QNET: Scam Or Legit Business?

The paradigm of Network Marketing is so fundamentally different and distinct from all other paradigms of business, that it requires a pretty complete shift from the way we normally view business to appreciate and understand it. For example, in our industry, every single company, no matter how different its products and services are from any other's, competes directly with every other Network Marketing company in attracting people to their business opportunity. That kind of competition from every angle doesn't exist anywhere else, in any other industry.

Given that unique competitive environment, there is the tendency for individual distributors to offer their opportunity as 'the best'. That's natural, but how they do that is critical. Sadly, most of them only think to accomplish creating the perception of 'best' based on their old paradigm values, being the best by putting down the competition. 'My car's better than your car.' That may be fine when it's Ford versus GM or when multi-million-dollar fights for market share are being waged over the TV in the beer battles or cola wars. But when Network Marketing distributors put down other companies, they're also putting down the industry as a whole.

What happens then, and remember, we are the 'word-of-mouth' business, is that there's this growing communication out there in the world about how bad this company is, and that company is, and this other company is. Here's an interesting statistic, for every positive piece of word-of-mouth consumers pass around, there are 11 negative comments being shuttled about. Just think about that for a moment: for every positive thing that's said about my company or product, there are 11 negative things being said. Geometric progression works! For us and against us, too.

INSIGHT: Is It An Economic Crisis Or Opportunity?

People are still losing their jobs at an incredible rate. No one is safe as i have come to realize. There is no such thing as job security anymore for those in the work force and for others like me, who are still studying to become professionals, there will be no jobs waiting for us when we graduate. Its time you realize this and do something about it.

These difficult times, however, can be a blessing in disguise for people who are building their direct selling business. Below are a few reasons why this is the greatest time for you to join me in the direct selling business:

1. People are now open to change - When the economy and people are thriving, there is no reason for them to explore other opportunities to earn extra income. However, when times become more difficult, like today and people do not have as much confidence in their current situation, they are open to listening to other opportunities.

2. People are risk adverse - During these difficult times, people are not interested in taking risks. Direct selling is the best business, i believe, for people who are risk adverse. The reason is that the risk of financial loss is minimal because the initial investment is small. However, the potential upside is tremendous. 

3. People are losing their primary source of income - Many people are losing their primary job. Although this is never great news, these people are going to be more than open to looking at alternate opportunities.

For those of us who are already in the direct selling business, this is when we are most excited and here's why. Of all the thousands of people being laid off from their jobs, most direct sellers only need a minimum of 3 people to join their team to start earning huge residual income. Since direct selling is all about duplication and teamwork, we get to coach everyone under our teams to do as we do. Even after the economy stabilizes, anyone involved in direct selling will still be ahead of the curve as people will now want to reward themselves for their hard work by buying even more products for themselves and their families. Its a win win for everyone involved.