MLM People Vs Numbers, Which is It ?
Wow - the so called training that “some” so called mentors give just astounds me - I am a firm believer that MLM, Network Marketing is a people business - it is NOT a numbers game, just get them in the deal, won’t matter if they quit just get more !!!
When I see this, it makes my blood boil - People working to make an extra bit of income from Network Marketing are real, they have feelings and emotions- they have families and people that depend on them.
I have been coaching a lady, marvelous person really -but she has been “closed” into several deals and subsequently she beleived that her road to success was to “close” people in her deals.
I am going to share the email correspondence that we have had over the past few days I know this is a bit long–but I feel this is a very valuable lesson
Joan (not her real name)
Sent me this email after a short conversation in which she asked me, f my Mentoring for Free activites was in reality a gusie to recruit people into my network marketing business My answer was definitely not this is the first in a series of emails
Hi Sarah,
Yes, you are really recruiting, even though you are mentoring. I asked you to send me an e-mail and let me
know what business you are in. You have not done that. I am not interested in phone conversation. I don’t do that sort of thing. I have done that for 20 years. I am not doing
that anymore. If you prefer not to let me know by email that’s OK.
Sincerely,
Joan
Were I working to recruit Joan (not her real name) I would have not only told her my business but actively worked to recruit her
This is my reply email
Joan
No I am not recruiting You absolutley not - my network marketing business is done aside from my mentoring I really wanted to talk and say hi if you are not interested in the training well thats Your decision The seminars are awesome - and no I am really are not recruiting you. You have stated that you were in a business, you are not a prospect. I am here to find out how I can help YOU
take care
Sarah
From Joan (not her real name)
No it does not make any sense at all. I absolutely do not understand why you do not reveal your company name. Are you ashamed of it. I signed up in xyz -abct today. I was looking for a blank company. I don’t know what company you are in Sarah but I have never in my entire life seen or heard of anyone not willing to reveal the name of their company if someone asks. I am stunned. How on earth do you ever sign anyone up. I have been in sale 22 yrs. I am stunned.
Joan
I had told Joan (not her real name) that I firmly beleived that Network Markeitng is people business - You need to build lifelong realtionships with people to fully develop your self and yourteam - True success requires a team of people working together
Joans (not her real name) reply
Sarah,
Sales is also a numbers business. I don’t know where you are getting this information about a lifetime thing You are loosing money. Free Mentoring is all over the Internet. Five or even Three years ago Free Mentoring was the thing now everyone is doing it and making profits.(from Sarah how can you make a profit if it is free ??) If you don’t stop this waiting until “you” think someone is “ready” you are doing both yourself and the other person both an injustice. They will go someplace else and sign up and get a sponsor who just does not care. If I were you I would re-think what I was doing. At this moment believe it or not I am in 5 free mentoring things webinars, videos, conference calls, I will not do one on one’s I get e-mail
seminar’s I get ebooks I get everything.
And I still have more people after me free free free free.
That’s all I hear And these are from the gruru’s who are Not trying to get me into anything. It’s a game as to who can be the biggest mentor. Sarah it a game They all now what to be the Biggest and Best Mentor Free if you don’t believe me do the research. Just do the research. I am saying this to you to help you. Those people who leave you are going to another mentor With xyz–abc I signed up yesterday or the day before I don’t remember. I ave had 4 emails with website links, phone messages all from different people All excited All asking if I needed them they would be
there.
Not one of those people trying to push themselve on me with a mentoring program. All just wanting to help me with my sponsoring and selling. That’s what I need. I need to make money. They want to help me make money.
I don’t care how awful the guru’s have been they are cleaning up their act.
They are now wanting to be the Biggest and Best Free mentoring. My uplines in xyz–abc are interested in one thing. Helping me to build my downline as fast as possible. I
really like that. I know if I send people to any of them my people won’t have to hear about a mentoring program. My people will hear OK let’s build you and downline
let’s make you money and let’s move your products. I’m a sales person Sarah I trained sales people and I knowhow to train sales people and I know what people want. People want Immediate gratification. People want money their pocket they don’t care what you or I want they care what they want. They want money.I like you Sarah. But you are living in the 80’s This is 2008 Do the Internet research.
Joan
Joan
I did take my time after reading your email (below) prior to writing this response -I do not agree with you - although sales maybe a numbers game MLM is not - it is a people and realtionship process that builds true wealth.
When You insist on “closing” people and “selling” people you will have to do this over and over and over again. You will be jumping from program to program and each time it fails you will not know why
I choose to build my business one time and yes I fully believe that I am building lifetime relationships with my people - because I have never “closed” one of them into my deal.
the free mentoring you are talking about comes with a price tag - your freedom and your money - At Mentoring for Free we never ask for money and we never “close” a sale - once folks become truly educated they can decide for them selves which busines to work - then it is thier choice ,not becasue they were “closed” by sales techniques.
This process of selling and closing is old hat - Your xyz–abc upline will only be helpful while they wait to see what you can do - You have been in a many programs in the short time that I have known you - Why is that ? Truly successful people that have built a long term, long standing network marketing business have done it via relationships not selling and closing
Yes people do want to feel appreciated, and needed -
your process will work for a short time - then you will have to rebuild it over and over again I enjoy my process of building it once, building it big and building it to pay my childrens children. I can not be a sponsor who just does not care, I can’t and won’t do that.
oh I did do the research you should do the same
Keep my contact info I will be here doing my free mentoting and building my business BIG
Hope you find success
call anytime
Sarah
ps I like you as well
Joans (not her real name ) last reply
I do like you Sarah, It’s good that we are from two different worlds and can discuss. You are right and I know it. I just do not have the patience you have. I know I am going to have to learn to have more patience. I will with xyz–abc.
I don’t need it with myotherbusinees.com but with xyz-abc I will need it.
Please don’t leave me with your mentoring. You and I both know I can use it.
Joan
PS I haven’t had a good strong discussion like this one since I left my career. There are hardly any good strong women left who will stand up for what they really believe in.
My daughter does. She disagrees with me constantly. Keep up the good work.
Do You Want the TRUTH ? Do You Want to know Why it is Not Your Fault ? Do You have Unaswered Questions? Do You Want to Have Success with Your Business? The Answers to these Questions are in My Free E Book Success in 10 Steps
Joan has left xyz–abc company after 3 weeks — she has beenin 3 program in last six months Is this Success?
