Tip Sheet Twelve: Creating the Right
Environment for MLM Business Success
The
Internet provides some fantastic opportunity for the average
person to build a significant income stream from home; this
is the upside of mans creation.
The
downside of it, is the huge amount of hype, misrepresentation,
misinformation, gibberish and lies that seems to be flowing
from so many web sites.
It's
unbelievable!
Now,
not only have people got to identify where best they should
be investing their time and money, they also need to be
careful what they read and what they implement.
MLM
is an area where there is so much nonsense written
some stems from Home Offices who are clearly living in the
Stone Age, and much comes for the many self styled experts
who consistently talk about the same things.
Now
all of us engaged in MLM, we're all Home Based Entrepreneurs;
in the main we're all decent people; and in the main we
don't want to invest too much time and money in our venture
that said we want a good return on our time and money investment.
Whether
we just want to earn $500 a month or $10,000 a month
it doesn't matter!
What
matters is that we act together for the good and benefit
of everyone.
How
we act for the good and benefit of everyone is of paramount
importance because no MLM Distributor can survive on our
own we need each other.
This
Tip Sheet outlines the key areas that we should be mindful
of as we build our respective income streams together.
Do
NOT Focus on the Product
Isn't
it bizarre?
No
one likes to sell, and yet the first thing we Network Marketers
are often taught to do is make a list of our Family and
Friends and then pitch our Business to them.
Its
little wonder that the results we're getting are poor
so what else should we be doing?
Mmmm!
OK,
here's the number one thread that binds us all together
the desire to make money!
Other
threads that bind us all together are these:
We're
all human
We
all eat
Most
have families and children
We
like to entertain ourselves
We
like to travel and do new things
We
want time freedom to do as we please
Our
World revolves around relationships
Mmmm!
Interesting!
As
a professional Procurement Executive, I've had countless
numbers of Sales People pitch their products or services
to me.
They've
ranged from the downright rude, the obsessive (who thinks
they got the best product) to those that really couldn't
care less and who's service has been equally as shambolic.
Now
the successful Supplier I've dealt with, are the ones who:
Listen to what I want
Fall
over themselves to deliver what I want
Are
courteous and friendly
Smile
Have
the full support of their Organisation
Spend
time talking about other things that are not work related
Are
interested in me
And
in return, I always:
Give
them as much time and help that they need
They
know they've got my full undivided attention
They
know I will do everything in my power to make things happen
for them
Fulfil
my promises
Spend
time talking about things that are not work related
When
these relationships are nurtured, you can achieve almost
anything. But that's not all
These
relationships last.
Even
when I move from Company to Company, I always remember these
people, and I invariably look to do business with them again.
So
then, a Lesson for all Network Marketers is this
Given
all of us as Distributors and Prospects have got so much
in common it's imperative to focus on the relationship with
each other.
All
of us can spend the time necessary to build the best possible
relationships with a half dozen people globally
It
really doesn't matter, who they are or where they
come from or their background
You
can overcome all of that with the right attitude and the
right desire. Give people the time of day, treat them well
and they will repay you
If
they want the same as you and you have a relationship that
is unbreakable, then they will join your Team
Now
to the second point:
Go
for Your Highest and Best Option
Without
doubt there is pressure to bring in more money; yet one
of the problems with MLM is the lack of performance transparency
and individualism.
This
means that it's very difficult for people to find the right
income opportunity or the right Sponsor to help them meet
their income goals.
In
other words it's easy to jump into something without first
understanding if it's your highest and best option.
It's
important that you do join your highest and best option
because there is pressure from Home Offices and Sponsors
to have their Distributors buy product and sign up to autoship
straight after joining.
If
you know 99% that it's your best option with a Sponsor that
you have a relationship with then fine
But
you can understand that when there is no strong personal
relationship between the Upline and Downline; and when there
is no business performance transparency or proof people
do tend to not take the necessary action even after signup.
And
that destroys the opportunity for everyone.
That's
why there are so many free members who haven't bought product
nor signed up to autoship.
Now
extrapolate this type of environment and activity across
the MLM Industry and you can see why it is what it is!
Clearly,
if MLM is ever going to attract more people who are active
and who invest and contribute to the overall Industry things
need to change.
All
of us need to move towards a better, more efficient, fulfilling
and profitable MLM experience and that has to first be at
the grass roots level.
Distributors
need to have the right attitude and outlook
Distributors
need to build the right relationships with people who are
willing to reciprocate
Distributors
need to participate fully
Distributors
need to come together not to advertise but to network.
That's
what the MLM Friends Platinum Club is really all about.
It's
time we raised the standard of MLM together.
Come
and have a look today see what the MLM Friends Platinum
Club could do for you?