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Cold Facts Exposed—
A 3-year study of the MLM industry and more than 300 programs reveals startling facts!

"A firm that I own, Research & Marketing Consultants, recently completed a 3-year study of the Network Marketing industry. In this study, more than 300 programs were researched, covering a 40-year period. The information from this study can make the difference between success and failure for a majority of people."


A multi-millionaire financed a 3-year study of the MLM industry (investing approx. US$500,000) and reveals startling facts! Mike Akins reveals the pitfalls and hype of MLM! Save yourself time, energy and money in Mis-Marketing!
 
My name is Mike Akins. I have been a successful networker for more than three decades. I am the president of Professional Networkers, a full-time, staffed, support group developed in 1975. We have distributors that have been with us for more than 20 years, outlasting a few of the companies that we have belonged to. If something has been done in Network Marketing, I have tried it. I’ve learned a lot the hard way. Last year I added 14,000 members to one of my downline organizations. Throughout my career, I have managed organizations that total a few hundred thousand networkers. I don’t claim to know everything, but I do have a treasure chest of information that can be beneficial to you in your pursuit of success. Hundreds of testimonies are already flowing into our offices proclaiming how the information in this synopsis has revolutionized their approach to Network Marketing!

A firm that I own, Research & Marketing Consultants, recently completed a three-year study of the Network Marketing industry. In this study, more than 300 programs were researched, covering a forty year period.

Market trends, marketing techniques, commissions structures, product philosophies, leadership migration, reasons for company failures, attrition, and many other factors were carefully analyzed. The results of this study are shocking and confirm what I have suspected. I financed the three-year study to find direction and prepare my organization for growth during the next decade.

This synopsis is generic and does not promote a particular program, because the need to get the truth out far exceeds my personal financial ambitions. The information from this study can make the difference between success and failure for a majority of people.

Throughout my career, I have been frustrated at the percentage of people that have worked their hearts out, without achieving a decent degree of financial success.

Network Marketing is a powerful tool through which to enhance lifestyle, but this opportunity, by design, has been outside the reach of the majority of networkers!

Our extensive, three-year study revealed that the greatest threat to the networker is not companies going out of business, but it is the common paradigm or “mind set” held by company and industry leaders.

The Network Marketing concept is wonderful, but the number of companies that have designed their programs to put this wonderful opportunity within reach of the majority of networkers, is small.

Because of greed and self-centeredness, the Network Marketing industry reached a crisis or plateau about 15 years ago. As a result of this “leveling off,” the industry experienced superficial changes. These changes did not get to the root of the problem. Since that period, new pay structures have gradually been introduced such as: binaries, matrixes, phase programs, Australian two-ups, coding bonuses, matching bonuses, sponsoring bonuses, and floating bonuses. Basically, these variations did little to get more consistent cash into the majority of networkers’ pockets, and definitely did little for a lasting residual income. All of these types of pay structures only repackaged an “old problem,” and made it more difficult for the “average” networker to understand the dynamics of the program.

For a full synopsis of my research, you can download my 3-year study for free here:

We will explain to you a philosophical and historical perspective of Compensation Strategy in our 2nd research:

Thank you for reading this synopsis. I wish you well in whatever you do. Be a part of the answer. Be a part of the revolution. If you would like to examine the program that we chose, download our extended studies below:

See You At The Top!

Mike Akins

 

 
Mike Akins
Mike Akins and Professional Networkers have been referred to in national trade magazines as “professional networkers with a true heart for their distributors.” Mike has written articles for trade magazines. Several experienced networkers have referred to Mike as the “Schwab” of network marketing.

Mike began his career in network marketing at the age of 19 with Amway. He assisted his downline organization in developing several dozen Direct Distributors. Network marketing has had a profound effect on Mike’s personal development in life. The training he received in network marketing, along with an emerging spiritual dimension, helped him clarify his goals in life and to focus his efforts on the things that he valued. Mike has conducted more than 3,500 opportunity and training seminars during his 32-year career. Mike has developed network marketing organizations consisting of as many as 75,000 members.

Mike is the president of Professional Networkers, which he founded 22 years ago to support the organizations that he has developed. Sixty percent of Mike’s gross income is invested back into support for his downline organizations. Four years ago Mike came out of semi-retirement in order to develop a ten million dollar annual income during the next few years, so that he can finance his personal goals in social programs. Mike has a great number of distributors who have been with him for more than 20 years. This is unique in network marketing.