Wowzza is mlm crap and everyone knows it!
I have to get this off my chest.
I’m sure you’ve been inundated over the past week with emails announcing the latest greatest thing. Wowzza.
Wowzza is supposed to be a social network for professionals. They call it “professional social networking”. Imagine facebook with a paid membership program and mlm component.
Lot’s of people are telling stories about how much money they’ve made, how big their downline’s gotten etc.
Here is the truth.
1. Wowzza is supposed to provide you qualified leads for your business opportunity because many people who joined paid to upgrade their membership. These are supposed to be qualified people for your opportunity because they’ve already paid $32.95 to join wowzza.
The problem is that most of these people are already IN an opportunity. They aren’t looking to join you. They bought into the same lie and joined Wowzza to target other networkers. They’re going to spam out their opportunity to everyone on Wowzza. So Wowzza is going to be full of spam.
2. Wowzza has an income opportunity and powerline builder where people are notified of all the prospects in their downline and all the people upgrading. The effect? Lots of people are supposed to upgrade because of the fear of loss. The fear of the lost income forces them to upgrade.
The reality? This leads to tons and tons of email spam and upset users. Some of the novices in your downline will join the program but the others that aren’t real technical won’t get it. They’ll just get upset at all the email.
3. The income opportunity here is good so you can supplement your existing business with this new revenue stream.
Yes you can make money in this. I have some big email lists (10,000+) and big downline (4,000+). I could spam this out and if 1% joined I’d have 140 in my downline. That’d be a nice income stream, right?
WRONG. Yes I might make some income but I’d hurt my reputation. People will get burned by Wowzza and I’d be the one who recommended them. All these powerline builders are crap. I joined ProBuilderPlus and ProWealthSuccess. Yes I made some money in them but I realized it was really a big fat scam. There weren’t any real products and the whole thing was basically a pyramid scheme. Ever notice you NEVER hear about these companies any more? You hear a big splash when they are first announced and then they die off when people begin to get tired of them. They don’t really have a real opportunity. They don’t have a real product. They are just pyramid’s focused only on the opportunity and not at all on the product. That’s why they don’t last.
And don’t forget if you promote this to your downline it is going to confuse them. Instead of building your primary opportunity they’re going to start promoting this thing. They’re going to waste time promoting this and potential prospects are going to say… “Woah, they must not be making enough money from their money company since they have to promote wowzza to make some extra income! Maybe I don’t want to join them after all.”
Even if they only take a few weeks to promote Wowzza before they give up that’s several weeks worth of momentum you’re going to loose and it may be several months before you and your downline recover from the lost momentum.
Joining Wowzza is going to hurt more than it is going to help.
I implore you all don’t waste time with Wowzza!
- Ben Fitts
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Hi Ben
thanks for you Great info with all the internet sharks out there its great to have some one like your self we can trust to share vaild info , l have come across this wowzza as lam starting to learn about traffic exchanges not sure which is better so trying a few only the free sides of the programs be great if you or some of your partners have any good info on traffic exchange using free systems and what results you get if any
regards
Brian B
Australia
Yeah,I agree with Ben,this Wowzza sceme is “heavy hitters”
game like those ProwealthSolutions and ProBuilderPlus.
I was member in ProwealthSolutions and earned about 30 USD during half an year period and lost about 150 USD for fees.
I promoted like a crazy that “opportunity” all time was total WASTE of time in that sceme. I will NEVER join any of these type scemes.
About traffic exchanges,I am using Cybewheelers system with traffic exchanges,it works great.
http://www.multihb.info/traffic
Best regards!
Aatos
Hi Ben,
I am Shahul Hameed Shaik, I liked your analysys regarding wowzza, though I am a paid member, The facts you revealed are serious and can happen.But apart from the above comments, some thing is good here is that the wowzza is very user friendly, at a click of a mouse we can gather Info of various members and theire activities.As you said, untill and unless a Non-networkers have joined this community, we can’nt expect any good results.In my opinion even if I can manage one down line from this I can survive of it’s monthly fee to the maximum extent.I don’t think any other platform like wowzza has existed before where such a closeness among members prevailed.If any wrong then you can mail me.
shahul
http://www.wowzza.com/maleprofile/blog/
Yeah, we need someone who is not afraid to speak the truth about these “losers!” I got several emails about wowzza. One look and I knew it was not for me. I hate MLM stuff. If you can get about 10,000 in your down line you can do well, but you have absolutely no control, and the down line can disappear over night.
