Network Marketing training: two things I learned from my children

I always pay attention to the Network Marketing gurus. I always feel like I'm missing something big when I don't watch every video or read every email. I have to remind myself what my focus is at the moment so I don't have the temptation to use my productive time as training time.

But I also learn constantly from my children.

Today they were my gurus, my mentors, my trainers.

It's not like I learn something new. It was more like a reminder of what I can be.

Let me tell you:

The first lesson came from my oldest son.
He has been afraid of the water for a long time. He was always uncomfortable with the idea of Swimming Lessons. He even got stuck in Boy Scouts, he couldn't go further because the was lacking the Swimming part.

I told him that we will take care of that this Summer.

It's the Law of Attraction. I also call it an answered prayer. One of his Scout Masters got in touch with us about possible private Swimming Lessons. My son made a face when I told him he was going.

Fast forward two weeks and almost daily lessons, he passed his Swimming Test. To see him jumping off the board and getting to the other side safely was one of proudest moments as a mom. Then his coach said that she had never seen anyone working so hard without complaining.

He did it. So can I. He taught me to give the best of me, to work hard without complaining. He can jump off the board. So can I.

The second lesson came form my daughter. It was simple yet beautiful.

She was looking at the "Central Penn Parents" magazine. An Ad caught her eye. It was about a contest for the next Cover Child.

She asked me if she could enter. She saw the rules and it was like they were just an invitation for her to participate. Nothing seemed hard to do or like an obstacle. She doesn't even know if she is too old already.

"So?" she asked. I asked back "What if you don't win?". Her answer: "It's okay, I still want to do it".

So what if she doesn't win? She was already a winner in my eyes just for making the decision to go for it. She is not looking at the possibility of not winning. She is looking at the possibility of doing it.

And so can I. She didn't see the obstacles, why should I?

Did I mention my son is 13 and my daughter almost 8?

Aren't children the best thing ever? What have your children taught you?

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

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For Network Marketing Moms: One reason to have an MLM Blog

In few seconds I will share the one reason that has become more important to me to have an MLM blog.

If you are using the Internet to build or promote your Network Marketing business, you are probably familiar with the different ways to market your content: article marketing, SEO, Social Media, etc.

One limitation with article marketing, social bookmarking services and other Social Media sites is that you don't actually own the content. Yes, you create it, but someone else has to approve it before it's public. That means that it can be blocked, deleted, flagged, reported as spam, etc.

When you have a blog, you control your content. Specially when you have a Wordpress blog, where you can buy your domain name and hosting account and therefore, be the owner of all the content.

I just had to delete a Squidoo Lens because the term "Network Marketing" is in the no-no list. I completely understand the rules and I abide them. I understand that many people, unfortunately, do use these kind of services for spamming. Instead of appealing, I just saved the information and deleted it. I can use the content in the future.

My number reason to have an MLM blog? It really is, like many leaders in the Industry say, your own piece of Real State Online.

I don't like spam, who does? I don't want to be spammer and I've felt horrible when my email accounts have been hacked and "I" have send questionable emails to my list of contacts (actually, one is still being fixed)...

I own my blog. I can use the terms "Network Marketing", "MLM" and "blogging" in the same sentence. And I like that freedom to inform people, give valuable content and build relationships without the fear of being deleted or reported.

Are you still using these marketing methods to attract people to your Company Website? Start your own blog now.

What is your number one reason to have an MLM Blog? Leave a comment about it!

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

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Three neccesary skills you need to thrive in Network Marketing.

Last week I went to Long Beach, New York with my three children to pick my mom and niece up.

They are visiting with us for few more weeks and went there to spent few days with my cousin (the daughter of the aunt I talk about in How to Ask for Referrals))

What was supposed to be 4 hours ended being 9, including breaks. I made a terrible mistake and had to take in the consequences.

I never thought I would have to drive through Brooklyn, Queens and other areas that my GPS got me into. Why didn't I get directions from Mapquest in the first place?

