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		<title>Secret to Converting Prospects Into Loyal Customers.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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The Secret to Converting Prospects into loyal customers is not really a secret as much as it is an art form. It means that you have to be an expert in your particular area in order to persuade potential leads to become   loyal customers. There are several points that you must remember in [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Secret to Converting Prospects into loyal customers is not really a secret as much as it is an art form. It means that you have to be an expert in your particular area in order to persuade potential leads to become   loyal customers. There are several points that you must remember in order to be seamless in the conversion process. First of all, you need to know if your prospect is real or not. This means that you need to stop telling everyone about your products. Now you’re probably throwing your hands in the air saying “what did he just say?” Well let me qualify this for you. You need to formulate a specific target market  and promote your products to that market. If you don&#8217;t, you are going to waste a lot of time.<br />
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This essentially means that your target market is the area in which you will find a homogeneous demographic that is more likely to purchase your products. You have to understand the needs and wants of the customer before pitching them products, otherwise you are trying to sell ice to a bunch of Eskimos, when what you really want to do is sell hot coffee to them. </p>
<p>Direct selling is a part of marketing and refers to the process of understanding the requirements and needs of the customers you are trying to focus on and delivering a product that fits that need. The best Secret to Converting Prospects into customers is to fulfill their needs by giving them what they want and having the solution to their problem. Present technology is opening more pathways to customers than ever before, however you still have to provide prospects with something that will win their trust towards you and your products. In a world fraught with spammers and fraud, sometimes a prospect is a little gun shy when being introduced to what the perceive as another potential scam. Therefore, you may need to offer something free to customers to tear down any potential skepticism they may have towards you and your products.  It is up to you to make a powerful offer so current customers will become repeat customers. Good advice would be to follow the old AIDA formula. AIDA stands for Attention, Desire, Interest, and Action. This AIDA formula is the Secret to Converting Prospects into loyal customers. </p>
<p>Another thing that you need to do is become a problem solver for your customers. You must know all of the solutions to the customers’ problems in order to solve them. You need to put in the time for your prospects, and listen carefully to what they need and what they are demanding. Many times a prospect or potential customer will ask you how your product will solve their problem. You have to be ready to satisfy their question with a proper response. This is the best Secret to Converting Prospects into paying customers. Try to differentiate your business from other businesses. Try to provide distinctive products to the customers to prove to them that you are a single company providing the best materials and products possible. This is the Secret to Converting Prospects into loyal customers.   </p>
<p>Click the following link to see the method that Chris uses to capture the leads that he converts into paying customers:<br />
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		<title>Secret to Converting Leads into Business Builders.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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<p>It is no longer appropriate for marketing personnel to generate leads, hand them over to a sales department and then declare victory. Currently, marketers need to keep the process under their own umbrella by capturing the lead and converting it either to a distributor or into a customer or both. Nowadays because of a bad economy resources are depleting and online companies have begun to micro-manage their available resources in an attempt to increase productivity and profits.<br />
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There are some specific guidelines for conversion, but there really is no exact formula or secret to converting leads into revenue or business builders. Conversion rate optimization is the best way to use metrics and a good tool to check the growth of the online business based off of the metrics data. If the conversion rate is very high then a company is growing and easily converting their leads into revenue.  If there was a hypothetical secret to converting leads into sales, it would be to treat your leads with respect and understanding. With this they feel that they are important to you and more importantly, it makes them feel as if you value them. The end result is that through them you will ultimately earn more money. </p>
<p>You should try to obtain your leads from anywhere possible, because the more leads you get, the higher your conversion percentages will be and the more sales/profit you will obtain. In order to optimize your lead generation you must constantly seed your brand. Wherever you go distribute your business cards and talk about your products and services. This offline strategy should become a part of your fabric and eventually should become second nature to you.  As an online strategy, you can search out specific keywords over the internet and find out people who are interested in purchasing your products and/or services. You can also use social media to get your brand and message out into the public face to face.</p>
<p> After finding leads, you should then categorize them  according to their standing. For example, “A” is a category of people who will purchase your product soon. The “B” category are people who will purchase it after a period of time. The “C” category are those who are not confirmed to purchase your company’s products. Additional categories can be added for people that you would like to recruit as <em>&#8220;Business Builders.</em>&#8221;</p>
<p> After categorizing your leads, you should create your blog and update your website. This is one of the best ways to promote your products and opportunity. Do something special for your leads to make them feel important. If they live close, you can ask them to attend your social events. This is the best secret to converting leads info friends. By having a relationship with your leads, you will have the best chance at overcoming their objections, gaining their confidence and eventually adding them to your business opportunities.</p>
<p>If you would like to learn the secret of converting leads into sales click here to see Chris&#8217; TOP Tool:<br />
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		<title>MLM Mastermind Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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The concept  &#8220;Mastermind&#8221; owes its origin to Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, published back in 1937. Drawing inspiration from the steel baron Andrew Carnegie, Hill described Mastermind as “a coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.”

