I wasn’t planning on writing about this Empower Network scam or legit business or whatever it is since other scam busting folks have already done so but after finding out that a site I wrote a couple of articles for is now promoting the program, I figured I’d throw up a quick post since the amount of fake reviews is way more than the amount of negative reviews and hopefully, someone will read this first before they read yet another affiliate site pretending to give a negative review only to say “join my downline”.

I really don’t want to spend more time than I have to but when most people are making money from recruiting other people into the program rather than selling actual products or making money doing something other than recruiting, then that’s red flag for me.

Making money online may be simple but it isn’t easy. It’s takes a certain level of commitment, it takes desire and discipline. Even if you learn exactly what to do, unless you put in tons of work, it’s just not going to happen. Of course, putting in the work but doing the wrong things won’t help either.

When will people get this through their heads? Seriously, I sometimes feel that people who get scammed out of their money freakin’ deserve it. To them, if it sounds too good to be true, well then, it’s MUST BE TRUE. Time to pull out the credit card and make a crap load of money doing nothing. Wake up people!

If success was really that easy.. oh never mind. If you’re the get-rich-quick type of person, you’re going to get scammed no matter what I say so screw it.

There are plenty of fake positive reviews already so below are two links to some negative reviews. I know my “review”, which wasn’t a review at all, sucks but I’d rather spend my time making real money. I’m done.

http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=146351

http://lissowerbutts.com/empower-network-scam-or-legit/

And now for a Target commercial…

What is Ariix? Ariix is a nutritional company that operates under the network marketing model. It was just started by several former executives of another nutritional company name Usana (Fred Cooper, Jeffery Yates, Mark Wilson, and Riley Timmer). These guys were the ex C.O.O, C.F.O, VP of Sales and Finance for Usana so for them to leave and start their own rival company is sort of a big deal, at least for Usana. So, the Ariix scam, is it actually one? Let’s look at this logically.

These guys were bringing in tons of money from Usana from their salary and stock options. Why would they go and throw that all away to start a scam? It doesn’t make any sense. Since there are actual products involved, Ariix isn’t a scam but it is a multi-level marketing company. Yes, they claim to have great products and a unique compensation plan like all other MLM’s but the downsides of network marketing as a business is still there. Recruiting is involved. Having to sell high priced products is involved (some vitamin packs are $100 and up). Having friends and acquaintances potentially think you’re part of some cult or scam is still involved. It’s just the nature of this industry.

Looking at the stats, very few MLM companies survive past the 5th year. What chance does Ariix have to survive? Well, seeing that it’s being run by folks who ran Usana, a company that has been around since 1992, the chances are probably good. Not only that, many distributors from Usana are switching over to Ariix. But wait, isn’t MLM all about the product as so many of them claim? Makes one wonder.

Of course, these things don’t mean that you should join Ariix. Before you jump in, consider if network marketing as a profession is a right fit for you. It’s not for most people and that’s why so many people fail in this industry. When it comes down to it, it’s about sales, marketing, and networking. Unless you truly believe in the products and the management team behind the company, you’re going to have a hard time succeeding or even looking at anyone in the eye while pitching them a dream.

Because this company is still on the ground floor, it’s likely that many of their reps will use the whole “get in early while you still can” tactic. Take your time and do your due diligence no matter what kind of time limit you’re told. Make sure your decision of whether to join or not is your own and is based on logic and not emotion.

The success of Ariix is yet to be seen since it’s still new but if the people running this company are taking out what didn’t work at the previous company and are applying what worked best to this new company, then they’ll probably be around for a while. Since it’s still so new, you probably won’t be finding any Ariix reviews up for a while so we’ll just have to wait and see how this all plays out.

Let me know your thoughts and experience with this company.

A new network marketing company is about to launch called Autoxten. Search for the term Autoxten scam and most of the sites you see are just people hyping about how this is going to be the industry’s biggest launch ever with over 30,000 people already signed up in less than a week. The funny thing is that I searched for Autoxten reviews and actually found sites saying it’s the best opportunity even though it hasn’t even launched yet! They talk like they’ve already made money.

Update: Autoxten is now dead. I feel sorry for those people who stood up for this company only to see the owners treat it as an ATM machine. A couple of the owners have brought their downline over to another company. Read Empower Network scam.

