Synergism - What it is and how it can be useful

Synergy is described in different ways by different authorities. I am but a single person and am certainly not considered an authority by any stretch of the imagination. This is just a basic discussion for what I have discovered in my efforts in online activity. Given the diverse expanse of understanding that is available online, I hope to encourage some dialogue to expand my knowledge and education on this topic. So, what is Synergism to me?

In my desktop dictionary I find this...

Synergism - combined action, greater in total effect than the sum of their effects.

I'm sure there are more detailed definitions like the one I found at Wikipedia, but I will just try to expound a little on the one I found and add a little to it based upon some experience that I have had which involves Synergism.

One example of synergism would be the use of a group of people advertising the same link for the common purpose of increasing the total membership to the associated program. That program may be for the purpose of developing friendships, Internet related sales, advertising or simply to influence change in the way things are done.

One could argue that I just described an affiliate program. Yes, it seems that way, but I stated everyone advertised the same link not his own affiliate link. So, how is it that the individual can gain from the synergism of the group? Well, it depends on the structure of the program which is way more difficult to describe here in this small place. I can recommend a site that uses what we call "group synergy" if you care to discuss it further.

What we can assume is that the model that uses group synergy or synergism is likely to have a larger result than the total of its membership. So, a totally synergistic program should work and grow exponentially I would predict.

Somebody else could argue that I just described an MLM program. Well, I suppose that could be a valid discussion too except that an MLM program has each individual person doing what he does for himself and not for the good of the group. Like I said before... with synergism, all participants advertise the same link... for the good of the whole group.

Then how can synergism be useful? Or how can an individual benefit from synergism? An example of how synergism is useful is a program that trains and develops its members to work together to build the whole membership. One way to do this is by utilizing a group to advertise a single link and giving all of the prospects who come in by that exercise to the newer members who have been given an education or trained within the program. This activity will grow the newer members' teams as well as grow the overall membership. As a result, the concept enhances the relationships that are created and gives strength to the whole membership.

I know of only one such business online today. I searched high and wide to find a program where I could build an income without going into debt to do it. Most of the programs would lose members because it cost too much to be a member before seeing any profits. Members were required to pay a monthly fee just to be a member of that program. Additionally, by virtue of the design of the program or business, the fact that they were in competition with all of the other members the minute they began.

With synergism, nobody feels like they are in competition with anybody else. Thus, a total sense of friendship... like a huge online family... is developed. Every other business I have seen is so covered with HYPE. I was beginning to think that nobody even considered the idea of using a common sense approach... Until now.

If you know of another business or plan that uses a synergism model, I would like to hear from you.