The Product Life Cycle of Network Marketing: The Four Stages of Building a Downline
Most products, whether they are tangible goods or intangible services, go through predictable stages during their natural life. This is usually referred to, in marketing circles, as The Product Life Cycle. These stages are (1) Product Development, (2) Introduction, (3) Growth, (4) Maturity, and (5) Decline.Your network marketing business will behave in a similar fashion, that is, it will go through various stages as you work toward achieving your financial goals. Since I’d like to take a positive vie

Getting the Balance Right
Having spent a number of years in the internet design and marketing industry I have seen how important the balance of web design / optimization is to the success of any e-marketing venture.In the past I have had clients who were frustrated by the fact that competitor web sites ranking high in the search engines were of poor quality compared to their own.When I looked into this it was obvious what was happening. The so called poor quality sites were composed of simple navigation and then lots o

Are You Really As Fit As You Think - Measures & Tests To Find Out
When was the last time your took a complete fitness test?By middle age, most of us have had at least one fitness test as part of a medical check for a job or life insurance policy. Many of us take the easy way out of judging our fitness by our energy levels. We gauge our energy levels by how tired or energetic we feel. We can also get a good idea of our cardio-vascular fitness by climbing a few flights of stairs, or going for a run. But gauging our fitness in others areas is sometimes not as easy.endar books. In fact, every flat surface in his office was covered with stacks of paper and files.

He loved activity, but couldn’t keep track of his commitments and information because he was drowning in paper. Happily, I offered him a solution to his problem.

Handing him a wire bound notebook, I said, “From now on, this is your daily journal. Each day, I want you to record all the commitments you make, your client discussions, ideas, meeting notes, and names and phone numbers. Anything you write down during the day that’s not on a form will go into this book.”

I explained to him that he should start a new page every day, date it and use it for all his notes. The following day he’d start a new page, allowing him to keep all his notes and lists in one place in chronological order.

“No more notes on the back of business cards or phone messages,” I told him. “No more legal pads or scraps of paper. No more floating paper – period!”

A few weeks later, this successful advisor told me that my suggestion made a huge difference in his daily productivity. He said he felt more in control, less frustrated trying to find important information, and less distracted now that there was no longer paper cluttering his desk. He asked me for more ideas that would bring “sanity” to his day. He said there’s just never enough time in the day to get everything done. I told him that he just identified his problem – he thinks he should do everything.

The solution to fitting 12 hours of work into an 8 or 10-hour day is not working harder, or faster, or starting earlier and ending later.

ts you make, your client discussions, ideas, meeting notes, and names and phone numbers. Anything you write down during the day that’s not on a form will go into this book.”

I explained to him that he should start a new page every day, date it and use it for all his notes. The following day he’d start a new page, allowing him to keep all his notes and lists in one place in chronological order.

“No more notes on the back of business cards or phone messages,” I told him. “No more legal pads or scraps of paper. No more floating paper – period!”

A few weeks later, this successful advisor told me that my suggestion made a huge difference in his daily productivity. He said he felt more in control, less frustrated trying to find important information, and less distracted now that there was no longer paper cluttering his desk. He asked me for more ideas that would bring “sanity” to his day. He said there’s just never enough time in the day to get everything done. I told him that he just identified his problem – he thinks he should do everything.

The solution to fitting 12 hours of work into an 8 or 10-hour day is not working harder, or faster, or starting earlier and ending later.

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“No more notes on the back of business cards or phone messages,” I told him. “No more legal pads or scraps of paper. No more floating paper – period!”

A few weeks later, this successful advisor told me that my suggestion made a huge difference in his daily productivity. He said he felt more in control, less frustrated trying to find important information, and less distracted now that there was no longer paper cluttering his desk. He asked me for more ideas that would bring “sanity” to his day. He said there’s just never enough time in the day to get everything done. I told him that he just identified his problem – he thinks he should do everything.

The solution to fitting 12 hours of work into an 8 or 10-hour day is not working harder, or faster, or starting earlier and ending later.

no longer paper cluttering his desk. He asked me for more ideas that would bring “sanity” to his day. He said there’s just never enough time in the day to get everything done. I told him that he just identified his problem – he thinks he should do everything.

The solution to fitting 12 hours of work into an 8 or 10-hour day is not working harder, or faster, or starting earlier and ending later. I told him that he could do almost anything in his day but not everything. Thousands of advisors face this same challenge. Are you one of them?

A Game Plan Will Save Your Day

Like a professional athlete you need a game plan, otherwise you’ll lose your day to distractions and urgencies; you’ll run from one activity to another, always busy, always in motion. Starting your day without a game plan puts the other team in control and you play their game as the events in your day pull you helplessly along. You’ll be busy, but not productive; motion without direction won’t win the game. It’s not about “doing things right”, it’s about “doing the right things right.”

Here are a few simple steps to take to win your game everyday.

• Begin a list each day of important tasks not completed from the day before.

• Add tasks to this list that are driven by the commitments you made to others that you recorded in your journal on the previous day.

• Add any tasks that will prepare you for meetings and appointments for the day and a few days ahead.

• As a last step, prioritize this list designating the “must do today” items with the letter A, the “should do’s” with the letter B, and the “could do’s” with a C.

In less than 15 minutes you’ll have your game plan done. Now run the winning plays first, the ones with the letter A.

A Game Plan is a Critical Success Factor

You’re in the business of delivering service and advice. To inspire loyalty and trust in your clients you must keep your commitments to them. This means staying on top of the commitments you ma