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Where I Have Been

Busy.

I have been getting a handful of emails over the last several days asking me where I have been. Sorry for the infrequent blogging lately, I honestly don't remember a time where I have been busier with Network Marketing and that is certainly a good thing.

Last week I was in Salt Lake City with my business partner, Bo Short and several other leaders, visiting with the ownership and management of Max International.

If you would like more information about what Bo and I are doing, visit:
Team With Bo Short and Ty Tribble

Bo and I are also putting the finishing touches on an eBook.  We haven't finished with the title yet, but it is something along the lines of:

5 Vital Questions You Must Have Answered About Success In Network Marketing

Being busy is no excuse to ignore blogging, so watch this space for more frequent updates.

Bo Short and Ty Tribble Merge Online Network Marketing With Face To Face Building In Max International

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — (MARKET WIRE) — 03/07/08 —   Bo Short and Ty Tribble have formed a groundbreaking partnership, uniting their collective expertise in the Network Marketing Industry, under the name MaxImpact International, LLC. They have affiliated their new organization with a cutting-edge Network Marketing company called Max International. The goal of their organization is to create a new paradigm for success for the millions of people that have faced the conventional challenges associated with building a network marketing organization.

According to Industry leader Ken Dunn, “The partnership of Bo Short and Ty Tribble will no doubt have people talking in the Network Marketing Industry. It’s almost like Google(TM) partnering with Costco(TM), you will get the best of online and offline training and mentorship.”

MaxImpact International, LLC has offices in the states of Washington and Virginia. They are currently building teams throughout the United States and Canada. In a recent Max International news release, Bo and Ty were recognized for their achievements in two separate categories. They were honored as Top Revenue Recruiters and Top Associate Recruiters.

Ty said, “Building a successful Network is a team effort. We are working with some of the greatest partners in the industry that truly care about the success of their teams and are passionate about assisting them as they build their independent businesses. We are honored to serve them.”

In addition, they were recently identified to be among “52 of the brightest minds inside and outside network marketing.” Included in that list were notables such as Robert Kiyosaki, Paul Zane Pilzer, and Dr. Denis Waitley.

According to Bo, “Our primary focus is to mentor individuals on our team to achieve success. We cultivate leaders, not followers. We are attracting individuals that want to build a long-term income, create value through association and establish a new paradigm of success in this industry.”

Mike Dillard, creator of “Magnetic Sponsoring” and “Building on a Budget,” commented, “Ty Tribble is one of the few networkers out there who’s really on top of the Internet marketing world… If you want to learn from one of the best, Ty’s your man…”

Rudy Ruettiger, author, speaker and the inspiration for the motion picture “RUDY,” said, “Bo Short develops great leaders. He has a talent for coaching people to attain significance in their personal and professional lives.”

For More Information Contact: MaxImpact International, LLC www.MaxImpactllc.info 1-801-461-5000

Merry New Year from the MLM Blog and Ty Tribble

I wanted to take a moment to wish you a Happy New Year ( I know it says "Merry"...it's a Trading Places reference).

2008 promises to be a great year for Network Marketing and Direct Sales.

I am off to Dallas, Texas tomorrow for a 3-day Network Marketing (More Heart Than Talent) event that includes some great speakers and several hundred attendees.  If you are attending, please be sure to look me up.  I will be at Todd Falcone's table on Thursday and then I'll be hanging out, doing interviews and networking on Friday and Saturday.

I will be doing some blog posts from the event so watch this space.

Make 2008 the year you look back on and say, "that was the year that I really broke through".

Merry Christmas

“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel”

Orrin Woodward's Team Would Tear Up A Binary Plan

I was in Phoenix over the weekend at a Network Marketing event with Todd Falcone, Jeffery Combs, Erica Combs and Michael Bernoff, where I met the owner of a Network Marketing company by the name of Michael Wenniger.  Wenniger owns Fun Unlimited which is actually being re-branded as I write this.  He has a much better name coming out soon. (I'll get you the new name once I have permission). 

Anyways, I spent a few hours hanging out with Mike and talking about his company, a binary compensation plan with health and wellness products.  The biggest claim to fame for the company is their Power Pops which are candy that help people lose weight.  Chris Angel and Britney Spears have reportedly both used the candy.

The company also has a vitamin lollipop designed for children.  Pretty unique products that seem to be priced well,  (50 cents to one dollar for the weight loss and vitamin lollipops). They also have a skincare line and a new functional beverage coming out soon and they do not have an autoship requirement in order to get your check.

