Dave Stone has put together a list of things that folks would do well to stop doing in Network Marketing. This one has to do with trying to convince people, check out the others on his site.
Your business opportunity may not be right for them. Don’t try to talk them into something that they may not be able to envision. You may be able to get them to enroll but they will tax your time in the long run most of the time. If you talk them into the business, you’ll be needing to talk them into trying some of the products. Then you’ll be having to talk them into all the other business activities necessary for their success. Either they’ll see it or they won’t.