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Compensation Plans: Focus On Activity

September 6, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

This is the third in a series of compensation plan articles, each of which focuses on one important element to be considered in the design or improvement of all multilevel compensation plans. The previous articles in this series are Compensation Plans:  Focus On Compression and Compensation Plans:  Focus On Customers. Why Are Activity Requirements So Important? Activity requirements…

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Why You Should Get Into Your Learning Zone

September 6, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

There are two worlds in which you live – the “Performance Zone” and the “Learning Zone.” In his TED talk, Eduardo Briceño talks about these two zones and why you need to spend time in both of them. When we go into the Learning Zone, we decide to spend some time learning so that when…

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For Your Success, Remain Teachable

August 8, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

In the world of direct selling, you will always be teaching others. Did you know that students make the best teachers? Always be open to learning more. Never stop learning. The more you know, the smarter you get. What if you could go somewhere fun where you could also learn more about how to build…

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Why Stair-Step Compensation Is No Longer Needed

August 8, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

For many years, stair-step compensation was commonly used in multilevel compensation plans, but times have changed. Just because another compensation plan designed in 1980 has a stair-step compensation plan, doesn’t mean your plan should include it today. In this video, I define and assess the relevance today of stair-step compensation.  More Videos About Compensation…

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What Is The Most Dangerous Thought?

August 7, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

In business, the most dangerous thought is “My problems will go away by themselves.” Unfortunately, wishing problems away rarely works.  Fortunately, there is a better way to make your problems go away. We Understand Thinking that the problems will go away by themselves is a topic that we discuss with many of our clients.  The…

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In Which States Must I Register My Company?

June 4, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

In the USA, most states don’t require that multilevel distribution companies register with them.  However, five states require them to file and/or register. If yours is a party plan company, you are still required to file or register if you have a multilevel compensation plan. To be legally compliant in these states, you or your…

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What You Should Know About Your Competitors

April 2, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

As an entrepreneur, knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors can help you to build a stronger business. When you take the time to do research, you’ll learn things you didn’t know, some of which you can use to your advantage. Direct selling companies have three types of competitors: Traditional retail or internet-based…

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4 Reasons To Improve Your Compensation Plan

March 5, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

If your compensation plan isn’t producing the results you expect, you either need to improve your plan or lower your expectations.  No one wants to lower their expectations; that’s like giving up.  There is a better way. A Larger Company To grow your company, your compensation plan should be designed to motivate and reward specific…

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11 Steps To Programming A Compensation Plan

January 4, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

If you’re like me, when you want something done by others, you want it to be completed quickly. Compensation plan programming is one of those projects that takes longer than we’d like, usually much longer. If you’ve wondered, why this video is for you.    Compensation plans should be designed to motivate specific behaviors…

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How Much Recruiting Do You Want From Your Leaders?

January 4, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

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Recruiting is one of the most important behaviors we want to see from our independent representatives. Without recruiting, your direct selling company’s sales force will shrink.   To grow or to stay the same size, all direct selling companies need new recruits. Recruiting can be performed by new representatives, representatives in the business awhile, new…

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Can Your Company Grow With Easy Performance Requirements?

December 1, 2021 By admin Leave a Comment

Some people who start companies believe that they need to be really nice to their representatives.  Their MLM startup or new party plan company is not going to be like the others. Their philosophy is to offer an opportunity that is easy on performance requirements and expectations.  The thought is that if we don’t ask…

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Compensation Plan Myths

November 2, 2021 By admin Leave a Comment

A myth is something many people believe to be true, but it’s not.  Sometimes if you believe a myth, you can get hurt. Compensation plan myths are especially dangerous because they can lead to poor business decisions that can kill or wound your company.  In this article, we’ll share 6 of them with you.  …

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