Network Marketing For Believers And Non Believers Alike

There are thousands of experts out there who will tell you how to succeed with network marketing. Some of them really do know what they’re talking about, even if their message is often delivered in that rather ‘consultant speak’ manner that makes so many of us cringe and shy away.

After many years of watching the rise and fall of ‘the next big thing’ here are a few observations for any would be online marketer to think about - more a case of how not to go about things, which, hopefully, might save some of us a lot of pain.

1) You get very little in this life for free - if only everyone would accept this simple truth, the network marketing arena would be a happier place. By free, I’m not just talking in monetary terms either. There is no doubt that the internet is still a place where you can find success with minimal initial outlay, but for the most part, the people who have had the greatest success are those who have put a lot of thought and/or effort into their business, along with some investment. You also have to add the downright dishonest folks, who are prepared to make a buck at anyone’s expense and have little or no conscience about what they do - trust me, there are plenty of them out there circling too!

2) A business means a product or a service - you cannot sell thin air to people, other than the downright stupid ones. When the next flash website catches your eye and promises you all the wealth your little heart desires, remember that they know what buttons to push to ignite your interest and talk has always been cheap. If nobody is expected to sell anything, there won’t be any money will there? So, on to the next step….

3) It’s staggering what some people can be convinced will make them money. We mentioned products and services, and if we accept that they form the basis of any business, there is much more we have to accept. Before rushing into an online venture just because it says on the screen that millions of people want to buy what they are asking you to sell, think about it carefully. Would you want to buy what they are selling at the price they are selling it at? I mean, come on, you must have known people who have got involved in a network marketing company and tried to sell you on it too; vacuum cleaners, cleaning products, beauty products, miracle potions, timeshares, beef jerky, online shopping malls - the list is endless. I’m not saying that these products are not valid (well, maybe the miracles are pushing it a bit) but the likelihood of them making you rich, are, let’s be honest here - slimmer than a very slim thing! So let’s move on to what you’ll be given for free shall we?

4) A web page of your own to promote your business! Sounds great in theory for people who don’t know much about websites or marketing and they just can’t seem to get enough of them. I know we all have to learn and start somewhere but I say this because if it weren’t true, we wouldn’t be seeing these awful pages with a low resolution grainy photo of the ‘marketer’ either sitting in their dingy little living space peering in a hopefully vacant way at their monitors or, even worse, a cell phone snapshot of the site ‘owner’ with their little rat like dog. Remember the old saying, ‘would you buy a used car from THIS man?’ It applies here in spades. Like it or not, in this world, image is everything, so think about yours and that of the business you are trying to promote. Showing me a video of some smug fool in a rented sports car does not make me want to be like him, nor does it inspire any belief in what he might be doing. Remember that in advertising yourself and your business, your audience have a huge variation of aspirations and are looking for someone to provide what they need - bragging shamelessly about your own success makes many people want to hit you upside the head rather than aspire to your not so lofty ideals. If you want people to trust you and your business, get yourself a domain name, learn how to build a website of your own and you are already many steps ahead of thousands of affiliates and would be marketers. Oh, and when you write your ad copy, please, please, please….proof read everything. Badly written and misspelled copy makes me click elsewhere faster than anything and if people try to tell you differently, don’t believe them - your professional image takes a huge battering if your writing is below par.

5) Which leads on to a quick thought about offline promotion. Maybe you’ve seen it too - ’Want A Part Time Income Of $6000 Per Week?’ plastered across the trunk of a twelve year old automobile. Erm…need I say more. If the driver of a top of the range Bentley did it, maybe you’d believe them, but then you’ll never see such a display. In the same vein, all those flyers taped to light poles or slapped on your windshield while you’re at work. What am I getting at? One word - desperation. It will not inspire people to flock to an ‘opportunity’ because it smacks so loudly of desperation and the fact that by believing your sales pitch they too may well be reduced to wandering parking lots at night, furtively slapping flyers on windshields. Hardly a business success model is it? You are demonstrating only one thing with these tactics - your own lack of funds or willingness to even invest in effective advertising. Keep your offline efforts professional too. If that means restricting yourself to business cards and small ads so be it, your credibility will at least be intact.

