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QUESTION:
What are 10 reasons why mlm is the worst opportunity in the world?
MLMers brag that it is the best, now lets hear why it's the worst.
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ANSWER:
10 reasons (in no particular order)
1- they latch on to anything anyone ever said positive about MLM as though it proves that MLM is the greatest thing ever...even an author who mentions MLM just to sell books.
2 - they pull all this BS out of thin air like Donald Trump says he would do MLM if he had to do it all over again, or MLM is taught at Harvard, or MLM produces more millionaires than corporate America...all of which is at best lip service and more likely complete BS that MLMers naively assume is true without ever validating any of it.
3 - they think they are business owners...yet the bulk of them have sold product only to a few friends and family and maybe have a few reps under them who are equally incapable of actually doing enough volume on their own to make a living. They also merely own a license to sell a real companies product that can be taken away at any time. The majority of all MLMers claiming to be in business for themselves not only don't have any business education, they don't even understand simple business terms like opportunity cost, marginal utility, or even a simple supply/demand graph.
4 - you can put an MLMer in any situation and they always look at everyone they meet as a prospect and at one point or another intend to bother those people with the business opportunity.
5 - MLMers lump everyone who doesn't like their business into people who must be wage slaves, working for someone else and/or a sheep and a negative person trying to bring down their company. They also assume that anyone disagreeing is incapable of understanding business concepts (as ironic as that may be).
6 - they proudly profess that the secret to wealth is building your downline at geometric rates that are unattainable. They say things like sponsoring 3 people who also sponsor 3 people who also do the same and so on. It is supposed to look like this:
Level 1: 3 people
Level 2: 9 people
Level 3: 27
Level 4: 81
Level 5: 243
Level 6: 729
Level 7: 2,187
So they look at that and tell you that with a lot of hard work, its possible to have over 2100 people in your organization earning money...but they are either too naive or intentionally deceiving you by not bringing up the fact that those 2,187 people on your 7th level are not going to stick around unless they ALSO can build the company as deep, and same with the people who would be on their 7th level...and so on and so forth. So it has to continue to grow. But look at what is looks like on the 21st level:
Level 1: 3 people
Level 2: 9 people
Level 3: 27
Level 4: 81
Level 5: 243
Level 6: 729
Level 7: 2,187
Level 8: 6,561
Level 9: 19,683
Level 10: 59,049
Level 11: 177,147
Level 12: 531,441
Level 13: 1,594,323
Level 14: 4,782,969
Level 15: 14,348,907
Level 16: 43,046,721
Level 17: 129,140,163
Level 18: 387,420,489
Level 19: 1,162,261,467
Level 20: 3,486,784,401
Level 21: 10,460,353,203
Over 10 BILLION people are needed now to maintain this thing so that people are not dropping out. MLMers don't like simple math.
7 - MLMers like to use terms in the real business world and apply them to MLM as though they are one in the same. For instance, "real business is set up as a pyramid as well"...of course real businesses don't need to keep getting more and more sales people just to pay the ones they already have. "Its just like buying a franchise"...except buying a franchise you actually get to look at the incomes of franchises that are successful and you don't need to convince everyone you meet that your business is legit.
8 - The only real entrepreneurs in MLM are the ones selling training material to the dreamers who eat it up because they think they are in the best business ever. Its no different than when smart business people sold shovels during the gold rush when naive people spent their life savings looking for gold that less than 0.001% of the people ever found, but the shovel salespeople made a killing. The same can be said for those selling promotional materials to the MLMers (sadly, most MLMers are too captivated by the false dream of MLM to even realize that the people selling promotional materials buy their way to top levels putting their own money in to set themselves up to sell the material.
9 - MLMers too often fall into the health and wellness industry and have ridiculous claims about their products. The reality is that MLMers convince themselves that their products are wonders because they are justifying their dream of making money. If an MLMer didn't think he/she could make money selling the product, they would be forced to give an unbiased opinion of the product and inevitable see if for the sham it is. No MLM has any product with scientifically proven benefits...the benefits are only the dreams of those trying to sell it. MLM companies in the health and wealth industry typically have nearly all their sales coming from distributors, not through sales. The misguided reps will tell you that is because anyone who used the product automatically wants to be a distributor, which is like suggesting that people who like drinking coke would suddenly want to become coke salespeople. MLMers in the health industry will use lines like suggesting that the health and wellness industry is one of the biggest industries and with the baby boomers its only going to get bigger, both which are true...but then they try to use that fact to justify why their product is the perfect opportunity. That, of course, is because of their general lack of any business education. It would be like saying that since the price of gas rising by leaps and bounds that owning a gas station is a brilliant idea these days. Anyone with any business intelligence knowns that the gas station needs to be assessed on its own merits, not on an entire worldwide stat. MLMer's don't understand how to analyze a business however, and this is why they try to sign up their aunt, their postman, their babysitter, etc.
10 - MLM is the worst opportunity because it uses the cult mentality to convince its reps to stay put. Cults use arguments that are circular and cannot be disputed. So, the average MLMer is led to believe that if they get too hung up on the numbers, or they look at the opportunity negatively, then THAT is why they would fail...therefore, they only look at things positively and refuse to question things that do not add up. That is how cults work, and why you find people in cults and MLM who defend their view with intense emotion instead of willingly debating logic. MLMers won't use logic because unbiased logical views of their business tell the story of why MLM doesn't add up.
It takes realizing that intelligence is more important than emotion when building a business for any MLMer to be saved and finally come back to the real world and stop annoying those actually contributing to society.
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QUESTION:
Why do people in MLM always say the fact that its legal means its a good business?
Whenever I ask a question in regards to why people in MLM think its a viable business opportunity, they inevitably come back with information showing me why its legal.
OK, I got it...I am not going to go to jail by getting into MLM. Now show me why its viable by actually PROVING people are making all this money, by actually PROVING that MLM companies sell massive amounts of product to people who are not reps themselves, and PROVING that its possible to have a network that can continue to grow past 20 levels deep.
Can anyone in MLM actually do this?
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ANSWER:
Ug, there is always one fool in every crowd. MEXICO4ME says "you people are uneducated in marketing"
In what marketing text is MLM even mentioned? MLM is marketing in name only, unless you consider marketing pedaling unsaleable products to your friends and neighbors. That is merely door to door sales that went out as a viable marketing tool a couple generations ago.
MLM is a group of sorry people who think they can sell or who think the secret to success is finding other people who will sell in their downline and get them instant riches. So sure, its legal, so is selling lemonade on the side of the road, but its not going to ever make you rich.
The reason no one will ever prove the numbers you seek is because they don't exist. Think about it, if they were making any money, they would jump at the chance to prove it. Only the clueless person in MLM doesn't see the obviousness of this.
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QUESTION:
If you were going to start a home business, with all its bad rep, why would you possibly consider MLM?
