If you are in a network marketing business or any other type of business that markets products to others then you might be familiar with team building. It is very important that you take the time to build a good solid team around you if you want to be successful in the business you are in.

For years, I have been doing this Internet Marketing “thing” on my own. I build all of my own websites, I write all of my own content, and I do all of my link building myself. That means I do not have to rely on a team of people to help me with everything I do as an affiliate and a freelancer online.

When I joined ViSauls to promote the Body By Vi Challenge as a distributor, I started learning a little bit about how to build a team effectively. I am now developing new skills that are going to help me to be successful while helping others to reach the level of success they want to achieve.

That got me thinking…

Maybe there are some people who are reading my blog that could benefit from some of the things I am learning about the importance of team building.

I have learned about team building in the business classes I take in school, but have never had the opportunity to teach someone else the things I know.

So, I decided since there might be people out there who can benefit from learning how to build a good team and since I want a chance to put my education and experience to practice, why not do a blog post and help someone out?

The network marketing business I am currently working with is called ViSalus Sciences. Basically, what I do as a distributor is promote the challenge to those who are looking for a way to lose weight, get healthy, reach their fitness goals, and make money.

The company also offers free challenge kits to those who get 3 of their friends to join the challenge.

There are basically three types of people who want to get involved with ViSalus and taking the 90 day Body By Vi Challenge.

The first type of person basically wants to do the challenge to lose weight, get healthy, or reach their fitness goals. This person will usually enroll on my team as a customer who only wants to use the product to transform his/her body.

The second type of person is a person who wants to take the challenge and they want to get their challenge kit for free by referring others to take the challenge with them. This person will join my team as a customer but will be helping me to make money from the customers that are referred through them.

The third type of person is one who wants to create a business by becoming a distributor. This is the type of person that is most important when you are building your team. As a distributor you not only have the opportunity to make money from your personal sales and referrals but you have the opportunity to make money from the sales made by distributors on your team.

Starting out, a distributor needs to have three other distributors on their team.

This is where the first part of my experience as well as my education can help benefit you.

When you are looking for the first few members of your team there are certain types of people and certain characteristics you want to be looking for.

You want to have someone who is motivated and wants to do his/her part to help the team to be successful.

If a person that you choose for your team is not motivated then chances are you are going to get very low production out of this person. This is what people call “Dead Weight” and nobody wants to be dragging a bunch of dead weight around.

You also want people on your team who are teachable. Sometimes people think that just because someone is knowledgeable it means they are easy to work with and will be successful. That is not always the case…

If someone is not teachable then you are going to have a hard time getting them to follow the system that you have in place.

From my example of working with ViSalus…If someone I choose to join my team and be one of my key players was not teachable, then I am going to have a hard time getting that person to be productive within my team. That person might be the type that has their own ideas about how things should be done regardless of how much documentation I have that the system works if it is used properly.

More importantly, this person will not be able to teach the distributors that join on his/her team how to do the system because they have not taken the time to learn it and put it into practice. This could corrupt the whole team if the person was placed in one of the top spots on your team.

I don’t know about you, but that is not the type of person I want to have on my team.

One other thing you should look for in people you choose for your team is someone who has good communication skills. No matter what you are doing, you are going to have to communicate with someone at some point in time.

If you choose people for your team that have poor communication skills or just do not like talking to people, then it is going to be hard to work with that person. You will spend most of your time guessing what is going on because that person will not communicate with you effectively.

If I chose someone who was afraid to talk to people or who just did not like talking to people then I would have a hard time getting that person to perform and they would again be “dead weight” to me. They would not be out talking to people about the challenge that is sweeping the nation, and that is what we work on doing everyday as a team.

It is very important to put good team members on your team. I watch people all day long put people on their team because they have money to invest. This is not the right way to build a team!

The most important thing to remember when you are building a team is to put someone on it who is going to work the business. You want that person to be as passionate about the business they are involved in as you are.

I hope you will put these tips to practice when you are building a team around you. Make sure the people you choose to work with are ones that fit the characteristics that will best serve your team, and make sure that each person on the team wants to be successful. If you do these things then you will be able to build a solid team that will help you have a solid business.

I am looking for people to join my team at ViSalus promoting the Body By Vi Challenge. Keep in mind though, I am not just looking for anybody who wants to join. I am looking for individuals who want to help other people with their weight loss, health, and fitness goals while making decent income and driving a free BMW. If you think you have what it takes, shoot me an email mybodyvi@myvi.net or sign up here: http://www.mybodyvi.myvi.net
If you are one of the lucky people who become a part of my team then I will help you all that I can to reach the level of success you want to achieve.

“The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.”
- John Scully