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It is not easy to pick the right network marketing company. Even experienced networkers make the wrong choices. Here are some of the most important questions for you to ask to draw the best conclusion. So how do you pick the right network marketing company?
You not only have to know what to look for, but what to look out for, so here is my list:
To pick the right network marketing company, find out:
1. How Old Is The Network Marketing Company?
There's two sides to the story about how new or how old a network marketing company should be before you join it. Some of the most successful network marketers have gotten in at the very beginning when a network marketing company justs gets started.
On the other hand, statistics show that over 80% of new network marketing companies don't survive pass their first year and 95% of them don't make it pass their third year. In other words, there's about a 5% chance the new network marketing company you join will be around three years from now.
This is why many experienced network marketers will wait until a mlm company has been around a minimum of three years before they join it. If you did build up enough residual income to live of of and the company fails after 2-3 years, where would that leave you financially?
2. How Do You Feel About the Product(s)?
The network marketing company you're looking at may have the latest "patented" marketing plan, the seemingly hottest trademarked one of a kind product, the best software website and back office and one of the top MLM distributors as their CEO and you feel the product will sell like hotcakes. Is this enough? No, it's not. You need to know if one important factor is missing, like financial backing or experienced leadership, it doesn't matter how anybody feels about the product. Everything must be in place.
3. Do Automated Powerlines Work?
Some companies or sponsors within a company promote what's called automated powerline systems. They claim they will do all the recruiting and "the work" will be done for you because of the "fully automated marketing system". Don't believe it or fall for it.
If they were fully automated and did all the recruiting, why would they need you? People drop out of these as fast as they come into them. These attract people because they know most people don't know how or won't do the work needed to be successful.
Look for a network marketing company that will reward you financially for working hard. Then your focus will be on building your business and not having to replace the people who drop out.
4. What Kind Of Commission Structure Works?
First of all, you want to avoid any pay plan that claims it's possible for someone to make money without working. These do not work because they attract people who won’t do the work.
You're building your front line and with your help, expect them to build their front line. This won't happen if they don't do their share of the work. and no sponsor is going to build a downline for people who don't want to work. So look for a comp plan that encourages synergy, teamwork and help from an upline sponsor.
Also, avoid network marketing companies that have a habit of changing their comp plan, especially in favor of the company.
5. How Deep Does The Comp Plan Pay?
You should join a business where you get paid for all your efforts. If you only get paid for a specific number of levels, e.g. 5 or 6 levels, then you are leaving a lot of money on the table.
Look for a company with a comp plan that has some kind of infinity or dynamic compression pay plan so it is possible to get paid on your 10th or your 20th level if you qualify. You want long term stable income and you can find it if you pick the right network marketing company.
6. Does The MLM Or Your Sponsor Have a Visible Team Building System?
f your sponsor or the network marketing company do not have any proven easy to follow team building system for you and those you sponsor, then this leaves you to create a promotional system for you and your team.
If the company or your upline simply tells you to talk to your warm market (the people you already know), then that is not duplicable – most people will not want to do that. If your upline simply says, “advertise” then that is not duplicable either. What if a dozen people on your team all advertised in the same way, would that work?
Your upline should provide you with a well thought out simple way to build your business. It doesn’t matter if it is provided by your upline, or the company, but it must already exist. There are many lead programs or co-op programs that are simple and duplicable for large groups of people.
7. Will You Have to Front Load Product?
A network marketing company should not be overly expensive to join and you should not have to fill your closet or garage with more products than you can possibly use in the next few months
Many network marketing companies offer starter packs and one is usually for the "builder". A builder is someone who has built an organization previously. if you haven't built a team before, it's better to begin with a small starter pack or the minimum order of product.
8. Does The Company Have a High Joining Fee?
Very few network marketing companies have learned that people don't want "starter" or business kits hyping up the company. Some kits include product samples, business cards and brochures and certainly this is much more practical. Either way, high joining fees are not practical in todays times because people still have to shell out money for their product. It doesn't hurt to ask if you can join fro free.
9. Are the Products Consumable?
A network marketing company must have consumable products that people will want to buy every month even if they choose not to do the business opportunity anymore.
If the products are digital or information or even some kind of technology, these kinds of companies have not proven to last.
10. How Many Products Does The Company Have?
If a company has only one product then YOU have a very limited market. If someone doesn’t like the one product you have then there's nothing else to entice people's interest.
Doesn't it make sense that the company have a minimum of 3-4 products and preferably more. It is ideal if the company has a wide variety of exceptional products that will interest many different types of people.
