It's going to be a bumpy ride...

As I was driving to the Platinum Forum (This is like a training session for Platinum Networkers) yesterday evening, I switched on the radio just to listen to some music and alleviate the boredom of driving in KL traffic. I heard on the new that Honda Malaysia (the car manufacturer) announced they were going to cut their staff salary by a staggering 50%.

When I read the papers later on in the evening, I found more of the same thing. Some of the manufacturers in Penang are considering on cutting their staff salaries by 25%. You add on the comment by the Human Resource Minister a couple of months back that 5000 workers in the electronics sector would likely lose their jobs in the first quarter of this year, it looks like we'll be going through some though times.

Some people might say that given the current circumstances, a 25% pay cut is okay. All you have to do is to cut back on your expenditure, no more overseas holidays, no more extensive shopping trips, no more branded clothes, buy local instead and many other excuses just to make themselves feel better.

But trust me, I've been through it before. It's not that easy. You get used to a certain lifestyle and you feel like everything has become a necessity. You feel like you can't live without your evening "teh tarik" with you colleagues after work. You absolutely have to have your daily "roti canai" or "nasi lemak" at the mamak stall. So how do you cut back on your ependiture?

You can't. You just borrow more to get through the tough times. You max out your credit cards, and when that isn't enough, you apply for new ones. Eventually, you end up taking cash advances from one credit card to pay for another. After a while, it starts to become a habit. You think that borrowing from banks will help you get through the difficult times and you end up being in debts up to your nose. Then once you relaize your mistake, it's too late. You've already got a huge pile of debts.

I went through all that before. So today, I decided to ask myself, am I ready to face what could be another very difficult period ahead of me? I spent the first 10 minutes after I woke up this morning contemplating this, and I have to say, I AM READY.

I don't know about anyone else but for me, I am taking positive action. Rather than sit back, worry and wait for the impact of the potential economic recession to hit me, and believe me, it will hit me just as it will hit everyone else, I've decided to take the offensive.

That's one of the reasons I joined the 4Life Research business. It will help me weather the storm, assist me through what is going to be a very difficult time and prepare me for a much brighter future.

So I guess the question I am asking you is "Are You Ready?"

Setting Out My Goals

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
- Albert Einstein



I’ve been working on the 4Life Research business for the last 3 weeks or more. It’s been a very interesting 3 weeks or so. I haven’t recruited anyone as yet but I am very hopeful for the future. The reason why I haven’t recruited anyone is not because of lack of interest. Just that I haven’t really spoken to many people about the program as yet.

What I've Done So Far

Besides writing posts in this blog, I’ve spent quite a considerable amount of time translating materials about the business. It is quite inconvenient to have most of the materials in English, especially since I’m targeting mainly a Malay market. But I do believe once I’ve got all the materials properly translated, I will find it easier to talk to my target market about the product, the compensation plans and the company.

In the mean time, I will continue to talk to friends and family about the products. My main aim is to get my friends and family to consume the product first. I’ve given some samples to friends and family and so far the response I’ve got from them is quite favourable. Everyone who has taken the sample has felt better from consuming the product.

Now that I’ve got them interested in the product, it’s time to decide which avenue I’m going to pursue next. I have 2 choices, I can either try to recruit them as distributors, or I can just continue to promote the product to them and get them to become customers. Either way, I get to earn an income from their consumption of the product.

Besides these family and friends, there are other friends who I think would join as distributors. These are the ones who will help me build my own mini empire. Pretty soon, I will start building my mini empire and hopefully by May this year, I’ll be earning a reasonable income from this business.

My Goals

I guess since I mentioned the month of May already, I should tell you my immediate targets for this year. My first target is in April 2009. My first target is by April 2009, I won’t have to spend any more money to maintain myself in this business. I’m hoping that the business will pay by itself. The minimum 100LP required to keep me as a distributor will be paid by the commissions I earn from the business.

My second target is May 2009. This target is a bit more ambitious. I’m hoping by end of May 2009, I will make it to the rank of Diamond. It is ambitious but I’m hoping that by my business will grow exponentially. It has started a bit slow due to the language barrier, but once things have settled down, I have all the materials ready, I know the business will take off.

So, by May 2009, I will have started earning a reasonable income from this business and this business will just take off from there.

Everything you need...

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.
Vince Lombardi

Sorry I haven’t written anything in a while. All of a sudden, things started to move from “Nothing to do” to “Some things to do” and finally to “I haven’t got enough time” in the space of a week. Now it seems I have to squeeze time to be able to write this post. Not to worry. I’m not going to compromise on my writing. I will still try to provide you with as much detail about the business as possible.

Coming back to topic of the factors that will make a good multilevel marketing program, the third and final component is support. Support comes in 2 forms, one is from the company, and the other one is from your team.

Support from the company is crucial. You need this support in order to grow. I’ve seen a lot of MLM programs right here in Malaysia dwindle down just because the support from the company is lacking. When we talk about support, we’re not just saying that the company has to support their distributors with products, but a whole range of other things.

