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Internet lead generation is relatively new to the network marketing industry and generally it has a bad rap. You get all of the typical headlines: They Suck, Don’t Buy Them, They are a Scam, and many more. This is nothing new. In the early days of the Internet lead business for mortgage, real estate, education, and other markets they had the same reputation, yet today they are a primary means of growing these businesses. Something changed. A transformation from a negative perception to the most efficient way to grow a business. I am going to reveal the secrets they discovered and get you on the way to adding more customers and distributors to your down line with Internet leads.

Finding Your Customer

Generating any type of customer interest for a product or service, whether online or offline is the same. You need to get your target customers attention, present a compelling offer, and call them to action. Whether that happens at your local rotary club, church, office, or on the Internet the steps are the same. However, the fundamental starting point is being where people are interested in hearing about business opportunities.

Approaching someone at the water cooler or in the fellowship hall is probably not going to catch them in a mindset to consider a great opportunity to make additional income. The Internet is a very different place. People go there to find things out, buy stuff, and look for opportunities. Internet browsers are in the right frame of mind. They are looking for the opportunity you can present. So, why doesn’t it work?

Buying or Generating Leads

The number one problem in generating inquires on the Web is not focusing on your ideal customer. Whether you are buying or generating your own MLM leads ask, “who am I targeting.” The prevailing attitude is that any person can make your business opportunity work–that is false. Your product and distribution network may be more appropriate for retirees, stay-at-home moms, single parents, tech-savvy, or the young and reckless. Whatever the profile, figure that out first. Then set out to get the right Internet leads.

Get a Good Lead Manager

This is real the key to success. Generating or buying great inquiries is relatively easy. Capturing a persons interest and enrolling them is the challenge. You typically start from a point of skepticism and lack of trust. The process of presenting the plan and building a trust-based relationship can take a lot of time. During that time you need to be educating and executing on every little promise.

This is where a good lead management software is critical. In order to scale your business you need to be constantly contacting hundreds of people. Nurturing this many potential customers and distributors at various stages of commitment is impossible without good contact management.

A dedicated MLM contact management system can help you automate much of your education tasks, set reminders for follow-up, and take in and manage new opportunities. With a capable MLM tracking software you will never miss following up on every little promise, every training presentation, every conference call, and every new opportunity that the Web gives you.

Bill Rice is a leading authority on lead management and the lead generation industry. He is a frequent writer, sharing insights on sales at BetterCloser.com, providing commentary on the lead generation market on Lead Marketwatch and speaker, featured at venues like Leads2007, LeadsCon, Ohio MBA, and Online Lead Quality Summit.

Do You think you could promote you network opportunity easier if you just knew how? Using the tips in below we will give ideas on how you can promote your business offline.

As a network marketer, you know how important getting traffic to your website is. It is the number one reason for failure in this business.

There is an often over-looked area of marketing that is ignored by many in network marketing. This area is offline marketing. While the Internet is a source used by many, there are also thousands of prospects that can be presented with your MLM business opportunity through offline sources. Here are eight offline strategies that you can use to expand your network marketing prospect, and, in turn, explode your business.

Often when it comes to marketing your mlm network business we tend to forget about offline marketing. This is somethine anyone can do fairly easily. The Internet is good for attracting prospects online, but there are people who would be interested in your network marketing business offline if they knew about it.

Here are 7 forms of offline marketing you do to grow your prospect list.

1. Get a small baggie and put these items in it.

a current special

a business opportunity flyer

a business card

a discount coupon

Give out the baggies wherever you go. At your kids sport events, cashiers at the store, to tellers at the bank, at a restaurant etc. etc. Get in the habit of promoting your business anywhere and everywhere!

2. Do you have a college in your town? College students are always looking for ways to make money. Give them a business card or flyer as well.

3. Print flyers with your contact information, your email address, and website address. Include any monthly specials you are offering. Then hand them out at apartment complexes, mobile home parks, housing developments, and rental offices. Be sure and ask for permission to leave flyers at the front office before you start.

