| Over the years I've had people tell me that I just got | | | | know you exist. I have blogs, belong to online |
| lucky. I've also had people tell me that they are not | | | | communities, chat on social media networks, have |
| lucky when it comes to MLM. | | | | signs on my car, hold local fundraisers and just in |
| I actually do not believe there is luck involved when it | | | | general make it a point to let everyone know what I |
| comes to your own network marketing business. | | | | do. I am contacted regularly with people saying, "I saw |
| To start, I believe you need to choose a company that | | | | your ad", or "I'm the one you spoke to in the |
| fits you. If you are not a cook, then don't join a | | | | community." People find me because I put my name |
| company that sells kitchen products. If you are not a | | | | and my products out there on a regular basis. |
| craft person, then don't join a company that sells | | | | Finally, I believe you need to constantly take steps to |
| rubber stamps or scrapbook supplies. Choose a | | | | learn and grow. When I started in MLM, the internet |
| company that sells products you'll use. When you walk | | | | didn't even exist. Yes, I'm aging myself here. I went |
| into my house, it's easy to know what I sell. I have | | | | door to door almost daily and I placed ads in |
| products all over my house and use them regularly. I | | | | newspapers and magazines across the country. Once |
| very recently had someone approach me about joining | | | | the internet became another way to market, I wanted |
| a jewelry company. She went on and on about what | | | | to learn all that I could learn. I read books, took classes |
| a great opportunity this was. I don't wear jewelry. Not | | | | and subscribed to blogs and newsletters. Life changes |
| only am I not looking for another company to join, I also | | | | and new ideas are introduced. I've read entire books |
| don't wear jewelry. This is not a match for me. | | | | on the best ways to send emails. I've read entire |
| Next, I believe you need to have a desire to build a | | | | books on how to answer your telephone and the |
| business. It doesn't matter if you're opening a new | | | | message you're giving others when you answer. A |
| pizza place or if you've joined an MLM company, you | | | | mentor once told me that I needed to invest at least |
| need to have a desire to make this work and make | | | | ten minutes each and every day reading something |
| this grow. It's not about luck, it's about desire to make it | | | | that would benefit my business. He told me that |
| happen. Not everyone has this desire. Over the years, | | | | anyone could find a spare ten minutes per day. Doing |
| I've met many people who said "it didn't work" when | | | | this each and every day would give me three hundred |
| speaking about an MLM opportunity they "tried." They | | | | minutes or four hours per month of new knowledge. |
| told me they work full time and they have a few kids. | | | | What I used to do when I first learned this trick was to |
| They also could tell me every episode of their favorite | | | | find a book and read for ten minutes each day. I'd then |
| t.v. show. This person did not have a desire to build a | | | | write up some kind of forum post or training for my |
| business. As I said, not everyone does. | | | | team based on those ten minutes of learning. I even |
| You have to have a marketing plan or marketing | | | | surprised myself at how much could be learned in just |
| strategy. People will not bang down your door to buy | | | | ten minutes per day. |
| your products or join your team. You need to put | | | | Succeeding in MLM really is not about "luck." It's about |
| yourself and your products out there. People need to | | | | desire and choices. |