Excel Communications – Anatomy of Our Failure – The 10k Question

Published in July 12th, 2010

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, MLM Tips and Training, Scams and Warnings

We were full time reps for Excel Communications for five years, leaving just before it went bankrupt in 2004. We walked away from a whopping residual income of $115 per month!
We worked extremely hard at our business, and could never understand why we were not successful. Then we read Success in Ten Steps and listened [...]

Business In Motion – Class Action Suit!

Published in May 10th, 2010

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, Scams and Warnings

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This started as a comment, but deserves a post of its own. Hats off to Branch MacMaster!

A proposed class action was filed on May 4, 2010 in Federal Court of Canada against Business In Motion (BIM Corporation), Alan Kippax and Ashif Mohamed. The claim alleges that the defendants operated a pyramid scheme and made certain [...]

Business in Motion – A Narcissist At The Wheel?

Published in April 18th, 2010

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, Scams and Warnings

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We’ve just discovered another excellent site that has joined the fight against Alan Kippax and Business In Motion. Shyam Sundar, a journalist his whole life, has been waging a battle against pyramid scams and money circulation schemes. Visit his blog Corporate Frauds Watch.
The articles are so good that we’ve quoted parts of them here. Our articles are [...]

Business In Motion – A Zero Pillar Company

Published in April 5th, 2010

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, Scams and Warnings

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When choosing a company to work with, you have to make sure that certain things are in place. Please read our article The Five Pillars, or listen to How We Joined A No Pillar Company.
Business In Motion is a perfect example of a Zero Pillar company.
1. Company Management Experience With Integrity
Alan Neil Kippax has an [...]

Collapse Of A Cult – BIM Is ‘On Hold’

Published in March 31st, 2010

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, Scams and Warnings

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Alan Neil Kippax held a special conference call on March 21, 2010 to announce the ‘temporary’ closing of his company Business in Motion, lovingly referred to as BIM.
In the same style as his closing of Treasure Traders International in 2006, Alan blamed everyone but himself for the problems leading to the closure.
Let’s forget that BIM [...]

MLM Success Tip: The Five Pillars

Published in February 12th, 2010

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, MLM Tips and Training, Scams and Warnings

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Management will have a very clear idea of what they need to have in place for the success of the company. Often, those things will not be the same as what you will need to succeed as a distributor.
Here are several questions to ask before you choose a company to work with for the next [...]

The Business in Motion Scam by Robert L. Fitzpatrick

Published in January 16th, 2010

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, Scams and Warnings

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Robert L. Fitzpatrick, a recognized expert in exposing pyramid schemes, was interviewed in 2009 by Wendy Mesley in her CBC Marketplace segment re Business in Motion. To read our article and view the Marketplace exposé, click here. You can also watch Alan Kippax’s disturbingly amusing rebuttal, a true megalomaniac in action.
Read the definition of sociopath [...]

Fraud – An Inside Look by the FTC

Published in September 29th, 2009

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, Scams and Warnings

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Here is an excellent exposé and warning from the FTC …
Want to “be your own boss,” “work [...]

Beware the Binary – “Do I Have a Check Yet?”

Published in September 28th, 2009

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, MLM Tips and Training, Scams and Warnings

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Binary compensation plans are attractive because they offer commissions on unlimited depths, and ’spillover’ as your upline builds one of your legs. But beware …
We recently looked at a binary plan with the following features:

Each rep purchases 100 points ($150) per month on autoship.
Each rep ‘activates’ his/her position by personally sponsoring one person on the [...]

Reverse Auctions – Are You Bidding or Gambling?

Published in August 26th, 2009

Posted by Bob and Anna in General, Scams and Warnings

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The new ‘reverse auctions’ are attracting people who believe they are legitimate businesses rather than just more opportunities to fleece the unsuspecting.
Let’s take a look at a regular auction like eBay first, using an example of a pair of Levi Designer Jeans that retails for $150.
(Before you laugh, click on the jeans pic below!)
Let’s [...]

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