How do you find people who know how profitable multi-level marketing can be and are interested in it?
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No, you're not too late...maybe too early but never too late.  The WSJ has already coined network marketing as the "new" career of the future.  Here is a website that will help you and it's free:  www.cemleadcoach.com -- go to Live Call Archives then click-on "Personal Development" or "Working Leads".  These calls will definitely change your thinking, it did mine.  Good luck with that!
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The first step is to find a group of persons that buy a category of products\n\nI like to look for magazines that focus on a particular niche.  For example, you can find magazines focusing on golf, RV's, horror movies, bodybuilding, model trains, etc.\n\nMagazines are expensive to publish.  If you can find a magazine that caters to a particular group, you know there are advertisers willing to place ads in those magazines because the readers of the magazine are buyers of products related to that niche (i.e. model train lovers buy model trains, and related products)\n\nNow you can pick products in the category you choose and start marketing those products to the niche you have chosen.  For example, you can sell golf balls to a customer and then later sell them golf clubs, golf vacations, golf shirts, etc.\n\nIt is more important to find a group of persons that buy goods and services in a particular category first.  Then find products that appeal to that market and sell to them over and over.
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Try a few of these methods and watch your sales soar! \n1.   Launch a Web site. Web sites provide your company with worldwide exposure and give your customers convenient access to your services and products.  \n  \n2.   Host a grand opening or open house. Invite local business owners and residents from surrounding neighborhoods. Provide refreshments, drawings for door prizes, free merchandise samples, and have plenty of business cards and company brochures on hand.  \n  \n3.   Monitor the quality of your services and products constantly. Satisfied customers who spread the word about your business are the best source of new customers. Pay attention to pricing, customer service, product availability and prompt delivery.  \n  \n4.   Explore various types of traditional advertising methods such as classified ads, yellow page ads, television and radio spots, and display ads in magazines and on other Web sites. Go with what meets your budget and best reaches your target group.  \n  \n5.   Support a local charity by sponsoring a fundraising event such as a food drive, toy drive or walkathon. Arrange for a formal presentation of your donation with cameras at the ready and try to get a local newspaper to publish the photograph.  \n  \n6.   Distribute fliers and business cards door to door, place them under car windshield wipers and tack them to local apartment, college and community center bulletin boards.  \n  \n7.   Maintain a visible presence within your industry. Participate in trade shows, attend community events and offer to speak on your area of expertise at seminars.
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The Bottom Line About Multilevel Marketing Plans\n\nMultilevel or "network" marketing plans are a way of selling goods or services through distributors. These plans typically promise that if you sign up as a distributor, you'll receive commissions - for your sales and those of the people you recruit to become distributors. These recruits sometimes are referred to as your "downline." \n\nSome multilevel marketing plans are legitimate. However, others are illegal pyramid schemes. In pyramids, commissions are based on the number of distributors recruited. Most of the product sales are made to these distributors - not to consumers in general. The underlying goods and services, which vary from vitamins to car leases, serve only to make the schemes look legitimate. \n\nJoining a pyramid is risky because the vast majority of participants lose money to pay for the rewards of a lucky few. Most people end up with nothing to show for their money except the expensive products or marketing materials they're pressured to buy. \n\nIf you're thinking about joining what appears to be a legitimate multilevel marketing plan, take time to learn about the plan. What's the company's track record? What products does it sell? Does it sell products to the public-at-large? Does it have the evidence to back up the claims it makes about its product? Is the product competitively priced? Is it likely to appeal to a large customer base? How much is the investment to join the plan? Is there a minimum monthly sales commitment to earn a commission? Will you be required to recruit new distributors to earn your commission?\n\nBe skeptical if a distributor tells you that for the price of a "start-up kit" of inventory and sales literature - and sometimes a commitment to sell a specific amount of the product or service each month - you'll be on the road to riches. Often consumers spend a lot of money to "build their business" by participating in training programs, buying sales leads or purchasing the products themselves. Too often, these purchases are all they ever see for their investments. \n\nYour Responsibilities\nIf you decide to become a distributor, you are legally responsible for the claims you make about the company, its product and the business opportunities it offers. That applies even if you're repeating claims you read in a company brochure or advertising flyer. The Federal Trade Commission advises you to verify the research behind any claims about a product's performance before repeating those claims to a potential customer. \n\nIn addition, if you solicit new distributors, you are responsible for the claims you make about a distributor's earnings potential. Be sure to represent the opportunity honestly and avoid making unrealistic promises. If those promises fall through, remember that you could be held liable. \n\nEvaluating a Plan\nThe FTC suggests that you use common sense when