what makes people hate mlm?

in my opinion, maybe they are scared or tired because their friend is trying to recruit

No one likes to meet a friend or relative for what they think is a social event and then have it suddenly turn into an attempt to get them to join their MLM. This results in the NFL club. (no friends left).

Nor do they want to be sitting in the mall (coffee shop, etc.) and have a total stranger approach them about their "great business opportunity". It's creepy.

However, I think the use of social media where people come to you and ask for more information is the coming trend in this business model. You still end up talking to people one on one - whether in person or on Skype - but at least they are already interested. Instead of being chased down or tricked.

There are a lot of legitimate MLM companies. There are also a lot that are scams. People have heard about the scams so they tend to be wary. No one wants to spend a lot of time and money working with a company just to have it shut down.

My 2 cents.

Rose

Because most of them are spam

Obviously because majority of them are spam, which run by some investors who can disappear any time they want.

Most people involved do not know how to market and network, so they do things that annoy people, as already mentioned, to make a sale.


Because MLM's are represented to them as a far-easier-way to make money than it is.


Because a bunch of them were in the news for being pyramid schemes (so, reputation).


Because the product they bought was not good.

Everyone's experience with MLM recruitment is different. Here's mine:


Of maybe 30 or so MLM "pitches" I've listened to (not because I was interested, necessarily, but because the presenter was a friend or relative and I felt obligated to listen) . . .


. . . not one of those 30 people was still in the same MLM a year later. What does that tell me? Few are cut out for this grind.



Now, of course, some people make money with MLMs. But my guess is . . . very few actually make anything and the vast majority make nothing.


Obviously, your mileage will vary.


Steve

The marketing strategy that MLM companies push/suggest/force makes me cringe. One company said the only way you can market their product is through word of mouth. No internet marketing, no direct mail, no cold calling. Just get someone interested, and then have them sit down with your MLM business partner, and the partner will close the prospect on the sale - face to face.

Too much work. I'd rather send out a postcard campaign.

Probably one of the biggest ones is that you will alienate family and lifelong friends. People will think you are stupid. And all that for a few dollars. Enjoy!

1. High Price.
2. False Promise.
3. Useless Product.
4. Annoying Sales/Marketing Approach.
5. Company Reputation.

I think I don't need to explain the detail of them all.

Most people flame MLM aka Network Marketing because they have been burned by Pyramid Scheme Wanna Be MLMs that only focus on recruiting new people without any Premium tangible products or services to offer. A true MLM company actually offers a Premium quality product or service to sell and market, recruiting a sales force team is secondary. If you are going to join an MLM marketing join one that is called a Legacy MLM company that sells a superior unique product or service that enriches or improves your customers life. You have to be proud of the company you will be representing.

Not all people hate MLM. Not all people even dislike MLM.

If you're going to pursue a career in MLM it's simple... pay
no attention to the people who hate MLM. Waste no time trying to
convince them. When they start hating walk away... fast.

Focus on sorting and sifting until you find the people for whom this
is the right thing to be doing at this time. There are millions of them
out there.

It's as simple as that.

I'm promoting an MLM that cost 0 dollars to start...

It's a slow slow grind if you decide not to put money into say, traffic, for example, but it's also really really good to learn how to market online by NOT spamming.

From my perspective, i invested nothing except time, i learned a bunch, i met my coach who is an AMAZING person, and i had a blast.

It cost zero for me so i lost nothing.

1. Many of them are scam
2. A very small percentage of people are successful in MLM.
3. Most of the time you are selling/buying something which you have no interest/need unlike traditional marketing.
4. Almost always overpriced products.
5. If you work as hard in any other business, you can make it big without driving away your friends and family.

Fear.

Someone sees an MLMer who had a bad experience, or sees a shady MLMer who is a rack 'em and stack 'em, manipulative type, fears failing in MLM and the hate grows.

But you have reputable, heart centered network marketers like Ray Higdon and the guy I do a podcast with (who does not promote his opportunity but does just fine) who show you the hate is not true, and how MLM is a fab way to create value and to change lives, and you change your view on the niche.

Ryan

So often that friend or relative talking big dollars and trying to sign you up 'under' him...has a track record that is not stellar.



I think MLM's do better with online recruitment as you can't see the level of material success that person has achieved. Offline, Cousin Ralph is telling you how much money there is in an MLM - but you know, at 38, he lives with his Mother and can't keep a job...so....