To those arrogant ex-Autoxten supporters: The next time you think people calling your business a scam are idiots, perhaps you should wipe those dollar signs away from your eyes and have a closer look at what you’re trying to defend.

Comp Plan

So what’s this all about? Well, the lure is that you can turn $10 into almost $200,000 through their “genius” compensation plan which uses the 4×4 matrix model with added in spillovers. Basically, you recruit 4 people and those 4 recruit 4 people and so on. The spillover comes in when your upline recruits people but have already filled their 4 positions up. The extra people simply spill down to you. So essentially, you can just do nothing and hope your upline recruits enough people to spill down and fill your front 4 people.

Where’s the Residual?

All you pay is just $10, or is it? There are upgrades involved where you will be spending more money which is taken out of your earnings or you can just qualify for every level by doing a one time payment of $150. There are products you will need to purchase which are basically just training material about marketing. This seems like the old “buy these books to help you get rich but really, the way to make money is to sell these books to other people and get them to sell it and so on”. I really don’t see where the value is at. At least with Amway, there are repeat consumable products to buy.

The whole point of MLM is to make residual income which is done through reps buying products each and every month but if you’re only spending $10 once and that’s it, then residual income is impossible unless an unlimited amount of aliens arrive to Earth with each one signing up for this fantastic opportunity.

The products, training material, doesn’t seem to be available to the general public. As of this writing, you have to actually join the company to get the products. In other words, the only people buying the products are distributors which can cause some legality issues according to the FTC.

Here’s a guy who works with companies in the MLM industry talking about what’s wrong with AutoXten…

The Verdict

So is Autoxten a scam? Well, you decide for yourself by asking some questions. How sustainable is this business? Can you really build a business where you only have to spend $10 and can make tens of thousands of dollars? Where is the value at? How many other MLM companies have had these launches in the past but are no longer around? Does it sound a bit too good to be true?

As of this writing, the company is still in pre-launch mode, meaning it’s still in hype the crap out of this business and get as many people pumped up as possible mode. Perhaps the people who join early on will make some money but what happens when the hype dies down and the sign ups decrease? Where will the money come from? Will there be actual customers who will want to buy the products just for the sake of buying the products and not to be part of the system to make money?

But over 30,000 people signed up already so it must be the next big thing right? Guess what? Signing up before the launch is actually free so no one has actually spent anything yet. Although since it’s only $10, I’m sure TONS of people will think, “Even if it’s a scam, it’s only $10 and if it’s not a scam, Imma be rich bitch!”

It’s this mentality that is going to make the guys running this business RICH. Come to think of it, I should start one of these myself and only charge $1 instead of $10. I’ll call it AutoxOne. Anyone want in? The “it’s only a dollar” mentality works well for the lottery so it’s gotta work.

Conclusion

This potential Autoxten scam might turn out to be a legit business. Who knows? If you want to sign up for the hell of it, you can do so by going to www.autoxten.com/scam. See if you can figure out what my fake name says when you go to that page. And no, I didn’t give them a penny of my hard earned money and never will.

In all seriousness, I wouldn’t waste my time with this. The sign up page is mostly about how much money you can make and not a lot of info on the actual products. The products are mainly about internet marketing which is probably about how to generate leads in order to recruit more people to do the same thing and so on… blah blah blah.

If you’re looking for a way to make money online, then sign up for one of the best internet business courses available.

If you are subscribed to any of those “A-list” internet marketers’ newsletters, then chances are, you’ve gotten emails from them about some super awesome, limited-time, magic product that is about to be released that can make you a bazillion dollars. Big names like Frank Kerns, Andy Jenkins, and Mike Filsaime have a legion of followers, mostly noobs who don’t know a thing about making money online.

Most of their products are just rehashes of existing products or their older programs. Think about this for a second, if the products they sell are so damn great, then why do they keep coming up with more and more make money products to sell to people? These products don’t come cheap either with many of them being over a thousand dollars.

And guess what? These guys work together as sort of a mastermind group with the purpose of helping each other, not you, make money.

