I just attended another Network Marketing Seminar :-(

i've joined one networking company before and they prefer to call their company an MLM or multi-level marketing... they said theeiry don't sell but they only do share their products... anyway, they have expensive products but are of high quality... i am not active with this company anymore but it's worth an experience joining them because of the high spirit and positive approach in life by most members, high earners and speakers... it's actually the expensiveness of their products, that's why only a few are joining them recently... hint: it's actually been highly promoted by one congressman before... in network marketing, you need a lot of patience and many resources to become successful, referrals or recruitment is only a part of it...

The key is to like the product and then it's easy to talk about it and promote. I have done many MLM companies and did quite well and then something always happened, the company changed marketing plans, or I stopped believing in the product. I doubt I will ever do one again. I still have a lot of BHIP energy drinks which now I give away just to get them out of sight. But I always listen just in case it's something I can get excited about.

There are good and reliable direct marketing companies like Amway having worldwide network and manufacturing base to produce and distribute high quality eco-friendly natural health care,personal care,consumer durable and wellness products that help promote balanced health and earn money simultaneously. I have personally experienced the utility of some of these products and find those quite economical and beneficial for health. It provides ample scope to earn simply by using the products and leisurely adding few good friends with your network who also use the products like you. Your network slowly grow with duplication.There is no need to promote and sell these products. It is doing well in India. The joining fee is only $20.

There seems to be lots of networking companies turning up - I have tried a couple and liked the products very much. The problem for me is to get a network to grow, that would give some income. So far I have not been in profit. I am probably not active enough and not a sales person.. But I like the products of the company I am in, and would use them even if they were only selling them in a store - The information they give is something I have not found anywhere else and the science behind is impressing. As long as people experience positive effects from the products, they will continue buying them. And there are far more positive experiences for just being a coincidence..

hi LK! true enough, each one of us have different and slightly the same experiences when it comes to network marketing. some good and some not so. i know a lot of people who have been exposed to a lot of scams and have been burnt too... some very painfully, financially speaking. that is why... i think and plan several times before i get involved in any. last year, i met a mylot friend for the first time and he introduced to me a network marketing business he got into. (and it's not aim global or formerly alive, as they call it. the company i'm involved in is the longest running all-filipino network marketing business, duly registered in SEC, debt free, with products that are BFAD and USFDA approved and HALAL certified.) as a potential investor, i am very careful of my investments regardless of its size. fortunately i liked the products, there's a ready demand in my family, the business was easy to do, we get trainings and several other opportunities aside from doing the business and i like the people i work with especially the support system we have in our personal group. i started as a member-distributor several months back and now i own a product center and 2 mobile centers. it's not a get-rich-quick scheme and i do work for whatever i have earned. my investments have made ample returns that enabled me to expand. at the early stage, i discussed my plans with my family and they have been very supportive of me that it has become a family business of sorts. hehe what's great in my experience is that i believe in the products that helped me and my family tremendously. (that is very important.) though there are other product testimonials in the company, it has been way better when my very own group members and their families provided the testimonials to their friends and neighbors. it feels great when i see them receive their cheques. several small ones but boy they do count when put together. and age is not a hindrance. as early as 12, my nephews and nieces have received some income from the business too and so is their grandmother who's 70yo... enough for them to open and maintain their own passbook accounts in the bank. network marketing can provide opportunity for all but honestly not everyone find success in it. often there's direct selling involved (can be products or services), leveraging thru people (member sponsoring) and expanding the business. if a person's interest doesn't even come close to any of it... chances are... network marketing may not work for them. i like people, the value of good health, creating job opportunity for the needy, training & continuous learning, and doing what i enjoy doing while earning from it. and this is my experience with what i'm currently doing in network marketing business. admittedly, it may not be the same for everyone. but it works for me.

what kind of network marketing does your mom join?? well no all network marketing are all scam... yes its a waste of time, cause its hard to get a customer, especailly the products is new to them.. so they dont easily believe it. yet.. Im also in a business of network marketing, sometimes its really hate it.but its ok cause you can still gain profit. ok thanks and god bless

my sister is a member and up to now, she hasn't earned back what she invested. And she started 2 years ago. If selling isn't your forte, you wouldn't be good at this. But then, who knows, this might be a first time for you.

I hope all of you will not think that MLM is a bad thing,it's just we have a negative perception because of pyramid scam which different with network marketing. I suggest before joining in any network marketing, research about the company and its product. When i joined an MLM, i first consult my mother and sister, because they are both accountant and CPA, the followed this criteria: 1. how long do company have been in the business? - this criteria is an important one, with this question you will know if this business is profitable or not, growing or diminishing, and the like. You will also know if its a pyramid scam, since companies using pyramid scam will not last for a year. Thankfully the company i joined is in the business for 18 years internationally and 2 years in the Philippines. 2.What is the target population of the company's product? - this is an obvious one, here you can easily know if you can sell the products easily which means you will know if you can earn more easily. By the way, my company's product is consumables, so its easy to dispose plus you will build customers too. 3. will they train you? - I think companies should train their distributors so that they can grow and improve their members. Most companies lack in this criteria, after they recruited they just let their new recruit in nowhere and not helping them. In our company, they usually have training and seminars in their office daily and sometimes in conventions if their is a big event. With these criteria i was finally convinced to join, and luckily it was a good business. Remember network marketing is not an easy or instant money, it will not make you rich quickly but you must work hard to earn big. For more info or inquires just send me a message or email me at: vault152001@yahoo.com GOD BLESS!!

