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The headlines are undoubtedly enticing, particularly in present-day troubled  financial weather. The thought of earning profits appropriate away without any  specific  capabilities or major investment appeals for  the immediate require, although the  guarantee of residual cash flow  appeals on the desire to not stop up within  your existing fiscal situation  ever once again. And some extremely  reliable  organizations happen to be built on this  advertising &  distribution structure... Avon, Mary Kay, Excel Communications, and  more. But then there's the down side... "Do I really want to pitch this to all my friends?" "Can I actually earn money at it?" "How do I know it's not a scam?"

If you're considering an MLM, CDM, or network marketing opportunity, ask these six concerns  to determine whether a network, multi-level, or consumer direct  marketing is worth your even though (and  your money).

Who is your upline? Take it all the way for the top. What do you know about the person who introduced you on the opportunity? Can you trust what they tell you? Are they willing to divulge exactly how much they've been generating? And what about the founders of the company (assuming it's a newer company)? Have they been successful and reputable  in their previous businesses? Investigate your entire upline just like you would a business partner you'd never met before.

What's the product? Is it something that would sell well in a retail store or via other  traditional advertising and distribution channels? What's the competition like? How convincing are you going to have to be in order to sign up customers? If you're not an experienced salesperson, don't expect to become one overnight. You're going to have to grow to be an evangelist for the product, so make sure you believe in it.

When will you start actually making a living? Don't fall for the line that it takes months or even years to show a profit. You should be able to recoup any expenditure and start  earning earnings within just a few weeks  if there's really demand for the product. Making a living at it is another story. You need to be able to work it part-time in addition to other steadier revenue  sources. Will you realistically be able to do that with this company?

Where is the product being promoted and where can you promote it? Is the company doing advertising and publicity of its own to help create demand for the product? And what restrictions are there on where and how you can  promote it (advertising, web sites, etc.). There's not a right or wrong answer to that question - a wide open policy is more flexible for you, but for everyone else,  too. If you're prepared to be extremely competitive, that's fine, but if not, you may prefer to work with a  company whose policy is more restrictive.

How were you recruited? Were you recruited primarily as a customer, with just a mention of "income opportunity", or was the primary  pitch about the business opportunity? The ethical way to build a downline is to sign people up as customers first, and then if they  like the product, they'll be drawn to grow  to be a rep. A hard-sell on signing up as a rep right at the outset should send up a red flag  for you.

Why are you doing this? This is perhaps the most important question of all. If you're doing it because you think it's going to help you out of a cash crunch, forget it. If you're doing it because you think you're going to be rich in a year, well, it's fine to have a  vision, but don't bank on it. On the other hand, if you really believe in the product, that gives you the best likelihood of  achievement with it.

There are no absolute right and wrong answers to these inquiries. The point is to make sure that you're going into it with your eyes wide open. Many people have made a lot of cash in network advertising and  marketing, MLM, and consumer direct  marketing and advertising, but many more  have ended up wasting a whole lot of time and cash chasing a pipe dream. You can ensure your accomplishment best by being sure you're getting into the correct opportunity in  the first place.

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