There is so much hype around the MLM industry, that it’s hardly surprising that people expect
instant riches once they sign up. But network marketing is like any other business. You have to work it.
Sure the advantages are way above most other business models, but you still have to work like
crazy.
There will be ups and downs. People will let you down. It’s going to happen. It’s bound to happen.It always does.
But we have to immunize ourselves beforehand. We have to be prepared.
I find that making a list of the five reasons why I am doing the business, really helps to keep me going, when the
going gets tough. I also find that getting my downline to do the same is essential.
So make sure to write the five reasons why you are doing the business. And paste the reasons everywhere.
Your 5 reasons could be: 1 More time with family 2 Unlimited earnings 3 Choose who you work with
4 Boost your pension 5 Contribute to your favourite charity.

Make a list that is meaningful to you and look at it everyday. It’s like giving yourself an injection of hope and confidence when the
going gets tough.

MLM TARTS, STAYING ON COURSE…

It seems as if a new MLM company opens every week. Each time, the pitch is, that this is
going to be the ‘next billion dollar company’ or the ‘next Mona Vie’ etc.
The prospect is advised to get in early and ride the explosive growth. The fear of loss is employed
to frighten prospects into signing up.
The reality of the industry is that the vast majority of new companies, MLM or regular, do not last beyond the first
five years. New companies tend to attract those leaders who are out to make a quick buck and who have no
intention of getting involved for the long term.
Once they have made their millions, they move on to the next new startup and repeat their behaviour.
No wonder MLM has such a bad reputation.
Let’s be real about this. There is no reason to join a company when it first opens. It’s far better to give it a few years,
watch how it handles growth, what the management’s style is, how the products are received by the public etc.
When you are satisfied, then maybe think of joining.
It does not matter whether you join 5 years or 10 years after the company opens, if there is a market for the products, the
pay plan is fair, and management committed to supporting distributors, you can make good money with the company.
In the early days, when first building, and before we have achieved success, it is easy to have ‘the grass is greener on the other side’ attitude.
Other companies seem shinier, better, sexier!
Don’t be seduced. Stick with your company. Give it your all for a good year. Only then will you be in a position to decide whether or not you should move on.

MLM COMPANY:START-UP OR ESTABLISED COMPANY?

Once you have decided to join an MLM company, you need to decide whether to join a new start-up company or an established company.

Many entrepreneurs prefer an older established company that has been doing business for over 4 or 5 years. Why? Because a more established company has ironed out many glitches that every business faces. And, given that the company has lasted, it shows that the management have negotiated and successfully dealt wth all the challenges they had to face.

Also, an established company is more than likely to have good training for distributors in the field. There will also be a whole lot more testimonials for the product as well as the business. This gives credibility to the opportunity and can make prospecting easier.

New or start-up companies have not been tried and tested as yet. They may not survive. You may build a large downline only to find that the company closes down because of poor management or an unattractive product. There can be many reasons for companies closing.

On the plus side, new companies are fresh and it is exciting to watch them grow. If you are adventurous, you will enjoy the challenge of educating prospects about your company or product. If you choose a start-up, make sure you are happy with the management team. Are they experienced marketers? Have they been successful distributors? Is the company well funded? Is the product different or novel or is it a me-too product? Is it reasonably priced? Does the pay plan reward the newbie as well as the experienced rep?

So it’s up to you to decide whether you are the adventurous type who enjoys a challenge or whether you are more conservative and prefer a company that has already established itself.

OBSTACLES TO EFFECTIVE NETWORK MARKETING ONLINE BY CARL WILLIS

Network marketing online is one of the most efficient means of building an MLM business available today. There are obstacles that can hinder your online business building efforts if you are not careful. Today I want to give you some practical tips to avoid these roadblocks to achieving online success in your network marketing business. Most of these obstacles can be avoided by making a few changes in your daily work routine.

