06/24/2007
Network Marketing Biz Model
Steam line business model makes a difference to distributors in Network Marketing. Your success depends on the structure of your company. Here is why. If your company is top heavy that leaves little room for them to pass on monies to the distributors.
When a company has 100's of employees, they must pay their salary, pay for their health insurance, pay for cleaning, pay for someone to cut the grass and wash the windows... maybe the company has a jet or a fancy car. Do you use the company building, what about the company car or jet?
Can you see why the company MUST charge so much for their products?
Let me give you an example: All things equal, would you agree with me, the cost of the ingredients to make Vitamins is within pennies of each other?
Company A has a 30 day supply of Vitamins for $119
Company B has a 30 day supply of Vitamins for $108
Company C has a 30 day supply of Vitamins for $39.95
Who do you think can sell more Vitamins? Company A, B or C?
Who do you think Company A and B sell their products to? Their distributors.
Who in their right mind would pay $119 for a 30 day supply of Vitamins!... only the people who have to buy them to get a check.
What behavior does this create? Recruit, recruit, recruit.
Where does the money go?
*Could it be that companies that have high price products need the money to keep the ship a float?
*Could it be that companies need the money to pay salary for a large staff, huge building and gold plated door knobs?
*Could it be if companies were streamlined they could keep their prices down and give the money to their distributors?
Some companies have indeed created a monster that needs to be fed. Unfortunately, it affects the distributors’ pocket book.
You don't know what you don't know when you first join an MLM company. But now you understand and have correct information to make better choices.
Yours to count on,
Monica
503.351.6859
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03/26/2007
MLM training|Aggressive Selling
Does aggressive selling work in Network Marketing. Listen to what Sue has to say about MLM training on aggressive selling.
Does aggressive selling really work?
I'm sure we've all been exposed to a pushy salesperson at one time in our life. This type of manipulated selling is exactly what many Internet coaches teach. The problem is it just doesn't work for most people.
To be succeessful with this approach you have to be a certain type of personality. To better understand the 4 personality types please refer to the the article Network Marketing Tips and How To Deal With Different Personalities Many very successful internet marketing coaches teach this aggressive type of selling. But as hard as we try, it just doesn't work for us. Why, doesn't it? Mainly because only 15% of the population have the corresponding personality to pull it off successfully.
After my own encounter with this type of salesperson I found myself wondering do these people really have a lot of success with this approach?
If you believe them, they make thousands of dollars a year. Success or not I don't think the reputation that they impart on salespeople in general is not a very good one.
My own experience with this type of salesperson became my motive for writing this article.
It all began one night as I sat watching TV, suddenly the phone rings and I make the mistake of answering it.
After introducing himself he begins with all the usual sales questions. His first question is not are you busy but "Are you currently trying to build your business?" What gave him that idea? He followed it with the usual drill of questions like
"What problems have you encountered with your business?"
"What do you do for a living?"
"Are you serious about building your business?"
And last but not least, "If I can show you how to add 20 new recruits into your network marketing business would this be something you'd want to take a look at?"
His last statement had me feeling a little like deja vu. I couldn't help myself but had to say, "Wow, I feel like I've heard this conversation before. It's sounds just like what I've been told to say."
His voice expressed obvious annoyance and asked me, "Why, do you counsel people?"
I quickly respond with "No, it's just everything you just said sounds like a script that I've hear many internet marketing people teach. It asks the same questions and ends with "If I could show you how to make $500 extra a month is that something you would be interested in?"
Well, he says,"I don't have a script." I can't believe he actually had me feeling guilty for that comment because I ended up apologizing. "Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you."
Somehow after my apology he convinced me to listen to his 45 minute conference call on building my network marketing business.
He told me the call was starting in 35 minutes and he would call me back right before it starts. I guess just in case I might feel the need to blow him off of something like that. He also tells me to take notes and to call him back right after the call. He gives me his number and has me read it back to him. I really hate when people do that. What if I didn't really write it down and just had great memory recall.
Anyway he calls me back in 35 minutes just as promised and reminds me to take notes because he will be asking me some questions when I call him back.
I call the number keeping an open mind thinking perhaps I will discover some juicy little tidbit that I can use to help me build my online business.
Remembering it now, my only thought is that it's 45 minutes of time that I'll never get back in my life.
