Is multilevel marketing really worth the hate?

Mention G.N.L.D ,Tianshi,F.L.P  to Kenyans and not many will give you a 2nd chance. Welcome to the world of network marketing. According to Wikipedia,M.L.M refers to a marketing strategy in which the sales force is compensated not only for their personal sales but also for the sales of their down-lines.

Some members of the millionaires and billionaires club like Donald Triumph,Robert T Kiyosaki among others describe network marketing as a business of the 21st century,though am not sure hif they truly mean that.
Many fall simply because most M.L.M portray their opportunities as jobs rather than investments.This led to people devoting much of their energy with a hope of a regular pay at the end of month instead of investing and coming up with strategies for long term benefits.  

No matter how people take them,they have positives.Below are some of their benefits:

1. Personal development: they emphasize on the importance of personal development to its distributors. You are able to gain skills such as communication,leadership,negotiation advertising and marketing skills.
2.  They provide the best avenue for one to learn how to run a business,because when you register you start your own company inside a big company.Its less risky since its a small business backed by a big one.
3. There are no employees as you are all partners with the company:that is you are a network of independent business owners working together towards a common goal.
4. Freedom and lifestyle because when you have a productive network,you will be able to live and enjoy the lifestyle of rich and famous.
5. International business:you are allowed to operate globally because most companies allows their distributors to sponsor in different countries.
6. High income potential if you find a good company and play by the rules,here are some of the success stories.
7. Finally,its the best place to learn work ethics.

Unfortunately they have their negatives that bring out the hatred that many associate them with,they include:

1. They are based on the model of pyramid scheme thus have a high probability of collapsing,like in case if the top partners decide to withdraw it can easily collapse.
2. It is a deceptive marketing that plays upon the treasured cultural beliefs,social and personal needs and some economical trends rather than meet any customer needs"THEY PUSH PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS"
3. As investments demand,you have to invest a lot at first before you start earning.That is you have to pay for registration,purchasing training kit e.t.c
4. They make an individual one sided because they teach you to look at everyone as a prospect.

Being one of the "victim',my advice is simple:if you want to join be very careful, take M.L.M as investments and do solid research on the company to join.To the employed its a wonderful chance to get encouragement to be able to keep up with the challenges you encounter in job, business and in social affairs. To the students it gives you a positive way to view life.If you feel like to want to give it a trial here are some of the companies,M.L.M companies

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