Now, I mentioned earlier that this company has a binary compensation plan and for those that are not clear on comp plans, a binary has two legs or teams.  Typically (not in every case) one of the legs or teams is called the "Power Leg" and is usually built by the leaders within the company, leaving others to focus on the lesser leg.

This type of compensation plan got me to thinking about Orrin Woodward's former Quixtar group called "The TEAM".  Let me say this...I don't agree with the amount of money that the TEAM charges it's members for training, but I can not argue with their ability to bring in numbers, especially into a deal as bad as Quixtar.

What I am driving at here is that if the TEAM were to apply their strategy (slightly modified) to a company like the one Mike Wenniger owns, they would tear it up.  The binary compensation plan is focused on depth.  Mike's plan also has some matching bonus money that could bring in huge checks. 

I'm not trying to broker a deal here, just pointing out that the main problem with the TEAM is probably not the amount of money that they make on training, it was probably the company they chose to affiliate with.  If the TEAM were to build a binary with the numbers they bring in, a lot of people would be making money through products moving into the hands of consumers.

Live Phoenix, Arizona MLM Training Event

Phoenix, Arizona in mid-December sounds like a pretty nice place to be.

I will be in Phoenix on December 15th along with Jeffery Combs and Todd Falcone for an all day training event. One big insider secret I can tell you is that Todd Falcone is going to unveil a project that he has been working on for over 10 years.

So, if you want to kick off 2008 on a positive note, Jeffery and Todd might be a great springboard for you.

As a bonus for reading my blog (or subscribing to my newsletter), I will be doing an exclusive Internet Success Q & A session following the main training by Jeffery Combs and Todd Falcone.

Weather at my house is expected to be a High of 40 and a Low of 27, while Phoenix looks like a high of 70 and a low of about 50.

Let's see, hang out with million dollar Network Marketing producers for the weekend AND get see that round thing in the sky called a sun for the first time since I returned from Mexico?

Not a touch call.  See YOU in Phoenix.

Phoenix Training Info and Registration (Click Here)

Less Than 24 Hours To Page 1 Of Google: The Power Of Blogging

Want to better understand the power of blogging?

Check out this post I did at TyTribble.com about my less than 24 hour rise to page 1 of Google.

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Magnetic Sponsoring 3.0

While I was in Ixtapa, Mexico last week, Mike Dillard released his Magnetic Sponsoring 3.0 System. I haven't had a ton of time to go through the new site and information but I will fill you in on a couple of things that caught my eye...

1. A complete system to track the leads that you create with Magnetic Sponsoring 3.0.
2. 7 New Videos have replaced the original 10 email Boot Camp.  The videos are free and you can download them here: Mike Dillard's 7 Free Magnetic Sponsoring 3.0 Videos.
3. The MagneticSponsoring.com forum is loaded with helpful and knowledgeable marketers, some of them earning Millions a year...and they are willing to answer your questions!

For those of you who have no idea what in the world I am talking about, let me give you a little bit of history.  Mike Dillard was involved in Network Marketing for several years and really struggled.  Then he discovered the world of Internet Marketing and was one of the first Networkers to put together a system known as a "funded proposal".

The idea is simple.  Give something away of value, (like 7 free training videos) but ask for some contact information in return.  Once you gain the contact information you can then offer a low cost (usually information based) product that will help you fund your proposal.

You take the money you make from the sales of the information product and fund your advertising.  It's a bit like having your leads pay you to be your prospects.

I used this type of system to create nearly 3,000 leads and over $9,000 over the last few months.

Your proposal is generally going to involve the Network Marketing company you are involved with, keeping in mind that not everyone who requests the information or buys the information product will be a potential business partner for you. 

There are a handful of categories that people fall into:

• Happy With A Good Company
• Happy With A Bad Company
• Unhappy With A Good Company
• Unhappy With A Bad Company
• No Company

I'll let you consider which ones would be good prospects for you to discuss your business with.

The 7 Magnetic Sponsoring 3.0 Videos will give you a great overview of Network Marketing on the Internet.  Again, you can get access to the free videos here: Mike Dillard's 7 Free Videos.

From Ixtapa, Mexico

I thought I would take a second to drop by to say thank you to my guest bloggers for posting while I am away.  Yesterday, I spent the entire day laying on the beach, playing with my kids in the sand and snorkling in crytal clear water.  After a very hectic travel schedule in Septemeber and November,  I am starting to feel like I am catching my breath.

