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Would you join a business opportunity if they made you pay a monthly fee?
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
August 25, 2007 5:30pm CST
Awhile back a friend of mine asked me to join one of her business opportunities. And, while I liked the product, I didn't much like the fact that they wanted to charge me $40 plus every month, until I got sales for them.
To me, it looks like the only person making money out of that situation is the main company and not the representatives. However, with that being said, maybe this is standard procedure for business opportunities. I am not sure.
Could someone give me another perspective on this issue? Is it normal for a company to charge you $40 and up every month to be part of their company? Have you ever done anything like that? Did it work out? Do you think it's legal for them to do that?
2 responses
@confessing7girl (340)
• Portugal
25 Aug 07
for me it doesnt make any sense for u to represent them and still hv to pay them a monthly feee, who tells that when u hv sales for them they wiill pay u...and will they pay for every sale?? and will they pay u enough to cover ur monthly feee, i just cant understand that... seems more like th company is taking a opportunity to make even more and more money! im just over careful with things online... u never know when u r falling into a big scam, even if the project looks professional and organized!
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@confessing7girl (340)
• Portugal
25 Aug 07
exactly makes no sense!! they should pay u for working not the other way around! :D hheehe
@keithstieneke (823)
• Lincoln, Nebraska
28 Aug 07
It really depends upon what the business opportunity is all about. If it is solely about the movement of products and or services then it is possible that they need to require distributors to pay a monthly fee. This monthly fee sometimes is considered a sale with you being the consumer.
The ultimate goal is to make sales to customers other than yourselves and also to build a network of people who do so.
I am in two companies like this and have been highly successful in two others one that went out of business and another that changed their marketing plan.
