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- From: ogden_jon@macmail1.rtsg.mot.com (Jon Ogden)
- Subject: Re: Diff between MLM, Netwk Mkting and Pyramid
- Organization: Motorola LPA Development
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:28:36 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.044751.1718@cbnewsk.cb.att.com> mparks@cbnewsk.cb.att.com
- (michelle.lim) writes:
- >
- >What's the difference between MLMs, Network Marketing
- >and Pyramids? I undrstand Pyramids are illegal - why?
- >
- >What the the top network sales products out there?
- >How much do people selling these products make?
- >Just curious - since I've just recently heard
- >these terms.
- >
- >Michele
- >
- Hi Michele,
-
- First we'll start with what a pyramid is:
-
- A pyramid is any form of business, selling etc. where the main emphasis is
- recuiting people and making money from recruiting them. Some pyramids don't
- even have a product. All they are is that you pay say $5000 to join and then
- recruit others who pay $5000 of which you get a percentage. Most of the money
- however goes to the guy at the top of the pyramid. In a pyramid (even with
- products) the guy above you ALWAYS makes more money than you. In addition a
- pyramid can even be a seemingly legitimate product business where you get
- bonuses just for recruiting people, not for sales. It's illegal cause it's
- inequitable.
-
- Now both MLM and Network Marketing differ from a pyramid in these ways:
-
- * There is product flow
- * Bonuses, etc. are based on sales of products, not sponsoring people.
- * Money (Bonuses, etc) flow from the top down not the bottom up.
- * You are NOT required to keep any inventory
- * It is extremely possible AND encouraged to make MORE money than the
- person who
- sponsored you.
-
- MLM and Network Marketing are almost identical except for one small point:
-
- * MLM's main focus consists of setting up a sales force for selling
- the product and
- building basically a sales force
- * Networking (different from Network Marketing) is basically setting
- up an
- organization of people to buy products wholesale for their
- personal use (this is
- considered to be like a wholesale buying club and is illegal in
- some states)
- * Network Marketing is somewhat of a hybrid of the two. It consists
- of setting up
- an organization who does a lot of personal use of products and
- also some outside
- sales is involved. It's main focus is on setting up the
- distribution network and then
- those involved can run their own business however they want.
-
- Networking and Network Marketing essentially require one to have a corporate
- supplier that has a large product line.
-
- The biggest type of company such as this is the Amway Corporation in Ada, Mi.
- They did
- 4 billion in sales last year and have a product line of over 15000 products
- from around 700 manufacturers. They are a debt free company, their owners are
- each worth about 3 Billion, the company owns 60% of Peter Island in the
- Carribbean, etc. etc.
-
- Other companies are Avon, Shakley, NSA among others....There are at any time
- maybe 3000 companies using the "MLM" style of business. Many are here today
- and gone tomorrow.
-
- How much money can one make? A LOT.....Personally I am involved with
- Amway....While I have yet to make the big bucks, I have friends who make more
- money in two weeks than I do in a year (no joke)! We talk in our business plan
- about making $100,000 after you reach a certain level....In actuallity that is
- the mathematical minimum at that level...That's all we are allowed to tell
- (gov. regulations). In addition Amway's plan is the plan the government uses
- as a benchmark to determine wether or not a company is a pyramid. With such a
- diverse product line, I can purchase almost everything I need (clothes, snacks,
- soap, vitamins, electronics, etc.) from my own business. The only thing I need
- to go to the store for is perishable foods.
-
- What are chances of success? Well unless the company you get involved with
- fails, it is totally dependent on you. Anyone can do an MLM/Network Marketing
- Business and be successful if they just work at it. It takes time and it is
- NOT a get rich quick scheme. It takes work, a lot of work, but the payback is
- amazing.
-
- Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to try to define things clearly. If you
- have more questions, I'd be happy to continue the discussion off line via
- e-mail.
-
- Regards,
-
- Jon Ogden
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