You know what I love most about this business? All of the awesome people I get to meet! And thanks to the internet, I have met people from all over the world. My newest friend is from the Mediterranean. How much fun is that?! He's a fellow online and network marketer and he really knows his stuff. Meet Erik Andre!
1. Erik, tell us about yourself.
My name is Erik
Andre, age 40, located in the Mediterranean.
I’ve been a Network Marketer since 1995, full-time since 2003.
I grew up in a
normal family, with hard working entrepreneur parents who started with network
marketing in the late 80’s which gave me a lot of insight and inspiration to
what hard work and dedication can do. During the high school years, I was
struggling a lot to fit in and learn, due to my ADHD and found out that I had
to find another way to get anywhere in life as a regular education and job just
didn’t work out for me. So halfway through my last year, I chose to drop out
and start working.
That’s probably the
toughest decision I ever made, and I had years of struggle to find something
that I actually felt good with doing. So my mom started taking me on tours with
their network marketing company, taught me everything she knows about it – and
I was hooked!
I tried and failed
over and over, and it took me many years to
find the right company and finally
get any real results.
It was first after
serving in the military that things started to change for me. I started as a
freelance consultant in energy brokerage and that’s when I realized my
potential and started taking personal development courses, attending seminars
with experienced leaders in the network marketing industry and finally found my
true passion.
2. Tell us about your business
I’m part of a
company called MyWorld, which is the largest shopping community in the world
with more than 7 million active members in 48 countries.
We offer cashback and other benefits with hundreds of thousands of businesses
and more than 15 000 online shops. This is my primary offline network
marketing business which I have a burning passion for. We are giving back to
communities through our Child & Family foundation, providing clean water,
building up communities (building and running schools in third world countries)
and our Greenfinity Foundation which is focusing on renewable energy and a better
environment al around the world.
I also have an
online business, a Millionaire Mentoring Program
where we teach network marketers, both
newbies and experienced marketers, a better way to build their business.
We focus on
teaching effective strategies for recruiting and selling, personal development,
mindset and skill development, brand building and quantum physics to mention a
few things.
We have more than
1600 happy and active students which have generated more than $3 million USD in
commissions over the past 3 years, and offer valuable resources, tips and
education on network marketing in general. We also offer education in crypto
currency and how to effectively build multiple income streams.
3. Why did you start your own business?
When I started with
MyWorld in 2014, it was because I was tired of lotions and potions and saw a
unique opportunity to build real passive residual income without having to
constantly push products in order to maintain my income. And now, 5 years
later, I have a solid passive residual income from it which gives me more time
freedom to spend time with my family and help others to achieve success and
reach their goals in their current business.
4. How did you choose this particular niche?
Network marketing
came natural to me since my parents was doing it. And when I discovered a way
to build a solid business without pushing products on people I was “in love”
instantly.
My dream has for many years been to be able to help others to get properly
introduced to and educated in the industry and all it has to offer.
5. What do you like most and least about being your own boss?
Being your own boss
is much harder than having a boss, but in network marketing it ultimately gives
you so much more freedom and options in life when you’ve built a solid foundation
and a solid brand for yourself. I never wanted to be part of the corporate
world, so network marketing was a real gift to me.
6. What personality traits and skills are needed to run a business?
If you want to run
a successful business in network marketing, the most important skills to have
is lead generation, communication and leadership – you have to be able to step
up and take responsibility and be a good leader not only for your team, but for
yourself as well.
7. What has been the most difficult part of being an entrepreneur?
That’s a very good
question.
For me, in the
beginning, it was being disciplined enough to do all that is necessary to
acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to build myself up.
Time management is
a very common issue for many people who get into entrepreneurship, but as long
as one can drop the go, surrender the pride and be coachable, anything is
possible.
8. Do you have any resources that you have used to build your business
that you would recommend?
Personal
development is a very important part of building my business, and I’m
constantly challenging myself with new things on that subject (our Millionaire
Mentoring Program has been very important). Additional to that, it’s important
to have a marketing platform to handle your lead generation, email follow-ups,
training. To me, Power Lead System has been
invaluable to me and my business as it has everything you need to run an online
business.
9. Do you have any tips to share on promoting yourself?
A lot of people in
the industry are focusing mostly on promoting their company and products, and
that’s where they go wrong.
Network Marketing
is about building your own brand, because people don’t join companies, they
join people. So if you learn how to brand yourself, connect with people on a
personal level and become a genuine friend, you will get better results.
The big “secret” is
to identify peoples pain point and problem and offer them a solution to it.
10.
What other advice would like to share with someone starting their own
business?
My best advice is
to get a mentor.
And it’s important
to find a mentor who shares the same values as yourself, and that has already
achieved what you want to achieve. If you do that, and be coachable to their
teachings, you can see great results in as little as 30 days. I’ve seen this so
many times, and I’ve shown this to hundreds of people who are grateful for the
advice I’ve given them.
11.
How can we contact you to learn more about your products and
services?
The easiest way to
reach me is on Facebook. On my Facebook business page
you can find out more about me, and see
testimonials from people I’ve worked with. I also have a website but I rarely use or update it as Facebook has become my main place to build my
brand and connect with people.
Why spend money on a website as a beginner when you can leverage Facebook,
right?
12.
Is there anything else you would like to share?
If you’re seriously
looking to build a career in network marketing, remember that it’s in your best
interest to stay clear of family and friends, as they are your strongest
critics and are the ones who will try to tear down your dream and convince you
that you’ll fail.
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