How To Market Your Business On Instagram

Hi everyone!    

Today I am sharing a tutorial I made on how to use Instagram to market your business!  

Instagram is one of my favorite marketing platforms, it's right up there with Pinterest in that it just doesn't really seem like work when you're marketing there. Not to mention how awesome it is to be able to reach so many, especially when you have such a powerful message. :)   

The primary focus of my business is to INSPIRE people to THINK and believe in themselves and IG gives me an awesome platform to do just that.    

I have a lot of fun with Instagram and my photo feed and I think you will as well. :)    

This tutorial will show you how I have used IG to market my 'work at home' business but the same steps can be taken to promote ANY business.   I definitely hope you enjoy the tutorial!  

**Make sure that select the full-screen option (bottom right corner) when watching and simply use your space bar to advance through each slide.**

   

Please like/share/comment if you find value here and/or think someone you know may be able to benefit from this!

 ~*Lora Perisino  
www.StayAtHome-Moneymaker.com
 www.facebook.com/lora.perisino    

Connect on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sahm2inspire

***Empower Network Update***

*****Empower Network UPDATE*****

I just wanted to jump back into this subject
real quick and give a little update on how things
are going with Empower Network, because I have to say...
I am even more excited than before.


I also thought now would be a little better time,
now that I have a good few months in the program,
to give a little pro/con addition. 


Back when I first wrote this post I still was just
getting my feet wet and I even still continued to
do more research, afterall, it's always good to
know what other people are saying about your product.


Unfortunately, I did find a little more discouraging
opinions but now that I myself am doing it, and I'm
seeing the results firsthand...I am better suited to form
my own opinions.


The unfortunate thing is that those of you that are still
on the fence about joining EN may come across some
of these negative comments and it may very well sway
your decision on whether or not to join.


All I can say to that is this: IT IS YOUR choice.
I am not going to try to SELL you on joining. But
what I can tell you from my own personal experience
that IT IS legitimate and I AM making money.


And if you WERE to join, and you make the CHOICE
to do what is outlined in the core lessons, 
follow the direction of your team leaders, and CHOOSE
to be involved and NOT just sit there waiting for money
to fall out of the sky....YOU WILL be successful.


But bottomline, like ANYTHING in this life, you are GOING
to have to work for it.


And you are GOING to have to make the effort.


But if you can do that, and really focus on being successful,
then you definitely can do it with this.


Ok......enough of that :)


Now I want to go into a little more of what I feel are
the pros and cons of Empower Network.



Pros
-inexpensive to get started (only $25 for the blogging platform + $19 for the ewallet payment system)
and you can DEFINITELY start to make money at this level.


-Pays 100% commissions. THIS was one of the things that originally caught my attention. I had been doing all kinds of affiliate marketing for a bunch a different companies since starting this journey and none of them came close to paying a 100% commission (usually only between 10-50%). So this is pretty big in itself.


-Lots of support and motivation. I can't say enough good things about this. I am on a team called Prosperity and they have been AMAZING. There are daily mindset calls and webinars. An exclusive "backoffice" where you can find tons of marketing information and additional mentoring if needed. There's also a skype group for when you need answers immediately which is awesome. Here's some more info on The Prosperity Team...LOVE these guys!

The owners and/or top earners also do a weekly call called the Empower Hour. And let me tell you... these calls are LIKE GOLD, lol. Quite honestly, even IF someone who was not interested in EN got on one of these calls, they would get something from it. Truly motivational and absolutely worth the time.


-The biggest thing that EN helped me with is generally learning how to MARKET. Which is what each one of the products are all about. They are educational products designed to help anyone market ANY sort of business, NOT just Empower Network. This education helped encourage me to start my own "primary" business and the system taught me how to gain followers, drive traffic and overall run a successful business. And while I am still in the early stages of development, my business has already showing incredible promise in a very short amount of time. A good part thanks to the knowledge I gained from the products at EN.


-It works! I'm making $, building a team (who are ALSO making money) and while I'm not quite at the level of some of my leaders, I DO feel that my goals are attainable and I really can't wait to share THAT update with you all. :)



Cons
- I think sometimes the initial "hype" can scare off a few people who are thinking that it's "too good to be true" so, "it must be a scam....". And this is very unfortunate. All I can hope, is that people who do see even a small amount of potential with the initial EN intro, dig a little deeper and do some REAL research.

Check out some of the interview videos from some of the events like this one. Or check out one of the latest promo videos. Or better yet, get on one of the Empower Hour calls!... send me an email (lperisino@yahoo.com) with your information, and I'll make sure you get the info if you want it! There is so much more to EN....don't let the hype scare you.


