Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and some time for family and friends.  As 2011 begins its official move towards its end, I hope you take time to reflect on where you are and where you want to be in the future.  If you're seriously considering starting a home business and adding an extra stream of income, Glenna and I are always available to answer questions, even if you're not considering ARIIX.  We've been involved in both network marketing and internet based business for over six years.  Please let us know if we can be of assistance.

Note from Richard and Glenna: If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos here: http://teamgnr.leaderelite.net/en/success2.aspx, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally regarding the opportunity to get started with ARIIX. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.



ARIIX, The Right Company at the Right Time

By Richard J. Norris

It's rare when you get the opportunity to get involved with a company from the very beginning, and even rarer when it's a company with a management team as strong as the one guiding ARIIX. This team, headed by Fred Cooper, was the same team that led USANA to the top of the network marketing world over the last decade. They have infused confidence and excitement for ARIIX from day one and enticed network marketing legends, such as Tim Sales, to join them as distributors. If you've ever thought about starting a home business and seriously considered network marketing as a vehicle to make your dreams happen, then you owe it to yourself to take a serious look at ARIIX.

Check out the presentation here:

http://www.globalsuccessleaders.com/events/webinars/lynn-allen-johnson-presents-ariix/

Note from Richard and Glenna: If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos here: http://teamgnr.leaderelite.net/en/success.aspx, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally regarding the opportunity to get started with ARIIX. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.



ARIIX Conference Call

To find out more about the ARIIX opportunity to build an income from home, jump on this recorded call.

(it is about 45 minutes)  

dial 209-647-1384

Special guest on the call: Lynn Allen-Johnson & Founder, CEO – Dr. Fred Cooper

Note from Richard and Glenna:  If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the video, Brilliant Compensation here:
http://teamgnr.leaderelite.net/en/success2.aspx, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally regarding the opportunity to get started with ARIIX. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

Network Marketing and the Baby Boomers

Baby boomers have driven the U.S. economy for the last 40 plus years. From Gerber baby food, to Keds shoes, to home sales and more, the Boomer Generation has been at the heart of the economy and were the money was to be made in each decade along the way.

"As the year 2011 began on Jan. 1, the oldest members of the Baby Boom generation celebrated their 65th birthday. In fact, on that day, today, and for every day for the next 19 years, 10,000 baby boomers will reach age 65." (Pew Research Center, 2011)

So, what impact does this have on you and your choice to begin a network marketing business? Quite possibly, taking the boomers into consideration may just be your key to success or failure.

Boomers and Your Business Selection

As in other decades, those in front of trends (and in tune with the needs and wants of the boomers) were the ones who cashed in when it came to where they invested their time and money. Given the number of baby boomers advancing in age and the fact that this group tends to be the ones with the most disposable income, taking their needs into consideration when you select your network marketing company seems like a smart move. It's exactly why I have selected the health and wellness industry for my home business. As baby boomers age and tend to live longer, their concerns have turned toward their health and living the highest quality of life that is possible. The health and wellness industry has now grown to over a trillion dollar industry each year, and the boomers are the driving force. Face it; you don't need much of that big a pie to be very happy.

So, be sure as you investigate the opportunity you are going to get involved with the boomers in mind. They will continue to be the economic drivers for years to come, so make sure you have a business that will attract their interest.

Boomers as Business Partners

Once you have your business selected and are beginning to build, don't forget to include the boomer generation as a target group for your presentation. Again, this group has the money to invest in a good business opportunity and they are concerned with how much money they will have in retirement, thus they are looking for ways to generate income streams. Many of this group, like me, don't have faith that social security will continue to be available, or at the very least will suffer drastic cuts, which means that we need other means to fund our activities and lifestyles. If you have followed the advice in the first section and selected an opportunity that offers the boomer generation health benefits, along with the ability to generate income, you have a real winner when approaching someone my age or older about joining your business.

Summary

The boomer generation has long been the fuel for the economic engine and that won't change for quite some time. Taking the needs of this group into consideration when selecting your home business opportunity can give you a big advantage in building a successful network of distributors and generating a residual income from home. Do your homework, spot the trends and select your opportunity from a position of knowing that you are riding the current economic wave being generated by this highly influential sector of the population.

Note from Richard and Glenna:  If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally regarding the opportunity to get started with ARIIX. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

ARIIX, The Right Company at the Right Time

By Richard J. Norris

It's rare when you get the opportunity to get involved with a company from the very beginning, and even rarer when it's a company with a management team as strong as the one guiding ARIIX. This team, headed by Fred Cooper, was the same team that led USANA to the top of the network marketing world over the last decade. They have infused confidence and excitement for ARIIX from day one and enticed network marketing legends, such as Tim Sales, to join them as distributors. If you've ever thought about starting a home business and seriously considered network marketing as a vehicle to make your dreams happen, then you owe it to yourself to take a serious look at ARIIX.

