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4 Reasons You Should Thank Amway
OK, you are probably wondering why I would thank Amway, have I lost my mind? Isn’t Amway the “Shall Not Be Named” homebased business? LOL, well, here is the reality, despite Amway’s multitude of haters, that little company will still do $9,000,000,000 this year (that’s Nine Billion). Crazy huh? If you are currently in ANY sort of homebased business, you have several reasons to thank Amway, here are my 4.
1. They Paved the Way
Think about it. There are still people that think the $114 billion industry of network marketing is some sort of complicated pyramid scheme just like there used to be people that thought the world was flat. But, imagine earning money off your friends and family’s buying habits back in the 50′s and 60′s…yeah, if you think it’s tough now, try to comprehend how tough it was back then! Amway started in 1959 and paved the way for every future homebased business that exists today.
2. They Created the Highest Income Earners in MLM
Amway created a lot of the highest income earners in network marketing. Some left the company and joined other ones but then went on to be some of the largest income earners in history. My former juice company sure owed a lot of it’s success to Amway. Understanding that being a high income earner in a network marketing business opportunity means helping the most amount of people make money means they have made a huge impact on millions of lives.
3. They Created the Best Training
Now this one I had heard for years but recently was able to experience it. I have talked to at least 50 people personally that were in Amway for 5+ years that never made a dime. In fact, not only did they not make a dime, they had a garage full of stuff they really didn’t want. Why did they stay so long to make so little? The powerful training. Amway training will make you a better person and quite frankly will fire you up! Recently a friend of mine gave me a bunch of Amway CD’s that I have been listening to and they are freaking amazing.
4. They Created the Best Leaders
As the number one income earner in my company, I hear all kinds of excuses why someone cannot build a business. Know who I never hear an excuse from? Former Amway Reps. They are freaking unstoppable! They were taught the right way to never ever quit and they are no getting machines! Some of them never made money in Amway but I can tell you, they DID become a better person.
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In the below video I talk about some concepts I pulled out of the Amway CD’s I have been listening to, this video below may become your favorite video that I have ever done. Watch it and give me your feedback at the bottom of the blog!
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November 23, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Hey Ray,
Amway way or the highway … way!
When it snows in Fort Meyers I’ll laminate your flyers. That gets my hopes up!
Loved the video!!!
Thanks for putting yourself out there.
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 23rd, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Haha, glad to know I have a flier laminating service at my beck and call!
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November 23, 2010 at 8:58 pm
I agree Ray. Amway HAS paved the way for the whole industry and it should not be forgotten.
GREAT video as well. Your messages always inspire as well as make us stop and think about some of the things we may be doing and we don’t even realize it.
Thanks Ray.
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 23rd, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Thanks Steven!
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November 23, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Reason #5 – I grew up just outside of the Amway capital of the world (Grand Rapids up in da Mitten) You can’t drive through GR without seeing something named after the founders of Amway. The Van Andel Institute does biomedical research primarily for cancer and is also in collaboration with the DeVos Children’s Hospital for pediatric cancer. (plus they have entertainment halls, hotels, and arenas)
These guys didn’t just pave the way for Network Marketing, they’ve built up an entire city and community.
~Stephanie~
(PS. no, I’ve never been an Amway rep LOL)
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 23rd, 2010 at 9:49 pm
And I bet there are people in those cities that hate Amway, even though they built it up!
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Stephanie Deneke Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 12:32 am
LOL, my parents being 2 of them,,, they still have Amway car wax in the cleaning closet. I think it hurt dad’s pride when I asked how cool it would be if it was gold or silver intead.
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November 23, 2010 at 9:34 pm
You have this mostly right young and rich Sir!.
I was an Amway distributor for 13 years and did go Direct.
Top of the chart…and did make monthly cheques
every month after my 3rd month.
Had months of 2k + often.
I have not been involved for 8 years and still have
folks who order products.
Could not get to a walk away income though.
Their training changed my life!!
For the good.