I don't really like MLM, honestly because people are inviting more people to join their networks to get commission rather than selling products. I mean the MLM would be good if the portion of selling product greater than hiring new down-lines.

MLM is the scum of sales methods. It relies on targeting friends and family and makes everyone a prospect. The other obvious problem is the profit margins. You need to overprice something so everyone gets their cut which is no
way to run a business. Who wants to pay $30 for vitamins that cost less than $5 from Trader Joes. Also, if you can sell MLM, you can sell legitimate products to clients for long term gain.

When you first mention MLM to someone the first thing they say to you is oh, it's a Ponzi Scheme. Then you would have to explain why it's not a Ponzi Scheme and there is the rub.

From that point it's an uphill battle to convince the skeptical and it's not worth doing the business model. I've tried it twice and for me it's not worth the effort.

Also when you're in a MLM program you have to come out of pocket just to maintain membership with the products auto-ship purchases monthly, maybe their back end system and what ever materials you need to try and sell the system.

That's why it's a big bust. Those who can make it work then good for them. To the common folks looking for a business opportunity, STAY AWAY!

It is all about mindset. The majority of people are trained to work for others by our school systems. And even if they are they building a business now some still have a job and are being exposed to the work environment where if they don't counteract that conditioning it only gets worse. You must focus on gaining the mindset first and being around a group of people that already have what you want.

Many people hate what they don't know...

For that reasons positive thinking made billions of dollars to coaches & authors

Because selling is hard!

Most people think that selling is easy but it isn't. It takes time and skill to do it well. Get it right and it's a great career that you can everywhere. If you suck, you could end up alienating friends and family.That's why most people don't stay in MLM for more than a year, they can't maintain the quotas. And when other people see that, it scares them. Withe a regular job, there are days you can afford to slack off but with MLM you have to hustle each and every time.

I have worked for an MLM company in the past (in the administrative area, not as a distributor). I think I can reply to your question:


- MLM products are unusually more expensive than their peers
- They tend to justify the extra cost with their "supreme" quality
- The quality is supported by "experts" who have a relationship with the company (conflict of interests anyone?)
- People who work in MLM tend to be more interested in expanding their network than in selling the products (you are a salesperson, after all, why would you like others to invade your market?)
- People who work in MLM tend to affect their friendships and other significant relationships for the sake of "the business"
- People who work in MLM tend to be secretive about it. e.g. They mention they have "a great opportunity for you" yet they don't mention it is MLM until you agree to see them in person

- People who work in MLM motivate each other constantly in ways I consider reckless, irresponsible and plainly delusional. You cannot change the world selling nutritional drinks. It is stupid to think you can. Yet they don't accept that.

People treats MLM like it's a quick rich scheme.

So they try to "Advertise" it like crazy, asking to parents, grandparents, neighbours etc, to join an opportunity without any proof or as a madman.

This leads a flow of hate towards mlm

They do not start with lead generation, which is not spamming links over the internet, but acquiring targeted leads who voluntary puts their email.

There are some people that have been scammed while in other cases there are people investing heavy into traffic and other business needs without seeing a return.

There are times when people lack the patience and discipline to build a business.

The problem is MLMs are designed to reward the people at the top. If you aren't a "founder" then your chances of making a profit are slim. The farther down the "pyramid" you get in, the less likely your chances for profit become.

If you want to make big money from MLM, start your own.

In our country, people did a lot of fraudulent business by the name of mlm, so they lost the trust and people started thinking that all mlm business is bad.

I think people wanna make non sales people (the users of the mlm products) to be sales rep as well , while their wants is just to get the product as for the solution of any pain they wanna 'heal'.
making non sales people to sell n build WoM organization.... weird n i think that's why it's not working

Well, I'm not apart of the normal crowd but, I think I can speak on their behalf for example, they don't like the one thing in (MLM) which is not the idea of technically not getting paid with actual money but with loads of viable information that will help them grow within their own business, and in general as to why they don't like (MLM) is due to the black and white marketing concept that (MLM) is basically an intern-like self advertising type of job.

Sometimes it's hard to distinguish between legit and a scam. If someone is aware of scams, for him another mlm is also a scam.

I had been involved in MLM for more than 6 months. It was a crazy experience. I had lost my mind. Every day I was involved in stupid, meaningless things about "BEING RICH" (But most of them had not made any $). That's why now I hate MLM so much.

