Are you losing friends by trying to pitch your business to them? The method of creating a list of everyone you know is a network marketing technique that has been taught for years. Whether or not your team has taught you this, you may come across it from reading books or web sites on the topic of marketing.
There is nothing wrong with creating a list, however, it's important to go through the list thoroughly and keep the people you know have somewhat of an interest in business. If you choose to go through your list and hound everyone on it, you are more likely on your way to being ignored rather than gaining new leads.
How to Lose Friends Quickly
You just became a network marketer. You are amped up and ready to tell anyone who will listen about your business and what a great opportunity it is. You may have been told to go out and contact everyone in your email address book, people you work with, your friends, and friends of friends.
Doing this will not only make you look like a cheesy salesperson, chances are they will block you from their emails, Facebook, Twitter, and any social scene online and offline. They will not want to be around you because they know you will try to sell to them. That is no longer being a friend, it is becoming a nuisance.
A Better Way to Network
You don't have to pester your friends and family to get business. Keep in mind that network marketing is a business. You need to treat it like a real business. Would you expect your friends and family to be your only customers if you owned a brick and mortar business? Probably not! There are millions of people who are seeking new business opportunities.
The key is attracting them. Now that we have the world wide web at our fingertips, attracting these targeted individuals is much easier. You have access to social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.) as well as creating blogs and mini-sites revolving around your business. Place a way for leads to contact you via email or web forms and follow up with them.
This is so much easier and better (in my opinion) than pestering everyone who comes within 3-feet of you.