How To Set-up An Effective Opportunity Meeting And Play Team

August 31st, 2010

In Network Marketing, the opportunity meeting is a very powerful tool. When used effectively, it will cause your closing percentages to go through the roof. The main purpose of the opportunity meeting is to get your prospects to see a bigger picture and to get them closed by someone other than yourself. This really helps new distributors, as well as distributors who may not have the influence to close their prospects themselves. There is one vital thing you must remember. Do not take a cold prospect to an opportunity meeting, if you can help it. You want your opportunity meeting to be the finale in your prospecting system. So make sure you expose your prospect to your business before the opportunity meeting.(1on1’s, 2on1’s, in home meeting, conference calls, dvds, webinars, etc.)  Also, follow-up with them before the meeting. Find out what they liked most from what was shared. If they have questions, you can address them or if they need more information, you can provide it. But the key is to find out if they see value or not and to get them to do their due diligence before the opportunity meeting.

But, let’s backup and take a closer look at what makes it work.

You want to promote the opportunity meeting like you are Don King promoting a prize fight. You want to really edify the speaker and also edify some of the successful leaders who will be attending. You also want to edify some of the distributors who have something in common with your guest.  Then you want to fear of loss them and create even more urgency. See, people are moved, by what they stand to loose, faster than they are, by what they stand to gain.

Okay, let’s go to the meeting!!!

Keep the doors to the presentation area locked until it’s time for the meeting. 

You want to create an air of excitement and this will build the anticipation outside the doors. So, you and your guest should arrive at least 30 minutes early and get registered. By arriving early and getting registered, two very important things take place. The team gets an accurate  head count and knows exactly how many chairs to put out. Imagine having a bad turnout and the doors open and there’s a million chairs. Your meeting will look like a failure and you don’t want that. Secondly, your guest will get the opportunity to meet the leaders you promoted and also get a chance to meet team members that have similar  backgrounds. You want your guest to feel comfortable and realize there are others there just like them. If you can provide coffee or water during this meet and greet period, it will also help to make your guest comfortable. There should be no politics and no gossiping. This Will Kill Your Business!!!  If you had a bad day, don’t take it with you into your opportunity meeting. Remember, your meeting should be upbeat and positive.

It’s Time!!   Music starts playing from within and The Doors Are Opened, On Time!!  Music will take the excitement to another level. But, make sure the music is upbeat and instrumental only. No Words!!  Team members and their guest should fill the room from the front row to the back. You don’t want empty seats down front.

Let’s Play Team!!

Once everyone is seated and the music stops, you want to secure the doors. You don’t want people going in and out of your opportunity meeting. So, let your guest know it going to last for about 40 minutes and team members and other guest who come late will have to wait. You can set a point in the presentation where you will quietly let them in, but only allow them to sit in the very back of the room. You want your guest focused on the speaker. Picture this. Throughout your meeting, people have been coming and going. I mean, stepping all across you, bumping you from behind and coming in late making all kind of noises. Question? Where do you think your guest’s focus is going to be?  That’s right, on the distractions!! So, a big part of playing team is understanding that an environment has been created to give guest the opportunity to really see the big picture and to catch the vision.

My, My, My…..I’ve heard this presentation a million times. :(

I know you have, but your guest is experiencing it for the first time. So, stay alert, be positive and sit forward in your chair. Another key part of playing team is your participation. If the speaker ask for a show of hands, raise yours. The speaker may say that same old joke you’ve heard a thousand times, Laugh. See, by the team participating in the meeting, you create synergy. Before you know it, your guest will get caught up in it and will be raising their hands, laughing and having a great time.

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah…I hear you. But when do I close them?  After The Meeting!!! 

If you are a new or an inexperienced distributor, don’t attempt to close your guest. If you can get them up to the speaker, let the speaker move your guest to action. If the speaker is swamped, get your guest to another qualified leader and let them close your guest. After your guest has committed, SHUT UP!!  Don’t do a presentation after the presentation. Make small talk and HELP THEM GET ENROLLED.

