This is a bullshit-free zone…

Thousands of blog posts are all over the internet about different network marketing companies. So what actually happens when someone starts looking up different network marketing companies? What makes one seem more appealing than another? When you are looking up direct sales and network marketing on the internet, consultants can go on and on and on about travelling and friendships and about how amazing it is but do we actually sit and think “wow, that sounds amazing, that could be me?”.

Well,  I actually didn’t. I thought to myself the exact opposite and often thought “That’ll never be me, I don’t know enough people, I don’t know what they know, you must need to fetch in big teams to reach the top levels.”

So I decided to share with you what I would have actually liked to find as far as information when I was looking at ways to make money from home (which I never even knew was actually called network marketing and direct sales). You see, even though I really wanted to be successful at something like my own business, you really have no idea what it entails. Most consultants say things like, “Anyone can do it.”, “The product sells itself”, “The company is amazing”, and go on and on and on with everything positive about the company and their support. But what about the negatives? What about all the hurdles I might face? What about the emotional roller coaster ride?

Because I know it will come and I’d better be prepared… 

I am a kind of “tell it how it is type of leader” and when someone inquires about joining my team, I ask qualifying questions. Why do they want to join? What is their goal? Why do they love this business? Asking these questions helps me figure out what they will need to be successful. It completely boggles my mind when a sponsor continues to send every single person to their website, has them sign up to join and doesn’t ask one thing as far as what the person’s expectations are and wonder why they never order and move their business forward.

We need to understand that people who join have different reasons and different goals. People who join our teams may not be just like us and are happy to just purchase for personal use and not even make money at it.

Some people join certain companies just for the starter kit and just for the discount. Yes, it is true. Now if, we as consultants do not embrace that idea and support those team members accordingly than we are either end up disappointed or spend far to much time in someone who has no intentions of ever going any further than buying a kit and purchasing products for themselves.

And so, I am asking YOU the person reading this...

“Why do you want to join the company?”
Was it…
A. For the discount
B. Part-time to earn a little extra cash come month-end
C. Full time to do as a full-time job at home and bring in a second income
D. BIG TIME to be the bread winner in the house and living your dreams on your terms.

Some people will join with one intention and then it changes. For this reason, I always reevaluate team members down the road to see what type of support they need from me.

I initially started in my own company for the discount and instant cash to help us out but a couple of months later I decided I wanted to take it more seriously, so focussed on building a team and coaching others how to make money just like I started with when I joined.

When you are looking for a home business, you really need to do some research and find the product that you are PASSIONATE about talking about with people and research the sponsor and training/support offered to you for the years to come.

Check out my own ‘DECISION GUIDE’ and find out what products would be perfect for you to promote.

I love the idea of people having their own home business and giving exceptional customer service. I love the idea of people working from home, being able to spend time with their families and watching their kids grow up. I love everything about home business but the truth is no matter what product or service you are selling, it is not easy.

I love the friendships I have made. I love the trips I have been awarded but guess what? I too was that person in the beginning that completed in the negative self-talk series and never truly believed my own journey would ever become anything more but my purse getting lighter because of my own love of the products, but how pleased I was to see that treating this as a business (and all the lows that came with it) and not a hobby, it changed everything!.

When a person comes to me and asks, “What does this business entail?” I tell them the truth. I am honest. I tell them this business will require some things:

• Organisation

• Using Social Media

• Public Speaking

• Leadership

• Self Motivation

• Self Starter

• Go-Getter

• Ability to handle rejection

• Doing things you never thought you could do

• Passion

• Need to help and support others

• Time to learn new skills

A person does not have to be strong in all these areas but these are the areas where I tell someone that they will need to focus on. Of course, telling a new person this may scare them but I always follow it up with, “the team and I will be there for you every step of the way and if some of these things scare you now…then that is telling me this is the company you should join.” You see going in the direction of fear is where we should be excited. Going in the direction of fear means with only 10 seconds of courage will magic happen.

I am not the same person I was 9 years ago. I have built up so many personal development skills, I am still shocked at how far I have come.  I am not concerned with people telling me they are not interested, it’s part of the job and it’s expected.

I am more concerned with telling as many people as I can about this opportunity so that I can change lives. Some will say yes, some will say no. Some will just fly and be superstars and some may never even open the kit, but my job as a leader is, to be honest when it comes to expectations.

No direct sales or network marketing business has a magic starter kit where a magical fairy floats out and books you parties with crazy sales or finds your new members lining up at your door to sign up, but when you find the right company like I did and you allow yourself to dream big, go for the no and believe you can be anything you want to be, magic DOES in fact happen. I am proof….and now, I want you to be that proof too.

You need to tell people all of the amazing things that your company will provide, but you also need to share with them what to expect the work that is involved. This may mean that they decide that your company is not for them, but better to have been honest and not wasted anyone’s time than to give a person less than accurate information to which you have to send out the search party for them after 90 days. My company is amazing. It is a consumable product, with an owner that communicates with consultants and who truly cares about us. She care’s about the morale of the company and she listens. and gives continuous recognition and she lets us know what is going on with the company.

But to be successful, consultants don’t just drop their debit card for £15 plus postage, open a Facebook page and then are suddenly sitting on the beach of Playa Del Carmen or suddenly transported on to a train ride with Mickey Mouse in Disney. You are truly a business owner.

It means you have to set up shop, open your doors and most importantly open your mouth.

You have to work your business, be your business and be proud of the products and opportunity you are sharing. That is the reason, it is so important you choose the right company. Do your research, ask the right questions and if you are sponsor, give the right answers. When you qualify people to determine exactly what they want out of a home-based business and you give people the right information, you have a list of go-getter team members whose goals include living their dreams just like you.

If you are still looking at starting a home-based business, why not download the guide below? It will break down who you are and what you love and will help you find the perfect company for you.

Stick with it, don’t flip flop from business to business, you have to give 100% effort to your main company for at least 12-months and then you can see what needs changing up - maybe it’s you and your skills, so then you would go out, skill up find a mentor and make working from home the best thing ever!
Follow your passion and stay focused on YOUR goals, not anyone else’s.