Network Marketing

[Agelfreedom]

Hi All

I am new to the forum.
I have been involved with a number of the larger retail institutions as a merchandise planning/manager and left the corporate world a year ago to open a business with one of my colleagues.
We now supply one of the major chains with footwear. We have been trading for around a month, and it has been pretty positive. I took the risk and its seems to have come off.

I was also introduced 3 weeks ago to this new product and opportunity in the network marketing field that i thought was brilliant. It is a great concept and an excellent product, and most importantly it is new in South Africa, so great potential to grow.
The problem is no one i have chatted to seems to share my enthusiasm or optimism. Why is this? Is network marketing such a bad thing?
I still am optimistic, maybe i have been talking to the wrong people? It also seems like a have a contagious disease when i bring the network marketing concept up???

Just want some input and the general feeling and views about this!

Thanks

D.