1.Communicate immediately. In this day and age of ?helicopter parents,? the best thing you can do is announce to the parents of your students by email that you will communicate with them regularly about your class and their kids. I send out group-emails after the first week and instantly I become the first teacher they trust. How can this be applied to your downline?? It works in exactly the same way.

2.Be Dependable. As a teacher who has taught in ?high-powered? school districts, I have dealt with people who are used to getting what they want and they know the value of hard working and loyal people and respect those qualities. They want to work with people who are dependable and will give their best effort when it comes to their kids. How do you think people who are spending money on a home business feel about their sponsors?

3. Offer a Little More or Give Something For Free. All the parents know that I am there for their child. They know I will give extra help during my free periods or lunch in order to help their child be successful in my math class. I offer after school time as well. In addition, I tutor students and treat that as a business with the best ethics. I never charge for extra time and have been rewarded for that in the end. Most of tutoring is from referrals at this point. So once again, how do these do careers differ so much?

When I started a home business I thought I was completely out of my territory and I just read everything I could about internet marketing. Just recently though, I found that some of my most successful means of dealing with parents was also my most successful means of dealing with my downline and people who would like to work with me in general. I love that the two careers have come together.