MLM - Network Marketing Success Tip #2 - Set Your Goals, Take Action and Track Everything

All new networkers find themselves feeling frustrated when they work everyday diligently, and they do not find themselves having any success at all. We all want things to come our way, especially when we work hard and at the end of the day, week or even the month, we find it just does not seem to pay off. Believe me we have all been there. You are left feeling frustrated and ready to quit. Not so fast says my mentor Larry Beacham. We cannot expect to become a internet sensation over nite, nor should we expect our bank account to triple in the first few months of building a business. Sometimes, it takes months to see results, but please do not give up, one day you will wake up and things will definately start to happen.

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One of my contacts on Facebook asked me to help them to identify why their best efforts seem to be producing very little results. He was quite frustrated and ready to throw in the towel by the time he reached out to me.

He is new to MLM/Network Marketing, and felt as though he was doing everything that he was told to do to get results. He thought that either he was being lied to by his support team (or he wasn't), or he simply wasn't cut out for this industry (also not true).

So, in the course of our conversation, I was able to identify exactly what was wrong with his efforts, and after I explained where his "holes" were, he was elated to find out that all he had to do was make a few adjustments to his activities and his mental state of mind.

Take a look at these 3 things that I found that he was doing wrong and make sure that you don't fall into these traps:

1. Unrealistic expectations of success - He thought that he would be an "overnight sensation" because he's heard stories of how people make tons of money in what seems like a very short period of time. This is NOT typical of ANY business, contrary to all the hype. Building a business is like planting a seed in the ground; you can't plant the seed and then stand over it demanding that it produce. It has to take root, and you have to provide the nourishment and care to make sure it doesn't die in the ground. It's not productive to have the get-rich-quick mindset; it takes TIME to build a successful business, and there's nothing you can do about that but develop patience and the right habits.

2. Sporadic activity - He had not developed a calendar of planned activities for his business. He just did whatever he could with whatever free time he could come up with. That's totally unprofessional. Developing "office hours" is crucial to building consistency, and that can't be taken lightly. He planted the "seed," now he needed to organize a regularly scheduled "watering." If over the course of a week you only have 7-10 yours available, that needs to be a deliberate, targeted, pre-planned, and non-negotiable time towards building your business. Don't make excuses because, if this were your job, you wouldn't make excuses; or you would be unemployed. Clock in, do what you have to do, and clock out.

3. No tracking - He wasn't keeping track on phone calls, appointments, emails, etc. No company that is interested in real sustainable success makes this mistake. Keeping "stats" is central to being able to identify where your strengths and weaknesses are. Most people haven't figured out what their ratios are. Take a look at this following ration: 194:13. This is my stat for leads:conversions over the last 30 days. I know that for ever 14 leads I get through my marketing (I don't prospect) I'll convert 1 to a business partner. My goal is to improve my stats by tracking everything from articles (like this one), emails, videos, phone calls, etc. It doesn't have to be a mystery as to what it takes to get your business to the next level. "Keeping score" is what you need in order to find out.

Just because you're building your business part-time doesn't mean that you're excused from being a professional. Take a second look at your commitments to make sure that you're not fooling yourself and organize yourself for success.

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HOME :: Home-Based-Business / Network-Marketing MLM/Network Marketing Success Tip #1 - Breakthrough Comes When You Decide to Go "All In"

Do you remember when you were a child and wanted something so bad that you would do anything to get it? As an adult, is there something you want so bad you are willing to do just about anything to achieve it? We are told as network marketers that you should visualize your dreams and live as those your dreams have come true. How do you do that?

Write down short term goals, and write down long term goals, and set out a plan on how you are going to achieve those goals. Anything worth having is worth working for, and when you finally achieve what you want, you will feel like you have accomplished what you set out to do. Boy does that ever feel good.

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In the book, "Emotional Intelligence," there is a graphic example of the power of emotions over logic that has made a huge impact on me, and it is at the heart of what it takes to succeed in business.


The story is told of a parent who, being unable to swim, witnesses their child fighting for their life out in the middle of a body of water. Under normal circumstances, this parent would not enter any large bodies of water because of the fear of drowning; but the stakes have been raised.
Their child's life is on the line, and the fear of their own demise takes a back seat to that of their child, and they plunge into the water. Clearly this is an illogical decision, but you have to grasp the point of the story:


That parent was EMOTIONALLY MOTIVATED to do something that they otherwise would NEVER do.


My question to you today is what is it that you want to accomplish so badly that you would be willing to sacrifice your life to get? I'm not talking about your life in a literal sense, but I'm talking about that thing that motivates you so much that it moves you to tears, or makes you feel like your life would have been a waste if you were unable to accomplish it.


