Network Marketing success

Do You Know How to Coach Someone for Network Marketing Success?

2007-04-23T12:59:00.000-07:00

Do you know how to coach someone for network marketing success?

Coaching someone is done by permission. The coach asks permission from the coachee to be coached. It it not a good idea to assume that someone wants to be coached. If they don't you are wasting your time and possibly damaging the relationship.

This is a relationship business, after all, isn't it?

So asking for permission is the first step.

As a professional health coach, I have learned and, indeed, experienced first hand how non-adversarial permission-based, co-active coaching can be quite effective. Co-active means that the coachee is working with the coach in a give-and-take session, with the coach steering the coachee in a direction the coachee needs or wants to go by asking questions and very careful listening.

The coach does not make assumptions. The coach may make guesses about the coachee put in terms of " I sense that", or "I'm feeling that" and ask the coachee if they are on the right track. Why is this important? Because must of the time the coach is wrong!

So why do we make those guesses? Because it stimulates the coachee to think and either corroborate what the coach is feeling or try to come up with the real issue, or at least explore the issue. If this is set up properly, the coachee does not take offense but knows the coaching is designed to help the coachee help herself.

Why am I talking about this today? I just received an email from someone in my network marketing organization sideline to me who listened to me on the Coaches Corner Mastermind call Saturday night. This call is hosted by Mentoring for Free and is a great, safe place for personal growth. Many of us have aired personal issues of all kinds from not thinking positively to needing to move beyond the hurt from all kinds of abuse. This is a loving place where people from all over the world listen and participate.

This is based on lessons we go over from reading books - right not we're on Step 2 of Joe Vitale's book Spiritual Marketing. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it - you can get it from the internet; just google it.

When we go over the lessons in the mastermind group, we learn more from other's insights that may not be apparent to us. We all come from different experiences.

Anyway, the person who sent the email made an out-and-out attack on me. She made assumptions that were wrong and she didn't bother to ask me questions to clarify. She could have said that she "felt" thus and so from what I said and asked if that was correct? She made some religious assumptions and spoke in an insulting manner. I actually felt as if I were slapped.
She made recommendations for me that have nothing to do with my interests, not having bothered with what I have done in the past. She knows little of my personal journey and implied that I am not working on myself at all. She picked up on partial information and exclaimed "how dare you" regarding a personal event that she absolutely got wrong.

She ended the tirade with "sending it with love".

Well, it didn't feel like love.

Caution - if you try to help your downline like that, i.e, in a non-permissive, judgemental way, you not only ruin the relationship, you probably nuke it.

The judgement generally has more to do with the person pronouncing it than the one receiving it.

If anyone needs to learn how to coach someone for network marketing success, please let me know. If I have enough people interested I'd be happy to hold a free teleclass.

Wishing you the knowledge on how to coach someone for network marketing success,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's

How Much Are You Being Paid in Your Pay Line for Network Marketing Success?

2007-04-10T14:54:00.000-07:00

Can you answer this question - How much are you being paid in your pay line for network marketing success? It's amazing to me, now, that most distributors have no idea and do not know how it works. I used to be among you.

Does that mean that I know everything about my pay plan? Not everything, but at least I have a good idea about most of it.

The point is, that I know how many levels down I get paid in my organization. Do you? I get paid, well, unlimited levels. There is almost no breakage. Meaning, I don't have to go wide to be paid deep. That's not to say that if I go wider it doesn't benefit me, it does. But pay doesn't get cut off after a certain level.

Now, I have a friend who was with another company and ended up generating $250,000/month in volume and took home a check for about $2000.00. That should be criminal.

Why did she get so little? This awesome person, who just loved the products, saw the pay plan cut 9 times in 7 years. So at the end, most of her volume was generated outside her payline.

She had built that organization, trained it and then the company took away profits that were rightly hers. Definitely, it is not a 5 Pillars company - it lacks integrity. It changes the pay plan to benefit the company and screws the distributors.

Well, they lost my friend - she went to another company, which now has the benefit of her great talent and building capabilitiy. And you better believe she chose a 5 pillars company this time. She's found a home for the rest of her life.

What's a 5 pillars company? That's a great question. I'll go over that next time. It's so important that we cannot teach it enough. I'll give you a hint - it has something to do with integrity and management experience.

And Mentoring for Free has training calls every third Saturday evening each month on this very subject. Call me or e-mail me for information on that.

Wishing you the answer to the question "How much are you being paid in your pay line for network marketing success?", I remain

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's

Network Marketing Success:PLEASE DON’T ASK TO JOIN MY TEAM if you don’t have a conscience!

2007-04-04T10:57:00.000-07:00

PLEASE DON’T ASK TO JOIN MY TEAM if you don’t have a conscience!

What do I mean by that?

When I was doing Arbonne International as a business, we learned to do the “Puppy Dog” method. This entails buying the top of the line skin care product – 3 or 4 or more sets – to get them out into the field for testing. The theory is that once people tried it, they didn’t want to give it back and would purchase – just like people not wanting to give back a puppy. Unless, of course, you’re like me – I prefer cats and birds. Not together.

But in reality, those sets are too expensive for most people, so they’d be encouraged to join as a wholesale buyer to get the discount.

What behavior does this drive in the field? Recruit, recruit, recruit.

Would you really buy these products if there was not a business opportunity associated with it? Or alternatively, a wholesale opportunity?

Think about it. The discount is generally 35%. But if most people only buy as a wholesale buyer, for the basic consultant they would get only 4% on a wholesale buyer under them and nothing on their own orders. For the first step of management, now you would earn 8% on everyone under them down a certain level (won’t go into that here) and including their own orders. But you have to have a lot more people buying to make the money you’d make from a retail purchase. Of course, most people won’t pay retail.