Considering how many possibilities are out there for business startups, even if you think MLM is terrific why would you consider going into MLM knowing well in advance that a large portion of the population not only whats nothing to do with you but also looks down on your industry?
If you tell your friend and family that you are going into business for yourself, nearly all will wish you best and root for you, but as soon as you tell then its MLM / Network Marketing, half those people immediately put up their defenses.
On this basis alone, why would you choose a business where you are starting off with one hand tied behind you back due to the poor image?
again you see MLMers dance around the question with false assumptions. My profile clearly states what I do and no, i was never duped into MLM.
Now, if anyone actually able to answer the question???
Beth R - rhetorical? So you think just because you can't come up with an answer yourself that makes the question rhetorical? Nice try.
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ANSWER:
The reality is that the majority of people joining MLM would have no clue how to start their own business. They need someone to spoon feed them scripts, marketing, products, compensation plans, etc. So MLM makes it easy for them to open a "business".
Therefore, they have no concern for having one hand behind their back because to start a normal business to them would be the equivalent of doing it with both hands tied behind their backs and with their eyes closed. MLM is the only way these people have a chance, and being that its MLM and the entire industry has some ungodly high failure rates and despicably low income averages that chance is pretty much nill anyway.
Mind's Eye - you clearly give yourself too much credit. How have you turned the tables on this question? If anything, you come across as a child with the manner in which you present yourself. Also, most ironically, why would someone who professes to have no concern for what others think spend so much time defending Primerica in your Q & A? It would seem you are quite hypocritical, and thus a natural for MLM. Bravo!
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QUESTION:
why MLM concept in not successful in India. Which are the present leaders in MLM business in India?
I have been interested in MLM business but I didn't see any business long lasting in India. E biz was a fraud and RMP is also doing good.. what are reasons for failure and what makes a MLM company successful in India
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QUESTION:
Why are people in MLM so emotionally attached to the industry?
I assess businesses for a living and look mostly at real estate. When I have been presented a deal and determined it was a poor investment, people generally do not get emotional or upset calling me names and telling me I am negative. This is the same in most business ventures.
But in MLM, you can express your opinion of it being a poor business choice and you get MLMers jumping all over you as though you insulted their family?
Is this because people get in to MLM emotionally instead of intellectually (on the hype as oppose to assessing it as a business), or is it because MLM is more cult like that they would like to admit?
plr2win, you have expressed exactly my point. The issue (well one of them) is that you need to depend on your downline for income, and thus at any given time, there are always more people producing less than is needed to provide themselves an income than there are actually earning an income.
You see, in real world business, whether it be sales, admin, management, whatever, the person working that position is always providing enough value to justify their pay. In MLM, the majority is always earning less than would justify incomes because instead of focusing on personal sales first, they focus on recruiting and thus need others in order to make money.
Show me a model where everyone is first made to do enough personal volume to make a good living then allowed to recruit and I will show you a decent MLM...but none like that exist.
plr2win - to further clarify, its not that I am suggesting the model is some unethical system, I am suggesting the presentation of MLM as a means a getting wealthy is a sham. Explain how an exponential matrix can keep supplying revenue streams for someone on your 20th level. You can't because at that point you would need millions and million of people in your organization. This simply yet another reason that MLM is flawed as a "business opportunity."
MLM like a McDonald's franchise...thats Ripe! It would be the same if everyone in your neighborhood set up competing McDonald's on every corner with no concern for how that competition affect each franchise, and also if the fry guys and cashiers only got paid when they brought their friends and family in to get jobs as well. Gimme a break. MLMers are kidding themselves with these false comparisons.
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ANSWER:
I think of MLM as more of a club than a legitimate business, people join because their friends and family recruit them and they make bad business decisions they might not otherwise make if friends and family weren't involved. I also think that their ENTIRE business model relies on them being able to sell you on the idea too. That is why they will go to great lengths to persuade you to join up, because they are financially inclined to do so, to the point of free informational sessions, trips, etc. Most of these legalized pyramid/ponzi schemes also have several classes that teach people to be relentless in their recruiting tactics, which would elicit the behavior you observed. I stay WELL away from anyone pushing this horrible business model...
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QUESTION:
Why do MLM uplines tell you NOT to cold call?
Are they trying to save you from being discouraged? or are they keeping that marketing tactic for themselves?
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QUESTION:
Why do people in MLM/Network Marketing proclaim they are making so much money yet need to spam every question?
Literally, you cannot post a question in small business or careers & employment without getting one of them spamming you with their business opportunity, yet these are the same people who supposedly are making money hand over fist? What is the deal, and do any of these people actually think decent people want to get into a business that requires nonstop spamming? Why is it only people in MLM feel the need to announce they are making all this money...no other business does that.
***Rich F, LMAO!
You are a spam artist spamming about Melaleuca!!!
Is there a worse MLM company out there than Melaleuca? Oh please.
I love how in one of your answers you profess it involved "no selling". Priceless! No selling, so what, you just are a pure pyramid or its just morons like you buying?
No sales...please. LOL. That is the problem with MLM you dolt...no one is good enough to sell the product on their own so you need to sign up others to get paid. Man, I pity your mentality.
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ANSWER:
Well, now you have gone and done it. Someone named Mexico4me (the queen of all MLM spammers) will inevitably post an answer telling you how clueless you are and make all sorts of assumptions about you having a job and looking up to your boss and so forth...just wait, she can't resist...she is the classic case of the spam you speak of...quite amusing actually.
You don't need to look farther than jarsoflig's or Rich F's answers to see that sorry mentality of MLMers. Anyone who questions their foolish business is automatically filled with "hatred", doesn't "know anything about MLM", or " is clueless". These type of comments are perhaps some of the most ironic since anyone with any business intelligence realizes quickly the faults of the whole MLM sham.
Of course, they will continue to call anyone names who doesn't agree with them and they act like children whose parents were just insulted. You see, they can't refute logic and intelligence, so they resort to name calling and trying to belittle YOUR knowledge. Its quite amusing and looks very poor on them.
The only people who believe the crap MLMers spew are naive fools or MLMers themselves. Of course no one wants to join them because spamming is actually among the more respectable things they do.
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QUESTION:
Why is everything in MLM / Network Marketing always overpriced relative to the retail sector?
I thought MLM was supposed to cut out the middle men like advertisers and wholesalers so that it could bring lower costs...instead we see ridiculously priced vitamins, 0 6 packs of juice, phone services with ridiculous rates, financial services twice as expensive as anywhere else...etc etc...the list goes on and on.
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ANSWER:
Simple. in MLM, you replace one middle-man with five or six. You get a commission, the person above you gets a commission, the person about them gets a commission and so on and so on. That's a lot to pay out in commissions, so the price has to be higher.
I hope that helps.
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QUESTION:
Why does MLM have a bad reputation?
why is it people have such bad ideas about mlm marketing?