6) OK, time for a little positive relief. There are some good opportunities to be found online. I don’t know about them all and space prohibits a long list of the good, the bad and the ugly here. When you do find something that you think can work for you, don’t be afraid to try it. As the saying goes - if you think you can do it, or if you think you can’t, then you’re absolutely right. Take time to learn from people already involved and try to find out just how much help you can expect. A good network marketer understands the need to help others in his organization and thus enhance his own business and income - there should be no ‘secrets’ and people have to be team focused. The vast majority of people give up on network marketing because they never get any support from the ‘team’ who recruited them in the fist place

7) Once you’ve taken the plunge and start to work on your program, don’t be disheartened after the first week with no visible results. No matter what anybody tells you, it will take time. If you’re looking to give up your day job, sit on the beach and watch the cash flow into your account while you sip Pina Coladas then perhaps network marketing is not for you.

The hardest aspects of network marketing are advertising, marketing and recruiting. These will take up more time than anything else, especially if you are on a tight budget. There are countless solutions on offer; some that work and some that don’t and you will also spend a lot of time sorting through them. This is where having a helpful up line will pay dividends, so get involved with the team and find out how they do it. Overcoming the skepticism of potential customers/members will also be a regularly occurring theme in your days. It’s a fact you just have to accept and it’s thanks to all the cons that have been perpetrated in the past. Never resort to that old enemy, desperation. Many programs now make things a little easier with matrix builders that help you to grow your business without recruiting hundreds of people yourself, but this still relies on the need for an active and effective team working to gain new customers.

9) Give all your strategies time to pay off, but if they’re not working, try new methods. Doing the same old thing day in and day out will produce the same results. When you get new sign ups, help them as much as you can and don’t jealously guard your knowledge, no matter how hard won it may have been.

10) If you want to change your life, network marketing is a viable model for doing so despite the high failure rate. It will take work and it may be frustrating, but people do succeed and there is no reason why you shouldn’t be among them.

The Ebb and Flow of Network Marketing

“And so I say to you: ‘Ask, and you will receive; SEEK, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.’

“For everyone who asks will receive, and he who SEEKS will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.”

- Luke 11: 9-10. [Good News Bible]

No matter how long you’ve been in this business, you will have experienced what I call the “Ebb and Flow of Network Marketing.” It’s simply the highs and lows you experience from dealing with people. We have all experienced it, even the top earners in the business.

See if this has happened to you. You’ve just made a great presentation to a prospect and, in spite of your being able to neutralize every objection they have put forward, they still don’t sign up. You feel rejected, frustrated, and disappointed. You begin to wonder why you ever got into this business and what you’re doing wrong. You go into a bit of a “funk,” and start to feel sorry for yourself.

After a bit of a lull, you decide to try another presentation to another prospect. This time, they’re ready to sign up almost before you open your mouth. You’re on Cloud 9, you can move mountains, you are master of your domain!

What has happened? You’ve just experienced the “Ebb and Flow of Network Marketing.”

Every MLM distributor goes through it. This emotional ebb and flow is often what stops many network marketers from achieving the financial freedom and security they desire. They let their emotions control how much work they put into the business, and a few “no’s” cause their efforts to diminish. Consequently, their business grinds to a halt.

Successful networkers, however, adopt a posture of emotional equilibrium, not getting too “high” with each success or too “low” with each failure. In his CD series, “Key to the Vault” (which I highly recommend to any network marketer), Bob Schmidt tells the story of John Wooden, the legendary coach of the UCLA basketball program, who won 10 national championships in a 12-year span. Wooden wanted his players to achieve a level of emotional maturity, or equilibrium, regarding their performance on the court. He wanted his players to behave in such a way that, after a game, a locker room observer would not be able to tell whether the team had won or lost. Wooden stressed to his players that if they had simply gone out and done their best, the outcome was not the issue. Therefore, being high on victory or low on defeat never entered into the equation. That’s what he meant by emotional equilibrium.

