Market America Scam

Is Market America a scam?  Well if you're reading this article it's probably because you're checking out MA and you're looking for a reason to find something wrong with it.  Don't even think about disagreeing with me because I have the facts behind me.  There may be a rare exception but that's generally why you're here; otherwise you'd be waiting to get back with whoever showed you this business to get the facts.  I know this may sound harsh but for those of you reading this article, and you know who you are, that's what you're doing.

And guess what.  That's ok!  However, while you're looking to find something wrong with MA just do yourself a favor.  Get the facts!  Let me say it again.  Get the facts!  Why?  Because the facts are absolutely AWESOME!  What are these facts you're harping about, Ron?  Well let me go ahead and hit you right between the eyes.  Are you ready?  Are you open to hearing the truth?  If not then stop reading right now and move on because you're not open minded.  Yes I said it.  You're not open minded!  But if you are open minded look at these truths:

1.  MA is the #57 internet retailer in the entire world.  The world people!  Not the US.  Not Canada.  The world!

2.  They're a product brokerage/internet marketing company meaning they're in numerous markets and are always getting into even newer markets.  Billion dollar markets by the way!

3.  Here's the one you've been waiting for.  They are NOT and let me repeat again NOT an MLM.  Yes they are a network marketing company and yes they work on a point system but if you truly did your homework you would understand how their business model worked and how powerful and DIFFERENT it is from any other model in the world.

4.  They've created more millionaires than Microsoft.  

5.  They have partnerships with such retail giants like Walmart, Home Depot, Travelocity, Bloomingdales, Dell and I can go on and on.  Do you really think these stores would partner with a scam?

6.   They have an A+ rating with the BBB.  The BBB doesn't give A+ ratings to scams.

So while you're looking for something wrong with it just remember these cold hard facts.  Because these facts are coming from credible resources like the BBB and the Dept. of Labor.  They're not coming from a guy who did this business but didn't follow the system and is probably broke doing a You Tube video talking about how horrible this business is.  And they're not coming from your broke friend or relative who's giving you financial advice.  WOW!  You're really harsh, Ron.  Folks, sometimes you just have to tell it like it is.  And that's all I'm doing.

So if you are looking for a reason to say no and you're not open minded don't waste the time of the person who invited you to look at this business.  They have better things to do.  They invited you to look at this because they thought a lot of you and thought you might be a good candidate but if you're just going to sit there and say "Well it's just another pyramid" or "it's one of those things" please don't waste his or her time.  They have better things to do.  Like controlling their financial future!  Something you can't do working for someone.

Why breaking out of your comfort zone can change your life!

We all have our comfort zones.  We have them in our personal life, in our business life, in our spiritual life and so on.  Comfort zones are great until they stop us from achieving much bigger and better things which is often the case.  And I believe all of us have potential we don't reach because we won't break out of our comfort zone.  Why?  Because we might fail at something?  So what if we do!  How many success stories do we know of that have failed. 

Vonetta Flowers was a world class athlete in Track & Field.  She qualified for the Olympic trials on multiple occasions and felt like she was destined for greatness in T & F.  The only problem was she never made the Olympic team.   Her primary sport all her life and the sport she was certain was going to give her an Olympic gold medal was Track & Field.  However, it just wasn't meant to be.  Distraught, demoralized and not knowing what to do next something great happened to, Vonetta.  She saw a flyer looking for strong and explosive athletes to try out for the bobsled team.  Not knowing anything about the sport of bobsledding she decided "what have I got to lose."  She decided to step out of her comfort zone and try something new.  Well, not only did she excel in this sport she won an olympic gold medal in a sport she probably didn't even knew existed 5 years prior to doing it!  She stepped out of her comfort zone and achieved her dream.   

Folks, in this day and age of opportunity at every corner don't let staying in your comfort zone stop you from achieving some of the great things you're destined for.  Step out of your comfort zone and make some new friends that inspire you.  Find another job/business that can lead to the great things in life you deserve to enjoy.  Don't give up and settle for something just because that's all you ever knew.  All this does is just lead to more misery and it prevents you from reaching new heights you never thought could happen.   