To much people are trying to get to the same thing with not enough help,its basically a dog eat dog world mlm buisnesses just suck period

Hi visimedia!

At first, I used to think like alot of people here who feel MLM is the devil's work lol. I have been a part of a few, and did not sell to friends and family, but did do things the social way, and got exhausted.

That ultimately what happened. So after doing research and learning about my "Wealth Dynamics" from a test I took, I discovered that being "social" is not my preferred way of making money online.

However I do feel MLM works, and it works for those people who are super social, super chatty extremely outgoing and extroverted by nature. Full of personal magnetism.

That stuff comes to them naturally, and after that test, I found what comes to me naturally.

So yea I dont hate it, but if you arent the right personality for that kind of biz, it will be a struggle.

http://www.wealthdynamics.com/wealth-profiles/star

This link shares how a main feature of their type.

good question! Hope this helps!

Sampson

good point on WD

Many people hate MLM because these companies want you to go out and bring people to a meeting or webinar or some other event without telling them anything about the event. Most of these people don't want to start a business so they feel like they've been lied to. Some of the people who actually join may think starting a business is a good idea at the time they're at the event because of the emotional high they're feeling but after they join they have to go out and recruit their friends and family and get rejected most of the time. So now they have a feeling of rejection from people they know, they've paid money to join this organization, they've bought a product or service they ain't going to use, and the emotional high is over until the next meeting and if they don't have any new prospects they'll feel bad before the meeting is over.
MLM tries to get people who never really intended to start a business to drag other people who never really wanted to start a business and gets them to buy a bunch of products or something and rarely make any money. For the few people that do make money they usually get screwed once the company changes the payment structure, then the organization people have built starts to fall apart.
It may sound like I hate MLM but I don't. As long as a company has a good product or service and treats its member well I'm all for it. There are a few companies out there that come close to this. If you find a company you like, work it, be successful and share it with the rest of us to see if it's something we might like too.
The good thing about the forum is that you do have people who are business minded so you will have a better chance of being successful with the people you share opportunities with.

Enjoy your outcome

1) The company makes most of their money from getting people to sign up as distributors.
2) They prey on stay-at-home parents with lofty promises.
3) The only way to actually make money is to get people to "join your team."

Pushy salespeople who keep trying to get people to buy their products despite people already saying no.

Especially healthcare products like Amway, Forever Living and Herbal Life etc.

But this is still the most popular career choice in my country Singapore since my people are MORE comfortable in opening up in face-to-face conversations rather than express their thoughts in writing.

Even though for me, it is the exact opposite.

MLM stands for fraud and deception. Getting rich is the top goal that is beyond everything, with the inclusion of the most valuable thing for a man - the relationship with his family and friends. Don't say I am wrong.

One of the issues that I've encountered with MLM over and over again is that there is more emphasis placed on recruiting other people to sell the product and make more money for you than it is to actually sell the product.

It isn't as profitable as many MLMers purport, it is not uncommon to see dubious income claims. People in MLMs are relentless recruiters which is incredibly uncomfortable for their friends and family. Pyramid selling has an understandable link with pyramid schemes, scam MLMs seem to be a dime a dozen even the legitimate ones seem to be really skirting the line. In short, people dislike the cultish recruitment behaviour and are rightfully skeptical of the profit outlook.

Always good to know too guys; hate is a projection of an individual, saying something about themselves and nothing about the object of hate. How we see the world is how we see ourselves.Good to know if you are an MLMer who fears being the object of hate or ridicule.

Ryan

There's a whole lot of people who absolutely love MLM, including a strong presence right here on the Warrior Forum. It's a 100+ billion dollar industry. Except for a few loud anti-MLM sentiments expressed here from time to time, there really isn't any significant number of MLM "haters". But let the haters hate, and the rest of us just party on!

Most of the time MLM offers absolutely no value to people. The companies take your money to give to others so you can do the same. Normally the products that these companies offer are garbage and provide no value. Others may not agree with me, but this is my opinion.

