Well, I wasn't one of those folks back then, but I have spoken to IFSL folks recently.
THe IMS program (Ideal Merchant Services) is interesting. It stands to provide folks with even more ways of making side money (or better!) that can then be used to continue paying the Ideal Goodness program. The IG program has been totally overhauled with newer, better, more competent customer service IMO. Also, the IMS program not only helps folks but there are proceeds that kick from it and feed IFSL and IG. In addition, the slightly longer vision is that once new businesses are signed up with IMS, IFSL will approach those merchants for access to their employees to offer them any and all of their programs. THe merchant wins by having happier and potentially more financially stable employees thus having less distracted workers and obviously the employees win too....oh, and IFSL wins, oh, and IG members win etc... This is not including the major HR company they are close to completing negotiations with to have access to all those thousands of employees and companies to which they will offer IFSL programs as well. This is a much deeper and longer term strategy than just contracting with Marketing companies that may or may not provide bogus/good leads. IFSL's main problems are IMO 2 fold; A) they need to always acquire new customers thus adding cost and B) they need to retain them. The IMS and HR programs move toward creating win:win scenarios that provide both access to new customers and many many more ways of retaining for longer if not forever, provided they make the individual successful; which is their core business. All this while helping solve the worlds starvation issue....just a little something on the side they do. :)
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