I joined network marketing in 1995 quit in 1998, rejoined in 2001, quit again but the idea of having a business at home and the ability of earning money based upon my performance and not what a boss
Never ever Quit
thinks, was my ideal of a perfect business. So after a lot of sole searching, I re-entered the field of a home base business.
My journey however was not without many fumbles, embarrassing moments and more prospecting faux pas than I care to share and I hope my friends, family & strangers I attempted to prospect have long forgotten the things I did!!
But here are a few of those amateur moments, so you have an idea…
…Have you ever invited friends over for dinner or drinks and very un-smoothly transitioned to introducing your business to a very unwilling audience? I have!
…Have you ever tried to prospect a waitress, airline Stewart, retail store clerks, and have her/him respond with, “Is this Amway?” Yuck! I have.
…Have you ever invited people over to your house or apartment to present your business opportunity and have a NO SHOW? I have many times, and my sponsor called it a “training event.”
…Here’s an embarrassing one… have you ever prospected while on a date? Yep I did! For your information, we dated a couple more times, then went separate ways.
Pitching Your Business Opportunity Will Only Turn Them OFF
I had many more embarrassing situations, but that’s for another article.
The point is, embarrassing moments happen, mistake will be made, it’s all part of operating a business in the beginning.
The learning curve is one of the most deadly part of any home based business. That’s because so many people can’t learn from the mistakes, and take it as a personal failure.
I once heard that success in business is all about ‘time.’’ It takes time to learn. Time to make mistakes. Time to over come the learning curve. Time to become a “professional.”
Unfortunately, network marketers today are being taught online prospecting methods, which include the wrong message, at the wrong time and most definitely in all the wrong places!
Here’s the truth! Posts claiming that one can learn how to make hundreds daily just by sending in $39 to start, are nothing more than scams.
The screenshot to the left, is a weak attempt from someone recruiting with social media…someone who hasn’t yet figured out that building a business is not about tricking people or finding the right copy/paste FB private messages to send to strangers. What you don’t see is a $39 dollar link and the company name (private information).
Successful Entrepreneurs
Successful entrepreneurs and networkers alike eventually learn the true secret to success, and it becomes the foundation upon which their entire prospecting, recruiting and business building strategy is founded.
That secret is:…..actually caring about people. Becoming a person of value. Being someone uniquely positioned to help someone with their problems.
That last point is critical: “uniquely positioned to help someone with their problems.”
Any idiot can copy and paste a message into the Private Message function on Facebook.
Becoming a person of value is what sets you apart from the rest of the desperate reps hitting people’s inboxes with their new “ground floor” opportunities or cash programs!
But if you’re still a little fuzzy on whether you are a spammer or not, here’s a guide…
TOP 5 WARNING SIGNS THAT YOUR PROSPECTING EFFORTS ARE ACTUALLY SPAM
1) Your first private message to a stranger on social media includes a link to join your opportunity.
2) You get angry replies via private messaging and/or you have been reported as a spammer.
3) You post links to your opportunity or website in the comments section of other people’s social media posts
4) You compulsively want to talk about your company or products, without anyone asking you to share.
Finally… this one is the most important one…
5) You engage in interactions online, with a hidden agenda, hoping to transition the topic to something that would get people interested in your opportunity, without caring about knowing the other person.
#5 is the very definition of prospecting (online or offline), which even when done right… can still feel awkward, result in people feeling under-valued by you and is the reason why I eventually decided to stop prospecting all together.
But here’s the interesting thing…
“When You Stopped Prospecting People, Your Business Starts To Growing!”
I can’t tell you how relieved, and at peace I felt, when I once again, was able to go out with my friends, visiting my family or be in a public place without having to think about prospecting anyone.
Just enjoying being normal again, was incredible, after years of being taught that “everyone was a prospect” and approaching every conversation with a hidden agenda.
That’s because when I STOPPED this old type of prospecting, my business actually started to grow!
Weird, right?
How Did You Do It?
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At this point, you may be asking, “then how did your business to grow?”
Well before I answer that, I have to say that there are people who are very skilled prospectors and recruiters who completely disregard the issues I mentioned above.
They knowingly, approach every interaction with a stranger as a prospecting opportunity. And they actually recruit people into their business opportunity.
After learning and becoming good at prospecting, I decided that I didn’t want to build my business by approaching strangers with a hidden agenda.
The problem with prospecting in general, as it’s normally taught, is that the mindset going in, is still about what YOU want people to do, and about manipulating people into doing what YOU want them to do.
In other words, it’s about YOU, not them. I didn’t like that…..that wasn’t me. I found a better way.
A Leveraged Alternative to 1-on-1 Prospecting
As mentioned, I found a better way to prospecting Which Won’t Make You Feel Like a Cheap Sales- person!
The reason I was able to quit prospecting was because, with the help of some extraordinary mentors, I eventually discovered an online recruiting strategy, which…
…enabled me to recruit more people in 1 Day, than the most skilled recruiter can do in 1 month.
I was able to passively generate leads, customers, and new reps – even when I was out having fun with friends and family.
Rather than spending hours spamming or private messaging people on social media, I learned how to legitimately get Facebook and other networks to actually help me attract the people who are most interested in what I have to offer.
Answer This Question…
How would you like to wake up every day to an email inbox full of notifications of new leads, new customers, new team members, and commissions earned while sleeping?
What was your answer? NO I wouldn’t or YES I would. If you answered YES…
This powerful strategy is called “Attraction Marketing”, which is an Internet marketing strategy designed for networkers and people in direct sales.
You see, if your business depends on you being on social media, sending private messages or commenting on people’s posts all day, you are NOT doing internet marketing… despite what you may have been led to believe.
Online Prospecting and Internet Marketing Are NOT The Same Thing!
Internet marketing is a passive strategy, which works, even when you are not.
If you want to learn how it works, we actually reveal the entire strategy in a free 10-Day Online Recruiting Bootcamp!
Take 10-Days and you will soon see a different more effective way of finding qualified people for your business opportunity.
You will also be exposed to “Attraction Marketing Formula” written by one of the top recruiters in the industry.
Finally
Now, if traditional prospecting online or offline is your idea of marketing, and you want to stick to that, by all means, go for it! Many people are successful with this type of marketing.
However if your are struggling to find good candidates for your business or you keep loosing people and having to rebuild, then there is a Better Way!
There are many top trainers and earners in the industry today that use a more effective way of recruiting and growing a business than “cold calling.”
Personally, I would much rather make a lot of money in my business first, and then have my friends and family beg me to tell them more about it.
It’s much better than begging them to join a business.
I’m much better…much better talking to stranger, people I don’t know yet who want what I have to offer!
Another question: Which would you prefer? Traditional prospecting by approaching everyone and anyone or talking to people who are qualified and interested in what you are offering??
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Here’s to your success,