-The upsell reminders can be a little frustrating. Of course you are encouraged to upgrade to the other more expensive products but I'll tell you what my sponsor told me. Do it at your own pace. If it's not within your budget to upgrade, then wait! It is definitely to your advantage when and if you are able upgrade because then and only then are you also able to collect 100% commissions for each one that YOU sell. But you HAVE to own the product yourself to get that. Otherwise, the sale and commission goes up to your sponsor (which I will warn ya, can be a little disheartening, lol) but do things WITHIN YOUR BUDGET. So, you can SAVE your first couple of commissions and THEN upgrade, if you want.


But seriously,  it's NOT rocket science and if a stay at
home mom like me can do this (working only during baby
naps and after the kids have gone to bed) anyone can! You
just have to be dedicated to learning all you can and
making it work....and it will.

~*Lora
www.stayathome-moneymaker.com

My Empower Network experience is making a believer out of this skeptic for sure...

Hi everyone!

I've been in the "lab" on and off the past few months....

I had a few ups and downs and even took some time

off around the holidays because as it turns out, there's

a lot more "crap" out there than what I ever imagined.

I've shared a few things with you in the past that have

indeed given me hope that it's possible to make a living

working from home but up until recently, I HAD NOT

found anything that showed consistent promise.

Were they legitimate moneymaking opportunities?

YES, absolutely!

But they weren't exactly "income replacing" sort of endeavors either.

Now given, like I have stated before....

Combining SEVERAL little moneymakers could very

feasibly generate a substantial amount of extra cash for

some of you, especially IF you are able to dedicate

your day to it.

I know for a fact that a lot of people out there are doing

just that.

And they do rather well!

But being the mother of a small child (who is about

to turn a YEAR OLD...:) OMG!), AND a first grader....

I just don't have the ability to sit in front of the computer all day!

So while a few things have indeed brought in a little cash,

nothing was doing too much to impress.

But was it realistic to think that there could be something

out there that would??

I must admit, I became very discouraged.

I took a break and decided to regroup....

I took some time to really research ONE particular program

that had caught my eye back in November called

The Empower Network.

Basically, they offer a blogging platform (not this one) and

sell internet marketing education products that when sold by their

affiliates pays them 100% commissions on each sale.

I'll be honest, it had a little bit of a "too good to be true" vibe so I really

didn't give it too much attention at first.

Plus it had a small start up cost....

Less that $50....but a cost nonetheless.

My research before joining was very interesting to

say the least....

There were a ton of reviews, message board threads, even a

few "extremists" that quite literally bashed the program from

start to finish.

It almost reminded me of a strong political debate.

People either adamantly LOVED or HATED the program.

There wasn't much grey area.

The interesting part that came up rather frequently tho,

was that almost EVERY time I would find a negative review....

I could dig a little further and find that the individual

who wrote it, was ALSO linked to an opposing COMPETING

program that they were also trying to sell.

This got my attention.....and it was the case more often than not.

I kept researching....

I read everything I could find on Empower Network....

about 75% was amazingly positive....

I even contacted my credit card company to see if they

had heard of the company....good or bad.

The rep performed a system search for me and even went as

far to say that based on the information she found that it

"appeared to be a good business opportunity"....no lie.

But still, I remained on the sidelines....

Until, THIS video came in my email:

Maybe it was the sincerity in their voices...

maybe it was their raw emotion or the tears in their eyes....

Call me a sucker but something about that video made me think that maybe....

just maybe, there was something to this that I had yet to fully understand....

and something told me, it was GOOD.

And that's when I decided to take the chance....

The skeptic in me was of course still present but I decided

to give it a full, SOLID effort and just see what happened.

I decided to do what was recommended and give it a full 90 days

and give it nothing but my BEST effort.

I applied all the marketing techniques I had learned over the past

few months, followed the lessons outlined in the $25 starter package and

took the advice of those who came before me.

I started with a list of less than 20 contacts and approached NO

friends and family.

And I used NOTHING but FREE marketing techniques in my promotions.

And then it happened....I made my first sale....and then another.

All within my first week...I had already made back what I had put into it.

And that was just the beginning....

I am still shaking my head at what is happening and the

response I am getting.

I really can't wait to see what comes of this....especially after seeing the

video that came in my email this morning. :)

People are doing amazing things with Empower Network and I have to

admit, I'm pretty excited to be a part of it.

Stay tuned moneymakers..... :)

**As usual, feel free to leave comments or message me if you have any

questions or interest regarding this opportunity.