Network Marketing Or Direct Sales

One gives you residual income and the other just pays you a commission (short term profit).
I will elaborate further in this post to give you all the facts so that you can make a decision on which is best for you.

I will start with Direct Sales first, by giving you a definition: "The direct personal presentation, and most often a demonstration is done, and the sale of products and services is made to the consumers, usually in their homes or at their jobs."

Based on what you just read it is self explanatory.

Direct selling is about individual sales agents reaching and dealing directly with clients. This is definitely different then direct marketing.

Direct marketing is when a business chooses to have a relationship with their customers without going through an agent/consultant or retail outlet. Do YOU see the difference?

There is a vast difference.

  Direct selling often, but not always, uses multi-level marketing aka MLM (salesperson is paid for selling and for sales made by people he recruits or sponsors) rather than single-level marketing (salesperson is paid only for the sales he makes himself)

Based on that fact which would you prefer? I know which one I would prefer. The fact remains direct selling will not earn you residual income. Bottom line, it's short term profits.

If you are attempting to make money online, it's safe to assume that you want to retire one day and enjoy the rest of your life with NO worry about paying your bills.

In my opinion I don't believe that direct sales will earn you residual income. You are a salesperson and unless you are selling a product or service where they pay you $1,000 to $2,000 a week. Your chances of retirement is slim and none.

Now I will speak about network marketing. I will tell you this first and it is IMPORTANT that you get this.

IT IS A RELATIONSHIP GAME!

It's not a numbers game, people are people.

People have goals, dreams and desires of their own. The relationship is the process and this is network marketing.

It means a successful business and residual income.

Products come and go. Companies come and go. Your spiderweb of friends if you do it right, treat them right, will last forever.

It is what it is and I will certainly validate this as being factual and true. If you will take two minutes and just do a Google search on my name now (Terri Pattio) and see how I am branded on the internet.  Getting your name branded on the internet the right way takes time and so do your relationships. You  simply cannot rush this process YOU must first get to know, like and trust someone. This MUST be two way communication and the important thing to remember is that all parties involved must LISTEN to one another.

The people you sponsor into your network marketing business will be your friend and business partner  for life and  this is how everyone in your team will make residual income. YOU will have a team of leaders that will reap the rewards of their efforts together.

With direct selling you are trading long term stability for short term profit. This is not good at all, because when you get done with your presentation. Now you have to close them and YOU pray that you have did a great job so they will buy your product or service so you will get paid.

In network marketing, closing people is a stab in the heart. YOU simply can't do this because if you do this, then the next month you will have to close them again to get them to do any work. They have to sell themselves and this is done when you have taken the time to get to know, like and trust them and the feeling is mutual.

It's a two way street and this is a requirement. YOU cannot skip this process and expect to build your network marketing business and have residual income for life.

I believe that I have covered this thoroughly and If you found this to be useful. Please share with your friends.

Terri Pattio
MLM Coach
Mentor with a servant's heart
"Listen, Live and Learn in the now"

MLM Training - How To Make Residual Income

I will begin by letting you know that every word I am saying will be validated. In this post I will give you an explanation of why I believe that residual income is better than auto pilot income.

Before I get started, I recommend that you read my previous post titled "MLM Training - The difference between residual income and auto pilot income.

Okay I will start by saying again that auto pilot income is JUST HYPE!

Now I'm not saying that you won't make any money using these auto pilot income systems that are being promoted. It's possible that you will. Here's the catch, the product(s) owner will make a great deal more than you will. It's simple logic because they will always recommend YOU to tell others and they will pay you a commission to do it. They will give you an affiliate link and this is how it works it is what it is. It does know good for them to create a system and no one is using it but them.  This is the reason they created the system in the first place so they can get a lot of people to buy it, and they need help to promote it so this is why they give you a link and recommend that you do so because they know you want to make money and they will pay you a commission (usually 50%). What many people don't realize is, it's not residual income. Also these systems are tools and it's illegal to pay commissions on tools.

