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I have an unfortunate story to tell about a situation that took place between a rep from a well known opportunity and me while I was at a local coffee shop, that pushes this reality further away.

A guy wandered up to my table yesterday to inquire if I knew where a local auto parts store was located because he needed help with his car battery.   Attempting to be helpful, I googled local auto parts stores and located one within 2 miles from the coffee shop.  We engaged in a brief conversation, and from the way he was asking me questions, my “network marketer radar” perked up.

He handed me his business card, and based on the content on the card and the overly simplified layout, I could tell it was one of those cheap, “free” card services.  I guess that’s not that big of a deal, but on his card he had only his name, email and a number that was not local – even though he said he lives and works here.

So out of curiosity, I ask him for his website and that’s when the games began.  First, he gives me this long URL, which was a replicate site that looked like it was something my 10 year old put together.  Next, I couldn’t actually get on to the site because it required a username and password (he forgot that about his own site apparently).  Once I got passed all that, there was this video that went in circles about his opportunity.

I asked him directly, “what is the name of your company,” to which he replied “XYZ enterprises.”   I was a bit irritated with this response, because I could tell he was being evasive, so I asked it a different way:  “What’s the name of the network marketing company you represent?”  That’s a pretty straight forward question, right?  Unfortunately, I didn’t get much of an answer to this one either.  He told me the name of some sort of team that he was on instead of answering my question.

I googled the so-called company (or team) that he was part of, and discovered by looking at the related ads that his team was part of a well known and quite reputable network marketing company.

For the life of me, I couldn’t understand why he wouldn’t just come forth with the company he was representing, and dismiss with all the lies, deception and misinformation.  To add insult to injury, he mentioned how well he was doing in this company (which I didn’t ask for), but what he didn’t know is that I was a rep in this particular company and I know how the pay plan works.  In a word, he’s broke.

Here’s the point to this story.  If you’ve ever seen the action movie “Blade” starring Wesley Snipes, you’ll appreciate what I’m about to say.  Blade is a vampire who hates vampires!  He dedicated his life to terminating all vampires by slaying them.  I think that’s hilarious because it illustrates exactly how I feel.  I’m a network marketer who hates network marketers like this guy, and I make it my business to try and “slay” them whenever I come across any.

I attempted to educate this dude on the errors of his ways by offering him some guidance on what has helped me to turn my business around.  What was his response?  He actually admitted that I was right, but since I wasn’t in his company or his mentor he wasn’t going to listen to me.  That’s like coming across a doctor who can clearly see you are sick and then offers a treatment for it, but you refuse because the doctor himself doesn’t have the ailment.

If you are someone practicing this “curiosity” approach to building your business, do us all a favor and get the hell out of network marketing.  This industry deserves respect and if you can’t act like a professional, the go work at the corner Carry-Out and allow the rest of us who know better to do what we do best.   Marketing skills are the only cure for not having reps, not playing the “Prospecting Lottery” with random reople.  If that makes sense to you, I Recommend This Resource.

What do you think about this issue?  Please comment and share your story or experience.

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