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I just stumbled on to your site and am reading with great intent, your many ideas on marketing and the mlm industry. I recently joined Melaleuca because I need to find a way to make a good ‘residual’ income from home as I am one of the ‘educated’ workers who can’t get a job with my skills… and being 53 probably has a statistic or two attached to it. I will continue to read through your site and if you have any links that may be of help, I sure would appreciate it. I’ve been combing the Internet for weeks trying to find ‘quality’ information about making money using the Internet, and I think I have fianlly found it in your site.

Many thanks,
Jim

@Jim: Congratulations on getting started Jim!

There are two problems in searching – one is finding good ‘quality’ information. Thank you for your feedback about that on this site.

But even once you have solved the quality problem of who to listen to and trust, you still are faced with a second problem of ‘quantity’ ie too many choices and becoming overwhelmed.

I must write a full post about this, but in a nutshell – overwhelm can be solved by realizing ‘all roads lead to Rome’. Start on JUST ONE thing – anything – and produce a result. Then build from there. Bit by bit you will ratchet your way to success.

Hello Doc,
I just came about your website while looking for information on FLP. I am a mother of 2 who is looking for a business to venture into rather than working for someone. I am going to read through the site and hope i get tips to put me in the right direction.

Regards

@sade: Welcome Sade, and congratulations for looking to get into business for yourself. It takes persistence, and an ability to keep learning.

There is quite a bit here, and remember to put a comment or ask a qeustion if you don’t find specifically what you are needing. With FLP as with any MLM you need to learn how to market the products and the business, so that’s why I recommend the education at http://www.DiscoverTheSteps.com

Hello Martin

Like Sade i am distributor for FLP. Mother of 2 and also looking for the business to start from home. I came back today from FLP Network Skills Training today, and was really exciting to start all this business. I came to your site while looking for more info. After reading your article about all this MLM thing I started to think if I am on the right way. If I put all my effort and time (which I’m gonna steal from my family) for that longterm goal – great pension scheme and this business will go busted, I will stay with big hole… Is it really just another scam?? Well FL products I love, they are really healthy.
I would like to read your opinion about this FLP business.

I enjoyed reading your articles

Thank you

@asta: You sent me a personal note when you signed up so I have replied there. Well done for doing your due diligence before you begin.

Hello again Dr. Martin, this is just a reply to my subscribing to your site, and to ask the “Burning Question”, why is it that the majority of information on business opportunities online seem or are scams, is it that the predators have found their own business opportunities and are getting rich in this way?

@Gregory Kinard: Answer: low barriers to entry.

It is just too easy to set up a scam these days. It takes very little money, time or actual skills. People are wanting short cuts, and that includes scammers.

It is way harder than setting up a real online business, or producing something of real value, or delivering to a list of buyers and prospects a consistent stream of great value. But in the end most of the money is in the repeat customers and building ongoing buying relationships. So this is what I am focussing on doing.

Truly appreciate the input that I received from both of my replies to your sites, I also did not say that I was new to this computer thing and it is nice to communicate with someone like you to get your hopes up and convince the individual to due their due diligence before jumping into any endeavour. All of your answers give the appearance of being very sincere and straightforward. Thank you very much, starting to read some of the highlighted sites that you are supplying.

Thank a lot for your replay Dr Martin. It is very useful for me. I like when you say : ”But in the end most of the money is in the repeat customers and building ongoing buying relationships”.
I thinking to focus on that.

Focus on it to your success Asta.

Enjoy your reading.

And yes, appearances need to be backed up. It’s easy enough to contact me, call me, and do your due diligence on me and what I say. I’m a real person and I will answer your questions. I don’t promise you will always like my answers but i won’t lie to you.

If you have a visitor tracking plugin you’ll see I’m new here but interested in your posts, so decided to write you again.
If you have some time, I’d like to hear your thoughts on my ecommerce site, http://www.ebooksandtutorials.com, I started it a year ago, after selling the Toshiba m35 laptop repair manual for a year off my blog, so I’m quite new to this business… but very eager to learn and help other fellow marketers.

