Has anyone ever tried getting into a network marketing program as a stepping stone to internet marketing? I was wondering if types of programs can be used to provide you with good online marketing experience, or if they are just time and money sinks? The one I was looking at provides you with a website (for a per-month fee), set of landing pages, audio and video files as promotional materials. Maybe all MLMs do this, I'm not sure. The only thing that keeps me away from it is I have to purchase (or sell) a certain amount of their products per month before I would get a commission, whereas with affiliate programs, I don't think I'm obligated to purchase anything in order to get paid. I'm just trying to figure out the best way to get started. Thanks for any help.
From my experience (and understanding) MLM are scams. Sure they provide you with a website, but who will EVER find a duplicate website? They give the same website to soooo many people. You might as well just find an affiliate product or program and start from scratch. Another problem with MLM, is that they motivate everyone to sign up new distributors, instead of generating real sales. I would stay clear. In my experience, and those that I know, these things are just hype. Bad news. Everyone regrets it in the end.
Thanks for the advice. I'm really not comfortable with making money signing up new "distributors", and all this talk of building a downline of people who are trying to sign up others, and so on. Its like I'm working on nothing, and the fact is I'd have to pay about $400 to get started. I think I'd rather get into something more substantial, and i signed up with one of the ad networks to get started. Unfortunately, I don't have a site first, and the majority of the advertisers seem to want you to have an established site first. I can understand that, so they take on an affiliate who is serious. But, it makes getting started rather confusing. Thanks again.