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The most important thing to ensure that you are successful in your business is to get training for it. It is a relatively simple business, but you have to invest some effort into it to really make money at it. You are going to put the effort in anyway, so it makes the most sense to put the effort into the right actions.
MLMs have been around for a long time and many people have made a lot of money utilizing this type of business structure. This is truly a case where there is no need to reinvent the wheel. You can look to the people who have already been successful to help you get started and stay on the correct pathway to success.
As with anything else in life, if you are going to get advice, consider the source. If you want to do well in any business, listen to someone who already has been successful in that same business. If you want to learn how to make a thousand dollars, listen to someone who has made a thousand. If you want a million, though, you need to learn from someone who has made a million.
There are several different facets to an MLM business, and you need to pay attention to each one to get the most out of it. You need to learn how best to sell the product or service that your company is marketing. Even if you are experienced in sales, selling in an MLM structure is a little different. In most cases, you are at least starting with people you know. This can be easier in some ways and more difficult in others. But there are tips that will help you maximize your results.
You are also going to have to learn how to introduce other people to your business. This is also not as easy as you might think. When you get started with your own MLM business and you understand what a great opportunity it is, it is hard to believe that others will not see what you see. Letting people know about your business is another area where you will benefit from the experience of others. This is a case of the importance of first impressions. If you do not introduce people to your business properly, you may never get a second chance.
Introducing people to your business has two aspects to it. One is explaining the products and services that you provide. The other is explaining the business itself. There are different techniques that help you to explain each one. You want to get training from someone who has a proven track record in doing so.
I struggled for years in this industry because the team I was involved with didn’t really understand how to sponsor new distributors into the MLM industry. Luckily, after five years of struggle, I partnered with the right kinds of individuals and now I can create teams at will.
People want to think of their MLM home based businesses as if they are real businesses or companies but do not really approach it the same way.
Comments
John Alexander, August 15 2012, 14:25
This post really resonated with me. I’ve been struggling to find the right approach to network marketing, and your advice on getting proper training is invaluable. Thank you!
Michael Thomas, September 3 2012, 09:10
I’m not sure if I agree with everything here. Is there any real evidence that these techniques work consistently? I’d love to see some proof or examples.
Laura Castillo, October 12 2012, 16:45
I appreciate the clarity and depth of this post. It’s great to see a clear path laid out for achieving success in MLM. The focus on getting the right training is spot on!
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I’ve tried similar strategies before, but they didn’t work out as expected. What makes this approach different? Any additional insights would be helpful.
Anna Castillo, November 19 2012, 13:55
Great post! I’m particularly interested in the part about sponsoring new distributors. Could you explain more about how to effectively introduce people to the business?Kevin Patterson, December 5 2012, 10:20
I think the post misses out on discussing some of the challenges in MLM. It’s not always as straightforward as it seems. A bit more realism would be appreciated.
Sara Henderson, December 20 2012, 17:15
Hi there! It’s been a while since we last connected. How have you been? Let’s catch up soon, maybe we can discuss these strategies in more detail over coffee.
Omar Sterling, January 10 2013, 12:05
Your post reminded me of my own struggles when I first started in MLM. It took a lot of trial and error to get it right, but your advice on training would have saved me a lot of time!
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Rachel Monroe, February 15 2013, 18:30
Thank you for sharing this! I’ve learned a lot from this post, especially about the importance of focusing on the right activities to succeed in MLM.
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Ran a diner for nineteen years, and the passage about first impressions rang true before it even got to MLM – a customer decides in the first ninety seconds whether they’re coming back, mentor or no mentor. Where the post loses me is the idea that training alone fixes the introduction. I trained new waitresses for months and some of them still couldn’t read a table. Some things aren’t teachable, they’re just who a person is when they walk up to someone new.
Birdie, the strongest case against your table-reading example: your waitresses had one shift’s worth of practice reps a week and no feedback loop. The post’s claim isn’t that training makes anyone a natural, it’s that untrained effort compounds slower than coached effort. That’s a much smaller claim than ‘training fixes people,’ and it survives your counterexample.
Birdie, this is a very useful example for me. In my market, most MLM training material is written for the United States customer, with US objections and US way of speaking, and it does not always transfer. My question for the introduction step: does ‘listen to someone who already succeeded’ still hold when that person built success in a completely different culture and economy than mine?
If some things aren’t teachable, how does anyone know in month one whether they’re the type who can’t be taught, versus just undertrained?
Ivy’s question is the right one – honestly, you usually can’t tell in month one. From the financing side, most people who fail aren’t untrainable, they just run out of time or money before the skill catches up.