Materials are one of the most important tools for a distributor. The company needs to provide sufficient materials for the distributor to approach and recruit more distributors. Apart from that, the company must also provide training and also a place where distributors can meet with potential recruits or customers.

The company itself must have a solid background. One of the problems with a lot of local MLM companies is that they don’t have much of a background. Their foundation isn’t strong and when their products do not move as fast as they expect, the company dies.

4Life Research has 10 years of solid experience in the industry. They were formed in 1998 and in 2003, they were recognized by Inc 500 as one of the fastest growing companies in the world. They have now expanded to 22 countries around the world and they are still growing. They currently have a monthly turnover of about USD 4.5 million a month.

Another area of support every distributor needs is from his or her team.

This support is in 2 different forms, one is training and the other one is moral support. A lot of people who join an MLM business will not have much experience (Although there are those with too much experience). They need to be trained and the team members, especially their uplines, will have to provide this training.

Platinum Networkers is one such team. They provide training on the products, the rewards plan, approaching prospects, talking to them and answering their queries. This is all essential training for every new distributor.

Another thing that Platinum Networkers provide is moral support. Like any other business, MLM is not easy. It’s not difficult but without the right support it could be. Every distributor will go through times when they think that it’s impossible to do the business, especially at the start. Most MLM distributors, quit within the first 3 months. It is crucial for the team to provide moral support and encouragement during this time. Platinum Networkers does exactly that.

I guess that covers most of the things about the things any MLM business needs to have in order to succeed. These are the main reasons why I chose 4Life Research. It has a great product, one of the best rewards plan in the industry and also great support from both the company and the team I joined, Platinum Networkers.

P/s: Photos of training sessions will be posted soon. Have to get Cheanu's permission to take the photos first

A very rewarding business (Part 3)...

“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
Earl of Beaconsfield

From now on, I’ve decided to start all new posts with an inspirational or motivational quote (That is until I get too lazy to search for more quotes). That’s what you see up there. A quote from the Earl of Beaconsfield (Do not ask who he is. I don’t know).

Continuing from the last 2 posts, this should be the final post in the series (Unless I run out of room towards the end). This post will explain to you the final two methods in which you could earn a nice income from the 4Life business. This post explains the bulk of the income, the “Generational Bonus”, and maybe, if I have room at the end, the "Power Pool".

Generational Bonus

The “Generational Bonus” could potentially make up the bulk of your income. Basically, this is the income you generate from the consumption of the 4Life products by the distributors that you recruit and the ones that they recruit. How much income you receive depends on how many LPs your distributors earn.

I’ll give you an example somewhere further down. For now, let me just explain how you earn from here. For your first level downline (distributors recruited directly underneath you), every month you earn 2% of their LP. For your second level downline (distributors recruited by you first level downline), you earn 25% of their LP. You can also earn from downline further below. The following chart shows you how you can earn from them.

Come to think of it, maybe I won’t give you an example. It’s a bit complicated. Just check out the chart below and use that as a guideline.

Power Pool Bonus

To me, this is how you can almost double your monthly income. If you recruit 3 new distributors in one month, and these 3 distributors maintain their LP the following month, in the 3^rd month you will receive 3% of the global sales.

Now, I don’t know how much the global sales figures are and I have no idea how many distributors qualify for this every month. I was told, it could amount to the same amount as your monthly income effectively doubling your income for the month. But then since you only receive it 2 months after you recruit the 3 distributors. So effectively, it doesn’t double your income.

Okay. That’s about all the methods you have to earn an income. I guess the most important question that everyone wants answered is, “Can I do it?” As for me, I’ve decided to give it a try. I’ve decided to set a target of 2 new distributors per month. Based on my calculations, if I recruit 2 new distributors per month, and all my downline do the same, I could be earning around RM 4000.00 in 5 months time. That’s my target.

P/S: I was going to post the charts, but then I just realized they're copyrighted. So I have to get permission from Platinum Networkers to do that first. I'll do that soon. Promise

A very rewarding business (Part 2)...

Seems to me that there’s so much I want to write about the 4Life Transfer Factors business. I want to write about the products, the business plan, the rewards, the training, and I also want to write about my strategy and my targets and also how I’m getting along. I just can’t seem to find the time. When I do find some time to write, I prefer, as much as possible, stick to the topic I was discussing and try not to veer too far away from the topic of the previous post. Hopefully I’ll get around to writing about all these when I’ve got a lot of free time.

Before I get too far into this topic, I’d like to apologize for a mistake I made in the earlier post – “A very rewarding business (Part 1)...”. The mistake that I made was saying that LP meant Leadership Points. It actually means Life Points. I have, upon discovering my mistake, amended that post. My apologies once again for that mistake.