4. Daycare centers are a great place to find prospects for your business! Leave a business cards or flyer with them. Not all moms and dads who have to drop off their kids and go to work want to do that everyday.

5. Contact local bridal gown stores, bridal supply stores, tux rental centers, caterers, and wedding DJ’s. Ask if you can leave a business card with them as well as a flyer for their customers to have.

6. Connect with your local Chamber of Commerce. Many times they have local business events that you could involve your business in.

7. Contact your local churches. A lot of churches hold spring and fall festivals, plan special events around Thanksgiving, and Christmas events. Contact them about getting a table or booth. This is a very inexpensive way to promote your mlm business.

As you can see, this is just a small list of endless ways that you can use to market your business offline as well as build a great MLM prospect list. Try one or more of these strategies to start off with, and watch your network marketing business explode!

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For most of us, putting aside a fixed amount of perfectly good money each month is hard work, but the fact is you can save, even if it’s only a small amount. No matter what your age, gender, race or professional status, you should think of saving as a fixed monthly expense, a regular part of your budget, just like your car or mortgage payments. As a rule, you should aim to save at least 5 to 10 per cent of your pay each month.

Six Simple Saving Schemes

- Think of saving as fixed monthly expense. Saving is something you must do, like paying your mortgage, even if it’s only a small amount every month. While there is no magical number for how much you should save, 10 per cent of your monthly income is a realistic amount aim for. If you manage to save more than that, all better. Some financial professionals recommend that you put 10 per cent a month into your retirement scheme alone, and another 5 per cent into a savings account.

- Use the money in your current account to pay your daily living expenses, and keep the money in your savings account sacrosanct. You should aim to build up a cushion of no less than three month’s income in your savings account, for emergencies.

- To make savings enrol in a savings plan that automatically deducts money (the amount is determined by you) from your current account each month. That way you won’t be tempted to spend it.

- Don’t save your hard-earned money under the mattress where a mouse or burglar might find it; instead, invest in a pension scheme such as the state-sponsored individual Savings Accounts. Inaugurated in April 1999 (they replace TESSAs and PEPs), ISAs allow you to put money away for the future on a tax-free basis.

- Invest in a money market funds pay a higher interest rate. Nearly as safe as a bank’s saving account, these funds pay a higher interest rate. You can buy a money market fund through a unit trust company, a brokerage firm or a bank. And you can have money automatically drawn from your pay cheque and placed in the fund before you get your hands on it.

- Set a savings target for the year - 10 per cent of your annual income, at a minimum - to give yourself something to aim for. If you reach your goal early, treat yourself. Spend the equivalent of what you put away each month - new (not saved) money - on something you really want; it’s a treat that you have earned. If you don’t achieve your goal early.

Deposit Savings

At the heart of everybody’s savings portfolio should be money left on deposit - with a bank, building society or one of the new deposit takers. Deposit savings should be the first home you look for when you decide to start saving - maybe so you can amass a deposit for a new home or simply save for the future.

However, choosing a savings account is no longer as simple as it used to be. Choice, as in most spheres of personal finance, is greater than ever before with more providers vying for your money.

This in turn has led to the development of a whole range of different savings accounts with different terms and conditions. Unless you tread carefully, you can end up with an account which will cause you more misery than joy.

Liza Mathers writes for Seek4finance. Our visitors can apply online for a range of personal finance solutions including personal loans, mortgages, credit cards, current accounts and savings accounts. Visit http://www.seek4finance.co.uk today.

The European economy continues to make subtle moves in the direction of more unified and impressive economic growth. Improving economic performance is tied, in part, to strong global economic growth. It is also tied to greater labor flexibility across the Continent than was the case a few years ago. The recent political shift to the right in France suggests that even the French economy might show more signs of growth in coming years than was the broad expectation a year ago.

European economic growth in 2006 was the strongest of the past six years. The more broadly defined 27-nation European Union recorded real (inflation adjusted) economic growth in 2006 of 3.0%. The 13 nations that share the euro currency saw real growth last year of 2.7%.

