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Comment #4

justxploring — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:28:39 GMT

What product you are marketing? I am always interested in finding out what works although I rarely will join because of the investment required. I do know several people who made some decent money on health products, discount dental plans, travel services, etc. You need to really be aggressive and be able to talk to lots of people at the market, in parking lots, etc. and advertise in local papers. One man I know would rent a room at a local motel once a month to recruit people. I'm not sure if he was successful. I sort of agree with Coin Toss, but if you get in at the right time, sometimes you can make enough to start your own business. These companies seem to disappear after a while, then those who were able to eke out a living start another group. There have been network marketing groups for many, many years. I remember in the 80s when it became popular. It's really no different than being in real estate or insurance or anything else that requires referrals and knowing lots of people who will buy from you. The concept is great, but when there is a break in the chain, it dies. Example, you talk to just 10 people and they talk to 10 people. So now you've got 100 people under you. You'll lose some, so say it's now 60. So 60 people talk to 10 people which makes 600. I wish it worked that way in the real world. It can if you are persistent and don't give up too easily. I just talked to a man who has 3,000 customers. It's a product a think is great but I don't know how or where I'd sell it. It took him 10 years, but if only 1/4 of them spend money in any given month and he only makes $10 profit from each sale, he'll earn $7,500 a month. It's a numbers game.... [ More ]

Comment #3

chezel30 — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:07:13 GMT

it's great to find people of like mindedness, justxploring thanksfor that great comment almost all industry is stuctured in this way one way or another. and i know what u mean about not knowing enough people and the one's you know are usualy the ones that tend to think that way in my case anyway. but i will keep pldding along regardless i am sure these people will eventually enter my life in one way or another. excellent comments regardless. i belive network marketers are going to free the world from feeling down and out and create a world that is much pleasent to live in because we are all doing something we enjoy and we are helping others to do the same.... [ More ]

Comment #2

Coin Toss — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:06:17 GMT

Network marketing sounds great on paper, unfortunately the average person doesn't "get it" and often the way it is set up only the "in with the in crowd" ever really make anything.

Comment #1

justxploring — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:34:41 GMT

I agree with you about network marketing. I just don't know enough people! LOL Every business is some type of network and also a pyramid. I mean, if you work in WalMart, the executives make money off of the managers and they make money off of their assistants who make money off of the cashiers and shippers, etc. It's just not thought of as a pyramid operation. I've been in sales for years, so I understand exactly what you mean.

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