Preferred Customers

In my last post, i explained the first method where you can earn an income from this business which is through the Rapid Rewards. Just to remind you, Rapid Rewards is the amount you earn when you recruit a new distributor which is 25% of the new distributors LP when they sign up.

Another method you can earn income is when you sign up a Preferred Customer. A Preferred Customer is someone who just wants to consume the products but does not want to do the business. You can sign them up as a Preferred Customer, and once they are a Preferred Customer, they can purchase products directly from 4Life Research. You will earn 25% of the LP for the products purchased by Preferred Customers.

As of today, I have yet to sign up a Preferred Customer, so I can’t really give you an example of this. In fact, I haven’t even signed up a Distributor either, but then this is my 2^nd week in this business and I do have high hopes for it.

Personal LP Rebate

As a distributor, you are supposed to maintain a minimum of 100LP every month. There are times when you LP will exceed this minimum. When your own personal LP exceeds the minimum, you will receive a 25% rebate from the total LP that exceeded the minimum.

As an example, when I joined the business, I bought a package which earned me 115LP. As a distributor, I am required to maintain a minimum of 100LP every month. I will get a rebate for any amount of LP that exceeds the minimum, in my case 15LP. So next month, I should be receiving 25% of my excess LP which is equivalent to USD 4.75 which is roughly RM 12.00 (Once again, just an estimation. Don’t have a calculator)

Continued in the next post (again)

Sorry, since the next method in which you receive income from this business could potentially be a very long post, I’ve decided to cut this one short.

A very rewarding business...

My internet connection sucks. As of a week ago, I am 6 months overdue on my internet connection bill. Not that it’s too expensive or I couldn’t afford to pay or anything. Just that every time I’m about to pay, something else comes up. A burst pipe in the bathroom, a seized radiator fan and air-conditioning fan, a burst tyre, kids school fees, and a bunch of other problems keeps cropping up. I have to get around to settling my internet connection bill soon.

Since I haven’t got any broadband connection, I’ve got to rely on my GPRS connection (if anyone knows what that means, please enlighten me). All I know is that it is so slow and highly unreliable. I’ve been getting booted out too often recently. I definitely have to sort out my broadband connection bill soon.

The Rewards

At this moment, I am not connected to the internet. This post is being written in Microsoft Word and will be copied to my blog once I’ve got my connection back. In the mean time, I do what I have to do to keep this blog going. Today’s post is about the Rewards Plan for those who decide to join the 4Life Research business. I would love to do the explanation in one post, but then it would be too long and I would probably lose your attention half way through. So I’ll start with the first method in which you can earn income from this business and see how things go at the end.

Life Points (LP)

Before I go on, let me explain about LP. Every time you buy a product from 4Life Research, you earn LP. How much LP you earn depends on the product you buy. For example, buying 1 bottle of 4Life TF Plus Advanced Formula (which is what I first bought) earns you 50 LP. The same goes for 4Life TF RioVida, But if you were to buy 4Life TF Advanced Formula instead, you would only earn 35 LP. 4Life TF Renewall earns you 16 LP and other products would earn you different amounts of LP too.

Becoming a Distributor

In order to become a distributor, you need to purchase products which would earn you a minimum of 100LP together with the “Compass Kit” (I think I already explained what this is in a previous post. Not sure which one though). In order to attract more distributors, 4Life Research has offered different packages for potential distributors to buy which results in massive savings. For example, when I signed up, I bought a package which consisted of 3 bottles of 4Life TF Plus which is worth RM 696.00 and the “Compass Kit” all for a very low price of RM 615.00 (Mentioned this before too). This package earned me a total of 115 LP

There are other packages available. If you’re interested, feel free to send me an email and I can send you more information on the packages.

Rapid Rewards

Now that I’ve explained what LP is and how you can become a distributor, I guess I should move on to the rewards of being a distributor. Like any other Multilevel Marketing Program, you earn a commission every time you sign up a new distributor. I’m not sure about some of the other programs, but with 4Life Research, you earn 25% of the Leadership Points (LP) each time you sign up a new distributor.

As an example, I earned 115 LP when I signed up. So in recruiting me, my upline earned 25% of my LP which is equivalent to 28.75 LP. Each LP translates to USD 1.00. So my upline has earned USD 28.75 by recruiting me. The exchange rate used by 4Life Research in paying Malaysian distributors is RM 3.775 for every USD 1.00. Since I don’t have a calculator handy, and trying to calculate this amount using just brain power is so taxing, I’m just going to estimate the amount, It should be somewhere around RM 90.00 for each new distributor you sign up.

Continued in next post

Since this post has gone on a bit longer than I expected (mainly due to my rambling at the beginning), I’ll have to continue this in another post. In that post, I hope I can finish explaining to you about the next 2 methods you get to earn from this program which is Preferred Customer and Personal LP Payout.

What's happening to me???