Having a lack of focus is one of the greatest barriers to successful online network marketing. With so many tools, methods and tactics available for your use, it is easy to get overwhelmed and unfocused. Every time you end up on someone else’s mailing list, you are innundated with strategies and tools that you “must” use immediately. With each new day, the tidal wave coming from your inbox drowns you in information overload. Take a moment to stop, breath and regain your perspective. In the world of online marketing, the power of focus cannot be stated enough. The path of success does not come through being a jack of all trades, but instead it comes through the mastery and consistent application of a limited number of online network marketing strategies. Take a few moments and evaluate your marketing efforts through two primary filters. Determine which of your online efforts has been the most productive? Which strategies and techniques bring you the greatest level of personal enjoyment? Resolving those two questions should help you isolate the strategies that need to be the primary recipients of your focus. Be sure to keep this list narrowed down to one or two strategy choices.

Poor time management is another common obstacle to success in network marketing online. Far too many network marketers spend all of their time reading email, chatting on IM or watching webinars. Now, don’t get me wrong, there is a time and place for each of those things; however, they must take their proper place in the overall priorities of building your business. In the world of network marketing there are only 2 things that produce income. Those are the sales of our product and the overrides we receive on the sales of our product by those we have recruited into our business. Anything that does not lend itself to the process of selling or recruiting becomes secondary in the daily priorities of your business. Your day should be structured in such a way that it gives you the greatest opportunity for productivity. For example, in my own business I check and respond to any urgent emails first thing in the morning. I check again for pressing emails around the lunch hour, the rest of my emails get dealt with late in the afternoon. I do not sign on to Skype unless I have an appointment or late in the day to check for new messages and contact requests. My Facebook profile gets updated first thing in the morning, mid day and late afternoon. My Facebook is tied to my Twitter, LinkedIn and Plaxo accounts, so that I do not have to duplicate this effort. The majority of my time each day is focused on only 3 things: Creating content, following up with leads and MLM training

Reducing the distractions and obstacles in your day can drastically improve the effectiveness of your network marketing online efforts.

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TOP NETWORK MARKETING COMPANY-WHY ARE THE PRODUCTS SO EXPENSIVE? BY JOHN MILTON FOGG

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.

John Milton Fogg authored the million-selling industry classic, The Greatest Networker in the World. You can receive useful tips, tools, news, updates, links and other resources to help you build a better network marketing business free from John on his website: http://JohnMiltonFogg.com Be sure to visit John’s weblog: http://TheFoggBlogg.com where (almost) daily he posts commentary and resources for authentic, intelligent, sincere and credible network marketing.

DOES NETWORK MARKETING OFFER PEOPLE A REAL CHANCE OF CREATING FINANCIAL SECURITY AND INDEPENDENCE
BY MAJID HUSSAIN

This unique business has millions of distributors doing billions of pounds in sales annually. It is conducted in nearly 100 countries around the world. It has been praised by leading business people and also by heads of state for boosting the economy. Yet most people in the UK are still totally confused by it.

Network marketing has created many millionaires and spread that excitement to millions more, but just what are the realities of this business?
So what is network marketing?

Network Marketing is based on the concept of ‘networking’. We all have a circle of people we know through the circumstances of our daily lives and each of these people will have their own circle of acquaintances, colleagues, family and friends. Network Marketing involves tapping into these networks not only to sell product but also to offer the business opportunity to potential new distributors who then start the process of developing their own networks for selling and recruiting.

In network marketing, services and products are distributed to the final consumers through a network of independently contracted distributors or agents (also known as consultants). These distributors are then financially rewarded in two ways: a) from commissions and overrides from sales generation and b) for their contribution to the building up of the network by getting new ‘recruits’ to be downline distributors. The network marketing business model works because of the price differential that is generated from the distributor to the consumer. If the recruits of the one you recruited generate sales, you get a percentage of the price differential for the sales, and so on.

