May 20, 2008

How To Retain Your Network Marketing Downlines For Life

How To Retain Your Network Marketing Downlines For Life
One of the real obstacles that all successful network marketers face is how to retain your network marketing downline. As you already know from experience, many of your prospects that you signed up into your downline end up leaving.

As a network marketer that has gone through watching your downline crumble almost as fast, as you can build it, it has probably crossed your mind every day. So, what can you do to retain your downline and build the better mouse trap.

Many network marketers find themselves in a role as the reluctant messiah. They did not consider they would be the one to break new ground and lead the pack. But here you are, that reluctant messiah that everyone is turning to for your lead.

After all, your success depends on keeping your downline and helping them achieve the same success that you are trying to attain in the company you work so hard for. Your leadership in the role of a manager is needed.

You may not have considered this yet, but your downline does look to you as the leader. They all look to you for the answers. This becomes even more demanding on your time when some of your downline successes have their own downline people looking for guidance from the ones you are trying to mentor.

1. Become a good communicator.
Know all the answers, or know the people that do have them. You must be able to be that authority figure for your downline. When they have questions, you must provide them with the right answers.

2. Maintain a good, solid relationship with your downline.
This means encouraging them, helping them, showing them how to generate sales and leads. Know them on a personal level.

3. Closely monitor all of your downlines activities.
Set aside time to communicate personally with everyone. You are taking the leadership role by open communication with them. When someone has issues, then hear them out and respond.

This is true support. Don’t let a week go by without establishing contact with your downline. This way, if there are some problems, you can help to eliminate them before someone gets so frustrated over something they leave.

4. Let your downline shine! Everyone wants their shot at the 15 minutes of fame they have been waiting for. Give your people the opportunity shine in the sun. When they make a big sale or sign up someone to their downline, make a BIG deal out of it. This is your family, allow them to feel they are a part of it.

5. Set realistic goals for each person in your downline. Some of your people will be doing this part time, others will be trying to grab the world by it’s throat and sign them up. By setting realistic goals for everyone in your downline to follow, you are giving them direction and inspiring them to grab the brass ring. Your company may have very unrealistic goals. It will be up to you to evaluate these goals yourself and set the realistic goals that can be achieved.

These tips may already be in place for you, but these tips will certainly be incentive to retain more of your downline efforts because they will work for you.

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