Hi Dr. Martin,
I have recently been introduced to MA (which will soon merge with Shop.com). When initially listening to the introduction I thought how can this be. I had my reservations and then met again with another representavive that is very successful. I was very excited to join but then read other’s negative comments. My fear is it is a scam, and a pyramid adventure… Can you comment and give your opinion on MA??
Thanks in advance!!!
Kim

@KRossi: Hi Kim,

MA is not a scam, but it is not for everyone either. I’ve sent you an email.

Thank you again… can you resend the email, for some reason I did not get it!
Thank you for your time…

Kim

I also just stumbled upon your site Dr. Russell & I appreciate an honest & helpful approach such as you seem to possess with this site! I also really appreciate reading your candid response to Jim, especially when you mention, “Overwhelm can be solved by realizing ‘all roads lead to Rome’. Start on JUST ONE thing – anything – and produce a result. Then build from there. Bit by bit you will ratchet your way to success.”

You don’t know how much that comment seemed to be exactly what I also needed to read! To make a long story short, I also have some similar conflicts that Jim states in his comment!

I look forward to bookmarking your site & going through much more thoroughly as time goes by. Thanks again for your approach & I hope that I’m able to be encouraged to finally find my path towards freedom via Internet Marketing as well.

Cheers to the journey Doc! Please keep sharing with all of us what you find to be the truth in this haze we call Internet/Network Marketing & the ways in which we can succeed!

Sincerely,

RoTimi W.

@Dr Martin Russell:

@RoTimi Waddy: Thanks for the encouragement – I’ll certainly keep on offering the best I can on this site, and glad to hear that even one small part of it has helped you. All the best for your own (focused) success!

Hi dr.martin, We both belong to one rare category that is doctor turned to internet marketer.
Glad to know you

@Amarendra: All the best with your work online! Let’s work on that residual, passive and leveraged income, rather than dollars per billable hour.

Hi Dr Martin
I just want to say what i find your ideas and coments very smart, i find you looking for some information about some MLM (organogold) and you give to me a wide perspective.
Sorry for my english, to me is more easy to my read than write any case thank you and God bless you congrat from another doctor (whitout a Phd)

@Roberto Sanchez: Thanks Roberto. Good to meet you online.

Glad you enjoyed the info on Organo Gold. It’s getting a lot of attention, and alot of new people are joining and need good marketing information. I’m glad to help.

You are the first medical doctor that i have met who realizes that a PhD takes real work! Bravo, it says a lot about your ability to be objective about reality!

@Bob Jones: You haven’t met my father then His line was that he only became a real doctor when he got his PhD as well.

Personally, I’ve counselled a few PhD students, and I do not envy the work they put in.

I find pleasure in exploring opportunities and I am still looking forward on how I can improve my FLP network through the internet marketing.

I need further guidance on the route to financial independence.

J.M

@John Mwelwa: I’ve replied to your emails John.

It’s amazing how you became a successful networker from being a doctor. I’m wondering if i can do that too. All i know is that i want to do it.

@GLaiz: Well, I didn’t really suit doctoring for a number of reasons, so my shift was not that surprising. But it takes a while to learn new things (and unlearn previous ones), so the real key is persistence. My marketing success has probably taken me as long as my medical degree did (with the biggest difference being that I have mostly earnt money along the way rather than ended up with huge debts!)

I am lalit Arya. I want to create a flp biz site.

pls guide me what is the procedure..

@Lalit Arya: That should be something for your upline. Company sites are almost always not good marketing tools so I don’t focus on them.

Martin- um an ER nurse/Newly single mom. I’ve signed on with mlsp, gotten some great training and plan to stay in for the long haul. I’m looking to be able to stay home with my kids more. I love my ER work and will always keep my hands in it. I was impressed with ur site. I’m researching for a primary. Any thoughts on empower? Or do u have a suggestion? I have several hours a day carved out to devote but not a lot if cash. I don’t expect a quick miracle- hard work and long term results!
Appreciate ur guidance.
Kathy Kline

@Kathy Kline: Welcome Kathy. Congrats on MLSP. EmpowerNetwork has a great affiliate program and I’d recommend it, but it is not an MLM if that is what you mean by a ‘primary’. I’ll email you privately about my company.