Scepticism About Network Marketing

If you've been involved with network marketing for any amount of time you'll no doubt have come across the sceptics.

On the other hand you may have come across this post because you are sceptical about network marketing and are looking to investigate what side of the coin is actually the right fit.

I think many of you would agree that if we could eradicate the words and knowledge of the understanding of the words pyramid and scam, there would be far fewer arguments. The thing is these words have stuck like glue to a industry that has evolved beyond most peoples recognition as a means to earning an income. I heard this morning that over 80 billion dollars is being paid out to participants within the network marketing industry every year. I don't know about you but that begs the question "How does this not work"?

Take my own story for example, no I'm not going to bore you with the whole thing but just going back twelve months and I was working for a relentless boss who had no concept of the words fair employment. Although our contracted hours were 7.30 until 4.30pm, most evenings it would be 6.30pm+ before our set tasks could be accomplished and the latest I actually finished was 11.15pm. That didn't include my 45 minute drive home either. That in my eye's was a scam. we had a written contract but unless we chose to ignore it and suit his wishes we would undoubtedly have lost our employ.

I had stuck that job many years and each year I would have to say to my daughter "Maybe Next" as I had promised her that we would all be going to Disney Florida as soon as I could afford it.

Thanks to network marketing that employ is now far behind me and we are looking forward to Disney next year. Why not this you may ask? Priorities, my main was to gain freedom from my relentless employer and my second to stabilise our finances. Happily though and because of my chosen opportunity, when it becomes time to go I will be paying far less than I ever expected plus there's also the chance that I could even get paid for going. This post isn't about recruiting into what I'm doing so I'll not go any further with that.



Basically what I am saying though is that I felt backed into a corner. With the state of the economy I could see no exit from my employ so I plucked up the passion to work hard in what time I had and invest it in network marketing.

I'm not saying that all opportunities are equal, they are far from that but there are many that with the right attitude and discipline can and are serving the purpose their members participate for, to earn that additional income.

If scams and pyramids are your best argument against network marketing then take another look. You will find countless people just like you and me who have turned their lives around. Don't necessarily  take my word for it, go and ask others. In honesty the biggest disservice you are doing in remaining sceptical is to your self and the future of your loved ones.

Industries, choices and views change, do your self a favour and put your scepticism aside for the sake of self.

As always I am open to comment or objection, I would love to hear your views on network marketing either for or against. Please also feel free to share if you think I've provided value

Keith

What is Networking?

Hi All,

No, I'm not asking. I'm actually going to try to set the record straight for a few of you.

It's a common understanding that things usually seem to happen in clusters, similar to where buses often don't come until two or three turn up at once. Not such a familiar sight now as it used to be but definitely a good example.

I'm not a prolific user of  social media for building my home based business and I'm not suggesting it doesn't work either. I know many successful people who do use and benefit from it but what I am suggesting though is that a lot of people don't understand  networking, how to benefit from it and what it entails.

Some might ask what there is to understand, I've had that come up quite a few times, others though are quite happy to have it explained to them.

I attend various networking meetings and it was at a breakfast one this morning  that one of our guests asked what the 5 key features of networking are?

Happily, I was able to sit back and enjoy Victors response. Victor is a man I respect highly, I've admired him right from my very first encounter. He's a jovial type of person, strong charactered, definitely confident in his abilities and always prepared to offer a helping hand or advice.. He went on to explain how a lot of people get networking wrong  and provided sensible steps to ensuring reaching ones target market.

It was strange, like the buses I mentioned earlier because it was only the night before that I had a very similar conversation with my own business partner. We had been discussing the struggles suffered by many working within the home based business industry and how so many of them don't network at all. Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting they aren't using social media to project their opportunities, that I'm afraid is exactly what they are doing which is why they are suffering in the first place.

For those of you struggling with social media who were drawn to the heading 'What is Networking?', maybe you should take something from my mentioning projecting your opportunity.

Networking is about meeting, greeting and conversing with people. It's as much about the other person as it is about what you want out of it, even more so in fact.  Like me, you've probably lost count of the amount of people that message you online inviting you to join them in their opportunity only to disappear into the distance as soon as they know you are not interested. For me it's a wonder they ever expected any interest, how many of you take a wide birth from those obviously promoting something in the high street?

Networking done properly can produce results. Obviously its going to be product or service dependant, somebody offering equine services isn't likely to attract as many customers/clients in a built up city as a locksmith but then in a rural area results are likely to be reversed. That said though, the locksmith could well have family or friends who require specialised veterinary assistance and that is where networking properly begins to pay off.

Hopefully I've provided you something to think about, projecting your product or services into the private space of others uninvited isn't networking.  It is as more likely to produce resentment than anything else and for want of a less offensive name it can only describe it as spam.

I'd be great to hear your thoughts, especially your stories of humorous replies you've sent in response to spam.

To your success

Keith