have this information with the Google Keyword Tool.

In the Market Samurai vs Google keyword tool, Market Samurai’s keyword research tool wins hands down EASILY.

Because Market Samurai provides amazing insight into what our competitors have going for them. Things such as how many backlinks are supporting that website, the PR (Page Rank) rating of the website, and whether or not any on-page SEO optimization has occurred.

Market Samurai’s keyword research tool even color-codes the statistics matrices for quick easy reference to what you are up against. An all green matrices means easy-sailing, all red means you have some steep challenges ahead if you want to rank #1 for that keyword.

The majority of keywords will be a mixture of red, green and yellow (the moderate of the extremes). This coding is a easy reference guide as to what you can easily rank for almost right away, and the keywords that are going to take a considerably longer time to get any traction on.

Consider this: Without Market Samurai keyword research tool, you may have spent hundreds of hours or dollars promoting a piece of content for the keyword such as “dog food” and never get anywhere at all. Because without Market Samurai, you had no idea that your competition on the first page of Google had literally hundreds of thousands of backlinks, a PR of 5 and perfect on-page SEO. In other words… you just wasted TONS of time that could had been spent building profitable content that makes you REAL money.

Conclusion of Market Samurai vs Google Keyword Tool

It is obvious where I lean on Market Samurai vs Google Keyword Tool. The Market Samurai keyword research tool is an amazing suite, and this short blog post does not even cover everything that the software can do for your seo marketing efforts.

Market Samurai vs Google Keyword tool, Google doesn’t stand a chance.

If you are on the fence about buying Market Samurai, I hope this article changes your mind about it. It has changed the entire direction of my online business overnight for a cheap one off price of $149.

I believe wholeheartedly that Market Samurai’s keyword research tool is a 100% must-have for any online business relying on SEO marketing. It is so essential that I would compare it to the same value that Aweber provides for me (Click here for my recent Aweber Review).

Stop yourself from making the mistake I made in the past. No need to be penny wise and pound foolish, lose the penny and gain a crapload of pounds is my new philosophy – and I am LOVING that new philosophy.

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