Automation MLM. How to manage living and working

The sphere of multi-level marketing is very dynamic, and effective management of an MLM company requires emotional commitment and a lot of time. The main reason for introducing automation is to free up time resources that can be used for more important tasks, rest, or self-development. Automation relieves business structure leaders from the routine of repetitive actions, allowing them to focus solely on management and structure development.

Automation is carried out in:

- key business processes, on which the volume of sales, the amount of products produced, and the overall profitability of the company directly depend

For example, managing commission payouts

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- supporting processes that do not directly impact revenue, but automating them helps reduce the time and resources spent on routine tasks (for example, analyzing the sales turnover of each team member).

Business automation is primarily aimed at increasing the efficiency of the entire company's operations. The leader of the network structure receives information about all processes in the form of detailed analytical reports and can plan further work taking into account the analysis of factors influencing changes in the business (both external and internal).

Main automation tasks:

- warehouse management;

- preparation of documents for partners, including invoices and invoices, acts of completed work and reconciliations, contracts, and corporate proposals;

- receiving statistics and reports on the company's structure, its members, and statuses in the most efficient manner;

- auto-placement of trade agents into the network structure;

- commission accruals and bonuses;

- step-by-step training and involvement of a new partner in the team.

Benefits of using automation:

- minimization of the negative impact of human factors on business processes;

- enhanced information security;

- improvement of the quality of partner communication;

- increasing the technological level of the business and its transparency;

- ability to control a large volume of information;

- setting up duplication translation of the process of building structure.

Duplication - automating sequential actions leading to the goal - "do as I do and teach others to do the same"

The development of information technologies provides MLM companies with new opportunities for developing network structures.

Among the main technological trends are:

- Using cloud technologies allows to quickly develop existing infrastructure, abandon constant server updates, and optimize expenses. Moreover, the "cloud" will become an additional competitive advantage.

- Recruiting automation occurs through the implementation of a partner management system and training with staged access to materials. The goal is to achieve correct duplication of leader actions

- Blockchain technology protects MLM company partners and clients from fraud and minimizes the risk of information leakage. Technologies such as smart contracts and maintaining the history of distributor hierarchy can significantly improve network marketing.

All processes in the network business can be grouped into several main blocks, each of which can be automated:

- Management: strategic management; legal support; information security.

- Marketing and Sales: optimization of bonus and commission payment processes; partner relationship management; analysis of team and individual turnover data; training and development of sales team.

- Production: management of production processes; inventory management; material supply management; production equipment management; logistics system.

- Finance: accounting and tax accounting; financial planning; payment management.

How to Choose Software

When choosing software for MLM, you can use a standard product or develop a custom system.

Taking into account the nuances and specifics of a particular company. A ready-made program is more advantageous in terms of financial costs and can be implemented in the company more quickly. However, not every ready-made software can be customized to the individual characteristics of the enterprise. In some programs, additional customization options are limited or even excluded.

Moreover, when implementing systems developed by companies from America and Asia, one must always be prepared for the fact that they are poorly adapted to the specifics of doing business in Russia, and this can increase the cost of adaptation.

How to choose a reliable intermediary

An important stage in the process optimization journey is choosing a partner company. Monitor and identify performers whose competence is most suitable for solving your specific tasks.

The speed and quality of implementing the selected product directly affect the cost-effectiveness of introducing business process automation. The problem may arise from the low adaptability of standard software to specific tasks. For speed and quality of implementation, it is important that the development team has experience working with companies in a similar industry.

Cost of Automation Implementation

From a developer's perspective, the cost of software depends on many factors, including:

- tasks that the system needs to solve;

- type of software (off-the-shelf or custom development);

- resources needed for implementation (developers' time);

- costs for system setup and staff training;

- cost of regular technical support.

To save resources on automation implementation, it is worth turning to developers with practical experience in writing software for a specific business sector. After a professional's work in the field, the system will not need to be "fine-tuned" independently. In addition, creating a temporary and cheap solution does not scale well - in the future, it will likely be necessary to change the program and spend additional financial resources on it.

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