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Creating A Plan of Action For Your MLM Business

January 4th, 2012 admin

How to write and use a Plan of Action will be critical to your success as a leader in the MLM Industry. 

An action plan can be either a simple plan or a grand plan but creating a workable Plan of Action is essential to your network

Creating A Plan of Action For Your MLM Business

A Written Plan for Your MLM Busienss Is Key to Your Success

marketing business success.  Every plan is a set of steps, set in time leading to a desired outcome.   Each plan should be associated with an objective,  a goal or a project.  “The plan” can also be a smaller part to a larger or grand plan or Mission Statement.

Regardless of the size of the plan the step are the same.

Step one :  Write down the objective of the plan. What is the goal or outcome you are wanting to achieve or accomplish.

Step Two:  You must have a deadline.  If you do not have a specific date associated with the completion of your project it might go on forever.  Also if it is a part of a great plan, time frames can be missed and delayed in your master plan will create loss of business.  Write down the exact date when you need to complete your plan in insure the great amount of success.

Step Three is to take the general plan down to the specific.  Write down each step that it is going to take to accomplish the objective for this plan.

Step Four :  Determine how much time each step is going to take.  Most of the time people under estimate the time it is going to take to accomplish each specific step and therefore the completion date gets missed and disappointment and/or discouragement  sets in.  Remember that as you step through  the plan things will change and need to be changed, don’t get discouraged it’s just part of the process of success.  So next  on your written plan write down next to each specific step the specific amount of time it will take to complete that step.

Step Five:  Write down the day that you will be working on each specific step so that you have plan out the times appropriately and

Step Six is to add these steps and tasks  to your calendar so that the plan is clearly laid out and will not create any conflict on accomplishing your plan .

Step 7: Create a space on your written plan where you can check off the Steps being accomplished and date they are completed.

A key to making your plan successful is to review your “plan of action” and commit to your success in your MLM Business

 

Creating A Plan of Action For Your MLM Business

You Must Commit to Your Plan of Action

It is so easy to get distracted or interrupted from your plan so your commitment to your plan is critical.  It is from our concentrated committed actions that real change comes about.   So you must be committed, stick with the plan you have created,  and act on it.  If something get in your way of implementing your plan you must make up that time as soon as possible.  If you don’t you will lose momentum, hope and perhaps your overall objective.

Next check off each specific task as it gets accomplished. This will help you see that you are moving forward and getting closer to accomplishing your goal, motivating, encouraging and creating more self-determination.

Then you must record these accomplishments in your Business Journal.  Keep track of how things  are going and what you are learning. Acknowledge your successes and celebrate them as they happen.   Your Business Journal is a living document of your work,  successes and the lessons you are learning. When you record what you are doing and what you are learning you will have proof that you are capable  and can do it again.

 

Flexibility is also a critical element to your plan of action.  You must be willing to change your plan and its steps if necessary.   When you made your plan you based it on what you knew at the time but as you implement your plan things may not be as you thought, unexpected things, circumstances or awareness  might crop up.  You may have under or overestimated certain things,  but as we learn to better understand what we are trying to accomplish we will have to make adjustments to our plan.

Circumstances,  missed deadlines and people may let you down so again you must adjust your plans  so you can stay on track to achieve your goals.   To be successful at this you must have a method of keeping track of the changes to your plan. If your plan is a simple plan this can be done by simple writing in the changes on your action plan and entering the changes into your Business Journal.  If your plan is more complex you may need some type of software calendar or a project management software tool to keep track of all the adjustments and changes.   You may have to edit out some steps or add additional steps that are appropriate as they are discovered.

There are many reasons to create a Plan of Action for Your MLM Business

Here are six major reasons to having a plan of actions

  1. Learning new business skills
  2. Learning new marketing strategies
  3. Learning more about your company’s product
  4. Developing targeted  marketing  plans
  5. Consistently Building your business
  6. Developing personal skills

Creating Plans of Action is a skill that you should practice regularly and deliberately until you do it automatically. Each and every time you have something big or small to get done you will get into the habit of automatically creating you Plan of Action which will guarantee and document your successes.

By small and simple things great things come about.

 

You are the Success You Have Been Waiting For… Step into it NOW!

Douglas Paul Alp

602 714 2773

http://itsaboutyoursuccess.com

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The MLM Marketing Mindset

January 2nd, 2012 admin

The MLM Marketing Mindset and Understanding your consumer

So what is the MLM marketing mindset or any marketing mindset that you will need to know and how will understanding the consumer will help you to be successful in your MLM business.  Knowing and understanding  the consumer side of sales  and the way a consumer looks at things as opposed to how a marketer looks at things is key to the success of your network marketing career.

The MLM Marketing Mindset

Knowing Your Consumer Problems Needs and Desires is Critical

As a consumer a consumer is always looking for something that will benefit them.  It’s the old “WIIFM”   A consumer is not concerned on how it affects the sales person or manufacturer, a consumer is only concerned with

“ What’s in it for me”

This is known as self-interest and is responsible for competition in the market place.  If one knows they can truly get the same exact product at another location what would you do? Well out of concern for themselves they will go to where they feel  they will get  a better deal.   Other things that are considered is if they know that company  “X”  has superior customer service to Company “Y”what would they do?   They would most likely purchase from Company “X”  of course,   the reason being is because they know if there is anything wrong with what they purchased that is would be handle appropriately by that company and once again illustrating, it is in their best interest.

This is something that is easy to understand.  It is your money and you get to decide what to do with “Your” money.  It is only natural for you to want to spend your money where you feel you will get the best value, be it cost, customer service and just superior value.  That’s the consumer’s choice.

So what is the Correct Mindset for an MLM Marketer?

On the other hand as a Network Marketer you need to understand it’s not about you.   It’s not about what you need or what you think your consumer needs.  In the network marketing industry many use the wrong approach when trying to share the product or the opportunity.  Have you ever used phrases like this.

  • I have this new product that I want you to see or
  • You have got to see this new service I am using.
  • You have to make some time for me I have to show you something.
  • This is the greatest thing ever
  • I am feeling so much better now, you have got to start taking this right now.
The MLM Marketing Mindset

Your MLM Marketing MIndset Should Be About The COnsumer

Every one of these statement are statements used by new entrepreneurs and yet they do not take into consideration the needs of their customer only the needs of themselves and what they want to sell,  be  it the product or the opportunity.

All these statement are based on the selfishness of the entrepreneur. Not one of these statements takes into consideration the consumer side of things.   Its’ all about ME ME ME

Dale Carnegie said in How To Win Friend and Influence People “help enough people get what they want and you will get what you want”   This is the shift you need to make as an entrepreneur and especially in your network marketing business.   Help people get what they want by using your product or service or by helping them meet a need or desire that they have and then you will have a successful MLM business.

