multi-level marketing..

Philippines
June 1, 2011 9:37pm CST
a friend invited me to join a networking company whose primary product is credits for prepaid services. they have 2 options. you can join as retailer, or if you want a much bigger income, you can apply for dealership. for me, since i don't have money in hand and i don't want to gamble a big amount for something that i'm not sure of, i joined as a retailer. i started studying the company and the business opportunity they are offering and i found out that it would really be better if i'm going to be a dealer. but as what i've mentioned, i don't have the amount they require to be a dealer. so my friend and i decided to share. we're still working on it. my friend wants to gather all those who are surely interested before we invest our capital. but for me, i want to pay in already so we can have bigger profit on those who wants to buy the retailer cards(included in the dealer's package). dear mylotters, especially those who were successful in this type of business. by the way, "multi-level marketing" is also known as "networking". need some advice here. should we invest it already, or shall we gather our invites first..?
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• United States
4 Jun 11
I also found the similar business in Indonesia. but i didn't join because multi-level marketing does not seem to fit my personal characters. it needs a wide network of friends, big capital in advance, and the closing points to get the commission. some MLMs even require its members to attend their expensive seminars. well, I'm not a type of person who likes to persuade other people and also do not have wide network of friends. so, this business is just not my cup of tea. however, i know many people who succeed in this business. if you can persist working steps by steps and have salesman mentality, maybe this business will suit you well and you can succeed here. happy trying!!:)
• Philippines
5 Jun 11
i agree..you have to be eloquent in this business.. but that still depends on your product. your product should be a necessity, highly consumable, affordable, quick ROI(return of investment), and unseasonal. if your product possesses all this qualities, then marketing won't be a problem..
@Jiabsa (511)
• India
2 Jun 11
I am a poor home maker and I have no idea about multi level marketing. I know that smart people can earn money in different ways like this. Can you collect information online through search? Be active and earn more and more.
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
well, just to give you an idea, the principle of multi-level marketing(or what others call "networking") is to build a network of retailers/dealers. instead of hiring celebrities to endorse their product, they'll just look for those who wants an extra income and they'll pay him/her to patronize and promote a certain product/service. try to do some study about it, you might get interested and give it a chance.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
Multi-level? Retailer- dealer? hmnn.... Wait- i thought you are into health and beauty products...and not something that sounds like "loading" (`_`)
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
well, opportunity knocks once..better grab it than lose the chance forever.. =D it's just a switch of product. if you can't sell one product, try the others! =D