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How Network Marketing Lifestyles Equal To Freedom

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How Network Marketing Lifestyles Equal To Freedom
By Justice O. Omorodion

I wonder why many people are not living network marketing lifestyles until now in their entire life! Most people prefer going to school, having a good credentials and working hard for money for the rest of their entire life.

Why making that long term commitment to yourself? Why not try and work hard to build your network marketing business instead of you working hard for somebody's else and making them more richer.

To me, I had made a commitment long time ago that I would rather build my organization where people of like-minded would comes together and achieved common purpose, a high purpose in life.

Instead of me working for someone else and making her more richer in life. I rather built a conducive environment where I could my own decision and have good people around me taking those decisions and make it into reality and wealth.

That's what network marketing lifestyles bring to you by giving you the opportunity to live the lifestyle you want for yourself and your family. Network marketing give you the benefit to shift from employee to become a business owner.

Unlike any other traditional businesses, where you get fired if you can't produce some certain quality for some time which your boss or your employer might expect of you for a certain period of time.

But, in network marketing business you hardly got fired, except you fired yourself if you want to. Nobody get you fire in network marketing business because you are on your own as an independent distributor.

You become the captain of your own destiny. You are the one who own the gold and you are in charge of making the golden rule for yourself whether you would want to live a network marketing lifestyles or not. The choice is yours to make at any moment you want in your life.

If you just decide now that, you would not long tolerate the kind of lifestyle you are living at this moment and you want to push that aside and go for a high purpose in life. The chance is always there for you to make a better decisions for yourself and your love ones.

This is the era of affluent of internet network marketing age where you can recruit thousands of prospects and distributors around the globe with the power of internet connections.

You have everything it takes to make the transition from rat-race to the fastest track of great wealth and happiness at your finger tips right now. The questions is, are you ready to make the shift?

You certainly can make any shift from rag to riches, from poverty to a great wealth, from meddle class to become a great entrepreneur and a business owner. Whenever you make up your mind to do so, the road is always free to take for the journey.

The better way to start making a linear transition is through network marketing lifestyles. And it doesn't cost you too much money to start any network marketing business of your choice. You've got to push on for your dream to come true.

Justice O. Omorodion is an expert in mlm business industry and home based businesses. You can pick the techniques he used to raked in thousands of dollars every month at http://www.successful-online-mlm-business.com

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Market America Scam - Compensation Plan Scam Review

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Market America Scam - Compensation Plan Scam Review
By Joshua Valentine

They call is the "unfranchise". Meaning it is likened to a franchise offering all the benefits of a franchise without the traditional overhead expenses and fees that are associated with a franchise. Market America is a product brokerage and one to one marketing company specializing in Mass Customization. Founded in 1992 by James Ridinger, Market America makes its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Business Model

Market America is part of the network marketing industry. Each unfranchise owner is encouraged to recruit others into the network of unfranchise owners. By doing so they will create leverage for themselves and their unfranchise business. The requirements to activate and qualify your unfranchise to begin receiving profits is as follows. You must recruit two people one on your left and one on your right side of your business. You must qualify your business by purchasing 200BV worth of product and then remain on an "transfer buy" of 50bv to 150bv each month. (BV is approx. 80% per $1 spent. Example, $100 = 80 BV) Once your network begins to grow your points start accumulating. Upon reaching certain points or bv on your left and right you will start to receive commission checks.

Here are some specific details regarding the binomial compensation plan that Market America uses. First, as stated before you have two sides of your business. To qualify your business you will need to purchase 200 - 600 BV of product, this equates to $350-$1000 worth of product. After that you will be encouraged to spend an additional several hundred dollars in business support materials. Once you qualify your center with your initial purchase you are required to purchase 50BV - 150BV of product per month, depending on your position within the pay plan. We will use an average monthly order of 100bv as we get further into the plan.

Now that you are qualified you must activate your business by sponsoring or recruiting two people one person on the left side and the other on the right. To do this your sponsor will encourage you to make a list of 200 people you know and then begin inviting them to a hotel presentation, one on one meeting or home party. Upon activating your center with your two new people you are now able to collect commissions based on the volume created within your two lines or legs.

