MLM Basics for Network Marketing

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

Why is it that Network Marketing is so attractive to so many and not to others? What I have learned since being in the Network Marketing Industry is that the lack of what I call MLM basics is the answer. Not necessarily a problem, but the answer to the question in my eyes. You should have a better idea of what MLM basics are once you read this post, or at least that is my goal. From one who has struggled in this Industry for so many years.

The whole idea of Network Marketing is to build networks with people who have the same goal which is selling and buying that is the goal in this wonderful industry. The internet is the best place where else can you reach millions of people in an instant or to put it plainly at the touch of a button. Now I know that percentages are estimations and most are thought up on the fly, but I remember hearing that there are approximately 76 million networkers online and that is not including the non-network marketers which can reach into the billions if you really think about it. What a great place to be to build your business right? No better place my friend just stick with it.

I got into this industry so I can be free of the bullcrap that is going on in the corporate world, and dealing with the one track minds that are ridiculous. Meeting the people who are in this Industry has been a real joy for me. Nowhere else will you meet people like the ones in this Network Marketing niche. The positive outlook on life and upbeat personalities are contagious. Get in if you are not and grow as a person let alone a business owner it will be the best thing you can do for yourself and your family, and your relationship with your spouse if you are married will be elevated from your new sense of being.

Domain Readiness

When we begin our online domination the first task you want to do is begin to create your online presence. This is the most important first step you need to master. Getting things like a domain name for your personal branding is a necessity Godaddy.com is the place to go for that. You can pick just about any name you would want if it is available. You don’t have to do this but I got a domain with my name in it, there really aren’t too many people with the same name as yours so you might get lucky just keep it simple and attractive. Besides I have been watching a lot of top leaders and they too have their names in their domains.

Remember the rule of thumb here in this Industry. If you want to have the success that other top leaders are having do exactly what they are doing, and this is just one step with your domain.

Website Readiness

Depending on what company or business you choose to build your dynasty websites are already setup for you all you really have to do is have your domain name hosted to that website url. There are hosting services for you to utilize for this task, Godaddy and Hostgator just to name a couple are good. If you are new it will take some time to get your website noticed because it is not an authority site.

An authority site gets a ton of traffic to it on a daily basis, platforms like Empower Network and Myleadsystempro are high authority sites. Myleadsystempro has its own hosting so that is a total win there you have a way better chance to get your page ranked and your domain.

If you are building your own website you need to make sure that you have these things set in place with information that prospects will need in order to do business with you. This here is another MLM basic for your Network Marketing business. Again that is if you choose to take on the task of building your own website.

First, you want to make sure that information about your company the product it has to offer and information about the opportunity is present:

Second, Information about how someone can get training to build their very own business:

Third, reasons why they would be foolish not to join your team and the advantages of joining:

Fourth, a way they can order product and if possible join you in your business:

Remember that if you don’t want to have to hassle with all of this setup there are companies that have these in place for you.

A Definite Must Have

You will definitely need a system or service in which you will be able to send follow-up emails such as an auto responder we mentioned earlier. Especially once you start to generate a lot of traffic you will need a service to help you keep up automatically so you can concentrate on more important things. There are a few to choose from and prices vary so choose one that will have what you need to accomplish your goal in following up with your prospects.

These are just a few to start with in learning the Network marketing MLM Basics. These are absolutely need to know things if you don’t have a system already with most if not all of these things in place already.

Again my preferred attraction marketing system is Myleadsystempro, I recommend it because it takes a lot of the guess work out of the equation for you a real simple step by step system a lot of top earners are using it so I would be a fool not too as well.

Empower Network is another platform I recommend for blogging, a system that pays you 100% affiliate commission and all you have to do is provide content. The value that is within this platform is priceless, if you want to know the how to process from top earners in the Industry literally spill the beans on everything absolutely a must have.

Now What Next?

Once you have everything set in place pay attention here because a lot of people miss this next step. You need to market your site and or system. Without it you are not going anywhere in your business.  There are lots of ways to market the key is sticking to it for more than few months instead of quitting and then trying something else. I fell into that dumb mentality don’t let it happen to you.

Here are some marketing strategies that some people use to get their message across:

PPC (pay per click)

Forums and groups

Banners for advertising

Free classifieds (craigslist)

These are all good methods to use to get exposure and attract prospects some cost money some don’t all in all we are in this business to earn so we must invest. My favorite strategies are Article Marketing, Blogging and Attraction Marketing, with these strategies you can establish yourself as an expert and attract those who are looking for someone just like you. Through the content you are sharing the insight you can bring to the table that will help someone is what it is all about.

Understanding Network Marketing online MLM Basics really isn’t that hard all you need is the absolute desire with proper systems and tools to get you going in the right direction. Having the right team and leader is an absolute must, but the key and your goal is to learn how to attract people to you and your website or blog.

As you begin to attract prospects which will turn to leads, you’ll need to make sure you have a system to keep track of them.  Aweber is a great system to use it has a process in place to keep track of a prospect’s name, e-mail, phone number and address. This is definitely a MLM Basic for Network Marketing

Another MLM basic for your Network Marketing business is once a prospect’s in your database, you will want to send them a personal e-mail to see if they found the information on your site to be valuable and to determine their level of interest in your business and again services like Aweber and Getresponse can do that for you especially if your list starts growing.

You want to drip feed them so use e-mails to create a rapport with the prospect and move them toward a phone call. If you have an effective web presentation and follow-up system there’s a good chance that prospect or lead will join your business or buy your product.

The keys to being successful in Network Marketing is creating solid presence, consistency and persistence is vital so stick with it until it produces the results you are looking for this is key.

Remember your success and persistence isn’t just for you but your family as well. Remember why you started this journey. You could go back to doing what you were doing and be miserable or stick with it and reap the benefits. Learning the Network Marketing MLM basics is easier than you think just stick with it and be willing to learn there is no room for pride in the beginning…

Be Blessed, Your success is all of our success in the Industry we are one here not out just for ourselves but the whole community that is the reason why we share what we do so we can take over our lives and fight the forces of evil together…