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What is Network Marketing

Network Marketing is often called Direct Selling, Affiliate Marketing, or Multi-Level-Marketing(MLM). It is an honest, viable business structure. It is designed to build a marketing and sales force by compensating not only sales made by the individual but also the sales made by the people that individual has introduced to the company. This structure effectively moves the task of building and supporting a sales force away from the company and onto the individual. The company benefits from this because it can focus on the product instead of building a sales force and the individual benefits because it can hire others and make overrides on their efforts in addition to their own. A company can use the structure to create a sales force quicker and easier than traditional means. That may be critical to the company's success, particularly if the company has a new hot product.

What Network Marketing Is Not

Network Marketing is not a pyramid scheme. It is not a scam. A pyramid scheme is illegal, Network Marketing is not. A pyramid scheme is a business setup where the primary and many times the only way to be compensated is to recruit others into the business. In a pyramid scheme, there is essentially no product. Instead you simply sell "nothing" to others in order to get them to join. While con artists will attempt to use the structure as a guise for their pyramid schemes, it doesn't mean all companies that use Network Marketing as a sales structure are themselves a pyramid scheme. In fact, it is fast becoming a recognized structure among business leaders today, including Donald Trump. It has also been used in part by respected companies such as PayPal, AT&T Wireless, Wachovia, and Vonage. It is also not a get rich quick scheme. As with any business, no matter the structure they choose to employ, you have to work to be paid. The same is true of Network Marketing. However, even though it doesn't offer instant riches, it does offer some unique advantages over traditional employment opportunities.

Why Network Marketing

Network Marketing is a not a get rich program but instead a real business opportunity and one that requires real work. That being said, the unique advantages offered by Network Marketing are incredible compared with what's available in the traditional job market. First, you get to set your own hours. You are effectively your own boss. So if you do not feel like working one day then you do not have to. Of course it goes without saying that just because you can doesn't mean you should. But it is nice to know that you could if you wanted to. Another way to look at setting your own hours means that you can literally work as much as you want. You set your business hours and can operate whenever you want. This provides the potential to increase your earnings simply by working harder.

The second great benefit is the ability to work from home. We all hear about the work-from-home scams that are posted on those little signs on telephone poles along the roads. Well, unlike most other work-from-home offers, it truly allows you to work from home, provided you have the bare essentials to do business. By bare essentials, I mean a phone line and a computer if you need one. But you should consider that while working from home sounds great, it does require a certain level of self discipline to keep focused and get some work done.

Finally, the single greatest thing is the truly amazing opportunity that exists when they first begin. Imagine being there when Bill Gates decided to start Microsoft or when Google was first starting up and actually having a chance to join. Network Marketing provides that same kind of opportunity. Of course joining a Network Marketing company can be beneficial at any time but it is exponentially true when the company is just starting out. The expression of get in on the ground floor has a certain truth to it when regarding Network Marketing companies. This is mostly due to the fact that the earlier you get in, the more people you will have under you. That isn't to say that you shouldn't join a company that is well-established and been around for a while. For example, Mary Kay is still a viable business and you can make some money in that company. However, you have to consider that to get into the company you will be going underneath someone and that person is underneath someone else and so on. Imagine being that first person way up the chain that has thousands of people below them. That is the opportunity that exists by getting in early with a company.

Examples of Network Marketing Gone Wrong

Networking Marketing companies, like any other business out there, can be fraudulent, unethical, and in certain cases just plain scams. However, when a single business is caught in a scam, say an investment banker, it looks bad for the investment banker but not necessarily for investment banking as a whole. The same is not true of Network Marketing. When one Network Marketing company is caught in a scam people take the assumption that this one bad company represents all Network Marketing. We have all heard of people getting scammed by Network Marketing companies that go out of business, never end up paying out, or simply prove too hard to make a profit in. I'd rather not point fingers but a certain MLM comes to mind. This particular company recently boasted in a national magazine that they had sales of over $2 billion dollars a year. Right below this they said they had over 1 million distributors. For those who can divide, that's only $2,000 per year per distributor. That's assuming all distributors were performing the same. In reality, the top 5-10% made decent money while the rest made pocket change or even lost money. In an Independent Business Owner Compensation Plan released by the company itself, it stated that the average distributor earned $115 per month or $1,380 per year BEFORE taxes. Folks, that comes out to about $.69 cents per hour for an average 40 hour a week job. And these people paid to join the program! The good news is that not all Network Marketing companies are bad. There are indeed some very good, honest, and reputable Network Marketing companies out there. Many of which can earn you a decent living with some work. The key to avoiding these kind of Network Marketing disasters is to do some diligent research, run the numbers, use your head (too good to be true and it probably is) and make a sound decision before signing up with any company.

Examples of Real Network Marketing Success Stories

Like I said, not all Network Marketing is good, but not all is bad either. You can find several examples of successful Network Marketing companies out there. The key difference with a successful company is that it has a real product to sell. For the company to be successful with the Network Marketing structure, it must focus on the product. One such example is Mary Kay. Mary Kay started in 1963 and has since grown to a trusted global name in skin care, makeup & body care. It is an impressive organization in terms of volume and size. Mary Kay serves as one the few examples of a successful self-consumption company. In my opinion that is because they have a solid product that there is a demand for. Mary Kay offers some unique compensation to its beauty consultants including the very original pink Cadillac. Of course to earn the Cadillac requires you to achieve a certain level of success within the company. However, General Motor's estimates that they have built over 100,000 pink Cadillacs for Mark Kay.

Another great success story is that of Art Williams and his A.L. Williams company which later came to be known as Primerica. Art Williams was a football coach from Georgia. He happened across the idea of replacing old whole-life insurance with term life insurance (which is cheaper) and investing the amount you saved from switching. On a coaches salary, Art had very little chance of getting a company started with traditional means. He instead adopted the MLM or Network Marketing model. This allowed him to hire and train additional part and full-time individuals to help market his product. Using the power of Network Marketing, Art Williams went on to sell billions of dollars worth of insurance surpassing the top two insurance companies combined. Today the company has over 100,000 independent representatives and Art himself has a net worth of $1.4 billion. I have several people who I know that have made millions with the A.L. Williams company. You'll hear more about them later. For now, just know that A.L. Williams is the perfect example of how a company with a great product can use Network Marketing to become hugely successful.

How to Choose the Right Network Marketing Company

One of the first things you should do when entertaining the idea of joining a Network Marketing company is research. Find out about the company and what it is offering. As with all real businesses, the product is the key. The company has to have a great product that people are willing to pay for. If the product is not great than neither is the opportunity. Try to put yourself in the customers shoes, would you buy the product? If so, is it affordable compared with the current market? Take the time to research and fully understand the product. Test the product if you can. At the very least try to get some real life feedback from existing customers who have bought the product. Doing so will put you in a position to make an educated decision about joining.

As a general rule, there are certain types of Network Marketing companies that you should avoid. The key among those are businesses without a product. That is, you make a majority of the money from recruiting. These are shady MLM companies that are closer to a pyramid scheme than a real Network Marketing company. The second and perhaps more important to avoid is the self-consumption companies. These types of companies depend on you to buy their product as well as sell it. Do NOT invest in these types of companies unless you absolutely love the product and can afford it. Otherwise, you will eventually run out of "friends" and family to market to and will end up with a garage full of "product" and no one to sell it to.