Check out the presentation here: 

http://www.globalsuccessleaders.com/events/webinars/lynn-allen-johnson-presents-ariix/

Note from Richard and Glenna:  If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally regarding the opportunity to get started with ARIIX. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

Mentoring Your Network Marketing Team

By Richard J. Norris

One of the reasons why I advocate that network marketers concentrating on building their organizations deep, rather than try to sign up every warm body they can, as quickly as possible, is that to have staying power and long term residual income, those you sponsor need to be properly trained. Training your downline and assuring that they are successful is not only good business, it's your responsibility as their sponsor.

Individual Training

When you sponsor a new distributor, you are making a pledge to them to be their mentor and do everything possible to make sure they understand and are practicing the habits that will enable them to follow in your footsteps. Initially, this will mean direct, one on one mentoring of your distributors. This should take the form of scheduled training on what steps they should be following to find qualified prospects and present the business opportunity (telling them to make a list of their 100 closest friends and family and wishing them luck isn't meeting your responsibility, nor will it successfully build their business and by association, yours). Very few come in to network marketing already possessing the skill sets needed to be successful from day one and you need to work with your new distributor to identify the areas where they need training and then either provide that or indentify appropriate places where they can obtain it. Role playing with your distributor, with you playing the part of a prospect, stopping to critique as you go is especially helpful. You'll also want to just "check in", preferably by phone, but at least by email periodically to see where they are and what help they can use from you. Your new distributors need to know you're concerned and available. I would suggest you sponsor and train no more than five distributors at any given time and don't take on more until you have helped them to build their business at least three levels deep and are assisting their new distributors to do the same.

Team Training

One night a week should be dedicated to a team training call. Even if you only have 2-3 people in your organization, get in the habit of conducting your own team call. This positions you as a leader and gives you and your team an opportunity to talk about obstacles you are experiencing in building your business and share strategies for overcoming them. The old adage "two heads are better than one" really is true, and being able to share experiences is a great way for your entire team to learn and grow. I would suggest that you structure these calls around a specific topic, such as "Talking to a prospect for the first time", "Lead generation", etc. But, it doesn't hurt to ever so often have a call that basically amounts to an "Ask Anything" session. There are several places where you can sign up for free for a conference call number that remains the same from week to week, so that your team knows what the call in number is, and scheduling your calls at the same time and night each week will make attending routine for your team.

Summary

If you want stability in your organization, you must dedicate yourself to being a true mentor to those you sponsor. Providing training and assisting in the success of your distributors, ensuring that they will in turn treat those they sponsor in a like manner, will mean that more of them earn money and remain in business. One of the main reasons people leave a network marketing business is frustration and a feeling that they have been left alone to figure things out for themselves. You have the power to build a solid foundation that will stand the test of time, through education of those you sponsor into network marketing and you owe them nothing less.

Note from Richard and Glenna:  If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally regarding the opportunity to get started with ARIIX. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

Network Marketing and the Businessman/woman

By Richard J. Norris

One of the great untapped audiences that many network marketers ignore, when it comes to introducing others to their business opportunity, are existing business owners or those in high positions within a company.  Instead of giving a professional business presentation to someone who would actually understand the power of the industry, when presented in a reasoned manner, most new network marketers are busy chasing Cousin Lenny the grocery store shelf stocker and Aunt Sally, who has a part-time job at Wal-Mart.  Don't get me wrong, both could become successful network marketers, but not without a serious commitment to do so and some serious dedication to training.  The businessman, on the other hand, is very well poised to be successful from the early going.

Why Businessmen/women

Those who are already successful in a business environment already possess the skills and knowledge sets required to be able to look at a business opportunity and evaluate it on its merits.  If they are approached in a professional manner and presented with information in a similar professional manner, they will look at your business and give it a fair appraisal.  Even if they don't see it as an opportunity that is right for them, it's very likely that they may have business acquaintances that they feel might be a good fit and will refer them.  Presenting to successful business people can bring quality individuals into your network marketing team and will grow your business with like quality.

Fewer Objections

One of the things you won't have to worry about from business people that you typically hear from many others that you present your opportunity to is the objections over any of the costs associated with network marketing.  Business owners and those high up in companies are familiar with business costs in the thousands and even millions.  If they see your opportunity as attractive, they will find the cost of getting started and the monthly overhead costs associated with autoship and marketing a real bargain, versus the potential for residual income.

Making the Pitch

This is a presentation that needs to be professional and personal.  While it's ok to use prepared presentations from your company, team or upline, you need to be familiar enough with whatever you show your prospect that you can answer their questions on the spot.  Most of the business people you will show your opportunity to are short on time and will make decisions quickly.  Your window of opportunity will be much smaller than with most of the people you encounter on your way to building your network marketing business.  Be prepared.  A lunch presentation (you pay) may be a great way to go.  That keeps your time together to a very specific amount and forces you to have your presentation well planned.

Summary

Don't shy away from one of the best sources for building your network marketing business, by ignoring successful business people.  They are smart and will understand the opportunity you are presenting them with if you have put together an intelligent presentation and approach them in a businesslike manner.  Business people are always on the lookout for a good opportunity to add a stream of income, especially one that is residual in nature.  Learn how to tap into this market and you are well on your way to network marketing success.

Note from Richard and Glenna:  If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally regarding the opportunity to get started with ARIIX. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.