Check out this video of a private conversation between two of these “gurus” discuss one of their product launches and you’ll see what I mean:

Here is another video of a them discussing the old scarcity tactic in order to get people to buy their products:

These videos can be taken down anytime due to the fact that the conversation is supposed to be private so if it’s not working, sorry.

If you want to know more about how these guys operate to maximize the sales of their “magic bullet” products, read this post from the Salty Droid, he’s the one they talk about in the first video. After reading that post, you’ll hopefully never buy into those over hyped internet marketing product launches. It’s a real eye opener.

Kai S.

I’ve written plenty of posts on network marketing and how I feel about it but it’s hard to really see what sort of impact these types of “opportunities” have on people. Losing money isn’t the biggest lost when someone fails in this industry; losing hope is. Here is an episode from Penn and Teller’s TV show called Bullshit where they basically look at different things from global warming to bottle water to multi-level marketing and the promise of easy money and debunk it basically.

I realize that the companies shown on this show isn’t how all MLM companies work. Not all companies throw product demonstrations. In fact, many of them just skip that part and go to what really makes the big bucks in this industry which is to recruit. Many companies these days teach you to find recruits online through tactics like Attraction Marketing where you build a list and funnel them through your various channels, offering certain affiliate products or info to gain trust. In the end, you’re still in the business of recruiting no matter how you approach it.

I especially feel sorry for the guy selling the miracle drink which from my research, it seems that the company he worked for is now down in the drain. I almost felt angry at the end when I found out how much work he had put in and how much he was/wasn’t making. That’s one determined guy but sadly, he chose the wrong business to be in.

Pay attention to the part where they talk about how it’s all about recruiting. I wish network marketers would just be straight up and say it like it is. People in this industry can give themselves any title they want but when it comes down to it, they are mere sales people and recruiters. And yes, products are sold mainly through recruits, not actual customers.

For any network marketers out there who might say things like, “If it’s possible to run out of people to recruit, then that would have already happened since network marketing has been around for decades”. My answer is that scenario only would have happened if most people were actually successful. The fact that there are still tons of people not in a network marketing company shows just how many people failed. It’s not the people, it’s the system.

MLMers love to bring up the fact that McDonald’s runs on a system and has a very high success rate and that network marketing is the same. Sorry, but that’s not true. A successful system would produce successful results. The reality is that less than 5% of all people in network marketing make any decent amount of money.

Another argument is that people at the top of the pyramid aren’t the only ones that make the money. Many of them will argue that corporations are in a shape of a pyramid as well and that the people at the top, the CEO’s and managers make all the money. Corporations are set up that way to divide up the different jobs that each worker is responsible for. With network marketing, it’s built that way to distribute money. Sure, you don’t have to be at the top of the overall pyramid to make money with MLM but you do have to be at the top of your own pyramid. In other words, MLM companies consist of hundreds of mini pyramids. The bigger the pyramid that you are on top of, the more money you make. This just basically means you need to recruit, recruit, and recruit.

They should just change the name of this industry to Network Recruiting because that’s what it really is. That’s the biggest thing I have against this industry. If they would just say it like it is and just be completely honest, I’d probably be in favor of them.

If you searched for Mindset and Internet Program Scam or Review then read on. This program was created by Les Brown (well-known speaker) and Antonio Thornton. I decided to investigate to see what this program is all about and if it was a worthwhile internet business program.

The Claim

So what’s the claim and promise of this program?

Make $6k in 6 months with a set it and forget it internet system. Super easy, guaranteed to make you money, recession proof, very little time involved… hmm…

The Deal

This program is valued at “$7,000″ and which apparently many people have paid, BUT if you take action right away you can have access to the program for $1 for 14 days (30 days if you click the back button while the sales video is playing) and $97/month for 6 months after the trial is over.

If you’re still not interested, there’s a link that leads you to another sales page for a product that will teach you how the creator made over $98k in 5 days for just $19.95!!! What a deal right???

The guarantee is that you will make money or get your money back. So theoretically, you can pay nearly $600 and make $2… woohoo!

They also say the program is for 193 people only. Why not 200? Because the co-creator gave 7 “spots” to friends and family. C’mon! Typical sales letter using scarcity to make you act.

