Have you heard of drop cards? Drop cards are best used along with a funded proposal. If you are a network marketer and you don't know what either of these are, there is a good chance that you're either new to the industry or you've been struggling along using the same worn out methods that people have been failing with for decades.

Either way, today is your lucky day because you will know exactly what these are shortly. You will also know how a funded proposal works.  

Drop cards are printed to look exactly like real money making them difficult to throw away. Some people make them into business cards. They are available in any size bill but the $100 bill is best.

They look like a bill that has been folded in thirds but being only two thirds the length of an original, just folding in half will make them the size of a business card.

People naturally pick them up. Then they open them to see your catchy slogans and your email address and the URL of your site.

If the lines you have printed get their interest, you can get some quality leads this way. It is a good idea to make them curious.

Those who are interested will get in touch. The best leads are the ones who look you up. There is a huge difference in interested leads and trying to convince your family or friends that they can start their own business.

Interested leads are much more worth your time than those who are just listening so they won't hurt their feelings.  

Now let's get to the funded proposal. A funded proposal is a vehicle that you use to earn money while you are building your primary MLM or network marketing business.

The way it works is through affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is where you get a commission, for every person that buys, when you direct them to the site.

If it's a service they buy, you get monthly commissions. For a product, you earn commission for every product they buy from that source.   Since the Internet gives network marketers an unlimited source of leads, unlike a limited personal contact list, anyone who wants the best chance to succeed, will need certain online tools and services.

These resources and services that everyone who markets online needs would be the affiliates you would promote.

All of these tools would be used for building your list of prospects and shown to them for their use also. Each prospect that uses them would earn you some money for you to use for advertising. This is the basic marketing model of all the income leaders.

One other thing, drop cards and all of the other resources needed for marketing would be integrated into your funded proposal. Not to mention, the funded proposal would be an affiliate for you too.

This is network marketing in the Technology age. It only makes sense to put these modern tools to work for you.

OK, now you have your funded proposal and your drop cards and I am going to give you 15 ways to use them. Just remember, these are all marketing zones and it is better to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission.  

1. After paying for gas at the pump, slide one in the credit card slot on the pump. And others.

2. Bookstore, inside books and magazines for personal growth, success, entrepreneurs, and MLM

3. Mall stores like Macy's, put them in pockets of jeans, jackets, and other expensive clothes on the shelves and racks

4. Anywhere that sells leather coats, in the pockets

5. Mall benches, food court, walkways

6. Escalator

7. Elevator

8. Wall-Mart - inside of Success and entrepreneur magazines

9. Restaurant bathrooms and parking lots

10. Newspaper stands - open the stand and put one in each newspaper

11. Airport - same places as in malls and on airplanes in the Sky-Mall magazines

12. Waiters - When you have a great one, use this, "We really enjoyed having you as our server and appreciate what a hard worker you are. Could I ask you one question?" wait for answer, then "Do you keep your options open when it comes to making extra money?" Then "I don't want to go into it now but I'm going to leave something on the table for you to check out later" Then leave a GOOD tip and a drop card. That way they know you are leaving something for them.

13. Hotel - The next time you stay at a hotel, leave a $5 or more tip and a drop card and a note that says "I know your job can't be very much fun but you are the type of person I need on my team because you will do what it takes to make money. If you keep your options open when it comes to making money, check this out and send me a message."

14. Junk mail - When you sort through your mail you should keep the envelopes that say "No postage necessary when mailed in the United States." Send only a drop card back in the envelope. The mail clerk is stuck in a mail room and may be looking to get out. You may as well put it to good use, it is for marketing.

15. Just remember, they are called drop cards, so drop them, just don't be obvious about it. People will pick them up, and either throw them away or keep them long enough to show to a friend. You never know when someone will come in contact and decide the timing is right.    

These strategies are easily adopted into daily habits. With a little creativity, you can have lots of fun with them. People who join you through these strategies are sure to use them also. Just like leads generated online, you do not have to deal with rejections, either.