Stop Waisting your Money on Renamed Systems: The truth is, MLM is MLM!
I want to write this post in response to a lot of the things happening in mlm today. I keep seeing advertisings for companie that say—”NOT MLM” yet, when you read their print, and view their videos, everything they say reaks MLM.
Let me just say this. I don’t care what it’s named—Direct Marketing, Reverse Funnel systems, Traffic Geyser System, Cooperative Marketing– No matter how you slice it, MLM is MLM.
If it…
- Has a system in place where you can leverage your efforts by recruiting multiple distributors and teaching how to do what you do.
- Allows you to profit off of multiple tiers (be it a powerline, 1 ups, 2 ups, steamline income systems, binaries, you name it.)
If it contains these properties, then it’s an MLM!! The concept is the same. You still have to build and recruit to make money.
So, why change the name? Well, the truth is, MLM get’s a bad rep. Since so many people start in MLM as their first business, they often fail. This leaves a bad taste in their mouths. So, those people who are trying to sell you into their downline change the names, so that you can feel comfortable getting in. However, no matter how you slice it, if the principles are the same, then you will have the exact same problem as someone else in a different.
To be honest, there is absolutely nothing wrong with MLM. It’s one of the fastest and easiest ways to make money, if you know how you are doing. Yet so many fail because they just plain don’t have a clue. They rely on horrible uplines, false promises from bad companies.
Don’t get sold on hype..
You see, the problem is most people get sold on hype instead if on cold hard facts. They allow themselves to get sucked in, without even checking to see the legitimacy of their team and opportunity. So, here are some questions you should ask your leader for when joining any MLM
1. How do you market your business?
2. Do you have any downline who are having success with this system? Can I speak with them?
3. If I follow your system, how long, on average will it take befor I start seeing some results?
If the person hands you smoke and mirrors, and can’t answer these three questions, don’t join. Even after that, you have to research the legitimacy of the company.
I always check on mlmwatchdog.com to make sure that there are no pending lawsuits on a company. I also check the BBB if they are a part of it as well. I also check to make sure the company is debt free, and has been around for more than 2 years.
These are my safeguards. Tomorrow, I will show you a little know secret that you can use, to make money in an MLM within a week, guaranteed.
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The problem with marketing MLM is that people don’t think outside the box. They do the system that is in place and never learn how to market their story, and how the opportunity has changed it for them
You are very right my friend MLM is MLM no matter what people call it. It is not a dirty word for crying out loud. I have made a lot of money in MLM. The difference is that I learned to think outside the box and do something different than what everyone else was doing.
Sarah has perfectly right. I noticed tons of people just copying what others are doing, without thinking one little second. Such people will never succeed in anything MLM, or not MLM.
I agree with what your saying as well, but I do want to add something to that. While it is important to think outside the box when your doing MLM or any other business, it is also important to follow the things that work.
I’m glad you made the point of marketing your story. For me, the key has been to find a system that I KNOW I can follow, and folloi it to the tee. For example, I do not like to sell over the phone. I would rather pay money and market my business than to talk to a thousand people over the phone for 5 hous a day. But I know of people who only do this, and make a killing doing MLM.
The key, is to find the system you are good at, and are willing to use, and use that. For people who think that making a list is dead, I know a guy who used that system and made $9,000 a week!! But he was an absolute beast, and knew a ton of people. I personally, hate making lists of people I know. i would rather reach people who I know are interested in the business, and let them make their own decision.
Anyway, that’s my two cents. Just as a piggy-back off of wht you said.