Monday, April 16, 2007

[MLM Survivors Club] Re: Interesting info from TEAM manual-throw up some red flags why don't you?

THis sounds a lot like the Britt Worldwide group that I sort of got
mixed up with. A girl I knew in High School and her husband got
mixed up with this group and recruited my ex (& me, by default)

--- In mlmsurvivorsclub@yahoogroups.com, "peripheral_jen"
<nascarfan546@...> wrote:
>
> I got a hold of the Quixtar TEAM manual while I was staying at my
> sister's house last week and read through it...some disturbing
things
> that I read. I don't see how they can say they are not primarily
> making money from tools with the way this manual is worded! These
are
> direct quotes unless noted otherwise:
>
> In regards to recruiting:
>
> -- It is best to answer questions with another question. This is
> easier if you have a few responses memorized ahead of time.
>
> --If asked about the legality of the business just hand them a cd
with
> the answer
>
> --Showing the plan is not intended to "sign them up" but primarily
to
> get them involved in the teaching. It is much more important to
have
> someone reading books and attending meetings and NOT signed up
than to
> have them signed up and not involved in the system.
>
> --Signing up a new IBO is a bridle and saddle activity. It is
surely
> important but only after the horse is nourished . (meaning after
they
> are in the "system" and being nourished with tools)
>
> --The system, not the business owner, run the business. (ummm...I
> thought a business owner ran his or her business?)
>
> --Promote tools like the seeds of a future harvest. (harvest for
> Diamonds)
>
> And then what you need to do to become a "Power Player"
>
> 1. Sign up for Cd of the Month
> 2. Sign up for Book of the Month
> 3. Sign up for a standing order leadership cd
> 4. Purchase Top 50 cd set
> 5. Attend open meetings and night owls
> 6. Attend mens/ladies leadership meetings
> 7. Attend seminars
> 8. Attend major functions
> 9. Subscribe to website
> 10. Subscribe to voicemail
>
> Ummmm...how about selling product????
>
> Then, for those of you who are not (lol) enlightened, their new
thing
> is to have everyone sign up for DOT1/STEP, which means Ditto on
the 1st
> and Sip Twice, Eat and Profit. Ditto is their standing motnhly
order
> they want you to sign up for so you get the same bundle of crap
each
> month, and the Sip Twice refers to their XS energy drinks, which I
> believe you are REQUIRED to take two cases of which each monthly
order,
> and EAT refers to the power/meal replacement bars. So basically
you
> have to buy the drinks and stuff along with whatever else you have
each
> month. The PROFIT part...not sure where that comes in for the
person
> buying all this stuff!
>
> Lastly, this is the lovely disclaimer at the end of the book:
>
> "While the techniques and approaches suggested have worked for
others,
> no one can guarantee that these techniques and approaches will
work for
> you. We hope, however, that these ideas assist you in developing
a
> strong and profitable business."
>
> I thought this was a "proven" system?!?
>
> I hope it is ok to post this here...someone had asked about TEAM
> recently, and I just thought that this information spoke volumes
about
> where the real money is made in Quixtar.
>
> This info was all taken from The TEAM Builder's Textbook:
Building
> Communication in the Info Age by Woodward/Brady
>

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