When work is a grind and people get no public acknowledgment, they will look for something that is more interesting. Network marketing is often the answer as this profession makes a huge fuss over its people, all the time. And why not? People build businesses, and smart network marketing executives no it. That's why Mary Kay Ash wraps furs around the shoulders of her cosmetic selling representatives and gives them pink cars to drive. That's why network marketing corporations organize annual conventions; so that they can praise their distributors and bring them on stage to publicly acknowledge their activities. And the people love it, perhaps most people are starved for this type of attention.

People also join this profession , as of the personalities of the people who make up the profession. Pass an evening with a bunch of network marketers, and you will be amazed by their encouraging attitudes, friendliness, and willingness to help each other. They don't keep secrets from their colleagues. If they find an answer to a difficulty, they wish everyone to take benefit of it. Color, creed, gender, education, and seniority are issues network marketers leave behind at other previous jobs.

Personal development is another motivator for people drawn to network marketing. Often, people are so beat down by jobs, employers, coworkers, commuting and the have to get ahead that they lose self respect. Then their approach takes a nose dive, probably followed by their health. Sooner or later, a number of these folks look at themselves in a mirror and ask; why? That's when the right network marketing company can rescue them. Most organizations, through weekly phone conference calls, regional and yearly, video and audio, and workbooks, promote their distributors to work on themselves harder than they work on their businesses. People with high self respect usually don't struggle as networkers. In fact they're very good at it. And the more successful they became the better they become at it.

People get concerned in network marketing for various reasons other than money, and at first that surprised me. I thought everyone would be motivated by the money, but many people are attracted to the recognition. Imagine someone who has gone to work everyday for years, grinding it out and never getting any appreciation, not even a pat on the back. When they join a network marketing company and obtain a little success, they go to a meeting with hundreds of people, and they are asked to stand up so that everyone can cheer for them. That puts fuel in the boiler! They can't wait to get out there and do something so they can get recognized for it again.

Though people might think that their engaging in network marketing for the money, a friend of mine, David Arcangelo, a former network marketer disagrees. In fact they're attracted to the people. As a Network marketer, you get a chance to teach other people and watch them succeed, and most people relish that chance. If things work out, you might even earn a huge amount of money. David was never a full time network marketer, he dabbled in the job just for the fun of it, and because I like the people, he explains. That fun led to a downline of 7,000 networkers, and even after David stopped actively working in the business, his commission checks continued to increase.

How could this happen? he did not work and he still got paid? And he got paid higher? Yes! It is called residual income. It's one of the greatest advantages of network marketing.