Team Beachbody Review – Is it Worth The Investment?

Charles Lenoir / October 12, 2015

What is this Beachbody review all about? Well if you’re reading this then you are probably conducting research because you have an interest in the Beachbody products and services or joining the business opportunity better known as the Team Beachbody.

If that is the case, just keep reading!

This is an unbiased Team Beachbody Business Opportunity Review. I will attempt to provide enough factual information about the Company, Product(s), and Compensation plan for you to be able to make an informed decision.

NOTE: Unbiased (meaning I am not a distributor of their products/services and I do not promote their business opportunity). Your decision to join or not join the Team Beachbody business opportunity is entirely up to you.

So let’s get to it shall we?

Company Profile – Background and History

COMPANY NAME: Beachbody, LLC
INDUSTRY: Health & Fitness
FOUNDERS: Carl Daikeler (CEO) and Jon Congdon (President)
COST: Initially $39.95 and then $15.95 (monthly)
WEBSITE: Teambeachbody.com Network Marketing Arm & Beachbody.com (Corporate)
REACH: USA & Canada only

According to their website,

Beachbody is a successful 10-year-old, $250+ million corporation based in Southern California. Founded in 1998 by Carl Daikeler and Jon Congdon, Beachbody, LLC, operates Beachbody.com and TeamBeachbody.com.

The Santa Monica, California-based company is the creator of the nation’s most popular fitness and weight loss products—high-quality, well-manufactured DVD workout programs, gear, and nutritional supplements that have been proven to work.

Beachbody’s Mission Statement:

To help people achieve their goals and enjoy healthy, fulfilling lives

In 2007 Team BeachBody was launched, and has since served as the network marketing arm of the business. TeamBeachbody.com, includes a network of thousands of independent “Coach” distributors as well as a dynamic online support and fitness community.

What Are the Beachbody Products?

Fitness and weight loss products including P90X^®, INSANITY^®, Brazil Butt Lift^®, Slim in 6^®, Turbo Jam^®, and Hip Hop Abs^® among many others. Beachbody^® programs combine challenging DVD-based workouts with easy-to-follow diet guidelines, nutritional supplements (including its breakthrough health shake called Shakeology^®, (AKA “The Healthiest Meal of the Day^®“) and the clinically proven 21-day cleanse known as the Ultimate Reset^®, and an unparalleled customer service and peer-support system.

How to promote the products

Beachbody spends millions of dollars every week advertising their home fitness programs on the major TV stations and cable networks. (You’ve probably seen their infomercials for programs such as P90X, Turbo Jam, and Hip Hop Abs, as well as our magazine and Internet ads.)

Team Beachbody Coaches are taught Warm Market Prospecting techniques and to take orders from family, friends and coworkers etc.

Beachbody also promotes its products with the Beachbody Challenge, a weight-loss and physical fitness goals oriented program designed to reward those with the best transformations achieved over a specified time period.

Some representatives also promote their products through social media and use of the internet.

The problem that most Team Beachbody representatives are facing is that after they go through their family and friends they run out of people to speak to about the business.

Once you run out of to the right of friends and family to sell to then what do you do?

Let me continue with this Team Beachbody review and I will show you exactly how you can make more money and sales with your new Beachbody business.

The Compensation Plan

The Team Beachbody compensation plan is actually a network marketing binary plan.

NOTE: A network marketing Binary Plan is a compensation plan in which distributors are placed in a binary (two legged) tree structure, or a left and a right subtree in the organization. It pays to infinite downline. That means that a member will be paid by downline, even if the downline are 15 level deep in your structure. It is the most popular plan among network marketing companies, network marketers, part-timers and members who want to earn through network marketing business.

You must be both Active to be eligible to earn and receive commissions.

How Team Beachbody defines an active coach:

Active – A coach achieves Active Status by (a) accumulating and maintaining a total of 50 or greater Personal Volume (PV) within the Bonus Qualification Period; (b) accumulating and maintaining 50 or greater PV within the Bonus Qualification Period from your personal Home Direct orders; or (c) becoming a new Coach by directly responding to the Beachbody Coach Business Opportunity offer for the initial Bonus Qualification Period (i.e., solely for the new Coach’s first 35 days).

The two primary ways to earn money within the Team Beachbody compensation plan are selling: 1) BeachBody products and 2) Team Beachbody membership subscriptions.

Personal Selling

Retail commissions are paid out weekly on the sale of BeachBody products to retail customers.

The commission pay out is 25 percent of the retail sales price of the product and coaches earn a 15 percent commission on products they sell to personally enrolled Team Beachbody Club Members

Any Challenge Packs sold to retail customers attract the following once-off bonuses:

Challenge Pack $140 – $40 commission
Challenge Pack $160 – $50 commission
Challenge Pack $180 – $60 commission
Challenge Pack $205 – $70 commission
Challenge Pack $220 – $80 commission
Challenge Pack $245 – $80 commission
Challenge Pack $305 – $105 commission

Team Selling – Team Beachbody Club Membership Ranks

Coaches will earn a 40 percent commission on the sales and renewals of new Team Beachbody Club memberships.

NOTE: Coaches with customers who have enrolled in the Team Beachbody Club prior to March 11, 2015 will continue to earn a 50 percent commission on those enrollments for the duration of the customer’s paid club subscription.

Also Note that Team BeachBody membership is not affiliate membership, but rather a community within the BeachBody customer-base.

These Club membership commissions are paid weekly.

