Why Faith Is So Important In Building A Network Marketing Business

When you start building your network marketing business you will have to have faith that it is going to be a success. You may not see any evidence that it is going to be a successful undertaking for some time.

You must have that faith that you will be able to build a large and profitable business. Without it, nothing else that you do will matter because you will NEVER create success for yourself. Having the right attitude and the belief you can do it is crucial. If you are worried about failure you are beaten before you get started.

How can you develop this faith if you don't already have it? You must constantly program yourself to believe that it is going to be happen by writing out statements that affirm the success of your business, and saying it out loud twice a day. In this way you will be programming your subconscious mind for success, not failure.

Another thing that will be helpful is to have a dream board. Have pictures of a home of your dreams, or maybe pictures of places you want to travel to. You want your mind to experience positive emotions.

Making personal development a priority is another thing that will give you faith and the right attitude. Reading books or listening to CDs by such people as Jim Rohn, John C. Maxwell and many others will help you grow as a person in ways you can only imagine. Once you make personal development a priority you will wonder how you lived without it.

Have you ever wondered why people may struggle with a particular business for some time, then they attend a company convention and all of a sudden, their business finally takes off for them? The reason why this happens is because a major event like this invokes a high level of positive emotion. This puts you in an ideal state as you have spent time with company leaders and those who know exactly what they want out of life, and are living their dreams.

So if you want to be successful in building your network marketing business, you must acknowledge and embrace the role that faith has in the process. Otherwise, you will not experience the desires and hopes you are looking for, and instead will experience frustration and dissapointment.

Be careful who you spend time with. You want to avoid negative people and dream stealers. It might not be possible to avoid them entirely, but limit contact as much as possible. Instead, spend time with people who are already successul and will encourage you and teach you how to get to where you want to go.

What Does Your Prospect Really Care About?

When you have a prospect, whether it is a self generated lead, one you bought from a company, or a friend of yours you are talking to about your product and/or business, what is it that they care about the most?

To be sure, a lead you have generated yourself from your online marketing efforts is the most qualified of the three examples I just gave, for they have responded specifically to you. However, we should not assume that the prospect is sitting eagerly by the phone waiting to hear from you. That may be the case, and sometimes someone will call you first, but you cannot count on this.

The way to grow your network marketing business is to call these leads yourself. And what is it that they are most concerned about? What is in it for them. How can you help them.

It's easy enough to call someone and get caught up in telling them how wonderful your products are.... and they very well may be..... but if your prospect cannot see themselves succeeding it doesn't matter what you are marketing.

Starting out your call by asking them "how can I help you" can be a great way to identify what their needs are. We need to make these calls about THEM and not about US. When the prospect clearly sees we have their best interests in mind, the conversation is going to go much better rather than if we are telling them about our super juice and how much money that person can make if they just join.

Talking to prospects effectively is learning how to communicate the benefits we have, so they clearly understand we have a plan for people to follow to solve their financial problems, as this is the main reason why people join network marketing companies.

So the key to talking to prospects is to make the conversation about them. Show the prospect you have a solution to their problem. It's about serving others.

Effective Time Management In Network Marketing

Are you finding it difficult to have the time to build your network marketing business. Or maybe you have people in your downline or prospects who tell you they don't have time? If you are working full time and have a family it can be a challenge.

Here are a few tips I hope will be helpful.

One thing you might consider doing is getting up an hour earlier, before the kids are up, this can be a good time to blog, work on your newsletter, or even make phone calls to prospects, depending of course what time zone you are in. I'm in the pacific zone, so 6 AM to me is already 9 AM to someone in New York.

Alternatively, if you don't like to get up early then perhaps the last hour or two before you wind down for the day could be good. If calling prospects or downline members is not feasible at this time, again it can be good to do some online work. The one thing about this is that often people are mentally tired at this time, and may not be as sharp as they are at noon. However, some people work well late at night.