Even with a great product a company still finds that a capable management team is essential to long-term success. Before joining a company, do some research on the founders. This is particularly true of new companies. Find out who is behind the curtain and if they have a reputation, good or bad. You are looking for people with a proven track record and lots of experience to make this company work. Another consideration is if the management team has a plan to manage growth. I've seen several Network Marketing companies with a great product, build a sales force just to collapse under its own success. The company should be upfront and honest about what plans it has to prevent this from happening. These should be real concrete plans and systems that are in place not just a "we have it covered". Funding is very important as well. While it is true that Network Marketing companies are easier to start they do take funding to keep going and maintain. Particularly in the beginning when sales are slow and people are just coming on board. And as history shows us, there may well be times when the company needs more money to operate than it is making. Having a management team with access to capital is crucial for long-term success of the company. Most of the companies you hear about going out of business were founded by people without sufficient capital. The last and also one of the most important parts of picking the right company is to evaluate the compensation plan. That's what Network Marketing is all about right? Making money and hopefully lots of it. So you have to make sure the compensation plan is viable, realistic, and still profitable. Never join any Network Marketing company that isn't up front and honest about their compensation plan. Always demand to see it and demand that any point systems be fully explained with realistic examples.

Can you make money without recruiting people. That is a key question to ask yourself whenever you are introduced to a new compensation plan. Even though you are (or should be) planning to build a sales team, it's important to know that you can make decent money without doing so. For this to work, the commissions offered by the company have to be sufficient. Depending on the price of the product and the amount of volume you expect to be able to sell the commission will differ. As a rule, you should be very wary of any compensation plan offering commissions less than 20%. Obviously, the higher the commission the better. Almost as important as the initial commission itself is the idea of a residual. Does the compensation plan allow for residuals? It effectively allows you to stack your work. In other words, you can sell something once and continually be paid on that sell every time the client renews. Residuals allow you to build true wealth by earning money on work you already did. That's exactly how the guys at A.L. Williams got rich. To this day they continue to receive checks on policies they sold more than 10 years ago.

The final question related to the compensation plan is how does team building work. It's important to have a full understanding of the mechanics used in the system. If they use points you need to grasp exactly how points are earned and how they convert into cash. If they use a binary or front line system, you need to understand the rules of both. Again, the company should be very upfront about how their team building works and how you are compensated for it. I'm not usually too interested in the team building because, as a sales man, I usually go after selling the product and consider the team building to be just an added bonus. However, if you are a big networker or well connected, the team building can earn you more money. By hiring and training the right sales people, you can build a very profitable team and earn more money than you could possibly earn just selling yourself.

Do Your Research, But Hurry!

As I said, you can have success by joining a well-established company. However, if you can manage to find that rare company with a solid product and good management that is just getting started then you should research quickly and jump on it. One key to easy success in any company is getting in early. As the company grows, super stars and rock star marketer will take notice and be recruited into the system. If you can get into the system before them they will be working for you and that can mean a lot of money. The longer you wait the more saturated the market will become and the harder it will be to make money. Time is money no matter what business you are in but it is particularly true in MLM. Once you join an MLM you should within two weeks recruit two other people and sell the product at least once. This is absolutely essential to your long term success with the company. Something about getting that first sell and hiring those first two people just makes it so much easier. Trust me, if you do this you will find the rest seems to just fall into place.

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Are you tired of struggling to get ahead? Are you weary from worrying about how you are going to make ends meet? Would you like to find an avenue that could remove these uncertainties from your life and help you to become financially free? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then network marketing may be for you!

Every year thousands of people take the plunge into network marketing and, unfortunately, a large majority of them end up quitting before they really give their businesses a chance to succeed. While there are many reasons why people quit their new ventures, one of the most prevalent reasons is feelings of inadequacy in being able to make them work. One of the biggest reasons for these feelings of inadequacy is lack of training and preparation for growing their businesses. Regrettably, some individuals recruit new team members for inclusion into their network marketing businesses and, once they sign these new members, they do not follow through with them. They do not prepare their new recruits for success by working with them and training them on how to grow their businesses. This is not an intentional faux pas, but more a lack of understanding on how to build winning business teams.

People continuously ask me how they can build a successful network marketing business and what the secrets are to making it work. They tell me they have tried network marketing and failed, but see others that are being highly successful with the very businesses they could not seem to master. With that in mind, I have put together some tips on how to find a network marketing business that is right for you, and how you can make that business a success. While building a lucrative network marketing business is not brain surgery, it does require some key components in order to be abundantly successful. In this article, I will discuss some of these components and why they are essential to building your empire.

Opportunity

If you are looking for a way to improve your financial situation, do not judge all network marketing ventures by bad experiences you may have had in the past, or do not let your lack of experience with network marketing prevent you from exploring it as an avenue for income. Network marketing can be a fantastic opportunity to truly make a difference in your life. The truth of the matter is that network marketing can be a very lucrative way to earn an extra income and, if one is committed to building a business, can be a significant tool in improving ones overall financial status.

A network marketing business can be life-changing if you have the desire, dedication, and commitment to making it work. It is even possible to realize financial freedom through network marketing if you are persistent enough to persevere in your endeavors. You are the one that has to make the decision on where you want to go in life and it is up to you to devise a road map that will get you there. The right network marketing business can be the vehicle that drives you to financial success!

Decisions

You may be asking yourself, How do I know if network marketing is right for me? How do I go about finding a network marketing business that will meet my needs? How can I be sure I am choosing the best company? How can I determine up front if I will get the help and support I need to build my business and move it forward? These are all perfectly legitimate questions, and they are also questions you need to make sure you have the answers to before taking the plunge into the entrepreneurial world. While we will address these issues as we move forward in this article, one thing you must understand is that you are ultimately the one that will be the key to your victory. Up line mentors and team members can provide needed training and support to help you get your business off the ground, but what you choose to do with that training will be the determining factor in your success.

There are some key, essential elements you will need to consider before embracing a home-based business enterprise. Some questions you need to contemplate are, Do I want to control my destiny? Do I want to be my own boss? Do I want the flexibility to work from home (or from wherever I choose to work)? Do I want the time freedom to set my own work hours? If you answered yes to these questions, then network marketing may be right for you. Now ask yourself, Am I serious about owning my own business?

Am I committed to building this business? Can I spend a minimum of 1-2 hours per day building my business? Can I commit to working with a mentor on step-by-step training to help me achieve optimal results in building my business? If you answered yes to these questions, you can be very successful in network marketing. These are just some of the criteria you will need to consider before making the decision to join the world of network marketing. You must do some serious soul searching to find out if you have what it takes to build a financial empire that can set you free.

The Product

Before becoming involved with any network marketing venture, do your homework! First, you must choose a product or products that you believe in and are passionate about. These products must be something people want, and for which there is a high demand. It will accelerate and stabilize your success if these products are consumable, where customers come back month after month to repurchase them. This is what builds residual income.