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<p>The concept  &#8220;Mastermind&#8221; owes its origin to Napoleon Hill, author of<em> Think and Grow Rich</em>, published back in 1937. Drawing inspiration from the steel baron Andrew Carnegie, Hill described Mastermind as “a coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.”<br />
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For any MLM company, a Mastermind group is paramount. After all, the big MLM empires have always been referred to as groups. According to the structure of a MLM company, it is quite interesting to note that  small groups have reigned over large masses of people throughout history. The Mastermind Groups tend to follow certain principles which have evolved into doctrines. In this, essentially there are two kinds of groups. Group one tends to focus on the welfare of the originator while Group two focuses on the views of all members of the group. </p>
<p>Currently in some companies and organizations, mastermind group service is available for a small fee and can be more cost effective than hiring a professional consultant.  Apart from this, there are several other important reasons to take on the help of Mastermind Groups. A myriad of new ideas from so many people gives us insight into the future. Some thoughts are more pertinent to our company’s inherent qualities and interest than others. Through the group&#8217;s focused perspective we begin to look at our business and ourselves in a new light. In the long run, if we have adopted some of these group inspired solutions we can get get handsome returns in our businesses.</p>
<p>Many times an entrepreneur’s burden is reduced when there are other individuals supporting him with their innovations and management practices. With so many people working for similar goals, the individual feels more secure because he has now been able to acquire different perspectives on his own business.</p>
<p>To succeed you have to be the best, even though you may not have all the answers. Thus you can seek personalized help from the mastermind groups which can really take you far beyond your competitors and your own solo efforts. Similarly, the interactions between group members are hidden from the public. This discretion entitles you to maintain a level of secrecy, required for any business success.</p>
<p>Mastermind groups are a gathering of professionals. Their success lies in your success because you have a symbiotic relationship. When you open up more and bring in more reasoning and responsibility with your actions, the groups maintain their matching commitment. When things don’t look promising, the mastermind group members are there to perk you up, keep you focused and moving forward.The entire gamut of knowledge, expertise and advantage gained by paying a token fee makes joining a mastermind group an option you can’t afford not to have. </p>
<p>If you are in the Atlanta area and would like to join a mastermind group with Chris, contact him below.</p>
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		<title>Multilevel Marketing Association</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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Multilevel marketing is the new marketing approach that provides a simplified way to promote and sell products. Multi-level marketing is a plan in which the deals get remunerated not only by personally selling products but also from earning money from down-line distributors. In this marketing strategy, people create a down-line sales force of distributors that [...]]]></description>
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<p>Multilevel marketing is the new marketing approach that provides a simplified way to promote and sell products. Multi-level marketing is a plan in which the deals get remunerated not only by personally selling products but also from earning money from down-line distributors. In this marketing strategy, people create a down-line sales force of distributors that increase their earnings exponentially. In layman’s terms, this is one of the biggest and fastest ways to make money off the backs of others. The hierarchy of this Multilevel Marketing Association, is spread out and adds more members to earn more profits. The multilevel marketing concept is different from traditional concepts of selling. In this concept, you must create and establish relationships with people to convince them to join your mlm system.  A Multilevel Marketing Association is essential for the success of a network marketing venture.<br />
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Unlike traditional offline mlm strategies, the distributor deals  with online dealers and distributors to attain their required products and/or compensation bonuses. Therefore, you need to make your own Multilevel Marketing Association to expand your potential sales. This means you need to focus on your personal contacts and create your own duplication system within your down-line through the internet. Nowadays, social networking sites are gaining massive popularity. You can use these same social networking websites not just increase sales, but to also increase your contacts. Multilevel Marketing Association also refers to the company, or the collection of companies, who are dealing in direct sales. When you create your association, you will see the best results in terms of profit, growth and stability. Therefore, in order to get more profit and increase your sales, you must recruit a larger sales force into your down-line. The more your down-line increases, the more your profit grows proportionately.</p>
<p>Once you have decided to expand the horizon of your Multilevel Marketing Association, you just have to choose the best online method to grow your down-line. It is vital that you recognize prospective customers so that you can convert them into duplicating distributors. The Multilevel Marketing Association helps you to find out the best strategies to get more people to join your business.</p>
<p>To learn how to grow your New MLM, click the links below. </p>
