Skip to content

timeless vie

Lovers of makeup, jokes, and feminism. We believe Multi-Level Marketing is a feminist issue. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Storify, Wordpress & Instagram!

  • About
    • Need help leaving an MLM?
    • Dictionary
    • Somebody that you used to know…..
    • OUR DEMANDS
    • Why we think you’ll LOSE your money in an MLM
  • Search by MLM
    • Ann Summers
    • Arbonne
    • Ariix
    • Body Shop
    • Cryptocurrency
    • doterra
    • Forever Living
    • Herbalife
    • It Works
    • Jamberry
    • Juice Plus
    • LipSense
    • Maelle
    • mary kay
    • Neal’s Yard
    • Nu Skin
    • Safe Girl
    • SeneGence
    • Stella&Dot
    • Usborne Books
    • Valentus
    • Younique
  • THE FEAR
  • OUR MLM-FREE NETWORK

Category: Networking

Guest post – The perils of the networking group

I’m a mum of 2. Like so many other mums I wanted the option of flexible working and so started my own (non-MLM!) business last year. It means I can now work from home 3 days a week and the other 2 I get to spend with my 2-year-old and 4-year-old. The flip side is that the majority of my weekdays are spent with absolutely no adult conversation at all, which can drive me a little crazy…

I’d been considering finding a local networking group for a while. Not only for the chance to meet new people and have a conversation that doesn’t involve Peppa Pig, but the possibility of getting more business down the line. And food. One that involved food was a must.

giphy-downsized

My research found that there are quite a few networking groups in my area. Yet one that was at the right time (breakfast groups are not great when you’ve got little ones to get to nursery) and on a day that I work (so many are on Fridays!) was hard to find, but last month I came across what looked like the perfect one. Their aim is to ‘inspire and empower business women’ and they met at lunchtime. Perfect.

I was given the warmest welcome when I arrived. The group organiser handed me my name tag, showed me where I’d be sitting for lunch and then guided me round to a table where a few women were gathered watching a presentation. She said, “Come and find out about this water.”

That was enough to get my spidey senses tingling.

I’m pretty savvy at spotting a network marketing scheme thanks to Timeless Vie, and Kangen Water is one that I’m familiar with. I’d never seen the full demo in person before, and wow! I was blown away. Comparisons of bottled water with battery acid and implications that drinking this water means you won’t get cancer were just two aspects of the show. One of the other ladies watching seemed very impressed, oohing and aahing in all the right places. I later found out she was a Forever Living rep.

Towards the end of the demo the lady next to me turned and asked if I was a new member too, and we got chatting. She was a lovely lady who wanted to work fewer hours, so had switched to working 4 days a week and started her own business to make some extra money. The Forever Living rep overheard and asked what she was doing. Yep, another network marketer, this time with Younique. The Forever Living rep was delighted! “We NEED YOU! Our previous Younique presenter has gone back to her job in HR so we don’t have one anymore!” As it turned out, my business was not so interesting to these ladies and so I went off in search of a drink before sitting down for lunch.

Then followed the 30-second introductions. Only paid members of the group get to speak for their allotted 30 seconds. Fair enough. So we went round the room. 22 ladies in total. Some amazing businesses. Accountant, artisan baker, photographer, insurance broker, legal services, website designer. And mixed in with them were 6 network marketers. In addition to Kangen Water, Younique and Forever Living was also Phoenix Cards, Arbonne and Captain Tortue. During their 30 second pitch, every single MLM rep bar the Phoenix Cards lady mentioned their business opportunity. Some made claims about the income you would make, which I’m sure you know is only permitted when it relates to an identifiable person and is able to be verified…

The more I listened to them the more infuriated I became.

The fact is that the schemes these reps signed up to won’t work for them unless they recruit more people. So they come along to prospect a group of genuine business women. Women who have worked hard to develop a product or service that is their own. Women who strive to ensure they are offering the best they can. Women who have given up precious working time to meet new people and make new connections.

These are women who have not come along to be targeted. To be offered the chance to pay £199 for a business in a box. To be asked to sell overpriced products to their friends and family. To exploit their friendships and relationships for their own financial benefit, and the benefit of their upline. To get them into a situation where they are more likely to lose money than make money.

Timeless Vie’s MLM-free guarantee is a fantastic way of ensuring that you’re visiting an online space that is free from this type of prospecting. I’m just hoping I can find an in person networking group that can offer the same guarantee too…

Advertisements
Posted on August 11, 2017August 11, 2017 by Living With The MessPosted in Forever Living, MLM-free logo, Networking, Recruiting Scripts, Younique1 Comment

SCAN THIS CODE TO CHAT TO US ON FACEBOOK

CHAT TO US ON FACEBOOK

Join us on FACEBOOK

Join us on FACEBOOK

We’re on Twitter VIESTARS!

