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Yeah, you have heard of Ambit Natural Gas right? Is it a scam? Do people looking to get involved in the Ambit Business really make money? Well, here are a few things you need to know before forking out your $400 bucks.
1) the most successful people in Ambit were previously a part of another network marketing business. Get this straight: they came from anoter multi-level marketing opportunity and brought their minions with them! You see folks, this is now MLM people work…they jump from network to network, dragging their “friends” with them. What this means is they start out making pretty good money (the guys at the top do) because they are dragging their network of weak-minded followers with them!
So, yes, you can make money with Ambit Energy if you have a network of others who enjoy MLM business models who you can bring with you.
2) if you are not already in an MLM type business, then Ambit Energy will be quite rough for you to succeed in. Here’s why: you have to be willing to sacrifice friendships in order to get customers. Yep, that is exactly what I was told as an Ambit consultant.
One of the big dogs, some pseudo-pastor from a big religious faction in Texas said it straight up. He said that when he wanted to get his first few Ambit customers, that he called his closest friends. He called those people who would be there for him at 2AM if he had a flat tire. (in other words, people who will do anything for you just because they are your trusted friend).
He asked those people to sign up as his electricity (or natural gas) customers. If his close friend told him, “no.” then he would say to them, “since you are not willing to help me with this small favor to help my business, then I just want you to know that our relationship is going to change from this point on.”
You know what folks? That is BULLSHIT! You don’t treat friends and family that way. Maybe this pastor should realize that leveraging friendship in this manner actually hurts people and causes bitterness to creep in to people’s hearts.
3) the Ambit opportunity from a business standpoint is honest and NOT a scam. You do get paid on time and the back office support is really top notch. The customers also get what they are promised (as long as you did not lie about what you were selling them) and the savings are there for the most part.
Long story short: Ambit works if you already have a network of other MLM-types to bring with you and you are willing to leverage friendship in order to get customers.
You should really be careful about putting this stuff
out there. For exapmple – you don’t have to follow
the pasors advice. Jsut keep moving if someone won’t
become a customer. It takes a bit of maturity, but you
can do it. I really can’t stand to see people that spew
hateraid all over an opportunity because of their own
personal limitations. Just stop talking, and do some work!
I totally agree with Joe Blanton,
If you can stand the heat then get out of the kitchen. I think what is really unethical is that someone who doesn’t have the gumptshion to do what it takes and isn’t committed to getting the job done tries to kill someone elses dream. Tell me why you just can’t admit that this type of business isn’t for you and leave it alone.
I have worked MLM / Network marketing for over 30 years, some work, some don’t. Usually, it wasn’t because of the company, it was simply due to the fact that either the product didn’t suite me and I couldn’t totally support the program or I didn’t do the necessary work to make it happen.
I can tell you that I usually preface any comments to a client by simply saying; ” Your friendship means more to me that the dollar I might make,” so if this isn’t for you just say so and get on along with life.
I may have lost some business, but I still have my friends. You must decide what is most important for you.
But ……….. DON’T KILL SOMEONE ELSES DREAM just because it didn’t work for you.
Sal Armstrong
Bastrop, Texas
I was a truck driver for over 20 years barely getting buy.i had tried all kinds of get rich scams.my botherinlaw came to me about 12 months ago i said no at the time. im sure glad he asked me again.ive been in this for 9 months and im making about 25000 dollars a month now and my freinds and family as well as my power customers are saving money on there electric bill.if i can do in anyone can…….
So it works. The only friends I want to make are dead presidents.
Ambit is a true business opportunity. It works if you work.
If you do what you are required to do, you get paid. That’s
not a scam. How many jobs did you get fired from because
you didn’t do what you were required to do. You are a looser.
Don’t expect to get paid when you don’t do anything. Just
because you are not successful, don’t put down a real
opportunity.
Ambit Energy is a company. Thats all….
What you make out of Ambit Energy…is your destiny.
If you Fail….you failed. If you succeed…you succeeded.
