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[Richard Bravo Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 9]

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It's an honest question and conversation.
An especially important one to have with yourself more than anything...

Have You Given Up On MLM?

There is no right or wrong answer.
Just be honest with yourself.

In either case, share your plan with the community.
What are you doing to live your dream lifestyle and reach your financial goals?
What's your plan?


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

It seems that I have not given up on MLM. But I do think that MLM have given up on me.
I'm doing the blogging thing, sending emails, building my lists, but with little results.
Next remedy is to get out and find out what my market is doing. Most are not on the computer looking for me.
A lot of people I have met are dealing with life as is. If their health becomes a struggle, that's a part of life and they deal with it. They go to the doctor for a pill. They seem never to find out how they got sick or ways to prevent it.
Many things in our lives are inevitable. People learn to deal with it instead of looking for someone to help them cope with it and probably get better. A simple suggestion like changing their diets and eating habits would help if they were ready for the information.

[Richard Bravo Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 9]

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Interesting Mario...

So with all of that said, have you taken inventory of what you've been doing,
both in blogging and mlm, and analyzed everything to see WHY things aren't
working out the way you expect them to?

I'm asking because people are making money and getting positive results in
all of the areas you noted. So this is one of those situations where we have to
dig in and look at the individual. their process and what they've done.

Take that info and start pulling it apart and identify where things are broken.

Maybe your upline can help you with that?

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[scott moore Company: Team Beachbody Contribution Level: 2]

I haven't given up on mlm, but I am certainly working on my approach to people and need to learn how to find more leads. Most people are pitching you on their opportunity, which I know in alot of cases is probably a good company. But I have chosen my company after alot of research and I just need to find people who are looking for a good opportunity. Recruiting comes easier for some than it does for others. I understand that people join people and not companies. I understand that you have to build your credibility online somehow.

I have been involved in other companies and left them because I either didn't make any money or I didn't make enough quick enough. I have since looked back and those companies are still going strong, so the problem was me. I also understand that its a people business. You have to learn to put the people first who are potential business partners. So, where that leaves me is finding people who I can get close enough to the business to get dialogue from them on pros and cons. I am steadily working on that. Most people just do not want to spend the money and the conversation stops there. The mindset is wanting the most possible for the least amount of money spent. You can't always blame them for that.

So, if there is a way to connect with more people and have stronger possibilities of business partners I am all ears. Social media is supposed to be that goldmine, but it hasn't worked for me yet.

No, I'm not giving up at all. I am mostly venting with this post. I know there is a learning curve and I am in the middle of mine. I will help others with theirs in the future.

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

Thanks Richard. I have taken notice over the past few years. I've literally had to stop to find out what my target market was doing. To give me an idea of what the online audience is doing, I went offline to find out what they are doing. I am travelling more this year taking business trips, talking to people everywhere and noticed how they are living. Most are taking life as it comes. Nobody is steadfast living on the computer looking for that remedy to get better healthwise.
Being back online, I purchased leads and a company to talk to people on my behalf. Experience is better in converting leads to sales.
Out of all of this, I become the 'go to' guy for information. A lady told me about a big test she was about to take. I suggested her a tutor. I've travelled a lot this year. A lady asked me about being a travel agent. I referred her to where she could get her agent number to start her business. With these suggestions I also brought up being healthy themselves since they did inquire about getting healthy also.
All with zero results.
I haven't given up. Life goes on and I'm as healthy as ever! I'll never give up!

[Mike Hemmins Company: Numis Network Contribution Level: 2]

Hi Richard,
Great question! I'm now into my third month online, and I guess like a lot of people, the first month was good, sorting the website out, lots of ideas for articles etc, etc...

Second month comes along and still no leads, but I can see the site getting higher on Google, so I'm happy with that and I continue writing every day

But now it gets harder to get motivated each morning to keep doing the things I have been doing. No, I'm not giving up but it starts to get a little harder each day.

I just keep reminding myself I'm in this for 3-5 years, not 3 months. 'It' will happen

[Harry Fassett Contribution Level: 4]

A wise man once told me, "...most people really don't want a business. They want what a business can give them..." i.e. financial freedom, more time with family, etc.

[Michelle & Bill Pescosolido Company: Evolv Health, LLC Contribution Level: 3]

Want honesty? Many times I would like too. Why? Because I can create money on demand with one email or solo ad or Facebook post. It's enticing to stick with that but the fact that MLM offers long term residual income is the reason why we don't give up on MLM.