Doesn’t that sound like a recruiting rather than a retailing behavior to you?

Anyway, back to my story. I tried the “Puppy Dog” on a young lady who wanted to do the business. She spent $1000 or so on 4 kits and I was ready to train her. But she was shy, didn’t know many people and I could never get her and her boyfriend to come to train. Eventually she changed her phone number and e-mail and I couldn’t reach her.

Deep in my heart I knew it was wrong to have recruited her this way. It is contrary to my personality and certainly to hers. She did have good product, and hopefully used it or sold it or something. But I still feel terrible about what I did and cannot do it again.

I had to switch to a company that pays 20% to 40% on retail products. That also means that the retail price is the same as the wholesale price. That sounds better than 4% to 8% to 14% (for the next higher Arbonne management level). You can make more money on fewer people. It also means that I can retail and it is not necessary to recruit. Most people don’t want to sign up – just get their product.

The upshot is I was never meant to recruit. Do people join me? Sure, if they want to get bonuses and get some extra income and be trained and plugged into a system that is proven and works. Most people just want to be customers. Not only is that okay with a company like mine, it’s encouraged – the idea is to sell product, not just to recruit.

The other benefit to being with a company like mine is that not only the retail customers tend to stay, but there is a higher retention rate for the business builders. What a concept! Retention.

You don’t even have to join me to get free training from Mentoring for Free. We say we’ll help anyone in any company for free if they want to stay where they are. We mean that. You great folks out there still have to work within the plan and policies of your company. We can’t change that. But we can teach you what to look for, or look out for, and we can teach skills.

Wishing you success, but also reminding you to please don’t ask to join to join my team if you don’t have a conscience,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's

Network Marketing Success - Are You Listening to Hype?

2007-03-24T11:06:00.000-07:00

Do you want network marketing success - are you listening to hype? Are you tending to jump at any pre-launch, promise of big bucks right away, get in at the ground floor?

I wrote about this recently and have receive a couple of comments saying that my article was interesting and then there was a link to a pre-launch.

The interesting thing about all these pre-launches is that they use the fear of loss as a method of enticing people in, i.e., you must get in now to get the big bucks.

Well, I ask again, why would you put money, sweat, tears, time into a company that isn't proven - around for at least two years? Do you know the background of the people starting the company? Do they have a policies and procedures that will change, that are as long as a novel? Is the compensation plan going to change many times? Do they make deals?

Do you want to be in a company for a possible quick flash in the pan - maybe - or do you want to have long term residual income that will let you actually retire and not have to keep on working, that will pay your children's children?

There are so many scams out there - new ones every day. Check out MLM Watchdog.com. Google the company name or the head guru's name and put [scam] next to it. Do your due diligence, protect yourself.

Questions? Contact me, check out Mentoring for Free to find out how to evaluate companies - download the free e-book Success in 10 Steps. Are you willing to throw away years of your life?

Wishing you network marketing success - are you listening to hype? - NOT!

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart

Tom "Big Al" Schreiter Training and Network Marketing Success Correct

2007-03-13T14:19:00.000-07:00

I must apologize. I have a Tom "Big Al" Schreiter Training and Network Marketing Success correction.

The training in Phoenix on 3/17/2007 is not the 1 Minute Presentation, but is considered a Super Saturday training.

Tom will be teaching us exactly what to say and what to do to get our distributors to stop "trying" and to start "doing". He has a very simple technique that could make a huge change to your downline.

Sign up through this link - fortunenow.com.

Also, Tom will show us a great local place to get "hot, hot leads for cheap, cheap, cheap". He says these leads will be be exclusively ours and this will be fun.

See you there.

Wishing you success through a Tom "Big Al" Schreiter Training and Network Marketing Success correction,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart

Network Marketing Succss and Tom "Big Al" Schreiter Training

2007-03-13T08:47:00.000-07:00

Do you know what network marketing success and Tom "Big Al" Schreiter training have to do with each other?

A lot!

Tom is the best-known, best-loved, and probably funniest network marketing trainer in the world. Just check out his schedule at his web site fortunenow.com.

Do you want to know the 1 minute presentation?

Do you want to know how to talk to people rejection free?

Do you want to train with the mentor who inspired Mentoring for Free?

Tom is training in Phoenix, AZ this Saturday, March 17, 2007 from 10:00 to 4:00. People drive in from 2 plus hours away to train with him.

Please tell people you know in the area. You and they can sign up through the fortunenow.com web site. And why don't you let me know so that I can tell Tom you're coming. He'll then be on the lookout for you.

In fact, you can let me know for whichever training you are attending.

Wishing you network marketing success and Tom "Big Al" Schreiter training,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626 - Anytime
Skype - wendy.singingnetworkmarketer
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart"
E-mail Wendy for network marketing information
www.wendywebermentor.com

Network Marketing Success - Thought for the Day

2007-02-01T12:43:00.000-08:00

Here's your Network Marketing Success Thought for the Day.

We don't see things as they are.

We see them as we are.

- Anais Nin

Wishing you network marketing success -

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart

Network Marketing Success - Thought for Today

2007-01-31T13:44:00.000-08:00

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

- Kahlil Gibran

Wishing you network marketing success -

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart

Policies and Procedures for Network Marketing Success

2007-01-30T13:00:00.000-08:00

I don't know why I should be surprised that so many people still do not read their company's Policies and Procedures for network marketing success. I know better, now, but did not pay attention to them when I was with my former network marketing company.

