Personal Branding for Success in Network Marketing
Today, I would like to introduce you to my guest author, Jenni Ryan – my personal mentor and top internet marketer.
With Jenni Ryan at a marketing event – Sydney, Australia
Jenni is an expert in lead generation and personal branding strategies, which she also teaches her team to use. I’m confident you will find today’s post very helpful and informative… It’s entitled “Personal Branding for Success in Network Marketing”.
One important part of branding is the image you yourself portray. Developing a likeable personal brand is essential for succeeding. If you want to rise to the top of your particular arena, you need to first be able to sell yourself to your potential customers. Think about it…… The one thing that everybody wants in network marketing is to learn and duplicate a successful leader.
The most important thing about personal branding is to make sure that you are authentic and that you are also friendly and welcoming. The first impression a prospect receives from you is important because something I learnt some time ago is that people buy people – not products or businesses.
Below is a list of things to accomplish to position yourself as an expert in your field and build your own personal brand:
1) Become an expert source – master internet marketing and personal branding. This is a skill that will allow you to write your paycheck for life. You are not reliant on one company for your success , you are the success.
2) Become a great communicator – Learn how to communicate and influence people to do better and demonstrate leadership.
3) Set actionable goals – Draft your annual marketing plan and review it quartely. Include specific goals, strategies and weekly and daily steps to take.
4) Build your list – Use a good auto-responder service to follow up with your list and develop a relationship with your list. People like to know, like and trust you before they buy from you.
5) Network with other successful people – Most successful people have successful friends and like to mix with other people who they can share ideas with.
6) Give something back. Giving your time, talent, and money to charitable causes is a brand-builder especially when it complements your brand strategy. Find a cause you are passionate about.
7) Lead by example – always keep up to date with marketing skills and be an action taker. You will see far more duplication and inspire others to want to duplicate you when you are a person of aciton.
Your personal brand is one of your greatest business assets. Put more time and effort into it than you do branding your product. In the end, if you can’t sell yourself, you’ll find it nearly impossible to sell your product. You can be just like everybody else out there and scream and shout until you are blue in the face about how great your product or company is, but unless you invest time and money into educating yourself and building your own brand – you will never acquire the skills to be self sustaining in this industry.
To build your own brand and get a comprehensive marketing education to build that brand online you need to learn from the best.
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Jenni Ryan
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Great tips!! My favorite one is giving something back. I am working on project to do fundraiser for activity directors in nursing home.
Comment by Debbie Huff on September 5, 2010 at 9:51 pm