Multi Level Marketing (MLM) - Does It Work?

| Posted: 27-11-2007 | Comments: 0 | Views: 86 | Rating: (128)

(?)

For some people, MLM is the way to go and indeed a large number of people around the world swear by it and i personally know people who make well over $100k a year working their multi level marketing program.

The unfortunate part about it is that they were the only ones making money. No one on their team was duplicating the efforts they were doing. Whether they were selling vitamins, travel, a gas saver product, lotions, potions, pills, candles or juice beverage products, I have tried it all and it was a difficult task for me.

The classic MLM training plan is to firstly approach your family & friends but if you are like me (just a normal family guy) i soon ran out of people to bug, so what then, well i then tried the next step in the manual and hosted two or three home parties and got nowhere, once i ran out of leads I started buying leads, in the hope of converting some people into my business. That is so much harder than it sounds. Sure I made sales, but by the time I was getting to the next profit level, the people who i brought in 2-3 months ago were dropping like flies. This is why I could never make it to the next big payout level of the commission plan.

For some reason, I would always fall short of the next bonus payout or car bonus. Usually, I would fall short of personal volume or group volume or I would have enough on my left side, but not enough on my right side, so I would miss out on the big payouts, month after month.

This is the same old stuff you hear about why MLM doesnt work for most people and the only people making money were the people with huge dowlines and people that have been in the business a long time with lists of hundreds of thousands of people to market to. For any newbie MLMer joining, good luck.

I once watched a stay at home mom put $13,000 into a business to quit within a year. Most of us are smarter than that and would have quit after a few months and maybe only lost $1000 down the drain, but this person was persistent and did not want to fail. So she kept plugging away until they had no money left and when gas prices went to $3.50, the father of the family couldnt afford to put gas in the car. So much for a supportive upline.

The only thing we have found on the internet to work for most people is a direct sales company that pays you 100% of the sale. Companies that have a price point of less than $1000 to start. This is the only way you have a chance to succeed. Beware of the $1500 to $5000 programs, the start up company and program jumpers.

The truth about start ups is that they have no track record. You have no idea if they will be in business two years later. Watch out for people who jump ship every time a new program comes out on the internet.

Most importantly, be careful of the program that costs more than $1000.00. They are hard to sell, no matter how good it sounds - unless they have lower entry levels or allow you to work your way up without further investment - but these are few and far between.

I hope this helps your research in determining a company that you have confidence in and that you can be proud to represent.

Rate this Article:

Current: 0 / 5 stars - 0 vote(s).

Article Tags: MLM, Network Marketing, Internet Marketing, Work From Home, Business Opportunity

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/business-opportunities-articles/multi-level-marketing-mlm-does-it-work-268640.html

Print article

Send to friend

Publish this Article

Author feedback

About the Author:

Mark Quibell is a successful entrepreneur having developed several successful businesses over the past 10 years. His latest enterprise had a t/o of 300+ million US$. To join Mark and his business partner Shay and become part of their next success story please visit www.amazingincome-4u.com

Submitting articles has become one of the most popular means of generating quality backlinks and targeted traffic to your website. Join us today - It's Free!

Article Comments

Add new Comment

Make Money at Home - your Financial Freedom Starts Today!
By: Scott OBrien | 07/09/2007 | Home Business
Are you a prisoner at your own Job? Is Financial Freedom your dream? Starting a Home Business is a big step... You need your job to support you and your family, but you want to have your own business and enjoy more freedoms. You can do this... find someone who has a successful Home Business now and follow their footstes. They will gladly mentor you if your willing to put the time in needed to acheive Financial Freedom!

How To Become Internet Marketing Savvy Quickly
By: Anthony J. Namata | 25/05/2008 | Internet
Alright, you've joined the Internet revolution. You want to work-from-home and to make a success of it, but everything is moving so quickly and there's way too much information for you to take in all at once. What do you do to not bail out before you've even begun? The...

My Story
By: Mireille C Vercellono | 25/03/2008 | Business
This is Mimi's experience in Network Marketing

Attraction Marketing - How it Works
By: Mireille C Vercellono | 25/03/2008 | Business
All about Attraction Marketing - where to go for the best assistance to succeed.

Traffic Swarm Explained
By: Mireille C Vercellono | 25/03/2008 | Business
Generate traffic to your site.

Watch Out for the Scam Artist
By: Mitchell Choy | 04/09/2007 | Online Business
How do we define a scam artist? What traits do you look for when deciding on a business opportunity?

Confessions of a Home Business Junkie
By: Clint Evans | 19/05/2006 | Home Business
Confessions from my experience and secrets I have learned being in the home business industry for 9 years. My successes and failures and the 10 things you must do to insure your success in this arena.

Internet Business Startup: What to Do When Starting Up your Online Business
By: Jagraj Singh Gill | 28/01/2007 | Business Opportunities
Working at home is one of the best options for people who would like to have more control over their time. Unlike when you are working in the office where you need to abide by the regular working hours set by the company, working at home on your own business will allow you some flexibility in your time. However, although working at home has many advantages, you should be prepared to put in considerable amount of efforts to get things started. An internet business start up could be very challenging so make sure that you are prepared for all the consequences of your decision to get up your own business.

Got a Question? Ask.

