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11 Steps To Programming A Compensation Plan
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…
Who Should Design Your Compensation Plan?
If your MLM software provider offers to design your compensation plan, you need to know the reasons why this is a very bad idea. Conflict Of Interest You would like to have a compensation plan designed with your priorities and needs in mind. Your plan may have some unique aspects to it because you want…
Wisdom: Even The Best Teams Have A Coach
Did you know that top-performing athletes have difficulties seeing their own mistakes? Unfortunately, the same can be said for direct selling executives. All top-performing athletes each have a coach. Do you have one?
Why Do MLM Software Implementations Fail?
It’s sad but true. The world has had too many failed MLM software implementations. A failure occurs whenever software is inadequately delivered, trained, or used. Fortunately, when you understand the reasons for software implementation failures, you can take steps now to prevent another failure. This post was inspired by a question asked to me by…
Have You Visited Our Vimeo Channel?
Sylvina Consulting is a publisher of great educational content for new and established direct selling and network marketing companies. In addition to their top-rated 250-page book, Start Here: The Guide To Building And Growing Your Direct Selling Company and their Amazon Kindle e-book MLM Software: What You Need To Know, Sylvina Consulting also has its…
Top 10 Problems of Direct Selling Companies
Direct selling companies face and conquer many problems as they launch, grow, and become successful enterprises. As top MLM consultants, we have observed that there are 10 types of problems faced by network marketing, MLM, and party plan direct selling companies. In this post, we will not only list them for you but also provide…
Should You Permit Orders From Anyone On Your Company’s Website?
Will you permit anyone to place an order on your direct selling company’s website or must customers order only from the replicated websites of your representatives? Before you answer, understand that this question is actually on a controversial topic, as not all companies answer this one identically. Do you know all of your options? Here…
What’s First? Compensation Plan Or MLM Software?
Compensation plan or software first? You need them both, but if you have neither yet, which should you acquire first? The answer may surprise you. The sequence matters. Which Is It? Watch the video below to learn the best answer to this question. If you contract for MLM software before your compensation plan has been designed,…
Have You Outgrown Your MLM Software?
MLM software is a necessity if yours is a direct selling, network marketing, MLM, or party plan company. New companies can live without it for only a short while. The Heart of Your Business MLM software is the heart of your business and replacing your MLM software is much like a heart transplant. Like any…
The Importance Of Compensation Plan Documentation
Today I am a compensation plan and direct selling expert. I help companies to launch and grow faster. Prior to starting Sylvina Consulting in 1999, for 13 years I worked as a software developer, business analyst, and project leader for an MLM software company. I can tell you from firsthand experience, it’s not easy to…
Everything You Need To Know About Data Conversion
If you are thinking about changing MLM software platforms, one of the topics you’ll need to address is “data conversion.” Data conversion is a series of steps to bring information from one system into another. The first step is to decide exactly what to convert. In this video, I will share with you the questions…