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MLM Manifesto
MLM Manifesto
Randy Gage
Warning:
This document expresses my own personal
viewpoints. As such, it is blunt, controversial,
and contains adult language.
The intent of this manifesto is to shake people
up, challenge their core beliefs, and provoke
serious critical thinking.
We need to initiate a bold, daring and creative
dialogue about the future, and what we will be
doing to create a better one.
If you are easily offended by this kind of thing,
you should read no further.
If you are up for starting a revolution, and
helping our profession to breakthrough to
the highest levels of success, read on
- Randy Gage
www.GageManifesto.com
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into the program. Thats why the airplane game, catch the
cash and chain letters are illegal.
From a federal standpoint, the determination level is slightly
different. While Canada has passed national anti-pyramid
legislation, most countries have not. This is changing,
however. Many European and Asian countries, as well as
other countries around the world, have been victimized
recently by large-scale pyramid schemes, which is causing
many to adopt legislation.
Here in the U.S., most Network Marketing companies have
developed their programs based upon the case law of
federal court decisions and, more frequently, the decisions of
the FTC.
The most cited decision used to define pyramid schemes is
the FTCs ruling In the Matter of Koscot Interplanetary, Inc.
(86 F.T.C. 1106, 1180 -1975)
In that decision, the FTC held that entrepreneurial chains
are characterized by the payment by participants of money
to the company in return for which they [the participants]
receive (1) the right to sell a product, and (2) the right to
receive in return for recruiting other participants into the
program rewards which are unrelated to sale of the product
to ultimate users.
The key here are the words, rewards which are unrelated to
sale of the product to ultimate users. This means that
participants make money from things other than selling
products personally, or from overrides on products sold by
their people. If theyre making money for these other things,
such as signing up recruits, or selling sales aids, that activity
is likely to be found illegal.
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Now there was nothing wrong with the course, and its
always good to learn. And both Charles and Tim are
good guys. But lets not make it out like Harvard is
teaching MLM; theyre not.
#4) The Quick and Easy Way to Get Rich Mentality.
For years weve been promoting the business as a fiveor six-hour-a-week plan. Sad to admit, but I used to
spout this one too. I heard it, I believed it, and then I
repeated it.
But after you have some experience, and do some
critical thinking, you realize that it never works this way.
Ever.
Whats real?
You can start the business part-time, with whatever
business or job youre doing now. In fact, thats the best
and most duplicable way for everyone to begin. But the
business cant be successfully launched in five or six
hours a week. It takes a minimum of ten, and 15 is
even better.
In five hours a week you cant get enough traction to
sustain anything serious. When you first begin, your
focus should be on acquiring new customers and
distributors. And when you get them signed up, they
need support. Even if you do sign up a couple
superstars your inability to help them early on will
likely cause them to drop out. So you need to be there
during this crucial time.
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These are the jackasses who call during your dinner hour,
opening with lines like, Hi Jim you dont know me and its
just a shot in the dark but Ive heard youre a sharp
individual and I think you could qualify as an associate in a
business Im expanding. (Scream)
A different approach...
I have no interest in trying to sell something to someone who
doesnt want it, and I bet you dont either. Network
Marketing done right is based on a simple - yet quite
profound philosophy:
Were looking for people...who are looking for what we
offer.
Put into more specific terms this means: Our job is to identify
qualified prospects, then put our marketing message in front
of them. We give them enough information so they can
make the right decision for them.
If that means they join your opportunity or buy your product,
great. If it means they dont, thats great too. Your job is not
to sell your opportunity or products to those who dont need
or desire them. It is to find the people who may want what
you have and give them enough information so they can
decide if getting it from you is a fair exchange of value.
Sorting, not Selling...
Network Marketing is much more a sorting process, than it is
a selling process. It is this fundamental difference in
philosophy that separates me from the multitudes of sales
trainers, marketing gurus and book authors out there. I am
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program call them on it. And if they dont stop, YOU file a
complaint with the regulators.
There are still a few companies out there front-loading new
people with $50,000, $100,000 or even $200,000 worth of
products when they join. These companies operate below
the radar. We need to put them back on the radar.
Weve got to stop all of the miracle-cure product claims.
How many people are still selling their lotions and potions
with pitches like, Legally I cant say this cures cancer. But I
heard about a lady in New Jersey who was dying of cancer
before she tried this product and.
That stuff is killing us in the media and creating grist for the
regulators who dont like us to begin with.
And a special note to the ladies
Please step up and walk into your greatness. Conventional
wisdom says that our industry is 80 percent women. Not
true at all. When the DIRECT SELLING and PARTY PLAN
companies are included, yes women make up the majority of
the work force. But if you look at the true network marketing
companies, its a mans world. Weve got Hispanics, weve
got Asians, and weve got Blacks. But we dont have many
women at the top of the pay plans.
Notice I didnt say that we need to offer more opportunities to
women. Theyre already there. Ladies you need to seize
them.
We need to take back the Internet from the crazies. I love
Web 2.0 and the whole social networking scene. Its really
great for the introverts like me who arent very comfortable in
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events, and develop more of them. Get the details about the
Mastermind seminars at: www.mastermindevent.com
After a five-year absence, I agreed to conduct my MegaMLM event and it was a great success. This was a higherlevel event, really geared to million-dollar producers and
people who wanted to join that group.
The group we had was amazing. It was a creative high just
working with them all weekend. They pretty much
demanded another event, so they could bring their people
back. So thats been set up now. You can read all about my
Mega-MLM event, and get registered to attend at:
www.mega-mlm.com
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In conclusion
For most of us reading this, there has never been a moment
in our lifetime when the world was in such dire shape. And
there has never been a better opportunity for each of us to
help. The world needs a revolution, and we can be the ones
to lead it.
As I mentioned on the download site, 2009 and 2010 can be
the golden era of Network Marketing. But to attain that goal,
we have to get better. Better individually and as a
profession. That is my wish for this manifestoto start the
process. If Ive learned anything about the business it is this:
You dont grow your network. You grow your people
and they grow your group.
And if we want to grow our people, we must be the example
and grow ourselves. My hope is that youll join me on this
journey of challenge, adventure, and empowerment.
Long Live the Revolution!
- Randy Gage
www.GageManifesto.com
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