Network marketing vs Pyramid scheme

When I started with Global Domains International I receive the following question:

Is it a pyramid scheme? 

Now that I’m working with Rolution to I received the same question/response. I’ve looked into this and I found the following explanation. Network marketing is NOT a pyramid scheme because it has a product. GDI has the .ws domain name and the website builder and Rolution has the Vault and also the possibility to build a website. A pyramid scheme doesn’t have anything, you’re just asked to put in money and together you’ll find more people who are willing to do that. The problem is that when people decide to step out and take their share the pyramid collapses and a lot of people lose their money.

A pyramid scheme is illegal in a lot of countries. There’s no legit company behind it. With network marketing there is a legitimate company behind the product. You can contact the company by email and by phone and they are registered as a real, legitimate business. So before joining a network marketing company check if they are registered and check the company’s history.

I get this response a lot when I tell people about network marketing. For some reason one of the negative things about MLM is that people think it’s a pyramid scheme. Why? I don’t know but I hear it very often. Now that you know the difference you can explain to people right away that your Rolution or GDI business opportunity is not a pyramid scheme. Believe me, if you can’t tell them this right away, your story isn’t interesting anymore. 

The last thing I want to share about the way people think about network marketing is that for some reason it seems that there are more negative thoughts about it than positive. Of course this worries me. I’m thinking should I continue? It’s costing me a lot more to build my company now that I’m creating a professional website. On the other hand I only signed four people until now and those people aren’t really signing new members themselves. I often read that with network marketing the people on top earn a lot of money but people like you and me will have to work hard for almost nothing. I have to reasonable, will I be successful with MLM? I doubt it sometimes but on the other hand I really believe in the solution of combining MLM with internet marketing. My new website is on the way so let’s focus on SEO for now and not give up. I’m not going to lie about this, I have my doubts and this blog is for everyone who’s starting a network marketing business themselves so I want you to see this to. Your probably having the same thoughts so let’s be open about it.

Rolution vs Global Domains International

If you have to make a choice what would be the best network marketing business opportunity? The answer to this question would be different per person. To help you in making the right decision I’ll describe some things that are different between Rolution and Global Domains International.

Startbonus

One thing Rolution has and that Global Domains International doesn’t have is the $ 15,- startbonus. This is a big difference. When you sign up five new members you get $ 75,- right away for just signing them. Depending on where you focus is on this can be a big difference. If you think you can find a lot of new members by yourself by signing people you know or using the internet the startbonusses can be very interesting. When you are focusing more on helping others the sartbonus is not really that important.

Support 

Global Domains International offers many ways of helping you to become successful with GDI. Through their Facebook page the interaction is great. You can ask questions and suggest subjects for the next webinars. The weekly webinars are very informative. Also there’s a forum, tutorials and a blog. For other questions you can reach them by email or phone. Rolution doesn’t offer these kinds of support.

Professional

When you go to the website of GDI it all looks very professional. Rolution on the other had looks more like a cheap sales page. I think it’s important to look professional, especially for a business like this. People have to be confident they are joining a legitimate business opportunity. I hope Rolution will upgrade their website as well in the near future. 

Overall I think GDI has more of the total package. Rolution has the startbonus which is a powerful feature. Let’s hope Rolution will become more like GDI in the future in terms of professionalism.

Rolution is the solution

We’ve explained how Global Domains International works. On this blog about building your own network marketing we’ve also explained how you can promote your business online. The product of GDI is perfect for online promotion because it’s in fact an internet product, the .ws domain name. In our search for ways to promote a network marketing business and also in our search for ways to use internet marketing to as a marketing tool we’ve came across Rolution. Their slogan is Rolution is the Solution. We think it’s interesting because it looks a lot like GDI and the product is also great to promote online. We’re thinking of joining Rolution as well because it’s so much the same. The things we do for GDI can also be done for Rolutoin.

About Rolution

Rolution is also a network marketing company that offers the same business opportunity as GDI. Also the compensation plan looks the same but Rolution has something else. For every member you sign you get $15,- start bonus. That means that if you sign 10 people you already earn $ 150,- for just signing them. Once people are a member of your business you receive $1,- per person per month just like with GDI. Not only the people you directly sign but also for the people others in your downline sign you receive $ 1,- a month. To refresh your memory, when you and all the people in your downline find five people to join their business you get $ 3125,- every month. It’s the power of duplication all over again.

The product 

Rolution offers a different product than GDI. Rolution has ‘The Vault’. This is an online storage space similar to Dropbox. You can use it to save and/or open files everywhere you are. You can upload 5GB total. This is also a product that is fantastic for selling online. No need to give parties at home to explain people how to use a product or how the product is all good for them. Just create a sales page and use the same techniques to promote your business as you’re already doing for GDI.

Rolution promotion tools

Rolution also offers the possibility to register a domain name, build a website with a website builder and use free ad sites, sales pages, videos’s etc. The back office gives you the opportunity to talk to your upline and your downline, contact a helpdesk and to set your personal preferences. Using those tools in combination with the marketing tools and the online marketing strategies described on this blog should help you build your Rolution business.

From now on I’m working with two MLM companies. The main reason for that is that I think both companies are the same in many ways. Everything I do for GDI can also be done for Rolution so why not double up my income.