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When You Hate Network Marketers, Why Use Their Proven Strategies

Kumar Gauraw

Those of you who know me, know that I have a good size network marketing business. Those of you who know how true network marketing works, also know that it’s about building organizations, building leaders, and it’s not an easy overnight process.

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones - American proverb

I have a growing business in 5+ countries. The reason I share my experience isn’t because I want to impress you, but to tell you that I have spent years in this industry and I know what it takes to build a business that can pass the test of time.

The Process People Follow To Build A Network Marketing Business

Let me state a few facts to provide a starting point based on a fair understanding of the network marketing business model.

Updated On April 9, 2015 In Network Marketing Business Networking, Get-Rich-Quick, Making Money, MLM Business, Multi-Level-Marketing, Network Marketers, Network Marketing Business, Networking Opportunities, Professional Networking

Why I Attend So Many Conferences And Why You Should Too

Kumar Gauraw

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ~Mahatma Gandhi [tweet this]

If you have known me for any length of time, you know that I attend many business conferences every year. I usually attend a least two or three every quarter. In fact, as I write this, I am getting ready for the next 3 day major business conference coming up on the East Coast next month.

Personal Development Conference In Progress

To me, it is a great way to meet other successful entrepreneurs coming from different walks of life and network with them. Many times I take a few of my close friends and business associates with me to these conferences and amaze them with the value these conferences add to their life with the compelling messages that come from the stage.

Updated On April 25, 2014 In Miscellaneous Business Conferences, Business Growth, Business Networking, Business Seminars, Personal Development, Professional Networking, Workshops

How To Overcome Your Fear Of Networking For Business

Kumar Gauraw

The richest people in the world look for and build networks. Everyone else looks for work. ~Robert Kiyosaki [tweet this]

It is true that social networking and internet marketing have changed a lot of things in the world in last a few years. People’s perspective has been rapidly changing about networking. More and more businesses are adapting to the networking business model.

More and more people are becoming extremely successful using networking to promote their businesses. People like John Maxwell, Randy Gage, Brendon Burchard, Michael Hyatt and Robert Kiyosaki have achieved enormous success by networking and building networks.

But I still see so many people who, for one reason or another, continue to resist networking. They seem to think that it is a lot of work to network with little or no return on investment of their time and efforts.

Updated On June 15, 2013 In Business Business Networking, Fear Of Networking, Networking Events, Networking Opportunities, Professional Networking, Social Networking

How To Promote Your Business Using Social Media

Kumar Gauraw

Promotions of the Free Enterprise System, the rise of social media and declining job markets have caused a significant increase in the number of independent consultants. That means more people are choosing entrepreneurship as their career path.

If you’re an expert at anything, you have an opportunity to start a consulting business and become a known expert in your niche. You don't have to be in some really cool business to succeed. You don't even need to have a large marketing budget.

Instead, you just need a plan, a strategy to market yourself to the right target market in the right manner. For example, look at these examples of people who applied the same concept and made a fortune:

In these cases, the investment wasn’t huge, the marketing wasn’t mind blowing. They started small, stayed consistent with their idea, kept working and achieved significant success.

Updated On May 21, 2013 In Social Media Business Development, Business Networking, Independent Business, Internet Marketing, Professional Networking, Small Business Owner, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking

You Must Take LinkedIn Seriously So You Can Use It Effectively

Kumar Gauraw

I remember creating my LinkedIn profile near the beginning of 2006, not knowing if it was something I really needed. I created the profile because a colleague at work referred me to LinkedIn.

I just signed up because I didn’t want to disappoint my friends. I got started, entered a few details and didn’t bother to login again for several months.

Just like everyone else, I got a few LinkedIn promotional emails from time to time. I also received a few connection requests from other people once every few days. Those things kept me engaged and once in a while, I did login to accept or reject the requests or read messages etc.

But I wasn’t serious about LinkedIn or any social networking site (including Google’s Orkut) for a long time.

Updated On May 17, 2013 In Social Media Business Networking, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Success, Power Of LinkedIn, Professional Networking, Serious Networking Platform, Serious Professionals, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Social Signals, Using LinkedIn

Why Blogging Is Important To Your Personal Branding Efforts

Kumar Gauraw

Speaking of Personal Branding, first of all I encourage you to visit the post I wrote while launching my e-book Personal Branding GPS. If you haven’t taken a look at that article yet, go ahead and take a peek to see what Personal Branding is and why is it important to you no matter what your personal or professional goals may be.

