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The hidden cost of "hey, let's catch up for coffee"
I watched friends join MLM companies and transform like kena brainwash. "Hey bro, long time no see! Let's catch up over coffee?"
I used to run when I heard "network marketing." Not walk. RUN.
Because I watched friends join MLM companies and transform like kena brainwash.
"Hey bro, long time no see! Let's catch up over coffee?"
We all know what that means. The coffee was never about catching up. Always had hidden agenda. Always ended with "opportunity presentation."
One by one, their contacts stopped answering calls. WhatsApp? Blue ticks, no reply. Facebook? Suddenly everyone's "busy." Family gatherings? Awkward silence when they walk in.
Lost friends. Lost respect. And the worst part? Still cannot make money.
I swore I'd never touch network marketing.
Until I started doing my own business. My car wash was a good example - RM200k to setup, monthly overhead senang-senang RM25k.
Network marketing on the other hand - ready-made business, proven systems, products handled, training provided, minimal overhead. Just a few thousand to start. Almost zero fixed costs.
Where else can you get such low-risk entrepreneurship?
The problem isn't the model. It's how it's been taught.
Traditional approach: Hunt down everyone you know. Pressure them into joining. Use guilt, fear, whatever works. Act like predator stalking prey. No wonder people hate us lah.
But here's what nobody talks about: The most successful brands - Nike, Apple, Starbucks - they don't chase customers.
They attract them.
They don't trick people into meetings.
They create content people seek out.
They don't pressure for sales.
They cultivate desire until customers approach them.
Network marketing can work the same way. Especially now with AI.
My team proved it. We stopped hunting and started attracting.
Instead of "who can I call today?" we ask "what content resonates with our ideal partners?"
Instead of surprise coffee ambushes, AI helps us create value-packed posts that draw interested people.
Instead of pushy closes, we built cultivation systems where prospects educate themselves.
The difference? Night and day. No more awkward coffee meetings. No more avoiding family gatherings. No more friends screening your calls. Just genuine conversations with people who already understand your business model.
AI changed the game completely. It helps us craft messages that attract without manipulating.
Create content that educates without pressuring.
Build systems that filter without rejecting.
The technology handles the heavy lifting. We focus on genuine connections.
When you attract instead of attack, network marketing becomes what it should be:
A legitimate business opportunity for those who want it. Not a friendship-destroying scheme.
My team developed complete AI-powered processes that automate this attraction model.
No calling lists of unwilling victims.
No pressure tactics on uninterested prospects.
Just seamless systems where right people find you.
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Network marketing deserves better than predatory tactics. AI makes that possible.
Kon
P.S. I have never called a single friend or family out for "coffee". I'm up front with all my prospects about my venture in network marketing. And I built an organization of 50 people in 1 year.