Why do the majority fail in a residual income opportunity? Human beings are complicated, but data demonstrate that an overpoweringly apparent pattern is found as we look at the collection of opportunity seekers as a whole. So, here are the key factors that cause residual income opportunity seekers fail.

First, new recruits are strongly influenced by the negative attitudes of close members of the family and their friends.

As someone is first introduced to the concept of Network Marketing they grow excited by the possible earnings. As a result, they believe that everyone closest to them are also going to be excited and become a member with them in this new business.

Add to this that the majority of MLM or network marketing organizations tell you to start by finding new recruits by making a list of your "warm market" which includes your family, friends and acquaintances. Even though this can be a logical route, negative attitudes from this group often is especially discouraging and the majority stop there. Rejection by people you like and trust is too much for most people.

Only recently have network marketing organizations adopted an Internet based methodology where interested people give you their contact information. This gets around the obstacle of family and friend rejection.

Second, the majority of inexperienced recruits have false expectations of rapid results.

Recruiting to develop a downline is a vital feature of most residual income opportunity pay plans. It's not surprising that people frequently overemphasize the simplicity of selling products and acquiring new recruits. The thought is that if you just get four who get four who get four you'll become rich.

When fresh recruits finally start to see that considerable networking and selling is required they become disillusioned quickly. That success involves work, just as any business, doesn't cross a new recruit's mind when they are initially eager for the promised money.

Many inexperienced recruits possess a job mentality and must have help in actualizing the outlook of an entreprenure. Overcoming the job mentality is hard and the majority of people are not capable of making the transition speedily into becoming a businessperson. This setback proves to most inexperienced recruits that generating a residual income is simply not for them.

Third, new recruits almost always have a short supply of commitment and lack an awareness of success factors.

As soon as they realized that success does not come about rapidly enough, the majority of recruits will just become a member of a different program. These "program jumpers" generally will fail to succeed because a residual income opportunity demands time, energy and a business mentality. Staying in it a few months and obtaining just one recruit will depress anyone's enthusiasm. Furthermore, less than stellar success will cause anyone to change programs.

The fact is that the quantity of work, the skills and mind set you need for any single residual income opportunity are essentially the same that you need for any other program. Jumping from one program to another not only reveals a lack of perseverance, but a lack of understanding concerning the reasons success is so long in coming.

After you grasp these chief roadblocks to affiliate residual income opportunity achievement you will move toward success at a faster rate.