Saturation
Is A Myth That Is Costing You A Fortune
by David Ledoux, Founder ILOVEMLM.com
I
had a unique experience recently that opened my eyes to the vast
potential of this incredible industry. Forget any misplaced idea
that mlm is saturated. You and I haven't even begun to scratch
the surface of our immense industry!
I
flew into Salt Lake City Utah for 3 days of consulting. The SLC
airport is quiet and small, and I made excellent time out to the
front curb where the taxi and limo stands were. I waved to the
first cabby, and started loading my suit bag into his trunk. From
somewhere behind me I heard an annoyed 'Hey, that's my cab'.
In
a 'Seinfield-esque' New Yorker fashion I whirled like a dervish
to face my accuser. I instantly adopted a combat- ready stance,
the sneer on my face clearly communicating my readiness to argue
my defense. There stood a gentleman in his late fifties, a salt
and pepper beard shielding a weather-beaten visage. His look of
concern over the temporary taxi crisis was readily visible.
Rather
than stating my opening arguments, a switch clicked somewhere
in the subconscious region of my brain, and I was surprised to
hear my mouth say, 'I'm heading downtown to the Hotel Monaco.
We can share the cab if you'd like.' I was raised not to talk
to strangers. This was unusual behavior for me.
My
question had the effect of a foam fire extinguisher on a kitchen
grease fire. He nodded agreement and said sure. He threw his backpack
in the trunk and we screamed off the curb towards the highway
like a rattling rocket.
The
conversation started almost immediately. He was just back from
Las Vegas where he had been rock climbing. Unusually wet February
weather forced him to cancel and fly back early. He was a commodities
trader, and owned his own trading firm. My brain clicked, 'Player!'
As
per usual when you ask someone, 'What do you do for a living?',
they eventually ask you the crowd-favorite, 'So what about you?'
I
tried my classic one-liners about being a Diversified Income Specialist,
and a Multiple Streams of Income Consultant. They fell on blank
stares. Eventually I said I bought a multi-level vitamin distributorship
7 years ago for 500 bucks, and today it does 5 million in sales
in 12 countries.
That
statement lit his fuse! He began to question me about vitamins,
franchising, master territories, etc. I soon realized that he
had absolutely no idea what multi-level marketing was! I began
to recite a laundry list of a dozen MLM companies in Utah. None
ran a bell! He had no idea what I was talking about!
At
that moment I had a surreal feeling, and began to look around
to make sure I wasn't on Candid Camera! Here I was in a cab in
Salt Lake City Utah, the most highly dense mlm hotbed, the 'Silicon
Valley' of network marketing, and this very successful entrepreneur
had never been prospected, ever! A true mlm virgin!
Statistically
there are over 175 million adults in North America who have never
been involved in MLM. Rather than retreading the 9 million who
have, why not focus 10 hours per week on finding fresh, eager
people who are searching for additional sources of income? Would
that not be a better use of your time?
Oh
yes, and by the way, the rock-climbing commodities trader is in
the pipeline...
Until
next time,
David
Ledoux
Massive Marketer
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