The important thing is that we got there and my children impressed me and made proud with their patience and good attitude.

On our way back my cousin's husband gave me directions that would help me avoid traffic.

Of course, I made another mistake and I ended up driving in Chinatown, Manhattan.

I had said before that I would never drive there. Are you kidding me? I don't want to drive in Lima, Peru, where I'm from. Why would I drive in Manhattan?

But I did it.

What does anything have to do with the skills you need to succeed in Network Marketing? Instead of breaking it in multiple posts like I usually do, I've decided I'll give everything here.

Our adventure made me reflect on three important skills we all need to thrive in Network Marketing. I keep thinking that Network Marketing moms already have them.

My goal with this post is to help you realize that we have what it takes to succeed in MLM.

The first one is resilience. Only those who quit, fail. If you decided that you gave everything and it didn't work for you, I respect your decision to quit. But we know that we always have more to give.

To thrive in Network Marketing we have to keep on going, whether we didn't make a sale in a month or if we haven't signed up anyone yet.

On my way to New York I felt like going back home at least once.

But I didn't.

I had a clear goal, I knew where I was going. It took me more than double the time I had planned to get there. But I did.

Even if it takes me double or triple the time and effort to reach my goals, I will.

The second skill to succeed in Network Marketing is to be teachable. And some of the best teachers are our children.

They trusted me to get there and they knew we were going to. They worried and complained just a little. Even my 2 and a half year old found a way to have fun during the last couple of hours when we were stuck in the New York City rush hour.

I can do that too! I can be patient and trust that I have good leaders who are with me along the way to guide me. And I can have fun during the process.

I constantly learn to develop and identify new skills. I have an open mind to learn more techniques and tips from others.

The third skill to thrive in Network Marketing is the ability to take risks.
After driving through Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, especially Chinatown, I felt like I could do anything. It empowered me.

It wasn't in my plans. I took the risk unwillingly, I didn't want to take it in the first place. But I put myself in the situation and I survived.

Sometimes I think too much. I doubt my abilities. I don't want to commit to something that I think I won't do great.

I don't have to do a great job to start with. I just have to start. That's how I wrote my first Special Report. And that's how I will have a new training series.

Don't try. Do. (We all love some Joda wisdom, right?)

So, there you go!, three skills that we need to me successful in Network Marketing. What other abilities do you think we need? Leave a comment about it and let's start a list.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica
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The best of MLM for moms: There is a better way to build Network Marketing

If you are an MLM mom and are looking for a better way to build Network Marketing, you are not alone. For many people, like me, traditional methods of Network Marketing work only partially. I know there are many leaders who don’t like this because they will tell you to work your numbers and prospect more and more people, to show the plan, to follow up.

But you don’t have to go through the frustration and embarrassment of people avoiding you or being defensive if you bring up “this home business of mine”. If you are ready for a better way to build Network Marketing, get your FREE copy of “The 7 Great Lies Of Network Marketing” NOW.

Ann Sieg is famous for over delivering and providing massive value in her legendary special reports and this is no different. She writes in a very colloquial way and I promise you will feel identified after few sentences of reading it. It’s so hard to put it down that you might want to skip making dinner. Just don’t forget to pick up your children from school.

In the book you will learn:

-The 7 biggest reasons most network marketers struggle (and ultimately fail) in this industry and why YOU no longer have to worry about them.

-What it really takes to grow a business that grows with or without you (in a comfortable way that fits your unique personality and values)

-Simple things you can do right now to make it easy and enjoyable for your prospects to buy.

And much more!. I’m very excited with everything that Ann Sieg offers now with her book. You’re going to learn some incredible principles that will save you enormous amounts of time, money, and headaches with your MLM business.

You are 30 seconds away from getting the best of MLM for Moms and any serious Network Marketer:

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We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

PS: This e-book is controversial. Get ready for it!

