Since I have been in network marketing I have experience with someone signing up under me only to become inactive and someone who was highly motivated (at the time) to sign up but never follows through. What do you do when these situations happen? Move on!
You see, you will probably have other people in your network who truly want to be there. You need to focus on being a good sponsor for those team members rather than dwelling on the folks who have lost interest. If you are in the position of not having anyone in your network just yet, move on anyway and continue to network.
Network Marketers Who Become Inactive
It's unfortunate when this situation arises but everyone has there reasons. Maybe the person has signed up and realizes it's not easy or takes up too much of their time. There could be a number of reasons and before giving up on them, take an opportunity to reach out once more. I had one person under me who was very unresponsive to training that I wanted to offer.
I reached out multiple times but no response. In this case, it's best to let them be. There is no point in harrassing and asking why they have become inactive. Not everyone feels the need to justify why they have stopped and you don't need to push the issue.
Those Who Don't Follow Through with Signing Up
I handled this in the same manner. I spoke with a person on the phone and this person was eager to get started. I was excited to take on a new motivated team member but unfortunately after my follow-up email, no response. There really isn't anything you can do at this point. Maybe the person decided to sign up under someone else or possibly did more research and realized it wasn't for them. Whatever the reason, you have done your job by following up.
There really isn't a need to pester people unless you want them to be angry with you. I feel for every person that backs out there are others who are truly wanting to take the opportunity and make it a success.
Have you had experience with these types of individuals? What is your opinion?