The Company

Secondly, research the company that sells the product or products of choice. Is it a reputable company with a proven track record? A good rule of thumb here is to look for a minimum of five years in the business. You do not want to associate yourself with a fly by night type of company that is here today and gone tomorrow. Does this company sell proprietary products? Do they have any patents pending? What have they done in the last six months to expand or promote growth? Do they offer a money-back guarantee on their products? What type of start-up money is required to start a business? What are the monthly requirements to maintain the business?

The Compensation Plan

Next, review the compensation plan. What type of compensation plan is it? How does it pay? Does the company offer fast start bonuses or service pools? What are the ways in which you get paid? What type of incentives does the company offer, and how do you maximize the benefits of these incentives? Most companies pay out between 25% and 55%. The difference is in how the money is paid out. As you will be aligning yourself with the network marketing industry to make money, this is a very important piece of the puzzle to research!

Sponsorship and Training

Finally, once you have gathered the information you need on your product(s), the company, and the compensation plan, the next step is to determine the best sponsor with whom to enroll for your network marketing venture. While finding a sponsor will be a relatively easy endeavor (you can call the company and they will put you in contact with a distributor for their products, or you can simply do a search on the internet to find one), finding the best sponsor for your needs may require a little more work on your part. In order to determine if this person can and will provide the training and support you will need to build a successful network marketing business, you must ask them some pointed, in-depth questions pertaining to the commitments they are willing to make to new members that join their team. Do they (or the company) have a training program in place?

How does it work? What type of support can you expect during your first 30 days with their team? Will they train you, guide you, and demonstrate step-by-step proven methods to help you jump start and grow your business? Will you have a mentor to guide you through the learning stages of your new business? Is your sponsor and/or up line willing to assist you with prospecting, closing, follow-up, and training of your new recruits until you learn how to effectively do this yourself? Can you count on their support and expertise to help you get your business up and going? In other words, is this sponsor someone who will work with you and provide you with the support and leadership you are going to need to help you get your business moving as quickly and efficiently as possible? Remember, they have a vested interest in helping you to grow your business.

The more they help you, the more it helps them. The bottom line here is that network marketing is all about duplication, and you want to join a winning team. Successful network marketers will have a system in place for showing their new team members exactly what they need to do in order to be successful. You do not want to waste your time with someone that is going to sign you up and leave you to flounder. If this sponsor cannot give you a commitment to provide you with the guidance and support you will need to successfully launch your new business, look for another sponsor. You have made the decision to pursue an avenue with network marketing that could change your life forever and you owe it to yourself to make sure you team up with a sponsor that is as serious as you are about achieving ultimate success.

The Commitment

Once you have found and secured your niche, it is time to make a commitment. Network marketing is not a get rich quick scheme. While it can very well be the avenue that will lead you to financial freedom, it requires some work on your part. It takes time to build a down line. You have to prospect and close your recruits. You have to follow-up with them and provide training and support (just like your sponsor did with you!) to help them build and grow successful businesses. You have to be willing to put the time and effort into building your business and making it a success. This will not happen overnight. Make a commitment to yourself that you will give yourself adequate time to build your business and not become discouraged and quit. You are not going to recruit everyone you prospect. You are going to get some turn downs along the way, and that is okay. It means you are working!

In order to fully optimize your business success, make a commitment to participate in special training sessions provided by the company, and make every effort to attend the company conventions. These are vehicles that will facilitate networking opportunities with the leaders in your company and keep you excited about your business. Listen in to the corporate business building and product calls as this will accelerate your learning curve about the company and the products.

When you join a network marketing company you need to commit to staying with them for a minimum of six months in order to know if the business will work for you. It normally takes about that long for the average business builder to start reaping significant benefits from all the time and work they have invested. Plus, you have to give yourself enough time to learn the business so you can become a productive marketer. It generally takes about a year to be able to adequately evaluate the success of a network marketing business. Make a commitment to give yourself and your business ample time to flourish. In the long run, you will most likely be very glad you did!

Setting Goals

The next step is to set some goals for yourself. Where do you want to be at the end of 30 days into the business? 90 days? 6 months? 1 year? The purpose of these goals is to keep you on track and moving forward. They provide you with a road map to follow to build your business. Make these goals realistic and attainable, and work to achieve or surpass them at each interval. And, remember, you can update and revise these goals at any time.

You might want to start out by setting daily, weekly and monthly goals for yourself, as well. How many phone calls will you make each day? How many live people will you prospect every day? How many recruits will you shoot for each week? What is the minimum number of enrollments you will strive to make for the month? If you do not reach your goals for the day/week/month, do not become discouraged and quit. Just work harder the next day/week/month. As you get more comfortable with building your business, and as your productivity accelerates, you can revisit your goals and revise them to keep yourself moving forward.

Words of Wisdom

Network marketing is a magnificent tool that can significantly improve and even change your life. If you decide to join the wonderful world of network marketing, make sure you treat it as a business and not as a hobby. You need to develop the mindset that it is a business; it is a business that can end up being your future lifeline if you take it seriously and work it accordingly. Network marketing can be the resource that sets you free!

I hope you have found my article to be helpful, and that I have given you some insight into building a successful MLM business. If you have the want, need, and desire to improve your financial situation then you might want to seriously contemplate network marketing as the medium to help you accomplish this goal. Traveling the road to success via network marketing can sometimes be a bit rocky (especially if you do not meet your goals as soon as you think you should!) but, make no mistake, it is an awesome journey! In addition to the incredible income you can generate, there are many notable perks that also go along with this business. The amazing people you meet, the extraordinary lessons you learn, and the fascinating experiences you encounter are life-changing within themselves. Network marketing is a remarkable experience that I, personally, would never have wanted to miss!

For questions or additional information, or if I can assist you in any way in your network marketing endeavors, feel free to contact me at 1-800-836-4792. Good luck to you in your business ventures!

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Why bother getting involved in network marketing?

Well, a good, honest network marketing business can easily double or triple the average income. However, if you fall into one of the common mistakes of new, error-prone network marketing business owners and entrepreneurs, you will cripple your chances of success.

Here are a few points to think about as you seek the right home business or network marketing opportunity.

1. Is the network marketing company a good fit for you? While the ability to make a good income is important, one of the first things you should look at is how YOU feel about the company and its products. If you have questions or just don't understand the product or service, ask. It's fine if you need clarification. However, if you just don't see the need, feel that the customer is going to be scammed or just can't get a handle on the product or service yourself then you will probably have a hard time promoting the company or its product line enthusiastically. I can promote Amsoil synthetic motor oil comfortably because I have worked on cars all my life, understand the workings of lubricants, understand and recognize the benefits of synthetic lubricants, and have a keen interest in America's moving away from its dependence on foreign oil. I would be hard pressed to stick my obviously masculine and heavily bearded face in some lady's way and try to persuade her on the virtues of some Avon lipstick.

