What is Network Marketing?
Network marketing is a form of business that most people have
the ability, skills and resources to participate in. Many
network marketing companies provide skill building workshops or
meetings to help you grow. Many network marketing companies
provide even more resources for you to utilize.
Network marketing is a business where you and I are the
advertisers of their products or services. Network marketing
companies do not spend billions of dollars in advertising. You
will not see an advertisement on television for MLM products.
You will not hear an advertisement on the radio for MLM
products. These companies chose to have their products
advertised by you and me, and in turn give the money they would
have spent in advertising to you and me.
Network marketing is a people business, which utilizes
networking concepts. When you look for a traditional job, you
usually network with other people to see what is out there. If
you don't network with your employed friends and family you may
not hear of your best opportunity. Traditional business owners
network with vendors and customers to build their businesses. If
they don't, they could get stuck in a contract with a vendor
that is much more costly, or they may not have considered a
certain segment of the population as a good marketing avenue.
Whether you realize it or not, networking is a part of your
daily life, or should be. Network marketing companies simply try
to allow you to benefit from your daily networking activities in
yet another way.
What Network Marketing Should Not Be
Network marketing should not be a way to bug your friends and
family. It should not be a way to take up all of your free time
and work you into burnout. It should not be a cult-like
experience. It should not be a method to sort out your friends
or a measurement for making new ones.
What Network Marketing Should Be
Network marketing should be fun. It should provide a clear path
to help yourself and others. It should be a way for you to grow
in professional and/or personal areas where you'd like to see
growth. It should be a positive experience for you and anyone
you approach.
Just a Thought
This is your business! You must work your business the way you
feel it needs to be worked. If your company, sponsor or upline
asks you to do something you don't feel comfortable with, ask
yourself why. If you don't have the money, maybe it's something
you can work towards and possibly do later. If it's something
that doesn't fit your personality, then consider what they've
said as a topic for brainstorming. Find out if there's an area
within that idea, or closely related to that idea that is more
comfortable for you to do. Please do not get into a comfort
zone, however. Comfort zones do not provide growth. Allow
yourself to grow and you will be able to help others grow as
well.