Economy got you by the *@$^?  Looking for a home based business?  Well here’s what you need to consider when choosing a home based business opportunity:

1.) Startup cost – what is your budget?  Sure, you can probably make a ton of money with a high ticket program, but can you afford it?  Make sure that you’ve got the budget for startup costs AND advertising for your first 2 months or so.

2.) High value product or service.  I’ve been approached by so many people that are peddling some ebook or free software business with 100% commissions.  Or maybe you’re looking at a “cash gifting program”.  Let’s be serious for a minute: can you tell me that cash exchanging hands with no product involved is a true business?  Okay then, moving on…  Make sure that the product is in demand.  What percentage of people use it?  Is there even a small niche market for that home based business?

3.) Mentorship.  For instance, my team has some tremendous online marketing training available.  But without personal coaching, you’re dead in the water.  Make sure that your sponsor has the EXPERIENCE and the TIME available to help YOU get your business off the ground.

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I’ve been in the network marketing industry for about 5 years now.  I’ve seen some companies come and go, and I’ve seen their reps jump from company to company in hopes of finding the “next big thing”.  Is Ambit Energy it?  Is Ambit Energy a scam, or is it the real deal?

Well, for me at least, I’m going to pass.  I’ve met alot of people and developed a nice rolodex (especially in the last year or so) in this industry.   And after this company launched, I got about 20 calls from people asking me to join their downline.  Some calls were from people that knew of my online mlm lead generation system.  Some were even people that were in my downline before and QUIT!  I even had someone that I showed mlm to my first month in the industry, and all they could say was “oh, that’s a pyramid…” and BAM!!!  Five years later and they want me in their downline.

Well, I’m a firm believer in mentorship and giving to people straight.  Ambit is very similar to ACN (communications mlm) in that you make up to a few hundred dollars when someone signs up, but you make virtually NOTHING on the back end.  According to their website, it’s about $0.25 to $1.00 per customer per month.  I’d need to have 10,000 customers in my business just to be able to make a six figure income…  BLAH!

Ambit reps: you can sell the “residual income” pitch to your prospects, but be realistic with them.  Don’t tell them they’ll get rich off of the residuals.  Make sure they understand that they’ll need to sponsor over a dozen people per month to make a living!  And then have to sponsor a small country to make a living off of the residuals.  Make sense?

This is why many people in mlm have turned to “GPT” which stands for Get Paid Today.  And there’s dozens of other companies that you can make MORE than a few hundred dollars when you signup someone.

Ambit Energy is NOT a scam… but there are sure alot better network marketing companies to team up with.

That’s my 2 cents.

First, let me start out by saying I have NOTHING against Angelo Nardone.  From the times I’ve spoken with him and seen him speak, he’s been very kind and sincere.  Some of his talks have been very inspirational and heartfelt.  HOWEVER, there’s a big problem with Amway/Quixtar.

It’s been a known problem over the years – Amway’s comp plan is terrible (go ahead and compare it with other mlm Read More→