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Gitu dong. Hati-hati ya...

Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa. Mudah-mudahan diredhai dan direstui Allah s.w.t. ibadah kita.

Salam hormat,

Muhamad Abdullah.
Kuala Lumpur.
Lepas sahur.

The Unfair Advantage

John C. Maxwell once said, "Leaders find the dreams then the people, the people find the leaders then the dreams."

That statement says almost everything why leaders earn the most in every field, business or politics. Leaders always see things long before they happen. Call it vision. Call it intuition. But that is the way it is.

In the MLM industry, that observation by John C Maxwell cannot be any better than the truth. Leaders are the ones who make things happen, garnering tirelessly to get supporters to dream along with them.

Being pioneers is not always easy for they are sailing in unknown waters often having to chart new courses along the way. More often than not, business infrastructures are never ready.

But it is always these pioneering leaders that enjoy the best when everything is set ready, eventually enabling them to build the biggest businesses.

Once ready, they have rewarded themselves positions of being able to exploit and reap the unfair advantages in business of being right at the top with the rest of the world joining under them?

Is that luck? No. These leaders create their own luck and future.

In the world of MLM, looking for the right company with a soul, integrity, global vision, purpose, right corporate expertise team is never easy. Along these qualities then the right products and compensation plan will come accordingly.

When such an opportunity comes along, only fools would wait for everything to be ready before wanting to commit into building the business.

With the perfect set up, it is purely amazing how the right leaders and connections would come along out of no where.

Yes, it is definitely going to take some time to build a huge business. But for once we know, we are going to build a huge profitable, lasting handsfree business leading to the promised land of Uncommon Freedom.

To make really great things happen, we need the unfair advantage.

All the very best wishes to fellow business associates in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

Yours truly,

Muhamad Abdullah.
Kuala Lumpur.

Big Business Or Big Con Job?

LEADERS ARE EQUALLY TIRED OF CLIMBING THE EMPTY LADDER.

Ever wondered why people leaves a company? Especially Malaysian companies?

Wonder no more. The truth is, we leaders are just plain tired of moving one company to another and it has always been my own personal wish that the company I last joined would be the last.

But, when a Company does not honour what they promiseD, should we go on knowing what the end would be? It is simple basic common sense, when the management starts not honouring their words at our level, there is no way they are going to honour others of lesser standing as well.

If they deliberately default on small amounts due to us, what surety is that they are going to honour sums hundreds of times bigger later on?

It is sad. Really sad to learn the truth about these kind of leadership and companies. They talk about BIG businesses. About the moon and the stars, yet not practising pure basics and foundation of sound business principles.

So fellow friends, be careful about these companies with 'big dreams'. They are nothing but 'BIG CON JOBS'. I know what I am talking about. Just ask me in private.

It does not matter if the CEO or partners are professionals or highly qualified when they have everything except integrity. After all never forget, there are even Datuks now in prison.


Yours truly,

Muhamad Abdullah.
KL.

MLM CONSULTANTS: MALAYSIA

Al Ries

When the big boys have big money, the next most attractive move is to diversify. MLM is well known to be good cash cows.

With money, the big boys look for so called experts of MLM in Malaysia.

Pay them their consultancy fees and they will provide these clients of theirs the so called package. But their definition of a 'package' is to provide their clients with the marketing plans and 'leaders'. That easy tostart making money huh?

But having big money does not necessarily mean these seasoned business players know the right questions to ask their so called MLM Consultants. Simple questions such as:

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE AN MLM COMPANY SUCCEED?

1. Is it big capital?
Tabung Haji, Felda and KUB were good enough examples that capital alone was not the answer. They quickly created their MLM Comapnies and quickly went out of business as well. The same also happened in Indonesia where big timers from China and Taiwan lost them all in millions.

2. Is it products?
There have been many companies with excellent products that went bunker as well. I wouldn't want to name these private companies unlike Felda or Tabung Haji.


3. Is it marketing plan?
One Company I was involved in, has one of the most innovative plans around. They collected millions, tried to go on partnership with a huge Indonesia Company and recently got in a naive investor which had already unwittingly seduced into investing more than a million ringgit.

This poor guy could be left high and dry within next 6 months if not sooner unless drastic measures are adopted fast like what Idris Jala did for MAS.
Idris Jala of MAS



4. 'X' Factor.
Everything in place, good management, vision, products less the 'X' Factor.

The truth is still very little chance of growing real and lasting big business.

Of course the blooming Management Consultant does not know that because he was never part of such organisation nor having the success track record of building networks from ground zero.

But that so called specialists still sell the perception that just by providing the big boys with suppliers (their own or friends products) and a marketing plan programme, that is the total complete package.

What also the big boys do no know how to ask the MLM Consultants was, "Can you show us a company you have the provided the package still around and doing well after 3 years?"

