D McGill,
First off congrats to you for taking the step into the wide
world of network marketing.
Now take a good look at that word "network marketing"
Network in this case will mean a group of like minded
individuals,(at the minimum) And marketing will be YOUR way
of generating leads for your products and business.
The "marketing" part is where most folks get lost. You are
running a business which can provide with the things you
want in your life as long as you learn the proper ways of
marketing. These ways are not through the tape of the month
that is being pushed by your upline nor are they the junk
that is spread over the net like FFA's, classified ads,
click for view programs, etc.
Marketing is the way you are going to generate leads for
your business online and off.
I am a little confused on your statement:
"...I am looking for downlines..." ????
These you will hand build yourself with the people you
choose to work with, train and support.
Don't be too surprised if you yourself do not receive these
things from your upline...they are rare.
Hindsight is always 20/20 however to market any MLM or
network marketing company without getting into a long
laundry list of what to look for (Matt Gagnon does a great
job of this at
http://direct-networking.net ) there are 2
things you need:
1. A unique and consumable product that people WANT :)
Want is the key. We all buy with emotion and justify later
with logic.
It must be unique and preferably patented or protected in
some way so that people must come to you to get it.
Consumable so that people buy constantly. This is not
limited to just products that are taken in the body.
Anything that is used up on a regular basis is consumed.
2. A marketing system that consistently generates you fresh
prospects and is something that a new business builder can
learn easily, effectively and quickly.
This system will consist of lead generation tools and
products that you create for you and your team. (Maybe you
were fortunate to get on a team that has a step by step plug
in system already...however as I said before the higher ups
usually talk a bunch of hype to get people excited and then
leave em hanging...
You never, ever, ever want to lead with your full blown
pitch on your opportunity. Qualify people. Have them
request information. Preferably purchase a small lead in
product.
The best thing is to create some type of information product
based on how YOU will teach, train and support those that
become involved with you and what exactly you expect in
return.
Remember you are not running a charity, you are running a
business.
Don't be intimidated about creating a free report or e-
course.
One of the easiest to create even if you hate to write is a
resource report. Find a problem that your products or
business solve and then put together a list of online
resources that prospects can view that are related to this
problem. Just put in the link and maybe a sentence or two
of a mini review of why you included it.
Another way is to have someone else create it for you. You
can post a project at
http://www.elance.com and pay someone
to design something for you.
Online your success is not based on buying the tape of the
month or jumping on the monthly program that supports your
upline however doesn't convert customers.
Success is based on a constant supply of qualified traffic
that converts into sales for you.
Feel free to PM me if I can be of any help to you.
Again best of success....
Rodney Boettger