As we develop great features, I have had to ask myself are they working. Are they necessary? And are these features even relevant to our target users? This question left my development team to sit back and strategize on a results focused module.

The new Results Generator will take a snapshot of all features, statistics, numbers and details of the Netgen tools and their usage.

Without a road map, technology is just code. This realization will come to life this Friday (8/20/2010) with the first release of the Netgen Results Generator v1.0

We have successfully integrated with a well respected and robust back office company for two of our new clients.

The ByDesign Technology team gave us a warm welcome throughout this process. Through the initial integration and testing of all pass through points, By Design was very professional and efficient to work with. We both look forward to the successful implementation from Nuriche and Asantae.

Nuriche and Asantae are now equipped with a powerful front and back office application. The unique front office tools SEP Networks provides and the robust back office By Design has created, these two companies have the technology that meets or exceeds the top direct selling companies in the world. Many direct selling companies are dealing with the issue of fragmented applications; this will not be a major issue with these two companies. Stay tuned for their launch!

Best Regards to Nuriche, Asantae and By Design Technologies – Chad

SEP Networks CEO Brian Mitchell announces the launch of Isagenix's implementation of Netgen. This video shows a large and receptive crowd excited for their new front office software.

If you are looking for a marketing solution in your organization... visit us to find out how your company can achieve a "Profit Through Compliance" system!

Direct Selling Software for the Front Office / Franchise Software for the Front Office

As an entrepreneur, do you need MLM software developed in-house or should you hire a software provider to set up the business? I know the idea of owning and running my own business is intriguing and that MLM is likely my best shot at being able to do so. However, if I do choose to go that route, should I develop my own MLM software, or is there a provider that will work best for me? The truth is, probably neither.

The rest of the article can be found here.

Have you exhausted your IT department in searching for software to control your marketing in different languages? Tired of wasting resources and money on managing multiple applications for each country or market? If so, then you will understand the benefit of having a multi-lingual system in place. Imagine having the control to manage every word when it comes to lead forms, web pages, email messages and print materials in any language. One application is all you need to log into in order to control all of your markets. In SEP Networks Netgen, even the user manuals and the entire graphical user interface can be displayed in other languages.

This is a huge capability we have yet to find in any other application of its kind. Actually, when you look at the entire application and attempt to locate a direct competitor, you will find that things are just not apples to apples. We do not cross the back office line and purely focus on the right tools, updates and additions that will create a better experience for all users.

Have a look at what SEP Networks offers. Having an all-in-one front office application to manage and deploy drip email campaigns, web pages, lead capture forms and content will turn your company into a sophisticated operation. Retention, distributor tools, profit gain, resource cuts and brand control are some of the staple benefits in the Netgen application.

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Integration has successfully been created with By Design Technologies.  We are very pleased to have a few of our new clients using them and look forward to seeing our combined efforts lead these companies to the success they deserve.

Learn more about By Design Technologies here and stay bookmarked for more companies we integrate with and why. Thanks!

We have recently sent out our survey to a select group of franchisees.  If you are a franchisee and are interested in a new way of marketing your business, please take our survey. We have developed this application with you as the first person in mind. Tell your franchisor about us!

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2010 Franchise Leadership & Development Conference is around the corner... are you going?

We look forward to meeting new faces at the event and sharing our front office solutions. Please let us know if you would like to set up a face to face discussion. Or if you would like more information click the contact us link and we will provide you with any information you need to understand what we do.

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Web-hosted software can keep you in line with ever-changing regulations.  

Who's best able to make sure your company stays up to date and compliant in the face of ever changing regulations and standards? For a growing number of companies, the answer is a software-as-a-service provider. A recent Gartner study found 15 to 20 percent of responding companies, both large and small, use web-hosted software to track compliance. And more companies are using Web-hosted software to oversee compliance every year, Gartner found.  

What's the attraction? As with all software-as-a-service (SaaS), it allows the company to avoid using IT staff to oversee a non-core function. "Using software to manage compliance and compliance reporting becomes too big a burden for a small organization with limited resources," explains Dariel LeBoeuf, senior vice president of communications and education services at TraceSecurity, a SaaS provider that helps companies with governance, risk management and compliance (GRC). "They tell us they don't have the staff to keep up with the regulations," he says.  

Does a Web-hosted compliance solution make sense for your company? It might, especially if any of the following apply:

-You need to achieve compliance fast. "That's one of the basic benefits of SaaS," LeBoeuf says. "The deployment efforts and infrastructure needed to support it is minimal, so you get a positive result much more quickly." Using Web-hosted software can also help you more quickly prepare to demonstrate compliance to regulators.  

-You fear losing institutional knowledge. "In the environmental and safety industries, a lot of people are nearing retirement," notes Michele Hincks, vice president of marketing at Enviance, a SaaS provider that helps companies keep compliant with environmental, health and safety regulations. "Once they leave, they're gone, and if something is in a spreadsheet or a log book, it might not be easy for their replacements to use that information without a lot of training. Putting in a system likes ours can reduce that training time."  

