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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Your immune system is the most important mechanism you have within your body that is always working for you. The minute your immune system is compromised, you become ill.

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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Dirty Little Marketing Secret - Use the ATM System to Get Laser Targeted Leads For Your Business

I was thinking the other day how do I attract networkers to my business opportunity? I do not want to chase people and talk to everyone in the working industry, nor do I want to contact my friends and family just for them to run in the opposite direction. Does one give up on the networking business, because there is just nobody to talk to? Absolutely not. I found an article that gives insight on how you should handle the same group of people, but speak to them in a different way, rather then to come out and ask them to join your opportunity. If you give people value, and they can learn from it, they will keep coming back to ask your advice over and over. Looking like a professional who really knows a great deal and you share that value , people will definately notice you. They will start coming to you when they need help.

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Yesterday, I got yet another message from a spammer in my in box, trying to lure me to look at some kind of so-called "easy money maker." These people are like flies; no matter how many you kill, there's millions more waiting to fly into your in box.

Let me share with you the absolute best way to acquire any new business. I like to call it the A.T.M. System, and it works for any business. A.T.M. stands for "Attracted To Me."

Imagine for one moment that you've just moved into a new neighborhood. You don't know any of your neighbors, but one of them, let's call him "Bob," comes by to welcome you to the neighborhood and hands you a small basket of garden tools as a housewarming gift.

You thank Bob, and he returns to his house. You think to yourself, "that was nice of him." About a week later, you're in the front yard trying to figure out how to get rid of the brown patches in the grass. Bob strolls on over and says that he has a pamphlet that can give a few tips on getting rid of those brown patches and hands it to you. You notice that Bob's lawn looks like bright green carpet, so you take the pamphlet and thank him again for the information.

From time to time, whenever Bob sees you out doing something in the yard, you notice that he always gives you something that makes a positive impact on the appearance of your yard, so he's always a welcome sight. You notice that Bob does this kind of thing for all the neighbors and they all seem to embrace Bob, so you feel that Bob is a real asset to the community and you log that in the back of your mind.

So, one day you decide that you no longer want to maintain your own yard and decide to hire a professional to handle that. Instead of searching on Google for a company, you decide to head on over to Bob's house and ask for his recommendation. After all, Bob seems to be up on anything related to lawn care.

Bob answers the door with a smile and you pose your question to him. "Bob, I'm looking for a professional lawn care service. Can you recommend someone to me?" At that moment, you get the shock of your life: Bob owns a lawn care service! As a matter of fact, Bob services nearly all the neighbors on the block. He acquired every client that he has in the same manner that he's about to acquire your business - he gave value first.

Will you do business with Bob? Absolutely. He's proven his value and it would almost seem offensive to have his competitor back their truck up to your house.

The moral of this story is, when you move into an online community like this one, you must first identify who lives in the neighborhood and figure out how you can add value for the uplifting of the entire community. Give consistently and freely; establish your value genuinely. You'll become known as the "go to" guy for your particular expertise and be considered a trusted adviser in the community. When the time is right, you'll be contacted, and gaining new business will be effortless.

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4 Self-Marketing Strategies That Deliver the Knock-Out Punch to Prospecting Or Cold Calling

Have you just got to the point in your business that you just don't have anymore suggestions, to get your business to a new level of success. I found this ezine article and I thought this would help anyone in the network marketing business to implement some of these strategies.
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For some strange reason that I don't understand, there are a lot of people that want to fight and resist the implementation of systems to generate business. The defenders of cold calling and pre-historic prospecting techniques do so because they're either afraid of change or not growing mentally.



If I want to travel from Columbus to Toledo, the choices that I have to get there are to walk, ride a bicycle, or roll in a vehicle. All of these transportation methods will work, but it is ridiculous to argue that walking 200+ miles is superior to riding a bike or riding in a vehicle for all the obvious reasons.



Prospecting and cold calling methods are "effective," but at what expense? Someone argued that it is vital to your business to pound the pavement or make cold calls to get success no matter what technology has to offer.



