The Beginners Guide To Generating Free MLM Leads
Editor notes: This post was published in 2011, so the information and links it may have may be out of date, or this post was made to try to predict an outcome that no longer the reality; please view at your own discretion.
While this information is already available all over the place, I still get people me asking me how they can generate free MLM leads. I’ve listed a whole bunch of strategies to generate MLM leads in the past, but I thought I should create a list of solely free strategies. I’m talking completely free, stuff that won’t even cost you a dime. Anyway, here are 3 simple ways to generate completely free MLM leads.
1. Sneaky Facebook Marketing
There are literally 100 ways to market on Facebook. In fact, a marketer launches a Facebook marketing course practically every single day. So I’m not going to teach you how to do some crazy stuff with your Facebook fan page, or even how to use groups. Instead, I’m going to teach you this sneaky strategy anyone can use to generate 20+ leads a day (almost guaranteed)… like tomorrow. I guess this is the equivalent of cold calling, but on Facebook. I don’t actually use this strategy, but it’s the FASTEST way to generate 20+ leads a day… (some of you are not going to want to do this, but it’s the fastest way to generate leads for free PERIOD)
Let me break it down for you in several steps…
- Create & login to Facebook account.
- Locate groups related to your niche. (I.E. Network Marketing/MLM)
- Add 10+ friends per day from the groups.
- Spend an hour a day chatting with your new friends on Facebook chat.
- After initial chat, ask the friend about Network Marketing, no pitch, just friendly chatting.
- Go in for the next chat, ask the friend if they want to see something cool. They’ll say yes 90% of the time. Then send them to your opt-in page and tell them to fill out the form. Say the cool video/article or whatever is on the next page.
- Repeat the process.
Ok, this may sound a little funny, but I’m not actually joking. It works like crazy. Who would have thought that asking people to join your list would actually work? Well, it does, just as long as you build up a friendly relationship beforehand. Seriously, try it out. I once tried this strategy and was able to easily generate 20 leads a day. At one point, I just added friends, started chatting, and after around 10 minutes, I told them to check out this video on the next page of my opt-in page. It works!
2. Search Engine Optimization
Did you really think SEO was as tricky as the gurus make it out to be? Well, I hope not, as it really isn’t. Search engine optimization is just like any other marketing strategy. It’s a science: you follow a simple formula, and the results show PERIOD. So how the heck can you use SEO to generate free MLM leads… And what exactly is SEO?
Well, SEO is essentially ranking websites in the search engines, mainly Google, as Google dominates the industry and has the biggest market share. Do you need a website? Well, honestly, you should have one, as you’ll get 1000% more results using your own site than someone else’s. Just because I said I’d show you totally free strategies, I’ll have to teach you how to do this without your own domain. So there are a whole load of websites that allow users to post content: article directories, web2.0s (blogger & Hubpages, etc.), press release sites, and a bunch more.
The cool thing is that you can create a fully customizable page on them. You can add articles, videos, and links to your opt-in pages. Basically, it’s like building a website on someone else’s domain. So getting a site shouldn’t be a problem. You can be a total cheapskate and use something like Blogger (which will get you hardly any results), or you could be smart and spend $10 on your own domain. Even if you’re living in some 3rd world country, anyone can find $10 for a domain. Then just $5/month on hosting.
Once you’ve got your site up, you just have to find keywords to target. The keywords being words or phrases large amounts of people are searching for every month. Very simple to do: there are thousands of MLM/Network Marketing-related keywords. While most of them have almost all been taken over by marketers, there are still 10 spots on page 1. Page 1 is where all the traffic is, and you can definitely defeat the competition with my not-so-top-secret SEO tactics. So first, go to the Google Keyword Tool and find a keyword to target. (Find a term your ideal lead would be searching)
Once done, write a 500-word article around the keyword. Include the keyword in the page title, description, and the 3 header tags. That’s on-page optimization sorted. Then all you have to do is publish the page and build a few backlinks. For the total newbies, here’s an article that’ll teach you everything you need to know about backlinks. Then here’s another post that talks about 5 link-building strategies.
SEO is probably the simplest marketing strategy out there. Just pick a keyword, create a page/site around the keyword, and build a few backlinks. The rankings, traffic, and leads will follow. Super simple stuff, you don’t even need a penny. Just make sure to add a strong call to action on the page you’re ranking that leads to your opt-in page.