2. What does the commission schedule look like? Don't just listen to the recruiter's claims. Sit down and look at the figures and run a few conservative estimates. Be aware that despite all network marketing success stories and claims by the company, the profit expectations you hear or see are probably based on what someone will do after they have been with the organization for a while. There's a learning curve to every thing. At first, your expectations of making a lot of money may be very small. As Tom "Big Al" Schreiter asked in one of his books, "They train burger flippers, don't they?"

NOTE: On the reverse side of this, the first two network marketers I ever knew personally did not begin making a significant income until they had each been in their respective businesses for about three years. During that time, they both came close to quitting because of the small returns they were experiencing. Somewhere in the period between years three and five, they each reached a point in which they were making more than $100,000.00 a month.

My first successful year in network marketing came after four years of complete failure due to my habit of picking businesses because they looked like I could make a lot of money and/or quit before I had a chance to get my business off the ground. In that first successful year, I only made a few hundred dollars. Three years later, I was making a few thousand dollars a year and a year after that, I quit my job and now do network marketing full time; making 2.5 times as much as the highest salary I had ever received at a job.

3. Take a look at who is recruiting you and how they do it. Is it Slick Willie who is trying to talk you into joining his network marketing opportunity, your level-headed sister, or your fly-by-night brother-in-law (my brother-in-law flies by night, but he's a pilot). Are they emoting about all the great money you "will" make, or are they explaining the possibility of building an independent business? On the flip side, the person you are talking to is not necessarily the best representative the company has. I recently encountered a situation in which an extremely honest and reputable network marketing company got slapped with a lawsuit as a result of outrageous recruiting claims by one of their reps. The claims that were being used to build a fantastic downline for this individual went completely against company policy and made the company look like it was just a pyramid scheme.

NOTE: Don't turn down someone's offer just because THEY haven't made any money at it yet. As soon as you sign up, you will be in their shoes. Almost everybody above you was in the same position at one time. However, if they can show you that they are making money from product sales; this is a good sign, even if the money is still small. A reputable company should have no problem with you talking to the people in the recruiter's upline. I signed up for a company several years ago under a very nice man who was hardly making any money at the time. The man who recruited him, however, was making a very good income and was working very hard to help his sales team produce the sort of results he was experiencing.

4. How were you recruited? Most network marketing occurs through...well...networking. This doesn't mean that ads are never used, but if you answer an ad in a magazine, unless the company is well known, you might have no way of really knowing anything about the company.

In the age of computers, you can often do a few searches at Google or elsewhere and find out what success others are having with the company and how they are being treated. Also,

5. Are you going to be forced to buy product? Although this is not necessarily the kiss of death, a few years ago, many major companies required their people to buy large quantities of product monthly. The reason claimed was that the people were buying at wholesale and could sell the product and get more money back than they had put in. Since most people are lousy at sales, many people wound up with a garage or shed full of unused product.

On the other hand, there are perfectly legitimate network marketing companies that do expect a minimum amount of activity for the distributor to receive commissions on sales by their downlines. Some companies might offer bonuses if you exceed a certain minimum sales level. Some companies make a regular shipment of product or membership in services a part of the monthly or annual fee.

6. How much time can you commit to your new business? Although almost everyone's goal in network marketing is to achieve enough income to quit working for someone else, many people just want to supplement the income they get from a job, retirement, or some other source. Believe it or not, many preachers for smaller churches become network marketers because they need the additional income and it fits into their lifestyle and personal abilities...plus, they have a built in network. Even they, however, have limited time to commit to their enterprise, and, over time, success in most network marketing businesses is going to be in direct proportion to amount of time spent working on the business, contacts made, presentations given, and materials placed in peoples' hands.

7. Do you have what it takes? There are a couple of points to consider here, your personal work ethic, and the skills necessary to be successful in network marketing.

One of the most common recruiting claims of a network marketing business is that you can "be your own boss". That's great if you can be a good employee as well. As the boss, you will be able to make the plans and decisions, but as the employee you will have to show up for work and be ready to pitch in with waiting for someone to come along and tell you what to do, how to do it, and when to do it.

As far as skills are concerned, I have some good news. Most of us, and this probably includes you, hate to "sell" things to people. In network marketing, if you have picked a good business, the main thing you will have to sell is yourself. That's where the networking comes in. Build a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, let them know what you do, do your part well, and the business will grow.

By all means, take your time before leaping feet first into a network marketing business opportunity, but once you have made the decision to start then don't wait. The sooner you begin your new business, the sooner you can be on your way to achieving your dreams and goals.

How to succeed in network marketing

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Top network Marketing Company - why are so expensive?

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I'm sure you've heard this question before, Why are top network marketing company's products so expensive?

This is one of those ever-present questions that networkers and direct sales people will continue to encounter (probably) forever--and there's always more to it than meets a simple answer.

One key is not to side-step it. There are good and genuine reasons for legitimate, premium-priced products--and of course there are over-priced ones as well. Honesty is best, as always, and I'll endeavor to give you the general truth with my answer to the question.

Special Products at Special Prices

First, the products available through top network marketing companies sales and distribution model are mostly what are called "specialty" items. They are higher priced products to begin with, having more costly ingredients and more complex designs or formulas; they are simply more expensive to make and package. Some well-known non-network marketed examples are Clinique makeup and fragrance products, Apple computers, iPods and iPhones, Armani clothing, Mercedes and Lexus automobiles.

Unless you're dealing with a scheme or a scam, these premium products outperform their cheaper, off-the-shelf counterparts, giving consumers more and better benefits. Since they have greater value, they cost more.

If these products are being outsourced by the networking company (produced by a "third-party" vendor/supplier), they tend to be manufactured in smaller production runs that do not allow for all the optimal low-cost advantages of buying and making in the high volumes mass-marketers enjoy. The manufacturing processes are more complex and exclusive. The profit margins are higher. This results in a higher quality product with more attention to detail and quality control.

The reason manufacturers and marketing companies select network marketing and direct sales is because these higher-priced products are of higher quality, and they therefore require special methods of distribution and sales.

Simply put, they cannot compete with the lower-priced, lower quality "commodity" products, which are sold based mainly on discounted mass-market pricing and brand awareness alone. Think Wal-Mart and Costco.

Specialty products are "education-intensive." They need greater explanation; for example, what formula, ingredients and/or processes makes the product more expensive than those mass-market goods available through direct response marketing (such as the Internet and mail-order) or retail chain store sales. Many require demonstration.

Mass-market products depend on advertising, promotion and merchandising at "point-of-purchase," all of which are required to get consumers' attention, let them know the product exists (to create "trial" especially if it's "brand" new), and to give them enough compelling reasons to purchase and keep on purchasing.

Going head-to-head with nationally advertised products, many to most of which are heavily discounted and sold at the lowest price possible, is a tough game for just about all smaller businesses to win. Imagine trying to sell vitamins or nutritional beverages or "prestige" cosmetics against a major manufacturer selling through Wal-Mart, or a natural toothpaste against a tube of Crest® through Kroger or Publix supermarkets.

Specialty products are perfect for the person-to-person, information-rich education, demonstration and service oriented methods of network marketing.

And that's where the important second aspect of network marketing's "higher price" comes in: the added value which you as a "distributor" add to the specialty products you sell.

