Secrets to Marketing Like an MLM Pro!
By Clyde Lewis
The purpose of our brief article for MLM.com is to hopefully
clear up some confusion that EVERY distributor in network
marketing goes through at one point in time. We are going to
share with you the TOP FOUR REASONS WHY PEOPLE FAIL IN NETWORK
MARKETING. Boy, that sounds depressing doesn't it? Fear not!
We are ALSO going to give you the FOUR SECRETS how you can avoid
these pitfalls and learn how to market like an MLM pro - so read
on! To read more in full depth right now about "Secrets to
Marketing Like an MLM Pro!", please visit
#1 Reason People Fail: The first and foremost reason why most
people fail in network marketing is from simply a lack of leads.
Most new distributors are all taught to do the same thing when
they get started - those three dreaded words - "make a list".
This "list" is of course your closest friends and family that
you can go after and pitch your products or opportunity to.
This strategy does still hold some merit and was successful in
the late 70's and 80's, however does not work as well in 2001.
Many people have been burned with this technique in the past or
just simply do not feel comfortable going after their center of
influence yet. So what is the solution?
1st WBI Secret for Success: WBI recommends using a tested,
proved lead generation and support services company called
ProSTEP that can supply you with a never ending source of
pre-qualified prospects. ProSTEP, Inc. has been in business
over 6 years now and is one of our industry's best kept insider
secrets for supplying fresh, MLM specific leads. Imagine having
anywhere from 150-1050 of these leads funneled to you and your
downline each month. Have you ever been told that MASSIVE
ACTION = MASSIVE RESULTS? Sure, we all have!
All of these leads have expressed an interest in starting a home
based business and tend to be very responsive and open minded.
100% of the leads have addresses and phone numbers and here's
the best part: almost 93% of the leads come with an email
address! This makes follow up a breeze and also of course FREE.
Your only job is to make contact with these leads and present
your opportunity.
The cost you might ask? How about only .57 to $1 per lead. If
you know anything about advertising, you know that this is a
very low cost. If you are unsure, try running some
ads
in
your
local papers, see how many responses you get then divide that
number by the amount of $$$ you spent on your ads. You will
probably come up to a cost of about $5 or even more per lead.
Ouch. There is even a little known SECRET how you can get your
leads ever for FREE that we will share at the very end of this
article. So STAY TUNED to the end for this SECRET!
#2 Reason People Fail: Unfortunately, people in
network
marketing never get the kind of support and training they need
to truly become an MLM Pro and earn significant income.
Think about it - what can you do where you can earn over
$100,000 per year and not get educated beforehand? Nothing.
Doctors, lawyers, and corporate executives all attend higher
education prior to entering their professions. So why
is
network marketing different? It isn't, my friend. You still
need to take it upon yourself to study, learn and train to
become the type of person who actually deserves to earn a six
figure income. Most people, are not fortunate enough
to
be
exposed to the type of mentor or upline who can provide this
type of personal support.
2nd WBI Secret for Success: Expose yourself to ProSTEP's
progressive, cutting-edge training in sales, marketing and use
of technology. Just view ProSTEP as your adopted upline.
Imagine having access to training calls, autoresponders and a
complete archive of training-ALL done by some of the TOP
PROFESSIONALS in the entire industry. For example, learn
exactly how to most effectively work your leads via email or
phone from the best of the best. Learn how to qualify, present,
overcome objections, ask for the order, plus how to train, build
and motivate your group --- all over the phone or online!
#3 Reason People Fail: Not understanding the importance of
having a simple, highly duplicatable system, though which to
funnel their prospects. The facts are clear: 90-95% of the
people that you come in contact with are NEVER going to join
your program. Period. These people are just not
interested!
Rejection and negativity from this group is what causes most
distributors to QUIT within their first 90 days. No matter how
good you are on the phone or in person, a distributor needs to
get used to that word "no". How can you find those "gold
nugget" distributors that we are all looking for?
3rd WBI Secret for Success: Learn how to precisely sift and sort
through your leads and improve your conversion rate of prospects
to distributors from an industry average 5% to a WHOPPING 50% --
for real! This represents a 1000% increase in effectiveness and
efficiency! This IS our most powerful technique of all! These
leverage creating techniques have created a major BUZZ about
ProSTEP within the last 12 months. In fact, this third secret
is SO CRITICAL to your success today, we cannot share it with
just anyone. If you would like to learn about this 3rd WBI
secret, please visit our web site and request our FREE TAPE,
"Secrets to Marketing Like An MLM Pro!" at:
or call 1-888-234-1957 today!
#4 Reason People Fail: People simple run out of money!
This is one of the least talked about subjects in our industry.
Let's face it folks --- distributors spend money on products,
sales aids, long distance phone bills, postage, etc.. Most
people go deep into debt before they ever make their first
dollar. And before you know it, you have an "I-told-you-so"
spouse or friend, your confidence goes down, doubt sets in and
the distributor is out of the business.