Well I certainly don't want to give you the impression that I know everything already. If that was the case I wouldn't of spent 45 plus minutes listening to someone rambling on and on.
Everything he talked about were things I've heard before. Things like having a "Why".
A why is your main reason for having to succeed. It's not just a frivilous statement like "I want to make more money."
Others things he discussed is getting targeted people to your opportunity, creating a web-site having a landing page. There wasn't even one thing that I felt I hadn't already heard and spent hundreds of dollars on already.
At the end of the call it was all about signing up for the training course. They had 3 packages. The lowest was $695 and the highest was $1,995. Ouch, sounded like a lot of money to me.
Feeling tired and disappointed after the call I really didn't have any desire to talk to him. I couldn't help thinking that he would call me if I didn't return his call so I did the unthinkable, I turned my ringer off.
Feeling relieved the next day that I able to avoid him, he ruins it and calls me. Damn I didn't look at my caller ID first. Oh well I think, I will just politely tell him no and it will be over.
The first thing he says is "I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to talk to you yesterday I was really busy." I then replied "I'm sorry I didn't call you but I'm just not interested."
He replied with a amazed tone in his voice and said "Your not interested in growing your business?" I then said "No, I just not interested in signing up for your course."
He then went on to tell me more about himself and how he had many failures in his life until he found this earth shattering course (my words not his).
That's when I told him no thanks again, I said "I'm sure the course is great but I'm not convinced the course had any new information in it that I haven't already heard."
Instead of then dealing with my real objection, "What's in it for me?" he amazingly continued with "Which one of the packages were most appealing to you?"
It was like he didn't hear me. I said none of them I just don't have the money. (not the real reason just thinking of some other response to get rid of him)
He then asks "If I could write you a check for $2,000 dollars would you be interested."
I already know where he's going with this and just say "Your not going to write me any check so I'm not interested, I'm sorry."
That's when he said "Hey that's O.K. my income is fine, you're the one missing the opportunity."
He finally accepted defeat but it amazed me that he never really dealt with my true objection. What's in it for me? How will I benefit from it? All he did was tell me how he found success with it.
Instead of dealing with my only real objection he was only concerned with the sale.
A better salesperson may have responded with something like, "I totally understand your point, I'm not sure if it is a good match for you. Let me ask you a couple of questions?" He would then ask what areas of business do I feel like I need the most help in? He needed to deal with my objection before trying to push me to buy.
A big mistake on his part because normally I'm very impulsive and don't need a push to purchase anything that I feel will benefit me or my business. By not answering my objection he lost what could of been a easy sale.
So if your making a ton of money with an aggressive sales approach, make sure your not skirting the objections focusing only on a sale. If you address these objections your sales will get even better.
Sue Huss
MLM Alchemy Trainer
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02/03/2007
MLM Training | The value of a Mentor
A word frequently associated with MLM training is a Mentor. Here is Ron's view of the value of a Mentor.
The Value Of A Mentor...
Have you ever considered being mentored by someone? Imagine going on Safari in Africa. You may not want to go it alone. Unless you are brave (and stupid), you will most likely ask for a tour guide. (Light bulb goes on!!!) The tour guide is a mentor.
Such is taking on a new venture such as MLM or network marketing. Your success is determined by having a qualified tour guide. You may not realize that the animals are stalking you until it is too late.
You are not prey to the jungle unless you try to go it alone. Your success is determined by your willingness to ask for help. To create success in MLM is no different. Make sure that you find someone who has been in the jungle. Someone who is qualified to educate you and protect you from the elements?
Are you ready for your own MLM success? For more information as to how to participate in this process, click right here: Download your Free eBook to learn more about MLM Training
Ron MLM Mentor
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01/31/2007
MLM Break Away Compensation Plan| Will you need to speed?
MLM Break Away Compensation Plan is one of the oldest pay plan. Brenda illustrates with a story about her Aunt speeding down a road attempting to catch up...with the petal to the metal her Aunt struggles and finds it very difficult to catch up as someone is breaking away:
Do you know how a MLM Breakaway Compensation Plan works? The breakaway plan is structured so that as you work, bring people in, help them grow and build their business, you literally work your way out of a commission check.
As your "personally sponsored" grows their Network Marketing business, they break through company barriers so that as their check grows, yours decreases by the same amount. Basically in this MLM Company plan, you are paying your "personally sponsored" out of your commission check.