2008 is going to be a great year for Network Marketing.  There has never been a better time to become an entrepreneur and take control of your own financial destiny.

Thanks again to my guest bloggers and I look forward to your success in 2008.

Warmest -

Ty Tribble

View from our deck...

YTB Travel Blog: By Far, The Best Blog On My Network

I have often talked about marketing a Network Marketing business through blogging. For a great example of this, I would like to direct you to the YTB Travel Blog, which is part of the MLM Blog Network.

I have two great authors and they actually kind of compete against each other to see who can produce better content.

I am certain that these bloggers have gained business by blogging on the MLM Blog Network and if you are interested in YTB Travel, I suggest you check them out.

MLM Uncensored

Ready for something new?

Today, I am launching a new section of the MLM Blog Network today called MLM Uncensored.

The concept is pretty simple.

We set up a blog about a Network Marketing company but we don't express any opinions about the company.  The opinions come from you. 

Your comments drive the content of the blog.  I am calling it MLM Uncensored because I am not going to moderate the comments (except for obvious cases of spam). 

You are free to post links to your company web sites, you are free to post your opinions...good, bad and ugly. The conversation is 100% yours.  I might join in the conversation now and then but I will drive the boat (so to speak).

So, I need your help to get the ball rolling.  A new company called Zrii has made a bit of a splash in the industry so Zrii gets the first MLM Uncensored site.

Check out Zrii Uncensored here.

Update: MonaVie Uncensored and Body Alive Uncensored are now live.

Network Marketing Video Blog

You really need to head on over to Aaron Benton's Netmark Newscast Video Blog.  In the tradition of video news blog,  Rocketboom, Aaron has put together a very funny series of videos related to the Network Marketing industry.

Aaron's latest video has to do with some college dorm guys in a MonaVie chugging contest.

Check it out:

Bo Short's It's Called Success Tele-seminar

I got a call a few days ago from Bo Short about a new tele-seminar that he is producing aimed at Network Marketers.  Bo is busy lining up some excellent speakers for the 8 hour tele-seminar and I am honored to say that he asked me to come on and speak about my Internet Success.

Because of my association with Bo, I have had hundreds of people email me and come up to me at events and tell me that Bo Short is their favorite speaker of all time. Bo Short is a sought after speaker who commands up to $15,000 for a one hour keynote address.

Well, now we have a chance to get 8 hours of training and coaching from Bo and his hand picked Network Marketing all stars from the comfort of home via this tele-seminar.

Here is a quote from Bo:

Very few trainers in this Industry give people everything they need to become a Network Marketing Leader. Some are great with content centered on technique and others offer leadership mentoring and inspiration, but few bring it all.

Here are some of the topics that Bo and his team of six-figure Network Marketing earners (plus an additional surprise special) will cover:

• Dialing leads for success with posture and attitude
• How to create a template for success on and off the net.
• A step-by-step breakdown of the building process
• Warm market prospects-who to call, when to call, what to say
• How to create your own leads for free utilizing the Internet
• How to find the right lead company
• How to create effective leads via Pay Per Click
• How to turn a stranger into a teammate
• Learn how to talk to people and be rejection-proof
• Master the skills of building a balanced-business
• How to eliminate the statement, "I am not a sales person"
• Learn the nuances of "Organic Search"
• Learn Web 2.0, Video, Blogging and funded proposals
• Master the art  and skills of overcoming objections
• And lots more.

Then as a special bonus, Bo has promised to do a 1 hour conference call on "Leading With Impact" for those that register for his "It's Called Success" tele-seminar.

Bo is limiting the tele-seminar to the first 100 people who register so that he can have a successful question and answer period on each call.

If you would like more information or to register now, visit: www.ItsCalledSuccess.com

3 Tips For MLM Blogging Success

To help you get started here are 3 tips that will help you create a powerful blog that will help you brand yourself for success and eventually drive traffic to your lead capture page, creating more customers and business partners:

1. Blog consistently. When getting started, I suggest sprinting for at least 2 to 3 weeks, blogging 5 days a week, then you can back off a little to 3 times a week. The more you post, the more likely you will be found.  

2. Make the blog about you and your business.  Don't make it one big ad or pitch. People see this type of thing everywhere. Make is personal, make it unique and make it about you.  Talk about your dreams, goals, aspirations, successes and failures.  

3. Use keywords in your blog post title and mixed throughout your post. Link your keywords to places that you want people to go when they search for those words. (Hint: Your lead capture page).

