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From the Desk of the Editor
10 Ways To Jumpstart Your
Business This Month!
If your business has been a little sluggish lately, here's some ideas
to help you get back into action FAST!
1. Talk to at least one new person about your business every day.
2. Set a goal to sponsor at least 2 new distributors into your group
this month.
3. Collect quotes that inspire you and refer to them when you are discouraged.
4. Work with the business builders in your downline. Find out what
their goals are and help them determine the best way for them to meet
those goals.
5. Keep in touch with your downline. Call, write, fax or e-mail them
at least once a month!
6. Join a business networking group and get involved.
7. Wear something every day that’s a conversation starter; a
unique pin or some crazy earrings. This helps break the ice and gets
people to start talking to you.
8. Know what you want from your business and decide what success
means to you. Make a commitment to your business and write it down.
Set goals that really challenge you. Set daily, weekly, monthly, and
quarterly goals. Make a dream collage, a visual wish list. Cut out
pictures from old magazines of things you’d like to have, places
you’d like to go, and the lifestyle you’d like to have.
Paste all the pictures on some poster board and put it where you can
look at it every day to remind you what your goals are and why you
are in your network marketing business.
9. Always have plenty of tapes, sales literature, samples, etc. with
you at all times. You never know where you’ll meet you next best customer!
10. Never, never, never give up.
Linda Locke, Editor
Using Tag Teams to
Build Your Business Online
By Colleen Mandato
Tag Teams are the 90’s version of the three
way call. This unique system uses e-mail to show prospects the ease
and power of online marketing and gives them access to other people
online that are working a particular MLM.
Here’s how it works:
1. You place ads in/on the various on-line
services, newsgroups, BBS’s, etc. (for your MLM).
2. Once you receive a response/lead, you e-mail
that person back with your follow-up information. For example,
let’s say Jane Smith is your lead and she’s interested in
your MLM.
3. You then e-mail the members of your tag team
(your upline, downline or other friends also in the program) with
Jane’s e-mail address and request they tag Jane about the ABC
company. (Make sure everyone in your tag team understands the
process, and agrees to the rule that no one steals a lead from
another tag team member. If anyone steals leads, do NOT invite them back..Period.)
Example: Hi tag team members. This is Sue Jones,
and I’ve got this lead from CompuServe. She’s interested in
the ABC company. Please tell her what a great program this is.
Note: Make sure you state which program you want
the members to tag. This is a MUST. If you don’t, you’ll
confuse a lot of people and slow down the process.
Creating Your Own Tag Response
Here’s an example: Hi, My name is Sue Jones
and I’ve been a part of the ABC company for a few weeks now..and
let me tell you! This program is awesome!! The products are great,
the compensation plan is excellent and our unique online tag team has
helped place several members in my downline, etc.
Here’s some rules and regulations to set for
your tag team group:
1. DO NOT send information on other programs to
leads that are not yours.
2. Try to contact the group tag members only once
a day (i.e., save all your leads and e-mail the members just once.
Don’t send 1 lead at 10 a.m. and then 2 more at 2 p.m. and then
9 at 7 p.m.). Remember that the members of the tag group are busy too
and if you keep annoying them with repeated requests, there’s a
good chance your tags won’t get sent.
3. Select a small core group of people to do tags
with. Involve your upline and your downline as much as possible, but
crossline friends make great taggers, too!
Frequently Asked Questions About Tag Teams
Since tag teaming is a new concept, people often
have questions about how it works. Here’s some answers to
frequently asked questions:
How do I request a tag for a prospect?
The best way to request a tag is to form a tag
team group. The group could include people in your upline, downline
or crossline that you respect -- you agree to tag for them, they
agree to tag for you. I suggest a group of 6. This way you can figure
on about 4 timely tags.
What should I tell the prospect before I
request a tag?
I mention that they will be hearing from a few of
my associates about the products, company and online support they can
expect if they join our group. I also mention that this provides them
with a more well rounded view of the program. Everyone who is
seriously interested in finding out more about a company can
appreciate that.
How many people will send an e-mail?
Depends on how many folks you ask! Don’t ask
too many though - you don’t want to have your prospect feel they
are being badgered.
What’s typically in that e-mail?
Anything positive! The idea is for INDIVIDUALSto
present their own views so that the likelihood of the prospect
identifying and feeling comfortable with at least one member of the
team increases.
How soon will the prospect be tagged?
Usually within 24 hours, but sometimes it takes
longer. Most taggers will put your e-mail address in the CC box (copy
to), so you know who has tagged and what was said.
How do prospects feel about being tagged?
Here’s a message I received from a prospect
about the process: “I see the Tag Team approach in action and am
delighted to get these messages. It addresses the fundamental anxiety
that naturally arises when we put ourselves in the inquiring and
receiving position.
The Tag Team approach dispels a good part of that
anxiety and makes one feel supported by the accumulated experience of
an already functioning group.”
So what are you waiting for? Get your tag team
together and start gathering those leads!!!
Colleen Mandato is a full time Network Marketer
and mother of 10, living in the Catskill Mountains in New York.
Colleen welcomes comments and questions on working multiple programs
or working by computer. She can be reached by mail at P.O. Box 906,
Cairo, NY 12413, by phone at 518-622-2296 (except Sundays, please) or
e-mail at august12@aol.com
All seasons help us to recognize nature’s beauty and abundance,
but spring is truly the most remarkable of all the seasons. After the
rest of winter, we see signs of life all around us; the tender sprigs
of green grass emerging from the cool soil beneath our feet, buds
bursting forth from the tiniest blossom to the mighty oak and all of
wildlife is introducing their new generations. The days are getting
longer as the sun warms the earth.
And so it is with many of us and our business endeavors. We may be in
the spring of our business and we are filled with energy and hope as
we prepare for our spring planting season. Many elements will be out
of our control, but with diligence and L.U.C.K. we will experience
growth and prosperity. I believe we may create our own good fortune
and that is what I call the L.U.C.K. Principle.
L Like
what you are doing; your enthusiasm will spread to others.
U Understand
the concept of duplication and teach it to people in your
organization. Duplication is what sets our industry apart from all
others and makes it so exciting.
C Care
for your new ‘family’ by providing support and
encouragement. Schedule regular contact with your downline and have a
sincere interest in their success. Be available to answer questions
and, if you do not have an answer, let them know you will get back
with a response and then follow through.
K Know
your company and your product(s). Continue to learn because
knowledge and information will empower you and lead you to new heights.
For women, network marketing is a natural for we have been blessed
with the virtues of patience and perseverance. As we begin our new
season of growth, we will use our natural abilities, but if we throw
in a little L.U.C.K., we may be ensured a bountiful harvest. Good
L.U.C.K. to all.
Gini McCall is a real estate broker in Iowa.
She may be reached via e-mail at McAtty@aol.com.
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