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Low person on the pole won't make jack. You can make more money working a regular job,
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Go for it. This when will succeed where the others have failed. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Now learning through experience the third time doing the same thing will be better.
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MLMs are like sex with me. You do not want to be on the bottom!
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like every other business opportunity, it depends on the product and your ability to market that product to your audience. if you don't yet have an audience, then you'll have to build one. which takes time. and money. and ability. if the product sucks, you'll have to learn how to make it sound like it doesn't. which take time and experience.
mlms are not for beginners. they'll tell you success stories and try to convince you that yes, you too can make millions while sleeping. unless you've really got what it takes, you'll be better off sleeping.
best of luck to you.
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^^ actually I don't agree. With *most* MLMs, it's not about the product, but simply building your network. When you visit the "Goodlife USA" website, most of it is dedicated to telling you how you can make money and trying to explain their incredibly complicated payout system.
If an MLM company emphasizes growing your network over selling their products, then you know it will be a short lived ride.
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I just joined one called lowlife america. I gave my entire life savings but I know I am going to get hit big
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I am the leading Mary Kay rep in my household!
I only work 20-30 hours a week and it It only costs me $150 a month.
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
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if you have tried 2x and couldnt find enough suckers to be your downline, maybe you are more suited to be a sucker.
and if you blame your previous failure for not dumping enough money in MLM.......would you like to be in my downline? I hope you have more money to dump, I mean invest this time!
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Doesn’t MLM stand for Ponzi scheme?
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People who succeed in MLM/direct selling have a particular type of personality. Do you have that personality? Could you adopt it? I don't, and I know that I never could. Ask yourself, are you a taste-maker? Do your friends look to you for consumer guidance? What's interesting to see is how unique that personality is. This is something that you can see if you look at successful MLM people from different immigrant cultures. They all have the exact same something something. Another thing is that top sellers in MLMs can and do jump from company to company. And new companies that have just opened often recruit them on more favorable terms than what they offer ordinary members. This can be a problem for someone who then ends up competing against lower prices than theirs on Ebay and Amazon. It's wrong to think of an MLM as a pyramid. The FTC would whinge. All MLMs of course have elements of pyramid schemes. But MLMs are not chain letters. It's not enough to be early. Products vary tremendously in quality and price. That is, some are more easily sold than others. What you don't want to happen is that you end up spending a lot of your own money buying product so that you can maintain a particular discounted purchasing status. This is how lots of folks lose a bunch of money in MLMs. They end up stuffing their garages full of "product" all the while telling themselves that they're building inventory for future sales that of course never materialize. And it's also true that someone with the right personality can and routinely does show up to an old and established MLM company and jump the head of the line because they have the special something something. You need to make sure that you're a good fit for direct selling. Then you need to make sure that the product that you're selling is a good fit for who you are. Finally, if you're going to be really smart, you'd compare the incentive structures which can vary tremendously.
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They are great to exercise people skills.
There are better opportunities tho, with products u actually believe in.
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I chose this company since I deal with so many clients that frequently travel. I already am in the Vegas night life as a stripclub promoter, so I deal with hundreds of clients that frequently travel. They could use my service to help them save. Makes sense to me. My business has deals on flights, rooms and many other things. I am just trying it out and hoping for the best. I know it is a gamble just like investing on stocks and cryptos, but isn't life a gamble anyways?
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trying it out and hoping for the best isn't a good business plan. get a plan. know how you can market this product to your customers. the fact that you are already in touch with a lot of potential customers is great. but you need to polish that pitch and make sure it works so you can convert. otherwise all your 'friends' will stay friends instead of customers.
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oh, and always research the company http://behindmlm.com/mlm-reviews/goodlife-usa-review-spend-918-a-year-to-save-on-travel/
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I consider all MLM's scams until proven otherwise.
I have a friend who worked hard about 80 hrs/week without vacations for 5 years for an MLM. He didn't even break even.
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They are all scams that prey on the weak minded.
Fortunately there is one of them born every minute according to what I hear.
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No more friends club is what I call them.
TA
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No on mlm, unless you can work as an employee, then maybe. Watch "last week tonight" mlm show.
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I just filed a lawsuit againt The Good Life for breaching a contract with my Las Vegas client.