 

To shift out of self-interest and into the correct marketing mindset you have to understand the consumer and understand where a consumer’s self-interest comes from.  Your potential consumer or business associate will have problems, needs and wants.  If they already had what they needed there would be no need for them to go to the market place to find it.  Well these underlining needs and wants are the underlining needs for the consumer.   Theses problem, needs and wants must be satisfied.

The second part of a consumer thinking is how does this particular product or service satisfy their problems, needs and wants ?

A product may have many features such as fast internet access, ability to store thousands of photos, the ability to play all your favorite music and games.  These are all features set up by the manufacturer.   The features are the items that will give benefit to the consumer.  The real benefit for the consumer would be things such as being able to access all your contacts with just a touch of a button, surf the internet and bringing access to the entire world through your fingertips.  You will never be out of reach of the photos of your children and grandchildren or your most important medical professional if ever an emergency arises.  Oh and by-the-way you will never be lost with your convenient always with you GPS  where you will be able to produces maps and get voice commands with step-by step directions to any destination in the world . All these benefits are instant and right at your fingertips  in one compact tool called the IPhone that can be carried around in your pocket or purse.  These are all the BENEFITS that the consumer will realize if they have an Iphone.  So what are the BENEFITS that you are offering?

What you need to describe is how the features of your product or opportunity will help the consumer or your prospect so you must structure your language to the consumers point of view. You need to discuss how the features satisfy the consumer’s problems, needs and wants.   This is what you will need to do to shift to the marketing mindset recognizing the self-interest of the consumer and how  you cater to their needs

As an entrepreneur you need to know the needs and wants of your prospect. You need to know what benefits they are seeking and you need to know how your products and your services can satisfy their problems needs and wants. When you stay focused, ask questions and listen you will be clear on what you are doing, and  how and what you have to do next.   This is the winner’s formula to understanding the consumers’ needs and maintaining the

MLM Marketing Mindset for success.

 

PLease let me knwo what BENEFITS you are offering to the world

 

As alwasy I wish you much success

Douglas Paul Alp

602 714 2773 (anytime)

http://itsaboutyoursuccess.com

 

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Why You Should Use a Business Journal

December 19th, 2011 admin

A Business Journal Can be The Key to Success in Your MLM Business. 

 

So you want to find success in yourMLM Business, correct.  So what tools do you have to keep you on track and keep you focused to achieve the success you deserve. Have you ever heard of a Business Journal? I would invite you to understand the concepts of a Business Journal and notice how successful people always  keep track and journal about their business lessons, they even use theses lessons to write great books. A Business Journal is a direct connection to the success they were able to create.

Many do believe that your success in your business will depend upon you writing in your business journal.

Why You Should Use a Business Journal

Using A Business Journal To Focus Your Success

“An unexamined life is not worth living” a quote by Socrates. This idea can also be applied to your business. The ability to delineate your vision on writing and to make that vision happen is a relatively rare skill. But there are many great people like the great inventor Albert Einstein,  great statesmen like Abraham Lincoln and great business minds like Donald Trump who have all kept business journals.

Bringing your vision to a reality is a skill that can be learned in fact it must be learned. Too many just dream and never following through and others do but don’t dream beyond their own front porch. This will limit you in the success that you generate. The use of a business journal can change all of that. A business journal is a powerful tool that will help you create the business you dream of and direct your attention to where you might be procrastination.

Here are just some reasons for keeping a Business Journal.

Firstly a Business Journal will provide clarity of thinking.  Putting your thoughts down on paper will help you to think clearly on a daily basis . This will allow you to spot problems, before they occur.

Second, Clarity of Feeling. Feelings can get muddled and lead to confusion and not being motivated. Your emotions drive your actions. If your thoughts and emotions are off it may causes you to not act or act in the wrong direction. Writing how you are feeling and the cause of your feeling will give you clarity and the release to help you move forward. Understanding your feeling can lead to inspiration. A great place to works from.

The third reason for a Business Journal is Clarity of Vision. The review of your vision by writing it in your Business Journal will enhance your ability to visualize your future and allow you to be specific on what you want to accomplish.

Number Four Clarity to Understanding your needs and wants . Writing your needs and wants in your Business Journal allow you to differentiate between a want and a need . This will help you prioritize based on what needs to be done instead of what you want to do.

Next reason to have a Business Journal is Clarity of Problem Solving . When you are running a business you will run into all sorts of problems and challenges. Writing them down in a Business Journal helps you to separate one problem from another . It will also allow you to prioritize and see potential solutions quicker.

Why You Should Use a Business Journal

Have You Ever Had A Great Idea for Your Business?

The sixth benefit for using a Business Journal is,  Clarity of Idea Generation. When writing down your ideas it will allow you to capture your inspired ideas before you lose them and go onto something else. Then you can priorities them and for workability.

Clarity of Resources. These resources can be your time, your energy and your money. Some of your resources may be limited . By writing this in your journal you will be able to manage and control your resources more effectively.

Onto the eight benefit which is Clarity of Decision Making. As you are writing, tracking and evaluating of your decisions in your Business Journal it will help to develop confidence in your decision making and using your intuition in business. This clarity will keep you from second guessing yourself and wasting time making a decision that is right for you and your business.

Clarity of Commitment. When you are committed to your project and your success you will find the way. It will keep you focused on the why, the when, the where the who and the how of any situation. Because you are committed you will make sure you find the answers.

Clarity of Goal Setting- A goal unwritten is only a wish.

Why You Should Use a Business Journal

Goal Setting - Turning the Impossilbe into Possilbe

Written goals keeps you reminded and focused. This will help you to clarify and adjust your plans as needed to accomplishYour Vision for your business.

It will do you more good if you have the benefit of number ten Clarity in Writing. Having a written plan in your Business Journal will give you focus on where you are going and how you will get there.

Business Journal Benefit number eleven is Clarity of Timing. Timing is everything. When you learn from the times you decide to implement a process or not do a task you can learn from the exact timing what is working and repeat that. You can also learn where the timing can be adjusted to bring upon better results. Being objective on when things have to get done is vital to your success. This will also give you the clarity of what to do when and how to adjust your plan appropriately.

Why You Should Use a Business Journal

Documenting What Has Been Communicated

Clarity of Communication. Write down what you may have delegated or assigned and to whom you have delegated it to you . It will be recorded and the record as to what and when things are to be accomplished and delivered. This will clear up any mis-communications that could lead to a project or an appointment working or failing.

Clarity of leadership. It is often difficult as to who is taking the leadership in your business and what you need to do to become a better leader.  Understanding the leadership within your business is crucial to the success of your business.

The fourteenth benefit of having a Business Journal is the Clarity of Action. There will be days where you ask what really got done today. If it is recorded in your Business Journal then it will be clears as to what you have accomplished and what has to be addresses to make you business successful. It will provide inspiration and acknowledgement of all you are accomplishing when if feels like you are getting nothing accomplished

Clarity of Analysis. There are 2 sides of every issues. Getting them down in your Business Journal gives you a clear signal to help you get a decision which is clear and confident. When you write down your opinions it will help you analyze what is the right choice for your business.