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ANSWER:
There are a number of reasons. Most of them are really due to misconceptions or people only being exposed to bad MLMs.
1. Have to bother friends and family - If you feel it's a bother to share what you are doing with friends and family then you're selling the wrong product. I feel obligated to share my product with friends and family. I know that they need it and I actually buy it for some of those who didn't buy for themselves. Funny thing is they claim to not use it, even though I've caught them. They just don't want to admit I was right.
2. It's illegal/it's a pyramid - Yes there are alot of those out there who make the legit ones look bad. Not only is MLM legal, Presidents of the US Chamber of Commerce, National Black Chamber of Commerce and 4 former Attorneys General went on national TV endorsing a particular MLM company.
3. Overpriced products/products no good - There are many of these out there. They either inflate the price to pay the commissions or instead of having a good product and building an MLM company around it they built an MLM company and threw in a crappy product to make it legal. They only way you can really make any money with those is to recruit and earn commissions of the sales to your recruits. There are companies out there with great products whose benefits outway the price. With those companies you can make a good income even if you don't recruit and if someone isn't interested in the biz opp they will still buy the product.
4. You have to get in early to make money - This couldn't be further from the truth. I always have people approach me with "groundfloor opportunities." What they are really approaching me with is a new company in an industry that is already saturated (i.e. nutritional supplements, magical juices, cell phones). There are already thousands of companies selling the same thing. In order to be succesful you must convince everyone that your juice is better or cheaper than what they are already using. Most of those companies go out of business, so you work hard for nothing. A company that has been around for a while with a uniqe product that people can't buy at Wal Mart, but not everyone has heard about yet is the way to go.
5. You have to be a salesman - Not true. I couldn't sell water in the desert. I don't sell, I sort. I give people info (DVD, website, etc.) if they are interested I make the sale. If they are also interested in the biz opp I sign them up and get them started. If they have no interest at all I thank them for their time and move on. Most end up calling me within a year saying they need the product and wish they would have bought it when I first showed it to them. Besides people sell every day when they tell someone about a movie they saw or restaurant they ate at. The only difference is that they don't get paid for that. For some reason they have a problem getting paid to sell things to people they know, but will sell other peoples' products and services all day every day even though they aren't getting paid.
6. People have a problem making money off of other people's efforts - This is just goofy. What do they think they're employer is doing to them? That's how a business works. You start the business. You hire employees or independent contractors and you get paid off their work.
7. My brother's, uncle's, dog's, owner's, half brother's, sister in law tried it and it didn't work. - This is my favorite. I've heard about this sister in law a couple of time, but no one seems to be able to tell me her name or introduce me to her. If I do ever find her I can guarntee that one of two things happened. She didn't do her research and signed up for a crappy company or she is a loser who thought she was going to become a millionaire without any work.
I'm sure I could come up with more if I really thought about it, but those are the biggies. The good news is that there has been a lot of good publicity for MLM and more people are becoming open to it.
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QUESTION:
Why do people in MLM say its a business, but when asking for their numbers compare it to a paycheck?
Don't these people realize a paycheck is for a job, and revenue/expenses is for a business? People in MLM tell you its a business until you ask for their numbers, and then its a job and private. I would not ask for their information if they were hiring me for a job, but trying to sign me up for their business those numbers should be expected. Is this just yet another component that makes MLM a joke?
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ANSWER:
I am assuming based on your past Q&A that you are asking a rhetorical question here, but I am going to answer anyway.
The fact is, they cannot supply numbers because the major sham of MLM is that its all hype and no fact.
Now, just watch when they tell you the reason is because its not your business. MLM is the only business on the planet where DUE DILIGENCE is a bad word. LOL. I bet most MLMer's don't even know what due diligence is since most of them are only actual business people in their fantasy world of MLM where everyone is a millionaire and everyone outside of MLM is a loser.
You are spot on, MLM is a joke and MLMer's professing about its greatness are the punchline.
***oh, and BTW, Rich F, the answerer above me, is in Mellaleuca which is total MLM. He posts his same spam (exact cut and paste) in nearly all his answers. The fact that he says its not MLM makes him either the most deceiving person of all MLM spammers or the dumbest...either way, stay away.
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QUESTION:
Why doesnt MLM have any concern for supply and demand?
Lets say for example a respectable MLM company sells juice made from a certain type of berry. And lets say 10,000 distributors can easily handle the demand for this tasty treat (that also cures cancer). Do they not see it as a problem if they sign up 20,000 or 30,000 people into this great opportunity?
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ANSWER:
All products and services have partial market penetration. For example, only so many people wish to use a discount broker, as evidenced by the very successful but only partial market penetration of Charles Schwab. Not everyone wishes to join a particular discount club, or buy gold, or drink filtered water, or wear a particular style of shoe, or use any product or service. No one in the real world of business would seriously consider the thin arguments of the MLMers when they flippantly mention the infinite market need for their product or services.
Thus, there is only a certain amount of product demand for any product. Once you have reached that demand, continually providing more and more sales people to oversell the market is ridiculous and sets up the salespeople for disappointment.
MLM is set up to continually add more and more salespeople forever with no concern for supply and demand. The numbers do not matter, 10,000, 20,000, eventually you will have too many reps selling product if you continue to grow.
Remember, part of the ridiculousness of MLM is that it is intended to grow exponentially, so if you have 20,000 reps, the idea is that all those reps should be recruiting, so eventually that 20,000 turns into 40,000 which turns into 80,000 etc.
It doesn't matter if the product DOES cure cancer because MLM is so flawed in that it is set up to continually add salespeople with no concern for how much product is in demand.
The only people who support MLM are deceptive people looking to make a quick buck off people, naive people who cannot comprehend simple flaws in the math, or emotional people who want to be rich so badly that they simply overlook that they are trying to run through a brick wall.
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QUESTION:
why do MLM and small companies making household cleaner products always take on windex? s this d way they sell?
is this taking on against windex their best bet on making a sale?
like water purifier sellers taking on against public's chlorinated tap water?
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ANSWER:
Windex shows there is interest in the market for that type of product, so they just make a similar product. Water purifiers are usually a joke and people don't take the time to look in to them so they sell. I don't want my local tap water so I buy SPRING water. Some go and buy "purified" water ignoring that it's just tap water run through a purifier. To be honest most tap water is going to be just as good as the purified water you buy.
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QUESTION:
Why do so many people think mlm/network marketing/home businesses are not legit or pyramid schemes? ?
I just dont get it. It takes years to make a profit with anybusiness, and it takes large capital and alot of effort. But, with many mlm/home businesses, it only takes to 0 to start and most of the business and website is setup for you. Why do so many uneducated idiots think they are pyramid scams? Madoff investments was a pyramid scam///mlms aren't. Why do idiots think they are??
