MLM Software - Do I Really Need Sophisticated Software to Be Successful?

As an IT professional of 40 years, the one question that I am asked most often by new network marketers is "what software should I be using." If you think about the business you are in, and how you need to keep expenses down, the answers are very simple.Accounting:Yes you are taking this business very seriously, and you have to keep track of your income and expenses. Most of the time I defer this question to your Accountant or CPA who will be doing your taxes, on how they want you to track those receipts.There are a lot of "fancy" packages out there, but you need to ask yourself these questions.Are you prepared to spend your time trying to learn these systems? Is this the best use of your time? Don't you think a simple spread sheet or a journal with you daily activities and a log of your customer's transactions will be sufficient for the first year or two?Do not make the same mistake a lot of new business people make, getting caught up in some sophisticated software package, and lose sight of the main objective... getting new customers.Sales Tracking:There are tons of ads for software with fancy "bells and whistles" that will track your leads and sales, and give you all kinds of reports and graphs to tell you how you are doing every day. For MLM business people, this is like having an atomic mousetrap! Again concentrate on getting in front of those leads every day, not running a software program that tells you that you need more leads. Again a simple journal or spread sheet will do very well, maybe even up to your first million!Lead Producing:Producing leads should be your primary goal from the first day of business to the very last day, and the absolute best way is to have your own, lead capturing web page. Don't worry about your lack of "web mastery" as there are many hosting sites that have leading edge programs to help you along. You shouldn't spend a lot of time here, as will not be making big dollars building web sites. Iit may be best to get some professional help here, especially on you first one.In Conclusion:It may sound that, with an IT background, I am anti-technology. Nothing is further from the truth! Technology has its place when used with efficiency. Your software should be a tool to help you, not something that spends your time and gives you a headache, and should not take time away from your primary objective.

Information About MLM Home-Based Businesses

Are you thinking about MLM home based business? It can be quite profitable and hustle free in some aspects. Also you are able to supplement your primary income. So, you earn commissions from it.But before engaging in any, I recommend that you do your research well. If you don't do this, there are chances of ending up with a scam instead of MLM home based business. Not everything in this world turns out exactly the same way it purports itself to be. There are many scams on the internet and they're always ready to rip you off.Your research ensures that you have a true home-based MLM business. Know the pros and cons prior to deciding if it's appropriate for you. Be certain that you choose the one that is legitimate.MLM is all about direct selling of services or products using the endorsements or recommendations of some independent distributors. When you become a distributor, you get commissions paid to you on the sales that you bring in. You need to comprehend that most things sold in MLM home based business are not advertised in the retail shops or various media.Remember that there are so many pyramid schemes out there. These are disguised to look like the legit MLM home based business opportunities. Pyramid schemes are against the law and if you get involved with them, then you are in trouble. So, how do you tell a pyramid scheme from a genuine Multi level marketing company? This is the question that bothers many new starters.It is simple to determine it...if the amount of investment is in proportion with the services or products, then the multi level company is not a pyramid scheme. This is because many pyramid schemes promise prospects high commissions beyond imaginable.If you find a genuine one, then you have many advantages of running it from your home. You run it according to your own schedule. This is probably the reason why you want a home-based MLM business. Again, you are not supposed to manufacturer any products. This is because you are selling a stuff that is already manufactured. Your part is only to do marketing.

