Old-School Network Marketing Is Dead!

With all the technology out there that make things easier and more innovative, I began to wonder whether the old school way of network marketing was dead.

You know, the home parties, the cold messaging, cold calling, prospecting at the malls. That type of lead generation. The slow type. Lol.

I realise that people want results fast. If they do not see results in a fair amount of time they get discouraged, bored and move on to the next shiny object.

Which is a fair comment. After all people have a short attention span and it is easy to get distracted with so many home-based business opportunities that promise a smooth ride to earning large incomes in a short space of time.

So I had to ask myself.

Is It Really Dead?

Is old school network marketing really dead? I continue to see many network marketers still prospecting on social media and having home parties. I suppose it is a way of meeting and networking with people.

Then again that is if you are a social body and like talking to people you do not know. I think in order to accomplish anything like that you need to have the time and patience to get to know people and build relationships.

No Time To Run My Business

Most network marketers have little time to go out and prospect because they work full time jobs or have no child care. I suppose that is why social media is powerful to help you connect online but there is still the act of talking to people and getting to know people that is still a factor in network marketing and which is paramount in building your business.

I still do see many of my friends using those traditional methods of acquiring leads so I cannot say that it is absolutely dead. What I would say is that a small percentage of people still adopt the traditional way of network marketing. A bigger percentage however have paid attention and adopted the new school ways of network marketing and that is through an automated business.

Finally...

In conclusion I do not think that any phase can completely die out. It may be less utilised but it does not mean that people have simply moved on from the traditional methods.

The newer methods of network marketing are quickly becoming the most preferred methods especially since you can gain better and faster results. About six months ago I jumped on the new age ways of network marketing and have not turned back.

If you would like to learn what this is and how I was able to transform my network marketing business by transitioning from the old school methods to the new age methods through automation then click here.