11. Does The Company Take Credit Cards?
If a company doesn’t take credit cards and they require you to send a money order, check or cash in the mail, then you should not even be considering this company.
The same can be said of those that only take certain kinds of Payment Systems like AlertPay. Why don't they take creditr cards? Because merchant accounts are difficult to set up and usually require funds as a deposit. Fly by nights won't do that.
12 What Kind Of Support Does The Company Have?
Test out the support dept. before you join. Call and email to see if you reach anyone or get an answer. Ask what their reutrn policy is, their warranty and how do you terminate your involvement with the Company.
13 Is The Network Marketing Company Legal?
Any program that has no product or that is paying you to recruit and the product is a secondary add-on to make it look legal, is almost certainly a pyramid scheme. Sure, you might make some big money fast, but you also could lose big money fast and if you do make big money then get in trouble with the attorney general. Even though there are loads of them, gifting companies are illegal as well.
14 What are the P and P's and TAC's?
You should also read the Policy's and Procedures and Terms and Conditions. Some mlms are very strict about your involvement in other mlms at the same time. If they will terminate you for joining another company in a non-related field, don't join. They could strip your income away from you without notice.
Most reputable network marketing companies will not allow you to use the company name in your own domain or email address. This is actually good, but do they enforce it? It will tell you whether they have a compliance dept.which is a good sign.
15. Have You Done The Research?
If a network marketing company doesn’t have any of above concerns, then your final check should be with the scam websites. See if there is any mention of the company you are looking into and if so then did the company take care of any of the negative situations. Consult my MLM Watch website for places to consult.
In conclusion, to know how to pick the right network marketing company you need to ask all these questions, know the answers and do the research and not rely solely on emotion.
You not only have to know what to look for, but what to look out for, so here is my list:
To pick the right network marketing company, find out:
1. How Old Is The Network Marketing Company?
There's two sides to the story about how new or how old a network marketing company should be before you join it. Some of the most successful network marketers have gotten in at the very beginning when a network marketing company justs gets started.
On the other hand, statistics show that over 80% of new network marketing companies don't survive pass their first year and 95% of them don't make it pass their third year. In other words, there's about a 5% chance the new network marketing company you join will be around three years from now.
This is why many experienced network marketers will wait until a mlm company has been around a minimum of three years before they join it. If you did build up enough residual income to live of of and the company fails after 2-3 years, where would that leave you financially?
2. How Do You Feel About the Product(s)?
The network marketing company you're looking at may have the latest "patented" marketing plan, the seemingly hottest trademarked one of a kind product, the best software website and back office and one of the top MLM distributors as their CEO and you feel the product will sell like hotcakes. Is this enough? No, it's not. You need to know if one important factor is missing, like financial backing or experienced leadership, it doesn't matter how anybody feels about the product. Everything must be in place.
3. Do Automated Powerlines Work?
Some companies or sponsors within a company promote what's called automated powerline systems. They claim they will do all the recruiting and "the work" will be done for you because of the "fully automated marketing system". Don't believe it or fall for it.
If they were fully automated and did all the recruiting, why would they need you? People drop out of these as fast as they come into them. These attract people because they know most people don't know how or won't do the work needed to be successful.
Look for a network marketing company that will reward you financially for working hard. Then your focus will be on building your business and not having to replace the people who drop out.
4. What Kind Of Commission Structure Works?
First of all, you want to avoid any pay plan that claims it's possible for someone to make money without working. These do not work because they attract people who won’t do the work.
You're building your front line and with your help, expect them to build their front line. This won't happen if they don't do their share of the work. and no sponsor is going to build a downline for people who don't want to work. So look for a comp plan that encourages synergy, teamwork and help from an upline sponsor.
Also, avoid network marketing companies that have a habit of changing their comp plan, especially in favor of the company.
5. How Deep Does The Comp Plan Pay?
You should join a business where you get paid for all your efforts. If you only get paid for a specific number of levels, e.g. 5 or 6 levels, then you are leaving a lot of money on the table.
Look for a company with a comp plan that has some kind of infinity or dynamic compression pay plan so it is possible to get paid on your 10th or your 20th level if you qualify. You want long term stable income and you can find it if you pick the right network marketing company.
6. Does The MLM Or Your Sponsor Have a Visible Team Building System?
f your sponsor or the network marketing company do not have any proven easy to follow team building system for you and those you sponsor, then this leaves you to create a promotional system for you and your team.