MLM Residual Income Opportunities - Importance of the Quality of the Product a Company Offers

MLM residual income opportunities are available in many sites on the internet. It provides the opportunity to start a business and earn from home. But there are various things that should be kept in mind while starting this type of MLM residual business. Success of the MLM business depends on the quality of the product that is to be sold by the clients.Following are the qualities that are needed to start a MLM project. They are communication skill and the capability to convince the client. Each of these qualities are very important in order to start earning residual income from home through a multi-level marketing system. The best way to acquire the qualities above is by dedicating time for personal development. Working on acquiring these qualities requires patience, interest and motivation.These qualities can help the client in pulling sub clients under him in minimal time and hence capitalizing on the multi-level marketing system. The client once pulls the initial number of clients under him, the proceedings will all happen by itself. That is the design of the multi-level marketing system.The client hunts for job seekers and gets them to join as clients under them. In the multi-level marketing system, money flow, product sales and income through selling the product happens simultaneously. The client, who needs to sell the product would usually emphasize on the value of the product. However, in these days they convince clients by emphasizing the money that can be earned by joining the multi-level marketing stream.The clients who join the sales stream would obviously concentrate on the pulling clients under them rather than improving the quality of product. So the quality of product is never under the focus of the clients and only money transactions become prime focus. This type of marketing leads to heavy money flow and depreciation of the value of the product and at one point the product perishes from the market.

The MLM Blueprint For Success

The following steps will keep you and your business on track for immediate success. If you do this, your business is sure to grow.Show the Plan: You must show the business plan 2-5 times a week if you want your business to see success. If your not showing the plan, you don't have a business. The plan is what gets you new recruits on your team and it also introduces the products to prospective customers!Personal Use: The idea is for you to be your best customer. Your team follows your example and that's how everybody wins. That is also one of the keys to success in a MLM company.Retail Customers: This will keep your new business in the black every month, putting immediate profit into your pocket.Listen Daily: Listen to CD's mp3 audios, conference calls, and opportunity call whenever possible to stay motivated.Books: The most successful people on the planet are always reading something. Look for lists of popular success book and read, read, read. This will bring your business to new profitable heights!Associate with Positive Circle of people: If your organization is having a function, go. Successful people hang around with successful people. You'll learn, be enlightened, be encouraged, and have a lot of fun while attending functions. If you have friends that are negative, find new friends.Counsel: Always be in communication with your upline. Your upline will help you keep your business on track.Be Accountable: Live up to your word. Be dependable to your organization and your team. Build your team with integrity.Form Relationships: Relationships are considered to be the glue in the business. People build this business. Listen, Care, and encourage others and you will be sure to grow a successful business. You can NEVER go wrong when you care about the needs of someone else before the needs of your own.Have Faith: Today you can't see what the future holds. If you have faith that things will be different, you will be able to do anything you set your mind and heart to.

Good Bye Tupperware Parties, Hello Dubli Auction Parties

I was at the Dubli launch in Sydney of the Australian shopping mall recently and Dean Mannheimer was the speaker. Dean Mannheimer is a Dubli USA Vice President and Master Franchisor. Dean gave a great overview of what the Dubli organization is now, what it is heading towards and the huge potential it has to diversify along the way. One thing that struck me was a You Tube video shown at the launch of a recent Dubli Auction Party held in the USA.What stuck me was how excited and engaged the participants were, they were having a real blast. In the video there was a group of about half a dozen Dubli Business Associates (BA's), who are people that have joined Dubli as a work from home business opportunity. They were all sitting around a table in one of their homes in front of their laptops and were all on-line and looking at the Dubli lowest unique bid auction website.What they were all trying to do was to secure the lowest unique bid on a brand new Ford Mustang GT valued at $32,000 US in the closing hours of the auction. To be successful in Dubli's Unique Bid auction your bid needs to be the lowest AND unique (two bids for the same amount mean that the bids are not unique) at the close of the auction. It appears that they were bidding on a range or group of prices each time rather than just a single bid. This enabled them to narrow down their search for the lowest and unique bid. The auction tells you straight after you place a bid if your bid is the lowest or not and if it is unique.Kourtney Swift secured herself the legendary sports car for only $855.50, which is equivalent to a discount of incredible 97%! So you can imagine the excitement at the party when the auction ended and Kourtney Swift realized that she had the lowest unique bid! When the auction closes you have the option of purchasing the item for the successful bid amount. The Champaign corks were certainly popping at the party.You may think that you have to be a Dubli BA to hold an auction party but the good news is you don't! Anyone (with a valid credit card) can purchase Dubli credits after registering for free (it takes only minutes to do this on-line) and then can use the "tell a friend" option on the Dubli website to advise their friends to do the same. You could then invite your friends to come over to your place and for them to bring their lap top computers with a portable wireless toggle so they can get onto the internet. You probably need to work out at the beginning of the party if you have a successful bidder at your party, are you all happy to collectively pay for the item and then to share the proceeds if the item is sold or are you happy for the one person to pay for and keep the item themselves. You want this sorted beforehand so not to have any confusion or animosity amongst your friends.I imagine that these parties could really catch on (and make a Tupperware Party seem pretty boring) especially as Dubli add a mix of enticing items to the unique bid auction. For example at the time of writing this article Dubli has on its unique bid auction two 24-Karat 10-Ounce Gold Bullion Bars available with a combined value of $22,500 US. You can check what the top items are on the lowest unique bid auction by going to the Dubli website and clicking on the unique bid tab then on the "Top Auctions" tab. If you search on You Tube for the "Dubli Party" I am confident you will find the video I saw recently that was the inspiration for this article.

