Network Marketing Insights
This section features articles and columns by John Counsel, one of Australasia’s most widely read and respected industry commentators, authors and trainers. The journals in which they originally appeared are shown in each article or column. They include Upline® Journal, Money Maker's Monthly, Australian Business & Money Making Opportunities, HomeBizBytes and more, both on-line and off-line.
The articles and columns published here focus on general issues and trends within the network marketing and party plan industries. They’re a mixture of penetrating insight, practical advice and timely warnings. See the Bulletins section for alerts on questionable trends and practices.
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Facing Reality – Why is it that so many network marketers fail to see the obvious and end up being bitten? This incisive folk tale reveals the reality of far too many network marketing "opportunities".
Leverage in Network Marketing – A revealing four-part series
- Part One – Keep the livestock out of the farm house!
Part Two — What leverage actually IS in network marketing (and why so few people can get it right)
Part Three — Learning to "tilt the seesaw"
Part Four – The Fulfilment Spiral.The Fulfilment Spiral – A five-part series that continues on from the series on leverage
- Part One – Master your fear
Part Two — Why burning desire is NOT enough!
Part Three — The Leap of Faith
Part Four – Gaining Control Available now
Part Five – Gaining Control November 2004The Name of the Game is BALANCE — It's not which company, which compensation plan, which products, which support systems or which upline team is the best that ultimately matters
The “Morlocks” of MLM — Why so many people are constantly at risk from scammers and counterfeit MLM opportunities
Why MLM is safer, better and smarter than other business systems
The Four Cornerstones of Success
The Three Reasons Why People “Knock” MLM and Party Plan — Helpful information for nervous newbies!
What to DO About The “Knockers”!
Powerful ‘Knocker Shockers’How to Grow RICH for Life in MLM by having other people do all the work for you!
The MLM Junkie — and, if you’ve switched companies a few times, are YOU one?
“Motivation” — Why it’s usually the wrong thing for the wrong reason, so it becomes self-defeating.
Business is Business — An important key to MLM success
The End of MLM? — It’s not just terminally stupid distributor organisations who seem hell-bent on destroying the industry. Even some MLM companies appear to have the same death-wish!
How many MLM companies can I join?
Can YOU tell the difference between Oysters and Elephants?
Two crucial perspectives for MLM or Party Plan successSpecial Bonus Report for Amway® Distributors
How to DOUBLE Your Personal PV from the Same Number of Customers!
Four-part series — Four Lethal MLM Mistakes:
No. 1: Mistaking Effect for Cause
No. 2: “Ready… Aim… FIRE!”
No. 3: Working “Smart”
No. 4: Buying Barkers’ EggsMLM Master Classes:
No. 1: The Secret of True Leadership
No. 2: How to Identify First, Second, Third and Fourth Generation Business Systems
Does the Internet really work for Network Marketing?
What can you do if your MLM company isn’t on line?
Growth curves in Network Marketing – how your MLM business will typically grow over time.
Watch for more articles from time to time — and visit John Counsel's hard-hitting, take-no-prisoners blog and forum...
