If you have been doing telephone prospecting for a while, you have probably used some variation of the thermometer close. It goes like this:
First, you establish a relationship with your prospect, then send them to your presentation (usually a video). At that time you
Let’s face it. We are not all the same. Some of you have more money than others (which buys you leverage for prospecting leads, systems, etc…), some of you have more experience (which lets you leverage that to quicker growth if you are starting in a new
I’ll bet you aren’t aware of it, but the biggest obstacle holding you back from success in MLM (or anything) is most likely — You!
You are around people who don’t think like you. They tell you all the reasons it can’t be done, yet they aren’t doing anything themselves to make it happen. You know, down deep
One of the biggest hurdles you’ll face in building a successful Network Marketing business is to keep your organization motivated and producing—a monumental task that’s easier said than done.
A myriad of competition, e.g., other opportunities, the internet, TV, video games, iPhones, sports, romantic interests, family activities, and church to name few, are merely outward symptoms for what’s going
As a supplier of picks and shovels, Yes! As an independent distributor, No!
As in any profession or industry, there are always exceptions to the rule . . . MLM notwithstanding. Every company has its “Poster Child” so to speak, that makes it to the top tier of the compensation plan. In many cases though, the poster child is chosen, helped, and exploited as a deceptive way to attract new,
It’s inevitable.
Your prospects are going to ask, “Is this one of those pyramid thingies?”.
When I started out as a newbie back in 1987, I gave a totally wrong answer — “Well, it works like that, except we have a real product and….”. That didn’t work out very well and I quickly revised my approach to defending the MLM profession (and the company
If that was the case, every corporation in the country is a pyramid scheme, your insurance broker is running a pyramid scheme, real estate brokers are running a pyramid scheme, grocery stores are running a pyramid scheme, pastors are running a pyramid scheme and the largest perpetrator of them all
1 – You Suck At It
You were never taught how to do the business right. You tried begging and pleading with a few people to join the greatest opportunity you bought into hook, line, and sinker thinking they would do the same and it didn’t work. So you quit and
1 – Make all the outrageous product claims you want.
Now’s the time baby! Can your product help me lose 37lbs in 3 days?
Can it cure Aids & Cancer?
The first five of ten commandments of MLM were posted last week over here. Here are the rest:
6. Thou Shalt not Blame your Company or your Upline
You and ONLY YOU are responsible for what happens in your business. If you have built solid skills over time and continue to improve yourself, your business will improve. Now I can hear you saying, “But Au contraire Mike, I promoted XYZ MLM company for 6 months and they went out of business (or got shut down)”.
