Part I. "I was thrilled to see my iGaggle profile come up on Google's first page!"

So wrote new iGaggle member Darlene, who markets love and romance enhancement products.

Here's how she (and a few others of you) did that.

This blog comes up on page one of Google results for anyone who types in:

network marketing

It's #8 right now (out of 367,000,000) See here.

Here's what happened for Darlene: Last time I posted the "Top 50 Network Marketing Companies" list, that post title showed up on Google along with my "New School Network Marketing" name.

So people who clicked on that were taken right to the Top 50 list on this blog where her company, Passion Parties, is listed. When people click on that company, Darlene comes up (along with fellow rep and brand new iGaggle member, Janette)

I link to our iGaggle/NMC members for both the Top 50 and the Top 40 Start-Ups lists, which I usually update and post each week or two. One of the benefits members get.

And, you can be linked off my Google page one ranking even if you're not in a top 50 or top 40 company. Here are two ways that is happening each day: See Part II here.

Part II. How they link off my page one Google ranking.

Two other ways people get linked off my Google page one ranking even if you're not in a top 50 or top 40 company:

#1. Google suprise. Each post here is specified each day in Google. So, the five ladies who were featured in yesterday's post, "What's your size 8?" all got some Google love because that post appears on page one of Google right now. My listing there (see here) is #8, and says this, exactly:

"New School Network Marketing by Kim Klaver
(These are iGaggle/Network Marketing Central members who took the little Promote Yourself class this week. These are their Profiles in progress.) ...
kimklaverblogs.blogspot.com/ - 185k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this"

From Google, it links directly to this page: "What's your size 8?"

Everyone who Googles 'network marketing' and clicks there sees that post, and those ladies' profiles.

NOTE: all the commenters are seen, also.

#2. You know our new little search engine and network marketing community, Network Marketing Central? Well people are typing in:

network marketing central

We (Network Marketing Central) come up #1 on Google, of 69,900,000 results.

But get this: Of the 10 results displayed on Google's first page, THREE are individual iGaggle/NMC member profiles, including Robin, Anita, Nancy and #3 is a story in which I reported what Roxanne had found our Google ranks to be in October, 2006. We were excited then. And now look.

And on page two, THREE more individual iGaggle/NMC profiles appear: Paula;
Ilka ; and Norma.

Go see for yourself. Google: network marketing central

As Network Marketing Central's search engine becomes better known throughout the world of entrepreneurs, it's another way for networkers who want to be found online to leverage off of our Google rank - #1 for this search.

To get the best people contacting you, nake sure your profile follows the rules in the post: "What's your size 8?"

Appearing anywhere on page one of any Google results page is the dream of every company with anything to sell on the Internet. There are tens of millions of them. And they pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to companies who specialize in "Search Engine Optimization". Google it.

This is more fun and way less. Think?

P.S. iGaggle and Network Marketing Central/NMC and Ahaho are all part of the same program. iGaggle is where you sign up and create your profile, like being under the hood of the car. NMC is where the public entrepreneurs and networkers see you - like the world stage. And Ahaho is where CUSTOMERS for your upscale products go to find you.
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You can try iGaggle/NMC for two days on us. Two options there. Your card will be "authorized" not captured, until after the trial. Then you decide whether you want in or not.

Top 50 Network Marketing Companies Week 54

Just updated today by Alexa.

Don't see your company? Check the Top 40 Start-Ups here

The Top 50 Network Marketing Companies are ranked by Internet popularity – number of visitors to the company websites averaged over 3 months.

For the Top Start-Ups (companies less than 5 years old and with highest Alexa rank), go here.

The numbers are compiled by Alexa.com, the most widely used tracking service for website rankings since 1996. Alexa ranks millions of websites. Rank 1 is the highest; Rank 10 million the lowest. Alexa updates weekly. This week, Yahoo.com is No. 1.

In the list of the Top 50 network marketing companies below, the Alexa rank appears to the right of each company. If a company has gone up or down in rank from the previous week, the change appears as a + or -. No change, no mark.

Next update: Thursday, August 23, 2007.

NOTE: This list includes companies that are top ranked, AND are 5 years old or more. Some companies have disappeared from this list, and are now on the Top Start-Ups list here because they're less than 5 years old. If we missed one, Comment below, we'll check into it.

NOTE 2: In most cases, when you click on one of these Top 50 companies, you will be taken to a page of an Independent Rep for that company. All such Reps are members of Network Marketing Central (NMC), a community of network marketers who believe in working together, and who subscribe to the "No promises. No Problems" mantra of NMC.