Network marketing is usually associated with pyramid or ponzi scams. This is because the main structure of the two models can be quite similar at first glance. However, if one takes a closer look at the models, there is one big and defining difference between them. The main difference between a legal network marketing firm and a pyramid scam is that the first one offers real products and services, the latter only promises opportunities and generates money from the cost of entry of the recruited members. A pyramid scam re-channels the incoming funds from the fees that newly recruited ‘members’ pays for entering the scheme and does not generate any kind of profits from other endeavors. The masterminds of the scam benefits while leaving most, if not all, of the downlines in financial burdens.

o As the networks widen, so the individual leader benefits not only from their own sales but also a percentage of the sales from their network. As more people join the network, so residual income increases.
o network marketing allows its distributors not only to network outwards in order to sell the product but also to benefit from their downline’s downline, either to a limited depth or ad infinitum. However, the two terms tend to be used fairly indiscriminately.
o As with any other home-based business, distributors need to work hard and have courage and determination. Finding a good sponsor is just as important as finding an interesting product and a good compensation plan which offers flexibility and just reward for effort. Contrary to expectation, the newcomer has the same potential for success as the long-term sponsor provided that the necessary research and skills training takes place. It is not necessary to be ‘in at the beginning’ and in some cases it may prove more difficult and risky to join at the beginning than to join a plan which has reached a more mature phase. Network Marketing is particularly suited to married women with family commitments as it offers them an opportunity to start a business on a part time basis with very little capital. The opportunity now exists for enterprising women to use their talents and the skills gained from motherhood to build businesses based both on selling and on finding and supporting the efforts of others.

There are 2 trends that are driving this industry forward:
a. General shift towards self-employment.
b. People’s quest for a better lifestyle – They no longer want to work 40 or 50 hours a week just to pay bills.

For many people Network Marketing is the only way to Create Financial Freedom in the UK today.

One business magazine wrote “Network marketing is so far ahead of the competition when it comes to money and lifestyle that is in a league of its own.”

With a traditional career you only get paid for the hours that you work. When you leave your employment your monthly salary stops and all you are left with is experience and perhaps a pension, which is rarely enough to live on. Network marketing is entirely different – Your efforts are multiplied by helping people succeed with their businesses, so that your investment comes back many times over, to create time and financial freedom. The longer you work at it, the easier it becomes. The more you help others become successful, the more successful you become.

“Network marketing offers people an opportunity to build a business of their own, with a small amount of capital, in their own time and with the help of a sponsor who is willing to help them every step of the way”. Prime Time Magazine

As you leverage your efforts you create a ‘residual income’ – by helping enough people become successful. Over time, you can build a truly passive income that keeps paying you long after you have done the work.

Network marketing offers people an opportunity to build a business of their own, with a small amount of capital, in their own time and with the help of a sponsor who is willing to help them every step of the way”. Prime Time Magazine

As you leverage your efforts you create a ‘residual income’ – by helping enough people become successful. Over time, you can build a truly passive income that keeps paying you long after you have done the work.

Consider this-
According to a study conducted in the USA in 1995, ‘Out of 100 people who are working at age 25, by the age of 65…

o 63% are dependent on Social Security, friends or relatives
o 29% are dead
o 3% are still working
o 4% have adequate capital for retirement
o 1% are wealthy

Questions normally asked about Network Marketing .

Q.Can Network Marketing be done successfully part-time?

A. Absolutely…it’s very common in fact. You can start your Network Marketing business on a part-time basis without giving up your current source of income until your Network Marketing business is generating the income you require. And the best part is that you can continue to operate indefinitely on a part-time basis. What would you do if you were financially independent and most of your time was free to do with as you pleased? This is why so many people are flocking to Network Marketing. And that’s why we say that Network Marketing puts the freedom back in free enterprise!

Q. Do I have to sell products door-to-door or hold parties or meetings?

A. No. One of the greatest features of Network Marketing is that success can be achieved using a wide variety of methods. You choose the methods that YOU are comfortable with. Within Tiscali we use amazing internet technologies . No delivering products, no collecting money, no party plan meetings!

