Find Your Niche!

Happy Friday!! I received this info recently from a colleague and really wanted to share it! ~~There are currently over 3000 network marketing companies, give or take a few. Every one bills itself as the hottest new company and the best opportunity. If you are an active networker, you will be approached to join some of these other companies. It will be very tempting for both you and your downline to jump over to the greener pastures. I can tell you that in most cases that would be a tragic mistake, because in another couple months another "best in the world" company will come along that looks even better. You will spend all your time getting started, which is the toughest phase of building a network... If you are with a company that has been in business more than 2 years; is financially sound; has professional looking marketing and training materials; is shipping products and paying commissions consistently; and has a reputable management team; then you are with a solid com...

Happy Monday to everyone! Hopefully you are starting October off the right way to exploding/continuing to explode your business!! Unfortunately, the current economic climate is tough on everyone. Corporations are going under or downsizing, the banks are failing and many individuals are truly left with a bleak outlook and feeling very unsure of their future. During these times and under these circumstances, it is your responsibility to keep those around you informed of alternative ways to earn income (i.e your business opportunity). Many feel hesitant when showing the opportunity to a friend or loved one for fear of ridicule - do NOT prejudge! The person whom you assumed would hate the idea could become your most successful recruit! Do not hold back from sharing your opportunity with others, especially in times when extra money is essential to a family's budget...it could be the best decision you've ever made, for yourself and for your loved one. Have a great day!!

Good morning all!! I'm sorry for the lack of updates to the blog, I promise to bring you more submissions this week and tips for motivation! What an exciting way to wake up in the morning to your own goals, setting your own schedule and working for your own future! This is the life of so many network marketers and with setting your goals (long term and short term), make this dream become a reality! I am so pumped from the incredible stories and experiences that came from my company's convention this past week. For more details and to learn more, please go here You truly have to love the company you work for and the product or service you offer. Belief in the company/service is ESSENTIAL to your success - it may sound like a simple concept, however, so many people do not seem to grasp this...motivation and enthusiasm must show through to others! Let it be your tool to SUCCESS!

I have discovered a Network Marketing Blog and Tutorial that blows everything else I've read out of the water! JR Jackson has made $8 million dollars in the network marketing industry and has seen success in several companies, including the one I am currently happily involved with. His blog is such an excellent resource of information and his recruiting system is phenomenal!! Definitely worth checking out!

"ONE CRITICAL DAY is all you need to turn any 'what if' in your life into what IS." - Jim Rohn One mistake I have seen repeatedly in this business is what I like to call the "I'll Do It Tomorrow" syndrome. Take an otherwise motivated individual who just happens to be very busy in their daily routine and decides to forego their "business" routine of exposures for the day. "I'll talk to two people tomorrow," they internally reason, thinking it will be harmless to simply put this off until tomorrow. Wrong. Days often turn to weeks and weeks turn to months - then, six months later, the individual is disheartened and angry and blames the business because it did not work the way they wanted it to. Your commitment to your business MUST be solid - it cannot be something to just "do tomorrow." Procrastination is one of the top killers to any network marketer's career. Persistency and Consistency are absolutely KEY to you...

I have received some interesting questions from readers inquiring about how I operate my home business. I have a simple system in place: Any prospects that reach out to me and leave their contact information will most certainly get a call back within 24 hours. HOWEVER, that call is the crucial point. During that call back, I conduct a short five minute interview. If they are someone I would like to work with, I discuss the next step in the process. I am VERY selective in who I choose to bring in my organization, simply because they have to want to be a success - I only consider serious, motivated individuals who truly want to generate a massive income over the next twelve months. Others need not apply. It's that simple! It's a proven system that has served me well!

Report of findings from the Identity Theft Resource Center . ~More than one-half (57%) of the 2007 sample reported their personal information had been used to open a new line of credit in their name. ~In 2007, 62% of respondents reported thieves had committed financial crimes that resulted in warrants being issued in the victim’s name, more than 2 ½ times higher than in 2006. ~In reference to new accounts, respondents spent an average of $1,865.27 in out-of-pocket expenses for damage compared to $1,342 in 2006. ~As in previous years, credit issuers, utility companies and collection agencies continue to rate poorly in their handling of identity theft victims. ~Victims reported a number of additional problems including: increases in insurance rates, current credit card interest rates and criminal records not being cleared. The inability to get credit resonated with the majority of respondents (64%). In addition, 53% have collection agencies still calling, 27% had credit cards cancelle...

