subject: Mlm Companies: The Great, The Bad And The Ugly - And Ways To Spot The Good Ones. [print this page] Before the Internet appeared on the scene a couple of years ago, we already had a lot of MLM companies around. Ever since the arrival of the Internet, the number of these companies have indeed increased astronomically and right now there are so many that a novice finds it hard to make an informed choice.
When choosing a company you should always keep one thing in mind: it does indeed matter whether they have a decent product to sell or not. If they don't have any product, if you only get paid if you recruit new members, it's an illegal pyramid scheme.
Should there be a product or service involved, but this is priced far above its fair market price, you should not seriously consider to get involved. Use your common sense. How many people will in the long run keep on buying the product if it does not provide value for money?
On average it takes a long time to recruit a new member for your down-line in a network marketing company. It's sad to spend such a lot of time and effort on recruiting someone, only to see him leave again within a short period because he realizes that the products involved are overpriced and will not in the end satisfy buyers.
While training new members is certainly a good thing, the company should not make the bulk of its money from selling 'training material'. You should be very cautious of a company that expects you to buy large quantities of books, video material or training manuals right from the start.
There are unfortunately unscrupulous MLM companies out there that make the bulk of their profits from selling courses and training manuals to unsuspecting new members. Their real products are therefore not the ones advertised. They forever need new members so they can sell them these courses and manuals.
The final test is therefore a company that doesn't charge a fortune to sign up. Their products should be of a high standard and their prices should be reasonable. People should be eager to buy these products without even becoming members of the network. They should provide initial training free of charge. Once you have found such a company, you are on your way to success.
Also shun companies that require you to buy a large quantity of stock before you can become a member. A sales kit with samples of their products is a normal and desirable option, but this should be reasonably priced.
You should always try to use one or more of the products yourself before becoming a member. Test the quality and be honest with yourself: would you have bought the product purely for the value for money it provides? Don't allow dreams of riches to come cloud your judgment in this regard.
There's a large variety of MLM companies available from which to choose Do not allow your friends or family to pressurize you into going with a particular one. Choose a company based on the criteria above and you have a much higher chance of success than otherwise.