Remember the acronym S.E.E.K. &ndash Seek Emotional Equilibrium Knowingly

Learn to control your emotions; don’t let them control you. If a prospect’s failure to sign up with you causes you to go into an emotional tailspin, you have lost control of the situation. Because your business depends on you, you are letting your prospect control your business. This is equally true for a prospect that does sign up. If you get too high on that success, and base you next actions on what the prospect has done, you have again let them take control of your business.

Don’t let your mood, your emotional state, control your efforts. S.E.E.K., and you will find the path to achieving the success you desire.

Bruce Bailey, Ph.D.

Is Your Understanding Of Network Marketing Outdated?

I knew things in our industry had changed, but I didn’t realize just HOW MUCH they had changed until recently. Now we all know nothing stays the same, and progress is always welcome in Network Marketing, but I don’t think many of us are truly aware of the vast differences we’ve seen technology bring in just the past few years.

Ten years ago–even five years ago–a successful couple or individual working in Networking limited themselves to a single program. Why? Because working direct sales or MLM took a TON of work.

Mike and Rita were about the best Networking team around a few years ago. They held weekly meetings at the public library and held even more meetings at their home. If you made any contact whatsoever with Mike and Rita, they would keep your phone and fax warm for days until you finally signed up on their program.

Not only that, but a BIG part of Mike and Rita’s success was due to their non-stop mailing of sales letters and postcards. Rita spent many a night posting their prospecting ads on Internet sites and newsgroups.

More than once they got kicked off of AOL and other ISP’s for being too aggressive when contacting prospects — a new no-no in the online age.

I supposed all the work Mike and Rita did was worth it, but at what cost? They worked night and day for years. And even then, I don’t think they were pulling in more than a few thousand dollars a month.

Now let’s fast forward to today. Mark and Sandra are the talk of the neighborhood. They live in a big expensive house and drive a luxury car. Most people can’t figure out how Mark and Sandra afford it. They’re seen at home all day and go on lengthy vacations five or six times a year.

That part makes me smile, because I KNOW what Mark and Sandra do. They’re working in direct sales and MLM from home. Only there is a key difference in what they’re doing from what Mike and Rita were doing a few years ago.

Mark and Sandra use completely automated online systems to find huge numbers of leads, then filter through the leads to find only the best. Only then do Mark and Sandra start talking to their leads.

You see, Mark and Sandra don’t spend their days prospecting. They let the technology do all that prospecting and cold calling for them. The only time Mark and Sandra talk on the phone or answer an email is when a very hot prospect calls them to place an order.

And here’s the good part: Because the technology takes so much of the work out of direct sales, Mark and Sandra are able to work several very successful networking businesses. Rather than earning a few thousand dollars a month, they’re bringing in TENS OF THOUSANDS.

Plus, with all that automation (and help from their upline organization) Mark and Sandra are able to take off and travel the world just about anytime they like.

Now that’s progress!

I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know What To Say

This is a story submitted by Mary Jane Medlock, a gal who went from 11 to 7,029 regular customers in the last 36 months. Of those, she personally sponsored 2,362 as of today, 7.26.06. She’s just now starting recruiting.

You can listen to her (Episodes 1,2 and 18-19) tell how she got her first customers, and how she keeps them all together now that they’ve grown to over 6,000. It’s an aww shucks, story for me…

“In July of 2003, an crossline friend of mine saw that I was struggling to sell a product that I loved and had much success with. She suggested that I take this telephonic course to learn how to use a script… I really didn’t even want to go…I thought, “How can a total stranger help me sell MY OWN products”? I went to this class, but not without huffing, puffing, kicking and screaming!!