Growth forecasts for 2007 adopted by the European Commission–the executive arm of the European Union–see real growth near 2.9% for the larger Europe, with the euro currency nations seeing growth of 2.6%. In both cases, growth rates would likely exceed that found in the U.S.

Broad European unemployment was 7.2% in March 2007, the lowest in 14 years of recordkeeping. By comparison, U.S. unemployment is currently 4.5%.

European growth forecasts for 2008 are slightly weaker than expectations for this year. In contrast, most U.S. forecasts for 2008 see real growth returning to near 3.0%.

Various export-dependent European nations, particularly the Germans, are benefiting from strong global economic growth and rising demand for exports. While the stronger euro currency could, in theory, depress European exports, such a development has yet to occur.

Deja Vu

By certain measures, the European economy is similar to where the U.S. economy was 2-3 years ago. Beginning in June 2004, the Federal Reserve–America’s central bank–began a lengthy process of monetary tightening in order to minimize inflation pressures tied to solid U.S. economic growth. Such a program is now underway in Europe.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has boosted its key short-term interest rate seven times since December 2005. The ECB announced recently that another 0.25% tightening move would occur in June, pushing the rate to 4.00%. In addition, the Bank of England…yes, that nation’s central bank…boosted its key rate to 5.50% recently, a six-year high. The Bank noted strong U.K. economic growth and high levels of business investment as its rationale.

Many economists see an additional move or two before the end of the year. In contrast, America’s key short-term interest rate has been at 5.25% since late June 2006 following 17 tightening moves, with many forecasters, including yours truly, seeing a chance for slight Fed ease late in 2007.

Labor Flexibility

So what are the Europeans finally doing right? Besides a boost from strong global growth, the Germans, the Spaniards, and others have introduced greater labor flexibility into their economies. As a result, various European companies are more willing to hire at home, versus shifting current jobs and new hiring to Eastern Europe.

The recent French election also bodes well for French economic competitiveness, although it will be a rocky road. The election of pro-America, pro-free market President Nicolas Sarkozy suggests the French are finally bending to the realities of 21st Century global competition.

Such was not the case over the past quarter century as French leadership saw the French “entitled” to do things their way. Double-digit unemployment and limited job opportunities for millions of young people of recent years finally got the electorate’s attention.

Economic futurist Jeff Thredgold is President of Thredgold Economic Associates, a professional speaking and economic consulting company.

Since 1976, Jeff’s weekly economic and financial newsletter, Tea Leaf, has been helping people make sense of the tangled maze of the U.S. and global economy and financial markets in a light, approachable style. Sign up to receive the free Tea Leaf email newsletter.

Jeff is the author of econAmerica: Why the American Economy is Alive and Well…and What That Means to Your Wallet (Wiley, 2007), and On the One Hand…The Economist’s Joke Book.

His career includes 23 years with $96 billion banking giant KeyCorp, where he served as Senior VP and Chief Economist. He now serves as economic consultant to $50 billion Zions Bancorporation, which has banks in 10 states.

Life is certainly a magical mystery tour. And for those of us who live in Israel, the long and winding road just became a bit more scenic. With the surprise announcement by Beatles singer and composer Sir Paul McCartney that he will be performing in Tel Aviv next month, the Jewish nation has taken a smiling leap back 40 years in time.

From car radios, open market CD players and inside elegant, modern stores, the warm, loving, magical and mythical blends of Beatles music permeate every city and town in Israel. From Metulla, Haifa and Katzrin in the North, to Hadera, Ra’anana, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to Ashkelon, Ashdod, Rehovot, Dimona and Eilat in the south one can hear the sweet voices Paul, John, Ringo and George.

A host of Web 2.0 Facebook and MySpace groups with a number of YouTube videos have been created to celebrate and promote Sir Paul McCartney’s historic visit to the Holy Land.

