-If you are mass- sponsoring into a Network Marketing
company with hype and then just leaving your recruits to some automated
training.

-If you don’t give your recruits an ounce of your precious time…

PLEASE just leave MLM alone.

Stop using your marketing skills to give our industry a bad name. Every time
you enroll someone and let them die on the vine, you just took one more
wonderful potential builder from our pool of prospects.

Have you ever heard this phrase?
“I don’t want to babysit
a downline”

If you are properly sponsoring quality people, you will have an organization
of incredibly powerful, motivated individuals who you want to spend your time
with. They are your TEAM – your greatest asset.

I truly think that those who say they don’t want to babysit are those who
don’t want to take the time to develop themselves as a leader. You see, it takes
a leader to help develop a leader.

You’ve read the HYPE over and over again :

“Enroll Hundreds Of Reps Without Ever Speaking to Anyone” and similar phrases
of nonsense.

That kind of marketing would lead you to believe that if you just get really
good at marketing, and use it to market your MLM, that you’ll make huge money in
your company.

I hate to bust your bubble… actually, no, I’d LOVE to bust your bubble and
tell you that is complete nonsense.

Network Marketing is, and always will be an income model that is based on
relationship marketing. Those impressive checks from the top earners are earned
because they developed leaders in their organizations. They didn’t just mass
enroll and see what STUCK. They took the time to invest in those people who
would take ownership of their business and work the system in place by the
company.

Mass attrition? You will see that if you just
enroll people on autopilot and never actually act as their sponsor. Sponsorship
comes with a responsibility to the person who joined your organization. You MUST
direct them to the training in place, you must role play with them and make sure
they are following the simple, duplicateable system in place by your
company.

Enroll hundreds of people and make a ton of cash? What, off of a one time
fast start bonus for signing them? NO THANKS! You will make far more money when
you help your recruits to earn a check for themselves. When they continue to
work to maintain that check, and to grow it – you finally have leverage.

If you have fallen prey to this type of recruiting – but you still have faith
in the residual income dream, then find a true MLM leader who will paint a
realistic expectation of what it takes to build your business to true walkaway
residual income.

This article was written by Melanie Milletics.. I encourage you to follow her
advice.

To your success,

Herb Hunter, 734-285-6792

How long have you been in the network marketing industry??   Are you achieving success in Network Marketing?? How is your business growing??  If you have been in the Network Marketing industry for very long you may have asked this question. Why is it that some people go right to the top in network marketing and others simply don’t ?

The answer is easier than you might think. Although before I answer that question let me lay some groundwork.

Most people that you’re  prospecting  or sponsor will be those just passing through, willing to take a stab at it, with the attitude of who knows it might work.  The fact is 97% of them will quit and a handful will make something happen.  Notice if you will that I did not say they will fail, I said they will quit, there is a difference.

So what is the answer to the question?  Most people quit most things not just network marketing and the reason is they don’t think like the 2-3% of the population who enjoys great success.  Is it that simple?  Yes it actually is. There is a Scripture in Proverbs that states,  As a man thinketh in his heart so is it in his head . That is original, that is not someone’s spin on it or the latest guru’s idea.  You are what you think you are. So what is it that you think you are?  Have you ever asked yourself that question?  I recommend you do and give serious thought to your answer.  It will be a determining factor in having success in network marketing or not having success.

If your thinking is wrong then your actions or behavior will be wrong as well.  You cannot think one way and act or live another way.

I have touched on this in other posts, but you need to know you deserve success. If you don’t  think you deserve success, everything else you do will be a moot point.  If you think you deserve success then you have no problem thinking about yourself as successful and the result of that over time is you will begin to act successful.  Which means you will have success in your home based business but also life. Have a can do attitude, an attitude of no quitting. When you have that success wealth mindset than it is only a matter of time until you experience it.

Why is it that people that have not experienced success in other areas of their lives, consider that a home based business would be any different?  What happens is they don’t think and behave like they are successful, and it carries over into all areas of life not just one.  However when people don’t experience success in network marketing it is the fault of the industry?  It’s a scam or it was not the real deal or some excuse. Change your thinking and that will result in different actions.

It is not network marketing that is the problem or keeping you from success it is your thinking.  Network Marketing is actually affording you the chance to change your life. To reach a place where you can experience time freedom and financial freedom. Find out what the successful people are doing and make it your own.

All the best,

Herb Hunter, hunter645@aol.com, 734-285-6792

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The System Is The Secret To Success In Network Marketing .  I received this information by email and agree with it so much that I want to share it with you.  Throughout the history of making money we can see many businesses that have had wild success and many businesses that have failed miserably.   The difference between the successes and failures depends upon a number of factors, but in many cases we can see certain successful businesses that have created a “formula” that works time after time, allowing for expansion across entire countries and even the world.

Think about McDonald’s – this American business that started out decades ago selling hamburgers, French fries and milkshakes has blossomed into one of the strongest businesses in the world.   What is the McDonald’s Secret To Success?   You got it – a system!