Now I will explain about residual income. What I like most about it is, you do the work one time and get paid over and over and over again. When it is done correctly, YOU will get paid every week, bi-weekly or monthly. Learning to earn residual income is a lot easier then promoting different products and services to make a fast buck, you will never be able to retire doing this. You MUST have repeat customers that buy from you every month, this is how you create your residual income.

Residual income is the only way to go, because it means financial freedom and you can retire one day.

It means that you can do all those things that a job won't let you do. You're the boss and can work your own schedule because you know that you have money coming in when you take time off  from your business. When you learn how to find a business opportunity that will compensate you fairly for your efforts, get the skills and training you need then you will be on your way to having peace and happiness in your life.

HOW TO MAKE RESIDUAL INCOME

I will say this much, it is a process and when you FOCUS on the reward (which is earning your residual income) then it will be easier for you to reach your goals and make money online.

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Terri Pattio
MLM Coach
Mentor with a servant's heart
"Listen, Live and Learn in the now"

MLM Training - The Difference Between Residual Income And Auto Pilot Income

RESIDUAL INCOME

I am going to start by saying, a residual occurs when you do the work once and you get paid over and over again for that work done.

Multi-millionaires know the secret to creating true wealth is creating residual income. YOU make money 24 hours a day because you did it right the first time.

Auto Pilot Income

 
Speaking frankly, some money hungry greedy person made it up. When you think about it, you will agree when I illustrate it to you.

You have a pilot on an airplane, and thanks to technology and programmers, there's a whole lot of things that can be done automatically through use of programs, but there is one requirement. Someone has to monitor the program to make sure that it is working properly. It's not a set it and forget it deal. If the pilot sets a plane on auto pilot to fly to their destination and falls asleep on the job and something happens that was not expected (such as bad weather while in the air). Will the program handle it correctly? It can't know how severe the weather is and what to do. The instructions given to it was by the pilot on board. Who will land the plane?  This is something that has to be done by the pilot. This calls for the pilot's attention.

Such is the case with  all of the software that people are creating and selling to people, they tell you it takes five minutes to set it up and you can forget it. They tell you it will make you money without any effort on your part.

This is not true. There is no such thing as something for nothing.

Here's my point on this, isn't it true that computers are machines, and that people write these program based on an idea they had. A program will only do what the programmer has told it to do. Since people are not perfect there is no way possible they can anticipate what will happen to the program in the future. So if you just set it and forget it, then how will you know if it is working correctly. There will be bugs in it for sure. This is why the programmer must update it and they must monitor it to be sure that it is working properly.

Auto Pilot Income System

Is there such a thing? A big NO!

Let's look at it this way, if there was then no one would have anything to do. YOU must put forth effort and earn an income. Paying for a software to do all the work is ridiculous. What's even more ridiculous is to pay a high price for it and then something happens to the software or it becomes obsolete because the programmer doesn't monitor or updates it regularly to keep up with new developments. If this isn't done by the programmer then you have been scammed out of your money and left with a worthless software.

Now that auto pilot income is gone if you ever had it.  What's even worse is when someone has a software and they sell it to people and then tell YOU to become an affiliate and promote it to others and they will pay you a commission. The software is a tool and it's illegal to do this. The software owner is building his list and doesn't realize that the Attorney General will eventually shut them down.

Why?

IT'S ILLEGAL TO PAY COMMISSIONS ON TOOLS! 

Check it out for yourself, call your local Attorney General office and verify what I'm saying is true.

BIG MONEY GAME 

That's what they tell you, so that you will buy there software. They will give you some hyped up website with a fancy car, showing a lot of money on it. It's a lure and they are just baiting you in. Auto pilot income is not real.

Also it's not residual income.

On my next post I will go into great details and explain how residual income is better then auto pilot income. Please return back here and read and learn from it.

