What the Buzzirk / GlobalVerge Fiasco Shows Us
As someone who has a wireless home business, naturally I have been watching the Buzzirk Mobile / GlobalVerge fiasco since about early June. In case you haven’t heard about it, it was a company that was supposed to deliver some new tethering technology that would allow you to use your cell phone as an internet appliance along with your computer. It would have been like a combined cell phone and netbook service all in one. At least that was my understanding.
What happened? It failed to even get off the ground after thousands had signed on. That’s the short story. If you want the blow by blow, check out the Len Clements Podcast page; particularly the podcast dated 8/11/09 which has most of the post mortem information.
This is a perfect example of a network marketing company that created a lot of brief success through buzz. Unfortunately the buzz was not backed up by any actual product; in fact there was ‘buzz’ early on that there were problems with delivering the product and in the end; that turned out to be the case. And the whole thing faded away to gray. This left a lot of burned distributors who were going on nothing but trust.
Folks, if you are going to join a network marketing business, make sure you do your due diligence. If you are unclear on how to select a good network marketing opportunity, check out my free eBook here. I’m not saying some trust isn’t involved, but don’t jump into something based entirely on trust. Otherwise, it may end up being fiction like Buzzirk Mobile.
