Saturday, March 15, 2008

The ABC's of MLM

The world she is a changing .... are you?

Work at Home Business opportunities have been desired and still are desired by many forward thinking people. But some of the systems used to get financial independence and freedom of time for family and fun just plain don’t work!

What almost all MLM companies offer are outdated with the technical age we live in! The old (and in many MLM’s the only) system was to have a hopefully decent product, get folks all jazzed up and then teach them the fine art of ‘duplication’. Follow me (or better yet your up line); Do as I do and you will be a success. So:

  • Make a list of all your friends and family (not to concern yourself with the reality that shortly they will duck and cringe when they see you coming.
  • Pick up the telephone; yes that 900# telephone and call everyone you know to ask to come show them the newest, the best, the most awesome deal that they can’t live without. Or better yet, talk them into coming to a ‘meeting’. ugh!
  • Be prepared to stock a lot of product and carry inventory so you can teach them to do the same thing, and so on and so on and so on. That will help to increase your (but primarily your up lines) income
  • Yes, the caveat; they will be independently wealthy in only 6 months or so.
Well the chosen few who had really good connections to begin with or those that worked so hard that they often sacrificed their families and even their values to climb over others to the top showed the big bucks. It saddens me when I think back of the good people who had their families and marriages fall apart as the ‘dream was chased’. Duplication just does NOT work if that is all that you offer someone.

So what is needed? It’s easy to complain and moan about the old days but what about now. NOW we are in a computer revolution with the amount of sales done through the internet is sky rocketing with no end in sight. No matter if you age in your 20’s or 30’s OR 50’s or 60’s, YOU can learn to use the computer. Some of us just need to work longer and get more help. But the way I figure it when I find myself struggling with some technical problem, well, if I do nothing then I’ll have nothing. I just line up help with the team for computer training and assistance as needed. And that is one of the first rules to success:
Work with a team and company that have a proven track record and a willingness to help you achieve your goals, not just increase theirs.

Develop a business plan and stick to it. It is far too easy to become a training junkie (one who spends all their time in on-line training sessions) Find a mentor or two in the company that you respect and are willing to help you. Listen to their advice and keep with the plan. Learn one thing and learn it well, then go onto the next. Before you know it you will have created an profitable internet business.

Use portal marketing as a valuable asset to its particular market. Each portal is designed to put your traffic into the main stream of Internet culture. It builds a large and diverse portfolio of services and sites, thus your sphere of influence grows exponentially within the expanding market of the internet.

Learn about vanity responders (auto responders). It is the state of the art technology. When someone responds to one of your traffic portals by email, it goes to your auto responder and in on its way again with answers to whatever is being sought. You will have prepared by the company or personal replies and how often they should go out. With a click of a key, control is in your hands.

Use various other high powered submission tools, submitting to 2 billion ads at a time AND never do any spamming. Use STRONG spamming controls. The system should be self monitoring.

Learn the secret of working with Premium Leads, those people who are asking YOU to contact them for more information. Developing Premium Leads is done through contact management.

And whenever possible work with DELEGATION, not duplication. Not everyone is good at each skill needed to create a successful business.
Develope a relationship with a mentor that will assist you in choosing a business that has a good chance of leading you to success. We are all different people. We’ve different interests, skills, time commitments, health issues, etc. So it is wise to look into these when working with your Business Development Mentor.

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