And I was 36 when I started in 1992.
Amway company itself was and is awesome.
If you’ve ever heard Mr.Rich Devos speak you would
be blown away.
He is considered in the book University of Success as one
of the greatest speakers ever in the history of the world.
Now the part where you say….folks had a garage full of stuff..
was and is mostly not true.
I never saw that in my 13 years and if it happened it was the distributor who decided to do that.
That’s also what my upline who was a double diamond told me
for the 60′s and 70′s since those topics came up.
And He was involved since 65.
So as you can read I still defend Amway passionately
becuase again the problems came from …
let’s say …stupid greedy distributors.
Lastly as a side note I have yet to see a company
with such a really great delivery system and customer
service center.
Prompt..polite and always at our homes in 24-48 hours.
Those days we had product pick up Thursday nights.
We got large enough to have our groups stuff delivered home
and folks would come and get their stuff.
I could go on but you hit the nail on the head Ray
about not quitting.
That is exactly me with Numis.
I’m having more of a challenge with this online mumbo jumbo
filled with trinkets and shinny things that the weak minded
seem to flock to until things get slightly tough.
The off we go to the next shinny trinket that promises riches.
So don’t laugh at Amway…thank them!!!
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 23rd, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Thank you so much for your input, you are a rockstar. Ya know, now that I think about it, I have heard a lot more people complain about product from other companies than Amway, point taken!
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November 23, 2010 at 10:11 pm
This is great insight! I’ve never been in Amway either, but the lessons they have can be applied to all in network marketing. I appreciate the value you provide.
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November 23rd, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Thanks LuSundra!
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November 23, 2010 at 10:29 pm
Thanks again, Ray. Am loving your training. I’ve noticed in the last year or so that it is AMWAY w/ the multi-million dollar TV ad buys—sometimes I see Avon make buys, but I think those are the only 2 I’ve seen. So, they must be doing SOMETHING right. I’ve seen the CEO of Tupperware on CNBC a few times, and his company is making HUGE strides in Latin America and I think, Asia too.
There’s just WAY too many “Mrs. Umbridge’s” (from Harry Potter) in this world, tsk tsking us to our faces, or, worse, firmly implanted in our brains. It’s a giant fight to ignore and/or remove such creatures. lol! Ask me how I know!
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November 23rd, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Umbridge, lol, thats funny, I just watched that on the plane to Cali
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November 23, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Hey Ray! Great stuff on Amway. My wife and I went Ruby in Amway / Quixtar (big bonus checks, free trips, all that fun stuff) back in 2002 and my wife went full time with the company. Up until a couple of years ago when they switched to a more retail focused model we never pulled in less than $5k / mth. Never had a garage full of anything and everything was directly shipped to your house. It took Amway a few years to get up to speed with rest of the industry, but they are figuring things out now and they are actually making a come back, opening their doors to their reps marketing online, etc, so watch out for them in the years to come.
Other than all the other stuff said here about Amway developing us into rock solid leaders the other thing they do very well is listen to those that have left the company and have bad mouthed them and they have changed and adapted. Most of what I hear from the various conference calls and videos about Amway is no longer true.
Oh, by the way, I’m in your group and am building Numis even though we still make a great income with Amway and still believe in Amway. At the end of the day with all the product lines the company offers when you develop one loyal customer or rep that purchases the majority of their household products thru Amway that’s the equivalent of 10 or more reps volume in most other MLMs.
The reason I’m so loyal to Amway is for the leadership it has taught me and the lives I’ve seen literally transformed due to the hearts of the leaders in the company. My vision is to carry that leadership and heart into Numis as well. As my upline double diamond in Amway said many years ago, “It’s the heart that makes it great.” Many in our industry could learn a lot by studying those old Amway tapes and CDs. I have a ton of them that I’ve converted to MP3 and still listen to them all the time.
Most people in Amway don’t make money, not because of Amway, it’s because they haven’t learned the leadership skills required to be an alpha and because Amway has more reps than any other company, the majority of people’s first experience in the industry (when they’re not a leader) is with Amway.