Okay. The title is a bit misleading. I'm pretty sure that when you read the title, you'll be under the impression that something bad is happening to me and I have no idea what it is. In fact, good things are happening to me right now and I'm not entirely sure how. I have my suspicions, but like a good scientist (which I am not) would say, "No scientific evidence, it's all opinions". But heck, I don't care. As long as it's good.

You all know I've been taking 4Life TF Plus Advanced Formula for the last month or so. I thought before I move on to the compensation plan (Probably what all those who are interested in this business want to know more about), let me just tell you what I feel the product is doing to me (Once again, my opinion).

First of all, I get to sleep better at night. I used to lie awake in bed every night thinking about all my problems and my life (Someone who's BROKE like me has a lot of problems). I still think about my problems, but somehow, I get to sleep at night. Before I started taking 4Life TF Plus, I used to turn off the lights at 2.00 am hoping to get a good night sleep. Then I'd turn them on again half an hour later knowing that I wouldn't be able to sleep. I'd end up sleeping at 6.00 am or even 7.00 am and waking up at 1.00 or 2.00 in the afternoon feeling all tired and aching all over.

Well now, since taking 4Life TF Plus, I've been able to sleep better. At most, I'll fall asleep half an hour after I turn off the lights. No more switching them on again after that. In the morning, I feel much fresher, I feel like I'm more prepared to deal with my problems and that I'm thinking more clearly. I still have the same problems, but now I feel as if I'm more enthusiastic to face these problems and get them sorted out once and for all.

Another change that's happening to me is when I go for my weekend hill climbing trips at the Forest Reserve Institute of Malaysia here in Kuala Lumpur. There's 2 parts to the hill climbing track. The first section is a dirt track which has been cleared out. A car could easily pass through this track meaning although in some sections it's steep, it's not a difficult track to climb.

The second part is the challenge. It's the climb to the 1000 ft point. It's not a long climb. From the first section, the dirt track, it's only probably 400 ft, maybe less. But it's a very steep climb and it's a jungle track. I've only been up to the 1000 ft point 3 times. The first 2 times I was there, was way back in Spetember. It's not that I can't make it up there. It's just that every time I do, I'd end up with an aching body, especially my thighs and calves, for at least a couple of days.

The third time I went up there, I went with 2 of my friends Juliana and Alfie (The guy that took the photos). This at the end of December, 3 months after the last time I was up there. In fact, when i made the third climb, I had only been to on my weekend climb once since October. So I hadn't been doing any climbing for a more than 2 months.

By this time, I was already taking 4Life TF Plus. I had already taken it for 2 weeks. Since I hadn't been up there in a while, it was a struggle trying to get there. Juliana had some difficulty getting there too as she hadn't been to the gym in a while. We had to stop quite a number of times along the way. After we were done, all of us was pretty tired. I was expecting that I wouldn't be able to walk for at least 2 days which was more or less how I'd feel everytime I'd make the climb. So we all went home to rest.

I was shocked when I woke up the next day. I was all fine. I didn't have to struggle to get out of bed. My body felt fine, no aches at all. I could walk like I usually do, without any problems at all. Walking up and down stairs felt normal. I felt gooooodd.

I guess these are the two major improvements in my life after taking 4Life TF Plus. There might be other differences that I have yet to discover and I'm looking forward to finding out more about what 4Life TF Plus is doing to me. Some people might be sceptical about all this. But as for me, it's done a lot of good. I'm loving this.


P/s: Sorry I've had to recycle some of the photos. Running out of photos for this blog. Also my apologies because I have no photos of me sleeping.

Here we go....

Now that I've joined the business, I have to continue writing this blog. Don't really have much of a choice since this blog is supposed to help me promote the business. I guess the first thing that I should explain is, out of all the thousands of products out there, why did I chose 4Life Transfer Factors?

As I mentioned in an earlier post (Memory very bad right now. It was only a few posts ago and I already can't remember the title), I believe that for any multilevel marketing program to be successful, there are 3 key factors that you will have to consider. Product, rewards plan and support.
In any multilevel marketing program, the product is one of the most important factors which can determine the success of the program. Having a great rewards plan is good. But there's no point earning lots of money through the program if you can barely use the product. Eventually, those who join the program will stop buying the product and will leave the program.

So let's talk about the 4Life Transfer Factors product. What this product does is that it fortifies and balances your immune system (Mistake in earlier posting saying it boosts your immune system. My apologies). Your body's immune system is the number 1 defense against all kinds of health problems. When a bacteria or virus enters your body, the immune system will take action by attacking the bacteria or virus.

Having a balanced immune system is vital in being able to withstand most health problems. A weak immune system could lead to various infections and in some cases, cancer. But having an over active immune system would also lead to allergic reactions and in some severe cases, autoimmune problems.

So what does Transfer Factor do to fortify and balance your immune system. Well Transfer Factors provide your immune system with the knowledge and information required for the immune system to fight off various health problems. Our body already contains Transfer Factors which help our immune system fight off diseases. When the body is under attack from bacteria or viruses, transfer factor will identify the threat, i.e recognize the treat, respond towards the threat, then remember the nature of the threat and store this information for future reference.

