How do you deal with your sponsor cheating you?

byRoad2health

250 followers

11 years ago

I have been in the network marketing business since 2005-06. I started with Herbalife, and of course like everyone esle, without the proper training, I spammed, bombard people with products, information, emails. I joined all kinds of businesses, thinking "If you build it, they will come!" Sorry, but this is not Field Of Dreams. As much you or I would like to make it.

The more I connected with people who had the experience, the better I became. But like any job, field, industry, you want to always learn, to grow. Whether your a novice, or a seasoned veteran. Everyone can learn something at any level. Now over the years, I have connected with some awesome people who have guided me on the right path to being successful within this industry. Fitness/Wellness is my niche market, and one person who has done well within this Industry, and I respected would pitch to me products, or whatever he was into. Looking at his story, and what he has accomplished, I was impressed, so I wanted to learn from him. I joined his downline in one company, then joined another, one. One company was sold, and he left that, and told me about another company. At this point I was trying to find something that would fit into my ultimate plans of hosting a fitness event..

Now to make a long story short (present time now) I affiliated myself with 2 up and coming companies, and figured if I could get these 2 to be corporate sponsors for my fitness event, that would help me with so many other things I am trying to accomplish. I collaborated a meeting with people who have been in the fitness industry for a few decades, and they these guys are friends, but never have worked with each other, until now. The conference was supposed to be how to help me get my event of the ground to my sponsor talking about money, build your business. He pretty much took over, and changed the topic of the meeting. He invited some of the other people to his home to discuss this in "private".

A few weeks after this conference, myself and another person on the call who is trying to build up her business, have been wondering what is going on. What is the next step for the Boston event. All we get from our sponsors is this: "Everything is being discussed in private. Now let's get you to build your business." What does that have to do with putting together this event? No one will tell us anything. And now we see posts on Facebook, that these same people are discussing products from the company I wanted to have as a sponsor for my event which would have helped me build MY business, and not my sponsor who is already established. My sponsor, had a HUGE prospect with his own Fitness organization sign under him, instead of putting him under me. My sponsor would still make a certain amount, but I guess he figured he would not make as much if he was in my downline. And this is not the first time this has happened. Next I see that another product I am affiliated with under my sponsor these guys have joined, and had them sign with him.

My friend and I ask again what is going, and all we get: "Things are being worked in behind the scenes where everyone involved will profit from it." If Myself, and my friend were the ones who put together this conference that happened weeks ago, why are we left out of the loop?

So now we started a new chat group, one that included the Co-founder of one of these companies. My sponsor wanted him out of the chat group for some reason, and when I told him I am working on another collaboration which involves with someone I know I can trust, and the Co-founder, he wanted in. He asked what will be discussed, where does my friend live, and I mentioned in Toronto, where you live. He suggested that she come to a meeting, and that she can get in the business. I said no. She has been in network marketing for several years now. She knows that when that happens, the people there steal clients from those who sent them to these meetings, plus she wants to know about the company and would rather discuss this with the co-founder, and she wants to make sure that I get all the credit. She is already established in what she is doing, and wants to help me be successful.

So, now that you have read this (I hope everyone understands what I am conveying. Hard to write and have your kids wanting something every 5 minutes on a Saturday morning! LOL) has anyone ever gone through this? How would you handle something like this?

I like both companies, the fitness organization, I like their platform, but the new CEO I am 50-50 with. I think dropping my sponsor, and getting a new sponsor will be ideal. I have put enough money in his pocket, and he stole the rest. Time to drop him and get with someone I can trust!