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Showing posts with label network marketing. Show all posts

Five Necessary Skills for Success in Direct Sales


Sales people are required to have certain skills in order to be successful.
While opinions are certainly going to differ, here are five skills that any
person needs to have in order to experience success in direct sales.

1. Motivation is one of the biggest attributes that any sales person must
have in order to achieve the level of success they desire. If you are not
motivated, you can bet your life that your potential customer can see this.
There is nothing worse than being interested in a product and having a
sales person who shows no motivation whatsoever. Lack of proper
motivation is a definite deal buster.

You also need to have leadership abilities when you are involved in a
direct sales opportunity. This is very important because you are going to
be building a team of sales people who will be turning to you when they
need help, advice and information. 

2. Organization skills are absolutely essential when it comes to being a
sales person. You are soon going to find that you are a bookkeeper,
inventory manager, order taker, problem solver and more. In order to
do all of these things you need to establish and maintain some type of
organization. 

3. Time management is another skill that is extremely important. And
this is a skill that doesn’t necessarily come naturally for everyone. If you
aren’t a natural at time management, then work on developing this
necessary skill. It’s easier to manage your time when you know exactly
what your day will consist of. If you are list maker, it never hurts to make
a “to do” list for each day so you will know exactly what you need to do
and when.

4. Good communication skills are a must. If you cannot communicate well,
it’s almost impossible to deal with people on the level expected when you
are a sales person. You will be dealing with prospects and customers on a
daily basis and sometimes many times a day. You have to be able to
communicate in person, on the telephone, and sometimes by email or other
written correspondence.

5. As your business experiences growth, you will most definitely need to
consider building a website. You need to be somewhat internet savvy and
although you may not have web design skills, it doesn’t hurt to learn some
of the basics. With modern technology, it’s almost essential that your business
has presence on the internet. 

Having the proper skills required in sales is one way to ensure that your
business reaches its maximum potential. A huge percentage of your jobs as a
sales person will require that you are consistently motivated, maintain enthusiasm
and use your knowledge to get you where you want to be. Your future depends on
it, so don’t let the difficult times get you down. Stay positive.

Envision success for your business, strive to get there, keep a positive attitude
and put your sales skills to use so your vision will soon become a reality!



How Instant Commissions Help Your Cash Flow

One of the biggest problems people wanting to make money in network
marketing is not having enough money to market with. You need some
type of marketing budget in order to get your presentation in front of
alot of people. So, in order to have the funds to do your marketing you
willl need multiple ways to generate cashflow.

There are many ways for you to make money online as an affiliate and
the biggest problem any affiliate has is managing their cash flow. With
the wide variety of timescales affiliate programs payout on, it can be
very difficult to manage your cash, even if you are managing to meet
the minimum payout levels!

Amazon, for example, pays you 60 days after the end of the month you
made the sale in, which can meet waiting for almost 3 months for your
money, and that is if you reach your payout threshold. Many other
programs also pay out 90 days after the sale. Clickbank will pay you
every two weeks, but again, you have to meet the payment threshold.

Being able to manage your cash flow is very important for an affiliate,
particularly if you are spending money on advertising. If you are paying
for advertising in advance (as is often the case) or monthly, then you
don't want to be waiting 3 months for the results of that advertising to
hit your bank account. It can result in some very negative cash flow
and major issues!

One of the best ways for you to manage your cash flow is through what
we call "Instant Commissions". These are products sold through a product
such as Rapid Action Profits (RAP) which pay commission instantly to
the affiliate through their paypal account.

These programs work by alternating payment between the merchant
(the product owner) and the affiliate depending upon the commission
rate. For example, if the commission rate is 50% then the first payment
goes to the product owner (this is to prevent people buying through their
own affiliate link) and then the affiliate gets 100% of the second sale. And
 future sales alternate between the product owner and the affiliate.

If the commission rate is say 75% that means the first payment goes to the
product owner and the next affiliate gets 100% of the next three sales before
the product owner gets another payment. Basically, the product owner gets
1 out of every 4 sales with the other 3 going to the affiliate.

Instant commissions are great for affiliates because it is instant money in
your account. You make a sale and you get the money. 100% commission
products are even better because of the amount you earn on the front end.
These products are excellent for your cash flow because you have instant
money coming in to your account.

