Business: Forming Partnerships and Alliances Online by Networking

Forming Partnerships and Alliances Online by Networking

Written by Judi Singleton

copyrighted Judi Singleton 2005

I first wrote this article in 2002 here is an update on repparttar article as

I have learned a great deal in repparttar 139321 meantime. Here is a definition of a social network from wikipedia "A social network is a map of repparttar 139322 relationships between individuals,

indicating repparttar 139323 ways in which they are connected through various social

familiarities ranging from casual acquaintance to close familial

bonds." Another quote from Wikipedia on Social networks "Research in a number of academic fields have demonstrated that

social networks operate on many levels, from families up to repparttar 139324 level

of nations, and play a critical role in determining repparttar 139325 way problems

are solved, organizations are run, and repparttar 139326 degree to which individuals

succeed in achieving their goals."

If you are going to be sucessful on repparttar 139327 net or anywhere else people

need other people. 75% of career moves are made through others that

you know. Networking is a important part of being financially secure.

What is networking? It is forming partnerships and alliances based on

mutual need, respect, and trust. It is passing on and getting

information through repparttar 139328 people you know. It is helping others to be

sucessful while helping yourself to be sucessful. Hopefully your

network is a group of people who are committed to each others success.

business networking sites

Ryze Business Networking

Affinity Engines

Appiir

Business Parc

href="http://www.businesspartnerships.ca/" rel="nofollow">BusinessPartnerships.ca

Contact Network

Doostang

ecademy

href="https://www.econozco.com/" rel="nofollow">eConozco

href="http://www.entremate.com/" rel="nofollow">EntreMate

eXtremeNetworking.biz

Friendly Favors

I'm Not From Here

href="http://www.interfacesoftware.com/products/interaction/ia_summary

.cfm" rel="nofollow" title="InterAction">InterAction

What kind of networks do you have. The primary network is made up of

family, and close friends that share your value system. They always

want repparttar 139329 best for you. They will help you prosper in anyway that they

can. Your secondary network comes from aquaintences and your

community. This may include people you do business with, church

friends, organizations you belong to, people you just meet. Your secondary group is made up of

acquaintances, those with different values, beliefs, attitudes, and

friends. The casual contacts who make up your secondary group come

from everywhere, past and present: Work, community, school, and

service providers. They may be made up of people from your past,

employers, teachers, school friends. Or they may be people who you

work with now, present employers, people you are currently doing business with at

this time.

Research and my personal experience shows me whatever technical

advise, professional advise, I may need comes through people who I

know. They are available to listen and give me advise. They are people

who are willing to do things for me, meet a need in my business, share

their experience, people who will meet some of my business needs and

that I can do something for in return. Reciprocity, or fair exchange,

is repparttar 139330 foundation of networking.

Some contacts are from your primary group family and close friends

they are best for providing support, helping you overcome

shortcomings, improve your skills. Secondary group are best for

providing information and resorces. A contact may be anyone who

provides you with access to what you want. An example of this I have a

friend who is absolute whiz at math. He has helped me figure out how to refinance my house, to find

financing for my business. He has helped me put on paper my financial

Finding The Best Direct Sales Company To Suit Your Needs

Written by Stefanie Fauquet

Choosing a direct sales company might be one of repparttar

hardest parts of starting your own home party business. There are so many choices now a days, and a company for every product imaginable, this can be a very daunting task. The most important thing for you to remember is to do is your research before joining any direct sales company. There are many factors involved in what type of company you want to be apart of. How will you know what company is right for you? Take in consideration some of these factors, and you will be well on your way to starting your own home party business.

What products interest you?

First and foremost, you will want to find a direct sales company with a product that interests you. If you actually enjoy what you are selling, this will come across to your customers. Just think back to a time when someone you know raved about a new product she had found to you, weren’t you interested in trying it out for yourself? This is repparttar 139307 same concept. Your enthusiasm for your product will make others want to try it too. Passion will keep your business strong.

What are repparttar 139308 costs involved with joining?

Money is almost always an issue when joining a direct sales company. Most companies have some kind of initial investment. This does not give a company any less credibility.

Keep in mind repparttar 139309 cost of joining and repparttar 139310 starter kit and what it includes. Make sure to take note if a company website is included. This will come in handy later on when you want to branch out and do some online networking. You will also need to think realistically on what other costs may be involved in repparttar 139311 weeks and months ahead. What kind of inventory will you need? Do you plan on advertising? What other promotional items may you need to get started? Also make sure to find out if your chosen company has any monthly or quarterly quotas you have to meet. Do these seem realistic to you? Make note if there are any minimums when placing orders as well. If for any reason any of repparttar 139312 company’s requirements seem unrealistic, take a look at another direct sales company in repparttar 139313 same category. They are all a little different somehow.

What is repparttar 139314 commission rate?

This is a biggie, and a very important factor to consider when selecting a direct sales company. How much money are you actually going to make? What is their commission plan? Ask yourself, “If I sell $1,000 in product at 25% commission, is $250 worth it to me?” Typically you would want to find a company that has repparttar 139315 highest commission rate for repparttar 139316 products you are interested in selling.

Are you compensated for building a downline?

Is there any benefit to you in recruiting others and building a downline? Residual income can be one of repparttar 139317 easiest ways to make money with a direct sales company. It is repparttar 139318 only way to go to make money long term. Have you ever heard of woman making $100,000 or more a year in direct sales? They are all making this because of recruiting, building a downline, and living off of repparttar 139319 residual income. Basically residual income is when you are paid for signing up other people underneath you and building a team. You are also rewarded when your team members build their own team, and this goes on for however so many levels. Often you are paid a percentage of what they sell/buy from repparttar 139320 company. The more team members you sign up, and repparttar 139321 more they sell, they higher your residual income checks will be. This is repparttar 139322 easiest way to make money with out ever selling anything yourself. Take note of repparttar 139323 percent of residual income you make per member, and on how many levels this goes down.

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