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Is it really profitable to join a direct marketing/multi level marketing organization?

Some of my friends are trying to get me to sign up for various direct selling/private franchising business opportunities. Is it really good? I mean, when I need to buy soap, shampoo, etc, I head for the supermarket, as do most of the folks I know. Who really buys from the auntie next door who holds a franchisee? What do you say?

Public Comments

1. I seriously doubt it because almost every MLM exploits countless people. The only MLM folks making serious money are either very early investors and those who find enough friends to exploit. If you are part of an MLM and don't believe you exploit members that you recruit, let me ask you this: Why won't you let the friends that you recruit buy from your upstream provider just like you? Other than getting them started, you offer little of value but take a large chunk out of their sales. In fact, your upstream provider takes a large commission from your downstream sales team, who probably never even know who is your upstream provider. Your upstream provider charges your downstream for no legitimate reason. If you don't see this as exploitation, by all means jump right in.
2. it can be profitable, but it usually isn't for most people. and the money is in signing up other people, not in actually selling the soap. your friends and family will stop liking you so much if you're trying to get them to mail order soap from you. if you want to make money in any pyramid scheme (and all mlm's are), you want to be near the top of the pyramid.
3. You don't make money in these pyramid schemes through selling products. You make money in these schemes by getting other people to sign up into the scheme. I'm continually amazed that the human race still engages in this kind of nonsense since everybody knows it's a scheme.