What 4Life Transfer Factors does is to fortify the immune system. It provides the body with more Transfer Factors, which would then boost the ability of the body to fight off various diseases and health problems.

Another thing that 4Life Transfer Factors products does is it increases the effectiveness of Natural Killer cells (NK-Cells). NK-cells are a major component of the innate immune system. The innate immune system is the first line of defense in fighting against infections. In the body, the NK-cells play a major role in rejecting tumours and also cells infected by viruses. According to studies conducted in Japan, individuals with low NK-cell activity develop cancer at a faster rate compared to those with a higher NK-cell activity.

4Life Transfer Factors product increases the effectiveness of NK-cells. 4Life TF Plus Advanced Formula is 800% more more powerful in increasing the effectiveness of NK-cell compared to any other nutritional substance. It can increase the body's NK-cell effectiveness by a staggering 437%.

Now, I guess I've established the reason why I chose this product. 4Life Transfer Factors product is a scientific breakthrough. It balances and modulates your body immune system and it increases the effectiveness of the body's NK-cell effectiveness which targets tumour cells, cancer sells and infected cells. As I am a pretty heavy smoker, the effectiveness of NK-cells in my body is important as I have a higher risk of getting cancer. And since I have no plans to quit smoking soon, I guess i should beef up my body's defence against cancer while fortifying my immune system at the same time.

Finally....

As of today, I am officially a 4Life Transfer Factor distributor (I think that's what I'm called). I joined the 4Life business yesterday evening at 6.30 p.m. So as of the 6th January 2009, I've officially joined the 4Life Transfer Factor business.

Now that I've joined the business, let me tell you where my starting point is. I'm BROKE. As I have established earlier, I have no money. Hopefully, this business will help me alleviate this problem. Although I'm starting from a very helpless position (Starting any business requires capital), I do have high hopes for this business. I will do what I've always done before whenever I have had limited resources, use whatever resources that is available to me at that particular point.

Joining the business cost me RM 615.00, and for this amount of money, I got 3 bottles of 4Life TF Plus Advanced Formula and the "Compass Kit". As I mentioned before in an earlier post (Refer to "What I'm taking..."), the 4Life TF Plus Advanced Formula is one of the products that I'm already taking.

As for the "Compass Kit", it's a kit which comprises of a lot of information on the 4Life Transfer Factors product range and also on the business model. It comes complete with a product catalogue, brochures on the business and the lifestyle, the policies and procedures for the 4Life Transfer Factors business, the rewards plan and a step by step guide to succeed in the business. There a lot of other informational material contained in the "Compass Kit" which provides information about the products, the company and the business model. It also contains some video cds which I have yet to find out what they contain (Quite obvious I haven't gone through everything yet but I have opened the kit).

Now I have joined, I've got my "Compass Kit", I've got a couple of bottles of 4Life TF Plus Advanced Formula which I can distribute as samples to potential customers, I'm ready to start the business. But before I do that, Maybe I should attend a few meetings just to get to know more about the business and the products. There's one tonight which I guess I should attend. And now I think I should really start promoting this blog and the business.

Internet Marketing...

Internet Marketing or Network Marketing, took the concept of Multilevel Marketing one step further. Before the internet, the reach of multilevel marketing programs was limited to just your local area, or your state or in the case of a country as small as Malaysia, the entire country. Companies who wanted to venture on an international level would first have to establish an office in another country before recruiting their distributors.

Trying to make a sales or recruiting a new distributor involved a lot of hard work too. Distributors would have to do a lot of direct selling, door to door marketing and try to persuade the potential distributor to join the MLM program. That was the case when Amway started out back in the 70's. In fact, some of the direct selling practices are still being in use.


With the introduction of the internet MLM programs found it much easier to overcome the obstacles of direct selling. It became much easier to cross international borders. All these companies needed was a presence on the internet. Since venturing into internet marketing, a lot of distributors have found that they do not need to make direct sales. All they have to do is promote the product and the sales would be done through the internet.

Nowadays, to build a network marketing program is much easier. All that a company needs to launch a massive internet marketing campaign is to recruit some of the internets top network marketing specialists. These are people who are hugely successful in network marketing and have made millions from promoting other peoples product. Over the years, they have built huge networks consisiting of millions of people. Companies have found that this is the easiest and quickest way to promote a product on the internet.

So the biggest question here is can network marketing work for everyone? The simplest answer is it can. But it does involve a lot of work. Like any other merketing program, network marketing involves a lot of research, a lot of writing and also a lot of promoting. However, the beauty of network marketing is that you can do it from the comfort of your own home and at your own pace. You do not have to travel miles to get to an office at an unGodly hour. You do not have to sit idling in your car, while traveling at 5 mph through some of the worst traffic on the planet. And the most beautiful part of it, once everything is set up, it's all on autopilot. You don't have to do much work.