The training system that you have put together with Numis is phenomenal.
What I’ve seen that’s really different here is that you talk production all the time. The thing I’ve seen is most Amway leaders aren’t talking about results and helping their people think big enough and they don’t provide the tactical training I’ve seen you, David and Lawrence provide.
Most people in Amway are all pumped up but don’t know what to do. They just keep going hoping some day they’ll figure it out on their own. Most of the diamonds have no idea how they got to where they are other than they threw enough mud up against the wall. Numis’s approach is very scientific and thought out, test and measure and test again. Numis is the science of business.
It hasn’t been until the last year or so when Amway started really investing and providing marketing and sales training, Amway was about the feel good and leadership business. 98% attitude. The problem is the 2% is important and up until recently they haven’t taught that. Those of us that succeeded figured it out by studying other trainings outside of what was provided by their upline or they just worked their fingers to the bone until they got results.
I’ll take one for Amway any day. I know what the company has done and continues to do for me and so many others and if it wasn’t for them not teaching how to do internet marketing, I wouldn’t have went out looking for a better way to build the business and that’s how I found you guys.
If you want to read more on my Amway story feel free to visit – http://workwithdanrice.com/network-marketing/amway/amway-business-review-guy-whos-mom-told-hopes/
Thanks for all you do my friend.
Dan
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 23rd, 2010 at 11:20 pm
That is excellent feedback Dan, funny you say that, I have heard many Amway reps say they would get all pumped but would not be sure what to do either, good stuff and thanks for the feedback
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November 24, 2010 at 12:21 am
Well I’m going to chime in here. I have always tried to be possitive as my father-in-law taught me early in life. He would listen to motivational tapes and read books everynight before bed. He got me doing that. I do not have the problem it’s converying to others they need a reality check in a nice way. I have one that keeps saying, “I’m just not meant for this”, or “I do not think I can do this” all the time no matter what I say. So I just keep telling her that this takes time and work. Do a little bit. Quit relying on the efforts of others. She’s the exaxt same at work. Around her grandkids she’s completly different. No figure that one out! They can do anything and become anything. So I sent her your message and wish I was there to see the look an her face when she sees your home and what you say. She won’t listen to me, maybe she’ll listen to you. I just keep possitive and tell her to relax and quit worrying. I’m not going to quit on her, but I have almost told her if she felt that bad to just quit. I’m not going to spend 90% of effort on her and not give the others doing the work no appreciation they deserve. So thanks for the message. It couldn’t have come at a better time in my case.
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 2:36 am
Very, very cool
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November 24, 2010 at 12:56 am
Hello Ray, Great article and video, your training is the best. Thanks, Andrew Gallop
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November 24, 2010 at 1:42 am
Great video Ray! My hopes are up… and now I want some popcorn too!
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 2:36 am
Buy popcorn! lol
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November 24, 2010 at 1:52 am
I will always be grateful to Amway and my dearest friend and Diamond, Pat who has passed on, who helped to mold me into who I am today. My husband and I never made much money in Amway but we did make over a million dollars in the sale of our invention because of the work ethic, motivation, dream building taught in all of the books, tapes, conventions speakers that we absorbed and devoured while in Amway.
Pat always encouraged me and believed in our potential to do great things. She often said, “Beth you are here for a reason and it may not be to make a lot of money in Amway but perhaps to be prepared for even bigger things ahead.”
If it were not for Amway, I think that my husband and I would be pretty much in the “broke” house like so many other Americans who on the outside look rich but are really highly leveraged and living from pay check to pay check, just this side of broke. It is sad that their social status will not allow them to join a MLM, instead they would rather silently die a financial suffocating debt death.
It is a great company with good products and exceptional leadership in all of the owners and their families. I still use my Amway vacuum, air purification system, and water filter regularly.
I, like so many other, cut my network marketing teeth in Amway. I think I will get out those old tapes and listen to a few myself. Thanks Ray for reminding me of my wonderful MLM roots.
