Network Marketing and Helping Others
One concept that has been and is continually being developed in
some network marketing companies is fundraising for nonprofits.
Some network marketing companies or their distributors have
developed programs to allow all or most of the profits from
sales to be given to specific charitable organizations. The
nonprofit organization can become affiliated for a short or
long-term fundraising program. Any sales made on their behalf
will help them in their budgeting, and in turn help their
programs to grow. Some network marketing professionals have
chosen to participate exclusively in the fundraising portion of
their MLM's program.
Network marketing professionals use the term "Coaching" quite
often. This should be taken seriously. When you coach a sports
team, you help them to develop more athletic skills and improve
their game. When you coach someone in network marketing, you are
helping them to develop more people or business skills to
improve their lives. The goal, usually, is to help them
supplement or replace their current paycheck. You may help
someone simply pay for their monthly electric bill, or you may
end up helping someone acquire the home of their dreams. A
little help is sometimes much more necessary than a lot of help,
so start with the electric bill. They may be able to take the
ball and run with it themselves at this point.
Your products or services can help others. Many network
marketing companies offer products that are superior to
off-the-shelf products. Many network marketing companies offer
customer service that is far superior to current traditional
business customer service. Many network marketing professionals
offer customer service, knowledge and experience far superior to
traditional retail stores. The combination of these aspects can
create a very nice loyal customer base, which have actually seen
or felt benefits from your products or services.
Network Marketing and Harming Others
Be honest with yourself and others! Beware of false claims,
things that are too good to be true and companies that ask you
to claim things they can't or don't claim themselves. Network
marketing companies have lawyers on staff, you probably never
will. Be careful what your company or upline asks you to claim.
Since you are in business for yourself as an independent
distributor, you are legally responsible for any false or
misleading claim that you choose to make.
An example: An independent distributor who claims his product
will cure AIDS is solely responsible for that claim. Any
customer that does not achieve that result has the legal right
to sue the independent distributor, not the company, not his
upline. Neither the company, nor the upline made the claim to
this individual.
BEWARE of false claims, things that are too good to be true and
anything that the FDA would not allow any company to claim.
Honesty is your best policy. If you have found great benefits
from your product or service, there is no law against letting
others know what you've personally experienced. If you believe
in your products, let others know why. Any product that needs
hype or outright lies to get a sale isn't a good product to
sell. In this case, maybe you should think about searching out a
better product line to represent.