As the day was approaching, I continued to think to myself… “I must be crazy to waste my time and energy on this course.” I just didn’t want to go, and to be quite honest, I didn’t know much about this business either… as a matter of fact I didn’t even know what MLM stood for or even what a script was at that time…. this was totally out of my element… I was totally against it… I mean, why would I want to pay money to take a course to sell a product that I love?

I didn’t think that I needed any counseling or coaching or any classes to sell a product.. I thought you either sell it or you don’t. Why would I want to take a class that teaches scripts.. I’ll never use the script.. Well…let me tell you what happened.

I was waiting on the phone for the call to start. A woman started talking and introduced herself as Kim Klaver…. I could tell right off the bat as I was listening to her speak that she was a fun person and I felt as ease right away, however, I was still very skeptical. She asked for volunteers to start the call and no one said anything right away, so I remembered thinking, “what the heck, I will go first… get this over with and then hang up.”

Well Kim started asking me many questions about my business and I would answer her. If she didn’t like my answer she would jump right in my face so to speak and we would end up in a debate, but the end result was an actual creation of my script based on my personality and my characteristics. I was totally blown away how it was all pulling together.. we finished my script within 15 minutes and Kim went on to the next person…

As Kim was teaching the next person, I received an email from a potential customer. I thought to myself, “I think I will give this new script of mine a shot.” I cut and pasted this new script into the email and sent it off exactly the way we wrote it…I did not change a word.

Within five minutes I received an email from this person and she said, “That sounds like me. Not only do I think this program is for me, my husband would like it too… how can I order?”

I sent her the link to my website and she signed up and placed an order… to my surprise not only did she order for herself, but for her husband too.

The order was for $400 and I earned $140. Paid for the class in the first 15 minutes.

WOW!! That was AMAZING!!

I’ve used that script ever since. It has become me. I have become it. Thank you thank you.” - Mary Jane Medlock, 7.25.06

Customer wonder or horror stories welcome. Email me: Kim[at]bananamarketing[dot]com. (Use the usual symbols - this is to fool spammers.)

What’s Bias Got To Do With It?

Interesting people have opinions and beliefs that they they feel strongly about.

Let’s call these biases, especially when talking about theirs. Hehe.

Bias: A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.

What does this mean for you marketing a product you love?

1. Everyone doesn’t have the same biases you do. And they like their biases just as much as you like yours.

2. If you continue to try to force everyone to convert to your biases, the government might come out with a new Do Not Talk To Me Registry. Then what will we do? They’ll muzzle us all.

(The Do Not Call Registry has 120 million Americans signed up in the US. The deafening message from American consumers to marketers: “We don’t want to be bothered with your stuff - we didn’t ask for it and don’t want it.”(!)

3. Ask first for people who are biased the same way you are, or who are open to new information if they have no opinion yet. (First group gets you an instant relationship, by virtue of your shared biases. And sometimes you can enlighten someone who’s mind is open. But don’t mess with those biased against - then you’re in the therapy zone.)

Example #1: Say a gal markets nutritional supplements because SHE loves them, and she’s had great results: she’s not dragging around like she used to.

Of course, like the gal said on the call yesterday, now she wants to save the tired people of the world.

Problem: They didn’t ask for her to come save them, did they?

We are, despite our own beliefs and biases for our product, an uninvited guest.

Here’s how to get an invitation from those who are like you:

Begin by asking for people with the same biases as you.

Here are two biases from two different people: Which is going to be more fun for you to talk to (unless you like to argue instead of get a customer):

A. “I believe that prescription medications are probably best.

B. “I know that nutritional supplements are necessary because the food doesn’t have enough nutrients anymore.”

Can you let go of A? (unless you prefer doing therapy, but don’t expect gratitude.)

Example 2. Suzanne markets earth-friendly, non-toxic household cleaners, which she uses. Which person seems to have her bias?

