Amway Independent Business Owners (IBOs) like to refer to themselves as "Independent Business Owners." However, when you take a step back and consider this for a moment, I believe that the Amway opportunity is more like a job. As an IBO, you are essentially functioning as a commission salesperson, with no additional compensation or advantages provided by the Amway organisation. It's a win-win for Amway, because they only pay you for things that are actually sold. If you put in a lot of effort but only sell a little or nothing, Amway will pay you very little or nothing. Even if you work extremely hard but only move less than 100 PV, Amway will not compensate you.
The Amway business may just sit back and distribute bonuses to IBOs in their downline. Recruiting, training, and moving merchandise are all done by the independent business owners themselves. Many Independent Business Owners (IBOs) are extremely loyal to Amway products, despite the fact that they could obtain the exact same product or a similar product, in many situations, at a fraction of the cost from a big box shop or even a local retailer in many cases. Take a peek at Amway's most well-known vitamin (double x). Is it really necessary to spend $75 or more for a one-month supply of multivitamins and minerals? That is not to suggest that Amway does not have valuable products, but in general, you can acquire a lot more stuff for a lot less money by purchasing at a retail establishment. Amway must factor in the cost of IBO bonuses into their product costs, which means that their prices are bound to be higher than those of their competitors.
Uplines help you perceive the world in a different light. That you do not consider an hourly wage to be synonymous with your business. However, if IBOs approached their wages in this manner, they would quickly realise that they are either working to lose money or labouring to earn cents an hour. Working at minimum pay would be significantly more lucrative for the vast majority of IBOs than putting in countless hours and money chasing an Amway fantasy that is highly unlikely to come true. Uplines also trick you into believing that by acquiring tools, you are "investing" in your business when, in reality, you are simply a customer of your upline's tool business. Some of your upline members may be making the majority of their money from the sale of CDs and event tickets. Because tool profits are higher than profits from Amway, the math is straightforward.
Attending meetings, answering phones, and meeting with uplines and downlines are all things you devote your time to. You log a lot of miles behind the wheel. However, what many independent business owners (IBOs) fail to recognise is that the emphasis in growing a firm should be a focus on obtaining more clients and increasing sales. However, because Amway items can be difficult to sell, the majority of independent business owners (IBOs) are focused on growing their business through hiring others. Amway is characterised by an infinite cycle of recruiting, which is why many people believe it is a pyramid scheme. It is not my prerogative to determine if anything is legal or not in its current form.
However, the main issue, in my opinion, is that Amway is more like a job than a legitimate independent enterprise. Whatever you want to call it, whether it's a business or a job, the majority of people don't get paid well (or at all).
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