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reeders6
February 18th, 2008, 04:43 PM
{{{Beware of the Fluff}}}. They seem like great Programs, they have a good sales pitch and their comp plan looks good too. They have big corporate offices and have been around for years. Isn’t that good? Any company out there that sells products like lotions, potions, pills, miracle juices or miracle gas saving products usually doesn’t work for the average person for many reasons.

Those companies usually make most of their money from you, the distributor, not from selling the products. They have you on auto ship, so you are their income. They only pay about 2% to 15% so many levels deep. They will tell you that when you fill the matrix, you won’t have to do anything and you’ll be making 20 to 40k a month. The truth is, there are so many loop holes to their comp plans that no body ever reaches those levels. You either will have too many people on your left, but not enough on your right side to make the higher level payouts. They tell you that you need more personal volume and your group volume is fine or vice versa, or my favorite, you had a fallout this month, so you no longer qualify for that car bonus we promised you about. They make you hold home parties to push your crap on your friends. Listen to me…..If I wanted weight loss, I’d go to GNC. If I wanted Lotions, I’d go to CVS, Save on, Nordstrom or Bullocks. If I wanted to put additives in my gas tank, I’d go to Kragen, Chief or Pep Boys and buy a product from STP or Penzoil. You get what I mean….? They are a copy cat company of the original. How many companies out there are selling a juice that is based from the Acai Berry, Goji berry or the Mangosteen fruit? How many of those promise to cure cancer? What a joke? Is our society that ignorant that if something actually cured cancer, wouldn’t we want to check it out? How many travel companies are there now? How many fuel additives are there now? How many of those have been shut down? How many make up, skin lotions and vitamin companies are there out there?

It just seems like there are so many junk companies on the internet, how do you know what is good and what is not? Some of these companies above actually have a good product, but I would never go in business with them. So, how do YOU choose a business that YOU can profit from and YOU can also be proud to represent? When I evaluate a company, I look for these key points. Keep in mind, when I join a company, my #1 goal is to make money and to do it legitimately. I do not want to hurt anyone or rip anyone off. This is what I’ve learned and these guidelines will help you determine what company is right for you. If you are not making at least 75% of the upfront commission when you make a sale, forget it. This means that you are doing all the work and the company and/or the person above you is making all the money. If you have to have 1000, 10,000 or 20,000 people in your organization before you make any real money. DO NOT Join. Most people will NEVER get there. If they teach you to hold home parties and invite all your friends....Run away fast... If they have a sales pitch 2-3 times a day and only 2-3 training classes per week. This means that the company is more interested in selling you than training you how to make money long term. If you can’t break even or get into profit with 3 sales (or less), forget it. If you can’t speak with the owners or the corporate office via phone or webinar, Forget it. I think it is important to know who I am doing business with. If it is a start up or in pre- launch, forget it. The chances of these companies becoming the next Amway is about as good as winning the lottery. At least with the lottery, you have a chance to win once or twice a week. You might as well go to Vegas and blow your money on a good time. At least you’ll have some great memories, see a great show and have a great meal.

These are not all the rules for success on the internet, but this is a great guideline to follow when evaluating an "Legitimate" Internet Program.

This is Corey Christopher, Wishing You "Great Success on all Your Web Journeys! "

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Christa
January 11th, 2009, 01:15 PM
yes i have done some mlm's and it does seem that the company is making the money on the autoships. I saw few people making money, but I did see some and it is worth looking at who made it and who did not and why.

thomnel53
February 21st, 2009, 04:52 PM
I agree it's very hard to find something that is not a scam.The first thing that I use as a disqualifier is the autoship stuff.You know where you have to buy so much of the product each month just to qualify for the commission.After that I look up everything...everthing I can on the program.Then I see How much money they want to tell me about it.I actually talked to a person once who wouldn't even tell me what the bussiness was until I sighned up for a trial.And this is a real company I looked it up.I mean she wouldn't tell me anything not even if there was selling or not.That call lasted about 2 minutes.See that's what I don't like, just tell me what it is, if I like it I'll sign up if I don't then I don't.The company I am working with now(NOT AN AD)has some of those same traits,I guess they all read the same book on how to do it.But in my research i came across a guy that told to ignore what they said to do if I wanted to make money,so I listened because he was honest.

visidoc
February 25th, 2009, 08:49 PM
There are many shiesters out there that want to take your money! Google a site called rip-off report..something like that anyway. This site gives some info on some "bad" companies out there. Bottom line is to do your homework before jumping into any business, be it $125 or $125,000.

