Network Marketing success: May 2006

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Network Marketing - Home Based Business Info

NETWORK MARKETING – HOME BASED BUSINESS

As I roam around in cyberspace doing research on different subjects for my network marketing business, I am amazed how fast home based business are catching on. This could be for many reasons. Gas is getting higher and traveling to work has become expensive. With day care costs going up because gas has gone up, because groceries now have to increase their prices, because shipping has gone up on everything; we seem to be at a catch-twenty situation. People who once scoffed at Network Marketing are now asking questions. They want answers.

Usually, people do not like the job they are working at. Either the boss is to bossy, or the fellow workers are jerks, or you want to better yourself. During the late night hours, when everyone in the house is asleep, we find ourselves sneaking to the computer room. There, with the lights out, we get the computer running, go to Google and do a work search on home based business opportunities to see what might be available.

Go ahead and look! But, do not stop your day job. If you think network marketing is a fast and big money game, forget it. Oh, there are 2-5% of those beginning with a internet business that make it big. These are the few that wallow through the ups and downs of network marketing and after their savings is gone and they have been beat to the ground, finally give up. But there are those who take the time to read good books about becoming wealthy, listen to informative speakers who already know about network marketing, taking the time to learn while they keep their day job. These are the those who get up in the morning, hit the ground running and make every second count. They want success. So, what is the primary agenda to making it a success?

First let me say up front, if you have any negative qualms about your dream, your goals, or the sacrifices that you will make along the way………don’t start in network marketing When you see the words Network Marketing, it is just that net – working, working, and working. Nothing is free and easy. You do not make it overnight. You need skills. You need time to practice these skills. You need confidence, a happy countenance, integrity, credibility and patients. Oh boy, heavy on the patients! You can have enthusiasm until the cows come home, but without action you will go no place. Again, the bottom line, learn the skills first while you have your day job. Take a look at some of the following reasons for starting a home business. Then ask yourself if they apply to you.

• MONEY – we all want more money. Every penny counts today. So we want to join an organization that will make us a good amount of money up front and one that will pay us good residual on the back side. Don’t go out there and join something because you like it. Who knows, maybe 85% of the population doesn’t even want to know about what you are selling. So, pick a product that people are looking for.

• YOU ARE THE BOSS – that’s right! Do you have the skills to be a boss? Think seriously about this question. If you know nothing about organization, or being a leader, maybe you will want to simply sell the product and forget about having your own organization. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, it is work. Stop listening to the hype about making all this money over night. Be objective. Don’t start unless you are in for the long haul, because it will be a long haul.

• FREEDOM – You will see many article about the freedom you will have. I say yes to a point, but don’t count on the hyped up “freedom” many marketer’s will try to feed you. The freedom lies with the ability to stay home, but until you are established solidly within an organization, stay with your day job.

• JOB SECURITY - After the skills learned, after putting down a solid foundation to your organization, after 2-4 years of part-time to full time building the business; then you can say…”I have job security.”

• RETIREMENT - When we talk about retirement, we want to be able to have an income that is adequate for our needs. If you want a retirement that is great, then you need to build toward that end. You are the only one who knows what amount of money will satisfy you when you retire. Let that be your main goal, then work your butt off now to that end. Be relentless. Show your spouse what you plan on achieving. Maybe together, each working a different business, you can reach your goals sooner.

• KNOW THE 7 KEYS TO SUCCESS – You will want to learn about joining a company that has 5 Pillars. Learn to evaluate Compensation plans. After all don’t you want to know how you are going to get paid? You will also want to know the Color to Success You are saying…what? Oh yes, know how to read people, by listening and knowing their personality. Know how to Build the list without spending thousands of dollars buying worthless leads. Understand how to be a Color Profiler . Again knowing and understanding people by being able to walk into a room and without talking to anyone, know their personality by the clothes they wear, by the talk they talk and etc. Your Why must be huge. Learn to know why this is so important. Be a leader. People don’t join companies, they join people.

You might want to ask yourself is this all there is to marketing? No! But it is a start. Maybe you picked up some negative talk in this article. No, it is not negative, but reality. Get any good marketer in the corner, back them to the wall, and they will tell you the truth. If you can reread this article and ask yourself the question, do I have what it takes to start a home based business, and answer yes. Great! A home based business can be fun, exciting, and very stimulating! If you are ready to start, let’s go!