**ALERT!!** You have until TODAY - August 25, 2008 at 5pm to submit your answers to the survey for a chance to win a FREE business package!! "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -- Eleanor Roosevelt Good morning and Happy Monday all!! I hope everyone had a terrific weekend!! I went to a training session for my company and I'm pumped! Many of you may ask, 'If you have been in the business for awhile and you've attended the training and have been successful, why would you need to go again?' The answer is simple: You MUST get "refreshers" in your education of your business, regardless of your level of accomplishment. Beginners and veterans all stand to gain from a training session, convention, corporate event or listening to a guest speaker. You will be surprised how much new information you can take away from a session you assumed would be mostly the same! DO get into the habit of furthering your education of your ne...

**SIDE NOTE: I greatly appreciate the time and effort readers have taken to take the survey (enter to win!) as well as reviewing the site. Your feedback is much appreciated and welcomed! I have gotten one particular compliment several times which I am very proud of -- it has been commented that the business terms and concepts in this blog are simple and easy to understand...I have achieved my goal!! I set out to create a blog to outline basic principles of network marketing and to show that the industry is at it's core, simple and easy to understand! There are plenty of people out there who try to complicate a system, only bringing about more confusion for themselves and their downline. However, it does not have to be that way! Network marketing is the Great Equalizer in today's business world. You do NOT need a business and marketing degree to be a success in MLM, you do NOT need to come from a certain background or have a certain amount of capital to start up (as you would in...

I first want to say how wonderful the response has been to the survey! It has given me such great insight into reader's thoughts, motivations and general feelings towards network marketing. Thanks everyone!! For those of you who have not done so, please answer the survey questions featured in yesterday's entry for a chance to win 1 of 5 FREE business packages from me! ~~ I know that I have discussed this topic several times now, but that is the entire point of the entry: repetition!! Repetition and duplication are two key elements in network marketing that cannot be overlooked. An associate goes through the process of attending briefings and trainings where they hear similar information. However, the importance of this repetition is that they can take away the same message in different ways each time they hear it. Have you ever read a book and decided to read the same book again a few years later only now it seems to mean something different? It's because we all carry with ...

In this afternoon's blog entry, we will be discussing hesitance and objections. As I have previously stated in my e-book and blog entries, many network marketers (I am willing to bank on the word ‘most’) will be met with a certain level of skepticism when first approaching someone with a product and/or opportunity. Of course, the “Heavy Hitters” will already have that huge income that speaks volumes itself and to people who know him, it’s difficult to be skeptical about that! …but what about those new associates who are starting from the beginning? They may not have the large incomes or huge down-line yet – how can they prove themselves? It has been done and you can do it too!! Take a look at your company—even the #1 income earner Millionaires had a very first day starting from scratch…everyone has to begin at some point…it’s just where you allow yourself to go from there—that’s what determines your success. Your attitude is definitely the first component that will determine how su...

I have gotten numerous questions from readers and many have had the same concern when searching for a network marketing company: How do I definitively know this is a legitimate service and company?? This is a very important question to ask before you ever sign on the dotted line with any company...because remember, once you are an associate, you are representing this company and it's integrity. No one wants to join a sinking ship or sign their name to join a fraudulent business. The most important way to discover whether a company is legitimate is research through CREDIBLE sources. I stress this word and place great emphasis on it because it can be very tricky -- random posts, forums and message boards ARE NOT credible. Even websites cannot be considered the final word on a company or it's reputation. I wouldn't even ask you to take MY word for it -- I would encourage you to do independent research to back up what I say about something...however, again, I stress that you lo...

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and is in preparation for a great week!! Many may be dreading that inevitable Monday morning back to their J-O-B...so just imagine if the only responsibility you had was walking across the hall in your PJ's and slippers to your home office to make phone calls ?? Oh yeah -- and I should tell you that this could happen at 7AM or 10AM or even in the afternoon...it would be up to you!! You would no longer be working on someone else's schedule! Sounds tempting huh?? Most would agree that this sounds like an excellent lifestyle but think that this can only really happen for the famous...but it could happen to you too! It's a real reason to be excited about the opportunity you have been given! Network marketers everywhere are putting in resignations to their 'day jobs' because they have built organizations and sold products in their business that can now be done from the comfort of their own home... I believe there are two things tha...