1. Avon 6,535
2. Usana 11,034
3. Quixtar 12,656
4. Ytb Travel 13,518
5. Mary Kay 15,823
6. Melaleuca 15,974
7. Success University 23,626
8. Herbalife 27,719
9. VM Direct 33,712
10. Pre-paid Legal 33,972
11. Nu Skin Enterprises 39,144 (+1)
12. Isagenix 39,357 (-1)
13. Tupperware 41,847 (+1)
14. helloWorld 42,070 (-1)
15. Shaklee 43,298
16. 4Life Research, LLC 45,114
17. Forever Living 56,955 (+5)
18. Market America 57,835 (-1)
19. FreeLife International 58,192 (-1)
20. Arbonne International 58,872
21. Tahitian Noni 59,290
22. ITV Ventures 65,045 (+1)
23. Juvio 65,503 (-4)
24. Healthy Pet Net 67,919
25. Take Shape for Life/Medifast 70,933
26. Amway 79,010
27. AmeriPlan 87,197
28. Sunrider 91,399
29. United First Financial 92,792
30. Watkins 95,351 (+2)
31. Pharmanex 100,045
32. Nature's Sunshine 100,116 (+1)
33. M2C Global 101,782 (+1)
34. Pampered Chef 103,166 (-4)
35. Passion Parties 108,266
36. A C N 121,672 (+1)
37. Immunotec 126,564 (-1)
38. Nikken 126,906
39. CyberWize 131,011
40. Unicity 137,397 (+3)
41. Primerica 140,703 (+1)
42. NHT Global 140,891 (-2)
43. Liberty League 146,843 (-2)
44. Juice Plus 151,101
45. Ecoquest International 151,421 (+1)
46. Creative Memories 157,433 (+2)
47. Big Planet 157,907 (-2)
48. Longaberger 164,127 (+1)
49. Leaders Club 164,210 (-2)
50. Tastefully Simple 170,471

Alexa rankings of our Network Marketing group are most impressive. Our Top 50 Network Marketing Companies are in the top 10% of Alexa’s first million sites.

Most of our Top 50 are also ranked 100,000 or better (remember lower numbers are better - it's closer to #1.)

Alexa says that "Generally, Traffic Rankings of 100,000+ should be regarded as not reliable because the amount of data we receive is not statistically significant.

Conversely, the more traffic a site receives (the closer it gets to the number 1 position), the more reliable its Traffic Ranking becomes." (emphasis added) Source: Alexa.com So we're in the highest ranked group!

You can check your company ranking by going to alexa.com, and entering your company’s website address. If your company doesn’t appear in this list and you think it should, let us know by posting a friendly Comment, below.

Remember, in addition to the Alexa ranking, a company must also be 5 years old or more to be included here.

For the Top Start-Ups (companies less than 5 years old and with highest Alexa rank), go here.

Learn about Alexa.com here. For a discussion of its limitations, see "I did a scary thing..."

NOTE: This list does not include affiliate programs. No enroller sites, landing pages or distributor websites. No shopping discount programs if they are not really network marketing. We correct and update errors as we find them.

Top 40 NM Start-Ups: Week 27

Top 40 NM Start-Ups: Week 27.

Don't see your company? Check the Top 50 here.


The current Top 50 Network Marketing Companies represents the most highly trafficked companies online, as rated each day and updated each week by Alexa. The Top 50 are also 5 years old or more.

Next Top 40 Start-ups update: Thursday, August 23, 2007.

Top 40 Start-Ups list.

Network Marketing companies with 1) the highest internet traffic as ranked by Alexa, AND 2) that are LESS than five years old as of the date of the update. That data is also obtained from Alexa for each company. We are adding more companies to this list.

Alexa, while not perfect by any means, is the most widely used tracking service for website rankings since 1996. Alexa ranks millions of websites.

Rank 1 is the highest; Rank 10 million the lowest.

NOTE: When you click on a company, you will usually get some live humans who are independent reps for that company. Those folks are all members of Network Marketing Central (NMC) or the iGaggle Network. For a company that has no NMC member yet, you will go directly to that company page.

1. Xango 57,121
2. Agel 59,322
3. Mona Vie 68,893 (+1)
4. Scent-Sations (Mia Bella Candles) 70,755 (-1)
5. Photo Max 76,605
6. Freedom Rocks 77,052
7. Xooma Worldwide 82,129
8. Send Out Cards 87,870 (+1)
9. Burnlounge 94,799 (-1)
10. One Group 99,085
11. Acai Plus 130,314
12. Waiora 147,164
13. Max International 161,658
14. World Leadership Group 167,601
15. 4-Ecorp (Ethos Fuel Reformulator) 181,531
16. BookWise 184,673
17. Vitamark International 193,321 (+2)
18. Citizenre 196,843 (-1)
19. The Limu Company 199,117 (-1)
20. Vemma, Liquid Vitamins & Minerals 229,891 (+1)
21. Fruta Vida International 234,846 (-1)
22. Wealth Masters International 238,060
23. MyVideo Talk 253,027
24. Lifewave 326,129
25. Ignite 364,498
26. Guardian International Travel 431,473
27. MXI Corp 451,254
28. Amigo Health 570,815
29. ViaViente 759,320
30. The Balance Company 772,687
31. IGONET 1,599,445
32. Goldshield Elite 1,691,144
33. Univera Life Sciences 1,757,042
34. ExcelaWash 2,938,793
35. Nefful 3,239,057
36. Yoffi Fine Jewelry 3,569,622

It's now the Top 40 Start ups. Comment below if we missed you, and include the company website URL. We'll check it right out and add it if appropriate. We try to be perfect, but if not, please give us the fix you think we should make.