Hi Jack,
Thanks for your feedback.
I make a full time income from MLM so don’t get me wrong.
I think Wowzza is a scam but all network marketing is not a scam.
It also doesn’t take 10,000 to make a full time income. It just takes a real opportunity with a real product. Wowzza doesn’t have a real product. Their product is their opportunity. You pay extra to join the downline program. So what if they have extra features in their social networking thing… No one is going to do that when they have facebook and myspace and linkedin and plaxo and all these other free (and better) social networks out there. The only people paying at Wowzza are the ones who hope to make money from it.
There are no real customers in Wowzza who only pay to use the system. They are all paying hoping to make money from the downline portion. All customers are distributors and this by definition of the Federal Trade Commission is a scam. The FTC requires 3/4 of the company be comprised of actual customers who are not associated with the business opportunity.
In my MLM ventures I have anywhere from 40 to 200 real paying customers who aren’t involved in the “opportunity”.
I only do MLM’s where there is a real product. Nothing like this Wowzza crap!
- Ben Fitts
Wowzza is just like any other MLM company – it requires work. Spamming is done by newbies of ANY business that do not know that they are only to email people that have opted in to their list.
Wowzza has created the same buzz as one of those big IM product launches.
Who had not gotten at least 20+ emails in the last week about Butterfly Reports or Virtual Smart Agent? I am sure everyone has and well, if that person opted in to a list, that is not spam. Wowzza is basically the same thing… everyone promises 1 thing and 1 thing alone will be the key to their success… When nothing is. The key to one’s success is actually a lot of things done daily that compound over time. I joined Wowzza and am helping my team. I won’t leave them out to try to do it alone.
Alot of the people that joined my team are not in MLM and are just affiliates for several different products so this is just another way to make a paycheck. I am sure Wowzza will be around just like DirectMatches has hung in there and that thing keeps going just fine.
Every person should decide ahead of time if he/she is going to be successful at something and everyone realize that sometimes it is not the product, compensation plan or the company’s fault for our failure…sometimes it is our own.
Frank,
I can see by your attitude and by your blog that you’re playing around with EVERYTHING you can get your hands on.
Frank, it’s not about making money.
It’s about being successful AND helping your team be successful.
I can make money a lot of ways. I choose not to do those things though.
Frank, if I look at your blog I see what 100 different things promoted there?
What kind of image are you portraying to your blog readers? What kind of people are you attracting? People who are happy making $30 a month from a bunch of crappy programs or people who want to make $10,000 a month from one program?
Direct Matches is full of spam just like Wowzza will be. I never found a good solid lead there. Have you?
Oh wait, you’re pitching a bunch of $30 programs. Not $500 or $2500 programs. So I’m sure you found some people who took you up on your $30 program.
Are any of them leaders?
Are any of them bringing in thousands of people into your organization?
You won’t find them on direct matches and you won’t find them on Wowzza.
If you want to “play” around with a hobby then do Wowzza and Direct Matches.
If you want a real MLM Business then you need to step up to the plate and abandon all that garbage.
I actually do help people Ben. I won’t go into it here because I don’t need to defend myself. My blog is crappy I know lol but I don’t rely on it to make sales or to impress people. I just have it there and add things to it from time to time it; is not a priority to me. I make 10K+/month right now and since Aug of 2007 I am have been home full time. You can delete this if you would like, but I have read your blog before and have noticed that if someone does not totally agree with your opinion, you get……well, the way you just got with me.
Whatever you do folks, don’t let anyone rain on your parade… keep planting those seeds and you will reap your harvest.
Frank does what he needs to, to feed his family – and that’s what it is all about. If there more people online like Frank – it would be a better place. I have never known anyone so honest, helpful and supportive as Frank Salinas. He is a true gentleman and a marketer to follow. I have never received so much help and co-operation from anyone else. All they wanted was my money and never got the follow up attention. I have said to my partner Ann on many an occasion “The best thing to happen to me online was to come across Frank Salinas”. I will follow Frank to ends of the earth and support him in any of his ventures. He has never led me astray yet and I know he never will.
