Week 5 – Lookup some old friends
In my 2009 business plan I’ve laid out a plan of action. One new activity every single week. New actions to expand my business.
My week 5 action is to lookup old friends.
You might think, you don’t want to spam your old friends, and I agree! I don’t want to spam anyone!
In my opinion your MLM enterprise is about building relationships. EVERYTHING we do is about building relationships. Working with your customers and getting referrals from them is about realtionships. Working with your downline and helping them grow their business is about building relationships, and trust with them. Being a mentor to them. Helping hold them accountable.
Prospects? Same thing. Most prospects are joining someone because they feel that person can help them achieve their dreams and their goals.
So how does that apply to my old friends? You have realtionships with these people already. Why not expand on those relationships and friendships? You never know when the time is going to be right for someone. I’m not talking about spamming them with your opportunity, but just renewing that friendship and seeing where it will go.
I use Facebook a lot. To me, it’s a more grown up version of Myspace. I also find it’s easier to find people and make connections on Facebook. I’ve been able to connect with quite a few old friends as a result of Facebook. One of them has expressed some interest in my business and is even working with me part-time as a programmer. I didn’t renew the friendship for that. I renewed the friendship because he is a friend. We all need more friends in our lives. The fact that he started to work for me and is planning to join my MLM business is just a result of our friendship. It’s a product of learning what his needs are and that he needed to supplement his income.
Some other web sites you can use to find friends are Classmates.com. That’s a good one for looking people up by school affiliation. Another good one which is becoming popular for baby boomers is BoomJ. A new one that is a bit different but still can help build realtionships is Twitter.
How many old friends have you connected with recently?
Got questions about these web sites? Leave a comment and let me know!
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