Stay at Home Moms: How to supplement your income with Network Marketing

For a Stay At Home Mom it can be challenging and risky to start a business. We already have a hectic schedule. We need motivation, drive and persistence. But making money is possible if you know how to use Network Marketing to supplement your income.

An easy way to make money with Network Marketing is to sell your products at retail price. According to your compensation plan you might have 2 or 3 other ways to supplement your income. Maybe you can make money with sales volume or get bonuses for signing new costumers or business partners.

Nevertheless, this is limited. I bet the top leaders in your company have other different streams of income. Many of them offer exclusive training (besides the free one), sell their own CDs and material, have different websites, etc. This is a secret that rarely gets out.

One great way to supplement your income with Network Marketing is using Online Marketing. And this is not a secret anymore. Online MLM offers different ways to monetize your business like Affiliate Marketing and training programs. They don’t have to be affiliated with your business so you can benefit from sales outside your company.

Being a Stay At Home Mom doesn’t mean you can’t supplement your income from home because you don’t have the time. Know where the money is and go for it. And remember, I'm here to help. Leave a comment and I'll contact you.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Education in Network Marketing

In Network Marketing, education is essential for the success of your business. You have to educate your prospect about the industry of Network Marketing, about your opportunity and the Company you represent, about your products, etc.

The training part of the business is nothing more than education: you have to teach your associates how to do this business and how to make it profitable for them. You have to educate about what you know that works.

But what if we start the other way around? What if we start teaching our prospects how to build an organization, what to do in Network Marketing in order to succeed? That is at the heart of Attraction Marketing in Network Marketing. It is taking a principle of Marketing (education) into our Industry and thus providing the prospect with a good reason to keep coming back to you and be receptive to your information.

When you lead with the teaching about how they are going to make money, you start off letting them know that you are familiar with what you are doing. That can help with the percentage of people that drop off after signing up. They come into the business knowing exactly what they have to do.

People like Ann Sieg and Mike Klingler teach exactly what to do. The Attraction Marketer Manifesto educates in how to build a Network Marketing business (and this is just a glimpse of what they have to offer). If you haven’t heard of this yet, you can’t waste more time. Grab a copy now.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Network Marketing moms: Home Parties or MLM online? Part 2

MLM online or Internet Network Marketing offers the advantage of reaching millions of people at once. Our job is to make it easy for prospects to find us instead of us going after them. It’s about using Attraction Marketing.

How can Network Marketing Moms attract people online? Giving valuable information: tips, ideas, stories, secrets, how-tos, something that can help them with their needs. It's giving something before getting something. Focus on what your target market needs and wants. Offer what they are looking for.

Attraction Marketing is working when a Home Party is so popular and successful that you have to open new dates because people are telling other people. They come to you.

Attraction Marketing is working for MLM when people look for answers online and they find you. And, they tell others too.

Parties’ guests and online visitors are leads. And good leads are the ones who are willing to buy from you. Great leads are the ones who actually do.

Home Parties and Internet Network Marketing both require time and effort. If you are thinking about implementing these methods, learn about them and decide which one you prefer. Or use both!

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Network Marketing Moms: Home Parties or MLM online? Part 1

There are many traditional methods in Network Marketing that can be used by moms: one to ones, two to ones (or more), hotel meetings, Playdates with Presentation included, and of course, Home Parties.

I’d dare say that Home Parties are one of the methods preferred by women in general and MLM moms in particular. Parties offer the advantages of potentially high retail sales, socialization and attraction marketing. When a couple of people like the Home Party, they are going to tell others and at some point you don’t have to worry about turn out. As more people come, more leads you have.

But for a vast number of Network Marketing Moms that doesn’t happen. Maybe one leader is unable to duplicate her success. Maybe the results of a new Associate are not encouraging because of lack of contacts, lack of organization, lack of a good presentation, etc. Plus, organizing a Home Party involves expenses that sometimes you can’t afford up front. Of course, if there is no risk, there is no gain, right?

Do you have experience organizing Home Parties? Have you been to one? How do you feel about them?

In the next post I’ll talk about MLM online.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Network Marketing Moms – The source website

I’m working on a new website where I want to share the sources of good information and training that I’m coming upon and using.

It’s called Network Marketing Moms (yes, more of that!). It’s basically another blog where I’m focusing on material that can be helpful for MLM Moms. They are good for everyone, though.

What do I consider a good source? Any material (video, e-book, Newsletter, article, Report, etc.) that has informative and useful content for our business. Some are free and some are paid. I know we all love free things but we have to be willing to invest in ourselves and our businesses too.

So take a look to see what you can find! It’s one more thing I’m working on to help Network Marketing Moms and it keeps growing.

Here is the link again:
http://networkmarketingmoms.net

Angelica

Network Marketing Tip: Building the foundation of your business

Few days ago I read an email that let my thinking. It was about the foundation of our businesses.

Any business needs a good foundation, just like buildings do. The taller the building, the deeper the foundation. And the time it takes to build that foundation can be months. Months when you don’t see any of the building because everything is being worked underground!

We always hear comments about laying good foundations for our children. If we don’t give them good support, discipline, boundaries, guidance, it’s very likely that we will end up with disrespectful children. But how long does it take to give them strong roots? Years!

We can’t expect our businesses to grow if we don’t have the patience to build a strong foundation. If we don’t take time to work “underground” (reading, writing, creating leads, working on ourselves, etc) we can’t expect to see a tall building (i.e. a profitable business).

How are you building the foundation of your business?

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Network Marketing tip: listen more, talk less

One of the secrets of prospecting in Network Marketing is to listen more and talk less. They say that’s why we have two ears and only one mouth.

When we listen we learn about the other person. We get to know her needs, what she wants and what she doesn’t want. It can save us embarrassment: we wouldn’t offer our products or business opportunity to someone who doesn’t need them or is against MLM.

The person asking questions is the one controlling the conversation. Once someone asks you what you do is the perfect time to talk about your business. But is also the perfect chance to lose your prospect!

If you get excited and give your pitch, you might be turning them off. And if you give a simple answer like “I have a home business” you are opening the door for questions and therefore, for losing control of the conversation. End every sentence with a question.

It’s easy to talk about us. The hard part is to listen and sincerely wanting to know about others. But that is what we need to do as Network Marketers: offer solutions after we know what others need.

How do we do this online? We listen when we give our readers time to come back for more information (free and paid) that is going to help them. When someone comes to us, she is pre sold in the idea that they need something. When we have what they are looking for that means that we listened and we can give what they need!

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

What is Network Marketing and MLM? Part 2

Network Marketing, like I said in the previous post, refers to the way the marketing is made in this business model. By marketing through a network of people you can sell your Company’s products or services.

Now you have to get paid for your efforts. This is where MLM, or Multi Level Marketing comes in the figure. It refers to the way you are paid, which is in multiple levels of marketing. This is because you not only sell products but the business opportunity thus building an organization of associates or distributors.

Your associates are going to do the same: sell products and the business opportunity. They build an organization too so this creates multiple levels, according to the Compensation Plan. Every time you make a sale, you get paid. And every time someone in your organization makes a sale, you benefit too. As your organization grows, your income potential does too.

There are different Compensation Plans and every Network Marketing Company chooses one to compensate their consultants. Usually they come with other ways to make money like bonuses or contests.

In sum, Network Marketing and MLM can be used indistinctively. The first refers to the way the products or services you offer are going to be marketed and ultimately, sold: through a network of people. The second refers to the way you are going to be paid: in multiple levels of compensation according to the sales you and your organization make.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

What is Network Marketing and MLM? Part 1

This is the first of two parts for this post.

Are Network Marketing and MLM the same? What is Network Marketing? What is MLM?

Network Marketing and MLM are, basically, the same. They are two ways to look at the same thing, which is a business model. Network Marketing or MLM is a way of conducting business, of distributing products, services or information.