They are your contract for how to do the business with the company. Would you purchase a house without reading the mortgage contract? A car without reading the lease agreement?

Millions, billions of dollars are spent in the network marketing industry. This is not play, folks, it's serious business. It is, after all, network marketing. Yet, most network marketing players treat it as play. They join people who also haven't read the P & P's with wide-eyed wonder. They go into debt, sometimes in a small way, sometimes in a huge way, without so much as a "how does this really work".

The big network marketing companies are very slick at creating the vision of the dream. Usually they do not have a workable plan or system an average, part-time networker can plug into and be successful with. Usually only the full-time, aggressive personalities actually succeed. They create the illusion that if they can succeed, anyone can. After all, they are no smarter than you.

The numbers of people who fail and go into debt or just quit tell otherwise. Many people believe in network marketing but cannot find a company and plan that they can work and be successful.

How do you tell if a company is a good one to try? For a chance a network marketing success, read the Policies and Procedures. Do they say you have to have ongoing activities - run away. Do they say they can terminate you at any time for any reason or for no reason, or, the new one, for cause? Run as fast as you can - you'll never maintain residual, recurring income, no matter how hard or long you work if you want to actually retire.

Do you have a Policies and Procedures you cannot understand? Let me know and I'll help you decipher it. Do not try to interpret them - they say what they say, written by lawyers for the protection of the company. I'd be glad to help you with any P & P's you have.

If you cannot find them or they're not available till you join - run, run, run.

Are there any good companies out there? Sure. The trick is to find them.

For more education in this area regarding policies and procedures for network marketing success, I invite you to join the Mentoring for Free training calls. Call me or email me for more information.

The price is right - free. You should be able to afford that. You can't afford not to.

Wishing you good policies and procedures for network marketing success,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart

Network Marketing Success - Grieve and Let Go

2007-01-11T19:38:00.000-08:00

Are you with a company whose products you just love, but you are trying to make money and just can't? You may just have to, in order to obtain network marketing success, grieve and let go.

What do I mean by that?

If you have the big dream, but are unable to make any headway towards it, this may not be your fault.

Take a look at your company's compensation plan, systems to succeed, policies and procedures. They may be extra difficult for you to do, perhaps they are not in alignment with your values, your personality. If you can't do it, you can't do it.

Why bang your head against the wall or even go into debt?

I know that it's hard to admit that one company is not for you. You may feel disloyal. It's okay to use the products and move elsewhere for the business opportunity. Of course, you'll have to check the policies and procedures to see if there are any restrictions, which in themselves could be a reason for lack of success.

If you are willing to work hard, it's not your fault.

Plug into Mentoring for Free to learn how to evaluate companies so that you won't run into this problem ever again.

I wish you networkmarketing success - grieve, and let go.

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart
Take a tour

Home Base Biz Opportunity | 7 Figures in 7 Years

2007-01-08T18:16:00.000-08:00

So you understand the value of having a home base biz opp and see the potential of 7 figures in 7 years. You have asked yourself “Can I do it?”

The second question folks frequently ask is “What do I have to do?”

The answer is in the power of one. Build your biz one person at a time and teach others to do the same.

Simply by sponsoring one person a month and by them sponsoring one person a month by the end of the year, you will have 4096 people in your organization.

Let’s say that in the twelfth month everyone in your organization ordered $100 worth of products that they use everyday without thinking about it. That would be $409,600 of sales.
At the same time, you teach your people to find just one customer every week and they order $50 worth of products every month. That volume would be $819,200 in the twelfth month.
In the twelfth month you would have moved a grand total of $1,228,800 worth of products.

But you say, “That’s in a perfect world.” Okay, what if you failed 90% of the time and only generated 10% of that potential? That would be $122,880 in the twelfth month. Even if the company only pays you a 5% commission, in the twelfth month your check would be $6,144.

That’s the power of leverage. The power of one. It all starts with one.

Monica
MLM Nurse

Network Marketing Success - Anywhere You Go

2006-12-05T08:09:00.000-08:00

I'm out here in the Tallahassee, FL area visiting my fiance (sorry fellas!) working on creating network marketing success, and I do it anywhere I go. You can do it, too.

How do I do that? I just keep my eyes and ears open, wear any t-shirts, buttons, or use my products on the plane, in restaurants, stores, etc.

When people ask you about the button or products, you answer the question simply and then find out about them - those who ask.

Listen and observe carefully to find out what color personality they are, and then you know how to talk to them. This is a great way of having them be attracted to your.

Of course, you have to move products to have network marketing success, but it is, in the end, a relationship business. People join those they know like and trust. What better way to instill trust by showing others that you know them, and can help them.

To learn the skills of recognizing personalities, contact me fon information on the Mentoring for Free training calls.

Wishing you network marketing success anywhere you go,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart

MLM Prospects | Are They Qualilfied?

2006-11-29T08:20:00.000-08:00

Why do we treat all MLM prospects the same? Are you in the market for a new house? How about a new car? Or, say, a new spouse or partner?

No, No and NO

If you answered No, No and NO, imagine you were approched by someone offering any of these things. Is it safe to say you wouldn't be interested? Probably.

I find many people wasting their valuable time and precious energy prospecting others who are not interested in either their MLM products or MLM business opportunity. They end up getting frustrated and dejected because they weren't given this one little tip:

Quailfy Your MLM Prospects!
So often we are told, talk to everyone you meet, share your MLM products and MLM biz opp with all your friends and family, your mouth is your office keep it open and keep talking.

In your heart of hearts, does this really make sense to you? Do you really think that everyone is a MLM prospect? Will you take anyone that will fog a mirror into your business?

