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Frequently Asked Questions About Downline Support!
By Tom 'Big Al' Schreiter

Question: What do you do when your downline distributor can't afford to purchase products, sales aids, or training materials?

Answer: You ask questions.

Here is a conversation with an unmotivated, broke, and afraid-to-take personal responsibility downline distributor.

Big Al: You should at least invest $100 a month ($25) a week in your business for products, sales aids, training materials, promotions, etc. Are you willing to do that?

Distributor: Nope. Can't do that. I don't have any money. Once I pay my bills, there's nothing left. Can't I collect a few bonus checks first, and then build a business?

Big Al: Life and business doesn't work that way. Let's look at your present situation. You've worked ten years for the same company. You are an adult. And, you're telling me you haven't managed to save $100 total in all those years of work? Are you telling me you haven't had the business skill or ability to save a total of $10 a year? That's only one week's work on a paper route?

Distributor: Yep. The situation is grim. But, all my money goes to bills. If I had a few extra dollars every month, I would invest it in my business, honest!

Big Al: How much do you pay for cable TV?

Distributor: About $30 a month. But, I could never give that up. That's our only form of entertainment.

Big Al: Do you ever eat out? Or, do you always cook your meals?

Distributor: We eat out twice a week for dinner. I know it's expensive, but sometimes we're sooooo tired when we come home from work. That's about $50 a week, but we do deserve a break now and then, And yes, I buy lunch two or three times a week too, but consider it a good break from the boredom of the office.

Big Al: Do you smoke or drink?

Distributor: Cigarettes are $2 a pack, and I smoke a pack a day, but hey, I'm addicted. I can't do anything about that. You don't expect me to give up smoking to build a business, do you? And don't get on me about drinking. It's the only way I can unwind after a tough day.

Big Al: What about weekends? Are they free? Could you take a few odd jobs to have a little extra money to build your business?

Distributor: Yeah, weekends are off, but I have a lot of chores and duties around the house. It's the only time of the week I can catch up and get a bit of rest, and maybe get in a game of golf.

Big Al: Golf? Do you pay for green fees and clubs and drinks and ..?

Distributor: I'm not putting away my golf clubs to build a business. It's only three or four hours a week anyway.

Big Al: So what plan do you have to free up $25 a week to build your MLM business?

Distributor: That's what I'm asking you. Tell me what can I do to get my business going? Nothing has worked so far. So what are you going to do about it Mr. Sponsor?

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About The Author: Tom "Big Al" Schreiter is the author of the five "Big Al" books and several generic sponsoring tapes. To receive a free copy of the Fortune Now Newsletter and for information on his books, tapes or his one-day SuperSponsoring Workshops contact: KAAS Publishing, P.O. Box 890084, Houston, TX 77289, phone (281) 280-9800, fax (281) 486-0549, or visit Tom's web site: http://www.fortunenow.com.