This point of view is instant gratification. Prospects who are filled with the idea of getting "something for nothing" will likely be disappointed with the reality of foundational work. Huge dollar signs are almost prerequisites in any MLM company, so you have to weigh in other factors to determine whether a particular MLM venture will suit you or not.

The best answer is C1. A network marketing business is just like any other businesses that need to be worked on, improve and expand. A popular theory states that 80% of all businesses will fail within 5 years. If you were already self-employed or doing some form of business prior to network marketing, what makes you think you will get better results by entering network marketing? The product? The compensation plan? The training? Unfortunately, you're still YOU, with all the unoptimized habits, character and mindset that you bring over, and until you can improve in these 3 key areas to become a better business builder who can positively help his/her downlines likewise, you are not going to make significant improvement to your life situation.

If you choose B1, you are likely a happy consumer but you aren't necessarily an effective business builder. Most probably the things you say as recommendations will appeal to potential consumers because you can speak at their wavelength, but you can't enjoy much of network marketing leverage if you cannot connect with business builders.

The best answer is C1. Building a solid business out of network marketing is a whole new perspective different from mere recommendations whenever the opportunity arises. The former perspective is based on strategic thinking; the latter, opportunistic thinking. Whether you like a product/service or not becomes of secondary importance, though it is good assurance to know what you representing is quality stuff. The business builder's first priority is to lay out a work process flow that converts prospects to active prosumers, a well thought-out downline support and training system and sales goal targets and execute these things according to timeline.

You're on the right track of thought by choosing C1. A network marketing business is just like any other businesses that need to be worked on, improve and expand. A popular theory states that 80% of all businesses will fail within 5 years. If you were already self-employed or doing some form of business prior to network marketing, what makes you think you will get better results by entering network marketing? The product? The compensation plan? The training? Unfortunately, you're still YOU, with all the unoptimized habits, character and mindset that you bring over, and until you can improve in these 3 key areas to become a better business builder who can positively help his/her downlines likewise, you are not going to make significant improvement to your life situation.

Building a solid business out of network marketing is based on strategic thinking, not opportunistic thinking. The business builder's first priority is to lay out a work process flow that converts prospects to active prosumers, a well thought-out downline support and training system and sales goal targets and execute these things according to timeline.

This question is written to sound tricky. You realize I intentionally omit health-related and edible stuff like vitamins and juices. You're right by choosing A1. Like edible products, magazines are also considered a consumable product as readers have to pay a monthly subscription. They also don't have to be trained how to read a magazine. If they like the topic, they just pick it up.

I mean to categorize cars as high-tech products and men cosmetics as unique products, and they require a higher degree of specialized knowledge and salesmanship to sell. As for mass-consumable and affordable products, if downlines don't sell, they can at least consume. This will keep up the sales volume and cashflow.

Yeah, cars are everywhere but it's much more complicated than a DVD player. People simply buy a car to drive, but automobile knowledge is just too deep for most of us.

This question is written to sound tricky. You realize I intentionally omit health-related and edible stuff like vitamins and juices. The best answer is A1. Like edible products, magazines are also considered a consumable product as readers have to pay a monthly subscription. They also don't have to be trained how to read a magazine. If they like the topic, they just pick it up.

I mean to categorize cars as high-tech products and men cosmetics as unique products, and they require a higher degree of specialized knowledge and salesmanship to sell. As for mass-consumable and affordable products, if downlines don't sell, they can at least consume. This will keep up the sales volume and cashflow.

Cosmetics for men sounds like a novelty. Well, we witness the rising trend of metro-males, guyliners and men spas, so there may be a market there. The question is does it still sound alien to most guys?

This question is written to sound tricky. You realize I intentionally omit health-related and edible stuff like vitamins and juices. The best answer is A1. Like edible products, magazines are also considered a consumable product as readers have to pay a monthly subscription. They also don't have to be trained how to read a magazine. If they like the topic, they just pick it up.

I mean to categorize cars as high-tech products and men cosmetics as unique products, and they require a higher degree of specialized knowledge and salesmanship to sell. As for mass-consumable and affordable products, if downlines don't sell, they can at least consume. This will keep up the sales volume and cashflow.

Best answer is C1.

