Scammed!

So we have to classify our friends and shortlist those who are worthy to be called real friends. Not a friend with a purpose.

Amway was one of the pioneer mlm introduced here in my country and the response then was overwhelming. I am not aware that it got shut down. Mlm is forced marketing to the public and their sales tactics are hard to resist especially to the faint hearted people. Their goods are nothing special to the ones sold in the store shelves. Prices are marked up to make up for commissions to the members. Their membership fees are not cheap either. So being a member to any mlm is always on the losing end.

My sister and brother-in-law joined Amway,got me to and I only liked one of their products which was discontinued a month later.None of us made any money.They didn't learn the first time and joined again and still made no money.

I really hope they didn't go broke trying to make it work. It's awful what these companies do. I've never met anyone who has actually made it from one of those companies. Well, except for the big guys who run it and drive around in their expensive suits and cars.

Sometime ago I joined one popular diet replacement mlm company that promises 'magic' to those who wants to slim down safe and fast. I spend so much money but not getting the result as promised. They even gave me FOC air ticket to fly to kl to attend their convention. Since it was FOC I did attend the convention. At first I was convinced by the talks but after forking out so much money I realised that the products are too expensive in the long run and not everybody can afford it. I did not renew my membership. Malaysia is the hub of many mlm companies. Something should be done to curtail these mlm growth here.

mim products price always been setted higher than market price atleast 5 times but the cost low.there are just few peoples may afford the products price compare to whole community,but there are still many peoples believe in mlm because their "hot button" been hit.the peoples on top level most profitable then their downlines have to hard working to promote the plan and products.if thinking it carefully,mlm just another money game exactly.

MLM is not a get rich quick scheme. MLM is about running your own business. Some people think when they join MLM they can be rich without doing anything. You have to work out your way and you must have a positive mental attitude to be successful. Ask yourself first, are ready to run your own business? If so then you must stop thinking like an employee.

Exactly, its a waste of time doing mlm. Not only that we end up being victims of those unwanted products

Sales people are very persistent and they can't take NO for an answer. After many ugly experiences with these mlm I have this phobia when someone is trying to sell something to me. I will just keep reminding myself that this person is trying to 'take my money away'. With this I will not be easily tempted to part with my money with things that I don't need.

I am just like you. I put myself in the customer's shoes and when she says she don't have money I think of myself the same. When I have no money means I really don't have the money. So I just don't pursue the sales anymore. But mlm techniques are different they can get around the situation and close the sales no matter how the customer refuses. They believe that the word 'no' means 'yes' and they can play around with the situation until they close the deal.

I really hate pushy sales people, and the more they persist, the more obstinate I get, lol. Besides at the time, I was raising four children and really didn't have the money. She just didn't seem to want to believe me.

True, better refrain from joining one if we are unsure of the products.

well, I am agrred with you!

Well I am agreed with you!

It is not easy to please everyone with our stand. Thats part of life, we make some and we loose some. What matters most is our firm commitment and believe in what we are doing.

Yea they always start out with 'oh this is great, this person or that person made x amount of money, took a vacation to the Caribian Islands, bought a new house and/or car' What they don't tell you about is the thousands of people that didn't make anything. I had one friend got into one of those things and lost several hundred dollars. One day she 'caught' me home and asked why I wasn't ever home - I just told her flat out I didn't want to hear about the great sales thing she was in - that was when she admitted she had lost the money.

I have to learn your tactics the next time I know of something like this coming my way so that I will not be conned too many times lol.

I agree with you.

Mlms are all out to make money from membership fees and if they are genuine in selling their products they should waive the membership fees.

Zandi i think you're not against MLM business concept after all. You have joined many MLM companies before and that shows you want to be successful in this business. Maybe you just joined the wrong company with the wrong product. Maybe you're upset because you didn't make much money like what you have seen in the marketing plan. To be successful in any business you have to follow the trend. The product should be of good quality with an affordable price. So people can afford to buy it again. Actually price is not a big issue when you have successfully build up your team. Only too expensive product will make you hard to sell it the first time. I would prefer to sell an average price product and go for quantity. Well I believe deep inside you, you still want the financial freedom that MLM offers. Don't give up now. You just have to carefully look at what product the MLM company offers. It has to be affordable and you can create the demand. I have just the right book for your case. I can give it free to you if you want. Just send me a message if you're interested.

You're right, true friends would never try and force you to buy anything. That is what happened to most of network marketers, they first try to sell to friends and relatives. They should never force people to buy things but instead show them the products and business opportunity. They will certainly buy if the products or business is something that they really want. One tip for MLMers, your success doesn't come from people you know. Forget about them first, go get someone you don't know. They will come to you later and ask what business you're in. You should use the right system in the first place. These tools will greatly help you in this business.

yep if you want to be succesful you should never betray your friends - you need them their to support you! xx

Convincing the potential customers is another problem I faced when I'm trying to close a deal. After talking at length to a customer, she will just say I don't have money and thats it.

This is the latest mlm that I got trapped in. A couple from uk came down to Malaysia to establish HERBALIFE. They are one of the so called President of Herbalife. I was elated that the President of something called me to join them. I did manage to sell few cans of their products but I end up buying thousand more riggit for my own. Though were supportive at an early stage but I find it too expensive. You just imagine 1 can of herbalife I will be able to buy 50 kgs of rice. My membership had just expired and I give up.

That's one of the biggest problems in MLM. High prices that people are asked to pay for products. I know of three companies (one of which I'm currently with), that sell the exact same product for wicked prices. 30 day supply is $104 WHOLESALE, second company sells for $80 WHOLESALE and ours is $39.95 RETAIL. THE SAME PRODUCT. I've since learnt that companies that sell their products so high, have huge overheads to meet. Because they want a ridiculously large home office to boast about on their website, they brag about 500 or 600 reps employed to answer the phone...How much do YOU think that costs...? Money in these MLM companies comes from ONE place...product movement. No wonder the products are so highly priced. Ours is cheaper because we have no mammoth home office and we do 97% of our business online so there's no need for 600 people answering the phone...these people need to be paid salaries, benefits, social security, workman's compensation, overtime, time and a half for holidays etc....it's ridiculous. The 2 top companies in network marketing are perfect example...The number one is 10 times larger than the number 2...simply because they pay out 10 times LESS MONEY to distributors in the field Out of the 3 companies that I mentioned earlier, which do YOU think pays out the most to distributors in the field? I rest my case.

This is one disadvantage of mlm. You have to have referrals in order to make your investment grow and which most of the time is not easy to get referrals.

Exactly, getting referrals is not easy at all.

You have outwit the founder of mlm in that way. That is smart of you and have never thought of getting back to them with your idea. This should play the trick if I could have thought of it. But all these company think is squeezing your money first to earn something from you before you make a profit. Their survival is on the membership fees, which is not cheap.

Hopefully many people are aware of this scam.

Mlm is just a waste of time. They have learnt the weaknesses of human mind and heart so that they can close sales and force people to join them. It is indeed brain washing. They are very persistent and thick faced. No for them means yes.

Well once a new product hit the market it will become popular and being the first top levels will benefit most but if you are few level below it will be difficult to cut the edge and your role there is only to make the upper level rich.

Only the rich can succeed in mlm business. You have to have money to buy the goods in bulk in order to get a good percentage of profit.

Seminars are a gateway to con the public. The way they organise the seminar is very impressive that makes you believe wow I will be the next successful businesswomen. No everybody has the means to buy those expensive stuff. True sometimes we have to be firm to our friends and refuse their offers.