Network Marketing

SheiliaLee, thanks for the comment. Actually, one of the things that makes network or multilevel marketing successful for the companies backing them is that most people do sign up to be able to purchase the product at a discount and not to sell to new members. While the big money is made by signing up people who will in turn sell memberships and sign-up more people it is the sales of the actual product that generate the revenue for the backers. You will often hear the 80/20 rule mentioned in network marketing and this refers to the general tendency in network marketing for roughly 20% of the people to make roughly 80% of the money. This is because roughly 20% of the people aggressively sell the memberships while the other 80% simply buys the product. To make the big bucks in network marketing you have to join early in the game when there is still a large market of potential sellers. Once most of the potential sellers have been recruited it is still possible to make money from product sales but not as much and not as fast and at this point the people who had previously been aggressively selling and promoting the company usually move on to a new company.

Good point. Success is not guaranteed and most people do not become rich but many who basically fail at this do learn some good communication and sales skills which can be used in other endevors such as when they interview for a job or work for an existing company in a position requiring regular contact with other members of the company or the general public. As to people ruining their lives, the only ones I know of doing that are those who jump in and invest a lot of money initially and then either lose interest or discover that this is not for them. Like any other investment, you should check it out and start out small.