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Aug
27

What is First-Class MLM by Tim Sales

What is First-Class MLM?

First-Class” means the first, highest, or best group in a system of classifications.

There are first-class accommodations on airplanes, hotels, trains, cruise ships, etc. There are first-class restaurants, first-class cars and first-class neighborhoods.

What creates “first-class” status is the attention to detail, the selection of quality ingredients, the training of staff and the respect given to the client or customer.

The restaurant industry is neither high-class nor low-class. Yet, in every high-class restaurant there is someone who determines the policies and the activities for the chef, waiters, and maitre d’ and sets the ambience to create a particular mood in the restaurant. All of these items establish its “first-class” status. A restaurant that is first-class has been created and maintained that way - by a person or people. A “low-class” restaurant is also created by NOT paying attention to these details.

The MLM (Network Marketing) industry is neither high-class nor low-class. Yet individual people who do MLM can be either. This web site (”First-Class MLM”) is here to teach the principles of how to build your MLM business using First-Class methods.

I’ll be the first to admit that I have seen MLM (network marketing) done poorly and in a way that I personally wouldn’t do it. That doesn’t mean those MLM businesses didn’t make good money doing it that way - many have. But at what cost? A band of great elephant hunters may be effective at killing all the elephants in their area - but at what cost? Anything that damages the whole isn’t good. This goes back to my discussion on what makes an ethical business.

I’ve done MLM (Network Marketing) in a way that is very professional and very ethical; thus First-Class. If you study “First-Class MLM” closely I believe you will agree that there isn’t a more ethical business model on Earth.

A person who is doing First-Class MLM would follow these basic guidelines:

1. They would tell the truth

2. They would only represent a company that has products or services that honestly makes people’s lives better.

3. They would be genuinely interested in a prospect’s success with their product or service - not just in making a profit.

4. They would know the company’s product line and how it differs from similar products. This makes you valuable to consumers.

5. They would be able to get customers and have not less than 20.

6. They would know the MLM industry and be able to explain it simply and without hype.

7. They would know their MLM company and be able to explain it simply and without hype.

8. They would effectively train people they sponsored to sell the product/service. The true test of training is,“Can they do it after their training?”

9. They would effectively train people they sponsored to recruit other distributors.

10. They would ensure the people they sponsored could train their downline effectively.

11. They would not sponsor anyone unless they were willing to train them.

12. They would do what they promise.

13. They would only take part in activities that reflect well on the whole of the MLM industry.

14. They would make valuable suggestions to their company so the product line is the very best it can be.

Recommended next page: Why look at MLM (Network Marketing)?

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Karen Umstattd
Herbalife Independent Distributor

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Herbalife is a total wellness company offering high-quality weight-loss, nutritional and personal-care products. Our products are sold by a team of more than one-million independent Distributors in more than 65 countries worldwide. To find out more about Herbalife, click here

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Aug
22

Fraud Discovery Institute Retracts Herbalife Accusations

Title: Fraud Discovery Institute Retracts Herbalife AccusationsDate: 8/22/2008 12:02:01 AM

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LOS ANGELES, Aug 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) and the Fraud Discovery Institute announced today that the Fraud Discovery Institute retracts its accusations against multi-level marketer Herbalife. Herbalife and the Fraud Discovery Institute reached the agreement to avoid litigation.Upon further investigation by FDI founder Barry Minkow, the Fraud Discovery Institute became convinced that Herbalife employs systematic internal controls, including the use of outside, independent laboratory testing, which ensures their products are manufactured safely and in compliance with California law. It is evident to the Fraud Discovery Institute that Herbalife produces products that are safe, and that the company strives for continuous improvement in product quality.

The Fraud Discovery Institute immediately withdraws all accusations against Herbalife, including any Proposition 65 allegation relating to any Herbalife product and any contentions against the Herbalife business model.

About Herbalife Ltd.

Herbalife Ltd. is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 66 countries through a network of over 1.8 million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to bring good nutrition to children. Please visit Herbalife Investor Relations for additional financial information.

SOURCE: Herbalife Ltd.

Herbalife Ltd. Media Contact George Fischer,

310-410-9600 x32649 georgef@herbalife.com or

Investor Contact Andrew Speller, 310-410-9600 x32862andysp@herbalife.com

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Honestly, I never expected anything different AND, I knew that
this would bring us even more POSITIVE publicity. Not Minkow’s
original intention but when the truth be told…………..
I am a PROUD Member of Team Herbalife!
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From Weight Loss To Wellness
The Mission Is Nutrition

Ask Me How To Personalize A
Wellness Program For You

http://www.Herbal-Cafe.com


Karen Umstattd
Herbalife Independent Distributor

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Herbalife is a total wellness company offering high-quality weight-loss, nutritional and personal-care products. Our products are sold by a team of more than one-million independent Distributors in more than 65 countries worldwide. To find out more about Herbalife, click here

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Aug
1

Team Minkow Losing Streak Continues

If you’ve been following any of this Barry Minkow and the FDI (fraud discovery institute) allegations against any company in the network marketing industry, you’ll find this Market Wave Alert quiet informative and amusing.

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Usana Settles Law Suit with Barry MinkowMinkow Losing Streak ContinuesAugust 1st, 2008

Last Monday morning (7/28), Usana announced they had reached a settlement in their lawsuit against Barry Minkow. USANA has agreed to withdraw its lawsuit and Minkow and his “Fraud Discovery Institute” have agreed to remove all references to Usana that they control, never to comment on Usana again in the future, nor will he ever trade in Usana’s stock (long or short). See the press release here: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080728/20080728005457.html?.v=1

The timing of Minkow’s surrender was not that surprising considering his already discredited case against Usana, and to a lesser extend Herbalife, had taken another battering the past few days. To wit:

In their effort to eradicate naked pyramid schemes, China banned all forms of multilevel commission structures in 1998. Several legitimate direct sales companies were allowed back in, on a case-by-case basis, but with single level pay structures. China’s Ministry of Commerce (similar to our FTC) just granted Herbalife five additional licenses to conduct direct-selling business in five more provinces, including Beijing.

See the press release here: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080720/20080720005039.html?.v=1

But this was just a tremor compared to the seismic rocking Team Minkow took last Thursday (7/24). Within days of Minkow’s first anti-Usana report being published in mid-March, 2007, three class action law suits were filed on behalf of shareholders based specifically on Minkow’s claim that Usana was an illegal pyramid scheme (the most prominent allegation of wrong doing among many). The suits were eventually consolidated into one, and that suit has just been dismissed with prejudice (meaning the plaintiff is barred from ever bringing an action again based on the same claim).

The US District Court judge ruled that the plaintiffs failed to assert any actionable securities laws claims against USANA. The ruling cited all of the major attack points presented by Minkow, and specifically addressed his “Fraud Discover Institute” as the source. Here are some, but not all, of the issues the court considered, and then summarily rejected:

⇒ Lack of demand for Usana Products
⇒ Inevitable Market Saturation
⇒ Misrepresentation of Usana’s Long-Term Sustainability
⇒ Unlawful Pyramid Scheme

See the press release here: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080724/20080724005398.html?.v=1

Commentary: Obviously, I have a lot to say about all this. Too much for a short Alert. In fact, my Commentary went to five pages.

Please see the whole Alert here:
http://www.marketwaveinc.com/alerts/alert-97.doc

Have a great weekend!

Len Clements
MarketWave, Inc.

 

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