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Has anybody considered Direct Selling Opportunities, if so what was your marketing strategy?

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Berlinda Ramirez San Antonio , TX

Not sure if any of you have heard of a Wellness Company named Melaleuca. I am considering it as an additional stream of income.

22 May 2013 3 replies Small Business

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Janet Barr, MS, ChFC, CLU Santa Barbara , CA

That is so 12-15 years ago....stay away from these MLM programs. There are mostly pyramids and those at the bottom lose.

6 June 2013 Helpful answer

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Lee DeLellis East Amherst , NY

I am a Former 14 year USAF Spec Ops Sr. NCO that just signed up to mentor. The strategy is simple.....leverage your knowledge of the military ways and your key contacts of where to go for what with those companies that think they know the military market. Here is a fact, NO SR NCO will ever turn down an appointment with a former NCO especially if he is in need of an applications solution...

You will find out quickly every company thinks they know how to do business directly with the military but very few so....most tech companies think becasue they answer RFQ's or RFP's on Fed Biz Ops they "know" what they are doing..............the real strategy is to get to the users that have now needs BEFORE it goes to contracting......

Lee DeLellis
leelus@aol.com

7 June 2013 Helpful answer

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Richard Saling Scottsdale , AZ

I actually partner with Melaleuca. What I like about it, as apposed to others, is that it is 100% consumer focused. Rather than recruiting and hyping people up just for a quick buck, the products are what people will normally buy every month and they work and cost less than national brands. The best part is there is no buy-in or inventory. I only purchased products that I normally use. Everything comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee so there is never a risk and no one gets hurt or ripped off.

Take it for what it's worth and be careful with any endeavor as well as the people you partner with.

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