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Originally Posted by gibsonville_girl Thanks for the info. What do you look for in an upline? |
Definitely make sure you choose a supportive upline. For me, since in the beginning I didn't know if I wanted to be a demo just for the discount or for the business, it was important to find a demo who would and could support me regardless of which option I chose. My upline would be great if I decided just to buy from myself, but she has really been an invaluable source of information and encouragement as I have built my business.
Also, find out about your upline's upline and her upline and any larger demo group that you would belong to whose meetings/swaps you could participate in. For example, my up-up-upline has a demo only shoebox swap every time a new catalog or mini comes out, and that's a great way to get lots of samples without buying all the sets. It's great for me because I don;t have to spend money on shipping swaps out. But it's also great for the members of our group who are from other states becasue they can mail their completed swaps in and get lots of samples and they know that the quality will be there.
Here are some questions Staramaze (Sarah Moore) posted last year that you should ask a potential upline. I think these are really helpful:
-What is your AVERAGE party/worshop total?
-Who is your Upline and what does she provide to you?
-What do you provide for your Downline?
-How often would we meet as a team/group... how often would we meet 1 on 1?
-What incentives do you, your upline or company offer?
-Does your company offer local training seminars and National Convention Trainings?
-How will you help Train me?
-How does your company help train me?
-What does the company do to help market ME the demo? Are national advertising campaigns created? Where do they market?
-Is there support for me to have a website? What are the costs associated with this?
-What are my required personal minimums? Are personal purchases included in the minimums?
-What is my personal discount...and does this vary from the INCOME I make off customer orders?
-What is the Minimum I can earn, and the Maximum? What do I need to do to acheive the maximum income?
-Are there aditional incentives to income? Points or incentives earned to get free supplies and products? Cruises or cars?
-How much do supplies cost? Can I earn FREE supplies?
-What is IN the starter kit? What ELSE will I need to start my business?
-Is there an incentive for joining?
-Is there an incentive program for NEW associates?
-Are there ways in which I am NOT allowed to promote products?
-How much do YOU earn off my sales? How much will I earn off the sales of my downline?
-How many levels deep of downline can I earn $ off of?
-What do I need to sell in order to earn money off my downline at each level?
You can see the entire thread where these questions were posted here:
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Also, you may want to click on the search box at the top of this forum, then click on the advanced search button and do a search for the word "upline" in the general stamping forum. This will get you to the many threads where this topic has been discussed.
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