What do these 4 things have in common?
- repairing a car
- buy a house
- Make a bad financial investment
- Getting Started in Internet Network Marketing
Answer: You don’t get exactly what you thought you were initially paying for.
Car Repair – You bring in your car to get new brakes, but before you know it, you need a new engine and you need to fix the transmission. Oh yeah… and new brakes.
Buying a house – the house is in perfect condition… until you discover that the basement is leaking, the boiler doesn’t always work and there are ghosts in the attic. Oh!
Making a bad financial investment, well… maybe you were rich… unfortunately, now you may be broke! I am sorry.
Internet Network Marketing – Simply sign up for this monthly membership and training system, and you’ll have everything you need to get up and running. Goal, no!
Two months later, you are “offered” the pay-per-click package, the Twitter program your way to success, the outsource or die system, the mystery keyword debunker, the electronic game Beat Google at its own game, sizzling cards of $100 (we did something like this 10 years ago) and so on.
These days, there are more “internet marketing gurus” than there are dieters. That’s because it’s the “You” Inc. brand. Now everyone can be an “expert.” And then we spent months beating the offline approach to network marketing. Now, behold, I hear what we should do together offline and online. Do I smell a new product being launched? Can you say… “affiliate commission”?
Truth be told, both online and offline work. Find what works with your style and personality and work on it. Most do not fail due to poor systems and techniques. Most fail because they never really start. You must be committed to learning how to build your business effectively.
As a consumer, just tell me up front, so I can be an informed shopper. So you max out credit cards and you’re more confused and overwhelmed now than when you first signed up for your free (or almost free) trial. I just don’t want to feel like I keep throwing my money down what seems like a bottomless pit.
The people are fighting. Many are desperate. Unfortunately, people grow gullible when it looks like they are about to lose the farm, so they accept the promise without understanding the fine print.
Good writing also influences this vulnerability. Greed and dishonesty also play a role. Interesting… these were two of the causes of the economic crisis. It’s time for compassionate capitalism and copyrights that sell but still state the facts.
Look… I believe that in order to be successful in network marketing on the Internet, you need to know several ways to build a list. I also think that because people are desperately looking for additional income, we should break things down a bit better for newbie (not in profit mode), intermediate (making profit, but not 4 figures yet), and then advanced (making enough money to reinvest in your business and pay a bill or three).
You, as a budding consumer and entrepreneur, need to work on yourself through personal development so that you can grow, believe in yourself, and make sound decisions. Books, seminars, giving and having quality relationships are excellent ways to help you grow.
If you’re procrastinating and just want to “try” network marketing, good luck. I promise you that you will fail no matter how good the company or training is. “Prove” is not a strong enough commitment. It will not give you a strong enough emotion to overcome the ups and downs that come with any endeavor.