If you answered yes, then we need to talk, because not everyone is qualified to be in your MLM business.

Need vs. Want

One thing I learned early on is this, people might need what your MLM opportunity or product has to offer but they may not want it.

There is a clear difference here. Just because people need what you have, that does not make them a MLM prospect......they have to want it too!

Good MLM Question!

Here's a great question you can use while doing your MLM prospecting.

When you hear someone complaining about something you can help them with by either your MLM business or products, listen to what they are saying then ask, "Would you like to do something about that?"

How simple is that? Just ask a question. Don't barrage them with all of you incredible MLM features and benefits, keep the focus on them, ask that simple question and listen, I mean really listen!

You may be surprised to find out that the person you're talking to actually likes to be unhealthy or poor. Don't laugh....it's true! That's the way some people get their identity.

The MLM Secret

Here's the secret, don't talk to them about your business or products. They won't buy anyway and you'll have wasted a TON of energy trying to convince them that they want what you have.

Save that energy and put it towards something that will actually benefit you, like finding and talking to qualified MLM prospects!

Read my free eBook and find out how to talk to qualified MLM prospects.

Have Fun Out There!
Suzanne
www.TheMLMmom.com

Network Marketing Company | Would You Join This One?

2006-11-27T07:39:00.000-08:00

I was talking to a lady the other day who told me she was looking into starting her own Network Marketing company.

Nothing new here, happens everyday. Someone has a product and the best way to get it to market is through Network Marketing.

I asked her what her product was. She proceeded to tell me it was a device that you attach to your car's engine that converts tap water into a hydrogen fuel. "It saves gas and lowers emissions, it's the most incredible thing ever invented."

A Metoo Product

"Not another gas thing", I thought, but we continued.

I asked her, "Is this a one time MLM product sale? If it is, how are people going to create a residual income? The first item to look for in a Network Marketing Company are products that are consumable, where's the consumable part of that?"

She answered, "Yeah, I'm still trying to figure that out. But it's really not about the money, we are saving Mother Earth. It's all about the Planet."

Red Flag #1

"OK", I thought, "Just what people want to do in MLM, not make money." MLM Red Flag #1.

"I'm curious", I asked, "Don't you need a special convertor for the tap water? I mean you can't just put tap water into a hydrogen cell." (The only reason I knew this by the way, is it just so happened my husband, son and I were talking about Honda and the other big car companies coming out with hydrogen type engines in the near future.)

Red Flag #2

"Oh, no", she replied, "This inventor has made it so you can use actual tap water, nothing special is needed. It's the most incredible thing since the combustible engine!" OK, MLM Red Flag #2.

The REALLY, REALLY BIG Red Flag!

The conversation goes on and I ask her about the EPA. "Surely you've gotten all the testing you need to do to get the claims you making past the EPA." I ask.

There is dead silence on the other end. Uh oh, I'm thinking. So I continue, "You do know that you can't just put a product out there and make a whole bunch of claims before you pass all of the EPA testing.....right? I mean, the government will come and shut you down in a NY minute if you do that. It has happened to a few companies within the past 6 months."

I could hear her catching her breath, "No," she said, "I didn't know that. You mean we can't just set up the company and start offering the product?"

"Well, I guess you could, but you won't last very long."

"Wow, I guess I'd better start looking into that."

I agreed and answered some more questions.

The Most Important Item in Network Marketing

When we got off the phone I kept thinking about everyone in Network Marketing who has joined a company that doesn't have Pillar #1 in place.....Company Management with MLM Experience and Integrity.

If you don't have that, you are already dead before you start.

You are putting your future into the hands of people who either don't know how to run a Network Marketing company so it gets run into the ground. Or, people who know how to take all of your money and leave you high and dry. Either way it has a bad ending.

More tips to be successful in a Network Marketing Company

Have Fun Out There!
Suzannewww.TheMLMmom.com
813-948-8188....anytime!
TheMLMmom@yahoo.com

Network Marketing Success - Motivation vs Empowerment

2006-10-05T16:49:00.000-07:00

For network marketing success many companies and uplines host meetings and phone calls for motivation purposes that are designed to get their affiliates into action. Does that really work? And, what's the difference between motivation and empowerment?

Motivation is an external thing. This is the "rah, rah" mentality reminiscent of a revival-style meeting, with upbeat, usually loud music, bright colors, and everybody on stage or giving testimonials is successful. There's lots of stimulation. Most people are really "up" at the meeting or phone call except for the ones who are thinking "I can't do that!"

Have you ever been on the motivation roller coaster? I have many times, so I can tell you from experience that's when I left the meeting or call call all fired up, all pumped up, and when youI got home or off the callI had that deflated feeling. "I can't do that." "What was I thinking!"

Have you ever had the experience that the motivation just doesn't get all the way home with you? That's the external. It doesn't change you, it doesn't make you feel you can "do it". It often, if not usually, doesn't last. It doesn't empower you.

So just what is empowerment?

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary has 3 entries for "empower".
1) To give official authority or legal power to (act on someone's behalf)
2) ENABLE
3) To promote the self-actualization or influence, i.e. women's movement has been inspiring and empowering women.

Well, from that I would surmise that in that last definition the gist would be empowering women to do or be something.

I like the word "empower" and the meaning enable. It implies that the power comes from the inside. It is quieter and more stable, long-lasting and stronger than motivation. It doesn't flame out.

Since empowerment is internal, inside you, inside me, it can be woven into our beings. It can be acquired, inspired, nurtured, coached.

In fact, as a professional health coach, I appreciate how empowering people allows them to break through some of the blocks they have to improving their health.