Deana Miller
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Network Marketing Success - What's in a Name

Network Marketing Success - WHATS IN A NAME

I ask the question what’s in a name relative to network marketing success? This question came to me out of a recent change in a company I have been affiliated with for a good number of years; the company decided to change its name. I liked the name it had previously and I do not like the new name very much. I started asking myself if they can change a name what else are they looking at changing: the pay plan, the products, the quality of the products?

Am I am just being paranoid and making up stories? I don’t think that is always the case. I have seen many businesses compromise their values, looking only at the “bottom line”.

The whole point of this conversation is that you need to be alert and keep abreast of what is going on with your particular company. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, give feedback and get involved with your company. The status quo is always in flux.

Sometimes changes are good for network marketing success and companies outgrow processes - so make sure you are with a company that puts its customers, clients, and distributors FIRST.

What values do you look for in the company you are working with?

Here is a link to 10 steps to Network Marketing Success to help you achieve your goals. Check it out. It is very informative.

Kathleen Hoagland
Be a Servant to a
Mentor's Heart
http://ToSuccess.mentoringforfree.com

Network Marketing Tips - It's about Duplication

NETWORK MARKETING TIPS – IT’S ABOUT DUPLICATION

There is one thing about Network Marketing that will lead you to failure and that is not knowing how to duplicate what you have learned. If you cannot teach, mentor and support your new recruits; if you think all you have to do is get them in the deal, you are wrong! You will be working until dooms day to have a successful team and have any residual income.

Some of the old adages to duplicate were, have in-home parties, or get 10 people to your house, serve them cookies and punch and have a conference call with one of the leaders in your company.

Another one was make a list of 100 family and friends. Then call them and say to them “You know George, you owe me a favor. I need one more recruit this month to make my quota. Sure like to have you help me out.” You think this is nonsense? Well, it is, but it actually happened to me in a former company. Even if you were lucky and had a friend who would do this for you, in a couple months the guy would say, “Hey, I don’t want to belong to this company. I don’t like being charged $39.95 each month for nothing.” So, your friend quits. And you get a charge back. Whoops! You already spent the money! I personally knew a fellow who had about $2500.00 of charge backs. I wonder what happened to him? Once you get behind on a situation like that, it is virtually impossible to catch up.

So, what do you do?

You need a plan, a step by step plan that is duplicateable. It should be easy to follow and one that anyone can teach. Most people when joining Network Marketing want a company they can work part time. One that they can learn skills and develop relationships. Network Marketing is a people business.

Keep in contact with your people; let them know you are there for them. The quicker you can teach them, the quicker they can be advancing toward their goals which in turn is going to help you. You need to be able to answer their questions. These actions will cement the relationship; build trust and confidence among your team members.

You need to be able to see the potential of a good team member. Spend extra time with those who are willing to go the extra mile and learn. Keep in contact with them every day until they can step out on their own. Make sure they always know you are there for them.

Teach them how to build their list by writing articles, ezines, pay-per-clicks or newspaper ads. Discourage them from buying leads. Most of the people on these lists have simply filled out a form which if they complete will let them enter for a $10,000 jack pot or a new computer or whatever. They have no intention of joining Network Marketing. When you call them they usually don’t even remember filling out a survey. Not very many folks have had any luck with them unless you can buy 30-40,000 and run them through an auto-sponder.

Teach them to test the market. There is lots of free ways to advertise on the internet. Teach your recruit to not spend lots of money in the beginning, but try their wings a little bit in different types of advertising... Write articles; get the feel of bidding on pay-per-clicks. Help them learn how to have their articles proof-read so they can post a press release.

Help them learn how to do a great headline. Learn how to use overture and do a word search which will get articles higher on the search engines. Learn how to make articles have good content and utilization of words.

Learn duplication, make notes so you can pass on to your recruits the same information you are learning to have a successful organization in Network Marketing. Take them to the top with you. You will be glad you took the time to learn duplication.

