| Network Marketing, also called MLM | | | | other.Request information from several people |
| (multi-level marketing) can be very | | | | or companies before making a decision.You |
| profitable. Many companies operate in this | | | | don't need any qualifications to join. You |
| way, for example Amway, Kleeneze and the Body | | | | will be trained by the company you join to |
| Shop.The main requirement for this business | | | | sell the product you choose.Once you have |
| is to be good at selling. Don't despair if | | | | chosen the company you wish to sell for, you |
| you're a shy wallflower as selling is a skill | | | | will need to purchase their basic kit - this |
| that can be learned, and in most network | | | | can be as little as a short training guide |
| marketing companies you should be provided | | | | and some catalogues, to a package of |
| with plenty of training materials and | | | | products, stationery, catalogues and training |
| help.When you join a network marketing | | | | materials. You should not be required to buy |
| company there are two ways of earning money. | | | | the products yourself to sell on. It is |
| Firstly, by selling the company's products to | | | | common however, to be expected to pay for |
| the customer, you would then receive a | | | | some samples of the products at up to $200.It |
| percentage of the products you sell. Secondly | | | | is then up to you to make contacts to sell |
| you can also recruit other sales agents, | | | | the products. You can sell through friends |
| while continuing to sell the products | | | | and their friends, work colleagues, special |
| yourself. You would then receive commission | | | | events, schools (check first), holding a |
| for every sale your agents make also.Although | | | | party, or anywhere you can leave a catalogue |
| this is a profitable way to earn money, don't | | | | in their business or office.To work in |
| be fooled by claims that it is easy to earn | | | | network marketing you will need energy and |
| money with little effort.It can be possible | | | | resilience and a tough skin to cope with the |
| to get into a position whereby you build a | | | | many rejections!At the start you may only be |
| large network of sellers, who provide you | | | | making a small amount, but successful people |
| with an income with their efforts, but you | | | | with a big network can make $200,000.However |
| have to put in the work and it doesn't happen | | | | this is not common and the average earnings |
| overnight.If you are good at selling and are | | | | are around $8,000 a year.ProsIf you are |
| prepared to put in the work then this could | | | | comfortable with selling and have or can make |
| be a very good way of making money.There are | | | | contacts you could persuade to sell to, you |
| a wide range of products available to make | | | | can make good money.Good way of meeting |
| money. Choose a company whose products you | | | | people.Flexible working hours.Help, training |
| like and perhaps would buy yourself, as this | | | | and encouragement from your upline (the |
| will make it much easier to sell.Also make | | | | person that you joined the networking company |
| sure there are not too many agents for the | | | | through)Ready-made businessConsLot of time |
| company in the area you would like to work. | | | | and effort required.Initial earnings can be |
| This would make it difficult to sell a | | | | quite low.Could lose friends if you try too |
| reasonable amount.Try to find a proactive, | | | | hard to sell products to them or try to make |
| experienced and helpful agent when deciding | | | | them become agents too.Start up costs |
| on which company to join. They will be the | | | | (although usually relatively low - less that |
| ones providing you with the most training and | | | | $200.Must be good at selling, or be willing |
| advice. Some agents | | | | to learn how to sell.Chris Mulberry enjoys |
| | | | working at home providing training and ideas |
| provide regular training sessions and online | | | | for home based businesses. |
| forums to help and encourage each | | | | |