{"id":1032,"date":"2019-10-08T11:12:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T11:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2019-10-08T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T11:13:11","slug":"how-to-keep-your-network-marketing-business-organized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-your-network-marketing-business-organized\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Your Network Marketing Business Organized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Network marketing is plagued with\nmisconceptions and myths, despite being a multi-billion-dollar industry that\u2019s\nfull of success stories. It\u2019s a great alternative for anyone looking to start\ntheir own home-based business, be their own boss, or find a supplementary\nincome that has the potential of growing into a full-time gig.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people who are just starting out\nfall into the same trap where they don\u2019t see their new multi-level marketing\n(MLM) business as a business and, therefore, don\u2019t treat it as such. However,\nsuccessful network marketers, such as the marketers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonivans.com\/\">tonivans.com<\/a>, know that social network marketing is a great way to earn a\nsustainable income over the long-term if done right. This means realizing that\nyou are indeed running a business from scratch. The key to doing anything the\nright way is to dedicate the right amount of time to it and, more importantly,\nstay organized.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some tips on how to organize\nyour network marketing business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Write everything in a planner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investing in a high-quality planner is\na wise idea, because it can dramatically improve your productivity. Having a\nphysical planner, rather than keeping digital notes scattered around, helps\nyour brain unpack information and focus better on the tasks at hand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you think digital planning is for\nyou, there are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalancesmb.com\/best-planner-apps-4174743\">digital planner apps<\/a> that can organize your business. Google Calendar is one\nexample where you can input meetings, reminders, and any tasks on your daily\nto-do list, and it conveniently syncs across all your devices to keep you on\ntrack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have a separate notebook\ndedicated to customers and prospects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separating your daily operations from\nyour customers and prospects is a must. It\u2019s imperative for network marketing\nto keep contact information at the ready so you can follow up or reach out at a\nlater time for updates, &#8216;thank you&#8217;s, and sharing testimonials. Include your\nprospect or customer\u2019s name, the date you connected, their contact information,\nhow you connected with them (i.e. in person, on social media, etc.), and\nbriefly write out what action was taken when you connected (i.e. shared a link\nto buy, scheduled a meeting, etc.).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use a bookkeeping service to\nstay on top of finances<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing your costs and profits is a\nbasic part of running an at-home business. Not everyone is a finance expert, so\nif you want to keep it simple and organized, make use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/articles\/2019\/04\/best-accounting-software-for-uk-small-business-compared\/\">bookkeeping software<\/a> that you can easily manage yourself. Be sure to keep track\nof the sales you make directly, the sales your downlines make that you get a\nportion of, as well as any expenses from travelling or buying supplies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Utilize an email marketing\nsystem<\/strong>\n\nKeeping a connection to all of your customers and prospects can be\ndifficult, especially as your network grows. Over the long run, connections you\nhave made may fade out of your close network and communication may slowly\ndwindle. You can avoid this from happening by having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ventureharbour.com\/email-marketing-software-tools-one-best\/\">an email marketing plan<\/a>. You can include product updates, team updates or accolades, and\ntestimonials. It\u2019s also a good opportunity to send out thank you emails or\nfollow up with prospects to keep them in the sales funnel.&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Network marketing is plagued with misconceptions and myths, despite being a multi-billion-dollar industry that\u2019s full of success stories. It\u2019s a great alternative for anyone looking to start their own home-based business, be their own boss, or find a supplementary income that has the potential of growing into a full-time gig.&nbsp; Many people who are just &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-your-network-marketing-business-organized\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Keep Your Network Marketing Business Organized<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1035,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions\/1035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsteps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}