What's your size 8?

Say you are looking for shoes for yourself online. You are a women's size 8.

Which link below would you click on first? Which not at all given the choices?

1. Giant Shoe Store All Sizes Men Women and Children
2. Women's Shoe Store
2. Women's Size 8 Shoe Store

We are a nation of time-short online scanners. That means you, marketer, better make it easy for scanners who are looking for your size 8 to recognize you.

Does anyone go rummaging through all the shoes in the store just to find a women's size 8? Isn't that why they have separate departments, brands, sizes, styles, etc so you can immediately narrow down your search to a few?

You have a size 8 for someone. Will they recognize it in the first 2-3 SECONDS or not?

If it doesn't jump right out, it's CLICK.

Here are some people marketing their size 8's. Can you find the size 8 they're selling?

Beverly

Michele

Erin

Robin

Ilka

Does their size 8 jump out at you?

(These are iGaggle/Network Marketing Central members who took the little Promote Yourself class this week. These are their Profiles in progress.)

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Lulu traffics in upscale products

Lulu believes her product line is really specially formulated by special people. It's upscale, not Wal-Mart variety. Of course it costs more than the Wal-Mart variety as well.

Her upline insists she pitch it to everyone she knows and meets and extoll its wonders. She's done that, and most everyone told her no - "It's too expensive!" Now she's ready to quit.

Suggestions on how Lulu can successfully market her product in her lifetime, anyone?

Lulu goes shopping for slippers...

Lulu goes to Nordstroms to shop for some slippers for herself. As she walks into the shoe department, she sees a huge sign:

New Tiger Woods Signature Slipper Line for Men!

The sign adds they're top of the line, elegant, signed and endorsed by a world renowned golfer, etc.

Ladies: How much time does Lulu spend over there pawing through the Tiger slippers?

Moral: No matter how great you think your thing is, no amount of screaming about it to the wrong person will make a difference. Lulu didn't even go look at Tiger's slippers, and it's not because she didn't see the "vision."

The brain's mantra upon finding something new: "Will this affect me or enhance my life?"

We are always scanning scanning scanning while doing that mantra. Know that, reader, and spend whatever time you need to to become a master of calling the name of your audience clearly. The more specific, the better. And stop losing sleep over the rest.

Quiz: OK, can't resist: Who, specifically, WILL check out those Tiger slippers? The most specific and useful description wins.

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Weird is good.

"Most people don't want them," writes Godin today.

But, he notes, the hive of people who love them talk about them.

Are you brave enough to admit your extremely special alternative products are probably weird, and that you are kind of weird, too?

"PRE PRE LAUNCH!!! NEXT BILLION DOLLAR GIANT-LOOK>"

That's a new, screaming email header announcing a new network marketing company. Thanks, Peggy. Here's from that email - mass-mailed:

"This is the company you have been waiting for!

"XYZ is an amazing opportunity with the most powerful compensation plan in the industry.

"A Billionaire Investor and Entrepreneur team up with one of the most popular and powerful celebrity Doctors to launch."

Have you been sitting around waiting for this new company?

"Most powerful comp plan"? Really? According to whom?

How will a "billionaire investor" owner (or a "celebrity Doctor") help you make one dime? Is anyone but you responsible for your success in your business?

Is good enough enough?

A challenge post by Seth Godin poses the question to marketers:

Is good enough enough?

Seth addresses marketers in big companies:

"In response to projects, many organizations figure out the resources they've got and then work hard to do something good enough. On time, within budget. Meeting spec, after all, is your job."

What about your projects? Don't they depend on your resources too?

"I need to create my website, I need to make a flyer, I need to write an ad. I need to develop my script. I need to learn how to get customers (or recruits)..."

I dare you to take Godin's challenge:

"If you redefined the objective to be, "makes some people uncomfortable, changes the entire competitive landscape and is truly remarkable in that many of the key people we reach feel compelled to talk about it," what would happen?"

What say you, network marketer? Is it worth it or not to take the time and the risks to write remarkable copy - that is, copy that is worth being talked about?

