When Your Upline Leaves You

The Network Marketing industry is very rewarding.It is especially wonderful if you are able to find a superior product line with a financially stable company.  Maximizing your financial rewards through the compensation plan can certainly be achieved if you take time to really understand your income opportunity – and especially the risidual benefits.

With any business endeavor, you should take the time to develop and establish a business plan which includes your marketing strategy.You will no-doubt have some key insight into a few of the specific elements of your opportunity, because there was obviously something there that interested you enough to get involved.The “hook” that brought you in, is most likely a key interest for you – so you will likely utilize that interest in your own recruiting efforts.

Key Point: take the time to develop an effective business plan which includes your marketing strategy and perhaps your financial goals.

Unfortunately, most people who get involved with a Network Marketing opportunity do not really take their business seriously.They may join simply because they were given a slick pitch by their sponsor, or in some cases, really love the product.  Many people get involved because they want (and perhaps need) to believe – this is the opportunity that will bring them financial freedom.

Certainly, there are many great benefits in building a Network Marketing sales organization.But it does take effort, and it must be treated as a serious business – your business.

Too many good people have been hurt because they jumped-into an opportunity without assuming they had a role to play in the success.They have been devastated by an over-hyped sales pitch that gives the illusion that nothing is required in order to build success.One of the huge problems in the industry is the “hype-prone” sponsors who recruit rookie networkers using hype and lies.

I have been a top income-earner in the industry, and have also been a Network Marketing Company Corporate Vice President.In my years of leadership in the industry, I have seen (and been victimized by) some pretty disgusting sponsor tactics.I have also seen many dreams crushed, because people got involved with the wrong expectations.

The advice I would give anyone who is looking to join a Network Marketing opportunity is – do not depend on your sponsor for your success.It is inevitable that your sponsor will let you down, or will abandon you and never contact you again.  If you rely on them for your financial reward – you will be terribly disappointed.  

Bottom Line: Do Not expect your sponsor to build your success

If you want to succeed in your Network Marketing opportunity, decide that you will succeed on your own – regardless of what your upline may do.  You certainly may utilize tools they provide, but do not allow those tools to prohibit your own creative marketing ideas.Utilize as many resources and tools as you can – but never become solely dependent on any one system or tool to succeed.And make the decision not to NEVER give up when your sponsor goes AWOL… Just consider it part of the journey.