To you Success,
Deana Miller
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Saturday, May 20, 2006

Network Marketing Success and Arbonne International – Compensation Plan

At the end of the day, network marketing success for the distributor is based on how the compensation plan works. Certainly, consistent action by the distributor is also involved, some skills are necessary, and teamwork is important. But it doesn’t matter how hard you work if your compensation plan is not set up in your favor.

I’m not speaking here about what’s good for the company, but what is good for the distributor, without whom the company does not make any sales.

As you may have read from previous entries, I tried to do the business with Arbonne International. I love the products and still use many of them. But I cannot be successful with the compensation plan.

Now, I am not going to describe the various comp. plans here. For that I recommend you take a look at Deana’s excellent article on those.

However, I will tell you that Arbonne International uses a Stairstep Breakaway model compensation plan. Since the company is over 25 years old, that was the model to use at the time. Easier plans have come along.

After years of struggling, spending money on training, tools, and far away conferences to acquire new skills, I got that uh-oh feeling that I now understand as "red", aggressive, salesy behavior that is so contrary to my personality. In fact, during one of the last trips I made with my Regional V.P. the most important discovery I made was while riding in the taxi with her and another RVP back to the airport:

After all the people they had in their organizations and the years they had put into the business, their monthly income was only about $4,000 and $3,000 respectively.

That was the final piece of information I needed to convince me I was in the wrong business. I didn’t know what to do until Mentoring for Free came along.

I will explain next time more about what the Stairstep Breakaway model means in practical terms. For now, the easy way to determine how a compensation plan works is this: Ask your upline how many people in your organization on a regular ordering program it takes to make $10,000/month in walk-away residual income. Do not include up-front bonuses. And how many legs do you need to have?

In my company it takes less than 400. How many in yours?

You can do the same for smaller amounts, say $500/month. In mine – approcimately 25.

So, how hard do you have to work for network marketing success? As an average, part-time distributor with Arbonne International, can you do it?

I invite you to join in on the Mentoring for Free calls - generic training calls - to learn more about compensation plans, how to evaluate a company, and the personality colors to success technology. Call me or e-mail me for information.

Wishing you network marketing success through having the right compensation plan,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
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Saturday, May 13, 2006

Arbonne International and Network Marketing Success - Can You Be Terminated for No Reason?

Last time I said that I would take a look at the compensation plan of Arbonne International and how it drives behavior in the field for network marketing success. I'm going to put that off for a while, because while I was looking through the sign-up documents I saw the one I want to point out to you. I'll make this short and sweet - regarding being terminated for no reason.

When you sign up, one section of the agreement states, and I am copying it exactly as it appears today May 13, 2006:

I understand that I have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without reason. I understand that such termination must be in writing. I understand and agree that Arbonne may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without reason, upon written notice to me.

I just cut and pasted the above.

Now, I read that as agreeing to the fact that the Arbonne International can terminate this agreement to be an independent consultant whenever and for whatever or no reason at all.

I think that's clear enough.

Would they do it - especially when you start really earning a lot (remember, not too many people can do that)? Hopefully not.

Have consultants been terminated? I have heard that some have, but have no knowledge of the reasons and cannot verify that.

Even so, you might ask yourself why that statement would be in there if there was no intention ever to use it?

Do all companies have that statement in their agreements or policies and procedures? No. But most do.

I don't know about you, but I prefer a company that does not have that written anywhere. And I found one, so I know it's possible. I want a company that will allow me to retire and will be around to pay my children and my children's children - even if they do not wish to keep building!

Please do not leave Arbonne International if you like to use their products. But if you have a dream of having network marketing success and Arbonne will not fulfill that, don't wait until you have put a lot of money on the table and still are not successful.

Please join Mentoring for Free for skills training calls and learn information on how to choose a network marketing company. These calls are free. They are helping a lot of people. I invite you to be one of them and not be among those who have been and can be terminated for no reason.

Wishing you network marketing success through gaining skills,

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Work From Home | Is it for You?

The answer to this question is both yes and no! How’s that for an answer? Before you start throwing tomatoes at me let me explain!

What do you want?