Most people would start off with their immediate circle of contacts because they are no strangers, but the point is it takes extra work to align their perspectives out of the context of your current relationships. It may even hurt both of you in the process. Think again: would you want to promote to your mother-in-law?

Your true leads are network marketers who already believe in the model, have spent money in the industry, want to succeed and are willing and hungry to use or purchase anything that will help them succeed.

It helps if you have a personal website that builds a mailing list of targeted leads. As network marketing gets more popular online, a combination of consistently executed online marketing strategies like SEO, article marketing and Web 2.0 can attract the right visitors from their engine searches based on the exact keywords.

Best answer is C1.

The "3 Feet Rule" implies that everyone close to you (within 3 feet if taken literally) is a prospect and you should attempt to market the network marketing opportunity to them. This is actually a wrong advice. Have you heard of the saying, "If you sell to everyone, you ultimately convert no one"? To land your material in everyone's hands is akin to spamming. Even though some of these prospects are warm, you have failed to truly connect them in a conversation. Instead, you went for quantity over quality in your tactics.

You need to design a qualifying process that susses out true business builders. Your true leads are network marketers who already believe in the model, have spent money in the industry, want to succeed and are willing and hungry to use or purchase anything that will help them succeed. In fact, this very quiz you're taking is one terrific example.

It certainly helps if you have a personal website that builds a mailing list of targeted leads. As network marketing gets more popular online, a combination of consistently executed online marketing strategies like SEO, article marketing and Web 2.0 can attract the right visitors from their engine searches based on the exact keywords.

You must be doing something right if you choose this answer. I would like to learn your qualifying process that susses out true business builders :) Yes, your true leads are network marketers who already believe in the model, have spent money in the industry, want to succeed and are willing and hungry to use or purchase anything that will help them succeed. In fact, this very quiz you're taking is one terrific example.

It certainly helps if you have a personal website that builds a mailing list of targeted leads. As network marketing gets more popular online, a combination of consistently executed online marketing strategies like SEO, article marketing and Web 2.0 can attract the right visitors from their engine searches based on the exact keywords.

Best answer is C1.

Purchased leads are unreliable as they may not be fresh and still not be targeted because you don't know the process through which they signal their network marketing interest and so can't determine how they may respond to your proposal.

It is better to have your own custom qualifying process that susses out business builders first-hand. Your true leads are network marketers who already believe in the model, have spent money in the industry, want to succeed and are willing and hungry to use or purchase anything that will help them succeed. In fact, this very quiz you're taking is one terrific example.

It helps if you have a personal website that builds a mailing list of targeted leads. As network marketing gets more popular online, a combination of consistently executed online marketing strategies like SEO, article marketing and Web 2.0 can attract the right visitors from their engine searches based on the exact keywords.

Best answer is C1.

Most visitors can smell a company-replicated site in 3 seconds when they see it but the real problem is they do not convert leads as well as this quiz page (get the hint?). The evidence of company pitches or trademarks is already pushing an opportunity to them, which is not helpful (see answer for question 4).

It helps if you have a personal website that builds a mailing list of targeted leads, because you can add in your own 'voice'. It makes you sound authentic and accentuate your online presence as a leader. That's when visitors actually want to listen to YOU.

Through your personal website, you can your own custom qualifying process that susses out business builders first-hand. Your true leads are network marketers who already believe in the model, have spent money in the industry, want to succeed and are willing and hungry to use or purchase anything that will help them succeed. In fact, this very quiz you're taking is one terrific example.

The correct answer is funded proposal (D1). All other sources will bring much stress due to cash outflow. The truth is network marketers will finally give up because of lack of money.

So what is a funded proposal? It is simply helpful generic MLM educational information that you will sell to targeted business builders at first to help them to become more of a success. Let's say you have fully developed a traffic generation system for driving targeted visitors to an MLM site. Instead of using your system solely for pitching your opportunity at first encounter, you sell your system to them. In an indirect way you're empowering them by telling them no matter what choices they make in network marketing, this traffic system will always work for their MLM sites.

2 advantages to funded proposal:

1) You have a new source of revenue to fund your actual network marketing promotion. Effectively, your business self-funds itself.

2) If your buyers of this MLM educational information like what they discover, they will more likely listen to what you have to say in subsequent encounters--not just your opportunity, but anything, because not only have you positioned yourself as a leading guide, sponsoring an existing customer is much easier than trying to sponsor someone from the cold market.