Ask the community a question about this article:

Frequently Asked Questions

Reasons to Shop through Shop to Earn
By: bwritr | 14-07-2008
What is the advantage of shopping through someone else's Shop to Earn web portal? For example, if someone who shops online anyway did not want to own a website or otherwise invest in Shop to Earn, what would motivate them to shop through my site rather than just shop as they do now?

Boot problems or hard drive bad?
By: debbiewho | 13-07-2008
my pc can't start all the way it keeps going back into boot screen over and over. just as it is about to log in it slows down and goes as i said back into boot menu screen. I'm thinking my HD is bad., but want some confirmation before going throughthe rigamaroar - yeah that's spelled right - ha haany help is helpful - thanks much

Work from home
By: jabez | 12-07-2008
Are there any legitimate home based businesses. I'm retired and i need to supplement my income.

DVD burner question
By: Info Sponge | 12-07-2008
Whats the difference between a CD/DVD burner and a CD/DVD+/-RW Drive

My computer talks to me and I want it to shut up!
By: loistone | 11-07-2008
I have a MAC and was trying to figure out how to delete a message that never got sent. I asked the help menu how to delete a message and it gave me instructions. Somehow, I got the voiceover turned on and I do not know how to turn it off! It talks to me every time I touch the computer. I can see just fine and do not need this feature. If anyone has a MAC and can tell me how to turn it off I would be most grateful. Also, a black box outline is now on my screen and I can't turn that off either.

Is this a virus
By: rose | 08-07-2008
C:/Windows/winuscn32.exe keeps popping up at starup. after looking it up on the web....seems i have a virus. how can i delete it. i have vista home edition

Q&A Powered by:

Latest Business Opportunities Articles

Secrets to Using The Internet To Discover Your Next Business Disclosed
By: Kurt Henninger | 23/07/2008
The internet has changed the way in which we go about our everyday lives, and the way we do business is no different. It has opened up a whole new world of business opportunities for people with the vision and drive to take advantage of them, and the willingness to step into the internet age.

Educators Financial Freedom
By: vishal | 23/07/2008
Tecahers Wallet is for educators . Educators looking to earn extra incomes . We at Teachers Wallet find and create avenues that are- Simple in Nature Non-Capital Intensive Generate income for the user Reduce time pressures on the user we are not providing or talking about those get rich quick schemes on internet signing users for a fees . we provide opportunites in the sphere of education building incomes using your skills and doing what you lime the most "TEACHING"

Data Entry Work From Home Opportunities to Make Money
By: Alan Lim | 22/07/2008
Data entry work from home is definitely not a 'one size fits all.' There is an exciting range of possibilities from which you can pick and choose.

The Benefits To Working From Home
By: Timothy Watts | 22/07/2008
There is no other opportunity in the world that presents the kinds of benefits an online job has for you. When working at home you can do whatever you want, take orders from yourself, and spend more time with the family. What more could you ask from a job?

Planet Antares Vending for Honor Box Segment
By: Kerry Collin | 22/07/2008
The ever increasing competition in the vending Markey has made vending operators hard-squeezed for profits. The honor box segment of vending industry has become the exclusive domain of a unique group of specialists.

Online Money Making Opportunities. Are You Ready?
By: Scott Miscall | 22/07/2008
The dream to work from home is one that many hundreds of thousands of people share. Many want to escape unpleasant jobs or unpleasant bosses for more favorable online money making opportunities.

Do Home Business Opportunities Really Work?
By: Koz Huseyin | 22/07/2008
It seems like there are 2 sides to home business opportunities. One side states that home business opportunities are scams, while another side testifies that the home business opportunities do work, and have worked for them. The question is do they work or not? In this short article, you will find my best unbiased information, which should serve you.

3 Basic Steps To Starting & Succeeding In Your Wholesale & Distribution Business
By: Jorge Olson | 22/07/2008
Wholesale Business is one of the oldest, most profitable and excited business to get into. Learn the basics and how to brake into the industry.

More from Mark Quibell

What Company? Which Product? Lotion, Potions & Pills? I think Not
By: Mark Quibell | 06/12/2007 | Business Opportunities
Choosing carefully, these companies promise the world but rarely deliver!

How Do I Choose A Business? - There Are So Many ...
By: Mark Quibell | 06/12/2007 | Business Opportunities
When I evaluate a company, I look for these key points. Keep in mind, when I join a company, my number 1 goal is to make money and to do it legitimately.

Beware of Jumping to "Pre Launch" or "Its Brand New" Programs
By: Mark Quibell | 29/11/2007 | Business Opportunities
Using the term 'Pre launch' or 'its brand new' is one of the oldest tricks in the book. Heres why!

Article Categories

Article Marketing

Article Notepad

Stop Duplicate Content

Term Papers

Need Help?

Sign up for our email newsletter

Receive updates, enter your email below

Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy | User published content is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Copyright © 2005-2008 Free Articles by ArticlesBase.com, All rights reserved. (0.25, 17)

Multi Level Marketing (MLM) - Does It Work?

Article Comments

Related Articles

Got a Question? Ask.

Latest Business Opportunities Articles

More from Mark Quibell

Need Help?

Site Links

Webmasters

Business Info

Sign up for our email newsletter