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Anthony S
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2009 00:26
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Hi, well this thread was a tough read in a way. I am a newbie I joined WAHM in January this year and have had a ton of help and advice and have being getting tremendous mileage from all of threads on WAHF. After doing a ton of research in many different businesses. I took the plunge into a pre-launch (product launch is March 15th) referral marketing company. I believe if you pick a product that is in a niche that interests you, and you know a little bit about the subject, you already have a head start, but not only that it must be as close to a transfer of spending as possible for instance you spend $25 in the store on a chemical toxic products for your home and you can spend $25 on a green products instead and not only that it works.. then I believe you have a very good chance to make a good profit.
I also think you have to have the attitude that you won't be rich overnight, and you have to network, after all it is network marketing, I've been doing that old school 'face to face', while learning this internet stuff...its a struggle but I'm getting there slowly learning bit by bit, and as this old computer caveman here gets more proficient at this stuff I will still practice working offline as well.
you must commit to learning new things and passing on that knowledge to others and helping those you enroll to be successful keeping up with the times so to speak.
thats my bit here for now, I believe I have made a good choice (have 40 plus in my team so far)
good luck to all in your chosen fields
many regards Anthony
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bdkfreedom
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2009 15:47
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I beg the differ on many opinions so far about Mona-Vie! I am a distributor of the product and seem to be doing very well! After only a couple of weeks with the company, things are looking very good! The part that many of you are missing is that the key is not selling the product, but rather constructing your downline with family and friends. Yes, the internet market is flooded with people "selling" the product and it is those people that made a quick couple of dollars at first and can't seem to sell it anymore. I truly believe you took the wrong approach.
I am a newbie father who does construction half the year and plays professional minor league baseball the other half of the year. After being on the Mona-Vie product for a month, I fell in love with the effects! To note, I have been drinking 1 energy drink a day for the last 3 years and since I have been on Mona-Vie, energy drinks are not a factor anymore! Not to mention all the bad things they do to your body, I now take Mona-Vie in place and feel soo much better! Being a 26 year old professional athlete, taking care of my body is number one...or else I wouldn't have a job, right? My body simply craves water everyday now and energy drinks and sodas are out the window!
I am not here to promote whatsover, just to give light to those interested in the product itself. If I were wealthy already, I would continue to buy this product as a distributor for the wholesale cost and share it with my family simply for the health benefits!
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dougster
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# Posted: 20 Mar 2009 00:39 · Edited by: dougster
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I remember the real NONI and I ran out once. While waiting for a case and had to buy some of the GNC version. It was 1/2 sugar water and it was pretty bad.  So really it was pretty close quantity and price-wise. Liquid nutrition is good but there will always be brands coming out to distract your customers - isn't it the business owner w/marketing that establishes brand loyalty???
Years ago w/Amway, I did get to see May Lou Retton and would you believe General Norman Schwarzkopf??? Do you think he had the place fired up??  But anyways, there is a 100% pure (not watered down) extract from the Yucca plant that cleanses the digestive system in a graceful manner. Great for the food you're not absorbing!! You know what I mean?
Doug
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# Posted: 21 Mar 2009 20:40
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MLM is dying online. Too many companies, too little profit-per-
customer. Look at building a business with more potential
to recoup your advertising costs immediately.
MLM - still very viable in the offline world of belly-to-belly -
like Tupperware, Mary Kay, et. al.
Online - lead generation is not just a matter of getting leads,
it is a matter of presenting a superior, dominating offer. Most
of your "leads" will be checking out many opportunities and
will be confused. If you cannot find a way to position you
and your offer as superior to other options you will probably
lose money instead of making it.
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jeffathome
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# Posted: 8 Apr 2009 20:58
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It is nice to be with a company that spends 90 million a year on infomercial advertising and the gives the customers to qualified reps for free. So that takes care of the getting customers part. And once you advance in rank they also run an infomercial on the business opportunity and they will be giving those for free also. It also is really nice when you do speak with somebody and they have already heard of your product. Having popular branded products is great. Instead of just pills and potions it's nice to be able to help someone take a proactive approach to their health and fitness. Actually get out there and do an exercise program. Also nice to have a huge community of like minded individuals all eager to help.
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tlaloc06
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# Posted: 9 Jul 2009 22:20
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sorry to read about your economic loss
the problem is not just herbalife or amway but the mlm industry in general
everybody who start this business don't know anything about sales or marketing the secret of this business is not the product , or the compensation plan , but the ability to move the product
your business is not selling vitamins , shakes or juices your business is marketing , because marketing move and sale your product
let me tell you something,
a guy is trying to make a wooden chair , so he bot some wood ,nails and a hammer , he fail to build the chair so he thought
maybe if I try a different hammer , so he get an other hammer with the same results he got a 3 th hammer so he never finish the chair
you may ask why I say this ?
Manny people don't have the necessary skills or knowledge to mange a marketing business
so they keep changing business opportunities with out success on any of them
you must learn how to write a sales letter ,an add just look a the big companies like coca cola and mc donnals they are not on the streets house by house trying to sale you their products annoying you with sales pitch
they create a sales strategy
they focus on a target market , to whom they are going to direct their advertising
what age and sex and also they don't sale you a soft drink they sale you refreshing sensation and the sensation of been sexy
you see the difference ?
another thing , people join and follow people who are leaders , so in order to recruit people in to your business you have to be an alfa person
what is an alfa person ?
an alfa person is somebody who transmit confidence some one who know how to do stuff some body successful so people ask them to be accepted in their circle or group
an alfa person NEVER ask anybody to join them
so... if you are a person who don't like sales you are in the wrong business
let me tell you something I learn
THE BEST WAY TO GET RICH IT'S TO SOLVE OTHER PEOPLES PROBLEMS
they want to lose weight ? you have the solution , so market your solution to that specific target market and let them come to you
some times been persistent is not enough , some people say that there is a saturation on the market
let me ask you something , how many coca cola cans you see on the stores every day ?
and they sell millions EVERY DAY and they still spend millions of dollars on advertising that means the product demand is big , there are a huge market for it
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