by Pete Zdanis
Do you like to play games?
I’d like to tell you about a game that people
used to play many, many years ago. It was long before personal computers,
PlayStation, X-Box, flat screen TVs, Angry Birds, smart phones and texting.
Even before Pac Man and Dungeons & Dragons. No batteries required. In fact
you didn’t even need to move things around on a board like Parcheesi, Scrabble
or Monopoly.
The game was called “Twenty Questions”. Some
people also called it “Animal, Vegetable or Mineral”. One person would think of
an object, and the other players were allowed to ask twenty questions which
required only a yes or no answer to determine what the object was.
It was a game that actually required people
to TALK to each other! Kind of like network marketing!
I’d like to show you how you can use twenty
questions of your own to help you and others build a USANA business.
I frequently get calls from people who tell
me that they are having problems building their USANA business, and need
help. So, I naturally ask them what could I do to help them. Most of the
time, the response I get is “I don’t know.”
After receiving a number of calls like
that, I developed the following list of questions to better enable me to help others
solve their problems.
I hope that you will find these questions
helpful as you work with your team members. You may even get some ideas to help
you build your own business.
Let’s get started:
1. How long have you been a USANA Associate, and how
often do you review the USANA BDS and eApprentice?
If your business isn’t growing, then you need
to review the BDS and/or eApprentice regularly until it is – at least every 30
days.
2. What are your
goals for your USANA business in six months? In one year? In five years?
If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll
probably end up somewhere else. Most people will put more effort into planning
a vacation than they will in building their business. Break your goals down
into Single Daily Action steps (SDAs). To learn more about SDAs, visit http://www.petezdanis.com/doc/GoalSetting.pdf
3. Are your goals
specific and written down?
Written goals are committed goals. Keep
copies in prominent places where you can see and read them daily. Adjust them
(up or down) as necessary.
4. Does your
spouse or significant other approve of/support your USANA business efforts?
Detractors can hurt your business efforts.
Recognize if it exists and then deal with it. Don’t try to convert others –
simply go with your own beliefs. Ask others to allow you to pursue your own
goals and dreams, even if they do not share them with you.
5. How many
Business Centers (BCs) do you have? If you don’t have three BCs, why not?
Having three Business Centers is clearly the
way to leverage and maximize your efforts. If you don’t see this, then you need
to review the comp plan (see BDS above). If you are still within the 6 Friday
time window to activate three BCs, be sure to do so. If not, don’t sweat it.
Move on.
6. Do you keep
all your BCs qualified every four weeks? If not, why not?
Even though having three BCs does not require
that you keep all them qualified all the time, it certainly makes a lot of
sense to do so. Group Sales Volume is extremely valuable – don’t take a chance
on wasting any of it by not keeping all of your BCs qualified. If finances are
an issue, ask your sponsor to help you decide what you should do.
7. Are you on
Auto Order? If not, why not?
The advantages of Auto Order are clear and
many, starting with the 10% price discount and the convenience of automatically
keeping all BCs qualified. Don’t try to outsmart the system with manual orders
and risk losing GSV
8. Are you
subscribed to the online USANA Income Maximizer services? If not, why not?
DLM, Web Hosting, e-Cards, Tax Advantage and
Web Conferencing can each be worth hundreds of dollars per month to you by
themselves. Take complete control of your business by having access to ALL of
these tools for only $19.95US every four weeks.
9. Are you a USANA
LifeMasters subscriber? If not, why not?
Whether you are brand new to USANA or a 15
year veteran, the LifeMasters series which you can add to your Auto Order will
provide outstanding education and motivation for your business. A definite must
have.
10. What is your single favorite USANA product? Why?
Think about those USANA products that you
like best and why that is. Perhaps you have a testimonial or personal story
about a USANA product experience that you can share with your prospects.
11. Which of the USANA products do you NOT personally
use? Why not?
