should be the message that solves their problems. This message is based on their own desires and needs, not based on the fact that you would like to make another buck when they purchase your products.

3. You need to facilitate the purchase by basing it on what is the best choice for the consumer, the ease of payment, shipping, follow up and support calls.

4. This prospecting message needs to be delivered to the right targeted audience at the right time based on the consumers' own time table.

These 4 essential marketing principles bring me to my point on how an mlm works:

Learning about marketing, learning how to market your products is an essential component to building a thriving business in network marketing. This is a grossly understated component in any company sponsored MLM training.

If you were to take what's being taught in any MLM program and bring it into another field of business, for instance, retailing, those techniques would never stand a chance of surviving.

Can you imagine Coca Cola having its employees draft a list of its employees' warm market to sell its products to?

A good upline leader who has spent any time studying marketing principles should be able to tell his downline members:

· How /where to find leads for your products/services for not more than 20 cents per lead as opposed to $5, $10, or even $20 for so-called opportunity seekers leads.

· What to say to a lead once you find that prospect based on his needs.

· How to facilitate the purchase for that consumer.

· How to determine if the consumer is ready to make a purchasing decision solely based on the consumer's own time table.
These basic components should be addressed as you embark to work with your mentor/sponsor in your network marketing company.

In order to break the friends and family barrier, you need to learn how to put the marketing back in network marketing. Develop the skill set of a marketer, learn how to position your products in front of a hungry consumer market that is seeking the very same products you offer.

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<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/Spectrum2012Poster*100.jpg?v=1'>Darth Maul meets Batman this weekend in Kansas City at the first Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! convention, which is expected to swoop in with a $3.4 million economic impact. The convention will kick off Friday at Bartle Hall, 301 W. 13th St., attracting an expected 5,000 visitors. More than 200 booths will display paintings, sculptures and digital art in fantasy, science fiction, horror, movie and comic book themes. Co-organizer John Fallone said the event is like an art fair rather than a large...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Still wishing for All-Star Game tickets? It?ll cost you
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/2012AllStarGameBaseballLogo*100.jpg?v=1'>Tickets to Major League Baseball?s All-Star Game in Kansas City on July 10 may be sold out, but eager buyers can find tickets online through resale outfits ? if they?re willing to drop the dough. The average price for a ticket on TicketsNow, Ticketmaster?s reseller, currently is $464. The site has 782 tickets available, with $288 on the low end for standing-room-only space, $357 for the lowest-priced seat, and a high of $3,517 for Diamond Club access behind home plate. Historically, the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Missouri lawmakers pass bill supporting land banks
The Missouri General Assembly on Wednesday passed land bank legislation that would let Kansas City buy and sell swaths of abandoned land. The Greater Kansas City Local Initiatives Support Corp. hailed the passage of the land bank bill, calling it the culmination of two years of work to get lawmakers to agree to the measure. ?The passage of this important legislation is a victory for Kansas City residents as we all continue to seek solutions that reduce the number of vacant and abandoned properties...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Ford will offer more redesigned vehicles than rivals
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/FordKCAssemblyPlant2012*100.jpg?v=1'>Ford Motor Co. will put more redesigned vehicles on the road in America during the next four years than any other automobile producer. According to various media reports, the new ?Car Wars? report by automotive analyst John Murphy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch showed Ford will replace 26 percent of its existing vehicles with new designs between the 2013 to 2016 model years. That?s a much higher rate than Ford?s historical average replacement rate of 14 percent, and it?s above the industry...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
U.S. Postal Service scales back facility closing plans
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/postal-service-trucks-600*100.jpg?v=1'>The U.S. Postal Service now plans to shut down a smaller number of mail-processing centers over a longer period of time, including a location in Topeka, Kan. On Thursday, postal officials said they would close 48 processing centers in August and 92 more in early 2013, creating an estimated $1.2 billion in annual savings. (See a list of facilities slated to close.) If the post office?s financial status doesn?t improve, a third round of consolidation affecting 89 locations would occur in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Stay home for dinner ? and stay skinnier
A new study reports that a stunning 96 percent of main entrees sold at top U.S. chain restaurants exceed daily limits for calories, sodium, fat and saturated fat, USA Today reports. The 18-month study found that most meals come up short of the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s recommended limits, the newspaper reports. ?If you?re eating out tonight, your chances of finding an entree that?s truly health are painfully low,? Helen Wu, who oversaw the study, told the newspaper.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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