The Strongest Team With one of the best Companies !!!
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Company: Usana Health Science
http://www.usana.com
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Business Week Top 10 Hot Growth Companies 2004
http://bwnt.businessweek.com/hot_growth/2004/index.asp
USANA Shares
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=USNA&t=2y&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=
Best nutrition products
http://www.humannutrition.com/BestNutritionProducts.php
Products information
http://www.usana.com/products/
Business Plan
http://www.usana.com/USMAINPAGE_11940.html
http://www.unisuccess.com/usana/binary_en.html
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Unisuccess Team:
We are most successful team in Usana business from Australia. Our team now includes Usana diamond directors, Ruby directors,Gold Directors etc.
Now we are in Singapore and will stay here to help you till you success!!!
Our team globle Website:
http://www.unisuccess.com
(English & Chinese Trainning available on the internet as well)
You are wellcome to contact me for more details:
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Team Leader:
Dave
(65) 92769086 (Singapore)
(61) 412043797 (Australia)
Email: [email protected]
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If you interested, please make appointment with me and visit our office in Ngee Ann City.
Share the Vision - True Health and True Wealth
Nov, 2004
Best Regards
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To Success:
Right Time, Right Company and Right Team
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Unisuccess Team:
We are most successful team in Usana business. Our team now includes Usana diamond directors, Ruby directors,Gold Directors etc.
Now we are in Singapore and will stay here to help you till you success!!!
Our team globle Website:
http://www.unisuccess.com
(English & Chinese Trainning available on the internet as well)
You are wellcome to contact me for more details:
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Team Leader:
Dave
65 92769086 (Singapore)
61 412043797 (Australia)
Email: [email protected]
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Share the Vision - True Health and True Wealth
Nov, 2004
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Hi Dave,
Great to know that you are in network marketing and has chosen Usana to be the company to be affiliated with? May I know what is the reason you have chosen Usana and why did you pick that one? How many companies have you been exposed to?
By the way, Singapore's area code is 65 and Australia's area code is 61, hope you remember to change it or else people can't contact you when they are interested. -
Thanks,makelifebetter, updated the phone number.Originally posted by makelifebetter:Hi Dave,
Great to know that you are in network marketing and has chosen Usana to be the company to be affiliated with? May I know what is the reason you have chosen Usana and why did you pick that one? How many companies have you been exposed to?
By the way, Singapore's area code is 65 and Australia's area code is 61, hope you remember to change it or else people can't contact you when they are interested.
I've been to Nuskin, Herbalife, Amkey, Amway, Unicity, Perfect,ACN,1CellNet, Tians,Market American to attended their meeting and trainning. Only found out either their products are not so good or the team are not good.
The reason I choose Usana is based on their producsts, binary plan is not bad also.
Most importantly, there are groups of people in Usana who totally commit to Usana business and I'd like to work togather with them. And most of those people are from mainland China which will become the biggest market!!!!
Although Amkey, ACN plan may looks better but I don't want to take risk to do those newly started companies. Some companies such as selling credit card or shares etc with very high join fee. Looks like can earn quick money but end up with lost. Those are the companies build bad reputation in MLM industry. Keep away from them!!! -
Well, been to so many companies doesn't necessary mean that you have been exposed to! The main reason why you chose Usana is mainly that you felt it worked better for you, not that the other company's products are not good or the team are not good. I am in one of those companies that you mentioned and have benefitted tremendously from the products and must say that I have a fantastic team that's supporting me as well.
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Pdts good impt...but not necessarily must use them to do a biz...jus use the pdts can liao..hehe...biz shd not be based mainly on pdts...there are many factors to consider..
Care to share which team from which network mkting gp u have been exposed to?
I have heard of quite abit too....
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Agree with you,makelifebetter. Are you in Unicity?Originally posted by makelifebetter:Well, been to so many companies doesn't necessary mean that you have been exposed to! The main reason why you chose Usana is mainly that you felt it worked better for you, not that the other company's products are not good or the team are not good. I am in one of those companies that you mentioned and have benefitted tremendously from the products and must say that I have a fantastic team that's supporting me as well.