That’s the first thing you have to figure out. Do you want to make a fortune, or do you just want some extra money to help make ends meet, or are you somewhere in the middle? Do you want to make a fortune, but for now you’d be happy with an extra $500 a month. Then figure out WHY you want that. Remember it’s not about the money! Yes, you read me right; it’s not about the money! It’s what you’ll do with the money. Do you want to pay off some bills, go on a great vacation, buy a boat, build that log cabin you’ve always wanted? That’s what I mean. Money, in and of itself doesn’t mean anything, it’s just paper, but what will you do with it. That’s the first thing you need to do before deciding whether or not you want to work from home. OK, so you know what you want, the next step is to………..

Educate yourself!

This is probably the most critical step in the entire work from home process. Yet it’s the step that most people spend the least amount of time on. They either have a friend, co-worker, or acquaintance that they know who is in some kind of work from home business and, since they trust them, decide to go into business with them. Big mistake! Why? Well, it’s not because your friend is trying to scam you or anything…at least I hope not! But it’s because the person who introduced you to their business probably didn’t do their homework either. They’re just regurgitating what was told to them, who regurgitated what was told to them and so on and so on. You get the picture. Remember the game Telephone when you were a kid? What happened at the end of the line? Actually it probably happened after the second or third person, but by the time you got to the end, the message was so wrong everyone laughed because it sounded so silly! Remember that? That happens A LOT in Network Marketing, so the best thing you can do for you is do your homework!!! I know, I know, I can hear you saying “But Suzanne, I HATE homework.” That’s fine, hey, it’s your life, I’m just trying to help you save years of failure and frustration. Wouldn’t you rather do a little bit of homework now, make a good, solid decision, and then enjoy the rest of your life? I know I would, but hey, like I said, it’s your life!

Already in a Work from Home business?

Maybe you’re already in a work from business and are not having the success you’d hoped for, there’s a reason for that too! And I’m here to tell you it’s not the reason your upline or sponsor has told you! The reason has nothing to do with you! There are 7 different things you need to have in place before you can be successful in ANY work from home company

What are those 7 things? Well, I’ll get into that next time. How’s that for shameless promotion! But, if you don’t want to wait and would like to start you education now, then download this free Work from Home ebook, Success in 10 Steps.

To Your Success!
Suzanne
Is your MLM making you cry? The MLM mom can help!
813-841-1050

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Network Marketing - Panning for Prospects

NETWORK MARKETING – PANNING FOR PROSPECTS

Prospecting in Network Marketing is like panning for gold. There are some simple rules that must be followed.

You need to have a map to tell you where the most likely place to “pan” and get possible results. You will need instructions. There is a knack to panning. Then there is the right equipment such as a riffled gold pan, tweezers, a spray bottle, sluice box, a bottle of dish washing soap, a snuffle bottle and other little personal things.

The right methods are extremely important. If you do not follow the directions you may be washing the gold out with the dross. As you swish the sand and gravel and gold in the pan by gradually bringing the larger rock to the surface, the gold will settle to the bottom. When you have finished the time consuming process, there on the bottom will be little bits and pieces of the precious yellow prize. Carefully you remove the pieces with tweezers and place them in a container.

Prospecting in Network Marketing is similar. We equip ourselves with the right tools and the right skills. These are our maps and instructions.

Once a lead is obtained we need to slow down and remember not everyone we speak to is a good candidate. Somewhere along the line we have this preconceived idea we need to “get everyone” in our deal. We want to close them and be on our way to the next person. It is not about convincing them, but being able to do a good screening process and ending up with a qualified prospect.

They need a desire, and overwhelming desire. But the desire needs to be followed by action. Network Marketing is work. You need to know if the prospect is seriously committed to spending a certain amount of time each week to learning the skills in setting up their organization. . Mentor them, encourage them, but do not do the work for them. The first seventy-two hours is crucial.

We need to know that they have a huge WHY. They need to have a dream that is an overwhelming obsession. They need solid reasons to be in Network Marketing. When their dream is like dynamite for them and they almost explode with desire to reach their goal, you realize they are serious. One of the screening processes is making sure they are teachable.

As leaders it is our job to be very selective and when we find that dynamic, teachable, obsessed “gold nugget” we will know why we are in MLM. Prospecting in Network Marketing will become an exciting experience just like prospecting for yellow gold!

May you have success,

Deana Miller
541-938-5240

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