| People talk about MLMs and scams negatively and | | | | Don't you think all these have got to change? |
| frequently... Why? | | | | Many people do need to be educated. The |
| I see fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of the | | | | internet has leveled the playing field so much that |
| opinions of others, fear of having to work hard... | | | | even a 10 year old can earn money online if I |
| The truth: MLMs did not fail anyone & | | | | were to show him/her how to do so! It's that |
| Success can be learned. Success not only in MLM, | | | | simple and advanced technological things are now |
| but in practically any field... in life! | | | | so accessible. Why are so many so fearful then? |
| People fail in MLMs not because it is a scam | | | | Have you heard of scams? People cry scam |
| system. Yes, every system has its flaws, and | | | | many times not because they were scammed... |
| every system can be improved upon, including | | | | but for other irrelevant reasons! The most |
| the MLM systems. Flaws do not render MLMs as | | | | common reason is that they hear many others |
| scams =) | | | | say the same thing... crowd mentality... peer |
| Truth be told... not all MLMs are made equal. Joining | | | | pressure... having something to feed the self |
| a good MLM is one of the smartest ways to | | | | esteem... |
| make money on the internet. | | | | Yes, there are indeed many scams around. But |
| At the basic level of any business, you need to | | | | there are actually as many genuine opportunities |
| make sales. From insurance to hawking... you need | | | | too. One of the most common scams that I've |
| to make sales, you need to earn from loyal | | | | come across is the Nigeria email scams... It's still |
| repeat customers... | | | | happening today. The scammer tells you a story |
| I can sell you a blank piece of paper, you buy it | | | | to let you know that he/she is going to send you |
| from me & sell it at a higher price to | | | | a fortune left by someone who has died or is in |
| someone else so that you can make a profit. If | | | | trouble... whatever... I'm sure most of us have |
| you cannot find that someone else to sell to, is | | | | seen loads of that in our inbox by now. Payment |
| that the end of the road? Many who failed in a | | | | systems and lottery scams are as common too. |
| business do not see the infinite possibilities, that's | | | | Now, when a person who has not been informed |
| why they stop short of their potential. Success is | | | | about scams & is also in a desperate |
| just a few feet away most of the time... | | | | situation goes online to search for an extra |
| Now, let me ask you a question: Do you pay the | | | | income, he/she may fall for scams like that. |
| Service Provider Salesperson who sold you your | | | | Education to expose such scams is quite crucial. |
| phone & the phone plan a commission month | | | | Here's a niche taken advantage by scammers |
| after month? If you do, this salesperson would be | | | | too.. What do I mean? |
| richer with each sale he/she makes! No... you pay | | | | See, it's becoming a very common scam used by |
| the Service Provider who pays a standard wage | | | | unscrupulous people that you may not have |
| to the salesperson regardless of the number of | | | | realised if you've not observed enough. The |
| people he/she has served... | | | | scammers tell you about "scams" that are actually |
| Many successful people love network marketing. | | | | not scams at all, and introduce you to a whole list |
| The words "network marketing" just make sense | | | | of scams. I've seen many such sites & it's |
| & are exciting to them! It is never at the | | | | my pleasure to bring them down... So, beware... |
| expense of downlines, that's just an excuse many | | | | You've been warned =) |
| would like to give for their failure which is part of | | | | Ok, the truth be told, some of these "scammers" |
| the poverty mindset. If you want to join the | | | | are themselves scam victims, perpetuating the |
| failure group, go ahead to revolt, complain and | | | | scams unknowingly... well, ignorance is not always |
| whine against MLM... You'll easily have a great | | | | that blissful, you know. There are also people |
| following of whiners... LOL (Laugh Out Loud for | | | | making money from your surfing using their |
| those who somehow don't know what LOL is...) | | | | websites... E.g. many get paid to click programs |
| The truth is: MLM is no different from any other | | | | are great for advertising real business |
| business. If you see it as a scam, then all | | | | opportunities (I have used some of them before |
| businesses are scams :D In fact, it's a smart way | | | | to test them out for both advertising & |
| to make money. You work a little & | | | | income source), but are complete scams when it |
| leverage on the work of others... It's a beautiful | | | | comes to being an income source (negligible or no |
| system. Do you know that more millionaires have | | | | payment)... I shan't name them here, but I'm sure |
| been created from the Internet MLM industry | | | | once you're aware, you can spot them out quite |
| alone than any other industry for the past | | | | easily =) |
| decade? Okay, I know I write heavy going stuff... | | | | Of course you have loads of spams that carry |
| HAHAHA! Let's sidetrack a little. Think about this | | | | both scams & real income opportunities... |
| for a while... Money essentially comes from nature. | | | | SPAM & SCAMS sound so alike Many people |
| It started with barter trade... then a simple form | | | | are going online to look for something to make |
| of medium of exchange... Someone like a bank | | | | themselves an extra income because there is no |
| has to control this medium, and discovering things | | | | such thing as job security now, and many being |
| from nature like gold & diamonds increase | | | | absent-minded subscribe to a lot of email series... |
| the amount of money for the globe to use... | | | | Then, you have the viruses that help to |
| Some have even found other means to create | | | | aggravate matters. LOL |
| more global money... | | | | Frustrated people would not be able to tell the |
| There is always enough to go around, but why | | | | difference between a genuine income opportunity |
| don't we see that happening? People allow their | | | | & a downright scam. So, all the unnecessary |
| lives to be run by fear, general opinions, | | | | scam cries are expected =) Be wise, but don't |
| unfounded assumptions, common misconceptions, | | | | get frustrated and take folly as wisdom. |
| old wives' tales... the list is remarkably endless! | | | | |