“Eighty percent of success is showing up” ~ Woody Allen

While showing up is important, actually functioning as a marketer and as a communicator is VITAL to success in network marketing.

Too often I hear hypey, “All you need is this SYSTEM and the business runs itself” or some version of that nonsense.

People have bought into the lie that they don’t have to do anything. The product just “SELLS ITSELF!” Or, “OUR SYSTEM DOES ALL THE WORK!”

Well, I am sorry to burst some people’s bubble but, NO REAL BUSINESS works that way.

There are a lot of things that we need to be working on to build a business that will create a life of FREEDOM. Two things that are crucial to a successful network marketing business are marketing and communication.

ONLY Pro-Active Action Builds A Lifestyle of FREEDOM!

Plain and simple, you MUST be pro-actively marketing and communicating in your business.

If you have a website, your goal is to get massive amounts of people to your website. The larger the numbers, the larger success you will have.

The degree of success you will have depends on YOU and how much marketing and communicating you do!

To my astonishment, I have had downline members, who say they want a successful business, yet they don’t respond to emails or phone calls. Checking and responding to email is one of the daily tasks that should not be neglected.

The sad thing is that I have had a couple of people respond to an email I sent them a month ago. Really??? It takes a MONTH to respond to my email? Are you taking that long to respond to prospects on your website?

Communication is one of the top priorities in your business. If a prospect is on your website and sends you an email, you must respond quickly.

Welcome new distributors and customers and communicate with them. It is a good idea to write a newsletter or a blog so you can communicate things they need to know.

Newton’s First Law of Motion states, “An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion.” It’s time to get it in gear. It’s time to make things happen.

Yes, it is challenging to build momentum from a complete standstill. If you want FREEDOM of working from home, it is imperative that you start and keep moving forward.

I speak from experience, I have been working entirely from home for over 10 years. There is not much better feeling than the freedom that that comes from working at home.

Look to the horizon and take the next step – however small – and keep moving forward!

Melodie Kantner

Melodie is the author of EFT For Network Marketers, publisher of Grade A Notes Newsletter (for 12 years), Network Marketing Success for Ordinary People and Esteem Power Newsletter. She has been in the network marketing industry for 16 years, 14 years with one company. Melodie has been teaching EFT to network marketers for about 10 years.

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“We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” ~ Lee Iococca

The economy is bad these days. It is effecting people everywhere. I see friends and family suffering and I hear them complaining about their situation. All the while my business is THRIVING.

Network marketing tends to be one type of business that does well in times of economic down times. One reason for that is because people are looking for ways to supplement their income.

Really, the way you look at it has a lot to do with whether your business will thrive or take a dive in a bad economy. I see it in my own downline. Some are thriving and growing their business while some are having their sales volume fall off. The ones who are dropping in sales volume are moaning about how bad the economy is and saying they can’t get anyone to buy anything. They are projecting poverty mentality and it is literally shutting down their business.

Your mindset, the words you use and the energy you radiate have a lot to do with how successful your business will be, especially in a bad economy.

When I began my network marketing career, over 13 years ago, I was going through a tough time financially. My energy and belief was at a really low point. At the time, I was also a struggling artist doing art shows and selling Rainbow Cleaning Systems on the side. Both of those involved sales. Both of those I was failing miserably at.

At the time I hadn’t yet learned about mindset and the power of the Law of Attraction. I just knew I couldn’t sell anything if my life depended on it. I was radiating the energy of desperation which actually repelled buying customers.

Since that time I have spent a lot of time learning about how the words we use, the emotions and the energy we radiate effects how successful we will be. If we are worrying about the economy and how expensive things are, that sends an energy that actually repels sales. This is not the energy we want if we are intending to build a successful business.

It is important to have a strong belief in your business and your products. Not only that, but you also need to realize and BELIEVE that you have a potential solution for many people’s economic crisis.

Some of the greatest growth in this industry happens when the economy is bad. Are you going to see this as an opportune time to build your business or are you going to join the masses and be paralyzed with fear?

Hey, why not check out the Super Simple Marketing Series and give your business a kick in the pants?

Melodie Kantner

Melodie is the author of EFT For Network Marketers, publisher of Grade A Notes Newsletter (for 12 years), Network Marketing Success for Ordinary People and Esteem Power Newsletter. She has been in the network marketing industry for 16 years, 14 years with one company. Melodie has been teaching EFT to network marketers for about 10 years.

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