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[Andrea Thornton Company: Global Domains International, Inc Contribution Level: 2]

I imagine that THIS is how a lot of sponsors feel about their "newbies".

Let's dissect this picture though.

How did the newbie come to be riding on the sponsor's shoulders? Did she do a superhuman jump and just land there? -I doubt it.

The newbie has clearly had an accident...that's what newbies do. Does she know what tool is necessary to have prevented this mess? -I doubt it.

Would she be able to use it, if the sponsor just handed it to her and went on about his business? -I doubt it.

So whose fault is it that the sponsor has a mess on his back? The newbie's? -I doubt it.

This newbie could very well grow up to be a rockstar in network marketing, but first, the sponsor will have to teach her some things - and change his shirt.

Just my thoughts on the matter. Feel free to leave any comments.

[Lynda Cromar Company: MyLeadSystemPRO Contribution Level: 7]

yes absolutely both give the tools and training and give them the time to teach them how to use it!

[Andrea Thornton Company: Global Domains International, Inc Contribution Level: 2]

Thanks Lynda:)

The tools and training you have given me have been very helpful. I have a functioning twitter page because of YOUR direction. Before the webinars, I honestly thought twitter was only for gossip, sports and bashing celebrity wardrobes.

Thanks again,

Andrea

[robert fraser Contribution Level: 3]

Or what they said in the Marines.. Prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance!
But yes I feel that sponsors especially when they get you in, leave you alone too much. They are always returning texts and phone calls before you join, but after, HA! They don't even know you.

I feel a true leader and sponsor should be there for you no matter what you are doing (even if you change companies like I did) Once I let that cat out of the bag I was "never going to be successful, can't jump companies, give -insert health and wellness MLM here that begins with a V - another chance.

The point is true leaders should lead, no matter what. If you are a sponsor you are a leader - period.

My 2 cents =)

[Andrea Thornton Company: Global Domains International, Inc Contribution Level: 2]

Thanks Rob,

A former Marine myself, I don't get the "Here's your secret weapon, (M16) now go play with it." approach to sponsoring. In bootcamp, one of my fellow recruits actually dropped the grenade and threw the pin...and she was about 20 down in line! (you can imagine how THAT played out).

I also don't understand the concept of "sponsoring" as many people as you can get to sign up and then auto-respondering them to death. Maybe I am looking at it backwards, but I think if you trained 3 to 5 people really well...and they did the same...and so forth and so on that you would have better results.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

Andrea

[robert fraser Contribution Level: 3]

The magic is in duplication. Help 3-6 and then help them get 3-6, etc. Once you got about 4 or 5 levels of 3-6's under you, become a mentor and teach your team everything you have learned and keep them inspired. =)

[Juanita Waterman Company: SISEL International, LLC Contribution Level: 9]

A good sponsor will not work with you if you are not doing your homework. If they give you homework what is the newbies excuse for not doing it? Next. I tell people make a 5000 targeted friends on twitter and FB I show them how. And I go look to see what they have done 2. Next. And if no one joins the newbies business in the first 100 friends they get all huffy. Next. You need a List not a small list of 120 leads but a big hunking LIST. IF you will not make a list first I can not help you. Newbies can not be CRy Babies They must put there heads down a build their list. When they do not the Mentor walks away.

[Andrea Thornton Company: Global Domains International, Inc Contribution Level: 2]

Thanks Juanita for your reply,

I have no where near 5000 friends on twitter, but the ones I do have, I read everything they post, and see if what I have can help them. How do you read what 5000 people have to say? Is there a tool I missed in the webinars?

And, of course I agree that if the person you are trying to help won't listen to you, neither of you is benefiting from that relationship. I just think that some sponsors don't realize that for newbies, all the things that are simple and perfectly understandable to them actually look like an alien language to the person starting out. (Crybabies seems a little harsh)

I have only been in network marketing for just under three months, and have since gotten a FB page (and brand new FB fanpage too) and twitter acct. and made a couple of websites (one is a blog) and have four people in my downline, whereas before I only had an e-mail account. So I think I have learned quite a bit. (From several sponsors, not just mine)

I also get that for people who have already become successful in their business, they may feel that newbies are an irritating distraction...but if that is the case, simply say so, so that person can look for someone who DOES have time to break it down pre-school style.

Andrea

[Juanita Waterman Company: SISEL International, LLC Contribution Level: 9]

I thought I did break it down to PreSchool style. I teach how to make friends on Twitter and FB everyweek. as far as reading every tweet that is insane. You need to get on my training it is free

[robert fraser Contribution Level: 3]

How about you share some of your free training here instead of wanting us to opt in to some other list that we will just get spam from.