Each and every McDonald’s restaurant is a franchise – which means a McDonald’s restaurant owner has paid McDonald’s corporation for the rights to run that restaurant.   The owner is provided with a giant golden M to hang above the door, and a system – the same system that every McDonald’s restaurant must follow. The system is completely plug and play, and includes everything from what tables to use and how often to sweep the floor to how many seconds the fries should be cooked for and how many pieces of tomato are in every burger.

This is why a completely inexperienced teenager, with a squeaky voice and a case of acne, can get a job at McDonald’s and fill your order for a Big Mac, a side salad, a baked apple pie and a soft drink with the expertise of a brain surgeon.   They follow the preplanned and ever-so-thoroughly spelled out instructions provided to them by the McDonald’s system.

Systems are powerful.   Systems turn simple actions and combinations of actions into profitable ventures.   If you are considering startin g your own business then a solid working system should be at the top of your list.

If it is true that 90% of businesses fail within the first 5 years then it is also probably true that a large proportion of the remaining 10% have got their system in place. Businesses fail because they were either not proven to work in the first place, or they were not following a good enough system.

Having a system to follow is one of the main reasons that people choose network marketing as their business method of choice.   Network marketing is an industry that is based on having systems and plans to follow, and this makes doing business much easier and makes success a lot easier to achieve.

Many people decide to start a home business for lots of different reasons.   Some keep their “day jobs” until the home business really takes off, and work at the home business during their spare time.   Some people don’t have a regular job and decide to take on a network marketing business full time. It might even begin as a hobby.
Regardless, network marketing has become the business of choice for many people because of this: there are established systems to follow - systems that work well no matter who is pushing the necessary buttons.

There has never before in history been a better time to start a business than right now, and there are no business options better for a person starting out than Network Marketing.

Find a system, work the system, reap the rewards. That’s what Network Marketing is all about.

All the best,

Herb Hunter, 734-285-6792, hunter645@aol.com

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Becoming A Master Marketer in MLM requires Embracing “Old School” and “New School” Methods of Prospecting

If you Integrate Internet Marketing and Relationship Marketing you will be unusually successful in your MLM.   Ignoring Old School  methods and only embracing the New School methods is simply foolish.

I was amused to learn the words Web 2.0 and then later, Attraction Marketing.   As a home based business owner I have built my business using the Internet, postcards, using leads I purchased and the phone, and using face to face marketing. I have been using those methods to build my business long before there were labels attached.

Network Marketers across the world are embracing the New School way of building an MLM business by tapping into the millions of prospects who are online looking for ways to become financially free.   They are learning how to set up their blogs, build capture pages,  and how to market those sites using social media like twitter and Facebook, search engine optimization and video marketing. The question is How Many Of Then Are Really Making Money??

Now, I don’t really believe that there is scarcity of prospects, but there is scarcity of attention spans.  And if all the New School Network Marketers are out there teaching  Attraction Marketing, and posing as experts  where does that leave YOU? If you are trying to claim your spot on the net, how will you stand out?   How will you generate a lead in an environment where everyone is standing up and yelling “pick me, pick me” ?

I don’t know folks, I just don’t know… Maybe just maybe you’ll  have to go back to the Old School  methods of prospecting.

What are the Old School  methods, really?  Does it mean making a list of your friends and family and expecting them all to be your business partners?  That each and every one of them is just waiting to be an entrepreneur?  Or how about standing at the mall and accosting strangers about making extra money, doing just what you are doing?  No way, you say.   That’s how you end up in the NFL, No friends left after you have unprofessionally approached them all with something that they weren’t asking for.

Is that really what is meant by Old School networking?  Of course it isn’t,  but its what you will hear from those who will tell you that the “Old School” methods of building a MLM business are dead.  They will make the offline methods sound stupid and downright degrading.  They will make it sound like you’d  be a fool to follow the advice of the MLM millionaires who all built their business offline, because things are different now .

Come on, do you really think things are THAT different?  People are still people, and this is still a word of mouth business.

So what does Old School really mean, and why should you have respect for the “Old School” masters, instead of disdain for the term?

Its Relationship Marketing at its best.  It is listening for the needs of people and giving them an option to fill those needs. It’s connecting with people in who are looking for what you have to offer.

It was never, and never will be about chasing your friends and family, people!

Right now, there are people all over the world making huge money in MLM building OFFLINE, using Old School methods.
Right now, people are collecting six figure checks.

Are you?

If not, perhaps its time you took a look at expanding your skill set to include offline methods of building your business.

If you are really an entrepreneur with a product or service that the market is asking for, then you should have no trouble connecting with people who have a need for what you offer.

I’m an Internet Network Marketer online as well as being a offline marketer and have been building my business this way for several years.  I can generate  leads online and offline and call my prospects and, expose them to my business through a presentation.

However, I take every opportunity to look people in the eye and hand them my business card.   Their attention is far more valuable than the hundreds of clicks I will get to this blog post.  They are far more likely to take action to either become a customer, or even a distributor.   Why? Because I built a relationship with them in person or on the phone and professionally introduced what I do.   I heard their need and I addressed it.   They can see that I am genuine, am not at all a slimy salesperson, and if they have a desire to move forward, its on them.

