I keep reinventing my blog because I want to make sure I have something of value for my readers. I am interested in several topics as I am sure you can tell by my banner.
Today I want to talk about MLM. I have kind of dipped my toes into the waters of MLM on several occasions but have not found a product or a company that really grabbed my attention until just recently.
Back in June I thought I had found my dream company. Actually it was not the company that was my dream but rather the product they were promoting. I spent months involved with this MLM that was supposed to launch on July 1ST with a new cell phone technology. Man I wanted that one to work out (I am a gadget freak after all).
Unfortunately, they are still launching next week… soon… in just a few days… etc. On one of the teleconference calls the promoter said, I have a pile of SIM cards on the desk in front of me and this will be up and running by the end of the weekend Monday at the latest, that was toward the end of August or the beginning of September. There were many other excuses.
I finally did my due diligence and found out that the company has been through several metamorphoses, lawsuits, etc. and this has been going on for a few years. I got out of that one and they still don’t have the flagship product that they promised, in fact the phone company they were representing backed out of the deal and these guys started saying they had another big player to take the place of the original phone provider. Meanwhile they were billing my credit card and when I asked for a refund they told me that although they did not have phones for sale, they had other products and I had an opportunity to make money selling their other stuff. Well the long and short of it is that I did not want to sell any of their other stuff. I came on board to sell cell phones and when I explained it to my banker, they agreed and I got my money back anyway.
The fact of the matter is that with the economy being like it is and jobs being a scarce commodity at this time, a person needs to create their own income stream. I know that there are many great MLM opportunities out there and it just boils down to finding something that is first of all legitimate and second to find one that fits your personality. Not everyone is into pills, potions and lotions. You can only auto-ship so many products and there are only so many friends and family members that will buy your stuff and then they are saturated too. I am not knocking those things. Some folks are really good at selling them, they know people to sell to and enjoy doing it. I am not one of them.
There are some wonderful, quality products out there and it boils down to finding something that fits your personality and that you believe in. I am from the old school of truly believing in what your selling. That puts passion in your sales and gets others excited about what you are offering them. When buyers see that you really delight in your product, they get your fever too and tell others about what you have. Nothing and I mean nothing beats word of mouth advertising. Add that to the power of the Internet and a person can really make a good living.
Now I have mentioned that I am a gadget nut. Actually I used the word “freak” and I really am. It is not just gadgets, I like really cool technology too. I try to see the bigger picture and the cool factor when I think about getting involved with a MLM opportunity.
So with that in mind… I recently found something that I think is very promising.
It combines free classified ads with video and throws in an element of fun with reverse auctions (a little something to keep people coming back to see when the the price is right so they can buy the item). It is like melding Craigslist/eBay/YouTube into one. The system is set up to allow you to join and then give away free classified ads in your local hometown (or everywhere, it is the Internet after all). You can sell banners, display ads or video ads to local businesses and grow residual income. You also get overrides on a binary matrix.
Do you have to some work? Yup, if you want to really make money you do, but the work is not too hard, basically all you have to do is to get the word out and let the site sell itself. You can check it out at MyTVClassifieds.com once there explore the site and see what I am so excited about. If you want to get involved just click on the Become A Member button and then put in my referral number which is 100700 if you join up before it goes live on 10/12/2009 they will waive the $35 annual sign up fee.
I am also looking at a couple more opportunities that smack of cool and I will keep you posted after I have checked them out too.
Keep your eyes peeled for more from me. Soon I will be talking about a great program that really helps people get free of life debilitating addictions and it isn’t AA or NA.
I will have a product that will teach you how to start your own Internet business (it is in easy to follow video format). I will be talking about my sordid past and how I overcame it, and I will share my own personal struggles with becoming an Internet Marketer and tell you what I am doing to overcome the barriers that have kept me from succeeding up to now. I will also talk about life in a small town and of course, my faith in Jesus Christ, after all it is He who is changing me daily from what I was to what I am becoming in Him.
Thanks for stopping by and God bless you,
Pete Bass
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Hey Pete,
Thanks for stopping by Tweeminence. Good luck with the blog! Hope to see you around some more.
Adam
Hey Pete- I’m so glad that you’ve found something that you believe in. May the Lord bless your ways.
Blessings,
Eren Mckay
Hi Pete -
I found you through twitter, and saw that we shared a lot of commonality from our Christian walk to our desires as Internet professionals.
I would appreciate connecting with you. I am in New Hampshire (Eastern Time Zone) Email me back, and I’ll provide you with my cell phone number.
Blessings!
Dave
Hello Pete, Christians will have to stick together in the coming times. While we are also told we will not know the time of the End, God obviously wanted us to know when that time was getting closer. As the Christian church is increasingly drawn into the interfaith movement, and as more and more churches go into isolation, preparing to sleep through the growing attacks on their faith, perhaps God knew it would take a few signs to wake us up and remind us that we have work to do.
Unfortunately, many Christians take the verses that tell us we won’t know the time of His coming to mean they should ignore any and all scripture that might warn us of this time of tribulation.
God included it in the Bible and, since God is all knowing, we should trust that it is something we should know and study along with the rest of His Word.
Christians need to become strong, stick together as a community, and preach the word loud and clear.
The internet is a great tool to do this.
In Christ and not in Crises,
Darrell B