Network Marketing - A Career That Can Help Others?

Posted on June 11, 2008

The network marketing industry is often seen as controversial. When you join a network marketing company you are then faced with the intimidating job of telling your friends and family - what will be their response?

But why would one be so afraid of confessing such a thing? Is a career in network marketing really so bad?

The problem is that when a distributor tells others about their work with a sense of shame, however hard they try to hide it others can sense it straight away. This isn’t a very encouraging way to talk about an exciting business opportunity! It reinforces the wrong impression about MLM - an impression many people wrongly hold.

Network marketing can be likened to a knife. What is a knife - what does it mean to you? Is it a useful tool, possibly for saving people’s lives? In the hands of a skilled surgeon it certainly is. Or is it a weapon to be feared and dreaded? This is what it would be in the hands of a murderer! But the knife is the same, it is just the use and the impression that changes.

Distributors who treat their prospects as a resource to be exploited are not using the network marketing tool in the right way. Like the surgeon, the distributor should be careful and precise - and use their tool for good. Network marketing is a career which works best for those whose intentions are honorable. If you really want to help others achieve their true potential then you will truly be like the surgeon.

How exactly does one do this? The secret is not to be shy or seem embarrassed when you talk to your prospects. Talk about your opportunity with conviction and confidence - why would it be otherwise? Believe in your own mind that you have a way to release people from poverty and lead them to a better life, and this will shine through whoever you talk to. If you feel yourself that you are exploiting others by sharing your network marketing opportunity with them then you will! Your belief will betray you and you will look bad - the murderer using the knife, not the surgeon. Be proud when you tell others what you do.

The same applies to your product. If you believe it is a great product that can deliver what it claims (and why would you be selling it if you didn’t?), it would be a crime to keep it from others. You have a responsibility to tell as many people as possible, and to allow as many people as possible to benefit from the product and the opportunity to make money from it.

Don’t forget, as a mlm leader your job is to help others succeed. You must do your best in trying to help your downline achieve the best possible success. And if they see you being ashamed of what you do, how will they react? Show them that you are the surgeon and take the lead.

Remember, in this industry, the greater the number of people in your network, the more opportunity you have for spreading the good fortune and helping others to benefit from a great product. Use it in the right way and believe that you have in your hands a great tool to do good.

Jaz Lai is a home business network marketing expert. Download your free white paper and audio on how to use the internet to Double or Triple your organization within the next 30 days. Available for the next 24 hours only, click below for instant access : http://www.HowToNetworkMarketing.com

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