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		<title>ACN Company Scam &#8211; What to Believe.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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Many multilevel marketing companies have flourished into multi-billion dollar empires and have made their presence known across continents. Much to the envy of the media and financial experts, selling only basic products, these organizations have had unparalleled success.  ACN, standing for American Communication Network, is one of the successful MLM companies. Although it has [...]]]></description>
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Many multilevel marketing companies have flourished into multi-billion dollar empires and have made their presence known across continents. Much to the envy of the media and financial experts, selling only basic products, these organizations have had unparalleled success.  ACN, standing for American Communication Network, is one of the successful MLM companies. Although it has built fortunes for those working from home, recently it has been alleged that ACN operations are a scam.</p>
<p>ACN’s business model and functionality may resemble scams of the past, but its investment in technology says otherwise. ACN claims to be the leader in digital communication technology, primarily using video and internet communication. ACN’s major technological advantage is the use of VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). VOIP allows the company to significantly reduce its cost, while providing an increase in the quality of service.</p>
<p>ACN encourages people to join as sales representatives, which can be done by simply paying a fee. Some other costs, such as membership renewal and other administrative services are required components of the  membership kit. As in a typical MLM organization, representatives are expected to sell only ACN products and services. By recruiting new representatives, the existing reps are able to generate handsome commissions. As a rep attains different levels and and recruitment increases, commission levels sustain sizable increases.  This structure causes people to ponder the legitimacy of ACN, and to view it as an a possible company scam, but is it just a good business model? Absolutely! </p>
<p>The prospect of substantial earnings without selling a single product does not appear fair in any society. As deduced from various sources, ACN requires a person to pay 500 dollars for membership. With an annual renewal fee of $149 dollars and a monthly fee of 10 dollars, the revenue generated by ACN can be  astoundingly high relative to the minimal start-up and maintenance costs. So you might ask yourself: Why sell products then?</p>
<p>ACN discourages sales by marketing or cold calling. It prefers to find customers from its&#8217; distributor’s families and warm networks. But why? If the products are good, they can be sold to anyone. </p>
<p>ACN also could be considered a scam because of the prospective income that can be generated without doing much work. Once decent numbers of representatives have been recruited and converted, the fortune accumulated by the leaders are indeterminable and beyond their control. This undue advantage and/or disadvantage is a big question mark for any ethical business practice.</p>
<p>Do we conclude ACN company scam to be true? Absolutely NOT! We may have to look deeply into their product lines and the reason behind their  association with top notch companies namely Direct TV, Dish Network, Canada Energy and ADT, but these should be positive indicators that ACN is a very legitimate company and certainly not a scam.</p>
<p>If you would like to find out how to build your ACN business, or would like to learn how to grow any online business, click the links below for further information.</p>
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		<title>Is Your Rent Too Damn High?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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I hear it all the time from people. My rent is too high, I pay too much in taxes, I can&#8217;t get a job, I can&#8217;t catch a break. The funny things is that many of these complaints that I hear and recieve are from people that walk into my liquor business wanting a JOB. [...]]]></description>
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<p>I hear it all the time from people. My rent is too high, I pay too much in taxes, I can&#8217;t get a job, I can&#8217;t catch a break. The funny things is that many of these complaints that I hear and recieve are from people that walk into my liquor business wanting a JOB. (Just over Broke) I get two to three people per week that roll through my door wanting a job. Ninety percent of the time, they don&#8217;t make eye contact, are sloppy, don&#8217;t have a resume and have reached a point of desperation. Not only is their rent too high, but to them everything is too high and everything wrong in their lives is someone else&#8217;s fault.<br />
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<p>Now I have empathy for these people on some level, but you have to pick yourself up by your bootstraps despite your condition or state and soldier on. No one is going to do it for you. Instead of complaining about the rent being too high, get off your keyster and make more money. Or buy the building. Or become the landlord that recieves the rent. God equipped us with the ability to make a life for ourselves without depending on anyone else.</p>
<p>Cut and paste the link below and let me help you help yourself. It&#8217;s time to stop being the renter and start being the landlord.</p>
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		<title>Fun Things to do When You Are Bored at Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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How many times have you found yourself sitting at home bored out of your skull with nothing to do? You have worn out the remote control on your TV, scratched your dog till your fingertips got numb and have eaten everything in the house that wasn’t nailed down. 