As we roll into another week, I want to post a few thoughts for my readers to ponder... Upon viewing many "business opportunity" links, I have come across a significant number of "this URL does not exist." This most likely means that the associate gave up on their business and cancelled their website...but one has to wonder, how many other people besides myself have since tried to look at that site and gotten the same error message? My point is that your key to success can be found in one simple phrase: JUST DON'T QUIT! You never know who you may meet who will be interested in your product, service or opportunity, everyday can bring new people into our lives, new challenges and new success and accomplishments! You just cannot quit your network marketing business -- I heard one story within my company that was utterly amazing... About 10 years ago, a gentleman (we'll call him James) met another man (we'll call him Greg). James and Greg were discus...

For those entrepreneurs and internet marketers out there who want to make their internet presence known on a larger scale, congratulations, you now have more options available than ever before! Thanks to the internet, you can now reach the international marketplace with your business, opportunity, product or service. There are a number of traffic exchange websites that you will find simply by going to Google. Many of these offer free as well as paid memberships for the service that drives traffic to your site. Submitting your URL to search engines is a great first start, however, with the massive amount of sites on the net today, your's could get lost in the search result shuffle...don't limit yourself to this one strategy. There are ways to improve your page ranking and site popularity through using specific keywords that will be picked up through the search engines and resulting in higher results through more traffic to the site. How to drive more traffic? I'll give you a...

The old adage states, "Do as I say, not as I do." However, in network marketing the exact opposite is true. A new recruit needs to do as an upline says and do what the upline does! It is essential for a recruiter to put in place a duplicatable system for new recruits to follow to a tee. It should be a simple, easy to use system that anyone can do -- such as handing out magazines or playing a DVD. Many teams have already devised a series of techniques that are detailed in the training process. This is IMPERATIVE to the success of a new associate. In the recruiting process, your prospects will be watching closely, even before they join the business. They may be asking themselves, "can I do what this person is doing?" -- That one observation can make or break their decision to join you in your business, so make sure the answer to that is a resounding "YES!" Keeping it simple through home presentations, business briefings and third party marketing tools can en...

As most of you know, network marketing is at it's very core, the process of moving products or services. Building organizations should be regarded as very essential to long-term success, however, a legitimate company will always want to place emphasis foremost on the product or service offered and not the compensation plan. "Networking" generally means friends telling friends or meeting other "like minded" individuals with whom you can build relationships. I believe that in this business, relationships may be formed in various ways, through personal interaction as well as technological interaction. However, for the majority of success stories, a personal bond must be formed to avoid attrition (having an individual quit your business or cancel a sale). This personal bond is best achieved through in-person communication. However, many have forged successful business relationships via telephone if one lives in another area. The key is consistency -- if you recr...

Today's economy has sent many working class people into a veritable panic. That corporate job that once seemed so profitable with an inevitable yearly raise or bonus has been a no-show this year, production levels and everything from fuel to food keeps getting more expensive! The incredible reality is that while corporations are struggling to stay afloat, many companies with direct selling or network marketing are absolutely flourishing! These associates are not concerned with the rising cost of fuel because they haven't seen a cut in their income, they've seen a raise! Why is that, you ask? They control their effort which directly controls their own income! This economic time is the perfect setting for recruiting because everyone wants to find a way to make more money! Think about it this way, in the corporate world, you will be getting paid the same salary for the year if you come to work everyday and complete your tasks. You may be blessed with a generous company or boss...

There is often a time when prospecting, that you may utilize a technique known as the Conscious Shock. This is simply a large dollar amount or other statistic that tends to get a listener to really pay attention = a conscious shock to their system to sit up and take notice. "If you could work part-time from home with a reputable company that can help you build a foundation to legally and ethically earn an income of $10,000, $20,000 or even $50,000 a month, would that be something you would be interested in?" This is a catch phrase that many would listen to because the objections have already been addressed -- you have given the information that the company is reputable and legitimate, there is nothing illegal going on and you've given a factual income amount that makes most stop to at least listen to what you have to say. In my company, every 28 days an Associate becomes a millionaire - plain and simple. This is a true reported statistic for my company and really gets the...

This morning we will be discussing how to help those members of your team who are not producing to their full potential. Whether it be a lack of personal sales, recruits or both, it is important to review what the associate is doing or saying and why it does not appear to be effective. In many cases, a coachable associate may just need some guidance in the right direction on how to prospect...they may need to get out and meet more people or brainstorm to expand their warm market list. However, on occasion, you will recruit a downline member who doesn't produce, and doesn't seem to care. They may respond to inquiry of their lack of production with a simple, "I didn't have the time." This should be a huge red flag for the upline! If an associate has already given up on their business and isn't blocking out a few hours (or even a few minutes a week) to grow their business, sadly, very little can be done for them. (NOTE: In many businesses, my own included, on...

