Why Network Marketers Must Mind Their P’s & P’s

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

Why Network Marketers Must Mind Their P’s & P’s

When I wrote about the controversial termination of top leaders in ViSalus last week, I believe that I may have failed to look at things from a “corporate” perspective.

I later thought that there will be people out there who might think that my decision to call it quits was solely based on the decision that ViSalus made.

Well, it is and it isn’t…

I actually had been dabbling with my decision for almost a year now.  Long story short, I had never took the massive action which was needed to really build a team in ViSalus.  No challenge parties, no webinars, no videos, nothing.  Why?  Well, that is a story that I will reserve for my up coming book…

I will be focusing more on writing and blogging from here on out, so make sure that you stay tuned as I document that journey as well.

Now, getting back to ViSalus.

If you tend to follow whose who in the network marketing and internet marketing industry, it is no secret that the marketers who were recently terminated from ViSalus were also in Empower Network, which sadly has unfairly received a bum rap from traditional MLM leaders and affiliate marketers in the past, and even now with certain social media websites like Facebook and GooglePlus.

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It is also no secret as to how quickly the marketers achieved high ranking positions like 1 Star and 2 Star Ambassadors, literally within weeks of joining ViSalus.  In fact, one of the leaders boasted that he became “bimmer qualified” in like 23 minutes!

Naturally “corporate” would definitely want to know what was up with that, don’t you think?

Also, I was recently informed that ViSalus had already begun its “investigation” into the matter once they became aware that these marketers came on board with dowlines pretty much already built.

Now, if you are not in a high ranking position with an MLM, chances are that your “side businesses” will most likely go undetected.

Also, lets not forget that ViSalus is now a public company, and its primary obligation is to its stockholders, NOT IT’S DISTRIBUTORS.

Once you reach highly visible, top leadership positions, most network marketing companies would prefer that you not be involved in any other companies and may even have you sign an agreement to that effect when you achieved that level of success.

Top leaders in network marketing companies are expected to carry the “corporate brand” in public always — they are the “face” of the company, whether they think so or not.

Back in my hip-hop journalist days, I remember an industry “watchdog” telling me “Labels Never Lose” (meaning record labels are always going to make sure they receive a substantial “rate of return” on any artist they decide to sign).  BELIEVE THAT.

Like the major record labels, it is safe to assume that major MLMs will no doubt take whatever precautions that are necessary to protect their “investment”, and in this particular case, their “image” in the public eye.