The MLM system...

I know I said I wasn't going to write anything until I joined the business. But then I thought since I already have this blog, I might as well write something. It might not even be related to the 4Life Transfer Factor business. It just might be my own personal thoughts.

Thus, that was what happened with the last post. I wrote that last week. I don't usually post anything that personal on any of my blogs. In fact, it took me a whole week before I decided to post that. I wasn't too sure if I wanted anyone to know my most intimate thoughts. But since I already had it written, and I didn't have anything else to say, I thought I'd just post it.

Now that that's over, I guess we can get back on track. By now you'd probably have guessed that I haven't joined the business yet. I have however attended one of their presentations. This presentation was by a group within the 4Life organisation called Platinum Networkers. They are mainly based in Malaysia but I think they will expand internationally pretty soon.

Platinum Networkers is led by Cheanu Chew, a veteran of network marketing. He's been with 4Life for about 3 years and and has been involved in network marketing for 7 years. He was formerly an accountant who just got sick of counting other people's money and making them rich. So he ventured into network marketing to make money for himself. I guess he's one of the top network marketers in Asia.

Most of the 4Life Transfer Factor business in Malaysia follows your standard multi level marketing model. This standard MLM model basically requires you to recruit people on your team. These people will then in turn recruit others to be under them, thus making your team a reverse christmas tree. Those who join the MLM progam, will be required to maintain a certain number of points every month. This is done by purchasing products from the company.

In order for you to earn commissions, you will have to recruit other people to join under you and these people will have to recruit more people under them. All these people who join under you will then have to maintain their points requirements and so will those who join under them. Only then will you earn commissions which is usually a percentage of the points accummulated by each team member (I'll explain in more detail when I explain the 4Life Transfer Factors business compensation plan).

This MLM system has made a lot of people a lot of money. The system works. The only problem most people have in this system is that they are required to do a lot of talking, they have to meet a lot of people, and in some cases, they even have to sell the products, i.e. direct selling, in order to succeed.

In my opnion, there are 3 important factors which make up a successful MLM system.

1. Any product can be sold using the MLM system, but having a good product is the biggest factor that will determine the success of the MLM system. People join MLM systems because of their potential earnings, but if the product promoted through the system does not meet their requirements, they will leave.
2. The compensation plan is also an important factor in determining the success of the system. People who join an MLM system would want a reasonable return within a specified time frame. If they do not get what they think is worth the effort they put into the system, then they will also leave the MLM system.
3. Finally, teamwork is also an important factor. In any MLM system, if people don't get the support they need to make the business work from their uplines or even their fellow teammates, they will leave the system too.

These 3 factors are very critical when it comes to deciding the fate of the MLM system. The success or failure of the MLM system rests on peoples opinion of the product, the compensation plan, and the support they receive from their upline, teammates and the company.

What Platinum Networkers has done is to take this system, and put it on the internet. So rather than the members having to do all the talking and the selling, the internet does it for them. This isn't a new development in the MLM industry. There are a lot of other products out there using the internet to promote their MLM system. But what's important is that this method works, and most of those who use this method doesn't really have to do much. Everything is automated. I'll explain how this works in another post.

As for now, suffice to say that the MLM system works. Millions of people out there are making a comfortable living through the MLM system. Most are earning a residual income from the system while holding on to a full time job. Some are earning from the MLM system from the comforts of their own home.

P/s: I hope Cheanu doesn't mind me using his photo. I hijacked it off his website www.cheanu.com

That's it for now...

I guess at this moment, that's all I can write about. I could probably write more about the effect taking Transfer Factors is having on me, but then it would just be my own personal experience. Personally, I don't think the effect Transfer Factors would have on me would be the same as it would have on other people. Different people react differently to anything they consume.

As for now, I'm quite happy taking Transfer Factors. I find that it's easier for me to sleep at night and trust me, that is a big thing for me. I used to have difficulty sleeping at night. I'd sometimes switch the lights of at around 2.00 in the morning and switch them on again a half hour later because I couldn't sleep.

I don't do that anymore. Nowadays, whenever I want to sleep at night, I lay down, and I'm out like the lights. Of course there are still nights that I stay up quite late. But then that's mainly because I want to and not because I can't sleep.

Another difference I've noticed since I've been taking 4Life Transfer Factors is that whenever I go on my weekend climbs, my body doesn't ache all over anymore. I still feel tired from the climb. Anybody would. But before taking Transfer Factors, my leg muscles would be sore for a few days and I'd have difficulty climbing down stairs.

Now, I'd just feel tired after the climb and maybe for the rest of the day. But the next morning, I'd be fine. In fact, last weekend, I went for the climb twice I went alone on Saturday and I went there again with a friend on Sunday. I was quite surprised I made it.

