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Franchising is just a big-old scam. With a capital \u201cS<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you surprised to see a statement like that coming from me? The Franchise King<\/strong>\u00ae?<\/p>\n

After all, I\u2019m the guy who for years has been 100% focused on providing useful franchise tips, information and advice to prospective franchise owners from around the world. I want people to buy franchises! I want people to become their own bosses. I want people to not \u00a0<\/em>have to work in corporate America if at all possible. I want people to be able to live their dreams.<\/p>\n

Heck, I’ve written well over 2,000 articles on franchising that are chock-full of useful information! I’ve written some popular franchise ownership books<\/strong><\/a>, and the detailed online franchise course<\/a> I put together has a lot of 5-Star reviews. I produce videos on franchising. And I work one-on-one with people who are interested in someday owning franchises. So, why do I, The Franchise King\u00ae<\/strong>, Joel Libava, think franchising is a scam?<\/p>\n

Keep reading if you’d like to find out about this possible scam. For reals.<\/p>\n

About Blanket Statements<\/h2>\n

I assume you know about blanket statements right? You know what they are, correct?<\/p>\n

In short, just in case you don\u2019t know what a blanket statement is, I found a definition from Longman<\/a> Dictionary Online:<\/p>\n

Blanket Statements<\/strong>– A statement, rule etc. That affects everyone or includes all possible cases.<\/em><\/p>\n

That said, here are a few examples to get you headed in the right direction\u2026the direction I\u2019m heading with this article.<\/p>\n

Here you go:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t trust used-car salesmen<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPit Bull Terriers are vicious<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone likes chocolate<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone likes ice-cream<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPoliticians are all the same<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMen\u00a0aren’t\u00a0emotional beings<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThai food is spicy<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUFO\u2019s aren’t real<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGoogle knows everything about you<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFacebook doesn’t care about your privacy<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think of that fine collection of blanket statements?<\/p>\n

Are any of them true?<\/p>\n

Or\u2026<\/p>\n

Are some used car salespeople actually trustworthy?<\/p>\n

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Are some<\/em>\u00a0 Pit Bull Terriers really nice dogs? (I\u2019ll never find out, because I\u2019m not getting one.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Are some<\/em>\u00a0 politicians honest?<\/p>\n

Isn’t some<\/em>\u00a0 Thai food mild?<\/p>\n

Does Google really know everything<\/em> \u00a0about you?<\/p>\n

Is franchising a scam<\/em>?<\/p>\n

Blanket Statements Can Rile People Up<\/h2>\n

Has anyone close to you ever made a blanket statement that really, really made you mad?<\/p>\n

Have you ever made a blanket statement that upset someone?<\/p>\n

I have. Several, actually. Usually to my wife about a topic, person, or place I feel strongly about. They haven\u2019t gone so well. She\u2019s often told me in no uncertain terms that I was \u201cmaking blanket statements,<\/em>\u201d and that they \u201cweren’t\u00a0based on facts<\/em>.\u201d Jeannine likes facts.<\/p>\n

So, I try not to make blanket statements as much.<\/p>\n

Those Darn Franchise Websites And Blogs<\/h2>\n

There are certain franchise websites and blogs that specialize is getting people riled up about franchising<\/strong>. On how evil franchising is. How evil franchisors are.<\/p>\n

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These websites\u2026one in particular, has been absolutely bashing <\/em>\u00a0the franchise industry for years.<\/p>\n

Granted, I was involved with the website I\u2019m referring to several years ago. I was asked to write some articles and bring new visitors. I did. I\u2019m not involved now<\/em>. I wisely excused myself from the site years ago, because I saw what was starting to happen there. Things were getting cray cray.<\/p>\n

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To that end, the main thing that happened to the site, and the reason I stopped contributing to it, was because of its really dysfunctional commenting forum. Some of the stuff that was allowed to go on there was ridiculous. Cray cray. It hasn’t changed much. It gets so ridiculous\u2026so crazy sometimes. I\u2019m not going to link to the site or mention the name of it. It\u2019s just not worth it. Most of the saner minds in franchising don\u2019t waste their time there, either. It\u2019s not just me that thinks it\u2019s a pretty nutty place. The next section will give you an idea why.<\/p>\n

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\n(Since I’m about to go into franchise conspiracies, did you know there’s a conspiracy about the moon landing…that is was all faked?<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Franchising Conspiracies<\/h2>\n

The website I\u2019m referring to chock full of franchising conspiracies. I even have proof. One of the sites\u2019 more active members had a doozy of a conspiracy theory concerning a popular\/powerful technique that I have all of my franchise ownership clients do. Check it out<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s one example of some of the stuff that\u2019s spewed out on the site by supposed \u201cexperts<\/em>\u201d like the one I mentioned in the article I just linked to on an almost weekly basis.<\/p>\n

In case you didn’t click that link, it has to do with researching a franchise<\/strong><\/a>\u2026how I teach my clients to do it, and how one Canadian franchise attorney commented about the technique I teach. He made it sound like there was a conspiracy taking place in franchising.<\/p>\n

(You can find the same franchise research techniques I teach my clients on the franchise blog you\u2019re on now as well as on several other online and offline publications where\u00a0I’ve\u00a0been quoted or have written articles<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

No Conspiracy Of Any Kind<\/h2>\n

There is no conspiracy when it comes to calling and\/or visiting franchisees of the franchise business opportunity you\u2019re thinking of buying<\/strong>. Franchisees do not<\/em>\u00a0 conspire to tell you a bunch of great things about their businesses and great things about their franchisors in order to encourage you to became an owner.<\/p>\n

Tip:<\/b> Ignore anyone that even suggests something as nutty as a conspiracy taking place among franchisees.<\/p>\n

Undeniably, most of the things on the website I\u2019m not mentioning by name are 100% anti-franchising. I don\u2019t know why the site is even focused on franchising. If the owner of the site hates franchising so much, why doesn’t he start a website about billiards? Or pets. Or, worm farming in Pennsylvania.\u00a0Something other than franchising.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig Brother is Out To Get You, Franchisees.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s pretty much the tone of the website I’m referring to. And, \u201cBig Brother<\/em>\u201d is The International Franchise Association<\/strong> in this case. (IFA<\/em>)<\/p>\n

And just so you know, I’m almost always in disagreement with things the IFA does. The largest franchise association around seems to be more interested in raising money for Republicans, than anything else.<\/p>\n

Wait:<\/strong> Wasn’t that kind of a blanket statement?<\/p>\n

Franchise Scams: Franchising Is A Scam<\/h2>\n

That\u2019s one hell of a statement to make.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost\u2026a\u2026blanket statement.<\/p>\n

Ok. It<\/em> is<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I guess I need to be careful of making those darn things\u2026statements like that. Some folks could get riled up.<\/p>\n

Now, I would never<\/b> intentionally try to rile someone up<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Well, not unless I felt people would benefit from it<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n