I do not hate mlm but i will share some experiences i had in the past.
1/ I joined Amway when i was 18 years old. To this day my siblings keep hammering me about the little boxes i brought home(product samples to hand out to our neighbours). I had no idea how to go about recruiting and in those days we had no internet. Fail
2/ I joined Amway around 6 years later when a friend of mine called me with a "business opportunity". "is it Amway?" i asked. Anyway, he came with an older professional type person and got me so excited, me and my reluctant wife joined.
Every week we had to attend meetings at a huge place in the city(500 plus people every time), stand up, clap, sit down, stand up clap again(went on and on). Couldn't keep up with the books - book of the week, tape of the week etc.
We also had product pick up each week and our sponsors were like an hour from our home. This lasted 4 months. The other thing that was apparent was nobody talked about how much money they were making. "how long have you been in Amway?", legit question. "8 years". How much do you make? silence. The crunch came when we were also asked to attend church with the group on a sunday.
Another friend joined the same organization prior to me and he ran out of room in his garage storing all those vacuum cleaners he bought, you know, to make the monthly pv bonuses.
He would turn up to a friends house with two boxes of tea bags. You know, back in the early 90's they introduced food items so people bought stuff for themselves.
My friend found in his conversations(when he visited) he would take a huge interest in what kind of detergents his friends used, and wouldn't you know it, a free sample magically appeared
I still believe mlm can be a profitable business in this day and age with digital marketing/social media and product delivery systems straight to peoples door.
If mlm's can learn how to market products to non mlm customers, i believe in the long run they will become more successful i.e in many instances, their customers become the best recruits.
Aside from the scampster mlm companies, if you are into mlm and do it right, you will succeed.

I think that it's because that kind business

makes people pitch products to thier family or friends too much

the quality of the products also not that good

I´ve asked my self this same thing plenty of times...

I think the reason is that they all problably have some failed attempt on it, so they kind of feel stupid trying it again. Its funny because in theory MLM works, the only reason it fails is this exactly, people just start getting insecure and nervous and they f*** up, they dont recruit people or they just abandon, and the chain breaks and it fails.

Its curious that what doesnt allow MLM to work properly are the fears of it not working properly...

Simple: Not everyone is an entrepreneur.



That's why I always give the advice that if an MLM focuses on getting people into the business instead of selling the products of the business, it will be harder to be successful. Everyone is a consumer, not everyone is an entrepreneur. Make sure the consumer compensation is worth it, and go from there. Those who love the products and are entrepreneurs will naturally be drawn to join the business.

No other business can literally give you the ability to own your own business for less than $100. Stick to a Legacy MLM business thats primary focus is to sell a premium quality product or service, recruiting a sales team should be secondary. Legitimate MLM businesses have extensive free training, education, tools and support that you need to succeed.

So many times when people say "no" to your MLM, what they are really saying "no" to is themselves not your opportunity. They have bought the lies that were taught to them by their parents and teachers such as "get a good education so you can get a good job and you will be set for life" or "it takes money and influence to make money and you have neither".

I always remind myself that in any business whether is a MLM or a sales position, it is the person with the most "no's" that wins and moves ahead of the pack. The sooner you get 50-100 no's using the correct approach the sooner you will see the money start to flow because of the yes's that were tucked in among the no's. Without the no's you will not find those few yes's that you need to succeed.

I have learned to love the no's because I know that the yes's are just around the corner and I just can not see them yet. I can't wait to reach 100 no's and see how many yes's were tucked in among them.

Success(yes's)comes sometimes when we least expect it from the most unlikely people. Never pre-judge, share your business with everyone and learn to love the process.

The best part about an MLM is the leverage where we not only get paid on our own efforts but on the efforts of those we help to succeed.

Thanks for your leadership and for not giving up when you did not succeed in your first attempts at MLM.

I'm a top earner in my MLM Company and I can tell you that most people hate MLM because they don't understand it. I had a mentor tell me once that 100% of the people not doing MLM don't understand it, or they would join, and 97% of the people who have joined don't understand it or they would build it big. I think the biggest issue is we have so many "non entrepreneurs" joining. Starting any type of business with an employee mindset is almost a kiss of death.

Another reason people hate MLM is we have so many amateurs in our industry building their business the wrong way. Rather than be a professional, they use hype, pressure, bug friends and family and are downright annoying.

Like any industry, we have good and bad people, amateurs and professionals. Just my two cents.

Simple reason is SPAM .

One big reason is the fact that you are building SOMEONE else's business. If that business goes bust, like many are currently doing, then you lose your income and possibly even the team you have built up.


