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Category: Failure in MLM

30 Years of Failure in Mary Kay
Failure in MLM

30 Years of Failure in Mary Kay

May 17, 2022 May 14, 2022  cindy machado 9

Even those in the upper ranks of Mary Kay can’t see what complete failures they are in this “business model” (not really a business!) that sets you up to fail. Last year, Cindy Machado, a long-time Mary Kay sales director who never makes it to nsd was ruminating on 10 …

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I Feel Stuck!
Failure in MLM, Inventory & Selling

I Feel Stuck!

March 2, 2022 March 1, 2022 14

What do you do when you’ve run out of people to bother about Mary Kay? This is the reason so little of the products that are ordered from MK actually end up in the hands of a real consumer. Because it’s so hard to find people ready and willing to …

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I Saw the Signs Many Years Ago
Failure in MLM

I Saw the Signs Many Years Ago

November 18, 2021 November 7, 2021 1

Written by CoralRose Years ago, I came upon Pink Truth by accident when I was still a personal use consultant. I was shocked by what I was reading: Consultants and directors in debt?! Car co-pays? Making less than minimum wage?! Mary Kay is all about recruiting and front loading, not …

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The Math Behind MLM (and Why MLM Doesn’t Work)
Failure in MLM

The Math Behind MLM (and Why MLM Doesn’t Work)

November 11, 2021 October 28, 2021 7

Written by Rachel I recently read a quote from a site promoting an MLM: To recoup your initial $570 costs, focus on enrolling two distributors into your downline and then help them also enroll two people each. This is the problem. Right here. It’s the exponential growth caused by unlimited …

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No “Right Way” to Do Mary Kay
Failure in MLM

No “Right Way” to Do Mary Kay

November 3, 2021 October 25, 2021 6

When you start to become awakened to the truth about Mary Kay, you may double down on the idea that there is a “right way” to do Mary Kay. Especially if you are a sales director, you need to justify why you have stayed with MK as long as you …

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Mary Kay Makes the FTC’s Penalty Offense List
Failure in MLM

Mary Kay Makes the FTC’s Penalty Offense List

October 27, 2021 October 27, 2021  ftc 11

I think we have Truth in Advertising to thank for this one! This week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a letter to over 1,100 multi-level marketing companies notifying them that future false claims about their money-making opportunities could result in fines of up to $43,792 per violation. And our …

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Mary Kay’s Negative Motivation
Failure in MLM

Mary Kay’s Negative Motivation

October 25, 2021 October 13, 2021 9

Written by Raisinberry Dream Big! Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss you will land among the stars! Show up to Go Up! Believe and You will achieve! Act enthusiastic and you will become enthusiastic! Whatever you say you will do, do it if you have to move heaven …

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My Virtual Open House Was a Bust
Failure in MLM

My Virtual Open House Was a Bust

October 21, 2021 October 21, 2021  facebook 20

What a shame! You join Mary Kay “to reconnect with people” and suddenly they think all you want to do is push MK on them. I wonder why that would be? So poor Amanda wants this Mary Kay support group on Facebook to encourage her. Check out the wonderful advice …

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Cindy Mac Failed in Mary Kay (and you can too!)
Failure in MLM, Sales Directors

Cindy Mac Failed in Mary Kay (and you can too!)

October 19, 2021 October 18, 2021  cindy machado 27

Imagine devoting more than 30 years of your life to Mary Kay, and still not getting to the top. Cindy Machado Flippen doesn’t have to imagine. She has lived it. For 30 years she has been grinding… trying to get to the position of national sales director, and failing. What …

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Mary Kay Bankrupted Me
Culture & Manipulation, Failure in MLM

Mary Kay Bankrupted Me

October 11, 2021 September 27, 2021 19

Written by Francine I was a Mary Kay consultant for two years and it financially devastated our family. We literally declared bankruptcy and I humbly and ashamedly want to express that we NEVER, not in ten million years, thought we would ever be in that position. Although it is embarrassing …

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