Rod Larrivee's Blog

I love the “Dummies” collection of books, and have read several of them myself. Advanced Computing for Dummies, The Internet for Dummies, eBay Power for Dummies, so I decided to write my own article on the 12 Do or Die Tips for Network Marketing Dummies when selecting a Network Marketing Company.

• 1) A Solid Background. The company you are looking into should have at least a 5 year history and this must be a positive history. If the company is newer, then the owners must have this positive history.
• 2) Great Leadership. If you have read Jim Collin’s book, Good to Great, you will understand this. You need to check out what the company owners have done in the past. Does your company have any high profile people endorsing their products? The owners of the company you are looking at, must already be “Great”
• 3) Re-usable Products. This really is a no-brainer, but very often overlooked. Consumable products are what are going to create your life long residual income. Without this aspect of the business, in my opinion, failure in imminent!
• 4) In Demand and Industry Growth Products. Is the company products in demand, and is the industry growing. A great example of this is the Health and Wellness industry, soon said by many to be the next trillion dollar industry following only automobiles and computers. This is a great place to start looking.
• 5) Solid Marketing Techniques. Does the company you are looking at have solid marketing techniques? Is their compensation plan fair and truly residual? You need to spend some time here. There are several models of how companies pay their associates and how they teach to recruit new associates.
• 6) Do Your Research. Oh, so important. In any business you need to take calculated risks, but you need to do your research. Look for dirt on the company and its owners, and if you do find some, check the validity of the sources claiming the dirt. You will find many failures out there claiming a company is a scam, where the real truth is, is that that person is a scam – meaning, they joined a Network Marketing Company, did not work, made no money then claimed it was a scam
• 7) How are the Products Delivered? Do you need to stock you garage full of products? Stay away from any company that makes you do this. The best company is one that ships direct to the distributor and direct to the customer, sending the distributor a commission check.
• Great Training. Is the company you are looking at going to offer you great training? Are their distributor support networks set up to train you?
• 9) Time. How many hours a week are you going to need to build your business? Do you have the time available, or are you willing to make it available?
• 10) Don’t Quit Your Job Just Yet! Remember, don’t do mistake of many Network Marketers by quitting your job too early. Find a Network Marketing Company that will not take all your time, so you can keep your current job and income source until a time when your new business income surpasses your job income.
• 11) Most Important. Learn how to dream and how to set goals. Read the book, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (Get your free copy here) You will find that 90% of this Network Marketing Business is mental. Everything starts with an idea. Conceive it, believe it, and achieve it.
• 12) Don’t Quit – Just don’t quit, and don’t expect success overnight. Many people have worked in their careers for 20 years, some went to school for 4 – 8 years, just to be in the position they are in today. Yet, still, in Network Marketing, so many people give up after 60 days, saying that this business does not work. The only failures in Network Marketing are those that quit.

Well, there is folks, my 12 Do or Die Tips for Internet Marketing Dummies J

Hope you enjoyed.

Rod Larrivee

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