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No One Gets Left Behind with Platinum One Destinations…Update from SMG

I received this exciting update from synergy marketing Group News this evening.
Honesty, Integrity, Encouragement, Synergy, Support and Communication are just a feew of the words that come to mind when I think about Platinum one Destinations and SMG.

Please read the update below and ask yourself, are you missing out on a few of the adjectives above when it comes to your home based business?

Call me and ask me how you can start a real business opportunity in the $7 Trillion Dollar Travel Business with just $49. You can upgrade as you feel comfortable. With all the end of year specials…what are you waiting for.
Cheers
Maria Porter
972-881-4694

Platinum Executive Leader
www.Platinum-One-Destinations.com

www.GlobalP1D.com

www.1000DollarChecks.com

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Synergy Marketing Group (SMG) NewsDecember 15, 2008

Seasons Greetings Everyone,

As we all begin to settle into the holiday season and take time to reflect on
the past year’s accomplishments and next year’s goals, we thought it to be the
perfect time to share with you some of the plans on the drawing board for 2009.
First, a little reflection of our own on the past year: 2008 has been nothing
short of a thrilling ride and certainly not without its challenges. With that,
we are more excited than ever to see each and every one of you shatter your
income goals in 2009, despite the constant bombardment of discouraging news
about the economy.

2008 has been an electrifying year. We launched in January with $2 million in sales during our first two months. Truly remarkable and its all because of your efforts. As the products and corporate infrastructure first came online, bottlenecks were identified and rectified. Ever since, our internal systems have been under continual development. Growth was tampered briefly as key initiatives took longer than expected. We recognize however, it’s all part and parcel in building for the long haul. Summer and fall took us into a true “launch” season that lead us into a frenetic cross-country tour. Fourteen live events in one year put P1D front and center in the world of travel and business opportunities. We’ve met hundreds of people along the way.

It’s no secret that millions of families are now in need of supplementing their incomes. Millions more are searching for discounts on just about everything, including TRAVEL. That means we’ve got a unique opportunity to capture more market share than ever in 2009, and that means more income for you and more rewards and benefits for your customers. It won’t come easy. Like any business, it takes consistent focus and action to achieve a lasting result. The good news is…with P1D you never have to reinvent the wheel. The rocket and the launching pad are already built. You just need to add fuel and a spark. Translation? consistent prospecting and personal development.

In just three months, the NetTrav giveaway has exploded onto to the scene in the form of over two thousand new members. That’s over two thousand families looking for better value for their travel dollar and an extra source of income along the way. A record number of individuals long on motivation and desire and a bit short on cash have realized the opportunity to run their own business with P1D from the comfort of their homes.

The foundation and the roots that were planted in 2008 will yield nothing less than tremendous growth in 2009!

No One Gets Left Behind in 2009! A Sneak Peek at What’s Ahead For The New Year.
SMG is fine-tuning its 2009 marketing plan based on your feedback and experiences over the last several months. Our commitment…no one gets left behind in 2009!

The plan includes relentless innovation in the form of special monthly vacation packages, built-in rewards, enhancements to the compensation plan, 24/7 support schedules, exciting online and national fly-in summit events, basic and advanced training, new lead programs and customer acquisition opportunities, plus new MAC enhancements and leadership development programs to help you launch a clear path to success with hands-on support, tools, and training.

Here’s a summary of what’s in store as we accelerate your path to success into 2009.

>>>Products: Eight new exciting vacation packages for domestic, international, and cruise travel will be introduced each month. The packages are priced at hundreds of dollars below retail. The sales reward bonus points offered to Gold and Platinum members are extended through January 31, 2009. Gold level members will receive an extra 20,000 points and Platinum members an extra 100,000 points per sale. In addition, the temporary launch special 20% discount price for payment in full, which was offered on a temporary promotional basis only, now becomes permanent in 2009!

