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Network Marketing Helps

Aug-21-2008 By admin

Am back for network marketing update. As all know, only thing that had been personally tested and proven with some of my associates then we will recommend it out. Today is the exciting time!

Are you ready to. . .

  • Kick Your Primary Business into HIGH GEAR?
  • Create an Endless Stream of Prospects?
  • Market ANY Business… even Multiple Businesses?
  • Get FREE Leads Every Month?
  • Run Your Business on Auto-Pilot?
  • Help Your Downline Build Their Business?
  • Create an Additional Income Stream?

If the answer to all the questions above is a resounding “YES!!!”

you DEFINITELY want to take a serious look at SponsorDaddy!

NaXum Online Marketing Services LLC has been providing Branded Marketing System, tools and services for years for affiliate companies, direct selling companies, their leaders and distributor force; such as M2CGlobal, Xooma, Usana, and many more. They’ve earned an outstanding reputation for building powerful custom flash movies, custom newsletter systems, live spokespeople that welcome your website visitors. In short, they touch on every aspect of online marketing.

In July 2008, Naxum announced the “birth” of SponsorDadddy. SponsorDaddy has “married” all the cool technologies, effective tools, success training, and proven techniques into ONE incredible, UNIVERSAL business building system that prospects, automates follow-up, converts leads, and assists in training your organization for MASSIVE growth.

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SD’s Leading Edge, Business-Building Technology comes completely packaged with every resource you need toBuild, Expand, and Manage your Business – Simply and Effectively. So simple and effective even a novicecan use this system!

SD’s Global Income Opportunity is affordable to the masses, includes Fast Start Coding Bonuses, Binary Residual Income with $50 Cycle Checks based on 200/200 volume. The NON-FLUSHING Binary Plan caps at $10,000 per week and pays weekly.

Think about this… if someone in your primary program decides for one reason or another to switch to another company and you’ve introduced them to you SponsorDaddy system, they will still be a part of your team.

Visit the websites today to get the full picture:

Get more info about this amazing system and the SD opportunity.

Introduction to the home-based business industry (This is the site that our prospects from our FREE leads are invited to visit).

SponsorDaddy: From Start to Finish,

the Best Tool for Building Your Personal Home Business!

 

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Reflection

Aug-8-2008 By admin

 

thanks3 [lang_en]Reflection[/lang_en]Soon, as we close in on the Thanksgiving holiday (for those living in the United States), many people’s thoughts turn to what we’re thankful for. This time of year always makes us reflect on all the blessings that have been bestowed on us. The following list represents the “tip of the iceberg” for us.

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Family & Friends. There is no substitute for a close circle of people who love you, no matter what. Most of us are so busy with our daily lives that we often take for granted what is most precious to us. Why not take a few minutes today to let the special people in your life know how special they really are?
  • The Ability To Grow & LearnNow, more than any other time in our history, we have instant access to amazing sources of learning. The Internet has brought more great knowledge and experience to our doorstep than any other medium in history. We should all be taking advantage of these fantastic resources.
  • Network MarketingThanks to our home business, we have the formula for success, including the specific techniques to create leverage and duplication. We can’t think of any other industry that provides these benefits without investing our life savings.
  • Our TeamAnybody who has been in the industry for any length of time will tell you that there is an 80/20 Rule - 80% of the volume will come from 20% of your team. Our experience indicates that a 90/10 Rule is more accurate. Either way, you need to be very selective about who you invest your time in, since there are quite a few people who “talk a good game.” We recommend using an Interview Process, with homework assignments, to separate the “talkers” from the “doers.”
  • AutomationTools like viral marketing websites, voice broadcasting, and email marketing do more than 99% of the work for us. These tools do virtually all the “busy” work for us (contacting & inviting, presenting & educating, sifting & sorting, qualifying & selling, etc.) This frees up our time to focus on the most important things - working with our team members and spending quality time with family.

