10 Things I hate About Crappy Network Marketers
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*1* Spam
on facebook, on email, and in real life amateur network marketers repeat the same message over and over to people who never raised their hand and asked for it. You see their same message repeated in the newsfeed to all your friends and sisters--people who have never been in network marketing get messages like "Hey, i noticed you're into network marketing why dont you look at my biz here www theNextBigThing com/
*2* Blindly Selfish
"Hey you're a doctor? let me help you out and fire your boss. Join my biz and you can hand out fliers in the street with me tomorrow morning!"
People arent quick to whip out their credit card and join them because they PRETEND to care when it's obvious they only want to serve one person: themselves.
*3* Would You Like Flipchart With That?
As soon as you ask a question about what they do they're cramming their flip chart down your throat and wont stop ringing you. The only way to get rid of them is to get a restraining order.
*4* War of the Machines
They join your Network Marketing newsletter so they can add your autoresponder's email address to THEIR newsletter and send you info about their biz op. Not sure about your autoresponder program, but mine can't read very well. And it can't unsubscribe when the crap gets too crap.
*5* My Bus is Better than Your Ferrari
You're driving around town in a sporty car making 5 figure weekly commissions while they still take the bus to business meetings. (They seem to be the only ones not noticing this by the way) They won't stop bugging you about how their comp plan is better than yours and so you should quit your 5-figure a week business and join under them!
*6* Oh, My Precious Time
They always pretend their time is precious yet they pick up your call on the first ring and they have lots of time to chase you around to drag you to their meeting. Like you've never seen anything like it before 
*7* Turn the Other Cheek...So I Can Scam You Better
They SAY they qualify their prospects and they "Don't work with just anyone" but really they're praising jesus every time someone looks at them sideways.
*8* Visa or Mastercard?
They write a list of requirements they have in a prospect: "has strong desire", "willing to put in 2 hours a day", "ready to learn new skills", and blah blah on and on but the only one that matters is "has a credit card with a limit over $2,300" (the price to join their bizop)
*9* I Can't Take You Anywhere!
You can't take them to any parties--or ANYWHERE--because they try to pitch all your friends the second they meet them. (Why haven't your friends joined your downline yet?)
*10* Let's Get Freaky...Sign Here First
They think they can use their Network Marketing business as a pickup tool. Take someone on a "date" (or to the bedroom) and they bring their upline along to give their "date" a presentation. Join my biz? lol
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LOL #10 is a first
I've honestly never seen that before. But I think it probably invovles a whole level of issues beyond poor networking practices.
Man believe me, my upline
Man believe me, my upline used to keep the distributor contract next to his bed for those occasions and he was known for it. And i met a guy who i asked how he came to be in our organisation he explained that he THOUGHT he was going on a date with a girl he exchanged numbers with at a nightclub. He was confused to find he was meeting her with another guy (her upline).
I've Seen It
...and I still see it.
they won't tell you who the company is
When I lived in Sydney,a woman I worked with told me about "a great business opportunity" but would not elaborate or tell me who the company was until I got to the meeting.God I wanted to leave after 5 mins.Can you guess which company?
Amway?
Just a guess...was it Amway? A2K, Network21 or something?
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Amway
yes Amway! how did you guess?
Have you been talking to my past upline LOL
Yep I know all about those deals I can't and won't that any more. so I am here looking to find a better way.
Too freakin funny!
If that didn't hit the nail on the head then I don't know what does. Even funnier, I have a friend just like that.....and she is so #9 it's embarrassing!
Great List Jim
I couldn't stop laughing:) This is so typical and until people realize that attraction marketing is the way to go and much more powerfull, this will never go away. The problem is that new associates in any company are being trained to run their business the exact same way you have stated in your list. Again, great list Jim.
A Ride down memory lane.......
HaHa great list... But Don't be too Hard on them.... These people our victims of really bad training!! I am sure they mean well... However time to get with the times.....
Great Post!
So the question now is, how do we tell the corporate office to change their training to something that is real and works so that more distributors are successful from the start? The company will grow in leaps and bounds because the distributors are getting paid!
Newbie Laughing
A wonderful post, thanks for the laugh! As a Newbie I can understand and empathize with those "networkers", they are running on desperation. They joined the company because they needed to make money and they have been taught that by being a pain in the ____, you will get what you need. I am so grateful that I was introduced to attraction marketing before making a complete fool of myself.