How is that done? It's through empowering messenging - it's how we talk to the people we coach. Can that translate to network marketing coaching? Absolutely.

What kind of a message could you say? Without a complete coaching here, you could say something like, "You are a sensitive person who helps people". "I see how committed you are to reach your goal".

Do you want more information about messenging? Just let me know.

Wishing you networkmarketing success through using empowerment rather than motivation,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart

Network Marketing Success - Are you in the "Now"?

2006-09-20T15:35:00.000-07:00

To have network marketing success you need to be in the "now". Are you?

What does that mean?

If you dwell too much on the past, beyond what you need to know as a background for your business, it is impossible to be very successful. If you live in the future too much, you will have the same result.

Nothing happens in the past or the future.

You can use the past as a springboard, you can use the future to hold your vision of what you want it to be.

as a professional health coach, I can tell you the the work, all actions, take place in the "now. Our lives are a continual series of moments. "Now" is where the "doing" is.

Leave any blame in the past and don't carry it with you. Leave the vision in the future, only take the steps now to journey towards the future. We never really get there. It is just a guiding beacon and keeps evolving. The "now" is the journey. Enjoy the journey.

There's a saying that "now" is a gift - that's why they call it the "present".

Do you have trouble staying in the present? Join us at Mentoring for Free for the Coaches Corner Mastermind call. This is a safe, generic place for personal growth. We've been working on understand being in the "now".

Feel free to contact me for the times and phone numbers for Mentoring for Free calls. The price is right - free.

Wishing you network marketing success by being in the "now.

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart

Network Marketing - Words of Wisdom

2006-09-19T17:10:00.000-07:00

One thing about network marketing is you are always learning. Those of us who have only been in for a few years are like sponges. We can’t read enough and soak it up fast enough to suit ourselves. Every piece of information that we can glean from the monarchs of life who have passed on to us their words of wisdom; puts a much firmer foundation under us. Are there tricks of the trade, yes I guess you could call them that, but there are bits of wisdom which never grow old. Today I would like to share with you some of these tid-bits of wisdom that will take you to another level in your business and relationships with people

“Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can’t get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn’t even matter.” -Gilbert Amelio, President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp.

“Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.” - John C. Maxwell

“No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.” - Calvin Coolidge, American President.

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. The make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” - Conrad Hilton, Hotel Executive.

“Of all the things a leader should fear, complacency should head the list.” - John C. Maxwell

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitude of mind.” - William James, Psychologist

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” -David Brinkley, Television Journalist

“The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.” - John Foster Dulles, Former Secretary of State

“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” - Theodore Roosevelt, American President.

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” -John C. Maxwell

“Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility….In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.” Michael Korda, Editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.” - Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist

“The first and best victory is to conquer self.” -Plato, Philosopher

“A man without decision of character can never be said to belong to himself….He belongs to whatever can make captive of him.” – John Foster, Author

“The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in so doing will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern rather than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.” - Eugene B. Habecker, author

“Value your listening and reading time at roughly ten times your talking time. This will assure you that you are on a course of continuous learning and self-improvement.”
- Gerald McGinnis, President and CEO of Respironics, Inc.

“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” - John Wooden, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach.

“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” - John C. Maxwell

“The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.” - John Sculley, Former CEO of Pepsi and Apple Computer

If some of these words of wisdom has made you ponder about your business and relationships with other, and has made you want to step up a notch, then thank the folks who were wise enough to share with us in our time and space. Improvement of mind no matter how small can make a difference.

Take your dream and your network marketing business to the next level by incorporating and spreading enthusiasm and passion with your team members. It has a domino affect. Step back and watch it catch on!

Deana Miller
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Network Marketing Opportunity with Answers

2006-09-15T12:52:00.000-07:00

The Network Marketing business opportunities are endless. Every imaginable service, product and program is available. And, you want to find our about them. You have a dream, you want to work from home, you want your time to be yours and you don’t want to do lots of work. What is the criterion in a company that gives you the best of everything? Do they pay on a true residual income or are they a network marketing business that is ongoing? The answers to these questions are crucial.

FIRST, let me advise you of the word N-E-T W-O-R-K-I-N-G. It means exactly what it says. Networking. It is a business that requires self discipline. If you cannot give of your time faithfully each and every day, if you cannot routinely set a certain amount of hours per day to learn skills and do the work, then stop reading this article right now! I am serious. This business is a business of concentration, devotion, integrity, discipline, and know that you need to work hard now so that in a couple years you can set back and relax. You don’t need to be “red” to do this. You need consistency. It is a numbers game, but you can close the gap, by working very hard.

You are very wise to investigate a network marketing business opportunity before you join. There are good ones and bad ones and the bad ones are usually very bad. The compensation plan is very, very important. If your compensation plan in company A is a stair step breakaway then you will have breakage. If one leg passes you in rank and or volume then they break away. Read that again. I don’t know how you would feel if you recruit, recruit, and recruit only to have them break away from you because they were doing the business a bit faster then you. You might want to ask yourself where does this money go? Does it go to your up line, or maybe the company?

The binary plan is just about as bad. You usually have two legs. You must keep them even if you want paid on both. What? Yes! Otherwise you only get paid on the weak leg. If Sally Jane is on the strong leg and wants to bring someone into the business and you know when she does it will stop your paycheck, you cannot say “No don’t bring them in,” This plan is not a good plan for advancement.