For this example we are going to talk about the part of the business that matters the most. The residual income that can be generated. To generate an income of $300 you will need 1200 points on your left and 1200 points on your right. The next level is 2400/2400 = $300, 3600/3600 = $300, 5000/5000= $600 for a total payout per cycle of $1500 at that time your volume resets to 0 and this can happen every week.

To make that residually we will use a month as an example. You will need 100 people in your group 50 on the right and 50 on the left each ordering 100 bv worth of product or a total of about $12,000 in product and you will be paid $1500 on $12000 worth of sales.

In conclusion this compensation plan is better than most MLM or binary compensation plans out there. Market America's compensation plan is not a scam, however to only receive $1500 on about $12,000 in sales is not very lucrative. I personally chose to not participate in Market America as a business. Currently, when $12,000 of products move within my business I receive $5400 that is a substantial difference. While the compensation plan is average, I would encourage you to take a look at the wide arrange of quality products that are offered by Market America.

Joshua Valentine is a top internet marketer who works with industry leaders from around the world. He has a passion for helping others achieve their goals, dreams and aspirations. To learn more about Joshua Valentine and his team of Marketing Mentors Click Here.

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I Want You to Read This Before You Attend Your Next Client Meeting

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I Want You to Read This Before You Attend Your Next Client Meeting
By Kim Schott

American entreprenuers who live under time pressures tend to want to jump right into closing the sale before it's too late (whatever "too late" means -- with an infinite future in front of you, how can anything be too late?)

We spend almost every moment thinking about what we're going to do in the next moment. When we're with our children, our mind is on our business. When we're in the office with a client, our mind is daydreaming about our vacation. When we're supposedly listening to our spouse during a romantic dinner, we're thinking about what witty thing we are going to say next. We're always thinking about the next thing, the next event, the next task, or the next person we have to talk to at a networking event.

Our American business culture is so obsessed with managing time that we've forgotten what's important about time. When we are constantly multi-tasking, we think we're becoming more effective, but in reality we are making things far worse. That's because the person we're with immediately SENSES that our attention is on something other than them. When we don't focus our attention on hearing about a prospect's struggles, or successes, why should they focus on anything we say? When we don't value them, why should they value us?

Only you can stop yourself from obsessing about how little time you have. It is just part of our human nature to ALWAYS have far more to do than we have time available. Focus instead on making every prospect and client moment count. When you are in a room full of over a hundred small business owners, treat every moment together as though no one else in the room is more important - even if that moment is for just the blink of an eye. You may not even need to say many words, and yet you'll communicate to clients how special they are. In many Asian cultures, for example, people recognize and practice the concepts of "face" and harmony in ways Westerners do not. Beign direct and "getting all the issues out on the table" can be a good thing (according to the Western view), but the Asian approach of setting some conflicts and business agendas aside for the sake of maintaining a harmonious client meeting or respectful communication is equally legitimate. With everything you do in your business, you will become far more effective.

Now, here is one simple tip that is so profound, that it will immediately connect you at a DEEPER level with your clients. Whenever you are with another person, whether for a second or for several minutes, look into their eyes and focus on remembering everything about their eyes - the color, the shape, the length of their eyelashes. Look at every little red line in the whites of their eyes, see their shape and size. Stay focused on their eyes until you're sure you can recount every detail.

What will happen when you do this? Individuals will sense that your attention is nowhere else but on them. This will make them feel special. They will feel drawn to you, and soak up the undivided attention. You will see that the other person is actually listening to everything you're saying. Eliciting a desired win-win response will become easier and easier. And, once you experience that, you won't want to go back to looking at another person in the old way again. Each time you encounter another person, you will see their WORTH, and they will see yours. I guarantee that this will attract more paying clients, just the same way it has attracted all the local and global clients I need, so that I work less and make more money.