If you are an affiliate and looking at managing your cash flow better than
instant commission products are the answer to your problems. For a
powerful resource that shows you how to generate cashflow, then I highly
recommend you check out this site http://bit.ly/o7p8GJ.

After you have made your purchase send me a copy of your receipt & I
will send you a secret that tells the difference between full-time & part-time
network marketers. This will change how you think about doing your
business from now on.
How To Achieve Network Marketing Success



If you are in network marketing and you want to achieve success, you must be prepared to do whatever it takes. Simply doing your best just isn’t enough (there is a subtle difference between doing your best and doing whatever it takes) – you can be as motivated as you want but if you don’t do what is necessary for success in network marketing, then you are just wasting your time.


For starters, you must understand that network marketing is a business that requires sales. This may come as a paradigm shock because most network marketing reps are told that no sales are required. Unfortunately the no sales sharing is merely a myth. Everyone who is born in this world is a born salesman. They cry as a baby to get their parents to do something. When they are young they will act tearfully to manipulate their parent’s emotions when they want a certain toy.


Even in dating, you ‘sell’ yourself to the other party so they may be more attracted to you! You sell yourself when you go for a job interview. People even sell an idea to their friends and relatives when they convince them to watch movies with them! So who says we are not born salesmen?


If you want to get ahead in network marketing, mastering the sales process is essential so you must be prepared to sell the correct way.


Network marketing is a selling business from the start to the finish. It is also a business that involves teaching but it is the selling process that gets things moving.


Firstly, you need to have a viable product in order to get people to buy your product. If your product has a killer angle or concept that people will buy, you will have fewer problems moving products through your network.


Once you have sold people on the idea that the product works, you must sell them the business. But don’t sell the business like a sleazy sales person. You must be wary about your posture. The network marketing industry has gained quite a stigma due to high pressure selling and ‘strong-arming’. You do not need to twist someone’s arm to make them a business partner.


You have to painted a clear picture of the proper posture of a network marketing rep – the ball is on your court. You must brand yourself as a money making expert. Remember – people join YOU and not just your network marketing company. You are the decisive factor in the business.


Once they are ‘in’, you will need to sell them the idea that they can ‘sell’ this business to other people. Your business will not grow if you don’t know how to duplicate your success. This is where you train and build leaders in your organization. The right kind of sales psychology will turn your team into a sales powerhouse and the organization will grow once they become motivated enough and they achieve the results.
What Are Your Excuses?

I bet when you started your network marketing or home based business you had big dreams of gettiing rich and having all the time freedom you wanted, right? Hey do not feel bad that was part of my plans also and come to think of it, it still is.

However, when things do not happen as fast as you want, you start to lose interest & then stop doiing things to get your business up and running. If you do that then you will be out of business before you have even begun.

Most of the time it is because you lack the education or training to do the business. It is not your fault, it is you got full of excitment before you knew what was needed to be successful.

Well this post is to inform you of a training event that will provide the training you need so that you will start to experince some of the success that you are searching for. I believe that education and training are key to getting anything you want out of life. And having your own business is the way for you to get or do anything you want. It will provide the means to do it.

Go register for a free webinar that will be a Q & A session with the spreakers of this upcoming event. If you want to learn what it takes to become successful in network marketing then this is for you. Check it out http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1319765 and webinar access www2.gotomeeting.com/register/264828003
Struggling Network Marketers Wanted

If you are just beginning or have been doing network marketing for a while but it has not paid off for you yet then you are who I am looking for.This does not mean that the experienced ones will not learn something also. We can all ways learn something different that may be a major breakthrough for our individual businesses.

The majority of the people in the industry have not had the chance to experience all that it promises and that is why I am calling those people It is time to end the struggle so that we can bring more into our businesses and help them reach their goals.

I was on a call with a mentor of mine who is starting up a big project and told prospective leaders that if they wanted to be involved she wanted to know their passion. What we are talking about here is if you could do anything that you wanted and would do it without having to be told or force to what would you do. Or who would you help.

It was very interesting to hearing what some of the people on the call told where their passions and you knew it was because you could hear in them. They made you feel what they where feeling  right then. Being an ongoing student of human nature it was easy to hear how real they where about  their passions. My problem is that I have so many and trying to work as many as I could into one group was causing me not to move to the next step.

