How you can go beyond network marketing

by Guest Author on November 3, 2009
in Internet Marketing

The top people are the ones who make it in network marketing.  It is like any industry, the cream rises to the top.The over achievers are the ones who make the most money.They enjoy the freedom in life that a lot of people desire.But a lot of times because of their ambition they desire more. Here is a method to really get a lot out of network marketing.  Start your own MLM company.  It isn’t as far fetched as it sounds.And with the way technology is nowadays, it really isn’t as difficult as you would think.

Now the people who would even consider this are usually the most talented network marketers.  They are usually the ones who were the best at network marketing recruiting.  That is the main reason they were able to become a top earner.  And now that is the reason they may be looking to start their own network marketing company.

The reason why I said it is so easy is because there is network marketing software out there that makes it easy.It in essence is everything you have to have to start and manage a company.A lot of those types of software can manage the downlines.It has the ability to keep good track of all the commissions.They are able to do most anything you would need when starting a company.

Of course if you reach that point you will need to know what kind of network marketing program you are going to start.What I am talking about is finding a market that you can start your company around.  Once you are able to do that you can then apply that network marketing software to create your company.

As I mentioned the ease of starting a business is simple. The software gets rid of a lot of things that used to be difficult.  So if you are ambitious and have a great idea for a company there are tools available.  But once again, just like being a distributor you have to be the best to make it.Be ready for any obstacles that may come.  If you are ready you can experience tremendous success.

Are Old School MLM Enrolling Techniques Failing You?

Have you ever belonged to a Multi Level Marketing business I’m sure you know the old school marketing techniques where you work your warm list (family and friends), make lists of everyone you know, leave drop cards everywhere, cold call people on a purchased list of leads, hold hotel meetings, leave flyers on every bulletin board you can find, approach everyone within 3 feet, etc, etc.

Did you get a warm welcoming reception to these techniques?  Sell a lot of products?  Get a bunch of new recruits?   No?  Well don’t feel alone, they don’t work for most other people either.  That’s why most people don’t succeed in the industry.

Each time I joined a new Multi Level Marketing company in the past, I was introduced to these and similar techniques.  While there were slight variations with each company or upline sponsor, the essence of each company’s marketing strategy involved some variation of these tactics.  Basically, it all boiled down to calling and bugging everyone I could think of and every new lead to see if they might be interested in an opportunity to make some extra money.

Unfortunately, I quickly found out that following the techniques I was taught was the quickest way to become a member of the NFL (No Friends Left) club.  Everyone quickly kept their distance, wouldn’t answer their phones, nor return calls from voice mail messages.

So what is the typical industry response to NFL (No Friends Left) club members?  Buy opportunity leads and start calling them. And so I did.

Yet hostile responses, hung up phones, and just plain more rejections were my reward for following this guidance.  And I found that most of these supposedly opportunity seekers were nothing of the sort.  Most has no idea how they had gotten on my list and had no interest in anything having to do with Multi Level Marketing.

With nothing to show for all my efforts, I sunk into debt purchasing worthless opportunity leads.

I finally threw in the towel and got out of the industry for a while, defeated and licking my wounds.  That is until I ran across a much easier and better method of sponsoring.  The new method used the Internet and soon had people coming to me as opposed to me having to go hunting for them.

Using attraction marketing techniques, I soon learned the secrets of offering desirable and useful information to a targeted audience, build a relationship with them and get them to come to me asking to join my company.

{So, if the traditional Network Marketing tactics are not working for you, I strongly suggest that you take a look at the new school attraction marketing techniques and don’t be held back by obsolete marketing methods, or at least marketing methods that aren’t working for you.}

George Dodge is a Multi Level Marketing consultant with hands on experience in several Network Marketing companies. Learn the secrets of Attraction Marketing by downloading a free copy of the Attraction Marketer’s Manifesto.