If you've been looking for a way to make some extra money, or even replace your current income, you've probably looked into some MLM opportunities. There are many reasons why you would want to consider MLM opportunities as your vehicle to financial independence. In this article, I will discuss some of the many benefits of MLM and why this is one of the best ways to become financially free.
Leverage:
MLM opportunities can literally explode your income based on the concept of leverage. By building a downline of distributors or reps, you can leverage on the work of others to help increase your income via your chosen business.
Income Potential:
The potential to make large amounts of money through network marketing makes this an extremely favorable business format. Where else can you make a 5 or 6 figure income, without having to slave away at a job. Don't be mistaken. MLM businesses do require hard work and dedication. But, the rewards more than make up for it.
Your Own Schedule:
One thing that really makes MLM an attractive business, is the ability to make your own schedule. People are tired of working a job where their boss tells them what to do and when to be at work. MLM opportunities eliminate this. Of course, you should schedule yourself to work your business on a regular basis. But this scheduling is completely up to you.
Builds Character and Confidence:
Other than the financial benefits of MLM, another benefit is the confidence and character building that comes with working in this industry. In order to be successful, it is important to convey a professional image, friendly personality, and be able to talk to people with poise and confidence. Network marketing will help you develop these traits.
In closing, I would like to say that MLM opportunities are responsible in great part for helping me develop into a better human being. Other than the financial benefits, It has helped me develop into a more confident and caring person. MLM opportunities can do the same for you.
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Three basic principles of network marketing
1) There are no shortcuts. As with any endeavor, if you want to succeed you must be prepared to work hard, and work smart. And that starts with mastering the skills that have been proven to work by the millions who have already built successful businesses.
2) There are no excuses. If something isn’t working for you, you have to be prepared to change. That doesn’t mean looking around for a better company, a better system, or a new idea. It means changing you. Perhaps your attitude, the way you present yourself, the way you communicate, or your understanding of how the business works. Determine where to focus your time, energy, and resources to enhance your chance of success.
3) There are no trophies for trying. Network marketing rewards results. Not everyone will make it because not everyone is prepared to do what it takes. If you are prepared, the rewards you receive will make it all worthwhile. If you decide network marketing is not for you, you will have risked nothing and lost nothing. One of the strengths of the industry is that you can even keep your regular job while you are building your business.
2) There are no excuses. If something isn’t working for you, you have to be prepared to change. That doesn’t mean looking around for a better company, a better system, or a new idea. It means changing you. Perhaps your attitude, the way you present yourself, the way you communicate, or your understanding of how the business works. Determine where to focus your time, energy, and resources to enhance your chance of success.
3) There are no trophies for trying. Network marketing rewards results. Not everyone will make it because not everyone is prepared to do what it takes. If you are prepared, the rewards you receive will make it all worthwhile. If you decide network marketing is not for you, you will have risked nothing and lost nothing. One of the strengths of the industry is that you can even keep your regular job while you are building your business.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Network Marketing: Just Ten who get Ten who get Ten...
A well-known network marketing company selling herbal supplements held a presentation for prospective recruits. They introduced several spokespeople for the company and showed a brief video about the founder of the company, who had become a multi-millionaire in the business. The prospects were asked one simple question: How would you like to learn the secrets of this multi-millionaire?
Of course, everyone present was interested.
They asked everyone to get out a sheet of paper and write down the names and numbers of ten people they knew.
It would all start with ten, they were told.
Some of the prospects left the room in a huff, in unbelief. It couldn’t be that simple, they thought. Or it was too hard. Or they had been misled. One way or another, these prospects refused to believe that the secret would start with that small list of ten.
But indeed, that’s where it does start. And those who know the business understand why. Those ten may be “warm leads” of friends and relatives--some of whom will be interested while others will not. However, those that are interested will be signed up and then asked to draw up their own list of ten. Of the recruits from that list of ten, they then will be asked to draw up their own list of ten.
On and on the process will continue, theoretically indefinitely, but in reality limited by factors such as the time and dedication.
This is why those who dedicate themselves to the business can be so incredibly successful and build huge downlines. They create a residual stream of income from an ever-expanding circle of influence.
