MLM Tips: Seed Planting in Your MLM Network Marketing Business

An effective gardener knows that planting just one seed in a field of fertile soil is not going to be enough, especially if they are making a substantial living off of their crops.  On the contrary, an effective gardener is well aware of the fact that he or she will need to plant as many seeds as possible within the plant of land in order to make sure that they have a flourishing harvest over time.  The same principle applies to the garden of MLM Network Marketing as well.  How so?


More Than Just One Seed
There are too many people that are currently working within the world of MLM that base their businesses on one particular marketing seed.  They may have been able to experience a significant amount of success by simply focusing on one particular method of marketing in the past and refuse to try anything differently.  Well, those particular professionals are just like the gardener that decides to plant a single seed in a field.  Even though that one seed may grow into a massive tree, you will still be selling yourself short because there is still a massive amount of space in which you can still grow your business.

 The Advantages of Social Media
The digital age and advanced technology has made it much easier to communicate and stay connected with people today than ten years ago.  Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, have been able to captivate the attention and engagement of hundreds of millions of people around the world.  If you are interested in maximizing exposure and your overall growth potential within your MLM organization, then you need to be planting seeds within the world of social media as well.

The Value of Follow-Up
Do not become one of the MLM gardeners that plant a lot of seeds but never return to follow through with them.  If a traditional gardener never watered the seeds that they planted, what will be the end result?  Will they have a flourishing harvest?  Of course not! Make sure that you are maintaining a detailed record of the seeds that you plant and closely monitor their growth in order to make sure that your efforts and resources are not being wasted.  Follow up on your marketing seeds to make sure that they are growing beautifully and bountifully over time as they should, making any necessary adjustments accordingly.

Consistency is Key
Never forget about the value of consistency when it comes to growing your MLM business.  Just because you planted a lot of seeds today do not necessarily mean that you can stop marketing tomorrow.  You cannot become a hit-and-miss MLM gardener and expect the crop of your organization to flourish over time; this just does not make any sense whatsoever. Do your very best to stay consistent, planting as many seeds as you can in as many different areas of your fertile field as possible in order to create the biggest harvest. Doing so is the key to your long-term success.
 It's your turn!

SOURCE: https://www.nateleung.com

GUIDELINES FOR MLM IN INDIA

Government Rules For MLM Companies In India



Government guidelines for mlm companies in india

To regulate the sale of goods and services outside of retail establishments otherwise known as "Direct Selling (Multi Level Marketing)" and to provide for protection of consumers who purchase goods and services from direct sellers, following guidelines are issued with the approval of the Competent Authority. These guidelines will come into force from the date of publication in official Gazette and will remain in force till an appropriate legislation is enacted for the said purpose:-

1. Definitions:-

  1. Direct Selling : Means marketing or sales of goods directly to the end user consumer using word of mouth publicity, display and/or demonstrations of the goods/products, and/or distribution of pamphlets. Explanation: Companies can open pick up points and delivery points for maintaining effective delivery system.
  2. Direct Selling Entity : Means a business entity as recognized by law for the time being in force including but not limited to a Company duly incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, a registered Partnership Firm constituted under the Indian Partnership Act.
Direct Seller : Means a person who is authorized by the Direct Selling Entity to engage into the business of Direct Selling.
  1. Consumer : An individual who buys goods or services for personal use and not for manufacture or resale and shall have the same meaning as provided under the Consumer Protection Act. 1986.
  2. Goods/products : Goods/Products shall have the same meaning as defined in the Sale of Goods Act and section 3(26) of the General Clauses Act, 1897, that is, it shall include every kind of movable property other than actionable claims and money.
  3. Sales Incentive : Sale incentive means share of profit payable to the Direct Seller for effecting sale of goods/products as stipulated in the contract between the Direct Seller and the Direct Selling Entity.

2. Conditions for Permissible Direct Selling:-

  1. Should be a Direct Selling Entity, having sales tax/Vat, Income Tax, TDS and other license as may be required as per the law/regulations of its principle place of business.
  2. Should have bank account with at least one nationalised bank.
  3. Partnership Deed or Memorandum of Association should clearly state their nature of business. (Those who do not have such specific clauses should get their memorandum of Association or Partnership Deed, as the case may be, amended within 2 months from the date of publication of these Guidelines).
  4. Pay sales incentive at the agreed rate within the agreed period.
  5. Shall display names and Identification numbers of their authorized Direct Sellers in the official websites.
  6. Should have a consumer grievance cell that should ensure redressal of consumer grievances within 7 days from the date of making such complaints.
  7. Website should provide space for registering consumer complaints hassle free.