You need some answers right? You have come to the right place because we will not mince words. Our team helps people understand Policies and Procedures, plus Compensation plans. We talk to people about the gotcha’s in the plans. We get replies like “that has to be there. It’s in all the plans”, or “I write Policies and Procedures and I am O.K. with it”, or “my company would never do that to me”. Want to bet! Why do you think companies hire lawyers for their network marketing business? So the top 5% or so make the money. You think you can get there easily? Do you listen to all the hype and say….”I can do this”.

Learn the skills. Learn how to look for a Five Pillar company. Look for one whose top leaders have been on the bottom and have pulled themselves up by their boot straps. Look for a good product that pays you on volume. Look for one with a true residual income, one that will pay your children’s children. Look for a company who has a product that screams to be sold. We call them “purple cows.” Do research on the company. Learn the “colors” because it will help you understand how to talk to people. What type of people will work best with you? You can control what type of people you want to work with.

Also, there are 7 Keys to forming a successful business. Two have to do with you and the other five the company. Learn these seven keys. Arm yourself to the teeth with knowledge, so that you won’t be one of those unfortunate people whose bank account gets much lighter as a result of paying out thousands and thousands of dollars and not making it. It happens everyday. We get calls from people who are emotionally and financially drained because they have been ripped off, and hyped out. You have a chance to learn and we would like to give you that chance. What does it cost? nothing only your long distance phone call. We can and will help you.

If everyone in your town decided to jump off the bridge and it would kill them on impact, would you do it too, just because everyone was doing it? No! Then learn the difference between joining the first company that promises you $40,000 the first month or that within the year you should be making $100,000. Do the math. Figure it out. It doesn’t take a Philadelphia lawyer to understand, it’s either illegal, a bunch of hype, or a ball faced lie. Most likely all three.

So, contact us. Learn skills part time. Keep your day job. Step into the waters of a network marketing business with skill, and a shield of knowledge about you that no hype can penetrate. Network marketing is fun and very rewarding. We can help you get to the top!

May success be yours.

Deana Miller
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Network Marketing Success: A Culture of Truth vs Arbonne International

2006-09-08T09:23:00.000-07:00

When I think about network marketing success I think about the culture that a company creates. Some of this is dictated by the Policies an Procedures. Some of it is dictated by the compensation plan. The truth about Arbonne's compensation plan is that it is a stairs-step-breakaway plan.

What does that mean? When Arbonne shows the different levels of achievement and position status, it looks like a stairway. You qualifiy by producing so much in sales, whether you purchase it yourself or other people do. When you reach a certain volume in a certain time period, you can advance to the next management level. It's actually more complicated than that, but the gist is there.

The breakaway comes if someone you sponsor builds faster than you and they pass your level. In that case, you lose much of or most of the volume they have created and your check drops. Ergo, unless you are building as fast or faster than they are, you lose out, you don't get paid on everything.

What culture does this create? Well, a distributor who is passed by will either work harder, or tend to not help their recruits as hard, or will look for another company, or just quit the business.

Network marketing is an awesome business, but the truth is that a majority of the people are average part-time networkers who never make any money. The truth is that most of the people who sign up with Arbonne never make any money. They are just wholesale buyers and join to get the discount. Arbonne is great at weaving the dream of unlimited income, but the truth is, the vast majority of average part-time networkers will never have that dream realized with Arbonne.

Arbonne has great training and my experience was with the company that I really needed to change who I was. Arbonne says you have to work very hard. Well, that is correct. It is, after all, network marketing and not netplay marketing. But average part-time networkers never have a chance. The compensation plan is too difficult to qualify for much if any money. And I know a lot of people, besides myself, who bought the next position and believed if we just got there the rest will follow.

What follows is debt.

The truth about Arbonne is that the products are great. It is a great company. But there are other companies where it is easier to earn that few hundred dollars a month that can be the difference between bankruptcy and no bankruptcy. By the same token, it would be easier to earn a legacy income where you can retire and live the life you always dreamed of.

Remember, if you cannot make it with Arbonne, there is nothing wrong with you. It is not your fault. You need to make a distinction between the products and the business.

In order to gain the skills to determine if a company is right for you, or even right for anyone, I invite you to dial into the Mentoring for Free calls. The price is right for everybody - free.

What's the catch? There isn't one. All of us at Mentoring for Free were looking for help. We received it and now want to help others. If there is a catch, it's that helping other people makes us feel great.

Wishing you network marketing success via a culture of truth,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
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Network Marketing Success and Arbonne International Frustration

2006-08-21T14:33:00.000-07:00

How does network marketing success and frustration with Arbonne International connect?

Last week I was removed from the Arbonne International Yahoo Groups access. This is a place where people exchange information. The reason was that some people came across some of my blog articles and considered that I was bashing Arbonne and that wasn't good for the group.

Sometimes people do not want to look at the truth. When I point out clauses in Policies and Procedures and explain them relative to the 5 Pillars to Success model, there are many companies who do not measure up.

I understand that people have emotional attachments to their companies and the products. How do I know this? Because I had that attachment. I had a terrible time admitting the truth, that I could not be successful with the Arbonne business model.

The products are great. That doesn't make me (and a lot of other people) any money.

I believe in network marketing. Arbonne is great at spinning the dream of long term residual income. The meetings are fun and exciting and rah, rah. They are very motivational. Motivation is an extermal thing. I would go home from the meetings and think, "now what?" I couldn't change me on the inside.

I went into debt trying to build the dream. I could not turn myself into the person I needed to be to build it the Arbonne way. Most people cannot. I have spoken with and heard many other people just like I am - people who did what we were told, went into debt, but could not build the business.

These people, just like I was, wondered what was wrong with them! What's wrong with me, that I could not build the Arbonne business with all these fabulous products. I had all the tools, I called people, bumped into people, gave samples. I now belong to the NFL - No Friends Left.

