Sunday, 21 February 2010

Talking of Teamwork...

My last post questioned the value of teambuilds, and
teamwork in network marketing...

Well, not so much questioned it, because I have seen
the benefits all along, but I am aware that some people
feel that the perceived benefits are greater than the
actual benefits.

My opinion is now firmly set. Teamwork is crucial for
the average marketer.

And the team I am working with now is ON FIRE!

Take a look here at what we can offer you, and if you
want more information get back to me.

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

Mlm teambuilds – just the latest craze or do they work?

If you are involved at all with mlm or network marketing, whether online or offline, you must be aware of the increase in teambuilds over the last year or so. Now I know some of you will say this is nothing new, and this has always been the ideal way to run a network marketing business – a team of people all helping each other for mutual benefit, and I’m sure this is true.

The latest craze of teambuilds works slightly differently, but following the same principle of working together to a common end. Using the power of the internet, it is possible to extend these networks a lot farther than with traditional network marketing. You will find many teams online these days, some just joining a single program, others clubbing together to join a host of programs and make considerably more money than the individuals concerned could do on their own.

So, do these teambuilds work? Well, from my experience some do, and some don’t! I appreciate that that’s not very helpful, so let me explain.

Sometimes a group will advertise that they are ‘doing a teambuild’ and encourage people to join a matrix under them on the back of the promise of spillover, spillunder, spill sideways or whatever you like. From my experience, these don’t work for the average marketer, who perhaps gets one or two signups for a program before it all goes wrong. This system might work for those at the top of the matrix, and who have no problem filling a large matrix without having to worry too much about the odd hiccup caused by some poor newbie marketer who isn’t able to refer anyone. But if you are that newbie sat on your own in the middle somewhere, not getting any spill any which way, then you’re going to be in exactly the same position as if there was no teambuild.

So can these teambuilds work? Yes, if they done properly, and the best ones I have seen are those where everyone signs up under one url, at the top obviously, so that the matrix is built evenly right across, giving everyone a fair chance. There are a few about at the moment, you can take a look here at some of them, where careful placement or straightforward matrix filling is working for the whole team, not just the initiator.

I’d appreciate any feedback you have on teambuilds you’ve been involved with – it always helps to share information.

Barbara Chapman
The BEST Team