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Posted By: Rick K.
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, at 9:44 p.m.
The whole thing sucks.
Now, let me save some of you some time and energy. Many people are going to read what I've just written and they are going to want to explain to me where I've missed the boat. They'll say, "Yes, what you say is normally true, but this deal is different. We've got the greatest product in the world and it's totally backed up by unbiased scientific research. Not only that, some of the finest people in America are in our organization. We've got lawyers, judges, doctors, millionaires, clergymen, and so on. Yes Gary, what you say is usually right but us... we're different."
I don't care. What you're doing is still stupid and, as far as I'm concerned, you can take your "green beans," your Nu-Skin, your wonder vitamins, your gold certificates, etc. and..."
"Everything about MLM is bad. MLM is not inherently evil but it does (nearly always) attract inherently evil people. Even if you start out with good products, good intentions and good people, you will eventually, if you grow a little, attract a massive amount of human scum into your operation. And, even if this were not true, the whole idea is still stupid. When you shuck right down to the cob, MLM is simply a magnet for lazy people who are looking for a way to sell without selling.
The above quote was taken from the newsletter archive of Gary Halbert, one of the world's best copywriters.
My purpose for posting this? Well, for number one, I feel like he does about MLM's.
Number two? When I visited his website, I was blown away. I've spent hours digesting what he has to say, and am going to build new websites based on my notes taken from his in-print lectures.
Plus, I think that anyone who is seriously trying (or thinking about trying) to make money on the Internet needs to read some hard-hitting information minus the bullpoop (well, some, anyway) and misinformation that is being thrown around by the get-rich-quick crowd.
This is not paid, I'm not an affiliate. I just wish I'd stumbled across this website a long time ago.
To read the rest of what Gary has to say about MLM's, go to Gary Halbert's Website and look around.
You'll be glad you did.
Later,
Rick K.
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