Moving on your will find that Clarity of Refinement in your Business Journal will help you  to continually improve your results.. Nothing is ever done perfectly the first time. But by having it written down you can see and refine your plan or tasks to be more effective and efficient. It will let you see what you have done well and where you can make improvements. This will allow you to gain control and mastery of your business.

Of course we all need Clarity of success.

Why You Should Use a Business Journal

You Must Have a Clear Vison of Your Success

Everyone needs to know when and how they succeed, so that they can repeat the processes of what works. This is also very important in the MLM industry for if you want to create duplication in your business you need to know what works and what does not. Giving your team a plan that is proven to work will greatly increase the success of your team.

 

How often should you be Writing in your Business Journal?

There are 4 main times to write in your Business Journal

  1.  Before you start your day –take 5 minute to write in your Business Journal Before you start your business day. This should includes a brain dump and write down whatever is on your mind. Write down what you want to get done today, including carryover from the previous day, Create action items to be put into your calendar or planner and you can also make a to do list and well as a call list of people you need to call that day. Benefits of your  writing in your Business Journal in the morning will enable you will keep you focused and productive
  2. You should write in your Business Journal during the day when you are feeling a little confused, lost or bogged down. If you get a little off  as you progress through your day take a couple of minutes to write in your business journal to clear your head and give yourself more focus. This will allow you to see what you need to do next to get you to where you want to be .  Also things like “ I really should have not taken this call and why”. Sometimes if we allow ourselves to get distracted we can also see where we are procrastinating, It will also help you get clarity on the things you may already have planned for the day like an upcoming meeting .
  3.  Before you retire to bed. Make sure you are recording In your Business Journal what you have accomplished today. This will give you time to evaluate what you have accomplish and what you may want to plan for tomorrow. Make sure to celebrate your successes for that day and let the satisfaction of success permeate your mind and set into your subconscious mind of the successes of your day. See all the things you have accomplished and feel good will continually  give you a sense of accomplishment. Also record the things you did not get done . These will be tasks that you will need to get accomplish tomorrow.
  4.  Anytime you need to figure something out, make a plan or come up with a decision, Keep your business journal with you as much as possible, you never know when a great idea is going to pop into your head or you will need to write down a bit of information so it doesn’t slip away. You should also write in your business journal whenever you hit a wall in your business. This will help you to get clarity and refocus or re invent yourself to greater success.

These are the benefits of how to use a Business Journal to  keep you focused and dramatically increase your MLM Business Success. Begin to apply your business Jounal and see whrer it lead you.

 

PLease let me know what you think and how this inforamtion can lead you to greater success.

 

To Your Success

Douglas Paul Alp

602 714 2773

It’s About Your Success

 

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How Procrastination Can Destroy Your Business

December 16th, 2011 admin

Why do we Procrastinate and why it can destroy your business? 

Answer this question  “ Why do today what can be put off until tomorrow? “

How Procrastination Can Destroy Your Business

Procrastination Can Destroy Your Busienss

This is the procrastinator creed and it  is very destructive.  Procrastination is one of those things that can drive you crazy.  It hides in all kinds of places and dresses in all types of disguises.  But the results are always the same, nothing gets done and things begin to pile up and you begin to get discouraged that you can ever dig yourself out of the tons and tons of things to complete.

This topic is very important to the entrepreneur as to uncovering when and how they procrastinate. To really understand the sneakiness of procrastination look at these examples and see if you do any of these in your business.

  •  Do you reschedule task for the benefit of your business or are you just procrastination?
  • Are you re-prioritizing your ” to do list”  over and over to be more productive or are you actually procrastinating?
  • Do you continually put the calls off to a better time or are you procrastinating because you are in fear of rejection?
  • Are you really that productive working non-stop or are you procrastinating by taking a break?

Now there could be times to reschedule a task or re-prioritize your day and there could be more optimal times to make a phone call or time to take a break to keep the balance in your work day.  There can also be the understanding of not working until you are not thinking clearly and become unproductive.  But how can you tell when you are doing something to increase your productivity or when you are actually procrastinating.

So how do you know the difference between the excuses of procrastination and a behavior which is productive and beneficial to your business?

How to Identify If You Are Procrastinating

Of course life is very dynamic and we are always adjusting to the situations of the day.  This type of adjusting  is a necessary activity to be able to adjust  and move forward in one’s day.  But procrastination however has a different dynamic. One way you can identify procrastination is when you keep seeing the same problem or the same task repeating itself over and over again in your life or on your schedule. This week’s problem becomes next week’s problem and this goes on for months and possible years.  You never really get anything done until you just quit on your business or project  and go onto another project only to see the same pattern.   You end up feeling stuck, bored, depressed and in a state of confusion. Procrastination can show up in you always multi-tasking but never really getting things done. Saying things to yourself like, ” I’ll just check email and then I will  start up again” only to become distracted again and again and never really getting anything complete.

What ends up happening is that you don’t stay the same and your business does not stay the same either.  You just keep falling behind further and further.

So How can you Stop the Vicious Cycle of Procrastination ?

Planning is the prefect exercise for identifying procrastination. First you must lay out your plan for the next day or next week and each day when you review your results you will have to observe what  you completed and what items were rescheduled .  Then you need to record what was rescheduled and why you rescheduled them.  This will help you to be accountable and allow you to see where you are avoiding something and procrastinating. If you see that same task or group of tasks being rescheduled day after day or week after week chances are you are procrastinating. This act of planning and reviewing  allows you to be accountable.   When you do this over time you will be able to see when an activity has been rescheduled more than once. As you observe why you are rescheduling you will see a pattern of the reasons why you are not getting the job complete.  Using this method you can quickly notice why and when you are procrastinating.  If you are not planning your day and keeping track of what gets done each day you really have no way of knowing if you are procrastinating.  This will inturn lead to you to losing control over your business. Planning along with having a vision for your business are critical activities for entrepreneurs.

So why do people procrastinate.?

Well procrastination is rooted in fear.

How Procrastination Can Destroy Your Business

Is Fear Your Reason For Procrastination?

And where there is fear there is resistance and no action or reluctance to get things done,  hence procrastination . We don’t always notice or recognize our fears. In fact over the years we have gotten really good at renaming our fears to concerned, worried, hesitant, and doubtful or I’m thinking about it.  No matter what you call them they are still fears. And they will cause you to fail.  No one will admit that they are afraid.  In our society it seems like a weakness. We sometime think  “How could a grown person be afraid of a phone call or a conversation with a prospect which could lead to business”.  After all it is just a phone call and/or a conversation so why would one be afraid of that .  But the reality is that there can be a lot of fear in making a phone call.  What one need to do is to begin to notice is your resistance to doing a task  or making a phone call .  Your resistance to doing something is your first clue.

