The Network Marketing Beginner Survival Guide

It's no secret that the vast majority of network marketers struggle to make any significant income and fail within the first 5 years. In fact, it's been my experience that many network marketing beginners become impatient, frustrated, and disillusioned within the first few months of starting.

This is mainly due to unrealistic expectations. This is where this article will be helpful to you, the network marketing beginner. It contains a series of tips concerning your mindset, marketing, and personal conduct during the very critical first months. Hopefully, it will serve to align your expectations to the reality of starting a home based business

I call it The Network Marketing Beginner Survival Guide.

You are responsible for the success or failure of your new business!

This is a big one (maybe the biggest), because the overwhelming majority of new and experienced network marketers blame everyone but themselves for things that go wrong. But in reality, everything that happens to you, in business and in your personal life is a result of your decisions in some way. You, and you alone are responsible for your business. The buck stops with you!

Be patient!

Rome wasn't built in a day. In fact, most brick and mortar businesses consider it a huge success if they can turn a profit after a couple of years. So, what makes you think that the money will start rolling in after a few days, or even months? Building a business takes time, effort, and lots of patience. Be prepared!

Educate yourself!

I tell all of my new consultants that they should focus on educating themselves for the first couple of months after starting a new business. This can be difficult for many people to hear, because they want to make money, and now! It usually doesn't work that way. The only way that you will make big money in network marketing (or any business) is if you over-deliver value to your customers. How do you provide value? By educating yourself! See the link?

Make efficient use of your time.

If you are continuing to work while starting your business, you will need to become a time management expert. Your new business is like a newborn - it requires nurturing, attention, caring... and time. Be sure to carve out some time every day to work on your business. Turn your car into a rolling classroom by listening to CDs or tapes while you're driving. Buy yourself a good mp3 player and plug into some great educational material while you're at lunch or cleaning the house. Every second you spend on your business will help it grow that much faster.

Expect to get out of your comfort zone.

If this is your first attempt at starting a business, than it's very likely that you'll be expanding your horizons. You'll be learning new and different ways of expressing yourself. You will need to connect with people - no one ever made it big in network marketing by hiding behind their computer screen. You may very well feel uncomfortable trying new things that you may or may not be good at. It's okay - it means you are growing, and it's a good thing. Embrace the feeling and move forward.

The bottom line -- have patience, be consistent in your efforts, focus on education, and above all else, take full responsibility for everything that happens.