Have you put together your list yet? If not, it could be a real eye opener. We suggest you set aside some time for yourself, take a few moments to reflect on what’s great in your life, and then put it down to paper. You may be surprised at what you come up with.

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Have you ever thought about this … What do successful cooks and successful networkers have in common? Most people can make a Caesar Salad or lasagna is they have a recipe to follow. Why is it that most networkers (to the tune of 95%) are not as successful as they would like to be?

The answer is … They don’t have a recipe to follow! Most new Internet network marketers are told to build a list and write compelling email messages to drive prospects to their website. That’s like trying to follow a recipe that tells you to first combine noodles, cheese & sauce and then cook it. How many attempts would it take you to cook a great lasagna following that recipe?

icon_success_bar_chart_3d [lang_en]Recipe For Internet Marketing Success[/lang_en][lang_de]Recipe For Internet Marketing Success[/lang_de][lang_zh]Recipe For Internet Marketing Success[/lang_zh]OK, are you ready for the recipe for Internet Network Marketing success?

  • Target the right audience. Decide who you want to market to and find a way to put your business in front of that very specific audience 75% of the time. Make sure your ad copy headlines, and content speak about what’s important to that audience.
  • Consistently Expose Your Business. There are hundreds of different ways to advertise and expose your business. Do the research, choose the methods/tools that fit your budget and circumstances, and stick with it. No advertising, at any level, works well without continuous exposure. The Super Bowl ads, priced at $2 million for a 30 second ad, are shown consistently throughout the rest of the year.
  • Choose Your Partners WiselyAnybody who has been in the industry for any length of time will tell you that there is an 80/20 Rule - 80% of the volume will come from 20% of your team. Our experience indicates that a 90/10 Rule is more accurate. Either way, you need to be very selective about who you invest your time in, since there are quite a few people who “talk a good game.” We recommend using an Interview Process, with homework assignments, to separate the “talkers” from the “doers.
  • Focus On Duplication. Many people in this industry will tell you the secret to success is duplicating your efforts. That’s not always correct … you really need duplicate your results. Duplicating your efforts doesn’t guarantee results. You should evaluate everything you do (advertising, phone calls, presentations, interview techniques, etc.) and decide whether your team members can easily duplicate it. If not, back to the drawing board.

We could spend the next several days breaking these 4 items into individual ingredients, portion sizes, and cooking times, but that would mean giving away all the recipes that makes our restaurant unique.

 

The most important thing to remember is find someone who is successful, decide whether what they do makes sense to you, and then C.A.S.E. them (Copy And Steal Everything). We don’t mean this in a bad way, it’s just the formula for success in any industry … find a mentor and become a sponge; soaking in all their knowledge and experience. Most successful people have a mentor they learned from.

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New search

Jul-23-2008 By admin

While Google, Yahoo, and MSN are incredible search engines, Scour brings all of their greatness together! With Scour, all three engines are searched all at once for you, with the results returned quickly on one page. Every Scour member is able to vote each listing up or down based on its relevance to their keyword as well as comment on their experiences with the site. By blending user feedback with proven search algorithms the Scour community helps shapes the Scour brand of results.

What does this got to do with this week network marketing training? Read on! Don’t pre-judge just because of what is been put to you doesn’t seem related to it. 

left_bar [lang_en]New search[/lang_en]Did you ever spend time searching only to find that the results you need are buried under irrelevant ones? With the Scour voting and comment system, our goal is to introduce the human element of searching allowing you and all other Scour members to speak up and help shape the results with every search. See a result that doesn’t match your search? Vote it down? See a site that is exactly what you wanted? Vote it up and tell us all why you liked it. After enough votes, the listings will move down in rank, placing the relevant ones where they should be, at the top! When using Scour you can read user reviews about websites based on your keyword taking a lot of the guesswork out of searching and getting to you destination quicker.