Now you may not think  that you are acting out of fear when you are rescheduling , postponing  or reprioritizing but if there is a resistance, reluctance or a sense of uncertainty  to move ahead and take action then  that feeling is telling us something.  It could be you saying something as simple as “I don’t like making phone calls.”  But what is the real reason.  You like calling friend and talking to them don’t you?

Procrastination comes from a fearful state of mind. 

It is a attempt to keep us from getting hurt, disappointed, embarrassed or looking foolish  or even being outside your comfort zone .

So what are the ramifications of procrastination?  

Well things that have to be done pile up, and they don’t go away.  In addition your stress level  begins to build up inside of you do to the fact that you see yourself getting further and further behind.  Even if they are little things that you are putting off, each and every time you are reminded of the task not being complete it creeps into your consciousness and these feeling of not getting things done add up building upon others and causing you to feel even more stress and overload.

Now think about it . You know how you feel when you have procrastinated around one thing, right, now how much more annoyed will you be when you have procrastinated on 10 or 20 things.  It all adds up leading to more stress and the feeling that you will never get your goals or your business working successfully.  Each of these little annoyances has a cost.

They will cost you peace of mind, happiness and success.  Procrastination is also costing you and your business money.

So How Can You Break the Pattern of Procrastination

Doing little things such as time management, reading your Business Vision Statement and writing in your Business Journal regularly  are all ways to move your business and life forward and achieve your goals. If you make the committed effort and track your results you will begin to see your progress.  You will also see where you are not getting things done and you can assess why you are avoiding this task.  Look for the underlining fears that might be stopping you from getting the task done or continually rescheduling .  Remember getting these task done will enable you to feel better, have less stress and make more money, as opposed to the other option of  procrastination and not doing what you have set out to do for the day.   These little undone task add up to slowing you down, holding you up and keeping you from pressing ahead and succeeding.

Lighten the Load of Procrastination

Imagine that you are caring an empty sack and each time you procrastinate you put a rock in you sack. Also every time you think about the task and continue to procrastinate around it you add another rock to your sack.    After a week now many rocks would you have and how heavy is this bag of rock you are carrying around with your every minute of every day.   Now what if this went on for a week, a month or even 4 months how would this be effecting your life and your livelihood?  Sooner of later the bag will get too heavy for you to carry and you will drop it. Now you will begin to understand how so many people who  have the dream of going into business , get stressed out after not getting things done due to procrastination and being afraid.  They will get too stressed out over a period of time and then drop the heavy bag of rocks and quit. And more importantly they drop their business and their dreams.   Then after time they will attempt it again or try another business only to repeat the same patterns again and again. Collecting a bags of rocks and then dropping the bag – again and again.

Procrastination does not cost you a little — it cost you a lot. Do you think that it’s time to get out of the deadly procrastination cycle. and get on with life?

What will you need to learn and to know in order to stop procrastinating?  What can you do every day to check and see if you are procrastinating?  When you can identify and acknowledge how and when you are procrastinating it will give you the awareness to move forward and become a great successful entrepreneur. You will become someone who gets things done because it is by small and simple things that great things come about.  As you take small steps and get more and more done the fearful habit of procrastination has less power in your life and you begin to develop momentum and find the success in your business that you deserve.

What I have done here was to identify the problem of procrastination and give you a few insights on how to move through and get things accomplished.   In the next step we will uncover ways to eliminate procrastination and help you become a successful entrepreneur.

 

I hope this was helpful for you.  Please comment and share this on Facebook if you think it will also be helpful for others.

 

Look forward to sharing more insights to help yu find the success you deserve

 

To Your Success

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Being A Great MLM Leader

December 14th, 2011 admin

In a resent training call with Denis Waitley he discussed the most important leadership qualities for a person in the Direct Sales or Network Marketing Industry.  He shared some great and powerful information that one can begin to realize in

Becoming a great leader in life and in the MLM industry.

You Must Have Vision

Being A Great MLM Leader

To Become a Great MLM Leader You Must Have Vision

To become a Great MLM Leader you must  first become a visionary and always keep the big picture in mind.  You must have this vision and continually share it with your team and with your prospects.  You must display and help your team know that in this industry you must be patient and understand that you may not see immediate results from your efforts.  One needs to look at this industry or any business as a startup.  Think of your business as a startup business, even though your MLM company may be established, your individual business is a startup and know that when you are involved in a startup it takes time to develop the momentum for growth.  You need to move forward everyday with your vision in mind and know that as long as you are involved with the right company and team that you will find success.  Developing this in yourself and your team is a powerful way to exhibit the great leadership quality that will help your team growing.

To Be A Great MLM Leader You Must be Consistently Honest

Denis also spoke about honesty and being consistently honest about your intention and everything you do in your business.  This should also be a quality that you carry into your life.  People need you to be consistent in your honesty, Don’t just tell people what you think they may want to hear so that they join your business of follow your lead, instead just tell them the truth and you will develop the trust of a leader without the hype and the little lies that people sometimes tell  in the MLM industry.

 Being  a Great Role Model Will Show you are a Great Leader

Another major quality of leadership is to be a role model.  Being in action actually speaks louder than any words that come out of your mouth.  You must have the attitude of being a steward who focuses on helping your team succeed.  Ask yourself everyday “What can I do for you today that will help you to reach your goals?”  This is the Law of increase and if you are always adding value to other people’s lives you will become a great leader. Release also that adds you are adding value to other people’s lives you will also be adding value to your own life.  If you are the type of individual that can assist someone to increase their life to their full potential and they know that it’s your mission to help them succeed and not have the selfish intention for your own financial wealth then you will automatically become a leader.

Become A Good Communicator

The next quality in being a Great MLM leader is to be a good communicator.  

Being A Great MLM Leader

Great Leaders Exhibit Great Communication Skills

Lack of communication creates a vacuum which is quickly filled with fears, doubt and poisonous thoughts.  Dream stealer’s are all around us so unless you are in constant communication with your downline then people will begin to have fears and doubts and eventually lose interest or join another company.  You must continually be communicating the vision of your team and company and how your product or service is serving society and how your team is working to build success.  Also you want to make sure you are providing encouragement for your team members in reaching their goals.  Know their “Why” and help them to believe that they can achieve it.  Again serving your team for their great good will show that you are a true leader.

Always Attend Events and Encourage Your Team To Do The Same

As a leader in the MLM business  you must attend and encourage your team to attend events.  Events are a great way for people to continually develop the relationship, get training and learn from others how they are achieving their success.  You will see that people just like you are achieving success and this will increase your belief that you can also have the same success.  It is also  a great way to increase your belief in your company, the companies leadership and their products.  When you get to be around other leaders and the leadership of your company you will naturally increase your belief in what you are doing.  And here is a little secret  ….your success is in direct proportion to your belief in what you are doing.

