The Direct Selling Industry Scores a Win

In March 2012, the direct selling industry has occasion to celebrate what a united industry, companies and distributors, can achieve if everyone pulls oars together in the same direction. The fruits of their labor are apparent in a newly-forged, positive relationship with the primary federal agency that regulates a channel distribution, alternately referred to as direct selling, network marketing and multilevel marketing. In its final FTC Business Opportunity Rule, the FTC stated its clear intention to relieve companies and distributors from what might have been very onerous conditions of recruitment that would have dramatically impaired the ability of distributors to build their businesses.

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Here are the top 5 reasons people stay with a direct selling company:

1. They have a favorable response to the products

2. They like the leadership of the company

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Looking for a Direct Selling, Network Marketing, MLM, Party Plan Company? Here are some great options:

MLMLegal has a list of nearly 700 companies arranged alphabetically and by product. This list also includes brief descriptions of the company’s compensation plan, founding story, products, sales force, and more. The list is derived from public, company sources.

Direct Selling Association (DSA) offers a list of around 200 companies that have agreed to comply with the organizations code of ethics.

Direct Selling Women’s Association (DSWA) also offers a list of companies that have agreed to abide by their code of ethics.

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As a distributor, you must decide what your objectives are when beginning your network marketing, direct selling, MLM business. Here are ten questions to help you meet your sales goals and reach your full sales potential:

1) In your first year, what is your objective as a distributor? It is important to establish long-term goals and remind yourself of them frequently. If your objective is to sponsor 25 distributors in the first year, then you must recruit an average of two people each month. Once you develop long-term goals it is easier to see, and therefore reach, the short term goals.

2) How many people are you going to need in your organization? If your answer to the first question is monetary, then you will need to determine how many people you will need to recruit in order to meet your sales goals. Be sure to study the company’s compensation plan to understand what you need to do in order to succeed.

3) How much time do you feel it will require each week? Depending on your objectives, you may decide to spend ten hours a week or 30 hours a week recruiting, advertising, and selling. Keep in mind that most companies state that home parties average around 1.5 hours. 

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