Why The “Whole World” Hates Multi-Level Marketers
Have you ever wondered why you get such a frosty reception when you tell people you’re in Network Marketing or Multi-Level Marketing?
Well I’m going to tell you why.
You see, I’m going to tell you some things you already know, some things that will make you raging mad, and some things that make you laugh a little too. So read on.
Because Here’s what “the world” thinks about us…
Why “Whole World” Hates Multi-Level Marketers…
- They have a secret “hit list” of friends and family members.
- They violate cars with fliers that look like parking tickets.
- They’re like mosquitoes but it’s illegal to kill them.
- They try to convince their friends to join their “cult”.
- They creep strangers out by smiling too much.
- They’re always looking for “quick and easy” money.
- They’re always promoting the next “BIG” event.
- They LIE about their income or dodge the question entirely.
- They read the labels on everything so they can SELL it better.
- They sound like walkin’ talkin’ “Billy Mays” INFOMERCIALS.
- They promote the “best opportunity” today – switch tomorrow.
- They SPAM people with links – e-books – and videos.
- They live off nutrition bars and bottles of vitamins.
- They throw a lot of “parties” but they’re never any fun.
- They’re always trying to get you in a “Three Way”.
- They drink unicorn tears and eat babies.
O.K., that last one was a little over the top but if you’ve ever picked up that phone or posted flyers anywhere then you know it’s not that far from the truth.
Let’s face it, a lot of people have a completely irrational view of what Multi-Level Marketing really is, but we don’t help our case by doing some of the things that we do.
I hope you had a good laugh today, but take a minute to look at what you’re doing in your own business. You might be creeping people out with that “movie star” smile of yours.
To your success,
-Jason The “Better Networker”
-The Jason Better Blog
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81 Comments
Eric McMillan on March 17th, 2010
Jason,
The whole world is nuts. There have been a few shady companies and characters that have shed a bad light on the industry. Plus, a ton of people got in the industry and never put in the work to be successful, thus the concepts don’t work.
I like the Sham WOW guy, man.
Suck up 12 gallons of cola with my sham wow paper towel.
See Ya,
Eric McMillan
The MLM Mafia (New Code Name)
and Comment Ninja in Waiting
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March 17th, 2010 at 10:55 am
I HATE Sham WOW…
That stuff makes me cringe when I hold the towel. It’s like fleecy wool… worse than going to the dentist.
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March 17th, 2010 at 11:14 am
You actually own one? Man I was close to getting one the other day, but am glad I didn’t now.
Can we pull a Sting/ Police and “Send Out An SOS To The World” letting everyone know that there are lots of people making a lot of money in this “Fake/ false/ pyramid/BS” industry.
I here it all the time working my warm market around here in Abalama or however you spell J/K. Part of the problem here is people still don’t where shoes , so the idea of a creating and owning a million dollar business is foreign.
Eric McMillan
The Message In A Bottle
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Alright guys, I am cracking up reading this banter!
I’ve actually got a funny infomercial story…
Have you guys seen “Snuggies”?
Well, my wife’s grandma actually GOT one for my Harley-Davidson riding, lumber-yard running, father-in-law for Christmas!
The look on his face…
Still funny almost 3 months later!
March 17th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
That’s hilarious,
My buddy got one of those “Slap Chops”.
You know the one where he says: “You’re gonna love my nuts!” then chops them up?
I love infomercials, hence the Sham Wow, but man that thing makes me cringe. If Snuggies are made of the same fabric then count me out.
Dwayne Huggins on March 17th, 2010
Hey J
Ha, yeh I had a good laugh. Unicorn tears, classic!
It is easy to see why we get ‘hated’ on so much.
But we can change people’s perception. It will take a while but it is possible.
We can show people what being a real MLMer is all about. You are already doing a great job with your blog. BN is doing a great job with the MLM community. There is a good group of us also doing our bit.
If we keep showing people the right way, eventually the ‘baby eaters’ will be a thing of the past.
A Proud MLMer / Network Marketer
Dwayne
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March 17th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Hey Dwayne,
You are absolutely right. We can change people’s perception. People need to be educated about what network marketing or MLM really is.
They need to have all the facts to make an educated decision. I always say, …”You can’t see the whole picture holding just one piece of the puzzle.”
I totally changed once I “understood” network marketing.
Have an awesome day!
Ilka
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March 17th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Very true,
And that’s the big idea behind Better Networker too. A community of Network Marketers doing the right thing and making the world a better place for Network Marketers.