Your personally sponsored MLM Distributor may breakaway as they reach various levels. As this person reaches 30,000 for instance, they will make 10% more in their check and your check will decrease by 10%. You, the MLM expert, are working your way out of a large check.
Once that personally sponsored person reaches the same level you are, then you no longer earn a profit on them.
They literally “breakaway” from you and you earn no more commission on them, but your MLM Company does say that if you pass them, you’ll start earning commission off of them again. The generous Network Marketing Company you are with may or may not make a provision for you to retain a 1% or 2% for having brought them in to the company.
Click on MLM Compensation Plan to learn more about which compenstion plan is best for you.
I can tell you it isn’t that easy to catch up once you get behind no matter what your MLM Company tells you. I want you to understand this story and remember how fast my Aunt was driving to catch up to my 45mph speed demon Mom.
When I was a kid, my brother and I went regularly to visit my aunt and uncle in Vernon, TX . Once in a while we would leave something behind at their house. My aunt was a Mom and knew to continue to look around even as we were loading up the car to leave.
I think of this story every time I review MLM Compensation Plans. I remember watching in our rear view mirror as my Aunt raced up behind us. She pulled out of her driveway no more than two or three blocks behind us, and we were no more than four or five blocks ahead by the time she reached the first stop sign, but we had a lot of momentum! The speed limit was only 45 mph. My Aunt was driving 75 mph trying to catch up to us. We were on the outside edge of town by this time. We had not even reached 55 mph yet, and had been driving 45mph the vast majority of the time!!
My Aunt was out of the house right behind us, so why did she have to drive 75mph just to catch up? Once someone starts building momentum and then passes you on a roll, it is hard to catch up! Once your personally sponsored MLM passes you, it is NOT easy to catch up!
Do you understand my story? If you’re personally sponsored Network Marketer passes you building momentum of his own, it will be VERY difficult to impossible to catch up!
Next time a Network Marketing Distributor tells you, “Well, yes they can pass you, but it isn’t that hard to catch back up, think of my story.” It WILL be VERY difficult to IMPOSSIBLE to catch up if they are continuing to build momentum.
P.S. Arbonne is a big Network Marketing Company in Oklahoma right now. One of their distributors sat at my kitchen table explaining that I could catch up if I were passed by my personally sponsored MLM’S. All I could think about was my Aunt driving 75mph trying to catch up to us when she was only 2 blocks behind. Somehow I just couldn’t see it. I don’t belong to Arbonne.
Brenda D Bunney
Be A Mentor,Build Relationships,Help Others
405-612-0473
Skype: skypebunney
brendab@brightok.net
For more MLM tips visit: http://www.brendabunneymlm.com/
The good news is not all MLM compensation plan involve breakage. Please do your homework so you know what you are getting yourself into.
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01/08/2007
Network Marketing Motivation
212° The Extra Degree captures the essence of excellence in an unforgettable way. Its concepts can be apllied to your Home Base Biz Opp.
At 211° water is hot. At 212°, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And steam can power a locomotive. The one extra degree makes the difference.
This simple analogy reflects the ultimate definition of excellence. Because it's the one extra degree of effort, in business and life, that can separate the good from the great.
Need a bit of extra inspiration for your biz?
Watch the video 'simple truths' and apply it to your Network Marketing Biz
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12/05/2006
Home Base Biz | 7 Figures in 7 Years
Home Base Biz Opportunity offers hope for a better future. It offers a way for folks to make 7 figures in 7 years. Home Base Biz Opportunity offers freedom from money worries. Freedom to do the things you want to do. It offers freedom to own your life.
Although most folks want this freedom, yet they ask themselves, "Can I do it?”
What you must have in place to begin a home base biz:
1.Burning desire
2.Strong work ethics
3.Be coachable
The second question folks frequently ask is “What do I have to do?”
The answer is in the power of one. Build your biz one person at a time and teach others to do the same.
Simply by sponsoring one person a month and by them sponsoring one person a month by the end of the year, you will have 4096 people in your organization.
Let’s say that in the twelfth month everyone in your organization ordered $100 worth of products that they use everyday without thinking about it. That would be $409,600 of sales.
At the same time, you teach your people to find just one customer every week and they order $50 worth of products every month. That volume would be $819,200 in the twelfth month.