Network Marketing refers to the way the marketing is made, how the sales are created, how the distribution of products take place. So, the marketing in this business is made through a network of people. How you create that network is up to you. Traditionally, this would be the circle of influence you already have and build day by day with people you know (family, friends, coworkers, etc.). By connecting with them you can reach their own circle of influence too, so that the network never stops growing.

In recent years, the Internet has helped creating a new way to network with people you don’t need to know personally. Internet Network Marketing is becoming more and more popular, and it means that the Network is created online.

When you join a Network Marketing company, you start your own business. The start up cost is usually below a thousand dollars, very low compared with any other business you would want to start. Now your goal is to sell products, services or information (depending on the Company you choose) through that network I talked about. You can use traditional methods, Internet Network Marketing or a combination of both.

In the next part I'll talk specifically about MLM.

We are Successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Why Stay At Home Moms can have a successful Network Marketing business

To be successful in Network Marketing you don’t need experience or high education. Anyone can do it. What you need, among other qualities, is to have the will to learn, be persistent, be consistent and work hard. And Stay At Home Moms know how to do that.

We learn something different with every stage of our children’s development. When you think you have figured out your parenting style and disciplinary strategy, along comes another child that tears everything down. And you have to learn again. It happens also when your only child learns new tricks and you have to keep up.

In Network Marketing there are always new things to learn, even when you think you have learned or read enough. Maybe it’s not because they invented a new way to do something, but because you didn’t know anything about it before. When you think you know how to give a presentation, you learn a new strategy that makes so much sense, you have to implement it.

Or a way to prospect, or a marketing strategy that makes things easier or new technology. We have to be willing to learn or we can easily stay behind and not get ahead in the business. We can even lose money if we are not willing to learn.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

MLM tip: “Everyone fails in Network Marketing!”

This is one common objection. Many people are turned off by the words “Network Marketing” because they have come to think that everyone fails. Well, maybe not everyone but a good 97% of Network Marketers.

In a different post I gave 5 reasons why people fail in Network Marketing. I used the word “fail” as in “stopped doing it”. Sometimes this also means “…and lost money”. We all have heard stories of people not making money with an MLM business and ending up with a garage full of products nobody wants.

But what is the definition of “fail”? In Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of “fail” is “to lose strength…to fade or die away… to stop functioning normally… to be unsuccessful… to be deficient”, etc.

It’s genius! When people “fail” or are unsuccessful in Network Marketing is because they lose strength, stop functioning (working) or lack something (time, money, training, etc.) This is a business like any other, and like any other, it can take quite a while to take off.

If most people fail, is there something we can do to beat the odds? This video from Tim Sales gives an answer. The next time you hear or read about this, think about the difference between failing and quitting.



We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Monetization in Internet Network Marketing, Part 3: other ways to monetize in Internet MLM and advantages of monetization

One of the best ways to monetize an online MLM business is by offering a high quality information product. By educating people we establish ourselves as leaders. But at the same time, we know who is a qualified prospect. A person who buys something is investing and shows that is willing to work on her business.

Other ways to monetize in Internet Network Marketing can be through advertisement, selling space in our website for other products to me promoted. We can join ventures with other business owners by promoting their stuff to our list and vice versa, someone can offer our products to their lists. It’s using Affiliate Marketing in Network Marketing.

There are different options to monetize from your business when you build MLM online. The obvious advantage is that we are making money while building our organizations. Other advantage is that we can do so by promoting different products that are valuable for our prospects. We are not restricted by our company products.

For instance, as Network Marketing Moms we can promote services or products related to time management, organizational skills, tax benefits, mailing lists, being a business mother, etc.

The concept “multiple streams of income” take a new level with monetization in Internet Network Marketing.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Monetization in Internet Network Marketing, Part 2: Who do you sell to and how.

When you combine Internet and Network Marketing, one of the most important things is to establish yourself as a leader. The way to do this is by having valuable content written or recommended by you.