Q. Isn’t Network Marketing one of those pyramid schemes?

A. Definitely not. Though Network Marketing and pyramid schemes do share some similarities, there’s a very important difference that makes the latter illegal.You see, in pyramid schemes, income is generated solely on the process of recruiting others into the pyramid. Sometimes a product or service of questionable value is involved(that is never retailed to the general public by the way), but generally what you’re buying is the right to recruit others into the scheme. This is illegal. Also, in pyramid schemes, those who get in first and who are at the top win, while everybody else loses. In a legitimate Network Marketing company, on the other hand, distributors are paid only on product movement; not on recruiting. Both at wholesale and retail. There’s also compensation based on the training and managing of your marketing team. And unlike illegal pyramids, in Network Marketing, no matter where you’re positioned or when you join, you can advance to the very highest income levels and even make more money than those above you in the network.

Q. I’m not a salesperson, so this probably isn’t for me.

A. Actually, studies have shown that people with no sales experience do great in Network Marketing. In fact, the studies show that they often do better than those with previous sales experience. This is because Network Marketing isn’t about selling; at least not in the way most people think of selling. There’s no place for arm-twisting or high-pressure techniques in Network Marketing. Rather, Network Marketing is simply about sharing the concepts and products of your Network Marketing company that you use and you’re excited about.

Q. How much money can I make?

A. The bottom line is you’ll get out of it what you put into it. It works…if you do. But that’s the beauty of it, too; you are in control; it’s up to you how far you take it. And don’t forget, the income you create in Network Marketing is residual. This basically means that for the work you do just today, you have the potential to earn money not only for today but for years to come.

Q. What’s so important about sponsoring in this business anyway?

A. It’s like this… it doesn’t matter how intelligent, rich, energetic, or dynamic you are;we are all limited to the same 24 hours a day. By sponsoring, however, you can overcome this limitation. By sponsoring, you can virtually clone yourself and have dozens, hundreds, even thousands of people all working indirectly on your behalf on their time and receive a cut of everything they do. Sponsoring also builds your security in this business. Why? In most traditional businesses, what happens if you become ill or disabled and are unable to service your customers? Or perhaps you just want to take a nice long vacation? Whatever the case, you could lose most if not all of your income overnight because it relies on you being there. That’s not owning your own life and that’s certainly not financial freedom.Through the process of sponsoring and building a downline in Network Marketing, however, you can create total financial freedom for yourself. With a downline of independent business people working for you, you no longer have all your eggs in one basket. On the contrary, because each person in your downline has a vested interest in continuing and building their own businesses, you create an income that is non-dependent upon you – an income that can continue, even grow, indefinitely with or WITHOUT you.

Q. Do I have to stock and deliver products?

A. Most Network Marketing companies today allow its distributors (and often even retail customers) to order direct from the company. The company simultaneously tracks your commissions, credits your account, and automatically sends you a check for the total amount due.

Q. Isn’t Network Marketing just another “get-rich-quick” scheme?

A. No, “get-rich-quick” is a fairy tale. It just doesn’t happen in the real world. Sure, there are a few exceptions, but they’re extremely rare. In fact, if overnight riches is your dream, your odds are probably better playing your state lottery than doing it in business – any business.

Q. I couldn’t get involved in Network Marketing. It’s not a “real” business.

A. It’s very real. Network Marketing is now a multi-billion dollar industry involving millions of independent business people and major U.S. corporations like Colgate-Palmolive, Gillette, Sprint, and MCI, just to name a few. And it’s a rapidly-growing international force, too, with thousands of Network Marketing companies already in operation in Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Basin.

Q. If Network Marketing is so great, why aren’t more people involved?

A. That can be summed up in one word: misconceptions. The general public just doesn’t understand what Network Marketing is or its potential. But that’s finally starting to change. Right now it’s estimated that only about 2% of the U.S. population is involved in Network Marketing. But industry experts predict that that number could climb to 10% by the end of this decade. You can position yourself to take advantage of this trend by getting started in Network Marketing now. The timing is great for getting involved!

