When is enough, enough?  Staying with a company because I’ve put 2.5+ years into promoting and selling their products.  Sticking with them through the sudden business decisions, made with no warning.  Making adjustments to my business and marketing plans as they change theirs.  Keeping up with the sales, promotions, efforts to generate income – all in an attempt to generate income of my own…and for what?

When do you decide that your efforts are all for naught? When the company starts lagging on sending out commission checks?  When they change their business structure?  When they change the name, and tell anyone who the old company owed money to that they need to contact their attorney to file a claim?  When they say that they are under new ownership, yet a knowledgable person finds out that the only thing that has changed is the name?  When they sensor their blog comments all of a sudden because they are being called on the carpet for all of the lies?  When you discover that your new “Referral” page contains misdirected links so that even if someone wanted to shop with you, or join you under the new company name – the company has made it next to impossible for them to do that. OR is it when you go to use up the last $13 in coupons that you have and get an error message everytime you go to place the order?

How in good conscience can one continue to promote that company – despite the products?  How does one know that the products are actually going to be sent out – esp. when orders can’t even be completed?  How can I be enthusiastic about the products when I now how the company is floundering behind the scenes?

The internal conversations I’ve had with myself, the online conversations I’ve had with other former consultants, and my online support system have all lead me to this answer…

The loyalty, promoting, believing in with blind faith – it all ends here.  Final word is coming down the pipe and it’s only a matter of time.