Thank you for the responses and the links guys, I'll definitely check them out.

Very  Nice Info. Hi, I found AJ Matrix which is the best network marketing software.

Network Marketing is a direct challenge to any entrepreneur, pitting his or her drive against a very competitive world with an equally voracious drive of its own. It requires the ability to maintain multiple activities at once, keeping track of clients, sales prospects, sometimes inventory, and your own progress while simultaneously trying to balance your own expenses and appointments. Luckily for most people involved with network marketing, these kinds of challenges are met with software of various varieties. In some cases, that software is "free" and distributed by the company providing the opportunity. In others the software is universal and provided by 3rd party companies (sometimes even MLM companies) accompanied by a fairly hefty price. Network Marketing Software is designed to take as much burden off an individual's shoulders as possible, providing a much more manageable environment.

What should good Network Marketing Software include?

Quality network marketing software should be able to perform several functions, which really just translates to multiple programs all streamlined into one.  Ideally It should include a business associate contact management system, an autoresponder, a POP3 account and the ability to effectively communicate interactively. There are more than enough programs available to cover these needs, however it is important to have them all in sync and working together. The goal here is to be able to utilize every function of the software without having to duplicate the information with multiple, repetitious forms and to maintain as few as possible. One might call this a "relational database", which allows source information to be used in multiple ways and always remains accessible from a single place. For example, if you take in a new contact's information, such as his or her address, phone number etc. You should only have to enter it once, while your software places it in multiple areas. So lets say you need to collect a payment from someone on a list of owing clients, instead of  thumbing through a rolodex or opening a file with phone numbers in it, you can simply click on their name and open a contact information page, or record. This record would contain comments, any important information related to any interactions. You would also be able utilize your interactive communication software and chat, or hold a VoIP conference.

Gone are the days secretarial necessity, at least for independent direct-sales associates running a home business. While many mainstream business rely on secretarial help to maintain these types of functions, it is imperative to have a quality, well-equipped, and well-implemented software to manage your direct selling business, especially since you are a one man show in many ways.

Although I listed these companies recently in a previous post, I wanted to include them in a new post with a bit more detail. There are many mlm companies in operation and it can be a bit confusing knowing which ones are popular, which ones are tried and trusted and which ones to avoid. If you know the top ten, than that gives you a pretty reliable picture of which ones are doing something right. It doesn't mean that all or any of them are right for you, but it does give you a basic comparison by which all other prospects can be compared. The following list is compiled by earnings.

1. Avon: 10 billion in revenue, and pretty much covers the entire globe. They offer a pretty wide variety of products although the core line is basically cosmetics.

2. Amway: 8 billion, and is almost as big as Avon. They provide home care products, personal care products, jewelry, electronics, Nutrilite dietary supplements, water purifiers, air purifiers, insurance and cosmetics.

3. Vorwerk/Jafra: Its a German mlm company and also considered the oldest having began in 1883. It manages about 3.5 billion selling (you guessed it) cosmetics.

4. Mary Kay: 3 billion and also covers most of the globe, and yes, they also sell cosmetics. I'm not joking.

5. Herbalife: 2.5 billion after 25 years of existence selling dieting products that utilize natural herbs, cleansers and nutritional supplements.

6. Primerica Financial Services: 2 billion and limited to North America. They have built a business providing financial products and services using a hybrid model of direct selling, franchising and distribution.

7. Tupperware: Most people have this word in their vocabulary as if its taught in school. 2 billion and an official life span of around 40 years. Their products consist of durable poly containers used to store food, drinks and snacks in.

8. Natura Cosmetics: Based out of Brazil and also part of the 2 billion club. They have produced skin care, solar filters, cosmetics, perfume and hair care products.

9. Oriflame: A Swedish mlm in the area of 1.7 billion, like the majority on this list, they have paved their path by selling cosmetics as well.

10. Forever Living: Another company in the range of 1.7 billion, and is based out of Arizona. Their main product line consists of aloe vera, bee derived drinks, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and personal care products.