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Terri Pattio
MLM Coach
Mentor with a servant's heart
"Live and learn in the now"

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Marketing Automation Tools - Can Be Harmful If You Over Do It!

With technology being what it is today, new software is coming out each and everyday. Programmers write programs that will make things easier for you. This is a good thing when used in moderation, and it cannot be misused or abused.

What I want to speak about today is web automation tools. There are plenty of them on the internet these days. All a person has to do is go to Google and do a search for what they are looking for and they are sure to find it. It's nothing wrong with that, the thing that sticks in my craw the most is when someone takes automated tools and goes overboard with it by using it in the social sites, not knowing that this will take them down very fast.

For what? Just to show how smart you were. Greed and Ego. Not thinking of the consequences of your actions will hurt your reputation when all is said and done. If it's numbers you are looking at, a lot good it will do you if you're using this on social sites such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. These sites don't like this at all, and they have programs that will catch any abnormal activity. The point of social networking is for you to go to the site on a consistent basis, interact and get to know people. Having friends and relationships is what it's all about. If you're in business then this will work out very good for you. Let's face it, if you're using automated tools and not doing any social networking then any success you are having will be temporary.

Let's take Facebook for example this is a social site and they do expect you to log in on a regular basis. If you never log in but they see post from you that's coming from a software automation tool every 5 minutes or less then you can bet they will shut you down quick fast and in a hurry. No more Facebook account and there is plenty more that can happen to you in the search engines.

Since Facebook is a major social site, Google will get involved and this means your website ranking and indexing will probably be gone. Google will probably bury you so far in the search engines, and this means NO TRAFFIC FOR YOU!

Why?

Since Facebook terminated your account, everything will be lost and any links you had posted in Facebook will be gone. 

On Facebook when someone likes, comments or shares something you post, this sends a signal to the search engines and it allow you to get indexing and ranking too. Also since Facebook is an authority site, this tells the search engines that your website link is worth indexing and ranking in the search engines.
This is pretty much how it works on Twitter too. When someone retweets or clicks on your links in Twitter this sends a signal to the search engines. You definitely don't want these sites to terminate your accounts because of overuse of automated tools.  It's not being social and the only interaction that is going on is between computers.

Google, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin don't like this kind of activity going on. Using marketing automation tools must be done in a way that looks natural and it should not stop you from visiting the sites on a regular basis and interacting.

Over doing it can be harmful if you do!



  

Blog Syndication, SEO Link Building And Free Targeted Traffic From The Search Engines

FREE Targeted Traffic from the search engines.

This is what all online marketers need and want. Without it, there's no chance for you to be successful at all. So this is a priority, among other things such as branding your name on the internet. I will be sharing with you, a way for you to get everything you need to make money online. I recommend that you read every word on this page because as a professional network marketer and Mentor, I am dedicated to giving you the facts to make a decision with accurate information.

FREE Guaranteed Targeted Traffic

Will you agree with me on this? Is it logical that you want to expose your business to as many people as possible on a daily basis? Of course you do. Also you want organic traffic, PPC ads can be costly if your budget doesn't allow for this.

So it stands to reason that you want FREE traffic from the search engines where people are looking for you and this will be targeted prospects for your business to grow when you are getting them on daily basis.

SEO Link Building

Is necessary for you to getting ranked and indexed by the search engines. I have a solution for that, and since I have been doing this for quite sometime. I will assure you that it works. The Power of using the social media sites will help you with getting social signals (likes on Facebook, tweets on Twitter, social bookmarking sites) because this is one way the search engines will be able to index and rank your website or business. I have a group on Facebook that does all of this.

