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“I hate MLM and will tell you the raw truth about why you shouldn’t waste your time with any MLM or Network Marketing company….”
Unless you love doing three way calls, passing out dvds, killing relationships with your friends and family, putting yourself in debt, and wasting your money and time, read on...
But first Let me explain…
I have been in multiple MLMs. I have even had success, which is more than what most MLM “associates” could say. I am not just an MLM basher, I’ve put my money, time, and heart out on the line for companies just to get burned. I’m not against anyone or any company (well, maybe a few) personally…Just trying to help those associates who are putting themselves out there for a company to be smashed…
But its no wonder that most associates haven’t had success…
This is why I hate MLMs…
But why exactly do I hate MLM’s?
Well, lets first start with the faulty, inefficient business model…
Nowadays, people have defenses to sales pitches. People DON’T like being SOLD on products.MLM people are the equivalent to door to door salespeople in people’s minds. People do not want to be prospected with MLM methods. Why do you think the failure rate is so high in MLM (if you didn’t know its about 97%). Why do you think you have to talk to 100 people to get 3 to sign up, and sign up 1000 people to get 5 that will actually make you any money. I STILL get prospected by people and I can see them coming.
Here are some funny “intro lines” I get:
“Do you keep your income options open?”
Ok, that’s just confusing? When you say that, normal people are saying to themselves, ”what are income options, what are you talking about?” Have you been caught asking this? I’m embarrassed to say that I have!
Or when I hear…
“I own my own business, I’m looking for sharp people.”
You have to understand…no one else says this other than MLMers. This just scares people. No one wants your company’s DVD that your company sells to you (interesting, huh). You’re just embarrassing yourself. Yet, these are the phrases that your company tells you to say.
“And who wants to make a list of 100 people that they can annoy with some sales pitch that is very inefficient. Why should I burn bridges with my friends because they don’t want to join the cult?”
It is not your goal as a marketer to find people that have no interest in your product and hope you can make some money off of them while they are in an emotional state.
Did you know that some trainers say that you should sign people up within the first 24-48 hours of prospecting? We wouldn’t want them to make an educated or informed decision, right?
Also, people think its WEIRD to be put on an 800 number conference call with some crazy guy talking about making $1000 a day in a month from now. Then, you have to put them on a three way call with someone who probably isn’t making any money. Be honest how many times have you lied about your income! Then, the guy making "more in his MLM then he does at his full time job" has to trick them into going to some weird business meeting that they don’t want to go to anyways and don’t even understand what exactly it is.
Its like those timeshare sharks that try to
keep pitching you until you don’t even know
what you’re signing up for.
Another large problem with the MLM business model is that a lot of the money made by the company is made by selling YOU products and hoping that you fail.
Think about it…if every associate was successful, most companies wouldn’t have the money to pay you (more on the secrets about sign up costs in a minute).
Instead, they bring you in and tell you that you have to spend a bunch of money on websites, training, conference call numbers, recruiting discs, and seminars to have success, or you’re not “serious.” Most of what carries the MLM’s is the recruiting of new blood and selling the “associates” training cds, marketing cds, weekly meetings, and on big conferences (some of these are almost cultish by the way).
I get depressed when I talk to my friends that are
still in MLM that are always “just about to hit the top position…” Some of these friends have been in these companies for 5 years or more. They still haven’t “made it big” in their company. But guess what, the company has made a lot of money off of them.
Then, lets talk about the companies themselves…
Let me start off by saying that there are two types of MLMs…
Some would appear to be legitimate companies, while others are run by people that are complete scam artists. They are very close to the same. One company will just shut down and start a new one (or just sell it), then, re-recruit everyone and make money off them again. Those are the straight MLM scams. Avoid these poeple like the plague.
Remember, I am speaking from experience here. When you’ve mingled with the “heavy hitters” in MLM companies, you start learning some “secrets.”
Its time to let the secrets “leak” out…
How many times have you heard from the “superstars” in your company about how quick they made it to the top? And have you ever noticed that they probably came from another company. Maybe they actually did build up a downline in another company, but they probably didn’t in your company. But…
Many of these people have deals with your company and “swing” people from their organization and company over into the new one. Of course, they made $10k their first month, but they didn’t do it how they told you in your training classes.
That’s why you see so many “heavy hitters” joining new companies. They have built up trust with their downlines, and they bring them over to the new company and make a ton of money off of start up bonus commissions and initiation bonuses. Also, sometimes when the “superstars” have separate accounts than non “heavy hitters,” and have special payoffs from the company above the commission plan.
“I knew someone that supposedly built his business from the ground up and was always training us and giving motivational speeches. I found out later that he made a percentage off of every new associate and had brought his organization from another company. I was devastated when I found this out. I thought it would be cool to be in the “inner circle” when I was around people like this. But forget about being "in the know," I am not into making dishonest money and misrepresenting how things actually are…”
Now, some companies are worse than others, but this is one of those that has been around for a while…
The way they get around it is by threatening to sue people if they give away any “secrets.” Its like with the entertainment industry where if you are on a show you sign a contract that they will sue you for millions if you give away secrets.
Then, there’s the MLM products…
Lets be honest…most MLM products are just ridiculous.“People don’t want the latest jungle juice that supposedly will make them walk on water. They don’t want weird products or low quality services. And sorry to break the news, but your product is most likely not the 'next biggest thing.'“
How many MLM products have been around for years and are “just about to blow up.” What monkey juice that no other companies are marketing other than yours is worth hundreds of your dollars a month?
Of course the doctors say its great, because they are paid to!
Now…Lets not start about how MLM income is NOT passive income.
I’m sorry, but people aren’t going to pay for products they don’t need for a long period of time because they were tricked into buying it. As my ex-MLM, 50,00000TK in MLM a year making friend said…“MLM’s a good Sales Job.”
He said this because he tried to "walk away" from his MLM, and he couldn't keep up with all the cancellations because he wasn't enrolling new people.
“Now, I am all for quitting your job,
living your dreams, working from home, and living financially free.”
But how am I supposed to do that when my upline is telling me that I’ll never make it unless I blow the last of my savings on coming to the “big event.” That is not real leadership or mentorship. They are helping the company to get money out of you! That is not how you will be successful in a home business, or any business for that matter.
Think about it…insurance, real estate, franchises, and other companies that are actually big and heard of don’t have weird rally meetings with chanting "I will be a millionaire" while they listen to bad 80’s music.
Now, this is the most important thing about why MLM is outdated…
“Did you know that you can market name brand products already without sign up costs and paying out hundreds of dollars in autoships, training meetings, and poorly made replicated websites?”
And you don’t have to recruit people to make money either. No annoying your friends and family, paying for poorly targeted home business leads, or telemarketing genealogy lists. Why would you want to market weird products that no one has ever heard of that you have to pay to market? You can market name brand products for big companies that will pay you without having to be on autoship every month!
“You could live your dreams without putting yourself in a ton of debt and killing all of your friendships. You can go to the mall and just shop, not wear a slick suit and pass out business cards with cheap, poorly made marketing websites on them, while asking them to a business meeting because they work at a fashion store and 'look really sharp."
I can tell you how to start making money online right now. I will give you 5 ways to start marketing products just like you did in MLM, where you’re marketing a companies product as an affiliate, but without asking you to come to a meeting next Monday, asking you to pass out DVD’s, paying initiation fees, and NO CALLING LEADS OR A LIST OF 100!
(I'm just really drilling it in because you know you hate it even though the MLM cult members would put you on the streets if you didn't fully believe in the product and system)
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