The top search engines make billions of dollars a year in advertising revenue, wouldn’t it be cool if the users got a piece of that too? Enter Scour Points! Every member is awarded one point for every search, two for a vote and three for a comment with a maximum of 4 points a search. Once you aggregate at least 6,500 points you can cash them out for a $25 Visa gift card… it’s more than you currently make from searching, right? On top of that, we offer referral points for the friends you introduce to Scour where you can earn 25% of the points they make. So if you invited 25 friends that used scour regularly in addition to yourself, that’s an easy $125 in your pocket for a year of what you already do! Check out how much you could earn with the Scour Points Calculator. This isn’t a pyramid scheme and we’re not trying to get you rich quick, we just think it’s a good idea to share our success with those who help make it possible.

Play a part in the Scour community and get rewarded for what you already do! Of course, you can keep doing what you do. See! Learn anything here? This is the same as in network marketing. We are so used to do what we do and when we need to change, our mind somehow stop us. This shouldn’t work this way. IF you can overcome this, you will be just like those who are enjoying the success. In total, network marketing is for everyone only if you willing to change. 

I challenge you, if you can change your daily search and maintain it for 30 days, you will surely see some changes. Don’t take my words for it. Try it for yourself to see.

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You gotta get this book

Jul-20-2008 By admin

Yeah, it’s summer, but this couldn’t wait because I just got off the phone with one of my favorite entrepreneurs and the “go to” guy for top direct sales and network marketing companies, Jim Britt.

Jim has written two new books - one specifically for network marketers, and one for entrepreneurs. The books are incredibly good.

You may not have heard of Jim. He’s mostly played under the radar, quietly making millions, both as a business entrepreneur and in network marketing.

This is the same guy that coached Tony Robbins… THE Tony Robbins, before Tony became a guru in his own right. Jim is one of the first people new network marketing companies call on to help launch their businesses for one simple reason - he knows what works and what doesn’t. He’s been in the biz for about 30 years.

I urgently want you to get your hands on one - or both - books.

You’ll learn specific money-making power tips that are worth 100, maybe 1000 times what you’ll pay for the book. And in the network marketing book, he covers the 6 daily action steps that he teaches at high-end workshops.

What’s better is that Jim tells me he’ll be doing some no-cost teleseminars if you buy the book this week, just to make sure you “get” everything he says.

Jim isn’t cheap, so getting these live lessons at no cost should make you want to jump at this opportunity.

These books will change the way you think about yourself, money, and your wealth. And you’ll know exactly what steps to take that will short-cut the process to success.

I encourage you to get your copy as soon as possible, so that you don’t miss any of the upcoming teleseminars.

mlm [lang_en]You gotta get this book[/lang_en]If you’re a network marketer, be sure to go here (”Do This. Get Rich! For Network Marketers“).

If you’re an entrepreneur, own your own business, or WANT to start your own business, or simply want to know how to make more money, then you’ll want to get “Do This. Get Rich! For Entrepreneurs”.

Go here.
So do yourself a favor.

Stop worrying about the rising price of gas or whether or not we’re in a recession. The truth, as you’ll realize after you read Jim’s book, is that you can skip right past these “problems” by adopting a millionaire mindset and following Jim’s wealth building actions.

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Entrepreneurs

Have a prosperous summer! :-)

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Who/What Are You Going To Be?

Jul-16-2008 By admin

The witching hour is upon us. Those who live in the United States are getting ready to celebrate Halloween. On this holiday, people dress up as other people (or things) and go out to cavort with friends.

As people in the U.S. focus on this silly holiday, the big question that people ask each other is, “What are you going to be for Halloween?” For many of you, the same question applies to your business. When was the last time you gave some thought to “What you are going to be?”

Many of us get so caught up in our hectic lives that we rarely take the time to ponder our future. One of our favorite sayings goes something like this, “If you want your life to be different 5 years from now, you have to do something different today!” Wouldn’t this be a good time to decide what you want to be in the future; what you would like out of life?

