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Partnering with an “A” company to make a difference

April 8th, 2010

What are the differences between A, B, C and D, companies and what should you look for?

The traditional corporate culture which was based on serving the company over any other needs is falling by the wayside quickly. The past mentality which involved looking for job security at the big stable corporation has changed substantially. The business landscape has changed drastically, exposing a vast array of exceptional business opportunities with great purpose. As stated in The MAX Code, “The new model of success is this: Find or create a cause you care about deeply, one that embodies your core passions and highest values, and devote your life to that cause with entrepreneurial fervor, speed, and agility.”

As a business administration student, about to graduate, I am told every day to go out and apply for jobs. The focus is all about getting the foot in the door at some big company, which is easier than you, may think. In fact these companies come to the school all the time, to recruit ambitious students. So what would the response be if my resume contained this “my goals are to make a positive difference in society and for individuals, where profit is just a by product of fulfilling that mission.” Employers don’t want the strong minded individual with a purpose! They would prefer “hard working, enthusiastic, business administration graduate looking to further my skills in the industry and meet the goals of the organization.”

Now, I’m not saying that the above mentality is wrong in anyway, it’s just not with the times. I would rather align myself with an opportunity that has similar goals and values that I have, and who wants to work with me to achieve those values. Which lead me to the concept of partnering with an “A” company.

So what makes a company an “A” company and how does it differ from a B, C or D company. “B” companies put their mission behind generating profit, “C” companies are completely focused on the money and don’t even consider the mission. Lastly, “D” companies exist with the sole purposed of making profit at the expense of others. “A” companies operate with intention to fulfill their mission and social responsibility, with profit being the function of fulfilling that mission. These companies exist to serve people and make society and the world a better place.

The Quit Your Job Early team has “A” company motives, and has partnered with an “A” company named MAX International. We exist to inform and educate people in the areas of financial intelligence and passive income, while providing a vehicle to achieve the perfect lifestyle. Living the perfect lifestyle provides you with the ability to spend time fulfilling your personal goals and ambitions. The Quit Your Job Early motives include: flexibility, mobility, health and wealth.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve been in the corporate environment for years, or if you’re a student like me, the message is the same. The future is in the opportunity the best fits YOU, while being true to a mission and social responsibility. If that mission is solid and truthful, profit will always follow closely. I urge you to do your research before you partner with any company, and look for that “A” company.

Cheers to your future “A” company partnership,

Mike Perrin

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What Makes Network Marketing MLM Different than a Traditional Business

November 16th, 2009

Is Network Marketing MLM a lot Different than a Traditional Business?

Opinions on whether a network marketing MLM business is really that much different than a Traditional Business vary greatly. My opinion is that it depends on which part of it you are looking at.

If you are looking at it from a fundamental basis of what makes the business successful, there really isn’t a lot of difference. A traditional business is most successful when a sound business model is used. One that includes a financial plan, effective marketing, quality customer/client relation practices and offers a product or service that is demand by the market place. Network marketing MLM isn’t any different. There are a lot of people in the industry that would like to make you think otherwise but for the most part, if you use the same business principles that have been proven to be effective time and time again in other industries, you’ll have success in network marketing MLM.

The other side of this question of whether or not network marketing mlm is much different than a traditional business is how the actual transaction takes place. This is where the difference become very apparent. As you saw in the video and the diagram below, the way in which network marketing customers receive the product is a lot different from the traditional sense.

Traditional Marketing vs MLM Network Marketing

Traditional Marketing vs MLM Network Marketing

Traditionally, the product is shipped from the manufacturer, through a series of distributors (ex: national, regional and local) and eventually ends up on the shelves of a retail store. The customer finds about the product through marketing done by the manufacturer or the retail store (depending on product and manufacturer preferences) and if they like what they see (or hear) the customer goes to the store to purchase the product.

In contrast, with the network marketing MLM/Direct Sales business model, the product is shipped directly from the manufacturer to the customer rather than through the distributors to the retail store. The question then becomes, “how does the customer find out about the product?”

This is what makes the network marketing MLM industry so unique and offers all of us an opportunity to have a home business. The only way a customer learns about the product or service that the network marketing company offers is through individual associates of the network marketing company. In return for promoting the products and making sales, the associates are paid a commission (this is similar to the margin the retail store would make on selling the product – less the over head).

There you have it, that’s the difference. Hopefully you can use this knowledge to better educate your potential business partners on the difference between network marketing MLM and traditional business.

Until next time, cheers to your success.

Cheers to Your Success

Cheers to Your Success

Donny Watson

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5 MLM Secrets that I hate to call Secrets

October 27th, 2009

5 MLM Secrets that I hate to call Secrets.

I call these things MLM Secrets but they really just things that you need to know. And when you look hard enough the information is out there for you , you just have to find it.

So here are ‘5 MLM Secrets’ that most network marketers usually don’t want you to know.

#1: It’s OK to focus on Product Sales

It’s OK to focus on product sales even though most network marketers (and yes, I was guilty of this at one time in my life) focus so much on sponsoring people, they forget about what is important – Product Sales.

#2: Network Marketing Isn’t As Different As Everyone Wants You To Think

Network Marketing really isn’t that different from any other business, your upline just wants you to think it is.

Just think about the franchise system works for business greats such as McDonalds and Subway? What do they do that most network marketers don’t do… they answer is pretty simple – they provide value and they have alignment in their goals right from the start. Network marketers seem to wanna over complicate things all the time

#3: Choose Your Upline Carefully

Choose your upline – I could write about this until the end of time because it is just so important for your success. The network marketing industry seems to get a free pass when it comes to people doing their due diligence. For whatever reason, people seem to think they will be successful in the industry without ever spending any amount of time research who their upline might be and what kind of credentials they have. Or who are they working with who does. If you are new to network marketing or are contemplating a switch make sure you ask the right question to make it happen.

#4: You Will Determine Your Success

Contrary to popular belief – you are in control of your own success

I’ll keep it pretty simple. The only person who can accept responsibility for you is you. Don’t let your upline make you think you need them to be successful. Don’t get me wrong – your upline can be valuable knowledge base to learn from BUT only you can determine whether you are successful or not.

#5 – Company Sales Tools May Not Be ‘All Their Cracked Up To Be’

Some Company websites and some company events may not be all that they are cracked up to be.

Seriously. If you go through your companies website, and you don’t feel like it will work for you then don’t use it. It’s like anything else – if you can’t see yourself being successful with it then  you’ll never will. Some companies have great websites but some have absolute crap (for sales anyway). Don’t use a company site just because someone else says so – use it because you like it. If you don’t like then you either need to develop your own (not as hard as you think – I just followed this system and learned within a couple of hours.

That’s it folks – you can learn a lot more about these in my featured article titled – 5 MLM secrets that you need to know (pretty original eh).

Cheers… Now go and learn something new and prove to yourself there are no secrets – there are just things that you don’t know:)

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Donny Watson

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