with all due respect ruby. There is no evidence at all that the MLM system is a "viable" one - viable by what definition?
Your hypothetical about "if her sister owned a steakhouse and suggested she eat there" is a good opportunity to demonstrate the difference between a real business and an MLM.
If I owned a steakhouse, I could encourage you to come and eat there. I could offer you gift certificates and even money if you brought along 20 of your friends. I would not suggest that you then open up your own steakhouse in my steakhouse and we would share (along with the people above me) in your income.
Arbonne, like most MLMs, promotes signing people up as "distributors" or "IBOs" not on selling product. Roxy's sister is not selling beauty products she is selling "opportunity"
If she stuck to the steakhouse t would be harder work but she would not be worrying her family.
Sounds to me that this woman would be far better off using some of her hubby's moolah to go back to college and acquire some skills and set herself up in a real business. She obviously has the drive - pity she has been blinded by the "light".
Mick
rubyshamrock4 <no_reply@yahoogroup
what you were saying concerning your sister. I think it is a perfect
way for your sister to involve you in something she is passionate about
without putting on the pressure to buy. If you like it...you will get
more I guess.
Every1...
I am just trying to absorb what is being said and not trying to become
completely close minded about MLM's in general, because I don't think
you can lump them all together, especially in light of a company like
Avon becoming multi level. They have been around forever, and I
remember my mom going door to door selling it before there was such a
think as the internet and there weren't Avon ladies on every corner
back then.
I can understand the purpose of the group is to protect those who feel
victimized or affected by MLM's, but should we become as obstinant
about all MLM's being bad as proponents of them claim they are all good?
I am here to objectively gather info in general because I have had so
many different family members involved in different things...but
basically it seems like the business model is a viable one in theory
and I just don't see much wrong with self promotion. If your sister
owned a steak house (and it was a franchise even) she would probably
tell you to come on down and eat there...no one would argue that you
should support her. Granted I don't know a thing about her MLM,
because I have no personal experience with them...maybe they are not
financially viable for their prospects.
Is there room in this group for someone to be truly openminded and open
to the possibility that not all MLM's are created equal?
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