zzz... why people don't want to listen...?

• MohamedF

  20 Oct 08, 13:43

  One of the most irritating thing in this business is before you talk the other party will close their ears one...

  Haven't even say what are you offering, they don't want to hear... The first person to listen to me was my mother... She is willing to listen and now she no longer has her arthritis...

  She spent thousands of dollars on doctors only to end up with "you need to go for operation"... dotz leh... lots of money on diagnosis only to hear this... then I offer her something for $200/- and she got better in 3 weeks compared to months that the doctor promised her...

  I try to share with others but only one is willing to listen... note, its not they don't believe, its that they don't want to listen in the 1st place... wonder why most people are like that...?

• Ferret

  20 Oct 08, 13:46

  

• MohamedF

  20 Oct 08, 13:46

  Originally posted by Ferret:

  

  Another one...

• the Bear

  20 Oct 08, 13:46

  because MLM sells crap for shitloads of money...

  because MLM are mostly if not close to 100% scams..

  because MLM are mostly pyramid scams where you get money for recruiting..

  because MLM ends up with you forcing your products on relatives and friends, thereby making you lose them..

  because MLM doesn't work in places like Singapore anymore..

   

• MohamedF

  20 Oct 08, 13:49

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  because MLM sells crap for shitloads of money...

  because MLM are mostly if not close to 100% scams..

  because MLM are mostly pyramid scams where you get money for recruiting..

  because MLM ends up with you forcing your products on relatives and friends, thereby making you lose them..

  because MLM doesn't work in places like Singapore anymore..

   

  I'm not talking about MLM... I asking why people don't want to listen b4 deciding for themselves... i.e. jumping to conclusion...

• the Bear

  20 Oct 08, 13:50

  Originally posted by MohamedF:

  I'm not talking about MLM... I asking why people don't want to listen b4 deciding for themselves... i.e. jumping to conclusion...

  
  if you are not talking about MLM, then you're in the wrong forum

• MohamedF

  20 Oct 08, 13:50

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  
  if you are not talking about MLM, then you're in the wrong forum

  you're avoiding my question...

• simpleboi

  20 Oct 08, 17:19

  Coz most people's mind are not open enough, and they are fixated towards a certain belief based on what they hear or experience from others which they deem similar..

  Fixation is a common problem that most people have.. that is they are too attached to a certain habit or belief and will stick to it no matter what etc..

  So anyway there's no need to worry or waste time with people who not willing to  listen.. just look for those who are open minded enough to listen.. We cant change people's mindset.. as long as you have a clear conscience and dun force or cheat.. and are open on what you do.. nothing to be worried bout..

  It's normal :)

• dotaro

  20 Oct 08, 17:28

  Try working on your skills of convincing with facts, then work on your persuasion skills.

   

  You also need to portray yourself as sincere & patient, else nobody will listen to you in the first place.

   

  Also, try to work on a "hook" to attract your audience to spare you 20secs to give a thought to you.

   

  Another way is mis-direction: Tell them something else, but eventually will lead them to your main topic.

• the Bear

  20 Oct 08, 17:29

  in other words, try to find someone else who will be suckered..

  btw.. i've looked closely at the PRODUCTS of most MLMs.. especially health products...

  those which are not basic vitamins or supplements which can be gotten at a fraction of the costs are those which have been proven to be totally useless, or totally unproven...

  worse, some of them, if taken without medical supervision, will cause health problems...

  now.. answer me this: why should anyone bother listening to MLM people pushing products which are unreasonably priced?

• de_middle

  20 Oct 08, 17:35

  not that pple dun wanna listen....but too many kenna conned

• oldbreadstinks

  20 Oct 08, 17:36

  Originally posted by MohamedF:

  I'm not talking about MLM... I asking why people don't want to listen b4 deciding for themselves... i.e. jumping to conclusion...

  thought he arrived at that conclusion after listening?

• MohamedF

  20 Oct 08, 18:37

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  in other words, try to find someone else who will be suckered..

  btw.. i've looked closely at the PRODUCTS of most MLMs.. especially health products...

  those which are not basic vitamins or supplements which can be gotten at a fraction of the costs are those which have been proven to be totally useless, or totally unproven...

  worse, some of them, if taken without medical supervision, will cause health problems...

  now.. answer me this: why should anyone bother listening to MLM people pushing products which are unreasonably priced?

  what if those health supliments are reasonably priced?

• MohamedF

  20 Oct 08, 20:58

  bump

• maxtor

  20 Oct 08, 22:18

  some will ... some won't ... so what.

• thoreldan

  20 Oct 08, 22:43

  if things are really good, why arent they sold off shelves where they could reach much more people?

  why dont nokia, addidas, Hewlett Packard, seiko, osim take the MLM path??

   

• MohamedF

  20 Oct 08, 23:42

  Its because retail is a passive sale... do you want to put something on the shelf and hope people want to come and buy or ask an agent to meet people face to close a deal?

• elementalangel

  20 Oct 08, 23:46

  Originally posted by MohamedF:

  Its because retail is a passive sale... do you want to put something on the shelf and hope people want to come and buy or ask an agent to meet people face to close a deal?

  
  dude... have u ever heard of dirrect sales companies who do both passive and aggresive sales???
  
  mlms in singapore are constantly putting themselves with other dirrect sales companies... that really turns us off..

• MohamedF

  20 Oct 08, 23:55

  Originally posted by elementalangel:

  
  dude... have u ever heard of dirrect sales companies who do both passive and aggresive sales???
  
  mlms in singapore are constantly putting themselves with other dirrect sales companies... that really turns us off..

  then good for them loh...

• First Five-Eights

  21 Oct 08, 11:13

  I think it's because their bullshit radars go into overdrive the moment MLM people start talking. 

   

  But seriously - it's because it's the simple human ability to learn from previous mistakes, both of our own and of others. We know far, far too many people that have been burned from MLM, so why would we want to waste our time listening to something that has such an incredibly high risk of failure? 

   

  Also, if the products that MLM sell REALLY work, then the product will sell itself. It will not need high-pressure sales tactics from people who don't understand how the products work or even basic scientific method. 

• MohamedF

  21 Oct 08, 11:24

  Originally posted by First Five-Eights:

  I think it's because their bullshit radars go into overdrive the moment MLM people start talking. 

   

  But seriously - it's because it's the simple human ability to learn from previous mistakes, both of our own and of others. We know far, far too many people that have been burned from MLM, so why would we want to waste our time listening to something that has such an incredibly high risk of failure? 

   

  Also, if the products that MLM sell REALLY work, then the product will sell itself. It will not need high-pressure sales tactics from people who don't understand how the products work or even basic scientific method. 

  I know for a fact that most MLM products works... some are more expensive or impractical, but the ones that are perfect for everyday consumer, how is the product going to sell if no one knows about it...

  Hyoscine Butylbromide gurantee will work, but will you buy it off the shelf? no right... a doctor will recommend it for you then you buy from pharmacy...

  Same goes with some MLM products, it works but no one knows about it... so someone need to sell it so others will buy...

• elementalangel

  21 Oct 08, 11:50

  so why dont you put the mlm products in shelves since they are so good?

  
  
  
  btw just found out something... its dirrect sales which gives 100billion revenue in the world and 30 bilion every year.. and not mlm....

• MohamedF

  21 Oct 08, 12:03

  Originally posted by elementalangel:

  so why dont you put the mlm products in shelves since they are so good?

  
  
  
  btw just found out something... its dirrect sales which gives 100billion revenue in the world and 30 bilion every year.. and not mlm....

  I don't want to repeat myself over and over again, go read the previous posts and the other thread...

   

   

  dotz... that's like saying its the taxis that makes all the money, not the taxi company... =.=v

• elementalangel

  21 Oct 08, 12:04

  mlm is part of the dirrect selling... not the other wat rnd...

• MohamedF

  21 Oct 08, 12:09

  Originally posted by elementalangel:

  mlm is part of the dirrect selling... not the other wat rnd...

  mlm makes money thru sales... the best way to give lowest cost to consumer to cut out the middleman and thru direct sales...