Nobody likes to think they suck at anything. But I have to
admit, I was TERRIBLE at online network marketing when I
started. But I've been through an expensive and time
consuming learning curve, and want to help you avoid making
the same mistakes I did, so you can move from the "stink it
up" phase to the "walk the stage" phase of your business!
Here are eight things you can do to ensure success:
1. Have a strong Why. This is definitely number one. If you
don't have a very clear vision of what you want, and a
"never say die" attitude, you probably won't succeed
anywhere, in anything. Spend some time getting very clear
on what you want, why you want it, and commit to pay the
price to get it.
2. Join the right company. This one was painful for me
because I had many good friends in my former company, and I
was very loyal. But as I tried to build my organization
online, I came to understand that they didn't get it with
the internet, they weren't going to get it any time soon,
and the wave of opportunity was going to pass me by if I
didn't find a cutting edge company. Very tough decision,
but when I finally found the right company it was like
taking the brakes off, my organization grew bigger in 5
months than my old team grew in 3 years!
3. Eliminate distractions. Let's face it, when you get
online there's suddenly a thousand things fighting for your
attention. News clips, videos, time wasting e-mails,
marketing programs, video games... the list goes on and on.
You have to be able to focus on your daily priorities until
they are all done before you get distracted by any of these
time sucking income reducers.
4. Establish a plan and strategy. If you don't know exactly
how to accomplish your goals, you are likely to be sucked
into "program of the week" mode. You must have a business
plan, and know what activities will get you the signups you
need in your business. Don't fall for every sales pitch you
see. Figure out what works and commit to it, only trying
new strategies after your core methods are implemented.
5. Be a good student. Too many people rely on others for
their success. Listen, the only person who REALLY, DEEPLY
cares about YOUR success is you. YOU must become the
expert. You can't outsource your marketing education to
somebody else.
6. Develop the habit of personal development. I have heard
many of the top online marketers and network marketers
train, and every single one of them has a personal
development program. They read the good books, listen to
life improving audios, and attend self improvement and
marketing seminars.
7. Be willing to WORK for your dreams! There is no
substitute for HARD WORK! Be willing to put in the hours to
build a great business. Second to work is the issue of
consistency. Online network marketing is something that has
to be done DAILY. Too many people dabble at it, spending a
few hours here and there. That doesn't work. It's much
better to spend a little bit of time every single day than
a lot of time on Saturday. If you are limited on time, just
do ONE thing to improve your online business each day. Try
it for a month and prepare to be amazed at how much
progress you've made!
8. Have realistic expectations. Because there are so many
hypy, unbelievable testimonials out there people think they
are going to get to a $10,000 a month income their first
month. Unfortunately, a lot of people HAVE done this
online, and it can be done. But we usually don't hear the
"story behind the story". Success almost always comes after
a period of consistent, effective work. As great as the
internet is, and as much leverage as it provides, it just
makes the process easier and shorter, but you still have to
go through the process. What if it takes you five years to
make over $100,000 a year? Consider this: most people in
the US work 40 years, 40 hours a week and only 5% reach the
$100,000 a year mark, but we are willing to quit our online
business in the first year if we don't achieve it?! We just
need to be willing to commit to the process for as long as
it takes, and give our efforts a chance to compound.
Online network marketing does work, it's a lot of fun, and
it there's nothing like the "mailbox" money it provides.
These eight things just aren't that hard to do. Do a "check
up from the neck up" to see which of these areas you need
to work on to ensure you have success in your online
network marketing business!
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Dave Sherwin is a Network Marketer who won the "Rookie of
the Year"award in a large international network marketing
company in 2006. He is the co-author of "Lighthouse
Marketing", The Art And Science Of Attracting People Into
your Network Marketing Organization. Learn the Lighthouse
Marketing secrets at:
http://escapethematrix.net/?why
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