So far, I guess those are the noticeable effects Transfer Factors have had on me. I guess it does make a difference. I'm feeling much better than I've ever felt anytime during the last 4 years. I still don't know if it would have any other effects and I don't know if it will improve my health or not. But so far, it has done quite a good job in improving my life. Thanks to Juliana Idris for introducing 4Life Transfer Factors to me.

So that's about all I can write about for now. I'll be able to write more when I join the 4Life Transfer Factors business. I will also write if there are any other noticeable changes to my health, fitness or lifestyle while taking the 4Life Transfer Factors products. In the mean time, thanks for reading. See you back here again soon, I hope.

What I'm taking...

I've written down what I know so far about Transfer Factors. I didn't really write much as I'm no doctor, not a pharmacist either, nor am I an enthusiast. I'm just your regular average joe who's hoping that he can live a little bit longer than most other average joes. I think I'll know more once I join the business and have to explain it to potential downlines or clients.

Now that I've written what I know about Transfer Factors, it's time for me to tell you what I'm consuming. Once again, let me remind you, I haven't joined the business, so I really don't have much literature on it. Thus I don't really know much about it. All I know is that I'm taking 2 of 4life Transfer Factors products.

The first product I'm taking is 4Life's TF Advanced Formula (which is in the picture above). They come in the form of capsules and each bottle contains 60 capsules. Once you open the bottles, what you get is a creamy coloured powder inside the capsules like the picture below.

I could write about all the good things about 4Life TF Advanced Formula. But then I'd be repeating what is written down on 4Life's official website. So rather than waste my time rewriting what is already out there, here are some of the benfits of consuming 4Life's zTF Advanced Formula copied directly from their website:

• Promotes the immune system’s ability to remember past invasions, allowing your body to more quickly respond to similar health threats
• Educates naive immune cells about a present or potential danger in your body along with a plan for action
• Speeds up the recognition phase of an infection, making the duration of an illness shorter
• Boosts your immune response, or balances it by suppressing an overactive immune system

The second product I'm taking is the 4Life's TF Advanced Formula Plus. Like the Advanced Formula, it comes in a bottle consisting of 60 capsules too (Similar to the one pictured above). The powder inside the capsules are slightly darker as pictured below. More like a greyish color. And like above, I'm just going to copy directly from 4Life's website the benefits of TF Advanced Factor Plus which are:

• Maitake and Shiitake Mushrooms—long known to promote T-Cell (immune system) function and other healing properties.

• Cordyceps—rich in polysaccharides, which help activate immune system response.
• Inositol Hexaphosphate—gaining attention for its preventative immune power.
• Beta Glucans—an important immune cell stimulator. They are the “wake-up” call to white blood cells.
• Beta Sitosterol—a phytosterol that has been shown to help activate immune system response.
• Olive Leaf Extract—may be instrumental in slowing the duplication of infectious cells

Now I guess you must be wondering whether both of these products work. That's for another post. I can't really say for certain whether they work or not at the moment as I've only been consuming them for just over a couple of weeks. And the problem I have now is that I'm running out. Since I'm broke, I can't really jin the business or buy the products. Looks like I might have to rely on my good friend Juliana Idris again for some free samples.

P/s: I might have uploaded the wrong photo for 4Life's TF Advanced Formula Plus. It looks more creamy than greyish.

Do I even know what transfer factors are?

I believe Transfer Factor is, without a doubt, the greatest discovery of the century in supporting and modulating the immune system. I believe a strengthened immune system will be the primary way to stay well in the future. This nutrient can affect the immune system like nothing else can. I sincerely believe everyone should consume this product."
Rob Robertson, M.D

Before I start talking about 4life Transfer Factors products, I guess I should answer the main question first. Do I even know what they are? I guess the only way both you and I will know whether I know what I'm talking about is to write something about Transfer Factors (This is a blog anyway) and from there we'll both find out if I know what I'm talking about (Sorry, that sentence is a bit long and made too many turns. I might have lost some of you along the way).

As far as I can understand it, Transfer Factors are molecules which are part of the human body's immune system. The immune system consists of smart cells or smart molecules which enables the body to fight off diseases and also allergies. Transfer Factors represents one of the classes of smart molecules. The human body has millions of these Transfer Factors coursing through our body.

Transfer Factor molecules are very unique. First of all, they store information about diseases r allergies which have been contracted by the body. For example, if you've had chicken pox as a child, you will not get chicken pox again, The reason why you don't get it again is because Transfer Factors in your immune system will remember the germ and also remember how to fight it off.

The second reason why it's a unique molecule is that it is transferrable. A breastfeeding mother not only transfers essential nutrients to a baby while breastfeeding, she also provides the child with Transfer Factors which helps the child's body to strengthen the immune system.

Another reason why Transfer Factors are unique is that it's not spesies specific. Transfer Factors from any species can be transferred to the human body to strengthen the immune system.

That's more or less what I know about Transfer Factors at the moment. I haven't exactly made an in depth study about it as most of the research material I have is quite technical (Takes a while to understand). Btu what I do know is that the more Transfer Factors you have streaming through your body, the better. It helps to strengthen your immune system and that is a good thing. A very very good thing.

