In today mlm training, I would like to discuss this hot topic.

Is network marketing a residual income business opportunity?

Last Saturday during the 5 pillars to success presented by Mentoring For Free Michael Dlouhy stepped on some toes which pissed off lots of people.

I decided to open this discussion because it is a major issue for success in network marketing. If you are measuring success as having the financial freedom and time freedom a.k.a you are getting a fat check regularly even if you stopped working, then you should be in a company that allows you to retire!

Seems obvious, right?

Most network marketing companies and ‘opportunities’ do NOT represent residual income business opportunities and they do not allow you to retire!

You are shocked. I did get shocked myself when I stopped getting my check with orenda international as soon as I took a break.

You may make lots of money with these companies but the check will stop as soon as you stop working!

How the heck this happened to me and may happen to you?
How network marketing companies steal your check legally ?

1- Breakaway in compensation plans:

Breakaway broke my heart
This is the small trick that they have in their compensation plan that they forget to mention to you in their hype presentation. They told you they have the greatest revolutionary compensation plan! At least that’s what I heard from them and their integrity.

I will give you the exact example in orenda international.
They have lots and lots of breakaway to steal your check. I will describe the two major ones that I am aware of!

- If you are not sponsoring a ‘manager’ or selling $2.000 worth of products monthly, you get paid NOTHING on your downline - nada - zippo!

When I took a small break, my check stopped, I got paid $0.00 dollars on 3 thousands dollars volume monthly from people I introduced them to the company and the products.

-The compensation plan is the typical old compensation plan called: “Stair Step breakaway compensation plan’ where only couple of people gets paid the big checks and the rest fall in the breakage!

In this particular company, you never get paid on any downline below the third level unless your group is selling products for more than a whooping $25,000!

If your company compensation plan is a stair step breakaway compensation plan, then forget about any network marketing success unless you are a ‘red’ personality.

2-Policies and Procedures

Most network marketers are completely ignorant and sign those policies and procedures without reading them, they get excited that they are getting rich without analyzing anything.

I am guilty of doing so with orenda. I got smarter now, lol.

Ok. What poisons they add to the policies and procedures so they steal your check legally?

-Ongoing or continuous sponsoring and sales
They will tell you very obviously, that ‘you must have ongoing or continuous sponsoring and sales independent from your position in the company’ - ‘you must have ongoing supervision to your downline’
I actually removed this phrase almost exactly from the policies and procedures of a major nutritional company with great products that boost the immune system. The products are great but obviously, you are not allowed to retire here!

Some of orenda products were great but this was a sales business not a residual income business opportunity

I remember Jim Rhon saying on one of his Cds, read the policies, take your time, don’t sign too quickly. He tells a story about him missing the word: continuous that cost him 250.000$ (one quarter of a million dollars for missing one word)

- The company has the right to terminate the distributor with or without any reason!
That means that if the company needs some money and you are making a decent check and you are not working anymore, they will kick your ass so they pay for their cars and homes
You signed it, right?

Why would you think they have this phrase for?

Go and check this ‘new’ and ‘hot’ opportunity called Beontop and see for yourself the policies and procedures.

-The company has the right to cancel the compensation plan in 30 days notice

That means when the company decides to get rid of the distributors they can do and the check is gone with the wind.

This junk makes me depressed.

Feel free to give me your opinion and comments on this post.

What would you like me to write about next?

Dr. Nabil

Monica
MLM nurse
503.351.6859

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