Richard Noonan BSc
I have to say, it is clear that some people fall onto one side or the other. That is the one side of Affiliate marketing or MLM. I heard a similar discussion on Mark Joyner’s blog “simple-ology”. I think that many of the “Affiliate Marketing Guru’s” think that MLM will heart their reputation, and that is what they say. Yes, if something is a scam then you will look stupid and loose credibility. That is obvious. Just because someone is not making their expected income in an unrealistic time frame, that person says “it’s a scam”. I guarantee you can find someone in Ben’s or Frank’s preferred MLM company with “real products” who claims it is a scam. As astute as we are in our research to find a company that will last, we can not stop those people who think they will “get rich quick”. What follows when they do not get rich in the first couple of months (even after they did not effectively work the business) is an attitude of the company being a scam. There will be people hurt from Wowzza and there is people hurt in every company. It is not the companies fault. It is the initial attitude that people have when they enter the company.
Hello Ben, i’m Gonzalo, a relativily new internet “marketer”, still learning the fundamentals…
I’m starting to take my first steps with membership sites and some things more..
I have joined Wowzza and i’m doing pretty well though.
I repeat, i am not an expert.. but reading your post makes me feel bad.
You’re so FULL OF HATE!!! Only hate comes out from your words…
Frustration is all you destile…
And like if that wasn’t enough, you’re talking like you belong to some kind of superior race, making us, the rest of mortals, feel like we are only stupid people that doesn’t have a brain..
I’m not trying to offend you, these words are only what came out of my heart after reading your post and watching the expression in your face..
Warm Regards, Gonzalo Garay.
Comment from Australian New Marketer.
WOW what an uproar, lol just like any New Marketer, we Only have the Leaders to Follow.
If the Leaders have another Agenda, Well we are in Trouble.
I Personally have been ripped off several thousand Dollars, Over a Period of approx 3 years.
So where is this going you ask?
Frank Salinas has Only been Extremely Honest with Me & any Problem or Stupidity on my behalf, has been Explained by Frank PERFECTLY.
I have not yet found a reason to doubt Frank, so All I can Say is!
My Opinion is Frank Salinas is an Honest Person.
I wont even Start a Blog, if Franks Looks Cheap then I can Only Imagine the Rubbish that would be Thrown at My Blog, if I was game enough to build one! lol
Oh Yes: I Purchased the Ad Ex Script from Frank.
No I haven’t made the Money Quoted, but this is Not Franks Fault in any way.
To Finish, I say that I would Rather Deal with Frank Salinas than Most of the So Called Guru’s, God I can’t even get an Email from Most of them.
And yes I would Love to Name them on this or any Blog.
I have a List of Crap emails from them Promising the World, but No Reply to Any Email, even when Posted on their Support Centre.
So Frank Ignore the Sad Comments, there’s people out there Making Out that they are the Answer!
Frank has Never said that He has the Answers to Make everyone Rich Guarranteed!
If the Others are the Ones with All the Answers, THEN WHY DON’T THEY ANSWER MY EMAILS.
Leave Frank Alone
Thanks for Letting me Express my Thoughts.
Greg
Acorn-Ads
Thank you all for your comments.
I’m not trying to push a program on anyone. I’m encouraging you NOT to join Wowzza.
Yes I knew when I wrote it that it would stir up controversy. I have also received several personal emails thanking me for warning them about Wowzza.
Again I point out you can make money in Wowzza. I could probably make $1000 tomorrow with Wowzza if I wanted to. If I recommended it to my list lots of people would join. Like Frank I have quite a few people who know like and trust me and buy lots of products from me. However I don’t feel comfortable recommending something like Wowzza.
Are most of the people who join Wowzza going to be around 3 months from now? A year from now? Will most of the “paid” members still be around?
That’s what I’m talking about.
Look, I joined a bunch of similar systems and I found they were all horrible. The attrition rate was extremely high. The products were the same products I could get elsewhere for free.
