Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Successful Lead Generation For Your MLM Business

By Jeff Dedrick

According to some marketing gurus, lead generation is the future of targeted advertising. Online lead generation is the way to go if the industry reports are to be believed. Reportedly, numerous businesses have achieved mind blowing sales figures and remarkable return on investments (ROI) using online lead generation. MLM businesses are not far ahead and are reaping the benefits of online lead generation.

And the truth is that, the life of any MLM business is the constant supply of leads. Though the cost might seem expensive, it is also possible to generate free leads online. Free MLM leads also help you to boost your return on investment (ROI).

Video marketing, on free sites such as YouTube is a popular online lead generation method. The leads generated by video marketing are mostly good quality leads that are pre qualified, and hence there is a higher chance of such leads being converted. The videos should not only be informative, but should also include interesting tips that would get a viewer hooked on to them. You can even include short video presentations on your website that answer frequently asked questions. This helps build credibility for your MLM business.

Optimizing your website for relevant and targeted keywords also helps in attracting quality traffic. By 'quality' traffic, we mean visits that get converted to leads. Believe it or not, your website does affect your sales figures. Successful businesses realize this and strive to create a strong web presence. How do you create a strong web presence through your website? The answer is simple. Your website must be able to address the visitors' concerns. A website for MLM business should be as informative as possible and should be able to capture leads through forms such as 'contact us' or 'request for information'.

You might consider adding a call back option which can be used by interested visitors. Create a blog and include useful information regarding the product or services you market in your blog posts. Update the blog regularly because search engines love fresh content.

Submitting informative articles and newsworthy press releases on free sites also help you generate good quality MLM leads. Remember to include your email address, telephone number and website URL at the end of the articles and press releases. This will help you in two ways. a) you will end up creating some incoming links or backlinks to increase the search engine visibility of your website b) people who read your articles and press releases can call you up directly if they require more information about your product. You can generate hundreds of MLM leads if you follow these simple rules.

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