USA Today - Network Marketing Offers Recession-Proof Jobs

People are opening up to direct sales to get them through the recession, and beyond. Whether to supplement their current income, replace income from a lost job, being able to save taxes, receiving up to 50% better health care rates or just staying home with the kids to cut down on day care expenses or spend quality time to be with and raise their children, network marketing is giving people an attractive alternative to the standard 9-to-5 job. 

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Direct Sales Offer Recession-Proof Jobs

By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY

Not long ago, Craig Lapp made his living driving a truck that helped carve Southern California's soil into new developments. But then housing sales slumped, and in November 2007 Lapp's construction company let him go.

While he searched for another job, Lapp began working alongside his wife, Lynne, in a business based in their Temecula home, selling nutritional supplements made by the direct-sales company Isagenix. Nearly two years later and with no construction job in sight, Lapp says a one-time sideline has become the couple's bread and butter.

"It's paying our mortgage, our car payments … putting food on the table," says Lapp, 55, who adds that he and his wife are earning a six-figure income. "It was our 'Plan B' that turned into our 'Plan A.' "

Direct-sales businesses that rely on home-based representatives to peddle their wares are seeing their sales forces rapidly expand as the nation's unemployment rate soars to nearly 9% and those who lost jobs and nest eggs look for new ways to make money.

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How the Recession Affects Network Marketing

Should you be spending time on network marketing when the economy is in a downturn?

By Michael L. Sheffield | October 21, 2002 | Entrepreneur.com


Q: I've been working with a network marketing
company and am concerned about what others are saying about us being in a
recession. How will this affect my business? Should I be spending my efforts
on this part-time business right now in these
uncertain times? Should I focus on retail customers or on building my sales
organization?

A: Whether or not we are in a recession is a topic I'll leave to the
economic wizards. However, having worked full time in direct sales and
network marketing through several times of faltering economic indicators,
inflation, unemployment, layoffs, etc., I have some thoughts on this matter.

In today's news, you get mixed messages. But if we are in a recession, what
does it mean to you, the distributor? If you're not doing anything and
looking for an excuse not to do anything, a recession is about as good a
reason as any.

But if you're serious about your network marketing business, then, believe
it or not, a recession could be the best thing that's happened to you in a
while. Shaky economic times have historically produced a renewed awareness
of the need to make more money. You'll find people who were previously
uninterested in your business are suddenly looking for new financial
opportunities. They want a business that doesn't require a lot of capital,
allows them to establish their own hours and offers rewards that can grow
faster than capital or labor requirements.

Sound good to you? It's the business you're in right now!
While other businesses offer one or more of these benefits, only a true
network marketing plan can offer all three. The reality is that leveraging
your time through the multiplication process of network marketing is the
hardest principle to teach others, yet it's the easiest to attain if you're
involved with the right company and right product at the right time. It's
such a simple concept, people sometimes refuse to accept it as being
something that could actually work for them. They suffer from "analysis
paralysis," trying to figure out why it won't work rather than why it will,
making the whole process more difficult than it really is. But when people
are motivated by concern for their financial future, the sponsoring process
becomes much easier. Spouses are more supportive of their partner spending
extra hours working to create more financial security for the family.

If you're pre-planning for uncertain times, consider that customers
scrutinize your product or service more when dollars are tight. Is your
product or service a "need to have" or a "nice to have"? Products that are
necessities rather than luxuries do better during times of uncertainty.

Do you focus on retail or recruiting? In network marketing, these are never
exclusive. Building a strong retail customer base is critical, but you must
recruit others to duplicate your efforts. Learn the success formulas for
yourself, then teach others to achieve that same success. There is no other
way in network marketing. You can't achieve significant success on your
own--you only have so many hours each day. Nor can you sponsor that one
hotshot person who'll make you a success while you sit back and watch the
dollar bill sprout wings and fly into your mailbox. You need a plan to
duplicate your efforts through many others. It's a vivid example of the
biblical admonishment, "as ye sow, so shall ye reap."

Network marketing is and always has been a person-to-person business, so
nothing happens until two people talk. During recessions, talk to people
about protecting themselves against an uncertain future via network
marketing. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "It is one of the most beautiful
compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another,
without helping themselves."

Michael L. Sheffield is the CEO of Sheffield Resource Network, a
full-service direct sales and network marketing consulting firm. He is also
the co-founder and chairman of the Multi Level Marketing International
Association (MLMIA).

It's Your Business, But You Can't Do It Alone

Hi Everybody,

We had a fabulous Xango training on Saturday with Pat Petrini in Phoenix. For those who were there: we hope you could take a lot of new ideas home, especially on how to create systems to structure and grow your business.