 Retaining Retention In Your MLM Organization

In being a leader in your MLM business one must also understand how to maintain retention in your organizations.  Here are some pointers on keeping your business and your team growing.  First things first is as soon as someone joins your team get them started on the training.  There is much to learn in this industry and you must be able to direct and get your person focused and in action as soon as possible.  You should have some company training along with training on any program of marketing, mindset and people skills that you and your team have put together.  The sooner you get your new enrollee active and making money the more belief  they will have in themselves and your business.  For each person you sponsor help them earn their first check and you will see your team develop momentum and continue to grow.

Help Your People Develop Their “Why”

When someone joins your organization it is your job to help them understand “Why” they are doing this.  They need to understand that if their why is strong enough they will hang in there even when times  seem challenging.  Instill in yourself and your team that if you are just doing your MLM business to get rich quick and you do not  experience this right away you will get discouraged and quit. Make sure your team members knows their deeper reason why they are doing this.  Help them to develop and understand that this is more than just money but a way for them to experience something much more.  Whether it be their health, time with their families, doing something to make a difference in someone’s life or whatever the bigger reason is.  These are the things in life that keep us focused and keep us going.  Keep this “why” and this vision alive in yourself and in your team.

A Great Leader Always Instills Teamwork

Being A Great MLM Leader

Great MLM Leader Always Instill Teamwork

Instill in your group the idea of being a team.  Have consistent meetings, create contest and have incentives to keep people driven and focused.  Another great thing to implement in your team is to have accountability partner where members of your team work with other members to help them focus and be accountable for creating what they want to accomplish. Helping your team work as a team is very powerful and will also help in retention.  Teach your team how to plan their day and to focus on income producing activities.  Encourage them to attend meeting, webinars and continual to do personal development.  Have one on one and small group meeting also to continue to provide focus and growth in your team

And always support and help your team to increase their pay check. Denis says to “Look up to those beneath you in your organizations. We need to form a company of giants,  if you try to retain people smaller then yourself and look down on people with arrogance and ego they will not be in your organization for long”

Expect to win and help others to believe in themselves and you will build and retain a very powerful team as you become a great leader by example.

I hope you enjoyed this article.  Please let me know what you think and let me know how you are becoming a leader in the MLM Industry.

 

To Your Success

Douglas Alp

602 714 2773

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Creating A Vision for Your Life and Your Business

November 30th, 2011 admin

Creating A Vision for Your Life and Your Business

 

I believe it is a part of our being to desire to grow, learn and experience more in life, but you may have experienced that in the course of life we sometimes get stuck and do not move forward as we desire.  I believe one of the reasons is that we lack Vision.  Now we all have a vision whether we are conscious of it or not.  The problem people don’t experience what they desire is that their unconscious vision is stuck in lack and fear.

Creating A Vision for Your Life and Your Business

Creating A Vision For Your Life and Your Business

You have a vision for your life, for your health, for your relationships and for your business.  If you are not experiencing and living your vision unfortunately your vision is unclear and is lacking power.  So ask yourself- Are your visions for yourself and those you are involved with powerful?

Today I will cover the 3 Steps to creating an obtaining your vision

but first one thing you should realize is that every vision has a gestation period unfortunately it is not like the known gestation period of a child birth or the time it takes to grow a carrot (77 days)  because the gestation period of your vision is somewhat unknown.  You can pretty much predict the time for a baby to grow in the womb and be birthed into our world but the time it takes to manifest your vision is somewhat unpredictable. For this reason many give up on their vision and quit or don’t even get started.  Your vision can take 3 days or 5 years to go through the gestation period depending on the size of your vision and where you are currently at in relation to your dreams.

Once you plant the seed of your vision you must hold that vision

Creating A Vision for Your Life and Your Business

Plant The Seeds of Your Vision

knowing that it will be realized and then just let go as to when it will show up. When you hold no emotional constrains or resistance to your vision your energy along with the powers of the universe will present the “how to’s” to you and it’s just a matter of moving forward with belief and the knowing that your vision will come to fruition.

Move forward everyday knowing that the universe will guide you and that your vision will manifest.  This is the Law of Gestation – all you need to do is to trust and follow inspired action.  The inspired action is the Universe guiding you to take action to create your vision.

Once your vision is set and you step out, feeling the emotion that your vision will be manifested,  instantaneously the universe will give you every step you need to take to to create your vision and desired results.

Just like a GPS it will may only give you one step at a time.  Move forward in faith without having to know the entire plan before you make a move.  As you take one step the next step will be given to you.  I do fall victim to this as I don’t always move forward until I can have it perfect but as you can see,  vision is part of a process and as you step forward more and more steps of the plan will present themselves to you. As Steve Jobs said you can only connect the dots looking backward.

Creating a vision and experiencing your desire

The original translation of the word Desire  is “of the father” and desire is part of our DNA from God.  Living full out in your desire and trusting is part of our connection to our creator.  It is your birthright.

Step 1:  Creating Your Vision

Define what you want in great detail.  Be specific as to what you want and the feeling that it will give you once you are experiencing your vision.  This is a very important step for you can’t get what you want  ‘till you know what you want.  Just like the Joe Jackson’s  song says.

Steps 2: Create a Visualization

a vision board and also a mantra which depicts your Vision.  One practice that I learned from Bob Proctor for developing a Mantra is by starting the mantra or declaration by stating:  “ I am so happy and grateful for now having or experiencing “X’ where “X” is your desired outcome or vision.  Your vision needs to be something you can see in your mind’s eye but mostly important is to pay attention to the way your vision makes you feel.

We living in a vibrational world and everything has a frequency, when you vibrate at that level of your desire your vision will be attracted to you.  It’s just like the term “I get good or bad vibes from that person”   Why is that.  It’s because you are vibrating at difference levels.  You will attract people and circumstances into your life based on your vibration.  If you are having thoughts and feelings of happiness it’s funny how you attract happy people into your life.  But be careful, the same vibrational attraction works on things you don’t want to experience.  So hold your vision and know that it is true.  Feeling the feeling of you already having it and see what shows up.  You might just be amazed.

Your Visualization

Creating A Vision for Your Life and Your Business

Press The Play Button: Visualize and Feed Your Vision

Make sure that you are spending some time seeing and feeling this vision manifest in your life.  Create a picture in your mind and play it everyday. This is like watering the plant or fertilizing your Vision. See everything in your vision as it is real and feel how you would feel as if you already had it. This is best done when you first awaken or before you go to bed. At these times is when your subconscious mind is most open to suggestions.  If you remember try to take a break during your busy day and spend a few minutes seeing and feeling your vision. You can do it for a little as 30 seconds at a time. As your vision increases in vibration you will it set into your subconscious mind- this will allow you to manifest on autopilot.

