Halo, dun undstd wat u mean by
putting so many Icons??? 
Kdly enlighten me?
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Originally posted by brochow:
This post does not support nor put down MLM/ Network Marketing. It
just presents a good and bad viewpoint analysis.
There are many people out there who have a bad impression of MLM.
Perhaps they have had bad experiences or known someone who did not
succeed. However, there are always at least two sides to a story.
That viewpoint is just the negative viewpoint. It is also true that
there are people who have made money and become successful through
MLM.
If MLM was as bad as some people put it, why was it legalized? That
is a thinking point. If it was just get-rich-quick scams, it would
never have been legalized. (Network Marketing was legalized in 2000
after years of being banned. Pyramid-Selling- a type of scam-
however, is banned.)
Network marketing is being taught in universities across America.
If network marketing was just a scam, why would universities have
such a course?
Another interesting thing that I have come across is hear people
blatantly say that the structure of MLM is a terrible scam
contraption. If those people would just open their eyes, they would
realise the biggest scam in the world, would then be all around
them- left, right and center. After all, a corporation is in a
pyramid shape. In a corporation, the structure is of a pyramid,
with the employees below and the CEO sitting right at the top. So
then, what exactly is wrong with a pyramid? (By the way, the
pyramid is also known to be the most stable structure in the
world.)
In all industries, there are good companies, and bad companies.
For example, if you bought a defective bag, would it mean that you
would never buy a bag ever again? It is nonsensical to even think
of. This is what is happening now. People are getting cheated by
scam companies, and some of them have even started to be anti-MLM
advocates.
The natural human instinct is to keep away from things that we
dont know without actually understanding what it is. Instead of
putting down an entire industry, perhaps effort should be made to
find out if we were erroneous in our thinking. Remember, in some
parts of the world, the tomato was originally perceived to be
poisonous. This is just another case of perceived poison. It is
unfortunate that the MLM industry has had its reputation tarnished,
and that an entire industry is black-listed just because of a few
rotten apples.
It is true that there are scam companies and evil people who want
to make a quick buck out of those who have no idea what MLM is all
about. These scams which disgrace the industry should instead serve
as a warning to us to be more wary, and not to get cheated so
easily. After all, it takes two hands to clap and; no one can make
us do anything we do not want to. People, who got cheated, made the
decision to get cheated. Obviously I expect backlash for the
previous sentence, but I know that it is the wise few who see the
meaning in it that will stand to benefit.
An important point to note that if you were to go into any type of
business, not just MLM, the company you go into should:
Have a good track record
Is reputable
Should have been around for at least some time
And most importantly, you should FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE
COMPANY
For MLM, you should also realise that is NEITHER quick NOR easy
money. It might help you to earn more quickly or more easily, but
it cannot be confused with quick and easy money. In every endeavour
we set out to accomplish, we need effort, perseverance, and other
qualities- This applies to MLM too. Many people join and expect
instant results, and when they dont get that, they quit and brand
it as a scam straightaway. This is extremely unfair and flawed
thinking on their part.
If you were to come across any company saying that it is a quick
and easy way to make money, I would indeed be very suspicious.
Also, ask many questions, but ask the right people. After all, you
dont ask a flight stewardess how to fly an airplane right?
Have you ever asked someone for their opinion on MLM, and they
went, Oh dont go into that! My auntie/uncle/aunties uncle/
uncles auntie/ friends uncle/friends auntie/ friends friend/
friends friends friends friend/ etc got cheated!
Did you ask that person what actually happened to his or her
auntie/uncle/aunties uncle/ uncles auntie/ friends
uncle/friends auntie/ friends friend/ friends friends friends
friend/ etc?
More often then not the answer would be, Oh, come to think of it,
I dont know. I only know they got cheated. If I may say this,
everyones definition of a certain something might be different.
Two chicken wings might be a lot of food to me, but it might be
just an appetizer to someone else. My point here is: what is the
definition of cheated?
Did that person try his hand at MLM, but failed, or did he get
cheated by scam companies? To those who have been conned, perhaps
you would feel strongly against the idea from earlier that you
made the decision to get cheated.
I would like you to know that I strongly sympathize with you and
your situation. Even so, I urge you to look at what has happened
from a neutral perspective, and to treat it as a learning
experience. After all, you learnt to ride a bike by falling down;
not just by doing everything right the first time.
"Money can always be earned again; but life is so much more than
that."
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R ur family rich? Do u know wat our parent gone thru, blooded,
sweated to work till 30++ or more yrs. For god sake, it hard-earned
money! Hv u gine thru tos hard times.
Since u said money can be earn back then no point to join MLM as
biz to earn e money, tos dreamers can jus go to work, to earn as
much money tat they think can earn back!
Life is really more than tat, money, materialistic. If u dun have
parental love, u'll e saddest person on earth, altot u might say
there are other relationship, friends.....etc.....
Wat is life or value? $, luv, statues? If one day ur loved one
disappeared 4ever fm u, u'll regret tat u do not hv spent enough
times wit them.