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Maybe Bitcoin or Etherium would be easier?
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Thank you 2small4porn for your opinion. Yes, I have the time. Yes I have the money to invest. Also, I am planning to invest on cryptos to expand my different sources of income. It is imperative that I go from having 4 sources to having 7. I am a workaholic
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This is my experience, and not everyone gets the same results, I started two years ago, I got the same pitch, you own your business and the residual income and all that good stuff...A friend of mine tried to recruit me and I always said MLMs are scams so I never went to his “corporate overviews” of course he knew if he got my SO to go and see it, she would bring me along, against all my advise, she went and signed up, she convinced me to go to one of her meetings...reluctantly I went and sat through the whole two hour presentation, at the end of it I was giving them my credit card info and setting up my training, I didn’t drink the kool-aid, I DOVE in the mofucka!!!
Me and my SO are waiters, we been serving tables for 18 years, she quit her job 4 months ago to go full time in our business, I quit my two jobs a month after her, she upgraded her 2004 explorer for a new 328I BMW and I upgraded my 2008 Altima for another 328 BMW.
We just put the deposit for a new office and will be opening in March 1st
This business is definitely not for everyone, but if you are willing to put the work you will be very well rewarded. I did it and it worked for me.
Just my two cents
Ps. Stay away from Herbalife, Amway, primerica, prepaid legal, legal shield, php.
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I wouldn’t post them here.
But at my office I would.
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Believe me, even when we show them to new recruits at the office, they still don’t believe it.
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Orchid, the first thing I would do is to not ask people who have never tried MLM or to people who have quit (theres a lot of them here). The second thing I would do is to start listening to someone who has actually build their business successfullly. That means that your focus should be on getting a great mentor that is going to help you in the long term. Theres a lot of so called “mentors” that do unethical things and make sure you do not associate yourself with that person.
Theres a lot of cons to MLM: not cool (like real estate or investing), lots of criticism, lots of quitters, lots of people calling it a pyramid (not knowing that nearly every business structure is build that way), lot of people build it unethically, easy to get in and to quit
Theres a lot of pros as well: affordable (unlike a traditional business), no employees, gives you more time than a traditional business (if you utilize it correctly), scalable, and it gives you the opportunity to change lives (literally)
The most important thing in MLM is not the product just so you know; the most important thing is the system and how you utilize it. That also means that your mindset has to shift into “how can I help this person?” rather than “what can I get from this person?”. Most people say “I just got to find something I love or it has to be for me?”. I agree, MLM is not for everybody. Jobs are easier because it keeps you in your comfort zone. However if you want to stretch yourself then definitely go for it. But remember that your mindset has to shift. If you realize that the opportunity is not the product but to change one more live then you will grow big.
I am saying this because I have an organization myself and have used these principles (not the principles that the negative blogs tell you). Please do not ask if you could be part of my organization because my answer is most likely no. Now go find a great mentor!
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Yeah it’s amazing that people actually listen to people who have never done it or from people who think they know the logistics because they read all of these blogs online. Let me just say that if you want to learn how to swim, don’t listen to someone who has never gone in the water or who doesn’t know how to swim. Find someone that does know how to swim and eventually you will learn how to swim. If your friends did some sort of MLM and they quit and you ask them for advice, then you are asking the wrong people (even though they are your friends). Just as if I’m trying to learn about real estate, I cannot ask a quitter or else I will be learning how to quit. Unfortunately there is a lot of false advertisements in MLMs making them look as illegitimate business opportunities. However, most of the companies that have been running for years actually have legitimate business models. Check out the federal trade commissions on multi level marketing
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MLMs are not Ponzi schemes if there are actual goods or services being sold. Many MLM companies make the lion’s share profit by recruiting new “business owners.” When most of your money comes by getting your friends to sign up rather than actual product sales.... it’s a scam.
Can some people make it work? Absolutely. Can everyone make it work just because they have the money to buy in? Absolutely not.
MLMs require certain personality traits, skill sets and lack of conscience most people don’t have.
LOL at calling people who stop because they aren’t making any money quitters. If you keep showing up for work.... and work your ass off... and you make little or no money... and you don’t quit... you are a dumb fuck and deserve exactly what you get.
Nothing.
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