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<p>How many times have you found yourself sitting at home bored out of your skull with nothing to do? You have worn out the remote control on your TV, scratched your dog till your fingertips got numb and have eaten everything in the house that wasn’t nailed down. <a href="http://www.chrismckool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bored1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-394" title="Bored" src="http://www.chrismckool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bored1.jpg" alt="" width="269" height="187" /></a></p>
<p>Boredom is a choice folks. If you’re going to sit there and proclaim yourself bored, why don’t you do something extremely fun with your time that you can actually get paid for, like branding yourself.  Okay, but what does that mean you might ask?  In this case I am referring to branding in the sense of elevating other people’s awareness of you. Are you bored because you don’t get email from people, or because nobody &#8220;friends&#8221; you on Facebook? Does your social life suffer because you are living on a self imposed island of monotony?</p>
<p>By now you are asking yourself the question “How do I brand myself?”  Let’s take a look at the five things below that will jump start your higher profile and get you on your way to a branded online presence.</p>
<p>1.	Create a Facebook profile and get in contact with old friends, co-workers, school mates and family members. Let people know that you are alive and well.  Create a Twitter account as well. Twitter and Facebook are free to join and both can help you jump start a waning social life. You can’t get bored if you are in contact with people that want to communicate and interact with you.</p>
<p>2.	Create a blog. A blog is a website that you own that represents &#8220;You&#8221; in cyberspace. If your home address is where you physically live, your web/blog address is where you live online. A blog is a great place for you to get noticed and a place to express yourself, your ideas, and possibly a service or product that you would like to sell. If you are making money, you won&#8217;t be bored anymore. Trust me on this one.</p>
<p>3.	Open a free Youtube account and start making videos. You can have a YouTube account that houses all of your videos that you create and upload. You can connect your YouTube account to your blog and Facebook pages and have the capability to be everywhere in cyberspace twenty four hours per day, seven days a week.</p>
<p>4.	Find affiliate programs that you can join and market websites and/or products on your blog, facebook page and Youtube account. Since all three sites are tied together, it’s easy to spread information between the three regarding your products and services.</p>
<p>5.	Get focused on branding yourself by having a daily routine that adds more friends, prospects and awareness to who you are and what you are trying to do. A consistent routine is the silver bullet when you want to build a large social network or grow a business.</p>
<p>If you are bored at home it is because you have decided to be bored. Instead of looking for ways to entertain yourself, look for ways to brand yourself. When you are making friends and money, you don’t have time to be bored any longer.</p>
<p>Cut and paste the link below if you would like Chris to show you how to brand yourself.</p>
<p>http://www.meetchrismckool.com</p>
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		<title>Noomis – Does this Company Spell Success?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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I have been asked on many occasions the questions “What does Noomis mean, how do you spell it and what’s the significance of the word?” Even though many of the inquiries that I receive refer to the company as “Noomis,” the correct spelling is N-U-M-I-S. It is a word that is often misunderstood, but to [...]]]></description>
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<p>I have been asked on many occasions the questions “What does Noomis mean, how do you spell it and what’s the significance of the word?” Even though many of the inquiries that I receive refer to the company as “Noomis,” the correct spelling is N-U-M-I-S. It is a word that is often misunderstood, but to people that collect valuables such as gold and silver, it means everything.  By definition, Numis, which is short for numismatics, is the study or collecting of coins, metals, paper money, etc.</p>
<p>The company Numis Network, which launched in 2009, has positioned itself as a unique player in the increasingly popular network marketing arena. Unlike other network marketing companies that market consumables  such as skin care, vitamins and health foods, Numis has gone after a very specific niche’ market,  focusing on gold and silver collectable coins. </p>
