Congratulations for reading this article. By reading this, you are completing your due diligence before joining or venturing into Melaleuca or any home based internet marketing business. You are reading this because someone approached you and told you that they had won between $100,000 and $300,000 online with THE HOTTEST opportunity on the web, and most likely they contacted you through Facebook.
After watching a cheesy 12 minute video on how the economy sucks and you’ll most likely be the next to get the dreaded pink receipt and then they’ll tell you how you can change your life; They still don’t mention the name of the company. Big RED flag when looking for an opportunity!
Before I join any company, I would like to at least know the name in the first minute. After moving on to the second video and a few minutes later, the boy nonchalantly mentions the name, Melaleuca. I’ve spent an hour messaging back and forth on Facebook, signing up for a cheesy webinar, on a cheesy web page with money floating all over the place only to discover that the Melaleuca Wellness company is online and promoting their products. Awesome.
Unfortunately, the way they contacted me, a personal message through my Facebook account, to see the latest product to make money on the Internet was not impressive, personal or, in my opinion, a professional way of marketing on Facebook or the Internet. POINT.
Facebook is used to create GENUINE relationships between professionals and like-minded friends. After researching the guys who sent me the initial message on Facebook, I found NO information about Melaleuca, nor information about the gentleman personally (other than a copy-pasted list of highly recommended books to give them a professional look).
After reviewing the Melaleuca website, I believe this is a very viable opportunity with products that claim to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle. By no means do I think Melaleuca is a scam, the wellness company has been in business since 1990. Either way with the company, to generate a massive income you will have to hassle and hassle your family, friends and neighbors to join and get a solid team built well over 100s. It’s just the truth.
Facebook is designed to build and maintain lasting relationships, not to spam people with information about a wellness company like Melaleuca. Business associations are derived from Facebook ONLY after two or more people have connected based on a mutual interest in each other’s PROFILE/PERSONAL information. Then, after an initial relationship has been created, one person would invite the other to join an opportunity. -Read warily when your new friend on Facebook sends you a “too good to be true” offer.
YES, and I repeat…YES…the man who contacted me would have spent time getting to know me and building a relationship and would be more open to the opportunity with Melaleuca. I am an exercise lover and I am dedicated to eating and living in a healthy way. However, because I feel a bit violated and pushed into the opportunity based on marketing strategies, I have been forced to write this article.
Ultimately, if someone is really COMMITTED to earning a comfortable income from home and “living the life of their dreams” (this takes a lot of work and dedication), I believe they can do it with Melaleuca or any other home based business, but ONLY with proven marketing strategies. and tactics used by industry leaders and professionals
Proven marketing methods like pay per click, SEO and article marketing, and HONEST and TRANSPARENT Socail Media marketing strategies that are not spam are the only way to generate endless leads and phone calls from like-minded people knocking on YOUR door to join your business. Melaleuca or not.
In general, the marketing strategy that Melaleuca affiliates use to send out canned emails through Facebook to sign up for a cheesy webinar (yes, I said cheesy again) seems a bit tacky. By using the tactics they are suggesting, you will ruin your Facebook image and make it more difficult for you to create a home business as social media is becoming mainstream in today’s social and economic marketplace.