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MLM Bot Watch 36 - Those who think it's ok to tell white lies soon become colourblind

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ReformedBot · 18/02/2018 17:38

36 Lies to reel you in...

  1. They will tell you that you will have time freedom in this business. Two weeks later they will tell you the business won't work unless you do.

When it's a business event they will not accept excuses for you missing it and will set an example by missing their child's first birthday or telling you a story of how they once shit themselves in white trousers on the front row at success day because they were poorly but didn't want to miss it.... You will know quickly that the unspoken rules is 'no excuses on success day's.

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BangingOn · 26/02/2018 21:24

According to Facebook he has 2,348 FB followers. How many of those are downline and how many are Botwatchers, people who have forgotten to unsubscribe and those watching the car crash unfold from afar I don’t know.

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 26/02/2018 21:25

A little while ago I was looking for some essential oil on ebay and nearly bought some doTerra ones but thankfully had a niggling feeling (from these threads) that they were an MLM.

Norma27 · 26/02/2018 21:35

I just saw that you can buy some doTerra on amazon too. Bloody outrageous.
Can’t wait to see these companies brought down. Hopefully not long for forever living and Herbalife then others will follow.

Kathysclown · 26/02/2018 21:57

I would imagine that the numbers he says are (heavily) inflated to try and persuade others to follow suit......

BSintolerant · 26/02/2018 22:47

Thank you fuckyou.

I've always wanted to say that. Grin

I'm worried about that cat. I hope it doesn't get roughed up in its sleep by a stray eyebrow. Eeeeeeeeeeek!!! 🙀

LadyMcLadyCrisps · 26/02/2018 23:03

What do we know about the Doterra ‘healing hands foundation’? One of my bots is harping on about it and it apparently purports to be something to do with preventing sex trafficking?

Hmmm... my spidey senses are tingling.Hmm

LadyMcLadyCrisps · 26/02/2018 23:07

I have another FB friend who has just started banging out #hunspirational platitudes too, god, please dont let it be another one... Sad I have too fricking many already, it’s like Captain Trips was actually an MLM and we are all going to either be infected or the last ones standing! Shock

LadyMcLadyCrisps · 26/02/2018 23:11

My current count is,

1 (now ex) Forever Living
1 Jamboree
1 Arbonne
1 Poonique
1 Usbourne
1 phoenix
1 Doterra
1 Avon
1 (ex) visalus
1 (ex) juice plus

And now 1 potential mystery Bot ‘strain’.

I only have a small friends list/social circle FFS!

entrepeneur · 26/02/2018 23:46

The hype that bots build when a kid product is in pre-launch is ridiculous. I have visions of unwashed, tracksuit-wearing Zombie Bots (Zombots) wandering the streets trying to flog a cheap holiday to Disneyland

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Oh my god 😵😵 Only day 2 of pre-launch... my eyes are stinging, I haven't washed my hair, I'm living in a tracksuit, haven't eaten properly, my brain is fried, body exhausted... BUT I am BUZZZZZZING for what is happening in the team right now! 😍😍

Whiterangey · 27/02/2018 04:15

How are they going to sell these holidays?

Their only audience, other than their downlines, are those who see their facebook page, so their friends and family.

Given that most of the bots who are flogging the travel crap are from a lower economic background and young with young kids, their friends are likely to be as well. The price of 4 passports for two adults and two kids will likely be out of budget for a lot of people, let alone a 'cheap' posh holiday that would be way out of their price range.

It's also unlikely to be cheap, there will be lots of hidden costs which will make it equal to, or more expensive than one bought from a big name travel agent.

Who is their target market? It definitely isn't themselves. How many bots are going to be able to afford the holidays they are attempting to sell? It's not going to be many.

I do wonder why travel has suddenly become the next big MLM thing. 2017 was the year of coffee, 2018 looks like it will be the year of travel agencies.

SSDGM · 27/02/2018 05:24

So, one of the MLM Messiah’s disciples has opened up her previously closed FB coaching group and there are lives and daily task lists and post from Vida sellers struggling to stay active GALORE!
Compliant pics for them to use, what they can and can’t say about the products, etc etc. Absolute GOLDMINE!!

BangingOn · 27/02/2018 05:44

Ooooh, any clues on how to find the page?

BangingOn · 27/02/2018 05:58

MillionDollarChequeBot is posting drivel already, this time going for the fear close. He knows when his target audience of exhausted mothers of young children are going to be staring blankly at Facebook Grin

BSintolerant · 27/02/2018 06:43

He's not the MLM Messiah: he's a very naughty bot!

