Forgive the rant, if you read through it, thanks
I also summarized it at the bottom, for those who didn't want to read the wall of text.
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Am I a sucker?
I signed up as an independant representative for a company called ACN. Its a relationship marketing (MLM) / communications company that has been in business for years.
I did my research and everything seems perfectly legit. A MLM company with great products and a really nice compensation plan.
Basically, the idea is to get other recruits (its $500 to sign up), but also, you can sell, wireless, local longdistance, DSL, and an in house video phone, and you get residual income for life.
The company is being showcased on Celebrity Apprentice on March 22nd and is endorsed by Donald Trump.
One of the reasons I am here asking is because when I saw the company, I immediately thought of the way the adult biz is run online. Isin't the internet, for the most part, relationship marketing?
Do you think I am a sucker for joining a company like this? Everyone I've presented it to so far just laughs at me for being a sucker. But I am using the dsl/video phone/cell phone service and everything is great.
The thing is, if you don't sign anyone up, and they don't do any work, you don't get any money. But the more people you sign up and more services you sell, the more residual income and bonus's you get.
So this got me thinking.... why not with online porn?
Affiliate makes people PAY a one time fee to promote their material.
Person who signs up is responsible for finding 2 other people to sign up to the affiliate program, and generate 10 signups to the adult sites they are promoting using galleries.
Person is promoted to next level and gets an increase on payments and potential affiliate signup bonus.
Promoted Person trains 2 new people to get 2 more people to sign up and generate 10 signups each.
Promote person gets promoted again
Person trains team to get people to sign up and make galleries and generate signups.
As person moves up each level, payment on promotion % increases. Levels 1-2 you only earn a small % + sign up bonus (new reps and gallery makers)
levels 2-3 you only earn a small % + sign up bonus (train new top level 2 to make sites)
levels 4-5 you earn a medium % + sign up bonus
Once a top level (maybe 7) is achieved you get sign up bonus, big % payout
So thats the basic idea, except I will be doing this will cell phone service, direct tv and the in house video phone.
So would this be a good idea?? or have I smoked way to much pot in my day??
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Summary
I joined a mainstream MLM company for $500 and think its the shit
I think adopting the system to online porn would be very successful as it would weed out small timers and only generate revenue for people who do work.
The company is called ACN and will be featured on Celeb Apprentice on march 22
I am not going to post any links here, but if you google acn you should have no problem finding it. I would just like some honest opinions on this TYPE of company in these ... economic times, with this type of product.
Thanks