Hi Randy, I don't mind at all sir, in fact I'm grateful to have your contribution to the thread. You stated something I've considered many times in regard to comparing most mlm companies to your typical mainstream company set up. The structure is definitely identical, whereas I think the difference is that the structure of Wal-Mart for example is more stable for the employees (whom equal the standard direct seller). Its much hard to fail at being a Walmart employee than it is to fail at successfully starting and maintaining an mlm business. I think the hype that gets most people interested in an mlm is the idea that under the right conditions and with a giant downline, you could end up making a fortune, but its rarely seen in real life. I think that's what Jango was pointing out, and in an interesting twist, there is similar hype when you join a company like Lowe's or Home Depot. I personally sat through more than a few orientations where they promised us the opportunity to make a million dollars if we worked for the company long enough and gained access to stock options. Sure, the possibility is there, but its very remote, or at least seems so. I try to keep in mind that it takes a very special person and maybe a bit of luck to hit the nail just right when it comes to making the fortune, and that perhaps I am simply not that guy. Call me lazy, or uninspired, or maybe I'm not financially intelligent, but whatever it is that it takes to succeed in these ways, I haven't met too many people that have it.

I just signed up in Repspace so I hope you don't mind my busting in on your thread.

Many people think of network marketing and MLM as some sort of illegal pyramid or scheme that is top heavy with only a chosen few making all the money.

Most people work for a company just like that. The CEO make more than the President and the President makes more than the Vice Presidents and the Vice Presidents make more than the Department Heads etc.. Does that sound like a pyramid? Does to me.

Every company has people who are ambitious and work harder, work smarter and rise to the top, and rightly so. Others, (and that is usually most) are not that ambitious, and never amount to much but still seem to eek out a living, and many times, find contentment with that.  They are usually the ones that think of Network Marketing as some sort of Illegal Pyramid scheme!

Its an unfortunate but very truthful point you make Jango, its the sole reason why I seem to be infatuated with the concept, and never jump off the ledge and dive into any of them. Its almost as if the greed gene turns the dial just enough to make what might normally be a great opportunity be just shy of worthiness. Hopefully if we wait it out long enough, a truly awesome opportunity will arise, if it hasn't already.

When I think of Network Marketing Companies I always think back to getting pitched on Amway, or as a group of followers were calling themselves, "The Network".

As far as I know, the original term for this kind of marketing business was "Multilevel Marketing Company". When that became associated with "pyramid schemes", the term "Network Marketing Company" cropped up. Other terms like "Direct Sales" company and now even "Multi Tier Marketing" and "Multi Tier Affiliate Programs" also appear but all seem to refer to the same type of business:

Network Marketing Companies that distribute a percentage of sales back to their rep force based on a commission structure that rewards for sales and recruitment.

I initially thought the premise behind Amway and other companies sounded great - instead of having a retail store charge a 100% markup on the wholesale price of a product - like detergent or household cleaning products - the company would instead market their product through a networ of distributors who would instead earn a percentage of that retail markup that no longer existed. The product could be offered at a lower price, reach a broader audience, and everyone wins.

Instead, what I've seen is most companies overprice the product so that there is more margin to be distrubuted as commission. Overpriced juice, overpriced vitamains, WAY over priced Internet marketing programs, all typically structured so that the few at the top receive the lions share but the average mom and pop who get involved just buy overpriced products and never earn a dime.

There are obvious exceptions, but I would love to see one Network Marketing Company offer a high quality product at a lower than retail price while still offering a reasonable commission to distributors. I think they would crush the market and maybe restore some faith in the "network marketing company" moniker.

Hey guys, just wanted to start a new series of posts that I feel will be a bit more helpful than many of the debates I've participated in as of late. It seems to me that in a year's time, I've learned a great deal about the Network Marketing world, and many of the network marketing companies.  Just a couple years ago, I couldn't tell you what a network marketing company actually was, aside from deducing it from the phrase. What I've come to realize is that the good side to network marketing companies needs to be looked upon, and be separated from those that have given the mlm world a bad name. So I decided to just write a few posts for people like me that are just starting out and need a quick tutorial on the basic terms.

What are network marketing companies?

