25 Tips To MLM/Network Marketing Business Success by Terry Edwards
Here are 25 tips to success for anyone who is starting their own MLM/Networking
Marketing home business. These simple, easy-to-use tips will help you get your
business off to a fast start, and put more money in your pocket.
1. When you first get into your network marketing home based business, write
out your plans and goals! I'm sure you've heard it said many times
before..."Most people never plan to fail, they simply fail to plan". Take the
time to write out your plans and goals. Be realistic, but be tough on yourself.
Push yourself. One of my favorite quotes is "What your mind can conceive, it
can achieve".
2. Get started immediately. Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you
start. That will never happen. Jump in and get started.
3. Treat your mlm/network marketing business as a serious, full-time business,
and it will quickly become one.
4. Don't focus your attention on trying to sponsor the "big hitter" who tells
you that they are going to bring in 120 people. Sure, it would be nice, but
don't get caught up in the hype and emotion. It takes a team effort.
5. Know that rejection will happen. Not everyone is going to want what you
have. There are some people that you could put a huge pile of Gold in their
front yard, and they would still walk right on by it. Or, they simply will not
believe it's Gold. Don't get discouraged. There are literally MILLIONS of
people wanting what you have.
6. Follow up! This is the single most important factor to your success. You
have probably heard that the fortune is in the follow up. People will rarely
call you back, but they will join you if you follow up and show them you care
about their needs. Call them and ask how things are going...or at least email
them. By following up with everyone, you will sponsor new business partners in
your network marketing business.
7. Have patience. Big incomes never happen overnight. And this is especially
true if you are also working a full-time job somewhere. It may take you a year
or two to obtain your income goal and quit your current job. If you knew that
you could be doing your home business full-time in only a year from now...would
it be worth the wait?
8. Don't give your new reps wild expectations. Let them know what to expect.
Always be honest with them.
9. Realize that your mlm business is going to require an investment. Just like
a brick and mortar business, your home business is going to require an
investment in marketing supplies and tools. Thankfully, network marketing
doesn't require you to take out a 2nd mortgage to operate.
10. Don't let anything knock you out of your home based business and cause you
to quit. You can only fail in this business if you give up on yourself.
11. Don't mail out samples and materials to a few people and then expect big
checks to suddenly appear. Most likely, it will take you a few months to have a
steady income coming in.
12. Help the people you sponsor as much as you can. Help them get started. Help
them sponsor their first two people by doing 3-way calls with their prospects.
Let them know you're there for them and you support them. Teach your new reps
the importance of doing the same. That's how you build a team.
13. Don't do things for your reps that they should do themselves. There is a
fine line between being helpful, and doing the entire business for them.
Understand your downline is going to do what you do. Lead by example. Do all
the things that you want your reps to do. Be sure the example you are setting
is one that you would want to follow if you were in their shoes.
14. Don't waste time on cynics, or non-motivated people. They will NOT succeed
in this business, or any other business for that matter. Trying to drag someone
into your business is only going to drain you of all your energy and beat you
down. Let them go and move on.
15. Don't whine and complain to your upline every time you have a problem. No
one wants to spend time with constant whiners and complainers.
16. Always operate your business in a professional and ethical manner. Don't
make false claims about your mlm / network marketing product, or exaggerate
your income. Give your prospects the facts and you will build trust. People can
be smarter than you think. Most can sniff out if you're being dishonest
quickly. Then you have lost your credibility, as well as your prospect.
17. Learn all that you can about your home based business. Stay up to date with
everything that is going on. Learn a little about your competitors so that you
can answer simple questions about the differences between them. But don't put
them to your prospect, no matter how you feel about them.
18. Think BIG! Think big dreams. Set BIG goals. Small thinking producing small
results. Live life without putting limits on yourself.
19. Keep in close contact with your new people you sponsor into your network
marketing business. Let them know you care and are there to help. Praise your
new people who are doing good things. Always at least send an email to them
when they sponsor someone new. Let them know they're doing a great job!
20. Always be ENTHUSIASTIC! Smile when you're on the phone. Enjoy yourself and
let others feel your enthusiasm for what you're doing. It quickly becomes
contagious.
21. When you discover new ways of building your mlm home business, share them
with others on your team. Remember...duplication is the key to success in this
business.
22. Keep organized with your business. Have a system in place to keep track of
those who are testing your product, or thinking about getting started, even if
it's just a notebook to write their names in.
23. Listen to tapes, or read books on network marketing and personal
development. It will pay BIG dividends as the months go by. Ask any leader in
your business about the importance of personal development and they will all
tell you the same thing.
24. Don't allow small problems and rejections that arise throw you off and
upset you. Think about the positives, and always keep focused on the big
picture.
25. Have FUN! People want to be around others who are having fun, be it in
everyday life, or your business. Have fun with your home based business. Enjoy
yourself, and watch how many others want to be involved in what you're doing.
About the Author
Terry Edwards is a successful full-time network marketer. To learn more about
the business Terry is actively working, go to http://www.cashinongas.com
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