Selecting an MLM Consultant

Selecting an MLM consultant will be the first crucial decision you will make when starting and running your MLM company. Consider three 3 questions and 5 helpful points with each question for deciding whether an MLM consultant is right for you.

1. Is an MLM consultant right for you? The most helpful points in answering this question include the following:
   • How familiar am I with strategies for starting a direct selling company?
   • Do we have a clearly defined value proposition that will capture imaginations and sustain growth?
   • Is my expertise in sales, marketing, operations, compensation, analytics, training and motivation, design or some blend of these?
   • What do I need most from a support team?
   • Am I confident that I “know what I don’t know?”

2. How do you select the right support for your company? To help the selection, consider these points:
   • • What is the track record for this MLM consultant?
     • How many companies have used the services offered?
     • What is the success track for those companies?
     • Does the advisor have actual business experience and credentials or are they a professional advice-giver that has not been in the trenches?
     • Are they recognized by the trade associations such as the DSA (Direct Selling Association)?

3. How can you best use the services? Take as much responsibility as possible for getting the greatest benefit from the services. Consider these points:
   • Make sure to cover the 7 key areas of startup
     • Strategy and planning
     • Compensation plan design and testing
     • Software and operations
     • Legal and compliance
     • Recruiting, training and retention
     • Marketing and design
     • International markets
   • Ask questions and get understanding. It’s true that the only stupid question is the one that doesn’t get asked.
   • Define expectations, deliverables, and milestones
   • Hold weekly planning meetings with the MLM consultant
   • Make sure that all recommended capital expenditures make sense to you

With careful thought and planning, you will be able to get the most out of the professional support that can help you to start on time and on budget while keeping your sanity.

No matter where you are in the process of starting and running a successful MLM company, please contact us for no-pressure, high-value free consulting to help you determine whether there are services and tools that can save you time and money, helping you to get to market much faster.  The time to launch a direct selling company couldn’t be more perfect!  Let us show you how to do it right.  Call 1-800-850-8343 to speak with our program director or to schedule some free consulting time with us.  We want to be your MLM Consultant, call us and we are glad to help!