Network marketing companies are essentially any company that makes sales utilizing a "direct selling approach" where independent-sales people act as distributors of products and/or services. These individuals are driven to create and manage a sales force via recruitment and training. The entire process follows a framework or structure provided by the company that produces the product or service. Commissions are earned based on each person's sales revenue in addition to the revenue of  his or her sales-force. In most cases, If that were your sales force, you would refer to it as a "downline".
Network Marketing is also referred to as multilevel marketing (MLM) and is a multi-billion dollar industry with a product base that covers and distributes virtually anything you can imagine.

This form of marketing is very similar in structure to what are considered "pyramid schemes", which has led to the restriction of many MLM companies from operating in several countries. Its important to note that a solid, or legit MLM company is NOT a pyramid scheme, and although it's a separate topic for another post, there are differences which separate the two. Pyramid schemes have led to Network Marketing being given a bad name, because of Pyramid schemes having long been a vehicle for consumer fraud. Some very famous and highly successful network marketing companies are Amway, Nikken, Melaleuca, and Shaklee-Nagamuchi.

Its inevitable.  There are actual Jedi Knights among us in the mlm world, some of which are only impersonating, but many of which are legit. As it stands, successfully starting and maintaining a network marketing business is a challenge even for the "Luke Sellwalkers" of the industry; many of whom are seasoned vets that know what works and what doesn't. If its going to be a challenge for them, imagine how it will be for you and I, assuming you are like me and just considering starting up. So what do we do? We seek out people that have the know how, and hopefully they will provide us with a little network marketing training. Sometimes you can find it in the form of a video, a book, a forum, word of mouth, and almost always in the start up packages you often receive when starting a new mlm opportunity.

Now lets consider a few of these types of packages. You have company training, that's the type of packet you get which may or may not include training videos, or access to training web sites which deal specifically with a product or a company. A good example might be AdvoCare. If you join AdvoCare, they will send you training materials in addition to web site access, and on that site they will provide you with everything you need to know to sell AdvoCare, how to recruit, how to approach prospects, how to maintain your downlines etc....but consider the work, time and effort you put into learning it all. Will it carry over and help you if you ever decide to leave and try a different mlm? More than likely it will, but there are some forms of network marketing training that are designed specifically with the hardcore entrepreneur in mind.

These packages are often mlms themselves, and offer universal training programs that are meant to be applied to virtually any type of business you want to start. They may also offer some pretty valuable insight as well as software to help you get well on your way. The question of how to choose a good source of network marketing training might be to seek out those "Jedis" I mentioned earlier. Who are they, and where do we find them? Well many people use resumes and work history as a status symbol and signature of their successes. This is enough for some people, since no one knows better than the guy on top, such as a company CEO, or maybe a very high ranking salesperson that serves as the example of how to do well. Its not such a bad idea to go to school for business for a basic understanding of the business world, although there are a growing number of successful network marketing gurus that suggest experience itself is far more valuable than education, although the right choice depends on you.

Some current network marketing training packages include information from people such as Eric Worre, Jerry Chen, Doug Firebaugh, and many others. Whether or not they really are network marketing champions, or simply dispensers of generic information dressed up in hype is all in the eye of the beholder. You might find the same information for free on the Internet, but not appreciate the delivery, where as one of these individuals might introduce it in such a way that it clicks and you find them quite valuable. Doing your own research is the greatest step you can take to beginning your journey, and finding the kind of network marketing training that is right for you.

Social network marketing has sprung virtually as fast as social networks have. Just 10 years ago there were no Facebooks or Myspaces, at least not of the scale that we see today. Such services have now not only become commonplace, but they seem to be as much an accessory to us modern humans as our cars, and our clothes. It would only have been a matter of time before entrepreneurs saw the power of such networks to spread their own business opportunities, proposals, and related info.

Social network marketing has grown substantially large in a short amount of time, becoming quite the trend for direct sellers, and has become a very successful avenue for the promoting of business. It has evolved in virtually all forms and appeals to all ages. Whether or not it is an ethically viable environment, there is ample opportunity for anyone to utilize the pre-established network. If done correctly, you can set yourself apart from "spammers" that are generally thought of as abusers of any social network. If done in moderation, tactfulness and genuineness, you can open your business to every person you know, which in and of itself, is a very powerful motion.