If you are looking for the Network Marketer's dream in terms of a blogging tool, check out Blog i360. The program is designed with Network Marketers in mind and will continue to improve.

Welcome to the MLM Blog

My name is Ty Tribble and I would like to welcome you to the MLM Blog. I launched this site in 2003 as a journal of my thoughts and opinions on Network Marketing.

While I write about many companies, I am only active in one, if you would like more information about myself or my business, visit my personal web site at TyTribble.com

If you have story ideas, comments or questions, you can contact me at ty (at) tribble (dot) org.

Ty Tribble in Philadelphia This Weekend - August 25th

I will be in Philadelphia, PA this weekend for a non-company specific Network Marketing training event.  I am not speaking at the event, but I would love to meet and greet MLM Blog readers.

The event speakers will be Todd Falcone, Jeffery Combs and Susan Sly. If you would like to attend the event on Saturday, Aug. 25th, 2007 from 9AM to 4PM send me an email at: ty (at) tribble.org.

Click here for more information.

I am looking forward to seeing Philadelphia and having a late night cheese steak...do they make them fat free?

Record Day For The MLM Blog

Massive traffic today from the Quixtar/Team Lawsuit, Termination fallout.

Thanks for reading.

Here are some juicy tid bits (rumors) that I picked up from various sources...

• TEAM leadership may have met with a large commodities manufacturer over the last several weeks in preparation for launching their own MLM. People would recognize the name brand. (Good luck to them if they do launch their own MLM...they just created J.O.B.'s for themselves)
  
• I am getting varying reports on whether or not the Diamonds that were terminated will stick together and form a new MLM or break up into existing MLM companies.
  
• People that I spoke with seem to be very loyal to Woodward and the TEAM. Basically they are all about "where Orrin goes, I'll follow".
  
• I actually spoke to someone on the TEAM that registered two new Quixtar IBOs today.
  
• A really good source estimated that Quixtar will lose 20% of it's volume as a result of this fallout.

The "fun" in terms of insider information from the group that left is just beginning. I am being told that extremely damaging information will be released by the terminated group in the coming days and weeks.

Blogging and Branding You For MLM Success

I am in the process of setting up a site with Blog i360, a new blogging platform/host that I believe to be specifically designed with Network Marketers in mind.

My new Blog i360 - Blog will be talking about Branding You for MLM success.

Check it out.

More soon.

On The Road With MLM Blog

I will be in Dallas, TX for a private training event on Friday and then I will be in Baltimore, MD on Saturday for an open event with Todd Falcone and Jeffery Combs.

I look forward to meeting as many people as I can at the events and I promise to post some stories about the people that I meet.

This will be my first time in Baltimore so I am looking forward to it.

I have been swamped with projects recently, but I have a bunch of cool new stuff to share with you, including a new blogging program that might as well be designed for Network Marketers.

I don't know if I will have time to blog while I am on the road, so you might not hear from me until Sunday night.  Have a good weekend!

Peace out! 

Ty Tribble

MLM Blog is now officially at MLMBlog.net

The MLM Blog is now officially mapped to MLMBlog.net. All of the mlmblog.typepad.com links will still work including all of the categories and individual posts that have been linked to over the last 3 plus years.

You can also see the newly mapped Amway Blog at AmwayBlog.com.  Given the announcement that Quixtar is being phased out with Amway coming back in the U.S., the Amway Blog will become a lot more active.  I have a plan in place that will make sure the site is updated on a regular basis.

Thanks for reading!

MLM Blog Domain Mapping

I am in the process of mapping this site to MLMBlog.net.  The old mlmblog.typepad.com domain name will always work but I thought it was about time to make MLMBlog.net a little more official. So very soon (hopefully within hours) MLMBlog.net will be up and running as a stand alone domain with all of the MLM Blog content from the past.

I am doing the same for the Amway Blog - AmwayBlog.com and Work At Home Dad -  WorkAtHomeDad.info.

So as I am writing this the MLMBlog.net URL is not working.  Don't worry, I am not going anywhere and this site will continue to provide you with the latest news and commentary about the MLM industry.

Once this all gets set up, the only difference you might notice is that when you enter the site using MLMBlog.net, it will no longer forward to MLMBlog.typepad.com. Instead the web address will remain MLMBlog.net. It's just less confusing and a little more professional.

Happy Sunday!

Todd Falcone

I am now working with leading Network Marketing trainer and MLM prospecting superstar, Todd Falcone..more news about this coming soon.