I personally am not comfortable recommending a program like that.
The people who have read my blog before and choose to read it daily, know that and like that about me. This warning is for those people.
Thank you all for sharing your opinion.
We can agree to disagree on this one.
- Ben Fitts
PS. $33 a month should get you a TON of prospects a month. I’d be curious to know how many of you get more than 5 real prospects from Wowzza….
Hi Ben,
As a person, with a bitter experience, but still believing in Internet and on-line possibilities,
THANKS!
Ben, thanks so much for your honesty on this issue.
It really takes courage to stand up and be so blunt.
You are certainly not alone in your assessment of Wowzza but you are the only one I have seen speak out about it.
As you point out in your post, it is usually the top level marketers with the big lists who promote and cash in on programs like this. And it is usually the newbies who get stung.
But what about those of us in the middle? We are usually silent when one of these come around. I think it is because we don’t want to appear “negative” or offend powerful marketers or harm our JV prospects etc… But we are doing a dis-service with our silence. We have an obligation to our lists and our blog readers and we should be brave enough to speak out when we see something that newbies need to be warned against.
Thanks for doing the right thing.
A rather interesting discussion. I have been involved in internet marketing of all sorts for years… and like many, I have lost a lot of money but I have also ‘earned’ a lot of money! I have always felt, and still do, you get out of it what you put into it!
There are many people out there in internet land that actually believe if they pay a monthly fee for anything, that the money is just going to fall into their PayPal account. All the while sitting on their duff doing nothing! In the real world you DO have to work if you expect to receive any rewards for your efforts! I blame those out there who say “WE do all the work for you!” “Get paid for blah…blah… blah…” Nothing more than bull!
My point being, you are always going to find those who are negative about a program for one reason or another. Quite possibly a previous bad experience… Being ‘negative’ to begin with can be your own demise! The failure of one program does not necessarily mean the failure of another! There are just way to many contributing factors to take into consideration.
I have only known Frank for a rather short time but can tell you, he IS quite sincere in all that he does! He REALLY does want to help! There really is no need to insult another just cause they disagree with you.
Just my 2$ worth!
Kindest Regards…
Shirley Anne White
Hey Ben,
You tell us not to waste any time with Wowzza. Well I’ve wasted plenty of time on MySpace and Facebook. So I figured, why not “waste” time on Wowzza and get paid for it. It’s my choice, besides I’ve been making some pretty good contacts that share common interests outside of MLM. To me this is an opportunity to learn and teach others about marketing. I’m not there to pitch to anyone but to build relationships.
One thing I learned from you is that stirring up controversy usually results in more traffic. Am I right?
Ben,
I think you are full of crap not wowzza
I am sure you are very successful -not- you would not be saying these things if you were.
Jim wrote >> I think you are full of crap not wowzza
I am sure you are very successful -not- you would not be saying these things if you were.
John wrote >> Right on Jim! Wowzza! Ben really is full of crap… full, as in fed up with… intolerant of… hates all the… crap. And, he’s got the ovaries (a highly devoped feminine side) to call a spade a manure shovel.
Now Jim, you did a dumb thing with the “not” successful bit, ’cause you made Benny defensive, so he did do a little crap dance by telling you all of WHY he actually was/is a success (and he is). But leaving that aside… Ben is simply full of the crap of InterNetwork Marketing as is now (and Wowzza illustrates) and wants to show the world there’s more and better–a high road, if you will… or if you won’t.
So, Jimmy James, I (who also be full of the same crap) have a suggest: Take Ben’s upcoming “guaranteed or…” course (I am) and see for yourself just how good he is. Slam that guarentee if he doesn’t deliver. Then you’ll know crap from shineOla, and maybe even start making money with your company, instead of shady and stupid side deals.
Assumptively yours.
John Milton Fogg
Crapaholic
thanks for posting this. I have also received a lot of emails on it and I was quite sceptical and this has re-confirmed my decision not to get involved.
Ben,
Thanks for spreading the truth. I received about
10 emails the first day it launched – all with the
same message – quick get in now! What a bunch of BS.
Good to see there are a few other level headed folks
out there!