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I Could Be Stupid, But Network Marketing Really Makes Sense.

August 1st, 2010

Over the years, I have talked to many, many people about Network Marketing. A lot of them thought that network marketing wasn’t a real business model and that companies used this system to take advantage of naive people. They also thought you had to purchase and sell lots of very expensive products to be successful. In their minds, to be involved in network marketing , you had to be either desperate or stupid, if not both. But, over the last 50 years,  network marketing has created more personal and financial freedom than any other business model on the planet.  So, the purpose of this article is to give you a better understanding of network marketing and how it can benefit “YOU”.

Is Network Marketing a solid business model?

Absolutely!!  Network marketing is a distribution system that allows companies to take their products, from the warehouse, straight to the customer/distributor. There’s no retail outlets or high advertising budgets. This business model uses the oldest and the most effective form of advertising known to man, Word of Mouth.  By becoming a customer/distributor, you now have a homebased business where you can build “Your Own” distribution base and earn a percentage off every product sold or consumed within it. Unlike your traditional businesses, the initial start up cost is less than $500.00 and your monthly expenses are minimal. With a good company, you will be able to recoup your initial investment in 30 days or less and be cashflow positive within 90 days.(profitable)  This business model comes with many tax breaks, training and support,  low risk  and the opportunity to earn high profits.  What’s really great about network marketing, is that the playing field is level. Everyone has the same opportunity!!

Okay, I hear you!!  How do you make money?  

In Network Marketing, there are many ways to generate income, but they all stem from 2 basic actions.  You commit to using your products and share the opportunity with a few key people who are willing  to duplicate your efforts.  It’s just that simple!!  You can earn retail profits, fast start bonuses, matching bonuses, cash bonuses, profit sharing, car allowances and build real residual income. See, network marketing is not about 1 person doing a lot. It’s more about a TEAM of individuals, each committing to consistently doing a little. This create a ton of production and a tidal wave of revenue.  Picture this: You become a distributor. After 2 yrs,  your team has grown to 1500 members and  each person committed to purchasing $120 in products monthly.(business expense)  Your total monthly revenue is $180,000.  What if you earned 5% every month?  That would be an extra $9,000 per month,  while you were still working your job. What if you only earned 1%?  That’s still $1,800  you would earn monthly, from a $120 monthly investment.  You’ve got to agree, that’s an “Awesome”  return on your investment.  This really just blows my mind. You can literally “Get Rich” by using some products and share the opportunity with a few key people, who use the products and share the opportunity with a few key people, WHO  USE  THE  PRODUCTS  and SHARE  THE OPPORTUNITY, etc, etc, etc.

Question:  Does this make sense?  Can you do this?  Will this help you achieve your goals and dreams?

See, when I was asked those questions, my answer was “YES” to all three.  I had worked for over 30 years of my life. There were some great highs and some great lows, and overall, my career had been okay. Now, what I mean by okay, is that, I was able to pay our bills,  visit our family  once or twice a year and drive a decent car. So basically, my life was home to work, then work to home. We had a very mundane existence. I don’t know if you can relate or not, but life eventually got to be pretty frustrating.  I WAS IN A “RUT”!!   So, one day I had a little talk with myself.  Have you ever had that talk?  I asked myself 2 very important questions. (1) If I keep doing  what I’m doing, will I ever accomplish the things I dream about?  The answer was “NO”.  (2) If I was no longer physically able to work, would our lives change?  It really saddened me. Because our lives would be changed drastically for the worse and that’s after working for 30 years. Don’t misunderstand me,  I’m not complaining or blaming anyone. I take full responsibility for my life.  But, at that point, I knew I had to make some changes……

And Network Marketing  Just Made Good Sense.

Your life will be changed forever and “Your Time” will be your’s again.  The dreams you put away, you can have.  The people and things you’d like to help, now you can.  The places and things you’d like to see and enjoy, you can do it.   I’m not saying “Money” is everything, but it is like “Oxygen”. If you run out, you are in real trouble.

