Over the years, I've met a lot of Amway Independent Business Owners (IBOs), and they all seem to have a same philosophy. They have faith in their upline and, in certain situations, regard them as mentors. Now, having a mentor or someone to lead you through a business venture may be beneficial, but with the Amway opportunity, the majority of upline mentors receive compensation from individuals who they mentor. That is a significant conflict of interest, but IBOs are incapable of recognising it. Almost all "assistance" you receive results in compensation for someone higher up the line. A mentor is not someone who should be compensated for their assistance. No, at least not to my way of looking at it. Perhaps a paid consultant would be a more accurate description of the upline/downline relationship.
Whenever an IBO attends a large gathering or function, the speaker is frequently positioned as a financial guru, as well as an expert on how to be successful in Amway, according to the speaker. An IBO may hear that the trail has already been blazed by upline, and that all that is required is that you simply follow the trail. Don't reinvent the wheel; instead, duplicate what your upline has done. However, as I have stated numerous times before, duplication appears to be simple and straightforward on paper, but in practise, the vast majority of independent business owners (IBOs) encounter difficulties that they are unable to overcome, such as the poor reputation that the Amway name has in the United States. Product prices that are too high also do not help. Sponsoring people is difficult, and most independent business owners never sponsor a member in their downline.
But what is most concerning is that IBOs are taught to trust their upline and follow their instructions (a de facto obligation), but they are also taught that failure is the result of their own faults, even when they follow exactly what their upline has instructed or advised them to do. It is also concerning that many uplines would persuade their loyal followers that they need to purchase more and more tools as time progresses in their business (voicemail, cds, seminar tickets). In some circumstances, an upline may persuade their downline to forego fundamental family necessities in order to purchase these equipment. Several IBOs were instructed to forgo meals in order to purchase a CD, or to delay payments on their home in order to be able to attend the next large function. Some people have suffered greatly as a result of the outcomes.
I'd also like to point out that if you're a newer IBO or prospect, you may have heard that "everyone starts at zero" or that the playing field is level. It is not the case. As a fresh IBO, you will very certainly fall into the 100 PV range. Because Amway pays out approximately 31 percent in incentives, your upline(s) will receive approximately 28 percent in bonuses for their efforts, while you will receive a 3 percent bonus for yours. That doesn't strike me as being particularly level. Furthermore, when you purchase tools as an IBO, you are paying a fee for this privilege.
As a result, each IBO should examine the situation objectively and determine whether your upline is truly assisting you or simply benefiting himself by providing you with advice that results in profit for him but little or no benefit for you.
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