Re: P.S. about "downline crapola"....

MaaMaw,

No one's gonna smack you.

It's my own opinion that the legitimate network marketing companies offer a good opportunity to make money both ways--through sales and sponsoring. When I think of recruiting, I think of just signing people up, but sponsoring requires much, much more than just signing someone up. I think it's more of a balance--and a choice, too. No one has to sponsor.. but they have the option to, and they can make additional income that way.

It's in my best interest to help each new associate into making some money with their business (isn't that why they join?). If I can help them by giving them training, help them define goals and direction for their new business, go over their options, and give them a line of support so that they can learn and grow their business, they're going to make money, and that's going to make them happy. If they learn that if you continue to sell the company's products, tell others about the business opportunity, and help anyone else that signs up to learn how to run their business, honestly and ethically, that's going to help them CONTINUE to make money. What I'll get out of it is a tiny trickle of income from that person (from what they sell--we make nothing for people being signed up). If that person continues to sell, decides this business is great, and they continue to build and grow their business, that little trickle continues, month after month. I'm available to my team, I help them brainstorm, I help them avoid spending money on things they don't need to... I am a coach, a mentor, a cheerleader and a lot of times, end up being friends, too. Get lots of people selling the products, using the products, you get lots of little "trickles" that can really add up over time.

So while I'm out selling my products, others that I've introduced to this business are also selling their products. I couldn't possibly reach everyone myself, I couldn't work enough hours in a day to do it all by myself! That's where the power of leverage comes in. By helping others, I'm helping me too in the process. It's not ripping people off. I don't sign up every single person who approaches me on my businesses--that'd be unethical, and wouldn't be with anyone's best interests in mind, including my own.

Anyhow, I think that's the big difference. Some companies give you a lot of lines of sheer crap about how you're going to be successful--and some companies just show you how to do it, and help you prove it can be done.