Network Marketing Online?

Can a newcomer to online marketing and/or network marketing still succeed in only with Network Marketing Online strategies?

I’ve heard this question quite a bit lately. Just a few years ago, the concept of taking your Network Marketing business online was still relatively new. The few pioneers who were able to jump in and take advantage of the internet to develop their businesses at that time enjoyed quick and sometimes enormous profits.

Over the years, hordes of both new and experienced network marketers have rushed to get in on the Internet Network Marketing bandwagon to success. Today, it is ever so easy to find valuable training, much of it for free, on the internet. And of course the training is offered by those who have reaped the benefits of being the first to use the internet as a meeting place for those interested in their Network Marketing business.

They will tell you. . . “Learn how I went from being 40,000 dollars in debt to earning 10,000 each month in just 6 months” . Is this hype? Some of it is. But some of these are the true stories coming from a few of the successful online marketers. They are living proof that this has been done.

But. . .

the question remains. . .

Is this success dream still possible today?

A great advantage of Network Marketing Online today is that you do have the opportunity to benefit for the hard-earned experience of VERY successful Online Network Marketers.

When these now-trainers began their online quest, they had NOTHING in comparison to the amount of information that is available today to help network marketers. They struggled through it on their own and figured it out – and now they are saving you the trial and error by offering you their knowledge.

The obvious disadvantage to entering the Network Marketing Online world today is that you are definitely not alone. The word has long been out about making money online and everyone is very into that idea!

So, while it is definitely certain that you can (and should!) learn from these experienced and successful online network marketers, will you yourself be able to do exactly what they did to go from broke to 5 figures a month in just six months? My belief is no, not in today’s online world.

But back to the question. . .Is this type of success still possible today. And my answer is. . .DEFINITELY.

If you keep these things in mind:

1) In order to be successful in today’s Network Marketing Online world, you must brand yourself. Not your company website. Not even your trainer’s website. Your own website. Your own lead capture pages. Your own articles, videos, podcasts, etc.

2) If you are new and not yet able to brand yourself because you don’t really know what you’re doing yet, leveraging off of the experience and web presence of someone who has been successful in network marketing online is definitely a smart move.

3) Along the same lines, while the I believe that the right Automated Lead Generation System (and I stress THE RIGHT) is a must for newcomers to network marketing business online, it must not be the ONLY tool that you rely on.

4) No matter what you read or hear, you cannot rely exclusively on the internet to build your network marketing business in today’s world. No, that doesn’t mean you have to go back to sticking fliers on cars or hitting up all your friends and neighbors. It just means that you will actually need to build relationships offline as well as on. That’s another reason that it is so important to really genuinely love the products/services that you represent.

5) There is no Get-Rich-Quick business or magic formula. Building your business takes dedication, commitment, hard work, time and yes, money, although it doesn’t have to be bank-breaking.

6) Although your sponsor is not what is going to make or break you – your belief in yourself (or lack of it) is what will – he/she can make a big difference. Get the help and guidance you need from an experienced successful network marketer.

I don’t believe that you can rely exclusively on Network Marketing Online to be successful in the industry today. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t work on building your business online – that is also a definite must for success. I just challenge the people out there on the internet who are still saying that Network Marketing can be done exclusively online.