The factors I use to choice a company:
1. Company backgroud
2. Products
3. System
4. Timing
5. Team
Sure, everyone can choice whatever suitable to them as long as they enjoy it and doing business in the right way.
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Hmm...interesting...Originally posted by smartdog:Agree with you,makelifebetter. Are you in Unicity?
The factors I use to choice a company:
1. Company backgroud
2. Products
3. System
4. Timing
5. Team
Sure, everyone can choice whatever suitable to them as long as they enjoy it and doing business in the right way.
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It doesn't matter which company I am in, so long you think that you are in the right company and you are happy with where you are right now, I wish you all the best in your journey towards success.
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Hi i have been researching into MLM for quite sometime now and like to point out a few important factors on how to choose a good MLM.
"makelifebetter" is correct on the points needed to choose a good company.
The factors I use to choice a company:
1. Company backgroud
2. Products
3. System
4. Timing
5. Team
1. Company backgroud - A good company should be debt free and does not involve in any form of investment and listing. It is a risk for the company if investment is involved and listing only tells u that the company do now have sufficient capital to further expands its business therefore it is looking for shareholders. As MLM meant bringing the products from the manufacturer straight to the the user to reduce product cost. Therefore its is important that the company has the ability to manufacture and distrubute the products itself. Its manufacture and distrubution should not be of different company as it will mean extra cost and possible change of manufacturer.
2. Products - Not all products should be sold in MLM structure. In MLM repeated sale is important as it will ensure that its distrubutor will have a stable income instead of a one time sale. The product must be expandable, meaning can be used up and need to restock. The product itself must have the ablility to prove its own usefullness. If today u were to setup a company what would u sell? of course u will look for something that is really good and incurr good comment from the consumer and encourage propagation from words of mouth. When a product is good, distrubutor need not push hard sale as the product speaks for itself.
3. System - After comparing products only a few company is left. Then the system comes in. I have seem quite a few system from various companies but most of them are hard to accomplish. Most company focus on finding extremely strong downline in order to rise up in high level. But that means not everyone can do it, for example some system said that u must have 3 downline which are doing a certain amount of sale inorder to attain a certain level, that also mean that the person need to find very good distrubutor to rise up in level. Some company runs binary plan which mean balance both side to earn. But what happen if i find an extremely strong distrubutor as a downline does it mean i must restrict him from expanding or i will not be able to earn? Therefore a system must allows everyone have an opportunity to success no matter how weak or strong he.
4. Timing - MLM can be catagorise in to 3 stages young, medium and mature. This catagorises meant the numbers of years the company have survived. Nowadays with comparision to the oldest company in the market. Young suggest company less that 10years, medium range from 11- 30 years and mature mean more that 31 years. Its is good to join a company in the medium range as it is more stable and has less market exposure.
5. Team - This factor decide whether the distrubutor of the company is pratising MLM correctly. Honestly, Love, Ethic, team work and a lot of other factors contrubutes to the success. The culture induced into the team will reflect alot on the whether the team will put through in the end. Many distrubutor have the thought of if i can sign more people under me i will be success, however this is not true. Success depends on whether the team have the correct attitude to attract other people into the business. Ethic also plays an inportant role. I have seen distrubute not willing to sell a product because it doesn't suit the consumer's needs. Sometime selling a product is not everything in doing business, its the trust and professionalisium that is important.
There are a lot of other interesting things to share but i'm worried that i type too much. If interested just email me at [email protected] for an appointment i will be more that happy to arrange a meet out and have a nice chat over a cup of coffee.
People presently working in MLM are also welcome but pls meet me with an open mind as this will allow us to understand more thing. ^_^ -
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Network marketing (a.k.a. multi-level marketing or MLM, consumer direct marketing, purchasing or gifting network, etc.) developed from pyramidal concepts, which initially led to pyramid schemes, chain letters, and chain selling.
While pyramid schemes are illegal, many MLM programs have managed to
circumvent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rulings and applicable state laws.
Legislation and court cases have defined pyramid schemes as plans which concentrate on commissions earned for recruiting new distributors and which generally ignore the marketing and selling of products and services. However, many MLM promoters, even with good products, emphasize recruiting simply because of a compensation system that rewards recruiting much more than retailing.
