MLM is not the only thing in town
By Zul • Jan 10th, 2007 • Category: Going entrepreneur •
In his book mXe, Azizi Ali wrote:
Often time, one of the first thing people do get into sales is to join direct selling, network marketing or MLM organization. And then fail miserably.
Now, this is not the fault of the direct selling company or the MLM company. Actually, joining an MLM company can be a very good move. Many of the MLM companies have great products and excellent training. Some of the world’s best sales trainings are conducted by MLM companies.
See, these MLM companies have got it figured out. They realise that how long and how successful a new recruit will be is dependent on the sales made. If a new recruit knows the A to Z about the products but makes very little sales, he will not last long. However, if the recruit makes a lot of sales (even his product knowledge is on the surface level only), he will stay.
At the same time, we must realise that MLM is not the only game in town. While it is an excellent opportunity, it is just a business like any other. Despite claims that everyone makes money in MLM, the statistics reveal a different story.
In MLM, 5% makes money, 45% makes just enough to live on while the remaining 50% is there to make up numbers. These numbers are about the same for every other business.
More importantly, do it only if you believe in the company and products. Do it only if your heart is in it. If not, you’ll be joining the long, long list of people doing things just for money. Yes, you may make a little money but how long can you be happy? Not long, that’s for sure.
[tags]azizi ali, mxe, millionaires planet[/tags]
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