Monday, 13 January 2014

How To Get Free MLM Leads -Why Video Marketing Must Be In Your Arsenal



Let's face it, being in the home based business industry is not easy. Although the benefits of becoming one far outweigh the consequences, home based business owners face more challenges and have to overcome more obstacles than the average person. The biggest issue with most home based business start ups is capital and the availability of it. As many home based business owners begin their businesses on a "shoe string budget", the issue then becomes "how can I get free mlm leads?.
While paid advertising is still more effective than using free strategies, there are numerous ways that you can start generating leads for your business for absolutely free and actually increase the value of your leads as a whole. Though I won't be covering every strategy that is available, I will dive very deep into video marketing and why it must be in your arsenal of marketing.
Video Marketing: Being able to stand in front of a camera and present a message is a skill that few people are willing to develop but the reward is immense should you decide to develop it. Videos are extremely powerful because they enable you to engage with your audience at a much deeper level. They are able to see you on camera and are able to see your mannerisms and your personality.
While it is a big step to get in front of the camera and expose a bit of your personal side, the following tips should help you overcome any fears and help you effectively use video marketing to its full potential:
1)Realize That Your One In A Million: It takes a lot of courage to be able to make videos for the first time. I know when I first started to make videos that I could barely get a sentence out without thinking I messed something up or that I should've said it in a different way. Realize that just by making a video, you just took a step that virtually no one else is willing to do and that puts you farther ahead than probably 95% of everyone marketing online today.
2)Stare At The Camera The Entire Time: As you make your videos, make sure you are keeping eye contact with the camera the entire time. The reason for doing this is because as your prospects are watching your video, if you can engage them by keeping eye contact with them it's as if you are having a personal conversation with them and they will begin to feel like they know you. If you are constantly looking left and right and not keeping eye contact, they will subconsciously get the idea that you are unfocused and aren't telling the truth.
3)Don't Try To Make It Perfect: When you are first starting to make videos don't worry about them being perfect. The main point with making videos is that you are communicating a message your prospects. If you constantly try to "say the right things" your videos will sound canned and corny and will lack personality. The best thing you can do is to plan ahead what you want to talk about then simply turn the camera on and let whatever comes out be okay. It is important that you show people your personality and by trying to do things perfectly, you will just seem like a robot.
4)Have A Strong Call To Action: In a way people are a lot like cattle. They like to be lead to what they need to do next and if you tell them what they should do, chances are they are going to follow through and do it. This is the biggest mistake the new people miss in their videos is that they don't direct their viewers to where they want to go next and the wonder why this whole "video marketing" thing "does not work". Video marketing is extremely powerful but you need to make sure you guide your viewers to where you'd like them to go.
Main thing here is to just keep it simple and at the end of your video say something like, "If you liked this video make sure you leave me a comment in the box below and definitely check out my website for a free cool gift. I'll see you there."
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