The Network Marketing "Spillover" Myth

A caller recently told me he's joining an MLMthey're looking for welfare-minded people. The
company because they promised him spillover. Iproblem for you is, you can't build with these
said, "They are lying to you!"people, unless YOU do all the work! That's what
The guy called me back later and said, "Ithey expect. And when you don't build their
point-blank asked them if I'd get people putbusiness, they'll be off somewhere else, looking
underneath me, and the guy said, 'Well, we can'tfor a better welfare plan.
guarantee that.'"So really, when you or your company promote
***Spillover - Creating a Welfare Mentality***spillover, you are targeting people who will not be
Good people want training, not welfare. Theywith you long-term. And in network marketing,
want to build it themselves. They just want tothat makes absolutely no sense. The failure rate
learn the skills they need to build their networkwill be 100%.
marketing business and create residual income,***And Here's Why The Leads You Buy Tell You
money that's coming in week after week, yearTo Go Pound Sand!***
after year, and they can will it to their children'sThe quickest way to build a huge list is to offer
children.the moon and require nothing (no money, no
When you look at a lot of network marketingwork, no purchase) in return. You'll see companies
websites, you often see that word "spillover." Thepromoting "we've signed up more people faster
proposition, more or less, is, "get in now, today,than anybody else in the history of network
and you'll get all this spillover."marketing." Problem is, there's nobody ordering
***In 27 years, I have never, ever, ever seenany product. It's just a bunch of names on a list ...
anybody get spillover, having somebody build itbut now they can call these people "network
for them.***marketers."
And if you look closely at the compensation plansThen they turn around and sell this huge database
of the companies that promote spillover, you'll findof worthless names (an "MLM geneology list") For
out that those who get spillover usually don't get$10,000 each to 10 different list brokers. BAM!
paid on it. There are other hoops to jump throughThat's $100,000 profit! And then the list brokers
to get paid on that spillover, and these peoplesell these "leads" to all the people in network
rarely ever qualify.marketing who want to build their business ...
So it's the person who actually does the workincluding YOU!
who gets the pay ... what a novel idea!So you pay $2-$3 a lead for these people, you
Companies & reps use "spillover" as a tool to dragcall them up, and they tell you, "Hey! You're nuts!
in people who think they can build a networkI've never been in network marketing!" They
marketing business without doing any work. Indon't even know what it is. They just opted in to
other words, no sponsoring, no recruiting. Itsome pie-in-the-sky list, hoping to get something
targets that type of person.for nothing.
***When You Say "Spillover", You Are TargetingConclusion? Run like heck from any company
Quitters!***focused on "spillover" ... and ALWAYS generate
When you see a network marketing companyyour own leads.
that promotes spillover for their home business,