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