7 Recruiting Tips that Work

When Recruiting prospects for your Network Marketing Business, it is easy to get caught up in the moment. Before you know it, your prospects has said “Thank you, but I am not interested” and walked away.

Here is a list of tired and true tips on keeping your prospects interested and signing them up.

1. One of the biggest mistake everyone makes with recruiting is looking for the “perfect” recruit. You often overlook someone who may be really interested in your business. Remember don’t ever judge a book by its cover.

2. Speak to everyone you know about your Business. Don’t be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone. Remember your business is only open when your mouth is.

3. Don’t wait for someone to approach you about your business. Chances are they never will. Be proactive and share your business with everyone you know.

4. When talking to your prospect, listen to their needs and show them how your product or service can help them. For Example, if a prospect is interested in the health benefits that your product offers them and their family, focus on that and respond with the information they need. It is not the time to go into an in-depth conversation about how Dynamic Vertical Compression works.

5. Build a relationship with your prospects, and don’t pressure them. Always remember that some prospects are ready for your opportunity immediately and some are not. Timing is everything, you just have to be patient and persistant (not pushy) until the time is right for them.

6. Communication is a two-way street. Be aware of what your prospect understands. Many of the terms and concepts you present may be new. Keep it simple and ask follow up questions to make sure they understand what you have presented.

7. Do not overwhelm them with all of the details at first. You want them hungry to hear more when you are finished. Share with them enough that they can make a decision, but not more than they can handle. For example, you can cover the points of the compensation plan such as the First Order Fast-Start Bonus in detail because this is how a new person will make their initial money. The details of the reminder of the plan can be covered at a later date.

Dream Big

Jose Blanco

Overcoming adversity!

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.“Ambrose Redmoon”

There is nothing more discouraging then losing momentum in your business. It doesn’t matter what type of business you operate, there will always be a period when you start losing sales or market share. One of the biggest reasons people quit in our industry is because people quit on them along the way. That is why it is very important to have a “why” when you start a business. “Why’s” keep us moving forward, even when we tell ourselves it is better to quit. “Determination, patience and courage are the only things needed to improve any situation”Anonymous.

The very first business I started was a real estate company. My family thought I was crazy cause I quit a high paying job and poured my saving of over fifty thousand dollars into this business, only to have it fail six months later. So now six month into my venture I was jobless and broke. That is when a friend introduce me to the wonderful world of Network Marketing, where you can start a business for a low start up cost, which to tell you the truth I didn’t have much to invest, but I had nothing to lose at the time, so I went for it. Now I am not going to say that my initial investment paid off quickly, but it grow little by little every month. I will also admit that all but a few people that I have personally enrolled have quit my Network Marketing business, but because my “why” is bigger then me, I keep moving forward. To me nothing will get in my way to accomplish my goals. Not my family, friends, or business partners. When you have a goal nothing should stand in your way. I have included a great article on Overcoming Adversity from Amrit Hallen!

Jose Blanco

Overcoming Adversity

October 14th, 2007 by Amrit Hallan

Do you ever think that there is no end to the problems you face? Do you feel that with each step forward, adverse circumstances pull you two steps back? If so, then welcome to the majority. Most people feel the same way. A wise person rightly said that pain is inevitable but suffering is optional. You have to decide how much suffering your pain is going to inflict upon yourself and those around you.Here are a few ways of thinking that will help you turn adversity into a postive experience.

Adversity is a Symptom, Not a Cause

Frequently adversity is a symptom of some other, deeper problem. You just lost your job, and you may think this is a devastating turn of events. But do you try to figure out why you lost a job? What made you so dispensable? Was it the right career for you?Similarly, if you are sick or your loved one is sick, try to figure out why the sickness has happened. Is it your lifestyle? Is it the environment around you? Is it simply your attitude?As physical pain is a symptom of some malady, your adversity is a symptom of another problem. Although your first priority is to handle the current situation, you should make a mental note of the source of the problem. Unless you solve it, you’ll keep getting into similar situations.

Adversity is a Lesson

The busyness of our lives doesn’t allow us time to pause and appreciate the people we have around us. Adversity often awakens us to the treasures that are far more important than money and material possession: our health, our family and our friends.Sudden financial losses teach us that we shouldn’t base our happiness on money. An illness teaches us to be humble and lead a healthy life. A sudden loss in the family makes us appreciate the cycle of birth, life and death. Such things may seem superficial, but you should learn from adversities if you don’t want them to control your life.

Adversity is Guidance

Sometimes adversity comes to your life to suggest that it’s time to change course. For example, when someone leaves you there is no use sulking and blaming yourself (and even the other person, frankly). Instead you should take it as a sign that a newer and more enlightened relationship should be sought that is more meaningful or constructive. Or maybe you should invest your time in other pursuits for the time being.”I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet,” Confucius said, and this is so true. Rather than getting bogged down with our own problems we should pay attention to people who happily survive, and even prosper, despite all odds. When you open your eyes and have a look at the larger world, you’ll be happy to know how well life has treated you.This is a guest post by Amrit Hallan. Amrit has just begun sharing his thoughts on life at Lifeonomy and maintains a how-to blog at HowToPlaza where he publishes links to the latest how-to blog posts and articles from all over the web.

Stop listening to self proclaimed Network Marketing Guru’s? If you want to Grow!

I know what you may be thinking? “OK Jose if you say stop listening to self proclaimed  Network Marketing Guru’s, why should we listen to you?”

Well honestly you shouldn’t! OK OK let me back track a little and tell you why I believe we as Network Marketer need to trust our own instincts more.

When I first started my Network Marketing business I honestly made it harder then it should have been. I would spend hours reading books on Network Marketing. I would also spend hours searching the Web for more information that would help grow my business faster, but all I would ever find was websites of self proclaimed Guru’s who wanted me to sign up for their newsletter, or who won’t share information unless I joined their company. Now I have found some great information that has helped grow my business, but I had to filter through a lot of information to get those nuggets.

What I mean by we need to trust our own instincts is people who learn to connect with others will succeed faster then people who just learn how to say the right things to someone. My business grow when I stopped listening to other people’s advice and started trusting my own instincts on how to connect with a new person. When we are young and making friends, we didn’t read books or talked to an up line to make that new friend connection. We just make it! We walk up to someone and start talking, sometimes we make a new friend and some times we don’t. When prospecting for new partners for your business it should basically be the same, walk up to someone, introduce yourself, and just try to make the connection. Do Not Sell them on your business! All you are trying to do is make a new connection, PERIOD! Eventually as the connection grows they will become interested in what you do and join you in your adventure, but if not that is OK too because now more then anything you have made a new friend and that could be worth more then just signing someone up for your business.

Our business is very unique, yes we do have products and services, but people do not join because of these things. People join your business because they trust that together you will be able to achieve their goals.

“You will make more friends in a week by getting yourself interested in other people than you can in a year by trying to get others people interested in you (Arnold Bierce).

Dream Big

Jose Blanco