My Tweets

Instagram

More and more Organo Gold posts are appearing in our timeline, with people jumping ship from their previous MLM scheme to this. They can't believe what they've found, this is THE opportunity! Calls at 8pm, female entrepreneurs and women supporting women! But if it's MLM, it's just more of the same. Their website states 'The Organo opportunity changes lives' and with their own income disclosure statement showing that the typical participant earns between $0 and $599 we're left wondering just whose lives they're talking about...?
It's day 4 of our #purebeautyawards #mlm awareness campaign & I'm ready to poke my eyes out. Anyhoo, today's featured MLM is nuskin. They are shortlisted for their ageloc product. There are a thousandty reps. Etc etc etc etc etc hon army etc etc
It's day 3 of our #purebeautyawards campaign to highlight #mlm and oooh look. Arbonne's facemask is in the awards. Important fact: there really are over 16k arbonne reps in the UK. That's 16.8 k possible votes. AND the average annual earnings for this army of hons is an amazing 433 pounds. Wow. #winning #blessed #notreally
Hons Hons Hons omg honz. It's Day 2 of our #purebeautyawards countdown where we focus on ALL THE MLM PRODUCTS ALL OF THEM ALL in the awards. Today's it's our BFF and super ethical (cough) company #foreverlivinguk . Their Forever Firming serum somehow made it onto the shortlist, we're sure it's all totes legit. They've had a tough year what with the Times article about Emma Cooper & all the fake health claims complaints. We're sure absolutely none of their zillions of reps voted for the serum. We're sure it's just customers. Totally.
It's 10 days til the Pure Beauty Awards and we're going to feature an MLM from their shortlist every day. Today:. Tropic Skincare. There are 4,500 reps in the UK - if all of them voted for Tropic's 'facelift' , that's 4,500 votes. If it wins, how do we know it's the best? #makeupactivism #skincare #makeup #beauty
Our first photo of unsold #foreverlivingproducts has just come in. The former rep says: "It burns really well." Great photo, hon. Thanks for sharing. #mlmfree Keep sending us your photos of unsold stock! #sahm #wahm #bossbabe #lossbabe #mlmindustry #mymlmdream
Follow timeless vie on WordPress.com

Blogroll

  • How to ID a pyramid scheme
  • David Brears lost his family to Amway, an MLM. Read his story and the evidence he's found about MLMs and their deceptive practices here
  • 20 MLM Lies
  • Pink truth – well-known US blog about MLMs targeting women: Mary Kay is the main focus, but also features other MLMs.
  • Merchants of Deception – true story of an MLM – book written by a victim of an MLM in the USA. Free to download.
  • Forum on MLMs – if you want to whine somewhere
  • The very delayed dream of success with an MLM
  • the truth about MLMs like FL etc and how they suck money out of you like a vacuum cleaner
  • Bot Watch – Facebook page finding & reporting BS health claims by MLMs
  • MLM-Watch – this site is written by an American doctor who is sick of the bogus claims by MLMs
  • WHY AN MLM IS NOT A BUSINESS AND WHY YOU WILL LOSE YOUR MON-AAAAAAAY
  • Wikipedia – explanation of MLMs
  • BEHIND MLM – pretty much what it says, news about MLMs etc.
  • Crownless Princesses – Real SeneGence distributors. Real stories.
  • The Not Quite Fairy-Tales of Elle Beau, The Anti MLM Blogger

Posts and Pages you loved the most

  • Is Nuskin  AP24 Tooth Paste as natural as it claims? Our ingredients expert weighs in
    Is Nuskin AP24 Tooth Paste as natural as it claims? Our ingredients expert weighs in
  • Why I left Younique. The truth.
    Why I left Younique. The truth.
  • Need help leaving an MLM?
    Need help leaving an MLM?
  • Guest Post:  NU SKIN COMMISSION BREAKDOWN
    Guest Post: NU SKIN COMMISSION BREAKDOWN
  • VALENTUS.  We give you the skinny on this allegedly 'skinny' coffee.
    VALENTUS. We give you the skinny on this allegedly 'skinny' coffee.
  • The Importance of Being Mormon: Younique
    The Importance of Being Mormon: Younique
  • SHEER NONSENSE - LIPSENSE
    SHEER NONSENSE - LIPSENSE
  • In memory of friends & family lost to: Juice Plus, Herbalife, Younique, Forever Living, Stella & Dot, Nuskin, etc
    In memory of friends & family lost to: Juice Plus, Herbalife, Younique, Forever Living, Stella & Dot, Nuskin, etc
  • Body Shop at Home..."well known brand, what could go wrong"...an ex-Bot speaks.
    Body Shop at Home..."well known brand, what could go wrong"...an ex-Bot speaks.
  • How Mormons, network marketing & social media combine to sell women a false dream
    How Mormons, network marketing & social media combine to sell women a false dream

CLOUD OF MLM-NESS

Activism Ann Summers Arbonne Ariix Ariix is recruiting Body Shop brainwashing err, 'mindset' training Ex-Bots speak Feminism Forever Living Forever Living Herbalife Juice Plus Ariix bots pretend they r doctors forever lying Guest post It Works is a Church Jamberry Jamberry arrives in the UK liar-liar-pants-on-fire losing people to an MLM Maelle Neal's Yard new mums Posts by Bot Watch Real Independent Woman business Recruiting Scripts Timeless Vie is the best MLM EVAHHHHH Uncategorized Younique
Advertisements
wordpress stats

Our parsley-powered Business Cards! Download and share with your friends!

tvbusinesscard1
tvbusinesscard2
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel