Sandy Botkin warns, “Before jumping into any opportunity, stop and breathe deeply. Let the enthusiasm cool off. Then begin the process of deciding which company to join by finding the answers to a few questions.” For example …
What kind of sponsor support is offered?
- We can’t overstate the importance of this answer. Not all sponsors are created equal.
- The person who takes you to the meeting becomes your sponsor if you sign up under him or her. You are locked into that person for a long time.
- To avoid this, don’t sign up immediately. You can wait, shop around, and find a sponsor who is known to provide strong support to his people.
- It is not polite for a sponsor to accept you at a meeting if you have been brought there by another sponsor. You will need to get the person’s card and call them after the meeting.
- Be careful even if you are signing up only to buy the products at wholesale. You may want to become an active distributor later, and you will be locked into the person you are buying from.
- To find the right sponsor, attend several meetings in your area.
- Introduce yourself to numerous successful sponsors.
- Evaluate their reputations. Ask them what they do for their people and how long they have been doing it.
- Some sponsors are like robots, signing up everyone but supporting none; others, more responsible, do mass advertising or marketing and pass warm leads along to their downline.
- One of the major benefits of a network marketing company is that you are in business for yourself, not by yourself. To realize this benefit, you must sign up under the right person.
This is an excerpt from an excellent article by Sandy Botkin, well known CPA, attorney, and tax advisor to the self employed. To read the full article, click here.
For Sandy’s next tip in the series, click here.
For more questions to ask of an MLM opportunity, click here and look for Pillar Five.
To learn what Tom ‘Big Al’ Schreiter says about the importance of sponsor support, take his quiz on page 58 of Success In Ten Steps.
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