So what Is MLM?

So, you want to be successful in your new Network Marketing, MLM business, huh?
But you're overwhelmed by everything you hear, everything you see?
You've got all this information and all of this product and you don't know what to do next?
You're wondering how you can fit this into your daily schedule?
Everything your mentor tells you you need to do to build your business takes away from your time or money?
You've talked to a few people about your product and no one seems interested?
You've talked to a few people about your opportunity and they told you you were crazy?
You're embarrassed to talk to your family and friends about your new business venture?
You're beginning to wonder what you got yourself into?
You're wondering if you did the right thing?
You're thinking of quitting?
I did a search on google.com for "what is MLM?" and this is the first thing that came up
MLM: Multi-Level Marketing. These are the pyramid schemes your teachers warned you about in school. They promise you'll make money with almost no effort. Don't believe them, and don't advertise where they do.
According to the FTC http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/other/dvimf16.htm
Some people confuse pyramid and Ponzi schemes with legitimate multilevel marketing. Multilevel marketing (aka network marketing) programs are known as MLM's, and unlike pyramid or Ponzi schemes, MLM's have a real product to sell. More importantly, MLM's actually sell their product to members of the general public, without requiring these consumers to pay anything extra or to join the MLM system. MLM's may pay commissions to a long string of distributors, but these commission are paid for real retail sales, not for new recruits.
In 1979, Network Marketing Sales was proclaimed a legal and viable method of distribution and sales in the U.S. courts (FTC versus Amway, 1979). Rules and Good Business Practice guidelines were established and all legitimate Networking companies adhere to these standards and practices.
After doing some searching on the net, I stumbled on an mlm message board and saw these posts:
I am thinking about trying mlm part-time while I work full-time until I can afford to quit my job. But, it is very confusing sifting through all the different businesses out there.
I am relatively new to working at home. In fact I am still doing a full time job and this on the side. Any advice on how to balance?
Well, here I am doing something I've never done before and wondering how to do it. I'm excited about finding this forum. I just started MLM. I have no experience, but I am excited. I'm keeping my full time job, until this turns into something. I'd love any and all advice. I believe in learning from others. Teach me.
Hi everyone - I have just joined a network marketing company. My first 3 attempts at recruitment have gone nowhere. I know it is very early days but does anyone have any tips on how to stay motivated and not lose heart when you are just starting out? And when I saw these posts, I realized.....
They have NO idea what MLM is, do they?
For days, after seeing those posts on the mlm board, I sit here in front of my computer trying to come up with words to share that would explain MLM to the market place. I read, I listen, I try to compose and still can't find the right words.
Then today, I listen to an audio conversation and NOW I understand why I have been struggling to find the words.
Because MLM is more than just an industry.
It's a process.
It's a lifestyle.
A journey one must choose to take.
And I know many will begin that journey and more will choose to go back to where they came from than those who choose to continue the journey to the end.
The journey will challenge our beliefs, who we are and what we think we know.
The journey will challenge our character, our values and our vision of our future.
The journey will challenge our strengths and our weaknesses, and only those who choose to take this journey, to the end, will be those who will fully understand....................
What IS MLM?
So, where do you go from here?
The way I see it, you have two choices.
A - You ignore anything and everything anyone in the MLM industry attempts to share with you. You go back to where you came from and continue on the same path, with the same lifestyle, with the same friends, working the same J.O.B. with the same dislikes and fears that initially brought you to MLM.
B - Or, you choose to learn all you can learn about the MLM industry, your company, your products, your market place. You choose to create a different lifestyle for yourself and your family. You choose a different career path rather than go back to where you came from. You choose prosperity.
So if you choose A - I bid you good luck, farewell and great tidings for your future.
And if you choose B - I welcome you on a journey that I myself started many years ago and continue every day.
To those who choose B - I appreciate you for having the strength and courage to take this challenge.
To REALLY become the person you speak of becoming.
To create the lifestyle you speak of so passionately.
I know it won't be an easy journey, but I also know it will be worth it.