#10 is a great one!!! Haven't heard of it, but from the other replies - looks like it is probably not the last time I see it.
Thanks again!
Sam
I agree with Roger Silen
Hey Jim,
Turn your list into an article and publish it at EzineArticles.com. I know you'll have tons and tons of readers! You'll be providing some humor and a good old fashioned belly laugh to seasoned, professional network marketers.
I'll have to agree wholeheartedly with Roger Silen's remarks. Whenever anyone joins a network marketing company they are exposed to that company's training. And, in some cases, if you don't follow along and follow the rules, you're blackballed and looked upon as a trouble maker. Been there, done that.
So I would have to chalk these despicable behaviors up to "ignorance" and "compliance".
Have a Magical and Meaningful day,
~Melanie
http://melaniekissell.blogspot.com
howdy
i am from the school of embracing what i love instead of lamenting about what i hate.
it keeps me sane.
do you have a post about the top 10 things you love marketers to do?
:)
BAD Attitude dude
In my mind you have to respect the way it use to be. M.LM. has been around for decades and there has been an evoultion to this particular business model. What used to be has gotten much better as a result of the big tech changes we have all experienced.
Be happy and content that you have to deal with the old business ways, all though some of the business principles remain. The challenges also remain, there just of a different nature. Attraction,Magnetic,it does matter want your handle is, there is more competition out there in cyerspace to deal with. Business models come and go but respect , love and the proper attitude will always be there.
Compliment Turned Proposition
A friend request complimented me on my facebook profile picture, so I replied telling him thank you. On my next wall post he asked me how long have I been in the industry, am I part time or full time, if I am part time why haven't I gone to full time, and starts pitching me his opportunity.
The worst part is he's with a company that trains their distributors to specifically not do the introduction he posted on my wall.
It Works if you do it from the Heart
I have been trained the "Old School" way and in the beginning I did very well with getting my business up and running. I have to say recently I am at a stand still because, yes, it does seem creepy and strange to do it this "old way" anymore. It may even be harder than it use to be. However, it becomes difficult to completely do attraction marketing on line when there seems to be just as much competition and others are doing the same things with slamming their business down you throat. Therefore, coming to this cross road was a sign that I needed to figure out a new path to take.
What has changed for me lately is that I am sincerely giving people the time and showing them that I care about them in what ever the conversation may be about. So instead of just playing the numbers game, I am learning how to build relationships on line and also out in the real world. I am getting comfortable with this more and more because I am working hard on myself in becoming a better person through proper reading, listening to a great mentor and training's. I am becoming more confident that I can help more people in my business and know because of that, the right people will show up and will be attracted. I never really had a good mentor before that taught me about people. This is not about selling the product or the business, it is really about "People". "People don't really care about how much you know, they want to know how much you care." Do they know you can show them in an honest way how to get them where they want to go? I thought I could do this and I thought I had the personal growth that I needed, but when my business stopped I had to do some soul searching. When I did that, I have found a mentor that cared and that was able to take me on the right path for personal growth. Since this has happened to me, I know now this was the missing piece. So I will take the good and the bad and market both, the right way.
Hilaious a the Flippin' TRUTH!
I have got to say I really loved reading the humor in all this. I've worked with an upline like this in the past and that is precisely why I bought MS. There had to be a better way than pestering everyone and their mother!
Wow
Numbers 6,7 and 8 are the ones that I see the most.
I'm so sick of the whole "You have to meet my standards for me to have you in my business" thing.
Most of you know damn well that you're exactly like 6,7 and 8.
But you won't admit it. That's why you come across as not quite truthful.
Well, I'll take anyone who wants to give it a go. I've taken young men fresh out of boot camp and helped them to be damn good soldiers. I didn't tell them they weren't good enough to be on my team. I took what they had and showed them how to be better.
By the way, I think that's a better definition of leadership than giving away a free ebook and sending someone a pre-written letter with a link to a webinar that you might not even attend.
The same thing goes for everyone who attempts to "attract" "leaders". (This is where they fall into #2). The truth is, a leader doesn't need you. The people who need you are the ones who can become leaders. But you may just tell them to go away because they don't meet your standards.