>>>Compensation Plan: P1D’s 2009 plan means ‘More Money’ for members as netTrav implements a multiple tier payout on membership sales and rebates. This sweetens the pie for netTrav members looking to create leveraged income from the efforts of their referrals. More leaders and success stories will emerge with new incentives to support their affiliate network.

>>>NetTrav Give Away: The powerful new netTrav give away, just launched this fall, proved to be the ultimate tool for introducing others to P1D in the gentlest possible way. Nothing beats the power of this free giveaway for generating qualified prospects, many of who will want to discover the full earning potential with P1D. The giveaway will continue indefinitely in 2009 and will be offered company wide. As the sites are activated, your recipients will learn how this give away can become a profitable home-based business.

>>>Summit Events: The new year will bring four major Summit events offering intensive all day wealth building and training sessions, combining the best of the web with live fly-in gatherings. Online Summits will be held January 31st and August 15th. Fly in events will be held April 25th in Atlanta and October 17th in Phoenix. Each event will offer intimate hands-on training plus interaction with P1D’s top leaders. The importance of these events cannot be overstated. They provide the skills and mindset to immediately boost your results and sustain them for the long haul. The additional education and empowerment provides lasting value for members and guests in developing new business and life skills.

>>>24/7 Support: Support is primary to SMG. In 2009 there will be an additional netTrav orientation call each and every Wednesday for all members, as well as a business-to- business (B2B) training call on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Synergy University will continue an enhanced program once per month on a Saturday. A 2pm EST Wednesday afternoon Wealth Building event will be added to enable each member access to regular online business presentations presented by P1D Leadership.

>>>Lead Generation: An additional company approved lead supplier will be added offering fresh marketing solutions for developing ever more qualified prospects. Our new “affiliate based” philosophy will make it possible for you and your team members to earn free leads and ultimately offset more of your marketing expenses. To start, one hundred (100) leads purchased by your referrals will result in ten (10) free leads for you! An innovative customer acquisition plan, tailored to deliver teams of netTrav members is also in the works from our first-class lead generator Responsive Data.

>>>Marketing and Communications System: 2009 introduces the next generation of the MAC Marketing and Communications System with exciting new features, including multiple landing pages. The MAC system will enter its fifth evolution as a powerful marketing, communications and business management tool to help you keep it all organized. The MAC system provides the essential day-to-day tools to help you leverage your time and keep your business organized as your prospect list grows.

>>>Leadership Development: The next evolution of the SMG leadership development program is set for release in the second quarter. This personal development program will provide hands-on coaching and mentoring, and will be designed to move members into higher levels of leadership and greater profitability. It will concentrate on decision-making, problem solving and team building. This is a program for dedicated individuals ready to step into a public speaking, training and a supportive leadership role. We are very excited for those of you who are looking to bust out of your shell and take your business and your life’s journey to an entirely new level.

In Summary
We want to thank each and every one of you who have shared your feedback and experiences so we can continue to evolve and grow into the #1 travel company on the planet. It is the tireless work of everyone in the field and here at the head-office that has made it possible for real life changes to occur for so many of our associates, members, and customers worldwide. We’ve never worked so hard in our lives and we’re not about to stop. 2009 promises to be a transformative year as we move from our early start-up phase into the growth and momentum phases of our young company. Each of you is an essential ingredient and we look forward to seeing you at the top. We gratefully extend our warmest wishes to you and your families over the holiday season. We wish you all total peace, prosperity, and well being.

Yours truly,

The team at Synergy Marketing Group

Free Nettrav Travel Portal Website Promotion

October 8th 2008
Hello
Platinum One Destinations have lost their minds….
They are giving away a Nettrav travel portal website for 1 year to anyone who registers and attends the wealth building event tomorrow night, that is October 9th 2008 at 9.00 PM EST.
This is a true $99 savings and there is no obligation to purchase anything extra ever.
Attend the presentation which normally takes about 45 minutes and you will receive your own Nettrav site which you can put in your name or gift it to someone else, it is up to you. get your friends yo register and attend and they too can receive a free website.