4th WBI Secret for Success: Drop your advertising budget to ZERO
by getting FREE leads each month, plus create a secondary profit
center within your existing MLM opportunity. Think about it -
the one thing that people in any type of sales always have and
always will need are LEADS. Lots of them - and GOOD ones. How
many other people do you know in your company or another one?
Think about that. All you need to do is simply introduce only 3
other subscribers to ProSTEP and from that point forward your
leads are FREE. Just to be clear, you do not have to refer 3
new people every month, JUST ONE TIME. As long as
they
get
leads - yours are FREE.
In addition, you can also make a significant sideline income
promoting ProSTEP to others in the MLM industry. How much can
you earn? As the old saying goes, that depends on YOU. To give
you an example of what is possible, here are WBI's earnings in
the time we've been promoting ProSTEP to the industry..
1996.80K
1997.120K
1998.220K
1999.320K
2000.420K
Plus, we are proud to say that we have taught many other leaders
within ProSTEP that are now also pulling down 10K-15K per month!
Not bad for a "secondary program" huh? Just realize that they
did it all while they were focusing on another "primary program"
- and you can too! Interested? WBI has set up an entire
turnkey system to make it very easy for you to introduce ProSTEP
to other network marketers.
WBI's mission statement is simple: To simply help you get your
ProSTEP leads for FREE, help you understand how to access all
the ProSTEP tools and training, and show how YOU TOO, can earn a
significant secondary income if you desire, by promoting ProSTEP
to others. Our sincere hope and prayer is that this information
has provided some value to you.
Best wishes and make it a great sponsoring day!
-Wealth Builders International
________________________________________________________________
Andy Hummel and Jim Lewis are both Master Consultants with
ProSTEP, Inc as well as the co-founders of Wealth Builders
International (WBI), the fastest and largest growing
organization in ProSTEP. They are both full-time network
marketers with ProSTEP and have over 20 years of industry
experience between them.
Wealth Builders International is also the editor of "Secrets to
Marketing Like an MLM Pro!",
a FREE MLM Training Online Ezine that you can subscribe to at:
http://clydelewis@freeleads.com
About the Author
Clyde Lewis is in partnership with Andy Hummel and Jim Lewis of Wealthbuilders’
International. To find out more about their organization, or any questions you may have,
send a email to: leadsonfire@ij.net
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What Everyone Should Know About How To Buy Wholesale
By: Melanie Burns
Finding a supplier for the product you want to sell, at a price that you can profit from, can be a big task. The best suppliers for your online sales or auctions do not advertise their services and often cannot be found online.
Those that you can find online tend to be middle-men. It is often difficult to get a good enough price to make any real profit online.
Let me tell you about my simple 2 step system to find an untapped source for wholesale suppliers. This is so simple that it's often overlooked as a source for product. This system involves thinking outside the box and not letting policy stop you. (continued below)
The First Step to find a supplier is to find someone that already sells or has access to what you want to sell. This could be a website, an eBay seller, a manufacturer, a wholesale outlet, or a regular store in your city. This is the easy step. You know what you are looking for and you can search on the internet, not for a wholesale source, but for anyone already selling what you want to sell.
Another valuable source for a local supplier is your local phone book. The yellow pages are the best way to find local sources. This should be the first place you look. Doing business locally with someone that you can meet face to face is a big plus for your business.
Another potential source for your product is to find a distributor who would be willing to private label a product for you. You could get a very high quality product for a much lower price than if it had the name brand label.
The Second and Key Step is to convince the source you found to become your supplier.
Manufacturers and wholesale sources often have minimum orders that might be beyond your reach if you are just starting out. Online retailers, eBay merchants, and retail stores may be your best bet. Try to find a small store who is looking to expand.
But remember, you are dealing with a human being and they can be convinced to do business with you. Just be sure to sweeten the deal for them. One way is to offer the person you are dealing with at your new found source, a percentage of your profits from the products he supplies you.
Be sure to project it out for him. If he can see the benefit of working with you even though it causes extra work for him, you can be successful in making a deal.
You could offer him 20% of the profit from sales of his products. For example you could show him that you project to make at least $100 profit from each product, and you expect to sell 40 of them per month. The $4000 a month means an extra $800 per month in his pocket. You still make a nice $3200 profit for the month in this example.
On top of that, he will be ordering more products from his supplier and may be eligible for a higher price break from them. This way, his reward for the effort to work with you, is making money on both sides.
There are many benefits you can offer your potential supplier, but no matter how you look at it, the main thing it comes down to is MONEY. What's in it for your potential supplier to do business with you? If can you show him that, you have a better chance of making a deal with him and starting your online sales.
NOTE: When looking for suppliers around your city, don't go trying to impress the big stores with your $800 or even $3,000 extra income per month proposal. Try going to the little stores that are looking to expand their business, they are the ones that are usually more open to new opportunities.
The big stores are making hundreds of thousands of dollars per month in profits, so an extra couple of thousand would probably not impress them the least bit.
So now you see that by thinking outside the box, you open the door to many possibilities and increase your ability to make money online with your products.
About the Author:
Copyright © Melanie Burns
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