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Throughout the years I have seen many companies selling many products. Essential oils, jewelry and even makeup, just to name a few. They’ve intrigued me. Can you really make money working for an MLM and what is the payoff? The idea of being able to create your own hours, have control over your schedule and make money from anywhere sounds amazing –但是是真的吗？
With that, I decided to ask an MLM veteran who I came across on social media. She checks off everything on the “success” list in the MLM world: the dream car, the hefty bonuses and a stream of income that now supersedes her former salary. She works forLe-Vel并在三年半前开始。出于这次采访的目的，我将她称为“老板女士”（简称BL），因为她要求隐私。让我们看看她对整个MLM行业的评价……您能在做到这一点时真的很大吗？
AG: What are your overall feelings towards MLMs and the negative reputation they might have?
BL:“I had heard of them before, but I always thought that grandmas did it and nobody was able to make real money doing that kind of stuff. I also didn’t think I could do it with Le-Vel until I tried the products and realized how much I loved them.”
AG: Do you feel all MLMs are created equally or do some have a bad name?
BL:“No, not all are created equal. Before Le-Vel, I had never looked into joining an MLM because of the reputation that they had. It’s never something I thought I would do and then I tried Le-Vel’s products. I decided to take it a step further and look at the compensation plan and compared it to other companies and was able to see that not every plan compares to what Le-Vel offers to their promoters. It was a right decision for me, personally. So with the products and compensation plan, I thought, ‘What the heck! And I went for it.”
AG：从事您的业务时，您的日常工作会是什么样？
BL:“每天都是不同的，您永远无法学会期待同一件事。我在周日满足批处理。我计划一周，让孩子们准备上学。我弄清楚我将如何展示本周的内容。我通常每隔一天或每隔几天发布一次。但是我每天都在参与故事。因此，我确保我发表有关我的生活和产品的信息。然后，这使人们可以进入我的世界，以便他们可以与我的家人建立联系，而不仅仅是我自己作为企业主。它击中了那个快乐的甜蜜点。”
AG: In your opinion, what does it take to really be successful in the world of MLM?
BL:“I would say, you need to have some grit and honestly, be grounded in yourself and your products. Know that regardless of what people think, you believe in what you’re selling and yourself enough to know you can build a career out of it.”
AG: What are your tips when attempting to grow your business?
BL:“Because you step out of your comfort zone, you have to believe in yourself and build your mindset with everything you do. You have to learn to adapt and grow with your market and that will change the language you’re using constantly. Be a student and be willing to learn the product and the people. This could also be with social media, learn people and build your posts around that. Here’s a little a secret; what I do is 90% growing my mind and 10% sales. I’m not in the sales business, I’m in the people business… and I always try to remember that.”
AG: For the sake of full transparency, what are some of the perks you have experienced by working for an MLM?
BL:“这个“侧面演出”始于我，希望每周只支付儿童日托账单，也许可以帮助杂货。当我到达第二级时，我每月为任何豪华车或精选的卡车型号获得800美元的津贴。像什么？！那是谁？然后，我沿途获得了奖金，但是今年我获得了我的第一个$ 80,000奖金。这对我的家人来说是改变游戏规则的人。”
AG: What’s your advice for people who are on the fence about joining a MLM?
BL:“One piece of advice is to go for it and get support from people in your life to hold you accountable. Bet on yourself and go all in. Drown out all the excess noise and focus on what your mission is and when you bet on yourself, chances are you are going to go far.”
AG: How has working with an MLM affected your life?
BL:“I started this over three years ago, trying to pay for daycare and groceries. I hoped I would be able to go in without having to check my bank account. I hoped for a little bit of financial freedom. Now, it provides a full time income for us so my husband can stay home and be with our kids. He can coach our son’s football team. He’s always worked to provide for us but was hardly ever present, now he gets to be present and I get to provide for us through this business.”
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