Are you in Network Marketing? Want to learn a few ways to totally destroy your sponsor-downline relationship? Use just a few of these, and you'll be well on the way killing your rep in no time:

10. When your new downline member signs up, send them a short welcome letter -- and never contact them again.

When your downline is new to the business, it's safe to assume that they know everything about the company, the procedure, and about marketing in general. So, just email them to say "Hi," and good luck figuring everything out!

9. Ask your sponsor irrelevant, time-consuming, or vague questions, especially when they've answered those same questions twice before.

Your sponsor has nothing better to do than to answer questions like "So, what does it mean when they say 'cut and paste here?'" Who is "they?" Where did you see that? "Cut" what, and "paste" WHAT where??

8. Email your downline at least twice a day to "check their progress."

Ask annoying and overbearing questions like, "Have you started your advertising like I asked you to?" "Haven't you made any money yet??"

If not, tell them that they just need to try a lot harder.

7. If your sponsor sends you valuable info to help get you started making money in the business ... don't read it.

Think to yourself, "I'm experienced in this type of business. I don't need to read these 'beginner's FAQ.'"

Then, no later than the next day, be sure to ask your sponsor at least three "quick questions" that were answered in your FAQ. That you didn't read. And that you threw away before opening.

6. When your new downline comes to you excited that they've made their first sale, act disinterested.

Say something witty and insulting like, "Great! About fifteen more of those and we'll really be in business!" Then think to yourself, "What kind of commission is that? That's not going to pay MY bills!"

Then go to your friends with this declaration behind your downline member's back.

5. When you e-mail your sponsor, always use non-descriptive subject lines like "Question," "Oops!" or "From I'mRetarded@aol.com."

Better yet, leave the subject line completely blank, or say things like, "Hi!"

You want to make absolutely certain that your sponsor trashes your mail, thinking it's spam from porn sites.

4. When your downline ask you a question, tell yourself, "I can't BELIEVE they didn't know this!"

Then, put it aside to answer later. Just make sure "later" is at least two weeks from the day they sent it.

People are really fond of feeling confused and ignored. To really ice the cake, remember to spell their name wrong when you finally do respond to their question. Add a few extra letters. Folks LOVE that.

3. Send your sponsor at least twelve questions on a weekend, then send them a follow-up message at least once every three hours because you "haven't yet heard from them."

With this one, it's very important that you fail to realize that your sponsor probably has at least 50 other needy people in his or her downline that also need answers. Even more importantly, fail to realize that your sponsor may not KNOW the answers, and might need to research your questions, or write THEIR sponsor for the answers.

When you "finally" do get an answer, immediately send them twelve MORE questions ... with a few of the old ones thrown in for good measure.

2. Ask your sponsor a question. The same question. At least once a day.

Make sure it's always the same question. Then, when they answer it, no matter how many times and how many ways they answer it, don't believe them. Hunt down THEIR sponsor, and ask them the same question.

Finally, when you get the very same answer, ask YOUR sponsor the question one final time. Then and only then, decide that you can, at last, "put your curious mind at ease."

And, the number one thing that you can do to doom your sponsor-downline relationship is...

1. Address your female sponsor or downline member as "Dear Sir."

Every young woman likes to stay in touch with her "masculine" side. What could be better than a nice, invigorating "Dear MISTER Harmony Major" to start my day off with a bang?