Meanwhile, check out Todd's web site at ToddFalcone.com and listen in to his Monday free training call:

Monday Night at 5PM Pacific/8PM Eastern
Dial 641-594-7500, code 248873#

Tune in to the call, you might hear me welcoming people on the line.

If you would like to book Todd for your hosted conference call and you can get at least 50 people on the line, Let me know at ty (at) tribble.org.

Todd has an incredible program about recruiting professionals for your business. It is different than anything I have seen out there.

Is The Outright Stealing of an Idea, Flattery?

Over a year ago, I launched something called the MLM Blog Network, offering free blogs to Network Marketers, now it looks like I have a complete copycat, The MLM Network. The person even uses the same blog service as I do.

I guess I should be flattered, but I am mostly ticked that my idea is being copied. I am all for stealing an idea, improving on it and making it your own. I am not for stealing an idea and copying it exactly. Oh well, hopefully I'll have more ideas worthy of stealing in the future.

Herbalife Buyer Pulls Offer

PEHUB.com:

J.H. Whitney & Co. has withdrawn its $38 per share buyout offer for Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF), after the company's board rejected the bid for being too low. In a letter to the board, Whitney said it was "surprised and disappointed that the committee chose not to discuss the proposal with us or include the company's distributors in its strategic review process." Whitney holds approximately 27% of Herbalife's outstanding stock. www.herbalife.com

      

Herbalife Gets China Direct Sales License

There has been a lot of good news for Herbalife recently. They just handed out $30 million in bonuses to distributors, signed a Soccer team with a world wide celebrity playing on it and now they are announcing China's granting of a direct-selling license.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), a global nutrition direct-selling company, announced today that it has received its direct-selling license from China's Ministry of Commerce.

The license permits Herbalife to conduct a direct selling business in Suzhou and Nanjing in the Jiangsu province. Over six million people live in Suzhou, the fifth largest Chinese city based upon GDP, and approximately eight million people live in Nanjing, which is the second largest commercial center in East China after Shanghai.

Herbalife currently operates 42 stores and 17 service centers in 25 provinces in China. The company operates a unique direct-selling model in China in accordance with local regulations. Independent distributors who are employed by the company conduct their business in retail locations owned by Herbalife. Consumers and other distributors come into the store to buy product and learn more about the business opportunity. Now that a license has been granted, Distributors will be allowed to conduct business outside of the store in the particular province and cities named in the direct selling license.

Natural Health Trends - NHT Global Trouble Part II

A few days ago I reported a problem at NHT Global (Natural Health Trends) due to the resignation of the CEO and COO.

Now this just came across the MLM Blog News desk:

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ NMS:BHIP), an international direct-selling company, announced today that it received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that the Company is not in compliance with Marketplace Rules 4350(d)(2) and 4350(c)(3). Specifically, due to the resignation of Colin O’Brien and Terrence  M. Morris from the Board of Directors and, consequently, the Company's     Audit and Compensation Committees, the Company's Audit Committee is not   comprised of at least three independent directors and the Compensation      Committee is not composed of at least two independent directors.    

On or before March 16, 2007, the Company is required to provide The       Nasdaq Stock Market the Company's specific plan and timetable to achieve  compliance with the Rules. The Company intends to timely submit a plan       for achieving compliance to The Nasdaq Stock Market.

NHT Global used to be called Lexxus International and they focus on personal care products.
   

   

Ty Tribble - MLM Blog Author

Given the increased traffic this site has been getting over the last few weeks, I thought it might be a good idea to tell you a little about me.

Ty Tribble

What I do:

My wife (Richelle) and I currently focus on three businesses.

• Univera LifeSciences - a biotech company out of Lacey, WA, that markets their unique products through word of mouth marketing.
• The MLM Blog Network hosts free blogs for Network Marketers. We ask you to write about the company and products you represent. You get leads and customers because of our web site ranking and the content you produce. We get revenue from the advertising on the site.
• eBay Powerseller - Freebubba - Our eBay business was recently featured in Entrepreneur magazine.

One of the things I love about being an entreprenuer is that I am able to work side by side with my wife. Neither of us have jobs outside of our businesses, so we spend a lot of time together, in fact we share an office in our home.

We are most excited about our Univera LifeSciences business because we have been able to create a great income in a short period of time, in addition we have been able to help more than a dozen people earn an income of over $1,000 a month in the last 4 months.

There you have it. Part I of Ty Tribble, The Brand.