Kim Schott, created the Keys to Client Communication System to help struggling self-employed professionals master Client Attraction Marketing while increasing their revenue, and taking more time off. Signup for our FREE eZine ($107 value) by visiting http://www.SchottCulturalConsulting.com

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Overcome Networking Obstacles

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Overcome Networking Obstacles
By Rita Ashley

Executives in search of employment understand the importance of Networking. They know the statistics support networking as the main method for landing a new job and yet it is very difficult for most people. As a Job Search Coach for Executives and Technology Professionals I have heard myriad complaints and seen the devastation to careers when executives, especially "C" level executives don't network successfully.

• I just can't ask people for favors.
• I am the one who helps; I don't want to be seen as needy.
• I find it hard to start the conversation when it is about me.
• I hate cold calling.

Reluctance to network is the single largest barrier to landing new employment. The more senior the position, it seems, the more difficult it is for the candidate to ask for assistance to discover where the jobs are. Here are a few suggestions to overcome that hurdle. It is important to know your message and deliver it with confidence, but that is a topic for another article. Let's assume you have the patter down but find it hard to pick up the phone or send out that email.

POSSIBLE REMEDIES:
Use the phone. If you craft an enticing phone message and deliver it with energy and conviction, you will probably receive an encouraging response. By contrast, if you send email, nuance is impossible to detect and in fact, you are more likely to misinterpret busy or style for rejection. A telephone call gives you opportunity to detect the positive response and create a bond.

Contact in Threes: You have culled names from your contact lists of people who have worked for you and also have a list of people to whom you have been referred. Contact two people you know first. Leverage that success and confidence and call the third less known individual. Be sure to have a compelling message written down before you call.

Call at Odd Times: You are more likely to find someone at their phone at eight in the morning than ten. Executives are more likely to answer their own phones after six.

Get Introductions, Not Referrals: When you do connect with someone willing to open doors, as for introductions that mention you will be contacting the individual. Anyone can say, "Use my name," but an introduction insures you will get a response.

Understand the code of networking; People want to help. Remember how good you feel when you can offer assistance to someone looking for a job? Why not allow someone else that same elation? Get Networking.

Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach
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Networking is NOT a Four-Letter Word

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Networking is NOT a Four-Letter Word
By Jane Trevaskis

Networking has gotten a bad rap - and it doesn't deserve it, When done right (professionally, maybe) it is about developing and nurturing contacts to obtain and give referrals, advice, information, support and energy. It is not about just collecting business cards and using people. The relationship is everything.

Networking is developing relationships that are mutually beneficial and work toward successfully reaching the goals of both people. It is a two-way street.

Most of the super-effective networkers I know concentrate on giving to their network. It is a truism that if you give more than you receive, you will receive more than you need.

That reality is violated by those who use networking for selling or promoting, focusing only on their own agenda, being misleading, or being superficial. It is definitely not a one way street.

Networking is universally applicable to everything from your job search and your future career success to finding a reliable contractor, mechanic or hairdresser.

But, please don't think that networking is just for your job search - networks are essential in all areas of today's business environment, especially in positioning yourself for success in your next position. Bottom line, networking is crucial to your long-term career success.

But if you think further, with the proliferation of companies who are merging (or acquiring each other) you may have to re-position yourself multiple times in the new business environment. And with today's flatter organizations, your networking contacts within the company may easily perform some of the mentoring functions that managers did in the past.

Approximately 75 - 80% of all jobs are found through networking and at least 50% of all positions are never advertised. People hire people they feel comfortable with - people they perceive as being "like us." "Like us" has as much to do with having acquaintances in common as having any real similarity between two people. Therefore, the best way for you to connect is by being introduced to your targets by a mutual acquaintance. Most Americans, including you and your friends, have at least 250 contacts. If you have only a small percentage of these, your network can grow exponentially.

As the world becomes smaller, it is important that you properly maintain your network. Do not rely on the traditional rules of networking which view everyone and every setting as an opportunity to network and puts emphasis on keeping records of people and staying in touch. You build a more effective, more lasting and more valuable network if you:

• View your network as part of your long term life success plan.

• Pick people as members of your network who you can help as well as those who can help you.

• Build quality relationships with your network members.

• Produce results for those in your network and let them know how they can produce results for you.

• It is a truism that if you give more than you receive, you will receive more than you need.

