Monday, October 13, 2008

Crazy P&Ps!

This is a great research article from my friends Bob and Anna. They did a lot of research on several different policies and procedures (PNPs) from many different network marketing companies. This is a sample of some of the crazy things they uncovered!

“Promotions are approved at the discretion of the upline leader, but company distributors may choose the automatic promotion option.”

This one made no sense until we realized that the company has a stairstep breakaway comp plan. When people promote below you, they take part of your check. This company allows your upline to stop your promotion, even though you have earned it!

“In keeping with the Company rule that a husband and wife cannot hold separate sponsorship positions, they must choose which one of them will transfer to the distributorship of the other, while leaving the transferring spouse’s sponsorship group behind. If for some reason a dispute should arise over the choice of sponsorship lines, the company reserves the right to decide each case independently.”

This means that if Alice is a successful distributor and she wants to marry Bill, also successful, one of them must give up his/her business! We wonder where that other business goes. To the company? Hmm. This company is looking for ANY reason to steal your check. This is breakage at its finest.

“In order to maintain status as a distributor, the distributor, spouse, family, household member, or distributor’s business partner are required to not actively participate in any other network marketing or direct sales company.”

Can you say indentured labor? Dictatorship?

“The distributor must fully, at all times, disclose the fact of ongoing income being received from any other network marketing or direct sales company."

Picture your boss requiring you to disclose your earnings from your second job. This is what we meant in our first article about MLM companies controlling you more than any employer ever would in the ‘real world’.

“The Company expects associates to make good judgments when referring customers and avoid situations that may lead to fraud or high customer turnover. Associates will be subject to a charge back for any incentive, bonus or commission earned if a customer fails to become active or is deactivated or canceled for any reason or suspended for non-payment within 180 days after becoming active.”

Does this mean that if a customer of mine fails to make one payment in the sixth month, I must pay back EVERYTHING the company has paid me?

To learn more about how to protect yourself, start with my free e-book, Success in Ten Steps. It will save you years of failure and frustration, and perhaps an unpleasant termination.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Colors to Success - Learn the Different Types of Personality Characteristics

Everybody has a personality and each persons personality is different to a certain degree. It's crucial to understand and be able to identify the personality types in the Network Marketing industry and it's so much fun to use. Once you know the basics and start practicing this simple system, you will experience a positive impact on your business as well as your personal life. With practice you will very soon be able to pinpoint the personality type of the person who sent you an email, the person you are speaking with on the phone, or the complete stranger walking through the mall ahead of you. When you know the likes and dis-likes of the four personality types, it gives you a slight edge and helps you know how to effectively relate and interact with each. You can quickly grab and hold a person's complete attention when you can tell them something about themselves that people don't usually know. An instant bond develops and people don't easily forget that.

You can easily learn this simple but greatly effective technique and quickly build a business with people who you understand and have a bond with. Remember...people join people, they do NOT join companies! This great training can easily improve your personal life as well. What "color" is your spouse? Your mother-in-law? Learn how to build better and stronger relationships!
The following is a brief description of each color personality type:

RED: The red personality type make up about 15% of the population and they are Self-Contained and Direct. They are often the CEO of the company, an Attorney, Airline Pilot or in some type of position of authority. They like to order other people around and will not hesitate to fire you on Christmas Eve. The Red's motto is, "Get out of my Way" and "What, or how much is in it for me?" "My way..or the Highway!" Their voice is forceful with volume and they will take complete control of any conversation. They dress for success, the suit, tie and creases. The red is all about the money! The more the better! They believe that Network Marketing is a "sales" business and they just keep selling, selling and selling! They are 100% NOT coachable. They have big Ego's and will tell you how to run your business, how to sponsor someone whom they have never met and how to deal with your mother-in-law. Reds are well connected and know powerful people and it's great to have them in your business...just don't try to coach them. Let them do it themselves, they will anyway so save yourself a headache. Reds are focused and goal-oriented, very intense and will go after the money no matter what it takes! Reds dislike indecision, chit-chat, losing control, and whining.

YELLOW: The yellows make up about 35% of the population and they are Open and Indirect. They are the Nurses, the Teachers or a Counselor of some sort. They give from the heart and never have time for themselves because they are always doing something for someone else. A yellow will spend their last $5 on you. The yellows motto is..."Let's be Friends" Their voice is soft and gentle and they dress comfortably, casual. They will be the ones wearing the Birkenstocks and the sweat pants. Yellows are dependable, caring, team players. They are patient, supportive and nurturing. They don't like to be sold, pushy aggressive sales-people, bullies, or any type of conflict. Yellows have built huge Network Marketing Business's once they learned to believe that they could do it. They are family oriented and they love to talk about the kids, the vacation, the house. They are genuinely sad that Great Aunt Doris had to go into the Assisted Living Community. Yellows are also Over-Sensitive, Followers and are not very goal Oriented. When you are talking to a yellow, be a yellow. Take the excitement out of your voice and slow down. They see excitement as "Hype" and will tune you out when you start talking about the $10,000 a month.

BLUE: The Blues make up about 15% of the population and they are Open and Direct. They are the Entertainers, Public Speakers, and Sales personnel. Blues want to have Fun FUN FUN!! Their voice is loud and fast and they dress stylishly with a lot of color, flamboyant! Blue people are the most creative, they are the promoters and they are convincing, enthusiastic and always looking for the next fun thing! They have huge energy and see the "Big Picture" instantly. They don't want to be bored to death with the details or all the facts and figures. Blues are dis-organized, scattered, and have 100 things going on at once. They talk too much, they're poor savers, poor on follow-up and they tend to exaggerate! Get excited when you talk to the blue, talk about the vacation and the family but make it the fun stuff. The blue will give you their life story the first time they meet you. They dislike being alone, not having fun and a lot of facts and figures. To sponsor a blue help them learn to focus and organize.

GREEN: The greens make up about 35% of the population and they are Self-Contained and Indirect. The greens are the analytical people. They are often the Accountants, Engineers or are in some type of research. They believe that they are the smartest people on the planet and they want all the details! The facts and figures are what turns the green on. They will read every word, click on every link and crunch the numbers once, twice to make sure and a third time just because. They have soft voices and are polite and they dress formally and conservatively. They are organized Planners, very accurate and Persistent with great follow through. They are over-analytical, hard to please, often depressed and lonely. They are completely comfortable with charts and graphs and will be exact and perfectly timed. They will know the exact time to the second about when the next full moon will appear. Never be late or miss an appointment with a green, don't speak too fast or too slow and enunciate all your words correctly. Give them all the information, answer all their questions, be upfront and give them more web-sites to visit. Never push or rush a green, let them figure it all out at their own pace and they'll call you when they have it all analyzed or need more information.



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