When I look into the eyes of someone who says that they can't accomplish something because of time, money, resources, age, gender, race, skills, etc., I know I'm looking at someone who has yet to find that place of passion on the inside. Whatever they're trying to accomplish has taken residence in their HEAD and not in their HEART. Until they can make that "relocation" they will never accomplish the greatness that resides in them.


Is your dream in your head, or in your heart? To succeed at a high level, you have to be sold out from the heart out. There is no other way.


Let me share a quote that embodies the point I'm trying to make, and hopefully if you're struggling to find your passion you will stop and take a quiet moment to identify exactly why you're doing what you're doing. If it's for money, houses, cars, vacations, prestige, and all the trappings of this world, then I hate to disappoint you, but you haven't really found your passion. These things are worth having, but when it gets hard and you don't know if you're going to make it, these things will NOT move you to continue. It's not until you can identify that core purpose that you will truly do whatever it takes.


As you read this quote, think about your reason/purpose for building your business and ask yourself if you feel this way about it. Les Brown said it this way about your dream:


"If you want a thing bad enough to go out and fight for it, to work day and night for it, to give up your time, your peace, and your sleep for it. If all that you dream and scheme is about it, and life seems useless and worthless without it. If you'll gladly sweat for it, and fret for it, and plan for it, and lose all your terror of the opposition for it. If you'll simply go after that thing that you want with all of your capacity, strength and sagacity; faith, hope, confidence, and stern pertinacity. If neither cold, poverty, famine or gaunt, sickness and pain; a body or brain can't keep away from that thing that you want. If in darkness and grim you beseech and beset it, with the help of God, you'll get it."


If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count!


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Focusing on the Wrong Type of Duplication Is a Formula For Failure in Network Marketing

Everyone in the network marketing industry has heard of the term "duplication". We have been told over and over again the key to success is all in duplication. We do the same thing, buy a list, contact people, and get them interested in the product or the opportunity. According to this next blog that type of duplication will only lead to failure.

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If it is your goal to earn a six-figure income in MLM/Network Marketing, then the first step is to forget everything you've learned so far about duplication. It's holding you back and I'm going to show you why that is.


The term "duplication" is one that you'll hear quite frequently in MLM/Network Marketing, and it is used to define the act of an upline sponsor teaching and training a downline individual the steps to success.


Typically those steps are writing out a prospect list, contacting/inviting friends and family members to look at the opportunity, and follow through to get a distributor or customer. Sound familiar? As a matter of fact, it is drilled into your brain that you have to duplicate yourself in other people in order to succeed and to obtain the coveted "walk-away" income (a.k.a. residual income).


This is the driving force behind the whole idea of building a downline in the first place. I'm here to tell you, there is a fatal flaw in this mindset, and I want to expose you to how the top 3% of income earners go about "duplicating" the steps to success in network marketing. I want to challenge you to compare this to what you're currently doing and make a determination whether you're on the path to financial freedom or not.


"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all duplication is NOT created equal."


The champions of network marketing are experts when it comes to things such as marketing, copywriting, promotion, branding, and of course recruiting. They invest huge sums of money and time in order to obtain and master this content, and in turn use it to attract massive amounts of leads.


They don't concern themselves with worrying about whether every person in their organization "duplicates" what they do. Rather, they are only looking for people who are after the type of success that only comes from a commitment to personal development and strong leadership.


Basically, the real duplication that they are after is someone willing to run as hard as they do; someone willing to invest in what it takes to enroll at a high level and get massive success quickly.


Case in point: I recently listened to a one hour video interview with a guy by the name of Mark Weiser, who is best known for his ability to enroll over 20 new distributors every month (impressive, right?). He explained his process of sifting through tons of people just to find a handful who really wanted to run hard TODAY and that was all he worked with.


He went on to say that he didn't enroll everyone that had the money to get involved. He was very selective in choosing who he would work with, and still enrolled 20 people every month! He made it perfectly clear that duplication was the LAST thing on his mind. He knew that if he found the right people, they would do what it took to succeed with or without him, and that was the only duplication that really mattered.


Highly successful people in any walk of life get there by going the opposite way of the crowd, and it's no mystery why only a tiny percent of people ever reach the top. The only duplication that matters is SUCCESS. Focusing on your personal development and leadership, followed by attracting and working with other "3 percenters" is the only duplication worth, well, duplicating.


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HOME :: Home-Based-Business / Network-Marketing Warning: If You Are in Network Marketing, These Truths May Challenge Your Beliefs

Do you have a Multi Level Marketing Company you are trying to get off the ground? Are you finding it more and more difficult because you are not the kind of person, who wants to go up to people and present the opportunity of a lifetime? It is not only a rude thing to do, but people have heard all about the so called line: "This is the best opportunity for you and there is nothing like it in the industry today". Not only doesn't it work, it leaves you feeling humilated and frustrated to say the least.