The important factor is to be real, share photos, be who you are more than the product you're trying to sell. Try as best you can to maintain a balance between business and personal inquiries, because it will show people that you are genuine, and that you stand by the product or service you offer. This in turn, will actually create a much better environment for getting people involved. Share some humor, be easy going and enjoy yourself, and people will begin to share that playfulness without feeling bombarded by sales pitches and an overbearing sense of self interest on your part. No one feels secure around people that always show signs of ulterior motives, especially when they relate to sales.
 
If you get a bite, and someone asks what you do, what you sell or what your company is, just relax and let them be the aggressor for a bit. Give them crumbs to consider, don't appear too eager for an opportunity to sell, just be patient, helpful and direct with your information. Another tip is to maintain more than just one social networking site. Social Network Marketing is not much different than Network Marketing, you certainly wouldn't limit your sales approach to only one demographic right? Unless of course the product limits itself to one by default. Even then, there are ways to sell products even by association. You not only appeal to more people with multiple sites, but you also have more pathways to connect, and reach those Myspace people that just don't like Facebook. Following these rules of engagement should definitely help out anyone interested in engaging the Social Networking arena.

If you're just getting your foot in the door in regard to all the Network Marketing Opportunities out there, you might be a bit overwhelmed with the choices, and if so, believe me; you're not alone. There are some pretty trusty packages out there as far as stability and scam-free companies are concerned, but often this comes at a price of less profit and the requirement of significantly more work. If you consider mlm giants such as Amway, or Melaleuca, you generally will get something you can work with, but that's just it, you have missed the money train in some ways. In my research, it seems that the real profit lies in start-up companies, but this is the area where the gamble is the highest. By default, there is a growing phase with new network marketing opportunities, a phase in which we need to make sure its not a scam, we need to make sure it will have a lengthy, hopefully permanent life span, and we need to make sure that it offers the structure that is right for us.

1. Product. How do you feel about the product, do you yourself feel its a scam? Is it something you can use yourself? What do you think of the price? Would you be comfortable pitching it to dear old mom? If you are not comfortable about a specific aspect then you may want to keep looking because you may be faced with it time and time again, and no sales pitch is worse than that of a person who is barely holding on to his own interest in regard to a product or service. You also want to make sure there is an actual product, and avoid points, credits, and tokens.

2. Timing. Is it the right time for the product or service? What's the economy like? Are you trying to sell products that have no home in your demographic? What about your own situation, can you travel, can you afford to dish out some sample products? The key here is to try to be among the "first", if your company or product truly has the potential to grow. Build the first network, build the biggest network, cover as much ground as you can, utilize the Internet. Did you get involved late in the game with an already giant mlm company? You may want to reconsider if you are going to be spending most of your time competing with others.

3. Compensation Plan. Is it going to work for you? The only direction worth traveling in is up, so look at the requirements and ask yourself if you have the drive to make it through the ranks they have provided. Will the benefits outweigh the work? Is the commission suitable for your sales?

Here is a list of the top ten mlm companies, but keep in mind that size can sometimes work against you, and there are some exciting possibilities when it comes to newcomers, especially if what they offer is truly revolutionary, keyword: revolutionary, not "Gimmick".

1. Avon: 10 billion in revenue, and pretty much covers the entire globe.

2. Amway: 8 billion, and is almost as big as Avon.

3. Vorwerk/Jafra: Its a German mlm company and also considered the oldest having began in 1883. It manages about 3.5 billion.

4. Mary Kay: 3 billion and also covers most of the globe.

5. Herbalife: 2.5 billion after 25 years of existence.

6. Primerica Financial Services: 2 billion and limited to North America.

7. Tupperware: Most people have this word in their vocabulary as if its taught in school. 2 billion and an official life span of around 40 years.