If the company or your upline simply tells you to talk to your warm market (the people you already know), then that is not duplicable – most people will not want to do that. If your upline simply says, “advertise” then that is not duplicable either. What if a dozen people on your team all advertised in the same way, would that work?
Your upline should provide you with a well thought out simple way to build your business. It doesn’t matter if it is provided by your upline, or the company, but it must already exist. There are many lead programs or co-op programs that are simple and duplicable for large groups of people.
7. Will You Have to Front Load Product?
A network marketing company should not be overly expensive to join and you should not have to fill your closet or garage with more products than you can possibly use in the next few months
Many network marketing companies offer starter packs and one is usually for the "builder". A builder is someone who has built an organization previously. if you haven't built a team before, it's better to begin with a small starter pack or the minimum order of product.
8. Does The Company Have a High Joining Fee?
Very few network marketing companies have learned that people don't want "starter" or business kits hyping up the company. Some kits include product samples, business cards and brochures and certainly this is much more practical. Either way, high joining fees are not practical in todays times because people still have to shell out money for their product. It doesn't hurt to ask if you can join fro free.
9. Are the Products Consumable?
A network marketing company must have consumable products that people will want to buy every month even if they choose not to do the business opportunity anymore.
If the products are digital or information or even some kind of technology, these kinds of companies have not proven to last.
10. How Many Products Does The Company Have?
If a company has only one product then YOU have a very limited market. If someone doesn’t like the one product you have then there's nothing else to entice people's interest.
Doesn't it make sense that the company have a minimum of 3-4 products and preferably more. It is ideal if the company has a wide variety of exceptional products that will interest many different types of people.
11. Does The Company Take Credit Cards?
If a company doesn’t take credit cards and they require you to send a money order, check or cash in the mail, then you should not even be considering this company.
The same can be said of those that only take certain kinds of Payment Systems like AlertPay. Why don't they take creditr cards? Because merchant accounts are difficult to set up and usually require funds as a deposit. Fly by nights won't do that.
12 What Kind Of Support Does The Company Have?
Test out the support dept. before you join. Call and email to see if you reach anyone or get an answer. Ask what their reutrn policy is, their warranty and how do you terminate your involvement with the Company.
13 Is The Network Marketing Company Legal?
Any program that has no product or that is paying you to recruit and the product is a secondary add-on to make it look legal, is almost certainly a pyramid scheme. Sure, you might make some big money fast, but you also could lose big money fast and if you do make big money then get in trouble with the attorney general. Even though there are loads of them, gifting companies are illegal as well.
14 What are the P and P's and TAC's?
You should also read the Policy's and Procedures and Terms and Conditions. Some mlms are very strict about your involvement in other mlms at the same time. If they will terminate you for joining another company in a non-related field, don't join. They could strip your income away from you without notice.
Most reputable network marketing companies will not allow you to use the company name in your own domain or email address. This is actually good, but do they enforce it? It will tell you whether they have a compliance dept.which is a good sign.
15. Have You Done The Research?
If a network marketing company doesn’t have any of above concerns, then your final check should be with the scam websites. See if there is any mention of the company you are looking into and if so then did the company take care of any of the negative situations. Consult my MLM Watch website for places to consult.
In conclusion, to know how to pick the right network marketing company you need to ask all these questions, know the answers and do the research and not rely solely on emotion.
There are ways you can find out if an mlm is growing, slowing down or is getting a lot of views on its website. How?
How popular a website is is determined by its amount of traffic. One website that ranks traffic to a site is Alexa.com. If the rank is high (say within the top 5K websites), the mlm is getting a lot of interest.
You can also go to MLM Rankings to see how the mlm is doing compared to other mlms in growth and popularity. Start up companies most likely will not be on the site.
If you ever get a little skeptical of mlms and whether they are legitimate froms of business or not, then read this post of mine and watch these two videos:
Former President Bill Clinton He recorded this video when he was in office so it's a little raspy.
Brilliant Compensation by Tim Sales is an excellent tool for sharing network marketing as a real and honest form of business.
How popular a website is is determined by its amount of traffic. One website that ranks traffic to a site is Alexa.com. If the rank is high (say within the top 5K websites), the mlm is getting a lot of interest.
You can also go to MLM Rankings to see how the mlm is doing compared to other mlms in growth and popularity. Start up companies most likely will not be on the site.
If you ever get a little skeptical of mlms and whether they are legitimate froms of business or not, then read this post of mine and watch these two videos:
Former President Bill Clinton He recorded this video when he was in office so it's a little raspy.
Brilliant Compensation by Tim Sales is an excellent tool for sharing network marketing as a real and honest form of business.