Multi-level marketing benefits from this mathematical progression, making it the ideal business for those who have come to appreciate the benefits of working smarter, not harder. Viewed in this way, it should be not hard for your recruits to find ten. It’s not about conducting a nationwide ad campaign. It’s about working the people that you know--and undoubtedly, you know a lot more than ten.
If you contact ten who aren’t interested, just ask them for the names and numbers of others who might be interested. Eventually you will be able to get your list together.
What did that multi-level millionaire know, that was embodied in this secret? He understood the power of leverage, the ability to use an existing pool of workers to get the job done, rather than having to do the whole thing himself. In the business world you have may heard of the term “OPM”--other people’s money. Successful people do not necessarily have all of the money they need “out of pocket,” but they know where to get the resources.
In the same way, we are in the business of leveraging other people’s labors--not as taskmasters whipping slaves into submission, but as people determined to succeed, and willing to cooperate with others to achieve that success. In the process, we are merely asking them to do what we are doing ourselves, and everyone benefits from the power of leverage.
Of course, everyone present was interested.
They asked everyone to get out a sheet of paper and write down the names and numbers of ten people they knew.
It would all start with ten, they were told.
Some of the prospects left the room in a huff, in unbelief. It couldn’t be that simple, they thought. Or it was too hard. Or they had been misled. One way or another, these prospects refused to believe that the secret would start with that small list of ten.
But indeed, that’s where it does start. And those who know the business understand why. Those ten may be “warm leads” of friends and relatives--some of whom will be interested while others will not. However, those that are interested will be signed up and then asked to draw up their own list of ten. Of the recruits from that list of ten, they then will be asked to draw up their own list of ten.
On and on the process will continue, theoretically indefinitely, but in reality limited by factors such as the time and dedication.
This is why those who dedicate themselves to the business can be so incredibly successful and build huge downlines. They create a residual stream of income from an ever-expanding circle of influence.
Multi-level marketing benefits from this mathematical progression, making it the ideal business for those who have come to appreciate the benefits of working smarter, not harder. Viewed in this way, it should be not hard for your recruits to find ten. It’s not about conducting a nationwide ad campaign. It’s about working the people that you know--and undoubtedly, you know a lot more than ten.
If you contact ten who aren’t interested, just ask them for the names and numbers of others who might be interested. Eventually you will be able to get your list together.
What did that multi-level millionaire know, that was embodied in this secret? He understood the power of leverage, the ability to use an existing pool of workers to get the job done, rather than having to do the whole thing himself. In the business world you have may heard of the term “OPM”--other people’s money. Successful people do not necessarily have all of the money they need “out of pocket,” but they know where to get the resources.
In the same way, we are in the business of leveraging other people’s labors--not as taskmasters whipping slaves into submission, but as people determined to succeed, and willing to cooperate with others to achieve that success. In the process, we are merely asking them to do what we are doing ourselves, and everyone benefits from the power of leverage.
Duplicability - How Network Marketing Businesses Grow
Network marketing is more about leadership than it is about anything else. After all, you are in this business to learn about--and consume-products that you feel strongly about, and then train others to do the same. Without training, many of the people in your downline will be left stranded, without any direction and unsure of just how to get the business going. This uncertainty will trickle down to people in their downline, and before you know it, you will have an ineffective and fundamentally paralyzed organization. It might be easy to want to pass the blame on others, but as any leader knows, any company is ultimately a reflection of its leadership.
There is one word that you will hear bandied about quite often in this business. It is called duplicability.. This means the ability to take what you are doing and duplicate that same success in others. In other words, teach them the same techniques and philosophy that govern how you conduct your business and replicate those same methods in the people in your downline.
Ultimately, you are attempting to duplicate yourself, and this involves more than just transmitting information about how to make a sale. It also requires transferring your own psychological make-up--that can-do, take-no-prisoners attitude that drives you to the levels of success you attain. This kind of duplication requires that the leader spend time with the learners, sharing much about his or her own hopes, fears, aspirations--sharing personal stories about how he or she made the break into network marketing.
Given that this is the case, it should prompt you as a leader to take pause for a moment and consider what it takes for the learners to really connect with you. Can people in your downline relate with you? Do you they see you as one of them, or do they get them impression that they are dealing with someone who is so polished in his presentation that “they could never be like” you? Are you dressed like one of the boys, or are you wearing the same attire you might wear to a professional business presentation in the corporate world?