An MLM program that some enforcement agencies may not classify as an illegal pyramid scheme may for all practical purposes still be a product-based pyramid scheme (PPS). Strong pyramidal elements remain for most MLM programs, leaving participants with little chance of financial success (usually resulting in losses), except for a tiny percentage at the top of a hierarchy
of distributors.
The following tests should help you avoid programs in which you will only be wasting your money, time, and effort.
THE OPPORTUNITY TEST
Were you approached primarily on the basis of the actual value and need for the products—or for the “opportunity?” If the latter, the program may be actually a pyramid device for enriching the company and a small group of upline distributors.
Another red flag to look for is promoters who talk of “getting in on the ground floor” or “riding the wave” of opportunity. Usually, the bulk of the income in these cases is already locked in by the founding distributors in the pyramidal hierarchy.
THE MARKET REALITY TEST
May MLM recruiters point to the huge growth potential of their programs without considering the normal dynamics of supply and demand. Without adequate controls, saturation in any given market may soon be reached—at least in peoples’ minds.
Are numerous levels of distributors allowed—more than is needed to get the products out to customers? Also, ask if the company allows unlimited recruiting of distributors in an area—with no territorial protection or other provisions for preventing market saturation? If so, you may be buying a ticket for a flight that has already departed. You could be left holding a bag of empty promises
and a worthless ticket.
THE PRODUCT TEST
Review the products offered and ask yourself:
Is it likely the products could be sold successfully on their own merits without going through a MLM distribution system? If nothing comparable is on the market, find out why.
Does the MLM company focus on legitimate products of value to consumers, or does it emphasize fleeting trends and timing, and exotic or secret formulas? Are products of consistently high quality, and do they carry a buy-back guarantee? Can all product claims (such as health claims) be backed up by reliable research? Are orders filled and shipped promptly?
And are manufacturing and expiration dates printed on consumable products?
THE COMPENSATION TEST
Can you as a distributor make a good income for the time you spend selling the products—without recruiting a single person? Or is the commission paid by the company for selling the products so low that you have to recruit a downline in order to earn a significant income?
Would distributors several levels above you—who had nothing to do with the sale—receive as much or more total payout per sale (including commissions and bonuses) from the company as you would get for selling the product or providing the service?
If the latter is the case, the emphasis is on income from a downline of distributors (that you would have to recruit), not on the sale of products. Even though such a MLM program may have escaped prosecution as a pyramid scheme, it may still be a de facto pyramid scheme (or PPS).
Your odds of success in such a program will not be favorable. While a few distributors at the top of the pyramid will be rewarded handsomely, as many as 99% (over 99.9% in some programs) of distributors beneath them will come away empty—most actually losing money, after subtracting expenses and product purchases. Also, in some programs, your quitting merely enhances the income of your upline—because income from your downline “rolls up” to those above you. Don’t fall for the line that it takes months or even years for most businesses to show a profit and that if you just “work hard and hang in there” you will make lots of money in this MLM program.
Be aware that in other comparable settings, sales distributors usually show a respectable income within a couple of months, or they turn to something else. Ask distributors who have been with the company for two or three months if they are turning a respectable profit—after operating expenses and product purchases are subtracted. If not, they are only fattening the pockets of their upline.
THE INCOME DISCLOSURE TEST
If an MLM recruiter touts huge income figures of top distributors, request that the company disclose average payout to distributors by percentiles (highest 1%, second highest 1%, and so on to the lowest 1%), so that you can determine your chances of success.
Ask for net payout (after subtracting product purchases) for all distributors who ever signed up, including those not now active. If they fail to furnish such data, they are not providing the balanced information you need to make an informed decision.
Estimate the operating expenses for building your distribution network. For anyone serious about building an MLM business, a significant amount will be spent on telephone costs, travel, samples, sales materials, office supplies, mailing costs, printing and duplication, and (when friends and family donÂ’t respond) some advertising.
Most distributors wind up spending far more money on products and
operating expenses than they bring in. The best source for expense information is ex-distributors, not current distributors who are in denial about how much they are actually spending. If less than 1% of all distributors earn the equivalent of a minimum wage for their time (after subtracting all expenses and MLM products purchased), you might want to consider a more profitable use of your money, time, and energy. (Some researchers estimate that for most MLM programs, less than 1% of distributors ever turn a profit.)