Education is Key


We encourage you to go to as many trainings (incl. webinars, conference calls) as you can. Please understand that we are really lucky to have such an active upline! They give all the support we need from a modern Network Marketing business perspective. Remember, this is not Corporate World where you are not allowed to talk to people high up or where colleagues try to bully you out. We are there for each other.

For those who missed the Saturday meeting, please find a summary about the most important points Pat Petrini made below:


A. Our business is a team business.

Please take advantage of your sponsor and upline, get to know them and do as many three way calls as possible with new prospects. Do not go and try to do the business "your way" without any help. Too many do and struggle for a very long time dabbling frustrated around 1K and fail. You are the messenger, not the message! Open up the communication and let your upline start doing some work for you. After introducing your coach to your new prospect, sit back, listen and learn in order to get more confident about product, business and how to do three ways. This also takes the pressure off newbies to succeed immediately. The beauty of this business is that you needn't know much in the beginning.

B. Start calling and talking to people

Stop wasting your time with too much learning and analyzing products, downline, prospects. You have to make at least 20 phone calls a day to get your downline going / or find new people. And remember: Xango is not about selling a juice. It is about helping other people with their health and - if they are willing - their business. Find people's needs, listen, ask questions and help to solve their problem. Again, we are not in the Old Network Marketing World and not in Corporate World: we are here to help people not push them.


C. Drop Outs

Yes this does exist more than anyone wants to admit or speak about. But that's part of life. If you have people in your downline, who stopped drinking Xango, you should call them and find out why. Look at it as a customer service move. You are curious why or what happened. Ask them 5 questions to find out, if they really do not want Xango anymore or if they just did not have enough information from their sponsor about the product or the business and got lazy drinking Xango (75% give that as a reason!).

Do not pressure anybody: you only want to find out why they stopped drinking and you want to offer them help and answer questions, if they wish. It helps you to build relationships, trust, understand your downline and create momentum at the same time.

Here are the questions:

1. Why did you join Xango?
2. Why did you stop the ADP?
3. How long have you been drinking Xango?
4. How much did you drink?
5. Have you listened to CDs about the product/biz? Did you read any flyers or other print material? Did you go to an event?

Pat's experience is that only 25% of the people who stopped drinking Xango were properly introduced to Xango. The rest did not know how much they should drink, what the Mangosteen can do for them or how the business works.


D. Call everybody who is new in your downline. 

Here is the phone script:
"Hi xx. My name is xx. I am a friend/colleague of xxx and I would like to welcome you in our team. People join Xango for many different reasons: some want Xango for free, some want to build a business and some need to prevent or help with a health issue. I wanted to connect with you today to find out how I can help you. What questions do you have and what can I do for you today? ...."

Please do not hesitate to call people even deep down your downline without permission from the personal sponsor. Everybody belongs to your team and will be happy to get support in any way!

E. Write an welcome e-mail to everybody new in your team!

You will find all sorts of scripts and materials Pat Petrini uses at 'www.mangosteenarizona.com'. Also check out his 36 YouTube Videos, which are great training tools!


A quick word on Glimpse

Please remember: Our goal is NOT to retail Glimpse (or Xango for that matter). Our goal is to have people sign up with the Xango company. Our upline has all sign-up forms at www.mangosteenarizona.com. Please check this resource daily, since there are new docs and forms coming in every day now.

We all recommend to start doing Glimpse home parties for now, but try to get people signed up with Xango and do not put too much emphasis on selling retail: Xango is not only about Glimpse, it is about the Mangosteen, which helps inside out with Xango and Glimpse and 3sixty5. Educate people by showing the Glimpse DVD and offer as many Q&A sessions as possible.

One last word from us: If you want to make it to 5K, 20 K or Premier in a reasonable amount of time - training is not an option, it is a must. Too many of us are dripping around in the 1K area for 1 or even 2 years and wonder why they are frustrated and not growing the way they should. Remember: be coachable and curious, but do NOT forget to put everything you have learned into action. Step out of your comfort zone and treat this as a business, not as a hobby.


Have a wonderful & productive week,

Ken & Christine Breeze

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Looking for non-toxic skin care? 
Need vitamins that you actually absorb?
Try these links for more info:

www.MyMangosteen.com/Breeze
www.Xango3sixty5.com
www.MangosteenFruitInfo.com
www.XanthoneEducation.com
www.My-Glimpse.com
www.GlimpseSkinCare.com

Visit and subscribe to our blogs at:
www.breezy-mangosteen.blogspot.com (all about learning, training & coaching)
www.breezy-mangostan.blogspot.com (German)
www.breezy-glimpse.blogspot.com (all about glimpse & skin care)
www.breezy-mangosteenhealth.blogspot.com (all about mangosteen, health in general, the product, it's benefits)

Follow me at www.Twitter.com/Breezeway
Pick up tips and share with others around the world on topics like:
health, mangosteen, green, sustainability, network marketing, nutrition, environment, skin care.

