Recruiting Tips | Direct Sales Talk

Getting to the Next Level in Your Direct Sales Business

Posted by Chris | Posted on 18-03-2012

Category : Article Marketing, Blogging, Direct Sales Marketing, Direct Sales Recruiting Tips, Ghostwriting for Blogs, PLR Articles

Tags: article marketing, blogging, business goals, direct sales marketing, recruiting, recruiting tips, setting goals

There are a lot of direct sales and MLM reps that are selling product and doing great in their business on a weekly and monthly basis. You are growing your customer base and earning a decent amount of money on sales and maybe even some residual on your leadership. Getting that check each month is is great and it really helps pay some bills and maybe even take some vacations here and there. That is such a wonderful feeling!

But if you are someone looking to get to the next level of leadership and really grow your network, listen for a minute to what I have to say.

There are so many tools that you can use to get there. Blogging, Article and Content Marketing for sure. But the key is Recruiting the Right People and having the drive to see it through.

So, Who are the right people? Those that want to learn the system and process and can duplicate it!

Look at the leaders in network marketing and MLM’s today and look at what they have in common. Large teams and downlines. Look at the type of people they are recruiting. They give you the information and say duplicate it. Maybe they give you a script and say duplicate it.

If you can duplicate the information and start bringing in those that are able to duplicate the information, guess what? Your numbers will be growing substantially. The rest will come right along with it. Sales certainly. The articles and content marketing for your website and blogs will become a tool for the info they need for conversion.

Think about it and let me know how I can help you start moving towards the next level.

Why Should I Recruit in my Direct Sales Business

Posted by Chris | Posted on 03-03-2012

Category : Direct Sales Recruiting Tips, Direct Sales Tips

Tags: direct sales tips, recruiting, recruiting tips

I have been asked by people many times, why should I recruit in my direct sales business? My answer is normally, well why shouldn’t you? What are you afraid of?

Are you afraid of making money? Maybe you are afraid of being a leader. Perhaps you are afraid of committing to help others because you think it will take a lot of time. There could be many other reasons that you are not recruiting and only you know them deep down inside.

What I can tell you is that recruiting, while it can be a bit scary, it is also liberating and freeing and a test of your strength and abilities. But most of all it is a learning experience for you and those you will coach. They will become your family where you celebrate success and lift each other up when things go differently. Together you will grow and learn and most people wouldn’t have it any other way.

Sharing ideas, getting a bit competitive, learning new techniques and most of all, having fun. Not to mention, making some good money too.

So instead of asking – why should I recruit in my direct sales business – ask Who can I help today – and embrace it. Helping others is a gift.

What is holding You back?

Team Training Tips for Direct Sales Professionals | Lead By Example

Posted by Chris | Posted on 21-07-2011

Category : Direct Sales Recruiting Tips, Direct Sales Team Training Tips, Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips

Tags: direct sales business, direct sales leader, direct sales tips, direct sales training, recruiting tips

Copyright Chris Carroll and DirectSalesTalk. If you see this on any other site without my byline, please let me know.

In any direct sales business there is the opportunity to lead, develop and train a team that you have brought together by recruitment. Some recruiters may be experienced at leading and developing a team. Some may be inexperienced. There certainly is a lot to learn and an even greater amount that you need know to be able to train others.

One thing that is imperative as a team trainer is to lead by example. Sure, it is easy to tell someone how to properly run a business and how to recruit and train a team. But in a direct sales business, leading by example is the easiest way to teach and show others how to be successful at their business of choice.

If you as a leader and team trainer expect your recruits to book and hold 2 shows a week, then you need to be booking and holding 3 or more shows a week. Similarly, if you tell people that it is easy to recruit 5 people a month, you need to be adding 5-7 a month.

Showing people how to work their direct sales business speaks so much louder than someone who tells people how to run their business. Your team will respect you and follow What you do if you are showing them How you do it. You know what happens if you tell people what to do… some people may get their back up.

If you want to be a strong and effective team trainer, take your knowledge that you have learned through trial and error and share it with your team. I think that leading by example is the only way that you can be truly train and lead your direct sales team into higher levels of success.

What do you think?!

copyright Chris Carroll 2011

Direct Sales Recruiting Tips | Consistency

Posted by Chris | Posted on 19-07-2011

Category : Direct Sales Recruiting Tips, Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips

Tags: direct sales, mlm tips, recruiting tips

Copyright Chris Carroll and DirectSalesTalk. If you see this on any other site without my byline, please let me know.

If you are a recruiter for your direct sales company or mlm business, we need to talk about recruiting and consistency.

Lets take a look at a successful direct sales business. One that is growing and thriving. You see them on the sales volume charts every month or on the recruiting charts when the newsletters come out and to be honest, it ticks you off! Lets be honest here…

What is the difference between what you are doing and what that team is doing?

Can you honestly say that you are recruiting all the time?
Do you teach your team to recruit all of the time?
Do you follow through with leads and contacts? Does your Team?

When some one is asked to join your business and they are not ready for it, the topic is usually dropped. Maybe someone saw your ad on the net and contacted you, but never followed through with joining.

Here is a secret.. well not really, ok common sense…
Know this. Not everyone is right for your opportunity at the time they talk to you or see your ad. But when they are ready, if they don’t hear from you or see your ads on the net any more, then chances are they will be signing with someone else.

You must be consistent with your advertising/contact so that when people are ready to join, they will know where to look to find your business info. By placing ads here and there or talking to people here and there, you are not going to get the type of recruiting numbers as the bigger teams.

Get a plan into place and stick by your plan. If you are doing newspaper ads, stick with it for 3 months minimum. Direct mailings.. plan out 6 months of mailing. You have heard before, I’m sure, that it take 6-9 touches before someone will buy an item. The same can be true with advertising your business and speaking with others.

Follow up! I requested some info a few weeks ago on some businesses and while I did get quick responses to the initial info request, not one of the people I was in contact with followed up to see what my interest level was. hmmmmm Do you think I would join those teams? Would you?

Recruiting Tips 101 | Training

Posted by Chris | Posted on 18-07-2011

Category : Direct Sales Recruiting Tips, Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips

Tags: direct sales, mlm tips, recruiting tips

Copyright Chris Carroll and DirectSalesTalk. If you see this on any other site without my byline, please let me know.

I haven’t done any recruiting tips lately so I thought I would throw out a couple of things that are on my mind lately. Training your downline…

When you are looking at expanding your team, always remember that you are going to be responsible for training and teaching the new person that is joining you. The task of training does not belong to your upline. And it is really not cool to tell them to go read a website for information.

Before you start recruiting people, take some time to set up a program of things that you know they are going to need from you. Think back to when you first started with the company. What were your first questions? Prepare the answers for as many of the questions and if possible lead them to the answers too. So if the question is on how do I set up my website, show them and tell them where to find the answer again.

By taking the time to set up programs of training for your recruits, you are going to have less stress on the new person and on you. You are also going to be able to address their needs immediately and not throw them out to the wolves. You will probably see a higher retention rate overall as less people will leave because they are able to get down to business and sell, without the stress of a big learning curve.

Why not take some time today and write out some things that you know you can help someone with and start to create your personal training program for your direct sales and mlm business. I think you will learn somethings yourself and find out that it will help you be a better leader over all.