{"id":347,"date":"2014-02-21T14:07:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T20:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/?p=347"},"modified":"2014-03-18T13:33:26","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T19:33:26","slug":"the-top-5-tools-every-network-marketer-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/direct-sales\/the-top-5-tools-every-network-marketer-needs","title":{"rendered":"The Top 5 Tools Every Network Marketer Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many MLM software systems and marketing packages available today for network marketers, but how do you know you&#8217;re getting exactly what you need? And why pay for a huge package with tons of features that you and your recruits will probably never use?<\/p>\n<p>No matter what industry you&#8217;re in, there are 5 essential tools that will unquestionably\u00a0make or break your success. If you want to still be in this business years from now, make sure you have:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-top: 30px;\">1. Custom Targeted Websites<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/?c=whatwedo-websites\">Custom Targeted Websites<\/a> \u2013 SEO-friendly websites that target your niche market and will put you in the Top 10 for search engine rankings. This one is non-negotiable!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-top: 30px;\">2. Blog<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/direct-sales\/6-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-blog\">Blog<\/a> \u2013 If you didn\u2019t know, fresh content feeds search engines! An active blog (with 2-3 new blog posts every week) will help your website stay in the top 10 and convert traffic.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-top: 30px;\">3. Website Opt-ins<\/h3>\n<p>Website Opt-ins &#8211; Hook your visitors with powerful opt-ins to capture their information. Offer something free and valuable on your website and blog: Auto-Responders, eBooks, DVDs, etc .<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-top: 30px;\">4. Auto-Responder System<\/h3>\n<p>Auto-Responder System \u2013 A pre-written follow-up spam-free email series that is automatically sent to your subscribers over time after they have opted in.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-top: 30px;\">5. Social Media Integration<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/direct-sales\/7-free-online-marketing-techniques\">Social Media Integration<\/a> \u2013 The more customers are engaged on social media, the more loyal they become to your brand. This is FREE online marketing that will drive traffic to your website and help increase online sales. Make sure to include social media buttons on your website and blog, and leverage your social media channels to link back to your other campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>After you get a handle on the essentials, you can grow your business even more with powerful prospecting and online marketing tools. Here are some of the \u201cextras\u201d that take a networker\u2019s business to the next level and help capture more online sales:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/?c=whatwedo-prospecting\">Automated Prospecting Tools<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prospect Manager \u2013 to organize and manage your database of prospects, customers, and team members<\/li>\n<li>Prospect Emailer &#8211; a web-based email system integrated with the Prospect Manager. Includes professional targeted email templates already written and beautifully designed<\/li>\n<li>Email Statistics Tool \u2013 to discover which emails are getting the most clicks, and how you can better fine-tune the sales pitch<\/li>\n<li>Task Manager \u2013 to keep you on time for every phone call, appointment, or anything else you need to schedule<\/li>\n<li>Genealogy Software \u2013 complete genealogy management for any compensation structure. This system allows you to refill empty genealogy positions with a new members, change members to another sponsor, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Social Media Management \u2013 Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, YouTube, Pinterest\u2026 how can you keep up with it all? A Social Media Management system (or a team that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/direct-sales\/social-media-is-it-worth-your-effort\">manages Social Media for you<\/a>) could save you up to 10 hours a week!<\/p>\n<p>Print Media \u2013 Professional flyers, brochures, presentation folders, and business cards<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/?c=whatwedo-support\">Live Support<\/a> &#8211; Fast and friendly tech support via phone, online chat, or email tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t settle for a one-size-fits-all system that doesn&#8217;t include the basics or adds too many additional tools you don&#8217;t need. For premium customizable MLM software packages, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/direct-sales\/7-reasons-you-need-fmp-software-for-your-mlm-2\">Flexmark<\/a> \u2013 Flying Man\u2019s revolutionary comprehensive software that can be tailor-fit to meet your unique needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many MLM software systems and marketing packages available today for network marketers, but how do you know you&#8217;re getting exactly what you need? And why pay for a huge package with tons of features that you and your recruits will probably never use? No matter what industry you&#8217;re in, there are 5 essential&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/direct-sales\/the-top-5-tools-every-network-marketer-needs\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,6,11,4,5,13,7,9,8,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-direct-sales","category-marketing","category-mlm","category-mlm-software","category-network-marketing","category-replicated-website","category-sales","category-search-engine-optimization","category-seo","category-social-media","has-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/5tools1.jpg?fit=1140%2C700&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3ZsLM-5B","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions\/354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyingmanproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}