With your permission, I'd like to offer you a free Networking Smarts Assessment Tool. You can download it by going to http://www.acatalystinyoursuccess.com/Networking_Quotient_Quiz.html

If you would like to hear more about resumes and the other tools you need to conduct a successful job search visit http://www.acatalystinyoursuccess.com/Career_Home_Page.html

From Jane Trevaskis and Success-Catalyst.com.

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The One Critical Aspect of Success

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The One Critical Aspect of Success
By Darrell Taylor

There is , truly, one single critical aspect of success without which you will not succeed in an online or offline business. You can read all of the articles on marketing that exist on the internet, but you really, really need this one ingredient.

You can think positive thoughts, subscribe to all of the motivational materials and attend some truly marvelous motivational seminars.

You can purchase all of the latest sure-fire money-making courses from the Guru-Of-The-Day.

These are all good things to have and use to educate yourself with, but none of them are the ONE CRITICAL ingredient in your recipe for success.

What is this special, magical ingredient? One Word: ACTION

It sounds so simple, but it is the one thing that can spell success or failure in a business.

Sometimes we let ourselves be convinced that we cannot begin our business until we know everything there is to know about traffic generation, Search Engine Optimization, article marketing, Pay-Per-Click, Adsense, traffic exchanges, forums and a host of other marketing techniques. We somehow believe that we need to be absolute experts before we can ever begin marketing, especially internet marketing. It is this belief that compels us to subscribe to every marketing course and read every email from the "Gurus" faithfully. We purchase $7 and $12 and $97 and $495 courses so we will be prepared (someday) to launch our great marketing adventure and have no failures along the way.

But.....Nothing Happens. Why? All of the knowledge and all of the training will not substitute for 90 days of consistent activity in our business. Those little failures we have along the way are often the best training money can't buy. Without taking definite, consistent action your will not really, truly learn those skills that the courses are trying to teach you. Only by exercising those skills you can only really learn what works FOR YOU and what doesn't work FOR YOU, at least not yet.

One of the best things about being able to market your MLM business on the internet is that you can afford to try many different techniques without spending a lot of money. I detail many of these in my ebook Ultimate Marketing Kit available for free download at my website. If you try a few of these low or no-cost techniques and fail, you have lost virtually nothing. The knowledge you will have gained by doing it for yourself is in itself priceless. This is the best risk/reward ratio you will find in the business world. You must, however, do the work to get the reward.

Take action. Make it your goal to accomplish at least one task toward getting your business up and running each and every day.

To learn more about how to get more leads for your MLM/Network Marketing business, download my FREE ebook the Ultimate Marketing Kit at my website http://ultimatemarketingkit.com/

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Darrell Taylor

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Socialising With Clients And Colleagues

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Socialising With Clients And Colleagues
By Suzanne Doyle Morris

While socialising with clients is by no means necessary, it can be a good way to strengthen contacts made in the more formal atmosphere of the boardroom. This is especially true in the run-up to Christmas, with festive parties and events providing a rare opportunity to get to know your clients in a more relaxed setting.

I have coached women working in various organisations across the country where male colleagues will often take male clients out to golf, dinners or even strip clubs as a means of strengthening allegiances. The women I work with value their clients and careers but also value the time they have in the evening with their families and friends. While these activities may seem a necessary evil, I have yet to meet a woman who doesn't think twice about how "socialising" might be misconstrued.

Women value forging stronger business relationships but often feel odd inviting a male client on their own for drinks or dinner. As the number of women in senior roles increases, so should the number of creative ways to network, thank clients and generally build these bonds, without compromising comfort levels . There are ways that you can become more adept at choosing when and where to socialise, which will help you build relationships with your professional integrity intact.

Tips for Business Socialising

1. Business dinners feature more wine (or normally do!) than lunches or certainly breakfasts. If you worry about how well you will present after a G and T or three, perhaps scheduling business meals earlier in the day would be better way of getting more done without any potential misunderstandings about your intentions or sexual innuendo from the client or other colleagues - not to mention skipping the hangover!

