Downlines Are People Too.

Remember the "good ole days" when a handshake could seal a deal? Internet business and building downlines that create nice residual incomes for all the participants comes much easier to affiliates who base their organizations on people they build relationships with rather than consider "numbers".

These are the affiliates who turn into team leaders and build great, long-lasting businesses. It brings to mind Andy Griffith, the sheriff who didn't even need a gun because all the citizens were friends of his.

The team leader who knows he can trust his marketers can work happily and concentrate on building his retirement because they have a relationship built on working at home to create wealth. He knows them, their capabilities(which he may have even taught them)and knows they will utilize or improve on his. This keeps organizations growing. One big happy Mayberry of an online marketing empire.

Then there can also (on the other side) be a Barney Fife. He has a gun but no bullets.
He never talks to his downline, never answers his phone for them, and never bothers to ask "how's it going".

He says "just do more advertising". "Make more calls". He's the know it all who won't help. He thinks he's the boss. What good is it when all his people quit after two weeks? He has no ammo, no business left.

He's got to start over time and time again. Hopefully, he'll catch on one day. That kind of operation takes a lot of leverage. Most newcomers can't profit from it.

After it is all said and done, the old ways have come back. a handshake and a friendly voice go much further towards building a successful business than the "all business" attitude today.

Too many have lost money to learn "there is no such thing as a free lunch". Prospects have become gun-shy of the "next biggest thing" and "make a million dollars a week". Today, offer people what they may need; something they will find very useful to their efforts toward being financially independent. Answer the phone. Offer ideas and explanations. Share resources.

This will show them that you've been there and can identify with their quests for success. You will become someone they trust; they'll work with you forever. Thus, you have built a loyal downline and can pursue your interests much more productively. Your business will be fully loaded from then on.

This is very basic to say the least. Sometimes it helps to be reminded of the basics. The world's tallest building will fall if the foundation is not maintained.

You can't build or sustain a business on a shaky foundation. It simply will not last for long and you will have wasted valuable time. I choose to build it right so it will last.