Businesses that are free are businesses that fail

I hear this a lot from people who want to go into business.  "Ron, I want to go into business but I want to find something that doesn't cost me anything."  Or "I saw this business that I think I could do but they want $500. startup cost and I don't feel like I should have to pay anything if they want me to sell their products."  Sound familiar?  Folks there are some old cliches in life that you may not agree with but are true.  The one that comes to mind most of all to me is this one.  "Free has no value."  Think about it.  If you have 2 Super Bowl tickets and you got them for free but you can't go are you going to work as hard to sell them as opposed to having spent $1000. on those tickets.  You might say yes because they're that valuable; however, I would disagree in this respect.  If you spent $1000. on those 2 tickets the thought of losing $1000. is going to be much greater than the thought of making $1000. for those tickets.

Well going into business for yourself is the same.  If you came into a business and you spent $10000. to get it up and running how serious do you think you're going to take it?  Now if someone came to you and said you can make $100000./year in this great business I'm in and it cost you nothing how serious do you think you're going to take that one?  I contend that that fear of losing $10000. is a lot greater than that goal of making $100000.  After all in most cases you probably didn't have $100000. anyway.  So if you ever decide to go into business for yourself and you see some good opportunities that may have a low cost to it don't try and circumvent the system because you feel like you shouldn't have to pay anything.  It's a recipe for failure and I've never met ONE person who has a successful business that paid nothing for that business.

As with anything there could be an exception but if you go out and interview 100 successful business owners I can almost promise you that 99 out of that 100 paid a lot to be that successful.  There could be that one strange example that didn't but I've never met them.

Tax advantages of small business ownership

Here's some interesting insight on the tax advantages of owning your own business and why everyone should have one.  The key is finding the right one!

5 Reasons why a home based business can lead you to the life you've dreamed of.

I saw a statistic the other day that blew me away until I actually starting thinking about.  Did you know that over 5 million people a month are actively seeking a home based business as an alternative to their current employment.  5 million!  Now that's a number that should catch everyone's attention.

If that's the case why is that happening?  What would lead so many people to seek this unconventional alternative?  Could it be that running one of these businesses is no longer as difficult as it once was.  Or could it be that the choices now available are much more viable than say 5 years ago.  How about the effect social media is having?  All of these things have led to the significant rise in working from home and it prompted me to analyze some reasons why running a home based business can indeed give people the life they dreamed of.  Let't take a look at some of these reasons

1.  I mentioned it in the last paragraph.  CHOICES!  Folks there are now more choices than ever and if you
     do your homework you can find one that fits your passion, is DOABLE and one can that can pay you
     what you're worth.  People are doing it every day and because there are so many choices your chances
     of success are significantly higher than they have been in the past.

2.  PROVEN SYSTEM.  Here's one of the things I love most.  I don't have to figure anything out.
     Somebody did it for me and has shared their secret with me.  Not only that they've even attached
     numbers to it so I know exactly what needs to be done to give me the life my wife and I have dreamed
     of.   And here's the fun thing.  Once you start going through those numbers you start seeing the plan
     work.  And that's priceless!

3.   AFFORDABILITY.  There's an old saying we've all heard.  "You have to spend money to make
      money."  Well, unfortunately this is true if you want financial freedom and time freedom.  Oh, you can
      get one or the other working full time but you can't have both.  And before a bunch of you jump out of
      your seats after reading this just remember.  If you're working a job and you're making plenty of money
      you're likely not doing it working 20 hours a week and you also have NO control over whether you'll
      even be on that job the next day because it's simply not your company.  If they close the doors there's
      nothing you can do about it.  However, if you found the perfect business you could do from home for
      pennies on the dollar and 20 hours a week now you have something!

4.    INTERNET.  The internet has made it so simple to operate a lucrative home based business.  If you
       have the proven system and you can move your goods/services through the internet you just found
       the recipe for time/financial freedom in the simplest way!  Folks, I've seen it and it is powerful!  And
       businesses are doing it every day.   Just think how far Amazon.com has come.      

5.    EXPOSURE.  Who would have ever thought in 2013 that the amount of exposure a business can get
       would reach this level?  Doesn't it seem like a new social  media outlet opens every day?   And this
       one new tool has allowed simple businesses to reach new heights.  It has to be done right but when it's
       done right the results are mind boggling!