To briefly recap, you might want to be recognized for your talents, you might want to create a reputation in the online world to reach out a wider range of audience or you might want to build a business online using the talents and abilities that you are proud of.

Updated On May 30, 2013 In Blogging Blogging For Success, Brand Reputation, Building Trust, Business Development, Business Networking, Career Success, Credibility, Networking Opportunities, Personal Branding, Professional Networking, Professional Success, Small Businesses, Social Media Marketing, Success, WordPress Blog, WordPress Website

What Not To Do On Social Media If You Are An Entrepreneur

Kumar Gauraw

Knowing what not to do while using social media for business is at least as important as knowing what we must do to leverage social media for busness. Earlier, I shared how to leverage social media for business where we discussed some of the basic steps for the entrepreneurs to take control of their personal brand and online reputation for business success.

Social media is the most powerful tool in hands of an entrepreneur who can leverage its power for business growth. If done right, the benefits of using social media platform are tremendous.

However, it is equally important to know and remember the cardinal rules of using social media for business. If used inappropriately, social media is powerful enough to only increase the pain.

Updated On February 4, 2013 In Social Media Brand Reputation, Business Development, Business Networking, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Internet Marketing, Online Marketing, Online Reputation, Personal Branding, Professional Networking, Self-Promotion, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking

How To Leverage Social Media For Business Success

Kumar Gauraw

Social networking has impacted the way businesses are done. Many young entrepreneurs have made fortunes just because they know how to leverage social media for business. Unfortunately, so many others struggle with it. Many entrepreneurs, though they are good with traditionally well known methods of marketing, are not able to adapt to social media correctly and end up losing out so much potential every day to their competitors.

Sometimes it's lack of knowledge. But, in most cases, it's lack of willingness to learn and change. I recently had a conversation with an entrepreneur struggling to just keep the shop open because of the marketing challenges. While talking about internet marketing and leveraging social media for her business, she informed me that she is already doing it and nothing is working.

Updated On February 4, 2013 In Social Media Brand Reputation, Brand Strategy, Branding, Business Development Process, Business Networking, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Internet Marketing, Online Marketing, Personal Branding, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking

Network Marketing Myth – You Lose Friends And Spoil Relationships

Kumar Gauraw

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. ~Confucius [tweet this]

A few years ago when I was exposed to the network marketing business industry, I got two sets of information almost at the same time from two different sources. Interestingly, they were also just opposite to each other.

The set of people who showed me the business idea, were very positive and passionate about it. They were highly educated people with high profile professional careers. In short, they had what I wanted to have in terms of money, education and success professionally speaking. They shared why they chose network marketing and showed me why it was a good idea for me to give it a serious consideration.

The other set of people were my colleagues and a few friends who were around the same level in their careers as myself. I started to get their inputs when I asked them of their opinion of this business idea (As I always did before doing anything new). Many of them were aware of this industry and yet they were not participating because they believed it wasn't a good idea.

Updated On April 30, 2013 In Network Marketing Business Development, Business Growth, Business Networking, Friends And Family, Lose Friends, Losing Friends, MLM, MLM Business, Myths, Network Marketing, Network Marketing Business, Networking Business, Professional Networking, Relationships, Social Networking

Network Marketing Business – People Join You, Not Your Company

Kumar Gauraw

Network Marketing is one of the most thriving business industries with billions of dollars of revenues each year generated worldwide. We live in an incredible time where opportunities are everywhere and network marketing industry is growing at a phenomenal rate year after year.

People, in large numbers, are beginning to embrace the network marketing business opportunities every day because it is not just the most cost effective way to get practical business education, but a business with tremendous potential as well.

Updated On February 4, 2013 In Network Marketing Business Development, Business Networking, Business Success, Credibility, MLM, MLM Business, MLM Company, Network Marketing, Network Marketing Business, Networking Business, Personal Branding, Professional Networking, Prospecting, Social Media Marketing

The Process People Follow To Build A Network Marketing Business

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