Posts Tagged ‘Mistake’

Common Mistakes Everyone Makes in MLM

February 17th, 2010

A common mistake, often fatal to your business is: “Failing to check the background of your company’s leadership!
When the management team has built a downline themselves, they
respect you.

Companies are nothing without us!

If they could sell their products themselves, they’d just put some
magical ad on the internet somewhere and people would come
to buy in droves.

But that does not happen.

Why? Because it takes you and me to build the relationships
with the prospects, so they buy from us.

And how do you know if your company leadership has integrity?
Simple. Read their company Policies & Procedures. (not the
Terms & Conditions) Then you will know.

99.9% of the people you talk to want to build a business and then
retire and enjoy the fruits of their work.

But these companies have come in the backdoor like snakes in
the night. They’ve changed their Policies & Procedures, adding
phrases like “ongoing sales”, “ongoing recruiting,” “continuous”,
“regular meetings.” You cannot retire – even though they’ve
promoted early retirement as one of the main benefits of their
business!

It’s amazing. If you retire, they can legally terminate you! Does
that show any sign of integrity?

Absolutely not.

Your Policies & Procedures are THE contract between you & your
company. They are written by the company lawyers. You’d better
know for certain what YOUR P&Ps say!

Here are some additional steps to insure your safety & security.
• Search Google for the owners of the company.
• Do the owners have Integrity? Add the word ‘Scam’ to your search.
• Do the owners have a Corporate background or an in-the-field Network Marketing background?
• Read your “Policies & Procedures” and “Terms & Conditions”;
both are part of your Legal Contract.
• Look for the word “Ongoing”.
• Look for policies that strike you as “Unreasonable”. Like “Termination, with or without cause”.
• Ask yourself “Does this contract protect me or the company?” “Is it clear which way it leans?”
• Does the company charge you for training or a company web site?
• Does the company charge you for each paycheck they send you?

Rules of Thumb:
• The longer the contract, the greater the possibility that the policies important to you
are being hidden in “Legalese”!
• If it’s a “Cash Only” business…It’s a Scam!
• If you can buy a position at the top…It’s a Scam!
• If you are offered a “Special Deal”…the playing field isn’t level for all.
• If the products are sold on eBay at a greatly reduced price…Buy there instead.
• If a company is publicly traded, Financial Decisions Will be made in Favor of the
Stockholders at the Expense of the Distributors.
• Check these two websites: http://MLMwatchdog.com and http://MarketWaveInc.com.

The above info (taken from our trainng) covers only 1 of 5 critical legs (Pillars) that make up ALL companies. This and much more is available to each member of our community, Mentoring For Free.

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~Cristiana Martinez

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Social Networking: No Sale!

June 15th, 2009

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For some reason, people always want to associate social networking with the ability to sell something when we should take all social networking at its face value.

It’s about socializing, not about selling stuff to your friends.

Can you imagine that in your day-to-day social life, every time someone says “hi” to you, you hand them a brochure or try to sell them something:

“Hey, Jim, how’s it going? I haven’t seen you for a while.”

“Bill, great to see you, too. You can’t imagine what a terrific deal I have for you for term life. I mean these prices cannot be beat!”

Can you imagine your entire life being tied to commerce?

“Joe! Hi! How’s the wife? I have a discount coupon for you for the next time you rent from Dollar. Ten percent off, buddy!”

“Frank! Thanks, but that’s nothing. Have you thought about buying your steaks from Omaha Beef? Here’s a special code. Fifteen percent off your first order!”

Obviously this is not the way friends interact. So why are they going to suddenly interact online like that?

Understanding that they won’t is understanding the Achilles heel of commercializing social networking.

People on social-networking sites, whether Facebook or MySpace or Twitter, are networking to connect with people, not products. It can’t go over too well if you are seen online only to exploit your friends.

Now, that doesn’t mean that independent rock bands with fans or artists with collectors cannot have pages on social-networking sites to promote and sell their products. A modest amount of that is tolerated and perceived as a legitimate outlet.

Make no mistake, the Internet and social networks will definitely broaden a market for anyone with something to sell. And it’s quite inexpensive to use the mechanism. But many aspects of it are quite overrated.

And just see how unpopular your social-networking home page becomes once you start spamming all your followers and friends with endless sales pitches and spam. Nobody is there for that.

That said, find people to network with, no agenda, people with common interests, get them talking about their interests and passions, ask them what they do for a living. Make friends, friends for life. That’s what Social Networking is all about.

I appreciate you!

Cristiana Martinez                                                                                                                                                                      A Mentor with a Servant’s Heart.

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