| You've
just recruited a promising new distributor. How do you help
him/her get off to a good start...or do you consider that
the new distributor's responsibility? |
| CF:
|
It's
your responsibility to help your new distributor get started.
I refer them to our state-of-the-art training Website and
help answer any questions they might have. |
| BG: |
It's
in the best interest of someone recruiting a promising new
distributor to take all the time needed to get going. There
are two ways to make it to the top in network marketing: time
or money...or a combination of both. If someone brings money
to the table, and you're hurting for leads and could them
if you had the money, build a team using the other person's
wallet. If you have the time, then that's a successful network
partnership in the making. |
| JW: |
I give
them an action plan to follow and let them know where to purchase
leads. Then, we get on the phone together so they can hear
me prospect. In any way that I can help, I do it! |
| What
was the motivating factor that drove you to start your own
business? |
| JA: |
I wasn't
happy with my first job out of college. I wanted to earn more
money and have more freedom. I also wanted to stop waking
up at 6 a.m. every morning. |
| SC: |
I see
no reason to make other people rich. |
| CF: |
Money!
I saw a lot of people making tons of money on the Internet.
|
| BG: |
I was
looking to make a few bucks selling CDs to supplement my income
because the Veteran's Administration wasn't paying me enough.
Then I started reading about gurus like Terry Dean and working
with the right people like Gary Ambrose, and it just progressed
from there. |
| TG: |
I wanted
to control my own destiny instead of making someone else’s
dreams come true. |
| JW: |
Two
years ago I had a health problem that rendered me disabled
and not able to work a regular job. I was only getting a Social
Security check of less than $500 a month, so my back was against
the wall. That's why I started a network-marketing business.
This can really change anyone's life. It sure changed mine
for the better. |
| If
you had to start your business all over again, what would
you do differently? |
| JA: |
Nothing.
We had a great launch. |
| SC: |
Focus
sooner on selling information products online. |
| CF: |
When
I started my business, I took it too slow. |
| BG: |
Actually
I wouldn't do anything differently. Follow me closely for
this explanation: I spent about 75K in BAD advertising mistakes,
but I'm not the least bit upset. That's because the few good
decisions I've made have more than made up for these bad decisions
and will make me millions. For example, what if an e-zine
ad you placed bombed but you met someone that made you hundreds
of thousands of dollars down the road? I think the most successful
people in this industry are the ones with the most scars on
their knees and the most arrows in their backs. Staying involved
in the process is the main thing. |
| TG: |
I wouldn’t
grow it so big (had 13 full-time salaried employees at one
time, all doing virtual office tasks). My employees now are
ALL tied directly to income streams. |
| JW: |
I think
my business started at the right time. I don't regret anything
about it. |
| What
do you consider to be the main keys of your success? |
| JA: |
I have
a lot of motivation, and I always want more than I have. So,
it keeps me working. |
| SC: |
I’m
relentless. I constantly drive my business forward. I’m
always focused on the most important aspects of my business,
so I work effectively on my business. |
| CF: |
Hard
work and never giving up. |
| BG: |
I think
the main key to my success is that I don't stop just because
I attain a certain income or status level. I always want to
take small steps on a daily basis to push myself to the next
level of income or status, which I obtain through carefully
branding myself. |
| TG: |
Honesty
and providing a superior product at a fair price. I will not
be the cheapest, but you will get value! Honesty is the key
to creating a TRUST relationship, which is the core to any
business relationship. |
| JW: |
I was
desperate, and I had to do something. I always wanted to be
successful, and I had hit rock bottom. So, I had to step up
to the plate and make a move. |
| What
about you has changed the most since finding success in business? |
| JA: |
My credit
card debt...I don't have any!!! |
| SC: |
I'm
more confident than ever. |
| CF: |
I have
more self-confidence in myself. |
| BG: |
I find
the best part is that no one is on my case about spending
$40 for this or $350 for that. It's a nice, very liberating
feeling to be able to put a $6,000 down payment on a brand
new 2002 Ford Explorer XLT, give my Mom a few grand, pay all
my bills, and still have a lot of money left over at the end
of the month. |
| TG: |
I sometimes
look at others and wonder why they are not doing what I am
doing. I find it harder and harder to relate to the “working”
world after five and a half years of having my own business.
|
| JW: |
I live
a much fuller life, and I see the value in helping people
become successful. |