Another acid test of the profitability of an MLM distributorship is to ask the person recruiting you to show you his/her last yearÂ’s tax return. It has been found that it is extremely rare for network marketing participants to show a profit for their networking efforts on their annual tax returns.
THE “PAY TO PLAY” TEST
Find out how high the expectation is for you to purchase products, services, training, etc., over a period of time, in order to be a serious participant. In other words, what will it cost you to “play the game?” Don’t be fooled by a simple request for a small sign-up fee, soon to be followed by endless invitations for specials on purchases of samples or inventory, accelerating bonus levels for higher sales plateaus, paid seminars, and training sessions or retreats.
This requirement (or strong suggestion) that you make large purchases of products over a period of time to qualify for increasing bonus levels or purchasing discounts is one sign of a product-based pyramid scheme. After months or years of fruitless effort and a garage full of products, some participants come to
realize they have merely been paying into a pyramid scheme in the form of payments for unneeded products.
THE PRICE TEST
Are the company’s wholesale prices low enough to allow a respectable profit when marking up for resale—at a retail price that is still competitive with comparable products through other sources? Or are retail prices so high that they must be sold at wholesale to achieve any volume?
If products are priced at a premium to support a large network of distributors, then the premium portion of the price could be considered the pyramid portion. So if a MLM product sells for $40 and a comparable product would sell for $20 at a typical retail outlet, the $20 premium may be deemed the pyramid portion of the price and would flow to top distributors in typical pyramid fashion.
THE GOLDEN RULE TEST
How did you feel about the way you were recruited to do the business, and how do you feel about approaching your family and friends in the same way? How important are your relationships to you?
Are you offended when they attempt to exploit your connection with them for monetary gain? Would you want to do the exploiting?
THE TIME FREEDOM TEST
The perennial dream of those with a pyramidal mentality is to be successful at recruiting a downline that will bring in enough money to support them so they won’t have to work themselves—thus giving them “time freedom.” They can then “leverage” their time by living off the efforts of others.
If a recruiter promises that by working hard for a brief time period you will never have to work again, ask what percent of their top distributors are no longer actively involved with the company—and never attend opportunity meetings.
Ask veteran distributors when they last took an extended vacation. Were they able to do so without significant losses for not tending their downlines? And did any of them quit or scale down without experiencing major financial losses?
Better yet, ask for a copy of the recruiter’s downline and upline. Contact distributors at several different levels to see if any have achieved “time freedom.”
And if you know the spouse of any of the distributors, you might ask what problems the family has experienced due to MLM participation (intrusive phone calls, untimely visits to the home, and neglect of family and other duties by
the distributor).
THE HONESTY TEST
Has the recruiter been devious or up front in his or her inviting attempts? And can the products and “opportunity” be sold without making exaggerated product and income claims? Ask for validation of each of the claims made.
If you find the truth frequently distorted, powerful and escalating incentives may be driving the recruitment. If normally honest persons feel the need to exaggerate
claims to sell the products and the program, you may find yourself having to do the same.
THE CREDIBILITY TEST
MLM promoters who don’t command respect themselves may lean heavily on the “credentials” or “character” of others involved in the “opportunity.” If such references are used to excess, watch out.
Such credibility links can be deceptive. Why? Because the ethics of MLM are so tricky to sort out that respectable and high level people have been drawn into the most problematical of programs.
THE SUPPORT TEST
Does the company offer an adequate support infrastructure to handle a temporary burst of volume? Will your upline be there when you need them, or do they have a history of jumping ship when the next hot MLM deal comes along?
Are conferences and training programs, audio and video tapes, etc., free of charge (as is the case elsewhere for company sponsored programs), or are you expected to pay for them—as another revenue source for the company and upline?
A FINAL WORD
If you have found this helpful in deciding about participation in MLM, you could be doing your friends and family a favor by sharing this information with at least five of them. Then ask each of them to share it with five more persons, and suggest they tell each of them to share it with five more, and . . . ....:-) -
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I've been to Nuskin, Herbalife, Amkey, Amway, Unicity, Perfect,ACN,1CellNet, Tians,Market American to attended their meeting and trainning. Only found out either their products are not so good or the team are not good.
