You will go through several emotional ups and downs in your first year. The chances are when you first join a network marketing opportunity you are very excited and motivated about your new business.



Different people enroll in a network marketing business for different reasons. Some people are excited about retailing products and the immediate cash it provides.

Others are excited to build a large organization and work on the networking aspect of an MLM business. They may have visions of becoming rich and quitting their job.

The reality is that network marketing is a difficult business model to make money in. The primary reason for this is people who join as distributors do not have the skills it takes to become professional network marketers.

They also do not have the skills it takes to become professional Internet marketers. And make no doubt that Internet marketing and multi level marketing marketing are closely aligned in today's worldwide economy.

Therefore you must become an expert at traffic generation and specifically lead generation. Using the Internet to cultivate new prospects for your mlm business will be the most important thing you do.

This will take some time to get going. You cannot put a website, or even a landing page, on the Internet and expect to be pulling in quality traffic the very first day.

Even if you choose to do pay per click advertising it will take a little while for this to begin to pay off. However many network marketers will be looking for free methods of advertising.

This can pay off for you in the long run, but will take a little while longer to begin to produce results. Forms of promoting for free online, that have proven to work in the past, include discussion forums, article marketing, blogging, and social networking.

If you are fortunate you will enroll new distributors and make some product sales in the early stages of this first year. However, it is normal to expect some ups and downs when it comes to building your organization.

You may also find yourself facing self-doubt if things are not going the way you wanted them to go. This is normal and it is important you keep your goals in front of you and concentrate on those, as opposed to the lack of success you may be experiencing.

In summary, your first year in network marketing can be a lot of fun as well is extremely challenging. You can expect your second year to get a little easier as long as you are working consistently towards achieving your goals.