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[Joyce Penner Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 8]

I even got tired of hearing that 97% of people in network marketing make $10 or less each month.

So I did something I THOUGHT was going to make a difference. I started promoting any and every course/training/system that I could make a few bucks on, convincing myself I was building my business, my YOU Inc. business. Give value, provide a smorgasbord of options to offer to help people build their business. Diversify my eggs into different baskets, multiple streams of income, etc. etc.

I don't have to tell you all that, you've heard it all before. Well, I bought it. The whole kit and kaboodle. I really believed I was helping people build their network marketing business by selling them tools.

And I forgot I was a network marketer. I'd become an affiliate tool pusher and yes, I was diversified, I had multiple streams of income and I was really helping people (NOT).

But I was still in the 97% of network marketers that wasn't making any money in their network marketing opportunity.

That's why I can recognize those "leaders" who tell you they are successfully building their network marketing business when in fact they are not. Anyone who's building a network marketing business knows signing up 10, 12, 13 people in 20 or less days knows the amount of time required to get a newcomer established in your MLM and into a position of making money. It's not recommended. You can handle 3 - 5 at a time.

Can you do that in an affiliate program - most definitely !

But that's not building your MLM. That's not building residual income. The stats are someone will stay with an affiliate program for 3 months and then they'll be off to find the next shiny object. So it's a constant state of recruiting, recruiting and more recruiting.

Is that what you signed up for? Me neither.

I'm changing that 97%, for me and anyone else who's tired of being there.

I enjoy being focused on build my residual income cheque. And one day I'll get to retire, my work will be done, recruiting will be finished to me. All because I focused on building my MLM and chose to get out of the 97 percentile.

My upline repeats something often "If you continue to do the things you are doing, you will continue to get the things you've always gotten."

Isn't that the truth !
Joyce

[Richard De Haven Company: SendOutCards Contribution Level: 2]

Hi Joyce,

As I finished reading this the church bells next door began to ring. I laughed cause it's exactly what I was hearing in my mind when reading your post. What you say rings true. (Look at that, a pun)

If only people could see the truth behind it. I never understood why the need to recruit 10,20 people at a time. What's the rush. I've always said slow down and enjoy the process of working with people and seeing them succeed first hand.

Appreciation from the Heart,

Richard

[Tom Bradley Company: Herbalife International of America, Inc. Contribution Level: 3]

Hey Joyce,

Congrats on another 'between the eyes post'.

I do take a little exception tho...

Can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. The notion that you can 'recruit 20 distributors' and it's good or bad depends somewhat on the business. There are some pretty low-labor intensive MLMs out there that don't generate a lot of bucks per distributor nor require a lot of training.

On the other hand, there's no way I could provide the proper care and feeding of 20 serious newbies in my primary each month in my direct first line.

On your other note, as long as the services and affiliate income are generated organically, that is as a natural consequence of the NEED of my prospect and not an up-sell, then I think it's appropriate. Are the majority of us capable of that kind of self-policing integrity? Not sure...lot of temptation there.

But I do agree that many of the systems border on being pimps when it comes to introducing more and more new stuff when it will take the average person months if not years to master one of the many techniques for lead generation and business management.

That said...you go girl. You are on the right track...

Tom

[Stephen Meyer Company: Organo Gold, Inc. Contribution Level: 3]

I'm one of the more fortunate because I don't have to ever be part of the 97% crowd. Getting in the right team at the right time let's me avoid all that mess and heart ache. I'm truly blessed.

[Joyce Penner Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 8]

Hi Joyce,

As I finished reading this the church bells next door began to ring. I laughed cause it's exactly what I was hearing in my mind when reading your post. What you say rings true. (Look at that, a pun)

If only people could see the truth behind it. I never understood why the need to recruit 10,20 people at a time. What's the rush. I've always said slow down and enjoy the process of working with people and seeing them succeed first hand.

Appreciation from the Heart,

Richard

There's a message there, isn't it and thanks for sharing that. It brought a smile to my face that maybe, just maybe I touched someone where they need to be touched.
Thanks Richard
You brought a smile to my face !
Joyce

[Joyce Penner Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 8]

On the other hand, there's no way I could provide the proper care and feeding of 20 serious newbies in my primary each month in my direct first line.

I knew you would see that Tom. It's virtually impossible for a legitimate MLM recruiter to say that. It tells me instantly that the truth has been manipulated a wee or a large bit.

On your other note, as long as the services and affiliate income are generated organically, that is as a natural consequence of the NEED of my prospect and not an up-sell, then I think it's appropriate. Are the majority of us capable of that kind of self-policing integrity? Not sure...lot of temptation there.

That is the very crux of where I'm coming from. There are tools network marketers need but that comes after, when they are in your primary opportunity and are looking for the tools they, as you so eloquently put it, NEED ! You are so right: the need for money, guised as helping people, is very tempting.