Not to mention, the millions of people we help as Network Marketers. Especially the way the economy is right now.
So many people are looking for a business they can trust.
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March 17th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Better Networker is a great place to learn how it’s done right.
Now we just need to spread the word more to get more people to join.
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Rebecca Geiger on March 17th, 2010
My favorite (being that I am a hairdresser) is having another marketer sit in my chair… pestering me to approach my other customer who is sitting there as their color is processing.
This one time in particular… this marketer was getter her hair cut, my other customer was reading a magazine and this marketer starts loudly whispering … HEY Rebbecca! you should sign up that person.. what is she into?.. figure out what she wants and then sell her my stuff.. who else is coming in today.. I could approach all of your customers for you.. Just think you could make $3.00 for doing nothing. (ummm nope)
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
That’s what gives our biz a bad name.
Gosh, three bucks? Kids make $20 mowing a lawn.
I don’t know where these weird ideas come from.
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Ilka Flood on March 17th, 2010
Hey Jason,
That’s too funny! But when I first got introduced to this industry those were exactly my thoughts.
My husband actually was the one that started in network marketing in the early 90’s and at one point I told him, “If you ever get involved in one of those ‘things’ again, I’ll leave you.”
Trust me, I was dead serious.
Then I got some education and I found out, that this is the most brilliant business model out there, where the average person has an equal chance for success.
I never looked back.
Thanks for making me laugh and for realizing (all over again) what I actually have my hands on!
Have an awesome day!
Ilka
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
I will for sure,
Like any industry we have scammers.
Just the other day I was hearing a story about a mortician who wasn’t even burying the bodies that came to his funeral home.
Another acquaintance of mine went to a lawyer, they took his ten thousand dollars, then denied it ever happened. So I’m worried about every industry. It’s definitely not a problem unique to us alone.
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Oh my gosh! That’s absolutely awful!
You’re right, there are scammers in every industry… however, they are not looked upon the same way as if the scam happens in our industry.
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Twila Jacobs on March 17th, 2010
Jason,
I can see why people think of us this way.
Most companies tell you to focus on your “warm list” which is of course friends and family.
Most people don’t know how to market, therefore, we look like idiots to our warm market in the beginning.
ALOT of people recruiting don’t know how to properly train their downline so it’s like people are on the show “Survivor”
Therefore from an outsiders view, yep we look like a bunch of freaks.
Thanks for the laugh!
Twila
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
I love that comparison…
It’s like “Survivor”! I wish I could vote a few people off the island.
I’m still wondering why Rudy took his hand off that pole when he was so close to winning. I was rooting for him from day one.
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David Wilcoxson on March 17th, 2010
I love the ‘They throw a lot of “parties” but they’re never any fun’ comment. I’ve been invited over for dinner a few times, only to get a MLM presentation during my meal. At least the food was good 
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Well, at least you got a meal.
I know one BN member was recommending a “break out the booze” approach. Hah.
I don’t know where to draw the line but making the whole thing fun would probably go a long way.
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Chuck Sharpsteen on March 17th, 2010
Hey Jason,
A lot of people definitely think of negative things when Network Marketing or MLM comes up.
When I started selling real estate I learned ‘A happy customer will tell 1 person about their good experience while an unhappy customer will tell 100 about a bad one’.
When people get into this business with the thought of getting rich quick with little to no work, it’s no wonder their experience is an unhappy one.
That creates a lot of uneducated bad-mouthers setting a bad tone. Luckily, these people are not our target market.
You can’t make everyone happy…
Chuck
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
You can’t make everyone happy but it sure is easy to upset people.
Your comment about them not being in your target market is spot on.
If somebody has a negative opinion about MLM it’s almost impossible to shake.
But a lot of people are surprisingly open minded.
Especially with the economy doing a belly flop.
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Wayne Vassell on March 17th, 2010
(ha) – “They try to convince their friends to join their “cult””
That is some funny stuff there, I am sure I have tried that in my time (ha).
Some funny but worryingly true to life points there J.
We all need to watch our approach to avoid being called “The MLM Freak” (a term I coined on my blog)
Thanks for that post J.
Wayne Vassell, signing out…
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
On the other hand…
There’s something to be said for an annoying level of confidence. I almost sold my life to an insurance saleswoman one day … because she was remarkably persistent… and freakishly annoying.
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Twila Jacobs on March 17th, 2010
Eric you make some excellent points there!
