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Truth Behind the Smoke and Mirrors of Multi-Level and Network Marketing
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Thank you very much for writing that article on MLM's, I found it on google,
while doing research on a MLM I was just pitched on....http://www.zrii.com ,
Although, I was not close to joining, they are expert salespeople.
Its also not surprising that all my starving real estate investor friends
have fallen for this type of involvement.
I am more shocked how people can live with themselves.
Thanks,
Jon
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thanks so much for this info..I smelled a rat from the get go..
i was taken to a home and shown the
'presentation'--
when i had to give 99 bucks to become
a 'distributor'
i knew what this was all about. and no
info was given to me
before i was in the person's home.
i've seen this type thing
before.
again thanks..
i will not get involved that is for
sure.
regds.
RH Wood in Memphis
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Sir,
I just want to let you know that if I
didn't know the facts about MLMs or Network Marketing. Most like I
would have read what you wrote and believed every word. I am not here to
argue with what you believe but I do what to set the record straight. And
in hopes that if you are a man of INTEGRITY and do your due diligence and
research the facts you might change or remove your site! I will assist
you on the research that if you so desire to find the facts and get past the
opinions. Google > Tim Sales - Brilliant Compensation there you
can find a short preview on the facts of the industry. I do believe
that there are a lot of companies out there that are scams and bad
business. But I believe just like anything in life there tends
to be some bad and some good but amongst them there are
companies of Integrity.
Now you may not like MLMs but the
fact remains whether you are a believer or not. Jesus Christ was the first
Network Marketer and look how big Christianity has grown in the past 2000
years. Plus you know we live a Christian country? I believe Network
Marketing is a true profession and offers the fairest opportunity for anyone to
make a better life their family.
Do a vast majority fail? YES.
And I believe that it's hard for a worker to become an owner and own
up to their business. Some do like myself and have success.
If you really want to write about
scams well write about Corporate American which I believe is the REAL or
smoke and mirrors! Inform people about all of the down sizing and
outsourcing good American jobs to India or Thailand to make a few already rich
guys richer.
God bless you, your
family and this great Country!
Cal Washington
ACN - Representative USA
Hi Vinstonas,
I just read your article I
found when I used Google while questioning a company I had just attended a
meeting about. The company was called Market America and you said exactly
what I was thinking and yet I had no idea no one to ask and back up my
concerns. I had kind of a funny run in with this company and I was over
whelmed after the so called meeting. I had so many questions and yet the
woman I went with had so little. She is so completely sucked in it is
scary. I so want to send her your article but I have no idea her email
address and she seemed rather upset with me when I told her I found it very
fishy and similar to Amway. She for some reason couldn't see the
similarities at all or just didn't want to admit she was sucked in already.
I do wonder why I had to go to this meeting and I guess it was to see that I am
no longer gullible to people who are out to only help themselves and need all
the stupid suckers out there to make their dreams a reality. I plan on
making my dreams come true on my own and I won't be scammed by any more rich
fakes. So to you I thank you for making my gut feelings a reality.
Thanks again. Jan
Dear Vinstonas,
I am a Visual Merchandiser
at a Macy's store, in
Being a sceptic, and
having enough intelligence to know that the pitch sounded preposterous, I took
the lady's business card and decided to investigate her business. She and
her husband are supposed "Unfranchise Owners" in the
Marketamerica scheme. When I Googled Marketamerica, your posting
appeared. It was quite helpful. You provided detailed information
regarding MLMs.
I appreciate your
interest in helping inform others about the immoral scams perpetrated by whores
like the two creeps I met today. Armed with your information, I'm
actually looking forward to their return visit to my store...
THANKS AGAIN!
Vinstonas,
I just wanted to let you know your article about MLMs looks great. I haven't
looked at it in detail, but my first run though, I was very impressed.
I'm an MBA student at
I met a lady at Toastmasters last night and we were talking. She was just
'pitched' Market America so I was doing some special research to maybe help her
out. I have just printed your letter to give to her (as well as copies of some
litigation against Market America). I'm having lunch with her today, so
hopefully between you and me , we can save at least one MLM victim.
Also, I notice your name is Wu. I've noticed that the Asian community is a
common target for MLMs. This lady is Taiwanese, so if you care, you're helping
a fellow Asian.
So, the point of the email is just to thank you for taking the time to post
your letter.
Jason
I just read your article and after
finishing the first two pages, I called my potential upline and declined
"joining the business". I'd had my suspicions since the first
approach almost 2 years ago, however, circumstances in my life had me seeking
money making opportunities without much of a time commitment. So...
I thought. After attending my third meeting, which answered a LOT of
questions - the push was to have big recruiting strategies and make people
buy training "tools" and tickets to seminars. This approach was
the "real" strategy and it turned me off considerably. I was
seeking for information such as yours in the beginning and was unable to hit on
it. I tried a different search tactic today and found your article.
It basically answered and nailed everything that I had been questioning.
When I called my potential upline and
declined - I was amazed at how often she repeated her "story" and the
tactic became so obvious to me. I'm sad to say that I doubt our
friendship (from 13 years previous) will continue as it had. I wondered
why my husband and family wouldn't support my tentative approach to
joining. Now I know. And for that I am thankful.
Good
Morning,Vinstonas. Thanks for your article on MLMs and Market
America. I recently attended an "informational" meeting about Market
America and their proposed "business opportunity". I too am a born
skeptic and have been is sales for over 25 years and approached the idea with
much ingrained skepticism. It was quite a display of "smoke and
mirrors" with a heavy veil of elusive language and promises. Early on in
the presentation, I had thoughts of "Amway" and
"pyramid". I told my contact and potential
"distributor" after the meeting, that I was not interested.
I later went on-line to research furthur and discovered your article. You
confirmed my doubts and did an excellent job of exposing the true nature
of the "opportunity" and explaining the workings of the system. Your
critical thinking and well organized presentation of the nature of their scheme
and it's operation,cut through the "smoke and mirrors" and exposed
the "naked truth" of their claims and promises. Thank you
for taking the time and effort to help others in making informed desicions
regarding so-called "business opportunities". It so gratifying to
know that there are people like you who care enough about their fellow man and
want to protect others who may be vulnerable and ill-informed to
such schemes. THANK YOU,GOD BLESS YOU!
Mr.Kim McIsaac,
Vinstonas,
Thank
you for your honest and very accurate article on MLM. I was just approached by
someone I met at a local chamber of commerce meeting. He wanted me to get
involved with Market America. So I figured I'd do a little research and came
across your article. After reading it entirely I emailed him back to let him
know I was not interested. Thanks again, you saved me a lot of wasted time and
effort.
Regards,
John
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