MLM Survivors Club: [MLM Survivors Club] Just exited ACN

Thursday, December 13, 2007

[MLM Survivors Club] Just exited ACN

Hi,

I've never posted before, but I thought I'd let you know my story.

I was introduced to ACN a little after college, by a man I trusted. I
was intrigued by the products - telecommunications services - and I
although I was leery of multi-level marketing, I was told that this
was "Network Marketing". Not knowing better, and desiring to get a
good start in life, I saw this as an excellent chance for building a
good financial base in life.

I tend to try to do things as best as I can. Therefore, over the next
ten months I poured myself into building an organization in this
company. I got the required twenty customers, built a team of 18
"Independent Representatives", spent hundreds of dollars to sponsor
those who could not afford it, and I ultimately invested thousands
into the business.

I attended one to three meetings every week, hosted some of them
myself, and worked diligently at the business, calling people, working
with people, encouraging my downline...because I believed that you
could make a profit and a good living in this business. I made sure to
call in to at least two of the training calls each week. I
over-extended myself financially to attend two of the four quarterly
"International Events", even paying for others to go.

About two - four months ago, I finally became discouraged with the
business. After all, I'd made only about four hundred dollars for ten
months of work, and spent over ten times that. Eventually, my dropping
out of the constant motivational system made it possible for me to
encounter information about the MLM system, where I discovered the
mathematical truths behind the organization of these companies.

I'm still not sure what to think of ACN. I know how I feel about it. I
still like the products: most of them are a better value and price
than their competitors. But I cannot as a Christian ask people to
engage in a business "opportunity" that it is impossible to succeed
in. Right now, I'm working to pay back the seven thousand dollars I
owe those who joined because of my efforts.

As I wrote to my upline in a letter "I would rather be a poor, but
honest and joyful person, than a rich one without integrity or happiness."

-Eric