Network marketing is not a get rich quick scheme and  It does take work. But, it can take you from where you are “Today”, to your wildest goals and dreams “Tomorrow”. 

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Network Marketing Quick Tips 6 thru 10

July 23rd, 2010

MLM Quick Tips # 6: Six Steps That Will Keep your Business Simple and Successful.
1) Use your products (COMMIT TO AUTOSHIP) = this creates residual + fuels business.
2) Share the opportunity w/a few KEY people at a time: (YOU drive these legs and make them successful) = This guarantees growth
3) Train Them and Teach the importance of duplication: (use products/share opportunity/Training) = This will sustain your business.
4) Promote and Attend Events:(helps to grow their beliefs) = will advance your business
5) Teach Them to Train Others: (this anchors your business with leaders) = Will make your business Explode
6) Train leaders to train others Leaders: THIS WILL MAKE YOU WEALTHY!!!

MLM Quick Tips # 7:  Take total responsibility for DRIVING YOUR LEGS DEEP!!  Don’t fix your focus on your frontline. Have a system in place where “YOU” can help new reps have quick success (group meeting, webinars, in-home meeting, 2 on 1’s etc). “YOU” must create so much activity/momentum in these legs that your frontline reps senses a fear of loss. This is called Creating A FIRE in a leg. Your frontline will be motivated to get and stay qualified for fear of losing the money “YOU” have created under them.

MLM Quick Tips # 8: To succeed in Network Marketing, do the following…Choose a solid company…Be coachable…Commit to personal growth…Take action in spite of fear and past failure…Have realistic expectations…Learn what network marketing really is…Put your focus on the goals of others…Commit and Play Team.

MLM Quick Tips # 9: Keep The Main thing, The Main Thing. Focus on doing and teaching the things that will drive your volume and income.
What it takes to generate a $100 check is the same thing it takes to generate a $1000 check. Just more of it. Put most of your focus on 2 things: a.Staying qualified by using your products  b.Sponsor and train a few key people at a time to duplicate your efforts.

MLM Quick Tips # 10: Focus on your “Prospects” goals and desires when sharing your opportunity. Understand that what excites one person may just be ho-hum to another. So you can’t approach everybody the same way. You have to find out what’s truly important to them and then show how your opportunity can help them achieve their desires. So master contacting, approaching, following up, presenting, and training because these skills result IN REAL BUSINESS GROWTH.

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Residual Income vs Linear Income / Which Method Will Serve You Best?

July 2nd, 2010

Honestly, I don’t think most people really understand the differences in residual income and linear income. Because if they did, you would see many more people desiring to being paid in a residual way. But, that’s just  my opinion. Let’s take a look at both ways of generating income and you let me know what you think.

Linear Income: Trading Time for Dollars.

This is the method that most of us are very familiar with. From the hourly employees to the self-employed, from salaried professionals to well paid doctors and attorneys, from direct salespeople to government personnel, most of us have accepted this philosophy for generating income, regardless of how much or how little we make. Which is, if you go to work, you get paid. If you don’t go to work, you don’t get paid.  Now, don’t misunderstand me. I don’t believe in getting something for nothing and I do believe in working hard. See, the problem with linear income is not that you have to work to earn it, but that you have to be at work to earn it. Once again, trading time for dollars. As a hourly employee or a self-employed person, in order to maximize your earning potential, you have to work very long hours. This affects our lives in so many different ways. Who do you know that works extremely hard to provide for their family, but never has the opportunity to spend much time with them?  Who do you know that works for 30 or 40 years, retires and have to go back to work because their retirement is not enough to live on?  Who do you know that works hard to create an incredible lifestyle, gets sick, can no longer work and quality of life is destroyed?  Who do you know that dedicated their lives to a company and went in one day and found out they had been released or the business was closed?  Finally, who do you know that works very hard and still find themselves struggling to pay their monthly bills because of the high cost of living and no increases in pay?  There are many stories like these.

