I recently had an argument with an Amway supporter, and I'm left wondering how certain Amway supporters can continue to defend some of the claims they make despite the fact that there is no evidence to support them. According to one fan, Amway has made more billionaires than any other corporation, yet this is untrue. In response, I inquired as to where he obtained that information because, to my knowledge, Amway has never made that claim, and if it were true, there would be no reason for Amway to keep it hidden. A more appropriate question would be to identify five of these supposed Amway millionaires and demonstrate that they are millionaires. It is possible to be broke and have a low net worth even if you earn a lot of money. This is because you spend more than you earn.
Because he is successful, the Amway fan maintained, he was proof that Amway is effective as a business model. He never mentioned the financial situation of his downline, nor did he divulge anything about his own level or organisational structure. Instead, I pushed Joecool to speak about my previous business and the reasons why it was not profitable. Previously, I revealed that my Amway business did not thrive because I did not follow upline instructions to reinvest my income into tools. And I'm confident that I'm not the only one who has received this piece of advise. Even if they do exist, I believe that a group in which even half of the IBOs make a net profit would be extremely unlikely, especially given the fact that certain organisations train their downlines to "purchase from themselves" exclusively. Purchasing something from yourself does not elevate you to the status of a business owner.
Whenever people talk about the low average income of an IBO, advocates like to point out that some IBOs do little or nothing, but they forget to add that when Amway calculated the average income, they excluded the IBOs who were not considered active. And given that you must move at least 100 PV pv to qualify for a bonus, we may conclude that IBOs as a group earn very little, with a few major pins helping to raise the overall average. I believe that if we looked at the median income for IBOs (again, disregarding the highest and lowest incomes), it would be significantly less than $100 per month.
Consequently, the question arises as to how an IBO can genuinely demonstrate that they are successful. Perhaps the first step is to be open to discussing your company's operations. Most Independent Business Owners (IBOs) are anonymous commenters on this blog, but they outright refuse to disclose any information about their business, and they downplay the expenses associated with their business, even when their upline promotes "low overhead" as an incentive to join the Amway organisation. While $150 or $250 a month in overhead may seem like a small amount, it is a significant amount if your monthly salary is only $10. In some way, the upline will persuade the IBOs that accepting losses is a sign of success. Alternatively, it may be said that an IBO is successful as long as they remain on the waiting list and continue to attend functions.
The only way for an IBO to demonstrate his or her accomplishment is through honesty and transparency. Making a comfortable living off the backs of your downline does not constitute success; rather, it constitutes exploitation of your downline. When I fight about Amway, I am able to cite genuine data and figures that have been provided by the company. Those defending Amway claim to "know a guy who knows a guy" who made a lot of money in Amway, but they provide no actual verifiable data to back up their claims.
0 comments: