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Bot Watch 50 - watching the mighty fall.

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Whiterangey · 11/05/2019 13:54

Its forever living's global rally. Watching the top bots collect greatly reduced cheques.

Remember to always check companies house to check if someone in your upline is really earning what they say.

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BSintolerant · 17/05/2019 22:35

Has anyone googled the name of the GP? There’s a Registered General Nurse with that name. Their pictures are similar.

My BS-ometer is spinning at an alarming rate. Forever looks like it might be fibbing again. Well, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise would it?

Ladiva1971 · 17/05/2019 22:46

Wow worcestersauce29 I copied and pasted that and my head nearly exploded!!!

worcestersauce29 · 17/05/2019 22:50

I've broken ranks (in my small world) and I'm on a mission sharing www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7038737/British-backpacker-claims-lured-slave-labour-Bundaberg-region-fruit-picking-farm.html

worcestersauce29 · 17/05/2019 22:50

oopsie wrong link lol

user1479228519 · 17/05/2019 23:27

It’s extremely irresponsible to post videos of you children, in uniform, on a open social media platform. This highlights one of the dangers of mlm... ‘attraction marketing ‘ oh look I’m earning so much money I’m sending my child to a private school. A dangerous game to play.....
I send my children to independent school and you have to be prepared to be in it for the long haul. It’s a massive financial commitment that my husband and I have made lots of sacrifices for. Inconsistent income in an inconsistent industry is not a solid plan to pay for school fees ( unless you have wealthy grandparents to back you up)

I certainly would not promote the fact that I send my children to a private school, whilst parading them in their uniform for the world to see. ( whilst boasting I have lots of money)

Dangerous and so so cringe if nothing else! 🙄

JaniceBattersby · 17/05/2019 23:34

That woman is definitely a GP. She works under her maiden name.

I’d be very surprised if she’s allowed to peddle this shit alongside her medical practice.

I have no idea how someone who has done at least seven years of training could contemplate selling aloe.

BSintolerant · 18/05/2019 00:12

My BS-ometer needs recalibrating.

A GP should know better.

Would a GP have to declare her so-called business to colleagues or partners in their practice?

gotmychocolateimgood · 18/05/2019 04:33

I'm guessing Castle's parents will end up paying the school fees.

I really feel sorry for that little boy. Can't quite explain why.

Ohmygoodness101 · 18/05/2019 04:53

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Hunbot · 18/05/2019 06:50

An mlm called advocate has changed to direct selling only after ftc involvement with the huns only getting paid on what they personally sell nothing for downlines or recruitment. So the huns now have to fight over the few customers that exist outside the pyramid. Basically lost their entire business overnight. If I worked for an mlm I would be making a back up plan incase this is the start of tougher regulation. Feel bad for the kids involved

Hunbot · 18/05/2019 06:50

Advocare not advocate

9dartfinish2nd · 18/05/2019 09:09

I can't get my head around that decision by Advocare, I can only speculate that the FTC were possibly looking at closing them down or crippling them with a fine they couldn't afford.

Unless the company are going to lower prices to stop uplines getting a slice then the company is a good as dead anyway.

Whiterangey · 18/05/2019 10:47

The FTC were going to close them down if they didn't change their business model.

Lots of bots targeting advocare bots with new opportunities. Just like what happened with jamberry.

This will be interesting. Wonder what mlm will be next.

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9dartfinish2nd · 18/05/2019 11:05

It's going to expose how few sales are made to genuine customers outwith the organisation. I bet other mlm companies are furious with Advocare for doing this, it sets a potentially fatal precedent for the whole industry.

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 18/05/2019 11:19

Surely the MLM with the least sales has got to be the travel agent/holiday ones.

Has any travel bot ever sold a holiday?

AntiBotics · 18/05/2019 12:15

Yawn’s team are expanding into Botswana Hmm
She’s clearly still aiming to claw her way back to getting a cheque.

Twentytwentyhindsight · 18/05/2019 12:23

So Yawn has decided to take a leaf out of Bloodsucker's book. Faced with a lack of fresh victims here, she will start fleecing people who are mostly even less able to afford it.

Will she put some sort of 'charitable' angle on it as well?

SSDGM · 18/05/2019 12:58

Since Inteletravel got its ABTA membership a few tour operators have started working with them and the IT agents have joined various Facebook pages dedicated to travel agent support. This has led to a mass exodus and boycott of these pages by traditional travel agents after questions started arising on these pages like “can you tell me the best hotel for a family of 4 in Benidorm in August?” “How much is a flight to Disneyland?” “What is there to do in Majorca?” - inane questions that any decent agent wouldn’t need to even think about, let alone ask online. IT agents have been banned from joining Travel Gossip, one of the biggest travel agent only groups after a vote was taken. They are getting the cold shoulder treatment at agent training events where feedback is they ask even more daft questions and take full advantage of the free food and drink.

Facebook ads have appeared for holidays in Tenerife but the hotel featured is in Fuerteventura, trips to zante with flights only offered as far as Athens, etc.

Their CEO has also denied in industry magazines that they recruit via an MLM model too. It’s a mess.

RelativePitch · 18/05/2019 14:13

Inteletravel is exploding in our bit of the Midlands. Former FL bots hopping on board. It's relatively cheap to join £142 and then only £32 a month to stay active and have use of website. My former FL bot has already reached 1 star director and has at least 150 ITAs underneath her and yet has not sold a single holiday in 14 months of having joined. There is no product. Just taking a tiny bit of everyone's joining fee and monthly subscription.

Hunbot · 18/05/2019 14:24

Ha ha. Bbl is complaining she can't find a bikini that fits. Well if you use so much plastic surgery that you make yourself into a characature you can't expect clothes to fit

SSDGM · 18/05/2019 14:37

Yes, @RelativePitch, I’ve seen recruitment posts saying you can earn £88k A MONTH in residual income. No mention of selling holidays. To get £88k income selling holidays with the commission split offered by IT you would have to sell over £1m of Travel a month. If that doesn’t prove it’s a pyramid scheme then I don’t know what is. 🤷🏻‍♀️.

Twentytwentyhindsight · 18/05/2019 14:39

Yes, ABTA or not, it Inteletravel is little more than a Ponzi scheme.

The main turnover of the company (and income for the bots) will come from the signing up/training fees and subscriptions. Any actual sales of holidays are purely incidental (and probably terrible liabilities to be avoided if at all possible).

RelativePitch · 18/05/2019 14:48

Total ponzi scheme. Quite a few of Yawn and Yawn BFF's downline have joined in the last year. I can ALMOST see the appeal (if I were so inclined!), no CCs, no garage full of gloop to shift, you don't have to be your best customer.Just your £32 a month. You do need 1000s and 1000s of ITAs however in your downline in strict 'leg' criteria to make the mega bucks.

Pinkyponkcustard · 18/05/2019 18:11

I’ve been followed this thread for ages and have only worked a couple out!
Am I best off following one and then looking at their friends? The main ones here are FL aren’t they?

FranceTeam · 18/05/2019 18:18

Are the products cheaper in Africa ? Given they seem expensive in countries here, how can Africans afford them ?