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It is because MLMers put all their focus on recruiting people instead of actually selling any product. You can look at every compensation plan in MLM and they are far more weighted to recruiting people than they are to sales, with few exceptions. This has changed the reputation of the industry and this is why the perception is so negative.
If people in MLM sold enough product to make a good living and THEN recruited others to join, it would be a different story. But MLMers recruit people to make their money instead of actually marketing...which is not far from a ponzi scheme.
If you exclude the products/services bought by the reps themselves, most don't even sell enough to earn enough commission to out earn someone earning minimum wage, and thus any real money is made from recruiting...which is exactly how money is made in a ponzi scheme.
The fact that it takes years to make a profit in any business has nothing to do with it.
Best of luck.
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QUESTION:
Why should MLM and chain letter concepts be declared illegal in India?
How is "If you get four more people to join this pyramid scheme you get this free" type of Amway thing wrong and baseless in the first place?
a) It is not your job nor should you be expected to "convert" or "procure" other people. You cannot interfere in another peoples affairs unless you have provided them a non-repudiable benefit to them that they would not have got, had it not been for you.
b) You should only be expected to do something that you are capable of, and that can be done by you independently without needing anyone else. If you are to do something then there must have already have been a benefit transferred to you in cash or kind that you would not have got otherwise.
Since MLM and chain letter concepts violate these two basic economic principles. They should be banned. So Amway must be banned.
How many people concur?
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ANSWER:
I understand your frustration, but education would be a better option that outright banning.
Consider that there is substantial overlap in terms of methods for grass-roots type marketing, and MLMs or chain letters. A financial institution rewards its member for referring a new customer, despite that there's no guaranteed benefit. If you do not want it to be your job to procure additional persons, just don't do it.
If something can only be done by you independently without anyone else, you have eliminated most factory positions and all intermediary production positions. Consider also that most sales positions require a sale before any benefit is received - this is the concept of commission.
I don't think Amway should be banned, although I have trained my dog to pee on the Amway distributor's feet.
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QUESTION:
Why are people in my MLM downline concerned that I am living out of my car?
I am making money hand over fist with my MLM company and sponsoring people and selling product all over the place. However, I am still living out of my car because I have not CHOSEN to live in an apartment. People in my downline, who should be looking up to me because I represent a successful MLM upline, are talking behind my back and I know it. What is their problem?
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QUESTION:
Why is MLM so offensive to people?
and Why is so socially acceptable for millions of americans to retire broke from a job?
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ANSWER:
MLM is offensive to people because it overpromises and underdelivers. Income distribution within an MLM organization is extremely uneven; very few people succeed beyond their wildest dreams, while the majority can't make the ends meet. The outcome is in many cases determined by how early a person joined the organization; additionally, recruiting new members often pays better than actual selling. MLM promises an escape from "working for the man", while in reality you simply work for a different man (actually, two: your "sponsor" and the MLM company), but you are not even getting a regular paycheck in exchange.
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QUESTION:
Why is so many MLM company offering freelance jobs with different marketing plan?
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ANSWER:
Each company has their own way of marketing, just like any brick and mortar store has their marketing strategy.
What you should consider important is whether or not you are able to use the marketing plan of your choice with the company or if it is required that you purchase theirs.
For example, I was with a company once and they required that you purchase a certain amount of "their" sales aids per month in order to qualify for your commissions. The company I am with now has hundreds of different marketing programs and sales aids but you can chose from theirs, someone else's or create your own. That is the key to finding the right company with good marketing plans.
While many companies may have some great plans created, not every strategy works for everyone. You should be able to test different strategies and use the program that best suits you whether it is theirs, someone else's or one of your own!
Many companies do this as a way to increase revenue so in the end, they are making more on the marketing plans and sales aids to their members than on the actual products that they sell. Sad but very true. I certainly hope you haven't fallen victim to this as so many have done. It is very important to research the company and their requirements, ask very specific questions and speak to other members as well to be sure that you are getting good facts concerning the company, their products, opportunity and any marketing programs that they promote.
I have a Hub page link in my YA profile that teaches you how to look for opportunities. It is not specific to my company or any others. It is general information to help teach anyone how to look, what to look for, what to avoid and questions to as in your research of home business opportunities.
I wish you all the best. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if I can be of any assistance to you.
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QUESTION:
Why does MLM always state that they are operating during their spare time?
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QUESTION:
Why doesn't Craigslist have any MLM or Network Marketing job opportunities?
I'm specifically looking for a MLM (multi level marketing) business to join. Craigslist has NONE.
Why is this? I would think a site like Craigslist would have tons of these adds.
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QUESTION:
Why is MLM/Network Marketing the business of choice for the 21st Century?
For example, in the book, "The New Professionals" - The Rise of Network Marketing as the New Profession, See Amazon.com link here: http://www.amazon.com/New-Professionals-Network-Marketing-Profession/dp/0761519661
This book was written by a Harvard Economics Professor. Not an MLM distributor. Also, why does Robert Kyosaki, self made multi millionaire support MLM even though he is not involved with MLM?
So, answer the question as to why there are professionals such as CEO's, surgeons, attorneys, CPA's etc... leaving their regular jobs because of the success with the MLM company they've achieved?
My answer is time freedom. They didn't want to be owned by their job... what's your answer?
Don't say that most people at the top make all the money and you have to get in at the beginning because my 12,000 dollars proves this to be a bunch of horse pucky.
I deleted the first question because it was not asked the way it sounded... I meant why so many professionals who are already six figure earners would choose Network Marketing as their vehicle of choice?
Also, I'd like to add that there is no infinite depth in pay to keep it going forever... so, it's not a scheme. There is a cap on the depth in pay. Just no cap on how many income centers you can choose to open and grow.
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QUESTION:
Why does making money in MLM sound so good in theory but actually unworkable in practice?
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ANSWER:
Great question!! Here are a few reasons:
1. mlm people do not take into account supply in demand. There are only so many reps an area can take. McDonalds doesn't put a franchise on every corner, or they all would go out of business. Mlmers try to get a rep on every corner and no one really makes money, except the rep that got in early and now sells marketing materials to the rest of the reps chasing the dream.
2. mlm companies claim that EVERYONE will want their product, and manipulate their data when showing the "dream". This is false hope. Even the most used product probably only has 20% of the population using it. Show me one mlm product that has more then 1% of the population using it and I would be shocked. The funny thing is, mlmers use the 1% stat and manipulate it saying LOOK ground floor opportunity!! Mlm products due to the fact they are generally over priced, will never get much more than 1% market share. Mlm people how many meeting have you been to where your "leaders" have said "EVERYONE will want this!!" This never has happened and this never will happen.