I could not be, and these other people could not be, the kind of person who is successful at the Arbonne business. I felt guilty. What was wrong with us? What was wrong with me?

Nothing was wrong with us. It is not our fault. We simply could not make money with that business model.

I have also pointed out language in the Arbonne policies and procedures that points to "ongoing" activities that Arbonne requires business that means that you cannot stop doing them and still expect to be paid. Whether or not the company would enforce that is debatable, but then why is it in there if they never intend to use it?

In addition, Arbonne states in at least 2 places that they can terminate you for no reason.

So, if I point out things that you should know as an Arbonne consultant and that you should know before you sign up, I am revealing what is true.

If I caution people not to get into debt like a lot of us have done trying to build a business we cannot build, I am providing a service. If this makes Arbonne consultants feel threatened in any way, that is not my intention.

I invite anyone who is frustrated with building their network marketing business with Arbonne International or any other company and anyone who is contemplating doing Arbonne or another company as a business, to use the Mentoring for Free system for skills training. Find out what makes up a company friendly to do business with - friendly to the distributor, not just to the company.

If you are a part-time networker, do you want to be paid for what you do? Most companies only pay the top 5%. I'd rather see all you part-time networkers be paid something.

When I say be paid, I mean earn money after all your expenses.

Sometimes we need to separate the products from the business. If you cannot do a particular business, find one at which you can be successful.

Contact me if you want the Mentoring for Free skills training information or if you want some personal coaching. We provide information on how to choose a company, how to work the company where you are, how to decide if you can. The cost of this? Well, it's free.

Wishing you network marketing success through avoiding the frustration of trying to build with Arbonne International if you are not the right kind of personality,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
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Network Marketing Success and the Frustration of Falling In Love With the Product

2006-07-17T11:48:00.000-07:00

So many times people equate falling in love with a product with network marketing success. They feel that if they love the product then everyone else will love it as well and they'll have no trouble selling it.

This does not necessarily follow. In fact, it usually does not. More people fall in love with the product and can't sell it.

Why is that? Well, It always goes back to a couple of things - 1) the Policies and Procedures, which details how you are to do the company's business, and 2) the Compensation Plan.

How you are allowed to do business is dictated by the Policies and Procedures. The Compensation Plan.

How hard do you have to work to get paid? How long do you have to work to get paid? Do you get paid to retail or is the emphasis on recruit, recruit, recruit (also known as Vampire Marketing - new blood, new blood, new blood)? How many people do you have to have in your organization to make the money you desire?

If you love the product, great. Buy it. Buy it at a discount, if you can. But I would advise you to see if the business aspect is feasible for you if you decide your primary goal is to make money.

Find a company where the average part-time networker can make walk-away residual income. This means you can retire and still make money, assuming the company lasts. Anything less is a waste of time and money for you. Don't you deserve better than that?

How you you find a company that fits the bill? Tune into the Mentoring for Free trainings. They're free. They're also generic - no company names are mentioned.

You can also download the free-book Success in 10 Steps.

Wishing you network marketing success through avoiding the frustration of falling in love with the product at the expense of the business opportunity,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
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Network Marketing Success and Denial

2006-06-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

Network marketing success depends on knowing your company's plan and how to work it.

If your company changes the compensation plan to make it harder for you or pay you less, if they institute more restrictions beyond the usual due diligence, wake up and smell the roses.

I wanted to go into the concept of DENIAL. I talk to a lot of people in denial about their company.

"They won't change it again". "It's for the good of all of us". "I just have to go along with it".

As a professional health coach, I deal with denial. In my profession we call it "pre-contemplation". This is where the person does not know or denies he has a problem. Until a glimmer occurs (if ever) that there is a problem with whatever the issue is, no change for the better can even begin.

I would spend some time "raising the consciousness" of the problem. Only then can you learn about the problem (contemplation), take steps to prepare to do something (preparation), and then do something (take action).

My purpose is to raise your consciousness and get you out of denial before you put too much of your time and money and effort into a company and comtemplation plan that is not, cannot, and will not work for your long term success.

On one of our team calls we had a gentleman tell us that when he learned about the 5 Pillars to Success information he was angry. Angry because his company was not a 5-Pillars company. It was missing Pillar 1 - Company Management Experience with Integrity. He said he did not want to admit that he had been wrong in his choice.

A few months later he came back to Mentoring for Free phone call trainings. He had come out of denial and decided to do something positive for him. He changed to a 5-Pillars company.

Let this health coach help you with the health of your network marketing business outlook.

Please join us for the Mentoring for Free trainings. They're free. What do you have to lose - except your denial. Contact me for more information or just download the free e-book Success in 10 Steps.

Wishing you network marketing success by getting rid of denial,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
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Network Marketing Success and Arbonne International - The Frustration of Denial

2006-06-26T12:47:00.000-07:00

What is network marketing success to you? Is it to build the business and then be able to stop and go to the beach? Is to be able to will it to your children and your children's children so that they can keep collecting the residual income check?

This is the promise, the dream of network marketing!

This is the vision the mlm companies weave for us.

We've spoken before about reading your policies and procedures.

Those of you with Arbonne International who think you can have walk away residual income, think again. The frustration I see is found in section 3.2.1 Support

3.2.1. SupportIndependent Consultants must have ongoing contact and communication with the Consultants in their downline organizations. Examples of such contact and communication may include, but are not limited to: newsletters, written correspondence, personal meetings, telephone contact, voice mail, electronic mail and the accompaniment of downline Consultants to Arbonne meetings, training sessions and other functions.

