Sunday, August 28, 2011

MLM Success Tips

MLM Success Tips For Your Home Business
MLM SUCCESS TIP #1: CHOOSE A MARKETING PLAN AND BUSINESS THAT YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT.
Here's the thing; you can't keep doing what you don't want to do. I mean, what's the point? You're in this buiness not only to make money, but to have fun and time freedom. What's even more important that the product that an opportunity offers is the training, the team and the support this busienss will give you to help you market in a way that meets your needs.
Are you good at presentations? Do you enjoy cold calling and talking to strangers? Do you enjoy going to meetings and bringing your friends to meetings? Whatever is is, you need to make sure that it "lights your fire". I personally enjoy online marketing because I don't like rejection. Learning attraction marketing through the internet is interesting to me, so it doesn't feel like work. When you can feel true passion about your business to the point where it just doesn’t seem like work, you’re on the road to MLM success. Those around you will sense your achievements and want to be a part of what you have. Posturing yourself with a postive mindset is everything. It's true that people join your business because of you, not because of your opportunity, it’s important that you feel good about what you have to offer. And by that I mean the entire system, the training, the team, the set of skills you have that is attractive enough to sway someone your way. Many people join opportunities without even knowing what the product is! Bottom line, we all just want to learn how to make residual income streams. When you can show somebody how to do that, you're good as gold. And helping other people achieve their dreams feels so good. (That's another key motivator of mine!)
MLM SUCCESS TIP #2: GENERATE LEADS THROUGH ONLINE MARKETING
It's always advisable to call you leads, of course, but where do you get those leads to call? The thing about the internet is that the leads you generate yourself are fresh, as opposed to old outdated used over leads that you have to pay for. People who have just recently opted into a website will welcome your call. (Some people even get excited that they can "actually talk to the person from the internet!) I suggest you learn as much as you can about free marketing techniques using FaceBook, Twitter, Friend Feed, and lead generation software. Plugins for your blog such as “Onlywire” and "Buzzify" are a great way to reach all the social networks at once.
MLM SUCCESS TIP #3: BRAND YOURSELF WITH A BLOG
As mentioned above, people join people, not opportunties. Therefore, branding yourself online with a personal blog is highly recommended in this business. This is the way that you can position yourself as the expert, the voice of authority. It’s important to put as much valuable information as possible on the blog. Make sure that your content gives real value to the reader or viewer, because you don't want the reputation of sending spam. Videos created on YouTube are free, and they draw lots of attention and therefore raise your blog link higher on Google.
Achieving MLM success can be difficult if you don’t know the steps you need to take. My recommendation is to learn as much as you can. Begin today with your journey to MLM success!
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Sunday, May 2, 2010

IZON lenses Clearest and best night vision available

Today I would like to talk about cutting edge technology for spectacle lenses. For a little background we have always been able to accurately assess near sightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. These "aberrations" correct about 85% of your vision. We have also known that there were other aberrations or hills and valleys in the visual system. A few years ago something called wavefront technology came along which was able to measure these other aberrations. This information has been used successfully in lasik proceedures in the last few years. However this additional information has never been possible to incorporate in specatacle lenses until now. Izon lenses use the ZVIEW aberrometer to collect this information and incorporate it into new lenses both single vision and progressives to produce a final product which offers the most clear lens available today. These lenses produce a sharp clear high definition image with improved night driving. If you have ever had brand new prescriptions from your eye doctor but everything still seems a little off, the problem is probably these other aberrations which are not being corrected.

Our patients have been raving about these new lenses. One lady stated "her old lenses were like the technolgy of Jurrasic Park but her new lenses were like the clarity of Avatar.
It is great that these lenses are available in both single vision and progressive.

Our office is very proud to be able to offer these advanced lenses to improve vision to the highest quality available today. We would suggest that the next time you have your eyes examined to try to find a practioner that offers these lneses. Not everyone needs these lenses but for those that do the difference is amazing.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Transition Lenses

Photochromatic lenses have been around for many years. In the early days they were available in glass only and then went to plastic a number of years ago. These are lenses that change and get dark in the sun and then change back when one comes back inside. The vast majority of these lenses are now called transition lenses and are available in most materials today. The newest generation of transition lenses came out about a year ago and are FANTASTIC! They get much darker than previous generations and change more quickly than earlier generations. These lenses also block harmful UVA and UVB rays that can cause damage to the eye over time. All of these lenses in this "photochromatic" category are temperature dependent. That is they will get darker in cold weather and not as dark in warm weather. Also inside of a car the windshield will block many of the rays that make these lenses change and get dark. Therefore for driving a dedicated sunglass is a better choice. But for general use you will find transition lenses a beneficial feature to add when you are getting your new glasses. This is something that must be done at the time that your glasses are ordered and cannot be ' added on ' at a later date. This is because the material is different to allow these lenses to change and get light or dark.
If you had an older generation of these types of lenses in the past and were not satisfied, do yourself a favor and try this new generation of transitions. You will be glad that you did.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Dry Eye or Ocular Surface Disease

