Day: September 30, 2015

Building Leaders

Posted on by Cesar Ramirez

One of the greatest things about being in business and growing a team in Internet and / or Network Marketing is you get to build people up. You can see them go from zero to hero pretty quick — for those that are interested. For some folks it’s like a bamboo tree. It takes them 5 years to sprout and grow into a big tree. It’s not about the speed of the destination for them though… it’s about the journey.

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Customer support is and should be number one priority to be attentive to your team members. I propose a 24-48 hour response time for support to anyone that needs it. This gives enough wiggle room to create the time allotted for those on your team and those looking to join.

Some tips to consider when building a team:

  1. Clearly define the type of person you’d like to grow to be.
  2. Seek and develop leaders to duplicate that person.
  3. On a scale of 1-10 if you see yourself as a mid range leader lets say a 6. You will easily want to sponsor/recruit folks that are a 5 or below because they’re easier to talk to. What I propose is you seek a 6 or a 7 and let them go recruit those and above to strengthen the team
  4. If a person is not in alignment with your core philosophies, make sure to disconnect from them immediately. Longing the process can and will hinder your team synergy.

Take me for example. I like to seek out humble people that have the mentality of treating others like they want to be treated. In sales we call that mirror and matching. Do you want to be babysitting an adult who has the “entitlement” mentality of “what’s in it for me?” Or do you prefer the person that takes the tasks in hand and provides support to others. I like to call it, The Servant Leadership mindset. How can I serve you today?

I gotta tell you, it’s a lot simpler when the person you are working with has messed up and they ask for forgiveness. I’m the first to tell you that I’ve messed up and I’ve asked for forgiveness because I know that I’m a sinner, I’m not perfect. Asking for forgiveness has really allowed me to grow into a servant leader. A lot of this comes from growing up with very little in my hands. I wasn’t fed a silver spoon in my mouth and I really had to go out and make it happen.

The change for the future and present. A lot of my philosophies in business grew from awesome humble leaders like Jim Rohn, John C. Maxwell, Derek Wiersma, Scott Aguilar, Ray Higdon and many leaders that have poured their heart into my mindset of thinking to allow me to thing and grow within.

Most importantly, what I use to think was common sense growing up isn’t so common when you start to work with people. You’re going to be challenged with different personalities. That’s right, some folks are going to have egos bigger than their bank account. Chasing the money because someone makes more than the other isn’t necessarily someone you want to follow. Especially if you know they have deceived others in the process of getting there. Therefore, know your playing field.

Here’s a quick story. I coached a guy who was having trouble generating any type of money online. With my coaching and that of the other servant leaders, he finally started to make some money in my eBay program. He was one of the first guys I coached. Later on because some of the herd thought the grass was greener on the other side, decided to snag him from me. Mind you, I never did anything wrong to this guy, but apparently because I didn’t follow them, they decided to make me the enemy. His exact words were “How does that feel to pour salt on the wound.” Soon after this statement, he died of cancer. To this day I feel sorry for the guy for not seeing it. He missed the purpose of why I had formed the team in the first place.

“The birds are going to get them.” That’s right, get ready for the the birds. It’s part of your business but don’t get caught up there in the conversation. Keep moving forward because there’s a hater in everything that you do. If you keep a clear defined vision, the right people will follow. Hate has very little strength in anything. When building a business out of love and passion, you will start to see the Diamonds in the rough shine through.

May this message inspire you and your team!

Cesar Ramirez

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Link Building: Does It Still Matter?

Posted on by Cesar Ramirez

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People say link building is already obsolete or irrelevant. That was after Google, through Matt Cutts, said that search engines would no longer mostly rely on them for rankings. But many SEO (search engine optimization) experts still believe that backlinks are important.

How so?

Links Should Be Backed by Quality Content

First, what Google frowns upon is over optimization brought about by the excessive use and heavy reliance to backlinks in order to promote a site. Cutts calls link building as “sweat plus creativity.” Thus, it is not entirely disallowed. It simply means that the value of a site should not only be dependent on strategically-placed links. Its contents should also matter, and it should be of value to its audience. Quality, creativity, and substance should go with it.

Remember that at the end of the day, you are not merely blogging or making a website just to rank in Google, Yahoo!, or Bing. Instead, you are doing it to eventually please your audience, and ultimately convince them to buy or avail any product or service that you are promoting in your site or blog. User experience must come above all else in order to ensure your survival in the e-commerce business or other ventures online.

It Leads to More Information Plus Legitimate Products and Services

Second, if you are already on your way finding a Burlington SEO company, remember that links are important in terms of providing your reader more information about a certain subject. It offers audiences a reference should they wish to get more data about something they are reading. For short, it promotes a harmonious flow of information from one site to another that will surely benefit the reader.

Alternatively, it is a way to lead customers to products or services related to the content they are checking out to allow them to get directly to its legitimate seller. With the presence of scams and copycats online, good links filter them out. It bridges audiences from a high-quality  site to a reliable product or service that they want to try out. By the way when your pets need food or resources, its is best to order online through my pet needs that.

Links Distinguish Good Sites From Bad Ones

Third, backlinks serve as a shout-out to the source of information you have in your site. It helps quality and reliable sites to be known to audiences and aids them in establishing a good reputation online. In a way, this still allows improved user experience to your visitors.

Link Building Will Always Be Important

Links remain as the backbone of a good content. What Google discouraged is people spamming them just to gain undue advantage in search engines or to deceive customers. Sure these black hat tactics do work for a while, but Google will penalize you for it once they find out. And it usually doesn’t take them long to flag down sites that do employ such tactics.

Lastly, people can only be tricked once. When they realize that your site offers misleading or bad user experience, they will no longer return to it. Worse, they will share it to others who will later avoid your site. In the long run, these will damage your online reputation dearly.

Therefore, it should be reminded that backlinks should only be used in an appropriate manner. Most importantly, they should lead your audiences to sites or products and services that will really produce a nice experience.