About MLM, Multi-level marketing or Networking

[lordknight_aiz.18]

^ here. ang masama pag nanloloko ka na ng tao.

[charmed_chic]

nagkaroon lang naman ng bad image ang MLM dahil sa mga ibang upline na after makapag-recruit to have a downline eh hindi na nila tinutulungan yung downline nila..pinababayaan na.. kaya in the end, maiisip ng mga napabayaan na it was just a scheme to get something from them.. MLM kasi is tulungan... downline helps the upline to gain more kasi magiging malawak din yung market because of the network and upline should also help the downline lalo kapag may needs sila especially kapag baguhan pa lang at kailangan talaga i-guide...

People joining an MLM should also remember that this is not an "easy money" and should not think na yayaman agad.. Like any other business, inuunti unti yan.. tyinatyaga hanggang mag-bear ng fruit.. hindi yan isang biglaan..

just my two cents here... and i'm not saying these because I'm involved in an MLM too..

[topshoppe]

parang ang dami din sis na interesado dito mlm, hinde naman masama ang mlm eh.

actually sis, MLM is like our life cycle din e, observe kayo minsan why people lived and work to live? Di ba need natin ng pagkain, damit, shelter, at iba pa? San ba tayo kumukuha ng mga ito? Di ba sa mga "tao" rin? Sino yung mga yun? Mga sellers din di ba? Don't you think sinadya yun para kumita sila? Di ba needs nga hindi wants? Yung mga products about health and wellness and beauty, kailangan ba yun o wants lang? Actually pareho, kasi lahat naman tayo kailanagan gumanda at lumakas ang body natin, iwasan yung mga sakit and prevention pa di ba? Sa Beauty products, natural lalo tayong mga babae kailangan din yan to make high self-esteem.

This was just my observation, so don't think MLM's are not good for us. It is great for everybody kasi everyday, we meet lots of people para makakuha tayo ng relationships, build trust and help them achieve what they want. Hindi literal na pera ang ipantutulong, kundi knowledge how to get there (dreams).

"sis you're right hindi po masama ang MLM, it's great for everyone, matutunan man lang natin how to make communictaion in so many ways!"

[sonncza]

nagging masama ang mlm dahil sa concepto na pyramid diba sis,  mmlm is different from pyramiding naman. come to think of it ganto lahat ang mga business! kaso diffecnt lang kasi sa mga business ang kumikita lang ang nasa upline! papanu ang consumerS? sila ang nasa baba diba. sis anung mlm mo?

[GabBeaMariz]

diba sa mlm may binebentang products? pano yun kung di ka naman lagi may benta? ano mangyayari?

[lordknight_aiz.18]

^ edi walang mangyayari sis. kasi wala ka naman nabebenta e. =) that's why important din na na-try mo na yung products. hindi lang na-try but you also believe in the products you sell so even if no one buys from you, you still get points for buying those products for your personal use.

but not all mlm have products btw.

[GabBeaMariz]

ah wala yung per month dapat kumuha sa kanila? depende talaga pag may nabenta ka or wala?

[lordknight_aiz.18]

^ it depends on the company. yung iba may minimum sales requirement every month, pero yung iba naman walang ganon

[gehluh]

I believe there are only certain people who are fit for MLM business. I know some who join then after a while hindi naman nag-ttrain and all of a sudden mawawala na sa ere. Then they blame the company kasi hindi naman siya nag-earn. Then eventually they will consider it as a Scam.
I believe that only CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO are really determined can work things out in a MLM business.


Kasi sa Philippines when you hear the word "Networking"--super NEGATIVE na ng CONNOTATION. But in the US when they hear about NETWORKING---everyone wants to join eagerly--there's a college course for it too.
It's just that pangit lang talaga yung first impression ng Filipinos sa business na ganito kaya lahat iniisip SCAM na.


Well whether you believe it or not you still have to take the risk of joining and the risk of not joining and loosing the opportunity.

[shopaholicgal]

hi! i just joined USANA last march. I'm not really into MLM or networking, but i told myself i'll give it a try and listen to the seminar/talk about the products and the company. their products are impressive. and yun mga UPLINES ha napansin ko, they're really helping the newcomers kahit na malayo na sila or wala na rin sila mapapala sa mga downlines na malalayo na sa kanila. i saw that they're really helping out, sila yun nageexplain, sila yun nagsasalita sa seminar to explain everything. tulungan talaga sila. so yun they're really accomodating if we have questions. tulungan talaga sila.

[lordknight_aiz.18]

i joined avon today. i was buying initial products when someone bumped me. it was alfred vargas. he said im pretty pa. haha. i just said thank you and went the opposite direction because i dont know how to react. lucky me. =)

[topshoppe]

I believe there are only certain people who are fit for MLM business. I know some who join then after a while hindi naman nag-ttrain and all of a sudden mawawala na sa ere. Then they blame the company kasi hindi naman siya nag-earn. Then eventually they will consider it as a Scam.
I believe that only CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO are really determined can work things out in a MLM business.


Kasi sa Philippines when you hear the word "Networking"--super NEGATIVE na ng CONNOTATION. But in the US when they hear about NETWORKING---everyone wants to join eagerly--there's a college course for it too.
It's just that pangit lang talaga yung first impression ng Filipinos sa business na ganito kaya lahat iniisip SCAM na.


