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June 29, 2003
Quixtar on the Web
By QBlog in
I've often been accused of only posting negative stuff about Quixtar (see below) and to be honest a lot of what I post ends up being links to things that are easily considered anti-Quixtar. However, I don't intentially look for negative comments about Quixtar, it just happens that most of what I find on the Web ends up being somewhat negative. To demonstrate I'll explain my regular process for finding and posting links to this Blog.
1. I go to Google and type in Quixtar and click the News tab. I scan the most recent headlines (which is usually nothing at all) and if it's something besides a press release or a passing mention of Quixtar (like "Billy S., a Quixtar IBO, died in a plane crash last night") then I'll post it here. I'll then type in Amway and Alticor, looking for the same results. Quite often I find nothing. When I do find something it is often "negative" but I gladly post the positive links too. Look over my archives if you don't believe me.
2. I generally look for third party content, meaning that I don't want to link comments from someone who was once a Quixtar IBO and now leaves bitter comments (however truthful they may or may not be). I also don't want to link glowing reports from current IBOs because there is always a self-serving factor involved that makes me distrust the objectivity of the content. I do look for content written by journalists and those unfamiliar with the Quixtar culture. That is why I love finding posts from bloggers who are only exposed to Quixtar in passing. Their comments about the business are often an honest reflection of their thoughts and feelings because they aren't IBOs trying to influence prospects and they aren't ex-IBOs who are possibly bitter about some aspect of the business. They are essentially Quixtar "virgins."
3. I search the popular Blog Index tools for references to Quixtar. This often produces no results but when I do find some content, it's usually "negative."
4. The content must be relatively fresh before I will link it. I don't want some article from 1999 and I don't some static IBO site that has never been updated. I want fresh, timely comments that reflect what's happening NOW.
5. I rarely use any qualifiers in my searches. I don't use phrases like "anti-Quixtar" or "hate Quixtar." I just type in Quixtar. The results are the results.
What is interesting to me is that the preponderance of results I receive from searching are seemingly negative. This begs the question "Why?" Why does it seem that most of the fresh, current and relatively objective content on the Web seem negative? Seriously, it's a question worth asking. If Quixtar is such a great Internet business opportunity, then why isn't there more up-to-date positive and objective content on the Web? Maybe there is and I'm just searching wrong.
Anyway, here's a post from a blogger that I found today. It's a pyramid scheme kind of thing.
I am 21 years old and have a 19 year old boyfriend who just got involved with Quixtar 2 months ago. We have been together for almost a year but now slowly but surely we are falling apart because of this business. He has meetings very many times a week, will break plans with me for them, and now he is about to quit playing soccer for this. Mind you he is from Brazil so soccer is in his blood, and he also was crippled due to a leg impairment he was born with, so he has always spoke about how blessed he was to be able to play soccer. He has said if he cant play soccer than he wants to die. Now him and his best friend of 4 years are having issues because of Quixtar. I dont know what to do! I want to support his endeavors, but he is so blinded by it that he sees nothing around him anymore. Do you have any advice? I am going to schedule a meeting with the head guy of the Dallas area for Quixtar about the person that this has turned him into. Anything you have to say would be greatly appreciated, or if you know of online things that I can show him. SOMEONE HELP!!
Posted by: Lyn-z | August 1, 2004 12:49 PM