3. Mlm companies hire people like Donald Trump to say good things about it. ACN pays the Donald BIG money to say those things. So people believe that if Mr. Trump says these things mlm HAS to the a great way to make money. Guess who doesn't do mlm? Donald Trump. Robert Kirosaki has made a fortune writing books about why mlm is the greatest thing ever. Guess what Mr. Kirosaki doesn't do? Mlm. I heard an mlmer once say that the fact ACN can afford to pay the Donald big money proves that mlm works. All that proves is the owners have made lots of money, but the reps haven't.
4. To keep making decent money in mlm, your downline needs to continually expand. You will need at least 3 people on your front line and some companies want you to have 6. Even if you only have a 3x3 matrix, you surpass the population of the world after 21 levels. Yes I realise that to make big money, you will only need to hit 5-7 levels deep. But then what are those reps going to do? They also must go deep with their levels to make good money. What do mlm people do when they realise they can't make the money the "dream" promised them? They quit. Mlm can not sustain itself cause it needs continual expansion. The owners are fine, cause generally the ones that quit are replaced by fresh new faces with big dreams, but those people will soon become sour.
There are a million and 1 easier ways to make big money in this world. Good luck in your ventures!!
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QUESTION:
Why is their no real marketing methods, to promote your MLM or Business Opportunity?
You look everywhere, people showing you the live shots of what they made on Click Bank or video. But when you buy the course or ebook or even download the course. Then you start to use it. Then it fails ? No traffic or income and another wasted dream. Let me know my option.
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ANSWER:
Let me show you how it works:
A guy find a new marketing strategy that may work, he try it.
Some of them really make money with their strategies, but it has almost nothing to do with clickbank sales, other do not make any money with it.
So they creat a software or a book or even some videos about their strategy.
And they put it on clickbank, then they joint venture with the most successful clickbank affiliates (from forums and joint venture programs) they gives them the product for free and offer them high commission with good gifts.
Those affiliate starts to promote the products ( they care only for the commission and the gifts) and they already have huge lists.
And the person starts to make money by selling his product, so the screen shot you see is most likely true but it's from selling the product not using it.
So basically most of those products and SCAMs and do not worth the money, however some of them could be helpful, because it's always good to learn about new marketing strategies.
I personally focus on network marketing and mlm. it's worth to pay for and you could make some good money from
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QUESTION:
Why is it the only people who defend MLM are MLMers themselves?
Consider that someone could tell you a stock broker is a terrible business and fraudulent activity and you can bet lots of other people other than stock brokers (basically unbiased people) would defend the industry. Same can be said with nearly every industry.
But in MLM, the only people that ever defend it are the MLM dreamers themselves. No one who has ever looked at MLM and decided against it has any respect for the business. Its really MLM versus the world for those naive dreamers, and the only people unintelligent enough to overlook the sham of MLM are the biased MLMers themselves.
The evidence is overwhelming against the industry, yet the countless naive folk can't resist. If MLM is anything, its proof that a fool is born every minute.
(follow up - when will Mecixo4me stop stalking me? She claims she hates reading what I write but has answered just about every question I have posted. Hmmm...who has problems? Too funny.)
Mexico4me = my stalker.
PROOF POSITIVE!!!
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I'm guessing you mean 'multi-level marketing' i.e. pyramid selling schemes, etc. ? i had to google for that! 
Well, I guess they're lying to get your money? That would be my favourite guess!
Or they really believe they're going to get rich - and therefore they've just got very low IQs!
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QUESTION:
Why did my recruiters/sponsors open a new account for a new leg in MLM network marketing?
I have a team of two people that sponsored me. Let's call them Jim and Barry. Jim and Barry recruited me and built a small organization. Now they opened a new account named Barry and Jim as a new leg in their organization. What is the reason for this? Where did they get this strategy from?
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QUESTION:
Why is ALIVE (the MLM vitamin) so expensive in the Philippines?
You can buy the stuff on the internet in the USA for about 5 pesos per tablet, yet here they sell it at 28 to 38 pesos a tablet!
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Its due to the number of layers in a multi-level marketing ( MLM ) scheme. Each layer gets a share of the selling price.
Its also due to marketing related expenses ( advertising, promotions, ... )
Have a nice day !
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QUESTION:
Why do so many people sacrifice their personal relationships to try to make money through MLM?
Multi level marketing, pyramid schemes, web page schemes, unlimited income schemes, passive income schemes, etc.
As a bonus, why do these companies take successful people's quotes out of context to glorify their programs (Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, etc)?
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It's a new form of distributing products faster and cheaper to a larger customer base, through the powerful tool of referral or word of mouth.
As communication about selling is made, some but apparently a large number of (new or aggressive) distributors may sell the product to their own friends and family members without thinking if there's a real need for it.
So sometimes, relationships may turn sour just because of a failed sales attempt.
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QUESTION:
why all the hate towards MLM business?
I thought a business is a business but from the readings on the web it seems there are so many negative people out there that "hate" it with a passion. If you were burned, sure I understand. But what about the people have no first hand experience in any MLM. Why so much hate?
Is this the same hate that goes out to direct sales people who push say "kirby vacuum cleaners" or "water softeners". I don't think there is so much of the hate but more of the "I don't care for it"
Just trying to get a feel to the public for their strong distaste to the industry.
1) it's a scam if it takes money to make money - aren't franchises like this? pay a franchise fee or capital to start a business?
I'm open to whatever but people don't be mean. I'm looking of honest answers.
My theory is - if it makes money as a business every month, what is the harm? Not everyone want s a business but I'm sure glad we have the option to have one.
I'm a mlm rookie yet my MLM makes more than enough to cover expenses
please state if you have ever been in an MLM.
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There are many reasons people have a "hate" for MLM, none of them valid as far as I'm concerned.
I think there is a "Pack" or "Herd" mentality out there and when someone goes against conventional opinion, they're considered suckers and losers. People have a real fear about that, afraid they're being sucked into something.
"it's a scam if it takes money to make money" is probably the most uneducated statement I have ever heard. It's the opinion of people who are broke and always will be broke....strictly because of their attitude. And that's ok for them, I have no problem with people who are content to trade their time for money but they seem to have a very strong opinion about what I do, that baffles me. I guess they don't like being left behind so they lash out.
If a company is solid, there is absolutely no way you can be burned by them. The fact is, most people (as stated in the stats above) just weren't willing to do the work. They somehow got the idea that they could buy into the business and the work would be done for them. If you treat your MLM business like a million dollar business, you will succeed. If you find you can't do it, then you move on to something that you can.
I have found that every MLM entrepreneur I have ever met is positive and sincerely wants to help others succeed. They also understand residual income as well as leverage.
I have long since quit trying to convince anyone of anything. They either "see" it or they don't.
Don't let the naysayers slow you down in any way...just keep focused on your goals and go after them!
All the very best!
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QUESTION:
Why are there no famous or super rich people from MLM/Network Marketing?
It would seem if MLM is such a great vehicle for earning money, and being that it has been around since the 60's, that someone would have finally earned their way to being super rich. But there is not one MLMer famous outside of MLM that didn't make their money selling books or something, nor is there an MLMer that is a billionaire.
