Catchy little title there huh?
Yeah well if you’ve ever been in Network Marketing before then you already know what I mean. A quick explanation for those of you who may not quite understand what that means is this:
In Network Marketing your sponsor is the person who brings you into the business. Now that we’ve got that outta the way let’s talk about the differences between a good and a bad sponsor.
Several Traits Of A Good Sponsor
- A good sponsor is not just a recruiter, recruiters are only in it for the numbers. (The law of large numbers will apply in all areas.) A good sponsor is more concerned with finding people who want to become leaders and doing everything they can to work with these people instead of leaving them to fend for themselves.
- They introduce you, or get you connected with your upline leaders.
- A good sponsor gets you immediately plugged in to any team training, (calls, webinars, team websites, etc.)
- A good sponsor will roleplay with you to get you prepared for approaching prospects.
- A good sponsor is always available when they have promised you they’d be.
These are just a few examples of a good sponsor. Obviously it can be a bit difficult to discern whether or not you have chosen a good sponsor when you join someone online. For that reason I highly suggest copying questions tips number 2-5 and writing them down. This way you can actually ask your potential upline leader (sponsor) if they actually provide these options for their new team members. If they cannot fulfill your obligations I’d keep looking until I found a more comfortable fit.
Now let’s talk about…
Several Traits Of Bad Sponsors
- A bad sponsor might not even know that they are a bad sponsor. It’s their fault, but it’s not their fault. (Sort of)
- A bad sponsor does not have a system in place for you. They just sign you up and tell you to talk to people…. not a very good system.
- A bad sponsor never spends time with you to discuss your reason “WHY” you are doing the business. (Going over your dreams, and goals, what you really want out of being in the business.)
- A bad sponsor tries to recruit you into different opportunities and sell you their products with “how to recruit unlimited reps” for $199. (Why should you have to pay your sponsor for recruiting secrets??? Is that crazy or what?)
- A bad sponsor tells you that it is “EASY” to get to 10k per month in your MLM business opportunity!
My Final Thoughts
Obviously there are a lot of things that I didn’t mention when it comes to the quality of your sponsor. It’s funny because a good sponsor can absolutely propel you to success in your mlm business. However, this isn’t a perfect world and everyone may not have a good sponsor. You may also have a sponsor who is long distance and you are going to have a decision to make. Are you going to have a never say die attitude and make this thing work REGARDLESS OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES or are you going to just give up and quit?
The only failures in this world are those who quit. Maybe you should read the last sentence over again 5 times and say it out loud! While your sponsor is an important factor in your MLM business success, it is ultimately up to you and your ATTITUDE that will determine where you will end up in your business opportunity.
If you are DETERMINED to succeed in your business regardless of whether you have a babysitter…. (I meant sponsor) you are going to have to learn how to market. If you want to truly learn how to market effectively then act-fast and fill in your name and email in the form below to get the secret to building a network marketing business to the clouds with or without a sponsor!