This is a reprint of a widely read article:
Upline Diamond 300 PV personal use/retail for couples, 200 PV personal use/retail for singles. Eagle Parameters: Signed Counsel Sheet to Upline Diamond. 6-5-3 (PB/SO/MF) - As explained below, six legs at 100 PV or higher, three legs on standing order, and three legs on the ground. 3 legs are required to attend major functions.
Is Being an Eagle a Lucrative Business?
The parameters for the eagle programme are listed in the preceding section. I'll provide an analysis of the WWDB Eagle programme, as well as some observations and suggestions. Eagle, in my opinion, essentially amounts to nothing more than a programme where upline guarantees themselves a certain amount of tool sales. The IBO who is using the eagle parameters is most likely losing a significant amount of money.
For starters, an Eagle with the bare minimum of parameters and legs would have approximately 1000 PV. That would equate to approximately $200 to $300 in PV bonus from Amway per month, with variations based on width, total number of legs moving volume, and other factors. For the purposes of this example, I will assume that the Eagle receives a $300 PV bonus.
Singles receive 200 PV, while couples receive 300 PV. For personal use and retail sales, that amounts to $600 to $900. While independent business owners (IBOs) may attempt to sell products, we are aware that many IBOs sell little or nothing. It doesn't matter if an IBO is successful in selling 50 PV to customers; that IBO would still be spending $450 to $750 per month on personal expenses and earning perhaps $100 per month from the sale of 50 PV.
6 legs with a PV rating of 100 or above. This equates to around $1800 in personal consumption and retail sales per month for these downlines. Assuming they each qualify for a 3 percent bonus, they would each receive approximately $10 in PV bonus per month. In the $10 figure, company expenses are not taken into consideration.
5 legs are on a waiting list. Depending on whether or not an IBO is a member of the premier club, their cost for a standing order could range from $60 to $75 per month (or more) and could increase if additional CDs are purchased.
Three legs are in attendance at big functions. Ordinarily, large-scale events cost about $125 to $175 per person, per event. Furthermore, the expenses do not include transportation, which may include round-trip airfare during peak travel months, rental cars, hotels, and other similar expenses, among others.
Consider a single IBO with Eagle parameters as an example. In addition, I will use the "best case" scenario. With the 1000 PV bonus and the retail profit from selling 50 PV, the potential income could be $400. $400 appears to be a substantial sum, particularly for a single individual. However, when we dig a little deeper, we discover that this individual also had to consume $450 in goods for himself or herself ($450 = approximate cost of 150 PV). Though supplies were provided, how many single people spend $450 a month on laundry soap, shampoo, and other consumables just by "changing your purchasing habits?"
It would also be necessary for a "Eagle" to be a strong leader. It is more than likely that merely purchasing a standing order would not suffice. A leader should consume a greater number of CDs because you cannot listen to the same CD on a daily basis. Make sure to account for the books, monthly open meetings, the cost of big gatherings, gas money, and other business expenses on a per-event basis. I think it's reasonable to say that a "Eagle" would easily spend $300 or more per month on tools and other business-related expenses (tools = books, cds, standing order, meetings, events, voicemail training) if he had the means. If this Eagle is required to fly to important functions, the cost may be much higher than the national average.
So, let's sum things up. According to a "best-case" scenario, an Eagle IBO would spend approximately $750 each month on goods and services. Even though I understand that products are not considered a business expense, I would argue that if a single person is expected to consume/sell twice as much PV, half of that expense should be considered a business expense because it is unlikely that a single person would ever consume or sell 150 or 200 PV worth of goods in a month. So, let us assume that an Eagle has $475 in monthly expenses ($175 for PV and $300 for tools), and that the Eagle has $475 in monthly expenses. A bonus and retail income of $400 per month is received by the Eagle (in the best-case scenario), based on the IBO selling 50 PV worth of goods (which is not common).
In the best-case situation, an Eagle is out of pocket! Furthermore, if his or her downline is likewise employing tools, the entire organisation will suffer a financial loss! In the Eagle programme, the only ones who profit are Amway, which profits in the form of product sales, and those who have a high level of upline income, which profits in the form of PV bonuses and profits from the sale of tools.
Do you still want to be a member of the Eagles?
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