But, what is the real problem?  LONG HOURS?  NO!!  HARD WORK?  NO!!  LIFE’S PROBLEMS?  NO!!  The problem is that you are the only person working to create your income. Also, each month you have to generate new income to afford your existing lifestyle.  WE ARE TAKING LINEAR INCOME AND TRYING TO PAY RESIDUAL BILLS.  That’s why the life situations in the paragraph above are so traumatizing. 

But, there is a solution, RESIDUAL  INCOME!!  Getting paid multiple times  from a single action.   

Residual income is generated by putting an asset or a system in place that will pay you over and over again as long as the asset or system exist.  Let’s look at a few examples.  Business owners, franchise owners, rental property owners, authors, songwriters, movie makers, banks, utility companies and insurance companies, just to name a few, all have assets or systems in place that allow them to get paid over and over again.  See, people who earn residual income are positioned as owners and people who earn linear income are positioned as employees and self-employed people.

Imagine this.  The company you are presently working for decided to make some compensation changes to improve morale and employee retention. In addition to paying you a hourly wage/salary, they decided to also pay you a small percentage of every single product/service sold by the company each month.  As the company continues to grow, your monthly percentage grows and when you retire, they continue to pay it.  Now that would be the idea job .  But you and I know that’s  never going to happen.

So how can you position yourself to generate Residual Income?  You can model some of the examples stated earlier, (purchase a franchise, write a book, purchase rental property, etc.) or you can …… 

 Get Involved In Network Marketing!!

Network Marketing is an excellent system to get involved in to create residual income for yourself. It’s a business model that companies use to distribute goods and services directly to the customer. By becoming a customer/distributor, you agree to a minimum monthly purchase, for consumption/retail, in exchange for the opportunity to build a distribution base made up of  other customers/distributors.  Each product that is consumed or sold, in your distribution base, you get a percentage of it every month. Thus, RESIDUAL INCOME!!  Your initial investment is minimum and your opportunity to earn huge profits are tremendous. There is training and support in place to assist you and the system is very simple and very duplicatable.  Network marketing is a system where people are highly motivated to help you succeed. The more people you help succeed, the more success you will have.  

Picture This.  You get started as a network marketing distributor and within 30 days you make your initial investment back. After 90 days, you are cashflow positive and making a profit. Let’s say, 3 years past and your team has grown to 2,000 active distributors and each person committed to purchasing $100.00 in products monthly. Your team’s monthly revenue would be $200,000.00 per month. WOW!!  What if you earned 10% every single month? ($20,000.00)  What if you only earned 5%? ($10,000.00)  What if you only made a measly 1%?  That still would be $2,000.00 of monthly residual income from a $100.00 monthly investment. Now that’s powerful!!  When I understood that, It just made good sense.  

Network Marketing is not a get rich quick scheme and it will take work. But, in network marketing, an average person can live an incredible lifestyle and a Top Producer Can Really Get Wealthy.

Remember, “There Is Financial Power In Numbers And Together We Can Produce Incredible Results”

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Teamwork Is The Key To Success

June 5th, 2010

From the beginning of time to this present day, most success of any real significance was achieve by the work of a team. Even though a single person may have gotten the credit for many of these successes and received all the accolades, it wouldn’t  have happened without the commitment of some very special people. Let’s take a look at a few examples.

Michael Jordan, in the eyes of most people, is the greatest NBA player ever. From 1984 thru 1990 , Jordan was the most prolific scorer in the game. But he had one problem. He couldn’t win a championship. It wasn’t until he developed a team mentality and went on to win six NBA Championships before he finally retired for good.(1991-93, 1996-98) 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,  Mother Teresa and Mahatma Ghandi were all Nobel Peace Prize Winners. Each of them had an incredible vision and calling that literally change the world. If it hadn’t been for the cooperation of  millions of people, who bought into their vision,  we may have never known them.

The New York Yankees  have won more World Series than any other team in the history of baseball. (27 titles)  They had great players like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield and Derek Jeter, who all  impacted these championships tremendously. But without their teammates and the eight other players on the field with them contributing, these names would be erased from the history books.

