Experts Week Day #1 with Lavada Thompson and "Strategies for Converting Leads into Sales"

 Today is the first day of Experts Week over at Allied Women in Business, This week we are exploring Strategies For Converting Leads into Sales. We kick off this week with our first expert Lavada Thompson who is the Owner of Gems Shine Consulting and Author of My Success Depends on it.


The Thrill is Gone: 5 Ways to Convert List Subscibers into Buyers

When I first started building my list online, I just went crazy. I facilitated webinars and tele-classes. I hosted a few round table discussions and recorded video tutorials. I even held contests and gave some stuff away. I can't tell you how thrilling it was to see my list growing so quickly. Then, a few months down the line, I noticed something disturbing. It seemed like the more my list grew, the more my email open rates declined! So, I put on my research hat, did some investigating and discovered a pattern. As subscribers were added to my list, most of them would open the first few emails and then... nothing. It reminded me of BB King's song “The Thrill is Gone”. Yep, the thrill was gone away baby.

What is lead nurturing?

We’ve all heard a million times that people have to know, like and trust before they will buy. Lead nurturing is the process of developing a relationship with your leads and prospects, over time, until they are ready to invest in your products and services. At the time I discovered my email open rates were declining, I was sending out an e-newsletter. It was not targeted at all and went to everyone on my list. Basically, it was an email blast.


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Brand Name Diet Products, Health and Nutritional Suppliments - Is Shaklee For You?

Jim Chauvin

Guest Post
By Jim Chauvin

There are many companies on and offline who focus on the health and nutrition industry and have their line of brand name diet products and nutrition supplements. Why, because it is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. Within the Multi Level Marketing sector alone there are several such companies, but we are going to focus on Shaklee and their health and nutrition supplements as well as their brand name diet products. We will also have a look at the company and its business opportunity.

The Company

Shaklee was founded in 1956 by Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee. He was a pioneer in the industry of nutritional supplements and also was at the beginning of the creation of the current day MLM. Shaklee is headquartered in Pleasonton, California and the company is currently run by Chairman and CEO Roger Barnett.

Product Philosophy

Shaklee's product philosophy is every product is to designed to work for its intended purpose, improve health and be gentle on the planet.

Products

There are a basically four categories of products; Nutrition, Beauty, Home and Weight. The nutrition products encompass a wide range from anti oxidants to vitamin supplements. The beauty category is mainly skin and hair care products, where the products for the home are everything from laundry soap and dish soap to water filtration systems. Their brand name diet products, Cinch, consist of shakes, bars and teas.

Opportunity

There are several levels at which you can join Shaklee. The price point ranges from becoming a distributor for $39.95 to $750 for a GOLD Ambassador with a Super GOLD Mission PAK. Their suggestion is to become a GOLD Ambassador for $299. The Gold Ambassador pack provides everything you need to start your business including products and marketing materials. Once a Gold Ambassador you must find three more GOLD Ambassadors and in the process find 10 Consumer Members and repeat this process to reach the top.

Frankly, I found Shaklee to be a well founded and reputable company that seems to strive for a cleaner, greener way of life. As stated by Shaklee "The real opportunity isn't in making a better living. It's in making living better". With that said, I chose not to participate. Although Shaklee seems to be a solid company with a good history and their line of nutrition, home, beauty and brand name diet products are of good quality. I feel, in my opinion, it would take recruiting and mentoring too many before significant income can be achieved.
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Jim Chauvin is an Internet Marketing Professional. specializing in helping others reach their goals through mentoring, training and leveraging current technology.

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Experts Day #5 With Danielle Smith!

Today is the Final Day of Experts Week on Allied Women in Business "Secrets to Building an Authentic and Lasting Brand Online". Today's Expert is Danielle Elliot Smith the creator of ExtraordinaryMommy.com. Her article entitled "Authenticity - Building a Brand Around YOU - 5 tips to make it happen" is a refreshing and encouraging look at branding yourself. 

Danielle Smith is a former award winning Television News Anchor and reporter who has turned her attention to the online world. As the founder of ExtraordinaryMommy.com, Danielle has been seen and heard on The CBS Early Show, Fox News, CNN, and NPR as well as many local stations. Her ability to connect with people via video has made her a popular 'go-to' for Video and Vlogging Tips. She is a speaker, a story-teller, author, the Producer and Host of Bliss TV and has been hired just this year as a correspondent for P&G at both the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and, most recently, the ProBowl in Hawaii. Danielle is also Mommy to two sweet and sassy small people.

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Day #4 of Experts Week ~ "Secrets to Building an Authentic and Lasting Brand Online"

It's Day four of Allied Women in Business Experts Week "Secrets to Building an Authentic and Lasting Brand Online." Today we have Jennifer Ransaw Smith talking about  Positioning Yourself as a Leader

Jennifer Ransaw Smith

Jennifer Ransaw Smith spent more than a decade helping some of the nation's most recognizable brands (Clairol, Burger King, Texaco, Kraft and AT&T) position and differentiate themselves in the marketplace through advertising, marketing and branding at agencies in LA, New York, Atlanta and DC. 


In her article on Allied Women in Business, Jennifer will show us how to position ourselves as leaders by 
using 5 basic strategies. She is an advocate for Women entrepreneurs who are ready to stop playing small and want to position themselves as Industry Rock Stars.
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Experts Week Day #3 ~ Kristiauna Mangum Shows You How To Discover Your "IT" Factor!

Today is Day #3 of Experts Week over at Allied Women in Business. All this week they have brought in some incredible women in business to discuss their secrets to building an authentic and lasting brand online. This is such and important topic because your brand is the cornerstone of your business!  The Allied Women in Business blog is based off of a very interactive Facebook Group called Allied Women in Business ~ Joining Forces to Help Women to Thrive Online. Each month they pick a topic and 5 women from their group to write on that topic sharing their experience and knowledge. Today the Expert Author is Kristiauna Mangum


Discovering Your Own "IT" Factor in 5 Effective Steps

Kristiauna Mangum has been featured in commercials and nationwide advertisements, in high profile magazines such as Allure, Cosmo and Elle. She has been interviewed with magazines, newspapers and news broadcast shows including Oprah radio, the NY Times, and the syndicated TV show inside edition. And TODAY she is sharing her wisdom and knowledge about branding yourself in business with us!

  

In Kristiauna's Article you will Learn....

"Discovering your very own "it" factor will make you irresistible and attract the exact customer base and overall relationships that you are suppose to have in your life!" 

#1 THE FOUNDATION: Discovering your PURPOSE!
#2 Discover your top 5 character strengths!
#3 Discover the usefulness of a COACH For Personal Branding!
#4 Discover how to get all the clients your heart Desires!

#5 You need to have a ONLINE MENTORING COACH!

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