I have said most everything I have to say to your discussion, I would like to add however, that MLM can be a great way for many people to do many different things, whether it is improving their lifestyle through product use, or making extra money. I have offered to help in several of your discussion, to improve peoples ability to grow their networks, I just wanted to tell you, that in doing so, I will never sell my opportunity to them, and I will never charge them a dime for my help. If they choose to accept, and the offer is open to all, it takes a small investment of their time, and that is all really. Sincerely and With Appreciation.

My principle is, if I am made to shelve money, then it is not what I need. I know that once you commit to become a member by making payment, you will be forced to recruit others who would be willing to make the payment they require because that is the only way that you can get back your investment. For me, that's hard considering that money is not that easy to find nowadays and people are not as willing to part with their hard-earned money. There are those who succeed but I don't believe that everybody who goes into this will succeed.

I think thhe biggest poblem with some people is they join a network marketing company for "easy money" as someone mentioned above,without knowing the basics of marketing.And when they fail...they call it a scam.Doing buisness is not an easy task,even online buisness..just accept it.And network marketing is also not for those who want "easy money"

hi!! i atttended it and i got in it,.. eheh!! im sorry to say that i havnt found someone to buy the product but i got some one a free college education.. and myself a medicine that works for my psoriasis.. maybe ill be using this product for myself since its hard to sell :) or recruit. and ill give you a testimony once all my lesions are gone.. :)

Hi LetranKnight25, I've attended and even join 2 network marketing (First Quadrant and Quantum ) Yup! you can call be stubborn! because I dream of easy earned money so I end with nothing and it happen twice. I didn't get what I paid for and the worst part of it is, the guilt that you will carry every time you try to convince a friend or relatives. In the end they'll be surprised of how much they have to spent just to be a part of this business or should I say "SCAM" I swear to God that I'll never ever get myself again into network marketing. May it serve as a lesson to other readers that earning money is not as easy as what those speaker in networking are promising.

It's a scam! Do not believe them. I was once a part of their 'networking' group and you would not believe what they would tell you. They would teach you to lie to your friends so you could bring them along to one of their seminars. They would even give you a list of techniques to bring your friends along. What a company! They also advice you to stay away from those friends who would try to stop you from joining their group because they are not 'good friends'. Like they would know? I am not the kind of person who would want to lie to get money. I do lie but not the way they want me to. I am not a fraud. I want to tell you people who want to 'invest' their money here, to please use your money to get important things. Do not be fooled by their benefits. If they are a legal networking group, then they wouldn't tell you to lie to people. They would want you to straight up tell people about the networking group. They should be proud. To let you all know, I am not affiliated with any other 'networking' or networking group. I just want to let you know that I was once fooled, don't allow this to happen to you. But if you do want to join a networking group, join one that is a member of DSAP such as Avon because if you want to leave the company, they will give you your money back.

I never rely my living about network marketing because for me it is simply a waste of time. . .but note that is just my opinion and i never proved that as i quit my first time network program before, i guess its all about patient as you will wait for the perfect time to accumulate your earnings. For me, i never see any reliable guarantee to it specially if you have to pay for a membership fee. Perhaps the success of networking depends on the class of community you are with. . . Many people are in a tight budget now and do not care about that stuff! They are more on the most basic. , seminars appeared to be always promising, its up to you if you are convinced in it! If you see it worth a try, then go for it! Just always be careful and practical! Good luck!

There's huge earning opportunity in network marketing. As one of the poster here said, you need to look at certain factors like the company's years of operation and if the product is easily sellable. I also joined an MLM a couple of months back in fact i was able to get back the money i invested, there's huge potential to earn but as they say money don't grow on trees, meaning, you have to work hard for it. I just stopped because i simply lost steam but i was able to get a few checks already. i guess selling is not really for me. MLM is one way for people to have a business even if they don't have any business background. But this is not for everyone. Just don't be swayed to what most people involved in networking say because not everyone who joins an MLM gets successful. They are there to convince you to join because that's the main concept of an MLM business. The more people you get to sign up the more earnings you get.

It reminds me when it happens that I am looking for job then many people are calling me on the phone for the interview and it happens for almost everyday. One of people called me and as I remember it is for interview to become Account Executive of the company, he even told me that he found me at database (since I know I didn't send resume to them)and they want me to come on that company because he knows that I am hardworking . I mean duuhhh???? Those people who are calling me for the interview doesn't ever said that so obviously it is about sales. Then when I came into an NU skin they are kind of people that keeps on giving compliments about you when you give some information . What I don't like here is that I have to shell out money and of course I am not a people person to sell products. And of course I don't like network marketing as well since my course does not relate on that and that is not my forte.

My brother had been invited to that MLM also and I was so upset when I found out the he have to pay an amount of 7,200 pesos for their products. I asked him who invited him and he says it was his friend I know how this thing works and it only benefits those who had invited and in the end you will find your self invested for nothing it is about 2 months now but he had not even earn any single centavos.