Once you decide on a vision of your future (which is the easy part), you must then develop a plan of action (or road map) to get you there. This will require commitment and dedication on your part, but it will be well worth the sacrifice. Only a select few people achieve the lifestyle they desire … but that’s because only a select few are willing to do what it takes.

For too many people, “Life is what happens while you’re making plans!” Life is short and can quickly pass you by, if you don’t take action. So stop analyzing and rationalizing, decide on your goals, choose an action plan, and take action.

Here’s our final witty saying for today, “Ignorance on fire is far more powerful than knowledge on ice.” Every single successful person throughout history was brave enough to take action. They were also resourceful enough to find acquire the necessary knowledge.

Okay, gotta run. It’s time to figure out “what we’re going to be.” Check back soon for more on this topic.

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Be on Edge

Jul-9-2008 By admin

They did it once and they going to do it once again…

EDGE is the only healthy energy drink available on the market today that not only gives you the extra “boost” you’re looking for, but also supports optimal brain performance at any age.

The Ultimate Combination…

As we age, the benefits of systemically alkalizing and hydrating the brain and body with Xtreme X2O are numerous and well established in science. In an acidic environment the brain function becomes sluggish, tired and worst yet - an unhealthy environment is established that predisposes the aging brain to the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. By supplementing with the powerful combination of Xtreme X2O and EDGE, you are significantly improving mental function and performance while feeling more composed and energetic.

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Memory loss and lack of energy are two of the most common complaints of aging in today’s world. The specialized ingredients found in Xooma’s EDGE have been studied, documented and produce proven results. In addition, their incredible synergistic effects provide the targeted nourishment your mind and body crave.

Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR)

ALCAR’s role in brain function is in maintaining, protecting, and improving cellular energy production. This abundance of energy is then utilized to create neurotransmitters and keep the brain in top shape.

  • Stimulates the growth of new healthy nuerites
  • Is a powerful brain antioxidant
  • Has been shown to improve normal cognition
  • Improves cognitive benefits in patients with mild Alzheimer’s or non-Alzheimer’s

DMAE

A significant body of scientific research into the effects of Dimethyl-aminoethanol (DMAE) goes back more than four decades.

  • Improves attention, concentration and academic/learning performance
  • Has been shown to increase IQ scores in children
  • Improves the speed of reaction in the brain

Rhodiola

Decades of accumulated scientific studies validate rhodiola’s usefulness for improving mental performance, energy and stamina.

  • Protects the nervous system against oxidative damage by free radicals.
  • Optimizes the release of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter associated with learning, attention and memory.
  • May prevent or ameliorate some age-related dysfunction in neurotransmitter systems that tend to deteriorate with aging.

Huperzine- A

Huperzine- A has demonstrated memory enhancing effects in cognitive states ranging from “normal” to “impaired.”

  • Protects cells against hydrogen peroxide and beta-amyloid protein (a toxic protein seen in Alzheimer’s disease).
  • Promotes  healthy vascular tissue and neuronal health in the brain
  • Modulates the neurotransmitter dopamine, involved in cognition, motivation, mood, attention and learning.

Green Tea

For years, scientists have recognized that the catechins in green tea- specifically EGCG exhibit a powerful ability to protect brain cells from free radical activity and increased energy levels.

  • Research has demonstrated that EGCG not only stops neurons from degeneration, but also regenerates and restores their function.
  • A recent study showed that green tea actually slowed the effects of normal aging and its associated regression in brain function. 
  • Significantly increases the rate of body fat metabolized while increasing energy levels within the body. 

This is too wonderful! Currently this is ONLY made available to us (distributors) and I had placed my order. So excited and can’t wait to get my hand on it. And I believe, combine EDGE with Xtreme X2O, this is going to be HUGE!

All material in this article is provided for information only and may not be construed as medical advice or instruction. Readers should consult their doctor and other qualified health professionals on any matter relating to their health and well-being. This information is not intended to treat, cure or prevent any illness or disease.

