But if you are sure you want to leave, and you are convinced that success isn't going to happen for you in your current company, here are some tips that will help you choose wisely.
First, make a list of all the things you don't like about your current company, whether it's the compensation plan, the marketing system, the product, etc. For example, I was in a great company, but they had some problems that really drove me nuts. Here is my list of what I didn't like:
1. They refused to embrace the internet, and continued teaching 30 year old techniques.
2. The company preached a "Weekly Meeting" culture, but the meetings were attended by a bunch of Professional meeting attenders, and very few guests. In other words, the meeting was time away from my family with little or no return. See complaint one.
3. The churn rate among associates and customers was unusually high.
4. The compensation plan was really an "every person for themselves" plan. It wasn't a duplication model, and didn't involve teamwork. No online placing was allowed.
5. The compensation plan boasted "residual income", but after almost four years of marketing the company was receiving about $35,000 a month from mine and my teams efforts, but my residual was only about $150 a month.
Second, I took the problem, and turned it into a positive, stating what I wanted:
1. I want to work with a digital age company that has modern prospecting and recruiting techniques, and compelling web-sites with low or no sign up fee, so recruiting will be as simple as possible.
2. I want a company that does training and prospecting meetings online as much as possible, and doesn't require a weekly hotel meeting.
3. I want to market products that are affordable, and that people see the value of for the long term.
4. I want a compensation plan that is either Binary or Matrix, so that new people have others placed under them, to give them incentive and "fear of loss" to build during the tough early phases.
5. I want a plan that pays on volume, so the more my team consumes and sells, the more I make.
Once I had my list I started shopping. And I have to tell you, it was fun! Having the experience I had (I had built a team of 450 people in my previous company) I knew the drill, and I knew what I was looking for and not looking for. I didn't tell my team I was shopping, of course, I didn't want to distract them or discourage them in their businesses, so I did my research quietly.
For a period of four months I not only shopped a lot of companies, I actually slapped down my credit card and joined a few companies, and tried their products. Once I found a company I really liked, I met with the highest up person I could find (luckily for me, I was actually able to meet with the co-founder) and took him to lunch. I went down the list of things I was looking for and interviewed him on each one. I liked his answers, and I got excited about his company, so I went to work.
I bet if you look at all of the top dogs in your current company, you can find very few that didn't "cut their teeth" somewhere else! They tell you to all be loyal, while never denying that they were in other companies before! It seems to be part of this industry that most get their start somewhere, but finish strong somewhere else.
And one last tip: don't go through your list of friends in your last company and recruit from that company! That's just low class. I did go to my personally sponsored distributors and told them I found a new company, and some came with me and some didn't. My company didn't recruit them, I did. But people cross line from me I considered off limits. In this day and age, with a billion people online, and most of them looking for financial opportunity, you don't need to scrounge from your old company for prospects. Once you find the right combination for you, you will recruit and grow your new organization so fast and have so much fun with it you won't have to worry about prospects, they'll be coming to you!
Copyright 2006 Dave Sherwin
Lets begin on a positive note. Were you aware that 90% of problem correction lies in realizing you have a specific problem. If you can promptly identify a problem area in your life, and are aware of that, then you can avoid the pitfalls of being blind by not realizing them. We'll now focus on a few tips around this:
1. Be prepared to handle rejection. Who said that any kind of selling was easy? But what it all boils down to, is your attitude. If you can understand that a rejection of the opportunity that you are so excited about is not a rejection of you as a person, then you are on your way. "No" must be interpreted as "next". This is easier said than done but it's the price of success. The Internet and other new technologies now allow some rejection proof approaches, such as using lead capture pages and autoresponder messages. Such methodologies will allow you to very easily pre-qualify your leads. There still must come a time when you will have to be in personal contact with your down line members however.
Part of preparing your mind for these 'negative' people is to fill your mind with positive messages. There are many Network Marketing and "positive thinking" speakers that will help you keep your spirits up. You will be surprised to discover the boost that motivational tapes and books can give to your attitude in general. This is one of the benefits of being in this industry—it teaches you to have a brighter outlook on life.
2. Be realistic in your expectations. To expect too much too soon will only set you up for a possible let down. Accept that this is a legitimate business that requires investment of time and effort and you must be prepared to sow the seeds for the harvest you expect to reap. Who would buy a car wtihout first asking the price and considering if they could afford it or not?
When you are quoted the salaries of the big recruiters, be sure to ask how much time and money they spent to get to that level. This information will give you a clearer picture.
3. Once you find a reputable company be prepared to stay for the long haul.
This goes without saying but if you expect to succeed you must stay the course. The most successful people in life have gone through very trying times but they stuck with it and left a legacy behind. It is often said that tough times don't last but tough people do. The same is true for those seeking to build a solid recurring income. You should commit yourself to at least 3 years before making a decision either way.
Jumping from one opportunity to the next only shows a lack of decision and stability in you planning. Teenagers are expected to fall in and out of love every few months, but married couples have committed for life. Be ready for commitment, not just a casual and part-time thing!
4. Do not make the business more complicated than it needs to be. Stick with what works.
There is always the temptation to improve on the methods that experienced networkers have shown to work. Go with what works, not with what should work. If you find a system that has been working just plug into it and squeeze the last drop of success you can get from this. What this means is that you firstly, need to be teachable to your introducers and your coaches and mentors, then be able to do the same for your team members. Success normally comes from doing what works over and over again until it becomes second nature.
Another note of caution is that you should not expect from your recruits what you are not doing yourself. There a many networkers who will give advice that they are not willing to follow. In other word they get their team members to "do the dirty work" for them. This practice takes away from the real meaning of duplication—I'm doing the same thing that I'm teaching you to do.
5. Train and then let loose!
The real power of Network Marketing is the power of leverage. Rather than using 100% of your own effort, you are using 1% of the effort of a hundred. If your down line members become too dependent upon you then they will be using 110% of your effort. This can easily lead to rapid burnout.
So the key here is to train your frontline members, then train them to train their frontline members. Once you become more advanced in your business, you'll be able to help colleagues temporarily by picking up their slack. The important thing here is that your team members understand that effort is required on their part or they cannot expect your support.
Here are some additional insider tips on really hitting the ground running. These 'secrets' are learned from the study of those who have made millions in this industry.
6. Talk to many at the same time instead of one at a time.
We just mentioned that the real power of Network Marketing is leveraging your efforts. Did you ever notice that the real successful people in this industry never talk to one person at a time? Just think about it. Your recruiting message or script will be the same for each prospect. You are introducing them to a business opportunity. If you were to use the telephone to do your presentations, how many prospects can you talk to in one day? So here is what the serious marketers do:
(a) Set up a toll free number with a recorded message and invite callers to leave their number and other contact information.
(b) Advertise conference calls where many people can join and listen to your presentation at the same time.
(c) Run a message board on your website where people can ask questions and discuss the business.
(d) Host an online conference chat room.
(e) Buy leads and load them into an auto responder with your prospecting message. Be careful of here to avoid SPAM complaints. Also confirm that the auto responder company that you use allows you to use purchased leads.
7. Target other network marketers.
This may seem to go against the issue of not jumping from opportunity to opportunity, but it is much easier to work with someone who has already worked in the industry than a totally new person. There are list brokers who specialize in mailing list of distributors from companies that have closed down. Such people don't need to be taught the basics, and this is a massive advantage.
In addition to this, you can expect that if they join forces with you they can bring their entire down line from the old company. Of course, one challenge is that these seasoned marketers will also be more difficult to recruit since they will take a more critical stance of your opportunity.
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