Let me explain…we have never done this before. It is not a wortless gimmick, it is a real opportunity to own a travel website of your own for zero money and we are grateful to Platinum One Destinations for offering this to us to give to you.

The NETTRAV website is your own travel portal, like your own Travelocity or Orbitz website, but even better, as you will earn on commissionable bookings made on your website even if you book yourself.

Earn 50% of the available commissions available. The % are different for each time of booking and the following examples are for demonstration purposes only but…For example, hotels generally run at about 10% commissions, cruises at about 14-17%, car rentals at about 12%, and as our prices are low, why would you not book from your own site and make money back?

And the site is Beautiful

But you have to register and attend to get this special gift: You can register at www.GlobalP1D.com

All attendees are counted, so only those who attend will be given the special redemption code .

But what have you to lose? This might be your only opportunity to get something real and valuable for free. this will also give you the chance to listen to 6 figure income earners who will spill the beans how they have done it.

Looking forward to seeing you on tomorrows Wealth Building Event.

Cheers

Maria Porter

Platinum Executive Leader
972-881-4694
www.platinum-one-destinations.com
www.1000dollarchecks.com

New Platinum One Travel Group Website Launched

Hello

replicated websites have never been the darlings of the search engine spiders.

For this reason as well as helping my platinum one destinations group members, I have developed a new business website for our team members.

The website is not meant to replace the Synergy Marketing Group’s MAC system of websites, but a place where my team members can have a personalized P1D business opportunity website which complements the MAC system.

And if they choose to have the basic website (without an autorepsonder) the cost is ZERO, forever.

Check it out on
www.1000DollarChecks.com 

Check out the official website system on
www.platinum-one-destinations.com

Cheers
Maria Porter

Platinum Executive Leader
972-881-4694
SKYPE mariaporter2020

Is Platinum One 1 Destinations Giving Coastal Vacations a Run For It’s Money?

Hello

No doubt you have read reams on the merits of both Coastal Vacations and Platinum One Destinations and even more information with reports that the other is performing a scam operation ans should be avoided at all cost.

Why it seems that any company who is not yours can not be a viable and good alternative is really beyond me. Negative reporting rarely come ahead as has been demonstrated in the current political campaigns.

Today is Super Tuesday and in my opinion the candidates who can keep calm under pressure, stick to the issues and not revert to name calling inevitably wins in the court of public opinion.

So how is Coastal Vacations doing under the pressure of thousands of their members swinging across to P1D?

The results of a certain few, mainly in relatively high positions in Coastal has been to release YouTube videos, Press releases and articles on why P1D is such a bad choice and that all potential new members should stay clear away.

However, if you scratch away at the surface you will find some good results that have come from the competition that has been thrust infront of them.

It appears that a new member volunteer committee is being formed which will look into the quality of the member packages and how it can be improved. This is a great first step for Coastal Vacations. I would also like to see a retail only Coastal package for those who are performing B2B marketing. This actually would be easy to organize by Coastal having a different mailing address for retail customers, so being able to distinguish between members who need to have marketing information in the packages and those who do not.

I know more good will come from the competition, it always does.

An Update:

The conference call number has been changed (yet again). The new number for the live calls and lunch time training calls is:

712-338-8000 pin 1103#

In conclusion, I think P1D might be the best thing that has happened to Coastal Vacations. Both network marketing businesses have their merits and there are many like me who are promoting both Coastal and P1D. I have never felt that it was an either / or situation.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Hope this helps

Maria Porter

972-881-4694

www.2ezbiz.org

www.platinum-one-destinations.com

www.p1d.info

Introducing Platinum One Destinations

If someone would have told me 3 months ago that I would be introducing a new travel home business to my blog, I would have thought them nuts.

As many of you know, I have been with Coastal Vacations since August 2001, and I have made it my full time occupation and have loved it.
Yes many travel businesses have been presented before me and many of them have had very interesting aspects to their packages or their business plan, but I always found it easy to decline the knee jerk reaction of joining them, basically because the BIG coastal picture allowed me to make money on my terms with a product not readily available anywhere else.