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The Language of Success

Jul-8-2008 By admin

If you want to attract strong, powerful, confident leaders … you have to project the image of a strong, powerful, confident leader. It is a proven fact that like attracts like.

Weak, unsure, followers who struggle with self-doubt will undoubtedly attract weak, self-doubting followers. Strong, confident, self-assured leaders always seem to attract strong leaders.

I have seen it happen so many times over the years. I have seen many, many brazen, over confident, braggarts build large network marketing organizations. I look at these folks and ask myself how they did it. They don’t seem all that capable and proficient, yet they do attract some leadership.

The answer is … they projected an air of confidence and self-assuredness, even if it may be abrasive to some and obnoxious to others. What does this example teach us? It teaches us several things:

  • You don’t have to be an expert to look and act like one. (All these Internet eBook sites prove it.)

  • Strong, confident personalities attract strong individuals.

  • Those who take charge of the conversation control the process.

  • It’s not always about what you say; many times it’s more important how you say it.

When was the last time you really gave serious thought to the language you use? It is something that you really have to focus on; like anything worthwhile, implementing a success vocabulary will likely take some time & effort to bring about positive changes. To this day, we constantly analyze our conversations in order to retrain our brain.

I’m not going to go into every example here today. That’s an exercise for you to do at home as part of the analysis and learning process. I am going to a give you few examples that will assist you in getting the ball rolling.

Weak Word or Phrase #1: Maybe

Example: “Maybe you could share with us a little bit more about what you’re doing on the Internet?”

A better choice: Definitely

Example: “We would definitely like to learn a little more about you’re background and experience.

What is the first thing you think of when someone tells you “maybe”? Maybe is a very indecisive word used to avoid making a decision. Leaders make decisions.

Definite is a word of power, of authority, of decisiveness … a word that conjures up positive action. Definite is a “without a doubt” yes! There is no room for misinterpretation of what you think or mean when you use the word “definite.”

Do you want to follow someone who is not definite about what they want to achieve?

Weak Word or Phrase #2: Never

Example: “I’m never going to get this stuff!”

A better choice: Soon

Example: “I’m going to stay focused and will master all of this very soon!”

Never is a word of no future, no hope. It brings thoughts of inevitability and a lack of power or control to influence the outcome. The word never is used by people who watch things happen or let things happen.

When you hear soon, you think about excitement and eagerness for coming events. When you use the word soon, the person on the other end of the phone will be thinking that you can make things happen.

Do you want to align yourself with someone who lets things happen or someone who makes things happen?

Weak Word or Phrase #3: Problem

Example: I’m having this major problem getting my domain forwarding to work. I need your help!!!

A better choice: Challenge

Example: I’m having a small challenge with my domain forwarding. When can we schedule a time to work on it?

Every thing we encounter in life challenges us to rise above. The winners in life focus on solutions, whiners focus on the issue.

Weak Word or Phrase #4: Try

Example: “I’ll try to get to that this afternoon.”

A better choice: Will

Example: “I’ll have that completed and off to you this afternoon.”

Try is a very weak and non-committal word. When I hear someone use the word try, I’m thinking that they are going to give it a half-hearted attempt or go through the motions, but there is no guarantee that they are going to accomplish the task.

The word will is a very positive commitment to get things done. Try is a word of accomplishment and success.

banner_247_fasttrack [lang_en]The Language of Success[/lang_en]Do you want to do business with someone who tries or someone who succeeds?

Weak Word or Phrase #5: I wish

Example: I wish I could sponsor somebody already!

A better choice: I am

Example: I am committed to doing what it takes to sponsor new members on my team!

I wish is a word that connotes lack of belief and lack of commitment. Again, it leaves you with a feeling of being powerless to impact the outcome or result; hence you have to wish for a result.

The phrase ‘I am’ leaves little room for doubt about your mindset, belief level and commitment. ‘I am’ is a phrase of empowerment and confidence.