In January, Israel ambassador to Britain, Ron Prosor, handed a letter of apology to Julia Baird, sister of the late John Lennon, apologizing for a ban that Israel had placed on the Beatles back in 1965.

The story begins back 43 years ago when the Beatles were invited to perform in Israel with a concert which never took place. At the time Israel officials cited financial problems, but it was more than money that kept the Beatles away. Official permission required to withdraw precious foreign currency to pay the Beatles was denied because a ministerial committee feared the corrupting influence of four long-haired Englishmen.

The Israel committee report put it: “The Beatles have an insufficient artistic level and cannot add to the spiritual and cultural life of the youth in Israel.”

Sounds like this Israel committee was smoking stronger stuff than anything the Beatles may have experienced with Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. The Israel politicians believed that The Beatles would corrupt innocent Israeli youth. But was it really naive Israel politicians?

Criticism over the cancellation was directed at former Israel Education Ministry Director-General Yaakov Schneider, whose ministry was required to approve the performance of foreign bands in Israel.

In a page one story in the newspaper Haaretz, former Minister of Education and Environment Yossi Sarid stated that real cause of the cancellation was due to a rivalry between two promoters in Israel. One had been offered a Beatles concert in 1962, before their star had risen, by Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, and had turned them down. When a competitor booked them three years later, the first promoter used his government connections to keep the needed money from being disbursed.

“I can assure you that my father had never heard of the Beatles,” Sarid said this week. “The promoter of course didn’t come to the government and say, ‘I don’t like this other guy and I don’t want him to get the money.’ He said it is a lousy group and will corrupt the spirit of the wonderful, brilliant, pure Israel youngsters. He exploited their ignorance.”

Fast forward to 2008 in Liverpool. Prosor, one of Israel’s most senior and long-serving diplomats, was only seven years old when the “misunderstanding” between London and Jerusalem took place. But Prosor is a man who quite likely knows the lyrics to most Beatles tune and was not about to miss out on an opportunity to enhance the celebration of Israel’s 60th birthday.

In a letter he wrote to the Beatles and their relatives: “There is no doubt that it was a great missed opportunity to prevent people like you, who shaped the minds of the generation, to come to Israel and perform.”

The two surviving Beatles, Sir Paul McCartney, 65, and Ringo Starr, 67, were expected to join the anniversary celebrations in Israel in May but never showed.

But McCartney is no fool on the hill. He realizes the importance of Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East and may even see himself as one who may be able to bridge and come together with some peace through his music.

A huge outdoor concert in Tel Aviv on September 25 has been confirmed by Sir McCartney.

In his Website, Sir Paul McCartney announced his ‘Friendship First’ concert in Israel stating: “Israel will finally get the chance to experience a night of music and history Macca-style; the night they have been waiting decades for.”

Sir Paul added: “I’ve heard so many great things about Tel Aviv and Israel, but hearing is one thing and experiencing it for yourself is another. We are planning to have a great time and a great evening. We can’t wait to get out there and rock.”

The Paul McCartney show, produced by promoter Dudu Zerzevsky, is expected to cost upward of $8 million to produce and will require a 100-person production team, extensive security, an extra-large stage, an expansive sound system, and two vegetarian kitchens at the show’s location.

The producers of the single appearance by Paul McCartney in Israel expect to break even with a take of 10 million NIS on the event. These numbers kick in before any sponsorships take place. The businessman backing the event, Yakir Sha’ashua believes it will attract a capacity crowd to Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park, which can accommodate up to 70,000 people.

The Israel business newspaper Globes states that the cost of bringing Beatle Paul McCartney to Israel will reach over NIS 30 million, half of which will go to McCartney and his promoters, while the other half will cover production costs. Price now stand at NIS 1,500 for a front row ticket and NIS 500 for just a seat on grass in the park. The promoters will have to sell 50,000 tickets only to cover the cost. This is the initial quantity which will go on sale at the Leean ticket offices.

