Glenn Burks's blog

It seems like not a day goes by that I don't receive an email from someone (generally spam) offering what they call really good traffic generation techniques.

While some are good the vast majority of them are outright schemes. No doubt if your in network marketing or have a home business you've received a few of these as well.

We all want lots of traffic to our sites just like any business wants lots of customer walking through their doors. And this holiday season coming up I'm sure many business are praying it happens. Read more »

On the 11th of November 2009 I was at my brothers funeral. He was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident just a few days earlier.

My brother was never in network marketing yet, it appears from the poem that was written below he was a master marketer.

Someone who truly listened to what people wanted and then delivered beyond their expectations. This was written by a Lady to be read at his funeral and it really sunk in: Read more »

Today I was re-reading one of my favorite books by Hal Urban, titled "Life's Greatest Lessons" 20 Things That Matter.

At the end of the Introduction he quotes an ancient Chinese proverb:

I've read many quotes over the years that echo along those same lines. Like: Read more »

The new rules that go into effect on December 1st 2009 are already having a chilling and welcome affect on network marketing advertising.

The new rules or "Guides Concerning the Use Of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." An 81 page document which you can download here.

For years now, we've all seen network marketing ads and landing pages that use claims and testimonials that well lead you to believe everyone can expect these results until... Read more »

Recently, one of the newsletters I receive called MarketingPower by Andre Vatke, covered this topic, and how it affects many individuals in network marketing.

As I read this statement:

It turns out that the average network marketer spends more time researching a new computer of cell phone plan than they do the network marketing company they join.

First, I laughed as I reflected on my early years not just in this industry but in life as well. Read more »

... I only have two hours a day to work my business, so I need it to come fast!

When I read that statement this morning, I just about choked on my first cup of coffee...

... As my mind quickly flashed to all the things that I never had the time to learn.

Those little things that had helped me along the road to finding success within network marketing. You know those things like: Read more »

... Or just passionate about the money you'll make in network marketing?

Many advertisers today believe you are far more interested in the money you’ll make, and that you really have no passion about what you do to achieve it!

Life is a lot easier when you are passionate about what you’re doing.

Your passion can lead to a more fulling life.

Early in my life I always had this dream of living in Alaska, how many young boys that like to hunt and fish have that dream? Read more »

This past year I essentially took the summer off from writing.

It was nice to get away from it, take a mental break, from dissecting all the garbage floating out there.

Unfortunately like most people I got wrapped up in all the political shenanigans. You would have thought the election cycle had stopped, yet the evidence suggests it is still in full swing.

Beginning in the fall of 2008, we’ve witnessed bailout after bailout, and different sources suggest we're far from finished. Read more »

Last year saw a resurgence of network marketing support companies "yeah right" began to push marketers to utilize auto-dialers in their marketing.

It is really sad that quite a few network marketers got sucked into these systems, lets face it no-one likes to prospect, so we'll try to take the easy way out of it. Read more »

I don't know about you, but I really get tired of seeing headlines that state "If I had only been in the right place at the right time!"

A few people do actually fall into a great deal, they where in the right place at the right time, when the stars where all aligned.

Yet, it may only happen once in a lifetime!

For the rest of us, we must create our own luck if you really want to call it that!

Most of us really cannot see the gold-mine that is right in front of us, due to all the noise and distraction that fills our lives everyday. Read more »