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Website Linking Strategy

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:56:11 +0000

Thursday night on the team call I reviewed the linking strategy that has enabled me to have connectingbenefits.com listed on the front page of google for years.

Here is the outline:

#1 Register a domain. Link http://www.godaddy.com/ Avoid using the words ameriplan, plan, benefits, coverage and insurance in your new domain.

#2 Domain Hosting: Godaddy has a hosting option with any purchased domain, but I host my sites with ixwebhosting.com which offers unlimited domain hosting with separate IP addresses.

#3 Decide on a format for the website you will build. Here are two options. PageBreeze.com offers a free website creating software. Here is a new site still in progress I set up Thursday night using pagebreeze. Wordpress is another option for creating site. the site you are looking at now was created in wordpress. There hundreds of free wordpress templates available online.

#4 After creating your site get links to your site. IMWishList.com offers a free directory and article submitter you can download and use to create links to your new site. Linkmachine.net offers a free and premium link directory for your new site. Getting quality links to a website is so important in getting your site ranked on the front pages of the search engines. Here is my linkmachine directory with the hundreds of link partners who link to my site.

Hear the Call:

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Bill Simms NSD

Blogging for Leads Pt2

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:37:54 +0000

I hope you enjoyed my last article on blogging for leads. You know that I have added a blog at www.lowcostdental.biz/blog . It is exclusively available to you and members of Dream For More Team. Just register and post your articles with your website link. I just added a new article and updated a previous article by Benjamin of NC. Take a look. I think you’ll like what you see.

When you add an article, make sure it has at least two paragraphs, your contact info and at least one website link. Hyperlinking a keyword phrase in the article is a good idea too, but don’t go overboard. You can avoid spammers, by not including an email address. When you add an article on the blog, a link to it will immediately be posted to our new LowCostDental Twitter site.

Commenting on Blogs can get you more links to your site as well. I just downloaded Neil Shearing’s Real Link Finder. It is a simple software program that finds Blogs, in your niche market, “health care”, “biz opps” etc. Then allows you to add a link to your site and leave a credible comment on the posting. This tool can help you to get hundreds of links to your website and it is totally f.r.e.e.

Remember it does take time to generate traffic and leads on the internet. It won’t happen overnight. 80% of your Ameriplan time should be spent recruiting IBOs and enrolling members.

Have a good weekend and I’ll talk with you on the Monday Team Call!

Bill Simms

National Sales Director

425-493-3761

PS: Here is an example of my latest #1 listing on google “EDCC Health & Dental Insurance”. Edmonds is the community college my son attends. When you have established yourself with several articles on LowCostDental.biz, ask to help you set up your own blog.

Communicating via RSS Feeds

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:26:34 +0000

Getting regular communications from your upline trainers and corporate is alway important in any Network Marketing Company. In the early days of email that was pretty simple. However over the past few years some internet providers in an effort to combat spam, have taken actions to filter their customers emails. Sure a lot of spam gets blocked, however some good emails do get added to the spam folders.

One of the best ways to receive regular communications is by subscribing to an RSS Feed. Here is a good definition of RSS. Most websites, including DreamForMoreTeam.com have an RSS feed. When you read the news on the internet, did you know that the news articles came from an RSS Feed? As soon as the article or communication is published on the publishing site/blog it is immediately add to your RSS Feed Reader if you are subscribed.

You can get News, daily postings from your favorite blog and updates from your AmeriPlan Leaders by adding an RSS Feed Reader to your desktop. Another option, is to use an RSS Reader provided by your email host. If you have GMail you can setup a page with your favorite RSS Feeds at www.google.com/reader . There is a link to the Google Reader in your GMail. You can add my RSS Feeds, those listed below to your IGoogle Page with 2 clicks here. >>

Yahoo users can go to http://my.yahoo.com and create a special page for RSS. There are a lot of additional features with my.yahoo.com where you can create a really cool startup page. Once you have it set up configure it as your main startup page where your Email, RSS Feeds, website links and more are all in one location. Your virtual office is now setup. You don’t have to go website hopping anymore, you can access the sites that you frequent the most from one page now.

If you don’t have GMail or Yahoo Mail, check with your email provider or type in “the name of your email host” and “RSS Reader” on the search engine. You are sure to find their recommendations for an RSS Reader

Here are a list of RSS Feeds to add to your reader. You can unsubscribe at any time.
www.myfirstgoal.com/feed
www.dreamformoreteam.com/feed < See my latest article on “Blogging for Leads”.
www.conventiontoday.com/feed
RSS Feeds on Health Issues

Bill Simms NSD
DreamForMoreTeam.com
Everett WA

AmeriPlan® Post Cards

admin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:48:44 +0000

In this day and age where people are bombarded with emails and sales calls, you need a way to grab your prospects attention. NSD Joe Clarke of Vancouver Wa has designed a series of post cards that will do just that. Below you will find images of the front and back of the cards and how to order them.

Hear the Joe Clarke Interview.

They say on average it takes 7 exposures before a person buys. By using the post card you are adding to the amount of exposures and will be generating live calls from people interested in your business.

Work and Grow Rich Postcard.

Affordable Medical Benefits Postcard

To order your PostCards call:
Jeanie or Rusty
Minuteman Press
Vancouver WA
360-750-4447

Tell them you want to order Post Cards from the Joe Clarke file.

Member Retention

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:02:24 +0000

Membership Retention Keys:

Make sure your member knows AmeriPlan® is a DISCOUNT PLAN – Not Insurance
Encourage your Member to use the plan as soon as possible – a member who uses the plan then sees their membership as something that saves them money and not an expense.
Let your member know to expect their membership kit in 7 to 10 business days and to call you or member services if it does not arrive in that timeframe. Also let them know their cards are on the back cover of booklet.
Coach your member on how to use their DVPC membership card (sample):
- Dental = AmeriPlan® logo
- Vision = Coast-to-Coast
- Prescription Drug = MEDCO
- Chiropractor = CPA
DVPC member services: 1-800-647-8421
AmeriPlan Health® customer service: 1-866-977-2477
Instruct member to call AmeriPlan Health® customer service before using AmeriPlan Health® or seeing a provider.

If your newly enrolled member has a dental or medical provider who does not accept AmeriPlan®, get the providers name, speciality, address and phone number and the same information on the patient. Send referral information to AmeriPlan® Provider Relations @ referral@ameriplanusa.com

For a list of local providers visit http://providersearch.ameriplanusa.com or your benefits site.

For a list of nationwide providers click here.

Occasionally a member will cancel the plan, or their monthly billing will not go through. It is easier to keep a current member than it is to signup another. You can save a memership from being cancelled in some instances. Check your “personal activity” at www.ameriplan.net regularly and after the 3rd and 18th billing cycles. If you have members or IBOs in the I (inactive) or C (cancelled) columns you will want to call those members/IBOs back to try to re-instate them.

A satisfied member will stay on the books and just as important…become a source of referrals! Referrals are the easiest sales to make!

Success Tip: Use your membership immediately! It’s what we call being a “product of the product”. Then you can “give your testimony” instead of a “sales pitch“.