If you answered yes to these questions, please read the following post, I think it provide insight to your dilemma and maybe open new doors for you.

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I remember back about 15 years ago when I first got involved in Amway, I would attend local hotel meetings and major events around the country, and would see the "heavy hitters" and their lifestyles being flaunted in front of us.

Leaving events like this, I would feel motivated to go out and chase down as many people as I could get in front of. My personality is the type that isn't afraid to step up to people, strike up a conversation, and ultimately lead to prospecting that individual for my business.

The problem with that approach is that 85% of the people out here don't have my type of personality, but this is the #1 approach being taught by network marketers. Teaching this technique is a set up for failure for 8.5 out of 10 people, yet everyone I would produce in my business was taught this technique because that was all I knew.

The other issue that nobody ever told me about is that approximately 10% of the people out here are entrepreneurs, and VERY FEW of them understand network marketing to be a legitimate industry. This is huge because when you're in a business that involves bringing in entrepreneurs as one of the elements needed for success, it is important to assess this quality up front, as well as identify if they are resistant to network marketing before we even talk.

Unfortunately, I had to learn this the hard way by taking on massive amounts of rejection when I would contact a friend or family member, maybe someone I met out at the mall, or picked up a business card somewhere and contacted someone. Even if they agreed to meet with me, the odds were already stacked against me because I was ill-equipped to pre-qualify these people based on the criteria previously mentioned.

Network marketers defend this approach vehemently because they see their upline has succeeded doing it this way, so it must obviously work. Yes, it does work for about 5-10% of those who participate in this industry. So what about the other 90-95% of the people? If they aren't equipped with the tools necessary to fit their personality type as well as ways to get in front of people who actually want what they have to offer, why would you expect them to succeed?

Network marketers are digging for gold, but just like the California gold rush, only a few people were able to strike it rich FINDING GOLD.

Guess who actually got rich during the gold rush? It was the people selling the picks and shovels, not the people digging for the gold!

If you want to make wealth in network marketing in today's society, you must first learn how to first sell picks and shovels (information) and supplement that effort by digging for gold.

THAT'S THE "SECRET". These are the "new" rules of the game.

Back 15 years ago, it was unheard of for someone to be involved in multiple network marketing opportunities. Today, this is very common because people can see that buying products from people is taking over from buying them at a store. So, they want to get in position to get as much of the pie as they can.

Back 15 years ago, people in network marketing were insulated by their upline from gaining access to tools outside of their companies, let alone selling them for profits. Today, selling information on the front end about how to succeed in this industry is BIG BUSINESS and provides immediate cashflow while still searching for that gold.

Stop playing by the old rules.

Mark Twain said that you get rich by knowing where everyone is going and get their FIRST. Trust me, playing by the "new" rules is much more fun (and profitable).

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The Reason Why People Get Involved in MLM & Network Marketing One Day and Quit the Next

Do you find yourself stuck in the so-called rut of network marketing? You find people who are interested in your business, they make an attempt to get out and just talk to people, without regard to whom they are talking, or what they are talking about.

I know myself included, I am involved with a MLM and was finding it difficult to recruit the right kind of people. My upline has a conference call every month and we are told the same thing, over and over, go to your local retailers, and talk to as many employees as you can and get them interested in our opportunity. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. Just because you speak to clerks, waitresses, you are not going to attract the people who will take you to new levels within your network marketing business. These people are used to going to work everyday, and receiving a paycheck at the end of the week. They do not know what a home based business is, how to be successful, nor do they want to. Why? Because they are scared to death to work from home and be completely without that incoming salary every week.

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MLM/Network Marketing Rule #8: Be careful not to emotionally invest in people who are doing little more than talking, because once they quit you will feel as though you've failed them, when in reality they've failed themselves.

I can remember the first time that I ever felt the sting of someone, who I really believed in, walking away from their business. This couple had everything it took to succeed except for one very vital attribute - commitment.

Once the tough times came, they couldn't withstand the feeling of failure, so they began to fade away until one day the just "rode off into the sunset." My wife and I questioned whether or not we had been there for them enough to offer the level of support that they needed, and other such questions of ourselves. In the end, we realized that it really was their choice to win or lose no matter what we did. I learned a very hard lesson that day about what I now call the "Buying vs. Applying Phenomena."

The "Buying vs. Applying Phenomena" happens every day to lots of people, and maybe you have suffered from this phenomena at some time in your life, so let me explain what it is.

