What Should A Good Sponsor Be?

by Gary Madden Tax Specialist Are you a good Sponsor? Do you have a good Sponsor? This is what I want to deal with in this post.

I
have been in various Network Marketing businesses for almost 30 years.
Amway was my first venture back in the late '70's when people were
really making big money in it. Living in North Carolina at the time, I
was priviliged to personally meet Bill Britt and Chuck Yeager, two of
the earlier multi-millionaires. What I learned from that early
experience through to the present is the importance of one's Sponsor.

Your
sponsor in any kind of network marketing, affiliate, internet or
otherwise business can be critical to your success. This seems to
especially be true with Internet Marketing type businesses where it is
more and more impersonal and you just deal with faceless names on a
computer screen. Here are some things you need from your Sponsor and
this is what I feel a Sponsor should strive to be or do:


Credibility
-- It is best to have a sponsor with experience but it is better to
have one with character. Credibility is developed from one's experience
and knowledge put into action through one's character. In short, your
sponsor should "know what they are talking about," but have the character to admit when they "don't know what they are talking about."
Accessibility
-- Can you get in touch with your sponsor when you need to? What if you
want to bounce an idea off them before you spend a bunch of money, will
they be available? Is it possible to pick up the phone and call them or
do they at least return emails. I personally prefer those in my team to
email me with most things because then I have a written record of their
question or concern. Still, I take all phone calls and make every
effort to return messages left.
Reliability -- Can you count on
your sponsor to do what they say they are going to do. This is not
always a character issue, but do they have the time, talent, or
treasure to do what they intend to do...especially when you are
counting on them. I have to really work on not over promising. If I say
I am going to do something, I better know I have what it takes to do it.
Accountability
-- As a sponsor, I cannot be a lone ranger, bringing multitudes of new
enrollees on board, but leaving them as orphans. If I sign someone up
in a program, I must be accountable to that person for what I do or do
not do later. Your sponsor needs to be aware that their actions can
have a big impact on your business.
Ability -- Finally, does
your sponsor have any ability? They may be ever so nice, but if they
have no ability, you need to strongly consider whether you should sign
up under them or not. Some clues to look for...what kind of emails do
they write, what does their personal website look like, are they
professional on the phone, etc.
Finally, you probably do not
want some Huge Internet Guru as your sponsor as you may only become a
number to them, but you do want to seriously consider some of the above
before you just blindly sign up under the first person who presents you.

Gary Madden

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