The only difference between where are are now and attracting your vision is your vibration.  When you vibrate at the same rate of your desire you are “Be-ing” that which you desire and it will be drawn to you.

With that feeling move  forward with inspired action.

Step 3 of Creating and Experiencing You Vision:

Share your vision with other.  Some may say to keep your vision a secret but once you believe that your vision is yours –  share it.  I will put one word of caution out there.  If you vision is not yet strong enough then be careful to only share it with people who will support you and believe in you.  There are some out there that just love to steal your dreams Do NOT allow them to do this.  Continue to increase your vibration and attract those into your life that will support you in your vision.  Feel your desire in your Heart.  I’m sure you have heard the expression that that person has more heart than talent.  Well that’s what they are talking about.  When you hold Your Vision in Your Heart you hold the secret, the power to creating anything.

Allow yourself to think BIG.  The work is done internally and will lead to changing your beliefs.  Remember as you believe it is done onto you.

After you have completed this and do your visualization let go by saying “I ask for this or something better to now manifest into my life”.  And let it go.  We are really only going after the feeling in life.  We think that we desire something that is going to make us FEEL a certain way but what we are really after is the feeling. If we let go of the attachment and allow the Universe to bring us something even better so that we can experience the feelings we desire.

One last thing and I invite you to do this along with me.  I learned this many years ago and again learned this from Jack Canfield a few months back. This can be a short exercise that you will need to do for 28 days straight to lock your Vision into your subconscious mind. 

Take a few minutes when waking of before retiring at night and write down exactly what your vision is and how you NOW feel that you have obtained it.  You can do this for a certain aspect of your life be it your health, your relationship, your business or you can do it for your overall life.  Get into detail and make sure, as your are writing this out, to you feel the feeling as if it is actually happening.  The feeling you experience is the most important part.  Now you must do this for 28 days straight. If you miss one day, accept it and start over at day 1 and continue for the next 28 days.  I did this many years ago I experienced such happiness and gratitude it was just amazing.  So I invite you to play along.

Please let me know what you think of this article and please let me know how you are doing in creating your vision.  Write a comment down below or share your vision with me in a video.  I would love to know what your vision is and support you in creating that in your life

To Your Success

Douglas Paul Alp

http://itsaboutyoursuccess.com

602 714 2773

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The MLM Franchise Model

November 28th, 2011 admin

The Franchise MLM Model

 

The MLM Franchise Model

Franchising the MLM Industry

It has been some time now that I have been contemplating the idea of a Franchise Model for the MLM industry. 

Just like with a franchise it would have set lists of systems and procedures that would allow someone to find the success in the Network Marketing industry in a duplicable manner.

Although the MLM industry touts the idea of duplication it very rarely happens.  But if one can devise a way that when the exact steps are followed one can find the success by putting systems in place  just as if they were to purchase a McDonald or a Subway.  This type of Franchise Modle will revolutionize the MLM industry

 

Let’s face it Franchises are set up in a way that when you apply the  Systems they work every single time.  These systems are set up in such an elementary way the one can hire high school kids to run the entire Multi-million dollars business and if one doesn’t show up another young person can come in and do the same thing and get the same proven results. It’s all about Systems.

So what if this could be accomplished in the MLM industry?  Well I tell you, you would have gold. 

So let’s look at where some of the problems are encountered  in the industry and where one needs to develop Systems to create a duplicatible  Franchise MLM Model.   First, the major problem that people face in the MLM industry is not enough people to talk to.  If they even approach their warm market they soon run out of qualified people to talk to and many will get frustrated and either not do anything or quit the business after not even trying.  But what if the system was created to generate specific targeted leads and even set up to be company specific exclusive leads.  So that when a lead comes to you they are already pretty much sold.

The MLM Franchise Model

Company Specific Targeted Lead

Actually that is what true marketing is all about.  True marketing is specific to your niche, a specific product  or a company and attracts that specific prospect to you. The targeted lead is specific and already prequalified through the marketing process.  Then its just a matter of screening them to see if they are someone you feel is really qualified, answering a few questions  and then signing them up.

The system would be set so you can plug into it.  You will not need to know how to do the specific marketing for it would be a process of delegating or  the process to outsource the marketing , be it article marketing, pay-per-click marketing (PPC) or any other means of marketing.  The system would be set up so that you did not have to do the specific task be instead would be subbed out to a team who had the expertise in this area.

The next step would be to have specific training on how to talk to your prospect once they had exhibited an interest.  This process would train you on the scripts, the ways to talk to this qualified prospect and how to handle objections.  Of course this would be a learned task but with an unlimited number of qualified leads coming in you would develop the expertise to sponsor many into your organization.

Remember now that this system would be duplicated

The MLM Franchise Model

Duplicatable MLM Franchise Systems

where everyone joining your organization would also be buying into the Franchise Model which would create duplication in your organization.  Now I ‘m not saying that one would not have to work, too many people get involved in network marketing and expect to be rich overnight or do nothing and make money. Those who sell an opportunity like this a full of lies and deceit and that is not how anyone finds success in any business.

So now you have a system set up to not only attract qualified leads, the hardest part, but you have the “How to’s “ on what to say, how to handle objections and how to sponsor more people.  You also have the same system where anyone who joins your team will step into this Franchise Model in turn the amount of training that you have to do is very minimal.

Now this would not be the only area where you would have to set up systems. 

In any business you will need multiple ways of marketing and getting the word out about your product and service.  For this we would set up specific niche marketing to target a specific demographic of people who would need your product or service.

Let’s say for example that you were in the health and wellness industry.  Within the Health and Wellness industry is the biggest group of people who purchase products to stay health and look younger.  That demographic would be the Baby Boomer.  Now the next question to be answered would be who has the most influence over the baby boomers decision to stay young.  Well in my investigation those who truly want to maintain their youth will be listening to certain professionals such as doctors, nutritionists and people in the fitness industry.  To be more specific which kind of doctors would recommend a natural health product.  That would be Natural-path and homeopath doctors,  and chiropractors.

The MLM Franchise Model

Natural Doctors and Chiropractors

These types of professionals would have access to hundreds of patients each and if they had the proper systems set up to test for areas of weakness or illness and then then have a method to prove that your product worked then you would have a very powerful System to move large amounts of product through their professional businesses.

Where in the network marketing industry, do you have the opportunity to move large amounts of product month after month in a retail fashion through a natural doctor?  The system would be set up to diagnose a particular health issues and then recommend a supplement to prevent and reverse the cause of the problem. The client would them be able to use the product and be tested at a later date to prove that the product worked.  If you have a natural doctor in your organization that can sell a product that is proven to work and can move thousands of dollars per month through your organization then you’d have a powerful duplicatable model for success.

