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How
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by:
Daegan
Smith |
Network
marketing is a marketing strategy being
increasingly put to use by hundreds of home
business owners nowadays. Network marketing
is basically retailing products by using
independent distributors. These distributors
build and manage their own sales force by
recruiting others to sell products. Each
person in this downline is a distributor
in his own right with his own sales team.
This way a "network" of sales
people for a particular product is formed.
The upside is that the originating product
manufacturer or marketer does not have to
bear costly overheads of recruiting and
maintaining their own sales team. Compensation
for each distributor or sales person includes
one's own sales and a percentage of the
sales of his or her entire downline.
In a way Network marketing is the same as
MLM or Multi-Level Marketing.a term that
has been thoroughly abused by 'scamsters'
and frauds, mostly on the Internet. Though
a whole lot of less than scrupulous people
have caused some damage to the standing
and credibility of this form of business,
it nevertheless figures as a very cost effective
revenue stream for a new entrepreneur. Another
benefit of Network marketing is the training
you get in operating a business; like selling,
time management and keeping yourself motivated
in the face of rejection.
Also see:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,298535,00.html
So how do you get started?
The first thing you would have to do is
to select the right MLM Company. That is
half the job done. With all those scams
doing the rounds, it can get a little overwhelming
trying to pin point the MLM company where
you would want to participate. A lot of
MLM companies fail because of various reasons.
Some are not well financed; some don't have
a good, saleable product or haven't been
able to innovate to meet new customer requirements.
Still others have shut shop because the
federal government got wind of their less
than holy dealings and acted fast. Even
after those MLM guys who had to wind up,
there are still some left that are the Real
Mc Coys. These are the guys you need to
fish out.
Here are some tips for selecting a good
(read 'Safe') MLM company for starting your
Network marketing business.
- Participate in an MLM company that
has a proven track record for at least
five years. We insist on the figure
5,because if the company has survived
half a decade and made money, they would
have a good product, enough capability
to innovate and would be able to provide
their downline with good back-end support.
- Look for selling a product that you
believe in. Imagine yourself selling
weight loss pills when you know for
sure that a doctor would never recommend
most of these pills! Bottomline is,
you can't sell a product if you don't
have faith in it.
- Seek out a company that provides solid
backend support and marketing infrastructure
to its downline. It can rip the shirt
off your back to develop new marketing
literature for your customers and for
your downline.
What next?
Once you have selected the right MLM company,
the next logical step would be to decide
your sales strategy. Devise
a plan for lead generation for the product
you will be selling. In your plan include
what targets you need to set to break even,
what sales literature you will use and yes,
most importantly. how will you develop your
downline. Don't forget that one part of
your income will come from them. It is a
better idea to have 3-4 quality agents in
your level-I downline, than to recruit everyone
and their cousin and not have a single dime
come at the end of the month. At this point
of time, It is usually a good idea to focus
on the primary product you chose for marketing
rather than include a host of other lucrative
offers. It is easy to lose focus and spread
yourself out thin that way.
Finally, how to get rich with Network
marketing?
Even with all those bad apples in the bunch,
Network marketing is still a very effective
marketing strategy. Al you have to do is
chose the right company and avoid the 'scambags',
get the right mentors and then build a solid
downline of effective sales people. You
can get some information on how to avoid
fraudulent 'MLM-ers' at these websites:
http://www.stopspam.org/faqs/mlm_vs_pyr.html
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pyrdalrt.htm
One of the biggest reasons (and there are
several; take a look at: http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol4/MLMsurvival.htm)
why Network marketing runs out of gas is
that your MLM company hits the ground. Though
it doesn't have to happen to you, if you've
been careful in choosing company, it is
still a possibility. You can pre-empt this
situation by "Diversifying". Join several
MLM companies which sell similar or related
products and you will not only have multiple
income streams but would have also spread
out your risk.
Another big reason for failure in Network
marketing is poor or ineffective downline.
Some trouble areas that you could experience
with your network are:
- New members find it difficult to sell
- New members are unable to generate new
leads
- Selling techniques being used are not
suited to the medium
- There is a high outward mobility of new
members
The trick to succeeding is to tackle these
trouble areas at the time of recruitment.
When you recruit new members, provide them
with ample literature on the company and
the product, train them on sales techniques
by example and keep your team motivated.
They are, by themselves a strong revenue
stream for you.
I remember a couple of lines from a song
I heard once, " Chance is not choices, Noise
is not voices". If you look carefully, two
of the biggest secrets of success in any
business lie in there. "Chance is not Choices".
There is difference between falling upon
a lucky clover and growing them yourself.
So plan your business carefully, choose
a good MLM company and build your sales
downline with care.
"Noise is not Voices". the world is out
there "revealing" secrets of sure shot success
"just for you". That's just noise. Listen
to your own experiences; what they have
taught you is invaluable. And when you teach
the same to your downline, you enhance the
possibility of your business' success.
Network marketing may not work 95% of the
times, but there are still those 5 chances
out of a 100 when it will work. So plan
for success in Network marketing and reap
the benefits. Daegan Smith is the Ex-NCAA
Wrestler Turned Webmaster of Perfect
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