Its comical to see people blame others for their failure…….Playing VICTIM!!
I failed at Golf…..I guess now I can call Golf a scam.
I paid for:
Clubs
Professional Training (Golf Pro)
Manuals
DVDs
When I see Tiger Woods doing so well…..I wonder how hes scamming everyone because he’s at the top and we are all down below….
Now I should create a site called: Shame your Family and Friends into Golf
I just signed up through a good friend. He asked, I looked into it, talked to others who had and decided to do it myself. If at the very least I save a bit on my gsa bill fine. If I can save up points and get a bigger benefit then even better. Will I become a “consultent” probably not. Either way I see it for what it is and what it can be for those who want to pursue it. More power to them.
I like Facts: That can be verified….not someones bullshit opinion.
Fact 1. The US government has given Ambit Energy a federal tax ID number to operate as a direct selling business in 3 states.
Fact 2. CONED.com NationalGrid.com NYSEG.com list Ambit Energy on their websites.
Fact 3. BBB rates Ambit Energy with an A from a A-F rating.
Fact 4. The DSA.org lists Ambit Energy
Fact 5. Ambit Energy is only will give you what you put into it – Thats Fair
Fact 6. You are probably retarded if you think Ambit Energy is a Scam
All of the Royal Dutch Shell Lawyers need you hire you for their legal team if you know something that they dont.
YOUTUBE: TIM SALES — Learn about the TRUTH!!!!
Many people are suggesting that this is a scam. But i have noticed that most of those people are those, who have never really achieved anything, just because of their laziness. I personally will try to get into that business in NY. 400 dollars is not that much in perspective, to even not succeed and earn 200 a week for the rest of Your days. Life by its definition is something unknown= risk. You don’t risk, You don’t succeed. And I disagree that it has influence on Your friendship. It depends, how You really are with those, who You love.
Jason,
Those are facts but they do not prove that Ambit is a viable company. Many thought Madoff was an investing guru meanwhile he was a crook. Many legitimate companies invested with him. If they told you he was a scam artist would you call those companies ‘retarded’.
In order to know if Ambit is a scam you have to look at how they generate the cash flows which support their business. Are cashflows generated mostly through energy sales or through recruiting fees ? If the later is their bread and butter it is a pyramid scheme. If they generate their cashflows from electric sales then they are a viable company. Eventually the recruiting fees will slow and cease and what you will be left with is cash from energy sales. If the cash from energy sales is not enough to cover their operating expenses they will become insolvent.
In addition, how come no one mentioned Excel Comm. a telecom company that went bankrupt in 2004. They formed when telecom deregulated. I believe that some Ambit uppers were involved with that company. They followed the same MLM plan as Ambit does today. Excell Comm. was a pyramid and upon bankruptcy did not honor any contracts with consultants. What makes you believe that these leaders turned a new leaf and are not scamming people anymore ?
As Ambit does not allow anyone to see their financial statements it is impossible to do any real research. As such I do not know how anyone here can speak with such certainty.
It would be helpful if a reference could be made to the Ambit website to separate out these “sour grapes” posts vs. their most important concern: Their loss of $400. For instance, why must that fee be set so high? If it is allocated for the hours of upfront necessary training, then let’s see some type of justification for that. In short, the majority of all the hostile comments come from those who feel that the $400 was excessive. They are willing to admit that they just didn’t recruit enough people, but instead of “show me the money”, their refrain is “show me where the money went”, or alternatively, “If I drop out, why can’t I get at least a partial refund”. That is, how many hours did someone spend on training me? Most successful MLM’s with a positive reputation charge modest sign up fees in the range of $50 – $100 and put the focus on overrides and commissions.