If you want to enter this business model then make sure that people are promoting the PRODUCTS and not the OPPORTUNITY to make money just by building a team and letting them do all the work. It's those companies that are currently all being shut down by the FTC.

There is nothing worst than MLM business. Some of my friends were into that and most of them lost money. And the pathetic thing is they told many times me to be their supportive hand. I didn't believe this business.

very cool discussion, very good input


this will also lead people to other biz opp as well, not just MLM


but particularly with MLM ya newbie non entrepreneur approach is the way to break this MLM in people's eyes


the product itself should be good, but we judge by the people who bring that product, to be the company face.. lol

most of them are spam

They do not trust the company's revenue plans And they say that this does not work.
While the structure of each system is multi-level.
They also fear that they would be ridiculed by their friends.

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MLM requires other peoples efforts to really make any serious money, if you look at something like TLC for example, you need to build 2 different legs etc. The upfront commissions for someone is a low %.

You're best bet is going for affiliate offers, low cost on the front which earn up to 75% commission, like with Clickbank and then after a few weeks start promoting high ticket affiliate webinbars.

Works for me!

- Andy

I just think people don't understand MLM.

The principle of leveraging the efforts of multiple people bring back many times the results the efforts of just 1 person. If you're honest with yourself and look at the structure of any non-MLM company with employees, it looks just like a pyramid. Same as MLM.

The problem people have when joining MLMs is that they try to work marketing strategies that fail.

The spend time chasing down down people who aren't interested. They talk about it with friends, coworkers and family - who really don't care. Or spend hours trying to explain what a pyramid scheme is.

The people who are the most successful in MLM are the people that recruit from within the MLM industry. That's the target/warm market...

You sign up people who have already been sold on the MLM idea and in turn, they know others who have been sold on the idea. It's the quickest way to build a large downline. The best training on this is by: Tracy Biller at: Ultimate Success CDs - Network Marketing's #1 Training Program!.

Once you get a bit of success under your belt, you'll keep growing your business. Then...

You won't care about the conversations/arguments people carry on about MLM.

It works for the people who know how to recruit from people that are interested in MLM.

-Christopher K

I think because it usually looks like a pyramid scheme at first glance.

They're not wrong to be skeptical of stuff like that... Especially on the internet haha.

There's a YouTube Video that does a good job explaining people's thought about MLM at:

In my opinion, they may not want to approach friends and family with a networking system because they may feel they are trying to sell them something. Also a lot of people think network marketing is a pyramid scheme, they are not knowledgeable about it.

From personal experience, the thing I don't like from MLM's are they push you to hit up your "warm" market first. That being your family, friends, co-workers, etc.

I remember one time, a person that I hadn't hung out with or talked to in months; hit me up out of the blue, and asked if I minded going to Starbucks to catch up.

I went.... BOOM

There was his mentor "Up-line Individual" sitting there with him, and they started talking to me about Primerica.

All in all, MLM is not bad as it teaches people how to sell, market, and close deals. I believe it is just the approach of it all, and the need for them to push the people to hit on their family, friends, and co workers until they budge and join.

If you really want to be successful in a Network Marketing business aka MLM you need to start by reading two books that will open your mind. 1. The Four Year Career by Richard B. Brooke and 2. Go Pro by Eric Worre.

If you are going to join an MLM company make sure it is a legit Legacy MLM company that has been in business for 20+ years, has a premium product or service to sell that is the primary avenue in order to make money, recruiting a sales force should be secondary with the primary objective of selling products or services. Make sure they offer an extensive education and training system infrastructure so you can learn everything about the company, tools and your business. If you have the Entrepreneur drive you can create an Empire with an investment of under $100.

If you find yourself only selling to friends and family members then you have absolutely no sales skills at all. The Internet is filled with good paying customers ready to buy, all you have to do is advertise correctly and efficiently.

I found this thread to get some feedback on the topic as I found after years a product/brand which put's the product in first place and NOT the MLM aspect...

So guess here's the question to answer...Are the products worth it? If you are happy to buy them yourself without any pressure to get some points or rewards...you maybe have a winner..

This after you did your DD about price, quality, availability, recurring sales etc....just after that I do look at the MLM part which I ONLY take as serious if I'm sure I do not screw my contacts.

So Product in first place, if it's a great product in all aspects you will get the MLM part done easily.