Crazy.
I wonder if I would have qualified to be on some of these downlines.
...and to add to that
I have a few things I want to add to that:
1. people that call you up and tell you that they have the best opportunity ever and that you really need to check it out NOW
2. being told that this new product, service, etc is "revolutionary" and is "going to change the industry forever" - yeah, whatever
3. being told that ANYONE can do this business if they just follow these few simple steps - the steps are not as simple as they seem and not everyone can do them
4. being told it will only cost you X amount of dollars to join, but they don't tell you about all the tools you have to buy, meetings you have to attend and pay for, conventions you must attend if you want to succeed, and trainings you have to pay for to keep up with your business and industry
5. being told that joining this business will give you time freedom - when all I ever see is this person has a phone glued to their ear 24/7, constantly out at meetings, etc
6. you must spend 3 hours a day, calling 100s of leads, to get that one special person - when what this really does it just burn out your new member after they have been told off umpteen number of times
7. if you are not personally adding dollars to their ATM machine, they want nothing to do with you - this is once you have been RECRUITED
8. all you need to do is bring in 2 people, and they bring in 2 people and so on and so on, when honestly, most people can't and won't be able to do that
I could probably go on and on. As you might have already noticed, I am not a big fan of MLM/Network Marketing for several reasons. I have been burned, lied to, you name it. And, I have foolishly made some of those same mistakes listed above and pushed away friends and family on account.
This was a fun read and I want to thank you for sharing it.
Randi Moore
#11
This one irks me the most. If you're going to spend the time to send me your crap, at least take a little extra time to come off being a professional, and use spellcheck to fix your dang "typos."
Being the son of English teachers, yeah I know, that last sentence was probably a run-on. Nothing gets my attention and loses it quicker than someone who can't or won't proofread their work. Even one typo for me loses credibility. If you want people to buy into what you're selling, at least make it a professional looking heap of junk.
invites
Could not agree more ...but it's actually not right what they doing ..unfortunatly many people will go about doing things the wrong way and spoil it for other's which makes me really cross
I am proud to say that I am a Amway business owner When we talk to people we are allways up front ( in fact that is what Amway wants and is part of their rules of conduct )
It's like getting bad service from one employer at the bank ..the whole bank is not poor with service only that particular employer.
I think the same applies here and in fact I know that it's not only Amway business people that do this. I have applied for job positions and it turns out to be other MLM companies ..remember it's the individual person and not the company that is wrong
Adrianne
Oh Yeah, Facebook Is FULL Of It!
Excellent post Jim,
Yes, facebook is filled with exactly what you said here. Some I thought really understood the basics of Magnetic Sponsoring, you know, and the revamp that it gives you and to anyone reading and understanding it. Some people aren't human. You say Hi!, and they say, "Join me because...." They never answer "Hi" back. LOL
THANKS FOR SHARING....
-Joe
How good is your product?
I like the way my upline puts it. . .
Does your company have something to offer that is so good
you would buy it at the standard price
and tell others about it too
even if there were no biz op associated with it?
If you can't believe in what you offer that much
find something else.
A person's behavior in public might be more appropriate if they simply started with this idea.
LOL! GREAT LIST
Thanks Jim! These are great... and so true...
SO TRUE
These are many common why others do stay away from marketers however I think that it is more common in newbies and everyone has to learn from someone. We tend to be inpatient and if we do exactly opposite of what this forum teaches, such as, do not spam, do not be selfish, do not cram too much information, do not waste your time on people who don't get it, do stay busy with tasks that will produce results, don't get emotionally involved, and don't make anyone promises.
Emmie Olivas
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Loved it!
Scary how I actually did a few of those things several years back. Thank God for education and the internet!
~Mary T.
I Respect You
I respect you Lisa. Your journey is very similar to mine.
Randi PPD is MLM.
Randi,
I agree those approaches are very old and out-dated.
That's funny, though, last time I checked Pre-Paid Legal was a Network Marketing Opportunity.
Crappy marketers are to be encouraged
I found that to be a better marketer, you have to be free from your old "Day Job". After 8 hours at the office, plus, of course, the commute time, I often find myself completely overwhelmed. I don't remember ever having been pushy, but I certainly have been gauche because I lacked focus.