Upline Lies and “fakers”

Many people who have had experience in an MLM or business where sponsoring is normal will agree that they’ve been lied to or heard deceptive information from their sponsor and/or upline. This is a common issue due to lack of skill and failure.

As the internet marketing and home-businesses continue to grow, more people learn that what they are initially told by the potential sponsor isn’t exactly accurate. The industry has received a bad rap for quite a while thanks to scammers, liars, and deceptive practices by dishonest people. It’s a shame people are so money-hungry that they’ll tell you what you want to hear to make five dollars.

In most cases upline and your sponsor will try to help you but be careful that they don’t take advantage of you and that you carefully watch your wallet. Before you know it, the cost of the business may be way more than you originally believed. It’s easy to trust in the hype (which happens all the time) so be aware it’s usually not as easy as it sounds.

Do you know why people are hungry for you to join their business? It’s simple, they aren’t successful and need you to help them grow THEIR business.

Let’s take John and Tom for example. John is a blue collar Chef at a small local restaurant. He started a business with a travel company and has created a mediocre website with a picture of himself with a t-shirt, messy hair, and bad quality picture. Tom works for himself with a travel company he joined. His website has a good quality picture, wearing a suit, smiling, and offers his contact information directly.

…who would you more likely listen to? Probably Tom, right?

Impression make a huge difference. You are more likely to listen to someone who shows they are successful than someone who simply says they have a business but doesn’t even appear to be successful. Of course this isn’t always the case. Unfortunately people fall victim to believing John because of the little knowledge they have about having a business and making money. As well, people like John don’t even know how to train their downline because they themselves don’t know what to do.

Do your research on your upline. Google search engine is a great place to start. Try typing in the sponsor’s name such as “John Doe” with quotes. Searching like that will look for the exact string; John Doe.

Good luck and be careful what you believe – it’s easy to lie.