The correct answer is funded proposal (D1). All other sources will bring much stress due to cash outflow. The truth is network marketers will finally give up because of lack of money.

So what is a funded proposal? It is simply helpful generic MLM educational information that you will sell to targeted business builders at first to help them to become more of a success. Let's say you have fully developed a traffic generation system for driving targeted visitors to an MLM site. Instead of using your system solely for pitching your opportunity at first encounter, you sell your system to them. In an indirect way you're empowering them by telling them no matter what choices they make in network marketing, this traffic system will always work for their MLM sites.

2 advantages to funded proposal:

1) You have a new source of revenue to fund your actual network marketing promotion. Effectively, your business self-funds itself.

2) If your buyers of this MLM educational information like what they discover, they will more likely listen to what you have to say in subsequent encounters--not just your opportunity, but anything, because not only have you positioned yourself as a leading guide, sponsoring an existing customer is much easier than trying to sponsor someone from the cold market.

The correct answer is funded proposal (D1). All other sources will bring much stress due to cash outflow. The truth is network marketers will finally give up because of lack of money.

So what is a funded proposal? It is simply helpful generic MLM educational information that you will sell to targeted business builders at first to help them to become more of a success. Let's say you have fully developed a traffic generation system for driving targeted visitors to an MLM site. Instead of using your system solely for pitching your opportunity at first encounter, you sell your system to them. In an indirect way you're empowering them by telling them no matter what choices they make in network marketing, this traffic system will always work for their MLM sites.

2 advantages to funded proposal:

1) You have a new source of revenue to fund your actual network marketing promotion. Effectively, your business self-funds itself.

2) If your buyers of this MLM educational information like what they discover, they will more likely listen to what you have to say in subsequent encounters--not just your opportunity, but anything, because not only have you positioned yourself as a leading guide, sponsoring an existing customer is much easier than trying to sponsor someone from the cold market.

Yes, you got the right answer, but I hope you know what ir is. All other sources will bring much stress due to cash outflow. The truth is network marketers will finally give up because of lack of money.

So what is a funded proposal? It is simply helpful generic MLM educational information that you will sell to targeted business builders at first to help them to become more of a success. Let's say you have fully developed a traffic generation system for driving targeted visitors to an MLM site. Instead of using your system solely for pitching your opportunity at first encounter, you sell your system to them. In an indirect way you're empowering them by telling them no matter what choices they make in network marketing, this traffic system will always work for their MLM sites.

2 advantages to funded proposal:

1) You have a new source of revenue to fund your actual network marketing promotion. Effectively, your business self-funds itself.

2) If your buyers of this MLM educational information like what they discover, they will more likely listen to what you have to say in subsequent encounters--not just your opportunity, but anything, because not only have you positioned yourself as a leading guide, sponsoring an existing customer is much easier than trying to sponsor someone from the cold market.

This is best answer. Your time is too precious to come back to a prospect repeatedly. First, presume that by silence prospects have not said 'yes' until they give you an obvious positive interest. Second, presume prospects will never say 'yes' outright because they would feel uncomfortably like giving in (this is a fact in behaviorial studies). Third, think this way: "I don't need them; they need ME."

All you have to do is guide them one small step at a time, beginning with remindng them who you are, when did you two last talked (and thank the other person for the opportunity to meet), what the topic was about and if s/he is keen to learn more about it, tell him/her your website where s/he can find more free information. Here is where the process of the prospect's self-discovery takes over.

By focusing on your prospect's discovery, without interjecting your own ideas or needs, you communicate a very powerful message. Not only are you completely trustworthy, you trust your prospects to make good decisions. And they act more expansively on their own inclinations than when responding to information, suggestions or requests from you.

For some people of certain character, it does take great courage to approach people, but for this question, you don't have to call your prospects. All you have to do is leave an SMS or e-mail message, and there's more than meets the eye.

First, your time is too precious to come back to a prospect repeatedly. Second, presume that by silence prospects have not said 'yes' until they give you an obvious positive interest. Third, presume prospects will never say 'yes' outright because they would feel uncomfortably like giving in (this is a fact in behaviorial studies). Fourth, think this way: "I don't need them; they need ME."

