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Hi All:
I just had to post about this because I'm so disgusted with myself... For MANY years (too many to think about) I've been searching for something to do online that would/could generate a full time income.
Unfortunately, I'm also what you might call a biz-opp junkie so I spend most of my time looking in all the wrong places. You name it: MLM, affiliate marketing, doublers, triplers, ecurrency trading... It seems I've tried it all.
I realize there are probably some "legitimate" mlm or network marketing companies, but they all seem to have the same stigma attached to them. You have to spend all your time trying to force your opportunity down the throats of family, friends, co-workers and the like, and very few ever experience real success. Most businesses of this type don't really care about selling the product or service, it's just all about "plugging into the system".
Lately, I've been letting myself get sucked into these deals where you pay some small price (or monthly membership fee) for a training package that ends up teaching you how to advertise your "business" using traffic exchanges, FFA networks, ad blasters, email blasters, etc. The problem is, all you're advertising is a automatically generated cookie-cutter duplicate of the same web page that sucked you in to begin with. The idea is, they train you to use all these free non-effective marketing tools to recruit other people in to do the same exact thing you are doing.
The problem is, each time I read a well written sales pitch, it sounds like it might actually be legit and/or different, so I grab the wallet and shell out some money to find out. I think I spend more time requesting refunds than I do actually working on the so-called business.
So, does anybody know of any TRULY legitimate ways to make money online? And please don't start bombarding me with more "opportunity" crap that I've already spoken of above. I've seen it all, and I'm started to get to where I can smell a scheme coming from a mile away!
What would be great is to hear from some folks who are actually doing it right now. Maybe you could share your story and talk about what business you are in and why/how it works.
By the way, if you're into something good, but you can't share the name of the company/product/service until I visit a website, fill out a form and/or attend a conference call, then it's probably an "opportunity" I don't want to know about.
Hmmm, maybe I should post a poll about this subject, but first I have to think up a good question and poll choices.
Max
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Max, I literally joined this forum to respond to this question. I am over at the Richdad forum and someone mentioned this site, I came here, saw your post, and felt compelled to respond.
The short answer to your question is "yes" - there are legitimate businesses. I work as a trainer and Marketing Consultant to the network marketing industry and I daily see people both succeed and fail in the home-based business world. More often than not, it is failure that brings people to my door. Did you know that
97% of all network marketers fail to ever make a profit? That's a HUGE statistic, and no wonder you've been so frustrated with the industry.
However, as a trainer, I know that people can build businesses scientifically by design and not by chance. I know this because I did just that, sponsoring 5-10 people a month (both business builders and product users), creating a residual income that allows me to pursue my dreams full-time. Now I train others how to do the same, which is probably why I felt compelled to jump in.
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I realize there are probably some "legitimate" mlm or network marketing companies, but they all seem to have the same stigma attached to them. You have to spend all your time trying to force your opportunity down the throats of family, friends, co-workers and the like, and very few ever experience real success. Most businesses of this type don't really care about selling the product or service, it's just all about "plugging into the system".
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There are hundreds of legit companies, but the rate of failure is still very high because you're absolutely right - foolish uplines tell you that all you need to do is "get two who get two" and "build a list" and "just get your family and friends in a room and show them this presentation" or "the product sells itself" and "stalk people in the mall because everyone's your prospect" and the list goes on and on. So few people ever learn how to actually do the business and thus only a thin margin ever reach any sort of success. There are no magic systems or easy shortcuts, but there are ways to be successful in network marketing and other forms of online marketing. You've just got to learn HOW to do it...
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I just had to post about this because I'm so disgusted with myself... For MANY years (too many to think about) I've been searching for something to do online that would/could generate a full time income.
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Don't give up. But don't continue what you're doing either. Neither option will get you closer to where you want to be. Yet what would happen if you learned what it took to succeed in this industry? To finally settle and take consistent action on a vision?
I am not connected to any particular "biz opp", although one of my functions as a trainer is to help people find the one best suited for them. If you want to talk further, bounce ideas off of me, or even utilize me as a resource, all you've got to do is get in touch with me. My link below is really geared towards people already in network marketing, but it does have valuable info on it. OR you can just contact me through the forum email system.
Hopefully my post has stirred you a bit, however it is 3 am my time so I might not be as effective as I hope to be ;-)
God bless and goodnight!