Through my experience with my network marketing company, I cannot stress enough how much my outlook has changed. Not just my outlook on finances, but my life in general. This business is about so much more than making money or even helping people: It’s about personal development. Personal development is not just a notion that ends at the conclusion of your formative years – it’s an ongoing process that will take you on a journey to discover who you are and what you really want in life. I started my business initially because I know that someday, I want to be a stay at home mother. My fiancé works hard and is an excellent provider, however, when the time comes, I want to be able to contribute to my family’s income while raising my children. This business has made that possible for so many people-- so I thought immediately, why couldn’t this happen for me? What do I really have to lose from trying vs. what could I lose if I don’t try it and it works? I didn’t want to live with that kin...

I have put that title in to make a point that I will get to in just a moment-- In building a team of leaders, the work of several individuals is required to ensure success through leverage for the team as a whole. However, there is a time when each recruiter must stand back and ask themselves a couple of very important questions: "Would I want to be on my own team?" and "Am I providing the best guidance and support to my new recruits?" A recruiter must be present and very accessible for those first crucial weeks (or in some cases, months) for a new associate. The "newbie" needs to be encouraged, trained, encouraged, motivated, encouraged...get my drift? This can be a tough industry and you don't want a rough start to cause someone to quit before they have even begun! That's why, in my opinion, it is in the best interest of a recruiter, his/her new recruit and his team as whole, that he choose only a few new individuals to closely work with at a tim...

What is your 'Why?' Your "Why" can be what makes or breaks your new venture into network marketing. Simply stated, your 'why' is your motivation -- WHY did you begin your business? The reasons behind your motivation may shift and change as your business progresses -- you may have smaller short-term goals to meet first...however, your ultimate goal should be the final outcome in what you hope to gain from this experience. Do you want to make $10,000 a month? Do you want to retire by age 35? Do you want to be a stay at home parent? You may want any of these -- or all of them... The "Why" will obviously vary from person to person but everyone has reasons why they would want to get in the business, because NO one wants to live paycheck to paycheck and NO one wants to retire on the 40/40/40 plan (living on 40% of your past income after putting in 40 years of working 40 hours a week). However, sadly in corporate America, that is what individuals are oft...

Does the lack of new leads get you down? Have you exhausted your efforts with everyone you know and have no real way to meet others quickly? I may have the solution you have been looking for! An excellent prospecting system that generates leads for you and allows you to better organize your potential associates or members. Communication and organization are key to this industry and it is essential to keep client and potential client files separate and properly notated. The powers that be are so sure you will be pleased, they even have trial offers to try out the system and money back guarantees-- so you don't have anything to lose --but you could have everything to gain! Have a great day!

This entry is what I believe to be the absolute key to success in the Network Marketing industry -- A passion for your product or service. I am so passionate about the service that my company offers. The benefit of the service far outweighs the cost to the individual and when you see true value in a service, it makes you believe in it that much more. That strong passion and belief is conveyed to everyone I talk with -- I don't have to push it down someone's throat, they can see the value and they can see my excitement. I'm truly excited to be able to help others, that can be a real rarity. That is what truly sets PPL apart from so many other companies out there...everyone can say that they are going to "offer" you something at a great "deal." Many may not want to admit this -- but $75 cosmetics, vitamins, candles, etc. just don't strike me as getting something at a "good deal"...but that's just me. Remember, if the value of your servic...

Many people can get involved with network marketing and quickly find their niche. Some feel more comfortable talking one-on-one, some enjoy presenting to groups of several people at a time and some don't like either choice. In fact, some may hate either choice with a passion. The paralyzing fear of rejection and the overwhelming pressure to overcome shyness can be enough to cause someone to fiercely shake their head "no" to the very idea of entering the world of network marketing. Common objections from prospects are "I don't have a background in sales" or "I don't think I would be good at this." If someone is truly not interested, that is one thing...but the saddest thing to see is someone with the true desire but who lacks the confidence in themselves even though others can see their potential. So, I'm here to tell you that you CAN overcome your fears of shyness and rejection and that you CAN find your niche - it just may require yo...

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