3. Appointments/Authorisations:-

  1. Direct Selling Entity shall appoint/authorise Direct Sellers upon receipt and scrutiny of application in a prescribed format.
  2. An agreement recording terms of such appointment should be executed between the Direct Selling Entity and Direct Seller.
  3. No application should be considered unless such applicant is eligible to enter into a contract under the Indian Contract Act.
  4. Each Direct Seller shall be allotted Unique Identification Numbers before granting license/permission to start Direct selling.
  5. Direct Selling Entity should not give incentive to any persons for joining of Direct Sellers.

4. Prohibition:-

  1. Payment of incentive by whatever name it is called unrelated to their respective sales volume.
  2. Supply/Distribution of goods with the knowledge that such goods/products are inferior or exceeded its validity period as per the manufacturer.
  3. Direct Selling Entity/Direct Seller will not indulge in money circulation scheme or any act barred by the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, I978.

5. General Conditions:-

  1. MRP of the goods should be visibly displayed on the package.
  2. Accounts of individual Direct Sellers shall be maintained properly and should be made available through World Wide Web.
  3. Sales incentive should be distributed to the respective Seller on or before the agreed due dates.
  4. Goods sold by the Direct Selling entity should carry guarantee/warranty of the manufacturer. However consumer should be given opportunity to exchange/return the goods if he finds any manufacturing defect or the product purchased is not useful for the purpose it was meant, within 30 days from the date of purchase, provided any seal/protection on the product is kept unbroken.

6. Information Readiness (Ready Information file):-

  1. Every Direct Selling Company should maintain a file with all relevant documents that include:
  2. Certificate issued by Registrar of Companies, MOA and MOM.
  3. Xerox copies of TIN, DIN of Directors, TAN, PAN.
  4. Certificate of Sales Tax, Service Tax, CST Registrations.
  5. Copies of all Sales Tax Returns filed with the authorities.
  6. Copies of Service Tax Returns filed with the authorities.
  7. Copies of IT Returns of company filed with the authorities.
  8. TDS Statements of Distributors and respective challans paid.
  9. Every Direct Selling Company should maintain KYC/KYDS (Know Your Customer/Know Your Direct Sellers) as a mandatory process. Specific formats are to be provided on their websites to be available for all at any time.

7. Grievance Redressal Mechanism:-

  1. Every Direct Selling Company must have a complaint redressal mechanism to address any problem of their customers/Direct Sellers.

8. Breach of Guidelines:-

  1. The sale activities not following the above guidelines shall not be considered as Direct Selling and would be dealt appropriately under relevant provisions of existing laws.

- Kerala Is The First Indian State Who Has Made MLM Guidelines For MLM Companies In India.


SOURCE: http://mlmage.com



MLM TIPS: A VIRTUAL TREE PLANTATION


MLM Tips: Seed Planting in Your MLM Network Marketing Business

An effective gardener knows that planting just one seed in a field of fertile soil is not going to be enough, especially if they are making a substantial living off of their crops.  On the contrary, an effective gardener is well aware of the fact that he or she will need to plant as many seeds as possible within the plant of land in order to make sure that they have a flourishing harvest over time.  The same principle applies to the garden of MLM Network Marketing as well.  How so?


More Than Just One Seed
There are too many people that are currently working within the world of MLM that base their businesses on one particular marketing seed.  They may have been able to experience a significant amount of success by simply focusing on one particular method of marketing in the past and refuse to try anything differently.  Well, those particular professionals are just like the gardener that decides to plant a single seed in a field.  Even though that one seed may grow into a massive tree, you will still be selling yourself short because there is still a massive amount of space in which you can still grow your business.

 The Advantages of Social Media
The digital age and advanced technology has made it much easier to communicate and stay connected with people today than ten years ago.  Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, have been able to captivate the attention and engagement of hundreds of millions of people around the world.  If you are interested in maximizing exposure and your overall growth potential within your MLM organization, then you need to be planting seeds within the world of social media as well.

