Dec 30 2008

5 Crucial Factors In Choosing A Network Marketing Program

“Building a successful business requires more than lucrative pay plan or a ‘sizzle’ product.”

There are many factors in the equation for success in network marketing. The more of these factors that you familiarise yourself with, the greater is your chance of mastering the equation and achieving success. Network marketing is one of the few avenues through which individuals from all “walks of life” can achieve sizeable incomes and a great degree of “freedom of time.”

During my 32-year career, I have been witness to truck drivers, waitresses, plumbers, clerks, factory workers, the young, the elderly, along with accountants, bankers, lawyers, and physicians that have earned five, six and seven figure incomes in this industry. On the other hand, I have seen thousands of individuals waste time, lose their investments, have their dreams extinguished, and live in the frustration of perpetual pursuit without achievement.

Success by Design

You can aimlessly test one program after another, searching for one that will work for you, or pursue success by design. Generally programs do not work for you. You must select a program with the right dynamics and then learn to work the program. Learning how to be a true networker should be your goal. Articulating effective marketing strategy and learning to effectively communicate the benefits of your program are paramount to maximum success. Understanding the equation for success is vital to the preparation process for achieving maximum success.

One of the most important steps in your journey is selecting the right program. Success at the company level does not always equal success at the distributor level. There are very successful companies that have very high distributor attrition (drop-out) rates. Many companies “waste” thousands of distributors in the process of developing a product user base. Often there are flaws in the strategy of the company leaders that directly affect the distributors’ success.

5 Crucial Factors

You can reduce this risk by carefully examining the dynamics of the program that you are considering. It is not necessary to be in the “best program.” There are thousands of distributors in dozens of companies earning exceptional incomes. What is important, is to choose the program that has dynamics that will best work for you. There are five basic factors that you should examine:- Continue reading


Nov 1 2007

Network Marketing—Cold Facts Exposed!

A 3-year study of the Network Marketing industry and more than 300 programs reveals startling facts!

A multi-millionaire, Mike Akins, financed a 3-year study of the Network Marketing industry (investing approx. US$500,000) and reveals startling facts! Mike Akins reveals the pitfalls and hype of Network Marketing! Save yourself time, energy and money in Mis-Marketing!

Mike AkinsMy name is Mike Akins. I have been a successful networker for more than three decades. I am the president of Professional Networkers, a full-time, staffed, support group developed in 1975. We have distributors that have been with us for more than 20 years, outlasting a few of the companies that we have belonged to. If something has been done in Network Marketing, I have tried it. I’ve learned a lot the hard way. Last year I added 14,000 members to one of my downline organizations. Throughout my career, I have managed organizations that total a few hundred thousand networkers. I don’t claim to know everything, but I do have a treasure chest of information that can be beneficial to you in your pursuit of success. Hundreds of testimonies are already flowing into our offices proclaiming how the information in this synopsis has revolutionized their approach to Network Marketing!
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