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.