Kenneth & Christine Breeze
Independent XanGo Distributors 
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We Welcome Our New Xango Business Partner

Markus Stenzer
Chief Financial Officer

About me: (Corporate)

I have a celebrated international career in finance, sales and business decision support working for major multi-billion dollar companies with an excellent record of success in forecasting and planning as well as active cost management. In addition I was able to successfully accompany turnaround/reorganization situations and provided strong financial knowledge support in driving over proportional sales and profit growth strategies in an international and multi-cultural environment. During my career up to date I held positions in prestigious companies such as Texas Instruments, Air Products and Hilti. Currently I am holding the position of Chief Financial Officer for Atronic Americas in Scottsdale, AZ.


Why Network Marketing?

As Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki are stating, Network Marketing, is the best kept secret in the business world. What else could be more rewarding than providing people with a product that helps to improve their health and supports them in reaching financial independance.

Do not hesitate JUST DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. YOU will have a great team behind you. And yes, you will be successful if you are COACHABLE.

Good Luck and I am looking forward to working with you

Markus
1K Xango Independent Distributor

Xangosphere One Vision in Europe

To our valued European Distributors, please follow this link: http://www.xangoblog.com/?p=180

Flavor of the Month

People, you have to stop thinking you can get rich in just a few months. Network marketing has the word "work" inside of it... like everything else in life and everything worth while, it takes commitment, dedication, passion, relationship building, patience and time. Too often do we see newly enrolled prospects get all hyped up in the first few weeks only to crash after 1-2 months of exhausting excitement and effort, followed by disappointments and failures. Fear of rejection and little knowledge of the nature of this business and product (especially with sales people or self claimed professionals that think they "know it all") add to a high pitch fast crash with little motivation and desire left to continue. The best part is, right afterwards they blame it on network marketing instead of looking to improve themselves.

One must learn to understand the psychology of people, oneself and then be able to handle it too. That is not everyone's cup of tea. Highly paid "professionals" (there won't be many left for long, just read the papers), that are used to a 5 digit monthly check have grown comfortable to being the center of attention and find themselves rejected by most of their "friends", colleagues and everyone else in their warm market, they thought they could "convince" (this is not sales) to join their new business over night.

The process is simple. Not easy. Not easy because most of us (97%) are not used to communicating this way. We are used to doing everything to be in the center of attention. We try hard to get our thoughts and needs across to others, but we do nothing or very little to show the patience to listen what others have on their minds.

In closing I will share with you today a simple process I have learned from one of my mentors, Tim Sales (www.TimSales.com). His teachings are phenomenal. Get his CDs today.
Greet your prospect or future potential business partner. Qualify them by listening to their needs and asking questions. Finally, invite them to look or listen to a "tool". Do not try to do the presenting yourself. Be the messenger, not the message. There are many different tools to do that for you. This is what we call leveraging. Leverage your time and money through tools. These can be websites, CDs, flyers and much more. Many of which are very cheap or even for free. Feel free to send me an email with any of your questions.

Welcome to our Mangosteen & Network Marketing Blog

Hi team USA and Hallo Team Europa,

where ever you are on this beautiful planet today, we hope you had a great week so far.

Last evening's webinar with Dr. Tootla and Dr. Leets on Mangosteen and the new 3Sixty5 vitamin set from Xango was again phenomenal! Email me, should you want to see it again. MyMangosteen.com website owners have it in their back office.

You would think, that after a few years in this business one would know it all, or at least most of it. Think again. Life is a never ending learning process. The sad part is that 90% of the western population (the ones that actually had the luxury to learn to read) does not read a single book after they leave school. Shocking, yes, but true. Come to think of it, I wasn't reading much either after school. Job and life took it's toll. But I was running dry after a decade or so and am thankful that Xango and the network marketing industry we are in, gave us new motivation to learn about a whole new world: people, coaching, health, wealth, the rewards of helping others, leverage and much, much more.

In an attempt to start establishing an ongoing blog on these topics, we will build this blog page and website with podcasts, videos, links, downloads and much more for our English, Spanish and German business partners and clients worldwide. You can start subscribing to our blog at : www.breezy-mangosteen.blogspot.com

We will keep informing you on changes and updates and hope for tons of feedback what YOU would like to see and hear about. Our goal is to establish communication, on-going learning and help you encourage others to use all the tools available to leverage your time and success.

Cheers from Arizona, Ken & Christine Breeze