If you are in direct sales, chances are you have heard all about recruiting and why you should do it. But, recruiting and moving up the ladder in your company may not be what you want to do. And there is nothing wrong with that! If you are unsure, here are some things to think about and consider.
Time Commitment– Not only will you spend time training, but you will have to find time to look for recruits, talk to them about the business and possibly assist them with actually getting signed up. Some people only have a few questions before they will sign but 
others require a few hours of discussion and questions before they are willing to sign up. Everyone has a different personality and that is where this stems from.
Training – One of the most important things that you will be doing when you start building a downline is helping to train them. Sometimes the amount of training you have to do is minimal but sometimes you may find yourself spending several hours assisting them. Of course, some uplines do not train those that join them but I assuming if you have found this blog, you are actually trying to run your business well.
Availability – Another factor is how much time do you have for training. I am not saying can you commit to an hour a day, but are you available for your team to get a hold of you? For me, I cannot help my team out during the day as I work a day job, but I am available to them via email or phone evenings and weekends. So far this has not been an issue but I think sometimes they forget that I do not do this full time. While you do not need to be available 24/7 to your team, you still need to make sure that you can check your email or voice mail on a regular basis to help them out.
Helping Everyone – As you build a team, and those people start building teams, you may find that you are helping those who are not in your front line. This may be because their frontline is unavailable, is not willing to help, or they just do not realize who they should be contacting. Even though you may not be making much commission off these people, do not neglect them. You do not know when their upline will leave the company and those further down will move directly under you.
Overall, I find having a team is rewarding. I enjoy helping those on my team with their problems and concerns and helping them find a way to deal with it. But if you end up with a person or a team that is needy, it can end up being a bit of a problem.
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