PERSISTENCE is a key element in network marketing success. You've gotta "just keep on keepin' on", even though frustation levels can be quite high at times.

After you have been at it a while, and have a downline large enough to provide reasonably accurate statistics, you will probably find that about 95% of your downline members are dormant and do nothing at all. Its easy to get down in dumps or take it personally when you encounter so many "do nothing" people.

Therefore, it is really important work with and actively support 5% or so that are serious about participating. And clearly, an active and effective promotion campaign will continue to bring in increasing numbers of potential participants so that while 5% is small on a percentage basis, it can still be a sizeable amount from a pure numbers standpoint.

PATIENCE is vital. You can expect that it will take about a year before awsome power of geometric growth kicks in.

A classic illustration of geometric growth is frequently used penny-a-day example.

If you save one penny on first day, and double it every successive day, (day two you have 2 pennies and day three you have 4 pennies, and so on) how much will you have at end of 30 days? The answer, to astonishment of many, is $5,368,708! Amazing, but true.

Its a sad statistic that most network marketers fail and it is often traceable to fact that they did not exhibit enough persistence and patience to continue constantly promoting their business for year or so that is required for success.

Network marketers that stick with it for a year or more often end up becoming proverbial "heavy hitters".

In closing, I would like to encourage you to increase your chances of becoming a successful network marketer by always keeping a clear focus on "the three P's" of Promotion, Persistence, and Patience.

Network Marketing, also called MLM or Multi-Level Marketing, can be one of the most fun and rewarding businesses today.

Robert Kiyosaki said:

"If I had to do it all over again, rather than build an old style type of business, I would have started building a network marketing business."

More and more companies are offering products and services that the average person uses, and making them available in a MLM format. Products such as nutritional products, water filtration systems, communication services, and internet access are all sold through Multi-Level Marketing.

MLM has gotten a bad reputation over the years due to the fact that, originally, many companies were set up to make money only for the founders, leaving those who got in later with nothing but empty promises -- and pockets!

Even today, when most Network Marketing companies are legitimate, many people don't like anything to do with MLM. People will turn their backs on a great opportunity simply because it involves Multi-Level Marketing. They can't seem to forget the past.

What Is Network Marketing?

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About the Author

Terry Nicholls writes from his own experiences in trying to start his own home-based business. To benefit from his success, visit My Home-Based Business Advisor - Helping YOUR Home Business Start and Succeed for free help for YOUR home business, including ideas, startup, and expansion advice.