Obsessed With “6 Figures”
Posted by: Bob Firestone under Business Development, General Rants, Leadership
You have the potential to make a six figure income within six months by joining (Company Name Removed) as an Independent Marketing Representative.
I have google alerts setup for several different MLM companies. Every day I get emails reporting where on the blog-o-sphere these companies are showing up. The report includes a snippet of text around the word to see how its used to judge if clicking the link is worth my time. Recently there has been an abnormal number of references to “join company XYZ and make 6 figures!” This isn’t just from a single company it is across the board.
Why are these people so obsessed with pitching an incomprehensible dream?
For most people the idea of making $100,000+ is ridiculous. According to the Wall Street Journal in 2007 (pre economic meltdown) an individual making $97k a year was in the top 7% of income earners and for an entire households that was top 20%. In 2008 the Census Bureau calculated the median household income in the US was $50,303. I am fairly good at math so I am pretty sure $100,000 is a lot more than $50,000.
The “6 Figure” income claim it not genuine, not truthful and not credible. The way I see it is telling people they will make double what they are making now creates false expectations and gives them the information they need to make an uninformed decision.
The company and the product could be the greatest thing since sliced bread and because of your lack of credibility they will never know.
The way to build credibility is by being genuine, honest and delivering on your promises. Stop trying to fill peoples heads with fantasy land nonsense find out what’s important to them. What would an extra $500 or $1,000 a month do for you? You don’t know the true objection with out first learning the true desire.
The triple net bottom line is if you want to succeed you need to be credible and to be credible you need to care.
What Floats Your Boat?
Posted by: Bob Firestone under General Rants
I truly believe that my opportunity is the best thing going. I also know that for many of the people I speak to, my opportunity is not right for them. What is important is these people go out and find something that does get them excited and motivated to take action.
The profession of network marketing is extremely diverse with companies producing an amazingly wide variety of products and services. The right opportunity is out there waiting for you, it is now just a matter of finding it.
What You Actually Get Paid To Do
Posted by: Bob Firestone under General Rants, Leadership
There seems to be some miscommunication and faulty information getting passed around about how you get earn money in Network Marketing.
I have read dozens of “Special Reports” and “Insider Secret Guides” about building a profitable MLM business it is very clear to me why people are so confused. After a lot of talk about twitter and facebook and other ways to spend your time they all forget to say none of that is going to directly get you paid!
There are only two activities that you can do that ends with you putting money in your pocket…
- Selling product
- Recruiting someone who sells product
At the end of the day the business we have chosen is very simple, Move Product – Get Paid.
Arguing With Stupid People Will Kill You
Posted by: Bob Firestone under General Rants
Here is the deal there are a lot of stupid people on the internet and the rise of social media has given them all a platform and a bullhorn to be able to share their ignorance with everyone. How do you handle it? If I can recommend don’t do what I did today. Watch the video to find out what that was…
Question: How do you not let stupid people ruin your day on different social media sites?