Added Value Added

Network marketing and direct sales representatives add significant value to the product they sell and they are well paid when they do so successfully.

We reach consumers with the awareness of new products and services that ads and merchandising--no matter how persuasive or promiscuous--would not be able to reach out and touch. And by virtue of our one-on-one, personal relationship with these buyers, we appeal to them with a level of trust and service no mass-market, retail product advertiser could hope to compete with.

The extraordinary level of service Network Marketers provide is not available when buying through mail order or retail outlets. It is a real and tangible benefit, part of the product's value--and its price.

For example: Someone tries a network marketing anti-aging health product. It's personally presented for them--either in person or via mail--with a host of educational material about the product: scientific studies, article reprints, even books or tapes explaining how the product was made, how to use it, its unique features and its benefits.

Within one to two days, the network marketer again contacts the person to follow up, asking how they are doing, checking to see that their customer is following use directions properly, make recommendations, etceteras. These service calls continue daily, bi-weekly or weekly until the customer is satisfied and happy.

The network marketer will also continue to send informative and educational material such as updates from scientific literature. He or she will also let the customer know about other products the company offers that this particular customer with his or her unique needs and wants might also enjoy.

This is an extraordinary level of service that is a real and tangible benefit for the consumer. This kind of personal and knowledgeable attention is not available when buying through the Internet alone, or mail-order or most all retail outlets. It is one of the things network marketers are paid for and it is part of the product's value--and its price.

Are there cases where the above education and service are not offered? Of course.

Are there products that do not have special ingredients or qualities that support a higher price? Sure.

And are there times when a network marketed product is simply more expensive to pay for the multiple-level commission structure? Yes.

Back in the early 1950s, a dog grooming service was opened in New York City to serve people living in the exclusive Park Avenue, 70th and 80th Streets area. They charged $25 to shampoo and clip a dog. They had no customers. Then they jacked-up their prices to $250 per visit--and were an instant success. The Cadillac Seville, when first introduced in test-market showrooms priced at under $10,000, bombed; at $14,000 the very same automobile became an instant best-seller.

Value is a perception. The relationship between quality, benefit and price, i.e., value, is in the mind of the consumer-beholder. Businesses price goods and services according to what the market will bear. Successful marketers come up with just the right mix of value-benefit-price.

The majority of network marketing direct sales products are of the genuine higher-quality variety, not available in stores, special in ingredients, design and making.

Most offer the convenience of in-home or on-line ordering and to-the-door delivery. They are also special in terms of...

Marketing and Customer Service

The network marketing "sales person" adds value to the product through his or her education, service and sales to the customer.

All of this has its price. And according to consumer trends and the explosive growth of network marketing direct sales companies and their products worldwide, more and more people every day think it's worth it.

What's the truth about the price of products offered through network marketing? Are they too high? And if so, why?

The full answer to this one is complicated. If you need a short one, mine is:

High? Usually, yes.

Too high? Sometimes... yes, but generally no.

So, if they are high, why? Let's start with looking at what kind of products we're really talking about here.

The Truth is, Specialty Products Cost More

Network marketing is predominantly a "specialty products" business: The products we sell most often tend not to be the type you'd find in supermarkets, drug stores or any other mass merchandiser. They are not the kind that combines the lowest possible price for the least acceptable level of quality. For a conventional retail parallel, look at the products in a natural or health food store, beauty salon, boutique or upscale department store.

Specialty products cost more to make. The ingredients are unique and high quality and production is low quantity--the amounts manufactured usually are not great enough to take advantage of the economies of scale enjoyed by big-time, high-volume, mass-market producers. So these products more expensive--both to make and to buy.

Also, specialty product makers usually cannot depend on major advertising to increase sales: they don't have that kind of money. So they have to use more expensive forms of distribution, such as small, individual retail outlets whose profit margins are higher than mass-market stores and chains.

Profit Margins and Markups

Here's an example: a discount chain drug store might be able to markup a bottle of vitamins that normally sells for $3.00 wholesale for less than the normal 33 percent retail profit margin. And, because they buy in large volumes, they'll get the product for less than $3.00 to begin with.

A natural or health food store might buy that same product at the full $3.00 wholesale price, and use a markup of 50 percent to get their full 33.3 percent retail profit margin.

To the consumer, buying at retail, here's the difference: $3.99 at the drug store and $4.50 at the health food store.

And then there's "what the traffic will bear."

There are sexy boxes of imported chocolate that go for $38.00 each, and poly-bags of 50 mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups you can get for less than $3.80. If your taste tends towards expensive, you'll generally pay more--in "margin" percentages to middle-people and in total dollars.

Let's look at a comparison of one single product offered through the conventional manufacturer-to-retailer distribution system and the exact same product sold through network marketing.

$$$ From Conventional Manufacturer to Consumer

We know specialty products cost more to make; again, the ingredients are unique and high quality, and the production is low quantity, so they are simply more expensive.

Manufacturers speak of "Cost of Goods" (CoG): that's the figure that a product costs the company to make, including overhead, ingredients, packaging and labeling, sales commissions (such as broker's fees), etc.

The very minimum a manufacturer needs to sell that product for is double, or a 50 percent margin. Considering that most competitive businesses operate on a six percent pre-tax profit, that leaves them 44 percent to pay for everything else. So, the $2.00 CoG product they make, they sell for $4.00.

Now, some manufacturers sell direct to retailers--not many, but a few do, and when they do, they'll take a higher profit margin to pay for the Cost of Sales (CoS).

However, most manufacturing companies deal through distributors, who charge for warehousing, shipping and selling the products to retail stores. Normal wholesale is a 25 percent markup, which you get by multiplying the purchase price--plus freight if not included--by 1.33. So, our $4.00 item would be sold by a wholesale-distributor to the retailer for $5.32. (Again, plus or not freight costs which can run 10 to 15 percent additional.)

To achieve a 33.3 percent profit margin, the retailer has a 50 percent mark-up--or higher. Our $5.32 product ends up on the shelf at $7.98.

Now, this is the minimum scenario--not what normally happens except in the more strongly competitive markets. It's not the least bit unusual to find the manufacturer selling that $2.00 CoG product for $5.00 or $6.00... the distributor working on 35 percent instead of 25 percent... and a retailer - especially from a specialty market segment--look for a 50 percent profit (i.e., a 100 percent markup), instead of "only" one third.

And if all of that were true, the retail price of the product through that sales and distribution system would be more like $14.95.

$$$ In Network Marketing Direct Sales

Let's work this one backwards (because that's how most of the numbers are figured for your commissions).

If the networking company's product sells to consumers for $15.00 it will have an average retail commission to the networker of from 20 percent to 40 percent. So, using a 30 percent retail commission, the company's "wholesale" price to the mlm distributor will be about $10.50.

Let's say that your company pays out a full 50 percent in "downline" or organizational commissions. That means that the company's lowest from-the-warehouse price for the product would be half of wholesale, or $5.25.

That's right in the ballpark for specialty manufacturing, distribution and sales.

It's a Question of Value

There is also a greater value, beyond the "specialty products" issues of ingredient quality, cost of manufacture and so forth and that's the education, information and service delivered by the person-to-person distribution network.