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<p>There is one thing to note though when researching and considering a company like Numis.  Numis does not make the claim that its’ gold and silver coins should be viewed as investments. Numis firmly states that they deal in gold and silver mint state collectable coins. Even though their products have a bullion value outside of their collectable values, their coins are not to be viewed as investment metals based on the gold standard and current Gold and silver bullion market rates.  Numis’ niche is an interesting one because they have essentially killed two birds with one stone regarding perceived value. They offer a product that has both a bullion value as well as a collector’s value. The collector’s value of their coins centers around the mint state condition of the coin as well as its scarcity/rarity.</p>
<p>The bullion value of Numismatic mint state coins could almost be perceived as an insurance policy in the event that the collector’s market collapses. This is an appealing prospect to someone that isn’t exactly fond of the idea of having to shell out $100 per month on a required auto ship that most mlm companies require.  Where Numis has a leg up on many of these of these other network marketing companies, is that their auto ship doesn’t have an expiration date, isn’t consumed and in many instances increases in value over time. </p>
<p>If you are looking to get involved with a company or have an interest in gold and silver, Numis might be a viable option for you. As long as you understand that the product should not be considered a short term investment strategy, but more as a long term wealth building product, you can succeed and succeed big with this particular network marketing company. </p>
<p>If you would like to learn more about Numis, or you are a Numis rep that would like to learn how to generate leads for your business, click the link below and optin with your information. </p>
<p>http://www.allstarwealth.com</p>
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		<title>Why Spammers Fail</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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     It is amazing how often I get hit by spammers that don&#8217;t know me. They spam me on twitter and facebook and more often than not through email. The crazy part is that they think that because they love their product, I&#8217;m going to be blown away by it as [...]]]></description>
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<p>     It is amazing how often I get hit by spammers that don&#8217;t know me. They spam me on twitter and facebook and more often than not through email. The crazy part is that they think that because they love their product, I&#8217;m going to be blown away by it as well. Sorry, I&#8217;m not. I&#8217;ve seen too many snake oil salesmen and infomercials to know that what you are selling is NOT &#8220;ground floor&#8221; and NOT &#8220;earth shattering&#8221; and NOT going to make me rich overnight. </p>
<p>     They persist however, in trying to pitch me what they perceive as the thing that&#8217;s going to make them rich and me happy.<br />
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<p>     I can empathize with them on some levels, but the bottom line is that if I don&#8217;t know them, they aren&#8217;t getting a minute of my time. I can&#8217;t find any value from someone that I&#8217;ve never met, even on a topical level, that is trying to get me to bite on something I know nothing about from someone I care nothing about. If you are going to grow a business, start by getting to know the person first, then you can promote your business when the time is right.</p>
<p>     If you are a spammer, or just realized that you were after seeing that video, contact me and I&#8217;ll teach you the right way to grow your business.</p>
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		<title>I Know You Are Old, But It&#8217;s No Excuse!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McKool</dc:creator>
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I guess every generation fears the technology brought on by their decedents. You don&#8217;t have to crawl into a hole however and hide from growth as it marches forward. You can embrace the wave and ride it instead of watching it head towards shore without you. The internet is the present and the future and [...]]]></description>
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<p>I guess every generation fears the technology brought on by their decedents. You don&#8217;t have to crawl into a hole however and hide from growth as it marches forward. You can embrace the wave and ride it instead of watching it head towards shore without you. The internet is the present and the future and you must embrace it if you want to survive in business. I have recently heard it said that &#8220;if you aren&#8217;t in business on the internet, you aren&#8217;t in business.&#8221;</p>
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<p>If you are getting older and don&#8217;t think you can use technology to improve or grow your mlm business, you are just flat out wrong. Call me or email me below and I can teach you how to embrace your technological fears and become a player in the cyber arena</p>
<p>678-851-8146<br />
cmckool1@aol.com</p>
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