First this is a Direct Selling Business key word Direct if you don’t do anything you don’t make anything! Its Direct from company thru you to customer. You don’t get paid to sign up. They only pay if you deliver the goods. Second why do you think all the Rich Retired Smart mlm leaders came out of retirement for this, they didn’t need to work they are set, they are doing it cause it works and its Generational Wealth for them their kids grandkids and great grandkids. bet we all wish we had some parent grandparent greatgrandparent that did this for us. Third if you apply yourself to any mlm you will make money. Keyword Apply Self. Check out my site, its simple. I joined about a month ago and already got promoted and quadrupled my investment. So its working for me and I think anyone can do it but maybe not but so far it has worked for everyone on my team. I’m committed to my teams success cause its the only way I can be a success so join for yourself or to challenge me or try to prove me wrong!
Michael
Matt,
Get educated: Google: Dr.Charles King – Brilliant Compensation.
Ambit Energy is not a get rich quick scheme. They dont promise you millions. They dont require that you buy shit. Its simple. Get customers…get FREE ENERGY! Notice how I didnt say you must recruit to make money….even though building a team would increase your income potential….you can actually sign up 15 customers and receive FREE ENERGY! AND GUESS WHAT! THE incumbant: CON-Edison will send out a thank you letter for switching to AMBIT!!!
How dumb can people be….stop being so weak minded.
Act like a MAN for god sake MATT
I went to a Scambit meeting today at a friend’s behest. I was amazed there were so many gullible people left out there with $400 in their pockets. I figured all those people sent their last cent to Nigeria years ago.
Ambit boasts being an energy reseller with $600 million in yearly revenues. Yet the margins on reselling energy is just a few percent. So before administrative expenses…the company is clearing maybe $10-$20 million or so off their energy business…after administrative expenses they are probably running in the red. So what exactly is supporting these five figure monthly checks by the people at the top of the pyramid?…The “consultants” (aka suckers). Those $400 sign up fees and the $25 monthly fees to have the honor of pitching others. I don’t think it will be long before the company goes under, or sells their clients to another company, leaving all the successful(temporarily) “consultants” crying to their state attorneys general that they were scammed.
In any monetary system these are the FACTS:
1. Always money winners…..and money losers.
The person who sells the house after they bought it ….most likely will sell it for more…
2. The person who buys a stock at a low…will ultimately sell it for more that they buy it…
3. The lottery has more losers than winners…
4. MLM has more losers than winners…
5. CAPITALISM…is the issue at hand….not AMBIT ENERGY.
There will always be people yelling (SCAM) at the bottom of any CAPATALISTIC venture….
UNTIL a REsource based economy is launched….
shut up…you pathetic ANTI-Capitalism..bums…
watch: zeitgeist on youtube. WAKE UP YOU WEAK MINDED individuals
AMBIT is the most ethical business in CAPITALISM….
and until CAPITALISM is gone: you must live under the true PYRAMID”
THE CORPORATION!
Ben,
You are dumb.
GO to school. YOu live in a capitalistic society:
or better than that: a monetary based society:
therefore: shut the fuck up: if you pay for health care, education, food, living expenses….alll of these necessaties…are a created pyramid of profit. You retard..get a girlfriend…and a plastic surgeon
This is all very interesting. If you look up AMBIT, then you will find at least a dozen deregulation companies. I went to a consultant for ACN a few years ago. Same EXACT thing. Everybody uses gas and electricity, you can sell it without even trying!! Interesting. Three of my co-workers were in ACN so I figured it couldn’t be that bad. The guy showed me an “article from Fortune 500.” He flashed it really quick. I guess he didn’t know I had more then enough time to see the small print that said “Paid Advertisement” at the top of the page.
I’m not saying that the people in AMBIT are dumb by any means. I just see the similarities between these two companies. The ACN consultants I worked with me, at my actual job, weren’t bad salespeople. One of my co-workers could sell anything you put in front of him even though you were the one that put in front of him!! This man was a genious when it came to marketing. Out of the three, he was the one that did the best. He quit ACN after two years. He said it was too much for him since he had a son. The forty people signed up, not as other consultants, but as customers, didn’t bring in enough money. Don’t forget the lack of benefits. You need to have health benefits with a newborn.