Mandura - A Review of Product and Business Opportunity

Mandura is a recently-launched Multi-Level Marketing program that's storming the market. It promises a best-in-class health drink and an innovative, powerful Straight Line Forced Matrix, but how does the reality live up to those promises?The Product:Mandura currently offers two product lines - the Mandura Beverage and Mandura Trim, a weight loss product. The Beverage uses a proprietary mix of antioxident fruits to create a unique supplemental health product.Mandura Trim works to lower leptin (the 'switch' that tells your body to store fat) levels. "Mandura Trim gives you the tools to work with your body and your metabolism to lose weight and get healthy once and for all." This, in concert with a smart diet, helps your body to burn the fat your cells are storing.While there are numerous "competitors" in the 'health drink' category, every other one has bet the farm on a single fruit. Remember the old saying about putting all your eggs in one basket?Mandura combines 4 exotic fruits: North American Blueberry, Acai berry, Mangosteen, and the Durian from around the world, to create a powerful healthy mix that isn't available anywhere, from anyone else.While the health benefits of these fruits are well known, some (such as the Mangosteen and Durian) are unknown to most western consumers. This is a large an largely untapped market. A proverbial gold mind for healthy consumers.The biggest surprise? Mandura also manages to be a less-expensive alternative at only $30 a bottle - affordable enough for anyone concerned about their health and longevity.The Business Opportunity:Mandura is also working to revolutionize Network Marketing pay-plans. Mandura has a single-line system, so each person who joins the company, whether they're under you directly or not, is working to build your sales volume.Generally it works like this:You have your own Qualifying Volume (QV) - each member is required to have a minimum of $30 QV a month to stay as an active distributor. This unlocks the first 2 levels of both Group and Team Volume bonuses. More QV - More levels of bonuses are unlocked.
You and your personally sponsored group's sales (either personal use or to preferred customers) combine to create your Group Volume (GV). Based on the level 'unlocked' by your QV, you are paid a commission on each level.
There are also Team Volume (TV) bonuses - 20% of Total Company Revenues paid in 20 separate 1% Pools! Your TV is based on the total volume of sales generated by your Straight Line team! EVERYONE is working together to build their TV, and as you become more successful, you unlock more and more of the 1% 'Pools'!Opinion:Mandura is a potentially revolutionary company, both in the quality, price, and opportunity presented by the product and the opportunity. Combine this with an extremely competitively priced products, a low auto-ship requirement (low enough for anyone!), and a comprehensive back office, and my opinion is you have a winner and the next superstar program. There is also an upgraded back office for only $14.95 that adds multiple 'splash' pages for your internet marketing, monthly leads, lead tracking, and much, much more.