Now what if that doctor knew other doctors and got them to also distribute the product in a retail fashion.  Well you guessed it. Since we are paid on volume in the MLM industry you can have one person generating thousands of dollars in volume where typically it would take ten or twenty individuals to do the same.  Are you beginning to see how this system of duplication can actually work to create great success ?  Remember that you will also have other reps in your organization who may also chose to set up this aspect of the Franchise Model to create massive success and duplication.

This same type approach can also be incorporated into the fitness and Physical Trainer area.  You can have Professional Trainers, Nutritionist and other health care professionals who deal with a large group of people retailing your product on autoship to your specific demographic.  The system would be set up for your doctors, nutritionists and fitness trainers to not only retail the product but also be able to set their clients up on an autoship program so that their income and your income will be duplicable month after month.

Now just think how it would feel to introduce this system to your friends and family.  As you take on this Franchise Model and implement it and begin to make some serious money how easy would it now be to talk to anyone about joining your MLM business.  With Our Franchise Model in place anyone could follow the Systems and begin to earn a nice check to prove that it works.  People would be banging down you door to work with you.  Now how would that feel to have and promote a system like that that actually works.

Of course it all takes time and work.  Like I mentioned this Franchise Model for MLM  is one that works but you must work it to find success.  Oh and by-the way.  We are now implementing this system with my company.  If you’d like to find out more and get involved please give me a call and we can set up a time to review this and see if it’s the right match for you.

 

To your Success

Douglas Alp

602 714 2773

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The Mindest For Success – Creating The Millionaire Mind

November 26th, 2011 admin

Have you every wondered why you struggle to find success?

And No matter what you do you just don’t seem to get there. You have bought course after course, you have followed people who are having success and tried to model them but yet you still don’t achieve the success you know you are capable of.

Well it’s not all your fault. Most of the problems that you struggle with in life are not because you are not good enough or that you are just doomed to failure but instead it has to do with how you were programmed as a child.

Now it is no fault of your or your parents but merely that those that most influenced you as a child did not know how to program your computer, your sub-conscious mind.

The Mindest For Success Creating The Millionaire Mind

Create A Millionaire Mind

 

What if you had the keys to unlock your sub-conscious mind and re-program it for success?

You may have heard me talk about the Millionaire Mind Intensive before, so I won’t go into a lot of details about it now…

But they’ve got a great offer on right now, to experience the Millionaire Mind Intensive in a very special way.

Between now and Cyber Monday, when you register for the MMI you will receive a free upgrade to the Premium Package.

With this, not only do you get to sit in the Premium Seating section (right behind VIP), but you also get:

- a 165-page workbook,

- an autographed edition of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind,

- and the Secrets of the Rich 10-CD collection.

The MMI changed my financial life, and I want to share this offer with you.

Look, if you’re tired of struggling and worrying about your finances, take a moment to register. Offers this good rarely come around.

Click NOW and Join Us at the Millionaire Mind Intensive . 

I will be at the Training in Phoenix and if you are attending there be sure to let me know for I would love to meet you.

To Your Success,

Douglas Alp
602 714 2773

http://itsaboutyoursuccess.com

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Is Your MLM Business a Scam or a Pyramid Scheme?

September 19th, 2011 admin

Have you ever been approached or been accused of being in a SCAM?  Someone telling you that your MLM business opportunity if a scam or one of those pyramid schemes.  How does that make you feel?  Well to tell you the truth it used to really bother me.  Knowing that I would never get involved in something that would ever hurt another individual I would feel offended and sometimes it is difficult to explain to people who were uneducated about the MLM industry and who didn’t want to look at the legality of the MLM industry.

So the questions is,

Is the Multi-level Marketing Industry a Scam or is it a Legal Business? 

Well in every country in which a MLM company operates it operates based on LAW and in the United States it is the Federal Government that states that the MLM industry is legal.  Each country has a similar governing body that they have put in place with similar laws to govern the facts that determine the legitimacy of the MLM network marketing industry.

Back in 1975 a Landmark Case took place when the US Federal Trade commission (FTC) took legal action and sued Amway in saying that it was an Illegal pyramid scheme.

Is Your MLM Business a Scam or a Pyramid Scheme?

In 1975 FTC Sues Amway

 After four years of litigation the Federal Government stated the Amway and the  MLM industry is  a legitimate business operation.

One of the major points made in the trial is that the defense brought in person after person who showed that they came into the company later in the so call “scheme” but made more money than the person who brought them in or people who had join many years prior.  These facts were so profound to the courts that the Federal Government had to rule that Amway and the Multi-level marketing industry is not an illegal operation and not a pyramid scheme.  It proved that it really doesn’t matter when you get into a legitimate MLM business opportunity that you can still make money and make a lot of it.  You can find success as long as you are willing to work hard and accomplish your financial goals.

So prior to 1979 people could have claimed that the MLM industry was an illegal pyramid  but since then only the uneducated would state that the MLM industry is an illegal pyramid scheme.  So we all need to salute Amway for blazing the trail.

 

Is Your MLM Business a Scam or a Pyramid Scheme?

Amway Wins Law Suit

So the question is does every person who joins an MLM company all have the same opportunity to find success.  The answer is an Yes  as long as it is operating correctly and not running what is an illegal pyramid scheme.

In addressing the pyramid questions what are some of the things that typify a Pyramid scheme

Tim Sales had appeared on the Larry King show some years ago and explained the

Difference between what an MLM company is and what an illegal pyramid scheme is .

Now just because the MLM industry has been proven to be a legitimate business it doesn’t mean that every company that pops up who says they are an MLM company is operating a legitimate business and one needs to be educated to determine what is legal and what is not.

There are three types of illegal pyramid schemes that one should look out for in the business opportunity field.

These 3 types of Illegal Pyramid schemes would be

1- A NO Product Pyramid scheme – This would be a company who exchanges money without a product

2- A Phony Product Pyramid scheme- These is also the company which operates with a phony product. A product which has no real value.

3 – Compensation Plan Pyramid Scheme – This is a company in which the compensation plan is designed unfairly to pay the people at the top all the money.

Is Your MLM Business a Scam or a Pyramid Scheme?

Know the Difference between A Legitimate MLM and a Pyramid Scheme

It is important to be able to assess if you are looking at an opportunity if it is a legitimate MLM business opportunity or if it is a illegal pyramid scheme.

Let take a look at the NO Produce Pyramid scheme and how to explain or identify this.  A no product pyramid scheme is when a person come in and pays a certain enrollment fee.  They then sign up another person who also pays this same enrollment fee.  In this case there is no product at all being purchased or exchanged for the money paid to enroll .  There is just the exchange of money with no product. This goes on and on and the  only way people get paid is through the enrollment of another person who just give their money away without and valuable product or service.  There is also no product that can be sold to an end consumer.  This is basically a money scheme. Usually once the entire matrix is filled up then the person at the top would receive a very large sum of money for completing their matrix.  One example of a NO Product pyramid scheme are Gifting programs.