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BLOG SYNDICATION

Now if you are a blogger or using article marketing as a way of branding your name on the internet then this is absolutely the way for you to get those much needed blog backlinks from people who are actually reading and sharing your post to the social and bookmarking sites. The search engines really relies on sites like Digg, Reddit and Stumbleupon for finding content to index and rank in there search engines. So it is your job to attract people to read your blog or article, then have them share it for you. So the more quality backlinks you get from real people will help your get found in the search engines. I have another group on Facebook named "Post your blogs and articles here for SEO!" The name is self explanatory, and it is only for blogs and articles only. NO SPLASH PAGES, WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE ALLOWED. The reason being is, my purpose for creating the group is for content syndication to get you indexing and ranking in the search engines which means getting those quality backlinks.

There are many great writers in the group and I am happy to say that I am privileged to know them all by reading their content. Also we get to chat in the group on several occasions which is another reason to be here. You can meet many people here and we all have one thing in common, WE LOVE TO BLOG AND WRITE ARTICLES.

YOU can check it out by clicking on the link below the banner.

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I thank you for your time because it is valuable and I always strive to give value for your time because it is so very precious. I look forward to meeting you soon. Terri Pattio MLM Coach Mentor with a servant's heart "Live and learn in the now"

Residual Income - For The Love Of Money (Part 2)

Here's Part One of Residual Income - For The Love Of Money (Part One)

Okay back to what happened to Rick in his new business. Well he waited a week for his check to come, and he was patient and waited another week. Now he decided to call the company to find out what happened and why he didn't get his check. This is when he found out that he would not get one yet.

They told him he had to wait until he reached the minimum payout amount or he could use what he had accumulated so far as payment on his monthly subscription. Rick thought to himself, everyone who joined him would have to do the same thing too. At his recommendation they all paid $50 too, he didn't realize it was a monthly subscription. Another thing he didn't understand was the 2x5 force matrix.

He did not know what that meant, so he needed to understand just what that meant in terms of how he would get compensated for his efforts. He focused his time on learning how a 2x5 matrix works and he learned about it and knew what he needed to do. He proceeded to educate his friends and others who joined him on what they had to do.

A month and a half has passed by, everything looked good to Rick. He and his business partners are getting customers that's purchasing and the only thing that's bothering him is "why hasn't he received a check yet?"  He has been  paying his monthly subscription but the company have not paid him anything. He's believes that he must have the minimum payout and nothing has come in the mail.

What he doesn't know is, he has to request payment.

The company has been taking his monthly subscription from his account, and he has a significant amount that's sitting there and he needs the money because his daughter has become sick and he has to pay the hospital bill that was left. Money is getting a little tight and people in his team are wondering when they are going to get paid. Rick hasn't been actively marketing his business for a month because he is helping his wife with taking care of their daughter.

Another month has passed and his daughter is getting better, so now he goes to look at his account from his business and he gets a message that his account don't exist.  He immediately calls the company and they inform him that since he was inactive for over 60 days this is what happens. He asks them about the money that was in his account, they informed him that his money was gone because of him failing to keep his position active and staying qualified each month. They informed him that because of his inactivity in his business this resulted in him losing his money. You agreed to this when you signed up because it is in our policies and procedures.

Rick thought to himself "I had over $300 in that account. How can they do this?"

He told them that he would be talking with his lawyer about this. It's my money and I worked hard for it, and what about the people I got to join, what happened to them?

The company rep told him, they are still in the company and were placed under someone else.

Rick thinks "What will my team think of me? I'm no longer in the company because my daughter was sick and could not work like I wanted too. It's not fair to do this to me. It wasn't my fault my daughter got sick. Don't this person understand, why can't she help me. Why won't they pay me what's mine. I need that money now and it's gone."

Rick asks them to speak to someone with authority to make decisions about payment of his money that was in his account. The company rep informed him that it would not do any good because when he signed up, he had every opportunity to read the policies and procedures before joining. They asked him did he read them completely and  understand what he read. He answered that he only read part of it.

They said I am sorry about your daughter being sick but their is nothing we can do, it is in the policies and procedures. It's all right there and the fact remains you agreed by signing, this is perfectly legal. Is there anything else I can help you with?

