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