Get Paid Today - MLM is Dead

Beelzebub asked:


Literally, you cannot post a question in small business or careers & employment without getting one of them spamming you with their business opportunity, yet these are the same people who supposedly are making money hand over fist? What is the deal, and do any of these people actually think decent people want to get into a business that requires nonstop spamming? Why is it only people in MLM feel the need to announce they are making all this money…no other business does that.
***Rich F, LMAO!

You are a spam artist spamming about Melaleuca!!!

Is there a worse MLM company out there than Melaleuca? Oh please.

I love how in one of your answers you profess it involved “no selling”. Priceless! No selling, so what, you just are a pure pyramid or its just morons like you buying?

No sales…please. LOL. That is the problem with MLM you dolt…no one is good enough to sell the product on their own so you need to sign up others to get paid. Man, I pity your mentality.

Gil

Marcello asked:


Even minimum wage sales jobs that high school students are doing require realistic volumes of sales…at least 3000-4000/week.

If MLMers were required to actually sell the equivalent of even the minimum wage sales people they would quit in droves.

So essentially MLMers are doing less personal sales than minimum wage salespeople yet they will tell you MLM is about sales and not making money by recruiting people. Well, if they are not doing real sales volumes, then they are making money recruiting. HMMM.

How do those in MLM justify this?
Brad H - the question was clearly addressing the money made by recruiting versus sales. Thanks for completely avoiding the heart of the question.

What could I have expected though, this is normal MLM mentality; when confronted with a question you don’t like, change the subject. Nice work.
Laura J - A+ for your long and seemingly educated answer. However, a few points I want to bring up. A good portion of your answer describes the benefits of building a customer base. If you have a large customer base providing you residual income that is terrific, but if that was the norm in MLM than this question would not need to be asked.

The clear point is directed to bulk of people making (or trying to make) money by building a downline. Surely if everyone built a massive customer base first, then it would indeed be about sales, not recruiting. But the fact that nearly all MLM compensation plans reward recruiting over sales speaks volumes.

If you are making more money from your customers than you represent an extremely low percentage of MLMers. If you want to suggest that everyone be like that, then bravo, but we know the reality is people try to make money on recruiting instead of sales in MLM.

Thanks for your answer though.
Edi - Thank, but you clearly missed the point. If you are recruiting and not selling, what value do you offer to the company?

You admittedly don’t know how to sell, so your value is not in teaching anyone. The difference between a bank or any other company that recruits sales people is that the people being paid to recruit and train them have clear value else they would be out of a job.

Merely making money recruiting is the very definition of a ponzi scheme.

Sorry to be harsh, but what you described IS the exact problem with MLM.

Artis

Beelzebub asked:


It would seem if MLM is such a great vehicle for earning money, and being that it has been around since the 60’s, that someone would have finally earned their way to being super rich. But there is not one MLMer famous outside of MLM that didn’t make their money selling books or something, nor is there an MLMer that is a billionaire.

It is because MLM really doesn’t grow like they all tell you it does? Is it really just a load of crap like most people tell you it is? What gives?
The question evidently goes right over the head of domers13. No one is saying that people in MLM don’t make money…the point is that no one in MLM has ever made BIG money. Don’t give me the “time” reasoning either, MLM has been around long enough for at least a single example of someone who would make it big. After all, isn’t the whole basis that your downline grows exponentially? Wouldn’t it makes sense than that someone by now would have a downline so massive as to be making BILLIONS?

Philip

Marcello asked:


Considering how many possibilities are out there for business startups, even if you think MLM is terrific why would you consider going into MLM knowing well in advance that a large portion of the population not only whats nothing to do with you but also looks down on your industry?

If you tell your friend and family that you are going into business for yourself, nearly all will wish you best and root for you, but as soon as you tell then its MLM / Network Marketing, half those people immediately put up their defenses.

On this basis alone, why would you choose a business where you are starting off with one hand tied behind you back due to the poor image?
again you see MLMers dance around the question with false assumptions. My profile clearly states what I do and no, i was never duped into MLM.

Now, if anyone actually able to answer the question???
Beth R - rhetorical? So you think just because you can’t come up with an answer yourself that makes the question rhetorical? Nice try.

Lamar

Ed asked:


MLM - MultiLevel Marketing also know as NM - Network Marketing. Just want to look at what distributors usually have to sign in those companies when they pay their application fee to get the starter kit. Any general MLM company would do, doesn’t have to be anything specific. Examples of MLM Companies - Amway/Quixtar, Herbalife, USANA, Longevity, Prepaid Legal Services, etc…

Darleen

Sunny (MLMer Fight Back) asked:


Hello,

We all know (hopefully at least agree) that MLM, Network Marketing, Referral Marketing, Word-of-Mouth Business, Affiliate Marketing is one of the most misunderstood industry in US. Since there are so many positive and negative comments in Yahoo Answer, I personally think we need to address these topics in certain Yahoo Group.

I am planning to open one Yahoo Group to address MLM related topic. I do not know what you guys think.

The people who are involve in the industry know that our industry is not so reputed and respected. Most of the reason is Hype and Lies. However there are good companies and certainly good products.

My main goal is to introduce Network Marketing in a form that people understand the business and respect it. Most anti-mlmer hate this industry due to the misconception.

I need every bodies help (People who are favor of MLM), we all know we can share the greatness of MLM and let people know the true face of the business.

Rosetta

Patrick R asked:


How do I generate more leads by advertising?

Carmela

ponnu asked:


I wanted to know success secret in Network Marketing or MLM.Currently I am doing one MLM the company is based in USA.

Carmen

Marcello asked:


You always hear them give the line that all business is set up like a pyramid to justify that MLM is built on recruiting people.

While real business has fewer people in high earning roles, it seems MLMers miss the very obvious point that even a lowly janitor at McDonald’s doesn’t have to recruit 5 other janitors to make a living wage.

Do people in MLM really think its the same? Do they really miss the point that real business doesn’t have to keep hiring people for infinity to keep making money for its employees?

It just seems such an obvious difference, yet it makes no sense that people in MLM are convinced it is the same.
Andre - while you are correct about the legality, let’s not let the absurdidty of the whole thing get lost on us.

The fact that MLM gets around being illegal and not a straight pyramid scheme is ONLY becuase there are products and services available to be sold by the reps; however, the fact is nealry all MLMers focus their attention on recruiting others instead of sales - meaning although it is legal for all intents and purposes it is virtually the same.

If MLM companies wanted to put the focus on personal sales instead of recruiting then how can you expalin that ALL MLM compensation plans allow you to move up the ranks ONLY by recruiting others. You can be the worlds best salesperson but unless you recruit other people you can’t obtain the top rank in any MLM compensation plan.

Let’s get serious, they are the same, depsite anyone considering it “legal” or not.
L.F.Heap - you spent spent your entire answer describing any sales company.

Evidently the point of this question was lost on you because if MLM was focused on sales and not recruiting then there would be no issue.

The question was in reference to the fact that MLM push recruiting, and weigh it as FAR more important than personal sales, and the evidence is in the MLM compensation plans.

Ramona

Richard T asked:


I am not interested in mult-level marketing or network marketing. I am a disable man who needs to work at home. I have no money to invest. I really need a part time job soon. Please help me.

Marian