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    Re: Skepticism about MLM

    I think the £200 figure shows just how B******ks it is. If someone can't achieve £200 sales easily in 12 months, and it sounds like they can't, then it is an absolute sham. And that is coming from someone who knows an awful lot less about MLM that some of the other people on here.
    Mousse from a bowl is very nice, but to put it on a person is demented!

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    And of course, the easiest way to make £200 in sales is to buy the products yourself.

    New victims recruits will undoubtedly be told to 'invest' in £200 worth of stock that they'll be able to build their downline.

    I can see who the winners of this voluntary legislation will be (!)
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    Perhaps I shouldn't drag this subject up again, but I came across this.

    MLM recruiting techniques laid bare. John Taylor, MBA, PhD, who operates the Consumer Awareness Institute, has done a detailed analysis of the sales pitches used to persuade people to join multilevel marketing companies. These companies claim that fortunes can be made by recruiting distributors and getting commissions on their sales. However, he has found—industrywide—that over 99% of new distributors lose money and that MLM recruiters hide the near-zero odds of making a profit. [Taylor J. Typical MLM misrepresentations. MLM Watch, Jan 23, 2008] The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a Business Opportunity Rule to force disclosure of true income potential, but the MLM industry is fighting tooth-and-nail to stop implementation of the rule. Last year, on behalf of the industry, more than 50 Congressional representatives and three former high-ranking FTC officials asked the FTC to develop "an alternative proposal that achieves the FTC's desired goals while not adversely affecting legitimate business interests." The Proposed Rule would do exactly that, but MLM leaders know that honest disclosure would decimate their industry. Because MLMs have deceived millions of people, the proposed rule is one the most important consumer-protection measures the agency has ever considered.
    From http://www.ncahf.org/digest08/08-04.html






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    Quote Originally Posted by freebie force View Post
    The best networking op is going into a soft global launch in March.. Travel,global-communications---has the best seemless pay plan for network marketing with the combo of direct sales.. Now if you want a peak at it so you can analyze why it will not be a huge massive success(it will)just ask. cheers freebie p.s This is not your uncle Bill"s mlm..
    Sorry - could you translate into English please?

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    Oh, did you have to ?

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    Well, he/she did say this.
    A SEARCH Engine made me join this Forum ... cheers and success2all Freebie
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    Re: Skepticism about MLM

    One of our goals is to...
    Provide people just like you the opportunity to earn a full-time income while working part-time.

    At English version International we want to help improve the lives of millions of people around the globe through education, edification and recognition.
    Really? Or, you could say, you want to sell over-priced stuff to people who think they can jump on to a "get-rich-quick" bandwagon.

    You are wasting your efforts here.

    Oh dear, I seem to have used this new function accidentally "One Touch Ban and Clean". Been looking forward for ages......
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    Quote Originally Posted by bindeweede View Post
    Oh dear, I seem to have used this new function accidentally "One Touch Ban and Clean". Been looking forward for ages......
    Drat!

    I wanted to be the first to use it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bindeweede View Post

    Oh dear, I seem to have used this new function accidentally "One Touch Ban and Clean". Been looking forward for ages......
    Oh, oh! I better start spelling your username correctly.
    Worst signature ever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZERO View Post
    Oh, oh! I better start spelling your username correctly.
    I could never harm a fellow avatar-addict. And I mean that most sincerely.

    Your new one sums up your computer frustrations rather well.






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    Quote Originally Posted by bindeweede View Post
    I could never harm a fellow avatar-addict. And I mean that most sincerely.
    Aahh, I can breathe easy.

    Oh, by the way, I'm not an avatar addict. I can stop using them any time.
    I just don't want to.
    Your new one sums up your computer frustrations rather well.
    Quite accurately.
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    I notice that we havn't heard anything from Malorcaman since December. If you are still out there it would be interesting to see an update on your Pharmanex blog.
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    Re: Skepticism about MLM

    I bet he can't get to his PC for piles of money. He has EARNED £££££££££££££££££s!!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by filippo lippi View Post
    I bet he can't get to his PC for piles of money. He has EARNED £££££££££££££££££s!!!!!!
    Titter ye not... This is a serious enquiry. I am actually interested what he has to say. I suspected him of being an MLM stooge at first glance, but I have a suspicion that the guy is genuine and that if he is willing to exchange notes about his foray into MLM then I for one am prepared to open my lugholes and listen to whatever information he has to present on the subject.
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    I was trying to parody "them," not having a pop, honest. Unfortunately, our Balearic correspondent is probably too embarrassed to admit his mistakes, a bit like that silent of mass of dupes who fall victim to the extortions of cash-rich relatives of Sub-Saharan African ex-dictators*.




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