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Why You Need Catch Up Calls With Your Team

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Why You Need Catch Up Calls With Your Team

They are called different things within different organizations, but a catch up call is a chance to check in with the members of your team and see how they are doing with their business. They are VITAL to keeping your business strong.

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As a leader, attrition is one thing that can cripple your business. Attrition is inevitable, and you need to be prepared for a certain percentage to happen. But if an unexpected amount happens, it can affect you meeting your minimums which can affect leadership levels, contests, and ultimately, your income.

The best way to avoid this is to have your finger on the pulse of your team. You need to know what they are doing, what their goals are, and if anything has changed in their business. Best of all, you need to know how you can help them and they need to know that you care about their business.
It is best if these calls are scheduled so you both know when they will occur. 15-20 minutes is usually enough. If someone has a more serious issue, you can schedule another time to talk separately.

You should be asking questions like:
“Where are you with your monthly goals?”
“What are your goals for the upcoming month?”
“Have there been any changes in your business?”
And most importantly…”What can I most help you with in your business”.

If it’s something you can answer over the phone…great. If it’s something you need to get back to them on, give them a specific date that you will have an answer for them by…and make sure you meet the deadline.

Having regular catch up calls will keep the lines of communication open with your team and hopefully avoid any shocking news at the end of a month!

Keys to Great Marketing – Grabbing The Customers Attention

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Keys to Great Marketing – Grabbing The Customers Attention

Every network marketing business should be advertised. And the only way your business will gain exposure is to get it on as many peoples radar as possible.

Here are two ways to advertise and market your business, that can surely grab your potential customers’ attention:

Traditional Marketing

  1. Flyer

Promotional flyers are a practical form of business publicity especially if your budget doesn’t allow for expensive advertising.  It’s also a great way to target a large scale of customers in a single area.

What you have to do is design interesting and appealing flyers that can catch a potential customer’s attention at a single glimpse. Write a headline that can serve as a winning sales pitch like:

“Tired of ineffective beauty products that offer false promises? Want to get your money’s worth? Try ours and get a money-back guarantee!”

You can also include this phrase to add effect:

“Visit our shop and present this flyer to get a FREE facial.”

Last but not least, place your contact info (name, phone number, address, e-mail, and website) at the bottom of the flyer. Once it’s done, head to a high-traffic area in your community and start distributing your flyers. Make sure to hand it to your target customers, otherwise you’ll find your promotional tool headed into the trash.

  1. Home Parties

Conducting home parties to demonstrate your products is also a great way to get your prospects’ attention. Set up your home into a comfortable party setting. Keep the distractions away until the environment is conducive to your presentation. Prepare some snacks for your guests. Then send out invites to your friends, relatives, neighbors, acquaintances, and other people you know that may be interested in your product. Do this on a weekly basis and ask your guests to bring their guests for the next demonstration.

  1. Sponsor an event in your community

Is your neighborhood busy, preparing for an upcoming community event? This is exactly the kind of opportunity that you need! Grab your things, head out, and look for the organizers of the event. Ask them if you can be one of the sponsors.

Wouldn’t it be great to see your business name listed on the event flyers or mentioned by the host?  I thought so!! So don’t delay any longer, Pick up the phone now and get things moving forward.

Online Marketing

This is my favorite! Why? Because it has proven time and time that it works when done correctly! Since 2008 I’ve been using Social Media Platforms to market my business online.

 Website/Blog

It’s easy to start your own website nowadays. You don’t even have to pay for costly developers to create one. With the advent of the content management system, you can develop your personalized website/blog and begin marketing your business online. Of course, traffic is the key ingredient. Without it, your online marketing won’t work.

Let’s start driving traffic to your site with these methods:

  1. Social Networking Sites

If you haven’t joined a social networking site yet, you must be living in a different world. Social networking is the rage these days, and people from all walks of life are using it. Here’s what you have to do: Sign up for an account. Create a pleasing profile. And get ready to add many friends.

Once you’re done with the basics, start working on the real deal. Link your website to your account so whenever you post something new, you get to share it with all your friends via your wall. If you’re not content with a simple post, leave your friends a message on their respective accounts to come visit your site. Just don’t flood those messages with sales pitches; your friends may get annoyed and they may block you.

Social Groups/Discussions

There are many online communities on the internet that you can sign up for like Ning.com and BetterNetworker.com. There, you can find many prospects that you can do business with. Just go to the right category and start posting away.