Thanks Tom, you aced it.
Joyce

[Joyce Penner Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 8]

I'm one of the more fortunate because I don't have to ever be part of the 97% crowd. Getting in the right team at the right time let's me avoid all that mess and heart ache. I'm truly blessed.

You are truly blessed Stephen and in turn you will bless many, many more as they realize what you have to offer.
Joyce

[Mario Sanders Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 6]

Is that the average of 97% of people making $10 a month? That is not enough to buy gas for my motorcycle! It's a good thing I don't depend on this income. There are other revenues to bring in a paycheck.
Faking it really does mean something until you make it.

[Mario Sanders Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 6]

I have always been tired of being in the 97%.
I did a study on what people are doing and their take on life.
First off, 97% of the people don't seem to notice that they have a problem. Health concerns are never on their minds to do. Living a good life, partying and great socializing with friends are what is happening today. Anything beyond that concerning health is a matter for their doctor to work on.
A smoker does not worry about smoking until it effects his health. Then his doctor comes in and gives him a pill and it is back to work on Monday.
Nobody think about getting sick until they are really sick and have to go to the doctor. The doctor will give them a pill and everything will be alright.
Preventive measures is not what is on the minds of people. Just like smoking does not bother you until you can't breathe and you are sitting up in the doctor's office for a pill.
The famous saying goes, 'eat,drink and be merry.' It doesn't say '...preventive'. Then we all would be in the 3%!

[Dave Kotecki Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 5]

I even got tired of hearing that 97% of people in network marketing make $10 or less each month.

So I did something I THOUGHT was going to make a difference. I started promoting any and every course/training/system that I could make a few bucks on, convincing myself I was building my business, my YOU Inc. business. Give value, provide a smorgasbord of options to offer to help people build their business. Diversify my eggs into different baskets, multiple streams of income, etc. etc.

I don't have to tell you all that, you've heard it all before. Well, I bought it. The whole kit and kaboodle. I really believed I was helping people build their network marketing business by selling them tools.

And I forgot I was a network marketer. I'd become an affiliate tool pusher and yes, I was diversified, I had multiple streams of income and I was really helping people (NOT).

But I was still in the 97% of network marketers that wasn't making any money in their network marketing opportunity.

That's why I can recognize those "leaders" who tell you they are successfully building their network marketing business when in fact they are not. Anyone who's building a network marketing business knows signing up 10, 12, 13 people in 20 or less days knows the amount of time required to get a newcomer established in your MLM and into a position of making money. It's not recommended. You can handle 3 - 5 at a time.

Can you do that in an affiliate program - most definitely !

But that's not building your MLM. That's not building residual income. The stats are someone will stay with an affiliate program for 3 months and then they'll be off to find the next shiny object. So it's a constant state of recruiting, recruiting and more recruiting.

Is that what you signed up for? Me neither.

I'm changing that 97%, for me and anyone else who's tired of being there.

I enjoy being focused on build my residual income cheque. And one day I'll get to retire, my work will be done, recruiting will be finished to me. All because I focused on building my MLM and chose to get out of the 97 percentile.

My upline repeats something often "If you continue to do the things you are doing, you will continue to get the things you've always gotten."

Isn't that the truth !
Joyce

I'm gonna have to disagree with you on a couple
of points here, Joyce.

First, even though I don't necessarily agree with
selling a bunch of tools and getting too involved
with affiliate programs if you're goal is to build
a network marketing team, I don't see a problem
as far as ethics and integrity with offering products
to people on your list.

As far as what they need goes, it's not up to me to
decide that. If they join me on my team, I'll teach
them to use what I use because that's what my team
is doing. If they're not on my team, why not offer
them whatever tools they think they need?

I respectfully suggest to you that if you're unable
to sign up 10 or more people in 20 days and get
them all off to a good start, your training system
is ineffective. At least after the 3- 5 that you
mentioned.

The fact is, with conference calls, emails, videos
and webinars it's possible to design and build a
training system that will handle practically any
number of people who join your team.

Don't forget that many will take no action.
Some will move very quickly and some will
move slowly. The leaders will rise to the top
and begin to carry on their own training along
the guidelines set by the company and the team.

You can't possibly personally mentor everyone
who comes into your team. You simply don't have
the time. Why not mentor 35 or more at a time on
your weekly training webinar?

That's serious leverage.

I do agree that you can personally work with 5
or 6 team members. After that, if they can't
handle their 5 or 6 and so on down the line, it's
because you're not training your people to be
leaders.

I think that's ultimately our job. To train those
we bring in to train the people they bring in
and so on.

Automation and a clearly defined plan of
action allows us to do it on a much larger scale
than we could ever achieve through our own
efforts.