Are you planning work around life? Or are you planning life around work? What if life and work can peacefully coexist without having to choose one over the other? Listen in as Laura Evans and Janine Finney discuss the benefits of a career in network marketing and dispel the most common myths about the business.

Question Highlights

• Do you prefer the term multi-level marketing or network marketing to describe our industry? Why?
• Janine, you used to be skeptical about network marketing. Can you talk about that?
• The first myth about network marketing is that it’s a pyramid scheme. Can you get into detail about why it’s not?
• Another big myth about MLM is that nobody makes any money. Can you speak to that?
• Yet another myth about network marketing is that the products are overpriced to pay the reps. Can you speak to that?
• Many people say they don’t have time to do multi-level marketing. How would you respond to that?
• For someone in a corporate career who wants to make the transition to entrepreneurship, what are the benefits of network marketing compared to other entrepreneurial endeavors?
• Why is the network marketing business such a natural fit for women?
• There are people who start MLM and then drop out. Why do you think that happens in this business?

In this episode, you will learn about…

• Why it’s crucial to have multiple streams of income
• What to look for in a multi-level marketing company (and what to avoid)
• How network marketing is a lot like joining a gym
• What makes MLM products superior to what you buy in a store
• How network marketing is an equal opportunity business
• Developing an exit strategy to leave a corporate career for MLM
• The differences between a traditional 9-to-5 and network marketing
• What it takes to be successful in network marketing

Connect with Laura & Janine

MLM, You Decide

MLM, You Decide on Instagram

MLM, You Decide Podcast

Laura on LinkedIn

The Flip Flop CEO

The Flip Flop CEO on Instagram

Resources

Does the Shoe Fit? The Flip Flop CEO Guide to Help You Decide if Network Marketing Is a Good Fit for You by Janine Finney and Lory Muirhead

The Flip Flop CEO Flips the Perception of Network Marketing Right Side Up by Janine Finney, Lory Muirhead and Whitney Roberts

Direct Selling Association

‘The Case (For and) Against Multi-Level Marketing’ on the FTC Website

FTC Guidelines on MLM