evaluating a multilevel marketing opportunity and consider these tips as you make your decision: \n\nAvoid any plan that includes commissions for recruiting additional distributors. It may be an illegal pyramid. \n\nBeware of plans that ask new distributors to purchase expensive products and marketing materials. These plans may be pyramids in disguise. \n\nBe cautious of plans that claim you will make money through continued growth of your downline, that is, the number of distributors you recruit. \n\nBeware of plans that claim to sell miracle products or promise enormous earnings. Ask the promoter to substantiate claims. \n\nBeware of shills - "decoy" references paid by a plan's promoter to lie about their earnings through the plan. \n\nDon't pay or sign any contracts in an "opportunity meeting" or any other pressure-filled situation. Insist on taking your time to think over your decision. Talk it over with a family member, friend, accountant or lawyer. \n\nDo your homew
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The best way to move into new markets to find markets that are adjacent to the market you are already in. Don't try to stretch to completely new markets - it is too expensive. \n\nFind customers within your existing business who fit in both your current and adjacent markets and ask them how they learn about new products/services in their other market (what they read, what sites to they visit, what keywords to they use on Google, etc).  All this will help you find sources of media that best target these buyers.\n\nThen I would try to get PR before advertising. It is often less expensive and more effective.  If you have never used PR (Public relations) before, I have a suggestion. My friend opened up a business in a new market. To get local newspaper coverage, he went to the newspaper and asked which local PR specialists the newspaper liked to work with. Then he hired their recommendation to get him ink in the local paper. It worked like a charm.
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The best way is to use marketing strategies that can reach this audience directly instead of using shotgun approach. This is a very specific market, and needs specific ways to reach them. Here are examples:\n\n1. Direct mail. It is cost effective easier to target this audience through direct mail pieces rather than an ad for example at Washington Post\n\n2. Advertise in trade associations catering to animal veterinarians. These publications are what they will read so your products need to be seen in these publications\n\n3. Find out what websites they visit and you can run some text sponsorship or banner ad campaigns. Be careful to measure your ROI.\n\n4. Be visible in trade shows catering to this market. You need to be there.
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Try CRMguru.com or Marketing Profs (find it in google)
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Dunn and Bradstreet would be a good place to start. First, buy a list of companies that are in the business of network marketing. Next, go to Experian or Equifax and buy a list of people employed at those companies.
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A couple free resources – check out the sources box for links:\n\n1) Create a blog pertaining to your field\n\n2) Use Yahoo! 360, Yahoo! Local & Yahoo! Groups\n\nAlso, consider signing up for an affiliate program. These programs enable you to advertise on other's sites (your affiliates) and once a sale is made to you, your affiliates & the program are paid a commission. \n\nI listed a few handy sites & articles relating to marketing, promotion & advertising. Here's some book titles that are relevant:\n\n301 Do-It-Yourself Marketing Ideas: From America's Most Innovative Small Companies by Sam Decker\nOff The Wall Marketing Ideas: Jumpstart Your Sales without Busting Your Budget by Nancy Michaels, Debbi J. Karpowicz\nGuerrilla Marketing for Free: Dozens of No-Cost Tactics to Promote Your Business and Energize Your Profits by Jay Conrad Levinson\nEntrepreneur Magazine's Ultimate Small Business Marketing Guide: Over 1500 Great Marketing Tricks That Will Drive Your Business Through the Roof by James Stephenson\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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I suggest you get hold of a copy of the book "Marketing And Promoting Your Own Seminars And Workshops" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0936965088/powerhomebizguid/102-9026744-4949760 by Fred Gleeck. The book provides excellent tips and suggestions on how you can market your seminar and attract more clients. You can read a review of the book here http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol82/seminars.htm\n\nOther books that will be helpful to you are:\n\n- How to Develop and Promote Successful Seminars and Workshops http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471527092/powerhomebizguid/102-9026744-4949760 \n- How Make It Big Seminar Business http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0070341206/powerhomebizguid/102-9026744-4949760 \n- How to Develop & Promote Successful Seminars and Workshops: The Definitive Guide to Creating and Marketing Seminars, Workshops, Classes, and Conferences http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471527092/powerhomebizguid/102-9026744-4949760 \n- Getting Started in Speaking, Training, or Seminar Consulting http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471388823/powerhomebizguid/102-9026744-4949760 \n- How to Run Seminars and Workshops : Presentation Skills for Consultants, Trainers, and Teachers http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471397296/powerhomebizguid/102-9026744-4949760
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it's quite simple really: be yourself and ask "wht would motivate you to be interested in this" In all my years in marketing I have found that the simplest ideas were the most clever and "speak to me" ideas that moved product- the one's that went through a tons of strategy sessions and market research were looking for the pink elephant while sitting all the while on it!
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example -- many people with ideas like this look for people to partner in a sales or a marketing capacity.
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Unfortunately, most people are uneducated in what a pyramid scheme really is.  All pyramids are illegal.  Multilevel Marketing is not a pyramid scheme and is obviously totally legal or it would be shut down before it ever got started.\nMultilevel marketing is just a "different" method of marketing a product than commercial. With a commercial business, eg your local grocery chain, they choose to market products in a store setting which ensures regular customers as well as convenience.  Now the Manager and the guys at the top earn the best income, cashiers and stock people earn close to minimum.  This is because they have a great deal of overhead, the store itself, employees, lights, advertising as well as logistics.\nMultilevel companies market in a different way. They choose to not have a store or do advertising commercially, instead they have the people in the field do the selling and pay them to ensure the product gets into peoples homes.  The people in the field essentially own their own business and one of the perks is tax write-offs, just like the commercial businesses have.\nSo you see it is just a different way of directing the dollar but still marketing just the same.\nThe reason MLM companies choose to do business that way is because they normally have a unique product that they don't want sitting on the shelves in a store. They want people to put the word out on what their experience is with the product and that is done by presenting it personally to people.\nI have found great success doing this and part of my job is to ensure the people I bring into the business also experience success.  As long as they are treating it like a true business and putting work into it, they cannot fail because their support team is there to help them every step of the way.
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you need to first identify who is your target market,\nsuch as age group,and many more variables, then you can establish a strategy to target that specific group,with\nwhat they identify with in correlation to your product.\nYou know this is very basic stuff, maybe you should hire a firm to help you along.
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The best way is to work for different types of companies that you are interested in owning and learning all you can about them.\nYou are smart to start thinking about this now.\nI would suggest also that you get a collage level textbook on Marketing and read it completely through.\nYOu need to have a great knowledge of two things:\nMARKETING and MANAGEMENT and the way to start to get this knowledge is to go to a local collage bookstore and get these two textbooks and READ them, every word. Don't skip the one on marketing. It is just as important if not more so than the one on management.
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Wait... "the Net and Network Marketing"?? Catch-22?? \n\nThose two should go together, hand-in-glove. And yet, Network Marketers have struggled to realize the near-infinite networking, lead-generating potential of the Web.\n\nHow can that be? \n\nNetwork Marketing (sometimes called "Multi-Level Marketing" or "MLM" or “Two Level Affiliate”) is all about... \n\n* recruiting/lead generation/relationship-building \n* sales conversion \n* ongoing consumption \n* replicating yourself through downline motivation and training. \n\nHow in the world could the Internet not be the best thing since sliced bread for Network Marketers? Because it's being done, all wrong, by all the wrong people. \n\nThere's no need to push (i.e., chase cold calls/prospects) when you can motivate potential customers and business-builders to pull (i.e., they want to call you to learn more).\n\nHere's how to Put The Net Back Into NETwork Marketing  http://www.mlm.wotsnext.com \n\nOr check out their new video tour http://www.sbivideo.wotsnext.com
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You need to research the ideas to see if there is a market for them. You may think its great but if there is no market for them they are not going to make you any money are they. You could try this piece of software that will show you how to make these ideas profitable if they are. I hope this helps you out. Heres to your success