The shady companies and people definatly have not helped the situation.
And yes, when someone’s Uncle Bob got involved and didn’t put in the effort and failed, it wasn’t Uncle Bob’s fault. It was MLM’s fault.
I also think alot of people think it is a pyramid scheme due to the fact when you recruit people under you, it does sometimes in fact look like the shape of a pyramid depending on the compensation structure. When in fact, it’s not a pyramid scheme at all. (Thanks Bernie M. for reminding everyone of that)! Therefore, when someone asks you if it is one of those pyramid schemes, we need to ask them to clarify what they mean by that, so we as Network Marketer’s know how to address that answer.
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March 17th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Good point about Uncle Bob, Twila!
About the pyramid schemes … A gentleman by the name of Malcolm Peters gave this answer when asked if it was a pyramid scheme, …”It’s definitely NOT. The Egyptians have tried to sell their pyramids for the past 3,000 years and haven’t sold a single one.”
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Tommy DiPietro on March 17th, 2010
“They creep strangers out by smiling too much.” HA, love this one. They still creep me out at corporate events.
I can’t resist commenting in the hate forums. I try to take the good guy approach and link to my blog. Since I do have pictures and videos, the connection is there because some of these people really want to be work in this Industry but nobody showed them how. I do generate leads this way visiting different forums.
Great advice J, especially if you don’t want to be in, Todd Falcone’s said it best, the N.F.L. No Friends Left club.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day (I am half a Mick)
Tommy D.
“The Prospecting Hero”
Proud Member of the Association of Better Networkers
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Hey Happy St. Patrick’s Day too!
I totally forgot.
We should all be like Todd.
I like how he deals with people who ask him if he’s in that MLM stuff. Classic advice on his Better Networker interview.
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Clay Mac "MLM" Cowboy on March 17th, 2010
Man,
I just had my saddle bags filled with flyers and vitamins, and now old “Puddin Foot”,( my horse)is feeling very sad because we don’t get to go to The Doller Store and put out flyers ( The Dollar store is where I use to go try and recruit.)
You have to realize, in Van Horn Texas a Pilot Truck Stop and DS are the main attractions.
Unless Puddin’ Foot get’s froggy and bucks me off,
then I have to try to recruit the EMT guys.
Keep Your Pwder Dry,
“MLM”
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
The Dollar Store? Oh my…
Reminds me of the guy who got kicked out of Best Buy…
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Jerome Ratliff on March 17th, 2010
Hey there J-
This is good… My fav – “They’re like mosquitoes but it’s illegal to kill them.”
You brought a good laugh to me. We all need that once in a while.
J, I’m the first to admit it that when I started in this industry I used to do some of these. Then I was wondering why I wasn’t getting results.
Mike Dillard changed that for me. Heck, you’re doing that for me too.
I’d like to say I have a completely different stance on it now and I can actually laugh at these.
Standing out,
Jerome Ratliff
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Mike totally changed the game.
Imagine trying to do everything the old way? Anybody who ever picked up the phone and dialed a bunch of strangers knows what I’m talking about. It works for some people… but definitely not my thing.
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March 17th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I can’t even imagine what it would feel like to do it the old way… No Thank You!!!
Jerome Ratliff
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Rhonda Miller on March 17th, 2010
First off, I love the friendly competition. You guys and gals are hilarious.
Now Jason, about the unicorn thing, do you have something against unicorns? I used to be an avid collector. Actually I still display some of the more valuable ones. It still is funny though
I truly believe the reason most people run is because everyone gets involved in network marketing/mlm and tries to be someone else. We’re not supposed to be someone else. We’re supposed to be ourselves. This is what attracts other like-minded people. We’re not going to attract them all and we don’t want to. The great thing about this business is we get to pick and choose who we want to work with.
Most people are just looking for someone who will actually care about their success and that they’re not just another number. The recruiting hundreds per month thing is for the birds. How can you possibly work with even 25-50 in a month? It would be like a college class and you are not going to get the one on one attention that you deserve. Eventually when you become “attractive”, the only thing you have to fall back on is that you trained the few properly and they continue to duplicate your training so there is always an endless supply of caring trainers.
Hey maybe I should put this into article format. LOL
This post was awesome Jason. Thanks bunches.
Rhonda
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
You should totally make this into an article.
Why not?
It’s like killing two birds with one stone – or unicorns?
I look at this way… being a leader isn’t about being somebody else… it’s about becoming who you really are.
