{"id":6,"date":"2013-05-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/tcbeesusa\/is-this-some-type-of-pyramid-scheme\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:18:24","slug":"is-this-some-type-of-pyramid-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/tcbeesusa\/is-this-some-type-of-pyramid-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This Some Type Of Pyramid Scheme?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got an email from a great new upstart in my personal organization. A smart guy I gotta tell you . . .<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s got that \u201cI\u2019m gonna make this happen no matter what!\u201d persona. And once you got that you don\u2019t need much more to be highly successful in this industry.<\/p>\n<p>Here is why I think he\u2019s smart:<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s just getting going on his traffic generation campaign following what he\u2019s learned in Internet M\u2019LM Success and he\u2019s starting to get his first few high quality leads asking for more information.<\/p>\n<p>One of his leads emailed him back with that old time favorite objections: \u201cIs this some sort of pyramid scheme?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead of trying to do the job of overcoming the objection himself he emailed me and asked for a little help.<\/p>\n<p>You gotta lean on those who\u2019ve been there and done that, which is why I think he\u2019s smart, but he\u2019s doubly smart because he didn\u2019t come to me and just ask me to do everything for him, instead he validated that he was off making things happen and was just chiming in for a little support.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll tell you, any email I get like that from a team member I\u2019ll answer in a heartbeat. And you should do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the first sign of <a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/blog\/category\/leadership\/\">leadership<\/a> arising from the ranks and you want to do everything you can to help foster that growth.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s handle that objection now . . .<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what I wrote back for his prospect:<\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>No it\u2019s not, it\u2019s an opportunity to change your life the same way that my life has changed.<\/p>\n<p>(Then I went into giving a little bit of my story to help give perspective.)<\/p>\n<p>Finally I gave status to the smart new upstart who emailed me, and said . . .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSam\u201d has given you the opportunity to change your life the same way that our lives have been changed. He knows his stuff and if you are the right person he\u2019ll surely show you the way.<\/p>\n<p>Let \u201cSam\u201d know a little bit about you and why you think you might be a good fit for our team of highly exclusive and motivated entrepreneurs and I know he\u2019ll make the right choice as to whether you are or not.<\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>So why did I do this?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s simple.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t want to give your prospect the ability to choose you. You only want to give them the opportunity to present themselves in the best light.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a game of \u201cif you have a credit card you\u2019re in.\u201d Rather it\u2019s a game of \u201cWhy should<br \/>\nI choose you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When you do that instead of you giving them all the power, now they have to come to you.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s funny, when you do this and take on this role of a leader looking for other leaders instead of a newbie just taking anything he or she can get your leads start really really wanting to qualify to be one of your chosen few.<\/p>\n<p>See the difference?<\/p>\n<p>And it doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re doing it online or off, the reaction on the prospect\u2019s side will always be the same.<\/p>\n<p>Instant attraction and a desire to qualify to be a part of your team.<\/p>\n<p>This is powerful.<\/p>\n<p>On a side note though, I gotta be honest, and did tell \u201cSam\u201d this: Any prospect who asks<br \/>\n\u201cIs this some sort of pyramid scheme\u201d is most likely not the type of prospect you want to let into your team.<\/p>\n<p>If they do join expect to do a lot of hand holding, and in fact you may want to even disqualify them at that point because you already know what\u2019s ahead.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s NOT about communicating with your leads and leaving things open for them to choose.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s about you making them qualify so that you can make the best decision on whether or not you want to choose them.<\/p>\n<p>You gotta start getting targeted traffic to your business to do powerful follow up.<\/p>\n<h2><span><strong>James Posey<br \/>\nUniversity of Internet Science<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span><strong>Burn The Fat, \u00a0Click the Banner for Special Offer<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>PS.<\/strong><strong>If you enjoyed this blog on<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Is This Some Type Of Pyramid Scheme?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Please , Tweet and Comment please.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I got an email from a great new upstart in my personal organization. A smart guy I gotta tell you . . . He\u2019s got that \u201cI\u2019m gonna make this happen no matter what!\u201d persona. And once you got that you don\u2019t need much more to be highly successful in this industry. 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