So, what does these examples have to do with Network Marketing?  EVERYTHING!!!

Network Marketing / Multi-level Marketing / Cooperative Marketing is merely the shared efforts of a group of people to consume/sell the products of a particular company. The company gains loyal, repeat customers and the customers/distributors can build a homebased business by sharing the opportunity and the products. Let’s examine two situations. You are self-employed.  You have a personal goal to market $100,000  in goods per month. You are extremely talented  and know that you can perform at this level.   Question? How long can you reproduce these results working alone and at what point does your abilities start to retard?  Let me ask a better question. What if something happens and you could no longer work?  Hmmmm? In this situation, you are the only person contributing to building your income.  Sound familiar?

Second scenario. You have the same monthly goal of $100,000 in revenue. This time, there’s one huge difference. You have built a  team of 1,000 people, who have each committed to purchasing  $100 of products from XYZ  Company per month. Since, XYZ Company uses network marketing to distribute their products, you will earn a percentage of  all the products purchased/sold by the TEAM each month. You’ve got to agree, by producing $100,000 in revenue this way, it will be a lot easier to duplicate this effort month after month. This team commitment has created a residual income that will pay you for years to come. Imagine getting 5% to 10% every month. You would be earning $5,000 to $10,000 monthly with a $100 monthly investment. In network marketing, the entire team shares the same benefits and opportunity. Now, you’re able to leverage your efforts and investment by the efforts and investment of the team. The more people you help succeed, the more money you make. SO BUILD A HUGE TEAM!!  You are now getting paid from the efforts others.

Network Marketing is not a get rich quick scheme. It will take work. By committing to the products and sharing the opportunity with a few key people and teach them to duplicate your efforts, you can build a “TEAM” that will change the lives of many people.

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Network Marketing Quick Tips 1 thru 5

June 3rd, 2010

1) Network Marketing Quick Tips: The 4 Stages of Growth… To go from a novice to becoming a professional, you will go through the 4 stages of growth. Stage 1 Unconscious Incompetence( uncoachable, need training), Stage 2 Conscious Incompetence(coachable, seeking mentor and training), Stage 3 Conscious Competence (applying training, not yet rooted, uncomfortable), Stage 4 Unconscious Competence (comfortable applying principles, rooted)

2) Recruiting: There are 3 types of recruits.(Reds,Greens and Blues)
Reds are people you look up to. Greens are your Peers. Blues are people that look up to you. Sort your prospects and never convince them. Direct your system at their concerns and Let Them Close Themselves. As often as you can Recruit Up!! REDS!! Look for people with a strong personal belief system.

3) Network Marketing Quick Tips: The 3-Way Call is the best technique someone new can use if  Done Correctly. 3 factors involved … You, A Prospect (seriously desiring opportunity) and an Expert. It takes the  pressure off you and allows expert to move prospect to action. Key principles… You EDIFY expert, expert will PROMOTE next event, expert will FEAR OF LOSS prospect.  This is not the time to do a  presentation. Expert relates and moves prospect to action.

4) Network Marketing Quick Tips: There are 4 basic personality types and learning how to relate to each of them will be huge in your network marketing career. Here’s a basic overview. REDS/SHARKS are leaders, motivated by money and power, high achievers. DOLPHINS/YELLOWS are motivated by fun, needs attention and desires freedom. URCHIN/WHITES are analytical, motivated by facts and support, moves slowly, very organized. WHALES/BLUES are servers, motivated by helping, doing good and relationships. This doesn’t scratch the surface. Some great books: The People Code by Dr. Taylor Hartman and Getting Along With Almost Anybody by Florence and Marita Littauer.

5) Network Marketing Quick Tips: Learn the compensation plan. This will give you a clear understanding of the level of activity needed to stay qualified and to create, sustain and advance growth on your team. More importantly, you will be able to show new team members the activity needed to recoup their investment quickly and how to become cash flow positive in 90 days or less. See, If a reps doesn’t have a strong personal belief system, they will normally quit at about 90 days. If you want monthly growth and high retention, YOU MUST help them have quick success and GET THEM PROFITABLE!!