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March 17th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Okay, I’m definitely inspired. An article it will be
Rhonda
P.S. The unicorn thing really hurts 
(LOL)
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Kevin Thomas on March 17th, 2010
People don’t realize that by just being yourself goes a long why in determining whether you’re successful in this industry or not.
Right on Ronda!
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Devendra Patel on March 17th, 2010
hi Jason, it’s truth you speaking, and this is the fact due to lack of enough knowledge to buildup the real business. thanks again
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March 17th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Hey Devendra,
Thank you.
I think we have to learn to laugh at ourselves from time to time.
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Derek Alvarez on March 17th, 2010
This post really rings true, Jason.
My wife and I started out doing the “parties,” hotel meetings, cold-calling, etc…
It absolutely sucked!
Funny story:
Once upon a time, I was selling life insurance and I went to a woman’s house to sell her a policy.
Next thing you know…
We’re spending the whole time with her trying to convince me to join her MLM!
It was like a double-whammy… not only did I not make the sale… but I also never even got to TALK about life insurance!
I was ambushed!
Oh well, I guess we all get to experience both sides of it at some point in our lives…
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March 17th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Funny story…
An insurance salesman and a Multi-Level Marketer walk into a bar…
Selling is selling.
You probably noticed there’s a huge similarity between selling insurance and being a Network Marketer. That’s what I love about this biz. These skills are life skills you can use anywhere… almost any business… whether you’re online or offline.
Still funny though, almost like a story I read somewhere… the woman tried to recruit somebody who was already in her biz. I have a feeling that happens a lot in some of the bigger MLMs.
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Gayle Buchanan on March 17th, 2010
Morning Jason
everyone is so awesome this morning ………
I’m still laughing about Josh’s ‘choke’!!
Oh, yes, the list is perfect too.
Have a lovely day
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March 17th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Thanks Gayle,
I just found out I wasn’t following you on Twitter so I added you.
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March 17th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
awesome, thank you, have done the same – wow you have heaps (of course)
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Peter Grimes on March 17th, 2010
Hey Jason,
I reckon a large part of the issue is because the vast majority of people believe they can never be successful themselves. Therefore, in order to feel better about themselves, they actually go out of their way to say something negative in support of their ideals.
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March 17th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
I have an uncle who does the same thing. Tears everything apart with negative opinions. He thinks that rich people got rich by “ripping people off”. It’s hard to get past somebody’s belief system.
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Nelson Montanez on March 17th, 2010
Hi Jason. You hit it out of the park again. Thanks for bringing this truth to light.
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Dan on March 17th, 2010
Nice blog article, and you do have to admit, some MLM’ers do act a little strange, not all, but some do. I’ve had some on Facebook get disappointed when I tell them I’m happy with my company and not looking to join another one. Some act disappointed and then others get super aggressive, like that’s going to change my mind. Not!
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March 17th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Maybe they should do like Dan McCormick. He was talking about recruiting a person over the course of seven years!
Now that’s persistence without being annoying.
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Marcus Baker on March 17th, 2010
Man Jason that was a great dose of material for laughter today!
I especially enjoyed “They’re like mosquitoes but it’s illegal to kill them.” – That’s a great pity actually as I’m an ACE mozzie hunter!
Seriously though if we all just do the opposite to your list (as I am sure all the people who contribute here do) and teach others to follow our lead – then the change will occur naturally.
Marcus
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March 17th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
I never thought of that!
Good advice.
There’s a lot to be said for the watching what the herd does and running the other way.
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Mike Paul on March 17th, 2010
OK, OK, I admit, I AM a mosquito. And I sometimes moonlight as a unicorn tear wrangler. But it’s only because the High Rama-Lama and the Grand Poobah told me that if I want to achieve perfect ascension, I have to pester as many people as possible with a highly trumped-up, completely overdone presentation about our newest opportunity that will absorb ten times it’s own weight in money and remove scratches while allowing you to remove stains and talk on your cellphone hands-free, even though your hands are now free to use because we put sleeves in your ultra-micro-fiber shammy towelette that is guaranteed to regrow hair, roast a 18-lb turkey, all while protecting your car’s paint from spray paint and lighter fluid caught on fire while pulling a tractor-trailer with nothing more than some putty and a twig.
God, I’ve watched WAY too many informercials in my life…I shamefully admit that I used to wake up early on Saturday mornings as a kid to watch infomercials, not cartoons.
Any “Amazing Discoveries” fans out there?