So that's it.  Some of you might read this and say to yourself "he's not really giving any concrete reasons to back up his point" yet I would argue that's exactly what I've done.  If you found the right business that you love, has a proven system, is affordable, operates on the internet, gives you unlimited exposure and has worked for thousands of people to get time/financial freedom wouldn't you agree that's the perfect business.  And the great thing is there are plenty of them!  So go find yours and live the life you deserve.  

Why Network Marketing is no longer a laughingstock!

There's an old saying that says "It's best to work smarter not harder."  I don't know about you but I personally very much agree with this thought.  Life and success are much simpler this way wouldn't you agree?

So if that's the case how do we work smarter without working harder.  Ah, the million dollar question!  Most Americans are conditioned to get a job, work 40 hours a week, get a great benefits packages and hope to hold on to that until retirement and then kick back, enjoy the sun and never have to worry about life again.  Sound familiar?  Well what's wrong with this picture?   Could it be some of these facts

• the average person will hold 9 jobs during their lifetime
• the probability of losing your job or having your pay seriously cut because you're making too much money is higher than ever
• there's always going to be a boss at some point in your life that's going to make your work life miserable
• you can't pass your job along to your loved ones
• you have no control over whether you have a job tomorrow and you therefore have no control over your income

Now I know I just ticked off everyone who has a job and is reading this blog.  Well if I did that was not my intention. My intention is to get you to think and look at how do I work smarter and not harder.  

And that's where a good network marketing opportunity can play a role.  Yes, I said it.  Network marketing!  Those dreaded 2 words that also are spoken in the same sentence with "pyramid", "one of those things", "scams" and God only knows how many other slang terms.  But the truth of the matter is there is NO better path to financial freedom, living the life of your dreams and protecting yourself from a recession than a good solid network marketing business.  Don't believe me?  Well would you believe it if Donald Trump said it?  How about Warren Buffet?  What about the author of the best selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki?  Would you believe him?  Well all 3 of these financial geniuses have endorsed network marketing as the best pathway to these objectives.  

So why now has network marketing become this great opportunity to work smarter?  Why now are there more of them than ever?  Folks, I can sum it all up in one word.  INTERNET!  The internet has changed everything and made the impossible possible, the ability to own a business without risk doable and the opportunity to live the life of your dreams without punching a time clock a reality.

 

 And by working for yourself and building an asset that will pay you whether you're working or not you're working SMARTER!

What could be better than being able to drop what you're doing and go enjoy a sunny day, or go to the beach or just kick back and relax but not having to worry about where the money is coming from. 

Well, Ron, I've looked at those things before and only the people at the top make money!  And you have to get your family/friends to join you!  And you have to bug people to buy your product!  I'm going to shock you now but guess what.  All of these things could be true; HOWEVER, let me explain.  

There are some companies where only the people at the top do make all the money.  Guess what. Stay away from them!  There are plenty of other good ones out there where that's not the case.

Regarding family/friends, let me ask you a question.  If you knew someone who was miserable, broke, unhappy with their job or financial situation and you had an answer for their problem do you think it's bothering them if you ASKED them "Are you open to seeing something that can change that?"   Notice I ASKED!  If they say no drop it.  That simple!  But I can tell you from experience if you ask a question to someone who fits that profile you may be shocked to hear what they'll say.  Now by asking a question am I bugging them?  

As far as my product is concerned let me ask you another question.  If you had a product you believed in and you knew there was a HUGE market for that product and that market was growing do you think it's bugging someone if you asked them "Are you open to trying this?"   

Huhhhhhhhhhhhhh!  It can't be that simple, Ron!  Nothing is that simple.  Well, you're right again.  And that's why it's not a get rich quick scheme. But if you find a good company (like I did) in 2 to 3 years you can actually build an asset that will pay you for the rest of your life and allow you to live the life of your dreams in as little as 10 to 15 hours a week.  

And I'm going to shock you again folks.  It's actually fun!  What can be more fun than changing someone's life for the better and watching them realize their dreams.   

And that my friends is why network marketing is no longer a laughingstock.  The laughingstock are the people that criticize it.  And how much fun do you think it is to prove them wrong?  That might be the best reason yet!