What do you think about MLM/ direct selling?

Great question, some many opinions. MLM is great for the company as the business model spreads throughout the community. The big money is for only a few that build a huge downline. Majority of the members stop because they don't have the drive and focus to build a team - it takes a huge mindset to succeed in MLM.

I enjoy building an online business and helping others do the same, it took me 2 years to find a system, support structure to finally succeed. Majority of online marketers fail because they don't have support or someone to go to for advice and help. The 3% of gurus online all have mentors/mastermind groups that they attend frequently.

The internet is like a phone or TV, the products is always changing. So the key thing to remember - join a system that gives you tools, current training, support and a coach.

Richard

1. I prefer Direct Selling - commissions are generally MUCH bigger for the
same amount of work and the quality of your team can be outstanding.

2. I HAVE joined a Direct Selling business and it helped build my mindset
and set the tone for where I am now (Wealth Masters)

3. Wealth Masters or Carbon Copy Pro to market WMI. I've chosen it and
although I didn't get it to work before, I'm 200% sure I can make it work
this time because I have everything I need to succeed (mindset and skills
to back it up)

4. I KNOW people who've done it, so there not just "claims" and if they
are those people won't last for long before they're exposed. It's real and
just as legit and good as IM.

However, you won't get much support for Direct Sales or Networking here
because so many people are against it because of ignorance of the subject
or they've been "scammed" before.

...If I had a dime for everytime I was scammed in the past for buying IM
courses that were horrible.

The questions you ask are good questions, but it would serve you best to
go to a network marketing forum because you will get answers from pro's
who do it with solid reputations.

P.S. I am NOT promoting WMI. I haven't done so in a long while and don't
intend on doing it anytime soon. I was simply using my experience as an
example.

That's cool . I did offline MLM in health n wealth niche , but now I want to build it online. Let's have others sharing about their opinion too

You could observe and perhaps emulate what some of the big online MLM marketers do, such as Jonathan Budd and Daegan Smith. Their approach centers around selling a low-ticket front end product that basically covers their promotion and marketing costs on the internet, and then some (if executed properly).

I think the business model of MLM is one of the best out there.

In theory.

Here is the 'problem' or hurdles to overcome with MLM.

95-98% fail.
must qualify to get paid
difficult to get people on your downline
proven, that if not in soon enough, odds stacked way against you. must be in from beginning.

you know why there is almost always an up front start up part, or a business package that must be purchased.

They do this because 95-98% will do absolutely nothing beyond the recruiting meeting and the sign up.

A lot of times you have to educate the public about the product or service you are promoting. This is a big job. Bigger than what it may take to get the signup for it.

A lot of people claim to be and do a lot of things. You only need a 'business card'.

I respect what you are doing here. You brought up the thread and you asked for feedback.

There is still to this day a HUGE stigmata that follows MLM (network marketing), it is a huge, colossal you must leap.

Building a downline is another thing. Now incorporating IM into this might help out a lot. But, without the internet helping, it is still relied heavily on little business meetings and one on one or one on group meetings.

Then the push for the acknowledgment of the new service, the benefit, then the sales pitch on the concept, the opportunity, the payout plan and the 'ultimate lifestyle'.

Then you have to hold hands, keep their binky close by and babysit your downline as 95-98% will do squat. The others that do anything is weak at best, most of the time.

I have been to meetings, I have gotten involved with some. Nothing long term. You can only hit up your family and friends so often and so many times.

Again, in theory, top notch business model.

In reality, a very nice way to create a HUGE challenge for yourself. Very difficult way to make nice 'passive' residual income.

Find me a 'top producer' for an MLM company and I will show you someone who cannot be 'passive' about their income. They must hold hands NON-STOP to maintain it.

Plus their are horror stories about people who built up a downline and a source of income and then one day to the next the company shuts down. Shut down or simply changed the rules and are no longer a networking company. They have the right to do it whenever they want.

my opinion to your question.

Greg

do you like MLM? Not at all. They are extremely edgy. And funny.
will you join them'? I've been asked to before, but I rejected to be in their downline. No.
normal affiliate program/ MLM will you choose? Digital Affiliate programs.
why is that? They do not require direct selling and rapport building with buyers, no stupid downline system etc.
lots of people claim to generate huge passive income with MLM online (GDI, etc), what do you think? I think they are fishy scammers who have no life and probably went knocking on doors every single day to make commissions, and to scam other people into being their downline.

I sound harsh but I really dislike the MLM system. What? You're a Triple-Ultimate-Mega-Overkill Associate Director?

I worked couple of months with a well known MLM site in 2009.But i never make any money from here and this is because I left out the program.