Beware of MLM Scam Artists

Recently I was presented with an "opportunity" with some pretty wild claims. Their claims made my blood boil! Why? Everyday I here of people who have bought into the claims I will present here. As a result they get burnt out trying to make their business work. They then proceed to blame themselves and quit! I hate to see good people give up on their dreams. I am on a mission to help people experience real success. I want to explain to people that failure is not their fault. They just didn't do all their homework, that's all. Anyone, with a dream, some determination and willingness to learn can succeed in the world of network marketing. So let's get into the heart of this posting...

What “opportunities” are destined to fail? So called “opportunities” that give you this laundry list of pure cow dung:

• No Hype (Yeah…right!)
• No Selling (Give me a break!)
• No Convincing (really?)
• No MLM or Networking (What a joke!)• No autoships (What’s wrong with autoship?)
• No Potions or Pills (Hey, don’t knock nutrition pal!)
• No Explaining (Oh, you are marketing to rocks?)
• No upline or downline (Lone ranger)

People who promote scams like this are probably abject failures themselves or were duped to believe that they can build a business without some of the things mentioned above. Let’s cover these “so-called” no-no’s:

No hype. I am all for NO HYPE, but those who promote businesses that take out the human element are FULL of hype! They claim that money just shows up in your bank account automatically. I believe this can happen, but not like they claim it does.

No selling or convincing. Sales are a wonderful thing. As a matter of fact, NOTHING happens without a sale (period). Not one product moves on this planet without sales being involved. Most of us have been selling or convincing people all of our lives and aren’t even aware of it. We started as babies when we cried for your milk or something else we wanted. Even a baby has to convince its mother that he or she is hungry! The FACT is if you are in business, selling, of some type, is involved.I agree that no one likes to by sold, but they sure do LOVE to buy. Our job is to help others “buy” what they want. That’s real sales; helping people get what they desire. In any business endeavor there is always some level of convincing involved.

No MLM or Networking. MLM or Network marketing is the greatest invention of all time. Network marketing has been in existence since the beginning of time. What do we do as network marketers? We recommend products and services that we believe in, and get paid for doing it. Believe it or not, we have been network marketing all of our lives. Even as kids we were recommending to our parents what we wanted them to get us. We recommend restaurants, automobiles, cell phones, computers, food, etc. to friends or family ALL THE TIME and don’t get paid for it. Smart companies chose the network marketing vehicle because word of mouth is the BEST form of advertising. Why pay the media millions of dollars for wishful advertising when you can get the best: Word of Mouth? So, Mr. Anti-Network Marketing, how do you promote your business? I can assure you that it’s through some form of network marketing.

No Autoships. All right, I confess; I am on an autoship! I promote nutritional products. They are awesome products and I WANT them every month. Instead of paying GNC for my nutritionals, I get them from MY company. I am actually reallocating money I was already spending on health to my autoship and make money in the process. That’s just good business sense. People who demean autoships just don’t get it! They don’t understand network marketing and how it works. Bottom line, it’s the autoships that make it all work and that make it possible to RETIRE! Please tell me Mr. Anti-autoship, All-wise Guru, “How are you going to retire if you have to keep promoting your so called “opportunity to make money?” Simple answer, you are not! Without residual income, you just have another job, Pal!

No Pills and Potions. Chances are that the Wise Guy doing an anti-pill/potion campaign is taking them! They buy theirs from the local GNC or health food store and don’t make a dime doing so. With the aging baby-boomers and all their health problems, I think promoting “pills and potions” is a good idea. The so-called pills and potions are in HIGH DEMAND. Wake up Mr. Scam-man! You better get on the bandwagon while there is still time.

No Explaining. These get-rich-quick schemsters actual believe that you don’t have to explain things to people? Are you afraid of human beings? What is wrong with explaining to a fellow human how to make money in a LEGITIMATE business? You are kidding yourself if you think no explaining is necessary! In every walk of life, things need to be explained. Heck, I am typing on my new iMac after being on a P.C. for over 20 years…and I will be the first to confess that I needed some explaining! People join people and NOT businesses. Why? PEOPLE need coaching and guidance to build their business. It’s totally absurd to think you can build any business without mentoring others.

No Uplines/Downlines. We call that in my business, “support.” These scam-masters make it sound like people are a disease or something. Let's get real. people NEED the support of an upline and NEED to support their downline.

People who promote businesses with the claims mentioned in this article are “lone rangers.” They go from opportunity to opportunity at the expense of the uneducated wealth seeker. They bring people who are unsuspecting into these scams, take their money and run to the next sucker. This is maddening!

This is a tough article and some will have a hard time swallowing it. But what I speak is what I learned from the school of hard knocks. If you want to be successful… making real money in a real business, do your homework:

• Google the person who is promoting the opportunity.
• Google the business opportunity itself.
• Google the leaders of the opportunity.
• Do they promote legitimate products?
• Is it an illegal pyramid scheme or gifting program?
• Do they have a mentoring program in place
• Do they have a duplicatable system in place?
• Go to mlmwatchdog.com and see what you can find out about them.

Don’t fall for empty promises. Remember, if it’s too good to be true; it probably isn’t. My heart is to save the reader years of grief and giving up on their dreams. True 5-pillar network marketing companies are out there. Find them and you can achieve your dreams.