That's like saying that no matter how fast a car travels or how efficient it is, it is still necessary to walk some if not most of the way to Toledo. I'm laughing right now just thinking about that foolishness.



Here are 4 self-marketing strategies to consider that generate targeted leads nearly effortlessly:



EZINES/ARTICLE SUBMISSION: I submitted just 10 articles to a popular ezine website and here were the results - Article Views: 259; Conversions: 22; Time investment : 30 minutes. As a prospector/cold caller, it would be IMPOSSIBLE to get 259 people to listen to you by phone OR in person in 30 minutes, let alone have 22 of them have serious interest. Also, I didn't have to endure any hang ups or sadistic behaviors because I called or walked in at the wrong time. I endured no sales resistance or rejection. Finally, this is a RESIDUAL strategy that keeps pulling interested leads month after month on its own without my involvement. Oh yeah, I almost forgot - it's free.





VIDEO MARKETING: Here are some stats from my YouTube.com Channel - Videos Uploaded: 43; Video views: 1,703; Subscribers: 92; Time investment: 3-5 hours (one time). The ONLY people who view my videos are those INTERESTED in my content. 92 subscribers says that these individuals have CHOSEN to receive my latest content on a regular basis. Just like article writing, no sales resistance, no rejection. This also is a RESIDUAL strategy that keeps on pulling leads month in and month out on a ONE TIME EFFORT. Did I mention this is free?




BLOGGING: A good friend of mine named Tracey has a blog site that gets 9000 visitors per month and she is an absolute "nobody." She had acquired nearly 300 clients just from this one strategy! No one ever visits that's not interested; no one is ever called that doesn't have interest. No rejection, no waste of time, effort or money here. Not one red cent spent on this strategy and it is also a RESIDUAL marketing strategy. Accept for uploading new content, this is self managed.




WEBINARS/TELESEMINARS: Last Tuesday, I implemented another webinar strategy into my fold which I host once a week for 30 minutes. Here are the results so far - Webinar attendees: 43; Conversions: 4. So, I'm hovering right around a 10% conversion on a total of 1 hour of effort so far (I've had 2 webinars). The funny thing is, only those interested show up! My financial investment? -0- Dollars, -0- cents. No cold calling or prospecting done to get attendees.
This is just a sample of what's possible when you self-market correctly.
I know that old habits die hard, but seriously, stop "walking" everywhere to get to your "destination." Jump into the vehicle known as self-marketing and retire your walking shoes.


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10 Plagues That Fall Upon the Average Network Marketer and What to Do to Combat Them

I would like to talk to you straight from the heart.

The economy is faltering, you just lost your job, and you have bills to pay, and there is no money to pay them. What do you do?

Someone tells you about a Multi Level Marketing business you can start at home for very little money and it sounds good to you. You invest the money with every intention to make this business grow, but wait a minute, it just is not as easy as you may think.

I would like to give you some advice on why your business is not taking off, and to give you solutions to your needs.

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In the world of Network Marketing, it has been well documented that there is a great amount of failure that falls upon nearly everyone who innocently enters this industry to pursue their dreams of financial freedom.

So, what's the problem? Here are 10 plagues that the average network marketer suffers from and what to do to combat these plagues:

PLAGUE #1: Lack Of Quality, Pre-Interested Leads - the fatal flaw is talking to the general public and our warm market (i.e. friends and family). Developing a system to lure only those who are looking for a network marketing opportunity is the best solution to this problem.

PLAGUE #2: Lack Of Money - The average network marketer makes about $10/week. Cashflow generated from the sale of funded proposals creates immediate cash and solves this problem usually within 30 days of implementation, sometimes sooner.

PLAGUE #3: Lack Of Marketing Training - Are you network networking or network MARKETING? Prospecting is not marketing. Building a marketing system using web 2.0 strategies (i.e. social media, videos, blogs, capture pages, etc.) provide leverage to attract your true target audience.

PLAGUE #4: Lack Of Duplication - Only 10-15% of people possess a "Prospecting" personality (i.e. they can handle high amounts of rejection). In order to duplicate genuine success and growth, you must teach a marketing strategy that eliminates personalities and works for 100% of the people.