-You're preparing for a different regulatory future. One good example of this may be greenhouse gas emissions: Hincks points out that both Barack Obama and John McCain have declared themselves in favor of a "cap-and-trade" system in which companies would buy and sell polluting "credits". If such legislation is enacted, it would immediately create a large market for such credits and make demonstrating compliance much more difficult. "Companies will need to have a standardized system, and they'll need a way to measure pollution that can be audited and certified, because now it will be a financial instrument," she says.  

-You need to keep down upfront costs. The Gartner report notes that the SaaS model (which usually involves an ongoing monthly fee) may not save money in the long run, compared with the purchase of a software license. But it definitely reduces initial expenses, and provides you with an operating, rather than capital, expense for tax purposes.

Minda Zetlin is a writer for Inc. Technology

Here is a chance to get your company involved with a tool set that will change your company as you know it. Do you have a back office log-in? Of course you do. Do you have a front office log-in? Ninety percent of companies don't.

You may be asking what a front office log in is. Briefly, it’s the place where you market and manage your content, email drips, lead forms, leads and web pages. Anything your customer sees or is contacted with is flowing out of the front-office.

Right now, when a new distributor signs up, how is that new person to market the business? With only the marketing fliers you sell on your web page or at your events. We all know that ordering business cards and fliers through the back office is not the definitive answer to growing a business right?

How about a front office they can log into that contains professionally written drip email campaigns by corporate, the ones who know how to sell the business and products best. If distributors were allowed to use lead capture forms they could post them on social media sites, which would surely create some added business right? How about an area where they can order print materials indicating their email and phone number, but also a link to a full campaign they created. A campaign consisting of a web page with a lead form sending leads right to an email drip system and into their lead box for action?

Your distributors are going out and using five or more software services, creating their own unbranded rogue websites and saying anything they want through email services and social media. That is not the answer to properly marketing the product. All this is doing is diluting the brand and the message you want them to convey when representing your company.

Read the rest of the blog post here... Where is the Front Office Log In?

Our software covers many pieces of the puzzle, from managing all of your digital assets to delivering a unique set of business building tools to you and your franchisees. (Full Article Here)

Here is a brief overview of how SEP Networks NetGen will provide for steps Six and Seven: 

Step Six: Sell Franchises
At SEP Networks, our application NetGen will retain and gain franchisees by the pure fact that you are providing them with current digital marketing tools. Because of these tools, you both will become successful at streamlining your processes and staying in front of consumers. Your franchise sales consultant will have a powerful and convincing tool to offer interested parties. Feeling comfortable that you have the ability to give them current "full circle marketing tools" to grow their business will consistently put your franchise at the top of their list. Most importantly the brand perception you want consumers to see!

Step Seven: Support Franchisees
Giving continual support to your franchisees is not always an easy task. Staying in front of each and every person in your network is extremely vital in creating a tight organization; there is no argument in that. With SEP's application, your network will log in everyday and immediately be greeted with a member lounge (intranet) that carries any content you wish to share with your network. They will also have an easy to use Action Generator to drive their leads and marketing initiatives. Need a place to control all your content or make available marketig materials? We have it in one package, in a turn-key fashion. This is just a hint of our truely pronounced front-office application.

We are proud to share this quote. "The NetGen integrated applications have a deep understanding of franchising and compliance which has allowed us to effectively manage different aspects of our franchise operations, help improve processes and build a strong relationship with our franchisees. If you are looking for a solution that can be customized to your needs, NetGen is the way to go!" - Eric Casaburi / CEO, Retro Fitness

It was the decade that wrapped itself in Spandex, pulled on pink leg warmers without irony and felt the burn with Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons.

And now, the '80s are fueling yet another fitness craze: Retrofitness--Eric Casaburi's chain of 1980s theme gyms. In just five years, the New Jersey-based franchisor has sprouted 54 clubs on the East Coast.

"Nostalgia for the 1980s has never disappeared," says Casaburi, 35. And let's face it, neither has the ridiculous fun of hair bands and Sixteen Candles. Retrofitness gyms tap into all of that, with Retro Cardio Movie Theaters, RetroBlends juice bars, tanning booths, Rubik's cubes at the front desk, loud red and yellow weight machines, an 867-5309 phone number (hello, Jenny!) and, of course, a solid '80s soundtrack.  (Full Article Here)

Welcome to our blog.  SEP Networks will be sharing news and updates about our application, clients in the news and any relevant content we believe will cater to our audience.  I encourage you to share this blog with others who will benefit. Below is a high level synopsis of SEP Networks!

-SEP Networks has developed NetGen, the Net-Generation of On-Demand Digital Marketing and Asset Management Software for the Franchise and Direct Selling Industries.

NetGen is comprised of robust brand compliance functionalities that empower companies to optimize all aspects of digital marketing while delivering a powerful suite of on demand business building tools to their network. In addition, NetGen offers unique capabilities that allow it to meet the critical requirements of international and multilingual enterprises.

Our proven PROFIT THROUGH COMPLIANCE formula provides organizations control over all aspects of their Network’s digital marketing initiatives. With control comes compliance and with compliance comes growth.

We know that building great software isn’t enough, it's about powering our clients to be successful. The SEP Team consists of experts who’s core responsibility is to provide world-class services and support to complement our world-class software.