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12 Key Behaviors For Good Compensation Plans

November 28, 2023 By admin Leave a Comment

A good compensation plan is one of the most important ingredients in the recipe for direct selling success, but what makes a compensation plan good? It is good if it financially and ethically fits your business while motivating and rewarding very specific behaviors from your sales force.  What are these 12 key behaviors?

Must Direct Selling Companies Treat All Reps The Same?

March 30, 2023 By admin Leave a Comment

By Kevin Grimes, J.D. The short answer is a very precise, lawyer-like,“yes and no”.  The long answer depends upon the context of the question. If the question is about compensation plan issues, ranks, and the rights and privileges associated with each rank, the answer is “no”. In a direct selling model, the compensation for which…

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Before You Replace Your MLM Software – 5 Things You Must Do

May 1, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

If you are thinking about replacing your MLM software, there are five things you must do first.  Each of them is a necessary step on the road to getting your software replaced.  There are no shortcuts, so don’t look for them.  Instead, be aware of these five things so you can do them all. You…

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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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Your Business: Marathon or Sprint?

May 1, 2021 By admin Leave a Comment

Building or growing a business is very much like running a race. Are you running a marathon or a sprint? The answer is important. Let’s find out if you’re in the right race. A Marathon If your business is like a marathon, your focus is on a finish line many years out. You realize in…

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Top 10 Problems of Direct Selling Companies

June 9, 2020 By admin Leave a Comment

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…

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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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Thumper’s Wisdom

May 15, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

In the classic Disney film “Bambi”, the rabbit Thumper offered some great advice. He said, “If you can’t say somethin’ nice, don’t say nothin’ at all.” What does this have to do with direct selling?  The answer is “a lot.”        Something Good When people join a direct selling company, they are…

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Overcoming The 10 Top Problems Of Direct Selling Companies

April 1, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

Direct selling companies face and conquer many problems as they launch, grow, and become successful enterprises. As MLM and compensation plan consultants, we have observed that there are 10 types of problems faced by network marketing, MLM, and party plan direct selling companies. In this video, we will not only list them for you but…

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Planning Your Trip Incentive

March 29, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

In previous videos, we’ve talked a lot about compensation plans.  In this one, we’ll address one component of the other side of field compensation – recognition. Field compensation should include both money paid through your compensation plan and recognition.  Incentive trips are one component of recognition for both party plans and network marketing companies. Planning…

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Ask Victoria: What Is The Most Dangerous Thought?

February 17, 2016 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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What Will I Learn At Direct Selling Edge?

September 6, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

The Direct Selling Edge Conference has become the best and most informative two-day school for new and young network marketing and party plan companies. MLM lawyer Kevin Thompson of ThompsonBurton and MLM compensation plan consultant Jay Leisner of Sylvina Consulting invite owners and employees of network marketing and party plan companies to attend their two-day direct…

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