However, when you  train with someone who has been where you are going and they are passionate about you succeeding clarity will come thru. Someone else on the call had a similar problem and Diane's answer was to focus on one group first and build it up. Once you know how to then you can do it with as many as you want. That along with the suggestion to make a list of all the words or markets that we are passionate about helped me to get clear on what group I wanted to focus on.

So, you may be wondering why I choose this group to focus on right? Well it is one that I had picked along time ago and was the reason for starting this blog in the first place. I have struggled in building my network marketing busy and did not want to end up as a failure. If so many others can do it, then so can you and I.

I love the network marketing industry for what it stands for and how it has the ability to hellp those that are willing to help themselves and others.It is about personal growth and self determination. Provides time and financial freedom that can not be achieved working a job.You get to have fun and travel as you do your business and who doesn't want that. Plus it gives you the opportunity to really do something Big in life so that when you leave planet Earth you will always be remembered. Your living will not have been in vain. 

You join your comapny with the exspectations of getting something out of it. In buiilding a business that would provide for you and your family in a way that no job could. Have you giving up on that dream all ready? I have had my for a long time and as Willey Jolley says "My Best Is Yet To Come" As I tell myseld now, Don't Give In, Don't Give Out, & Don't Give Up!!!!

If you are interested in learning about what we are doing and how we plan to help those who want it bad enough to do something about it, email me at lorenzorothery@gmail.com and in the subject line put "Help I'm Struggling". Tell me what you are struggling with so that I can provide you a way for you to handle your problem.
Title: Unleashing The Power Of Web 2.0 On Your Network Marketing Campaign
Lorenzo Rothery

If there is one business model that has changed drastically over the past decade, it is the network marketing model. No longer is this form of marketing practiced by soliciting clients on an offline basis only.

It doesn't work. well, it is just more time consuming than doing it online. The market has moved over online in a mass exodus. Almost all network marketers worth their salt are making the best use of the Internet and its resources to expand their networks. But why is this working so amazingly well?


The main reason is the giant tidal wave that the Web 2.0 concept has brought in.


In order to understand why network marketing is going from leaps to bounds on Web 2.0, it is mandatory to first understand what Web 2.0 is. In the early days of the Internet, the websites were all static. All we could do with them was to take information. But today, the times have really changed.


Now, we not only can check out the websites, but we can also interact with them. LookYouTube and you will understand this. The information  at a website like is all out there for public consumption. People are open to check out what is there on the website, make comments on it, pass on what they like to their friends
and so several other things with the content which were probably not the originally intended plan when the Internet was introduced.


You actually get to network with others at a rate and pace that was just not there before. You can meet people who live in your community or people from around the world. You are suppose to network while you are building your business.

This has brought on a sea of change in the network marketing world. Networkers are now making the best of social bookmarking and networking sites such as MySpace, hi5, Facebook, Orkut, YouTube, EzineArticles and several more of them to reach out to the general public.


This works because once a person has liked some content, he or she is likely to pass it on to others. This has become very simple with the introduction of syndication and bookmarking, which are two very essential elements that have given new wings to the social network marketing world on the Internet.

And we must definitely not forget the power of the blog, which is a fundamental and probably one of the oldest elements of Web 2.0. Network marketers arelargely into managing blogs and they find the vast benefits of being part of the blogosphere.

They are able to build their networks, inspire them to make progress in their opportunities, generate new leads, consolidate their positions, build brand identitiesand so many more things.

It is sure that Web 2.0 has changed the way network marketing works. But we must also know that this is not the end. The Internet wave is going from strength to strength and there is no telling where the next wave will lead network marketing and all the people associated with it.
Why you should choose working at home business opportunities offered by MLM?

MLM is a powerful business concept for many reasons but the most obvious is for the type of income it can provide the network marketer. It is so powerful that many fortune 500 companies have used, and some are still using, this business model to build their multi-million dollar empire. So why cannot the average person do the same?

The answer is average people are already working some great MLM home-based businesses opportunities. Are you one of them? If not, now is an excellent time to get started. Millionaires have taken notice of MLM as a home-based business opportunity that average people can work into and build wealth.