8. Natura Cosmetics: Based out of Brazil and also part of the 2 billion club.

9. Oriflame: A Swedish mlm in the area of 1.7 billion.

10. Forever Living: Another company in the range of 1.7 billion, and is based out of Arizona.

Purchased leads are a lame way to try to circumvent the authentic system that already works in direct sales.

Wow, That posting turned out horrible.....

Sorry guys.

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If you are a blogger like I am, chances are you are always looking for new and innovative ways to get your content out to the masses.

I know that I have tried everything from article marketing to forum postings with little to no success.

That all changed yesterday………… A friend and business partner of mine shared a link to a website that literally puts your blog on STEROIDS! Hello TribePro : TribePro is a social community of bloggers. Why does this matter? Your group of bloggers or “tribe”, contribute content, but in order to submit content you must first share other bloggers content. Kind of like, “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”. All of this is done with the common goal of increasing traffic to each persons blog. Sound interesting? Let me elaborate some more…….. Your Social Media Shares and Comments Now Affect the Search Engine Status of your MLM Blog A few months ago Google announced that they now take into consideration the social media status of sites and blogs into the search engine relevancy analytics. This was huge news. Now there are a google of reasons to get your mlm blog out there and getting sharing. Are the pieces falling into place yet……… You have a blog that needs exposure: Welcome to the Tribe! And the best part is……………………….. It’s Free !!!!!! This is seriously a no-brainer for me. Think of this, while you are reading this blog post My Tribe is doing their part almost unknowingly to help me circulate my content across the web, and they LOVE doing it! Brilliant! In closing, If you publish anything online You deserve to know about this. Disclaimer: There are paid options to increase certain features of tribepro and also an affiliate program. MLM Global Mastermind Tribe“>Click on this link to get in a TRIBE today!!!! Just give it a go on the free option. I did………

Hey Tony, real good stuff, I actually really appreciated this post, and your analogy. I find myself telling people I know similar pieces of wisdom, and it almost always comes through. Its nice when the universe has some simultaneous activity that somehow completes a revelation for us.

Made me remember roaming Matunuck beach for crabs with my brother.

I woke up this morning with the title and idea for this posting in my head. After chewing on it for a moment I laughed because it kind of reminded me of an elementary school “what doesn’t belong” test. You know, the little row of pictures that are all similar in some way to each other with one exception…… Just like this…….

Anyway, ahead with the posting.

I was driving from Charleston to Cincinnati this week and along the way decided to listen to some conference calls on my iPod touch. I was listened to one of Todd Falcone’s Q&A podcasts. If you don’t know who Todd is, you are in for a real treat. (At the end of the post I’ll bio him)

Todd was discussing the success and failure of people in the MLM/Network Marketing industry and the steps it takes to ensure success in your business. The main point that Todd referred to was consistent prospecting. No, I am not talking about our fore fathers out panning for gold. But the consistent effort of introducing a large number of people to your MLM/Direct sales opportunity.

I noticed a great analogy in Todd’s teachings on this certain call. He placed a great emphasis on taking the emotion attachment out of prospecting. When speaking about the act of prospecting Todd’s exact word were, “Go out there and flip over some rocks, see what turns up!”

I laughed when I heard this because it makes total sense. After a few minutes the concept really hit home with me and made me recall my days as a young man running the fields of central Pennsylvania.

As children my brother and I were free to explore the mountainous beauty of the Keystone state. It wasn’t unusual to find us building a fort in a tree or cutting paths in a corn field. Our favorite was fishing at a local feed mill, and the best bait was a soft shelled crawdad…..

In order to find these little guys we had to head out into any shallow body of water (usually with our pants rolled up), reach down into the water and pick up rocks. If you were not the one lifting the rock, it was your job to catch the crawdad. This was not as easy as it sounds, and usually left us disappointed.

Have you noticed the similar process here?

When prospecting in MLM/Network Marketing or Direct sales, we must constantly be out there “turning over rocks”. Consistent exposure is the key to generating anything viable in our industry. As the great Mark Yarnell would say,”There is only 2 ways to the money, recruit and retail.” This being said, the majority of our efforts have to be focused on doing just that!

