Wednesday, January 27, 2010

you know you are dealing with a pyramid scheme

You know you are dealing with a pyramid scheme, or the version called MLM, when they refuse to tell you anything about it.

The guy is trying to convince me to sign up. He is being very vague, talking about product development, business development, international or even global marketing. Yet he won't say a single word about what the company or product is.

Why is that?

I think the reason is that they need to get you into the room with the presentation. If you hear something that sounds like MLM on the phone, 99.9% of the people will drop it like a hot potato. If they actually get you to sit in front of the presentation, and be impressed by all their bells and whistles, their chances of nailing you increase slightly.

So even though I figure out what he is talking about because I have heard this exact pitch before, and I let him know by saying "Oh, this sounds like Agel" or "Hey - is this NuSkin?", he still refuses to answer any of my questions. His only chance is to get me in the chair in front of the presentation. Anything less than the full presentation means he has absolutely no chance. And he knows it.

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