All you have to do is guide them one small step at a time, beginning with remindng them who you are, when did you two last talked (and thank the other person for the opportunity to meet), what the topic was about and if s/he is keen to learn more about it, tell him/her your website where s/he can find more free information. Here is where the process of the prospect's self-discovery takes over.

By focusing on your prospect's discovery, without interjecting your own ideas or needs, you communicate a very powerful message. Not only are you completely trustworthy, you trust your prospects to make good decisions. And they act more expansively on their own inclinations than when responding to information, suggestions or requests from you.

Not the best action to take. Hardly anyone care to listen to calls with commercial intent because it is not their intent...it is YOUR intent, and your intent, first and foremost, is you need to sponsor someone fast in order to save yourself!

Leaving a quick SMS or e-mail message (A1) is the best answer, and there's more than meets the eye.

First, your time is too precious to come back to a prospect repeatedly. Second, presume that by silence prospects have not said 'yes' until they give you an obvious positive interest. Third, presume prospects will NEVER say 'yes' outright because they would feel uncomfortably like giving in (this is a fact in behaviorial studies). Fourth, think this way: "I don't need them; they need ME."

All you have to do is guide them one small step at a time, beginning with remindng them who you are, when did you two last talked (and thank the other person for the opportunity to meet), what the topic was about and if s/he is keen to learn more about it, tell him/her your website where s/he can find more free information. Here is where the process of the prospect's self-discovery takes over.

By focusing on your prospect's discovery, without interjecting your own ideas or needs, you communicate a very powerful message. Not only are you completely trustworthy, you trust your prospects to make good decisions. And they act more expansively on their own inclinations than when responding to information, suggestions or requests from you.

Not very nice. It's uncourteous too. You may even be perceived as having anxiety, and no one wants to respond to someone who is uncool.

Truth is, if you can get your first message right, that's all you need to do, so you only leave one message (A1), whether it's SMS or e-mail, and there's more than meets the eye.

First, your time is too precious to come back to a prospect repeatedly. Second, presume that by silence prospects have not said 'yes' until they give you an obvious positive interest. Third, presume prospects will NEVER say 'yes' outright because they would feel uncomfortably like giving in (this is a fact in behaviorial studies). Fourth, think this way: "I don't need them; they need ME."

All you have to do is guide them one small step at a time, beginning with remindng them who you are, when did you two last talked (and thank the other person for the opportunity to meet), what the topic was about and if s/he is keen to learn more about it, tell him/her your website where s/he can find more free information. Here is where the process of the prospect's self-discovery takes over.

By focusing on your prospect's discovery, without interjecting your own ideas or needs, you communicate a very powerful message. Not only are you completely trustworthy, you trust your prospects to make good decisions. And they act more expansively on their own inclinations than when responding to information, suggestions or requests from you.

Business builders will always have more questions about themselves in terms of their leadership skills and promotion methods. Compared to these, the company, product and even the comp. plan are lesser factors in the long run.

C1 is the correct answer.

Unfortunately, most of us human beings do not have as much empathy as some godly figure. Quite to the opposite effect, making yourself sound like a beggar is going to repel people. It kind of reveals you're not really making money, and you're not doing something right. Even if you manage to sell them once, you're not going to ever sell them again.

You're still far from addressing the real issues of the business builder: about themselves in terms of their leadership skills, promotion methods and building a business. Compared to these, the company, product and even the comp. plan are lesser factors in the long run.

C1 is the correct answer.

Your guess is as good as mine. This is the correct answer. We can never be so sure what exactly business builders are looking for since each individual has his/her own way of seeing things. Business builders will likely have more questions about themselves in terms of their leadership skills and promotion methods. Compared to these, the company, product and even the comp. plan are lesser factors in the long run.

This statement will not work if the MLM program is not new. Truth is, there are larger issues in the minds of business builders that need to be addressed.

We can never be so sure what exactly business builders are looking for since each individual has his/her own way of seeing things. Business builders will likely have more questions about themselves in terms of their leadership skills and promotion methods. Compared to these, the company, product and even the comp. plan are lesser factors in the long run.

C1 is the correct answer.

Not quite what I would expect. If the basis for contact is to show you are as caring as a mother hen...well, all the more so chickens will grow up and leave the coop that you should equip your downlines with the necessary life skills to work on their own asap.

