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by **Vicki** on Tue May 16, 2006 12:42 am

I have an opinion that I'd like to share. I have been a customer with Melaleuca for 4 years now and I love their products. I am considering starting my own Melaleuca business, and I have made some interesting observations from the feedback on this website. Here they are:

Why are people so defensive? Yes, there are some scams out there, but there are also legitimate businesses. Do your research and find out what the company is about. Don't trash something based what you heard from your friend or what you assume must be true because someone else said it. Just because you have been burned in the past doesn't mean every company is like that.

Many of these companies don't claim to be get rich quick schemes. If it is a legitimate business it will require lots of hard work. I find A LOT of people work a few hours at it and then wonder why they don't make much money. This is not for everyone, and if it's not for you don't pretend it is and then blame the company for letting you down. You actually have to work at this people!

Finally, I find it so strange that people freak out about having to pay something to get started. Don't get me wrong, you should never pay for a work at home JOB, but this is a work at home BUSINESS. There is a big difference and some people just don't seem to get it. This is your own business, and the harder you work, the more you will make. The income potential is unlimited, but you have to work for it. Melaleuca provides the products, website, and customer support you need, and they deliver the products to your door, so of course you have to pay an enrollment fee for this. Do you really think this should be free? If you do you should look into a work at home job, not a work at home business.

by **peachypan** on Thu May 18, 2006 8:40 pm

I can't tell you how much I wish people would learn the difference between a job and a business! And then they want something for nothing....these people are probally not the best business partners to have, in any business. If they're not willing to work, they'll just give you a bunch of excuses and waste your time and then quit. It's just not worth it.

Halena
~Peachy!

by **swagen** on Thu May 18, 2006 8:45 pm

Vicky & Peachy:

I agree with both of you 100%. Most people just don't get it though.

by **peachypan** on Thu May 18, 2006 8:51 pm

I also wanted to address those who are looking for "walk away" income. Those who promote it are just saying that they are planning on abandoning you when they get what they want. The new people to the business will always need guidance...even if it's just doing a presentation. Leadership should always be rewarded.

Halena
~Peachy!

by **swagen** on Thu May 18, 2006 8:55 pm

Please don't take this as a sales pitch, because it's not, but that's one of the good things about anyone who gets my book. They'll have my support directly from me, the person who wrote it, for as long as I'm living and breathing, which I intend to be for a very long time.

That's until my daughter gets a hold of my charge card.

by **martinbradstreet** on Thu May 25, 2006 12:57 am

I agree with all of you.

People get into MLM and fail because they don't put in the effort. Then they blame everyone else but themselves and after they've had their rant the bad mouh the affiliate program which in turn makes it harder for the ones that do put in the effort.

I hate these people!

by **NuIBO** on Sat May 27, 2006 6:15 pm

Maybe this might be something you guys can share with those who don't understand the difference. This article, is one I found on the Internet. Feel free to copy and print so next time you're on the phone or emailing send them this (make sure you don't take credit for it though...it's a great article and the guy that wrote it deserves that credit). It has 110% helped my business and those who join are fully aware and in understanding of what's going on. What I can't stand is business builders who don't educate their newbies! By the same token I have low tolerance for naive people who choose to stay ignorant to the difference. Nonetheless, I hope this helps.

This is Long ... but it's worth reading. I also give credit to the guy that wrote it and you should to if you use this. Not a good idea to plagiarize! :lol:

Written by: http://www.network-marketing-works.com/
(plus I put in our company info for my team, but that's all I added to it)
:!:

A network marketing business in reality is a business school; you are or should be in a training program from day one. This truly is a Learn while you earn Program. The training if it is quality training is life changing.

There are many different opportunities that in reality are a network marketing company, but they refuse to call themselves that. Each of these companies is best described as a non-traditional form of business, so what’s the difference. In a traditional business you have lots of overhead, employees, health insurance for your employees, office rent the list goes on and on.

Non-traditional businesses are generally worked from a home office. This eliminates the high overhead of the traditional business. In today's high fuel prices one can save up to several hundred dollars a month in just fuel costs by not having to commute to a JOB.

Let's compare

Network marketing (IAB is)

They usually offer reasonably priced products and services that people consume in a short time. Generally the commission structure is less up-front then the direct sales companies, but it has a benefit that most direct sales companies do not have and that is residual income (on going income a month that you don’t have to work for again).

• It costs less to get involved with this form of business.
• Allows more people to become involved.
• Builds Residual Income.

Network marketing is about sales and distribution, but a different kind of sales. It’s more of a soft sale or recommendation then the hard closing type that you’re accustomed to with the typical salesman or saleswoman in the direct sales.

Direct Sales Companies (IAB is not)

These companies are known as seller-based, they market higher priced, usually one time sales items. The benefits of these programs are you make higher commissions but they have very little if any residual income. Essentially if you stop working so does your income.

You are paid directly on what you personally sell, so you have to sell lots and lots of merchandise. This also limits you to the type of people you can bring into your business as the “salesperson” type. Direct sales cost more to get involved with usually in the thousands of dollar range, again limiting you on the number of people!

In Network Marketing we help and assist others in building their business. We are also leveraging their time, with each of us is gathering customers along the way. Hence the name Network. We get paid for this because we are assisting, coaching and helping them to establish their business. Helping them to reach their goals for their financial future. So It’s only right that we also get paid for our time?

