Seth Godin, author of “The Purple Cow”, provides the answer to the most sought after question in network marketing, "What is the most remarkable product?" Mr. Godin notes that while cows come in many different colors few have ever seen one that is purple, & truly this is a remarkable thing. It seems everyone in MLM is so focused on the uniqueness of their company's product that they fail to see the most obvious asset they possess … themselves.
You're probably wondering what I mean. Simply stated, what you like does not matter. All that matters is what your prospects like. If you want your prospects clamoring for your unique product, then you must work with the numbers. Everyone tells your prospects how they have the best & most unique product out there. Prospects get tired of all that hype & they will turn you off if you don't show that you are different.
So how do you make yourself different? You must become the Purple Cow that will make your prospects stop what they're doing & take notice. The fact is products & companies come & go … but unique people remain. People who stand out in MLM are the ones who become successful long-term by building know, like, & trust relationships.
A similar critical mistake most network marketers make is they don’t choose a remarkable marketing system that works with the numbers. Direct marketing is all about the numbers. That’s expected because that is a completely different industry. MLM requires a different, more personal strategy for success. The proof is in losing people because you make them feel like numbers.
Here's What The Numbers Say
- 2 to 3 members of a team produce 80% of the group volume
- Average networkers recruit 2.7 people in their career
- 90% of all people hate pushy, aggressive people
- 92% of all people hate being sold
- 98% of your team will be part-timers
If you want to build it once, build it big & pass it on to your children’s children, then read & review this next line until it sinks in.
MLM is a people business … so you are your remarkable product.
To achieve this, & so work with the numbers you must use a system everyone can duplicate, one that makes you the standout, the “Go-To Person” who stands out among all the carnival barkers out there.
When you use these principals you’ll have 9 out of 10 people, 90% of everyone you talk to leaning forward to listen to what you have to say about what will work for them in MLM. This is called Relationship Marketing. When you become good at building relationships then you are the most remarkable product your prospects have ever seen.
I appreciate you,
Bill Tessore
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4 comments:
Bill, you have some amazing statistics here. THe 2 or 3 people
making up 80% of volume is an amazing statistic.
They must be some superspacecommanderguru's to produce like that. Interesting numbers
Gary McElwain
Hi Gary,
Thanks for your input. On the surface it would seem that the top 2 or 3 in any MLM team are super producers. The reality is most of those folk have learned to get good at (A) using 1 or 2 methods of promoting, & (B) repeating the process exactly on a regular basis.
What does that mean for the vast majority of all team members? It means they too can become "super producers".
I appreciate you,
Bill Tessore
Hi Bill,
You are so right about building relationships. Build the relationships and the relationships will build your business. If there is anyone out there that reads this and still doesn't get it, then I feel sorry for them. Keep up the good work!
Debbie Hudson
PS. Bill can you tell me how you get your link on your comments?
debbiehudson08@gmail.com
Hi Debbie,
Yes it's so true. Not so long ago this was the norm & the most common way of building a business. I think this art was lost when people began making the shift from agrarian to technical societal life. Not just too much fast food, but too much fast everything.
Oh & as for the way I created that live link, I'll have to show you in a personal email. This just isn't the right venue.
I appreciate you,
Bill Tessore
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