Seth Daley
ProBusinessReviews.com
Ben,
While looking for feedback and analysis on Wowzza I stubled upon your blog. Excellent observations! I was particularly interested in Wowzza because it has some of the elements of my new business called The GoTo Network. http://www.thegotonetwork.com which will go live on May 6, 2008. I fully agree with you that a company without product focus will fail! This does huge damage to our industry. I also believe that most of the people involved network marketing do not make their living from it. They most likely have a primary occupation that they eventually want to leave. If this is the case, then find a company that is product focused. My product in The GoTo network is referrals for your primary occupation. I have coupled this with the power of the web and a network marketing pay plan that blows Wowzzas away! I never lead with that fact when I tell someone about my business though. In fact, it’s icing on the cake! My product is so good, people want to join even without a pay plan! Now that is powerful. I believe that my retiontion rate will be one of the highest, if not THE highest in the industry.
Keep up the great blogs Ben! I enjoy reading your insights and ideas.
Anton Cipri
Founder, The GoTo Network LLC
Just my two cents…the WOWZZA software, once you get “in” is pretty cool. There is functionality that is not available on alot of other web 2.0 sites. I am NOT a member, but the whole “pyramid” talk is laughable. A PONZI scheme is completely different from a legitimate MLM…I think its disingenuine to give people the wrong impression to make your point. First of all, you are being hypocritical…you have been burned before as you say, so you become the one to deem whether or not someone is legitimate or a scam…that is just plain ole sour grapes. Secondly, the actual product that exists on wowzza is just as legitimate as any other social networking site. Go over to facebook and start calling them a scam…lol The fact that they monetized a social networking platform, if ANYTHING, is entrepreneurial, not a scam as you say. There will be others for sure, and I think its pretty cool. Now, as told by others, I am sure that the site is filled with network marketers, but so what? That is who that kind of platform will attract, but relationships will be made, business will be done, and at the end of the day, it is how one TREATS those relationships that will matter…no whether or not they are involved in MLM.
Also, I see that while you say Wowzza is “MLM CRAP”…you also have a link to the “best MLM training tool”? To comment here would be to proliferate negativity…let the existence of that fact speak for itself…I will simply say, good luck in your online endeavors Ben, and maybe, look for the GOOD side of something that exists before you put your negative stamp of disapproval on it..the internet is basically full of negativity and hatred about ANYTHING that pops up, mostly by those that don’t have the facts, and as evidenced by some of the folks that posted here…they see your comments as a reason to NOT get involved in something…personally, I do the research for myself and make up my OWN mind…novel idea, huh?
I think there is a lot Wowzza can do for people like me that KNOE it’s just another mlm.
I joined ot for one reason and that was to create traffic to my MAIN programs.
Not for the promise of money.
If such a system was possible on Earth then every Tom Dic and Harry would start their own wowzza and have a book on it in 7-eleven’s.
I have been through mlm’s and I hate them.
But if I can make more money from my main websites every month because of the $32. bucks then it is advertising well paid for.
My opinion.
Glen
Ben thanks for your thoughts and getting this conversation going.
Like everyone else, I have been “shown” Wowzza but the verdict is still out. That’s what brought me here.
Since I hear from people I trust that they have had people join their primary organizations dirctly from Wowzza, that tells me that if used properly, it could be a valuable tool.
But so is Facebook.
Here are my thoughts if I was to join it and promote it. I would promote it to my lists and my downline as a tool. Not just as an income opportunity.
However it would be an extra income.
Now if my downline members did the same thing and promoted it to their downline/lists, and did so without hype, it gives them an extra income as well.
Easily done without losing focus or killing your reputation.
What to promote, when to promote, how many to promote, even how to promote… It’s all just a business decision. Nothing more, nothing less.
Keep up the great work Ben. Second time I found your blog this week.
Jeff
Ben, who made you God and protector of all mankind.
You are entitled to your opinion but I personally think you have gone much further than give an opinion.
You are in essence an DREAM KILLER. The way you make your statements will be sucked up by the weak, who would probably not do anything anyway.
I am very happy with the Wowzza concept and product.
I have gained much knowledge since becoming a member.
I find many interesting things to follow up on from other members.
