Your First Year in Network Marketing - How to Make Your First Year in Network Marketing a Success

The first year in any business is a challenge - ask any business owner. But when it comes to network marketing, you can multiply that challenge tenfold - and that's being conservative.Why is this then, when MLM is often headlined as a surefire way of making an exceptional living in the shortest time frame possible? With all the business building simplified in an easy-to-follow starter kit, what's going wrong?In this article I'd like to share with you a proven way to not only succeed in your first year in MLM, but to prosper long-term, and avoid the pitfalls which lead to failure.First let's consider the typical MLM starter kit and what you get:- a proven business model to follow, laid out step by step- a quick-start guide designed to bring success- quick-start training so you know typically 'how' to get started- straightforward business building techniques proven to work- the support and backing of an established company with proven management- a lucrative, well-structured compensation plan- often a well-established range of ground-breaking unique products- your own personal support structure in the form of an uplineLooks pretty comprehensive. So, why is it so many network marketers fail in their first few months of business when they have this 'proven' business model to follow?How To Succeed in Your First YearSucceeding in your first year is all to do with the strategy you adopt and the attitude of persisting until you succeed, as Og Mandino put it. But there's more to it than mere persisitance. You have to be using strategies and tools which are proven to work and get results. But how do you do that?Did you know that the best way to stick with ANY MLM business is to experience some form of success? Nothing gets you fired up like your own success sooner rather than later. However, this is often where traditional network marketing techniques let new distributors down.If you've been sold on the 'how would you like to earn an extra income' technique, it's easy to see why many new distributors drop out so quickly especially when they don't realise their early income goals. Furthermore, this approach sets up an expectation that extra income (and lots of it) is just a few short steps away. Don't let this happen to you!Success in your first year relies on understanding what your business is about and how your products can solve the problems of your target audience. Enter the internet.If you've been using the traditional method of approaching your warm market with your business opportunity, you'll know how disheartening this can be. But the internet changes the whole picture. Using the latest internet marketing techniques, even those who would admit to being technically challenged, are able to capitalise on the massive reach and low cost of the internet to achieve success.This is where early success can fire your enthusiasm as opposed to months of slog chasing complete strangers who are not interested in you or your opportunity.Learning Internet Marketing Skills You Get To:- learn valuable in-demand skills which no-one can EVER take away from you- apply these new skills to ANY business- offer your services to others as a coach (people pay good money for coaching!)And What's More:- once you get past the learning curve, you could apply your internet marketing skills to your hobbies or any other business of YOUR choice- you could help family and friends- you would be building your own financial security for yourself and your family- I'm sure you could fill in some extra benefits here too!How To Prosper Long-Term:Would you agree that most new distributors rarely factor in the time it takes to learn and apply new skills to develop a successful network marketing business? The funny thing is though, it's not their fault. Most have been lead to believe that they only need to sponsor a few people and purchase a few products on auto-ship for their business to skyrocket.Compare this to a traditional business, where profits are predicted sometimes after several years of steady planned business growth, and you begin to see a huge gulf in expectations.Instead, wouldn't it make sense to learn from people who have already been exactly where you are now? People just like you and me who have overcome the same challenges you face right now using step by step strategies and tools to build long-term success, even if you're technically challenged and on a next-to-nothing budget?By connecting with a community of like-minded individuals, you will have taken an invaluable first step because informed business owners among the community can advise you, put you in touch with experts from within the community and recommend specialist help and tools which can help you at ANY level of your current learning.Owning your own business is truly the most rewarding project you can undertake. All the fumbling and 'not-knowing' will soon be amply rewarded with a sense of elation when your business takes on a life of its own. It will be an experience you will always remember.