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Attraction Marketing vs Traditional Network Marketing, Who Scores The Knockout?

May 19th, 2010

Network Marketing is an incredible industry. For more than 50 years, it has created more millionaires than any industry on the planet. Now, combined with the internet, what a power!! We are now able to build and communicate with people from all over the world. Proven old school principles with modern technology. WOW!! MLM ON STEROIDS. Unfortunately, some say that old school principles don’t work and is the cause of failure for most representatives. I disagree. I really believe this is merely a tactic used to sway the untrained, the fearful and the lazy into purchasing products that the “Gurus” know most of them won’t use anyway. So they still fail.  Please don’t misunderstand me. There are some awesome leaders with very successful and proven systems online that will help you. But even these systems will only work when applied effectively. This also applies to traditional network marketing. If you join a solid company with proven success, great training and support, successful leadership and  you fail, Don’t blame old school principles!! This simply means, You have some things to learn. In my experiences, most people fail because of a poor belief system and no commitment to personal growth. That’s why people go from company to company, system to system, with the same results.  I know this all to well. I followed this same example, going from pre-launch to pre-launch, knowing that if I got in on the ground floor, I would be destined to succeed. But each time, my result was the same because I took my same poor  belief system and bad habits with me.  My growth in network marketing didn’t start until a good friend shared this very same information with me. Your success in Network Marketing is not merely in your system, BUT IN YOU!!  Personal Growth is the key.  So Build You and give yourself time to go through the four stages of growth. (unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence and unconscious competence)  Do this and success is imminent.

So what’s up with Old School vs New School, Attraction Marketing vs Traditional Network Marketing?

Learn Both!!  Traditional network marketing principles work as long as you learn the science behind them and how to apply them.  When it comes to attraction marketing, having qualified leads contacting you, it just makes good sense.  So I choose both!!  But either way, network marketingis not a get rich quick scheme and it does take time and effort. There is no magic bullet. 

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What Is The Best Way to Eat A Financial Cow?

May 17th, 2010

Is the answer one bite at a time? No, not for this cow. You must create leverage. Lets take a look at the power leverage gives you in accomplishing a task, even if eating a cow. Lets say, you take on this task. Can one person consume a cow? Absolutely!  But eating a 1000 pound animal is going to take you a while. What if you had some help?  How about sharing the task with hundreds, if not thousands of people who are willing to help you. How long would it take to eat that same cow? Even a better question, how many cows could you then eat?  The sky would be the limit!!  Lets look at an organism that’s not very sophisticated, but is truly another great example of the power of leverage, Termites. If you had only one termite eating your home, you wouldn’t like it, but you wouldn’t feel very threatened. It would take one termite a very long time to do any significant damage and that’s if it didn’t become prey for another insect. But termites don’t work like that. They work as a colony,  incorporating the efforts of others. That’s why they can do tremendous damage and can do it quickly.  We can learn a lot from this example.  Termites are small, but they take on huge task. They don’t work alone. They work as a team.  See, each termite can only eat a little bit at a time, but together the damage is compounded and that gets the job done. Leverage!!

Okay, I hear you. You’re tired of  me talking about eating cows and watching termites.  You want to know what this has to do with your financial options.

See, most of us approach making money in a linear way. We may have a job or we may be self-employed, but we trade our time for dollars.  So in order for us to make more money, we work longer hours, take a second job and if married, both spouses may work. But there is still only so many hours you can work and you are the only person creating your income. Now, there is nothing wrong with working hard.  The  problem is the manner in which we are paid.  With the linear way, you go to work, you get paid and if you don’t work, you don’t get paid. This is why, due to the current financial crisis in our country, millions are suffering. Those jobs, that so many grew to depend on, were taken away and has caused financial problems our country hadn’t seen in a longtime.

How do we deal with this financial cow?  What can we really learn from the termite?  What is another way of getting paid?

