| The Arbonne Bankruptcy of January 2010 is a | | | | the attrition that would happen when people could |
| real blow to people in the MLM world. It is a | | | | not afford the products any more. I became |
| shocker for the members of that long time | | | | fascinated in the information or "knowledge" type |
| business. The economic conditions today have | | | | products. I intuitively knew that if there was a |
| made it very difficult for people to survive in the | | | | way to make money by teaching people how to |
| MLM world. The attrition rate in most businesses | | | | make money online, that that type of product |
| that cater to people's wants and not needs make | | | | would sell in ANY economy. |
| it very difficult to maintain a business. Clearly, | | | | I was right. I started learning how to effectively |
| Arbonne found it difficult to rise above the failure | | | | market online. I learned how to market any |
| of people to stay in their program. | | | | product using totaly free methods. I very |
| The real key to survival in the home business | | | | quickly achieved success and soon started |
| world is to learn how to market affordably and to | | | | teaching others to do the same. |
| have a product that people really need. As an | | | | Arbonne distributors that are dazed and confused |
| attorney, I totally understand the travails of a | | | | about the ramifications of the bankruptcy should |
| large business like Arbonne, and Bankruptcy is | | | | take heart. This may be an opportunity for |
| often a necessary way for a large company to | | | | them to re-tool their home businesses and |
| make it through difficult financial times. It is | | | | increase their wealth in these recessionary |
| somewhat encouraging for Arbonne members | | | | times. The bankruptcy of Arbonne may be the |
| that the company filed for reorganization and not | | | | best thing that could have happened for many |
| liquidation, but oftentimes companies are not | | | | successful distributors that have been struggling |
| successful in coming out of such reorganizations. | | | | with the issue of retention in their Arbonne |
| When I first decided that I wanted to learn how | | | | business. |
| to market online, I looked at many different | | | | Learning how to attract traffic online to any |
| companies. I checked out companies that | | | | business and then converting that traffic into |
| offered investment advice (a bad idea in this | | | | sustainable long term income that grows no |
| economy), nutritional supplements, healthy juices, | | | | matter what happens on Wall Street is a skill that |
| travel packages and information. | | | | people want. It is a skill that millions need. It is |
| While most of the product related companies had | | | | a skill that wise Arbonne distributors will think |
| compelling things to offer, I was concerned about | | | | about pursuing. |