In the twelfth month you would have moved a grand total of $1,228,800 worth of products.
But you say, “That’s in a perfect world.” Okay. What if you failed 90% of the time and only generated 10% of that potential? That would be $122,880 in the twelfth month. Even if the company only pays you a 5% commission, in the twelvth month your check would be $6,144.
That’s the power of leverage. The power of one. It all starts with one.
The third question folks ask is “Can you help me?”
Without a system in place and a team that works with you it is nearly impossible to succeed.
What do I mean? Leverage from others that have been there and done that. Leverage from folks who are experts in marketing, ad writing, and are familiar with the internet. The good news is you do not need to be a super star.
7 figures in 7 years can be your reality and a home base biz opportunity can be your tool. It all starts with you.
Monica
MLM Nurse
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11/30/2006
MLM Success Tips |
Find the MLM Success tip in this story and get a laugh!
"A Yankee lawyer went duck hunting in eastern North Carolina. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence. As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly gentleman asked him what he was doing. The lawyer responded, "I shot a duck and it fell in this field, I'm going into retrieve it."
The old farmer replied. "This is my property, and you are not coming over here."
The indignant lawyer said, "I am one of the best trial attorneys in the U.S. and, if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything!
The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we do things here in North Carolina. We settle small disagreements like this with the NC Three-Kick Rule."
The lawyer asked, "What is the NC three-Kick Rule?"
The Farmer replied. "Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times, and so on, back and forth, until someone gives up."
The Yankee attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old southerner. He agreed to abide by the local custom.
The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the city feller. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy work boot into the Yankee lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees. His second kick nearly wiped the man's nose off his face. The barrister was flat on his belly when the farmer's third kick to a kidney nearly caused him to give up.
The Yankee lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet and said, "Okay, you old redneck southerner, now it's my turn."
The old North Carolina farmer smiled and said, "Naw, I give up. You can have the duck."
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Guess the moral to this story is know the rules before you start playing the game!!!
That means if you're in any MLM, or even thinking about getting into a MLM, read your Policy and Procedures!
I could really help alleviate your pain in the long run!!! "
Make it a Great Day!
Suzane
"the MLM mom"
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Protect yourself.... 'cause no sense getting beat up! Read your P&P.
Monica
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11/29/2006
MLM Training | Are you making money?
Making Money With The Compensation Plan
No one ever starts a home based business in network marketing saying, "Geez, I want to own my own business, work it, and not earn a dime or be paid pennies for my efforts." Of course not. We all start our business to generate income and fullfill our personal "whys".
Network marketing is a wonderful opportunity to earn additional money, but you better understand how you get paid. Compensation plans vary from company to company, some are linear plans others are residual plans.
One plan can keep you working until you finally decide to retire and the other can offer you the opportunity to accomplish you goals such as having more time, taking vacations and enjoying family while making money. What type of compensation payout does your company have? Linear or residual?
Continue reading "Making Money With The Compensation Plan" »
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11/23/2006
MLM SUCCESS: Do You Believe?
Do you believe you deserve MLM success? I mean really deserve it! If you think you do but are stuck in the mud wondering how to get past point A, read how Jill turned her life around in 30 days!
"The power of the mind and positive thinking is a powerful tool. In anything that you set out to do, when you believe you can, others can sense a radiant energy and see a bounce of confidence in your stride. This is your path to the happiness and success that you want for your life and your future.
Clear The Network Marketing Negativity
People have strong opinions about network marketing, home based businesses and they are not shy in sharing their opinions.
A quick question for you...what happens to your beliefs and confidence when you are surrounded by negative friends and family members constantly telling you your business is a scam, it's one of those crazy pryamid schemes, and you'll never make money?
Most often, you start to believe them.
But it does not have to be that way.
Programming The Mind For Success
It is critical to be honest with yourself. If you want success in any network marketing or home based business, you have to learn to turn off the negativity because it will only bring you down in the dumps for days and leave you questioning yourself.
How To Start To Believing
Reality is that belief take time and persistence. It does not happen over night even though there are people like myself that crave immediate gratification. Great life movements take patience and effort.
To start the journey of believing in your personal happiness and success, set aside time each day to reflect and cleanse the mind from negativity. Pick a place and a time where you can escape the phone ringing, the chores of cooking meals and all the other daily necessities that clutter our mind and keeps 'the distracting noise' clouding our thoughts. This is your time, embrace it.