It is because MLM really doesn't grow like they all tell you it does? Is it really just a load of crap like most people tell you it is? What gives?
The question evidently goes right over the head of domers13. No one is saying that people in MLM don't make money...the point is that no one in MLM has ever made BIG money. Don't give me the "time" reasoning either, MLM has been around long enough for at least a single example of someone who would make it big. After all, isn't the whole basis that your downline grows exponentially? Wouldn't it makes sense than that someone by now would have a downline so massive as to be making BILLIONS?
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Its a load of crap and fairly close to a ponzi scheme.
More often than not, MLMer try to such you in with the get rich quick thing but that won't happen. They're also usually predicated on a strange business-model of who buys what when and how you get paid.
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QUESTION:
Why does MLM network marketing seem to work opposite of how businesses should?
1. You never hear people getting bulk discounts (the bigger the bulk the lower the price), which is the best way to market and sell a product.
You also don't see drop shipping (where factories do the work as long as a sale is created), rather, you have distributors forced to pay a fixed monthly fee whether they sell or not, putting the burden completely on the marketer, not the manufacturer or consumer, the other necessary components of a trade.
2. Marketers are encouraged to recruit their own competition
3. Marketers push people to buy what they don't need at a price they normally don't like, rather than let people beg for the product and compete over pricing it as low as possible
4. Despite what employers tell you, MLM does NOT give you control over your own business, you have no say over pricing (unless going up is considered a say)
5. As mentioned above, traditional production and marketing works when a good product is begged to be sold by consumers, and consumers beg to become a distributor. MLM does just the opposite or how a natural market operates.
6. MLM preys on greed, guilt, and encourages people to hunt their close associates. Traditional businesses understand worst case scenarios, market saturation, supply and demand, voluntary exchange, MLM seems to ignore reality altogether by giving false promises.
7. Does any serious business school teach MLM as a viable business model? Or is there a conspiracy in the mainstream education to stifle alternative theories of economics and those who don't do MLM are brainwashed into believing that only traditional businesses work?
8. MLM always talks about a hidden secret breakthrough that'll be the next best thing. Now if this was remotely true, shouldn't rich people have joined, invested and beat the average Joe? If something is promising, why isn't it attracting money, rather, it's attracting ignorant suckers?
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ANSWER:
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QUESTION:
Why do MLMers let themselves be convinced that the reason their product is sold in MLM is because its unique?
You often hear MLMers telling you the reason their product is sold through MLM is because its unique and requires a unique system.
But consider if you had a new product that had value, would you not bring it to the market with maximum exposure (traditional methods) if sales volume is your goal? Considering the age of the internet, of course you would. What possible advantage is any product going to receive using a system that makes sales using people who are not required to have any sales or marketing experience/expertise?
Conversely, if you had a product that would be difficult to sell but had a good story, wouldn't it make sense to use MLM and attach a dream of becoming rich so your reps would buy up the product and fulfill their quotas without regard to the price of the product? Of course this is what happens.
Why do MLMers, most who have products unable to sell on the open market and high in cost, refuse to even accept the possibility that this might be happening?
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ANSWER:
Only because you're so wrong in your facts. As usual. Yawn.
I think you just post your phoney facts so that you can hear from me. I'm starting to think you really enjoy my company, because you already KNOW I'm going to answer your questions by giving the other side of the coin to people who might not know how far out in left field you are.
I think you like me......lol
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QUESTION:
I am a successful MLM person but I still live in my car...why are more people not joining me?
I am making money hand over fist, in fact over ,000 a month, but I happen to still live in my car because I CHOOSE to. Why would people not join my downline when I am making all this money just because I live in my car???
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QUESTION:
If sales, not recruiting, is the true focus of all MLM companies, why is advancement tied to recruiting?
We constantly hear people saying MLM is not a pyramid because its about sales (something I doubt since I still have yet to hear from a single MLMer who will provide his/her personal sales volumes).
The fact that nearly all ranks achieved in MLM are tied to sponsoring people (look at all the compensation plans, if you don;t sponsor, you can't get to the top) how can anyone suggest the focus is not on sponsoring people to make money as oppose to sales?
This would lead to the very obvious and logical conclusion that MLM corporations are more interested in having their reps focus on finding more reps as oppose to personal sales. That is the basis of a ponzi whether its considered legal or not.
Anyone disagree? If so, show me your compensation plan and prove it.
Timeless Mom - I appreciate your answer but I think you missed the point. If its not about sales, what value does any MLMer present to society?
A ponzi scheme is simply paying people out of money brought in by subsequent additional people they bring in. The whole legality of MLM is that it supposed to be about sales. Well, if everyone does a small amount of sales and the real money is made recruiting, then the real definition of what you have is a ponzi.
My whole point is that MLM is NOT about sales. Its seems many nice people (such as yourself) understand this but clearly overlook why this is so bad.
If its not about the sales, its about the recruiting (by design), and if its about the recruiting, its merely bringing in people to make money until someone eventually is left holding the bag.
I just want to know why everyone so easily accepts these compensation plans in MLM without ever questioning this line of thinking???
Timeless Mom - one other point. If I am going to buy a franchise from you, you better believe you are going to show me your books. Its called "due diligence" and its customary with the purchase of any business. Sorry to come down on your for that, but unfortunately too many people in MLM tend to profess business knowledge yet clearly show none.
As a MOM (i assume by your name) looking to make money, that is fine not knowing the basic business principals, but facts are facts and if you would buy a business based on its history without investigating its financial statements, incomes, etc, then business really might not be for you. Best of luck.
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MLM's are about many people ordering/selling product to make the comp. plan payout. Its not about super sales skills, its about communication skills and getting people to either buy something or sign up. Sales are a one time profit so that's temporary income versus recruiting people that do their own business creating the residual income and big paychecks.
The more people in an organization the more product moves for those eligible to get that paycheck, and those are small percentages for an elite group of pro's at the top in MLM.
Sales quotas that keep increasing are unrealistic for the average distributor, true? And so is recruiting 6-8 people per distributor when the average is 2.8. MLM with levels and percentages is antiquated, but network marketing is still powerful because it gives people leverage that they can't get otherwise, with everyone doing a little bit which compounds.
I have above average sales because I learned more about web marketing but I'd never show my numbers to someone, its MY business...that's like a franchise owner showing you his books.
But I understand your point, people lie and exaggerate which is unfortunate. I work a plan that has the same minimal requirements for everyone, once you earn the first cycle of checks it never goes higher and its a binary(two by two) plan.
Good luck to you I hope my "two" cents has helped.
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QUESTION:
I am a very successful person in MLM but still live in my car, why is that a problem?
Are you people so stupid that you would not sign up in my business just because I live in my car? I have thousands of people in my downline and am an expert MLMer.