MLM is a huge, thriving industry in spite of all the negative publicity it receives in the media
from anti-MLM enthusiasts. Many millionaires express how MLM is a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in building a home-based business without having to work from scratch. Such giants as Robert Kiyosaki & Donald Trump. Warren Buffet has bought some MLM comapnies that are now part of his empire. Can you use some extra income?

Most consumers would probably answer yes to this question. Everybody can use extra income every month. But where is this extra income going to come from? One obvious solution would be is to get a second job. This option may seem to be the best solution but is really not. This is because the time you spend on your second job and the money you receive after taxes is not enough. Plus there are many tax advantages to owning your own business as compared to the disadvantages of just getting another job.

Of course you will have to consider your reasons for getting a second job and why you need the
extra income to determine if getting a second job is really the right solution for you.
However, on the other hand, you can start working on your own part-time home-based business using MLM as your business opportunity. You can get started in the industry for nearly nothing. This is a big plus.

How can you start working in an MLM home business opportunity you have heard so much
about? Getting started in network marketing has become so easy that anyone can get started even if you do not have a dime to invest in your start up. However, you are not going to get very far because most people who invest nothing end up doing nothing. Tell me what business do you know of that you can start & grow without any money invested? Just think about what it takes to run any business & that shows you will have to invest a little money at least to get it up & going.

The key here is to simply get started then never quit. Many legitimate MLM home business opportunities will allow you to get started for under $100. You can even find free opportunities with little or no overhead expenses and with great support from other members as well as the parent company.

These companies will provide all the tools and system for you. You simply add your sweat equity, your working commitment, and persistence to the MLM home business opportunity. Remember to choose a well-established company that offers quality consumable products or services with an excellent management team and support to their distributors. Another important key factor is your commitment to the company and its products and services. Working for a home business MLM opportunity means that you should be a bona-fide user and marketer of the products and services you want to earn extra income from.

In conclusion, MLM is a smart business opportunity sense for anyone wishing to start working at home. It cost next to nothing to get started, you get a proven system like you would if you
bought a franchise opportunity, and you can be in profit in months rather than in years.
Therefore, if you desire more income while still working a 9 to 5 job, or to build your
retirement income, then you should seriously consider working for a home business MLM opportunity.
Start A Business NOW!!!!

You may be thinking - say what; Start a business Now. With the economy in a recession or heading that way. The prices of everything going up. People losing their jobs by the thousands. It would be crazy to think about starting a business now.

I use to think that way also. Until I read in one of the many business books read over the years that this environment is great because you learn to operate during tough times. Plus there are some businesses that do really well during a period like this. The home based business industry is one of them. Since you can start small and do while you keep your regular job.

You should look at it as being your backup plan if you were to lose your job. We just do not know what is going to happen in the future & if you do not have, a nice sum put back in saving, it is not going to be easy to get by. Most of us are just getting by no and we are working everyday. That is the bad part.

Being in business for yourself allows you to earn an extra stream of income to help meet the bills that come due. The taxman when he comes calling. The fuel cost just to get back & forth to work and/or school. Put food on the table & buy medicine when you or a family member is sick. And as far as talking about having a savings account-the majority of us do not even have one let alone a nice tidy sum in it.

Then what about those unexspecting emergencies that all ways seem to pop up. The Pay Day Loan industry was born out of this problem & they are everywhere now.

Now granted that 90 – 95% of businesses usually fail within 5 years, if you get educated about starting & running a business, do some research & have the will & determination, passion for it, there is no telling how big your business can become.

These are just some of the benefits of having your own business for you to consider. We will discuss others such as health issues, time for family & friends, community involvement in future articles.

Look at it this way, it’s all about FREEDOM. We all want more of it but it is slipping away from us more & more each day. You are probably working a 2nd or 3rd job now to earn the extra money you need but you do not have any time for yourself let alone anything else. Working like that only makes us more tired and brings on a lot more stress. Who needs more of that when it makes us unhealthy and no fun to be around?

Now it will take time & effort to get your business up and going but at least it is something that is yours. You are building something that can support your dreams & desires to have a happy, fulfilling life. Plus once it is up & running and at a point it is providing as much or more income than your job, guess what? You can quit that job devote more time to your business & eventually have the money and time to do what you want to do.

Hey that is what I am looking for what about you? If you are looking for that also get in touch with me and lets take this journey together.