Of course they would not be able to give an answer simply because they have no track record what so ever.

And of course the big boys would be naturally be estactic with joy when the MLM Consultant says and bring them some 'Leaders' to help start the business.

What the Big Boys do not know is, why should they provide you with good leaders when they have a few other companies of their own in the MLM business?

Jack Trout

Jack Trout wrote a book called 'Big Brands Big Trouble' and his co author for years Al Ries wrote anothet book simply called 'Focus'.
Perhaps the Big Boys should read these kind of books first before jumping into the MLM companies bandwagon.

To trust or not to trust these so called MLM Consultants from Malaysia? A little check on their background could save these big boys big bucks.

Levis spent US 850 million to improve their business. But nothing changed.

Good luck Big Boys.

Yours truly,

Muhamad Abdullah.
KL.

MLM LEADERS = CORPORATE LEADERS ?

Jack Welch of GE

There are all kinds of assumptions about the secret formula of generating millions of dollars in business turnovers and profits.

But like any other open secrets for success, success is a science executed with finesse bordering on art. The maestro would no doubt made it appear almost magical. That explains why CEOs like Jack Welch are paid millions a year to spearhead the company's business to the promised land.

So what is it then?

Why DID SUCCESSFUL NETWORKERS fail AS CORPORATE MLM LEAEDRS?

Theoritically speaking, successful networkers should be successful MLM Corporate Managers or CEOs.

WERE THEY TRUE LEADERS?
We could overlook the fact that successful networkers are not necesarily successful REAL leaders. They could be successful due to timing such as bad economic times where people are desperately looking for opportunities to make some extra dollars and ready to take the plunge the moment something comes along.

It could be some products very revolutionary in delivering the results or outcome. It could be the marketing plan, something out of this world for that moment in time.

It could be so many things that catapults some one into financial stratosphere of wealth creation.

And so, the world assumes this great guy is a great leader.


THE TRUTH.

It could just be total hype. Someone making so much money within a few days in business, not knowing that great guy buys up everything just to show the 'huge income gotten within a few days in business' and later on used his income statement as testimonial. And of coz as the everybody flocks in,the bigger, the faster his income would be.

If these are the basis that makes a leader a leader, then he is going to fail in leading the corporate aspects of an MLM company.
For he just does not understand what it takes to build a proper network based on sound proper business practice.


ALL ABOUT PEOPLE AND THEIR LIFE, DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS
At the end of the day, one cannot but fail to appreciate, building a successful business is all about leadership focussing on the human aspect of the business as networks are essentially people with emotions and feelings.

Marketing plan, products, technical support are all but just the vehicle required to make these masses of people grow their vision and perceptions on life.

In MLM, people's vision, dreams, apirations are basics of growing huge networks which generating business turnovers.

No smart company would ever overlook the human aspects of network marketing. Getting them in, and more importantly, making them stay to grow the business.

It is not purely the products, marketing plan or hype. It is always the total package.

Leadership and Integrity

LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRITY

Received a few smses from a leader in Jakarta early this morning. To sum it all, he is still looking around. Boiling down to his frustrations of dealing with the company he is representing in Indonesia today. Sadly, it is a Malaysian company. Real shame on us. Again, it is all about leadership and integrity.

Just how important is Leadership in business? Absolutely EVERYTHING. Minus leadership, there is no vision and battle plans for a Company's direction and execution.


General Douglas MacArthur
World War 2 Hero

As once said by General Douglas MacArthur a second World War hero, "The bottom line of achieving victory in any battle, is actual execution of battle plans in battle fields."

That sums everything about leadership and business.

But, still over riding all, is one factor: INTEGRITY of the leader especially in business. Integrity makes all the difference. From Warren Buffet to G.E's Jack Welch. And for the MLM industry, IT IS EVERYTHING. It holds or loses people within any organisation.

LOOKING BACK.
We started our journey with one Aussie company way back in 1998.

Built the business from scratch way up to the pinnacle. We helped built function attendance from 30 people to a crowd in excess of 2,000 within 3-4 years.

We enjoyed the journey and so were many people who were never in MLM before, building the business, a bit of income and significance.

But as business grew, so were egos and greed.In May 2004, I left the Company. To keep it short, the company is no longer around in Malaysia and also in Australia today.

BACK TO THE FUTURE
Today, as my path crossed with so many people, field leaders and companies alike, it is just not difficult at all to see whether a company is going places or not.

Just listen to what they got to say, then give some time to see what they do. PERIOD.

To some of you guys out there, you may have the money, the best marketing plans and products BUT minus INTEGRITY, you are not going to have a really big busines for long.

Yes, I know it too, some of you purposely designed your Company that way. Collect as much money from the poor networkers, then close your Company.

Of coz u have collected your millions. But not USD 800 to 900 millions. Perhaps a couple of millions. Simply beause you guys have no vision further then that of an ostrich.

