Don’t Fall For These Lame MLM Lines!

There are some things in MLM and Network Marketing that make me sick.  In fact they make me wanna say that I hate MLM.

Mostly the things I hate are the one liners that most marketers cast out with great high hopes.  I’m totally amazed when they get a bite.

Here’s my top 10 list of worst one liners created for MLM.  I like top 10 lists, maybe because I’ve always been a Dave Letterman fan.

I urge you,,, BEG you, please do not fall for these lame MLM lines!

10. 100% free to join.

That’s appealing for a moment.  But then my logic takes over.  If it’s free for me to join, then it’s free for everyone to join, and any money I make isn’t going to be much.  This sounds like more work than it’s worth, because I can put the same amount of effort into a large sale as I can a small sale.

9. Get Paid To Play On The Internet

These are the “read emails” and “read junk mail” ones.  They aren’t always tied with an MLM, but I see this one once in a while.  There are also those that claim you can get paid for what you already do on the internet.  These are pretty equal to “It’s Free”.

8. It sells itself!

Really?  If you buy a truckload of “it” and have it delivered to your door, you will make a ton of cash?  I don’t think so.  You will have to perform some level of selling.  Even if all you’re doing is displaying “it” on a card table at the end of your driveway with a “4 sale” sign.  You can add “No Selling” to this one.  I’ve seen that too.  What they mean is “No Distributing”, you aren’t going to have to physically deliver the product to someone’s door.  But there will be an element of selling involved, we are dealing with marketing here.

7. Best Opportunity Evahhhh!

They can’t ALL be the best opportunity ever.  I will agree that there are some really impressive opportunities out there.  But your best opportunity may not be the best for your next prospect.  Everyone has their own idea of what the best is.

6. Easy Extra Cash.

This one isn’t as bad as the rest.  In fact, it’s really ok.  This is a perfect way to target people that only have a few hours a week to devote to internet marketing.  The downside of using this is that you are going to attract part timers and not serious inquiries and marketers.

5. Check It Out.

This one isn’t really bad either.  It just sounds like whoever is using has completely run out of things to say and doesn’t believe in their business anymore. Or they don’t know what to say in the first place.

4. Work in your PJ’s

At first this sounds so comfy.  Working in the comfort of your own home, wearing whatever you want.  Being lackadaisical. Go a little deeper and this starts to scream lazy.  Working in your PJ’s is cool for part of the time, but you need to maintain a level of professionalism and self discipline.  I wouldn’t sign up with someone that slept late everyday and worked in their PJ’s.  This does not make a good impression. Having posture in this business is crucial because people can sense your professionalism even through the phone.

3. Try It!

If you’re going into a business with a “try it” mentality, then you aren’t going to make it.  Trump did not “try” to build his empire.  Bill Gates did not “try” to create Microsoft.  If you know anything about this industry you know that Mike Dillard did not “try” to create Magnetic Sponsoring.

2. Autopilot.

This doesn’t really exist in a pure form.  There are some amazing businesses and tools that come real close to being automated, but in order to get to autopilot there is a lot of set up work.  Then it is possible for the system to generate leads on its own, but there is maintenance and fine-tuning required.  Many of these require setup of other tools (that have a monthly fee) to run along with them.  If you aren’t prepared for that, you might find yourself spending more than you were ready for.  The few good companies that can come closest to truly claiming “autopilot” rarely use that word. (Hint: look for “leverage”)

1. Prelaunch!

Get in on the ground floor! This one definitely deserves the #1 spot.  Anyone who has been in this industry for the long haul has seen the bad effects a prelaunch can have on existing MLMs.  I believe prelaunches are the number one cause of what I call the “scam effect”.  So many people get burned either because they joined a prelaunch, or half their downline leaves them for a prelaunch in a new company. And that is why so many people scream “scam”.  It’s just a mess, and I look away everytime I see the word prelaunch.

PLEASE don’t jump at these.  That’s like falling for a cheesy pick up line in a bar, the guy using those has to be incredibly good looking and do it with a knock out sense of humor for it work.  Just like that guy at the bar, there are cases when using these lines will work.  But it’s rare, and if you’re new, the best advice to follow is to steer clear of these phrases!

If you want to make it in this industry you need to learn what the top producers do and how they set up their marketing.

Stop casting out one line hooks and praying for a bite, cast a net and reel in the masses.

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