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According to a news report, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against online music promotion company BurnLounge, calling it a "pyramid scheme."
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And how can something be a MLM when they're selling a product? I am one of those VIP Mogul Store owners paying over $400 a year. I'm paying for the software that's given to me to run my store and manage my business. Incredible software by the way...and yes, I do earn money from people who sign up for stores under me. That's because I'm selling them their own store...so I earn a little commission off of that sell.
Just wanted to tell you that you need to get all of your facts straight before going and posting negative blogs about something.
Blessings,
Anita
And how can something be a MLM when they're selling a product? I am one of those VIP Mogul Store owners paying over $400 a year. I'm paying for the software that's given to me to run my store and manage my business. Incredible software by the way...and yes, I do earn money from people who sign up for stores under me. That's because I'm selling them their own store...so I earn a little commission off of that sell.
Just wanted to tell you that you need to get all of your facts straight before going and posting negative blogs about something.
Blessings,
Anita
Everything he says above about what Burnlounge is about is true (except for the MLM part). It's quite amazing...and a wonderful business. It's also a way to promote the music you love.
It's actually very similar to Mary Kay. It's based on that kind of business model where you earn money from the people who signed up under you. Would you consider Mary Kay a MLM???? No way...
Everything he says above about what Burnlounge is about is true (except for the MLM part). It's quite amazing...and a wonderful business. It's also a way to promote the music you love.
It's actually very similar to Mary Kay. It's based on that kind of business model where you earn money from the people who signed up under you. Would you consider Mary Kay a MLM???? No way...
90% of the companies revenues are from signing up other members who will never make a dime and will lose money unless they sign up other members!! The profit is only $.05 cents from each song and the downloads don't even work on ipods which itunes owns 80% of the market.
There is no way you can profit from selling music with a burnlounge store specially if you spend any money to market your store. BurnLounge members have 100,000 other members they are competeing with for the other 20% of the market which Yahoo Music, Napster, Rhapsody and others are also competing for.
If it was so easy to make money from selling music why wouldn't Burnlounge just give its software to everyone free? How come their competitors don't charge to promote their music? You can sign up for Itunes, PassAlong, Napster, and Yahoo Music and other music stores affiliate programs and make money from sales your friends or family make!!
The answer is because they would not be able to support the business model, members wouldn't make money and the founders would not get their fat pay checks. The onine music business is not easy!! Sony, a billion dollar company just annouce that it is closing its digital music store!! If they can't sell music online how is the average person going to succeed?
I think anyone that is making money from BurnLounge better starting looking for new employment because tomorrow is judgement day!!!
T.M.D
90% of the companies revenues are from signing up other members who will never make a dime and will lose money unless they sign up other members!! The profit is only $.05 cents from each song and the downloads don't even work on ipods which itunes owns 80% of the market.
There is no way you can profit from selling music with a burnlounge store specially if you spend any money to market your store. BurnLounge members have 100,000 other members they are competeing with for the other 20% of the market which Yahoo Music, Napster, Rhapsody and others are also competing for.
If it was so easy to make money from selling music why wouldn't Burnlounge just give its software to everyone free? How come their competitors don't charge to promote their music? You can sign up for Itunes, PassAlong, Napster, and Yahoo Music and other music stores affiliate programs and make money from sales your friends or family make!!
The answer is because they would not be able to support the business model, members wouldn't make money and the founders would not get their fat pay checks. The onine music business is not easy!! Sony, a billion dollar company just annouce that it is closing its digital music store!! If they can't sell music online how is the average person going to succeed?
I think anyone that is making money from BurnLounge better starting looking for new employment because tomorrow is judgement day!!!
T.M.D
And yes, I would consider Mary Kay a MLM. See the Wikipedia definition here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilevel_marketing
As I said in my post, there's nothing wrong or illegal about MLM's per se.
And yes, I would consider Mary Kay a MLM. See the Wikipedia definition here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilevel_marketing
As I said in my post, there's nothing wrong or illegal about MLM's per se.
decide whether to shut down Burnlounge or not....I'm following this because I
am associated with musicians that have participated and joined? If it is real, I'd
like to say it's real. If it is not, I'd like to say that too...
decide whether to shut down Burnlounge or not....I'm following this because I
am associated with musicians that have participated and joined? If it is real, I'd
like to say it's real. If it is not, I'd like to say that too...
Model and it has helped me gain some new fans, and has enabled me to expand onto more of a national level. Granted, I don?t try to make money by signing up others ,but I?ve been able to sell my tracks to a broad range of people and to me that?s what it?s all about.
Model and it has helped me gain some new fans, and has enabled me to expand onto more of a national level. Granted, I don?t try to make money by signing up others ,but I?ve been able to sell my tracks to a broad range of people and to me that?s what it?s all about.
- Conspiracy theory
- by larainne June 22, 2007 2:23 AM PDT
- Al Gore , Board of Directors Itune -> friends from FTC-> Burnlounge, threat to Itunes?
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