Well whether you believe it or not you still have to take the risk of joining and the risk of not joining and loosing the opportunity.

dagdag lang sis, nega kasi ang iniisip agad ng pinoy, tapos tamad naman kumilos, while americans and other nationalities, they know how to work on it, invest lang ng invest, ang pinoy gastos lang ng gastos, all of a sudden mas madami yung wants kesa sa needs. If they could only see kung nasaang posisyon sila, mare-realize nila someday na sana sinimulan nila di ba?
If all people lang is determined and will believe na kaya nila, walang imposible e. it's a matter of power of mind and body and soul. tsaka ang isipin nila nabubuhay sila, so dapat walang sinasayang na oras. Pede nga natin gayahin yung mga creators ng facebook at friendster e, mga bata pa sila FYI! pero they got billions na, sino ang dahilan? Tayong mga may account ngayon sa facebook and friendster. If they only knew that! (hope you get what i mean).

It means lang na madami tayong magagawa, hindi lang isa kundi iba-iba! Di lang tayo kumikita ng money, we gain knowledge and good personality kasi sa MLM and other businesses nahuhubog yung pagkatao mo, how you will treat people respectively and effectively. Yun lang

[topshoppe]

^ edi walang mangyayari sis. kasi wala ka naman nabebenta e. =) that's why important din na na-try mo na yung products. hindi lang na-try but you also believe in the products you sell so even if no one buys from you, you still get points for buying those products for your personal use.

but not all mlm have products btw.

If yung MLM ay walang products na binebenta, at kumikita ka dahil sa walang produkto, yun ang SCAM! Ingat kayo dun. Mapapanood nyo yan sa website ng DSAP! Kaya nuskin is a legitimate company and others pa.

[topshoppe]

nagging masama ang mlm dahil sa concepto na pyramid diba sis,  mmlm is different from pyramiding naman. come to think of it ganto lahat ang mga business! kaso diffecnt lang kasi sa mga business ang kumikita lang ang nasa upline! papanu ang consumerS? sila ang nasa baba diba. sis anung mlm mo?

pyramiding kasi sis walang produkto na binebenta, they claim na kikita sila kapag nagrecruit lang ng tao na sasali sa grupo nila.

[mcenyll]

http://www.mixph.com/2010/03/the-lies-of-multilevel-marketing-mlm.html#more-5891

nakita ko lang to while browsing the net.
tingnan nyo rin yung mga responses.  I say MLM talaga is not for the faint-hearted and for those who only wanted easy-money.

[IAmMarlo]

I made (together with my wife) 3 Million in less than 2 years
from just commissions alone...

Sa retail income mejo malaki. (actually ang laki, one month nakaka 300k kami sa retail pa lang)

Is MLM for everyone? My opinion ... no.

How can one make money with MLM?

1. You should be a person who thinks or begins to think:
"How can I afford this" instead of "I can't afford this" - taught by Robert Kiyosaki.

2. Proper mentor - it's not absolutely necessary, but it shortcuts the process. Imagine yourself in a forest, looking for your way to find gold. A mentor is like a map, to give you the proper directions

3. Easy to sell products - if your product speaks for itself, it requires you not to be too good in selling.

4. Properly priced products - products tend to be high in MLM. My level of skill allows me to sell anything at any price... but I've seen it time and again that my members in my previous companies didn't do very well. But with products that are effective plus really affordable, it was a lot easier for new ones to make a profit.

5. Regard criticism as positive - in MLM, the only real way to succeed is to improve your character and personality.

6. Know and understand when an advise is bad. There are uplines who teach you to lie just to encourage people - this is damaging to ones conscience and won't do any good in the long run (people will not trust you) ... this conflicts the next requirement... so I can say... just follow 7 unless they make you lie or cheat.

7. Follow your successful upline. No ifs, buts, maybes. Just do as told, ask questions later... Results will tell you why your successful upline made you do tasks you don't understand.

8. Need to say away from negative people. This is true with any other type of business, as most Filipinos don't understand business at all.

My two cents' worth.

[fashion_addict]

I've been in a networking company named Quantum Leap (which is now close btw).

Their products are waay too expensive and are not effective. The shampoo dried out my hair. BIG TIME.

Okay ang MLM if you don't have a greasy upline who is conniving with your own cousin (which is my experience).

MLM needs effort. So that's why some people would cheat just to earn a lot.

After such horrid experience, I vowed never to join MLM rakets. EVER. Over my dead body.

Pasintabi sa mga nagne-networking dyan. I really hate this business to bits.

[meili]

Iba iba naman kasi MLM or leverage marketing... I think Frontrow is the best. Ownership pa lang ayos na. I joined and yes, aasenso ka dito this is not a scam maganda sa frontrow coz sobra dme benefits!
and it is not the other networking you think coz pairing system gamit dito.... uhmmmmmm [textspeak!] 1 illegal ata...ahahaha.......if ever you wanna to try to be a part of Frontrow You can pm me. Visit mo lang to see [textspeak!] difference nya sa ibang MLM. =)

* you can't win a game, if you won't play it.*

[gehluh]

I joined once last year: UNO. --i didn't earn..i think because hindi ko din siya naasikaso and my upline was not responsible enough sa downlines niya. Na-burn out ako. But at least it gave me experience and it made me wise.

Right now I'm in a new company. Filtrepreneur Franchise inc. I can say that I am earning in less than a month. So happy.

[tres_beau_02]

aheem..makikisingit lang po..sumali na ako dati sa networking..kung familiar kayo sa first quadrant yun yung sinalihan ko dati..ayun sa kasamaang palad nagsarado ang first quadrant.kaya nadadala na ulit ako sumali sa ganyan..yung hubby ko member naman ng UNO..hindi ko alam kung [textspeak!] ito..totoo bang pyramiding scam ito?wala kasi ako idea sa UNO..