The best way to deal with your financial cows/problems is to position yourself in a system where you are not the only person responsible for generating your income. You can start a homebased business with a very affordable start-up fee, low monthly overhead, many tax breaks and the opportunity to create outrageous profits.  Just like the termite, you work as a team. Everyone committing to doing a little (using the products) and sharing the business with a few key people (building the colony/team).  See, Network Marketing is that system. It’s a distribution model that companies use to take their products/services straight to the customer. It also gives the customer an opportunity to start a home-based business sharing the opportunity and the products creating  real residual income. Now you have a system in place that will reward you for helping others make money. Picture this. You choose a company that’s at least 2 yrs old with outstanding leadership, unique products, training and support and a proven system for creating success. Many of the products offered are products that you may use on a regular basis already ( vitamins, shampoo and conditioners, soaps, energy drinks, skincare products, wellness products, etc.)  By you committing to using your own products and teaching a few people, who teach a few people, WHO TEACH A FEW  PEOPLE to duplicate your actions, you will create a distribution system that will generate a ton of monthly revenue  that you will get a percentage of. Since these products are consumable, you have created a residual income that will continue to come, month after month and year after year. The beauty of network marketing is that everyone has the same opportunity. Just like the termite colony, you build a committed team, each person willing to doing a little, which is compounded into  tremendous results.

What’s the best way to eat a financial cow? Get involved in Network Marketing!!  It’s not a get rich quick scheme and it will take work. But with network marketing, you are no longer the only person working to create your income.

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Are You A Player or Spectator In The Game Of Capitalism?

April 19th, 2010

Hmmm? What a question!  We live in the greatest country in the world, where you can have, become and create whatever it is you desire. A free market system that will allow you to offer goods and services or the distribution of them to gain profit.  But why is it that only a few truly benefit from this system called “Capitalism”? Are they smarter, luckier, more talented or do they position themselves differently when it comes to making money and creating wealth?  Let’s take a look at the definition of capitalism. 

Capitalism: A system where private entrepreneurs have complete freedom to invent and control production and distribution for their own profit. An economic system based on a free market and open competition,  which encourages private investment and business. In such a system, individuals and firms have the right to own and use wealth to earn income and to sell and purchase labor for wages.  Wow!! All those years working in corporate America, I thought I was a true capitalist, living the American Dream.  But, this definition lets me know I was merely a resource used by a Real Capitalist to gain their profits.

So, what does it mean to be a Player (capitalist) vs being a Spectator (wage earner) in America?  Lets take a look at the following  information.

Wealth Distribution By Asset Type,  2007                                          
Top 10 Percent (players) owns : 93.3% of business equity, 98.5% of financial securities, 79.4% of trusts, 81.2% of stocks and mutual funds, 76.9% of non-home real estate and  26.7% debt.                                                             

Bottom 90 Percent (spectators) owns: 6.7% of business equity, 1.5% of  financial securities, 20.6% of trusts, 18.8% of stocks and mutual funds, 23.1% of non-home real estate and 73.4% Debt.

Net Worth and Financial Wealth Distribution in US, 2007                                                                                                                                        Top 10 Percent (players) Share 83% of the financial wealth.                                                                                                                             Bottom 90% (spectators) Share 17% of the financial wealth.

Top 10 Percent (players) Share 73% of net worth in US.                                                                                                                                            Bottom 90 Percent (spectators) Share 27% of net worth in US. 

In 2007, the bottom 90 % of households were those with annual incomes below $110,000. The next 9% were those with annual incomes between $110,000 and $400,000.  The top 1% were those with annual incomes above $2,000,000.  Wow!!  Looks like the real middle class are the households within the 9 percent. Hmm?                                                                   

Okay, enough stats. There is an incredible lesson we can take from these stats to properly position ourselves to become players in this wonderful system called Capitalism.  To join the top 10% (players), you want to create or invest in a business to earn profits. You want to create or be involved in systems that will bring you positive cash flow. Finally, you want to leverage your business through the time and talent of others and you want to keep non asset generating debt (bad debt) to a minimum. 