Next let’s look at a Phony product Pyramid scheme.  This occurs because a person forming a company knows that the FTC will shut them down if there is no product delivered in exchange for money. So what they do is come up with a phony product.  A phony product is a gimmick product that does not have a real consumable demand and someone who is not involved in the company would not be purchasing it . One test to know if it is a gimmick product would be to say if I wasn’t in this business would I or anyone buy the product based on the value they would receiver and would they pay the price that it is being sold at.  The FTC would also look at how many customer does the company has.  That is why it is always good to have people who just consume the product within your company.

The third type of pyramid scheme is the Compensations Pyramid Scheme.  This is where the person at the top get paid a commission from everyone in the downline to infinity .  In all legitimate compensation plans there is some type of cutoff of compensation, if this wasn’t the case then the company would end up paying all the money that came into the company out to the people who were at the top, the company would fold and most people except for the few at the top would make money and the rest would get hurt.  A legitimate compensation plan can cut off the money flowing to infinity to the top in many ways.

The MLM as an industry is such a powerful industry to assist people in becoming financially and personally successful . Because it is so powerful many times people create companies and mislead people making a bad name for the MLM industry.  So you should be educated and should always check out the company , the management team and know the ways in which they are operating to really find a successful and powerful MLM company to get involved with.

Well I hope this help you in determining the difference between being a part of the powerful MLM industry or getting involved in an Illegal Pyramid Scheme.  Remember that the application of know is wisdom.  Use this knowledge to become powerful and make great decisions .  If you like this information please share it with other.

 

To Your Success

Douglas Paul Alp

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Tim Sales on What Is Network Marketing?

September 13th, 2011 admin

What is Network Marketing or the MLM Industry?

I listened to an interview with Tim Sales the other day and I think he did are great job of describing the MLM industry so I wanted to share it with you here on my blog.

But first a little about Tim Sales.

Tim Sales on What Is Network Marketing?

Tim Sales

 

After a eleven years tour with the US Navy with an underwater bomb squad team Tim  Sales answered an ad  in the Washington Post and joined his first and only Network marketing company  in 1989 . Within five years Tim’s  income had risen to a level of $ 150,000 per month with an organizations of 65,000 people.  At that time his organizations were growing by 2400 reps  in some 20 country each and every month.

Today Tim Sales is one of the most sought after trainers, in the MLM Training industry and has been a features guest on the Larry King Live show to discuss the

Difference between an illegal pyramid or ponzi scheme and a legitimate  MLM Business.

Tim Sales is also well know for his signature training on topics from prospecting, to presenting and is a master at taking  a complex topic and making it simple.  He is also know for teaching a MLM Certificate Course at the University of Chicago with Dr Charles King a Harvard Educator Professor of Marketing.  Tim has a huge desire to make a significant impact in the MLM business industry and helping people live an empowered life.

So how does someone in the network marketing industry crush their prospects skepticism? Somewhere along the way Tim Sales realized that the only way he could ever have any success in his MLM business was to help people become successful.  He realize that first he had to learn how to bring people into the business and had not a clue on handling objections.  He attribute his success in the MLM industry to having great mentors and people who taught him about the MLM business.

Tim talked about the difference between  what a pyramid scheme is and the legitimacy of an MLM Business. 

Tim says that it’s a crime that people view the MLM industry as a pyramid scheme at times and offered his explanation of why they are different.

If you are new to the MLM industry you must know what this industry is and what it’s not.  Also you need to know how to handle some common objections that people are going to give you.  It ‘s not enough to have a comeback for the pyramid scheme questions. What you really want to do is to know and understand the objections so you can move forward with your prospect.

If you are in the MLM industry you must know the MLM industry, along with your company,  and also know your products .  In additons it is crucial for your success to know how to train people .  These are the fundamental skills on being successful in the MLM industry.  You must be a professional.

Many time with a prospect you only have one shot.  If you really  look at what you have to offer you are bringing your company and opportunity which can possibly be a solution for this person and forever change their life. Be it with your product or your business opportunity. That is why it is important to be a professional, you can either wing it or you can know it.

The MLM industry or the Network Marketing industry are interchangeable terms.  Basically it  defines the fact that of when a company pays on more than one level it is considered a Mulit-level Marketing Company.

To begin to describe the MLM Business  let’s start by looking at the Direct Sales industry.

Tim Sales on What Is Network Marketing?

MLM is a Sub-Category of Direct Sales

All Multi-level Marketing is is a subcategory of the Direct  Sales industry and the place where the MLM industry evolved from .  All Direct Sales is a way of selling a product to a consumer away from a store front.

If one sells a product directly to a person in their home or on the internet that is a direct sale.  When a vendor or inventor creates a product he will look for someone to sell it for them.  In return for selling this product the creator or product developer will offer a commission on each product that they sell.  Very simply right?

How a company pays their sales reps is called a compensation plan.  So a Direct Sales company can choose to pay one rep or it can go out an find 10 , 20, 100 reps and pay each one a commission for a sale of their product.  That’s is how a Direct Sales Company operates.

They can also allow their sales reps to find and train other sales reps and then pay them a commission on the total sales of their sales team.  This level of compensations would be considered a uni-level  pay plan.

If you look at the real estate business you can see that a real estate agent/broker  can hire other real estate agents and get a percentage of their sales.  Would you say that that is a pyramid scheme?  In the Direct Sales industry you can pay a representative not only on the first level but on levels 2 and 3 and so on.  This is where the term Mulit-level marketing comes from.  People will be compensated on more than just their own customers but they will also be compensated on the  sales volume of the entire team.

The reason why a company would want to do this is because it is very efficient for the company.  They use this type on marketing and compensation plan to bypass the traditional way of hiring a Human Resource  person who would go out and hire a sales rep and a Director of  Sales and then comtinue to hire and train more sales reps.  This can be a very expensive proposition for a company.  Now compare this to having a sales rep or a representative in a MLM company and train them to recruit and train their own team of sales reps.  This way the company only has to pays a commission/salary only when a product get sold and doesn’t have the others expenses of hiring and training an entire sales team.  These saving can go to pay their representatives in compensation.

Mulit-level marketing is just a way to describe the way someone is compensated in the Direct Sales industry.  So MLM is really not it’s own industry be actually a subcategory of the Direct Sales industry and is only a descriptions of how the company pays its’ reps.

Tim Sales did speak some more on the subject of a legitimate MLM business is and what a pyramid scheme entails, along with the Landmark Case between the US Federal Government and Amway in 1975.   I will write more about the significant of this in another post.

For now you have plenty to understand What is Network Marketing which is really a simple business model.

To Your Success.

Douglas Paul Alp

It’s About Your Success

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