PLAGUE #5: Lack Of Staying Power - The expiration date on the average network marketer is 63 days. The high quit-rate is directly related to making little or no money in the first couple of months. So the use of a funded proposal as mentioned earlier will anchor any new reps because it produces immediate cashflow.

PLAGUE #6: No Time Leverage - Most network marketers use 100% of their own time to locate, qualify, present, and convert their leads, which causes them to feel as if their business owns them. You can eliminate up to 85% of this effort by implementing an automated lead generation and follow up system.

PLAGUE #7: No Personal Branding - Establishing your uniqueness is the only real competitive advantage that you have. There are several hundred thousand potential people in your particular network marketing opportunity, but only one YOU. Brand YOU, not your company, and you'll become instantly magnetic and stand out from the crowd.

PLAGUE #8: Resistance To Change - The #1 reason that dinosaurs are extinct today is because of their inability to adapt to a changing environment. Eliminate using 20th Century tactics on the 21st Century consumer.

PLAGUE #9: Broken Focus - Attempting to build multiple network marketing opportunities is gaining in popularity, but contributes to the poor success rate. In order to generate enough heat with a magnifying glass, you have to hold it steady; which means you have to focus on ONE spot long enough to get it to catch fire. Trim down to one business and stick to it until it produces a fire.

PLAGUE #10: Get Rich Quick Mentality - Getting rich quickly in ANY business is quite rare, and network marketing is no different. Settling down into an organized effort of time management, goals, objectives, action steps, and implementation over time is the way to riches, but it doesn't happen overnight. Getting rid of this mentality will serve you better in the long run.

When I embraced the solutions to the above plagues, my business finally began to yield some extraordinary fruit.

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Personal Choice and Prevention

I am a fan of the new TV show "Know The Cause" Host Doug Kauffman, and he educates us everyday on the effects of our health due to the poor choices, or the smart choices, depending how you want to live your life. We can be making smart choices and living a productive life, and enjoying good health or we can make poor choices and be living a life with disease, which only causes us to be counterproductive.

When I saw this post, I thought it is something that would interest the viewers. It is something I get very passionate about, because I am a firm believer we are in complete control of our bodies, and we determine whether or not we will get the common diseases that plague our society. I get very upset when I run across people who believe there is no cause and effect to disease. When people say we have no control over disease that it is a heritary condition, or we were dealt a bad hand. Nonsense to say the least.

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I got into an argument the other day with a man on another blog about healthcare reform and the role of personal choice in prevention. Our argument centered around the obesity epidemic, his being that people largely have little control over their weight and it is the result of their socio-economic status and the neighborhood they live in with it's accompanying lifestyle.


My reflex response was "WHAT?!?!?!" However, I knew what he was referencing. There have been a number of social studies conducted that draw a correlation between lower incomes and the greater incidence of obesity. There are also studies showing that people in areas such as New York City that are more likely to walk than drive anywhere are more prone to leanness than those who must drive everywhere.


I agreed with him that some policies were to blame for the ease of acquiring junk food (i.e. the ridiculous subsidies to Big Corn...) and that exercise as a choice was more difficult than exercise as a necessity. But in the end,


"There is no iron fist forcing a twinky wielding hand into a complacent mouth. There is no infinite weight chaining someone to a recliner next to a six pack of Bud heavies and a TV dinner. There is no mandate forcing someone to order pizza rather than bake some chicken and steam some broccoli. Our society has made it increasingly easy to eat garbage on a regular basis (which is where I fault our broken policies); but in the end, only you have the final say about what goes into your mouth."


I hate studies like the ones I mentioned above because they give people the green light to surrender their health to the state, to chance, to genetics, to their neighborhood, or whatever. There are a million reasons to neglect your health; none of those take away your choice to be healthy. Our society loves to play the blame game, but I'm here to remind you that the responsibility is yours.


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Give your body what it needs in terms of nutrition and see the wonderful things that can happen to our bodies, and our lives.