Just A Few Comments On The Competition

While this blog is about MLMs, YTB has taken the brunt of the conversation. No doubt about that. Why? Well, they are publicly traded for one--and their info is out there for all to see--the good and the bad. Number two, their RTAs tend to be very loyal and (in my opinion) overly trusting of what they are told. It is the "he said it so it must be true" mentality that prevents them from addressing any reasonable objections or concerns. That is their own cross to bear. I still think YTB is a bad investment and stand by my assertions that very few make any money in the program. Time and time again, no one has provided any reasonable proof of making any money despite the factual figures provided by YTB that prove my point. I also think I have to be onto something here when major suppliers and industry credentialing associations are terminating them. So it is not just me!

What I find amusing is the circling of the vultures. TraverUs is the lead vulture and they are out in full force recruiting the scared RTAs. Of course this is a warm market--most pyramid participants will participate in many. And TraverUs is most certainly a card mill as well. Although they will not admit it (after all the YTB folk now know that "card mill" is a bad word). They feign compassion for the loss of IATAN and RCI. Check out this excerpt from a blog:

Hi Friends,I wanted to express that I am sorry for YTB losing their IATAN #. It truly hurts any industry when something like that happens. And no matter whether they are a competitor to TraVerus I wouldn't wish ill on anyone's business. I wish you well in any venture you choose!Maybe you're at a crossroads as to what you'd like to do with your business and future. I'm sure you were great at what you do.I am with TraVerus and we're growing strong offering an opportunity with a very low investment. If your downline is in a panic you could give them this option to come over with you. If most move together it could cost you or them little or nothing to join.

What a crock, This is the best thing that TraverUs could have hoped for. Now they can easily recruit with very little effort. Why don't they call a spade a spade? Are they really "sorry" about YTB's situation? Hell no.

And you know what, neither am I. I have said from the beginning, the MLM firms operate on the very fringe of legality. All of them. They may change the terminology from pyramid to pyramid but the end result is the same. You will not make any money in selling travel under these programs. Hey TraverUs--do you have anyone that can show me some proof? Doubt it! So please stop with the false platitudes. You are ecstatic that YTB is having their problems. And to probably a lesser degree, I am as well. I think the truth is finally slowly starting to emerge.

TraverUs, please don't think you are any different. You call then CTAs (which I think is intentional deceit) and YTB calls them RTAs. Pretty soon, you will be in the same position claiming IATAN made a mistake, RCI made a mistake, poor TraverUs.

Time will tell. As the big words at the top say MLMs and Travel: A Bad Mix!