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