Image via WikipediaWhen TVI Express was red hot, people write all sorts of reviews about TVI Express, using whatever contrived excuses they can find to somehow convince you that they should be your upline into TVI Express (so you can make him or her rich). Some marketing coach (often with fancy names, like "law of attraction trainer") also used TVI Express to attract "trainees".Welcome to another episode of TVI Express Weasel Reviews, where we track down marketing weasels who claims to "review" TVI Express, but instead want to sell you their "secrets to success".
Today's highlight is on http://www.zingarticles.com/Art/99986/24/TVI-Express-Review-Ground-Floor-Opportunity-or-Scam.html by Anita Koch. Does it review TVI Express and give you an informed opinion backed by facts? Let us find out.
Beginning: not very good
Ms. Koch started by comparing TVI Express with Your Travel Biz (YTB).
YTB was proven to be a pyramid scheme by California's Attorney General Jerry Brown, successfully sued, and forced to revamp its operations, in 2009. Thus, citing YTB as a successful MLM in the travel biz raises two questions: does Ms. Koch even KNOW about YTB's problems? Or did she deliberately neglect to mention it?
As this article was posted March 2010, well after YTB's problem came to light, one must conclude that Ms. Koch either did not do any research and relied on some marketing material, or she deliberately left out this "problem".
Makes you wonder what else she will neglect to mention...
YTB was proven to be a pyramid scheme by California's Attorney General Jerry Brown, successfully sued, and forced to revamp its operations, in 2009. Thus, citing YTB as a successful MLM in the travel biz raises two questions: does Ms. Koch even KNOW about YTB's problems? Or did she deliberately neglect to mention it?
As this article was posted March 2010, well after YTB's problem came to light, one must conclude that Ms. Koch either did not do any research and relied on some marketing material, or she deliberately left out this "problem".
Makes you wonder what else she will neglect to mention...
Middle: Factual, but no conclusion drawn
Ms. Koch then explained the compensation structure, but instead of relying on company line, she actually did some math and shows you how much money TVI Express takes in, and how much it pays back out.
Ms. Koch even admits that two items makes no sense: residual income, and "commission pay till infinity".
She concludes with the following paragraph:
Ms. Koch even admits that two items makes no sense: residual income, and "commission pay till infinity".
She concludes with the following paragraph:
Since Travel Ventures International is a travel company, where does the travel part come in? You don''t get paid for helping people to go on trips. Although the TVI website shows pictures of exotic locations, there is no description of how the travel services actually come into play other than travel vouchers.So even she admits there seems to be no product.
Ending: disappointing half-weasel answer
Ms. Koch was doing so well with her analysis. Unfortunately, she decided to weasel out at the end and gave a less than definite answer. She cited Wikipedia on Ponzi scheme twice, but stopped short of called TVI Express a scam. Instead, she gave this answer:You have to make your own decision as to what MLM company you want to be associated with. Wikipedia defines Network Marketing as a "structure designed to create a marketing and sales force by compensating promoters of company products not only for sales they personally generate, but also for sales of other promoters they introduce to the company." Is it honestly Network Marketing if there is no product or service?She clearly wants to IMPLY that TVI Express is a shady operation, but she somehow can't say it. Instead, she used the opportunity to segue into her "success coaching" business in the next paragraph.
Well, that is a HALF weasel answer. Not as much weasel as the other examples shown, but definitely "half" weasel.
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