Journal It. Hear It. Talk It. Live It.
During your time with yourself, take time to reflect and revel about yourself. Realize that you have only control over yourself and your actions. This time is ALL about YOU, grab it and don't let go!
Work through any turmoil you are experiencing, forgive actions of other that have angered you, rejoice in happiness you are personally feeling and celebrate accomplishments of your personal goals.
Create positive self-talk and express it in writing, repeat it to yourself, post signs throughout your entire house reinforcing your journey and progress to believing.
Believing: 30 Day Mental Cleanse
This journey or process of self belief is called the Mental Cleanse. Now when my mentor first starting coaching me through this process, I was pretty skeptical. It all seemed a little to 'deep' for me, however, I was committed to having success with this home based business since I had experienced failure my past mlm companies.
She asked me to commit to just 30 days of mental cleanse and if I didn't see the negativity in my life clearing, she would not have me work through the mental cleanse believing exercises anymore.
What power.
What impact.
The mental cleanse totally changed my life all the way around.
Success Requires
That You Get Rid of the Negativity Forever
When the negativity exited and the positive self-talk entered, I finally began to experience the success and happiness in both my life and my home based business that I had always wanted.
Now It's Your Turn:
Free 30 Day Cleanse Mentoring
Send me a message if your interested in a FREE "30 Day Mental Cleanse", We will give you all the details on how to plug in and begin your 30 Day Mental Cleanse! It doesn't matter what company you are with or if you are looking into joining one. There's no selling, no recruiting. It is coaching and mentoring for your personal development.
As part of the group, you'll get a great book emailed to you, "Think and Grow Rich", by Napoleon Hill (once again, FREE). We read one chapter a week.
Also, there is a conference call once a week where network marketers and home based business owners share and discuss what they've discovered and voice questions and concerns they may have about their own journey. Once again, FREE! (No monetary risks to take or financial obligations to avoid.) Each chapter is its own discussion, therefore, it does not matter when you decide the join this group.
Learn to stop the negative mental chatter and start reprogramming yourself with positive self-talk.
Make It Fun!"
To Your Happiness and Success,
Jill *MLM Biz Mentor*
"Be a mentor with a servant's heart!"
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11/21/2006
MLM SUCCESS | Do NOT Approach Family And Friends
Folks who want MLM success will generally do what their upline tells them to until they figure out it does not work! Read Jill's story: Jill says,
"Yes, you read that correctly. Do NOT approach family and friends when you are starting a new home based business. Unfortunately, this is not what is taught by most of these types of companies.
The Dreaded List Of Family & Friends
Most home based business have you create a list of friends and family to get your business started. Well, I don't know about you, but I would have rather walked across hot burning coals than to turn to my friends and family to start building my customer list.
Now don't get me wrong, I loved my products but I didn't want my company built on sympathy purchases. You know, those purchases one make just because you don't want to hurt someone's feeling.
The Sympathy Purchase
Find the cheapest item possible.
Purchase it.
Do not spend a bunch of money.
How To Build Your Home Based Business Without Approaching Family And Friends
First, understand that most home based businesses will take time to build. Stay away from the instant, get rich, make money in your sleep programs. They don't work.
The best way to never have to approach your family and friends is to focus on investing your valuable time with a home based business that has a duplicatable program.
The Duplicatable Program
Why is duplication important?
Well, I remember with the first home based business (I'm not with them anymore) the tools I had to build my business was a DVD video that was full of hype, a worksheet to list friends and family, and a powerpoint presentation for a notebook presentation.
Wow! These tools did not work for me and they were not working for the majority of the people in the company.
It wasn't until later that I discovered that there are home based businesses out there that have real tools that worked.
For example, online tools (not your business website) that attract customers for you. Interactive training calls where you can learn how to be totally non-threatening and learn how to spot a person's personality type within 1-2 minutes on the phone. Resource guides that give you tested, proven, successful scripts and step-by-step how to instructions.
When there's a duplicatable system, it is easy to plug in and start building without approaching friends and family.
Need help making your system duplicatable?
Send a message at MLM Biz Mentor. I'll help anyone, in any company, ANYTIME.
Make It Fun!"
To Your Happiness and MLM Success,
Jill *MLM Biz Mentor*
"Be a mentor with a servant's heart!"
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