This is something I see and hear pretty frequently: that the majority of IBOs do nothing and then quit. The majority of the time, this is some Amway apologist attempting to justify why the average earnings of an IBO are so low. Even if a large number of IBOs "do nothing," they are still registered Amway IBOs and, as a result, count when attempting to determine a "average." One of the things that Amway apologists like to do is to eliminate individuals who do nothing while simultaneously including the top performers in the average, presenting a distorted picture of what the profits are for a rank and file IBO. In my opinion, it would be preferable to exclude the lowest and highest earners from the sample. Then you'll have a more accurate picture of how much money someone might anticipate to make working for Amway.
However, let us consider the phrase "do nothing." I can't accept the fact that the vast majority of people do absolutely nothing. They were willing to engage in a business conversation with someone. They were sufficiently motivated to be on the lookout for something. There was sufficient motivation for them to (most likely) attend a presentation, as well as sufficient motivation for them to invest money on a beginning kit. I would also point out that many organisations, such as BWW, WWDB, or Network 21, for example, will charge a fee for that starter kit, which may include some tools or a ticket to the next function, among other things. If you go to the Amway website, you will discover that the actual fee of enrollment is less than one hundred dollars. With the costs charged by motivational groups, it is possible that beginning kits will cost several hundred dollars or more. That being the case, I find it difficult to believe that someone went through all of the above, paid to join, and then simply left the starter kit sitting around collecting dust.
In my opinion, many people "accomplish nothing," but they don't "do nothing," which would be contrary to popular belief. Rather, in my opinion, people will sign up, and they will contact others and try to sell the business or some products, but because of previous IBO behaviour, they will be referred to as scams or pyramids, and they will encounter an extremely low rate of people who are open to joining or seeing the Amway plan. Knowing that they will not be able to "go diamond" without sponsoring, many, if not all, independent business owners (IBOs) attempt to recruit people to join them. Because many Amway items are not competitively priced, and because of previous reputation concerns, it is extremely difficult to recruit new members into the company. This, in my opinion, explains why Amway is developing more quickly in other nations, because independent business owners (IBOs) have not yet tarnished the company's reputation. Keeping this in mind, I believe that the real-world average income is approximately $100 per month, rather than the $200+ per month that Amway recently announced, because they simply removed more than half of the IBO sales force from their calculations.
If anyone claim that all of these individuals "did nothing," challenge them to explain how they could possible know if someone "did nothing." The answer is that they aren't aware of anything. It was a pleasure watching folks come and go throughout my time as an IBO. Some were inactive while others were active. But there was not one person who joined and never even opened the beginning kit, let alone tried to prospect and/or sell. I believe that the Amway system is fundamentally defective, and that the poor achievement levels of Amway Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in general are a result of this flawed system. You are allowed to attempt to prove me wrong (but you will not be successful).
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