Just like your employer leverages your time, through network marketing you can leverage the time of others. What does this mean?

Let’s take a look at a typical employer in a service industry with 100 or more employees. That has a labor rate of 60 dollars per hour. The goal of our employer is to keep each employee active and busy for each hour paid.

Out of this once all the costs of doing business are factored in such as wages paid, health insurance, unemployment insurance, federal taxes, state taxes, fica taxes, permits, maintenance, housekeeping, the list just goes on and on. The employer may get to keep 5 to 10 dollars per hour of that labor rate.

In Network Marketing, we have our initial start up costs anywhere from just a few dollars to several hundred dollars (in this case with IAB you can start up at only $57.90 a year…that’s it). Where most network marketers fail is they feel that they don't need a marketing budget for advertising, they don't seek out the education required to succeed.

One of the important things to remember is, you are in a real business, and you no longer have a boss holding you accountable. Your success or failure is dependent upon you and your actions.

Your primary task will be to gathering customers for your products or services. To help and assist others get started in their own business partnered with you. You are looking at a business model that will take 3 to 5 years to produce the kind of results you’re looking for.

So don’t give up your day job just yet. It will require 5 to 20 hours of consistent time and effort each week to build a successful Network Marketing Business. It will require a marketing budget; most people do not even consider this. Once again this is a real business this is your business, not a get rich quick overnight program, although it has been hyped by a great many naive marketers and web sites.

Network marketing is based on word of mouth advertising which is the most effective form of advertising. Think about it when you go out, watch a great movie, you will go out and tell people about it. When Sam’s club or Costco moved to your area, you joined their buying club and started telling everyone how much you saved. This is the power of word of mouth advertising.

Major advertising agencies and companies count on this. This is one of the things that we do as network marketers. The major difference is that we get paid for our word of mouth advertising.

One of the most often asked questions is will I have to sell products and services? The answer is of course yes. Think about it, no one likes to have a salesman or woman come to the door and sells them products right. We hate to go to the automobile dealers, where we are swarmed with 5 different sales people all trying to get you to buy from them right!

So how are we as a network marketer different? We recommend products or services that we like and personally use. If we know it’s good and personally uses it, recommending it to those who have requested this information is very easy.

by **martinbradstreet** on Sat May 27, 2006 8:31 pm

Hey NuIBO,

VERY NIICE

This is a great article! You found a piece of article gold a say.

Thanks for your imput on this thread.

by **NuIBO** on Sat May 27, 2006 9:15 pm

Thank you ... it completely stumps those who call network marketing a scam!

by **swagen** on Sat May 27, 2006 9:18 pm

Hi Lisa:

Yes, excellent article. Also one of the first things I learned to finally get my head out from my behind and start to have some success on the Internet. I've come a long way since those days.

by **NuIBO** on Sat May 27, 2006 9:21 pm

Isn't it funny that one article can do that for us? My sponsor at the time didn't even know this about what she was doing for a living! I found that some time ago and always keep it handy for others. Good stuff. It's inspired me to write in Ezines and things like that. Network Marketing is pretty simple if you think about it!

by **NuIBO** on Sat May 27, 2006 9:22 pm

Or rather are educated! Oops!

by **athomept** on Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:16 pm

Yet another great topic, excellent article as well. I

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by **realcertifiedorganics** on Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:20 am

Hello Everyone!

Thanks for the article. It provides a lot of valuable insight.

I'm in an an mlm, or for better words, a multi-channel enterprise right now
and love it. For those of you looking at mlms, take your time and be very thorough. There are a lot of great options out there. If you join an MLM thinking you can sell to everyone you know, then you are destined for failure. If the mlm you're looking at is saturated, has a lot of marketing restrictions and high monthly cost, then... it will be that much more difficult to attack distributers, be creative, keep you motivated and most importantly give you the feeling of accomplishment and integrity.

However, I do want to point out, there are new opportunities out there, with less restrictions. I'm in one now with Organics and Natural Enterprise Group (ONE Group.) It has a World's 1st Organic product line as well the best elements of marketing and distribution. My products can be marketed via the internet on my OWN company approved website or through the replicated company website that is included in the $35 membership fee. I can also sell to retail outlets and e-tailers....at expos, home presentations of course, wellness/health/beauty, soon to be a fundraising program as well. This is not a get rich quick scheme. It does take a lot of time initially to get a handle on the business and depending on your financial goals, it may take considerable amounts of time forever. That's up to you.

There are too many great things to say about this company. It is very ethical and green. The start-up cost are low enough for practically anyone to join, etc.....

Please contact me if you have any questions, if you would like a company overview, or copy of the compensation plan. Please respect the fact that I included a lot of information in this post and my intention was not to attract you by inflating and exaggerating the opportunity without mentioning the company name.

I have an experienced team that provides a lot of ongoing training and support.

Best Regards,

by **kfree2006** on Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:33 pm

peachypan wrote:I can't tell you how much I wish people would learn the difference between a job and a business! And then they want something for nothing....these people are probally not the best business partners to have, in any business. If they're not willing to work, they'll just give you a bunch of excuses and waste your time and then quit. It's just not worth it.

Halena
~Peachy!

some people will get it and some will not they will be left stuck waiting on the boat