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 2:36 am
That is such a cool story Beth, thanks for sharing
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November 24, 2010 at 3:21 am
Hey Ray,
Great article, I was just about to write exactly about the same thing. I spoken to you a couple time, in your group here in Seattle area. I was involved in Amway for 16+ years, reached Ruby level, went on numerous trips every year for over 13 years. Their training and association is so powerful that I have yet to find one that’s been developed like an Amway Organization (there’s a few “Organizations” out there within Amway. David Wood is creating and teaching a lot of what Amway had done that’s why I’m pretty excited about what you and David are doing. David had one of the Amway legends, Dave Severn’s audio on his blog called Pigs don’t know pigs stink. Very motivational.
Anyway, I thank Amway for its training because I came into the business with such shyness, I couldn’t lead a silent prayer. Also, they take it deeper than just tenacity in business but also personal relationships. I have people that’s been in 21 years, not made $1000/mo yet but you could not steer them into anything else, not even numis. Amway’s teachings helped me create mortgage and insurance agent teams that helped me create success in traditional business.
I remember our CORE commitment to become a success, and I’ve pretty much stayed with similar habit
Buy products from your own business,not competitors
1) Show the plan – BOP daily
2) Listen to 1 cd a day
3) Read 15-30 minutes a day (success or motivational book)
4) Attend EVERY Function (weekly’s, monthly’s, major function quarterly)
5) Associate with your upline leaders
6) Be on Standing order CD’s (cd of the week)
7) Sell products retail
If we all follow the same principle in Numis or any other MLM, we would succeed!
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 10:46 am
It is still that simple isn’t it? That plan simply works!
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Henry Jose Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Yeap sure does, looking forward to applying exact same principle and teaching to the group here as we build here in seattle and the nations.
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Nicholas Wind Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Wow Henry …Pigs don’t know Pigs stink!
was a very good teaching tape which was very
alpha and in your face.
He speaks of “The laws of Compensation”
on that tape.
Ya Amway distributors had some amazing stories
with many many amazing speakers.
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Henry Jose Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Yeap, Dave Severn is always one of my favorite..in your face speaker….although sometime being coached by him is not always fun because he will get in your face like any good coach would
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November 24, 2010 at 4:05 am
Excellent message in this blog post Ray. I too was in Amway for a few years. Had product pick up at my sponsors house & was on Book Of The Month & Tape Of The Month, went to several Functions, & it was Awesome! It was my pleasure to listen to Dexter Yeager speak.
I Gloriously fell flat on my face when showing the Plan to my boss at work & sponsored a whopping One person who quit. All in all, I thank Amway for all the training & Introduction to the fantastic profession of Network Marketing.
By the way, I still drag those old cassette tapes out from storage and listen to my favorites.
Have an Awesome Thanks Giving!
~Rhonda Grace
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 10:45 am
That’s great! I don’t have a cassette player!
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November 24, 2010 at 4:44 am
Ray! That was great! I was one of those that was in Amway for 5+ years, didn’t make alot, but turned me from a very, very shy person to an outgoing person where I love to say hi to people and learn from them.
My upline, whom I showed the Numis to, gave me a very different response to what I would have expected. Somewhere he lost his dream and gave me all kinds of excuses why he was glad he didn’t make it big in MLM. Oh well. Looking forward to seeing you on Thurdsay!
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Why would someone be glad they didn’t make it big? lol
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November 24, 2010 at 5:07 am
Great post Ray. I was never involved with Amway but I’ve heard David Wood mention that they had the best training as well. Thanks for sharing.
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November 24, 2010 at 5:10 am
Ray, spot on post my man! I just wanted to address Nicholas’s post briefly. The strategy of warehousing product was quite prevalent in the United States throughout the 70′s and 80′s here in the US. Since you used the term “cheques,” I’m assuming that you were based in the UK? I was born in ’76, and my father was a distributor from before my birth until today. I went to many a product pickup at his upline’s house. it wa stypically limited to Silvers and above, but some greedy people may have jumped on it before they were ready.