Do you want to join us business with people who wish for success, or with people who are committed to success?

That’s enough to get you started, to set the wheels in motion. The question for each of is, “What image are we projecting to the people we interact with. Are we a confident, empowered leader or a follower plagued by uncertainty and low self-confidence? You’re words tell the story!

 

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On the EDGE

Jul-6-2008 By admin

Imagine being noticed when you walk into a room - commanding attention and taking charge. If you want to possess abundant energy, retrieve your youth through mental clarity and alertness, while being on the road to financial freedom and living the life you always imagined….then being on the EDGE is where you’ll find it.

According to a 2007 study conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA) one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress and nearly half of Americans (48 percent) believe that their stress has increased over the past five years. Stress is taking a toll on people — contributing to health problems, poor relationships and lost productivity at work.   

As a result, millions of people are turning to alternative (mostly sugar loaded) energy drinks as a means to maintain the “get-up-and-go” mentality. Unfortunately, the majority of energy drinks are packed with sugar, artificial colors and flavors and unhealthy stimulants. These beverages can wreak havoc on bodies, young and old, when consumed regularly.

edge-logob [lang_en]On the EDGE[/lang_en]Taking energy drinks to the next level…This Changes Everything!

In keeping with the mission of, “Changing the Health of a Generation” we’ve revolutionized the energy drink market with a comprehensive blend of clinically researched nutrients that will boost energy and maintain mental alertness.

A completely healthy energy drink that dramatically improves mental cognition? It may sound too good to be true, but we had accomplished this feat with, EDGE. For stressed executives trying to stay on top of their responsibilities, for time-pressed moms, for older people who want to stay active- in fact for anyone struggling to get through a sleepy afternoon at the office, EDGE puts you at the top of your game.

The world’s first all-natural “think drink,” EDGE is specifically designed for those who want more out of life. Naturally designed from plant extracts and natural compounds, the ingredients found in EDGE have a long proven history for their effects on increasing mental energy and cognition. NO sugar, NO fake sweeteners- just clean energy and a sharp mind.

When it comes to convenience, EDGE is the perfect fit. No bulky heavy cans to carry with you. Simply slip the packet into your pocket or purse for “ultimate mental energy” any place, any time.

The energy drink market is growing at a pace of $5 billion per year and is predicted to be one of the biggest trends in the beverage industry. EDGE gives you a significant opportunity for massive growth because of its scientifically proven mood and brain benefits that are popular with virtually all age groups.

Did you know…?

• Soft drinks dominated the market in 2006 based on volume alone, however sales of energy drinks shot up by almost 50 percent compared to soft drink sales which dipped by just over 1 percent during the year.

• The average American under consumes the very nutrients the brain utilizes to produce neurotransmitters responsible for focus, concentration, memory and mood.

• The US energy drink market reached 3.7 billion in 2006, according to Packaged Facts which predicted it will grow to 6.3 billion by 2011.

• In the past 5 years (2001-2006), energy drink sales have grown by a staggering 516%.

• Thirty-one percent of U.S. teenagers say they drink energy drinks, according to Simmons Research. That statistic represents 7.6 million teens, a jump of almost 3 million in three years.

EDGE is the only healthy energy drink available on the market today that not only gives you the extra “boost” you’re looking for,but also supports optimal brain performance at any age.

The Ultimate Combination…

As we age, the benefits of systemically alkalizing the brain and body with Xtreme X2O and EDGE are numerous and well established in science. In an acidic environment the brain function becomes sluggish, tired and worst yet- an unhealthy environment is established that predisposes the aging brain to the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease.

By supplementing with the powerful combination of Xtreme X2O and EDGE, you are significantly improving mental function and performance while feeling more composed and energetic. Keeping your body hydrated is critically important – proper hydration is critical to the brain’s function and the processes of detoxification for the brain and body.   

