Warning - Could Your MLM Company Go Out Of Business Soon?

There are no guarantees that a network marketing company will remain in business, but there are no guarantees that traditional companies will remain in business, either. However, looking at where a company has been is a good way to predict where the company is going. Nutrition for Life Internationals Tom Paredes suggests that before you join a company you compare it to the survivors in the industry. "Network marketing is more than half a century old,and during that time," says, Tom, "15,000 network marketing companies legally open their doors for business. Of those, only 30 lasted more than 10 years. Study some of those companies [that survived]. Then, if you're not joining one of those companies, find out what the company you're considering has in common with these survivors. That will give you a good indication of the company's strength, as well as it's prospects for remaining in business".Among network marketing executives and government regulators, attorney Jeffrey A. Babener is a recognized authority in network marketing law. During the past 20 years, his clients have included Excel Communications, Nikken, Avon, Body Wise, New Vision, USANA, Melaleuca, Discovery toys, and many others. To help you evaluate network marketing companies, Jeffrey offers these suggestions:*Get as much information as you can about the company. Look at the number of years in business, the area where it operates, the number of distributors, gross sales, and much more. Conducting the research requires some digging, but it will be well worth your time.*Read business and trade publications such as Entrepreneur, Business start-Ups, Network Marketing LIfestyles and others that report on specific companies.*Ask the person who presents the business opportunity to you with names and telephone numbers of other distributors as well as former distributors you can contact. Also ask to be introduced to retail customers. Talk to as many people as you can about the company.*Contact the attorney generals office in your state or the state where the company is headquartered, and ask whether any red flags has been raised about the company.*Call your Better Business Bureaus and ask whether any complaints has been filed against the company.*Find out whether the company is a member of industry association such as Direct Selling Association and the Multilevel Marketing International Association. These organizations have adopted standards for their members.*Attend one of the company business opportunity meetings and company training session, if possible, so that you can ask questions and talk to others in attendance, and gauge the company's professionalism.*Attend companies' webinar and participate with questions if possible.*Go to Citizenscorps.com for an independent overview of a MLM business opportunityThese are some of the many ways to do your due diligence in regards to coming to an intelligent conclusion when entertaining getting involved in a multi level marketing opportunity. For more information in this regard visit http://wendellreviews.com

Are You a Part-Timer in MLM?

The majority of people who are in an MLM opportunity also have a "day job". In fact, Tom "Big Al" Schreiter recently wrote an article on his website about when to leave your day job, and his advice is not to leave too soon!When trying to decide if your MLM business is paying you enough to quit your traditional job, you must remember several things:
Your MLM check does not have taxes withheld
You must pay for your own medical insurance
You have some expenses in your business that you need to cover
There will be some variability in commissions that you might not have had in your day jobIf you own a traditional business you are already facing these issues but if you work for someone else, keep these in mind.Now, how do you manage your time to do your job well and still grow your business? My husband had a job many years ago, just out of high school, where he was testing air conditioners. He was locked in a special environmentally-controlled and soundproof room all day. Nobody was allowed to enter. All he had to do was take a few readings hourly. Looking back, he thinks that would have been the best time to attend college at night since he could do homework and study all day. I look at that job and think, "man what a great job if your are building an MLM team!"My part-time job has advantages too:
It is part time, only 3 days a week, so I have 4 days off every week
I get over 2 hours for lunch and can be home in 5 minutes
I don't have to leave the house until 8:15 and get home around 6
I have "down time" throughout the day
I have Internet access and can do things online during my "down time"
My boss understands MLM and doesn't mind me doing a few things while thereOf course, I know that many people don't have it this good! But what can you do in a more traditional job?One lady I know does lab work all day and doesn't have to talk to people very much. She downloads educational conference calls to her iPod and listens to them during the day. You can also use commuting time to do this. Since I have a short commute, I use the time in my car to recite my affirmations to program my subconscious mind. I sometimes listen to educational CDs while running errands.Even if you can't go home for lunch, can you get to a computer with Internet access or use a smart phone during lunch or other breaks? You can be on social media sites from that smart phone, or blogging or writing articles from the computer! Even if you have to bring a laptop to work, if your office has WIFY you could get tons of things done on your breaks. And of course you can call people on your cell phone. Just don't get caught doing these things when you are supposed to be working! You cannot let the quality of your work slide because you are building a business.Here is another fun idea I got from Tom's fortunenow website. There is a short book entitled "How To Get Rich Without Winning the Lottery" and you can get them on his site. This book describes several wealth-building strategies, with a heavy emphasis on network marketing. If you own your own business, you can certainly put your contact information in a book and leave it on a table in your waiting area. If someone shows interest, tell them they can borrow it and get a commitment for them to bring it back (so you can ask what they thought of it!) If you work for someone else this might be tricky, but you could write your name inside the cover if everyone knows you, and leave a copy on your desk. If your manager asks, tell them it is your personal copy, and you can put it away if necessary. Maybe you could also leave a copy in the restroom, or the coffee room, or the lunch room. Read the book on break in a location where people can see you. Maybe you can put your full contact information in it and leave it somewhere around town?I hope I gave you a few new ideas! Time management is an important skill, especially when juggling a job and a business.