The Value of Follow-Up
Do not become one of the MLM gardeners that plant a lot of seeds but never return to follow through with them.  If a traditional gardener never watered the seeds that they planted, what will be the end result?  Will they have a flourishing harvest?  Of course not! Make sure that you are maintaining a detailed record of the seeds that you plant and closely monitor their growth in order to make sure that your efforts and resources are not being wasted.  Follow up on your marketing seeds to make sure that they are growing beautifully and bountifully over time as they should, making any necessary adjustments accordingly.

Consistency is Key
Never forget about the value of consistency when it comes to growing your MLM business.  Just because you planted a lot of seeds today do not necessarily mean that you can stop marketing tomorrow.  You cannot become a hit-and-miss MLM gardener and expect the crop of your organization to flourish over time; this just does not make any sense whatsoever. Do your very best to stay consistent, planting as many seeds as you can in as many different areas of your fertile field as possible in order to create the biggest harvest. Doing so is the key to your long-term success.
 It's your turn!

SOURCE: https://www.nateleung.com

POWER OF NETWORK

The Power of Networking:

Networking has long been recognized as a powerful tool for business people and professionals.  Knowing more people gives you greater access, facilitates the sharing of information, and makes it easier to influence others for the simple reason that influencing people you know is easier than influencing strangers.  The creators of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have built their empires on the presumption that their social networking tools help people build their networks and remain better connected than ever.  Does it follow, then, that social networks, by making connectivity easier, make leaders more powerful?

The answer is no.  Clearly, social networks allow you learn about other people you might never have known of otherwise.  On LinkedIn, you can build awareness of your products or services, join groups of people with similar interests, search for job opportunities, or look for people who might be qualified to fill a position in your company.  And Facebook enables you to find long-lost classmates or share with friends what you liked about a new film, what you saw during your trip to Venice, or what you ate for breakfast.
But these benefits of social networking, while valuable to some degree depending on how robustly you use these networks, miss the essence of what makes networking such a powerful tool for leaders and other highly influential people.  The research on power and influence shows that people who are well networked are three times more influential than people who aren’t.  But their power is based on the social capital they have developed in building relationships with the people in their network—and you can’t build sufficient capital with people by merely “friending” them on Facebook or accepting an invitation to connect on LinkedIn.
Network power depends on how strong your relationships are, on how much attention you command when you engage people in your network, and on how attractive you are as a member of other peoples’ networks.  If you are known as a source of deep expertise, for instance, and people can rely on you for expert solutions or creative ideas, you will be a more attractive network partner than someone who lacks that expertise.  If you know other powerful people and can access them whenever you need to, you will be a more attractive network partner.  Similarly, if you are in a position of authority in your organization and can make things happen, you will be a more valued network partner.  Finally, you will have more power in your network with the people you know best—with long-time colleagues, close friends, and others with whom you have developed mutual trust and respect. 
It may be possible to build those kinds of relationships with people you meet on social networks, but it’s unlikely unless you sustain contact with them over an extended period, have meaningful exchanges with them, disclose a lot about yourself and learn much about them, and build the kind of trusting relationships that normally occur when you have worked with someone successfully over a period of time. 
I have more than 500 connections on LinkedIn.  At least two-thirds of those connections are with people who asked to be connected with me and whom I’ve accepted even though I’ve never met them.  They might have been friends of friends or colleagues in my company whom I’ve spoken to on the phone but don’t know well.  Or they might be people who have read my profile and thought it would be useful to them to be connected to me.  In all these cases, my power with these people is limited by the fact that I have relatively little genuine social capital with them (and vice versa). 
Networking can be a powerful tool.  It can enhance your ability to lead and influence other people—but only when the people in your network value being connected with you—and value you for more just being just one of the hundreds of people in their network.  The power of networking lies in how well they know you, how much they trust you, how much they gain from having you in their network, how frequently you communicate with them, and how many other powerful people there are in your network. 
Social networks like LinkedIn are useful, but they are no substitute for direct personal connections and the kind of history you develop with people when they have known you for a long time, when they have learned to trust you, and when they have come to value the relationship.