I kept an open mind and met with him and we talked for quite a while. He’s new to MLM and is thoroughly convinced he can make big money for himself, family, and of course, his friends. I tried to remain positive and not rain on his parade but I also wanted him to get a perspective as the way MLM really works.

That is what led me to your web site last night. I was curious as to whether anyone was sharing with others what the real truth is about MLM. Sorry I jumped the gun on your second part. Good luck and let’s hope at least some people will objectively research the “opportunity” before getting hurt financially and perhaps more importantly psychologically.

With much thought I have come to the conclusion that those that really do succeed in MLM’s are doing it on the backs of their friends and their downlines’ friends who have failed. I don’t know the exact numbers of failure but my guess is that approximately 90% of the people who sign up fail to make any appreciable sum of money and most will end up discouraged and quit. You’re trained to believe this is a numbers game. If you build an organization with enough “numbers” (people who sign up and mostly fail) sooner or later you will find a “rabbit” who will help you succeed but once again it will be at the expense of many many friends that have bought into the “system” and failed.

Bottom line virtually anyone’s success in MLM comes at the expense of a huge and vast number of people who put their money up and got absolutely nothing in return beyond an loss of money and unfulfilled dreams.