Blogging, Social Networking For Home Business Consultants

Home Business Sales Consultants Should Blog

Our call last night was really information-packed.  The topics blogging, social networking and SEO for the home business sales consultant was popular as we had 106 callers.

Actually, I think we bit off more than we could chew trying to cover so much in an hour.  The short answer is that all home business owners should put systems into place to consistently blog and social network online while keeping in mind that the search engines are watching.

Social Networking & Blogging For Leads

In order to be effective, you will need to put a few pieces in place to find leads online by blogging and social networking.  Think of it as the recycling wheel.

You must compete the circle to be effective.

Recycling is only recycling if you take your recycle-able products out to the curb, they get picked up, turned into something new and then purchased by a consumer and re-used.  If you do not buy recycled products then you are not recycling.

In direct sales your goal is to generate sales for your home business through social networking.  You must socialize, blog and do it in such a way that it is search-engine-friendly so that all of the parts of your wheel (or the world wide web) are connected.

Compete the wheel:

• Affiliate Site
• Social Sites
• Blog
• Organic SEO

Social Networking Online For Leads

Online social networking is no longer really social in the true sense of being a leisure time activity.  It has become a necessary part of doing business in the 21st century. I guarantee that your competition is doing it!  Social networks are exactly that: a network of like-minded “friends” who support each other.

Direct Sales Company Affiliate Site

Your direct sales affiliate site is your company’s brand, and 9 times out of 10 it is the only place a direct seller will make a sale online.  The problem is that an affiliate site will never show up in the search engines, as it is 99% duplicate content from the corporate site. The cardinal sin of SeO is duplicate content so most often the affiliate site is ignored. So what to do?

WordPress Blog!

Often times blogging is the missing piece that direct sellers need to add.  This gives you the ability to brand yourself and also to get in front of the search engines.  Every new blog post is another opportunity to get seen when you use good keywords for your industry.  A WordPress blog is the best way to go. It is easy to learn and has great built in SEO features.

WordPress Blog Installation

Deb offers a bargain WordPress Installation for direct sales professionals.  This is the most affordable way to start blogging on the internet and still get good search engine opportunities.  (Free blogs are free and they will not do well in search engines either.)

After learning all about WordPress and paying other installers thousands of dollars, Deb decided to offer this bargain setup so that other home party plan reps or direct sellers can start blogging at an affordable price and not worry about being overcharged.  You will not find a blog installation package at any better price anywhere on the internet!

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