Welcome aboard.
For you, I share my Beginners Journey recommended reading and listening list. If you sincerely chose B as your journey, then I ask you, as a beginner, to commit to a minimum of 15 minutes per day consuming this information I am about to share with you.
Work yourself up to 30 minutes per day after your first 30 days.
How?
Turn off your TV! That's how.
If you cannot commit a minimum 15 minutes per day to start, then this isn't for you.
I suggest you reconsider your options, A or B.
~~From the book Dare To Dream and Work To Win by Dr. Tom Barrett~~
If you want to learn, I will teach you. If you want to follow, I will lead you. If you want to learn how to be a leader, I will set you up for leadership. If you want to be a player on our team, I will help you. But if you just want to play, I don't have time for you.If you want to develop a serious business, then I will make a serious commitment to you. But if you just want to dabble, I will work with someone else. Think it over. I know how much I believe in you and in our business. I just need to know where you want to fit in.
To Your Success!
Money, Money, Money, Money Book by John Milton Fogg
The People's Franchise Reportby John Milton Fogg
Check Out The Biz - Online Presentation also available in DVDA generic opportunity meeting with Randy Gage. Log in with your name and email address then choose your connection.
Murphy's Committee Cassette By Jerry Clark - daRhinoWill You Make It Through The Jungle!
Why you're better off quitting your job Report by Rene Reid Yarnell
The Greatest Networker (TGN) In The World Bookby John Milton Fogg
The 10 Commandments of Power Positioning Book by Michael Fortin, the Success Doctor
Brilliant Compensation Online presentation also available in DVD by Tim Sales Recruit More Distributors with Proven Movies
Super Prospecting Book by Tom "Big Al" Schreiter
Your first year in Network Marketing Book by Mark and Rene Reid Yarnell
Get Rich Slow Ebook by John Milton Fogg
Secrets of PROSPERITY Pre-recorded training online TGN TeleCoaching Seminar - Tuesday, June 22, 2004by Randy Gage
Prosperity: Cd's or cassettes How to Apply Spiritual Laws to Create Health, Wealth, and Abundance in Your Lifeby Randy Gage
Dare to Dream and Work to Win Book Understanding the dollars and sense of success in Network Marketing.by Dr. Tom Barrett
Trying to build a profitable business in your spare time? Website You can find the tips and advice you need right here on the MLM Woman web site. Who are our readers? Our readers are part-time network marketers facing the challenges of limited time and often limited funds; full-time MLM'ers who are aggressively working towards their goals of financial freedom; and newcomers to the industry that are starting out smart by following the footsteps of the successful network marketers who have gone before them.
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A Message from your Mentor:
You know that I care about you, right?You know that I am committed to you, right?You know that I want you to win as much as you want to win in this business, right?
I'm glad you know these things because today I'm going to hit you right between the eyes!
If you are serious about wanting to be a winner in this industry, you need to pay attention......
I doesn't matter to me if you want to earn $500 a day, week, month or year. What matters is that you are teachable and willing to learn. If you don't take the time not only to read this report But follow through on it.....
Then this business probably isn't for you.
Any business venture requires the quality of a leader, one who is willing to step up to the plate to get the job done. "The hardest part about being self employed is in employing yourself." If you cannot see yourself in a position of employing yourself at least 1-2 hours per day, every day, then being self employed is probably not the route you should be taking. But if you are ready to learn how to employ yourself and commit to the time it takes to learn how to be self employed, then I welcome you again.
About the AuthorKaren & Bill Umstattd, Home Based Business Consultants, have been involved in network marketing as a business owner, distributor, consultant, trainer, and author since 1995. Fifteen years after owning a "traditional" business, they came to the realization that they weren't even close to building that retirement income they always dreamed of. And so began their journey to find a "better way of life" that could some day help them retire from the "rat race" and live life completely as it was meant to be lived. A true example of "never, ever, ever quit" (on your dreams). So who are Karen & Bill Umstattd? Meet them online at www.KarenUmstattd.com