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Have You Visited Our Vimeo Channel?

November 11, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

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…

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Why You Should Never Put Yourself Into Your Company’s Genealogy

October 14, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Most of the articles I have written over the years while working with network marketing and party plan direct selling companies haven’t been controversial.  This is NOT one of them. The Issue Several times each year, we learn that a client of ours or a prospective client is planning to (or already has) inserted the…

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Direct Sales Tales That Teach

September 17, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Over the years that I’ve worked to improve party plan and network marketing companies, I’ve seen the results of mistakes made by others with good intentions. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” I agree. There is wisdom to be learned from the…

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A Map To Get To Your Gold

July 13, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

What is… a map to get to your gold? a bible for all direct selling companies? a consultant in a book? the most valuable $300 you’ll ever spend on your business? Our “Start Here” book is all of these and more. If you are starting or growing a network marketing or a party plan company,…

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What Kinds Of Products Are Best For Direct Selling?

May 13, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Not every type of product is ideal for the direct selling channel.  Some are clearly better than others. If you’re going to introduce a new product, let it be a good one for direct selling. Questions To Answer In this video, I will ask you a series of questions about your products.  Watch to find…

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5 Reasons To Have An MLM Company

April 19, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Several times each month, we talk with people who are uncertain about starting a multilevel marketing company. When I have these conversations, I give the caller the 5 reasons to have a multilevel marketing company. Would you like to know the 5 reasons? The 5 Reasons 1. Sell More Will your products or services sell…

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How To Have A Successful Recruiting Culture

December 10, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

A direct selling executive once told me, “We don’t have a recruiting culture.” What exactly is a recruiting culture?  The simple definition is a high rate of early recruiting.  To have a recruiting culture, a company must do several important activities well. Watch my video to learn about them.  Who Are Your Recruiters? In some direct…

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What’s First? Compensation Plan Or MLM Software?

December 10, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

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,…

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4 Reasons Not To Have A Direct Selling Company

May 7, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

There are many great reasons to start a direct selling company, but what are the reasons not to? Recently, I was asked this question by a prospective client.  My answers helped him to confirm he should move forward into direct selling, so I am sharing them with you now because they may help you, too….

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Investors, What Do They Want?

March 27, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

If you have a great idea for a new business, you may need some financial help to get your business off the ground.  To get funding, you should think of yourself as a salesperson with potential investors as your customers. The best salespeople believe it’s smart to get to know your customers.  If you are…

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Should Your Company Be Easy On Performance Requirements And Expectations?

March 19, 2019 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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Do You Know How Much It Costs To Start A Direct Selling Company?

March 4, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

How much does it cost to start a direct selling company?  This is a good question to ask, but a difficult one to answer because there isn’t a single magic number to give you. I can tell you that our clients have launched their businesses for as little as $20,000 and as much as $2,000,000….

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