Wow
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It takes a person more than 3 - 4 years in order for him or her to get a 4 figure pay rise and they stayed on. What makes one think that one can stay in 2 - 3 months and expect a 4 figure income from network marketing?
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why so many MLM says they are number 1 or best etc?
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imagine u r selling Benz cars..
will u say benz cars are the best?
wat abt toyota n Porsche?
well...
they may be best in certain ways...
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If you wish to join a MLM company, just make sure it's a registered member with DSAS. So in case you wish to get a refund, there is a 7 day cooling period which facilitates that.
Personally, I've attended the sessions with Asayo (almost conned but lucky I cancel my purchase), Astral Mag (sickening place that say education not important & stupid salesman try to hardsell) & a company (forgot the company name but is located opposite Four Seasons Hotel) that represented Amway products...
All I can say is these 3 companies make me uncomfortable & I feel like I entered a cult group where everyone's eyes light up with the thought of making more money from ignorant people....
I still believe in working hard through the proper traditional ways...i.e. get a proper job with a proper salary...at least there is pride
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The feeling is mutual.Originally posted by Cepat:If you wish to join a MLM company, just make sure it's a registered member with DSAS. So in case you wish to get a refund, there is a 7 day cooling period which facilitates that.
Personally, I've attended the sessions with Asayo (almost conned but lucky I cancel my purchase), Astral Mag (sickening place that say education not important & stupid salesman try to hardsell) & a company (forgot the company name but is located opposite Four Seasons Hotel) that represented Amway products...
All I can say is these 3 companies make me uncomfortable & I feel like I entered a cult group where everyone's eyes light up with the thought of making more money from ignorant people....
I still believe in working hard through the proper traditional ways...i.e. get a proper job with a proper salary...at least there is pride
If you do decide to go into this business choose MLM Company registered with DSAS. Go in with your eyes wide open.
In general to succeed in life, work hard through the proper traditional ways is the best bet in this very complicated world.
MLM is not for the faint hearted as they are too many twist and turn to be played by the "organiser". Remember you are supposed to be your "own boss" in a MLM company. Hence there is no boss above you but the organisation hence "organiser". Hence if you are being played out by the "organiser" or for that matter any body there, you are to be blamed for being gullible. -
Ya thanks for the tips. After I used ur tips, I found NONE of MLM companies fit into those factors. So u see, MLM sux...ermmm.. ok its MLM people sux.Originally posted by happy_love_you:Hi i have been researching into MLM for quite sometime now and like to point out a few important factors on how to choose a good MLM.
"makelifebetter" is correct on the points needed to choose a good company.
The factors I use to choice a company:
1. Company backgroud
2. Products
3. System
4. Timing
5. Team -
How much do you know about MLM and how much do you know about the company?Originally posted by smartdog:Thanks,makelifebetter, updated the phone number.
I've been to Nuskin, Herbalife, Amkey, Amway, Unicity, Perfect,ACN,1CellNet, Tians,Market American to attended their meeting and trainning. Only found out either their products are not so good or the team are not good.
The reason I choose Usana is based on their producsts, binary plan is not bad also.
Most importantly, there are groups of people in Usana who totally commit to Usana business and I'd like to work togather with them. And most of those people are from mainland China which will become the biggest market!!!!
Although Amkey, ACN plan may looks better but I don't want to take risk to do those newly started companies. Some companies such as selling credit card or shares etc with very high join fee. Looks like can earn quick money but end up with lost. Those are the companies build bad reputation in MLM industry. Keep away from them!!!
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How old is Usana? The website doesn't tell anything. I have a feeling is a very young company.
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about 12 years if i rem correctly.Originally posted by Honeybunz:How old is Usana? The website doesn't tell anything. I have a feeling is a very young company.
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In MLM, 12 years is still too young.Originally posted by stat:about 12 years if i rem correctly.
You shd be able to get info from www.usana.com
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What has pride gotta do with proper job w/proper salary? & how do you define proper? You may be working in some big listed MNCs but no pride at all...Originally posted by Cepat:I still believe in working hard through the proper traditional ways...i.e. get a proper job with a proper salary...at least there is pride