According to British media, McCartney, has invited his girlfriend, 47-year-old New York Long Islander Nancy Shevell, to accompany him on the tour. The couple just finished a monthlong road trip across the famed Route 66 in the US, where they were spotted by shocked fans at campsites, gas stations and motels.

But the McCartney trip to Israel will be far from stealth.

Dozens of hate sites have also popped up by Palestinians, Iran, Syria, Hamas, Hizbollah, Islamic Jihad and all those who believe that Paul McCartney is an infidel.

Propagandist Eileen Fleming, who deserves a gold Olympic medal for hateful incitement on an Arab Web site, does not give peace a chance.
She states: “I wondered what Lennon might have said to his old mate in regards to making money from an apartheid state. Apartheid Israel continues to illegally occupy Palestinian and other Arab lands.”

We in Israel ask what Apartheid?

Israel Arabs serve in the Knesset, they are equal citizens.
It is extreme Islam which truly practices apartheid with the clear separation of men from women, treating women as second class slaves, the murdering of homosexuals, labeling anyone who is not Islamic an infidel and deserves to be beheaded in the same manner as Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

In fact, Islamic apartheid transcends mere separation and ups the ante with the beheading of anyone who argues with the Satanic verses of the Koran. Can we also add Holocaust denial and clearly stating to “wipe Israel off the map” to the above?

Fleming continues: “Israel has been “committing horrific war crimes in the occupied Gaza Strip, where its illegal and immoral policy of collective punishment - through a hermetic military siege and an almost complete blockage of fuel, electric power, and even food and medicine - is pushing 1.5 million Palestinian civilians to the brink of starvation. Israel’s wanton killings of civilians, demolition of homes and property, uprooting of more than a million fruit bearing trees, incessant theft of land and water resources, denial of freedom of movement to millions, dividing indigenous Palestinian’s into Bantustans caged by walls, fences and hundreds of roadblocks, is not to be celebrated, but condemned and changed.”

Can Fleming pass the pipe? Is that grass, hash or crack?
She is about as stoned as the committee which originally rejected the Beatles back in 1965!

Eileen, sorry to bust your bubble, but if you have not heard, Iran backed Hamas controls Gaza, not Israel. And as for starvation where are the Arab nations helping the citizens of Gaza? They don’t need too as over 300 humanitarian UN and Red Cross trucks defy Hamas daily, bringing in food, medicine and fuel.

Gaza has food and water. They only thing that Gazans lack are freedom and democracy.

Eileen, do you think Iran will invite Sir Paul to play in Teheran? Nah, they will probably think that he will corrupt Iran youth.

David Horovitz, editor of the Jerusalem Post puts it right.

Horovitz states that: “after all these years of waiting for you, Sir Paul, what we’re getting is just “a day in the life.” David now places some Beatles lyrics into Israeli reality.

Any Time At All - Let me get the complaint in early: I know we banned you in 1965, but did it really have to take this long? “Any time at all.” That’s what you promised. “All you gotta do is call, and I’ll be there.” That was 43 years ago! Forty-three years to answer the phone?

Come Together - All credit to John Lennon for this astoundingly prescient critique of our internal divides, of the boundless intolerance we in the Jewish state exhibit for approaches to Judaism that differ from our own. I guess we’re not “good looking” enough, because those opportunities for Jewish harmony really shouldn’t be “so hard to see.”

Drive My Car - In Israel? Are you crazy? Take my advice, Sir Paul: Let someone else drive it.

Eight Days A Week - You sing it, Israel lives it - six-day work week, two-day weekend. What we really need is nine days a week, so that the Orthodox among us get a proper weekend too.

Give Peace A Chance - Believe me, Paulie, we’ve tried. We said yes to two states in 1948, and we’ve been doing so ever since. Have you thought about singing this to the Iranians?

The Beatles were a pop and rock group from Liverpool, England which was formed in 1960.

The talented and creative group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals).

The Beatles are recognised for leading the 1960s musical “British Invasion” into the United States. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skiffle, the group explored new musical sounds ranging from Tin Pan Alley to psychedelic rock. Their clothes, hair styles, and political statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.

