| The truth is more people probably make | | | | recruit is not doing the business. Whatever. |
| full-time incomes promoting the direct sales | | | | |
| income opportunities like Liberty League | | | | Why should I put my heart and soul into |
| International, Emerald Passport, Coastal | | | | mentoring individuals who don't have the |
| Vacations, etcetera and while the "start-up" | | | | mindset that starting and running a business |
| costs for these companies may be higher ( at | | | | takes money? The whole big illusion with a |
| least they are commonly perceived that way ) | | | | lot of the MLM companies is that the new |
| it takes no more effort to promote a plan | | | | distributor has a good chance of |
| where you earn $1000-25,000 per customer than | | | | bootstartpping him or herself from broke to |
| it takes to promote an mlm where you earn a | | | | millionaire in 2 years with "THE RIGHT |
| $5.oo residual per customer (who stays on | | | | COMPANY OR TEAM!" |
| autoship). | | | | |
| | | | People who are worthy of success will show |
| The direct sales companies are set up not | | | | merit in any situation, however, with the |
| only to attract people who have some funds to | | | | direct sales model it is much easier to spend |
| start a serious home business with early | | | | valuable time only dealing with and mentoring |
| retirement potential, but also to sort of | | | | those who are truly serious about building a |
| screen out those who are not capable of | | | | business and back that up with an investment |
| building such a business. People who get | | | | of time, money, and energy. |
| reactive over investing $1500.oo in starting | | | | |
| a business are not the people you want for | | | | Lets have no illusions about what the real |
| any team. | | | | product of the MLM industry is: its the dream |
| | | | of easy big money for people with little |
| By this logic (mine, admittedly, and feel | | | | education and no history of success in |
| free to criticize me for it) its not the cost | | | | business. The vitamins, tonics, magnets, gas |
| of getting the business going that should be | | | | pills or whatever are the products that |
| a determining factor but whether the person | | | | legitimize the industry, no doubt. And its |
| you are recruiting "sees" the potential or | | | | great if you stand proudly behind the product |
| not. Often, and I have encountered this many | | | | you promote. But the real money is made by |
| times, a person will call a program a scam | | | | recruiting business builders who have been |
| but the real reason is they don't have the | | | | sold on the same dream we bought. Don't |
| money to do it, nor sufficient desire to go | | | | forget it. |
| out and get the money to get started. | | | | |
| | | | For this and other reasons I have chosen to |
| Thats really the rub. I have little interest | | | | primarily market the intangible products of |
| in signing people up for programs which are | | | | education and marketing tools and the |
| practically free to get involved with... | | | | opportunities for users of these to make |
| because I know the individual has little | | | | money as resellers themselves. "Webducation" |
| incentive to turn their stated desire ("yeah, | | | | is said to be the next megatrend, andamong |
| I'm totally serious") into real success. | | | | the hugriest market for it is the legions who |
| | | | are failing with MLM. They need it to |
| Excuses often ensue as to why the $50.oo | | | | succeed. |