| With more MLMers per population than any | | | | visited me at 3 a.m. after driving three |
| other country, Japan has become a main target | | | | hours on a road that takes most people four |
| of MLMs and MLMers looking for huge success | | | | hours. I gave him the run down on the |
| abroad. | | | | products and pay plan, you've never answered |
| | | | more questions! in such a short time! I think |
| If timing and contacts are right then | | | | they left at about 9 a.m.. It felt like |
| effortless success is very obtainable. | | | | they'd been there for a week. If my brain had |
| | | | of contained oil they would have gotten it.If |
| Perhaps you can divide Japanese MLMers into | | | | you ever get to meet one of these persons you |
| two categories. One being the normal long | | | | had better know the pay plan better than the |
| stayer type. These are people that are | | | | company itself ! |
| similar to any MLMer in America, Australia | | | | |
| etc., they stay with the one MLM and mostly | | | | Once they decide to take on a new MLM they |
| service their customers and or distributors | | | | often set up an office in Tokyo with |
| with products. They are the house wife type | | | | computers, fax machines, staff etc. They then |
| who are happy to plod along. | | | | go into translating, re-designing and |
| | | | printing all materials. Their explanation of |
| The second type, and the subject of this MLM | | | | the pay plan would probably teach the MLM |
| article, are the big MLMers who can bring in | | | | owners a lesson or two ! |
| huge numbers of members and who often run | | | | |
| multiple MLMs at the same time. They are in | | | | Sales of the materials they produce is also |
| the business of MLM to make money and to make | | | | part of their profits by selling same to all |
| it fast and in large quantities. | | | | the new members. I've never seen MLM |
| | | | materials as beautiful as they produce. |
| The big MLMers here in Japan often work like | | | | |
| a company. The top man decides to take on a | | | | If the MLM they take on is say in America, |
| new MLM and gives it to one of his top | | | | then that company better be ready for mass |
| players. That person is then responsible for | | | | production and prepared to set up an office |
| the success of that MLM and to report back. | | | | and storage in Japan as soon as is possible. |
| He is paid a good salary to work the MLM. | | | | The worst thing an MLM company can do is say |
| They then go out and do it! They all have top | | | | "We'll be in Japan next January" and not be! |
| positions as agreed. | | | | Truth and Trust is very very important. |
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| These guys in their suits and expensive vans | | | | I've seen American MLMs come into Japan |
| start touring their contacts. They work so | | | | without these guys, they don't do well. Most |
| hard that I'm not even sure if they sleep. | | | | of them have turned down the requests of |
| They are going to and from every big MLMer in | | | | these big guys and have gone with the little |
| the country! A typical tour for them can be | | | | guys. That is a clear way to receive the |
| anywhere between one, two or three months. | | | | wrath of the big players and condemn the MLM |
| Then they go back and run trainings for all | | | | to a short lived struggle. |
| the new members and their new teams. Most of | | | | |
| the people recruited are seasoned MLMers not | | | | The subject of my next article will be an in |
| people new to MLM or MLMs. | | | | depth look at the methods of these Japanese |
| | | | super recruiters. |
| When I brought a new MLM to Japan one of them | | | | |