“I think the traditional cleaners really work best, and I don’t think those big companies would put toxins and chemicals in them that would harm us. The Government wouldn’t let them.”

“I worried for years that my regular cleaning products were making me sneeze and my kids get sniffles and breathing problems. So I’ve always been on the lookout for alternatives.”

So what’s bias got to do with it? Uhh, everything.

Oh, and in case you think YOUR views are just common sense, not biases, sorry to disappoint:

“Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.”

- Albert Einstein

Starbucks: How To Recruit For The Love And Meaning Of It.

In the previous post, “What’s love got to do with it?” I reported that most of today’s aspiring entrepreneurs say they do NOT put money first when they think of launching something of their own.

Instead, they want something they love, something that matters to them, where they can be their own boss, and then, yes, also earn some money with it.

I suggested that if we are to take them at their word, we’d better think of ways and language to attract these kinds of people to us. They’re waiting for us.

So, instead of leading with the money, or how grand the opportunity is, or how the company is positioned to be the preeminent provider of XYZ product, we offer these people something completely different - something that matches more what they say they seek.

Here’s how Starbucks attracts such people.

Big sign in Starbucks on the Plaza in KC:

“HIRING EVENT: At Starbucks you can make a difference in someone’s day–and in your career…Date and place…”

That’s it. No talk of the money, such as it is, or the bennies, which ARE nice, no talk of how wonderful the company is, or how proud they should be to be able to work at (truly) one of the top companies in the world, blah blah blah.

Nope. Just…Here, you can make a difference in someone’s day–

Think of the kind of person who responds to that. I’m sure that explains why they have the most friendly people working at those stores around the world. It is NOT the money, that’s for sure. It’s tiny compared to the lofty money promises network recruiters hold out.

I just want a chance to “make a difference in someone’s day…” Indeed.

If there’s any doubt in your mind about how little ‘big’ money means to some of the most committed people in the world, think missionaries or volunteers. Or, think of the people lined up by the hundreds and thousands to work at Google, or Nordstroms.

It’s not the money that draws them, because the pay is not special. It’s the people there they want to be around, the feeling the community gives, the chance to max out your brain, your efforts, helping people get what they want, whatever it is…somehow, to make a difference and be part of a community that values and celebrates that.

In Rushkoff’s uplifting and provocative book, Get Back in the Box ( kimklaverblogs.blogspot.com/2006/03/did-we-fall-out-of-box.html ) he notes that “Apple is still widely considered one of the best places in the computer business to work. Apple workers still feel they are saving the world.” And look at the cool stuff they come out with! iPod, anyone? No, it’s not the money there, either.

In our business more than any other I have been connected with, I hear the same desire: people who’ve had a special product (or business) experience, who now want to save those who still have the problem.

Only network marketers have never learned the words to use, so they come across like sales types. But this can be remedied. The attitude, however, needs no remedy. It needs a chance to be seen and heard, to be put front and center by anyone in the business who shares that perspective. Does that sound like you?

If so, isn’t it time we do like Starbucks?

What if we could build up and promote that kind of community within our business? You know, for those of us where meaning matters more than money…

P.S. Just in from a 20-year veteran in Shaklee: “My greatest joy is to

experience people turning their health around.” -Margo C.

Training the New Network Marketing Distributor: Working Depth With Your MLM Downline - Step 3 of 3

In Step 1, “Laying Down a Track to Run On,” we talked about how to get your new distributor started the right way. In Step 2 “Being a Good MLM Sponsor,” we discussed how you should go over “The Rules” of your operation with your downline so they can develop the discipline to grow their (and YOUR!) business. In this, the third step of the series, we’ll discuss “Working Depth,” or making it too expensive for your downline to leave the business!”

Step 3 — Working Depth With Your MLM Downline

Working depth means sponsoring your downline when they sponsor their new distributors. It means assisting your business partners to help them get their downline (and YOURS!) started the right way.