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Carol's hot button turns off Wendy, and...

iGaggle/NMC member Carol just posted this about two opposite responses she got to her iGaggle/NMC profile here, see also ("With whom would you sign up?"):

"This is the first time I have dramatically seen what Kim refers to as using our own hot button and “calling out who you are looking for”.

"Wendy said (about my profile):
Carol - too negative - focus is on illness and debt. Cringe. I don't want to think about it.

"Paul said (about my profile):
All I had to see was their parents had died of cancer (mine too) and they wanted to make sure it didn't happen to them (me too) by using nutrition (like me). Also, when they mentioned that they had paid off $30,000 of credit card debt, I knew they were getting results from their business, and not just product lovers or belongers. Because though I'm into health and nutrition, I want to make money too

"These two responses are east and west apart from each other. This was exciting for me to actually see the concept in print."

How much time are you spending trying to drag your "Wendys", versus focusing all your energy putting your story out to your "Pauls"?

For each of us and our story and style, there are Wendys and Pauls. Who are you spending your energy on?

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Writing tip #1

#1. Keep it short. We all scan, and no on can scan text-dense columns and pages.

A stranger reading your profile for the first time doesn't have the same level interest in you or your interests as you do. Your job is to interest, not overwhelm.

Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire owner of the largest newspaper empire in the world who just bought the Wall Street Journal for a fat $5 billion dollars, said its writers talk too much:

“I’m sometimes frustrated by the long stories,” he said, adding that he rarely gets around to finishing some articles. New York Times May 4, 2007

At the other extreme is the wildly popular Drudge Report, the number one highest traffic news site on the Internet. His winning format is a few lines and a link, a few lines and a link, with images sprinkled in between. Perfect for scanners looking for something of interest. Hint hint.

Tip for the ladies. Treat your online profile (or any introductory info) as if it were a first date. Did you strip down totally that first time? A little cleavage goes a long way to ensuring you have a second date, with just a link to the rest. :)

Remember the longest lasting concubine of the ancient king? 'Twas the one who was never killed off because when she was with him, she never ever told him the end of the story.

Best way to overcome the urge to say a lot: use links that say "More here" a la Drudge above and place the information on another page. Let the reader choose to click or not.

In the "With whom would you sign up?" post one shared comments was:

"I'm not attracted to people who write screeds of information, especially when it's primarily about themselves. I prefer a profile that gets to the point, while still giving me a sense of the person behind it." See here.

And in the survey, the biggest reason for NOT being attracted to someone's profile was "confusing profile." See here.

That's writing tip #1.

P.S. New profile writing course starts this week. Two nights. Tue and Thu. See here.

"Maybe they've never experienced anything better..."

Sunday is spiritual day.

I was telling my friend this AM about a story I'd just read. The writer related that in Iraq, most of the population gets 2-3 hours of electricity per day. The reason, he wrote, is that each time any one of oil pipelines there is repaired (or an electric grid) some competing political group ("insurgents") would blow it up, stopping the flow of oil or electricity to large sections of the cities.

This has been an almost daily occurrence somewhere in Iraq for the past two years.

I wondered out loud why all the chiefs of the hundreds of little fiefdoms there just don't get together and agree to stop blowing up each other's oil lines and sabotaging each others' power grids, because then they'd ALL benefit and get more power each day for their followers and tribes. Yes, their enemies would benefit, but so would they and their people. Everyone benefits versus everyone suffers.

Iraq has one of the largest known oil reserves in the world, and they can't take advantage of it because they fight all the time.

"It's the testosterone of war," my friend replied. "That's what drives it. The whole 'we are better than you, our religion/our view/our belief etc., is better than yours,' etc."

Of course we all know that attitude of some people drives hatred and fighting here at home too.

But then she added, "And maybe they have never experienced having anything much better than what there is now, so they can't imagine that picture. Maybe that's why they keep fighting each other instead of cooperating - their life's experience has not been much different."

I was struck by that. "Maybe they can't imagine cooperation leading to something better for everyone because they've never experienced that."

Isn't the same thing true for the network marketing companies? What's the prevailing attitude we hear from the owners and the recruiters? "Mine is better than yours." And the result?

Network marketers are often afraid to be around others because so many of them, given the chance, jump on each other with the "mine is better than yours and you should join mine, we rule, we are the future, our leaders are bigger than yours, blah blah blah..."

You know the original U.S. colonies had the same problem 200 years ago, but they got over it. The strength of the U.S. today is that each state is independent and different, but all 50 different states stand together, united, as one country.

Could we as network marketers rise to the occasion of being independent but united? Stop bashing other companies or reps. Stop the "mine is better than yours." Promote our own with a "try it and see if it works for you" theme. And learn to describe that theme.

There is no "best for everyone" company or product. Would you do the business if you were forced into someone else's "best" deal?

What if a few of us were to embody that value? Independent but united. Think it might spread?

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