So why have I decided to add Platinum One Destinations to my home business portfolio?

There are many reasons and I thought about it long and hard before telling the world I was interested in P1D as it is fondly referred to.

Here are the main ones:

Affordable, you can start as an associate for $49 (actually waived until Jan 31st 2008)

Team wide support and training. Synergy Marketing Group ~ SMG ~ (the old coastal synergy goup) has a history of providing top notch support, marketing systems and training to their group and their vision and leadership has taken the travel home business to the next level with P1D.

Professional websites.

No price undercutting.

Real products you can be proud of sharing with your loved ones.

CUSTOMER SERVICE (after struggling with zero customer service with coastal, this was a huge reason for me).

A Corporate structure, with huge funding and a vision for growth and market share you can build your future on.

Plus many more.

As you are not taking payments from customers, there is no need for the expense of having your own merchant account, plus there is no price negotiating, rewards rebates etc. In fact anyone seen participating in unethical practice will lose their ability to market P1D. I do not have to tell you how this issue alone has been one of the major pitfalls with coastal.

How popular is P1D, ’til date they have brought in $2Million since launching on 1-1-08.

I hope this does not appear as I am pitching but the flag ship product of concierge 5* high touch customer service has not been seen anywhere in the market place and the time is ripe to introduce this concept to the public.

At last, a traveler can call concierge, request dates, transfers, location, flights, activities, all on one call and know that the arrangements will be made, professionally, with the best prices.

This could be the end of the self service travel arena for many.

Lastly as this is being written in January, there are still some soft launch specials which are going away very soon.

I urge anyone who might be interested in adding a unique travel business with an unprecedented pay plan to their current business to take a look at www.platinum-one-destinations.com and make a reservation for the next wealth building webinar.

You may ofcourse call me with any questions you may have on 972-881-4694

Even if you are not looking for a new home business, you might just be interested in booking your next trip on our portal site

www.nettrav.com/porter  and with a low price guarantee, you will save on your next trip.

 Cheers

Maria Porter

www.P1D.info

www.platinum-one-destinations.com

www.globalp1d.com

More Strange Coastal Vacations Scammers

Coastal vacations has been in business for over 13 years. I personally have been with coastal for 6 years, and during this time, never have I see so many scammers touting themselves as Coastal Vacations Directors.

Please be aware, if you are looking to join the Coastal Vacations Business Opportunity, get all the details about the person you are thinking to join under (name, address, contact details, website details etc).

The latest scam is a phone call, where the caller will urge you to join Coastal for $400. If you can’t do that they will call you back and say that they will take your first sale instead but will require $39 to set up your get your Coastal website.

In both cases they will take your credit card over the phone and that’s it. You will never hear from them again.

If this has happened to you, report this issue to your credit card issuing company.

In the 3 cases that were reported to me, the victim had nothing but a toll free recording and a fictitious name.

Legitimate Coastal Vacations directors do not sell the packages for $400 or will require you to purchase a website from them.

With success comes fraudulant activity, please be cautious.

Cheers

Maria Porter

level 3 Director

www.2ezbiz.org <===== Visit for free advertising and marketing advice and support for Coastal Vacations or for any network marketing home business

972-881-4694 / 866-629-3806

75 Ways To Get Traffic And Leads With Marketing

1. Leave comments on other people’s blogs with a backlink to your site. (just make them real, and not spam)

2. Write articles and distribute them to article directories.

3. Answer people’s questions on www.answers.yahoo.com.

4. Post in forums and have a link to your site in your signature. (after you join the conversation)

5. Write a press release and submit it to www.PRWeb.com  , www.webwire.com , www.openpr.com.

6. Advertise your website in the appropriate category on www.CraigsList.com . (tip: create multiple email accounts for multiple postings per day)

7. Give an unbiased testimonial on a product/service that you have used in exchange for a backlink to your site. (maybe they’ll post your comment on their sales letter?)