Learning the product's proper use, additional uses, history, all about the ingredients, etceteras, is all part of its value. And products offered through word-of-mouth network marketing have more of this "added value" than any others.

This last point begs the question:

"Are products purchased through network marketing higher priced to make up for the compensation or commission payments to distributors and their networks?"

Can they be? Yes.

Are they... usually? No and Yes.

In an authentic, intelligent, sincere and sensible network marketing direct sales company, one that's well-managed and directed... a company that understands that the financial health and well-being of the men and women in the field MUST lead their mission, decisions, strategy, policies and procedures... no.

But that new ostentatious corporate headquarters in the prestige location... corporate jet... an army of "distributor service" personnel... rock concert "conventions"... $50,000 "big name" keynote speakers... resort vacations and incentive cruses to exotic locations paid for by the company... luxury car allowances... are all expenses that need to be paid for. Where does that money come from?

Directly (in terms of potential commissions that will not be paid out to people) or indirectly (in over-priced products and/or inflated charges for marketing materials, self-replicating websites, business building tools and trainings), the money comes from only one place... the men and women in the field.

"So... do network marketed products cost more?" Sometimes yes and other times no.

Can they be more expensive than similar items of equal value offered in a conventional market such as a retail store? Yes, they can.

In fact, you can find numerous examples of both conventionally retailed products and networking products of similar sizes, shapes and qualities at prices that vary by as much as 30 to 40 percent or more.

The only sure rule in product pricing the world over is, "What the traffic will bear..." No matter what distribution and sales route the product travels. It's not so much a game of "Let the Buyer Beware," as it is and always will be...

"Let the Buyer Be Aware."

Factor in the at-home shopping convenience... the customer service... the satisfaction guarantee... personal attention... education and information--and in today's increasingly competitive global marketplace, the "aggressive pricing" posture being taken by more and more networking companies around the world--along with the generally superior quality of the products available through network marketing and direct sales...

... and I believe a growing number quality-conscious consumers will agree with me, top network marketing company's products represent outstanding value.

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Network marketing is, or should be, organic by definition. After all, it comes about as a natural product, or byproduct, of normal actions of you, the network marketer. Like most things organic, it might benefit a little from some planting, fertilizing and removal of parasites.

A genuine "network marketer" is concentrating more on the network than the marketing side of the equation. Many of the sales made by network marketers come more often from the trust and relationship the buyer has with the marketer rather than from the perceived qualities of the product itself. Make no mistake here, a good product at a reasonable price can influence a lot of potential buyers, but the trust in the seller will have a lot more to do with success, all other things being equal.

This brings up a point for those interested in getting into a network marketing program, but who are afraid of having to "sell" things. If done properly, the major "job" of the network marketer is to continually expand their circle of friends and acquaintances. It's a rough life, isn't it?

Another point to remember is that many internet business opportunities and internet marketing techniques adapt themselves quite easily to the network marketing model. The main difference the network is built in cyberspace and you may never see a single customer.

HOW TO BUILD A NETWORK

There are many places and activities that are good for building your network, but there are a couple of steps you might want to take first.

* Prepare yourself: At first, there are going to be two strong tendencies on your part. One is to throw up your hands and quit at the first question or contact, the other is going to be the desire to make every meeting into a sale. Both of these will probably be influenced primarily by ignorance. If you don't know what you are talking about, you will either avoid the topic completely, or babble idiotically.

You should definitely be as familiar as possible with your company, its history, its place in the business community, the products you sell, prices, return policies, and the business opportunity itself, in the case of a multi-level-marketing business. You don't have to have every figure or statistic immediately at hand, that's what brochures, website, and lunch dates are for, but you should be able to present a rational overview without consternation.

You should also prepare some simple, tantalizing responses to such beautiful lead in questions such as, "And what business are YOU in?" In his book "The Wave 4 Way To Building Your Downline," Richard Poe offers tips from a successful network marketing professional named Jerry Campisi. When asked what he does for a living, Jerry would commonly reply, "I'm a lifestyle marketer." This response would very often elicit a request for further details on the part of the listener who would then be in the position of asking about what Jerry had to sell rather than having to run away from a sales pitch.

In his network marketing classic, "Big Al's Super Prospecting: Special Offers & Quick-Start Systems", Tom "Big Al" Schreiter offers much the same advice, including a list of sixteen possible responses, such as, "I put people on the fast track to retirement. I save them money and help them retire 15 years early". See how it works?

* Prepare your tools: It doesn't hurt to have some brochures in your pocket or purse, but the biggest single physical network marketing tool you will need for building your business and your network is the simple business card. Always have plenty of these with you and hand them out liberally. They should be simple and unobtrusive but should give the prospect all they need to get in touch with you. They should NOT be sales pitches, although they can contain the name of your business and/or a quick overview of your business. For example: Bob's Mowing - Complete Landscaping and Lawn Care. It is also a plus to include a website and email, particularly if they contain information about your business: bobrobertslandscaping.com, email bob@bobrobertslandscaping.com. That website did not exist when I wrote this, by the way, so if you are Bob Roberts and are in landscaping, go for it!

WHERE TO BUILD YOUR NETWORK

Your network will be mainly built from two groups, professional contacts and social contacts. I view professional contacts as two groups, although there might be some overlap or blurring between the two. I refer to connected and non-connected professionals.

YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

Connected professionals are the people you work with or come in contact with as a result of your "real" business if you are just getting started in network marketing. You have to be careful here as you can alienate someone you need for your regular business, or you might create a conflict or overstep a boundary. Just as one example, many companies frown on soliciting and might consider even talking about your network business as grounds for censure or even firing.

Non-connected professionals are those such as property managers, real estate agents, car sales people, and others who may already have a rich network of contacts, who may have some sales experience or expertise, and who might be interested in your opportunity if not your product. I won't call these people "fair game", but you certainly do have a little more latitude in contacting them and explaining your business, and having them join you could be quite a boost.

YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK

You may already have a broad network of social contacts, but here are a few suggestions of what you can do to broaden this network.

1. Public places and events: You can frequent malls, fairs, coffee shops, sidewalk sales, garage sales, and other group functions...all in the interest of broadening your reach. Stay away from selling. Talk of generalities or the weather, or who won the game last night, but have your cards ready and know what you are going to say when the moment arrives. A lady asked me about a wrap I had on my wrist the other day, and I jokingly replied that it was an occupational hazard. I spent so much time making money on my computer that I must have gotten carpal tunnel syndrome. Trust me, after that, she was more interested in the money she could make than possible damage to her arm. By the way, I switched to an ergonomic keyboard and mouse along with a better chair and it cleared up.

2. Clubs and organizations: While many of these are targeted groups with agendas of their own, there are a great many opportunities to network with the membership, and they are a great way to expand your own group of contacts. You can also sometimes get some great help in other ways as well. More than one person, including myself, has gotten a good job through a social contact, or a good price on furniture.

3. Speaking engagements: If you are knowledgeable on a subject related to your business, you can provide free workshops, classes, or talks on that subject. Don't think it works? I once watched woman who sold self-defense items such as pepper spray, whistles, and books, sell over 200 items after giving a 45 minute talk on protecting yourself.

