If you work your network marketing business the way I did when I first started in this business, your friends and family would rather be mauled by a grizzly than take your call or sit through one of your visits.

But why?  Didn’t your upline tell you to market this way?  Aren’t you supposed to make a list of family and friends and call them up to tell them what you’re doing?

If you’re like I was, you probably believe there are about 6 billion prospects for your business.  But you’re wrong.

I hate to be the one to shatter your bubble (I’m lying, I’m really loving this), but most people you come across won’t have the slightest interest in your business or your products.

I know.  After getting all hyped up by your upline about how people are going to just magically jump into your business, this might be a hard pill to swallow.

It’s best you hear it from me, though.  You’ll find out soon enough when you put those techniques to the test.

Trust me, I’m saving you a lot of pain.

So, if how you’ve been taught to market your network marketing business is all wrong, then how do you do it the right way?  You find people who are hungry for what you’ve got.

And there are people like that.  I promise you.  Your task is to find those people.

Now, a lot of network marketers these days shun anything that resembles the old school techniques.  If you’re not familiar with these techniques, they’re methods like the 3 foot rule, where you present your business to everybody who happens to come within 3 feet of you.

These marketers that shun the old ways say the internet is the only way to go.  And, it’s true that the internet has made life much easier for network marketers.

But does that mean you can work your business exclusively online?

I honestly haven’t found one heavy hitter who markets only online.  Not one.

But marketing your network marketing business offline is not really what I consider to be old school.  There are some fantastic ways to market your business offline that are much more effective than the 3 foot rule.

For example, I sometimes call professional people who I find online.  Yes, I just call them up, out of the blue.  Now, do I just launch immediately into a business presentation?  No.

I usually just ask them something like, “Do you keep your options open in terms of earning income outside of what you’re currently doing?”

If they say yes, I’ll send them either to a website or some information through the mail.  I find this method very effective.

How would this apply to friends and family?  Well, instead of throwing a “party,” and then turning it into a business presentation, as I’ve been taught to do in the past, I just ask my friends and family a simple question:  Would you be open to another way to make money?

If they say no, or ask me something stupid like, “This isn’t one of those pyramid things, is it?” I drop the subject.  I say something like, “You know, on second thought, this is probably not something you’d like anyway.”

You’d be surprised at how many people insist on me showing them the business after I say something like that.

Yes, you can market your network marketing business online effectively, and I highly recommend you do so.  This can take a lot of time, however.  There are lots of things you need to learn, and the benefits are not immediate.

To really start attracting prospects to you like crazy, fill out the form on the right to get access to my ebook, “7 Secrets To Attracting Prospects.”

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