8. Start a blog and submit it to the 100’s of free blog directories.

9. Manually submit your website to the major search engines. (or pay someone to do it)

10. Optimize each page of your website for a particular keyword or search phrase.

11. Add a link in your email signature to your website. It’s a free and easy way to get a little more traffic.

12. Make a custom 404 error page for your website redirecting people to your home page.

13. Use PPC search engine advertising. Don’t just use Google Adwords, also use Yahoo Search, MSN and Miva too.

14. Add a “bookmark this site” link to your webpages.

15. Have a tell-a-friend form on your site.

16. Send articles to ezine publishers that includes a link to your website in your bio box.

17. Hold a crazy contest and make it go viral with videos.

18. Give away a freebie (ebook, report, e-course) to keep people coming back to your site.

19. Add an RSS feed to your blog.

20. Submit your site to any related niche directories on the net.

21. Participate in a banner or link exchange program.

22. Create a software program and give it away for free. 

23. Purchase the misspellings or variations of your domain name, or those of your competitors.

24. Buy a domain name related to your niche that is already receiving traffic and forward it to your site.

25. Pass out business cards with your domain on them everywhere you go.

26. Start and affiliate program and let your affiliates send you visitors.

27. Start a page on social bookmarking sites such as www.MySpace.com.

28. Submit a viral video to www.YouTube.com

29. Conduct and publish surveys to your website.

30. Find joint venture partners that will send you traffic.

31. Start your own newsletter or ezine.

32. Use a autoresponder or email campaign to keep people coming back to your site.

33. Purchase ads on other sites.

34. Send a free copy of your product to other site owners in exchange for a product review.

35. Sell or place classified ads on www.eBay.com  with a link to your site.

36. Post free classified ads on any of the sites that allow them with a link to your site. Write good subject lines, so ads get read and clicked on.

37. Exchange reciprocal links with other related websites.

38. Network with other people at seminars or other live events. Join a meet up group: http://www.meetup.com

39. Purchase advertising in popular newsletters or ezines.

40. Advertise on other product’s “thank you” pages.

41. Create a free ebook and list in on the “free ebook” sites.

42. Buy and use a memorable domain name.

43. Do something controversial.

44. Create an Amazon profile and submit reviews for books and other products that you have read, use your domain name as the review name.

45. Start a lens on www.Squidoo.com.

46. Use a traffic exchange (low quality traffic, but can sometimes be worthwhile).

47. Get referrals form similar but non-competing sites.

48. Create and sell a product with resell or giveaway rights and include a link to your site in it o others pass it around for you.

49. Email your list. If you don’t have one, get one.

50. Buy a pair of sandals; get your website engraved on the bottom and walk on the beach, stomp in the mud or play in the snow.

51. Use Skype and other instant messengers to chat with people all over the world. Look at their profiles, find people like you, with similar interests, see if they are open to new ventures and friendships.

52. Send postcards in the mail

53. Write a nice long copy sales letter, using powerful persuasion and ethical copy to get people to buy your product or service.

54. Buy unused cable TV airtime, from local stations, on leased access, and show a 30 or 60 second commercial or public service announcement

55. Check out other commercials and Ideas for a co-op at www.spotrunner.com.

56. Hire and outsource marketing to places like www.agentsofvalue.com.

57. Join the Chamber Of Commerce.

58. Submit your videos to many video sites, besides youtube and google, there are well over 40 sites out there hosting free videos. Make sure you optimize the titles for keywords.

