This guide is for people who know what network marketing is but still in need of a boost to start either because they are lost and not know what to do or they have a really bad mentor. If you feel that this reading is not for you, you are very welcome to view my other articles.
If you are new to network marketing and you are lost and not knowing what to do, do not worry. I have been in your spot before, most of us have been. We read hundreds of pages of guide written by the so called network marketing guru and yet we still dont earn the profit that they are earning.
If you have a pen right in front of you, write down these bulleted steps (do not copy and paste; writing has a more significant effects to the brain).I will talk more about each point in this article and my next one.
o Get the right mentor
o Decide on the right advertising method for you.
o Take Action!
o Learn
o Practice
o Be Creative
o Take Action!
1. Get the right mentor.
I have been in the marketing industry for a couple of year and I do know how important it is to have the right mentor. Just like a toddler learning how to walk, you will need someone to guide you. If you think you can do well, in your business without a mentor, you are wrong. I am able to be reach my current stage in my business is all because of what my mentor taught me.
If you are really new and have not join any network marketing company, make sure you join a company that provides you with a proper mentor!
Not only mentor can tell you what you should do, he/she can also be a motivational factor in your business.
After you are sure that you got yourself an understanding, knowledgeable and helpful mentor, it is time to proceed to the next step: Deciding on the right advertising method for you.
2. Decide on the right advertising method for you.
There are TOO MANY advertising styles out there. If you are new to advertising, you will get confused and you will be overwhelmed. One method of advertisement may be more effective compared to another but then again its effectiveness fully relies on individual usage of it.
Take some quiet time to decide on advertising method. It doesnt matter whichever one it is for now. Eventually, on the right time, not too long I hope, you will find one that best fits you.
When you have decided on one, you can proceed to the next step: Take Action.
3. Take Action
This is something that needs to be reminded over and over again. When you are lost, one of the most effective methods to get a jump start is to TAKE ACTION! Once you start acting, many things around you will not be overwhelming anymore. That is to say: you are not lost anymore! When you take action, your act will lead to another act done by your prospect. This in turn will cause you to take MORE action.
The key that trigger this whole process is your first act! Your first act is the spark that will cause you to feel the warmness of SUCCESS!
Lets compile what we have learnt so far.
After finding the right mentor, discuss together with him/her to find out which advertising method is best for you. Once it is decided, you MUST start taking action!
Always remember that you are the key that will trigger your success. Without you taking any action, you will not experience a single tiny weenie bit of how it feels to be successful and you will be walking with another failure in life (we got a lot of those, and enough is enough, no) So start taking action!
In my next article we will learn about the importance of: Learning, Practicing and Being Creative. I will see you there. Cheers!
Working together with you towards financial freedom,
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Victorias Secret has about 1500 retail stores, a world class catalog, and according to Alexa.com, a website that is consistently in the top 100 websites on the plenet, as measured by traffic.
They successfully merchandise multi-millions of dollars in lingerie, fashions, beauty products, and accessories.
They sponsor an annual beauty show, and they sponsor events, with elegant supermodels like Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks, and get worldwide publicity from those events, on TV, newspapers, magazines...their message is virtually everywhere in the world.
Now, let me share with you the one marketing mistake that Victorias Secret will NEVER make.
Victorias Secret will never become an INTERNET ONLY business!
Can you imagine how much business they would LOSE by closing down all of their stores and catalog businesses, because they think that the internet is HOT
Retail sales, at the store level, accounts for more than 98% of Victori as Secrets sales.
Now, you may be saying to yourself, Joe, thats a ludicrous position to even SUGGEST that Victorias Secret would EVER consider to be an Internet Only Business.
And you would be completely correct.
But do you want to know the sad truth
As a business consultant, I advise entrepreneurs everyday, IT IS A COMMON THEME; I consistently run into otherwise intelligent people that DESIRE to create an INTERNET ONLY business!
Sure, the thought is seductive: Ill build a website, Ill build some traffic, people will fall in love with my products, theyll order in droves, my bank account will fill up, AND I CAN DO IT AUTOMATICALLY, WITHOUT EVER TALKING TO A HUMAN BEING!
My friends, wake up and smell the coffee! That kind of lunacy is a sure path to failure, just as it would be an act of lunacy for Victorias Secret to shut down their stores.
If you want your business to thrive, do not, I repeat, DO NOT ! depend soley on building an internet only business.
In todays mass media environment, its difficult to trust ANYONE that you cant meet personally, or at least talk with, in order to develop a relationship.
There are several reasons that Victorias Secret stores are successful, and, in my humble opinion, (Which I value above all others), its because they do a great job of helping customers, face to face, and delivering a very personal, satisfying, relationship-building connection with their customers.
So, whats the lesson If youre building a business, dont sabotage yourself by limiting yourself to the internet ONLY, which may likely be your least likely way to succeed.
Instead, use ALL the tools available to you: Use Online Publicity AND Offline Publicity Use Web Site Communication AND Telephone Communication Use E-mail follow up AND Direct mail follow up
And above all else, make a commitment to having the personnel ! in place to close the sale, as well as deliver personalized customer service AFTER the sale.
Sure, it takes effort, energy, and time to jump in the car and go visit a client.
But it demonstrates something at a very high level that you cannot do over the internet.
It demonstrates that you CARE enough to show up.
Someone once said that showing up is half the battle.
Your web site cannot show up for you, and it cannot look your client in the eye, and it cannot reach out, and shake hands, or hug someone.
Victorias Secret will never throw away 98% of its business with a Web Only strategy.
Neither should you.
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