Living on the EDGE…

 

 

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economy-ed7f5d7f-fe1e-4707-a4da-634ff0d47e15_180x210 [lang_en]Employers cut jobs for 6th straight month[/lang_en]I had always know and tell people the the economy is not looking good and it won’t be for months to come before I blog about reading a news By JEANNINE AVERSA on job loss and now once again news rose. Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy’s fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent.

The latest snapshot of business conditions, released by the Labour Department on Thursday, showed continued caution on the part of employers who are chafing under high energy prices and are uncertain about how long the economy will be stuck in a sluggish mode, reflecting fallout from housing, credit and financial troubles.

Heavy job losses in construction, manufacturing and financial services, along with cutbacks in retailing, eclipsed job gains in education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and government.

The report, however weak, was largely on target with economists’ forecasts. They had been expecting employers to reduce payrolls by around 60,000 jobs in June and for the unemployment rate to slip a notch to 5.4 percent.

The jobless rate spiked to 5.5 percent in May. That marked the biggest over-the-month increase in two decades and left the rate at its highest since October 2004.

Job losses in both April and May turned out to be considerably deeper than had been thought. Payrolls dropped by 67,000 in April, versus the 28,000 previously reported. And, losses in May came to 62,000, rather than the 49,000 initially estimated.

So far this year, the economy has lost a total of 438,00 jobs, an average of 73,000 a month.

The economy is the top concern of voters and will figure prominently in their choice for president and other elected officials come November. The faltering labor market is a source of anxiety not only for those looking for work but also for those worried about keeping their jobs during uncertain times. It also could spell more trouble for an already shaky economy if people and businesses were to hunker down further.

When it comes to handling the economy, 32 percent picked Democratic contender Barack Obama, while 28 percent went with GOP rival John McCain, according to a recent AP-Yahoo News poll.

Private analysts predict the economy will continue to shed jobs in the months ahead, pushing the unemployment rate higher.

“The economy is at risk of a hard landing,” said Brian Bethune, economist at Global Insight.

The number of unemployed people in June was 8.5 million, up from 7 million a year ago.

In a separate report from the department, the number of newly laid off people signing up for unemployment insurance rose sharply last week. New applications jumped by 16,000 to 404,000, the highest level since late March. The increase was bigger than economists were expecting; they were forecasting claims to rise to around 385,000.

With inflation concerns growing, the Federal Reserve last week ended an aggressive rate-cutting campaign, started last September to shore up economic growth.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues are caught between risky crosscurrents of plodding economic growth and spiraling energy and food prices that threaten to spread inflation. Lowering rates further would worsen inflation. But boosting rates too soon to fend off inflation could hurt the fragile economy.

Oil prices on Thursday neared $146 a barrel for the first time, while gasoline prices hovered above $4 a gallon.

On the other side of the Atlantic, the European Central Bank raised its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4.25 percent in an effort to rein in escalating inflation.

Workers saw modest wage gains in June.

Average hourly earnings rose to $18.01 in June, a 0.3 percent rise from May. That matched economists’ forecasts. Over the past year, wages have grown 3.4 percent, the smallest annual increase since January 2006. Paychecks, though, aren’t stretching as far because of high food and energy prices.

In its latest economic assessment last week, the Fed observed that “labor markets have softened further.”

However, the Fed believed that its powerful series of rate reductions along with the government’s $168 billion stimulus package, including tax rebates, will help lift economic growth over time.

Some economists fear that when the bracing force of the rebates fades, the economy could be in for another rough patch. Those analysts worry that the economy — which has been coping with sluggish growth at best — will have a “relapse” and lose momentum near the end of this year.

There’s been a lot of talk about whether the economy is on the brink of, or has fallen into, its first recession since 2001. The official determination, made by a panel of academics, usually comes well after the fact.

Economists expect the unemployment rate to hit 6 percent or higher early next year, even if the economy were to show better growth. Companies will be reluctant to ramp up hiring until they feel certain the economy will stay on firmer footing.

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