Rick said no and hung up feeling real sick now. What was he going to say to his wife, daughter and all the people that he got in. That night he couldn't sleep because of all that he had just learned. So he got up and went to read those policies and procedures. He found out everything was true and learned a whole lot more after reading them completely.

The lesson to this story is, always read your policies and procedures before joining any affiliate or network marketing program. It is your contract with the company and it is a legal and binding agreement, you will know if they have integrity and learn about the company's management experience.

What really amazes me about many people I meet on the internet is, they are so willing to believe the hype of a companies website and will not take the time to read their policies and procedures. This is very important for the success of any business opportunity that you are thinking about joining. If you don't understand the language that is in them, then I have the solution for you.

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Terri Pattio
MLM Coach
Mentor with a servant's heart
"Live and learn in the now"

Residual Income - For The Love Of Money

Just how far will people go to make money online?

A very long way especially if they have a strong desire to do so. As a MLM Mentor, I can only relate what I have seen people promoting on the internet. With all the scams that's out now, and with the economy the way it is people are searching for ways to make extra money. Most people turn to the internet and what do they find "Scams and Hype." 

It's the lure of easy money that entraps people, the people who are perpetrating these scams toys with people's emotional state of mind and convince them with all the hype that their business opportunity can make them thousands of dollars in no time flat.

This is not the case at all, it takes time to make money online. YOU can't make $10,000 in 30 or 60 days. These scams on the internet are so elaborate that people believe in them, and decide to get involved not realizing that this will lead them down the wrong path. This is not the path to success, and in a few months they soon find out and have moved on to the next so called business that they find.

I have a little story I would like to share with you about how people get caught up so deep into the hype of these programs, and then they believe the lies so they are actually setting themselves up for failure by making plans to have residual income and the worst part is they get their friends involved in what they are doing and they don't know that it's not going to work for them or their friends. The only thing that could happen, they might lose the respect of their friends and maybe their friendship as well especially if they lost their money. 

 This is a story that is clearly an example of what happens when you don't possess the skills to find the right business opportunity, and the result is not good at all. In fact it could be very devastating for some people.

A man named Rick, and he is a good person, treated people right and everything. The only thing that Rick had a problem with was his paycheck each week. It wasn't enough to make ends meet. So after a long time of thinking it over and over in his mind, he finally decided that he had to do something differently. He decided that it was time to take action and make a change.

This was a very big decision for  him to make, he decided to set out searching on the internet. He believed and figured that he could find a good business opportunity that would finally get him ahead in the game. He looked and looked and finally he came across something that appeared to be what he was looking for.  After carefully going over all the information on the website he decided to move forward and invest his money ( which was $50 to get started). He signed up and the one thing he didn't realize was that he needed skills and training to know how to evaluate a business opportunity. He tried reading his policies and procedures and had a hard time understanding the jargon they were using, so he decided to trust what he saw on their website without reading the policies and procedures all the way through. By not reading all of the P&P's completely he didn't know if the company has integrity or how will the company help him to grow his  business. This is very important to know before you join. 

Rick didn't realize that he would have to pay $50 every month, and he didn't evaluate his compensation plan to determine the amount of money he desired to make in his business every week. Also anything that he did must be duplicable for others who would join him. All the company told him to do was drive traffic to the website and advertise everyday.

Rick proceeded to work very hard at getting people to the website. He told everyone about his new business opportunity. He did pretty good at marketing and talking with people. He had a lot of friends that were interested in making money online. In one week Rick had managed to get 5 people to join and he tried to calculate his weekly check and couldn't really understand the percentages, he thought it would be a great amount based on what he had done so far and the one thing he didn't realize is that he would not get any of it yet. After checking his business account and seeing what was there, he made a call to the company and Rick learned that he would have to wait until he reached a minimum amount before he can get access to it.

What happened to Rick? I will share with you in the finale of Residual Income - For the love of money

Terri Pattio
MLM Coach
Mentor with a servant's heart
"Live and learn in the now"