59. Do your keyword and SEO research which this great free SEO tool. http://tools.seobook.com/general/keyword/

60. Make a WHO IS PAGE, so people learn about who you are, before they buy from you.

61. Pick up the phone and call leads, learn to sell using the phone.

62. Buy a magnetic car sign and stick it on your car, with a short slogan and 24 hour message on it.

63. Wrap your car with a slogan, and 24 hour message

64. Set up a 24 hour recorded message on a toll free number.

65. Hire a call center, or a retired person or a student to close the sales for you, you just generate the leads

66. Hire a virtual assistant to work for you.

67. Put bandit signs (We buy ugly houses) all over town, with a phone # for people to call on it.

68. Put a coupon in VAL-PAK mailing to 1000’s of homes.

69. Go to pizza hut or a pizza shop in town, that is NOT a franchise, and ask if you can rent the space on the top of their pizza box. Pay them .15 a flyer to stick it on the box, with your advertisement on it.

70. ASK for referrals

71. Place classified or display ads in newspapers

72. Make a podcast where you can interview people, experts, or review other people’s stuff via audio or video podcast.

73. Go to old happy clients and ask them for referrals, give them a free gift or incentive for each referral.

74. Go to swap meet or community fairs or fundraisers and peddle your warez there.

 75. Do a community fundraiser for a great cause, get lots of advertisers, peddle your warez in the auction or whatever you can with all the pulicity.

Thank you To Justin Michie for her forum post with these great ideas.

Feel free to steal this list and post it in your blogs, pass it on!

Cheers Maria

NEW ENTRY LEVEL for Coastal call Center

April 21st 2007 NEW ANNOUNCEMENT

If you have been looking at Coastal Vacations but just do not have the $1295 to start with to join Coastal at the Level I entry level, or $1995 if you wanted to utilize the talents of the Call Center we now have NEWS for you:

 HOT OFF THE PRESS….RELEASED TODAY!

The Call Center has just released an entry Level for the Call Center at ONLY $795 Don’t delay…this is a hot new option for anyone looking at marketing what has been touted as the best home business opportunity available today.

www.wecloseyourcoastalsales.com  for full details or

 REQUEST A CALL BACK:

http://4694mp.wecloseyoursales.biz/site/contact.asp

You will still get all the bonuses everyone has come to expect from me, Maria Porter, valued at over $3,000 (NO OTHER DIRECTOR GIVES YOU THIS…PERIOD)

Click Here for Details: http://www.2ezbiz.org/bonus.html

For more information, free reports, free advertising advise and more please visit:

www.2ezbiz.org

Maria Porter Level 3 Director

5 Steps To Success in Network Marketing

Automated systems work well if your product is digital and costs less than $99. The seller will attain better results when the sales page is formulated with a personalized video explaining the product and showing proof of training resources, or the product or their earnings. But what if you are selling a higher end network marketing product … what are some of the best steps to take to build enough trust or reasons for a buyer to purchase the product sight unseen?

Here Are My 5 Top Tips:

1. Building A Web Presence

It is necessary to have a web presence to market your product. The latest web 2.0 techniques covering the umbrella of social book marking sites, like blogs and video lure search engine spiders like flies to a web. The latest marketing techniques level the paying field, making it no longer necessary to have a huge advertising budget to have your website ranked high in the search engines. Utilizing a selection of varied marketing methods on a regular basis will attract traffic to your website.

2. Building relationships

Showing your face, recording your voice and adding testimonials to your site all increase the connection between you and your web visitors. Your new clients should feel as if they know you and can trust you and can contact you at any time without feeling like they are a burden to you.

3. Giving advice

Writing articles with useful materials will result in increased free traffic to your website and will establish you as an authority in your niche. Offering free reports, free downloads and adding web content will keep the internet seekers coming back to your site.

4. Adding Bonuses

Using competitions and time sensitive bonuses will add to the sense of urgency. Seekers will become buyers if they have a reason to purchase today. The one time offer strategy has become a huge success with internet marketers.

5. Care after the sale

Once the sale is done, many marketers feel that their job is over, in reality this is the most important aspect to any sale. Taking time to market and establish rapport with a client only to drop them after the purchase will lead to discontented members and complaints. Establishing a regimen of regular contact and training is essential for the success of your business and growth of your down-line.

For a free report, free advertising resources and my mentoring program please call me on 866-629-3806 or visit: Coastal Vacations  Thank you Maria