About Melissa

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Welcome to my blog!

My name is Melissa.  I live in Maryland with my husband Jimmy and our son Carter (who will be 3 next month).    On this site you will find information about online marketing, social media, and networking marketing tips.  I will also be sharing information about achieving total wellness (mind, body, spirit and financial).

If you’re like me then…

• *  You realize there is no price you can put on being with your kids full time
• *  You want to have it all, time with your family and the money to enjoy that time
• *  You’re tired of giving all of your best hours to make someone else’s dreams come true
• *  You’re ready to get the control back in your life
• *  You understand that working hard doesn’t always pay off in the end, especially in this economy
• *  You realize there is a lot more involved with living a healthy life style than what you eat and how much you exercise
• *  You are ready to start living your life now and don’t want to put off seeing what the world has to offer until you can get a senior discount.

 

I started this blog because I want to share the knowledge that I have acquired, so that other people can become successful using the internet faster, easier, and less expensively than I did.

 A little about my background…

I grew up in a large family with 2 sisters and 2 brothers.  The 7 of us lived in a 3 bedroom apartment until I was 9.  My mother stayed home with us until we were all in school, and my father took our only car to work everyday.  I always remember money being really tight and even at a young age picked up on the stress that not having enough money caused. 

 I had a really hard time figuring out who I wanted to be in high school and during my year and a half at college.  Even though I did well academically, was involved in a lot sports and clubs, and didn’t have any trouble finding dates, I had a lot of issues with self esteem and I was extremely shy.

 After I left college, my parents introduced me to my network marketing business.  I had some limited success and made a few hundred dollars, but my shyness prevented me from talking to people that I didn’t know. 

And then I found hope…

The turning point for me was when I was 19 and I read Zig Ziglar’s See You at the Top.  I read a lot of books growing up, but this was the first Personal Development book that I ever read.  This was the first time that I learned how to be happy with who I am and how to start taking action to create the life you want.  I continued to read Personal Development books and started to finally get in touch with who I am as a person.

 Over the past 13 years I have tried a few network marketing businesses using the “traditional” marketing strategies, and continued to get over my shyness. 

 I spent countless nights wandering malls and bookstores, starting conversations with strangers in hopes of getting their phone number so I could invite them to a hotel meeting. 

 After a few more years I found a business that introduced me to purchasing leads on the internet.  I spent about $200 a week on leads and spent every evening after work calling people and setting them up for a live phone presentation.  This was much easier than wandering malls, but was not profitable as quickly as I would have liked.

 When I got pregnant with my son Carter, I knew that I would not be able to keep this schedule for 2 or 3 years in order to make the kind of money I was looking for.  Honestly, I was not willing to sacrifice that time with my son as an infant in order to make money.

 As Carter got older, and a little more independent, I started to think about getting back in to network marketing.  There was something in the back of my mind though telling me that there had to be a better way to maximize my time.

 

The final piece to the puzzle…

Almost by accident, I came across a website that I knew was the answer.  The way that this website was set up, it automatically filtered the people who were really interested in the opportunity and started to develop a relationship of trust before the first phone call.  I could see that this type of website could reduce probably 75% of the time that I spent calling the leads that I purchased and create better results.

 So I set of to learn how I could set up a similar website for myself.  I have spent several months and several thousand dollars obtaining the knowledge and skills I need in order to create an automated system like the one that I saw.  I want to share that knowledge with you, and save you that time and money.

 If you want to learn more, contact me on Facebook.  www.facebook.com/mandjwright