Hmm?
Talk soon,
Mike Paul
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March 18th, 2010 at 7:47 am
Mike you’re hilarious!
Really though, watching all those informercials is bound to give you an edge. If you pull out the hype, they’re brilliant pieces of salesmanship. On TV they can get away with being “salesy” because we expect it – but the same principles apply to all selling.
I’m pulling a blank on “Amazing Discoveries” right now.
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Mitchell Dillman on March 17th, 2010
This is all GREAT stuff!
Hey Jason, Looks like I’ve missed the party around here…
Not only was this post hilarious, it’s got me thinking of some strategies I need to share with everyone concerning this very topic…
But first…I gotta say the spirit around here is Awesome! You guys and gals are partying it up like it was St. Patricks Day or something…;-)
I’m just sorry I’m working up in the mountains, been busy stacking a real cool log home…Seems like I’m really missing out on all the fun around here…
Anyway…Gotta tell ya Jason,
regarding the general hatred towards Network Marketers, I just play it cool as a cucumber and dump as a box of rocks…
Ever since I set up my new business, DillmanSolutions, and decided to focus on “Going Green”, folks seem to be coming to me…Been passing my new cards out to everyone I meet and telling ‘em to check out both my new websites…
Before I knew it, I’ve got all sorts of folks asking me what I’m up to…And who doesn’t want to make money while helping the Planet? Especially if you can work from home.
Keep up the Great work…Oh, and keep an eye out for some new videos…I’ve been recording my latest offline adventures and will soon release the videos if the Log Home I’m currently building…I can’t hardly wait to show ya.
You guys have fun, we’ll catch up with yas later…
Mitchell Dillman
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March 18th, 2010 at 7:52 am
I built one of those before with lincoln logs – that’s the same thing right?
Sounds like you picked the right opportunity for the times. I have two buddies around here who
are trying to convince me to go “green”. They want me to recycle toothbrushes and grow
my own vegetables in their backyard.
I haven’t told them that I spent way too many hours weeding vegetables as a kid… they obviously have never had a garden. hah.
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Chris Owen on March 17th, 2010
Hey Jason,
This one definitely got me laughing. But it is so sad that it is true. Well most of it.
It gave me horrible flashbacks of being tricked into eating dinner in a Quickstar houshold. I still shiver when I think of that day.
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March 18th, 2010 at 8:00 am
You have to laugh.
It’s nice that people are so passionate about something but some people escalate things to the level of “creepy”. You must have felt like you were dining with the Adams Family? Nothing against specific MLMs… just the way some people promote them.
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Anne Theriault on March 18th, 2010
Dear Mr. Betters,
I couldn’t have said it any Better!
Now if you will excuse me, I have to go take a bottle of vitamins and eat my nutrition bar.
Last night’s “3 way” exhausted me.
Anne Theriault {smiling way too much}
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March 18th, 2010 at 7:55 am
Make sure to wash them down with vitamin enriched jambo juice too.
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Derek Fobert on March 18th, 2010
Hey, Jason. Right on, Man… good chuckles and yet so true! This is how people are viewed doing business offline. Hey, now write an article on how people view Network Marketers online!
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Emily on March 18th, 2010
I think, in general, people think Network Marketing is one big pyramid scam but if you really think about it “their” 9-5 job is a PYRAMID SCAM. They’re doing all the work and the big guy on top makes all the money.
I borrowed this quote from an mlm forum. I edited out the company’s name for privacy’s sake:
Originally Posted by agent247
please answer me this how in the world do you people actually think that you are a travel agent this is the funniest thing i have ever heard– you think that because you paid (this amount) you are a qualified agent i have been in the business –travel– for 20 yrs and you people are a joke–as far as ** goes–its a MLM PEOPLE A PYRAMID SCHEME THAT WILL GO OUT OF BUSINESS-THESE PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TRAVEL –ALL THEY KNOW IS HOW TO GET YOUR MONEY-ITS A RIP OFF AND ANYONE THAT ACTUALLY THINKS ITS NOT-DESERVES THEM
1. Network marketing and Pyramid schemes are two different things.
2. ** has partnered up with ** Travel. An on land travel agency that has been in business for 52 years, more than double what you claim to have been in business.
3. ** is the preferred reseller of **. In two years they’re the number 1 reseller of Carnival cruises.
4. I just got a discount and upgrade on my trip to New York.
5. I’m going on a trip with them in June.
6. There are many travel agents involved in **. In fact, one of the members of my upline used to be an on land travel agent.
