A- Ask and Advertise Advertise your business in many places. Newspaper, magazines, online, offline, email. Get the word out that you have a product they need and want. It takes time and consistent work to get the word out. Do 5-10 contacts every day. B-Business Cards Give out 10 business cards a day: to the [...]

Warm Calling: Calling current or previous customers or those who have signed up to receive a call from the company. These calls are usually made to try and recruit sales or team members Social Bookmarking

Team Trainer: This person is responsible for training a team about the product the company sells. They have worked in the business for awhile and know the products and the company very well. Social Bookmarking

Target market: A certain group of people the company or salesperson wishes to market products to. This is how you use the demographics to scale down to the people you want to sell to. Social Bookmarking

Sales Director: The leader of a team of direct sales recruits. New direct sales business owners can find answers to their questions with their team’s leader. There is usually a certain amount of sales and/or recruits that have to be made in order to reach this level. Some companies will refer to this as being [...]

Residual Income: Money that you earn over and over (usually monthly) when someone signs up for a recurring product or service through you. These are usually set up as a subscription type product or service and require you to do no work after sign up. Social Bookmarking

Potential Recruit: This is someone that has shown serious interest in joining the company. Keeping in contact with them is a must, but do not harass them or you will chase them away from the business. A couple of emails in the beginning with your contact info for more information is appropriate. Then check in [...]

Recruit: This is the person that signs up under you. Otherwise termed your downline. You will usually make a percentage of sales from these recruits. Social Bookmarking

Recruiter: The person you sign up under when you become a direct sales business owner. This person is your team leader or upline. They normally make a commission percentage off of the sales you make. Social Bookmarking

Objection: The reason someone may refuse to buy your products or services. Remember that they are saying no to your business and not to you. Not taking it personal will go a long way to making the sale on the next person. Social Bookmarking