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Many network marketers have recently moved onto the internet in a huge way. They have jumped into Pay-Per-Click marketing, blogging, email marketing, social media, affiliate marketing – all in an effort to promote their businesses.
The question I have is: Just how effective is all this for truly building their business into a long term financial success? My opinion coincides with Mike Klingler who says, a “Climate of Hype” has entered the online marketing world. This climate is where over-promotion, wild claims, pushing emotional hot buttons, and a saturation of similar marketing techniques has led to a concentration of success among a very few.
Let me make myself clear, I am not arguing against use of online marketing strategies. I employ these tools in my business and definitely believe they are essential marketing tools for promoting your business. I also teach their use.
What seems missing to me is the building of authentic relationships. In today’s world of marketing and sales, direct sales, and network marketing, relationship building is sometimes overlooked.
That led me to review an old cassette program I have (yes, I did say cassette – remember?) that I listened to years ago by Bob Burg, called “How to Cultivate a Network of Endless Referrals”.
Here is Bob Burg’s Golden Rule of Networking: “All things being equal, people will do business with and refer business to those people they know like and trust”.
From my perspective, networking is about how to connect with people so that you build a relationship of like and trust. And then to know what to do to nurture that relationship so that it is beneficial to both of you.
I have been employing Bob’s Endless Referral strategies. They work both in the traditional person to person networking and in the online world of networking. In a short time, I have made new connections, signed new customers, and been referred to customers and business seekers.
Isn’t that the goal of marketing and business?
I highly recommend his program. Bob now offers it in a CD version.
Please watch for my follow on to this post where I will review his strategies that include:
- Create a list by networking
- How to effectively use your Business Cards
- How to Work a Crowd
- How to remember people’s names
- Effective networking follow up techniques.