"Harnessing the potential of transfer factors represents the greatest leap forward in the history of nutritional science. Targeting transfer factors opens a complete new dimension in technological advancement in health and nutrition. Never before in the history of Network Marketing has there been a product introduced into this industry that has such vast supporting science, studied by such a diverse group of researchers that were without commercial interest." David Markowitz, M.D.

More about me....

Just a little bit more about me. Be patient. I'll start writing about the products and the business real soon. Once I've joined of course. To be honest with, I haven't joined the 4life Transfer Factors business yet. The reason being, it costs RM 600.00 ringgit to join and at the moment, I'm BROKE (Notice how I typed that in caps. That's how serious the situation is).

At this particular moment, I have around RM 200.00 in cash, another RM 8.00 in my Maybank account, about RM 30.00 in my Ambank account and another RM 10.00 in my Bank Islam account (which I hardly use anymore). So, RM 248.00 is the total cash balance that I have now.

Apart from that, I'm 4 months behind on my car repayments, I'm also 2 months outstanding bill on my electricity bill, 4 months outstanding on my maintenance bill and 6 months outstanding on my house internet bill. Isn't life peachy. And to top all that, my car is also falling apart due to lack of regular maintenance. So that's the situation I'm in now.

I guess some people would be wondering how I got this way. It all started 4 years ago when I got retrenched from my last full time job. Times were pretty bad then and I couldn't get myself another job. So, I decided to work freelance while waiting for something a bit more permanent.

At first, freelancing wasn't too bad. I was able to get by, no outstanding bills or car repayments. It wasn't great. I wasn't going to get rich out of it, but I wasn't sleeping under a bridge somewhere. Then at the beginning of 2008, things didn't go to well. I was expecting to be offered a full time job at the beginning of the year and had already started turning down some of my regular clients. When I didn't get the job offer, I didn't have any jobs lined. I had to go out there and start freelancing again.

This was when I decided to give internet marketing a try. I stuck with it for 2 months, spending my savings to survive, and when that didn't work out, things got really bad. My savings were gone and I didn't have any job prospects for 4 months. When you add the fact that one of my clients from a freelancing job I did back then didn't pay me (he's been delaying paying me for 8 months now), things were going to get from bad to worse.

So there I was, no job, no future job potential, no savings, and a bunch of outstanding bills to pay. It took me until July to get another freelancing job offer which lasted until September (That helped a lot to cover some of the outstanding bills), then after that I started to help my uncle with one of his projects in which he would pay me from time to time.

I'm still helping out my uncle with his projects, but the payment is not very frequent so I've started to pile up the bills again. So this is where I am now. BROKE and trying to raise the money to start the 4life Transfer Factors business. Let's see how far I get this time.

Why I decided to start...

I first heard about Transfer Factors quite a while ago when I was exploring the internet trying to venture into internet marketing. That was about 8 months ago and my internet marketing venture never took off. It started well, but then dwindled for a couple of months and then completely died about 2 months later.

After going through the experience of watching something I spent months trying to build go down the drain, I wasn't that keen on starting anything new. But then my friend, Juliana Idris introduced me to Transfer Factors about three weeks ago. She was very passionate about Transfer Factors, promoting it on every social networking site she has joined. She was also very persistent, so I agreed to give it a try.

You see, Juliana has known me for well over a year. When we first met, my weight was about 78 kilos. The first few months of knowing her, I didn't really have any health problems. But when I started to venture into internet marketing 8 months ago, I started to lose weight, rapidly. Within the space of a couple of months, I lost about 8 kilos. I continued to lose weight. About 2 months ago, my weight dropped to 68 kilos.

Now under any other circumstances, I'd be very happy at losing all that weight. The last time I was 68 kilos was when I left high school. But now, 20 years later, I'm back to that weight. To cut the story short, one day, my dad bought this portable tester that can check the sugar level in your blood. Since I was losing all this weight, he asked me to give it a try and check my sugar level. The result was I had a reading of 22.8. Normal would be below 7.0.


So I had a very high sugar level in my blood. Time to cut down on the sweets. Cutting down on my sugar intake was pretty easy. Together with prescribed medication, I managed to bring my sugar level to 6.9. So as long as I didn't increase my sugar intake, I should be fine. But then I started wondering, how much longer am I going to have to drink bitter coffee?

When Juliana told me about Transfer Factors and its ability to control diabetes. I thought I'll give it a try. The product she gave me was 4life Transfer Factors. I've been taking them for about 2 weeks now and next week, I'm going to check my sugar level again. Hope for the best.

The first two photos of me were taken over a year ago. I weighed 78 kg then. The last two, which is of me and my niece were taken quite recently. The first being a few weeks ago and the other a couple of months ago. By then I had already lost 10 kilos. I lost all this weight due to the high sugar level in my blood. Time to put a stop to that.