Comments on: Are Customers Essential For Your Network Marketing Business? http://www.network-marketing-works.com/blog/are-customers-essential-for-your-network-marketing-business-310/ With thousands of network marketing blogs on the internet today, why read mine? If you're looking for a unique perspective without the hype and spin so common... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:19:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason Ortiz http://www.network-marketing-works.com/blog/are-customers-essential-for-your-network-marketing-business-310/comment-page-1/#comment-757 Jason Ortiz Fri, 22 May 2009 16:56:57 +0000 http://www.network-marketing-works.com/nmwblog/?p=310#comment-757 At first, I didn't understand the difference between a customer and those who are in your business as I read the this post. But after reading the content several times, I began to understand. I would agree with Ted about a customer being someone who purchases a product or service. That, to me, cleared things up. I now realize that you have to not only generate a list of people for your business but you have to find within that list customers that are willing to buy a product or service! At first, I didn’t understand the difference between a customer and those who are in your business as I read the this post. But after reading the content several times, I began to understand. I would agree with Ted about a customer being someone who purchases a product or service. That, to me, cleared things up. I now realize that you have to not only generate a list of people for your business but you have to find within that list customers that are willing to buy a product or service!

]]> By: Ted McMahan http://www.network-marketing-works.com/blog/are-customers-essential-for-your-network-marketing-business-310/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Ted McMahan Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:37:07 +0000 http://www.network-marketing-works.com/nmwblog/?p=310#comment-360 Hi Glenn, I agree customers are an essential part of the equation in the success of any business. Network Marketing being no exception! This however, brings up another question; Are the other people who you involve in your business as distributors, affiliates, etc., really your customers? Some would say that they are. I'm not sure that I can agree. A customer in my opinion is someone who would purchase the product being offered, solely based on the valve they place on it and the benefit they expect to receive in return. This is where the rub is with so many MLM companies today. No real tangible product being marketed, and I believe that the Travel MLM's (YTB) are a perfect example of this. They promise if you become a travel agent with their company, you came make commissions from the purchase of airline ticket, hotels, rental cars, cruises, etc., when in reality there is very little commission paid by the airlines, hotels, etc today. Why do you think we no longer see brick and mortar travel agencies on every corner. Therefore very few, if any are earning money from the sell of tickets, and I believe this is the basis for the CA AG's suit against YTB. I also feel that there are more suits to come and other travel mlm's will be targeted by the AG's for these very same reasons. Bottom line...your are correct! Customer are important to the success of any business. One company, within the Network Marketing arena, who is doing an extremely good job of gathering customers is Max International. An unheard of 30%+ of the new people who go into the company's computer on a daily basis are Preferred Customer's. These Preferred Customer's are people who go on a monthly auto ship with no other commitment and have the ability to cancel at any time. The Affiliate who brought them to the company receives a 25% commission on each purchase by their Preferred Customers. This aspect of the Max International Business gives every new Affiliate, regardless of experience the real possibility to go earn an extra $200 -$300 per month, without ever sponsoring a single person into their business. Powerful! Ted McMahan Hi Glenn,
I agree customers are an essential part of the equation in the success of any business. Network Marketing being no exception!

This however, brings up another question; Are the other people who you involve in your business as distributors, affiliates, etc., really your customers? Some would say that they are. I’m not sure that I can agree.

A customer in my opinion is someone who would purchase the product being offered, solely based on the valve they place on it and the benefit they expect to receive in return.

This is where the rub is with so many MLM companies today. No real tangible product being marketed, and I believe that the Travel MLM’s (YTB) are a perfect example of this.

They promise if you become a travel agent with their company, you came make commissions from the purchase of airline ticket, hotels, rental cars, cruises, etc., when in reality there is very little commission paid by the airlines, hotels, etc today. Why do you think we no longer see brick and mortar travel agencies on every corner. Therefore very few, if any are earning money from the sell of tickets, and I believe this is the basis for the CA AG’s suit against YTB. I also feel that there are more suits to come and other travel mlm’s will be targeted by the AG’s for these very same reasons.

Bottom line…your are correct! Customer are important to the success of any business. One company, within the Network Marketing arena, who is doing an extremely good job of gathering customers is Max International. An unheard of 30%+ of the new people who go into the company’s computer on a daily basis are Preferred Customer’s.

These Preferred Customer’s are people who go on a monthly auto ship with no other commitment and have the ability to cancel at any time. The Affiliate who brought them to the company receives a 25% commission on each purchase by their Preferred Customers.

This aspect of the Max International Business gives every new Affiliate, regardless of experience the real possibility to go earn an extra $200 -$300 per month, without ever sponsoring a single person into their business. Powerful!
Ted McMahan

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