3. Article Marketing
Pffff, but you talk about this one all the time…
I know, I know… but I have to because a lot of newcomers have never even heard of the term. But isn’t there anything new and exciting? Nope, there just isn’t. The truth is that new marketing strategies pop up almost daily. But what makes them any better than the old ones? The ones that have been proven to work for decades… EXACTLY, nothing, and you’re better off using proven strategies. So…
With article marketing, the same concept applies: you simply target a keyword in every article you write. Then you submit the article to all the top directories. Directories like…
| # | Site Name | Score | PR | Alexa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezine Articles | 130.47 | 6 | 255 |
| 2 | Articles Base | 109.48 | 5 | 1826 |
| 3 | Buzzle | 105.96 | 5 | 2599 |
| 4 | SearchWarp | 92.99 | 4 | 8148 |
| 5 | GO Articles | 85.70 | 6 | 22529 |
…and the list goes on.
Before you submit your article to all of those directories, you need to spin it. You know, that really tedious thing that’s boring as hell and makes your articles unique? Yeah, that thing. You absolutely must spin your article to at least 30% uniqueness. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go ahead and look up article spinning. It’s basically where you take an article and create hundreds of variations out of it. Resulting in a semi unique article going out to each directory. As article directories won’t take 100% duplicate content, they’ll reject it.
So spin your article manually and submit it to the top 20 directories. Before you do that, first submit it to Ezine Articles and wait for approval. EZA articles rank best so you should submit the 100% unique version there.
Second strategy:
One more thing that if you’re not using your own website, is a must. Submit your 100% unique article to Ezine Articles or Article Base. Remember to incorporate your keyword in the title, description and throughout the article body. Then, once it’s spun, submit it to all the other directories linking to the EzineArticle instead of your money site. This will give the unique article a huge boost in the search engine resulting in a top rankings, plus lots of traffic. The truth is that if you’re trying to rank the article instead of a money site, you’re better off driving as many links possible to the EzineArticle.
Also, build some more links to ALL of your articles. Like my EzineArticles account has something crazy like several hundred live articles. Most of which I wrote myself back in the day. They brought me something like 25,000 visitors by themselves, before I built any links to them. Then…
I set out on a secret voyage to destroy my competition and explode my “directory traffic”. So I had a bunch of cheap articles written, spun and submitted to thousands of directories hitting all of my Ezine Articles with lots of links. The result? From 25k visitors to over 100k. Not bad right? A few links make all the difference!
In Prosperity,
David Wood
P.S. Feel free to leave your comments, thoughts and questions in the box below.
Comments
Thiago Merino
This guide is super helpful! I started using the Facebook marketing strategy, and I’m already seeing results. Thanks for sharing!
Susan K.
I was skeptical at first, but after trying the SEO tips, my page started ranking much higher on Google. Appreciate the clear steps.
Mike P.
I have a question about the article marketing section. Which directories do you recommend submitting to for the best results?
Linda R.
The Facebook strategy seems great, but how do you avoid getting blocked for adding too many friends?
Tommy L.
SEO is definitely tricky, but this guide simplifies it. Do you have more in-depth articles on backlink strategies?
Kelly T.
Can you recommend any tools to help with managing multiple SEO campaigns at once? Thanks in advance!
Mark W.
I love the simplicity of the Facebook marketing method! It feels very hands-on and practical. Will try it out for sure.
Jessica B.
The article marketing section was enlightening. I had no idea that submitting articles to directories could drive so much traffic.
Alexis G.
Wow, I never thought about using Facebook this way! It’s such a straightforward method to get leads. Thanks for sharing this, I’ll definitely try it!
Samir P.
Honestly, I find it hard to believe that SEO is that simple. Do you have any examples or proof to back up these claims? I’d love to see some evidence.
Mia K.
Could you clarify a bit more on how to find niche groups on Facebook? I’ve been struggling to locate active groups in my industry.
Roberto L.
While I think the Facebook strategy sounds great, I feel it might not work for everyone. Cold messaging could be seen as spammy to some.
Victoria N.
I love your post! By the way, it’s been a while since we last talked. How have you been? We should catch up soon. Let me know when you’re free!
Luis M.
This reminds me of the time when I was trying to generate leads and struggling. Your SEO section brings back memories, and I can see how it can still be effective.
Emily T.
I recently found a tool called SEMrush that helps a lot with SEO. Have you tried it? I think it would complement your strategy well.
Rina C.
Thank you so much for this detailed post! I’ve learned a lot, especially about the importance of building relationships before pitching. I’m eager to try this out.
