About MLM, Multi-level marketing or Networking

[whitebishop]

^agree
pero ako until now active pa rin sa usana. i really like the product problema lang nga yung monthly maintenance and very expensive sya. pero magaling talaga yung product. buti na lang may regular buyers ako so wala akong problema sa monthly maintenance, yun nga lang i don't profit from it i just use it to help people to be healthy, at least nakakatulong habang nakakadiscount hehe

[rae]

I don't think scam naman ang networking.

Pero sobrang nakakairita yung mga tao na sasabihin sayo na may interview or may symposium tapos pagdating mo dun seminar pala ng networking. THAT is scamming.

[chichi143]

Andami na kasing company jan na recruit lang ng recruit pero hindi naman sila "product-driven".
USANA distributor din ako! (kawaaiiii)    And oo, the products are not very economical. Pero effective kasi talaga. You wouldn't want to buy products for your family na nakamura ka nga pero hindi naman effective.


Super agree ako kay @miss parker: its about helping people build your business while helping them build theirs as well [/size]

[tomatostellar]

worst thing that happened to our family >=@

imo if company si established na and product is as good as they claim, why need MLM?
i dont know., super appalled na ko sa mga networking

[mhy_pie03]

^Because you won't need expensive advertising and stall/mall rentals just to sell the product. Cost-effective ang MLM pagdating sa marketing and that is the reason.

[whitebishop]

yup marketing strategy ang MLM... that is their way of advertising. ang networking itself is not bad what makes it look bad is sometimes how people lure others just to profit... the same thing with advertising. and here in the philippines, i don't know why for some reason, masyadong malaki ang patong ng mga capitalists on the products. for example oakley shades what i could buy in the US for 300 dollars e mabibili mo sa pilipinas for 1000 dollars... usana is just the same... i can buy usana essentials in the US for 40 dollars... just doesn't seem right and does not seem to be justified by taxes alone

[mhy_pie03]

^Mahal po talaga ang custom taxes dito sa atin especially kapag nakitang galing US. I know that kasi nagiimport ako dati for my online shop. At siyempre mahal bayad sa mga mall/rentals lalo kapag commercialized area.

[gongju]

Just joined 1BRO. Pioneering sya kaya maganda. At sobrang ganda mg compensation plan. Parang walang lugi talaga. Nagopen na sya before pero sinarado yata ng may ari kasi parang hindi pa dapat iopen pero inopen na nag business partner nya nung time na wala yung owner dito sa pinas. Pero ngayon open na ulit at binago buong compensation plan and marketing. Start pa lang ng company kaya excited talaga akong umpisahan na!!!

[justmie1209]

 ;Dhi mga sisses, ako naman hindi mahilig mag join sa mga MLM but this one "MARY KAY" naging interested ako kasi bukod sa skin care and make up ang line of business nila , nakita ko na maganda din ang samahan ng bawat member. and inaalagaan talaga ng nasa higher ranks ang mga baguhan tulad ko. and dagdag pa rito napa ka generous ng "Mary Kay" every month ang daming freebies na pinamimigay nila sa mga members

[whacks]

Hi i'm a USANA member and supreme wealth alliance member(SWA). SWA i s purely online business. No hassle.

[mommycute46]

I'm in Amway business before (2010), inactive until last week. I decided to activate my membership because:
- I want to become a real estate broker but I realized that I need to learn how to sell first. The easiest way I can think is thru MLM-Amway since I have an idea how the business works.
- Free trainings/subsidized seminars. Believe me, seminars/trainings are expensive outside.
- I need to surround myself with people who are in the same mindset with me (to be financially free). In our office, everyone wants to work for the rest of their life. Their only goal is increase and bonuses.
- Discounts. Because we a a user of Nutrialites(food supplements)

For people who are new to MLM, chose a reputable company and go after the training not just the money. The training is a great help especially if you want to build your own business in the future.

[miss parker]

^ true sis. ako din i joined 1Bro to learn about marketing, training and networking. since mattrain ka talaga thru them eh. am just lucky i found a good team to join. pioneering kaya ang saya lang hehe

[sachagirl]

i used to join mlm just to get discounts i.e. sophie, troumph, m&co, avon, mary kay... pero hindi ko talaga sineryoso lalo n yung mary kay. kasama s kit yung makapal n clear book parang sinasabi ayan basahin mo bahala kn s biz mo. hehe...

now, i joined usana and same thing just to get discounts kasi we hubby and i are health conscious talaga. madalas kami laman ng guardian and watson's on the look out of good quality supplements. nung na try namin yung products aba! maganda nga and effective.

i want to maintain the supplements kaya i am now doing the business part and syempre to share na rin to those who have health concerns na may other options pa or usana can complement their medications para mabilis ang healing/recuperation.

i attended the seminar last night and narealize ko na networking and mlm is really good but not easy at the start of your business. this is the real passive income with great returns basta pagsikapan.kailangan dito sipag, tiyaga, galing at talino (villar + gibo) para kumita ka.

if only people would be able to realize this tool pedeng yumaman. pero mlm is not for everybody but once you own it, boom! di ka na mapipigil.

i just hope i would be able to persevere in this path. aja!

