Choosing Your Sponsor in a Business with Candles Part 1
Who you choose as your sponsor could be the difference in success and failure of your new business
Introduction
Once you have decided on a company for your home business with candles
and you have done your research to ensure you are building a firm
foundation, it's time to consider your potential sponsor.
Regardless of which avenue you have chosen, either candle making
or becoming a candle distributor, this article will help you understand
the importance of sponsor shopping.
How to Choose a Sponsor
First and foremost, you want to make a criteria list for your sponsor.
You should have already decided on the company and product line
and should have a working knowledge of what area's you will be able to
work within the guidelines of that company. Look for a sponsor
that has the ability and tools in place to help you achieve your goals
in those areas.
This person doen't have to be the top money earner in your chosen
company. If you think about it, the top money earner probably
doesn't have the time to devote to you when you are just getting
started. Remember that generally speaking, the top distributors
in a company are there not because they possess a great skill set or
have expertise on the Internet; they are there because of timing.
Since we can't turn back the hands of time to make sure that we
get in at the "Right" time, then we need to make our choices more
carefully.
Working Hours and Support
You absolutely need to find out what hours your potential sponsor is
available to help you with your business. If your potential
sponsor has working hours of 9 to 5 and you work a day job and need
support outside of their working hours, how well is that going to work
for you?
A good key to determining if your potential sponsor truly is supporting
their team is whether they actually pick up the phone when you call.
That's not to say if you get their voice mail they don't support
their team, but if you have made several attempts to contact your
potential sponsor and you always end up in voice mail, it may be time
to interview someone else.
Will you be supported with emails? Phone conversations?
This is important because while email is great, and most messages
can be conveyed via email, it isn't always the best choice when you
need support.
Product Knowledge and Bad Tactics
Does your potential sponsor have a firm knowledge of their products?
They should! Remember this is where you will be getting a
large amount of your information from so this person needs to exude a
certain level of expertise. If you aren't feeling that, run for
the hills!
Are you being told about how bad other companies are and how harmful
their product line is by your potential sponsor? This is a common
scare tactic used in the industry. Keep in mind that if you have
a good product it will stand on its own against competitors based on
its qualities and what if offers to the end user. You should not
have to find bad things to say about other companies or products in
order to promote your own.
Tools that are in Place or in Development
Your potential sponsor should also have tools in place or in
development to help you get started with your business. You will
want to ask about the quality of these tools. I'm sure you've
heard the old saying, "You get what you pay for". A sponsor with
nothing but free tools hasn't invested much in their business.
There should be a balance between the tools you will need to pay
for and the ones your sponsor provides you with as part of the "Team".
The tools are part of the business foundation.
A Free Web Page won't help your business much if that free page is
covered with advertisements from another company. Why would
you take a chance on your visitors landing on your website only to be
led away by an ad? Doesn't make good sense.
On the other hand, a Free Web Page that doesn't display ads would
be an excellent tool for you to use when starting your business.
Forum Support is a good thing, but
you want to look at the quality of the forum provided. Most Team
Leaders are a part of some type of business forum. You willl want
to take a look at the forum and decide for yourself if this is a tool
that will work for you. Ask what type of forum the potential
sponsor provides. A well organized forum can be a tool of
empowerment that allows you the new distributor to explore the
different areas on your schedule instead of on someone else's, and
isn't that one of the reasons you are looking at this self
employment option? So you can be in charge of your schedule?
Tomorrow I will send you the link for part two of Choosing a Sponsor.