How to Make Attraction Marketing Work For Your Online Business

Within the last several years, the term "attraction marketing" came into being on the internet. It's not a new marketing concept. TV advertisers have been practicing it for decades. The visual nature of television makes it easy and allows savvy advertising experts to focus viewers' attention on the image that a seller projects more than the product being sold. That's definitely not accidental. The seller comes into the viewer's living room. The image he carries with him is used to develop an immediate and intimate relationship with viewer in her own home. If the image is believable then the relationship becomes in which the viewer now has an interest in what the seller will recommend. Selling the relationship and not the product is the focus and it's been a powerful tool in sales for decades. Attraction marketing uses that same concept on the internet where an image must be created in non-visual ways.Simply defined, attraction marketing is about connecting with your audience. It is NOT about selling to them. It is about establishing value based relationships. With the phenomenal rise of online social media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, blogs, etc., it's only natural that these same relationship building resources would find their way into the online business world. MLM type businesses, which have traditionally depended on cold calling as a way of finding leads, were among the first to adopt attraction marketing. That makes sense. Instead of beating the street and knocking on doors or manning the phone lines, it's much more pleasurable, not to mention less stressful, when you can attract customers to you. Attraction marketing isn't about finding leads. It's about being an influence on others who in turn will come to you to hear what you have to say. Any online business can benefit from the same concepts that have been around since people began influencing other people.What you want to do is create a desire or interest in someone by relating/connecting to them through written word, through voice and/or visually. It's your reputation, your voice, your image that you want to be known for. If you're respected then people will want to come to you because of who you are and what you represent. So how do you go about it? The very first thing you'll want to do is to plant it firmly in your mind that you'll be giving freely without expectations of anything in return. Keep saying to yourself, "It's better to give than to receive."Once you've got your attitude in order than use some of the social media to reach out to people. There's no reason to try to join every social media type you can think of. Choose just a few. I like forums, blogs and article writing. I do a little on Facebook and some on Twitter but I'm not sure of the value of Twitter just yet. To me, Twitter is too spammy. When you join your groups, you should: 1) Participate and contribute. Answer questions asked. Contribute useful and accurate information. Be kind in your responses. Be polite. Stay patient. Avoid controversial subjects; 2) Avoid the temptation to promote yourself or your product/service in your posts. That will get you a bad reputation real quick; 3) Be genuine about who you are. Don't be afraid to show your passion about what you believe in. That's how people come to know you; 4) Most importantly, have fun!

