Network Marketing and the Newbie

Here you are, a brand new person to MLM, and you’re asking yourself, “What am I supposed to do now?” The answer is very simple, “Take action!” Okay, that’s it! That should be the end of the article. So, what did you learn? Oh! You want more? Okay.

Believe it or not, network marketing is a very simple business and one of the greatest business models ever developed to allow the average individual to make an above average income. “This business is simple?” you question. Yes–very simple! The only thing is, like any business, it is not easy. It will take work on your part. That’s why we call it netWORK marketing. Get it?

The first thing you should do is become very familiar with your company—the culture, products/services, and comp plan. The comp plan is not the most important thing you should fully understand at this point, although you should have discovered when researching your new company, how you are going to be paid and where your income will come from. It may take up to five days to get this information under your belt and feel comfortable with it.

I want to stress here that you do not talk to anyone about your new network marketing business until you are comfortable with this info and have gone through the “Getting Started” Training with your company and sponsor. This can make all the difference in the world in how you launch your new business. Trust your sponsor and the company training. Through your due diligence, you should be able to learn if the training and system is working for your sponsor and other successful people in the company. If so, then it will work for you.

Engage in regular training calls with your sponsor. Get involved in the weekly corporate and team training conference calls. Read through the company brochures. Get very comfortable with your company back office system on your website. All of the elements of the back office will serve you well when you learn how best to use them. If your company back office does not include a contact manager/database, then you need to talk to your sponsor to determine which one is best for you.

What do you know about marketing your new business? Nothing? I thought so. This is an area where you will need to duplicate the online and offline marketing techniques of those already successfully working them in your company. In the case your sponsor can’t seem to help you with this, then track upline until you find someone who is willing to work with you and share his/her information and experiences. There’s no sense reinventing the wheel in marketing as that can be very time consuming.

You have made the choice of which company and sponsor you wish to work with in your new network marketing business. Now is the time to stop looking at other opportunities both on and offline. You need to be focused on your new business and not distracted with the latest and greatest new MLM start-up company. Have faith in yourself and your decision, and stick with it.

Now is the time to:

• Immerse yourself in your new business and the company.
• Get involved in the culture.
• Focus on action.
• Fall Forward.

Always keep thinking to yourself or even write these 12 words on a note card and place it over your desk, ”I must do the most productive thing possible at every given moment.”

You will fail at different elements of your business but learn from your failures and move forward. No successful person in history made it without first experiencing many failures.

So, in summary, your success or failure rests totally in your hands. You have to take the initiative and experience; learn by trial and error; fall forward; and take positive, productive action on a daily basis in your business. As I said in the beginning, network marketing is simple but not easy. As you have already learned in life, nothing worthwhile comes easy.

I hope this article has given you a better idea of where you’re going and how to get there. I believe there is no real secret to this business, as any successful MLM professional will tell you. The key to success simply lies within you. Now, take the opportunity you have been given and personally chosen and make the best of it to become successful. I have faith in you and you can do this!