2. As part of a growing emphasis on corporate social responsibility, many companies now support charities by taking tables at various events. Find out if there are any opportunities for you to host clients at dinners or fun-days of this kind, as the atmosphere is virtually always very "wholesome" whilst showing you and your company as concerned corporate citizens -a win/win for many of my clients - and good for the charity too!

3. If your company does not yet host clients at many events, suggest they do and even offer to do some research-that way you can help influence where sponsorship money is spent whilst showing your initiative at the same time. Many companies sponsor or take marquees at Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, even Newmarket Nights or summertime concerts and are given free tickets for their clients in return for their sponsorship.

4. If you belong to a smaller company or non-profit, think about how you might use Christmas celebrations to your benefit. If you are an academic, think about inviting a client or sponsor to dinner at the university or college. Think creatively about what type of events both you and your clients would like to attend rather than assume it has to be tied up with the old- boy network of sporting events or golf days.

5. Give yourself a break -it's easy to stress about what you are missing when you are not around for after hours socialising, but remember, very few deals are signed on the dotted line after a boozy night at 2am. Getting drunk at an event is never a good look, either in front of your boss or clients, though it is a mistake many red-faced junior employees make around this time of year.

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Breaking The Ice

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Breaking The Ice
By Joe Love

Cocktail parties and professional meetings provide a great way to make valuable business contacts. The trick is to make the most of these situations without appearing to be a mercenary networker.

If you receive an invitation to an event, go! Business roundtables, professional-association meetings and cocktail parties all are invaluable forums for feeling out the competition, creating business allies, drumming up new business and strengthening bonds with existing clients. So try to attend as many functions as you can.

Whether you can attend or not, you should always R.S.V.P., because it helps the host or hostess and increases your chances of being invited back. In addition, it's smart to speak with your host or hostess before the party. By telephoning ahead, you have the advantage of arriving at the party already knowing someone.

If you did not telephone beforehand, be sure to introduce yourself to the host as soon as possible. Remember, it his party, and it in his best interest to make that you have a good time and mingle. An "in" with the host can provide you with needed introductions to other guests, as well as future invitations. Your host may know other guests in your field and will "insist" that you meet them.

Once you are at the party, there are as many different strategies for circulating with the other guests as there are people at the party. Here are five successful circulation strategies I advise my clients to use:

1. Arrive early. By arriving early you can chat with the person who is checking in the guests while at the same time checking out the name tags. Often, the tags include people's titles or company names. That way, you can target potential customers before the party starts.

2. Stay near the food. Everyone gets hungry, and eventually people will end up near the food. This is preferable to standing near the bar, where you could get a bad reputation.

3. Arrange an introduction. For example you could approach someone you know and say, "I hear that Ms. So-and-So is here; I have always admired her. Would you introduce me?" Your friend won't mind doing this for you, and your new acquaintance will be flattered.

4. Introduce yourself. Another technique is to stand on the periphery of a conversation. When the conversation turns to a subject you know about, smile and say, "I couldn't help but overhear." A common experience can often make best friends out of complete strangers.

5. Be bold. If you want to meet someone, walk right up to her and say something like, "Hello, Ms. Smith, my name is John Doe, and I have admired you for a long time." Ms. Smith is certain to be flattered and may even be grateful for a break from her current conversation. When meeting someone always remember to give him or her a firm handshake, smile and look him or her straight in the eye. This projects confidence and sincerity.

To place yourself firmly in the minds of your new acquaintances, be sure to follow-up in some way.

For starters, when you are preparing to leave the event, say good-bye to all the people you have met. This is important if you hope to have them remember you. Stop by and for say something like, "Sally, I'm on my way out, but I wanted to say it was a pleasure speaking with you."

With your host or hostess, one of the best tools for following up is a thank-you note. Emails are fine, but a handwritten one is more personable. The art of the well-written thank-you note is a dying one. Your host or hostess will no doubt be impressed with your thoughtfulness. You can send a note also to any new acquaintances you have made. Forward an article of interest or some other piece of information that follows up on the conversation you had.

If you want to follow-up with a telephone call, keep in mind that you shouldn't telephone someone unless you have warned him or her in advance, or unless you have a legitimate reason for doing so, such as an upcoming event he or she might want to attend. If you know you want to speak with someone again, you can close your conversation at the party by saying, "I would like to talk with you further. Perhaps we can get together for lunch." The rule with phone calls is: If you don't have to call, don't.