Essentially, you’re taking the track that you’ve laid out for your downline to run on and getting them to pass that knowledge on to their personally sponsored distributors. Naturally, they’re going to need help helping others and that’s where you, as their sponsor, come in. This is the essence of network marketing, i.e. building relationships and helping others succeed.

How deep should you go? Theoretically, you only have to go down two levels, i.e. lay out the track for the people you enroll and for the people they enroll. If everyone follows that format, the method perpetuates itself.

In reality, however, not everyone is going to approach the business the same way. Some will work a their own pace (usually more slowly than you would like!), or will want to “tweak” the methodology to fit their style. So, don’t just think “one or two levels.” Realize that you can do this with EVERYONE in your downline that’s willing to be coached, whether you personally sponsored them or not. The downline pays the upline; if a new distributor enters your downline, and is willing to work to grow the business, why wouldn’t you work with them? They may not bring money to you directly, but they will bring it to you indirectly. Who pays the downline that pays you? Their downline. Your success depends on their success, so don’t be afraid to work deep into your organization.

Remember, one of your goals should be to make it too expensive for your downline to leave the business! If you don’t build builders, you’ll never acquire the lifestyle that can come from having a significant passive residual income stream.

In closing, let me reiterate something from Part 2 &ndash you can’t change human nature. People will only do what they are willing to do. However, people can change themselves if they are willing to change. Being a good sponsor means showing your downline the benefits of (a) following a proven track, (b) being a good sponsor themselves, and (c) working depth.

When you work with your downline to create an independent network of builders, and help them to develop other builders who, in turn, develop more builders, you’ve found the winning formula.

One last thought: don’t take it personally if some of your downline distributors don’t turn into dynamic business builders. As long as you have done your part in educating them, you’ve done all you can do. You can’t build their business for them. While you can provide inspiration, they must provide the perspiration!

Work with your distributors; give them tasks to accomplish each time you contact them. But, that’s about all you can do. If they don’t want to build their business and be responsible for their own success, then you must spend your time on those who have earned it, i.e. those who are willing to take responsibility.

To your success!

Bruce Bailey, Ph.D.

How Does Lawn Chair Millionaire MLM Really Work?

Lawn Chair Millionaire is a MLM that just launched on December 7, 2007 and is already spreading like wildfire across the internet. The viral expansion of the company raises the question: What do they really have to offer?

According to the Lawn Chair Millionaire company website, there are three ways to earn money. Everyone who joins is given an immediate cash bonus from the Moneyline Pool. Each member’s cash bonus, referred to as “shares” of the Moneyline Pool, continues to grow for 60 days from the date they joined as more people enter the program. At first, this seems unbelievable. According to a company spokesperson, the share growth depends on the referral results of others who joined on the same day. The exact algorithm is a well-kept secret. With this formula, it is literally possible to do no work and have your shares grow in value, as long as someone else in your group is working.

The second way to earn money with Lawn Chair Millionaire is where the real money is - sponsoring others into the business and earning commission on referrals and residual income on subscriptions to the service offered. This income can be substantial. As an example, using data posted on the Lawn Chair Millionaire official website, the top sponsor (after less than a full week from launch) has referred over 400 people. The upfront income from that effort, at $20 per person, is more than $8000. Even better, the residual income, earning $15 per person for each month of their subscription, is more than $6000. This is potentially a residual income of over $72,000 per year created in one week! Do you think somebody might get rich from this program?

Finally, “The Vault” is the name of the subscription service available to members. The Vault currently contains three products, with more on the way. All current products deal with arbitrage. The arbitrage techniques are advanced money-management and investment techniques that can yield out-of-this-world earnings with greatly reduced risk. These are investment vehicles, so it is necessary to invest in order to earn using these products and there is some level of risk with any investment.

All in all, Lawn Chair Millionaire has a lot to offer. They are using advanced concepts of MLM, with up-front and residual income streams. The combination of the Moneyline Pool that provides an immediate cash bonus, plus the potential for substantial residual income makes Lawn Chair Millionaire an appealing program with a low cost, low risk startup fee and loads of long-term potential.

