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There are companies that tell you straight out in the MLM policies and procedures just how tuff they are going to make things for you. I guess they just figure you will never read it any way.

Several companies have statements like,

[Company] may terminate a distributor for any reason or no reason at all.

If you read that, I hope you are smart enough to run the other way.

But a lot of companies like to hide what they tell you. Put it so you don’t understand it when you read it. Like this.

[Company] reserves the right to suspend or terminate any Distributorship at any time for cause…

Usually they tell you right before this, lot’s of reasons they could terminate you. And those reasons usually make sense. Then they add the one above.

There is one word in there that you may not understand. A simple looking word.

Keep in mind that your mlm policies and procedures are a legal contract. What does that little word “cause” mean in legal terms?

From Black’s Law Dictionary, page 212 of the 7th eddition, says “CAUSE – Something that produces an effect or result”.

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written by Don Standard \\ tags: MLM Policies and Procedures, Success In 10 Steps

Ooops, do you have a problem.

Did you miss the gotcha on line one?

This little one.

All Independent Business Owners (IBOs) are required to read, understand and comply with ALL [Company] IBO Polcies and Procedures..

Do you really think they put it in your contract, your policies and procedures, for no reason?

Why would they want you to read and understand your policies and procedures anyway?

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written by Don Standard \\ tags: Mentoring For Free, MLM Policies and Procedures, Policies and Procedures, Success In 10 Steps

Most network marketing applications have one or more boxes that you check right before finalizing your sign up as a distributor with the company. If you don’t check them, you can’t sign up.

Why are you being asked to check the boxes?

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written by Don Standard \\ tags: Mentoring For Free, MLM Policies and Procedures, Policies and Procedures, Terminations, Terms And Conditions

The MLM Dream and Your Policies and Procedures. What do they have to do with your MLM Success?

Throughout the world of MLM, there is one dream that almost everyone has in common. They have the dream to build a big MLM team with a big income and then retire from their MLM responsibilites and continue to earn that big check.

Does that sound like you, or people on your team?

In the almost 30 years that I have been in MLM, this dream of retiring with a big MLM income has been a big selling point for bringing people into the business. Thirty years ago it may have been true. But is it still true today?

Check out this example from a company’s policies and procedures. In this policy, IMC is the company’s designation for their distributors.

IMC Supervisory Role. Any IMC who sponsors other IMCs must fulfill the obligation of performing a bona fide supervisory role in the sale or delivery of product to the ultimate consumer and in the training of those sponsored. Each IMC must have ongoing contact and communication with their sales organizations and also provide management supervision. Examples of such supervision may include, but are not limited to: written correspondence, personal meetings, telephone contact, voice mail contact, electronic mail contact, providing training sessions, accompanying individuals to Company training, and sharing genealogy information with those sponsored. Each IMC should be able to provide evidence to the Company semiannually of his/her ongoing fulfillment of sponsor responsibilities.

I see similar statements in almost every company’s policies and procedures that I read. They may be worded a little differently each time but all say the same thing that you don’t want to hear;

YOU CAN NOT RETIRE AND KEEP YOUR INCOME.

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written by Don Standard \\ tags: Mentoring For Free, MLM Policies and Procedures, Ongoing, Policies and Procedures

This is one of the worst policies ever included in an MLM company’s policies and procedures.

The Famous #9 Enroller Policy!

As far as I know, this policy can only be found in one company’s policies and procedures. So there is no need for me to name the company. Just look in your company’s policies and procedures to see if you have it. Do be aware that they may move it from the 9 position to another position which they have done at least once already. I have removed the company name and replace it with [Company].

9. Enroller Policy
Should an individual personally enroll someone and place that individual under another person in their downline, [Company] reserves the right of the personally enrolling individual to later regain that placed individual for other placement options should the situation deem necessary. This policy is enforced at the discretion of the [Company] Corporate Sales Manager.

Let’s take a look at this policy. First you should know that the company encourages distributors to place personally sponsored people somewhere other than their first level. There is nothing wrong with doing so in my opinion as long as the person being placed agrees to it.

Now notice that the policy is talking about these people that have been placed in the distributors downline. Now the really bad part. Later the company can take those people and place them somewhere else should the situation deem necessary.

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written by Don Standard \\ tags: MLM Policies and Procedures, Policies and Procedures, Success In 10 Steps