As I mentioned previously, one of the reasons I started blogging was to share my personal experiences with Amway and WWDB, as well as to provide information seekers and prospects with an insight into what I see to be potential issues with the Amway opportunity. When reading through my blog posts, you will note that many of the issues I have found with the Amway opportunity are more strongly tied to a motivational group like WWDB, BWW, or Network 21 than to the Amway opportunity itself. However, Amway appears to have let numerous unethical activities to continue unabated, and as a result, they are not entirely blameless in the misuse of downline that has occurred over the years.
IBOs are guilty of misrepresenting the Amway business opportunity much too frequently. Among other things, I've heard numerous times that Amway is a franchise opportunity, which is simply not the case. I've also heard numerous times that the typical Joe may labour for 2-5 years and generate a willable and residual income that will allow him or her to be self-employed or to enjoy limitless wealth and luxury. I believe this to be true. In my opinion, the vast majority of people who were sold on the Amway opportunity did not believe this to be correct. Very few people make any money from Amway, and of those that do, the revenues are derived from a variety of sources, including tools and functions, rather than solely from Amway.
The more serious issue is the promotion of motivating tools as the key to success in the Amway organisation. Despite the fact that the tools are technically "optional," most uplines will pitch them as vital and will claim that an IBO would be nuts to try to grow a business without them. As a result, many independent business owners (IBOs) spend money on tools, and unfortunately, the majority of IBOs never make enough money in Amway to recoup the cost of their tools. In reality, over the course of several years, I've heard of folks who have lost tens of thousands of dollars (or even more) as a result of the tools systems. Furthermore, once you begin participating in the system, making the decision to leave can be tough due to the amount of time and money that an IBO may have already put in the system. Additionally, the notion that perhaps upline is correct and that perseverance will pay off. Well, there is no neutral documentation that shows that perseverance and hard effort (as well as applying the method) are effective strategies.
Defendants of Amway are quick to point out that all of the new platinums and diamonds took advantage of the system, but they fail to mention that most of the rest of the IBO force, who may have worked just as hard, simply ended up with business losses. Amway's defenders also forget to mention that a larger number of platinums and diamonds may have failed to re-qualify at that level, which is a topic worth mentioning. So much for the concept of willable and residual income. Why can't I locate any documentation from the Amway organisation to prove that residual income is a benefit of the Amway business, by the way?
I could go on and on, but for the time being, I believe it is unethical for diamonds to flaunt their purported success in Amway by driving around in expensive automobiles or building elaborate mansions. I would prefer to study business tax returns in the traditional manner rather than the electronic format. Showing a copy of a check is meaningless because business expenses may have surpassed the amount of the check, resulting in an IBO incurring a net loss as a result of the transaction. However, in the Amway opportunity, it is typical practise for independent business owners (IBOs) to conceal their money or to display a diamond's Mercedes as evidence of revenue. It doesn't add up for me, and I would advise anyone seeking information or considering doing business with someone who attempts to impress you in this manner to think twice.
Those are some of the issues I have with Amway, and there are others.
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