MLM - The Bad, The Ugly And The Plain Old Fashioned Liars

What is MLM?

It is a system of marketing where the majority of the income and cash flow comes from recruiting new members, rather than selling a product. Where the emphasis is on recruitment

Are Multi-Level Marketing and Network Marketing the same?

Basically, yes. MLM has a bad reputation, so the term is rarely used nowadays. It is a matter of degree. Network marketing companies require their distributors to sell a certain minimum amount of product, as well as recruiting new distributors.

How does MLM work?

One person has a product, he gets ten others to pay him (or her) to sell the product. These ten people each get ten more to sell the product. There has to be a product. Part of the payments from these third level people is passed back to the one person at the base level. These hundred people recruit another ten each. Again the income is shared between the previous levels. 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, 100,000, 1,000,000, 10,000,000, 100,000,000. Well before eight levels of this upside down pyramid have been reached the product will have reached saturation point. BUT, the company keeps on recruiting, keeps on taking payments from would-be distributors to sell this killer product.

Does anyone make money?

The person with the original idea, and the people he or she recruited, but that’s it. The money they make comes from everyone who joined later; they all lose money.

What’s wrong with MLM?

1.There is no knowledge or control of market saturation.

2.MLMs take your money, to set up a distributorship, and you will lose it.

3.The MLM system destroys people’s self-confidence, by knowingly taking their money, building up their hopes, while all the time, the system guarantees failure for most of the people in it.

4.MLM promoters tell lies to get people to join, and mock those who doubt.

5.It is fraud.

Why is MLM still around?

It builds up an individual’s hopes of becoming rich for only a small payment. There is a percentage of people who will always be persuaded. MLM presentations are very persuasive, that’s how the company makes its money after all. These people are going to be very good at telling lies, maybe they even believe them themselves.

Internet Marketing Vs Network Marketing?

Which one do you want to venture into?

Internet business? Or, network marketing business?

In my opinion, you have to find out what you really want (money, good contact, getting new knowledge etc.). Then learn and investigate. Yes, you might fail in either one of both - be it in network marketing or internet marketing. But sometimes, you don’t really fail but you’re actually progressing towards your goals.

Let me give you an analogy. You build a website and do lots of traffic generations, and you are spending your hard-earned money for two months now. Results - no sale. No income.

Then you quit, put down your website and look for other avenues of income.

What you didn’t know was…

If you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you will make your first sale on the third month, fourth month and so on. You will be generating income from your internet business. But, this all will never happen if your story was written only until month 2.

You might think that this story is fictitious and yeah, a story to make you feel good but nothing more than that, but what if I said that this actually happened to me? To tell you the truth, it really did happen to me and I hope it can be an inspiration to anyone reading this article too.

I made my first sale only after three months on the internet and by that time, I have spent lots of money powering up the business. But, it all is worth it now - knowing that I’ve got more than I invested before.

Back to internet marketing vs. network marketing…

My take is… find a way to do both.

I got a chance to read an ebook by Daegan Smith ( .NetMLMProfit.com ) and I believe it will be a good start to know more about doing network marketing on the internet.

Daegan talks about lead generation from the Internet and building an effective website to drive quality prospects to your network marketing program. All of this can be setup once and can passively attract prospects over and over again. For some of you, these are not something new but it works for him and it will definitely work for you too.

If you study carefully, there are many other internet marketers joining or considering to join an internet based network marketing program. I know that they already make lots of money from their internet business, but why are they still looking into network marketing?

Probably it’s not money they are looking for.

Probably it’s because of the value in the network marketing program itself.

Probably because they are having fun just to be around successful people in another business field.

Whatever it is, you can have both internet and network marketing as your income generator.

In summary, I hope you’ll consider internet marketing and network marketing at the same time. Entrepreneurs are always open for new ideas and new business ventures.

Find out what you really want.