Most of us want to grow our network marketing business but is increasing the time that you spend prospecting a good way to do that? 

Here is a quick test that you can give yourself to answer that question.  Ask yourself if you have an unlimited number of people looking to buy from you?   If the answer is yes, then you may not have to prospect right now.

If you are already spending a good portion of your day filling orders, this may be another indication that you don’t have to increase the time you spend prospecting especially if those orders are coming from places that require no action on your part.

Another indication that you don’t need prospect is if you find it a challenge to keep up with all of the people who want to buy your product or service?  If you already have a steady stream of people asking about your product or service, then you really may not have any spare time to do prospecting.

Prospecting For Sales

Now that we have identified some things that may lead you to believe that you are already on the right track and you don’t have to increase the time that you spend on prospecting, let’s take a look at the other side.  

If your phone isn’t ringing as much as you would like, then you should spend more of your time prospecting.  Let’s face it, if they are calling you, you should be calling them.  The theory that if you build it they will come may not be true.  There may be people that don’t know to where look.  So get out there and start prospecting.

Another indication that you should start prospecting is if your income has dropped or if you aren’t sure when your next sale is going to come.  As network marketers, we can’t just wait for it to happen.  It takes action on our part to make things happen.  So get out there and start prospecting if you want your business to grow.

Listen, I don’t want to be the one to tell you how to opperate your home based business but if you know deep down that you could be a lot more successful if you only did something towards growing your business, then learn how to prospect effectively and then get out there and start prospecting.

You do have another option.  You could get out of network marketing completely and just keep doing what you are already doing, placing a limit on the amount of money that you can earn or you can make a change for the positive and grow your business, starting right now.

Prospecting isn’t the only way to grow your network marketing business but it is a very low cost way to get sales.  If you don’t currently have the skill set to do prospecting or if you are feel that the phone weighs too much to pick it up, then stay tuned, there will be more on the subject of prospecting.  I’m sure there will be a bit of information or two that you could use.