by Max Steingart
Category: MLM Strategies
When it comes to success in network marketing, few things are more critical than consistency.
Whether you're a seasoned professional with a large organization or just starting out, the ability to stay the course day in and day out makes all the difference. However, while the principle of consistency is universal, how it is applied can vary greatly depending on where you are in your business journey.
Let's explore how top professionals and newcomers alike use consistency to achieve success… and how you can too.
The Consistency of Network Marketing Professionals
Established leaders in network marketing understand that their success is built on consistent action over time. These individuals have large teams and established systems, but they didn't get there overnight. For them, consistency means showing up daily to motivate and support their teams, staying plugged into trainings, and continuously improving their leadership skills. Most importantly, they lead by example.
Consider a top performer who has been in the business for 10 years. Every day, they’re reaching out to key team members, ensuring everyone is aligned with their goals and offering support. They consistently promote team calls, ensure their distributors are using duplicatable systems, and stay active on social media to keep their business visible. While their daily actions might look different from those of a beginner, their success was built on the same foundational behaviors, repeated day after day.
Professionals also know the value of tracking their efforts. They measure what’s working and what isn’t, adjusting their strategies as needed but never deviating from their commitment to consistency. In fact, this ability to maintain momentum, even through challenging times, is often what separates top earners from those who fizzle out.
The Consistency of Network Marketing Newcomers
For those just getting started, consistency looks a little different but is no less important. In the early days, it's about building habits that will serve as the foundation for future success. When you’re new, you don’t have a large team or the luxury of relying on others for momentum. This is where daily consistent action comes in.
A beginner's consistency might be as simple as reaching out to 3-5 new prospects every day, following up with previous contacts, and dedicating time to personal development. While these tasks might seem small, they are the building blocks of a strong organization. Just as a professional maintains consistency in supporting their team, the newcomer must maintain consistency in building one.
It’s easy for a new network marketer to feel discouraged when results don’t come immediately, but this is where consistency matters most. Success in network marketing isn’t about a single big win… it’s about the accumulation of small, consistent actions that create big results over time.
As the saying goes, "You don’t need to be great to start, but you do need to start to be great." Consistency is the bridge between the two.
Comparing and Contrasting: Professionals vs. Newcomers
One major difference between seasoned professionals and those starting out is the scope of their consistent activities. Professionals manage their time around team leadership, development of new systems, and ensuring their organization runs smoothly. For a professional, consistency is often about ensuring their team can duplicate their efforts.
For a beginner, consistency is more individually focused. They need to master the basics: reaching out, following up, and building their network… before they can move on to managing and motivating others. In many ways, the consistency required from a newcomer is about self-discipline and habit formation, while the consistency of a professional is more about leadership and replication.
However, the core similarity remains: both groups need consistency to succeed. Professionals have more moving parts to manage, but their foundation was built in the same way a newcomer’s will be… through persistent, consistent effort over time.
The Takeaway
Whether you're just beginning, or have a large organization, the principle of consistency remains your most powerful tool in network marketing. It’s the daily actions that add up, the small steps that build to big achievements, and the discipline that ensures you stay on course. The sooner you embrace consistency, the sooner you’ll see your business, your team, and your income… GROW TO AN IMPRESSIVE SIZE!
Author BIO
Max Steingart
Max Steingart has been dubbed “The Father of Social Networking” by some of the biggest names in Network Marketing.
That’s because it was Max who first cracked the code to building your downline team by using social networks. His decades-long track record extends all the way back to the mid-1990’s using the old AOL Chatrooms, and he has pioneered every advancement since then. These days his focus is on LinkedIn and Facebook.
The list of famous top earners who use techniques they learned from Max reads like the “Who’s Who” in the network marketing hall of fame.
Max conducts multiple free educational webinars weekly. He offers a variety of low-cost, easily affordable training.
Most importantly, Max also provides personal one-on-one coaching for those who want to achieve maximum financial success as quickly as possible.