Murder of MLM — The MLM Cult. Let’s first discuss what we mean when…
By: The Mlm Cult
Tags: Multi Level Marketing, Murder, Direct Selling, Network Marketing

Let’s first discuss what we mean when we say the ‘Murder of MLM’. Multi-level marketing is a growing industry. The turnover generated is increasing every year. More and more people are earning their livelihood and reaching good income levels as an MLM distributor. Then why do we say that it has been murdered?

This is because more number of distributors are quitting MLM than the number of people who are joining. In fact, the ratio is quite frightening. More than 90% of MLM distributors end up losing more money than they earn with MLM.

This is the murder of MLM. The basic concept behind MLM is to remove the middlemen to benefit the customers who do word-of-mouth promotion. But all this becomes irrelevant when the majority of them end up losing money, let alone earning it.

Reason for the Murder

Now some people might say that every industry has problems and drawbacks. And so does MLM. And that is absolutely true, but the difference, in this case, is that these problems are not being addressed. They are being hidden behind fake motivation. And unless we address them, there’s no way they could be solved. This is what has led to the Murder of MLM.

The real facts and low-success ratios are not the real reason behind MLM’s negative image in the market. Every industry has some negative sides and that’s okay till the time they are discussed in the open and measures are taken to solve them. It is the fact that they are hidden from the majority of distributors that has made this industry socially unacceptable. They eventually come out and the distributors not only end up getting negative but even spread that negativity.

Who is the murderer?

Ironically, it’s the top leaders and the most successful distributors in MLM who are behind this murder. They are the flag-bearers of not only their companies but the entire industry. New distributors follow and trust them. It is their primary responsibility to stand up to that trust and equip the new distributors with the truth, knowledge, and skills needed to succeed in this industry.

But they are the ones who hide the truths and real facts from the distributors for their personal benefit. In fact, they use motivation and make false claims that create unrealistic expectations in the minds of distributors. But none of these expectations are met and the truths eventually come out.

Every top leader nowadays focuses on personal branding. Instead of helping their downlines succeed, they are just looking for ways to benefit themselves. It seems as if this is a win-lose situation where the top leaders win and new distributors lose but in reality it is a lose-lose situation in the long term because the success of the leaders lies in the success of the distributors.

The distributors eventually come to know the truth and the image of the top leaders gets hampered. People no longer believe them and either change their leadership or quit the industry ultimately spreading a negative image of the selfish leaders.

What’s the solution

It would be better for everybody if the top distributors try to create a win-win situation. They will automatically earn if their downlines earn, not only in the short-term but in the long run as well because the distributors won’t quit if they are able to earn through the system.

So, if we want to improve the low-success ratios in MLM, its negative image in the market, and the income of the distributors, the top leaders who are also the flag bearers need to change their ways as they are the ones who have control. Most of them are just looking for personal profits and are involved in shady practices as a result of which, the industry is not moving forwards.

It is not that every top leader is corrupt. There are good leaders as well but most of them don’t want to talk to prevent the image of the industry and their company from getting spoiled. Some of those who talk, do so occasionally and are highly criticized by others. So, ultimately it will not make much of a difference unless more and more of the top distributors come out and speak the truth. The management of companies should also take steps to encourage and ensure this.

Conclusion

This is the reason we started this blog: to bring the untold truths of multi-level marketing into the light and share the real facts with the new distributors. We will also expose all the shady practices that different companies and top-level distributors are involved in. We want to help each and every distributor in making the correct choices by imparting the required knowledge to do so.

If you are a current or ex-MLM distributor and want to share your experience in multi-level marketing that you think might help the other distributors, please reach out to us. You will find our contact information here. Also, feel free to reach out if you need any help or have any questions about multi-level marketing. We will try our best to help you.