Get Paid for Promoting Your Home Business

Make no mistake about it, the old story about having an opportunity without advertising being like a high school kid going to the dance and winking at girls in the dark is true. How can anyone join if they don't even know you're there?

You can find lots of places online to advertise, but careful control of your ad budget is mandatory for survival with some online newsletters charging hundreds for a single ad. We all know it takes multiple contacts to have any impact, so it can get quite expensive to put on even a small campaign. Then getting those you sign up to spend their money duplicating your success is even harder.

Add to that the fact that online advertising is becoming impotent as intensity increases. We are bombarded with thousands of messages a day and most of them bounce off our shields with little or no impact. The common attitude is, "If I want something, I'll go look for it".

That's why I got so excited about finding more than 50,000+ people at the time I wrote this, all in one place looking for ways to make more money. They are virtually waving their arms in the air screaming, "Show me how I can make more money". If you have an answer to their dilemma, you will think you're in paradise when you learn to use it to it's maximum potential.

The secret if there is one, is to avoid the temptation to blatantly post referral links all over expecting people to jump at the chance to be part of your wonderful opportunity. Even if you do succeed in getting a few takers, they usually won't do much after that. What you need to find are the few that are serious and not just curious and the best way to accomplish this goal is to present a good image and let them find you.

The growing community website that allows this to happen better than any other I have discovered, is the myLot Discussion Forum where they actually pay you to take part. You're not going to get rich from the pennies you earn, but if you use your time to build a downline in a good opportunity, you may get closer than you can imagine. At the very least, you will make a few new friends with interests common to yours.

Once you get your account set up, the first agenda item should be to prepare your profile. You only have one chance at a good first impression, so give it your best shot. Start with a good image of yourself that says "Hi, I'm here" and exhibits the same aura you would want to project at any business gathering you might attend.

Add a few more photos that will generate interest and let visitors know what you're like. People will want to associate with you more if they can get to know you first. Go through the Interests and add the ones that work for you. You want to start building your list of friends right away, so click over to your friends page and scroll to the bottom where you can invite current myLot members. Put oldbuddy in the username box to send me a friend request.

To finish out your preparations, go to your profile page and click on edit profile. This is where you set the stage with your own promotion. Pick a good slogan that reflects your business attitude, use a website name that attracts people to click it, and put your best opportunity presentation in the website URL. In the What's on my mind box, take advantage of the fact that you can use HTML and create your own message.

Next click on the myLot selection on the right of the menu and read as much as you can about how it all works. The more knowledge you can share with the majority who are too lazy to read this material, the more attraction power it will give you. This is all about attraction.

Start a few discussions that present you in a good light. Don't fall into the trap of using silly topics like what color is your dog, what did you eat, and so on. Make your discussions a reflection of your business attitude. Always remember, these discussions can come back to haunt you, so don't get involved in sexual innuendos or controversial topics like politics or religion. I don't know about you, but my reason for using myLot is to make more money and I focus on that goal with every word I write there. I presell with thoughts and ideas and let my profile do the actual closing.

As you take part in the discussions, you will run across other members that show their value instantly and are the kind you want to associate with. Go visit their profile and take part in several of their current discussions just like you would at a party. Post thoughts that will attract them, then invite them to be a friend. Then turn on the notify option so you will know when they start new discussions and get in on the top. This not only builds your relationship with them, but others they have attracted will see your comments easier if they are on the first page.

At first it may seem that you don't have enough time to make a significant income from the pennies myLot offers for posting, but that's not the main reason you should try it. Take advantage of the great community that exists and even if you only post a few minutes a day, you will soon see how powerful it can be as a promotion tool. Free resources are great and this is one of the best. Who knows, you may even make a few bucks as you get involved.