Pillar 5 – A Duplicable System
March 31, 2008
Finally the last piece of the jigsaw. Pillar 5 is probably the most important factor apart from Pillar 1.
To succeed in Network marketing it is essential that the company you choose has a Proven Duplicable System.
Why is this??
Well in my first company although I had little help from my direct upline, because I went to business meetings I became friends with one of our Companies most successful distributors (Lets call him John). The guy was amazing, he had so much charisma, a larger than life character, he would talk to anybody at anytime, he would call people at 10pm in the evening and not think twice. Initially I thought, I needed to be like him, develop a thick skin, talk to anyone and everyone you meet. But do you know what, I just couldn’t do it. It was so unnatural for me and it felt uncomfortable, I just wasn’t being me.
But if I couldn’t be like John and just talk to everyone and everyone how was I to succeed, I’m sure there must be thousands of people out there who have the same feelings I had. But it wasn’t until I read the E-book “Success in 10 Steps” that I realised that there was another way.
One of the best things I have learnt is this. John was and still is incredibly successful but he’s a one off, John just isn’t duplicable. You just can’t teach someone to be like John.
I thought to really succeed in MLM you had to be like John. Thankfully you don’t what you need is a proven duplicable system. You can learn and understand and then teach a system, systems can be duplicated.
So what I was looking for was a Network Marketing company that had a proven duplicable system that that I could learn. A system that would have people coming to me and a system that I can teach my downline so they can duplicate everything that I have done. If a company doesn’t have such a system then I’d have to be like John and I’ve already admitted I can’t be..
So there you have it. The 5 pillars that a company must have in order for the vast majority of network marketers to be successful..
To learn more about the above factors you can download the E-book here: Successin10Steps..
Well said.
The old school MLMers have a handful of people who have made it, and most people just cannot become the same type of individual.
Now Network Marketing has entered a new age. It is possible to succeed with it, but you have to “change the rules”.
My husband and I do it both online and offline, not following any of the rules our ancient upline has used (though online we follow my immediate upline) and low-and-behold, it works! People want what we have, and we are doing it!
But it takes time, effort, lots of hard work, and some money.
Best wishes in your endeavors!
Agreed..
Just like big companies with duplicable system for their employees to make sure everything is in place, MLMers must have a duplicable system for their downline. So they can keep track of everything and make sure everything is in place.
And if the company don’t provide the duplicable system, you might look for a group of people with a duplicable system. It could work both ways