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You know, if I ran a business that was "very successful" and I did not have enough money to rent a place to live and get OUT of living in my car I'd seriously take a good hard look at what I think "very successful" means.
Honestly, the previous answers were all pretty much tongue in cheek, but, dude (or dudette) I think you really need to reanalyze your goals and expectations from life.
(If nothing else, upgrade to a Motor Home and park it in a RV park where you can give a physical address, not just a cell phone number and a P.O. Box...Besides, a Motor Home is a LOT more comfortable than the back seat of a car parked in the street)
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QUESTION:
Why do some individuals leave mlm industry after sometime?
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Why some people dont like MLM or networking?
Give me some insight. I would say its the only way you can have your own business and where you can earn more while at home, compared when you are working in a company whom you make the owner more richer than yourself. MLM or networking is the fastest way of selling products unlike retail in which you have to buy a bulk but sometimes nobody buy it or you have to wait a period of time to get rid of it. Its also the only way the product can reach the consumers fast at the same time.
Some say only those on the top make money why is that ? Are you not recruiting and adding people in your team or business? Why those on the top have more recruits , can you not do it also? Or maybe the business is not for you.
If you listen to everybody that they offering you a false hope thats a big no,no,no why? In my case i need the product for myself and my family, is the product help me? Yes 100% my allergy for almost 1 year and 10 months got cured within a week. Not only that when im not taking the product yet i cannot go up and down to the stairs my knee is aching and my hands is shaking. The people around me knows that, friends and relatives. The left of my 180 mg of allegra is still here in the house and for the record that i buy this prescription before i take this product every month. Since June this year i dont buy it anymore. If somebody wants me to prove it they are welcome for any research what the product has done to me.The evidence is clear. So do i need to convince anybody or sell to anybody? No they are the one who see the truth and they want to try it, seeing me what help i got from the product they call me and try it for themselves. Ignorance is 100% false hope.
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Wait... "the Net and Network Marketing"?? Catch-22??
Those two should go together, hand-in-glove. And yet, Network Marketers have struggled to realize the near-infinite networking, lead-generating potential of the Web.
How can that be?
Network Marketing (sometimes called "Multi-Level Marketing" or "MLM") is all about...
* recruiting/lead generation/relationship-building
* sales conversion
* ongoing consumption
* replicating yourself through downline motivation and training.
How in the world could the Internet not be the best thing since sliced bread for Network Marketers? Because it's being done, all wrong, by all the wrong people.
There's no need to push (i.e., chase cold calls/prospects) when you can motivate potential customers and business-builders to pull (i.e., they want to call you to learn more).
Here's how to Put The Net Back Into NETwork Marketing http://networkmarketing.sitesell.com/wotsnext.html
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QUESTION:
Why do people keep telling me my MLM will fail?
I mean really, i show them the numbers, and they still don't get it.
Look...i am on pace to not only become very rich, but to become a BILLIONAIRE! I am signing up 10 people, who will do the same. On my second level, I have 100 people, on my 3rd I will have 1000, 4th 10000, 5th100,000...and so on and on my 10th level I will have 1 billion people! We are working towards this now. With that many people in my group buying products, I will be making a BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
Why are people so clueless as to not see this?
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QUESTION:
Why is world financial group considered a scam and is it a MLM?
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The only reason I can honestly find that it's said online to be a "scam" is that there's a definite undercurrent of resentment that it's doing so well in the industry. In about 18 years, it's exploded onto the financial services marketing field and it's now in the U.S., Canada, and China. It's also revolutionized the way that financial products are distributed to middle class families - that's created some enemies along the way. Some folks who've come aboard apparently think that just being in the company is somehow supposed to lead them to money (instead of actually realizing that it's a business opportunity and that you have to work to create something.) Think of it this way - some folks buy into a franchise; it doesn't work for them - usually because they don't work or because of other reasons. They walk away (at one point some forty years ago, you could find articles railing against the "scam" of franching and declaring that way of doing business "illegitimate."
Does WFG have elements of MLM (direct marketing) in its business structure. Yup, it does. That's one reason it's been so successful (as have many of the individuals who've chosen to build in it as a career). However, it's also got many differences from what many consider to be the classic MLM model (e.g., there are no quotas; no one has to buy anything; there is no money made from recruiting)
Many people today don't realize that 1099 income is likely going to be the wave of the future as traditional jobs move offshore and we move more to a service economy. Anything to do with direct marketing (many folks don't realize that even some long time traditional companies now have direct marketing (MLM) sections of them) is going to become more and more prevalent in the next forty years. I'm old enough to remember when franchising was proclaimed to be the downfall of America and illegal and quite honestly almost word for word all the crap that's being babbled about direct marketing today. Direct marketing is coming out of that stage now, as franchising did earlier and you're going to find that it will simply be an accepted way of doing business. However, to return to the first part of your question - there are a lot of folks still who mix up direct marketing and illegal ponzi schemes at least on sites like this.
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QUESTION:
Who falls for mlm or pyramid schemes and why?
Everytime someone approaches me with a vague nonsensical business plan then starts to mention recruiting other people my BS meter goes off and I get away from them. What would compel someone to devote resources and time into such nonsense?
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QUESTION:
What will be the best of the best MLM or direct sell in the industry?
I have to ask this question because I am opened mind and I know I will have a lot of answers so please be specific, I am trying to get into the MLM but I am not sure what will be the best so if you please be so kind and tell me why your MLM is the best and what are your results I will appreciate it. Thank you.. I for sure will choose one to star helping people and making money.
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ANSWER:
Hello,
I came across an opportunity that seems to have so much potential. What excites me about this opportunity is that it involves something that millions of people use everyday and pay for every single month. To me this was exciting because it meant promoting something that would not be an new monthly bill and, at the same time, I could possibly save people money. I'm referring to the cell phone business. Even in a down economy, they are as popular as ever. There is really too much information to post here but if you visit the website, be sure to look at these things:
1. The 3 low cost options you have for joining (it would make sense to start with the lowest cost package unless you are bringing in a huge down-line with you...the company gives you the option to upgrade later which would make sense once your business has grown past a certain point)
2. The other products that you can promote if you like (personally, I am primarily interested in the cell phone aspect of the business)
3. The cell phone plans and costs (also, no contracts, no credit checks, no deposits)
4. The compensation plan (There are 5 ways to get paid. I like them all but the commissions from retail sales and the payout from the 3 X 9 forced matrix excited me the most)
5. The 3 X 9 forced matrix concept (I like the idea of people sponsored by someone above me falling into my down-line...helping me to fill up my matrix)
As far as how I have done in this company...I am just getting started. In fact, the cell phone product is actually a new offering from this company. It was just launched within the last week or so and there is still much more to come such as more phones to choose from and cell phone accessories as well.