The above paragraph was cut and pasted from the Arbonne document June 26, 2006.

I highlighted the word "ongoing" in red so that you would not miss it.

"Ongoing" means that you cannot stop. If you stop the company can stop your check. You cannot retire. So why would you want to build the business with this company?

And you cannot let people "interpret" what this means. It is what it is. It says what is says. The attorneys wrote it.

The attorneys work for the company Arbonne International and this language is not in the interest of the distributor.

I've talked to people about this and they are in denial about the consequences of this language. They have loyalty to Arbonne. I understand that. I did, too. I found it emotionally difficult to admit that I had to build somewhere else. That's okay. The people who "get" it will be better off. The others may take some time to "get" it. We all hate to be wrong, don't we?

Don't get me wrong, Arbonne is a great company and has great products. I use some of them.

I could not do the business. Most of the Arbonne consultants I know also are not successful doing the business with this company.

My recommendation? Be a consultant to get the products at a discount. The prices are high anyway. Do the business with another company. People who are in denial - well, that's their problem.

Do you know what characteristics make up a 5 Pillars Company? I'd be happy to teach you.

I invite you to the Mentoring for Free training calls. Why waste time and money in a company where you cannot stop and keep your check?

Wishing you network marketing success though avoiding the "ongoing" trap with Arbonne International and avoiding the eventual frustration caused by denial right now -

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
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Network Marketing Success - Lead Generation Tips

2006-06-19T14:50:00.000-07:00

NETWORK MARKETING SUCCESS – LEAD GENERATION

More people everyday who want success in network marketing are asking about lead generation techniques.

Most organizations today are not teaching new recruits the art of lead generation techniques. Most network marketers are left to struggle and learn by their own mistakes.

These techniques should be taught showing the recruit that that they can be rejection free.

Here are some of the ways to generate leads

1. As you listen and talk to people on a daily basis, you need to listen to their complaints, and when you hear them complaining, ask them “Would you like to do something about it?”

2. Big “AL” Tom Schreiter has an approach that is completely different. He will ask the question “What are your two major health challenges?” or “What are your two major financial concerns?” Usually, they will definitely tell you. Then you ask, “Would you like to do something about it?”

3. Some companies think that Business Cards are the answer. Most beginners in Network marketing buy expensive cards with their company log on and start distributing them. This does not seem to work in network marketing. Even though it may make you feel you are doing business, it is a waste of money. Most cards end up in the garbage can. However, if you put information on the card which will drive the person to call you or lead them to a lead capture page, then you may see a little results. Big Al’s favorite trick is a simple message: Call xxx-xxx-xxxx and request your free copy of the best seller book “How to get rich without winning the lottery.”

4. Collect Business cards: this is a good lead generation technique for you. Call them as leads.

5. Place your cards strategically. The Growth Pro system is based on this technique. You may leave them in magazines if you are in the doctor’s office. Maybe you want to have them listen to a conference call. Other people use the fake ‘hundred dollar’ bill with a curiosity message that leads to calling. The call back phone number should always be a Voice mail.

6. Some prefer Car Signs. Driving to work with a car sign on your car is cheap and is one to get peoples curiosity and usually commands attention. It should never be the name of your company, but a purchased domain name which will lead you to the web site.

7. T-Shirts are another form of advertising. Here again the shirts should trigger curiosity and command attention.

8. Buttons are yet another way to demand attention. Some companies have built an empire with buttons. Losing weight is a great way to tell everyone you have. Again, do not use your company’s name; use a slogan that will command attention and curiosity.

9. With Door Hangers success depends on the neighborhood. With this method you would need to include an offer and a deadline to create urgency.

10. Give away an ebook which can help you learn skills. Not only will a free ebook give you some great techniques, but help you to understand other ways of prospecting

If you want network marketing success you need every tool available for you and learning the techniques of lead generation skills will lead people to you.

May success be yours,
Deana Miller

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Network Marketing Success and the Frustration of Not Being Paid What You’re Worth

2006-06-16T15:54:00.000-07:00

Network Marketing Success for most average part-time networkers very much depends on the company’s compensation plan. Most of us are in the 95% of network marketers who are part-time in the business and about 5% do it full time. Most network marketing money goes to the top 5% of the earners and not to the 95%. So as a part-timer, what do you think you’re worth? Are you frustrated by not being paid enough?

If you are among the people, which most of us are, who do it part-time, how much time do you have, how hard do you want to work, and how much are you willing to spend to earn some extra money. Remember what you actually earn is not the discount, and is not just the checks you receive.

You earn what you receive minus your expenses. Are you in the plus column or the minus column?

It would be helpful to know on average what percent you are paid and then what you actually clear. In my company the average payout on the products sold is 50%. We are not including bonuses because I’m interested in walk-away-residual income. (With the bonuses it can go as high as 89%)

By the way, when you compare product payouts, use the retail prices, not the discounted or wholesale prices. In my company everyone buys at retail.

Another great way of knowing how you get paid is approximately how many people do you need in your organization to make an extra $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000, etc. each month for residual or recurring income.

In other words, how many people does it take for you to build it once and then walk away while you collect the residual income if you wanted or needed to do so?

For example, in my company it takes about 25 people ordering regularly to earn about $500 a month. For about $10,000 a month it takes a maximum of 400 people either in your organization or ordering regularly. You don’t have to find them all yourself, either.

If you’re not with a company that pays you what you’re worth, that does not pay the average part-time networker, I invite you to tune into the Mentoring For Free Training.

Wishing you network marketing success by avoiding the frustration of not being paid what you’re worth,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
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