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If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Dear Friend ,
Years ago, (long before I went full-time in this industry), I found out what it was
that was keeping me from sponsoring more people into my opportunity. It came
down to four things:
1. I Was Talking To The Wrong People
When you put your network marketing opportunity in front of people who are
“broke”, you’re talking to the wrong people. Now most people won’t tell you they’re
broke up front, right? Wrong. They will tell you. You just have to make sure you’re
listening. When your prospect says: ”how much is this going to cost me?” instead
of: ”how much can I make with a business like this?,” they just told you!
Stop attracting people suffering from the “I’m broke” mentality and start attracting
success driven people by changing the way you think about yourself and others.
You are not a “rescuer,” you’re an entrepreneur seeking like minded people. See
people as they are, not as you want them to be.
2. I Wasn’t “Rising Above The Noise”
If the right prospects are not responding to you, then it’s likely because you’re
failing to “rise above the noise.” Every day prospects are bombarded by offer after
offer in their inbox. They see ad after ad online. Most prospects suffer from serious
information overload. They’re so overwhelmed with “choices” they don’t know what
to do, so many do nothing at all – or worse, they “throw the dice” and land in a bad
business. This represents real opportunity for you as a professional networker. An
opportunity to rise above the crowd and take your prospect by the hand and
introduce them to a “REAL” business.
When you interact with your prospect as a “consultant” rather than a sales person,
you immediately set yourself apart. By educating your prospect and helping them
ask the questions they should be asking, (but don’t know to ask) it’s easy to rise
above the fray and position yourself as a professional in the mind of your prospect.
Prospects WANT to work with someone who has genuinely helped them, and who
will continue to help them get to where they want to be.
3. I Wasn’t Following Up
Life is busy. Once you’ve made contact with your prospect, is natural to assume
they are carefully considering your opportunity and that those who don’t get back
with you are simply not “interested” or are not “serious.” In a perfect world, this
might be a safe assumption. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world. We
live in a world of distractions. Family issues, car problems, kid problems, you name
it. So follow-up with your prospect. Don’t chase, but DO make it a point to follow-
up. Don’t rely on only one method, test several: phone, email, even a card. I also
recommend using an autoresponder in your business. That way, if it’s simply a
“timing issue”, your system continues to drip on them till the timing is right.
4. I didn’t know how to find QUALIFIED prospects to put my business in front of.
Ah Ha! This is a challenge for MANY networkers. Eventually, we run out of our
“warm market” (and some don’t even want to go there to begin with). So the
question becomes, WHERE do we find people?
Many turn to buying “leads,” and end up losing a lot of money because of all the “garbage” out there in the lead industry.
Others try to create prospects of their own through advertising (but this can also
be a costly gambit).
Savvy networkers learn ways to generate “THEIR OWN” leads through low-cost and even no-cost methods. I’ve recently come upon several interesting ways to do that.
Imagine enjoying an never-ending flow of prospects week after week, and knowing
it’s not costing you a dime to acquire them!
How cool is that?
I’ve decided to share one of those methods this week, so stay tuned… I’ll be sending more information on it in the next day or two.
In the meantime, I wish you good sponsoring…
All The Best,
Ankur Agarwal
P.S. Keep an eye on your inbox – because if you NEED more qualified prospects
to grow your business, prospects you don’t have to pay for, you’re not gonna want to miss this!
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November 20th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Excellent material Ankur and much appreciated!
November 21st, 2009 at 2:07 am
Thannx , ankur for highlighting such common things we do wrong!How very often we try to persuade a prospect who says he cannot afford Rs 9500 to join this opportunity by somehow collecting that amount?We do not inform him that he will need to have some regular spending to do for learning etc!This we do in our anxiety to add one more to our group!Unless such a prospect is strongly motivated to go through financial crunches in the beginning , he will hesitate at every step that needs some money. Ankur has really brought out for us not to fall a prey to such thoughts. Very useful guideline. Thanks again.
sudha sheth
November 21st, 2009 at 5:24 am
Thanks for such good tips,the content was excellent.
November 21st, 2009 at 6:07 am
A_A
the man who shows vision beyond light….
Entrusting people yet productive…making networking business exciting:-) .
thanks ankur-agarwal
November 21st, 2009 at 6:08 am
Valuable material, for all who want to be a networking success.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:19 am
Great knowledge Ankur.Keep up the good work.God bless.Take care.
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:47 am
Really Great Ankur.Much enlightened and very beneficial.Attracting prospects is an important process in MLM and is to be handled with utmost care.Your tips are very helpful. With all best wishes, Reghunathan