Sales Presentations and Web Sites

We have learned a lot of things thus far so I just wanted to review at a high level. In MLM, you can sell or you can sponsor. You can do either or both by networking or advertising with the objective to get warm leads and give them a sales presentation. You can advertise for free or for cost, off line or on line. We learned that a sales presentation could be a one step or a two step process, with the final step using mostly company or company approved materials. We also learned that in sponsoring or recruiting, you mostly sell yourself and your ability to help your prospect become successful, avoiding references to your upline or company until necessary. We also learned that image is important and we build image by being professional and not by spending lavishly. Your advertising can be used for image building by telling the viewer what they should think of your company, but mainly advertising is used to gather leads.

Your sales presentation can be given in person, by video, or with printed materials but at the point you mention the MLM company or it's products, you need to use company approved materials. I wouldn't be too worried about writing a cover letter with key points for joining but the company usually has very good materials and you won't get in trouble with them for using their materials. If you build your own presentation, you must work with your upline or company to make sure your materials are not going to cause you a problem.

A website can be your sales presentation to your prospect but again you must check with your upline or company about the requirements for selling or sponsoring online. Your website can do everything from beginning to end without your presence, which is great if you have prospects who want to do everything themselves. I would also allow some offline options, i.e. sending your prospect printed materials.

A website can also do so much more than deliver a sales presentation. You can use it in many ways to relieve you of telephone duties. Mainly you learn why a customer or prospect calls, then try to provide the information they need on your website. It doesn't prevent all telephone calls but prevents some.

When you are starting out, it is important not to spend tons of money on things, but you can develop your own website with free tools that are available. It is definitely not so important to develop a site that you must spend hundreds of dollars. In fact, your upline may actually have a prospecting web site that you can use to provide information to your prospects.