While you can be successful at just about any Network Marketing opportunity, not all business opportunities are created equal. So, before you sign up, make sure you take the time to investigate the opportunity to make sure it will make you money instead of just lining someone else’s pockets with yours.

Here are a few things to keep in mind:

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On the surface, there may not seem to be any lessons to be learned from rescuing animals that could be applied to network marketing. But, often when I’m going about my daily life, I notice similarities in the oddest of places.

My start in animal rescue came about casually, much like my introduction to network marketing. In both cases, I was brought in by a family member. I got involved in animal rescue recently because of my sister. My brother first introduced me to MLM back in the 80’s when Amway was king. A large percentage of people are first introduced to network marketing by a family member or a friend. After all, when you make a list of the people you know, it’s comprised largely of family and friends. Now, I disagree that that is the best way to recruit people into your business unless you have already achieved a level of success, but I won’t go into that again here, since I’ve already talked about that in a previous article.

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I am going to take a little departure from the typical strictly business nature of my posts, to address a more personal side of network marketing this time around. I am sure most of you heard the “be your own boss, set your own hours” sales pitch. Well, this is one of the truly meaningful benefits of network marketing to me — especially today.

You see, I am a single mom with a 15-year old boy. How many of you know that raising children today presents a different set of challenges than it did to our parents? Raising a child in a two-parent family is difficult enough, but for a single mom who lives 900 miles away from the dad, it can be especially challenging.

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Starting a new internet Network Marketing business can be exhilarating, confusing and, well let’s face it, overwhelming at times.

It is estimated that the internet grows by 7.3 million pages per day. Between 2000 and 2007, internet use has grown by 225%. An October 1999 Business Week article reported an estimated 3 billion-plus email messages sent per day. Current daily internet users are estimated to be 6,574,666,417 — with 334,538,018 of those in North America. The overall average of internet use per population in the entire world is only approximately 18%, although the North America average is 69%. Some sources say there are 100 new internet users every minute — that’s 1,440 a day. Others report a first-time internet purchaser every 6 seconds. Reported ecommerce revenues in 2005 were $2,400,000,000,000, which represented a 17% increase over 2004.

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Google the phrase “How to Succeed in Network Marketing” and you’ll receive 2,220,000 hits in 0.41 seconds (as of this writing). Suggestions range from believing in yourself to knowing your company and products; from selling yourself, to duplicating yourself. All of these are important. But, I believe there is one key to success that overshadows the rest. You have to know why you want to succeed. You have to have a dream.

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Your thoughts have far more control over your circumstances than you realize. The fact is, you can learn to control your thoughts and, in the process, control your business. Or, you can continue to allow your thoughts to control your circumstances and watch your business go down the drain.

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What do you think of when you hear the name “Kodak?” What about “Coke?” Obviously, branding can be important for a company’s long-term success. But, how and what do you brand?

Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines branding as to mark with a brand or to impress indelibly; but, I think the Thesaurus gives us an even better definition: a device (as a word) identifying the maker of a piece. You see, you don’t want to brand your product, or your merchandise, or your company, or your opportunity. What you really want to brand in network marketing, is you.

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You know that finding and converting prospects is the key to success. But, are you making critical mistakes that are sabotaging your business?

First, let me warn you. Everything you are about to read will probably contradict everything your upline has told you. If you are reading this article, I assume you have experienced some trouble finding or converting prospects. And, I also assume you have followed the advice of your upline that has been carefully developed and followed for decades. So, you have a decision to make: Do you want to continue to use the “tried and true” methods that aren’t getting you anywhere? Or, do you want to open your mind to a few new ideas?

So, what are the seven deadly sins of prospecting?

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