And another thing, my brother and I kept turning over rocks. We didn’t get upset and stomp our feet when we turned up rocks and didn’t find anything. We didn’t cry and say, “I guess all the good crawdads are gone.”, or, “maybe I’ll post an ad on facebook and some crawdads will crawl up to my front porch on their own.”. WE KEPT ON GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So many people stop prospecting because the first 5 people they talk to say, “no”, or “it’s not the right time”.

Get over yourself and start turning over some rocks. They are out there, and they are waiting for you………..
Roll up your sleaves, jump back in the water, and get to WORK!

Here is some information about Todd Falcone:

Todd Falcone speaks and trains on the subject of network marketing success and helps people move to a position of achieving Network Marketing Mastery™.
Todd consults network marketing company owners as well as coaches and trains top-level distributors throughout the profession.
Todd has over 20 years of full-time experience in the field of network marketing and direct selling, and now devotes all of his time to teaching and educating on the subject.
Todd has devoted his entire professional life to achieving expertise and mastery in the arena of network marketing. He has conducted thousands of conference calls, webinars and live events in front of tens of thousands of people in literally every country throughout the world.
He is the President of Reach4Success, LLC and is the author of numerous articles and training programs, including Insider Secrets to Recruiting Professionals, How to Win in the Game of Prospecting, The Little Black Book of Scripts, and The Fearless Networker, just to name a few.
Todd also hosts an internationally recognized weekly show called MLM Power Hour that he has been conducting for nearly ten years. Plug in every Monday Night at 5pm Pacific Time, by calling 206-701-8388, code 933095#. If you’d like to listen via the web, more details can be found at Todd Live.
Todd’s candid, in-your-face approach to teaching success principles has captured the attention of literally tens of thousands of distributors worldwide who swear by his trainings and his “no frills” approach to teaching success. Todd is considered one of the hottest superstars in the training and developmental arena of network marketing.
Todd is a husband to his wife Carla, and a father to his two boys Gianni and Joey. He’s a surfer, a skier, a golfer, and loves to fish and play in the outdoors.

Wow, nice comparison...about time someone thought of doing this, and I must reiterate something I have said many times on these boards since I first starting coming; THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY JUICE COMPANIES, PLEASE STOP MAKING THEM.... lol

It has achieved ridiculous status, and it causes the legit ones to look like scams. There is only so much nutrition you can cram into a single drink, there are only so many exotic fruits that you can claim have special nutrients and enzymes in, and there are only so many different combinations that you can come up with. When will it be enough? When it costs $69.99 to produce a single drink with so potent an over abundance of nutrients that you end up peeing most of them out anyway? Variety is one thing, but lack of originality is another, and here we have the business syndrome at it's finest. That's my own special term for people that create a business for the sake of making money, and not because they actually have something worthwhile to offer. Look at most legendary products we use today, and you will notice they have a long and unusually history, in the sense that they were invented for the sake of quality first, then mass produced and sold later.

An individual created something, maybe by accident, or maybe because they were trying to produce the best, most effective possible thing that they could, so they took great care into how to make it, test it, refine it, and it became a recipe of sorts, whether it was food, or a cleaning product, or in this case a nutritional beverage. They came up with something awesome, and decided to sell it and share it with the world. Then came the second types, that would improve the product in some way, either by adding something the first was lacking, or making a better taste, or cleaner ingredients, or more scents to choose from, whatever, and even they had something to offer. Now unfortunately, especially in the MLM world, we have people saying, "hey, shakes are the way to go, we can sell shakes and make a cut of the industry" so they create some half assed crappy drink and throw in higher amounts of whatever is in the most popular product, usually using inferior ingredients but quantities that look better on the label, and thereby hurt business, and cheapen the industry overall.

Anyway, I dedicate this rant in honor of Rick lol

Over the last few years I have looked at a lot of different MLM opportunities.

This is one for all the “Juice Heads” out there.