They also sell some other “strategy” to make $1,200 in 48 hours. And they say it’s not a get rich quick program? They even try to get you more excited by telling you to agree to send them pictures of things you buy like a new car, HDTV, a new home, a boat with girls in bikinis… Okay, I made up that last one but you get the idea.

Some warning signs…

• Sales letter and video doesn’t say anything about what the program consists of. All it says is that it’s not MLM or some “scam”. Sorry but legit opportunities are up front with you and don’t try to keep it a secret until you pay them. Not saying they aren’t legit but seriously, what do they have to hide?

• The get rich by doing nothing appeal. What’s that saying about a fool and his money?

• Pictures of homes, new cars, vacationing, etc.

• The co-creator of this program was one of those people you see on those late night get rich quick infomercials. I guess he figured out how to get rich, by doing what most get rich quick infomercials do… target the broke and oblivious by promises of quick riches with little work.

• His income proof. Basically, he makes the money by selling some $50 product. This means that you will need to be good at selling or writing sales copy. Sales is the highest paying professions you can have but it’s also the lowest as well. And if they provide you with some sales letter template or something, you can be sure there will be a ton of copy cat sites out there. Plus, they never say anything about PROFIT. There’s a difference between making X amount and making a profit of X amount. You can make $6k but spend $6k to make it. Just saying.

After signing up for the $1 deal, you are taken to a page to buy a DVD that will teach you how to make even more money in less than 48 hours for $47. If you click “no thanks” you’ll get a second offer for the digital version of the DVD for $17. Apparently, it costs $30 more for shipping and burning the stuff onto DVD. Another sucker punch to the people who acted right away instead of passing up on the deal.

With these types of programs, there are almost always more stuff you will need to buy in order to “make more money” or be more successful such as extra coaching sessions or “better” packages. I don’t know if this program has any of that but with those extra upsell products thrown in before you even get to the main page, I wouldn’t be surprised.

The Catch

So how do they pull the full amount out of you instead of just $1? They give you limited access. Their reasoning is that they don’t want to “overwhelm” you by giving you too much information at once. Seriously? So it’s a 24 week program, forcing you to pay up if you want to learn the whole system.

The Program

Obviously, I didn’t go through the whole 6 month Mindset & Internet program but they outline it for you after you pay your $1. Basically, the first 4 weeks is all about buying and setting up a website. You don’t even get to any money making stuff until after the 1st month is over which means you’ll have to fork up $97 to find out. Sort of a waste of a dollar. One of the selling points they use it that you can create more than 1 site so your income is unlimited. Really? You can build more than 1 site? No way!

Of course, they make more money from you ($50) by telling you to sign up with a hosting service but don’t tell you that they make money off of you.

During the 1st month, you will need to come up with your site topic based on your “passion”. In truth though, they give you a list of suggestions which basically are just affiliate programs for you to sell like, “Squidoo Empire”, “The Craigslist Blackhat System” (sounds dandy) and hundreds or thousands of others. I’m guessing they got this list from Click Bank. So pick a passion and see if there is a product related to it and sell it. Not a bad idea actually but then again, not worth paying that much to figure this out.

At the end of the 2nd month, you will have to pay the second payment of $97 if you want to find out some “quick money making ideas”. At the end of the 3rd month, you’ll have to pay another payment to learn about some “passive income strategies”.

Obviously, this program is made for beginners which is fine. Heck, most people will be happy to just have a website that they can tell their friends and family about.

So how is Les Brown a part of this thing? He basically takes care of the mental side of this business. As I’ve written before in other posts, a lot of succeeding with an internet business is mental so perhaps just listening to Les is worth the investment but probably not.

Going back to the program, as I said, according to the sales video where Mr. Thornton shows his income for one of his sites, the creator makes his “$6k a month” through selling some program for $50. This means it’s partly an affiliate sales type of internet business.

If you know anything about affiliate sales, you know that you will need a good sales copy and the most important thing of all, traffic. How do you get traffic? By ranking well in the search engines and you do that by getting links to your site with the right anchored links. You can also build an email list and do things like joint ventures as well.

They also talk about advertising which most likely means using Adwords. They also talk about setting up membership type websites as well as creating and selling your own products. All good ideas, but to pull it off in 6 months where you’re making a profit of $6k? Well, it’s highly unlikely but who knows.