7. You’re not a travel agent because you pay 399. You still have to take your test that ** trains you to take.
8. The founders of this company put 4.6 million dollars back into developing its technology last year. They’re putting 15 million back into the company over the next three years.
9. ** has been featured in two magazines: Your Business at Home (June, 2007), and Success From Home (May, 2008. hits bookstores April 15th).
10. Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki endorse Network Marketing in WRITING, in their book “Why We Want you to be Rich.”
You know what a Pyramid scheme means?
The person at the top makes all the money, and the people at the bottom work their butt off and never see a piece of the pie. That’s your 9-5 job.
In MLM, there’s room at the top, and everybody starts at the bottom.
He he I also think that people have this pre-conceived prejudice against starting a business/network marketing business in general. They’ll say, “oh, that seems risky” or insert other excuse you’ve heard here. If anything, I think having a job, especially the state of things right now, is risky. The news has been grim and I think we need to re-built things from the ground up, for this will ensure the future and prosperity of our country.
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March 18th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
I think it’s fear too. People are afraid to move out of their comfort zones.
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Tony Logue on March 25th, 2010
Great stuff. First visit here, and it’s nice seeing some familiar faces.
I’m actually finding a lot of people (mostly younger) that are not at all familiar with the terms MLM or network marketing. That’s refreshing to me.
It makes it even more important to make a good impression so as not to give them the wrong impression.
Sadly what I find with unskilled network marketers, and any sales person or marketer without experience, is the sense of desperation. I saw it often in a previous life (LOL) when I sold insurance. The unskilled don’t have the skills yet, and they think that badgering and over talking will bring about the desired outcome. Usually not the case.
Take time to learn the skills and be patient. Become a professional.
The greatest advice for me in sales and marketing is learning to ask good questions. Particularly open ended questions. You have to uncover a need before trying to fill it.
Great stuff….
Remember….take it slow.
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Matt Cassity on March 31st, 2010
Hi Jason,
A lot of Network Marketers would agree that they hate Spam. When they go to promote their business they do a lot of spam like advertising.
For Exmaple:
1 Flyers on Car Windshields
2 They change every conversation into a Network Marketing Pitch
If you want to have success you need to actually help peoples lives in some form or another.
Matt Cassity
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Hey Jason,
That is some funny stuff you have there! Before I got involved with MLM. I used to think the same as you outlined. But once I really knew the business and how to market…Wow! that is all I can say.
Have a great day my friend…
Josh
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March 17th, 2010 at 10:46 am
Damnit Josh,
I was really sitting on this today. You are like one of those Ebay guys waiting for the very last second.
Guess I’ll have to remain the Comment Ninja -in – waiting.
Eric
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March 17th, 2010 at 10:53 am
I hate E-bay ninjas… I’ve lost to them before.
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March 17th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
You should try it with my connection. I bet they laugh at me as the satellite orbits the earth three times before my click goes through.
March 18th, 2010 at 8:04 am
I believe it,
Around here, my net connection gets slow around 4:00.
I guess all the kids get off school or something then spend the next hour on Facebook playing Farmville or Mafiawars… or whatever they do online. Some days it’s almost impossible to load a website at that time… and I have highspeed… thinking of going with cable internet… or whatever it’s called.
March 17th, 2010 at 10:56 am
Crap, I was sending you both a msg on FB and missed out!
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March 17th, 2010 at 10:51 am
The comment ninja is first again.
Good day Josh,
I think it’s hilarious what people will say about network marketing even when they know nothing about it at all.
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March 17th, 2010 at 11:06 am
Darn! I was right behind you this morning, but then took too long to write my ‘novel’ so Eric and Dwayne beat me
Got to put my running shoes on tomorrow.
You all have a great day!
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March 17th, 2010 at 11:17 am
Ilka, I think Josh has a “bat phone”, or he sits and stares at his RSS feed all morning : )
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Now he’s Batman? Ha
March 17th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I think he has them written up before I post… he must sneak in and read my journal… or something?
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
That’s a good one Jason!
And Twila, you may be right too. We’ll never know though because I don’t think he’s ever going to reveal his secret.
March 17th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Now this has to be the funniest comment post in JB’s history. I’m laughing so much that I just choke up on a Cheetos!
This is so cool. I just been upgraded from a sneaky ninja to Batman.
Hey Eric, there is a spot open for you buddy!