In speaking about this subject, I feel the key is the word disease in the title of this post. Patients in particular need to begin to think of this condition more seriously as a disease. It is probably close to the number one reason for patients coming in to all of our offices today. While artificial tears are certainly a part of our therapy regimen and in mild cases may be all that is needed, there are a host of other cases that require much more attention. The etiology of this condition can be various and therefore treatment must address sometimes a variety of problems. Last year I talked about fish oil which remains an important item in our treatment regimen. The amount of fish oil is important. For maintance doses one should be taking 2 grams of EPA and DHA within the fish oil. With lid disease and inflammation one needs 3.5 to 4 grams of Omega 3. So if you are shopping for fish oil be sure you are getting high concentrations. Pro Omega and Lifeguard are 2 such products that offer these higher concentrations.
Sometimes good old fashioned warm compresses can help greatly with lid disease management. Cyclosporin or restasis is another drug which has become an important part of our treatment regimen. Very low dose doxycycline over a long period of time has become a great treatment option and is available in a kit form called Alodox with all of the other items one need.
If you are a patient with arthritis or other conditions with persistent dry eye problems talk to your doctor about getting a dry eye work up.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Ketatoconus lenses that are comfortable

Today I would like to talk a little about a condition known as keratoconus. This condition is one in which the cornea slowly thins and starts forming a cone shape. The result optically is considerable. Early on large astigmatic changes start occurring and in advanced cases spectacles can no longer correct for the aberrations that occur. Rigid gas permeable lenses or RGP lenses have been our only option up till recently (with the exception of a corneal transplant) that will keep this condition in check and allow the individual to function with clear vision. There are special RGP lenses that are made for mid to advanced cases of this condition. These have worked well for many years but can sometimes be somewhat uncomfortable for some people. About 3 or 4 years ago a new company called Synergeyes came out with a new hybrid lens for this condition. This lens has an RGP center and a soft lens skirt. The end result is that the lens stays more stable on some of these advanced keratoconus eyes and is quite a bit more comfortable than a standard RGP lens. Patients have loved this newer lens and are quite happy with this new addition to our treatment options. If you are a keratoconus patient out there, I urge you to go to your doctor and ask about the synergeyes lens for keratoconus. I am sure you will be glad that you did.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Polarized Lenses

Now that we have officially entered the summer season, I feel this is a great time to talk about polarized sunwear. When patients are ordering prescription glasses, they have a choice of getting a tint on their lenses or getting polarized lenses. There is a huge difference between the two. A tint is exactly like it sounds. The lenses are dipped in dyes to tint them to the desired amount of darkness. This results in cutting the amount of light coming into the eye but there are no protections from UVA and UVB rays unless specifically ordered as extra coatings. If these coating are not specifically ordered and are not present(as is the case in many of the non rx sunwear that people purchase in drug stores,etc.)then the end result is worse. The pupil opens up with the darkened lens and allows UVA and UVB rays in a greater amount which in turn can help to cause cataracts. Many case studies aslo indicate this can also lead to macular degeneration.

Polarized lenses are actually layered lenses that cut glare and reflections from reflective surfaces such as water and snow. They also cut the UVCA and UVB rays as well. The glare and reflections are what usually cause visual discomfort. If you have never tried polarized lenses, do yourself a favor the next time you order and try out these great lenses. One company that we carry, Maui Jim Sunwear, has several proprietary coatings that make this lens what I consider to be one of the best lenses for sunwear in the world today. These can be ordered in prescription as well as non rx.

I hope you will try a separate pair of polarized sunwear this summer for a great and more comfortable experience.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Reflection free or Antireflective coating

I heard feed back from my staff recently concerning this subject that disturbed me. Apparently a patient stated that this option was made up by optometrists just to make extra money. I am here to state that nothing could be further from the truth.

Just to put everyone out there on a level playing field as far as knowledge let me explain what this coating does. Just as the name implies, this coating cuts glare and reflection off of the surface of your lenses so that not only are objects clearer but night driving is improved. Oncoming headlights without reflection free can be very uncomfortable. With AR coating night driving and contrast sensitivity is greatly improved. Even reflections from your computer screen are cut and make every day tasks more comfortable.

Additionally on thin lens materials this coating is highly recommended and the thinnest of lenses are not even available without it. As lens materials become thinner, there are internal reflections within the lens itself that can be so disturbing that it would be almost impossible to wear the lens without this coating in place.

In Europe, Japan, and other places around the world, about 99% of lenses are sold as reflection free.

As part of everyone's exam, the patient is tested using reflection free coated lenses within the instrumentation. Therefore if a patient orders lenses without this coating they are not getting the acuity that they were tested with in the exam room.

For some odd reason in this country, many people feel this is an "add on" that is not necessary when in reality this provides the comfort and acuity that most everyone wants.

Wake up people and join the rest of the world in providing yourself with the very best acuity possible. After all, you deserve the best!