Another great posting from Ty Tribble’s Blog: MLMBLOG.NET

EIRO Energy
Calories: 25
Artificial Flavor: No
Preservatives: No
Carbonated: No
Carbs: 10g
Sugar: 0g
Energy Blend: Green Tea, Guarana, Gingko Biloba, Ginseng and Vitamins

MonaVie EMV
Calories: 170
Artificial Flavor: No
Preservatives: No (?) pectin (stabilizer) and xantham gum
Carbonated: Yes
Carbs: 40g
Sugar: 22g

Energy Blend: Guarana, Green tea, Maca, Yerba mate, Ginseng
Vemma Verve
Calories: 72
Artificial Flavor: No
Preservatives: Yes
Carbonated: Yes
Carbs: 18g
Sugar: 18g
Energy Blend: Guarana, Green Tea, Vitamins and Minerals

Efusjon (Edge)*
Calories: 80
Artificial Flavor: No
Preservatives: No
Carbonated: yes
Carbs: 20g
Sugar: 20g
Energy Blend: Synthetic Caffeine and Vitamins

Amway XS Energy Drink (Citrus Blast)
Calories: 8
Artificial Flavor: Yes
Preservatives: Yes
Carbonated: Yes
Carbs: 0g
Sugar: 0g
Energy Blend: Synthetic Caffeine and Vitamins
Other: Artificial Colors

Pretty interesting comparison Ty has listed here.

That is why I decided to join an opportunity that allowed me to collect ASSESTS instead of consumable products… If you are looking for something that no one else has Check this out

Have an AMAZING day!

Good post Tony, I felt particularly bad for these guys and I'm hoping they are able to find a nice comfy new home with new companies. There are a lot to choose from out there, Its just unfortunate that their entire downlines are now toppled. Not only do they have to start from scratch, but I'm sure a majority of the individuals they recruited and sold product to probably won't have the same faith in them they once had. Some may even feel as though they got scammed, both by them, and the company they introduced their clients to. I actually hadn't even heard of EIRO previously until I read an article explaining that they went down without so much as a notification to their people, not exactly the kind of behavior I'd have expected form a successful company, in fact I'm still a bit baffled by it but I guess nothing is really ever predicable in the MLM world.

First of all, My heart goes out to you.

I can only imagine how it feels to be let down.

I know the sacrifices you have made in the pursuit of success in your venture. The time, money, your stories and loyalty that you sacrificed.

In a perfect world no one would have to endure such a thing. My hope is that you are able to reconnect with the original reasons why you chose to start your business and relight that flame in a new venture.

I have seen people grow to resent the MLM/Network Marketing industry after their company closed down.

The truth is, Life goes on. New opportunities are presented each day.

I hope you find one that resonates with your needs, goals, and desires.

Good Luck,

VIVIANE Skincare is a party plan type business opportunity formed in 1958, originally known as VIVIANE Woodward.

The Bellevue Washington based company offers a diverse line of skincare products to women (and men), based upon an original concept of rejuvinating skin with a water based oil.

Although the company changed ownership in 2000, VIVIANE continues to provide products to consumers with the help of their “Legacy Ladies”. The company website profiles 3 of these ladies with the first claiming 50 years with the company.

VIVIANE website lays out a plan for the potential hostess to join, upgrade, and find success with their system. They have coined the phrase “SkinSpecialist” to label their business builders. The website offers a Skincare reference guide to help potential customers match the products to a specific need.

If you are investigating VIVIANE as a potential business opportunity and find that presenting in home may not be for you, please feel free to click on this link and explore another option that provides a great opportunity from the comfort of your home.

I found this Great Posting over at MLMBLOG.NET

Yet another system that has been pushed as the end-all to recruiting ands simplifying the "work" we must do.........

You can also check out my blog at WorkWithTonyFisher.com

Thanks Ty for yet another informative posting...........

I agree that attraction marketing does work but it takes time to make yourself attractive. To attract people to you and become a person of value so that others want to join you, takes a lot of time, effort and training. You have to put yourself out there like the expert but in the beginning you don't know a damn thing. So, what do you do?

Be honest, put yourself out there as the novice learning to become an expert. Put your up line as the experts who you respect and follow. so, you need to join an organization who will train you to become the expert.

What  do you think of all these scrapper software that get information form Google and Yahoo?