Thursday, January 17, 2008

Multi-Level Marketing: Have You Been Burned Before?

How many multi-level marketing companies have you joined in your lifetime? Are you a multi-level/ network marketing junkie? Does it seem like every time you turn around there is a better company for you to join that will be easier than the last?

If this describes you, don’t be hard on yourself. You are not alone. Hundreds of thousands of people join multi-level or network marketing companies daily. Most of them join on hype. They usually excitedly tell one to two family and friends. Get rejected big time and quit.

Does this describe your past experiences in multi-level marketing?

If it does, don’t sweat it. The amazing thing about this life is we have many second chances. I am guessing that if you are reading this article you are back in the saddle again. Ready to change your life forever!

Congratulations!

This is your time to shine! There are some very basic things you should understand before you get rejected by some family and friends and call it quits again.

No, this is not going to be a line about perseverance. This is going to be an obvious truth that your probably have not faced yet in your multi-level or network marketing business before.

Here is the big truth: If you want to have a successful business you must treat it like a business!

Let’s take a time out for an example. Look at your local exercise gym. Do they have regular business hours? Can you imagine if when they first opened they did not have set hours? How would you know when to go to work out? Have you ever set a regular schedule in your new multi-level marketing business?

Now let’s talk about what gets done in this “work time”. Do think the owner of the exercise gym only sat down to write about his goal and thought about them a lot. No, he took action. Every day he took action that would build his business.

It is important that when you set aside time to work your business, you do activities that will grow your business. Most of your time should be focused on putting more prospects in your funnel. In other words you need to be in communication with many people during your work hours!

By now I am sure you are getting the picture. It is vital to treat your new multi-level marketing business like a business. Anything less, you can expect it to fail because any business would fail if treated like that!

The next critical detail your multi-level marketing business NEEDS is for you to get proper training. As you can imagine the fitness gym owner had to take training on how to run and operate the equipment in their gym. Right down to the smallest detail, like running the cash register.

Keep in mind sometimes learning new things can be frustrating. Get over it. It will only get easier every time you do it.

Try implementing treating your multi-level business like a business and watch it grow. Focus at first on the training aspect. But, do not forget to apply as you learn!

Re-evaluate your past experience in multi-level marketing. Were you burned or did you burn yourself? If you want to know more about multi-level or network marketing click on the link in the resource box for more information.

Copyright © Mary Thayer

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