Working From Home

Does the idea sound foreign when thinking about making money working from home, yet the urge to do something seems to be the thing to do? This is a superb desire that can be achieved with the right information. This is not always easy. When considering starting a home based business start by finding a great opportunity, persevere as obstacles arise, and discover a method of marketing that will work for you.It is paramount that you find an opportunity with a system that can be set up quickly when desiring to earn extra money working from home. This is especially important when one has no idea where to start. There are many opportunities around today with this advantage. Many websites are set up immediately, as soon as sign up takes place. This makes getting started simple. Your site will look professional and start up can began immediately.As with anything that is accomplished in life remain dedicated and persevere relentlessly. If making extra money from home is essential to your life style then press forward toward this achievable desire. Continue to ask questions and seek information. Get on the internet and read information. Seek out others that are doing the same. Stay involve with other like minded people. Creating extra income is an attainable goal. Remove yourself from others that discourage your chosen direction. Keep a positive out look and continue to work on those goals. Do not quit when crossing an informational obstacle. Seek the answer.Once your website is established it is time to allow others to see your site. Bring traffic to your site can be a major endeavor when starting something that one has never pursued before. Finding the one that is right for you can be a challenge. Discovering your chosen strategies will get you off to a marvelous start. Some of these methods you may already be acquainted with, such as article writing, using the news paper, making fliers, you tube, and having business cards made.There are many ways to earn extra money working from home even if you have not found your niche. Don't stop now! Let's get started.

iLearningGlobal Shutdown and 4 Considerations Why You Should Look Before You Leap!

If you've been blindsided by the closing of iLearningGlobal's Network Marketing business and you're now thinking about another MLM company, I have these 2 questions for you.1. Have you done your homework on your next MLM company?and2. Are you making a solid and informed business decision?These are 2 very important questions and you'll want to check out these 4 consideration before you make your move into your next MLM:1. Consider Becoming The Leader!Every Top Leader in the Network Marketing industry teaches that to be successful in any MLM company and have a shot at becoming a Top Producer, you need to become a leader!A good leader will motivate and inspire people to follow him/her because they give careful consideration to what they ask their followers to do!Have you researched other MLM companies as to whether or not they're a good fit for you and therefore, a company you can recommend to others who may decide to follow you into an MLM company that you recommend?Have you given careful consideration to your next move and are you consulting with people above and below you as to what they're doing, and why? Are you the leader or are you simply playing "...follow the leader?"2. Can I Do It? Before you jump into another MLM company, ask yourself a few questions like: "Can I do it?"Can you get behind the product or service being offered by the company? Is it something that everyone uses? Is it easy to talk about or am I going to have to sell people on it? Is it priced fair? Is it in an expanding market?If you answered "Yes" to the question, "Can I Do It?"... then you'll want to ask yourself this next one too!3. Do I Want To Do It?There's a big difference between "Can I do it?" and "Do I want to do it?" I'll explain...After retiring from the airline industry, I tried my hand at real estate and selling mortgage term insurance. I found that I could do both however, I also found that after a while of doing each, I really didn't want to do either! It had nothing to do with my abilities, as much as it had everything to do with the fact I simply didn't enjoyment what I was doing, so I decided to do something else!That 'something else' turned out to be MLM or Network Marketing! Today, I love doing Network Marketing/MLM and you should too because if you don't enjoy what you're doing or the company you're doing it with, it's unlikely you will ever experience the success you're seeking!Which brings me to my last point and the fourth consideration before jumping into your next MLM!4. Is It Fun And Can You Make Money?I did not have a lot of fun selling real estate or mortgage insurance. In fact, I didn't have much fun with the first couple MLM companies I worked with either.My first MLM company was known for their weight loss products and after a while I knew that this was not the product or the company for me! I loved my next MLM company and believe strongly in their product and in fact, I still own it and use it today! But...it was a hard sell for me and not much fun!The company we're with today we've been with for awhile now. It's lots of fun and in an expanding market! It's easy to talk about and doesn't take any convincing or begging and the income potential is huge! Both Laura and I are passionate about both the company and it's products as well as its culture and expect it to be around for a long, long time!OK, You've Read This Far, Now What?... if you've just been knocked for a loop by the shutdown of iLearningGlobal or you're seriously looking to start your own MLM business that will allow you to build your own financial empire, you'll want to keep reading to the bottom of this article and once there, click on the links to see for yourself what we do, how we do it and who we do it with!