The majority of people don’t make money in MLM and it is because they refuse to put in the effort required.
Wowzza is in it’s infancy and I know that it will evolve to become an even stronger and better product for members.
Wowzza I believe will be around for quite a while because the principals are honest and open to suggestions for improvement.
People can to sit on the sidelines and not get in involved. That is there choice. However, you have not even given them a chance to show or prove where this will evolve to.
Imagine if I started speading crap about you and your business because I have had an experience that was not good. It certainly would not mean that my experience with you might not have been.
If you wanted to say something, you could have been much more diplomatic and understanding of the business world as a whole.
There are no guarantees in life when it comes to business.
But there is intent, effort, honesty, depenability, credability and so on.
Wowzza has shown all of the above to me..and now the opportunity and it’s resources will be what I make of it.
You pull on your pants just like the rest of us.
Unless there is something else we should know about you that you are not telling us.
Thumbs up to the people who spoke up and are giving Wowzza a chance. To the others it is SW SW SW N…I am sure you know the meaning.
Mike
I agree with you and have written up my thoughts on it here
http://www.freehomebiztraining.com/is-wowzza-a-scam/
To be honest out of curiosity I’ve joined just to see if there is a spillover effect, although I’m expecting to loose a couple of dollars from it in the two months I’m planning on being a paid member.
And its the usually crap of getting flooded with people pimping their groud floor opportunity.
MOst of you are totaly missing the point of Wowzza. Even if I knew I’d never make any money from wowzza I would gladly pay the thirty two bucks. Why? Simple really, Every day I can interact with heavy hitters AND LEARN SOMTHING! People who I would ordinarily never get a chance to talk to. Plus the effect these sites has on Google is excellent. Our profile page which allows html can be made basically into a web portal that will get indexed in google so we get OUTSIDE visits to our profiles, blogs, media center ect. Most Wowzza members understand that the other networkers are not there to join their programs but to help them.
I belive that this thread was intentionally started just to get traffic (it’s traffic 101 start an argument and let everyone’s posts boost it….old trick) and it is working. Wowzza has’nt even finished it’s first pay run so how could anyone have gotten “scammed” yet? For cryin out loud it’s only been live a bit over a week! Anyone who hates Wowzza just does’nt know what it’s about yet. I say live and let live and let’s wait untill there’s a fire before we call the fire department.
For anyone who is keeping count…Those who actually know anything about Wowzza defend it. For those who are afraid to give it a try, you have the right to make your own decisions.
Wowzza has been live now for exactly 18 days and I am thrilled to be a part of it. I don’t expect to get rich quick off of Wowzza. I do expect to have some income depending upon my own efforts and the efforts of those above me.
Why the thrill? Because after many years of frustration I am finding the tools and resources that I need. There are so many nice people on Wowzza who are stepping up and giving training in many different areas. If you need technical help…someone will help you. If you need personal development…someone will help you with that. Advertising, leads, maybe just look at other programs that are posted on people’s profiles without having someone hound you to join.
Is there spam? There was at first but there is a 0 tolerance policy for that and spammers will lose their membership. I have left other networking sites because of the spam. This is a refreshing difference. I also had someone to sign me up for a free tour with one of my email addresses when they did not know that I was already a member. Four accounts were deleted because of this. I repeat 0 tolerance.
You will always have people who get excited and trying to put things in their own words start promoting inappropriately. You see this in every business. You can not fault the business for that.
Wowzza is working hard to keep their members informed and marketing in a legitimate way without making huge claims that could give people false impressions. People are being educated how to network and market in a professional manner.
So to say that Wowzza has no product is simply speaking out of ignorance. Please do not make harsh judgements when you obviously do not know what you are talking about.
As usual we have the know it alls who can pick anything apart.
They will go to any means to make themselves a name.
This guy is full of crap.
AWESOME overview and nice google page ranking …number #1 even before WOWZZA, this will save a lot of people, you obviouly know how to add value, which is the KEY in Network Marketing Success, the next phase of network marketing, is social media marketing..check my website if your interested…http://LeadsandMindsetTraining.com
Hi Ben,
While I commend you on having the guts to stand up and speak your piece, I cannot agree with your review of Wowzza. I am doing very well with Wowzza, but, as an experienced Internet marketer, I’m using it the same way I use MySpace, Facebook, Ning, Direct Matches (which makes me sick)… or any other online community.