Have you ever noticed that fitness centers never stop taking new members, even though they have limited space to accommodate everyone? Have you ever watched an infomercial on something and bought that product, only to have it collect dust in the corner of your closet? If this sounds familiar, then you were a victim of this phenomena.

See, we all love the sensation of "buying" a solution; somehow, we think that just because we made the "commitment" to buy the solution, it would magically eliminate the problem it was intended to solve WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDED. What a "psych job" we do on ourselves! Millions of dollars are spent every day on the latest cure for weight, health, pain, finances, etc., and the sad part is, those are hard earned dollars leaving our hands just so we can feel the comfort of buying a solution that will never work - unless we apply it!

When you enroll a new distributor, be aware that it is more than a possibility that the "buying vs. applying phenomena" is in operation with this individual/couple, which is exactly why you should never use hype to attract people to your business! For this very reason, you cannot afford to invest emotionally into them until they have APPLIED the solution consistently, persistently, and until a result occurs.

Without a proper flow of leads into your email, website, or voice mail, you'll tend to covet everyone too closely (i.e. scarcity mentality). Building your business successfully means being aware that you're only looking for "appliers" and not just "buyers." 2-5 out of every 100 truly qualified leads will ever measure up to be "appliers," which normally doesn't include a single family member or friend.

How would you like to enroll 5 "appliers" every month in your business? Your future success is too important to waste time, money, and resources on the wrong people, wouldn't you agree?

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How to Use This 3-Fold System to Produce 20-30 Pre-Interested Leads a Day For Your Business

My ongoing blog from a man who I think is a pro in the business. He educates us everyday how to generate more leads to our business, and I think he is having fun doing it.


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Imagine a town where there is no direct access to water. Because this is a basic need, the town officials consider hiring two contracting companies to produce water, so they give them both an opportunity to prove themselves before giving a contract.



So the first company is a one man show with a large bucket. He runs right out with his bucket and begins to haul water from a great distance away and dump it into a large container in the center of the city. He works day in and day out, hauling buckets of water to that container, while the other guy is nowhere to be found.



The second guy has decided instead to hire an engineer, and for the next few months designs a pipeline system to pump water directly into the city. Getting wind of this, the first guy tries to increase his effort by getting family to haul buckets of water 24 hours a day, but realizes it is impossible to keep up with the pipeline system that is in place. Consequently, the second guy wins the contract.



As entrepreneurs, we only get paid to close the deal - to make sales. No other activity puts money in your pocket, so why does the average entrepreneur waste 60-80% of their time "hauling buckets" (i.e. prospecting, cold calling, presentations, proposals, follow ups, driving to appointments, etc.)?



If you're out here trying to find leads on your own, you're a bucket hauler; you have no leverage. Because there's only one of you, it is impossible to remove the "necessary evil" of all the other activities leading up to the sale. Trying to leverage that activity by hiring staff only adds to the outlay of capital and brings an entirely different headache to the table.



A self-marketing system however creates tremendous leverage. If you build a system that generates as many leads as four bucket haulers, then you are 4 times as effective as you would be as an individual.



Think about the last time you took a flight in an airplane. At a minimum there is a pilot and co-pilot, attendants, baggers, fuelers, maintenance people, and so on. Now, what would it take for one person to make all of this happen? Can you see the pilot landing the plane, then running to the undercarriage to unload the luggage, refuel the plane, and then come back inside to pick up trash and restock the snacks?



I know that's totally crazy, but this is the mindset of the average entrepreneur. If you are trying to do all of your own prospecting, appointments, proposals, follow ups, order entry, meetings, reports, training, and closing the sale, you're no different than the pilot trying to do it all on his own. Ridiculous! You should be a SMALL part of the system, not the whole thing!
Here is a short list of systems that you should implement immediately:



1. Lead Generation System - this is the lifeblood of your business. The system should produce Pre-Interested (not pre-qualified) leads. Some elements of this system could be blogs, articles, videos, classifieds, or pay-per-click just to name a few.


2. Follow Up System - there will be many who are not ready to take advantage of your offer, so implement an ongoing educational connection through email or direct mail. This will their natural buying cycle to take its course and at the appropriate time they will take action.


3. Self-Branding System - people need to see you as a trusted adviser and expert, not a salesperson or product peddler. Branding can be done for little or no money, and you can start the process by simply educating your target audience on a consistent basis.



Systems are superior to any other approach to generating high levels of sales. I can't imagine going back to bucket hauling.


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Imagine yourself, at your job, the minute you slack off and your boss see's that you are, you have to defend yourself, otherwise you lose your job. It is the same with your immune system, the minute it slows down and you cannot defend yourself anymore, it is imperative that you do what you can to build your defenses up again.

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