What do you dislike about network marketing?
Today I read a random survey of active network marketers. They were asked the question, “What do you dislike about network marketing?” Most of the answers did not surprise me and a few were worth passing on.
Here they are:
I think the thing that puts me off about MLM (in general) is all the meetings. The best time I had with a product was when I was totally ignorant and just told people what the product did for me. People would ask me if I could pick some up for them when I ordered again and I grew a decent customer base and began to make money. The uplines tend to take the “fun” out of it.
I know that retailing isn’t the same as business building, but I hate the emphasis on recruiting. You know, before you even get into the door yourself they (upline) want lists and three-ways, etc. Can’t a person just get used to the retailing before we start bringing in others to train and teach?
The challenge between following the company’s success plan, and my own personal plan. They sometimes conflict, especially if it comes to recruiting for the business on the first call.
My philosophy for the last 24 years in Nu Skin has been one of inclusion. As a leader it is important for me to support all of the ways in which my team members want to build a business.
The way to be a more supportive leader is to ask new distributors: What would you like to do first – recruit or create customers? Don’t pressure them to buy 5 kits and recruit if they want to build a customer base first. And don’t pressure them to turn every customer into a distributor. You’ll likely lose the customer as well.
Really, upline, do you care what they do to make money as long as they stay in Nu Skin? You’ll risk losing them because you pressure them too much and take the fun out of it.
So can you relate? Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
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