Getting People to Join Your Downline As a Network Marketer

Getting people to join your downline as a network marketer can be one of the hardest things you have to do. Of course, it's also one of the most important! If no one is in your downline your profits are going to be severely affected. The good news is that it's easy to get referrals if you are willing to put in the work and use tried and true methods.

The first method that many successful network marketers use is networking! That can seem like something that is obvious, but it's something that is often missed. Many people think they can hide away and not talk to people or interact and still make a great income.

While you certainly don't need to physically go knock on doors or anything, you do need to make yourself known online in your niche. For example, if you are part of a health and wellness company you should make an effort to get to know prospective customers in that niche.

There are many great ways to do this including:

** Joining forums (just do a search for "your niche forum" in Google)
** MySpace
** YouTube
** Facebook
** Newsgroups
** Blogs
** More!

The Internet has opened up many different social opportunities. You can definitely take advantage of these to get people in your downline. Of course, you never want to be spammy or annoy people. You want to be knowledgeable and professional in everything you do.

Another way you can get people in your downline is by writing articles. People turn to the Internet for information all the time. When you submit your articles about your opportunity to sites like EzineArticles.com, you'll have access to many targeted prospects. The great thing about article directories is that you're allowed to put a link to your blog or website in your resource box. That means getting tons of leads is within your reach.

Finally, you can also use paid methods of advertisement. There are many companies that will sell you leads in exchange for a set amount of money. You do need to be careful with these because the leads are often dead ends.

Another method of paid advertisement is Pay Per Click, like Google AdWords. You can bid a small amount of money to get in the search results on the side of the organic search listings. Targeted prospects will click on your ads, and you'll get downline members!

All of these methods work very well, but you always want to make sure the method of advertisement you're using is in full compliance with your company. Different companies have different rules, so it's up to you to learn everything you can about them. Keep in mind that your company wants you to succeed, because then they can succeed! That works out well for both of you, and can motivate you to do your best to grow your profits.

While getting people to join your downline can get frustrating, it can be done! With a little bit of hard work in the beginning, you can set yourself up for autopilot success later on.