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>>Check this out:
>>http://www.fortunenow.com/Reports/Road_Signs.htm
>
>I wish I had not eaten
>dinner before I saw this
>page.
Heh heh.
> His "local
>>source" told him that the
>>signs were technically illegal but
>>"no one ever complains".
>Well, OF COURSE the sign printer
>is going to tell him
>that! He wants to sell
>signs, doesn't he?
>>
>>It's an interesting look into the
>>mindset of people who post
>>this street spam, as well
>>as the economics involved.
>>Apparently, the guy only signed
>>up seven customers, but he
>>made nearly $1200 in commissions.
>What on earth makes you think
>this claim is true? Look
>at the source!
Yeah, I have a problem believing this claim too. I'm not an expert in m*lti-l*vel m*rketing, but it seems like his seven customers must be buying hundreds or even thousands of dollars of products in order for him to get that much in commission. He claims that it's all possible because he's at the top of his company's pay plan -- but he doesn't name the company, or give any reasons why his time and effort are more richly rewarded than the suckers at the bottom of the pyramid.
>> I don't even know
>>what kind of product or
>>service he's selling, but his
>>customers probably don't realize they're
>>being fleeced.
>Not that I want to offend
>anyone who is part of
>the anti-sign effort, but I
>have to ask again: What
>makes you think that EVEN
>ONE WORD of this "testimonial"
>is true?
Oh, I believe the part where he had 100 signs printed up and paid them to hang the signs for him.  I also believe the part where he rented a voice mailbox, took calls, and sent out informational packets. But the numbers are extremely suspicious, and I really wonder how many of his 100 signs were still standing at the end of the month.
>These dirtbags make a living from
>selling "get rich quick" dreams
>to people who are, well
>clueless. The clueless are not
>just at the level of
>those who call the numbers
>on the signs, they're also
>up one level - the
>ones who are dumb enough
>to believe this kind of
>nonsense and think that THEY
>can make money easily as
>well, just because this clown
>claimed that HE did.
>
>Too bad we can't think of
>a way to discredit people
>like this.
>
>Redstone
I think there's enough information out there to discredit the whole m*lti-l*vel m*rketing phenomenon. The trouble is that some people are gullible enough to believe that they can make money doing it. Somehow, people lose their ability to "smell a rat" when they see promises of great wealth, easy living, and the ability to work from home. Sure, the people at the top can flaunt their wealth -- they can thank the thousands of people at the bottom of the pyramid who joined, tried it for a month or two, and discovered that it just didn't pay off.
http://www.vandruff.com/mlm.html gives a very good explanation of why m*lti-l*vel m*rketing is doomed to failure.
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