If you have young children, perhaps your spouse can take them out to the park or do other activites with them while you are working your business. You don't want the distraction of kids shouting or your dog barking anyway when you are on the phone. If your kids are old enough to understand, it's a good idea to let them know what you are planning on accomplishing with your business so they will be understanding. Most women with a family want to build a business so they can stay home with their kids. It definitely helps to have a supportive spouse.

Another thing to consider is we often tend to waste time on such things as watching the news, or evening TV for an hour or so, when this time could have been put to productive use making phone calls or doing other activities that will grow your business.

If you have a job and a cell phone, you may be able to call prospects, customers or people in your downline on your lunch break. Of course you never want to do these things on company time. But your lunch hour is yours to do with as you please. Maybe instead of spending the hour socializing or reading a book you could work your business.

What matters the most is not necessarily the quantity of time you have, but the quality. An hour spent following up with a prospect, calling your new customer, and posting on your blog as three examples will help you a lot more than spending hours on social networking sites, surfing the web, or any other activity that does not directly help you grow your network marketing business.

Joanne

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Is Streamline Funnel System a Scam?

There have been ads all over the internet about The Streamline Funnel System. Basically it's a "system" that promises members can earn serious money online even without knowing anything about internet marketing. "Make more money than your doctor in 90 days" without picking up the phone or talking to anyone is something the web site says. So is this possible, or is Streamline Funnel System a scam?

The owner claims he has software which harvests double opt in leads. These are leads that have given you specific permission to email them, but something about the word "harvest" makes me wonder where these leads are coming from. Not only that, but members are promised exclusive monthly access to 10,000 of these leads. Exclusive means you get them, and no one else does. No one wants leads that are shared with others, so in theory that sounds good although we don't know where those leads have come from.

A member of Streamline Funnel System must pay monthly to get these leads. I don't know the number of paid memberships but the way this has been promoted on the internet there likely are quite a few. However even doing very conservative numbers the math can be quite shocking. Let's say there are 1,000 paid members. 1,000 X 10,00 equals one million opt in leads. It's not hard to see the numbers would get extremely high quickly, and this is supposed to be done on a monthly basis. As you can see, the number of "leads" required will soon reach astronomical levels.

The Streamline Funnel System says it will close all the sales for you, train your new team members, and basically do everything for you on autopilot. If earning an income on the internet really was as simple as that, wouldn't everyone be rich by now? Although it claims to be "revolutionary" I have come across many other programs that promise the same as this one does. I have never heard of anyone successful in marketing who became that way from an automated system. It's about learning the skills required yourself, such as relationship building and personal branding that leads to success.

So while it might be unfair to say The Streamline Funnel System is a scam, there are some red flags and I would say buyer beware. There are many ways to make money online that have stood the test of time. Going with something that is proven can save you a lot of time and money.

Common Mistakes People Make In Internet Marketing

Here are a few common mistakes people make when they are marketing their business on the internet. Your time is valuable, and you don't want to waste it on things that will not help you grow your business.

1. Using a company replicated web site. There is nothing personal about a cookie cutter company site that sets you apart from anyone else. Replicated sites have improved somewhat in the last while and often have an "about me" page where you can post your picture and write something about yourself, but it's still not the thing you want to lead with. A company site has it's place if you want to send people to learn more about your product and company but this is only AFTER you have a relationship with them.

2. Pay per click. This can be highly successful but it's also a way to lose a lot of money, and fast. Pay per click is a skill that needs to be learned, and should not be undertaken until you really know what you are doing. In addition, there is enormous competetion with other marketers.

3. Spamming social networking sites, internet marketing forums, etc. Sites like Facebook, network marketing forums at Rich Dad.com among many others, are a great way to connect with new people. Some people abuse them by posting their links over and over, and not making any real attempt to become friends with people. Many have their blogs linked to social networking sites so their blog posts will appear on their news feed, and if you are providing content that is helpful to others I dont consider this spam. Rather I am talking about people saying how great their company and/or product is, and then a link to their web site. That's a good way to get removed from others' friends list.

4. When posting on discussion forums leaving a reply that just says "I agree" or "good information" adds nothing to the discussion, and gives others the impression the poster only wants to put his or her name there so they can add their signature line in the post. Add something useful to every post.

