Someone left a comment on my post “Pyramid Scams: Two Things To Watch Out For” and I think it deserves a space of its own.
There are some companies actively targeting the youth market. Visit their offices and you will see that most of the people attending their seminars are kids as young as 16 years old.
Starting kids early in business is good but there’s a problem in this particular situation. What if the companies I described above are actually engaged in an unethical and possibly illegal scheme?
On the surface, the marketing approach of these companies seem harmless. They market to kids specifically college students because they see this demographic as “hyperactive.” According to their analysis of the market, college-level kids are the best group to market to because they spread information fast and they are very interested in making extra money.
I’m not buying it. I can see there’s something devious going on here. In my opinion, these companies are actually exploiting the fact that kids are much easier to convince with promises of easy cash. In short, these companies are out to dupe these kids.
I would suggest that the parents of these kids find time to help their children figure out what’s going on.
I’ve checked out these companies and I saw a number of red flags. For starters, their products are overpriced and their starter kits are padded to compensate for headhunting fees.
I’m confident an honest-to-goodness review of these companies’ operations would support my assessment. Unfortunately, until such a review is conducted these companies would just continue to operate.
Parents should be aware that there are FRAUDTERS, out there; in business suits. Trying to exploit the gullibilities of Filipino Youngters.IF IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE…IT IS NOT TRUE…and it is a SCAM. These people are Con people; like our Filipino political leaders…Please watch your sons and daughters…
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malamang networking yan. networker din ako kaya nalulungkot ako na may mga kumpanyang sumusulpot na nagpapanggap na lehitimo pero ang katotohanan scam ang operasyon nila.
marami pa rin kasi ang hindi nakakaintindi na hindi porke may produkto hindi na scam. maraming kumpanya diyan may produkto pero talagang scam.
madali lang naman malaman. mag-compute lang. alamin magkano ang halagang napupunta sa produkto mula sa bayad para sa starter kit. alamin din kung may makukuhang malaking pera kaagad ang upline kapag nakapagrecruit ito. kung ang halaga ay umaabot ng isang libo pataas kada recruit magdalawang isip na kayo. dahil yung isang libo na yun nagmula yun sa sobrang patong sa ibinayad ninyo para sa starter kit.
isipin niyo bakit kayo magbabayad ng sobrang halaga para sa starter kit gayung napakaliit lang ng halaga ng produkto.
marami hindi nakakaintindi. marami din ang na-brainwash na. sasabihin sa kanila ng mga upline na negative lang daw ang iba. hindi ganun kasimple yun.
mag-compute lang kung saan napupunta ang halagang sinisingil para sa starter kit. sa totoo lang nasa batas iyan na hindi dapat bulto ng kinikita ng mga networker nagmumula sa pagrerecruit. dapat nagmumula ito sa komisyon mula sa bentahan ng produkto. yan ang matinong networking.
2 ang alam kong kumpanya na nakatuon ngayon ang pansin sa mga kabataan. kaawa awang mga bata. natuturuan sila ng maling ideya ng pagnenegosyo.
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i’m a student and was invited to a seminar at __________ in ________ in quezon city. the guy who invited said opportunity for modeling job so i went. yun pala seminar for mlm. Nakakaengganyo naman po kaya lang sabi ng kuya ko not to join. scam daw. hindi po ako naniwala so i used my savings to join. Kumita din naman ako kaso i noticed na pag hindi ka nagre-recruit ang hirap kumita. Pwede magbenta benta but the products are expensive. Hirap ibenta. Ngayon yung isang downline ko nagagalit sa akin kasi hindi daw siya maka-recruit.
Nagalit kuya ko when he learned na sumali nga ako. He explained na scam daw yun kasi ang kita is mostly based sa recruitment. hindi daw dapat ganun?
Baka magquit na nga ako sa _____________ pero curious po ako. Tama ba yung sinabi ng kuya ko?
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bp Reply:
April 4th, 2011 at 11:47 am
lina,
go to propernetworkmarketing.com. you will find the answers you need there.
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ChinoF Reply:
April 4th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
I just have this advice. If the joining fee is too high, say P7000, don’t feel pressured to join. When I joined _______ (but I’m not active now), it had a relatively low joining fee, P500-P800. If as a result of not joining they tell you “you’re irresponsible,” “you don’t’ have dreams,” “you don’t think positively,” that’s a red flag for me. Here’s where you need to be careful.
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@lina parang alam ko anong company tinutukoy mo. muntik na ko mag-sign up diyan. grabe sila makaloko. modelling daw, advertising daw iba naman pala. dami naloloko niyan. yung isang friend ko, binenta pa yung psp niya para lang makasali. tumigil na siya kasi daw lahat ng alukin niya isa sinasabi. overpriced daw mga produkto.
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