TrafficWave - OceanSwell TEAM Update (#7)

Network marketing online takes a real commitment and it can also take a lot out of you! I think that's why so few people have any luck with it. It just takes so long to get anywhere in this business and there's so MUCH to do. I understand the frustrations of some people. In fact, I am well aware that a number of people in my TrafficWave downline are jobless, broke, retired or just desperate to find some way (any way) to earn money online. The truth is that it's much easier to approach Internet Marketing if you already have a job, can easily afford subscription fees and make it a spare-time business. It's much less stressful that way.

But if that's not your situation, then what you need most is help. That's why I have begun a new policy for my OceanSwell Team, starting this month and continuing indefinitely. Roughly ten days before the end of every month, I will choose one of our active promoters to receive a $40.00 cash bonus, paid through AlertPay. Since my Team is smaller than some of the other Teams in the OceanSwell family, you have a good chance now and in the future of receiving this monthly bonus. You can stick the money in your pocket and spend it if you want, but that's not what it's for. The purpose is to purchase one(1) share of Brian Rooney's in-house co-op on the first day of the next month - in this case, on September 1st. A share in the TrafficWave co-op will produce affiliate referrals for you within 30 days. How you contact them and interact with them is up to you. Do it well and you will have productive referrals who can join our promotion Team if they wish! Anyway, this month's recipient of the $40.00 bonus is top promoter, Eliezer Ayal. Congratulations Eliezer!

Like everyone on this Team, I want to see Eliezer use TrafficWave to build & manage his email contact lists and have lasting success with the TrafficWave affiliate program! That's why I'm helping him this way and will be helping someone else in the very same way - every single month, from now on. That's what Team OceanSwell is all about!


Now if you're finding yourself getting stressed-out over your Internet Marketing dreams, here are a few pieces of advice from my own experience:

1) Make it a goal to study one new 'thing' a week for at least two hours, no matter what that thing is - just so long as it has something to do with online promotions. Most online-business stress comes from not knowing what to do. It's that feeling that everybody else knows what to do, but you don't. While not true, you can erase that feeling by increasing your own knowledge. You need fresh ideas, or you will get stuck in a dreary, mental rut.

2) Don't overdo it, because it's so easy to get overwhelmed. There's only so much that any of us can do. If it helps, set an egg-timer or some other alarm to remind you that you've studied enough for one Saturday (or whatever). Avoiding burn-out is one of the keys to success, so take breaks and don't let this take over your life and cause stress with your family. I've seen it happen... personally.

3) Get organized! If your work space feels like an office (i.e. a place of business), you'll feel better about what you're doing and you'll be more focused. If you're surrounded by clutter and noise while trying to do online business, the distractions can be a big problem.

4) Don't procrastinate. Set a schedule and stick to it. Maintaining a routine really helps a lot and one way to do that is to figure out what really motivates you. Then find a picture of it, frame it and hang it on the wall - right over your computer screen, where you can SEE it every time you sit down to work at your online business. With a scheduled routine, you can get more done and still have time for yourself and your family.

5) Automate as much of your online business as possible. That's why the TrafficWave autoresponder is such an indispensable tool. And it goes back to item #1. Continued learning and study (over time) will uncover new ways to market in 'set and forget' patterns that will pay off well into the future.

6) Set realistic goals. This is probably the most important one of all. 'Getting rich in 30 days', is not a realistic goal. Neither is getting rich in a year. If there is one over-arching FACT about Internet Marketing, it's that it takes a long time to establish a significant monthly income. If anyone tells you differently, they are lying. You will lose more sleep (and more hair!) if you believe these people. Be realistic and accept the realities of online business and it will take your stress level way down.


Until next time,

Juli

TrafficWave - OceanSwell TEAM Update (#6)

It's been a long time since I provided an Update here for my TrafficWave Team, but sometimes 'life' gets in the way of our Internet Marketing businesses and July was a very, VERY busy month for me! In fact, because of an ongoing issue with my right foot, I had to take six(6) weeks off from work on the advice from my doctor. It's hard to take care of all the things that you normally do (and have to do!) when you are told not to walk for a month and a half. In my case, it put me a little behind on just about everything. Anyway, though this is the first Team Update in awhile, that doesn't mean things aren't happening!

First, and as always, I want to thank the Team Members for the group advertising effort because it does produce results. The Rotator list continues to advance and if you are on this Team and are promoting Team Ads, then you are moving up the list and you will have your turn in the Rotator 'hot seat'. And starting this month, I am going to do something entirely new to help members of this Team build their matrix-downlines faster. On the last week of every month, I will send $40.00 through AlertPay or PayPal to a random Team Member who is promoting the Team Ad link as required by the rules that we have all agreed on. That $40.00 is for the expressed purpose of buying one(1) share of Brian Rooney's in-house, TrafficWave Ad co-op. They sell 150 a month and they usually sell out the first day, so when you receive this cash from me, you should set it aside and USE it on the first day of the next month to buy your share. A share in the co-op usually results in 3-4 new referrals. Typically, they are people who saw one of Rooney's ads somewhere, were curious and enrolled through the 30-Day Free Trial offer. It will be up to you to contact them and explain how to use the TrafficWave autoresponder in their business and to mention our OceanSwell Team-Build idea.

I don't know of any other Team Leader out there who is doing anything like this - i.e. giving away money to help their Team Members succeed. So that is a NEW, defined benefit for being part of my OceanSwell Team! If you keep learning about email marketing, keep working and keep the faith, I will help you grow your online business and I won't let you fail.

On a final note, the subject of 'personal branding' has recently come up as it relates to my Team Ad link. Some say that the Team Ads that I have designed 'brand' me and not the Team Members who are promoting them. I have said it before and I will say it again. There is a minimum weekly requirement for promoting the ad link that I supply. But there is NOTHING that prevents anyone from designing their own splash pages with their own picture, their own message and their own personal affiliate link for TrafficWave - or even their own AR series, via a squeeze page. In fact, you should think of this Team-Build as a supplement to your own marketing efforts and not the other way around. Yes, promote the Team... but promote yourself as well!

Expect another Update in a week or so when I will announce the recipient of this month's $40.00 promotion bonus!