Many naive individuals join Amway under the impression that they can achieve wealth and riches by "owning their own business," but in reality, they have essentially become unpaid commissioned employees of Amway. You will not be provided with health insurance, vacation time, or any other fringe benefits. You have the ability to work an endless number of hours and earn money by moving things. By recruiting individuals into your downline, you can increase the size of your unpaid sales force and so increase your commissions. Nonetheless, you are primarily engaged in the business of moving Amway items at your own expense. You also get to pay for catalogues so that you can sell Amway products to your customers. You'd expect the product brochures to be provided for free, but they are not.
Some people do achieve success with this strategy, but you must be a top-tier recruiter in order to recruit people to sell Amway items for no compensation. Because of prior IBO activity, Amway's reputation in the United States, Canada, and probably other countries has been tarnished from the beginning of your business relationship. According to the data, Amway's sales appear to be rising the greatest in foreign countries and the least in North America, which supports this claim. Everyone I know has either been engaged with Amway (and had a negative experience) or knows of someone who has been associated with Amway (and had a negative experience) (i.e. tricked into attending a meeting, or deceived in some way about the opportunity or the products). There appear to be just enough unaware or naïve people who continue to join, and the churn generates enough volume to keep the system running smoothly.
Even if you are an excellent recruiter, your chances of becoming an Amway success (emerald or above) are a minuscule fraction of 1 percent. Moreover, individuals who achieve Amway success find it extremely difficult to maintain their current level of success. It is for this reason that there are large quantities of "former" emeralds, diamonds, and platinum. Is it possible for anyone to be successful in a system where the majority of individuals accomplish little or nothing and where nearly half of IBOs fail within the first year? Even if they make it through that, they are unlikely to sponsor others or to generate enough volume to make a meaningful difference on their own.
You may have heard that Amway was declared to be "legitimate" by the Federal Trade Commission or that Amway is the leader in online health and beauty sales. Although all of this may or may not be accurate, the truth remains that an IBO is essentially an unpaid Amway salesperson who does not receive any commissions. You are responsible for all of the company's expenses, including training, and you are required to split your commission with additional layers of upine (middlemen), some of whom are detrimental to your business and some of whom are unaware that you exist. It's a fantastic bargain for Amway, but it's not a terrific offer for independent business owners. You move their merchandise and absorb the costs, and in exchange for your services, they pay you a commission.. While any accolades or credits received by AMWAY will be beneficial to the company, remember that you are an IBO, which stands for "independent business owner." You are not affiliated with Amway.
Final conclusion: as long as it is possible to persuade people to labour for free, there are numerous options to become wealthy that are far superior and more lucrative than Amway. :-)
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