You can also participate in an ongoing discussion—just make sure that you can really relate to the topic. Comment on the threads and promote your business when given the chance. Make sure to put a signature link at the bottom of your post. When your prospects click on the link, they will be directed to your website.

There are thousands of ways to advertise your business and get the customers to notice you. All you have to do is take time to research on the effective methods that will not only boost your sales but also grow your network.

Hopefully these tips helped on today! If this article blessed you feel free to share!

The Checklist To Partnering With The Right Network Marketing Company

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The Checklist To Partnering With The Right Network Marketing Company

With thousands of Network Marketing companies opening their doors every day, it’s extremely important to make sure that you align yourself with one that will be mutually beneficial for both you and the company you partner with.

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After carefully observing the trends of the fly by night companies versus those that have a strong and solid reputation with a long term vision for growth and success for their Reps, I have put together a Checklist that you must use BEFORE signing up with any company.

Company / Vision

Knowing the integrity and vision of your company is critical to your decision making process, and it must not be overlooked. Far too many times, people joined up with companies where the owner just wanted to make a quick buck, and had no personal interest in the long term success of their reps.

Partnering with a company whose vision is both long term and fully committed to the growth of the company and the success of the reps will provide more security and confidence in your future and growth within that organization.

Be sure to ask questions about the ownership. Listen in on their calls. Attend the meetings when they speak so that you can judge the genuineness of the leaders and their intentions. If you do this upfront, you will prevent yourself from massive heartache and disappointment later.

Leadership / Upline

Being associated with the right team and up-line leadership can make or break your business. This may step on some toes but it has to be said. Joining a company to do your cousin or brother a favor isn’t going to work if you’re serious about building a business. You want to make sure that your up-line and team has systems in place that will provide training and support where needed.

If you join any random team without guaranteeing that you’re under proper leadership, it won’t take long before you lose your zeal and eventually get disconnected from what’s happening within the company.

One of the benefits of being involved with a network marketing company is the ability to be amongst an exciting culture of people that motivate and challenge you to grow. If you aren’t plugged in with that culture, the chances of you surviving alone are slim to none.

Be sure to get to know your potential upline, visit their meetings and join in on their calls to see what kind of support system your connected to.

Systems

To succeed in any business you must have systems in place to support you and the growth of your organization. Network Marketing is all about building a team of people that duplicate you and your efforts so that you can begin developing a residual income.

The most frustrating scenario is one in which there is no structure and no systems in place that support the growth of a blossoming organization. It’s as frustrating as sitting in traffic because that’s exactly how you’ll feel when your team is growing but the duplication isn’t happening due to a lack of systems.

Every leader should be preaching the same message. This is not the place where you want to reinvent the wheel or promote superstardom. The more duplicable your systems are, the quicker you’ll grow and the more success you and your team will experience.

Product

Theres a common myth that products don’t matter, but that’s not true. In order to generate any income in your business, you have to sell something so it’s best to ensure that you’re selling something that people are willing to buy.

Far too many times, I’ve seen people begging for a sale, trying to convince someone that they “need” their product. The best way to master the art of sales is to be sure that you’re selling umbrellas when it’s raining and snow boots when it snows.

If your company is trying to create a market for your product, it will be much harder to convert sales, rather than selling products that are already in demand. The reason why most people despite the term sales is simply because of the idea of “convincing people” to buy, rather than having people chase you for the purchase.

When you are selling the right product, you will find more motivation and commitment to build your business along with great potential to keep your team inspired to continue making sales.

Be honest with yourself when assessing the potential companies product, and if you know for a fact that you wouldn’t dare buy them, don’t fool yourself into believing others will either. Just face it, the company isn’t for you in that case!

Compensation Plan

Money does matter so the comp plan has to make sense. Compensation plans can often be more complex than necessary so before partnering up with the potential companies that you’re considering, ask the following questions to make sure that your time invested in building this organization is worth it.

What percentage of earnings do I make for each sale?

How much do I earn for each new rep that I sign up?

What is the percentage of overrides that you will earn from your organization, and what do you need to do to qualify?

What kind of bonuses are being offered and what do you need to do to earn them?

This is to say that you can get paid to do nothing, as work is definitely required in order for you to generate a generous income. However, the compensation plan must make sense and you want to understand the numbers and the work involved to earn a decent income.

Now that you have the 5 Point checklist to selecting the right Network Marketing company, you should be well on your way to partnering with an amazing company and accomplishing great success!!

To Your Success!