Archive for December, 2009

Let me first begin by saying Shaklee is a fantastic MLM opportunity for the right person if you want to be able to leverage yourself and achieve financial freedom, as is with most any MLM. I have been around Shaklee most of my life and my Mom and brother are distributors in Shaklee. My Mom has sold Shaklee Products and has been involved for almost three decades now. So I can tell you that it is a solid company, with wonderful products, has a great compensation plan and has defiantly stood the test of time.

However, if you want to be successful in your Shaklee venture, you have to have more than a fantastic product.  You must have a good system that you can make work for you . With the main objective of getting more reps and sell more product or you’re going nowhere. A lot of those that get signed up in Shaklee and don’t succeed at all because they try and build their Shaklee business in such a fashion that doesn’t suit them at all. If you want to succeed in Shaklee you’re going to have to bring in a lot of new sign-ups, and traditional methods that your up-line might be teaching you possibly is not the right way for you. Here are some ways to help you get more sign-ups fast!

First, ask yourself what you’re best at. Are you skilled at talking in front of people? Are you talented at talking to people on the phone? Are you creative? Are you good on a computer? You’re primary personal skill set should determine your business building methods. Creative people tend to be better at building through advertising campaigns, where people who have huge spheres of influence tend to be better at doing local events.

Second, Focus on one building method at a time only. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve seen trying to build a network marketing business and they jump from one method to another before they ever get any good at one thing. If you want to make a long lasting Shaklee success story, you need to build your business in a way that is extremely focused around your core skills.

Third, Focus your energy on recruiting distributors and selling product. Those are the only activities that produce income in Shaklee, and if you’re focusing on non productive activities you’re going to stay frustrated in your business. Focus your energy and you’ll gain more momentum simply by being clear about what you’re doing.

Fourth, Make a commitment that no matter what that you’ll reach your goals in your business. Write them down, be realistic and set short and long term goals.

Finally, just be teachable. If you want to make it to your goals in Shaklee opportunity, you’re going to have an entire company and up-line support system who are willing to help you reach your goals. Find someone who has a similar personality and who has had success and emulate their behavior.

I personally have brought my opportunity online with article and video marketing with great success. If your interested in learning how to market yourself online, on the upper right hand side of  my blog you will find a place to sign up for my free training and system to help you succeed in Shaklee.

I have been around multilevel marketing for the better part of  my life.  My parents are in the multilevel marketing business.  They built quite a successful business and it was all done by building relationships first and then selling the product.  In today’s world it is a little more difficult to do MLM the old style way.  The old style way is great and has its uses but with the global internet community there is so much more opportunity to succeed.

The first thing to do is get into the right state of mind.  Stop thinking about making a lot of money fast; none of that thinking about getting just two more in your down line etc.  Remember you want to build long and lasting relationships.  You can achieve this  by helping others reach their goals. You will want to learn for yourself all the significant tools and materials out there about your business and about what software is out there to help your mlm reach its full potential.  Use your own situation as a coaching tool.  Describe your struggles and what you had to do to overcome them.  Be assertive, free and open with your guidance.

Second, while the time spent away from home prospecting and trying to generate leads are going to be a thing of the past you still need to remember that this will still be be work. You can’t take the “people” aspect out of an of an MLM business. You will need to spend time getting in contact with and talking to your leads over the internet, through e-mail and/or on the telephone.  You will need to work generating leads with however you have decided to market yourself online.  You pick your pace and you pick your style and be confident in what you do. Foucus and hone in on what ever method you choose. What’s so great about bringing your mlm online is you will learn how to connect with people and build lasting relationships; the foundation of your business. And it just plan fun!

Third learn how to use the Internet.  There are automated systems out there that can help you dominate the web and funnel more leads than you thought possible into your business.  Use the internet to connect with people with sites such as linked in, facebook, my space and twitter and other social networks. Setup a blog and start writing about your business. Something that is even more powerful is be sure to tell personal stories. Write articles and post them to all relevant article directories and other sources. There are tools to make this quick and easy. (I can help you with these important steps, call or sign up on my free training.) Set up a sales funnel that will allow you to introduce your affiliate web sites with training material and tools as well as your main business opportunity, in doing so you have two chances to generate leads multiplied by however many articles of information you have produced.  Remember the more articles and information that you have out there the more sources you have pointing back to your main web site.

You can triumph in what ever your mlm opportunity your in.  You can help others to succeed.  You can educate yourself.  You can be yourself and build relationships that will take you to the next level.  Change your mind set, use the internet, educate yourself and be prepared to work hard.  Once you set up your funnel you can spend more time connecting with new leads, building a business and spending time with your family.