MLM Marketing : Do you know something about it?

What I don't like about it is they always want you to try to sell stuff to your friends -- usually the "opportunity." There also is usually a requirement that you buy more than you actually need for your family every month to be eligible to earn. I've been in two programs. I liked the products for both, but I simply don't need to use so much product the first company sold. There are only two of us. We don't really want to be resellers. We do buy more than is required from the current company because the product really helps us keep well. When we buy more than is required we get loyalty points to spend on more product and that works for us, since we actually do use it. When I first started I got a few people in my downline, but they didn't stay with it too long. Now even my upline doesn't buy as much as I do and isn't actively selling anymore. I have learned quite a bit now about how these companies operate. Most hire professional network marketers to help them get their first downlines started and train them to get their own downlines until the companies take off. They get these pros by recruiting them away from other MLM companies. They are good at recruiting and training and have a story to tell about the opportunity because they were often the first recruited, got in at the beginning, and have hundreds or thousands in their downlines. They tell their story of working at the beach when they please and making huge amounts of money. Just because they make money doesn't mean you will. My advice? If you like the product, sign up a a low level and buy what you need to get the product at the supplier cost. If you have to recruit ten people right off the bat to get those discounts, pass. Remember you did OK without using those products before and you probably won't suffer if you don't use them now. If you aren't the type that likes to try to sell to all your friends, pass. They tell you you don't need to be the selling type to succeed, but don't you believe it. Most MLM products are expensive. My friends usually like to spend as little as possible and aren't good prospects. One needs to have a lot of well-off friends to succeed at this, or a lot of friends they can convince that signing up for this opportunity can really help them make money.

For some people, this works really well but like you, I would hate trying to sell a membership to 10 people. And that is whaty our friend is doing - trying to get his 10 members. At least I guess he is but the more he gets the more money he'll get. He will quite well even if you just become a customer.