Unrealistic Expectation of Network Marketing

Unrealistic Expectation of Network Marketing

What are your expectations when it comes to network marketing? Are your expectations realistic?

Many times people get started in network marketing and quit because it was not happening fast enough. Really?

Would you expect to start a new profession or new business and be making a 5 to 6 figure income in two weeks? Don’t think so. So why is network marketing any different?

Be Coachable, It is possible for people to realistically do the following:

• How to get your initial investment back in 7 to 30 days

• How to make enough money to get your product for FREE in 30 days

• How to make enough money to cover your living expenses in 4 to 12 months

• How to make a six figure income in 1 to 2 years

Realistically to achieve the bullets above it takes time and work.

It is important to match your time and effort with realistic goals.

It is very important that new distributors have realistic expectations. In network marketing, setting expectations upfront with your newest members is extremely important for long-term success.

When setting expectations use the 1-3-5-7 formula when talking to the newest member.

• It will take you one year to be functional and profitable. Rich in a year? NO! Functional and profitable YES! There’s an occasional exception to the rule.

• It is going to take you three years part-time, 10 to 15 hours a week, committed, working hard to make a full-time income. Three years on average!

• About five years to become a high-end income earner.

• It will take you about seven years to become financially free creating a high 6 figure to 7 figure residual income.

Too many times we see people have unrealistic expectation and not get the immediate income results they were looking for. Guess what happens? You guessed it; they quit and blame the the MLM profession on their failure saying it did not work while bad mouthing the industry.

If expectations are set properly on day one you will have long-term committed people in your organization that will not blame you or the network marketing profession for their lack of success.

If you were to start a new profession you would not expect to make a six figure income in the first 6 to 12 months, so why is network marketing any different? You would work hard setting goals on your way to success. Well network marketing is no different and setting proper expectations upfront with your newest member is one of the most important things you can do.

If someone is new to network marketing and is full-time in the profession because they lost their job the best advice you could give them is get a job. It means being employed by someone else in the meantime while building their future.

The “Hail Mary Pass” of trying to cram a 3 year curve into 6 months is devastating. You will loose your newest person for life. It is much better to set realistic expectations upfront.

Don’t ask me if building this was hard or easy… Ask me if it was worth it!