Personally, I have always taken a different approach, a business one. It stems from the fact that I go into a business to make money, no matter how much the product saves the world! I pride myself from making at least enough to cover my regular product order in the first month – and so should you!

If you have read a few of my articles you will know that I see a network marketing business like any other except it has the power of leverage and residual income. There are very low overheads, and yet many have unrealistic expectations.

So, you have invested in a few hundred dollars worth of product and you really believe this is the best stuff you have ever seen. Now what do you do? Sit down and admire the packaging? No you are in business so you need to find some customers. Get them using your products and if they are anything like you think, some of them will want to keep taking them and others join your business.

How do you find your prospects. Well, not everyone is a business prospect. Your relatives may strike you down, ridicule you, and generally demotivate you in a hurry. Better start with the products and sell off some of that stock you just purchased. Sometimes we purchase thin air, or a business without products. If you wish to do that good luck, you can’t run a business without stock, so I suggest you join something that includes products. When you start recruiting you are paid commission on product purchases. It is the law. Anything else is an illegal pyramid just like everyone tells you!

At this juncture you have a choice. Option a is to do everything free or relatively cheap. These days there are massive options. You can hand out flyers, put posters on notice boards in your community, call friends, relatives and acquaintances, participate in internet forums, google search and post on bulletin boards, write articles and have them posted, etc, etc.

Option b is to do some advertising, attend markets or festivals, do a mailout, distribute a newsletter, etc. Again there are an unlimited number of ways to get the message out.

What about making a profit?

Well this means getting more in than you spend! The trick is to cover your promotional activity with direct bonuses from enrolment and then build residual as your pay plan. When you get good at it, you may only require 20% of your commission to pay for ongoing expenses, or even less. It depends on how good you get at marketing.

By taking action fast and approaching lots of people, you will get some if you believe enough in what you are doing. If you don’t get a return, work on your skills and beliefs until you get things happening. Once you are equipped with the necessary skills and belief, then approach the larger market and your success will snowball.

The point here is that making a profit means being careful with investments, learning the conversion skills, and then approaching enough people to make an impact. Personally I use web sites and CDs as calling cards, once someone contacts me, they usually end up purchasing at least a starter kit I earn a nice commission from.

John Gaydon is a successful network marketer with 10 years experience. Having built a growing 6 figure income, John devotes his time to teaching others the considerable skills he has learned in Internet and Network Marketing. He is personal earnings last year were $177,000 and his networks have sales of over $1m a year. He is always looking for those who are ready to take up the challenge and move into the world of abundance that awaits those who make the effort.