When it comes to building a down line, as most of you know can be a hard thing at times. But what do you do when your down line starts dropping out? There are some people that do need to just drop out, they don’t have the right attitude and they only signed up to begin with was to make money fast. But how do you keep the rest from getting discouraged when times are hard? The following are some ideas you can do to build and keep a strong team.

-          Training calls. This is probably the first thing people will start doing and if you can get your team to call the right number on the right day, it can work great! Just make sure you are talking about what your team needs. If they aren’t getting the training they need, they won’t call anymore. I have used http://www.midwestconferenceline.com/ which is a free conference call service.

   -          When your team is spread out all over the place it’s great to use the Internet to keep in touch with everyone. Discussion Forums are a great way people can stay up to date on things going on, get links to training resources, ask questions and get to know each other. There are many free forum software programs out there you can use. 

  -          Team Blog. Blogs are a great way to post updates and/or training advice. You can also use a team blog to get more leads. I did this with the Xedia Elite Team blog. Plus it’s a great way to teach you team about Social Networking. You can set up one with Facebook, Myspace, Wordpress or Blogger. The choice it yours.

 -          Emails. I personally recommend using an auto responder, so you can write one “Team Email” and send it to your whole down line. You can also have pre-written emails that every new team member will receive no matter when they sign up. It will make everyone feel like part of the team.  I have a few more tricks up my sleeve but, I’ll save those for another time. If people aren’t willing to do the above they won’t do my other techniques. Remember, people like to feel like they belong to something, so make being a part of your team a great experience. People also like to know that when they sign up with you they aren’t going to be left in the dark all alone. By doing the ideas above, you are also positioning yourself as a leader and a professional. Which means, if you ever move to another company, many of your team members will follow.

Hope that helps!