That's a good example. However, the only model where money flows up is yours.

Successful MLM companies use honesty and integrity as key components for success. MLM companies are not created equally. It's unfortunate when the bad companies or corrupt distributers give the MLM business a poor reputation. Rather than making a false generalization, give specific details on companies to avoid.

The three examples you gave in your first post are probably the only ones that have stood the test of time. The majority are as I described.

MLM companies and their saleman tend to prey on the un(der) employed with the slick talk and visions of grandeur.

I've said it time and again, here and elsewhere. If you want to be successful as a pilot then commit 100% of your energy to the profession. It takes time, but eventually you'll get to the point that you make money in aviation due to your expertise.


Typhoonpilot

Exactly. +1

Very compelling argument. There's really nothing wrong with the business model. It's sad that network marketing has such a bad rep. Unfair really, but that's the way it is.

I gave it a spin (with the idea I could do it all via the internet without bugging my family, friends, and co-workers) a few years ago. Turned out that internet leads are mostly uneducated people looking for some easy, get-rich-quick scheme and are not good prospects for a serious business venture. Since I have no desire to market to my friends, family, and everyone I come in contact with on a daily basis... I gave up the business. Still use the excellent products and very happy I discovered them via this business.

What company does your wife represent, NWA?

It's all about having a relationship with the person before you present your business. My wife is very good at talking to her friends about her product, which basically sells itself.

The Doctors who created Proactiv (the multi-million dollar household recognized brand) have started a new company... what they did for acne they are now doing for aging and sun damaged skin....the estimated $2.5b ANTI-AGING market. The company is growing exponentially... one of the only companies growing exponentially during this recession. As the skeptical pilot personality I was unconvinced at first, but now I am her biggest supporter as she is about to replace my income. If you want more info, PM me.

Here is a though provoking compilation of information about network marketing. What is your "network"? Friends, family members and anyone in your crew you fly with. I really think its the future of marketing, as people weigh the recommendation from their friends and family way more than TV commercials or newspaper ads.

Watch this: Why NOW is The PRIME TIME For Network Marketing - YouTube

Not many people can afford a McDonalds or Subway or Postal Annex franchise. Besides that, if you can afford one then you work your butt off to cover overhead, expenses and have employees who make minimum wage (because that's all you can afford to pay them). And with a franchised business, you might make $50k the 1st year, if your lucky.
Network Marketing is great for people who are motivated and will treat like the business it is rather than the hobby it's not.
Do your research, find a good company with a consumable product (mine is a healthy dark chocolate) that provides proven results. Develop your own testimony from using the product then share it with others when given the proper chance. Many will like the product, many will like the business opportunity and many will pass on both so just move on!
Good luck!

NWA 757,

Congress is subordinate to neither the president nor cabinet secretaries. I would look with a much more critical eye at an organization that does not appear to understand this.

WW

It is clear that the diagram shows happy faces in incorrect positions in many instances.

If the product has merit, people will buy it, no matter the exact method of distribution.