Network Your Way To Financial Freedom

Network Your Way To Financial Freedom

©  Rosamunde Bott 2008

Networking is actually something that we do naturally.  Whenever you read a good book or find an excellent service and tell someone else about it you are engaging in a form of networking.  So why shouldn’t you use this very simple idea to help you on your way to financial freedom?

Network marketing is networking with financial benefits.  Say you find a product that you really love, for example, a cleaning product.  Why not find out if the company has an affiliate program which would allow you to earn commission from your recommendations?  As you already like the product, you will be able to speak about it with genuine enthusiasm, and if your friends go ahead and buy the cleaner, you will make a bit of money. 

 This works well for everyone.  Your friend gets a great product which they would probably have bought anyway, you get paid AND, if they like the product enough they have the opportunity to join the affiliate program in your own downline so that you both get paid for commission for any sales they make. 

It’s not just products that can be sold this way, but also services such as personal development programs and training resources that enable you and your downline to learn and grow as well as earn money.  
 
For example, one company, Success University, has become the most popular personal development site online through its own affiliate marketing system, offering a wide range of training in self growth and management skills.  Other training programs, such as Mindtools, also offer affiliate programs, as do large, well known companies such as Amazon and Ancestry. 

Courses and programs like this can be promoted in a very similar way as a health or cosmetic product, either via the internet or face-to-face, whichever is your preferred method.

With these kinds of services you have an extra benefit over products.  For example, if you are in the training business, you could adapt some of the Success University courses to deliver to your delegates.  If they like the course, you could also find yourself building your networking business by making affiliate sales.  In fact, I know a man who teaches English to Japanese business students in Japan who uses this very idea to build his business.

 With a little bit of imagination, there is no end to the ways you could promote such a service, as long as you remain enthusiastic about the service yourself. 

 The main ingredient of being able to successfully build a networking business is enthusiasm.  While many people make the mistake of looking for the product that has the best commission rates, without even using the product itself, those have tried and tested it, and liked it, will then find it easy to express their enthusiasm to others.  Those who do not use or like the products they are trying to sell will struggle because they have no genuine enthusiasm.

 If you are really serious about finding your way to financial freedom through network marketing, you could position yourself in a niche area that fits your lifestyle and interests, and build a business selling and promote products and services within this area.  Personal development is one such area, but others are health, travel, pets, books and many more.  Just take your pick!

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