[idiomatic girl]

Im skeptic at MLM. I had this classmate who offered me "raket", made me go to a orientation, yun pala product briefing ng NuSkin. Since then, our whole elementary batch are avoiding her. Networkers like her make MLM look like a scam. Nanloloko kasi sila just to earn. Sasabihin otherwise, pero iba pala ang intention.

But I wanted to try MLM. UNO & Frontrow caught my attention. Sila kasi yung magagagara yung auto sa Emerald e. Payabangan. Pero hindi naman dahil dun kaya gusto kong sumali sa MLM. Im a regular employee of the #1 TV network here in PI for 7years now. Lumalaki ang sweldo pero lumalaki din ang gastos. Hindi pa ko pamilyadong tao nyan ha. I want to earn something na hindi ko poproblemahin kung pano paaabutin ng katapusan ang sweldo ko.

Gusto ko rin yung product ng Frontrow na Luxxxe White and Slim. 130lbs lang naman ako pero hirap ako magpapayat. Kung merong gustong kumuha sa kin bilang member sa Frontrow (downline ba tawag dun) PM me lang. AM shift na ko, pwede mo kong i-orient Pero sana dun sa hindi gahaman sa pag-recruit lang. Gusto ko rin ma-enlighten.

[sachagirl]

kailangan talaga dito sa ganitong business totoong tao yung upline mo. may concern at sincere sa pagtulong s iyo.

ako i tell them upfront n business opportunity siya at usana para alam na yun pede niya expect. mahirap yung hindi sasabihin kun ano yun pupuntahan or meeting kasi pede makasira talaga ng relationship. parang kidnap! ginawa na sa amin yun ng classmate namin dinala kami s ortigas yun pala forever living. kaloka!

[charmedwitch776]

just to share my story...

Dati I attended a call center training (me bayad yun ha) sa may ortigas, likod ng Rob Galleria. Syempre main goal ko dun to get a job in call center dahil nun time na yun sobrang hirap pumasok sa call center plus talagang malaki pa sweldo offered (sykes, cv, etelecare and sitel palang call center nun - tanda ko na noh  ) so anyways pagkatapos ng call center training yun trainor namin invite us for a coffee tapos syempre kami Go lahat eh ilan kami mga 20 kami sa class nun kasi syempre looking forward kami bigyan tips and tricks how to apply sa call center tapos yun nakakatawa kasi she discourage us in applying in call center instead she invite us to join her dun sa MLM nya selling yun product sa home tv channel . Sobrang disappointed and inis talaga kami! it was such a waste of time

[sachagirl]

^naku dapat yata nirereklamo un instructor n un kasi conflict of interest. parang nagtuturo siya para makakuha ng recruits! pambihira!

[charmedwitch776]

^naku sis sinabi mo pa kaso kami pinabayaan nalang namin sya! sis that was around 2006 pa kaya super tagal na.

[france0220325143]

i had this former colleague na nagjoin sa MLM, i forgot lang which one. aba, nung umpisa, sobrang keeping in touch sa kanya yung high school friend nya to join and attend trainings, ganyan. eto naman si colleague, since bata pa (newly grad sya that time) mejo  madaling nadala sa mga promises. ayun, kumuha ng 2 accounts worth 8,500 so that was 17k agad. she kept persuading us sa office to be a member as well eh syempre, hindi rin naman madali magrecruit sa mga ganyan especially with 8.5k involved. ayun, after a month, she gave up na. si high school friend who recruited her, bihira na din sumagot at magreply sa calls and text nya. 

[chichi143]

aww.. those stories are really bad... they give MLM a bad reputation.
Pero kung pagsisikapan mo talaga ang ganitong negosyo, you would really have a passive income someday.
Ako yung mga uplines ko sa Usana, sige rin pursige sakin eh. ako lang tong tamad minsan! hahaha!
They really keep in touch kahit na ilang buwan na kaming magkakasama just to track my success in the business... Pero ang hirap talaga mag-invite minsan so i make sure na yung mga invites ko is people who have the same mindset as mine...
So far, happy naman ako with the results and i love selling the product coz they are really effective.