One of the more amusing aspects of Amway Independent Business Owners is their ability to say a lot without having anything substantive to say. You hear them brag about how great the business is and how much they've learned, and then when you inquire as to whether or not they've made any money, they either remain deafeningly silent or offer some flimsy explanation about how they've seen a copy of a check from someone's upline diamond or something similar. However, it is quite rare for an IBO to be completely transparent about their revenues. Of course, it's understandable that someone who is just starting out could not have made much money, but I've seen some IBOs openly lie and claim that they've just been in Amway for a month and that they're earning $5000 a month or some other ridiculous claim.
Even when addressing publicly available facts from Amway, such as the average earnings of an IBO, you can hear a slew of justifications being offered by members of the organisation. They will manufacture excuses in the same way that the majority of IBOs do nothing. As if it isn't a significant issue in and of itself. Alternatively, they use illogical parallels such as people paying up for a gym membership and then not going to the gym. As if running a business and being physically active are the same thing. I've even heard some dubious statements regarding how many people sign up as IBOs in order to benefit from decreased costs. When I hear it, I chuckle because Amway's pricing, in general, are not competitive with those of large merchants. I believe this is due to the fact that Amway is required to include the cost of IBO bonuses in the price of their goods and services. While an IBO may be able to save money on Amway products by selling them at a discount, you can (in most circumstances) purchase the same or a similar product for less money online or at Walmart.
In addition, when it comes to the success rate of IBOs in general, IBOs tend to redirect the conversation in order to appear more authoritative. According to Amway's own statistics, less than one-fifth of one percent of independent business owners achieve the status of platinum. An IBO is said to have reached platinum status when he or she either breaks even or begins to create a little net profit. What happens would be determined by whether or not the IBO is involved in the tools and what level of participation they have. In contrast, IBOs like to downplay this fact, implying that people simply did not put in enough effort or did not learn enough, rather than simply stating that the system itself may be inefficient.
The final area in which I notice problems is when it comes to selling items. I have a feeling that product sales to those who do not have an IBO are rather insignificant. I feel that there are certain extraordinary people who are good at selling, but that the majority of people do not enjoy or do not possess the necessary skills to sell items. But I see independent business owners (IBOs) fabricating all kinds of stories about "selling" to customers. I too have a hard time getting a straight answer concerning product sales. The fact that so many Amway Independent Business Owners (IBOs) are unable to provide a clear answer is rather telling.
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