The Bottom Line

Is Mindset and Internet a scam? Definitely not. However, you can learn almost everything they are teaching for free. Why? Because most of the stuff they are teaching are the basics of making money online. Choose a niche, create a simple site, and drive traffic.

Besides, as I have said many times on this site, succeeding with an internet business takes a lot of work and patience. More than most people are willing to put up with. This is why most people fail, that and because they fall for get rich quick programs and go in believing they’ll make a ton of money quickly and with little work. This is the mindset that will make sure you become one of the 99% who fail at making money with an internet business.

You can save yourself $600 and join the Keyword Academy (my review) instead. Yes, they offer a $1 trial free for the first month deal as well but no, they don’t “do you a favor” and block off access to the full program in fear of overwhelming you. They believe that you’re smart enough to go at your own pace. You get access to EVERYTHING for a month for free. You can basically learn what you need to know to succeed with an internet business and cancel before the month is up if you want.

The easiest thing to find online are products that scam people out of their money. There are a lot of ways that this can happen. Make money online and Internet business scams are all over the place. In order to make residual income, you need to think long term and be legit. Here are just a couple of ways people have been scammed.

Free Trials:

This is where they get you to sign up for a free trial for some money making program but where you also have to enter your credit card for some monthly subscription where you can “cancel anytime”. Most of the time, these monthly subscriptions aren’t up front. They are usually in the fine print. You would think that canceling these things are easy. Not always. Sometimes you will have to go through a lot of crap to get your credit information removed from their system.

Here’s a way to avoid these things. If it’s really a free trial, then you shouldn’t have to supply them with any credit card information. This isn’t always an option though. However, many of them are actually legitimate meaning they will tell you up front that there will be a monthly fee. The problem is that most people forget to cancel their subscription. What you can do is see if you can go through the cancellation process in advanced. You will want to see if they have a phone number where you can contact them directly. Email is okay but they can always say they never received it. Another thing to look for is payments through Paypal. Since you can cancel without even having to call the company, using Paypal makes things very convenient as well as safe.

Crap Products:

There are a TON of products out there that many people recommend that are just crap. Why do people recommend these products? Because they make money off of it. For many people who try to make an income online, they will tell you anything to get you to buy the products they recommend even if they have never tried it out themselves. These products are normally either not useful to the buyers, or they are just an introductory product that will lead to higher priced products.

One popular type of crap products that people by is those stupid make money online or internet business ebooks where you make money by getting other people to buy the ebooks about making money. How does that even make sense? If the ebooks are really that good, why not just use the information in them to make money online with an internet business? Oh right, because the ebooks are full of garbage. These are similar to MLM’s where in order to make money, you need to sell the concept to someone else in order for them to do the same thing you are doing. Can you make money? Sure you can, but where is the value? Whatever it is you are promoting, when it comes to making money, that product of yours should be able to make your customers money on its own and not have to rely on them to sell the same crap to other people.

Be Ethical

If you are going to make money with an internet business, you need to be ethical. This means if you recommend a product, it should be something you actually used yourself and would recommend to your best friend. Always, always, always put the interest of your visitors first. If you find a product that you can make a lot of money on by getting your visitors to buy it but you don’t use it yourself or you think it sucks, then DON’T recommend it.

Take the products I recommend on this site for example, 3 of them (The Keyword Academy, 7 Minute Articles, and Hostgator). I use them all and I have recommended them to my friends as well. If you won’t recommend it to your own friends, don’t recommend it to strangers.

Don’t use tricks. Tricking people by getting them to sign up for crappy programs or tricking them into getting into some hidden fees is just wrong. There are already a ton of internet scams so you don’t need to add to the problem. You may make some quick money but it’s not going to last. Karma is really a b*tch.

Really? You clicked on the banner that said make $500 a day with NO work? C’mon! Was it the picture of the hot girl or did you really expect to find some secret sauce to making that much money online where you don’t have to lift a finger? The sad thing is that there are tons of programs that claim things like this and tons of people fall for them all the time. The lure of easy money is too enticing for some people to pass up.

