The New Gold Rush by Don Sabelhaus
When the crap hit the fan in 2008 and the world economy took a nosedive there were very few who could have predicted where we are today. Those waiting for the economy to rebound and for the jobs to come back may as well face the hard facts, the jobs aren’t coming back and the hope and change you voted for, how’s that working for you?
The times they are a changing, and if you don’t get on board with the changes you’ll be left in the dust. The old 9-5 or 7-30 model is fast disappearing. No longer are you going to be paid for showing up and punching a time clock.
Computerization, robotics, and a host of new technologies are replacing people, and the corporate world is taking advantage of it. However as the old adage goes, for every door closed another opens.
The new door has opened to the digital world of the internet. Regardless of your ability to recognize the change that is happening, the change is happening.
The new economy will be fueled by Network Marketing, the tried and proven business model used for years by companies like Amway, Tupperware, Avon, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Herbalife, just to name a few. Better known by the term, multilevel marketing (MLM)
The first thing you must do is rid yourself of misconceptions you may have about this marketing method. You may have come by your attitude about MLM from your parents, friends, or negative stories from those who tried it, did it wrong, had no success and blamed the company, product, their upline, and everything else, but themselves.
Network marketing is as much about personal growth as it is about making money. As guru and my mentor Eric Worre says, network marketing isn’t perfect, it’s just better.
Network marketing is one of the last low cost barrier to entry business left. If you are starting the typical brick and mortar business offline you are looking at thousands possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars without any guarantee of a return on investment.
One can start a network marketing business for a few hundred dollars or less, but you are only kidding yourself if you think you are going to make money with a program that costs nothing to join. For one thing, there is no such thing as free, somebody has to pick up the cost and it’s usually the guy who thinks he’s getting something for free.
There are still plenty of scams in which one can throw money into without hopes of ever getting it back, let alone a profit.
This is where the phrase caveat emptor is appropriate, let the buyer beware. Before risking any money do your research, you will find plenty of information on Google for any program or opportunity you are interested in, pro and con. It’s up to you to decide if the information is valid.
This also amplifies the importance of relationships in network marketing, before joining someone in a program, make sure they are trustworthy.
The program you join will have a support structure in place along with a reasonably easy to understand compensation program, an actual product being offered for sale, and you want a responsive upline, this underlines the importance of who you allow to sponsor you.