I have found that, because it is a paid membership community, that the leads I generate from Wowzza are of a much higher quality than from other social sites.
As far as an MLM or business opportunity goes, I could care less… that’s not why I am there.
Thanks again Ben for standing up man! Great to hear your voice!
Cheers!
Rex Harris
Ouch.
You don’t often hear this style of “nay saying” and “doom and glooming” from a network marketing expert.
No offense Ben but I think “nay saying” revolutionary new businesses hurts your credibility with your mailing list more then offering it as an oppotunity and letting them consider whether or not the product has value for themselves. I have to say also that that whole part about not confusing your downline with other opportunities smacks of fear. Perhaps that is the real motivation here. After all your claim is that Wowzza has no real product but the product they offer is in fact the very one you seem to fear: a marketplace of opportunities and ideas. Net workers learning from one other and finding the next best opportunity or marketing it if they have already found it. Personally I have to say I’m all for this.
Hi Ben,
Thanks for the commentary about Wowzza. I kind of had the same feeling about it. The product that they are selling ( the same as Direct Matches ) is just the social network. Why do I need to pay money to join a social network full of of network marketers when there are already tons of free networks out there that I can join to find network marketers.
I do see what the draw is… The site is made up of “professionals” who are looking for other opportunities… And where that is true (for the most part)… and the best way to build a strong thriving downline is to bring in people who have already shown the desire to become network marketers… There are just better places to find these marketers without the added monthly fee.
And… as you point out, What is the product?
I would like to ask you, what is you take on TokSee? It is a similar program to Wowzza, However is has two HUGE differences… First, they have a FREE social networking site and also other FREE social widget tools. Secondly, they actually are developing some high quality “business tools” that are worth upgrading for.
Now I do see the value in companies like Wowzza (and there are lots of them popping up right now)… but without a high quality product or service to go along with the social networking site… They are all going to fade away after all the buzz and excitement are gone. This is the reason why I think TokSee (and maybe a couple others) will end up rising to the top. The products they offer are something of quality, they are products you would purchase even if you weren’t making money off of them… and that is what allows an MLM company to sustain its grow.
I have a friend who is always trying to get me to jump from one business to the next because the opportunity is great and the timing is fantastic… The problem is, as you pointed out, the opportunity might be fantastic, but if the product isn’t worth the price of the “upgrade”, then eventually the business will die.
People forget… Your major objective in an MLM company is not about making money by getting people to join… Your main focus should be to bring you company’s product of service to market. So therfore, if your product or service is not something of genuine quality… You are just spinning your wheels in a losing game. Eventually, people will lose interest and the company will become another MLM casualty.
Ben, I only have one thing to tell you. You really have to study things before you go out blasting it down…I don’t know If you are aware of a group called “Fields of Green team” a Billion $$$ business run by present and retired major league Baseball players etc. these folks are the main foundation of Wowzza. Im sure that if you contacted Darrell Evans former Major league player with the Red Sox but he would be sad to see all that you have written about his Baby “Wowzza” you are welcome to contact Darrell Evans @ http://www.fieldsofgreenteam.com..Please do your homework prior to making a fool of your self. By the way you should join asap and be a part of a winning team….Viliami
Wowzza is an interesting company. its different than all the other vitamin or personal care companies. a good mlm oppourtunity!
Hey Ben, I never got involved with Wowzza, but I feel where you’re coming from. I passed on it to go to a search engine optimized site that is a “marketing tool” for business….not a social site.
It’s helped myself and others tremendously getting our businesses and names ranked in the top 5 of the major search engines.
And NEVER a monthly fee….Only thing you pay is……..
One Penny A Day!
When you have time, check it out and tell me what you think.
http://www.PennySEO.com
Much Success!
Wowzza didn’t become what they wanted to become. At the moment they are a nobody. Facebook (completely free) and LinkIn (paid membership if you upgrade) are the only popular social sites for the moment (it’s now 2010)