That being said, excellent post Ray! If I could have my choice, I’d rather have former Amway distributors join my team over mostly any other MLM company. The training systems they employ are stellar.
Jamie
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Agree with you Jamie
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November 24, 2010 at 6:22 am
Awesome post Ray! I grew up in an Amway household and saw my parents’ lives transformed in a big way with the company. Growing up surrounded by the people and going to the events as a 10-11 year old made a huge impact on my success as an adult.
The video on this post is in a class all on its own. Your boys are very lucky to have a Dad like you!
Mikel Erdman
http://www.equation123.com
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 10:44 am
I am lucky to have them! Thanks Mikel!
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November 24, 2010 at 7:48 am
WOW! Amazing comments! Was in the big A 3 times; the last personally sponsored by crown directs Paul & Debbie Miller. Wasn’t my time but learned much of what serves me to this day. Still have gosh, maybe a 200 tapes.
My son Colin already knows he’s going to change the world and make it a better place. Just ask him. “Can’t” is NOT ALLOWED! He’s been seen doing pushups in the middle of a restaurant for saying it (1 for each yr of his age). Now, before children’s green peace hunts me down, he thinks it cool. And what’s more – he’s way ahead of his time in many ways because of it. Ray, you know I relate to your history and it’s that that our children are the beneficiaries of it! What was meant for “evil” has turned into good.
Great job brother – as always!
M. Arcadi
http://is.gd/hGubO
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M. Arcadi Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 7:51 am
LOL – who wrote that literary train wreck in my last comment? Sorry, I guess I better call it a day.
Peace-Out!
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Looks great bro, love the idea of pushups in the restaurant!
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November 24, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Truly inspiring Ray. What’s funny is all the passionate Amway comments…To me, this video isn’t about Amway…it’s about empowering and inspiring others. I love the “GET your hopes up!” idea. So true how many people unknowingly squash the hopes and dreams of kids. Great message Ray…whether it came from Amway or the rest of the massive personal development library you have, who cares!…But, yes, thank you Amway and thank you Ray for being such an inspired leader.
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Ray Higdon Reply:
November 24th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
I stirred up some passion huh? Yeah, awesome comment on here and you absolutely nailed what I was hoping to get across, who cares where you learn from, so long as you learn and then share!
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November 24, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Hi Ray,
thanks for putting this together. It made me chuckle.
I also come across a lot of people who are with Amway.
They are fired up although they don’t make a dime. haven’t made in years.
Once they learn WHY they aren’t making any money and most probably never will in this company, this attitude changes slowly.
Thanks also for your video: If an adult destroyed a life – his own – that doesn’t give them the right to destroy other people’s lives too, especially the life of a kid.
Hey, we also play Cashflow and Monopoly with our kids, it’s fun, right ?
Take care
Oliver
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November 25, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Ray, thanks for the quality post. It good to have reminders of the heritage of this industry! Keep it coming.
PS. Great training on MLSP last night!
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November 25, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Hi Ray
Awesome video and very powerful. You are absolutely right what you said about children. Unfortunately so many parents want the best for their children but do more harm. I have seen this happen.
Thanks for sharing.
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November 26, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Hey Ray,
I remember back in my teens when my dad was in Amway, and you are right, the training they had was incredible. They stuck with it and made awesome money.
Thanks for the post Ray, very true indeed.
Matt
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November 28, 2010 at 1:38 am
I’m actually in Amway, but Numis Network is my primary business! I have many friends in different network marketing companies, and we’ve ALL pitched our buisnesses to each other; it’s funny thinking about it. But at the end of the day, we’re reading each others blogs and sharing valueable information to grow our own businesses. It only makes sense for network marketers to associate with other network marketers — it’s better than hanging around with employees.
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July 6, 2011 at 6:11 pm
superbe article – merci de France. Great tu see what MLM is in the USA.
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