Can't wait to see if He sells spiritual retreat holidays where we can learn how to walk on water after He's changed it into wine so we can all have communion. GrinWineHalo

fitgirl26 · 27/02/2018 07:26

@SSDGM - ooh found it! Never seen a proper Bot Group page before. What a load of shite they post! Just put MilliondollarchequeBot's name into Facebook search and found it that way.

If anyone is interested in watching the slow demise of Usi-Tech then there's a page called Usi-Tech Now What which is full of people who have lost money. The Lambo riding Dubai based Top Bots are trying to flog v2 at the moment in the hope that they can use any seed money to pay back the seed money of a few people in V1. The Top UK Bots have gone quiet. Brokebot's Ex (traffic Monsoon, LTW, Valentus, Lean Bean Java Bean, Edinar, Organo, Usi-Tech) now appears to be flogging a cashback card after boasting that she took her and her princesses to Orlando flying First Class with Virgin on the earnings from her Crypto business. Or in other words - her downline's seed money 😡

DoraExplorer99 · 27/02/2018 07:40

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acatcalledjohn · 27/02/2018 08:25

I finally bit the bullet and watched milliondollarchequebot's last two videos. I'll be honest that your comments about it put me off because I cannot handle bullshitters very well. The "truth" video's ending where he claims an 8 year old boy said to him: "to be truly great you have to be persecuted"...

...I think we can safely say that that never happened.

He really does have the most bizarre messiah complex and accent. Really thinks he is God's gift to the world when in reality he is just your typical bullshitter. I have sales people in my company that fall in that category, and every other estate agent talks as much bollocks as milliondollarchequebot does. There's something very untrustworthy about him, but I cannot quite put my finger on it.

I also watched his main follower and top EU woman in Vida announce her "resignation".

So much for it being your own fucking business.

But as per usual both of them talk lots but say so very little. And make people excited by planning and announcing the next live video.

Persecution my arse.

FuckYouDailyMail · 27/02/2018 08:34

That would make a good slogan on a post it note acatcalledjohn Wink

MysweetAudrina · 27/02/2018 08:57

looks like his next venture might be cryptocurrency if my friends posts are anything to go by.

CurlsandCurves · 27/02/2018 09:07

@acat I saw the top female live as well. All I can say is blimey the last2 years in that business sounded downright depressing! Fights, arguments, no shipping, products not turning up on time, no products at all, NFR, the list goes on. Jeez, sign me up, quick!

She’s very local to me and it seems we have a couple of mutual friends...

SSDGM · 27/02/2018 09:18

I’m away for work tonight. Instead of spreadsheets and reports I have a feeling I’ll be starting that page’s story from the very beginning...

Did you see the posts encouraging downline to “stock up”??

Whiterangey · 27/02/2018 10:21

It is fascinating.

I do wonder how they engage potential victims in conversation though. "Hi, how are you, just thought i'd see how you are. I noticed you are looking a bit fat, would you like some magical unicorn mushroom weight loss coffee?"

BoredAndBoreder · 27/02/2018 11:23

Namechanged for this post. I have been an MLM bot for 6 years now. Made a bit of cash, not shed loads, but it's been ok. It's not one of your main ones, no bossbabe hashtagging or encouragement to ditch a JOB. Nice products, I have regular customers, use the stuff myself etc.

But OH MY GOD. It is SO BORING. I think have come to end of the line.

If you want to make a decent amount of money you have to recruit. Continuously. And even though I like having a team and it's been fun I am just not interested in doing this forever (no pun intended - I don't do aloe products!). Saying the same fecking thing over and over again for years on end is the dullest prospect I can imagine.

I just have a question for lurking bots who have huge downlines - how do you carry on without DYING of boredom. I don't think I have it in me to get rich this way. I probably could have.I like the products and the company. But I want a life. I don't want to sit behind my fecking laptop building an empire. IT''s SO BORING. And I don't want to encourage anyone else to spend the rest of their lives bored shitless.

I am done.

GoldfinchesInTheGarden · 27/02/2018 11:40

@justbeingmyself John Oliver did a 30 min show on the evils of MLM focussing on Herbalife. Google it and you should be able to find the episode.

BoredAndBoreder · 27/02/2018 12:04

And another thing.
I feel like i am manipulated by the people that run the company. It's like being constantly pushed, distracted, switched on.

I used to think it was better than working in retail but I think you work longer hours, make less money, and don't have the joy of a good bitch while you're on your break because everyone has to be so fake 'nice' all the time.

My bubble truly has burst hasn't it?

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