But what about network marketers?
In fact, there is a high attrition ratio in Network Marketing; the casualties are many. For this we can blame to a great extent the lack of honesty in the industry and the misleading tactics used to recruit. The truth is that not everybody can make it in Network Marketing, not everyone out there is a prospect and there is such a thing as maximum market penetration.
But what about network marketers? We come into the business full of assumptions and don't bother to do our due diligence; we want to do network marketing not knowing anything about marketing. We don't even know how to develop a sound marketing plan. We fail to see (and this is a major flaw) that a network is composed of people that need to communicate well in order to be effective. Good communication, by the way, does not mean spamming.
But we join social networks not because we want to build relationships but because we want to send spam with impunity. We don't even bother to find out about the person we are spamming. I just received a couple of emails in one of my social networks inviting me to join the company I promote, which means that the persons involved didn't bother to do their homework. When we do that we come across as careless and unprofessional; we show that we don't really care about our fellow networkers and we give the industry a bad name.
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Comments (13)
Rio Guzman6
Writer
Hi Paula and Lisa!
Thanks all for your comments.
It is important to do our homework, isn't it? And to communicate rather than send spam.
Lisa G.9
Health Wellness & Wealth Consultant
LoL.
I don't have too many pet peeves, but this is one of them. Being soliciated for what you are already advertising for....you are sooo right. Yes..indeed, they did not even take time to know who you are...or..read anything on your profile.
Paula Gaon7
Great article, Rio--well written, good basic info
and to the point. But that's just the point. Some-
times people do overlook the basics and fail to
do homework.
Paula/BoomSpress
Jenny Stewart11
Hi again Rio,
I am glad you understood my point - it is not about reducing people's rights. It is just a question of training and learning HOW to market effectively. Personally I find ad blasting far too time consuming and very poor on quality results.
It takes longer, but in my experience, getting to know someone and then sending them information that you really do think would interest them has far better results in the long run.
Francis - you can send me all the ads you like - I shant be
Rio Guzman6
Writer
Jenny!
That was a really good answer to Francis. This is all about being professionals and learning what proper marketing is. It has nothing to do with anybody's "rights".
Francis Walsh6
Thanks for your responses. g'night.
Beth Schmillen10
Francis...
you touched on something when the spam problem first started around here and we were told
when and where we could advertise and soemtimes, members would voice their opposition to what you were writing about in regards to this subject...
I brought up the free speech aspect of it at this time...but... I'm doing my best to fit in lol!
Everyone knows I am here to advertise and visit and earn and have a laugh with my one Group that is for jokes etc... and then I'm off to do other stuff
Jenny Stewart11
Hey Francis
It has nothing to do with a high moral standing or anything else like that for me. In fact the "high moral tone" about spam prevention doesnt interest me in the slightest,
It is simply a matter of practicality and logic - if you receive several hundred email a day and 95 per cent are unsolicated ads - it is a turn off - you get immune to the adverts and pay no attention to them whatsoever. And some good stuff gets lost to the delete button. It is only a question of the time yo
Francis Walsh6
Isn't this nice. All warm and cozy. We're all just using this site to read what someone else has to say, and hope that it doesn't offend us. Marketing plans and hubabaloo about this that or the other thing is making me all qweezy inside. Not because of all the lovin going on, but do any of us understand the real potential of what you're missing out on by not being the one leading the charge to beat back the censors who we ourselves believe are keeping us "safe" from the world around us.
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Robin Watson3
prof
Thank you for posting this very accurate assessment, Rio. I see so many blogs that are just blatant advertising for a product/service. While there's certainly nothing wrong with centering a blog around your business, at least write something of interest and that could possibly be of some help to someone.
I market to people, not internet identities. And the same old spam showing up everywhere is a real turn off.
Your blog subject is quite refreshing. Thanks!
Robin
Rio Guzman6
Writer
Hi Jenny and Beth!
Thank you for your comments. The fact is that unprofessional behavior it is not only present in the Internet; it is present everywhere. The last company I worked for still owes me $195.00 and I don't think they plan to pay me. We should strive to do business with integrity whether we are offline or online. And as network marketers we need to understand that people communicating and developing a business relationship is what really makes the network, so spam is never justified
Jenny Stewart11
BRAVO!!!
People seem to think that working in network marketing absolves you from having to be professional in your business. It is as if because it is on the internet "it doesnt count"
If people ever get around to the idea that business on the internet if the same as business off line - it is only the style that differs and the same business principals aply if you wish to have sucess in what you do.
Can you imagine selling a product or service to someone offline without really knowing or
Beth Schmillen10
This is a very valid assesment of online marketing and describes one of the reasons networkers can get a bad name or at least the spam title... but, there are programs you might belong to that has no way to find out if that person is a member or not... even if it is a community for networking...
Sometimes I go through my list of contacts and guess at who might be interested to receive an email/pm or mssg about an opportunity... but i do try and personalize them and make them as interesting as p