Now, I know you are probably saying how? “How can get the money?” “How can I find the time?” “What type of business can I start or invest in?” “Who me? I don’t know anything about starting or investing in a business?”   Calm down, it’s okay. There is a way.

How? By creating your own Homebased Business Through  Network Marketing. 

See, the most valuable asset that any company has is the work force.  This is an awesome power that network marketing makes available to you. It allows you to leverage your time, talent and investment through the efforts of others. Now, your goals and dreams are being accomplished by the work of a team. What I like most , everyone on the team benefits from this same power. Your investment is minimum with the opportunity to earn outrageous profits. You are able to create residual income (cash flow) that will help reduce the need for credit (debt) and eventually give you the time freedom to do the things you really desire to do. Network marketing allows you to invest in a proven system that is simple and easily duplicated. See, in network marketing, the more people you help succeed, the more money you make. So, successful leaders are willing to train and assist you in achieving your goals. You will have a homebased business with all the tax benefits of that of a traditional business but without the overhead.

Network marketing is not the only way to become a 10% income earner (player), but it can and will get you there. Don’t misunderstand me. Network marketing is not a get rich quick scheme. It does take work. But network marketing does have the power to take you from where you are to whatever it is that you desire.

Remember, “There Is Financial Power In Numbers And Together We Can Produce Incredible Results.”

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Is Network Marketing A “Con” Or Is It Something You Can Believe In?

April 2nd, 2010

Network marketing has been in existence for over 50 years and most people still don’t believe in it’s legitimacy or it’s effectiveness. Some will even say that network marketing was created to take advantage of people. Network marketing has not only proven itself to be a great system to distribute goods and services, but has also created more personal and financial freedom than any other system in our country.

So why have so many people failed in network marketing?

The 80/20 rule holds true in network marketing as it does in many other areas of life. Simply put, 80% of the results is due to the hard work of  20% of the people. Many come into network marketing /MLM with unrealistic expectations. They hear of individuals who came into the business and in a few short months went straight to the top of the marketing plan. What they didn’t see was the dues these people paid and the growth they went through to have such influence. So after a few months and the new network marketer hasn’t gotten rich, they lose enthusiasm and fizzle out.  Others come into this business and don’t really understand what network marketing is and how it works. They think you have to manage people and push everybody to retail a ton of product to be effective. This doesn’t work, so they quit.  A lot of network marketers think like  customers and not like business owners.  They are more concern about the price, the taste, the look or the timing of a similar product. When they realize their product isn’t the cheapest, the sexiest, the tastiest or the newest, they quit.  Many  fail because they believe the fallacy that it’s best to get in on the ground floor or during pre-launch.  The real fact is that only 1 out of 100 new network marketing companies makes it past 5 years. So in this case these  companies actually failed them.  A lack of effective training and support is a major reason why many fail.  If a new marketer can’t  recoup their initial investment quickly and be cashflow positive in a reasonable amount of time, most begin to lose enthusiasm and eventually quit.  The number 1 reason most fail is  due to a poor belief system.  It’s not because they lack ambition, but their goals and dreams don’t line up with what they truly believe is possible for themselves or they have limited beliefs in the abilities of others.  But I guess I better get back to the question.

Is network marketing a “con”?  NO!!

Is it something you can believe in?  ABSOLUTELY!!

Network marketing makes available to you some wealth principles that a job just doesn’t offer. It’s going to allow you to benefit from the greatest asset ever. People!!  You get to leverage your time, talent and investment through the efforts of others. By assisting your team in acheiving their financial goals, you earn a percentage of the teams revenue. So, the more people you help, the more money you make. In network marketing, the playing field is level and everyone has the same benefits.  Once you really understand network marketing , you will fall in love with this business model.  For a very low startup fee, you will have a home-based business,with tax benefits, where you can create  your desired income and have the personal freedom to enjoy it.

Network marketing is not a get rich quick scheme. It does take work. But it can make all your dreams and goals a reality.

Remember, “There is financial power in numbers and together we can produce incredible results.”

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