99% of all offers are based on the MLM part trying to make you buy a huge Starter Kit (you most probably will keep all that for yourself) and then push you to enroll all your social network...the cost of that administration waterhead is paid by the overpriced products people try to sell.

My 2 cts.

The bottom line people have been burned by fake wanna be MLM ponzi scheme type companies, or harassed and forced into them by friends and family. Those all leave a bad stigma.

The most important reason people hate MLM aka Network Marketing is just ignorance. People tend to hate and dislike things they do not understand or comprehend.

Average people can't digest MLM because there r tons of things to think about, lol

Never easy to understand the biz

I despise MLMs. They are basically pyramid schemes with vultures at the top and sheeple underneath. The reason I despise them is because they hype up their product to the point the bottom actually believe in their product. It is almost organized religion level brainwashing. The only reason that they are remotely successful is because of family and friends' support. This is their bread and butter and the top of the pyramid knows it and abuses it. Also, I dislike that people use any opportunity to push their product.

I hate driving two miles chasing a Yard Sale sign only to stop at a house where all they are selling is their Lululemon and It! Works garbage. It is usually some housewife whose husbands over-time money went to buying the junk, but she feels good about herself while she buys an insane amount of Starbucks and tries to take as many selfies as she can take on her iPhone. All the while keyword stuffing all her Instagram posts with how she is a boss and on her way to being rich.

I think the disdain mainly comes from me having a genuine interest in people trying to better themselves and not having their only source of income be from a 9-5. Most MLMs take advantage of people and I just can't get down for that.

At one point in my life I sold Rainbow vacuums for like a week. I sold one to a family member. Sure the vacuum worked great, but they purchased from their Nephew to show support. These companies know this and use laser focus to bring in new recruits to spam their product. I am anti-MLM to the bone.

Because a lot of them are actually ponzi or pyramid schemes. You know, the ones that make money solely from recruiting new members. A legit MLM sells valuable products and/or services, not "investment opportunities" to unsuspecting people.

biz vs investing, most people don't get what's the difference . lol


people should limit people's access to MLM, only certain level of people can run that as distributors

Myself also i hate mlm as i dnt like to searc for people all time and what its the worst its that you also must convince this people to search for other people

I would argue that more people hate the way that MLM is promoted, more than they do the industry itself. It is definitely a legitimate industry. We just have a lot of untrained and unprofessional people in it that give all of us a bad reputation.

The people who like MLM are usually those who have found a legitimate opportunity and were successful.

The haters are those who have failed or, if they have no first-hand experience, know people who have failed.

You can blame the company or blame your own gullibility or blame the entire MLM niche for coming up empty. But those who do honestly succeed usually keep trying until they have learned how to make it work.

Well, I like to say it is not about products but the WAY they go about marketing them.

Now here is the thing, guys.

When it comes to marketing, most people ONLY think of making $ for themselves and their loved ones with little or no regards for how their customers will feel and benefit.

Sure they may be nice those customers upon first contact but it is about how they get those customers to buy without giving them space and time to understand how those products actually benefit them.

From the network marketers' perspective, they are trying to implment what I defined as One-Size-Fits-All strategy simply because the companies they represent tell them so.

But from customers or prospects' perspective, those network marketers are not much different from those pushy typical salespeople trying to shove their products and services into them just to make maximum profits quickly and easily.

Without considering their feelings as friends or even fellow human beings.

The bad press has definitely hit hard this model but not all of them are scam. Actually the biggest ones are legit, hence why they are still around 20+ years after.

In the end, if your MLM product is legit, it's like any other affiliate business and the same tactics can be applied.

being a "salesperson", putting themselves out there, rejection, the crap products often sold higher than what another store would have them as, being uncomfortable etc

one thing MLM people do: sell their stuff on ebay n marketplaces.... lol.. that's no point

it's outdated unfortunately.

The reason I don't like MLM is because everything is so uncertain. And when everything is going right suddenly you come to know that the company has been closed and all your funds are seized. It's not a reliable industry.

