If you have done your home work and have studied and applied the information from MLM-The whole Truth at
http://www.mlm-thewholetruth.com/cmd.php?Clk=1284839 , you are now ready to take the next steps and get started correctly.

Just what does getting started correctly mean?  What is required?

When I decided to join a traditional MLM company six years ago, I did not know how little I really knew about the company, the network marketing industry and running a home based business. 

I thought because I had been successful at selling health club memberships and then as a technical recruiter, I could just apply these skills, tell people about residual income and great products and recruit a lot of business partners.  Well, I was wrong and made several mistakes when I started.

After five years in the network marketing industry, here are key steps I recommend for starting your new home based business:

1. Find your why and be absolutely clear why you are doing this business.  You should have gone through a process of self-discovery and discernment during your search and evaluation.
2. Commit to treat your business like a business.  If you have chosen the right company, where real customers order and use reasonably priced products month after month even without getting a check, treat it like a business and it will pay you like a business.  Treat it like a hobby and you will probably not make much money.
3. Determine exactly what and when you must do to build your belief in the company, products, business model, compensation plan and your ability to succeed and accomplish your goals.  Your belief and philosophy will determine your attitude and posture.
4. Commit to engage in whatever activities are required to build an unshakeable belief.  In my business, we say that “when you know what I know, nothing can and will stop you”.  Can you say that?  Go to all of your company events, including the convention.  Participate in teleconferences, webcasts, listen to the cds.  Be careful however, to not spend so much time with these that you do not engage often enough in the money making, business building activities that are required
5. Set up and schedule your business hours.  I do this at the beginning of each month.  I start with my day planner and schedule all of my regular events and activities, which include work, church, networking meetings, working out at the gym, getting a haircut, even doing laundry and grocery shopping.  I work full time from my home yet still do this.  I then enter all of this into my online Google calendar.  I then schedule for EVERY day of the week when I will work my business.
6. Inform your family and friends that you have decided to start a home based business.  Until you are fully trained, do not talk to them about it or try to present it.  If they are not supportive, make sure to ask them to not make any negative comments.  You do not want or need any negative people stealing your dreams.  I have seen many good people with skills and potential never get started because they allowed a negative person to sabotage their plans and dreams.
7. Find a mentor or mentors.  You will make mistakes; become frustrated, hit flat spots and experience “nos” and negative people.  You will also experience successes and triumphs.  You cannot successfully build a leveraged residual income business without the support and encouragement of a mentor and team.  I have worked with the same three business partners and mentors for four years now and the impact has been huge.
8. Ask and determine what are the critical business building activities with your company and study and practice them with your mentor.
   

About the author

Jon Roussel is a five year veteran of the home base business industry.  He owns a business in Beverly, MA and teaches business owners and others how to start and success with a home based business that will generate a long term reliable leveraged residual income.  Contact him at jonroussel@yahoo.com. http://www.jonroussel.ws