My MLM Story

As many others, I too wanted to find a way to earn a little (or a lot!) more money than I was making at my job. And thus started my mlm story or internet marketing journey...

Before SBI or SiteBuildIt came into my life, I was introduced to network marketing.

The year was 2002 and I couldn't believe how simple it was. I literally saw myself having things I dreamed about within 1 year instead of 10 years. I ate, slept and dreamt about "residual income".

In my mind I was thinking that all I had to do was get three people to sign up.... they would then get three and so one...There are over 250 million people in the US and if I can't find 3 I must be sick in the head.Right?

Along with that all I needed was to maintain a certain amount of customers. There was no time limit, I couldn't get fired, there was no boss, and I work for myself (but not by myself).

When I got started with MLM and network marketing I worked with boughten leads. ( That was what I was taught to do with the company I joined up with) There are MANY mlm lead generation companies online and you can get leads for anywhere from a few pennies to over $30 apiece.

Most of these lead companies generate their leads by placing ads about working at home and when someone fills out the info form to get more information, they become a 'lead' which is then sold to people like us, that are looking for those very people...

All we have to do is simply call them up, connect with them, get them some information about our business and follow up with them.

I DID invest in some personal development training by Dani Johnson that was incredible. I would highly recommend it to ANYONE in any mlm business!

So the only other option was to go with my warm market....a market that quickly turns cold, I soon discovered. hehe

I had to find those 3 people and customers through friends and family that I already knew which was even better. I already knew them so they would trust me. Plus I probably wouldn't get many rejections from them.

My list consisted of approximately 80 people.

Around 10 or so of them I could call up right away and pique them due to the fact that we talk on a weekly basis. the rest of them I was a little cautious because they were people that I knew but we would only talk when we passed each other.

My upline told me to put them on the list anyway and even to put him on there.

The reason was because he or those people I didn't get along with may remind me of someone else I forgot to put on the list.

Months later I realized that I had 5 warm market friends and family I had left on my list. It is true that I DIDN'T call nearly everyone on my list, but after talking to the first several dozen I just couldn't do it anymore.

Now, I am a bit on the analytical side, so I needed to know exactly HOW they did this and how can they guarantee that I would get some REAL leads.

I thought to myself, "People calling ME to find out what I'm offering? COOL but....yeah right!"

I read just about EVERY PAGE on their site. It took me 3 months to make up my mind on this program for several reasons. One was that I didn't have the money to invest at the time.

Heck, the reason I was using the 'warm market lead generation method" was BECAUSE of the fact that I didn't have money to keep purchasing leads.

I needed PROOF that this will work if I apply myself.

My only regret is that I didn't get started with SBI sooner!

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