MLM Tips: The Role Of A Sponsor

Have you ever found yourself complaining about your sponsor or upline?  Well, you wouldn’t be the only one as I see and hear a lot of people upset that their sponsor isn’t helping them the way they feel they should.  That’s why today, I’d like to share some mlm tips on the role of a sponsor.  Take note that this is my personal/professional opinion and you may not agree with everything but that’s ok.  

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1.  If you don’t feel that you’re getting any support or guidance from your upline, don’t be afraid to go above them.  Reach out to other leaders and try to find out who you can get support from.  If you’re not sure who is above them, contact your company and they should be able to guide you in the right direction.
2. Do what you can to get to company events.  By doing this, it will allow you to meet other leaders that you can begin building a relationship with.  Most wouldn’t mind you tapping into their training or local meetings.  
3. Keep in mind that even if you don’t like your sponsor, it’s no excuse to not have success.  Ray Higdon asks the question, “Are you an independent business owner or just a number in someone’s downline?”  If you’re serious about building a business, know that only you will be able to create the success you want.  

Steps To Take After You Have Sponsored Someone

As a sponsor, there are certain steps that you should take after enrolling someone into your opportunity.

1. If they are on social media, be sure to welcome them to the team.  This could be on your personal page or team page (whichever you prefer) but people love to feel welcomed.  
2. Send them new consultant training.  This could be training that the company created or you but it’s important to get them off to a fast start.  Although my company has training for new reps, I created my own powerpoint which included where to find the company training, contact information for different departments, information on where to find people to talk to, and much more.  I’ll also tell them that when they sponsor someone to send them that same training (this is where duplication begins).  I would advise against training over the phone for a couple of reasons.  The first is that it isn’t duplicatable and the second is that no one will ever remember 100% of what you say but they can refer back to training/videos as often as they want.  For example, don’t spend an hour on the phone telling them how to run a home meeting when they will likely forget.  Instead, shoot a video and refer them to that.  
3. One suggestion I read and thought was a great idea was to include some marketing strategies if they plan to grow their business online.  It’s important to share with them things they shouldn’t be doing as well, such as spamming and constantly posting their links everywhere.  This is one area that can drastically impact someone’s online reputation so help them save face by guiding them in the right direction.  
4. Have a strategy call with them.  You should already know what their goals are so if they are wanting to build a big business, give them homework, ask them when they feel they can complete it by and then set a follow up appointment to go over their results.  This is a great way to test them on their coach-ability as well.  
5. Be sure to promote company events.  By getting your team to these events, it will allow them to build their belief which is so important!  The more belief a person has, the more they’ll want to work.  When they start hearing success stories they will begin to see what’s possible and will be less likely to quit when things get a little tough.  
6. Meet them where they are!  If your new person does not want to build a big business like you, be ok with that.  There are many people who simply want to be product users and you don’t want to push them away by trying to force them to do something they don’t want to do.  

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