The more parties and professional meetings you attend, the easier it will become to introduce yourself to strangers and begin conversation. And once you master the art of mingle, you will find your professional opportunities skyrocketing.

Copyright © 2008 by Joe Love and JLM & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.

Joe Love draws on his 25 years of experience helping both individuals and companies build their businesses, increase profits, and success coaching programs. He is the founder and CEO of JLM & Associates, a consulting and training organization, specializing in career coach training. Through his seminars and lectures, Joe Love addresses thousands of men and women each year, including the executives and staffs of many businesses around the world, on the subjects of leadership, achievement, goals, strategic business planning, and marketing. Joe is the author of three books, Starting Your Own Business, Finding Your Purpose In Life, and The Guerrilla Marketing Workbook.

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Networking is the Key That Will Open Your Business World!

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Networking is the Key That Will Open Your Business World!
By Bryan Kress

Most of you are following or at least have come across news on the recent presidential primaries. If you have watched any of these nominees you will notice the numerous people that are standing behind them. Behind the nominees you see mayors, city officials, celebrities, athletes, and other party members. Why are they standing behind the candidate? They want to get a piece of the action of course. These people want to be apart of the success and get their ideas exploited or legislation passed. This concept doesn't just stop for people, but also for businesses.

If you want to get your business off the ground and in the spotlight you need to network just like the politicians you see. Remember the phrase, "It's not what you know, but who you know." The same should be addressed to get your business further ahead. If you have a local business get the mayor to stop by, have an after hours meeting for your chamber of commerce, or give complimentary gifts or food to local officials to see how they like your business. If they support your business most likely they will share with other people in the community. Start with people that are going to make an impact for you and your business. Don't spend time giving comps to people who aren't going to spend money. Comps to people who spend money are investments; those who do not are considered a dead loss.

Where can you find the resources to help build your network? Right in your very own backyard! Most cities have a chamber of commerce that you can join to network with other businesses. Other clubs to consider include the Kiwanis Club, Business Network International, People in Business, and websites like LinkedIn or Myspace. These are just a few places you may find helpful, but some networks that you may want to look more into are the ones you may already be a part of. These include your church groups, school boards, athletic boosters, volunteer communities, etc. Make sure that the people directly around you know what your doing. If your not telling them your business are you confident about what your doing? These people close to you may even have some words of inspiration to move you further in your business.

Look at the people who are successful they are involved in numerous groups, organizations, and affiliations. You should be taking notes at the groups they are joining and why. People that join these groups put themselves in a position to become successful because the valuable network they have obtained in the process. Of course they do it to help a cause, but a side effect is gaining valuable contacts. Get out there and start joining these groups and improve your network connections. Keep your eyes and mind open for network connections, the next person you come into contact with maybe the key to your success.

If you have any questions, ideas, or suggestions please email us at questions@businessonthemound.com

I am in my last year of Accounting and Economics & Finance. I have worked for any industry out there from farming, fast food, retail, cold calling, personal lending, and consulting. I am young in age, but experienced well beyond my years. I now own three companies and host my own radio show while wearing many hats throughout the community.

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Why Multilevel Marketing Success Eludes Many In The Developing Countries

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Why Multilevel Marketing Success Eludes Many In The Developing Countries
By Charles Ogunsan

Multi-level marketing or what most of us term as Network marketing system entails marketing of products, services and opportunities via word of mouth advertising. Although, with e-commerce growing in popularity, the word of mouth element is gradually paving way for a more dynamic way of doing network marketing with more prospect of achieving greater results.

Nowadays, in the developed economies of the world, one could by a click of the mouse, come across a good network marketing company, sign up, order their products or services, set up their own websites to advertise their business opportunities and within a few days, begin to experience an in flock of customers with whom he has never met joining his organization because they were attracted by the content of his website and the money making potentials they saw in the company the individual represents.

This individual could then begin to earn enormous amount of income, not by mere word of mouth advertising, but by the use of modern day technology available through the internet.

