[nabentre] mlm is really a great thing

[Liz C. Daniels]

MLM=BS=SCAM...

However, MLM is not synonymous with franchising, they're two different 
animals, so to speak, and quite literally, LOL!

L/P

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Loren Wakefield" <isaiah5719 at mchsi.com>
To: "NFBnet NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List" <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 5:10 PM
Subject: [nabentre] mlm is really a great thing


>A recent post on this list referred to mlm as "BS".  This is interesting on 
>two counts.  The first is that the person uttering this also has those same 
>initials, "BS".  I honestly doubt he was referring to his own initials, 
>rather what is put out of a beef producing animal.
>
> We are all entitled to our own opinions, and what works for one, does not 
> necessarily work for someone else.
>
> MLM goes by several names.  But the long and short of it is to sell 
> products to others like other businesses do.  You also grow and expand 
> your business by bringing others in with you.  MacDonalds does this.  KFC 
> does this.  Many different versions of 711 do this as well.  They call 
> their memberships franchise fees.  It can cost you a million or more to 
> join the golden arches.  And before one can even obtain the rights to a 
> spot, you must put several hundred thousand down in an escroll acount for 
> many years and hope you get a location.  Then you have all the other cost 
> associated with getting started.  Tnen you must train your employees. 
> Many of these will be young kids who really could not care less about 
> staying with you or whether you make a proffit or not.  And they quickly 
> move on down the road to someone else, and you must train all over again. 
> And corporate takes continual fees and really does not care if you succeed 
> or not, because, there will always be others to take your place.  And yes, 
> people do make a great living at these types of endeavors.
>
> In mlm, you have some similarityes and some differences with that other 
> type of operation.  Most of mlm type companies do sell better quality 
> products than you can get in the open market place.  IE, the quality of 
> the nutritional and cleaning and personal care products one can obtain 
> from Shaklee, (yes I do represent them, and I am proud to do so), are much 
> superior to those at say your local wal-mart, that one really cannot 
> compare them.  Studies published in peer-reviewed journals can back this 
> statement up.
>
> To get started in my company, is under $300.00 and this is not a month, it 
> is one-time.  As you build your company, you can put some of your earnings 
> back in to the products you yourself wish to use.  Your own use of your 
> products gives you a continual building of credibility and belief in what 
> you are sharing with others.  As your sells and helping others to get 
> started and succeed grows, your income increases.  And yes, people do make 
> great livings at companies like these as well.
>
> I believe where most people get confused is the lack of understanding 
> about mlm being simple, not easy.  Many believe the two are synonomous.  I 
> refer to Shaklee because that is what I know.  And the concept is very 
> simple.  You make money in a few ways.  But Shaklee, or any other mlm, is 
> not a government social program.  Your success is related to your efferts. 
> For me the unmeasurable rewards come when I see a life changed because of 
> what Shaklee and I can offer someone.  Some of the results from our 
> products are simply incredible.
>
> There is not one business in the world that can claim that every time 
> someone sets out to do that business that they will prosper and succeed. 
> MLM cannot claim this either.  However, whereas other types do not want 
> you to succeed, in MLM, you do not succeed, unless you help others obtain 
> what they want.  And if the values of helping others and making life 
> better for your  family are bs, then build me a mansion right in the 
> middle of it.
>
>
> Loren Wakefield
>
> "The best way to predict your future is to create it."  Dr. Forrest C. 
> Shaklee
>
> www.shaklee.net/ultimatehealthwithtlc
>
> 319-433-0145 866-433-3969
>
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