Here’s the best advice I can give you on this topic: Stop looking for the easy way to riches. Unless you have some rich, dying relative or you happen to be one lucky SOB who might win the lottery some day, quit looking for get rich quick with no work schemes. If you want to build a successful internet business and make enough residual income to retire on, then you can’t get around working hard, and I mean working REALLY hard.

If you want to learn the real way of making money online, then join The Keyword Academy. I did and it changed my life. The first month is free and you get FULL access to the step by step internet marketing course as well as the tools to speed up the process. After that, it’s $33 a month which is basically to continue to use the tools. You can cancel anytime. You don’t need the tools to succeed but it will make your life a whole lot easier which makes the monthly fee well worth it.

You do have to work hard to make money with this though. If you’re not willing to put in the work for a full year, don’t waste your time. You can still sign up to learn everything for free then cancel but if you’re not going to take action, what’s the point?

From his story of initial success to being millions in debt, to bouncing back and becoming known throughout the world from his hit television show, The Apprentice, Donald Trump definitely knows how to make money really well. Now does this mean you should jump aboard anything and everything he recommends? Well, do you drink Trump Ice bottle water? You searched for The Trump Network scam because you probably came across an advertisement somewhere online or was approached by someone and was introduced to this new network marketing opportunity. So let’s explore and see what this Trump Network is all about.

First of all, The Trump Network is the new name of a 12 year old health company called Ideal Health. In other words, Trump didn’t just start this company from scratch. It was a company that already has its own products as well as customer base. Since he has ownership in this company, he certainly wants this company to be successful.

Now we all know that Donald Trump is most famous for being a real estate investor so why is he dabbling in something like network marketing? Simple. Network marketing is a genius way to sell high priced products and make lots of money from it. If you want to make a ton of money, start your own MLM company.

Now this is just speculation but my guess is that Donald Trump involvement in the network marketing industry was in part due to one of his business associates, Robert Kiyosaki. They have been working together to sell different get rich type books. Kiyosaki is a big network marketing promoter. He’s actually in one himself. If you have ever been involved in MLM, you have probably seen a video of Kiyosaki talking about how MLM is the such a great thing.

What many people don’t know or realize is that many authors/speakers who have self-improvement or make money books and audio programs to sell love targeting network marketers. Why? Simple. They buy in bulk. Not only that, they buy multiple products. This is why you will hear about well-known people like Stephen Covey and T Harv Eker speak at MLM events put on by various MLM companies. When this happens, the reps in the company use that as leverage to recruit people. “Hey, the author of 7 Habits for Highly Effective People spoke at my company event.”

For years, network marketers have passed around the rumor about Donald Trump saying on the Oprah Winfrey show when asked what he would do if he would start all over again, that he would join a network marketing company. Obviously, the reason for this is to use the old credibility by association tactic. This was made up. He actually said real estate. By now, since he owns an MLM company, I guess network marketers can use that has a selling point to recruit people.

So is The Trump Network a scam? No. You searched for The Trump Network scam wanting to know if it’s a scam so there there’s the answer. No, it’s not. Just like any other network marketing company, they sell products, in this case, vitamins and other health related products. What you should really be asking is whether or not you have a chance at making any real money with this type of business.

TTN just launched not long ago, so why are some people already using terms like The Trump Network scam? Like all network marketing companies, one of the key components that makes this whole thing work is that people who join are forced to go on autoship, meaning they need to buy a certain amount of products each and every month in order to get paid commission. On the surface, this may sound okay. If you are going to be selling a product, you need to be using it. Some MLMers will say it’s a business write off anyway.

Regardless of the reasoning, this is the most crucial aspect of any network marketing company. Without the requirement of monthly product purchases, most MLM companies would tank. Read that again. Most products are sold to recruits, not customers. I know, “but recruits ARE customers.” Please, if they really are true customers, why even bother having a requirement? The fact is that if it wasn’t a requirement, most recruits wouldn’t buy these expensive products.

This is how network marketing companies get away with not being shut down. A ponzi scheme is where there really aren’t any products sold. The system is runs by continuously adding more people to the system. Now with MLM companies, there are actually products so this makes them legit. However, no one can deny the fact that you must recruit to make anything decent. Whether you do or someone else does, it doesn’t matter. Someone, somewhere in your downline needs to. If you look at their compensation plan, it states that they reward “team building” which is just another way of saying, “Hey, if you want to make money, you need to recruit.”