Some network marketers coming out of a business background forget that in this business, there is no need to try to impress anyone. The further removed you seem to be from your learners--in style, dress, surroundings--the more difficult it will be for them to think that they can duplicate what you’re doing. They’ll pass up your success to certain factors that are not within their control, such as personality type. (“No wonder he’s so successful, he’s a born salesman,” they might say.) Of course, the question as to what is or is not a barrier to relating with your downline is a subjective and relative one, which will dictate exactly what is appropriate for how you dress and come across. But you should at least make an effort to appraise the backgrounds of the people you’re dealing with, and adjust your approach accordingly.
There is one word that you will hear bandied about quite often in this business. It is called duplicability.. This means the ability to take what you are doing and duplicate that same success in others. In other words, teach them the same techniques and philosophy that govern how you conduct your business and replicate those same methods in the people in your downline.
Ultimately, you are attempting to duplicate yourself, and this involves more than just transmitting information about how to make a sale. It also requires transferring your own psychological make-up--that can-do, take-no-prisoners attitude that drives you to the levels of success you attain. This kind of duplication requires that the leader spend time with the learners, sharing much about his or her own hopes, fears, aspirations--sharing personal stories about how he or she made the break into network marketing.
Given that this is the case, it should prompt you as a leader to take pause for a moment and consider what it takes for the learners to really connect with you. Can people in your downline relate with you? Do you they see you as one of them, or do they get them impression that they are dealing with someone who is so polished in his presentation that “they could never be like” you? Are you dressed like one of the boys, or are you wearing the same attire you might wear to a professional business presentation in the corporate world?
Some network marketers coming out of a business background forget that in this business, there is no need to try to impress anyone. The further removed you seem to be from your learners--in style, dress, surroundings--the more difficult it will be for them to think that they can duplicate what you’re doing. They’ll pass up your success to certain factors that are not within their control, such as personality type. (“No wonder he’s so successful, he’s a born salesman,” they might say.) Of course, the question as to what is or is not a barrier to relating with your downline is a subjective and relative one, which will dictate exactly what is appropriate for how you dress and come across. But you should at least make an effort to appraise the backgrounds of the people you’re dealing with, and adjust your approach accordingly.
What is Network Marketing?
-- MLM or network marketing is when you actually recruit other sales people into an organization or down line in order to sell products. This type of marketing has been confused with illegal pyramids in the past, but in actual fact, some of the largest marketing organizations. Where do you start?
First, you have to find the business that you will find interesting and you will want to stick with.
Researching Yourself
Before you start looking at mlm companies you need to look at yourself. This will help you in your search.
Do you like to help people? If so, how?
What are your interests, likes, dislikes?
What past experience do you have that might help.
What type of things are you interested in?
Start Looking Around for Network Marketing Companies
It will not take long to find companies that are looking for you to join their team. In some cases, they might find you. You can go to many of the work at home portals and various job sites; just type in "work at home" or "home business" and you will find many. There are many websites that specialize in providing this kind of information to you through advertisements and message board entries that tell you what they do.
Talking to These Companies
Now you have looked around and chosen a few mlm companies you want to look into. What type of questions should you ask?
How long has the company been around?What will I be doing?
What training is involved?
Will I have a mentor/sponsor to help me after the training?
How long have you been with the company?
How much will I be paid?
How long does it take before I start seeing results?
How will I be paid?
How much will it take for me to get started?
Are there any monthly/annual fees involved?
Some of these questions might seem rather blunt, however these are important for you to know before you make a decision about a network marketing business.
Do not agree to join until after you have had a chance to research the company. Give yourself a few days and set an appointment for them to call you back.
Research The MLM / Network Marketing Company
No matter what company it is, you should be able to research it.
Check with the Better Business Bureau- there are ways to check online companies as well.Go to the work at home websites, and look for message boards and forums. Join and start asking questions. You might want to ask the same questions everywhere to see if you get the same responses. It is good to talk to more than one person within a company; this gives you a view from a different prospective. They might have different methods they use to be successful- and just because one person is successful it doesn’t mean everyone will be, and vice versa.
Go to the company’s main website and look around.