I just do both

[oscar almeida Contribution Level: 1]

What happens if your new downline recruits finds this post?

Do they have 2nd thoughts about their sponsor?

Do they think they made a mistake?

Just curious now

Oscar33063

[Harry Fassett Contribution Level: 4]

Well, I guess my last statement probably wasn't fully realized here, so I'll elaborate on it. First off, to find good prospects, I mostly find them either offline, and get them on my list, or from my capture pages and simply testing lead sources to again; get them on my list or lists depending, because people most of the time don't really know what they want initially, and they need information to "see the light" so to speak eventually. <br>

If not, then they more than likely are gone after say 5 - 12 emails and maybe a call or two of follow up. From my experience it is much easier to deal with people that have run a real business, meaning a business with real overhead and a payroll to make every month, for obvious reasons I won't go into here. The fact is; 95% of the population have never been in a business of their own, or if they have tried feebly and failed, well it's that much tougher with people like that to try another "hot stove" so to speak.<br>

Plus, being here isn't the best use of my time most of the time, because the people we are all seeking are people looking for a business opportunity, not people already in one and promoting it like the 99% here at BN. Of course there is exceptions like Ray Higdon with Numis and I think he kinda sneaks in MLSP every once in a while probably more so to his subscribers to use as a marketing too and list management system with decent capture pages that are easy to put together which is a huge plus. But once you've seen one MLSP capture page template, you've seen them all basically. Anyway, back to Ray as my example.< br>

Ray from what I understand came from the Real Estate profession, and with that, he has 95% of the skill set he needs already to be successful (people skills working with all types of personalities), and the business, sales, and marketing background that being in Real Estate demands to be successful in a big way anyway. Most don't come into this industry that way, and fail miserably with reality being way over there, and their fantasy of making the big money in building a MLM business is on the other side of the universe, ie. the lottery syndrome I call it.<br>

So again, with Ray having all the necessary skills and talent to do online and offline marketing, and seminars already developed over years of hard work came online and ran with I think Numis Network which was way different than the typical health and wellness industry most where in and it has and still is in momentum with only being I think three years old now. <br>

Totally unique product for the industry that strokes the ego, and caters to the elite "A" type personality to the "T". Ray picked up on that, and correct me if I'm wrong, but he's probably sponsored most of the people that are in Numis on this site into his organization, and any professionals he knows offline, which I'm sure are many over the years of networking he already has under his belt with lists he's developed during that time. So yes, Ray pulled a "hat trick" so to speak and got a lot of key people online and offline he knew on-board with Numis, and the rest they say is history.<br>

Can your average Joe, or Jane do what Ray did? Well, I would say the chances are very very slim, and slim left town. So, again, Ray had three factors working for him in his marketing strategy: 1) unique product line, 2) Company in momentum, 3) huge list of initial and very professional contacts online and off to build the initial solid foundation of business builders to take the business to a 40 to 50K a month business.<br>

I have to hand it to Ray, because even with all his skills and contacts, he did work very hard to build the business, and got a lot of rejection (from the story I heard him tell once from what I understand) even from some good business associates, or pass associates and contacts, and to see things from that perspective, the newbie, or anybody with half the skill set that Ray has is up against a monumental task of building this business regardless if all the ducks are in a row and one sees an opportunity nobody else is exploiting really like Ray did, and ran with it with all him might and skill. So yes, many quit, because they don't want to go through the pain of growth long enough to actually develop what a guy like Ray (my model example) did, and even then fail possibly anyway. btw: Ray said he failed 11 times before in this industry, but in reality, he learned a lot and realized he had to put all the pieces together with the right Co, and window of opportunity that would close on him if he didn't "do it now!" <br>

Just like Mike Dillard did, when Google was allowing affiliate and MLM Co's to do PPC, and when there wasn't a gazillion so called "attraction marketers" online as there are now. Mike himself said he wouldn't have been nearly if at all that successful in today's environment, because he saw his window of opportunity with Google PPC, his attraction marketing book, and tools, and his website with members area exploding, because it was novel and way ahead of the curve then. Anyway, with all that said, like Rich Shefren and many others that I study closely said, "you really have to have a real basis in reality, and really learn to become a Strategic Entrepreneur...i.e. basically what Ray, and Mike did, and do it too. Ciao. HF