-Kerry

JESSIEELI
February 25th, 2009, 11:28 PM
there are many shiesters out there that want to take your money! Google a site called rip-off report..something like that anyway. This site gives some info on some "bad" companies out there. Bottom line is to do your homework before jumping into any business, be it $125 or $125,000.

-kerry

not every site is legit, but the ones that are don't have to suffer for the others bad reputation.

onlinecashwebs
March 31st, 2009, 08:25 PM
not every site is legit, but the ones that are don't have to suffer for the others bad reputation.

amen to that.

Rubytube55
April 2nd, 2009, 10:16 PM
I think the best advice anyone ever gave to me is that in this world “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”. Any legitimate franchise, home based business, or venture will require an investment from the parties looking to profit from it.

Any home based business should be viewed like a franchise opportunity. For example: If you were thinking of buying a restaurant franchise, would you choose McDonalds, Burger King, or TGI Fridays? What are the costs involved for starting the franchise, and which has the greatest profit margin? Which is easiest to market, and will wrap people in and sell them on the product once they see it?

semizell
April 3rd, 2009, 06:55 AM
I've been around in this MLM thing a couple of times. I've done two that I thought were the next great thing. They both were products that I used, one I still do. Here is where I, they failed.

The first one I got into was all about health, Multi-vitamins, weight loss product, you know the drill. I was excited and got a few people to sign up. The cost was $125.00 per month for the product that I still have seven years later. I couldn't afford the product after a while and neither could the people we signed up. We had the meetings and did our due diligence. People dropped out because of the cost.

The next one I did was Juice. It was supposed to cure cancer. It may and should for $45.00 a bottle. I was excited and got a few people to sign up. I still have the product and actually drink it, at least until I run out. This time I had 63 people in my company. Everyone has stopped their auto ship including me.

That was when I realized that 20 million people in this country are without Health insurance. If they can't afford that how can they afford $150.00 each and every month. That was the reality.

I didn't think that I would do MLM again until I can across Xzotto. I'll list the reasons I did and you can decide for your self.

1. It cost me $63.00 to start and for that I got my own website to track my progress and eight lottery tickets.
2. It cost me $33.00 per month if I never sign anyone up, and I still get my eight lottery tickets per month.
3. When I got eight people to sign up, and placed them anywhere in my matrix that I wanted, no equal side, have to have this many here to qualify, nonsense, my monthly cost was covered.
4. No one is leaving because they can't afford it. Most are covering all or most of their cost within the first 60 days.
5. I don't have a house, trunk, garage full of product, because there is none.
6. 2 out of 3 middle class household in N. America play the lottery, I just ask them if they want to play in my group and increase their chances to win.
7. It's fun to dream. We all buy the lottery ticket and say the first thing I would do is __________.
8. I don't have to tell people that the lottery will make them thin, tall, beautiful, healthy, smarter, cure their disease, make them popular, or give them better gas mileage.

I would like to state that I am not trying to offend anyone with my examples and wish you all good luck in what you are trying to do. We are all here because we have the dream that we can make it on our own entrepreneurial spirit. That alone should be commended.

Thanks,

mlayne
July 13th, 2009, 10:46 PM
I agree, autoship is a major RED FLAG! The last time I got involved in a company on autoship, I liked the product but it's just me! So how much stuff can I use? Under my kitchen sink is still stocked full of cleaners and soaps that will take me all year to use LOL!

When evaluating a company, think of a few points:

Is the company stable?
Does the company offer a product that everyone needs? Or will it be a "hard sell"?
Is the timing right? Or did everyone make all the money 5 years ago?
Is the compensation plan realistic?
Does the company give you training and/or mentoring?

Asking yourself these questions may help you weed out the fly-by-nights from the companies that can give you a solid base to build on!

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November 12th, 2009, 07:33 AM
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