TOWKAY, CAKAP SAMA BIKIN MAU SAMA WO....

FRIENDLY REMINDER
To all my fellow leaders and networkers, in choosing a company, look for one more thing BEYOND the company's grandiose plans and dreams; INTEGRITY.

SEE WHAT THEY DO.
From Company management to simple things as how they treat their friends, fellow workers and keeping time for appoinments. All tells tales. Just look out.

DON'T JUST LISTEN. WATCH. BE CAREFUL.

It still hurts me to know fellow friends get hurt.

I may not be filthy rich yet, but somethings are not for sale. INTEGRITY is one.



Yours truly,

Muhamad Abdullah.
KL.
just back from Jakarta on Tuesday.

BANKRUPT CREATOR or MONEY MACHINE?

It is a very common perception amongst ex-leaders of the MLM industry in Malaysia that with their money or funders behind them plus their so called 'networks' and rushing into the Indonesian market, starting an MLM Company seems the surest way of creating overnight wealth.

The truth is never near from such simple assumptions especially the Indonesian market. Sometime back in October 2007, someone with so much money started an MLM in Indonesia with a bang.

They launched it in a mountain resort not far from Jakarta. Flew in all the leaders from all over Indonesia, everything paid for from airline tickets to hotel rooms and the gala function.

Leaders were given free accounts. They reportedly had a budget of USD300,000+ ( RM1,000,000.00) to splash around. Within less than 3 months, that company became another case study.

That was not the only instance. I have been told by one friend in Jakarta, of a few other similar ventures with companies from China and Hong Kong meeting the same fate.

They thought by catching one or two self proclaimed 'great leaders' from Indonesia, they are in safe hands. But if so, how come they too suffered the same fate?

I was also informed by one CEO in Malaysia how he lost twice in the Indonesian market sometime back. Once RM2.5 million. Another more than RM10million.

So what went wrong?

1. COMPANY LEADERSHIP:

KNOWLEDGE

It has to start with the Company leadership. MLM is a very sensitive industry. Preferably, it has to be started and managed by someone with success track records in the field plus corporate management skills.

The leadership has got to have intimate knowledge what makes the market ticks and who to deal with to crack and vibrate the market to explosive impacts in creating the waves of momentum.

VISION

The Company Leadership has to have the vision of creating a business venture that will be hugely profitable, lasting and truly beyond borders.

It has to have a vision of moving towards building a billion dollar business within say the next 5-10 years. After all we are in the most populated and largest market potentials of the world, Asia.

INTEGRITY

One of the reasons why Malaysian or Asian Companies could not grow beyond small is very simple. Lack of integrity. It takes Integrity to become a true border less international player after Vision and Knowledge.

MLM SUCCESS EQUATIONS: What else?

So what makes people like Amway still thriving steadily? After Management. Is it products? Marketing plan? Pricing?

If it is that simple, how come companies end up in the bunkers?

After more than 10 years in the industry, through own and borrowed experiences of friends in the industry, observations and readings it all points to a very simple equation:

After Good Products, Reasonable Pricing and Attractive Marketing Plans all of those that failed had the most important equation missing - absence of a proper culture that binds people together to go on for the long term ride.

The proper culture of training and education encased in strong functions and events. Recognitions and travels. It is so simple and yet none of those that failed ever considered these something important to their growth and survival.

CONCLUSION

That is why when people approached me to join them in new establishments, no matter how much money they have or how huge the parent company that funds the proposed venture, I know they are not going to go places when they only talk about marketing plans and products.

Just in October last year, I was invited to a launching of a new company in Kuala Lumpur. It was quite a hoo-haa. The CEO has a Phd in Management. Strong Board of Directors with one Datuk as Chairman and share holder. Told myself quietly to give them 6 months. It lasted shorter than 6 months.

So, starting a new MLM Company minus the right equation is more of a bankrupt creating machine than anything else.

Yours truly,
Muhamad Abdullah.
K.L.

THE FAST EATS THE SLOW

SERGIO ZYMAN,
eX CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER OF COCA COLA
Definitely one of the living geniuses of Marketing in the world today.


THE FAST EATS THE SLOW

It has been proven so many times in history be it business or at war. It has never been the big that beats the small. It is the fast that eats the slow.

So when starting a new venture, is it always proper to wait for everything to be perfect before taking the market?

Perfection if ever achieved is a fleeting thing for the world is moving so fast making what is perfect for the moment becoming only almost perfect the next instance if not totally out of context.

What is imperative is to get the basics firmly laid on a solid ground and then just fly off. Doing the wrong things slowly will definitely not produce the right outcome as well. So, it is doing the right things fast and GET THE BUSINESS MOVING EVEN FASTER.

A business venture will have to adapt to changes and challenges. Stubbornness or plain ignorance of a business leader (the CEO) is no longer a luxury in today's business world.

