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How to Pick the Best Network Marketing Company for You

Oct 5

Posted by Wayne Woodworth in Network Marketing | No Comments

I have seen a lot of stuff lately about how to pick the best network marketing company, and some of them make some very good points. So I want to summarize some of the important things to look for in a company when you decide to start your network marketing business.

A Product or Service you are Passionate About

To be successful in a business you have to be passionate about it. In the case of network marketing, you have to be passionate about the product or service that the MLM company sells. When people buy the product from you it is going to be more about your passion for the product than the product itself. Likewise, when you approach someone to join you as a business partner, you want to pick people who you think will also be passionate about the product or service. For example, if you are a Mary Kay or Avon distributor then you probably won’t approach too many men about your business.

A Reputable Network Marketing Company

When you look at starting a network marketing business you want to build one that can be successful and generate you an income for a long time to come. A big part of that is the company that you partner with. I don’t pay much attention to new companies because, like any other business, a high percentage of them will fail during the first five years. I like old companies because they offer a level of security that new ones cannot offer. An established company has a proven product that provides a definite benefit that has been proven over and over, otherwise the company would have failed. They also have a proven compensation plan. If their distributors weren’t able to make money then again, the company would have failed.

Another part of that is to look at how long the distributors have been with the company. Is it a 10 year old company but none of the distributors have been there for more than a year? Why? Or is it a company that is 30 years old and there is a large number of distributors who have been with them for 15 or 20 years? If a company has distributors who have been around a long time then the company probably takes good care of the people in the field.

Cost of Doing Business

Finally, there is the cost of doing business. How much does it cost to sign up as a distributor with the network marketing company and what do you get for that money? Is there an autoship or other monthly costs? I don’t think these concerns are necessarily deal breakers as long as the company is reputable and provides a real product or service, but they will definitely affect you as you are getting your business going. If you are short on money, can you afford to keep your business going for the first six months until you develop an income from the business? These are important things that you need to keep in mind.

That’s what I look for when I’m looking at a company. I feel blessed that I found a network marketing company that has been around for 35 years and operating in the US for 21 years now. I also have access to distributors who have been with the company for 17 or 18 of those years, so they really  know how the business and the company works. You can find out more about this great company and working with me here.

If you found this helpful, I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below. Please share this with your friends on the social networks.

Wayne Woodworth

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How to Make Money with Internet Network Marketing

Aug 9

Posted by Wayne Woodworth in Network Marketing | 2 Comments

If the internet is the best place to build a network marketing business, then how do you use it to start making money quickly?

The quickest way to start making money in any network marketing business is by selling the company’s product at retail for a profit. To do that online you need a place to talk about the product and all of its benefits. I believe that a blog is the best way to do that.  The question now is, how do you take your blog readers and turn them into customers?

If you can sell your company’s product online, then you can link to it from your blog. When people come to your blog, read about your product, and are ready to buy immediately, then you have a sale. This will be a small percentage of the people visiting your site, but it is a great way to start making money from your network marketing business.

The problem is that these are one-time-only sales. You don’t have permission to keep in touch with them and encourage them to become repeat customers. That’s where a newsletter comes in. You’ve probably heard people say that “the money is in the list.” The list that they are referring to is a list of people who have opted-in so that you have permission to email them on a regular basis. You get people to opt-in by offering them something of value, like a newsletter, with an incentive for signing up.

How to Create Repeat Sales

Here’s what I have done. I created a newsletter on my product website that gives valuable information about topics related to the product that my MLM company offers. As an incentive, I give them a discount code worth 20% off on their next order. I use Aweber to handle the opt-in process and to send all of the emails to my list because they handle all of the legal issues with communicating with a list through email and compliance with the anti-spam laws.

Once they have signed up, I can keep in touch with them a few times a month. This helps me to create more value for my name, and my network marketing company’s product. The next time they are looking for a benefit that I can supply, they will come to my website to place their order. It works very well.

A great way to learn how to do this is to see how other people are doing it. If you would like to see mine in operation, the signup for the newsletter is on the right-hand side of my page at www.getmywellness.com/blog/. Sign up for the newsletter and see how I am using it to deliver value and keep in touch with my customers.

I hope you found this valuable. Please share your experience with creating a list or being on a list below. I would also appreciate it if you would share this with your followers on the social networks.

Wayne Woodworth

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How to Sell Nikken

Jul 30

Posted by Wayne Woodworth in Network Marketing | No Comments

I have had a few people searching my site for information about how to sell Nikken products and asking if they can sell Nikken on the Internet.

Many people think that they can’t sell MLM products online and that may be true depending on the particular MLM company. Nikken does allow Internet Marketing within certain strict limits. I have been selling Nikken products online for about 2 years and it accounts for nearly all of my product sales.

How to Sell Nikken Online

There are rules to selling Nikken products online and they are intended to protect both Nikken and the distributor from any complaints from regulatory agencies.

  • Any pictures of Nikken products have to be hosted by Nikken
  • Any orders for Nikken products have to go through the Nikken.com website
  • You can’t have any of your own descriptions of the product
  • NO MEDICAL CLAIMS

That’s pretty much it. I know, it what’s left, right? There is actually enough room left to be able to sell Nikken on the Internet. As I said, I have been doing it for about 2 years. The HTML “img” tag gives you the ability to display images hosted at another location and Nikken has images for all of their products, so their really is no need to have your own. As for all orders going through Nikken, that is a huge convenience for anyone wanting to sell product online. Secure shopping carts and an online payment processor are headaches. Thank Nikken for taking care of that for you.

That leaves how to sell product without giving much of a description about it. Instead of talking about the product, talk about the technology. People need to know about magnets, what they are and what they can do, and you can do that without talking about the product. The same thing goes for the importance of good nutrition and quality sleep. If you sell your customer on the benefits of magnets in general then they will click on the image of a magnetic product to get a specific description. You can see how I’m doing it at my product site, www.getmywellness.com. And remember, whenever you are talking about a health-related product from an MLM company, Nikken or otherwise, never make medical claims.

Where to Sell Nikken Online

As I already said, all orders for Nikken products have to go through the Nikken website. The rules out distributors selling products on sites like Ebay or Craigslist, and I have heard about Nikken contacting people when they find out. Of course, you will find Nikken products on those sites but they probably won’t be listed by distributors, so you can’t go to Nikken if there is a problem.

The best way to sell Nikken products for normal people is to have a blog. You can talk about the benefits of the technology and display the pictures of the product from Nikken. Nikken has also made some of their professionally done videos available on YouTube and they are easy to embed in a blog post. That is what I recommend and teach to anyone who joins my team and wants to do this online.

One final thing. My experience is that Nikken will work with you. They understand that the Internet is a great way to get the word out about the products. My site wasn’t always compliant and the first letter that I received from them sounded a little scary. When I called them though, the were friendly and told me exactly what I needed to do to be compliant and they gave me the time to get the changes made. Everyone I have talked to with Nikken has been helpful.

If you found the helpful or have any comments, please share them in a comment below. I would love to hear what you have to say. Also, please share this with your followers on the social networks.

Wayne Woodworth

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