I hate MLMs they`re cult like..How do I convince my husband that no one really makes any money in a MLM business? Or only a very few do make money.So far he`s spent over $700 joining this group..he paid $500 to join, and then he bought a cellphone and a PC card.. I guess he has to qualify for points , ( he has to buy things or recruit), before he can join…How crooked is that??
MLM business`s are like Amway, Primerica, Meliluca…ACN..
He thinks these stupid video phones are the wave a the future.Ummm, MSN, IMing???My husband knows little about technology, he never knew what a mp3 player was….but now he`s an expert. Kinda like Primerica`s salespeople, " experts"
The company is ACN…anyone heard of it?
He stays out untill 12am sometimes, " training, or recruiting"
How dumb can he be? We played this game before..He`s bringing a friend of ours to a meeting tonight. I hope he doesn`t spoil that friendship.
My husband HAS A REAL JOB…HE HATES IT!! He has tried everything in his power to do something else. He makes decient money…..but he works long hours
OH, and they play on your emotions…." It`s a better work atmosphere, it`s a family company, your wife is unsupportive….My husband actually agrees with them, he tells everyone, I`m unsupportive. YES, I don`t like a supposed friend coming up to me and suckering my familyy out of $700
Yes I have heard of ACN. Someone tried to recruit me into it about two years ago. I was also shown the video phone and told it would be available here in Canada in a couple of months and as far as I know it is still not available here.
When it comes to MLM companies you have to beware of the things that you "up line" is not telling you. There are plenty of books on the subject. Or you can simply do a web search on ACN and you will find plenty of information to show your husband on how MLM’s really work.
It is possible to make good money in an MLM, once you learn to ignore what your "up line" is telling you and just apply good business practices (something completely absent from MLM companies). What the people above you are telling you will make them more money, not you.
If your husband is good at sales and he applies proper business practices to ACN he can make good money at it. If he is not good at sales or does not know (or is not willing to learn) what those good business practices are and apply them, then he should get out now (and write off the $500 as a bad life experience).
Yeah I think its pretty crazy too from the sound of it. You do not want him to deplete the family savings on things like this. I would give him an ultimatum about it and let him know that he is wasting money.
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Just smack him. Lol.
Seriously what is wrong with people?! Anything you have to spend money to make money (aside from stocks) is *not* a good idea in my opinion.
If you share money with him, tell him you’re simply not comfortable with him spending your hard earned cash on this company — ESPECIALLY in this economy when you should be saving whatever you can.
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Sooner one stops better it may be. It is a dangerous trend and a bad habit.
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They are exactly like a cult! Fortunately, the effect wears off quickly when the person sees that it just isn’t working out and they’re losing friends. It’s a classic reaction to too much stress over either money or prestige. The person feels a drive to earn more and do better and they look for a shortcut to wealth and the MLM people take advantage of that.
If you stand too much in his way or do the I told you so bit then he’ll blame you for the failure in his mind and he won’t learn the lesson.
Best thing you can do is ride it out, hold your nose and try to be helpful and supportive. When the time comes that it becomes obvious to him that it’s not working out talk it over with him, not in an arrogant or critical way, but just in a "Gee, that didn’t work out. I guess we learned something anyway, that MLM stuff is a scam so we’ll know not to do that again." Something like that. That way, at least you get an education for your money.
Good luck, you’ll need it!
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Have not heard of ACN, but have heard of the others you mentioned.
You are right, basically only the top people in the pyramid are making any money. I know 20/20 is just one of the shows who has aired stories on this type of scheme.
Give him the hard facts. Find news sources that confirm what you know, get copies and show him. Present it in a positive way to show him the other side of the story, not to prove you are right and he is wrong or he will surely resist as men usually do.
If he continues with this "great business opportunity", then give him a monthly budget to operate on. This will keep both sides happy until your new entrepreneur runs out of steam.
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Oh, my goodness! I can definitely relate to you. My friend is the same way. I almost lost him because of this. It’s like this company has a spell on him and nothing else is important to him. I hope your husband realizes that any business you have to spend a lot of money on like that isn’t worth it.
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Yes I have heard of ACN. Someone tried to recruit me into it about two years ago. I was also shown the video phone and told it would be available here in Canada in a couple of months and as far as I know it is still not available here.
When it comes to MLM companies you have to beware of the things that you "up line" is not telling you. There are plenty of books on the subject. Or you can simply do a web search on ACN and you will find plenty of information to show your husband on how MLM’s really work.
It is possible to make good money in an MLM, once you learn to ignore what your "up line" is telling you and just apply good business practices (something completely absent from MLM companies). What the people above you are telling you will make them more money, not you.
If your husband is good at sales and he applies proper business practices to ACN he can make good money at it. If he is not good at sales or does not know (or is not willing to learn) what those good business practices are and apply them, then he should get out now (and write off the $500 as a bad life experience).
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Having to many friends that have fallen for scams like this.