Thanks for the help. It is very much appreciated.
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>
> > Please feed me the questions!
>
> It's difficult to feed you the questions, since I was not involved
in
> the same company. In fact, that will be one of the defenses she is
> coached to offer: "Our business is different than the ones they
talk
> about on those Internet forums. Ours doesn't engage in many of the
> abuses you see there."
>
> One of my questions for her would be to find out from her upline
how
> many unaffiliated customers she has. In other words, in order for
any
> business to be legitimate, the vast majority of the customers must
be
> consumers who are not expecting any sort of income from their
> purchases. The more money she makes from her downline, the more
> likely it will be a scam.
>
> You don't see regular retail stores making the lion's share of
their
> income from employee purchases. Most of their cash flow is
generated
> by sales to outside customers. That's a HUGE distinction, and one
> that can be a red flag if you're looking for a pyramid scheme.
>
> How much time does her upline actually spend promoting her
business?
> Doing bookkeeping? Making sales and follow- calls?
>
> All of that counts towards a calculation of an hourly income.
It's a
> good measure of what her time is actually worth. Even doctors and
> lawyers with 6-figure incomes can determine how much their hourly
> income is and whether a certain activity is worth their time based
on
> that. (My wife hates spending time filling in school physical
forms
> that the parents left incomplete when she should be in the exam
room
> with patients. Her time in the office is too valuable for clerical
> work. Often she does it anyway because of the hassle it creates
when
> left undone.)
>
> Another inquiry might be to look at the upline's business tax
return.
> Many MLMers will claim that asking to see someone's tax return is
> rude and "none of their business." It IS her business. She would
not
> be requesting a look at anyone's PERSONAL tax return, only the
> business. That is standard practice whenever someone is
investigating
> the viability of a business proposition, especially something
> resembling a partnership. Hiding financial information from a
> potential business associate should be considered suspect.
>
> As you can see, there is a lot to question. Without specific
details
> about World Ventures Travel, giving specific questions is very
> difficult. Still, I have given you a few questions that may get
you
> started in a general way. It's going to be up to you to keep your
> ears open and your mind working to find inconsistencies in their
story
> that you can exploit. Getting her to break down the logic is the
most
> likely way to get her to doubt her involvement in it. If YOU do it
> for her, she'll find ways to break down YOUR logic. So it has to
be her.
>
>
> Best of Luck to you.
>
>
> PW
>
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