| Watch out, they are waiting to devour you. You look | | | | have no intention of "duplicating" your doggedness. |
| like a tasty morsel to them. Get away from them | | | | You loose either way. Don't believe this shark! He's |
| quickly, save yourself time and money by identifying | | | | living in the dark ages, the before-the-internet era. He |
| these sharks and equipping yourself with the tools to | | | | probably doesn't buy things on-line either. And that's ok, |
| disperse these killers! | | | | you just get in the game. Find someone in your |
| Shark #1: The Expert Upliine | | | | company who is marketing on-line or find out who is |
| Your upline wants you to believe that he or she knows | | | | making a killing on-line and hook up with them. This one |
| it all and if you just follow them you'll get rich in no time! | | | | warning could save you years of frustration and loads |
| There are so many problems here and please don't | | | | of cash. Run! |
| fall for it or you'll be stuck, stuck, stuck. In the majority | | | | Shark #4: The Spend A Lot of Money To Make a |
| of cases your upline knows only a smidgen more than | | | | Little Money |
| you do about your business and even less about | | | | Of course, you wouldn't fall prey to this shark, unless |
| growing your business. Even if your upline admits to | | | | he's well concealed. And he is - concealed. All of a |
| being totally lost like you are, he will direct you to his | | | | sudden you will look up and find you have spent a |
| mentor who may or may not be a good person to get | | | | small fortune to stay "qualified." Ask yourself, "Qualified |
| information from. You owe it to yourself to do some | | | | for what?" If your company requires you to purchase |
| research. Get on your company's training calls, find out | | | | so much STUFF so you can be qualified for the |
| who the leaders are, and then Proceed With Caution. | | | | residual income you earn from your non-existent down |
| A lot of these so-called leaders are stuck in out dated | | | | line - Hold on! Until you have a team on which you can |
| and antiquated techniques. In fact, you really need to | | | | grow residual income, does it really make sense to be |
| get on the internet and hook up with some people who | | | | qualified? What about the companies that give you |
| are really things happen in network marketing. | | | | PRIZES for being the top seller (purchaser)? If the |
| Shark #2: The Company's Website | | | | prize is worth 50 cents and you bought 200 dollars |
| Ugh! You must understand, that beautiful website is | | | | worth of products, did you really win? Of course, you |
| there to show off your parent company. But, YOU are | | | | want to remain active in your company but don't go |
| your company now! If you constantly direct people's | | | | hog wild with the various products unless you plan on |
| attention to the "company" you loose credibility, or you | | | | using them or selling them. If your company has some |
| never build credibility, with your prospects. Company | | | | good products that you like, by all means use them. |
| website are notoriously low when it comes to | | | | Just don't make your living room, your kitchen and your |
| converting leads into prospects and prospects into | | | | bathroom a warehouse! P.S. You can make some |
| business partners. Instead, learn something about the | | | | very good money on your company's products if you |
| internet and marketing online, the options are endless | | | | have customers... |
| and there is a lot of money to be made. Find an | | | | Which brings us to shark number 5... |
| expert on website building or on internet marketing, | | | | Shark #5: The Don't Worry About a Team, Just Sell |
| learn about lead capture pages. The longer you count | | | | the Products |
| on the company's site the more money you loose. | | | | Yes, you do need a team if you want to experience |
| You have perhaps heard that nobody cares about | | | | the residual income paradise. It really is paradise to do |
| your company, they care about you. This can be a | | | | something once and to get paid on it over and over. |
| scary proposition to a new networker, but just keep it | | | | You have to learn how to build a team - Now! Again, |
| in mind as you start your journey. Stay up to date on | | | | get on line and find out how to do this. You need leads! |
| what's going on via the internet and soon you'll be the | | | | You need conversion! You need a capture page! |
| expert. | | | | Unless you want to be the queen of sales the rest of |
| Shark #3: The Anti-Internet Network Marketer | | | | your life, you must build a team! And it's not hard... Get |
| Oh, this shark is a killer. He will keep you calling your | | | | some training from someone who does not keep |
| family and friends, knocking your aunts, uncles and | | | | telling you to just keep trying. |
| cousins upside the head, passing out flyers in 90 | | | | There are other sharks out there seeking to devour |
| degrees, accosting poor innocents standing in line | | | | you. These five are not necessarily the most vicious, |
| behind you at the grocery store, destroying birthday | | | | they are the ones I've been thinking about lately, having |
| parties with your insistence on presenting a short "Bus | | | | just escaped their sharp teeth myself! Enjoy your |
| Opp", torturing your co-workers such that they avoid | | | | network marketing adventure. Some of the things your |
| even saying "hello" to you, etc, etc. You know what I'm | | | | leaders tell you really are true. It is a great industry. It |
| talking about, we've all been there. Let me tell you, | | | | provides invaluable training. Your self- esteem must go |
| there is an easier way! For those of us who press on | | | | up to succeed. And for a little money you can make a |
| no matter what (and you do need to develop a thick | | | | lot. |
| skin), we build a reasonable sized team of people who | | | | |