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Unless the economy improves and their strategies changed, we may see MLM companies following the debacle that most banks, financial institutions and other business are doing; closing shop. It is obvious that today, people are hesitant to spend or shell out cash and for traditional MLM practices, people cannot afford to spend money on high priced distributor kits just for the opportunity to make money. They have better things to spend their money on like food or rent. It is to risky.

Secondly the lag time between the time you get paid with most MLM compensation pay plans is to long. People need money up front and they need it now. They will not stick around long enough to grow their businesses overtime if it isn’t going payout well enough.

It is true that many MLM companies require distributors to purchase what they call distributor kits in order to earn higher commissions. These distributor kits range in prices but are usually priced around $100 to $500. The idea is to then resell the products at retail. This could prove to be difficult to accomplish in a bad economy. People are more cautious than ever on what they’re spending money on and it may prove difficult convincing people to buy products they’ve never heard of no matter what the benefits may be.

The time frame from when you are paid with most traditional MLM compensation pay plans is 30 days after your first month in business. This can prove very stressful on people’s finances as most MLM companies require it’s distributors to purchase product on auto-ship. New distributors would be billed two additional times for products before they’ve received their first commission check and if they were not able to resell the products at retail themselves, they would be out significantly. Fast start bonuses may not be enough to keep people in business. You can expect a high rate or attrition during these tuff economic times.

With that said, a new plan of action must be done. Otherwise, MLM will just be another thing of the past as with companies which have folded already.

(Source) Web Wire