If you’re anything like I used to be, then you've probably found an incredible home based MLM business that promises you residual income or incredible commission checks month after month and you’re all excited about it. The MLM Company told you that you get retail checks for selling their product and for everyone that you get to join your team, you get paid.
You’ve even been told that this can happen on so many levels and you'll be able to see cashflow fairly quickly as you build your downline. They give you your own website and some tips on how to approach people and what to say. They give you their idea of an MLM marketing system.
You’re so motivated and you begin calling all your family members and close friends trying to tell them that you have hit the jackpot and they can get in on the action! You attend the weekly hotel or teleconference meetings where they teach you how to improve your “MLM marketing system” and teach you what to say and how to say it. They get people to sign up before your very eyes and tell you that you can do the same thing too. Then their advice to you is to simply to spread the word about your new MLM business to any and everyone.
Is Your Upline Hurting The Growth Of Your Home Based Business?
As told by your upline, you start doing live presentations at the mall, stores, bowling alleys, family reunions, etc.. After weeks and weeks of chasing your friends and family and them telling you that they’ll think it over or that they’ll “get back to you”…you end up with 0 leads. Now you’re beginning to question whether you should have joined that mlm opportunity or not. Now you feel that you wasted all your hard earned money because you have yet to see a return. No leads, barely any traffic to your website. Did you get scammed? Maybe...Maybe not…
Why You Might Not Have A Real MLM Marketing System
You see the reality is that you didn’t have a real MLM marketing system. There are certain elements of marketing that you absolutely must do in order to actually see results in your business. After five years I learned the truth about what it takes to have a real MLM marketing system.
Here are a few:
- Concentrate on Attracting Targeted Leads (People that already have an interest in what you have going on)
- Use a Tracking System That Shows You What is Working and What is not.
- Use a marketing A System that Brands you as a leader, not the MLM company.
- Tap into networks of like minded individuals that can give you clear guidance when you need it.
- Use a system that will help not only you, but the people in your downline as well. (You'll build more relationships and make more money that way)
- Use an mlm marketing system that automates a lot of the tedious tasks that take time away from you
All this and much much more can be achieved with a real MLM marketing system. With the right specialized knowledge and a commitment to doing what you have to do to get it done, you and your team will be closer and closer to true financial freedom.
Your upline shouldn’t be telling you to go after any and everyone. They should tell you to only deal with “targeted leads”. People that are already in to that sort of business. People that want more out of life than the daily 9-5/401K struggle. People that want to be their own boss and spend more time with their family and will do whatever it takes to make that happen.
People like you!
Once you see what is working and what doesn’t, you’ll be able to allocate your time better and develop a plan that will bring in that residual income and commission checks you were promised. Start surrounding yourself with the right people today. Whatever your MLM company is teaching you, I can guarantee that it isn’t the only way. I’m not saying that what they teach doesn’t work, I’m just saying that if you’re not seeing the income you expected to see, then its time you develop a real MLM marketing system that pays you on auto-pilot instead of the other way around.
To Your Success,
J. Lamar Ferren
Systematic Marketing Coach


