Comments on: Are You Swarming Upstream?

By: Livia

Livia — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:34:09 +0000

At last, smoenoe comes up with the “right” answer!

By: residual income source

residual income source — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:39:24 +0000

seriously, this blog is excellent . I think im gonna stick around and read about 7 of your posts. Yours truly

By: Chad Warren

Chad Warren — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:53:28 +0000

Congratulations on writing a post that generated so much response.

Hopefully, we are progressing into an understanding that the blame game is not constructive to finding solutions. It takes 2 to tango- the scammer and the novice.

I have a feeling that more responsible leaders run into the same inability to duplicate and sustain success. Imagine all the college graduates of this year that feel duped when an internship or job isn’t as easy to find, in spite of their dedication.

Its a natural friction between offering help and the need for personal responsibility. I often wonder if it would be helpful for people to share exactly what they are doing so one can track their peers and their upline can take a peak and nudge a person back on track. Maybe this data sharing would take some of the mystery out of progression.

I like how your blog shows a teaser of each post. Is that your cat pictured on your blog title- she’s precious. That’s a nice branded website logo you have. Also, your content seems an honest description of your business experience that relays a feeling of helpfully confiding to peers.

By: Marj Wyatt

Marj Wyatt — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:47:20 +0000

Thank you for your comments, Jim. I would like to clarify, once again, that the marketer does not have total responsibility for the buyer's decision and stated this quite clearly in the sentence that preceded the quote you included from my post. I am sure you perused other posts, such as Internet Marketing Sharks, and found that I stress the importance of performing due diligence for any offering, along with some of the tactics that I use. I agree, whole heartedly, with everything else you said. What has frequently interested me is that, when I manage to reach the marketer whose product has interested me enough to engage in a discussion about how it has worked in their lives, there is a high incidence of times where they, themselves, have just joined and know little to nothing about the mechanics. Sometimes, they even want to get me on a call with their upline to get my questions answered. People get starry eyed by the promises made, Jim. Even when a marketer has social proof online, their past performance is no guarantee of future success.

By: jim

jim — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:38:24 +0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You have captured the view of a lot of people. I tend to see myself as more than a salmon.

Responsibility.
You seem to put the responsibility on the person doing the marketing to take care of the person doing the buying.

I tend to put the responsibility on the buyer (myself) to analyze the opportunity and pass it up if it is snake oil. It takes a buyer and a seller to complete any transaction. I say no when I need to.

Choose the life you want to live.

I use my power of choice to sort these situations out. The marketer, killer bee in your post, is not responsible for my life, my family, my money, my health or my success. I am. I choose the products I buy and those I promote based on my values and my needs.

“However, I firmly believe that those who are swarming and hyping the business venture must assume some responsibility for its ultimate longevity and success.” My approach to this situation is to ask lots of questions and decide for myself if they have done this. I make it my responsibility to ensure longevity has been taken into account to my satisfaction.

By: Gina Alzate

Gina Alzate — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:08:00 +0000

And when the salmon do not get eaten by bears or fished by combat fishermen and women, they start to metamorphose in different phases, and die.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:40:26 +0000

Finally! Someone who understands what these gurus tactics are. They really are like Killer Bees. They hunt, they swarm, they conquer with hype and move onto the next big thing after they suck the business dry… This really hits home with me. Also, if duplication was really practiced and executed, you wouldn’t need to jump into other opportunities because the one would be making plenty of money. Great blog!!!

By: Larissa

Larissa — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:58:42 +0000

You are so right Marj, and fun to read the post.

Larissa

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:26:00 +0000

My dear Friend,
You have really touched a greater part of the Internet ‘Business’ (I use the word loosley) that I hate. These people that go around in swarms, dont care about the havoc they leave behind, there number one focus is ‘Themselves’.
This isn’t anyway to operate a business and its why so many people get left high, dry and hurt. There is definately no residual income in this. The Top Queen Bee and her/him select chosen few will make $$$$ but when they ‘Swarm’off on the next greatest ‘must have’ they leave a nest that will just be destroyed.
I just hope the Big Brown Bear dines on the lot of them….

Don’t chase the swarm or you will get STUNG.

Find a Business that has a great product, stick to it,help others duplicate and enjoy their success both in the short term and long term.

Thank you so much Marj & keep up the great content Blogs

Denises