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Is Network Mktg For Real?
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I am not in Amway or Quixtar or anything like them. This is just a correction. They currently are charging $60 for entrance into the program and after 9/1 it will drop to $40. 30% of which is rebated as purchase credits. ~Daniel
snip > I guess they are happy to lie about how easy it is just so > they get the people to sign up at between $200 and $500 a pop! > – NO THANKS!!!!
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I’ve been a marketing consultant for the last 15 years. My specialty is Telephone Marketing. I was involved 17 years ago with a very successful MLM organization (which will remain nameless). The principles of MLM are sound. Each one teach one (in its most simplified form). The internet and the explosion in communication technology have radically changed my business so I was very surprised to find a MLM opportunity that provides me with additional tools for my business. I could never have added the technology without a MLM marketing structure and the addition has supersized and revitalized my business. I’m not dependent upon others willingness to build a business of their own but I get a residual income from my clients that sign up for the service. So to answer your question "Is Network Mktg. for Real?" I’d say yes. Marilyn Geiger, President The Geiger Group Technology Solutions for Savvy Communicators Distributors for ESA The Last Phone Number You’ll Ever Need www.sitesa.net Code 9023 MBMM *DIGEST VERSIONS* MEM Go to http://markethink.com/lists/ to subscribe
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I too steer clear from MLM and Networking, somewhere down the line with all of these schemes someone has to not make any money. I spent a long time investigating these types of businesses and drew the conclusion that they are not generally any good. In the last post someone mentioned Amway – heres an interesting thing – they are launching a new web based thing called Quixstar – I actually went to a meeting about it (as I like to research these things) and there were so many holes in the "plan" that anyone with any sense would avoid it. They claim people with no internet experience can just stick up an entrance page and in will roll the customers – hmmmm, I run a web based business full time, and I KNOW that customers won’t come to the web site unless you promote hard. I guess they are happy to lie about how easy it is just so they get the people to sign up at between $200 and $500 a pop! – NO THANKS!!!! Andy Brocklehurst Succeed Marketing Get free success tips for business in you email by subscribing to our free newsletter. Check it out at http://www.succeed4u.com > I tend to automatically stay away from network marketing, mlm, or > pyramid schemes. And now, they have become a little more difficult to > work since you can no longer receive a portion of the "franchise fee" > that the new "distributors" that you get generally have to pay. > Generally, the best way to get new people into the company, as far as > I can tell, is just one-on-one interaction. The best pyramid scheme > ever, Amway, has very strict rules against flyers and mass-mailings > and stuff like that. Still, my best advice is to run screaming > whenever MLM comes your way.
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There is no substitute for education and hard work. Focus on what you enjoy doing then find a way to make money at it. If you work hard enough you will be successful. Simple huh? There is no free lunch. There is no get rich quick. Steve
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[Mod: This is not an opportunity for mlmers to hawk there programs. Discussion is welcome, as is the poster's intention.] I was sucked into Herbalife years ago (moderate success but not what I was looking for) and have again recently been looking at some similar-types of companies (Alive International — Toronto, Canada, in particular since it’s new to the U.S.). Please don’t interpret this as a solicitation — I have no affiliation with either of these organizations. Since this is a marketing newsgroup I thought I’d throw out some questions: Is this business of "Network Marketing" real or is the whole concept a hoax (And me a potential sucker)? Are there real marketing strategies (please don’t say mass email or cheesy flyers) that support this type of corporate structure (ie. recruiting distributors)? Thanks in advance for the feedback. MBMM *DIGEST VERSIONS* MEM Go to http://markethink.com/lists/ to subscribe
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> [Mod: This is not an opportunity for mlmers to hawk there programs. > Discussion is welcome, as is the poster's intention.]
Please let’s not get into the mlm/pyramid debate!!! It goes on for ever as more and more "distributors" join in the fray to defend it. Indeed discussion of this topic is a cancer which ultimately kills a newsgroup. There are dozens of other newsgroups devoted exclusively to mlm/pyramids. Let’s keep this stuff outta here. Besides doesn’t the FAQ rule it out? Stan [Mod: This newsgroup has survived the "cancer" for many years now. As it appears you are what new to this newsgroup, just chill. Yes, the FAQ or 'rules' of this newsgroup says: "Articles concerning Multi Level Marketing or Network Marketing will NOT be accepted." But then I wrote the rules...and I stretch it as I see fit. Fit not just for you but for the 1,000s of readers of this newsgroup. I think I do a pretty good job keeping the crap out <g>] MBMM *DIGEST VERSIONS* MEM Go to http://markethink.com/lists/ to subscribe
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I tend to automatically stay away from network marketing, mlm, or pyramid schemes. And now, they have become a little more difficult to work since you can no longer receive a portion of the "franchise fee" that the new "distributors" that you get generally have to pay. Generally, the best way to get new people into the company, as far as I can tell, is just one-on-one interaction. The best pyramid scheme ever, Amway, has very strict rules against flyers and mass-mailings and stuff like that. Still, my best advice is to run screaming whenever MLM comes your way. Sincerely, James Echols Business & Management Coach Uncommon Solutions "…when you need a better way." www.uncommonsolutions.com we’re going to the stars MBMM *DIGEST VERSIONS* MEM Go to http://markethink.com/lists/ to subscribe
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Thanks for the honesty. The reason I came here, a moderated group, was that I wanted to avoid flames and the such I would undoubtedly get elsewhere. Your advice is good — one-on-one, personal attention to the recruiting effort. I was wondering then if there was an effective strategy for recruiting as opposed to a marketing strategy for sales. I wouldn’t imagine this would differ from any other effort but feel free to let me know. Thanks in advance for the advice and input. MBMM *DIGEST VERSIONS* MEM Go to http://markethink.com/lists/ to subscribe
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> > [Mod: This is not an opportunity for mlmers to hawk there programs. > Discussion is welcome, as is the poster's intention.] > Please let’s not get into the mlm/pyramid debate!!! It goes on for > ever as more and more "distributors" join in the fray to defend it. > Indeed discussion of this topic is a cancer which ultimately kills a > newsgroup.
Yep – kinda like trying to argue with a Scientoligist. Let’s just accept them for the shameless-opportunists/pitiful-optimists that they are and get on with doing some real business. Manic MBMM *DIGEST VERSIONS* MEM Go to http://markethink.com/lists/ to subscribe