In the developing countries like Nigeria, the emphasis is still strictly on the old, almost outdated method of network marketing which entails going from door to door to introduce our goods, services and business opportunities to those who would be interested in patronizing our products and services or in joining our organization. A lot of drawbacks are inherent in this process of doing business in this part of the world.

Despite the fact that most of these companies produces some fantastic health enhancing products, the prices of these products are rather too exorbitant for the developing countries like Nigeria. Also, the initial cost of enrolling into the programs of the various multilevel marketing companies is rather too high for an average individual in this part of the world where the monthly income for some that are fortunate enough to have a job or small business is less than $200, which is fully spent on provision of food, leaving little or nothing for health, child's education or decent accommodation, not to talk about savings.

Those who struggle to raise money to join these organizations, meet their brick walls because of their lack of understanding of the concept of network marketing. Some are overwhelmed by the captive captions contained in the various adverts which are used for inviting them to opportunity meetings, where stuffs like "make $10,000 a month", "Earn $20,000 from home" and so on. The question most of them fail to ask before joining these organizations is; what do I have to do to earn this money? And so after a few months of unsuccessful strides, they give up and develop strong apathy for network marketing, believing that all the claims cannot be true; just because they failed to do the right thing in order to reach their goals.

Success they say "is not just about goal setting, but goal getting" so when we adventurously set unattainable goals and set unrealistic deadlines, then in the end fails to get to our Eldorado, you see us giving up on our dreams and goals.

Africa is a virgin ground for multilevel marketing companies to thrive, first because of the high level of poverty, secondly, the high rate of disease prevalence and the failure of successive government to provide basic amenities for their populates, leaving majority of the populates to cater for themselves and many families living on an income below a dollar per day.

With enough enlightenment, people would begin to see the financial benefits that lies in these business opportunities and would then begin to take advantage of these opportunities.

There are a lot of people in Africa that requires most of these products; most especially the nutritional supplements to enhance their health status and so, when they are able to generate better income and can afford these high cost, high potent nutritional supplements, we can then be more healthy and productive as a people.

The principle of Network Marketing is; ACTIVITIES = INCOME. But if one fails to understand this simple principle, you would end up frustrating yourself out of these tremendous investment opportunities. There is no free money anywhere to pick up, so you would have to work for your money and the work entails letting people know what you have as a product or service for them either by the use of the old mouth to mouth technique or the modern day internet advantage.

All africans are natural net-workers; we introduce different products and services to people on a day to day basis for free without feeling bad about it; because we were brought up to be our brothers' keepers. Having said this, the average African is alien to a system that pays out money for doing what they were doing for free, it just sounds as being paid for saying "Good morning" to an elderly person in the morning. Most of us are also not open to ideas and suggestion of others, most especially when such an idea is coming from someone we look down on either because of their low financial background or lower academic qualification, so out of ignorance many people that should have benefited from these enormously lucrative business opportunities eliminates or disqualifies themselves from benefiting merely because the one bringing the opportunity is looked upon as socially inferior.

Most of us can be so passionate about their religious beliefs and teachings, that they misinterpret or even misunderstand the real essence of the teachings. For example, when the Holy Bible talks about the love of money being the root of all evil, some people have misunderstood this to mean that money is evil and so they rather remain financially poor, after all, the Bible also teaches that it would rather be hard for the rich to enter into the kingdom of God. On a deeper meditation on the above teachings and beliefs, one is forced to study the life of father Abraham in the Bible who was described as a friend of God and who was so rich in gold and cattle, later we learnt that he went to heaven.

It is therefore time for us to come face to face with realities and break this long shackle of poverty that has enslaved and bedeviled us for so long. We must come to reality with the fact that money remains the means of buying and selling world over and is worth having. With money, we can support charity, religious activities, and also support our families and community.

Multilevel marketing provides a level playing field for every individual that is ambitious enough to change their lives for the better, we can begin to take advantage of the various enhancement provided by the internet to enhance our network marketing strides. It is a gold mine and the earlier we understand this, we in the developing parts of the world would become more productive instead of relying on governments that cares very little or nothing about the welfare of their citizens.

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