| For some people, MLM is the way to go and indeed a | | | | and people that have been in the business a long time |
| large number of people around the world swear by it | | | | with lists of hundreds of thousands of people to |
| and i personally know people who make well over | | | | market to. For any newbie MLMer joining, good luck. |
| $100k a year working their multi level marketing | | | | I once watched a stay at home mom put $13,000 into |
| program. | | | | a business to quit within a year. Most of us are |
| The unfortunate part about it is that they were the | | | | smarter than that and would have quit after a few |
| only ones making money. No one on their team was | | | | months and maybe only lost $1000 down the drain, but |
| duplicating the efforts they were doing. Whether they | | | | this person was persistent and did not want to fail. So |
| were selling vitamins, travel, a gas saver product, | | | | she kept plugging away until they had no money left |
| lotions, potions, pills, candles or juice beverage products, | | | | and when gas prices went to $3.50, the father of the |
| I have tried it all and it was a difficult task for me. | | | | family couldnt afford to put gas in the car. So much for |
| The classic MLM training plan is to firstly approach | | | | a supportive upline. |
| your family & friends but if you are like me (just a | | | | The only thing we have found on the internet to work |
| normal family guy) i soon ran out of people to bug, so | | | | for most people is a direct sales company that pays |
| what then, well i then tried the next step in the manual | | | | you 100% of the sale. Companies that have a price |
| and hosted two or three home parties and got | | | | point of less than $1000 to start. This is the only way |
| nowhere, once i ran out of leads I started buying leads, | | | | you have a chance to succeed. Beware of the $1500 |
| in the hope of converting some people into my | | | | to $5000 programs, the start up company and |
| business. That is so much harder than it sounds. Sure I | | | | program jumpers. |
| made sales, but by the time I was getting to the next | | | | The truth about start ups is that they have no track |
| profit level, the people who i brought in 2-3 months ago | | | | record. You have no idea if they will be in business |
| were dropping like flies. This is why I could never make | | | | two years later. Watch out for people who jump ship |
| it to the next big payout level of the commission plan. | | | | every time a new program comes out on the internet. |
| For some reason, I would always fall short of the next | | | | Most importantly, be careful of the program that costs |
| bonus payout or car bonus. Usually, I would fall short of | | | | more than $1000.00. They are hard to sell, no matter |
| personal volume or group volume or I would have | | | | how good it sounds - unless they have lower entry |
| enough on my left side, but not enough on my right | | | | levels or allow you to work your way up without |
| side, so I would miss out on the big payouts, month | | | | further investment - but these are few and far |
| after month. | | | | between. |
| This is the same old stuff you hear about why MLM | | | | I hope this helps your research in determining a |
| doesnt work for most people and the only people | | | | company that you have confidence in and that you |
| making money were the people with huge dowlines | | | | can be proud to represent. |