My friends and family know what I do, and they are my CUSTOMERS.  They aren’t entrepreneurs, and I wouldn’t prospect them for the business opportunity.  But they do BUY MY STUFF!

If you are a closet entrepreneur, you are missing a huge profit zone.  Get over it already and be the professional you strive to be.   Introduce your product or service and let everyone know what you do..  Would a paycheck for doing so really be so bad?

There is so much more to this- pages and pages worth.  But you really must know that all of the internet marketing prowess in the world is not going to make you residual millions in MLM.  You simply must learn the skills of Relationship Marketing.   Your upline leader making 6 or 7 figures can tell you how to build a huge business. But you have to  Listen!

By all means, learn and understand Attraction Marketing and apply those methods of lead generation.  But what the heck are you going to say to those wonderful people who have asked you for more information?

I guarantee that if you work on your offline prospecting and phone prospecting that you’ll   make more money.   Unless you are incredibly poorly suited for this profession, you cant go wrong when you increase your skill set in those areas.

When you learn how to combine the Old School with the New School Attraction Marketing methods , You will be unusually successful!

Social network marketing is an effective free marketing strategy  that you can use. To be effective in social network marketing you really need to know what you are doing!

Of course not everyone knows how to market using social networks effectively.   I have found facebook to be highly effective.

When you take a close look at your Facebook newsfeed what do you really see??   You see everyone promoting their latest and greatest business opportunity to anyone who will listen, and even to those who have no interest at all.

Then next month you see the same people promoting something else or you see people promoting 5+ different programs. Do you think anyone will take you seriously when you do this.. Well the answer is no.   If you want to be successful at social media, you must become a marketer and not be perceived as a peddler. A marketer is constantly promoting themselves and creating their personal branding.

In social network marketing you need to promote you not products, services, or opportunities you are in.

All to often network marketers are seen as jumpers.   You never know what they will present you with because its always something different.   In attraction marketing you want people to become attracted to you and that is the way to get results on sites like Facebook.

Here are a few tips I can suggest when using facebook.

Add Friends – Most people add friends by adding people they consider large leaders or the big boys of networking. Then try to add that persons friends. You want to do the exact opposite.   Go to different network marketing groups and also see if there are any groups you feel good about adding.

Groups – Most people add themselves to as many groups as possible and post their link to their business opportunity.  Add yourself to groups of great influence.   Post to the group wall a  funded proposal.   If the group allows videos and links, add those to the group as well.

Start Your Own Group – Start your own group around You and your interest not around your products, services or opportunity. Then offer valuable content and resources to your group members.

Your Friends Wall – Instead of posting a quick message on your friend’s  wall saying hi or join my business, I suggest you create a welcome video and tag your new friends in it.   Introduce yourself and let people know that you are here to help them.

Cross Promote Your Group – Contact other group members in your niche and offer to invite your group members to their group if they will do the same thing. If you put these practices into action you will achieve success.

If you would like to discuss ways to start and build your own business give me a call.

All the best,

Herb Hunter, 734-285-6792, hunter645@aol.com

Today’s featured blog is ARTFUL QUESTIONING by Tom Hopkins . It is loaded with great information for you.

The professional salesperson, the true Champion, realizes that people have two ears and one mouth, and each should be used equally. This means that after talking ten seconds, you switch your mouth off, switch your ears on, and listen for 20 seconds. This also means that instead of overwhelming your future client with words, you encourage them to talk. Let’s compare the two methods.

The average salesperson speaking: “This is the best there is. Nothing on the market can touch it. We’ve got the best products because we’re miles ahead of the competition. You’d better get it.”

“This insurance will do more for you than anything else you can find. You really should hurry and get it.”

“These items are on sale. Why waste your time shopping around? You can’t get them for less.”

When salespeople use such methods, what are they doing?

They’re pushing, aren’t they?

They’re arguing. They’re telling people things they don’t want to hear. They’re trying to ram obvious self-serving statements down the future clients’ throats. In effect, they are saying, “I’m out to make you buy something. The only reason I’m doing that is to put money in my pocket, and I don’t care whether what you buy helps you or not.”

Such tactics quickly drive off everyone except the few who love to argue. Champion salespeople on the other hand, never give anyone the impression that they’re pushing them – for the simple reason that they never push. But they do lead.

The Champion leads his or her prospects from the initial contact to happy involvement in owning the product or service by not talking all of the time, by listening most of the time, and by asking artful questions. In all this alert and pointed questioning, the true professional maintains a friendly attitude of interest and understanding that encourages the prospect to open up and give the desired information freely.

Have you ever been surprised at how freely you’ve talked to certain salespeople before buying from them? They were alert and interested. You felt comfortable with them. Recalling those conversations, you may think you were leading and the salesperson was following.

Superficially, that was true – at first. In a deeper sense, however, that professional salesperson was leading all the way and you were following all the way.

How did that happen? The Champion encourages you to start off. Once you set your direction, he or she gets smoothly in front and begins to lead you toward any of several open paths to purchase. When artful questioning reveals which of the several paths is best, the Champion guides you smoothly and warmly to it. The halter goes over your head so softly that you never think about bucking. Instead you buy!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,

Herb Hunter, 734-285-6792, hunter645@aol.com