Reading several posts in this forum made me decide to make this post.
This post is for people who really want to succeed in MLM.
This will serve to:
-- Expose several things that hinder a persons' success
-- Expose what you really should be doing to make this business work
-- Destroy some of the common misunderstandings about this business
Am I qualified to make this post? I believe I am, because:
1. I have been one of the top earners in our MLM company, my peak
was 7th among 30,000 distributors (then, we are way more now)
2. I have earned in all my previous companies (except the direct
selling business I joined that I never really took seriously)
3. I saw firsthand what it took to earn, when I was the 472,312th member
of my first MLM company that I joined and worked (2nd if you consider
the first direct selling company but not worked)...
... and even though most people were saying its saturated and all that
crap, I still managed to get over 800,000 pesos in commissions in just 10 months
4. I just broke out of semi-retirement, I was semi-retired for almost 2 years
where I went once or twice a week just to get commissions and to motivate downlines.
(I'm back building with renewed vigor, I'm targetting to be number 1 from my current
position at number 14 in my company)
5. I went through all the major companies when I was starting and
a. Listened to the MAM's (meeting after the meeting) of earning people
b. Attended their trainings
Even though I wasn't in that company, I believed I just had to see every
major company and what made them successful.
(If I can still remember the companies I walked in and trained in, they were:
DXN, FLP, Igen Portal, Herbalife, Legacy For Life, Vision Unlimited, Vision For Life,
most of you don't know most of these companies because most closed, but
were the most popular and had the most signups at that time)
6. I still continue my education, business, marketing, online marketing, and
especially MLM from both free and paid trainings by top networkers all around
the globe.
...So on with the meat of this post...
To be successful, there are three major things that you really need, all the
other things have little to no use.
But before I share these things, I'd like to make it crystal clear to you the
things that should not be your concern if you want to make real money in
MLM.
These are important to know because alot of these STOP most networkers
from getting their goals. And they are as follows:
1. Believing that the top makes the most money
2. Believing that your market will be saturated
3. Believing you have too many competition
These beliefs have a little truth to them, yes, but let me share with you
why I don't believe in these statements:
My downline in my first company quit after her 1st month and joined a
"lolo" company. It's one of the oldest MLM companies out there.
Recently at the wake of a relative of his husband (she was actually
the girlfriend [now wife] of my lower batch in DLSU), my friend whom
I didn't see personally for a long long time told me that his wife actually
became one of the top earners in that company, winning almost
every major contest and incentive that that company had.
Did she join when the company started? No.
Is that company saturated? No, but of course there are thousands of
existing distributors.
Now, I wasn't able to talk to her personally because me and my friend
talked for a long time, catching up, and she was busy entertaining
their guests at the wake, but I assure you, she did exactly what I
will be talking about here.
Now some of you may be wondering, how was that possible?
Isn't it true that the more distributors there are, the more competition
there will be?
Yes, and no. There will be a lot of people that might be offering
your MLM company, but, get this...
... and let it really sink it....
=====> Each distributor is NOT equal. <======
A quick question, if a top earner, and together with several other top
earners joined a, say 3 or 5 year old company, do you really believe
that they will find it hard to make money????
You wouldn't bet your life on it.
Add this, I do seriously believe that they have a slight chance of
overtaking the existing top earners of that company.
A not too recent example, if I may, was when Mark Dapiton joined UNO.
(I'm not endorsing UNO by the way, an ok company, but not my thing)
He came in with majority of his leaders and became number 1 in that
company (only recently did Pat Jugueto stole that #1 spot back again)
...So what does it take to earn?
Do you have to be a top earner? Maybe but not really required.
But you have to continually increase these 3 things:
1. Your belief (and your mindset)
2. Your knowledge
3. Your actions
Again... every distributor is not created equal.
Time and time again I get these comments from people I talk to:
"Ay naofferan na'ko niyan"
"Ay nagtetake na'ko niyan"
"Networking? Marami nang nag-alok pero hindi naman ako sumali."
Guess what? I sign up a number of these people.
Is there competition? Yes
Am I worried? No...
Because I know that majority of people join are, to put it
very bluntly, weak.
A person doesn't join because of the company or the products
(well, some do, and it's important to have a good company and
products)... But majority of people join because of ...
YOU.
At the back of their minds, they say, "Why will I join YOU? What
value do you bring at the table?"
In business, the only real way to become successful is to become
a leader, or as Mike Dillard puts it, an alpha.
People who want to succeed follow leaders.
And leaders themselves follow leaders.
Sabi nga, "Wala kang makikitang agilang nakikilipad sa mga pipit."
May nakausap akong naging top earner sa isang company,
(I know he was earning 300k/week back in the day), sabi niya,
"Wala naman akong pakialam kung kanino ako maunder, kahit
mauna, o mahuli, basta ako magtatrabaho ako pag nagustuhan
ko ang company."
Bihira ang katulad niya, because he knows he can do it alone.
Most leaders know they can do it alone when they start, but still
they know the difference of a good and a bad upline.
So again...
Increase your belief, knowledge and action.
To increase belief, read or watch success books or talks.
Maraming free sa Youtube.
Mura lang mga success books, dahil honestly, most people don't
read them (most people don't want to be successful bad enough)
Free magbasa sa Powerbooks, kung malapit ka diyan, o kaya,
tulad ng ginawa ko nung nagsisimula palang ako, nakikibasa-basa
ako sa national tuwing walang tumitingin. Pag hindi naninita, basta
basa.
Spend 30 minutes per day to increase your belief.
Attend the company events... Ito ang malaking belief builder.
Knowledge - read on books about networking, prospecting,
sales and marketing, meron din sa youtube.
Attend the trainings and be adamant about it.
Hindi pwedeng "Alam mo lang". Dapat "kabisado mo kahit
tulog".
At kailangang nag-aattend ka lagi ng mga trainings dahil
gagayahin ka ng mga downline mo.
And action, offer ng offer.
Huwag mong offeran ang ayaw, huwag pilitin kumuha ka lang
ng referral.
Hope this helps.
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