| In any walk of life, you tend to believe that the | | | | some of the negative stories that have circulated |
| longer something has been around, the better it | | | | over the years. |
| must be. This is especially true in business - after | | | | On top of that, Amway has extremely stringent |
| all, if a company were truly bad, it wouldn't still be | | | | rules that you have to pass before they make |
| around. With Multi-Level Marketing businesses, | | | | any payments to you. These include: |
| though, it's a little bit more difficult to gauge, since | | | | · Having to buy back any of the gods not |
| it's such a new concept. The exception to this rule | | | | sold by your team members. This comes into |
| is the Amway Network Marketing Program. | | | | effect either if they don't sell it, or leave the |
| Conceived by the world famous Amway | | | | Amway business completely. |
| Corporation (itself part of the Alticor group of | | | | · Each distributor must sell at least 70% |
| companies) way back in 1959, Amway | | | | of their monthly stock purchases to qualify for |
| Corporation has been selling quality household | | | | bonus payments. |
| products for almost 50 years now, including skin | | | | · To ensure bonus payments, each |
| care and cosmetic products, as well as water | | | | affiliate has to also sell to 10 different people each |
| purifiers and even laundry systems. In 1999, | | | | month; otherwise they might not receive any |
| Amway joined up with another company within | | | | bonus payments at all. |
| the Alticor Group called Quixtar, and the Amway | | | | The problem with these, and the other rules that |
| Network Marketing Program was born, as well as | | | | Amway has in place, is that the stock obviously |
| the term MLM. | | | | needs to be kept somewhere, which can be |
| In the beginning, the opportunity with Away was | | | | problematic. And the pressure is on to make the |
| to sell their products and make a profit that way | | | | profits via the people that you sign up to sell the |
| - however, not long after the Amway Network | | | | Amway products for you, so it's not unheard of |
| Marketing Plan was conceived, the emphasis | | | | for distributors to upset friends or family |
| changed, and instead of making any real money | | | | members, as they keep pestering them to join |
| through selling their goods, Amway affiliates | | | | the Amway Network Marketing Program. |
| earned their profits from the sales that people | | | | The only real upside to this particular MLM is that |
| they had signed up made instead. | | | | there is no joining fee to become a member - |
| This is where so many complaints about Amway | | | | simply a screening process to make sure that |
| have come from. Although there is no doubting | | | | you're the "right type" of candidate. However, |
| that the company's products are excellent, and | | | | with the onus on you to sign up as many people |
| that in general the affiliates are all honest, | | | | as possible to your network of sales people, the |
| hard-working people, there have still been | | | | Amway Network Marketing Program is definitely |
| instances where Amway has been found guilty of | | | | for the more aggressive-minded businessperson |
| breaking various MLM practices. Tales of | | | | than your average Joe. |
| distributors commissions being withheld are just | | | | |