My FOL Business Plan

Date:

STEP 1 -- Set Your Goals:
(Have a Dream and BURNING Desire for its Achievement.)

STEP 2 -- Make a Commitment:

I commit to AT LEAST a 12-month unconditional commitment to my Follow Our Lead (FOL) Business. (The stronger your commitment level the more likely you are to succeed.)

Initial Here:________

I have reviewed my/our family budget and find that I have $____________ monthly to invest in building my FOL home business.

Initial here: _________

STEP 3 -- Use the Products and Services:

There are tremendous products and services available with your FOL business. The best way for you to learn about them is to use them.

GDI - Create an initial web site on your registered domain -or- redirect domain to GDI marketing page.
Hot Conference - Create and begin using one HC room to communicate with your friends and family.
Empowerism - Read current and past issues of Excellence Magazine
- Explore the Empowerism Training Center
- Submit your FOL team site using the Search Engine Submit tool in Subscriber Benefits
- Create optional web hosting account from Empowerism main menu

I commit to start using a FOL product NOW!

Initial here:______

STEP 4 -- Put Together Your TIME Plan

(Put your time commitment in writing.)

Day-of-Week...Start-Time...Finish-Time...Task(s)......Total Hours
Day-A           9AM          10AM      Place ads        1.0 hour
Day-B           9PM          10PM      Conf Call        1.0 hour
Day-C           3PM          3:30PM    Setup Responder   .5 hour
Day-D           2PM          2:30PM    Load Leads        .5 hour
Day-E           7PM          8PM       Seek IM Leads    1.0 hour
Day-F           10AM         11AM      Setup Website    1.0 hour
Day-G           11AM         12PM      Post to Blog     1.0 hour
Day-H           1PM          2PM       Blog Comments    1.0 hour
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Sunday
 
Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday
 
Thursday
 
Friday 

Saturday

I commit ____ total hours per week to building my FOL business, starting today!

Initial here:______

I commit to using Free Advertising Methods (____YES/NO___) or Direct Email Marketing (____YES/NO____) or Both (_____YES/NO____) for building my FOL business, starting today!

I commit to using my own Blog postings (____YES/NO___) or Blog Comment postings (____YES/NO____) or Both (_____YES/NO____) for building my FOL business, starting today!

Initial here:______

STEP 5 -- Your Income Goal:

Write down your income goal for your FOL business. Make sure your income goals and time commitment are consistent and realistic.

6 Month Goal:_$_____

12 Month Goal:_$_____

24 Month Goal:_$_____

I am committed to achieving my income goals, and will start WORKING on them today!

Initial here:______

STEP 6 -- Learn your sponsor's FOL promotion SYSTEM.

Example SYSTEM:

Find Prospects -- (Through internet advertising, online forums, or purchasing internet optin leads.)
Invite and Contact -- (By using pre-written prospecting letters, Instant Messenger, or calling your prospect leads.)
Explain the Business SYSTEM -- (By using pre-written follow-up letters, personal calls, or invite to Upline conference calls.)
Answer Questions Promptly -- (By email, telephone, discussion groups, conference calls.)
Follow-Up -- (By email reminders, instant messenger, weekly news emails, phone calls.)
Start Them Right -- (Use the same training pages/system that your leaders share with you. They work!)
Duplicate Yourself -- (By using the same training pages/system that your Sponsor used, you can feel confident to help your new FOL Affiliate get started quickly. When they have sponsored their first few Affiliates, CELEBRATE -- they are duplicating YOU! And, Duplication is how your FOL Business will grow!)

I commit to learning AND doing MY Sponsor's FOL SYSTEM starting today!

Initial here:______

STEP 7 -- Learn About Business Building Tools:

As a member of FOL, you have MANY tools to assist you in building your business. Here are a few:

Participate regularly in FOL team web conference calls. Initial here: _______
Learn about and participate in the FOL Discussion and Resources Board. Initial here: _______
Learn how to use your FOL 'back office' and your 30-Day Taking Action Program. Initial here: ______
Learn how to find and use your Sponsor's training page. Add to Favorites/Bookmark. Initial here: _________
Learn about and use some alternative methods of marketing your FOL business. Initial here: _________

I commit to learning and using all the tools at my disposal starting today!

Initial here:______

STEP 8 -- Learn the Basics of the Compensation Plan:

Go through the compensation plan of the programs you're enrolled in so you can understand how you get paid.

I commit to completely understand the compensation plan by the end of _______(date)!

Initial here:______

STEP 9 -- Drive Traffic to Your Site:

Learn about and use the GDI Inviter. Initial here: _________
Learn about and use promotional resources in Empowerism. Initial here: _______
Learn about and use promotional resources in your 30-Day Taking Action Program. Initial here: ______
Learn about and use promotional resources on your Sponsor's training page. Initial here: _________
Social bookmark your personalized FOL team site. Initial here: _________

I commit to start driving traffic to my site today! If I don't know anybody, I will enroll in one of my Sponsor's recommended lead source(s) NOW!

Initial here:______

Step 10 -- Your Next 30 Days:

Your first 30 days are the most important in launching your business.

Write down how many people you are going to personally sponsor in your business in the next 30 days. ____________

Keep in mind the 10-10-10 scenario; that is 10% of the people you contact will show an interest, 10% of those will join you and 10% of those will be leaders.
So set a goal of how many you want to sponsor then multiply by 10, that's how many people (at a minimum) you're going to need to contact .

I intend to personally Sponsor/Enroll _______ people in the next 30 days, and I will start to contact them NOW!

Initial here:______