After the band broke up in 1970, all four members embarked upon solo careers.

The Beatles are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music, selling over a billion records internationally. In the United Kingdom, The Beatles released more than 40 different singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one, earning more number one albums than any other group in English chart history. This commercial success was repeated in many other countries; their record company, EMI, estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion records worldwide.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, The Beatles have sold more albums in the United States than any other band. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Beatles number one on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. According to Rolling Stone, The Beatles’ innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s, and their influence on pop culture is still very evident today.

The Hebrew name for the Beatles back in 1965 which was printed on the tickets is worth noting. The performers may have been universally known as the Beatles, but in Israel, then still trying to create a culture buffered from foreign words and influence, they were Hipushiot Haketzev, or the Beat Beetles (like the bugs). What will the tickets look like in 2008?

In the rapidly growing Facebook group - Israel Welcomes Beatles Sir James Paul McCartney To Tel Aviv - this writer comments: “The producers Dudu and Boaz Zerzevsky and yourself are very well aware that your visit represents a true, defining moment of history. As such, please be aware that Tel Aviv is not New York, London, Montreal, Rome or Paris. One out of four children live in poverty in Israel. The average wage is 1,500 USD per month.

The average Israeli cannot even dream of seeing nor hearing you live.
Please, as a respected humanitarian, produce two more concerts - one in Jerusalem and the other in Haifa. Donate a part of the proceeds to our hungry children.

Please lower the cost of the non-VIP tickets. For as of this moment, the non-VIP tickets ARE VIP tickets - well out of the reach of the Israeli public.

Paul - we wish you a safe, fun and comfortable trip to this magical Holy Land.
May your presence and music unite the many divisions for which the peoples of this region suffer from.

And perhaps you just might want to drop in on English educated Syria President Bashar Assad and ask him to remove a few landmines from the Syria and Lebanon borders. Don’t let it be.”

The above news content was edited and SEO optimized in Israel for the Internet by the Leyden Communications Group.

Israel Says She Loves You To Beatles Paul McCartney

By Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency

Have you ever heard of the saying “there are only two things that are certain in life - death and taxes?” If I had the power to add something to those two things, I would add expenses. Well, if you think about it, taxes are technically expenses, right? But when I talk about expenses, I mean a wide variety of things.

Utility bills, travel expenses (to and from work), grocery bills, credit card bills - I could go on and on. These things never seem to disappear from our everyday lives. I suppose we can make do without some expenses but unless you live a hermit’s life, then I think that expenses will always be a part of your world.

Of course, there are times when expenses just seem to get the best of you. Despite decent wages and regular income, there are times when you do not have enough to cover your expenses. What do you do then?

I would suggest taking out a payday loan. For those who are allergic to the word “loan,” try and hear me out first before you leave this page. A payday loan is something that has been designed to meet the urgent - and relatively small - needs of the average person. As such, a payday loan is quite perfect in covering expenses that crop up when you least need them.

There are many online payday loan providers in the United Kingdom. Realising the need for their services, they have expanded their operations so that residents of the country can avail of money easily when they most need it. The requirements for a payday loan are not that hard to fulfill. In fact, you might very well be surprised to find out what you need in order to be approved for a payday loan. Are you ready?

First, you have to be a citizen or a resident of the United Kingdom. I assume that you meet this requirement easily. Second, you have to be of legal age - that is, you have to be at least 18 years old. Again, I assume that you meet this requirement. Third, now this one is a bit trickier, you have to have a regular source of income. Then again, if you are part of the working population then this should not be a problem. All you need to do is to present your most recent pay stubs in order to prove that you indeed have a stable job. If you are running your own business, do not fret. You can still avail of a payday loan, just show proof that you are earning money on a regular basis. Fourth, you have to have a current bank account. If you don’t, then you just need to open one. This last requirement is crucial because it is where your money from the payday loan will be deposited.

Did that surprise you at all? Taking out a payday loan in order to cover your expenses is an easy matter.

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