This should be enough info to get you started with your evaluation...please let me know if you have other questions. Thank you for taking the time to review the information and, whether it's this opportunity or something else, I hope you find what you're looking for.
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QUESTION:
Why are so many people against Direct Selling / MLM / Internet Marketing?
Do people REALLY know what they're talking about? And have all those against these means of creating an at home income, really have personal experience? Or is it something they have "heard" or "Assumed" ?
Is it that people want something for nothing? So who's fault is that? Are people basically lazy? Who's fault is that? Having your own business something that has to be worked at. If you were going to rent a space and have a store front, would you get that for no money? Do people think that customers are just going to flock into your store just because it's "you"? This is really a no brainer. Things are too easy for Americans. Always someone elses fault and they want something for nothing. What are your thoughts?
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ANSWER:
Wait... "the Net and Network Marketing"?? Catch-22??
Those two should go together, hand-in-glove. And yet, Network Marketers have struggled to realize the near-infinite networking, lead-generating potential of the Web.
How can that be?
Network Marketing (sometimes called "Multi-Level Marketing" or "MLM" or “Two Level Affiliate”) is all about...
* recruiting/lead generation/relationship-building
* sales conversion
* ongoing consumption
* replicating yourself through downline motivation and training.
How in the world could the Internet not be the best thing since sliced bread for Network Marketers? Because it's being done, all wrong, by all the wrong people.
There's no need to push (i.e., chase cold calls/prospects) when you can motivate potential customers and business-builders to pull (i.e., they want to call you to learn more).
Here's how to Put The Net Back Into NETwork Marketing http://www.mlm.wotsnext.com
Or check out their new video tour http://www.sbivideo.wotsnext.com
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QUESTION:
looking for a list of mlm travel companies what do you recommend and why?
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ANSWER:
The only legitimate source that I know of for finding a home-based travel business is to check out Direct Selling Association (DSA) at http://www.dsa.org. DSA is the national trade association of the leading firms that manufacture and distribute goods and services sold directly to consumers. Be careful about searching the internet for anything mlm related because there is so much misinformation out there. Anyone can build a website and lie to you.
My wife and I started our own online travel business through YTB. YTB is publicly traded, SEC regulated, has a ,000 guarantee, and offers limited medical insurance to all RTA's. They even just sent their top agents on a cruise to the Bahamas. No one else does this. We love this business!
With YTB, your clients can take advantage of the Fly Free Program, YTB Golf, YTB Cars, YTB Flowers, concerts, shows, and sporting event tickets, well wishers, honeymoon registry, and book complete packages for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games including tickets with amazing commissions. YTB offers more vacation packages and options all of the time. In one day, the YTB RTA's sold over 14,000 cruises. In 2007, we sold we over billion in travel. By the year 2011, YTB is on track to become the worlds #1 travel business. No one comes close. The best part of YTB is the people. The support is amazing. I feel safe investing my time and energy into a company that will be threre for the long haul.
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QUESTION:
reason why mlm fails...?
and remedy..
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primarily because it relies on you selling to friends and family and them in turn finding friends and family to sell to. Soon you have your whole family circle in on it and can go no further. Also the products are not generally cheaper than those commonly available in shops. Quality is always harder to verify - who really knows if your soap is better than someone elses.
The only solution is that you find people outside your group to sell to.
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QUESTION:
why people run from networking business or mlm ?
hi
i m in networking business and geting very good result earning lots of money by working 3 to 4 hour a day. and the good thing is working from home , some time online, if people dont work expecting money its not possible ? is it ? so pl healp me..........................?
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QUESTION:
Robert Kirosaki praises MLM in his books, why do you think he doesn't do MLM himself?
Do you think he wrote this in there to sell books?
After all, he doesn't actually provide any insight into how to operate an MLM business or how its even done other than to say its another way to create an income stream. Considering he mentions several ways, why is this book the one mentioned most by MLMers?
It would seem to me that if I was writing a business book and wanted to sell a lot more books, I would praise MLM and have thousands of MLMers buy the book on the mere basis that I praised it (without any regard to whether I even know what MLM is). Any chance this is the case?
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ANSWER:
Since when does having a best seller even guarantee you are right. All that means is that a lot of people bought the book. It just so happens, a lot of people also are not wealthy.
Sure he put it in there to sell books. He doesn't do MLM because he is not a fool, he is an author who knows how to sell books. Considering the limited amount of information in any of his books you would think most would see right through that.
Anyone who would consider his books to be in the top for financial advice clearly have no idea what financial books are out there. In the financial world his books gets zero respect. He doesn't care because he is interested in sales of book, not being some sort of financial guru.
His book relative to solid financial books is like going to McDonald's versus going to fine dining. Sure, the masses love McDonald's because its cheap, quick and easy, but by no means does that mean the quality of the food is any good. Think about that. McDonald's puts a priority on sales, fine dining restaurants put a priority on quality of food. Where is his priority?
Not rocket science!
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QUESTION:
Why do people always put down MLM companys?
I mean the majority of the people that always say, Its a scam, and all of that stuff, probably never even been in one. And if they were in one and found out that it wasnt for them they go around saying that they are all scams. Most of the time when people say IT didn't work, just tell them that if they take out the T they will figure out the real solution to there problem. Network marketing is a legit way to get a product to the consumers. Actually it is the best for almost any product. Word of mouth advertiseing works better than anyother kind. If all network markting companies are scams then why did Warren Buffet buy out Pampered Chef. Just a question to make people think. So many rookies in Network Marketing go around spamming, Spamming is what turns people away. I am not saying that all Network Marketing is legit. There are people out there that to take advantage of the system and turn it into a scheme. But before you say anything about any company please do some research. Thats it
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ANSWER:
You are absolutely right, and some of the people who have already answered you are sooooo wrong. You have to understand that they have been pre-programmed to believe this is all a scam and that it is anything but respectable. I believe their ignorance is just shining through. MLM is merely an alternate way to market a product because stories sell. They choose not to have a brick and mortar store and all the expenses that go with it, and take the advertising budget and pay it out to the field.
Donald Trump said if he had to do it all over again, he would start with Network Marketing. Last time I checked, he was a pretty astute businessman and we could all learn from him.
Another factor is that most people don't and never will understand creating leverage, residual income as well as passive income. These people prefer to make others rich with their services, ie their boss, and think there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Yet they shun us for recruiting people....what the heck do they think their boss was doing when they hired them?? For some reason THAT they consider respectable.
Those that knock this industry are just "sheep" who are willing to work for someone else for the rest of their lives and find that respectable. No worries, I know in my heart that I enrich people's lives by sharing my product with them and by showing them how to earn an income they never would have received working for someone else.
I also know that what I do is more than respectable and I also know that I earn more than any of these nay-sayers do.
You don't see us going to their jobs and knocking them, yet they have no qualms about doing that to us.
Sheer ignorance.
Do you know if the work online sites are spams or they actually work?