5. Using hype. It's easy to come across web sites and capture pages that say how "easy" it is to build a business, or that people will come flocking to you if you just get this "system" or other things of that nature. The truth is, it takes time and effort to build a business. If you have never started a blog, or done a single video yet, or have your first capture page, you need to be patient for your traffic to really start to build and for compounding to take effect. The more you do, the faster you can start to see results, but even so....be patient and persistent.

6. Using ALL CAPS or too many caps as well as too many exclammation points. All capitals is considered shouting and overuse of both of these looks unprofessional.

7. Getting overwhelmed with trying to take on too much too quickly. If you are new to this, don't try to do videos, blogging, article marketing, social networking, etc at the same time. If you love to talk, you may want to start with videos and social networking. If writing is your choice start a blog right away. I certainly recommend getting on social networking sites right away if you aren't already, that will really compliment your other marketing since you can add your own content to your profile.

8. Thinking that anyone who opts in to your newsletter, or calls you and leaves a message for you to call back, is automatically a good prospect for your business. You will find as you go along that there are some people you won't want to work with. Anyone with a negative attitude, who sounds totally lifeless on the phone, who isn't coachable....they can drag you down and will not be good candidates for you. Remember you are in the drivers seat. You can say "no" to someone. You don't have to sign up anyone with a pulse. You are looking for people who are looking for you.... people who will not make excuses and do whatever it takes to succeed.

Be A User Of Your Products

This many sound like an obvious question, but are you a user of the products your MLM company offers? Depending which network marketing company you are with, you may have a few products or hundreds.

If you are marketing health products it's important you be taking them regularly and have a personal story to tell. Testimonials are what sell products. And wouldn't you rather recommend something that you are taking, and getting good results with? I dont see how someone can market something that they are not using themselves.

If your network marketing company sells laundry soap you don't want to have people over to an opportunity meeting with a box of Tide sitting on the laundry shelf. It's one of the fastest ways to lose credibility, and anyone you may bring into the business will tend to do what you do.

I tell people that the mangosteen juice, which is my company's first product, is something I would continue to take even if I never made any money in the business. Why? Because I know what it has done for me, and the stories I hear from others, both in my organization and in other groups.

When we are building an MLM business we are looking for other like minded people...... those who will share our vision of financial security and the desire to take control of our lives. However, the vast majority of people will not be business minded, but they sure may be customers of your products. Especially if you market health products, for everyone knows someone who could benefit.

Be a user of your own products, have your own personal story to tell (and maybe family members also). People will see your conviction and belief.

There is no get rich quick...... but there is get rich slow

With the economy being in recession and many people losing their jobs (or afraid of losing) many people today are looking for ways to make money at home. Unfortunately, along with the many good and honest businesses that are around there also is an abundance of "get rich quick" schemes as well as web sites that promise "we will build your downline for you" or "make money doing nothing."

But when you stop and think about it, if making money was that easy wouldn't everyone be rich? Beware of programs that promise to "build your downline" or that promise "massive spillover" because even if these companies are legit the fact is it will attract people with a lazy mentality, or those who are afraid they can't succeed. Those are not the people you are looking for.

So how do you know if a program or company is legit? Well for one thing an honest company only pays you commissions when product is purchased. If you see something that promises to pay you just for recruiting.... run fast! This is not legal. There must be a tangeble product or service purchased. This is how you make commissions, by sponsoring others who buy your products. You also can make money by retailing the products.

Network marketing is the best way I know for the average person, regardless of education, age, or anything else.... to make a substantial income from home. However, it takes time and perserverance. "Get rich slow" is a good way to describe it... and by "slow" I mean 2 to 5 years. If you are coachable and determined and take the action required YOU CAN DO THIS. Millions of people have become financially free in network marketing. And if it takes you 5 years.... compare this to working 40 years for someone else and then retiring broke, which sadly is how it turns out for many people.

Find a network marketing company you believe in, and a mentor and you can "get rich slow" and find financial freedom working for yourself.