You’ve probably heard some of the chatter by now about Global Verge. Buzzirk Mobile has chosen them to sell their VoIP phones and phone service. Global Verge e-associates will need to pass a test before they can sell the phones, and all websites will have to be compliant with federal SPAM regulations.

Global Verge is less than 8 months old at the time of this writing. They sell many other products, including Fathom video conferencing, and National ID Recovery, which allows people to recover data from hard drives. But all the buzz is around their new offering, Buzzirk Mobile.

E-associates have been all but frothing at the bit, and this caused a pretty significant infrastructure crack up in June/July 2009. Members couldn’t get through on the phones for up to 3 weeks, credit cards weren’t being charged, and people were starting to get cranky.

Global Verge says this problem is getting fixed. They have found a new payment processor that also provides customer service support. They will have people call the customer when their credit cards expire, and when they drop out of auto-ship. Hopefully this will result in more people staying with the company.

According to Global Verge, Buzzirk Mobile, and Zero1 will require e-associates to pass a test before they can sell the phones. They are being very strict on how the phones can be advertised as well. Apparently the FCC and possibly the FTC are involved.

It’s going to be quite a headache to be approved for this product. Keep in mind Global Verge is still an MLM company, and you’re going to have to keep signing up people for your downline, as well. It seems like this opportunity is going to have some major challenges.

Instead of getting all wrapped up in one company, why not learn the basics of marketing and pick and choose what products or companies you want to work with? You won’t be tied to one company, when it starts having difficulties, you can move on to the next opportunity. You don’t have to ride it out like those people who only know how to sell with Global Verge will.

If you’re already an e-associate with Global Verge, don’t jump ship just yet. But if you were thinking about joining the company, my advice is to put your time into learning the marketing fundamentals first, and choosing the company last.