4. Business lunches or seminars: Here's an opportunity to mingle with like minded people who might be interested in what you have to offer. It's a great time to exchange cards and practice your "what do you do for a living?" response. By the way, there is a website called MeetUp.com. You can go there and sign up to join or start groups of people in your area who share your interests. Two weeks from today, I am going to participate in a seminar on search engine optimization. The audience will include a lot of people who will be interested in internet marketing...a topic I know a little about. I wonder if I can give them a card?

There are many other situations such as PTA meetings, weddings, and even church functions which become great network marketing opportunities when you leave the selling at home and concentrate on making friends and acquaintances.

Reasons other than to Make Money in network marketing

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The desire to be recognized is one of the greatest motivators for people who join the network marketing profession. (Fact: Network marketing is not a industry it is a profession.) It is also a method of distribution.

When work is a grind and people get no public recognition,they will look for something that is more exciting. Network marketing is often the answer because this profession makes a huge fuss over its people, all the time. And why not? People build businesses,and smart network marketing executives no it. That's why Mary Kay Ash wraps furs around the shoulders of her cosmetic selling representatives and gives them pink cars to drive. Its why network marketing companies organize annual conventions; so they can praise their distributors and bring them on stage to publicly acknowledge their accomplishments. And the people love it, perhaps most people are starved for this kind of attention.

People also join this profession, because of the personalities of the people who make up the profession. Spend an evening with a bunch of network marketers, and you'll be amazed by their positive attitudes, friendliness, and willingness to help each other.They don't keep secrets from their colleagues. if they find a solution to a problem, they want everyone to take advantage of it. Color, creed, gender, education, and seniority are issues network marketers leave behind at other previous jobs.

Personal development is another motivator for people drawn to network marketing.Often,people are so beat down by jobs, employers, coworkers, commuting and the need to get ahead that they lose self esteem. Then their attitude takes a nose dive, possibly followed by their health. Sooner or later, some of these folks look at themselves in a mirror and ask; why? That's when the right network marketing company can rescue them. Most companies, through weekly telephone conference calls, regional and annual, video and audio, and workbooks, encourage their distributors to work on themselves harder than they work on their businesses. People with high self esteem usually don't struggle as networkers. In fact they're very good at it. And the more successful they become the better they become at it.

People get involved in network marketing for many reasons other than money, and at first that amazed me.I thought everyone would be motivated by the money, but a lot of people are attracted to the recognition. Imagine someone who has gone to work everyday for years, grinding it out and never getting any recognition, not even a pat on the back. as soon as they join a network marketing company and get a little success, they go to a meeting with hundreds of people, and they're asked to stand up so that everyone can cheer for them. That puts fuel in the boiler! They can't wait to get out there and do something so they can get recognized for it again.

Although people may think that their getting into network marketing for the money, a friend of mine, David Arcangelo, a former network marketer disagrees. Really they're attracted to the people. As a Network marketer, you get a chance to teach other people and watch them succeed, and most people relish that opportunity. If things work out, you may even earn a tremendous amount of money. David was never a full time network marketer, he dabbled in the profession just for the fun of it, and because I like the people, he explains. That fun led to a downline of 7,000 networkers, and even after David stopped actively working in the business, his commission checks continued to increase.

How could this happen? he didn't work and he still got paid? And he got paid more? Yes! It's called residual income. It's one of the greatest benefits of network marketing.

Another major bonus in network marketing is the ability to set your own hours and to work around your families schedule.

The desire to be recognized is one of the greatest motivators for people who join the network marketing profession. (Fact: Network marketing is not a industry it is a profession.) It is also a method of distribution. http://www.dsa.org

When work is a grind and people get no public recognition,they will look for something that is more exciting. Network marketing is often the answer because this profession makes a huge fuss over its people, all the time. And why not? People build businesses, and smart network marketing executives no it. That's why Mary Kay Ash wraps furs around the shoulders of her cosmetic selling representatives and gives them pink cars to drive. Its why network marketing companies organize annual conventions; so they can praise their distributors and bring them on stage to publicly acknowledge their accomplishments. And the people love it, perhaps most people are starved for this kind of attention.

People also join this profession, because of the personalities of the people who make up the profession. Spend an evening with a bunch of network marketers, and you'll be amazed by their positive attitudes, friendliness, and willingness to help each other. They don't keep secrets from their colleagues. if they find a solution to a problem, they want everyone to take advantage of it. Color, creed, gender, education, and seniority are issues network marketers leave behind at other previous jobs.

Personal development is another motivator for people drawn to network marketing.Often,people are so beat down by jobs, employers, coworkers, commuting and the need to get ahead that they lose self esteem. Then their attitude takes a nose dive, possibly followed by their health. Sooner or later, some of these folks look at themselves in a mirror and ask; why? That's when the right network marketing company can rescue them. Most companies, through weekly telephone conference calls, regional and annual, video and audio, and workbooks, encourage their distributors to work on themselves harder than they work on their businesses. People with high self esteem usually don't struggle as networkers. In fact they're very good at it. And the more successful they become the better they become at it.

People get involved in network marketing for many reasons other than money, and at first that amazed me.I thought everyone would be motivated by the money, but a lot of people are attracted to the recognition. Imagine someone who has gone to work everyday for years, grinding it out and never getting any recognition, not even a pat on the back. as soon as they join a network marketing company and get a little success, they go to a meeting with hundreds of people, and they're asked to stand up so that everyone can cheer for them. That puts fuel in the boiler! They can't wait to get out there and do something so they can get recognized for it again.

Although people may think that their getting into network marketing for the money, a friend of mine, David Arcangelo, a former network marketer disagrees. Really they,re attracted to the people. As a Network marketer, you get a chance to teach other people and watch them succeed, and most people relish that opportunity. If things work out, you may even earn a tremendous amount of money. David was never a full time network marketer, he dabbled in the profession just for the fun of it, and because I like the people,he explains. That fun led to a downline of 7,000 networkers, and even after David stopped actively working in the business, his commission checks continued to increase.

How could this happen? he didn't work and he still got paid? And he got paid more? Yes! It's called residual income. It's one of the greatest benefits of network marketing.

Another major bonus in network marketing is the ability to set your own hours and to work around your families schedule.

If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?

Max Seale

The approach of a brutally honest marketing network

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Network marketing has quickly become one of the fastest growing ways to work at home. Sometimes called Multi Level Marketing or Affiliate Marketing, Network marketing is based around the concept of recruiting. You join a program that utilizes network marketing to sell a product, and you make money by recruiting new sellers who have purchased their products from you and are now selling their own. You may get a cut of their sales and their recruits' sales and so on for many levels. The possibilities are endless, and so is the income potential. So it sounds all gravy right? All you have to do is get your business up and running by joining the program of your choice and recruiting new prospects.

It sounds easy enough, doesn't it? It sure did for me, and I cannot describe how excited I was about finally being able to do something about my job that I hated and the long, miserable days that I spent there. I was so ready and eager to go out there and be successful with my new network marketing business. I had all the resources I needed at my fingertips through my program, and all I had to do was turn the key.