When you sell a high quality informational and/or educational product, you are monetizing. The prospects come to you; they like what they see and buy something you recommend whether or not they join your MLM opportunity or buy your company’s products. You are still making money even if someone is not in your downline.

But it’s going to take more than one visit to buy something you offer. How can we make someone come back? Asking for a prospect’s information! When they leave their information (name and email, i.e.), we have permission to contact them. This is the way to build a mailing list and with these prospects we build a closer relationship because we are allowed to keep in touch with them. We continue educating them (sometimes even with exclusive information).

Again, they can be or not in our organization. The bigger our mailing list, the bigger our potential for monetization and cash flow is. It doesn’t mean we can sell as soon as we have someone in our list. It means we have an audience who wants to hear from us. They are our costumer base, the ones who are more likely to buy from us because they know we offer value.

In the third and last part of these series I will present other ways we can monetize and some advantages of this feature of Internet Network Marketing.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Monetization in Internet Network Marketing, Part 1: one more reason to consider an MLM business opportunity to supplement your income

This is a series of three posts.

Monetization is one of the advantages of having an online Network Marketing business because you can make money while you are building your organization. It’s not about possible bonuses that your company offers every time you sign some up or your sporadic commission checks. It’s using ways to have cash flow that can be reinvested in the business.

With traditional methods in Network Marketing you can monetize basically when you retail your products or have costumers who buy over and over from you (it doesn’t mean this is the only way but the most common one). Maybe you know stories of parties that resulted in several hundred dollars in sales in only one night.

And when you have a loyal costumer base, it is easier to sell new products to them. But what if you have other products that are not your company’s? Would it be ethical to do that? What problems would you encounter to proceed?

This concept of monetization takes a twist when you use Internet Network Marketing. When you build an MLM business online you are not offering your opportunity or your company products from the beginning because you are first educating people in how to build a business. This way you can offer different products that will benefit your prospects.

In the next part of these series we will go over more details in who do you sell to and how.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica

Online Network Marketing? Part 2

How can you actually build an MLM business online?

In a previous post I explained briefly what it means to have a connection between Internet and Network Marketing. The basic idea is to attract prospects to us instead of us approaching them.

The way to do this is building a good online presence. You have to focus on two important things: content and traffic.

The content is the part that you have to offer, what you give. Who do you want to attract? What do they want to learn about or read about? Decide, define and know who that market is and start working on your content.

The traffic is the people coming to you. Since only about 5% of the visitors actually click on the links and about 1% buys from you or wants more, it is important to have high traffic. And the more targeted it is, the less visitors you need because more of them will want (and do) more.

I've said before that it takes time and effort. Building an online Network Marketing business means that you are using a different strategy than face to face interaction.

To learn more, sing up for my Newsletter and you will get my free Report "Online Network Marketing? How is it possible to build an MLM business using the Internet without face to face interaction?"

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!

Angelica

Online Network Marketing? Part 1

Network Marketing is proving to be the option of many, specially during times of crisis. Network Marketing doesn't downsize. Your leader or sponsor won't tell you that you are fired or that your job is being shipped overseas. Even if she or he quits, you can keep going and have the same chances of success than anyone else.

Well, there are some things that do influence in your chances of having success in MLM: your skills, the people you know, the money you can invest, the upline ready to train you, etc.

Traditional methods are based on you approaching people. They can be family, long time friends or someone you meet at the Mall. You approach, invite, show the plan, follow up and repeat as many times as needed.

When you choose to build Network Marketing online the goal is to attract people to you using the Internet. You still need to learn and develop some skills. It takes time and effort. And you can make money in different ways during the process.

How many people are online right now? Millions. You don't need all of them because you don't have things in common with everybody. But a fraction of them? Absolutely.

Online Network Marketing: not only is possible, it's becoming the new way to have a successful MLM business.

We are successful Network Marketing Moms!
Angelica