Q. What are the costs involved in starting and operating this kind of business?

A. Virtually all Network Marketing companies require you to first purchase some kind of “Starter Kit.” This is a one-time cost, and is usually less than $100. In addition, of course, you’ll have monthly expenses for office supplies, postage, advertising, etc. A total of £50-£150 pounds per month is probably a realistic expenditure to expect. Anyone can afford this amount of money without jeopardising their current lifestyle while they’re trying to build a better one. And here’s some more good news – most, if not all of that, is tax deductible.

Q. What if I can’t afford to buy extra products.

A. You’re not supposed to. Network Marketing companies just want you to replace those products you now buy elsewhere with the equivalent-but-higher-quality products your Network Marketing company manufactures. By doing so, you’ll likely save money since you now get to buy at wholesale. Plus, it only makes sense to buy from yourself – to buy from “your own store.”

Q. I’ve tried Network Marketing before and it didn’t work for me.

A. Let’s say you’ve just moved into a new city and you decided to go out to eat that evening. Unfortunately, the food at the restaurant you picked turned out to be horrible. But just because of this one bad experience, you surely wouldn’t swear off eating at all the other restaurants in the city, would you? Of course not! Network Marketing is no different. There are fair Network Marketing companies, great Network Marketing companies, and, yes, even some bad Network Marketing companies. But Network Marketing works! You just need to link up with the right company and the right opportunity at the right time. See MLM RockStars.

Q. I don’t have the cash right now to get involved in Network Marketing.

A. Get it! If a brand new £60,000 Mercedes were offered to you for £1000, would you find the money somehow to buy it? Go and get the money because your own Network Marketing business could be worth a lot more than that Mercedes.

Q. I can see how others have become successful, but I don’t think I could do it.

A. People of every age, every background, from every walk of life are making it in Network Marketing today. If you have the desire, you can succeed in Network Marketing.

Q. If I would happen to be sponsored by someone half way across the country, how do I get questions answered? And what about training?

A. Free consultation and assistance from your sponsor, other upline associates(and often the corporate staff of your Network Marketing company) is a phone call away.Faxes, E-Mail, Voice Mail, and other new technologies also provide fast and efficient communications between upline and downline…no matter where they’re located. As for long-distance training, this is easily handled through video training CD’s, audio taped seminars, books, online computer and telephone conferences, etc.

Q. I just don’t have the time to start a Network Marketing business. I’ve got too many irons in the fire already.

A. That’s precisely why you should consider Network Marketing. Besides creating financial freedom, Network Marketing is specifically designed to create personal freedom for you so that you can do all the things in life you really want to do that you don’t have the time for now.

Q. Don’t you have to get in at the beginning to make any real money? Doesn’t saturation eventually occur?

A. That’s another big misconception that’s been perpetuated by the media for years. The fact is, there has never been any evidence produced that “saturation” occurs in Network Marketing. This very topic was debated in U.S. courts at one time and that was the conclusion by the courts.Secondly, realise that because Network Marketing is still a very young industry, there are hundreds of millions of prospects worldwide who have never even heard of Network Marketing. It will take years to even make a dent in that.But here’s the main reason why “saturation” is a myth: Timing. In the U.S. alone, there are tens of thousands of brand new prospects “hatched” every year.Part of that figure is young adults who have only just reached the stage in their lives where they’d consider (and could afford) to start a business. Then there are the thousands who have just experienced a major shift in the direction of their lives because of changes at work, at home, etc. These same people, who just months before could in no way, shape, or form be considered prospects for Network Marketing, NOW are suddenly very open to the proposition. And this is happening constantly. Bottom line: The market is wide open and the potential is enormous.

Finally, Internationally acclaimed business people agree that Network Marketing represents one of the greatest opportunities in the world today.
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3 DEADLIEST MISTAKES IN INTERNET NETWORK MARKETING TODAY By KURT HENNINGER

There has been a lot of buzz in MLM in recent years about internet network marketing, and conducting you business on the internet. You see flocks of people hoarding to it thinking that its the golden ticket to their success. However, here are the three things and biggest mistakes made in internet network marketing by people just delving in.