If you knew what many people know about the USANA
products, you would not let a day go by without using most, if not all of the
product line. The Essentials are a MUST. Most every person needs products from
the Optimizer line. The USANA Foods taste good and provide a great way to have
healthy snacks, if not a meal replacement. Many people have built their entire
business around the RESET program. And certainly, anyone who has skin and
bathes on a regular basis needs the benefits afforded by USANA’s exclusive Sensé products – that goes for people of all
ages, including men. If you are not using all the USANA products, then you need
to check your belief level, and re-evaluate how you are taking care of your
body.
12. How are you promoting your USANA business (i.e., warm
market, leads lists, direct mail, internet advertising, cold calling, social
media, etc.)? Which has worked best for you and why do you think that is?
If something is working for you, then keep
doing it, and learn how to do it better! Next, try something new and different
until you find another way to build your business, and perfect that method as
well. Always have two or three marketing programs working for you at all times.
13. How many prospect contacts to you make....monthly?
weekly? daily?
The answer to this question, if your
associate is honest with you, will be the most telling. Remember, “He who talks
to the most people wins!” And that means whether you are marketing on the
internet, cold market, warm market, etc. Prospects who come from your cold
market will move to your warm market before they sign up with you. That means
that you need to TALK with them – answer questions, build rapport and trust.
Take them through the Four Step Process - http://www.petezdanis.com/doc/TheFourSteps.pdf
14. How do you follow up with your prospects, and how
often do you do it?
You have probably heard over and over and
over again – “The fortune is in the follow up!” That’s because it’s true!
People may have the best intention of signing up with you, but, “Life happens”,
and USANA may slip on their list of top priorities. That’s why you need to
follow up with your prospects on a consistent, professional and courteous basis
until they either sign up, or you determine that there is no interest on their
part. (See the Four Step Process, above)
15. How many Retail Customers do you have? How many
Preferred Customers?
Retail customers and Preferred Customers are
not only a requirement of USANA’s compensation plan, but they are an excellent
source of referrals and future Associates. Someone may not be interested in the
business initially, but may be willing to try the products. Once they have a
USANA product experience, they may well be willing to recommend the products to
others, if not become an Associate themselves.
16. How many USANA Associates have you personally
sponsored?
This is not only a valuable statistic, it is
also a good way for your Associate to think back and recall how those
sponsorships came about. Who were they? What was said? How was the decision
made? Look at the positives of those experiences, and put them to work for you
in your future business building. If someone has sponsored one Associate,
then they can reach whatever level they want to in USANA. All they need to do
is keep repeating what they did one time before.
17. How do you train, coach and communicate with the
Associates you’ve sponsored, and how often?
Many people think that once they sponsor
someone, their work is done. Not true. It has only begun. You need to help your
new Associate get started and develop goals and a plan to meet those goals.
Then come to an agreement on how you will work together in the future. Some
people need more help than others. Always keep the line of communication open.
If people become “orphans” in USANA, they will likely repeat the experience
with others as they build their business. A philosophy that has always worked
for me is “Treat your prospects like Associates, and treat your Associates like
prospects.” – Think about it.
18. How often are you in contact with your
sponsor/upline?
Some sponsors are better than others. If
someone has a poor relationship, or no relationship, with their sponsor, then
look further upline, or even crossline, for a coach or mentor. Use your upline
for two-on-one meetings with prospects, three-way calls and tag e-mails in your
business building. Also, it will be to your distinct advantage to take the
initiative to communicate with your upline on a regular basis.
19. Are you involved with any other network marketing
companies? If so, why?
Chinese proverb: “Man who chases two rabbits
will not catch either of them.” Enough said.
20. How many books about network marketing have you read?
Which is your favorite, and why?
In our trainings, we talk about the WINS formula
– Know Your Why, Initiate Action, Network with Others and be a Student
of the Business. Leaders are readers and they never stop learning. When you
stop learning, you stop growing. The BDS has a list of recommend books for
reading, and there are many excellent online sources of NWM training available.
Take advantage of them, but don’t become a professional student where
you spend more time reading than building.
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