The Trump Network Scam Conclusion

So Donald Trumps new network marketing company is not a scam. This doesn’t mean you should join though. I’m sure Mr. Trump is making a killing off of this company and I’m sure tens of thousands of people are jumping on board like crazy. I’m also sure that most of them won’t make money. Whether you want to join, it’s up to you. If you do, seriously, I wish you the best. Hopefully, you will at least get your investment back. If you really want to be like Donald Trump, do what he does. Either invest in property, get on a reality TV show, or start a network marketing company of your own, not just work for one. There are tons of other MLM companies out there and you can read about them: Usana Scam, Amway Scam (yes, they still exist), and Herbalife Scam. These are just a couple of the popular ones. There are hundreds of them out there and they all claim to be the best, obviously.

By the way, in case you are wondering what I do, I’m an internet marketer. I build sites and get them ranked in the search engines. This is the reason why you are were able to find this article. When people ask me what I do, I tell them I’m an internet marketing. I don’t need to hide anything or make up fake titles like network marketers are famous for doing. I also make residual income. I don’t need to recruit or motivate any “downline” in order to keep my residual income flowing into my bank account like many MLMers need to do.

If you want to know what it really takes to make money with internet marketing, read my post on The Science of Niche Internet Marketing. This business isn’t for everyone so read that post to see if it’s for you or not. Quit searching for info on the Trump Network scam and start working to make your financial dreams come true.

Either way, I hope you find success in whatever you choose to do. Take care.

KS

If you want to know about the Herbalife scam then chances are, you were recently approached by a friend or some stranger at the bookstore telling you about a business opportunity. The fact that you are even reading this tells me that you are looking for a change in your finances. People who join companies like Herbalife do so because they want to become financially independent or at least make some money on the side on a part-time basis.

So is Herbalife a scam? The short answer is no. Herbalife is one of the few MLM companies that have been around for over 10 years. Now, just because it’s not a scam, it doesn’t mean that it’s a wise choice to join. Whether or not you should join this nutritional company depends on the type of person you are. I’m going to tell you right now that most people who join Herbalife or any network marketing company for that matter, don’t make much money. Sure, a lot of the start MLM companies are scams but for companies that have a long history, there really is a business opportunity here. The only problem is that success with network marketing takes a certain type of person.

In order to succeed in this business, you will need to be able to recruit people. Whether you do this online or through your network of friends and family or by talking to random people on the streets, you need to build a downline. My companies who uses this type of compensation structure will tell you that it’s all about selling products. Sure it is. If it’s about selling products, then you can simply ask whoever is trying to recruit you what percentage of products sales comes from true customers versus representatives. You’ll find that less than 20%, if that, comes from actual customers.

So the Herbalife scam isn’t actually a scam but if you are planning to hit it big with this company, then be prepared to be disappointed. If you are expecting a lot of work, a lot of recruiting, giving a lot of misleading information, and spending years on this, then perhaps it really is for you. If you can sleep at night knowing that a ton of people in your downline who you have inspired to join are not going to make much money, then this business is for you. Also, if you are okay with not telling people exactly what you do when they ask, then you should fit right in.

Speaking of being vague, I recently heard an advertisement on the radio for a money making opportunity by Income at home or incomeathome.com. It was actually advertised by the radio personality. Anyway, turns out, this company is basically just a funnel to get people to sign up for, you guessed it, Herbalife. The commercial was vague and so is the website. You don’t actually find out it’s Herbalife until you put down some money.

When people ask what I do, I tell them I’m an internet marketer. I build websites and market them. If you ask some person in MLM what they do, unless they are making a ton of money, they will tell you some fancy sounding marketing title. They will tell you as little as possible in hopes that you will watch an online presentation or go to a live one to find out more in order to get you in. Since you searched for Herbalife scam, it means you are unsure about this company. It also means you are looking for a way to make money.

If you don’t mind writing articles and aren’t afraid of hard work and you’re okay with delayed gratification, then internet marketing could be for you. It provides residual income without having to look at people you meet with dollar signs in your eyes like you will have to with the Herbalife scam, I mean, opportunity.