I was sent a link to a new MLM company today and the first thing that the "hip" video on the company front page touted was, "No Meetings".
Ugh.
That is about as smart as someone saying "The Internet Doesn’t Work For Networkers".
It’s about time that the Web Nutjobs and the Face to Face Nutjobs face reality….
1. I have never heard of anyone building a long term residual income without getting face to face with their team.
Quote me: Without relationships there is no long term Network Marketing residual income.
2. Any Network Marketer who is ignoring the Internet today is missing out on the biggest single influence on the industry in the last 50 years.
Why must we always deal in absolutes? Only the Sith deal in such ways.
I am probably known as an "Internet Guy", but I had a "one on one" with a new potential business partner in a Starbucks today….I also talked with several other folks from around the U.S. that found me online.
I hate to pull another goofy movie reference out of my hat (actually I can’t wait to do it) but, BALANCE DANIEL-SAN.
Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. Understand?
– Mr Miyagi
Ty – This is a great post. I am sick and tired of the idea that it is one extreme or the other. You need to do both. The internet is a great way to generate leads but at the end of the day MLM is about the relationships and working together to build a business.
I am always amazed that people somehow believe you can build a business by promising folks they will become successful and not have to work at it or ever speak to people. Business is business and the harder you work the luckier you get. Success is not an entitlement or a gift..success is earned.
You're absolutely right, you must at a minimum speak to your downline… emails won't cut it. We utilize the Internet to generate MLM leads by teaching distributors how to generate prequalified MLM leads online. But, at the end of the day… although it's impossible to meet face-to-face with our downline, we do get on the phone and speak with them.
Human interaction is a must.