The best part was when the consultant that I talked to, told me there was a $500 start up fee!! I asked him what it was for. He told me that was what it cost to be registered as your own business. Interesting. So I was going to be working for a company, but needed to be my own business? Something didn’t add up in that logic alone. It only costs $35 to get the application to register a business in the state of New York. I know because I had a business. When I asked him to elaborate on the cost, he couldn’t.
The final final straw was the website he gave me. It was rebellion something or other .com. Okay. So why is there a different website between ACN and this group? ACN had a corporate office and a corporate website. No where on the COMPANY’s website, did it mention the consultants or salespeople. It’s not hard to have a BBB rating of A when the company and the salespeople aren’t linked in any way. With the BBB you have to have a complaint that is, without a doubt, linked to the company. The BBB gets million complaints a day about businesses. If the BBB can’t prove, without doubt, that the company made a mistake, then they won’t count it against the business. In the case of ACN, the salespeople were their own company and ACN denied that these folks worked on their staff. They could prove it too. You never made it onto their payroll. They were paying you as a separate business and by doing so, were able to write you off on thier taxes. You were a business expense that brought in all the money, and cut their costs, all at the same time!!!
I work two jobs and I make it by just fine. I work and I work hard and I have moved up to management in both. All the people that are defending AMBIT, there’s only one thing that you have all said that is true. Working hard is the only way to succeed. Obviously you didn’t work hard enough at the real jobs that you supposedly left. In two years, post an update on how you are doing. If you failed or the company went under, don’t lie to make yourself look good. You got scammed and that’s all there is too it. Don’t defend the company just to save face.
Hmm.. there is a new word that explains you criticizing non-believers, Haters, which I don’t believe has been adopted by Oxford yet. But I really can’t believe I wasted a half an hour running thru this I could of got another customer instead. But since I took the time, i’ll take some more. Im not sure how things are done in Illinois or Texas with AMBIT but in NY us consultants get a part of that “400 start up money” $100 to the MC’s above and $155 to the RC above if it reaches that far up, the money extra over 400 is apparently for your consultation package and personal websites. This opportunity is one in a lifetime, those who have doubts take the risk-free action of signing up as a customer, only real way to actually find out. And if your in New York give me a call, we can go out to lunch and discuss the issue, not in New York? Still give me a call and I will answer all of your questions. As for the question of how our company will do in the future, honestly I think that depends on us! We’ve been in business for 3 years already and almost about to breach our 3,000,000th customer. IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS IN AMBIT AS A CONSULTANT OR CUSTOMER GIVE ME A CALL (607)481-5258
Hey Jon,
A subway franchise cost money. Why would you question the fee that a company charges for people to partner with them?
Why does Mcdonalds charge people 1 Million before they open a store?
You are clearly ignorant. Jon….ACN is truly a scam because a representative for ACN cant really make any money without recruiting a huge downline. With AMbit, its the opposite. You can recieve free Gas and Electricity and a small residual income…just for building a tiny Ambit business. Get Educated JON…
I tried ambit for a while really not understanding it fully. People get sucked into all the energy at the meetings etc like I did. It didnt work for me because im not naturally a good salesman and or people do not naturally follow me like a lot of the top leaders do. Good learning experience though. I learned other ways to make money with websites using google Adsense. good luck to all you ambit lovers. You need to sell other people to come in as consultants to make any sort of money.
Many of us signed up around the same time and most got the investment back just by getting 10 customers and two MC’s. It will take some work to build it to what it can be, but I plan to do it. This is something that can work very well and can give you a big return for your efforts. I am excited about the opportunity and can’t wait to grow it to a nice residual earning. If you are not willing to excite others about the opportunity, then you won’t grow. I don’t want any of my friends to do this if they think they can’t do what is required. You have to pick the entreprenurial types who won’t blame you if they don’t succeed. They offer all the tools…..The formula is there, you just have to implement it!