This article was prompted by a comment made on my hub; "Just follow the proven system" how many times have I read this... 99% of the time, the only proven system is selling over priced info products to people that do not know any better... i.e. make money selling the info as opposed to actually using it---submitted by Gadzooks. See: The 7 Great Lies of Network Marketing: the truth hurts. It got me to thinking: am I selling overpriced info products to people that do not know any better?

Well, to start with I'm one of those people. I had no idea when I 1st downloaded the free e-book The 7 Great Lies of Network Marketing the incredible journey I was about to embark on. It led me to purchase The Renegade Network Marketer for $67.00 which is a tidy sum; but what do you get for your investment? Just an e-book? Perhaps, if you don't follow through that could be your experience.

Overwhelmed & Intimidated

I went to the Renegade back end system and I was blown away by the amount of value I received for the purchase of this book. In fact I was overwhelmed.The majority of network marketers, me included are intimidated by Internet marketing (or marketing in general. It hasn't been taught in the network marketing industry). As Ann Sieg says it's the marketing in network marketing that is missing. We don't know anything about it so we assume it's harder than it is. I wanted to take my business online but I had no idea how to go about it.

I knew for certain that replicated sites don't work. I deceived myself for quite some time thinking that I had an online business when in fact I did not. Yes, I purchased product online and it magically showed up at my door, but that doesn't really qualify as an online business. I was still driving miles to hotel meetings and presenting the opportunity to people offline; inviting them to join me in my online business! DUH!

Ann Sieg points out in her book that the biggest challenge with network marketing is finding qualified people to present to. So her idea of being able to attract leads online via attraction marketing or social marketing was intriguing to say the least. So what is all this Web 2.0 stuff? By now we are all aware of Facebook, Youtube etc but what does it mean to you and me?

What does it mean to you and me?

Now, we, the average person can interact on web-pages, we can interact with each other, exchange pictures, blog etc. So what? How can we apply it to our own businesses? How do we learn this stuff? By buying 'over-priced' eBooks?

Are we buying over-priced e- Books?

Let me share with you what you get for $67.00. The Renegade Network Marketer is a great first step for network marketers who are ready to take their business online and are ready to plug into Internet Network Marketing. It's not just an e-book, that's the tip of the iceberg of what Ann Sieg is offering for a very nominal charge (To get access to this fabulous information you do need to qualify yourself to a certain extent. I have read comments where it has been suggested that she add a 0 to her price; I totally agree)

With your purchase you receive added value--

Ann gives you ways to monetize; ways to bring in cashflow right from the beginning; even before you have a web-site or anything to sell.Now the idea of building a network marketing business where you have monthly operating cash-flow to work with, along with a large volume of new prospects joining your list each day is a very attractive idea! Make money as you learn through monetization, what a concept! A new concept and a new word to me until recently. Just telling people that they could get paid for referring a book at Amazon.com came as a surprise to people that I have talked to offline; and that's just one of about 40 affiliate links Ann offers in the Renegade back end system. And she includes a tracking system so we know where our leads came from. We don't know what we don't know.

And more added value--

You make $33.50 for every eBook that is purchased through your referral, $6.80 for 2nd tier and I understand that Ann is not taking one dime from Site Build It referrals; unprecedented in this industry. If you are interested in building your own web-site step by step, Site Build It is the answer. Why spend $1000s on a web designer when you can build a site that attracts people? Flash and pretty designs are all well and good but 70% of them don't attract customers! Thanks to Site Build It we can do it ourselves...but I digress.

Here's a link if you would like to read another article on The Renegade Network Marketer.

This is NOT about hijacking you from your primary company!

Please understand Ann Sieg is not trying to steal you away from your primary company. She is teaching marketing skills that are sorely lacking. She is providing a system for following up with prospects and clients in your primary MLM. Follow-up has always been a challenge for me and I am thrilled to have been tuned into a viable solution. All in all I believe it was the best $67.00 I have ever spent! Heck I've spent close to that on a monthly basis to receive motivational CDs and books to inspire me to phone names on my list and make cold calls!

The drawback to Ann Sieg's system--

The only drawback I can see, to Ann Sieg's system is the value she provides is overwhelming. If you would like to save yourself a step and not take the chance of falling through the cracks like I did let me recommend Mike Klingler's Renegade University. Mike has chosen The Renegade Network Marketer as his course book. "Learn how one little book made me drop everything I was teaching my team for 14 years in a single night... and how it transformed the businesses of 532 of my clients who follow its principles." As Klingler says the second wave, the training wave will have an even bigger impact than the 'e-book and course book wave' because it's how the majority of network marketers will actually be able to take part in the Internet attraction model. Most people need to be shown how to do things and they need it to be for an affordable price. Most will need a lot more than just an e-book, conference call or social networking forum to get their marketing started.

UPDATE:

On March 2nd, 2009 Ann Sieg will be launching a special free report: The Attraction Marketer's Manifesto. Click on the link and claim your copy today! Although incredible value has been provided in The Renegade Network Marketer it's like Ann Sieg gave us four years worth of course books on our first day of class. In some respects The Renegade Network Marketer creates more questions than it answers. The Attraction Marketer's Manifesto promises to offer solutions. In the meantime...

The solution to being in a state of 'overwhelm'

They need step-by-step help and that's the next 'wave' you want to ride. Mike Klingler is on the forefront of this 'training wave' with a step by step approach that in my opinion offers far more value than a manual or e-book could ever offer on its own. I strongly urge you to get more information on this next step of network marketing training. Thanks to Mike Klingler I am up and running!

So is Ann Sieg's eBook The Renegade Network Marketer overpriced? You be the judge.

Irene Kirkman teaches newbie's Internet network marketing so you can learn to generate your own leads on a budget & attract your prospects to you. To plug into training with Irene click here or email me at: irene.paradigmshift@gmail.com

Irene Kirkman, internet marketing consultant, is offering personal assistance for those who have home based businesses or would like to work from home online. The biggest challenge with taking your business online is becoming overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information available. Avoid ‘analysis paralysis’, learn what you need to do next. The number one challenge I hear from people is: "I just want simple.” and “ Can’t you just tell me what to do next?" I have a solution. I know very well what not to do and can therefore shorten the learning curve substantially for anyone that is serious about escaping the rat race.

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