Comments on: Financial Freedom Quick Tip #19: Forget about network marketing http://liberta.co.za/blog/financial-freedom-quick-tip-19-forget-about-network-marketing/ Money for monkeys. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bad Entrepreneur http://liberta.co.za/blog/financial-freedom-quick-tip-19-forget-about-network-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Bad Entrepreneur Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:18:35 +0000 http://liberta.co.za/blog/?p=50#comment-236 I actually blogged on this a while back. I don't necessarily think that network marketing as a principle is wrong. I do however argue that people have a warped sense of what they are going to get out of it. Setting your sights too high is bound to lead to disaster and disappointment. Instead be realistic about what you are looking to get out of it.... I actually blogged on this a while back.

I don’t necessarily think that network marketing as a principle is wrong. I do however argue that people have a warped sense of what they are going to get out of it.

Setting your sights too high is bound to lead to disaster and disappointment. Instead be realistic about what you are looking to get out of it….

]]> By: Robin http://liberta.co.za/blog/financial-freedom-quick-tip-19-forget-about-network-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Robin Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:28:21 +0000 http://liberta.co.za/blog/?p=50#comment-233 You know the old saying? If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I don't know who said it, but I believe it. :D You know the old saying? If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I don’t know who said it, but I believe it. :D

]]> By: Nate http://liberta.co.za/blog/financial-freedom-quick-tip-19-forget-about-network-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Nate Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:29:58 +0000 http://liberta.co.za/blog/?p=50#comment-231 oh man! does this one hit close to home. for about three years, we tried to make network marketing work. someone shared the business with us when we were in a desperate place financially (called immaturity). We went to all the meetings, even flying across country, one time leaving our kids with virtual strangers (we still cringe at that decision). On the positive side, I learned A TON! About leadership, psychology, and a little about business. I got to see John Maxwell twice. And...we got to experience failure, which we learned from. But in the end, we learned it wasn't for us. The thousands of dollars of debt was a small clue. We did see people who did accomplish it, but it was a small percentage of who was actually participating. We didn't understand it takes time and money, and money and time - just like any other business. I did feel like I was either taking advantage of people or just being an irritant. So, like my grandpa graciously told us, it takes time and hard work. Period. You can work smart, yes. You can network, yes. But to build a successful business, it will always be time and hard work--and using money smartly. If you can make it, I applaud you. But I am not your man. oh man! does this one hit close to home. for about three years, we tried to make network marketing work. someone shared the business with us when we were in a desperate place financially (called immaturity). We went to all the meetings, even flying across country, one time leaving our kids with virtual strangers (we still cringe at that decision).
On the positive side, I learned A TON! About leadership, psychology, and a little about business. I got to see John Maxwell twice. And…we got to experience failure, which we learned from.

But in the end, we learned it wasn’t for us. The thousands of dollars of debt was a small clue. We did see people who did accomplish it, but it was a small percentage of who was actually participating. We didn’t understand it takes time and money, and money and time – just like any other business. I did feel like I was either taking advantage of people or just being an irritant.

So, like my grandpa graciously told us, it takes time and hard work. Period. You can work smart, yes. You can network, yes. But to build a successful business, it will always be time and hard work–and using money smartly.

If you can make it, I applaud you. But I am not your man.

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