6 Ways to Get the Most out of Freemium
By Matt Hall · Been in 8+ MLM companies since 2004 · Last updated Feb 28, 2013
Lauren Hockenson wrote up a great post on Mashable about making the most of companies that offer a free version of their product to users with the option to upgrade to a premium account. She covers some great tips in the hopes of helping small business owners who are trying to get things going on a shoestring budget.
I think this article is worth reading because 1) the things she mentions are just as relevant to the network marketing world as they are to any other small business and 2) because network marketing IS a business and needs to be taken seriously if one wants to be successful.
Matt Hall
Founder, The Sponsoring System · Lansing, Michigan
I am a marketing, software, and AI entrepreneur who got into network marketing in 2004 and has been a distributor across eight companies since. I have sat in the meetings, bought the products, and worked the comp plans firsthand. I write these reviews from the inside out, for people trying to decide whether to join, or how to leave, an MLM. No recruiting pitch, no pile on. Just what I actually found.
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