I spend quite a bit of my time connecting with people on various social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Better Networker, etc, and I have noticed a few trends that I felt needed to be addressed.
Thank You For Being My Friend on Social Media… No Vomiting Please.
You see it all day long. It usually goes something like this…
“Hi, I’m Fred. Thanks for being my friend on (insert social media here), by the way… (vomit) take a look at my business.”
Is that how you would greet a new friend in person? Social media is an extension of real life. You are dealing with real people with real thoughts, dreams, goals, desires, and feelings.
No one likes being treated like that, and I’d wager that you don’t either. So simply don’t do it. A good rule of thumb is to treat everyone online the same way you’d treat them if you met them in person. (Unless it is your habit to vomit your business on anyone with a pulse in person as well.)
If You Lead With Your Business, You Will Be Forever Seen as a Follower. Now we are ALL guilty of this at one time or another, and it is pretty high up there in the expected ‘newbie’ mistakes list. If someone is new to the industry, it is much more forgivable than say, someone who has been in Network Marketing for a time and yet is STILL leading with their company, logo and all, in their social media accounts. Which leads us into our next point…
People Join and Follow People, Not Companies
People do business with PEOPLE. People really do not care the slightest bit about your company, your products, or the ORAC value of your magical kumalumaquala berry extract that the ancient and remote Kwakaluga tribe on the island of Koodaagu has been using for thousands of years.
Seriously. Despite what your upline may tell you, no one is going to join your company because of your product. They will join someone they perceive as a leader. Someone who can help them reach their goals, dreams, and aspirations.
So what does this mean for ME?
If you want quality people to join your ‘opportunity’, you must first be a leader and give them someone worth joining. This is not done by leading with your company, or vomiting your opportunity on everyone within reach.
What this means is invest in YOURSELF. Read things like Mike Dillard’s Magnetic Sponsoring, for starters. http://josephtapia.trafficformula2.com
Attend webinars given by true leaders in the Network Marketing Community. Leaders never stop learning, and they are not afraid to take the time to engage in personal growth each day.
Whether it is reading, or watching a recorded webinar, or listening to audio, ALL true leaders make the time for personal growth each day.
Talk to any 6 or 7 figure earner and ask them what personal growth book they are reading, and they’ll be able to answer you without hesitation, as they are ALWAYS reading something to stay on top.
The best of health, and wealth, to each of you.
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