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September 14, 2004
The Trouble With Quixtar Revisited
By QBlog in
It was one year ago today that I began my reflective series called "The Trouble With Quixtar."
I thought it might be fun for me to take a few days to work out some of my issues with Quixtar right here, in this public space. Some posts may not make a lot of sense on their own but I hope that as a collection these posts will all tie together...I expected to quickly work out those issues but spent nearly nine months arriving at my conclusion.
Since that "experiment" I've met others (online) who've similarly struggled to grasp the "Trouble With Quixtar." For whatever reason, this business (maybe more so than any other business) remains an enigma of sorts. For every argument against the Quixtar business methods, there seems to be a compelling argument supporting those methods. Is it fundamentally flawed or simply experiencing the same problems that plague every business?
I guess I just realize that for me, this blog is like a journey into the unknown. A Fantastic Voyage. Along the way there will be some bumps and setbacks but the quest for truth continues nevertheless. Maybe I'll never learn the truth and maybe Quixtar will remain an enigma but as long as there are questions to be asked, I plan to ask them.
Comments
Oops, sorry. Forgot to add:
I really like "The Trouble With Quixtar" series. It was thought-provoking and interesting.
Ambivalent
Okay, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but i am somewhat annoyed at the fact that no matter how legit a business really is there is always some "skeptic" (or in some cases ex-member)out to disprove it's legitimacy simply because things didn't work out for them. The fact of the matter is that if you put your mind and effort into anything and work hard at it you can make it work for you. If getting lots of money was easy everybody would have lots of money- - bottom line: hard work is the key to success- - I am a new quixtar IBO and am already making quite a bit of money- - which is partly why I felt the need to correct you and anybody else out there who may have been on the verge of being persuaded by your articles. Quixtar never once promised me overnight riches. Did they give long speeches about the dream life and fancy cars and houses? Yes, as a matter of fact I was almost skeptic when I first came across Quixtar until I remembered something I was taught a long ways back by a good friend: Don't criticize until you've tried it for yourself-- You will always be your biggest convert. So now the question stands- -To what are you converted? What is your motivation in life right now? Is it getting you where your'e trying to go? As far as I can tell you're choosing to stay a part of "skeptic america". Try reading the book entitled "Rich Dad Poor Dad". Both of these fathers had good principles for two different types of success, but it was the rich father who impacted the author enough to change his circumstances around not just settling for a nine-to- five (which isn't guaranteed to be there the next day anyway)but to think in a way that only 5% of america thinks. Make money work for you instead of working for it.(prime example Quixtar: the prosumers market.)P.S. Balance= 110% of your effort everyday. Unity (how well you work with others is where the excess comes.)Quixtar works-- but you're gonna have to work too.
QBlog,
I didn't get a chance to comment when you originally posted your "conclusions," so I'll do so here. Again, I didn't comment because I thought what you were saying was pretty common knowledge. Apparently, not so.
Anyway, I agree with all of your conclusions except the market saturation point. I don't disagree with this one, I just haven't looked into it. But these are pretty much the same reasons that I terminated my IBOship.
Ambivalent
Posted by: Ambivalent | September 16, 2004 6:09 PM