Weighing The Odds
Make a list with each company of the pros and cons that you have found in your research and from talking to people with each company.
There are some important things to keep in mind when deciding.
No matter how good the company is if you are not willing to work and be trainable you will not succeed.
You must go with a company that offers unlimited support or you will find yourself with questions that you cannot get answered.
You will be responsible for your own success in many ways.
You must train your downline. In most cases with Network marketing your success is dependant on your downlines’ success. For example: To move up to the next level, your downline must enroll and sign up a certain amount of business for you to promote. This can be frustrating at times but can be overcome with a good training system in place that includes proven multiple ways to generate results.
If you would rather be sitting on the couch watching soap operas and eating Bon-bons, this business is not for you.
You need to have an out-going, enthusiastic personality.
You can get over being shy, but you must be comfortable talking to people whether it is on the phone or in person, depending on the business.
You must believe in what you are doing to be successful at it, and in order for you to have the motivation to pick up the phone or to speak to someone about it. If you do not believe it is real then it won’t be. Once you find that company that you can stand behind, treat it as if it was yours, because after all- it is.
If you just opened a coffeehouse you would believe that your coffee was the greatest right? Same mental attitude applies here. There aren’t any “I will try it’s” in this business. You have to be a “I will do it” type person to survive and succeed in network marketing.
First, you have to find the business that you will find interesting and you will want to stick with.
Researching Yourself
Before you start looking at mlm companies you need to look at yourself. This will help you in your search.
Do you like to help people? If so, how?
What are your interests, likes, dislikes?
What past experience do you have that might help.
What type of things are you interested in?
Start Looking Around for Network Marketing Companies
It will not take long to find companies that are looking for you to join their team. In some cases, they might find you. You can go to many of the work at home portals and various job sites; just type in "work at home" or "home business" and you will find many. There are many websites that specialize in providing this kind of information to you through advertisements and message board entries that tell you what they do.
Talking to These Companies
Now you have looked around and chosen a few mlm companies you want to look into. What type of questions should you ask?
How long has the company been around?What will I be doing?
What training is involved?
Will I have a mentor/sponsor to help me after the training?
How long have you been with the company?
How much will I be paid?
How long does it take before I start seeing results?
How will I be paid?
How much will it take for me to get started?
Are there any monthly/annual fees involved?
Some of these questions might seem rather blunt, however these are important for you to know before you make a decision about a network marketing business.
Do not agree to join until after you have had a chance to research the company. Give yourself a few days and set an appointment for them to call you back.
Research The MLM / Network Marketing Company
No matter what company it is, you should be able to research it.
Check with the Better Business Bureau- there are ways to check online companies as well.Go to the work at home websites, and look for message boards and forums. Join and start asking questions. You might want to ask the same questions everywhere to see if you get the same responses. It is good to talk to more than one person within a company; this gives you a view from a different prospective. They might have different methods they use to be successful- and just because one person is successful it doesn’t mean everyone will be, and vice versa.
Go to the company’s main website and look around.
Weighing The Odds
Make a list with each company of the pros and cons that you have found in your research and from talking to people with each company.
There are some important things to keep in mind when deciding.
No matter how good the company is if you are not willing to work and be trainable you will not succeed.
You must go with a company that offers unlimited support or you will find yourself with questions that you cannot get answered.
You will be responsible for your own success in many ways.
You must train your downline. In most cases with Network marketing your success is dependant on your downlines’ success. For example: To move up to the next level, your downline must enroll and sign up a certain amount of business for you to promote. This can be frustrating at times but can be overcome with a good training system in place that includes proven multiple ways to generate results.
If you would rather be sitting on the couch watching soap operas and eating Bon-bons, this business is not for you.
You need to have an out-going, enthusiastic personality.
You can get over being shy, but you must be comfortable talking to people whether it is on the phone or in person, depending on the business.
You must believe in what you are doing to be successful at it, and in order for you to have the motivation to pick up the phone or to speak to someone about it. If you do not believe it is real then it won’t be. Once you find that company that you can stand behind, treat it as if it was yours, because after all- it is.
If you just opened a coffeehouse you would believe that your coffee was the greatest right? Same mental attitude applies here. There aren’t any “I will try it’s” in this business. You have to be a “I will do it” type person to survive and succeed in network marketing.
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