Becoming a Network Marketer
By: Ethan Chu | Posted: 14th August 2008
Many people believe that network marketing is a scam. There is no
doubt that there are scams out there. Successful network
marketing is a legitimate way of doing business and there are a lot
of great opportunities on the Internet to sell products or services.
Or if you have a service you can provide, such as writing web
content, resumes or are a web designer, you have a talent that you
can sell by network marketing.
The basic thing you should know is network marketing is a little
different than direct retail sales. Retail selling is about selling a
particular product usually once. In network marketing, it's about
selling products or services that are short-term or products and
services consumers need and want on a constant level. An
example of this could be herbal products, beauty products and
services offered such as tutoring or homework help or typing
resumes.
Network marketing is of course about selling, but it doesn't seem
like selling. In order to be successful at network marketing, you
will need a team that also believes in the product or services and
are committed to the product. They are offered a percentage of the
product sold and may be offered a percentage for recruiting others
to help you sell your product. This is generally referred to as passive
income or residual income. You are not selling the product or
service by yourself because you have people who help you build
income. You on the other hand should offer your team or downliners
education by pointing to the variety of Web sites that offer either
tools or programs that will answer their questions. Recruiting
people to help build your business can be found on the net through
blogs and message boards. People who might be interested in your
product will often read the same blogs or articles and use message
boards or forums.
Ethan and Jane Chu are the creators of 'Network Marketing
Lifestyle', at
and have a combined experience of more than 6 years in network
marketing. This husband-and-wife team both are seasoned
professionals in their respective fields of mobile communication
engineering and accounting.
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