My experience with MLM has been:

Company starts with something Revolutionary
Something you have never heard of that will change the world
This MLM company is already past all competition and they are only source of the product
Your getting in at ground floor
We have 1000 people making 6 figures that were broke before joining our company
We have many videos of them to prove it
We are the only LEGIT MLM and we will be here for next 1000 years
You can easily get in for kinda uncomfortable cost. High, Higher, Highest
Prospect all of your friends and family
Come to every single meeting
Buy product every single month from autoship keeps you active
Weird pay structure that sounds like your gonna kill it...
Go to the big meetings where you can network and worship your leaders and get pumped
Buy hella expensive stuff at these big meetings on CC
Still getting charged every month
Read and study a boatload of material
Try to sell the product
cant understand why everyone is not buying the product its revolutionary
Sell the opportunity to every single person you ever come in to contact with
Tell them they will be rich even though your not and then show them what happens if they get 5
Wonder why people are not signing or staying in
Call your upline which never is around to help
When you do get them they tell you to let them close them 3way
Tell you to get them to a meeting and they will sign up
You get a couple of people in they do nothing
They are not motivated so you cuss them out
You keep going to meetings you still not driving the Tesla
You went all in and paid 10k and nothing is happening
You complain online about rip off
You quit and have 10k on your CC

Or

You keep going and spending
You see people are winning cars and prizes
You want more so you invest more
All your fam and friends hate you
Your 50 buck checks are not increasing
then company starts losing money
service gets bad
then the company goes out of business
and your upline shows you this better opportunity
and the good news is this next opportunity is even newer and better...

(That is my observation and some experience in the multiple MLM's I have tried)

Not saying all of them are this way or you cant make money with them but I have seen great ones crash and burn and many people out of money and cars and prizes.

exactly as Rose Anderson said its creepy! and annoying...

you have to do it via other channels or use more polite and less aggresive style than approaching random people

I think people hate MLM for many reasons. It involves a TON of work, which many people aren't willing to do. A lot of people want to come online to make money, not build teams and spend hours a day training these teams. Also there are a lot of scammy companies involved with MLM and people generally don't want to get involved in these companies. In my opinion affiliate marketing or having your own products to sell is the better route to go. Just be sure to build an audience of some sort so you can sell to that audience.

One of the main reasons people hate MLM is that they see it as a scam. This is because people sell the idea of MLM as a get rich quick scheme whilst it is very hard to have success with it ( there were some nice statistics I encountered, one being that only 1% of a MLM made some sort of income from it ).

Also it's sad because one of the first things that the MLM guys tell you is to firstly recruit your friends/family/ close people that trust you. Basically it can change your dear friend from a friend to a salesman and that is not cool.

Most of the users are not using MLM service now. They have moved to other method which works for them.

I remember being in a Real Book Store and they had a display I think the guys name was Chinkee Tan MLM expert.

There was a Open copy on the table and I picked it up and starting scanning it.

I read where he was in an MLM everybody got paid great but then it folded.

Then I read where he took his down line to another MLM and everybody got paid and it Folded.

Then I read where he created his own MLM and everybody got rich but then he said there was some drama with the Top Owners and it Folded.

I was in the book store with mouth dropped expression.

Art

People hate pressure to resell the MLM products. More often than not, they are asked to shove the products down the throat of relatives, friends, you name it. I treat this business as a retailer and don't mention that the program I promote is MLM. So I focus on pushing the product and don't spout the word MLM. That solves the love-hate relationship for the most part.

Most folks know that the tales of "all the moolah" are just that - tales. So many people have been around the table with MLM offers, they know the real deal. People know that less than 5% of network marketers will make any real money. People have heard the stories about the upline badgering the downline to buy and stock a lot of product to make it to the next level - and then they get stuck with the product.

Lastly, and most important, 99% of people do not know anyone who has really made a success out of network marketing. The people who approach them are typically strangers, friends, or family who haven't yet made a dime.

I actually did know someone who had "seemingly" made it. He was an emerald in Amway. He & his family lived in a $750,000 home in Virginia. And this was many years ago. Found out later they were just leasing the house to impress their group. They were throwing all their money back in the business to try to make it work and it never did. They went bankrupt because of Amway and then got divorced. Seems they took the book "Fake it Til You Make It" quite seriously. If you have never read that book, search Google or Amazon. It is quite eye-opening. I read it probably 20 years ago and could not put it down. The part about how the really successful distributors are in the back at the large events dividing up the money was sickening. Those large events are ALL about fooling those at the bottom and making boatloads more money for the people at the top

The book's complete title is: "Fake it til you make it: What your soap distributor may not have told you."

Though I wish anyone luck who gives network marketing a shot.