First, the deadliest mistake is that when first jumping in internet network marketing is not building a contact database, or a list of subscribers specific to yourself. You see, there are tons of “systems” out there that you can promote in online MLM, and you can make some money with them, but the real long term money in MLM is not in promoting some generic system, but in keeping a list of targeted network marketing prospects of your own, and building relationships with people long term with an email follow-up system, also known as an auto-responder.

The second mistake in internet network marketing you will see time and time again is when people jump into social networks like Facebook, MySpace, or twitter it seems like people lose their minds on there. You can’t miss all the messages about, “Join me in my hottest internet MLM opportunity”, or “Come here and buy my renegade network marketing product!”. This does nothing but turn people off. When you get onto social networks like that, the key is to be sociable and friendly with people, not spam them with things to buy or to join you in your internet MLM business.

The third and final mistake in internet multi level marketing is people try to use the concept of attraction marketing, which is good, but do it completely the wrong way. Network Marketers often think they need to be some kind of “expert” or “guru” in order to be successful at attraction marketing. The real key with it all is just to be yourself, and speak to your prospects desires and wants directly and often. That is really the key to internet network marketing success.

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THE TOP 10 MLM COMPANIES OVER THE LAST DECADE by KAMERON GEORGE

Top 10 MLM companies

MLM companies promote and sell their products through their network of members rather than through regular retailers or shops. Over the years, several MLM companies have come into existence; some of them have been successful while others have gone bust. However, there are certain companies that have really grown and have reached global proportions. This article lists the top 10 MLM companies worldwide in terms of their revenues and network reach.

1. Avon: Avon leads the top 10 MLM company pack with reported corporate revenues exceeding $10 billion and a network in almost every country across the world. Founded more than a century back in 1886, Avon is the second oldest MLM company currently in existence and its product line consists of beauty products, jewelry, and apparel.

2. Amway / Alticor: Founded in 1959, Amway has been a pioneer in the MLM industry and rightly deserves a mention in the top 10 MLM companies. It is also the second biggest with reported earnings of more than $8 billion dollars and a network of members that is continuously growing. Amway has its own manufacturing facilities in the US. Its core product lines include home care, personal care and nutritional products.

3. Vorwerk / Jafra: Based in Germany, Vorwerk and its sister company Jafra were founded in 1883, making them the oldest known MLM company. Vorwerk deals in appliance products while Jafra markets cosmetic products. The estimated total revenues of the company are close to $3.5 billion.

4. Mary Kay: This manufacturer and distributor of skin care and color cosmetics was founded in 1963 and has since then grown to become one of the top 10 MLM companies worldwide. Its annual revenues are close to $3 billion and its products are available in most countries around the world.

5. Herbalife: After Amway, Herbalife is the second company in the top 10 MLM companies that does not deal in cosmetics. Its products include health, weight management, and personal care, and the company has grown to revenues for nearly $2.5 billion in just 25 years.

6. Primerica Financial Services: The only financial services company in the top 10 MLM companies, Primerica Financial Services has a highly impressive track record. The company has generated revenues in excess of $2 billion even though it works primarily in North America.

7. Tupperware: Tupperware is again unique in the top 10 MLM companies – it sells plastic storage and serving products, and personal care products. The company has grown to have a worldwide presence with revenues pushing the $2 billion mark.

8. Natura Cosmetics: The only South American company in the top 10 MLM company list, Natura is based out of Brazil and boasts of almost $2 billion in annual revenues. Its main products include cosmetics, personal care and fragrances.

9. Oriflame: Sweden’s Oriflame makes its way into the top 10 MLM companies with approximately $1.9 billion in revenues and a strong worldwide presence. The company mainly deals in beauty products.

10. Forever Living: This Arizona based company generates about $1.7 billion in annual revenues through the sales of its nutritional supplements, skin care, cosmetics and weight loss products. It is mainly focused on North America.

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