Network Marketing-Direct Sales is a legitimate and potentially lucrative way to work from home for your own business opportunity.
By directly selling products while creating your own team, you can work your business opportunity part-time, work from home, and set your own hours. Even with all the potential for making money, you should decide, though if an this industry is for you.
Many people are blinded by all the benefits of an Network Marketing when determining if this type of business is right for them. You do not need to have a college degree or any experience to get into the industry.
The products are already manufactured and are usually shipped by the company directly to your customers. If your products are digital, then your customers can download them from the internet immediately. Plus, you choose your hours and your work location. In fact, many business opportunities are taken by people who work from home.
Other benefits of business opportunities that you work from home is that you have leverage; you continue earning commissions on a single effort. You do not need to come up with your own business or marketing plan, because the company does it for you. Also, recruiting and training systems are provided for you by the company.
Despite the numerous benefits, Network Marketing-Direct Sales-MLM businesses do come with some downfalls.
For instance, you usually start of marketing to family and friends. This is especially so if you are just starting your work from home business. This can create some friction and alienation, especially among people who are more acquaintances than close friends and family.
The work is selling, so you need to have a pretty strong backbone, as many people will tell you, “no” instead of the much-coveted “yes”. Therefore, it takes a lot of effort and motivation.
In order to make the most potential income, you need to continuously recruit new representatives. Plus, if you are working from home, your business opportunity may require that you purchase a certain amount of product each month or quarter, adding in a financial commitment.
Working at home works for some people. But other people find that it takes a great deal of discipline and motivation to get the job done without being easily distracted. Before you decide to take up a home based business opportunity and work from home, make sure that you get all the information that you need to make an informed decision.
So weighing out the good and bad, is this for you?
Well, if you are a self-starter with a lot of energy and motivation then it is a good start. If you have leadership skills and can set goals and meet them, then this might be for you, too.
Network Marketers have great people skills and are self-starters. They have strong powers of persuasion and can influence people easily.They also have an ability to guide and encourage others to work the program.
An Network Marketing-Direct Sales-MLM business opportunity is an ideal trade to run on the Internet and work from home. If you have the personality to run this type of business, then it could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Just make sure you watch out for scams and do your research before joining. Then take advantage of the opportunities that await you. Try working at home and see how well it suits you.
If you are involved in a home based business, how has it worked for you? What obstacles have you encountered? Are you part-time or full time in the industry? Leave a comment and share your experiences.
To your success!
For instance, you usually start of marketing to family and friends. This is especially so if you are just starting your work from home business. This can create some friction and alienation, especially among people who are more acquaintances than close friends and family.
The work is selling, so you need to have a pretty strong backbone, as many people will tell you, “no” instead of the much-coveted “yes”. Therefore, it takes a lot of effort and motivation.
In order to make the most potential income, you need to continuously recruit new representatives. Plus, if you are working from home, your business opportunity may require that you purchase a certain amount of product each month or quarter, adding in a financial commitment.
Network Marketers have great people skills and are self-starters. They have strong powers of persuasion and can influence people easily.They also have an ability to guide and encourage others to work the program.
Hi LeeAnn
I joined my friends in this online business without checking it out first. It seemed like fantastic way to do business from home. I am not so fortunate in getting members. I have got a few only so far. But, I am not giving up as yet cos I know that it takes time for is kind of business.
Definitely, the next time that I get involved in any other business I shall be do more research and be sure that that is what I want its not a scam.
I love this "no hype" explanation of the network marketing industry and what it takes to succeed in MLM. I work in this industry as well and you've given your readers a "reality check" here. Great post.
You've done a fine job of stating the pros and cons of the business LeeAnn. I spent 10 years in direct sales – I still believe in the MLM business opportunity, but you are so right when you point out that it is not for everyone.
Hi Leeann
Thanks for a great post.
Yes i agree with every word you say.
MLM is one of the best home business you can do
but it is nor for every one .Yes not every one will say yes to you. that is almost one of the
first things you need to teach new downlines.
The other thing that i so agree with you is it something that you love to sell and that you believe in or is it just for the money, if it is for the money STOP you are waisting you money and uplines time and your own time.
Then the NO answer we need to teach people that they will get more NO's that YES answers
from people.
Thanks and Regards
Theuns
Hi LeeAnn!
Working from home is definitely a way to support a way of living when you value family very high. To be able to have no travel time to and from work is very appealing to me, especially now when the fuel prices shooting through the roof. I'm already for the last 2-3 years now part time involved in the home business industry and recognized that one of the main task is to build your own business system to follow constantly… A so to speak set of daily task to accomplish to achieve results. That's a step especially employes have to learn because they already run a system laid out by their jobrole.
Thx for sharing these points and looking forward to your next post!
All the best,
Alex
Hey Leeanne, this is a great post that sums up the outline of Network Marketing. Working from home can be a very powerful tool in your life, allowing you to be closer to your spouse, your children, spend more time with animals or friends. The benefits are limitless.
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You do need to be weary when picking and choosing your products and companies, since you want to be practically marrying whichever company you end up going with. If you do it right, you should only have to do it once and have that recurring income coming in for the rest of your life
Things are falling into place for me, and I am getting ready to start building it up, I have the framwork to hold a VERY strong business.
Brandon Wraith
Knowledge is POWER
Hi Leeann
Having worked in network marketing and building up a large team in my current one I can concur with your article. It's important to do the research before handing over money or spoiling your reputation with your warm market (friends and family) and be prepared for hard work. It takes time to build up a residual income but its a steady income once it comes. You also need to be prepared to work the numbers. I tell my team to reward themselves based on the number of nos they receive which reflects their activity rather than just the yeses, which will come. The internet has made a difference to increasing team size. You can develop relationships on a global scale now, not just in your local neighbourhood. Thanks for sharing Leeann.
I think people spend more time researching a brick and mortar job offer than they do when signing up to be a sales rep for an online company. The industry, or people in it, have done a real disservice to people when they don't teach them how to do sales properly.
Thanks LeeAnn. Great post.
Hi LeeAnne, I found this a very useful post and I would agree with a lot of your points and especially the part of your article that describes how we need discipline and motivation working from home. But if we have these skills there are lots of advantages working from home. I will be back to your blog. All the best Rosemary
Hi LeeAnn
Excellent post. I found my head nodding in agreement with all that you said. The fact is network marketing is a great way to earn an income whilst working from home but not all network marketing companies are equal, so you should do your homework first before joining a company because it sounds good.
DeAnna