It does not serve much purpose to be present for them if they don't need you at that moment. They will come to you if they need help. Otherwise, your main role as an upline is expend all possible time and effort to develop business builders to the point where they can work optimally on their own.

Best answer is B1.

This is the best answer. The key to understanding every individual is to begin accepting that each person has his/her own way of doing things, even though they should follow the essential guidelines of effective lead generation/conversion system and marketing strategies.

Guide your downlines to discover where their strengths and weaknesses are. Take into account these points as you help them customize their own work system.

This is the best answer.

B1 is the best answer, although this is not entirely wrong, provided that you leave them alone in the confidence that they can work optimally on their own. If not, continue to train them as business builders. Also let them know that should they have questions, they can always e-mail/call you back.

B1 is the best answer.

I'd wish it would be that easy for everyone to see the company plan for what it is and follow accordingly and objectively, but each individual has his/her own way of doing things, think and see differently and can only work in a personal style they are best comfortable with.

This is the reason why people are not duplicable. System never fails, but people do.

Your best solution is to ensure your continuing support to your downlines if ever they need help, and the first thing to make clear about is that they have gotten the full picture of what they're getting into, so that they can promote the network marketing program with confidence.

Meanwhile, guide your downlines to discover where their strengths and weaknesses are take into account these points as you help them customize their own work system.

People are either easily impressed or turn sceptical straightaway (makes you wonder what they want to hear for an answer), but real business builders will truly think for themselves. Tell answer B1 to them and gauge how they react. See how you can carry on the conversation with added value when they ask more intelligent questions. It's also a way to qualify business builders.

There's no harm in telling the honest truth, but there are impressional differences between saying you just started today and lying you just started when you're already in your 5th year with the company.

What you want to do is to engage the prospects deep enough to pique their interest towards discovering what program you represent, at a later stage.

Consider B1 as a better answer. Tell them that and gauge how they react. See how you can carry on the conversation with added value when they ask more intelligent questions. It's also a way to qualify business builders.

Quite possibly the best reply, though it sounds cryptic, but ultimately how much money a person makes in ANY business begins with his/her 100% alignment with the proposal.

This reply is also a way to qualify business builders. Tell them that and gauge how they react. See how you can carry on the conversation with added value when they ask more intelligent questions.

If it's the truth, say it with confidence! Think about it, if you have made $300/mth, surely you can find a way to make another $300/mth. If it's a lie, it's actually worse than D1. If you want to tell a lie, tell a big one even if it's to encourage yourself! Telling a lie about a realistic figure goes to show you haven't actually reached that level and it's such a shame...not so much about your earning capability as it is about your character!

Consider B1 as a better answer. Tell them that and gauge how they react. See how you can carry on the conversation with added value when they ask more intelligent questions. It's also a way to qualify business builders.

If you are smart, don't sponsor the 'idiot'. He will grow smart when he realizes he loses money, and he will make you look like an idiot by telling others.

Before you sponsor a business builder, make sure they know the kind of challenges to expect in their work in day-to-day reality, and they know clearly and put into proper perspective the background information of the company, product/service and comp. plan.

Say, "NNNNNNNNNNNNNNEXT!"

You have a good feeling because you know you can smoke an 'idiot'? I think that's pretty evil :) It's a no-win situation when you can't develop him into a mature business builder. The idiot will grow smart when he realizes he loses money, and he will make you look like an idiot by telling others.

Before you sponsor a business builder, make sure they know the kind of challenges to expect in their work in day-to-day reality, and they know clearly and put into proper perspective the background information of the company, product/service and comp. plan.

Say, "NNNNNNNNNNNNNNEXT!"

Answer C1 is correct. The funny thing is a whole stadium of Diamond leaders can still be excited about their company, products and comp. plan after all these years, but newcomers can get too excited to think of future implications. Just make sure they know the kind of challenges to expect in their work in day-to-day reality.

The answer is...all of the above :) But I must emphasize the need of a fully developed system for building a prospect list, integrating a funded proposal and converting leads to your main MLM program.

The answer is...all of the above :) But I must emphasize the need of a fully developed system for building a prospect list, integrating a funded proposal and converting leads to your main MLM program.

The answer is...all of the above :) But I must emphasize the need of a fully developed system for building a prospect list, integrating a funded proposal and converting leads to your main MLM program.