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If this is your first year in Network Marketing you need to make it count! Because this business is traditionally offered to people who have little or no business experience, your first year in Network Marketing can be extremely difficult. You are expected to get your head round an unfamiliar compensation plan, which can be hard to understand. You need to write out a list of 100 people and approach them, something which is not within the comfort zone of the majority of people.
SOME SUGGESTIONS TO HELP YOU
1. Work on your Why. If this is your first year in Network Marketing, you will of course already have a Why, but make sure it is big enough. Often people come into MLM with a why, but not a very big one, because they have forgotten how to dream BIG. You need to work on your why; maybe make a dream book, or dream board. This is just cuttings, or photos of things which you want in your future. These do not necessarily have to be physical items, such as a big car, but also things like having a wonderful group of friends or living in a different country or area. Your Why needs to be tied to emotion, so that when you feel low, you can remember why you are doing this business and what you actually want your business to achieve.
2. Understand that Network Marketing is full of ups and downs. You need to stay positive when you go through the downs. Remember that everyone, in any MLM business, goes through the same thing. Make sure you have someone to talk to when you are low, or something to read that you know will lift your spirits. And focus as much as possible on the good things.
3. Understand that your family and friends will probably not share your passion for the business model of Network Marketing. This is something which I feel many business owners are surprised at when they first enter this arena. If you ‘get‘ network marketing and realise the potential, you find it hard to understand when other people do not get it, and do not want to be part of it. It becomes a sort of obsession to try to make them understand. The trouble is that if they are not business minded, they will not want to get it. Remember, many people are not prepared to get out of their comfort zones.
4. Ensure that you do some Personal Development everyday. Just 15 to 20 minutes of reading a book on the industry, and there are lots and lots of books around, will REALLY make a difference to how much you know. This will help you to become a leader, because you can share what you learn to help your downline, and this will ensure people see you as a teacher or trainer.
WHAT IF I’M STILL NOT GETTING ANYWHERE??
If your initial excitement has burnt out and you are hanging precariously by your finger-tips onto your business, you need to consider dragging your business into the 21st Century and taking it online! If you still have your Why but are finding it more and more difficult to find prospects, and you have run out of warm market, come online and join us. You will discover that instead of just your local area, you have the whole world as prospects!
If this is your first year in Network Marketing, and it is not going as planned, find out how Sue uses a generic marketing system to find lots of prospects online and drive them into her funnel!!