Likewise, the business climate of today does not permit any one to do things slowly, slowly. No one could afford to wait, especially the leaders in the market for it is their survival.

We may not need the leaders as we can always build our own leaders from scratch but do we have the luxury of waiting as well?

Past experience provides us the wisdom of charting the future, not a prison to our own mind. For the past does not necessarily equal to the future.

IT IS NOT THE BIG THAT EATS THE SMALL. IT IS THE SLOW THAT GETS EATEN BY THE FAST.


Yours truly,

Muhamad Abdullah.
K.L.

Looks and Reality

This so called owner of this particular Company, young, innocent and painfully naive looking has again proven that looks can still be extremely deceiving.

Started this XYZ Company. Got himself one capable 001. Within 1st month the company collected RM3-4 million. It was booming ever since it started keying in new members last 10th January. And that monkey sang all those jazz about wanting to build a long lasting business.

They were moving so fast into Phillipines, Indonesia and Thailand. Everything looked set and clearcut to take the huge markets the Company has embarked its' campaigns on.

Everything looked in order until it became overly suspicious when my business expenses claims were not honoured. The Company has been dragging its' feet despite booming business.

And yet, the owner that paid RM65,000 for the SUPL in Indonesia(AJL equivalent in Malaysia) which I could have gotten for less than RM25,000 charged the Company RM165,000!

RM 70,000 went into his pocket and another RM30,000 went into another Director's pocket, Mr.G.

On top of that they also robbed the company from renovations done at the HQ by inflating it many times higher.

Where did the money go? Renovated his house. Siphoned RM1 million+ from the company's account into his private account leaving the Company's bank account dry (RM900 left in bank account) despite almost RM4 million turn over for month of March.

Little wonder the Company has not been able to owner my claims. Don't have to figure out about withdrawals.

If not for the 001 helping members to cash out against his own points, everything would have been gone by end of March or latest mid April if members all withdraw their incomes from the Company's e-wallet.

If not also for the new partnership with the Indonesian company which is buying 50% of the Company's share, injecting RM5 million + by this week, the game is DEFINITELY OVER.

This company would not be able to pay out members' bonuses. And that is just exactly after 90 days in busines. #x#@ him. That son of a b.... And I edified him and the company to Cloud 7. Oh bloody ....

When will be the day when a Malaysian company in the MLM industry would ever stop from being so myopic and seriously start taking the world?

Still wonder why a Chinaman like this cannot take the world? 'Coz the brain is smaller than of an ostrich's..

Is it worth to hang around still dying for the Company?

Yours truly,

Muhamad bin Abdullah

MAXIS' M MONEY

About 3 months back I posted something on the future of mobile money as I was approached to help market the same with another company. I doubted the company's claims of exclusivity. True enough, as expected, Maxis and Maybank just got into partnership to exploit the market with their ready database of customers.

In short, customers can now use their Maxis Mobiles plus Maybank Accounts without carrying their cash anymore to pay bills or other tansactions at supermarkets, petrol pumps and what nots.

Here is the report by The Star, yesterday, Wednesday 9th April.



"Maxis unveils mobile payment service

Maxis Communications Bhd expects its latest mobile money service, M-money, to record domestic transactions worth about RM500mil per annum by 2010, according to group chief executive officer Datuk Jamaludin Ibrahim.

In terms of take-up, the group expected to have one million M-money customers within the first 12 months, he said.

"M-money represents a tipping point in the emerging mobile banking and payment industry," he said at the launch of the service, the result of a strategic alliance between Maxis and Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) yesterday.


He added that users could instantly credit or cash out money securely from their M-money accounts via their mobile phones through Maybank Financial Services or selected Maxis centres and DropZone outlets.

M-money allows consumers to use their mobile phones to make domestic fund transfers and purchases of selected goods and services up to RM500 in value. A 50 sen fee is charged per transaction.

Maxis plans to extend the service to include overseas money transfer within neighbouring countries once it receives Bank Negara approval.

It will also be working with Maybank to enable mobile phones to be used as a Touch n' Go card for transportation or Visa Wave credit card for purchases.

Maybank president and chief executive officer Datuk Amirsham A. Aziz said M-money was the country's first complete end-to-end electronic money service.

"This partnership gives us an opportunity to explore innovative avenues for expansion and enables consumers to enjoy greater payment and e-commerce convenience via the use of electronic money," he said. He added that the bank's Maybank2u.com portal, which was now averaging electronic transactions worth about RM3bil per month, was an indication of the growing popularity of e-commerce among Malaysians.

On a separate note, Jamaludin said Maxis would announce the partner for its Indonesian venture in a few weeks.

He said the company was currently in talks with a "couple" of parties but declined to disclose if they were local or foreign."

- report by the star newspaper, tuesday 8th april 2008.