ABC News Coverage: Direct Selling on the Rise
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@MoisesZTech MLM is not illegal because the Republican party gets lots of money from the industry and Bush Even appointed a former Amway attorney to head the FTC. Also, the courts in 1979's Amway decsion made a fatal error by not understanding the difference between market and total saturation. Total saturation is 10,000 distributors serving 10,000 people, where market saturation could occur with 5-10 distributors in a town the size of 10,000.
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@MoisesZTech I never said anyone would "want minimum wage". But, that is a hell of a lot better than falling for a barely legal MLM scam where 99.9% of participants lose money. Also, in MLM profits should not be confused with payment. In MLM all the earnings go to a successful recruitment campaign to replace the massive dropouts in your network.
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@sbohandley Also, MLM is a type of direct selling and some companies that are in the DSA are actually legitimate MLM companies. Ever heard of Amway or Herbalife? They've been running for over 30 years and they operate primarily as MLM companies. Wouldn't you think if MLM is a pyramid scheme that the government would shut down these companies?
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@sbohandley For real info, go watch Brilliant Compensation by Tim Sales. And no I'm not telling you to buy it, go on Youtube or buildyordream (dot) com and click on opportunity and on there will be a condensed 27 min version. It's better to be well-informed than to go off on what you hear from other people.
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@sbohandley Why in the world would anyone want minimum wage? You can chose wages but I'll stick with profits since I know I'm worth more than that. Plus, it's not that smart to work for someone else using your time and hoping that the manager will not fire you. I'm in a company in which many of the top money earners actually were sponsored well after the formulation stage and made more money than their sponsor.
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@funowner It isn’t the shape of the organization that is important, but the endless chain of recruitment of participants as primary customers. MLM requires the climbing of a pyramid of participants in order to make enough money to profit to any significant degree. But unlike a corporate pyramid, in MLM and other types of pyramid schemes, virtually all of those at the bottom (the "downline") lose money (some a lot of money), where in a corporation, those at the bottom at least get a minimum wage.
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increible me gusto mucho su video gracias
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@funowner Yes, but employers pay wages. I have no problem with direct sales where the consultant makes a 50% commission. But, when the offer revolves around endless chain recruiting and your direct upline makes more money off a transaction than that consultant than the system. When you make your money off a downline and an up line makes their money off of you, that is a PYRAMID SCHEME. The fact there is a product is of on consequence.
Great story! I have been in DS for 5 years and I love the fact that mainstream media is giving our industry such validation.
A key point of this video - there are many companies so finding a product you love should be easy. For me, thats skin care
Start your business with someone who knows what they are doing so you can receive the proper training. DS is "simple, but not easy" and a good mentor can help you get stay on course.
Good luck,
Traci
VotreVuChic 2 years ago
i agree Traci, direct sales is shedding the stigma it had from decades ago. Have you noticed they're even starting to run television ads for direct sales companies? i think that just speaks to the direction our nation is heading, lots more people are open to new opportunities and new ways to generate substantial income for their families. Let the revolution begin:)
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