Once I did a little research, I saw that there were lots of other people recruiting and advertising their opportunity. No sweat, it just shows how many people were having success with this concept, and it was time to get in on my slice of the pie! I mean, if people were not successful with it, then why would they be advertising it? I'll admit, it started out a little slow. Well, very slow. I found myself doing everything I could within time and budget restraints to promote my program, but I was generating no results from my efforts. Day after day I would check my email, vigorously hoping to be greeted by an email from my program telling me I had signed up a new recruit. Every day I would have a little less excitement while opening my inbox, and a little more lost hope when I saw no email containing the good news I had anticipated. Weeks turned into months of unsuccessful promoting. I finally gave up, threw in the towel, and turned to face the miserable reality of a job I hated with no escape.

My name is Joe Borowy and this is the story of how I failed with Network Marketing. I'm sure its the same story many of you reading this would write about your experience with Network Marketing. The truth is 95% of Network Marketing Businesses fail. All too often, a story of one's failure looks no different from my own. It can depressing when you think about how much hope and drive you had to be successful, all to see it slowly fade away.

After my Network Marketing Business failed, I continued to do research on the concept of Network Marketing and I was determined to figure out how the 5% who do succeed with Network Marketing go about doing it. I had to sift and search through many bogus methods, useless "secrets," and sales pitches that targeted Network Marketing failures like me. Many websites out there try to target people who have failed with Network Marketing, promising new ways to make money from it and new methods to drive success. As you probably know, there are also many websites who target Network Marketing novices, and create false hope and promise. These are what I call "Vegas Airport Slot Businesses." For anyone who has been to Las Vegas, you know that the airport is famous for having hundreds of slot machines for you to play right after you get off the plane. The airport makes shocking amounts of money from these slots. They have horrible odds, but most of the people who play them don't know that. What is their goal? They want your gambling money to be spent as soon as you get off the plane. Most people are dying to play the slots for the whole duration of the plane trip. As soon as they get off the plane, the slots are right there waiting for them. You would be surprised on how much people blow on these things. After they've had enough, the people go about their vacations, have a good time, and most likely lose a good chunk of money. After a few days, they are ready to cut their losses, and get on a plane to head home. They are dissappointed because they didn't hit any jackpots. They have a few dollars left, and they recognize the airport slots as their last chance to hit the big one. They sit down with a revitalizing hope of going home on with more then they came with. Soon enough, they have nothing left, and are dissappointed once again.

So what do these slots have to do with Network Marketing? They are built on the same principles. The Las Vegas airport slots are designed to crop you up with hope and excitement for the opportunity to gain wealth, and take your last dollars after you lose. The sad reality is most of the network marketing programs you will come across are designed one of these two ways. They either want your first and foremost dollars, or your last, desperate dollars. Remember, the executives and founders of these programs know very well that 95% who enroll will fail. Its just the sad truth.

So...Is there any realistic hope of being successful with network marketing?

I am very glad to say yes, there is. I am not going to try to pitch a sale to you here, but I have found several factors that are essential for any success with network marketing. Some are more obvious than others, and some of the obvious ones are much more important than you might expect.

Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Relationships- This is probably the most important factor of developing a successful Network Marketing Business. When trying to find new people to enroll in your opportunities, you have to prove to them you are trustworthy and that you want them to be successful. The best way to do this is by working to make your network successful, rather than using them to make yourself successful. It not only will make your more money in the long run, but you will enjoy doing it. It will develop a "family" atmosphere of sort between you and your network. It will truly feel like the perfect job, because all of your colleagues are happy, and you all help each other. This is the x-factor of success with networking. Even if you were to do everything else right, your business would slowly fade away if you had no relationship with your enrollees.

2. Communication- This one is very obvious, but often is missing link for many up and coming Network Marketers. Most programs utilize some kind of autoresponse system for its enrollees. Too many Network Marketers label this as their communication with their prospects. To truly develop the relationships you need to be successful in the long run with Network Marketing, first hand communication is a must. Live calls and personal calls can be good, but many people, like myself, don't like phone interaction for Network Marketing. I feel that calling prospects about opportunities, or calling new enrollees to motivate them to push forward with their business could easily put someone in a situation where they are back into a corner and do something they don't really want to do. That's why I prefer email as the main communication source for my network. It allows friendly communication, encouragement, advice, and motivation without putting anyone on the spot. More enrollees does not necessarily mean a better overall network.

3. A Realistic Opportunity- The Internet has become oversaturated with hundreds of network marketing programs, all of which claim to be the best. It is important only to promote programs with realistic opportunity in the long run. Look for a reputation, a good amount of included resources, or even in some cases, a new program in prelaunch that offers you an upgraded membership at no cost. Be careful though, there are thousands of great salesmen on the Internet, and it is very easy to be deceived. I have tested dozens of programs, and yet, only offer several opportunities to my website readers and mailing list. I wouldn't want to waste their time offering them a program that probably would not work for me. If you are looking for a realistic opportunity, browse my website http://www.successforfreedom.com and see if you like any of the opportunities I promote. I try to include something for everyone.

4. Mailing Lists- Not only developing your own, but signing up for others on the Internet that have good resources and tips. By getting people to sign up for your own mailing lists, it allows you to communicate with them and share with them new opportunities, as well as feed the new relationships you are developing. It is very important to sign up for other mailing lists, as they often are the best sources for fresh, new opportunities. Pass these on to your own email list, and your list will do the same for their own lists.

5. A Goal, a Drive, and a Reason Why- Any successful entrepreneur will tell you that in order to be successful, you have to want to be successful and have a reason why you want to obtain success. I'm not just talking about wanting to get rich and live the easy life. You need to have a personal drive of why you want to achieve success and what you plan to do with it once you have achieved it. Wanting to get away from your current job probably won't be enough. For me, it has always been wanting to enjoy the finer aspects of every day life, and not having to worry about little things, like finances. For most people, money is anything but a little thing. I always wanted to be successful not so that I could be rich, but so that I wouldnt have to worry about money. I believe worry is an unneccesary part of life, and I always hated having to worry about money. Money is the root of all evil, and even if you have alot of it, it doesn't benefit your life quality unless you have some higher goal in mind of why you want it. If you don't have any reason for being involved with Network Marketing other than wanting some extra money to spoil yourself with, then this business probably isn't for you. The people who succeed in Network Marketing love what they do, and have a drive inside that fuels them to keep going.

The bottom line is this: To be successful with Network Marketing, you have to enjoy doing it, and help others enjoy it by working for their success. It is better to have a team of 10 hard working, highly driven enrollees who love doing what they do than to have 100 paid members in your downline who you never hear from. They wont last, and the chances are that only 5 of them will be successful. Network Marketing is not for everyone, and there is no shame in acknowledging that it is not for you at this point in life. Perhaps later in life, you will have a good reason why you want to succeed with Network Marketing, and you will be ready for it. You don't want to get into this business if you won't enjoy it. I promise you that.

If you are considering getting into the Network Marketing business, do yourself a favor and define for yourself A Goal, a Drive, and a Reason Why.