There are eighteen membership ranks within the Team BeachBody compensation plan, 15 of which are Diamond Star ranks. Listed below are the criteria to qualify for each:

Coach – sign up with Team BeachBody and maintain at least 50 PV a month to qualify for commissions.
Emerald – generate at least 50 PV a month and recruit and maintain at least two coaches (one in each side of the binary)
Ruby – generate at least 75 PV a month and recruit and maintain at least four coaches (two must Emerald or higher ranked (one on either side of the binary), with the remaining two coaches split one on either side of the binary)
Diamond – generate at least 100 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least eight coaches (two must be Emerald or higher ranked (one on either side of the binary), with the remaining six coaches split three on either side of the binary)
1 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit at least one Diamond ranked coach and a total personally recruited downline of at least ten coaches
2 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least one Diamond ranked coach on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twelve coaches
3 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least one Diamond ranked coach on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of fourteen coaches (three of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
4 Star Diamond -maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least one Diamond ranked coach on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of sixteen coaches (four of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
5 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least two Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty coaches (five of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
6 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least two Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty-one coaches (six of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
7 Star Diamond -maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least two Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty-two coaches (seven of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
8 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least two Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty-three coaches (eight of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
9 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least two Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty-four coaches (nine of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
10 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least five Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty-five coaches (10 of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
11 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least five Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty-six coaches (11 of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
12 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least five Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty-seven coaches (12 of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
13 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least five Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty-eight coaches (13 of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
14 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least five Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of twenty-nine coaches (14 of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)
15 Star Diamond – maintain at least 250 PV a month, recruit and maintain at least five Diamond ranked coaches on either side of the binary and a total personally recruited downline of thirty coaches (15 of which must be Diamond or higher ranked)

Personal Volume (PV) V is a value assigned to products and Membership services sold in a Bonus Earning Period either by a Coach’s personal purchases or by a Coach to his or her Personal Retail Customers.

For a more detailed look see the full Team Beachbody summary compensation plan.

ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS OR RED FLAGS ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY?

At this time I have no concerns or major issues with this company. Beachbody, LLC is actually a member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Business since 02/21/2002.

At the time of this post there were 486 complaints closed with BBB in last 3 years and 283 closed in last 12 months.

The majority of the complaints (216) were Billing/Collections issues.

The second highest number of complaints was 176 focused on Products/Services.

Their current BBB rating is:

Since this is a comprehensive Team Beachbody Business Opportunity review I have listed the pros as well as the cons below:

The Pros

Upfront commissionable income on new product sales.
Product & Brand Recognition – Fitness products are promoted on television and recognized by many.
Residual income opportunity on product orders (autoship).
Multiple ways to get paid through Personal Selling or Team Building.
Stability – Beachbody, LLC has been in business over 10 years.
Monthly Business Service Fee Waived for Military on Active Duty.
Coach Business Starter Kit & Monthly Coach Business Services Fee Waived for bonafide Non-Profit organizations.
Bonuses and Awards. Fast Start Bonuses, Team Cycle Bonuses, Incentive Trips. In addition to to the above compensation, Team Beachbody has bonus opportunities and recognition programs available to its coaches.

The Cons

Must maintain at least 50 PV a month to qualify for commissions..
Requires that you have 50 PV, and have one (1) personally sponsored Active Coach (or higher) on his right and left legs before eligible to receive commissions from your downline (team activity).
Production based comp plan that will require heavy recruiting and building large teams to sustain and maximize income potential.
Hierarchical requirements make the higher ranks exceptionally harder to achieve, including those ranks that are most likely to produce a comfortable living income.
The founder of Beachbody has stated that the average life of being a Beachbody Coach is only 18 months. The average earning of a “Retail-Seller Coach” for 2014-2015 was $550.
Restricted Market: Business opportunity only available in USA & Canada.
Compensation Plan Restrictions for Higher Ranks: To qualify for the Star Diamond Leadership Bonus Pools as shown above, eligible Coaches at the 5, 10 and 15 Star Diamond
level must also be in attendance at the annual Beachbody Coach Summit.

Is the Team Beachbody business opportunity right for YOU?

If you are interested in promoting/selling health and fitness products then Team Beachbody may be a good fit for you!

To join Team Beachbody and become a sales representative you must purchase the Business Starter Kit for $39.95 at sign up.

A kit contains a Welcome Book, a CD/DVD with “sharing videos”, instructions for holding “great events” and “support materials you’ll need.

Kit also includes membership to Team Beachbody online community.

You can sign up with a personal sponsor or you can sign up online.

After signing up you will be provided catalogs and your very own company reciprocated website with a back office.

Once you’re registered as a independent representative, you can start building your Team Beachbody business.

Note: The optional purchase of a Challenge Pack can raise the cost of basic Team BeachBody affiliate membership to as much as $305.

WARNING: 95% of Team Beachbody Coaches FAIL!

Beachbody its a fact that an overwhelming majority will lose money and never achieve the financial freedom they dream about.

According to Beachbody’s Statement of Independent Coach Earnings for the fiscal year ending Dec. 26, 2015 Beachbody admits that 45% of all Coaches did not receive a commission or bonus check from Team Beachbody and this is based solely on coaches enrolled for a one year period.

69% of Coaches are in the lowest rank of Coach, the “Retail Sellers” rank. Only 3% of Coaches are in the highest “Star Diamond” ranks.

But, within the Star Diamond rank, there are an additional fifteen levels. The percentage of coaches in the highest rank is actually smaller than 3%.

The truth is most Team Beachbody coaches will never achieve financial freedom or the level of success they desire.

Hard work and dedication will only get you so far.

That is only one part of the strategy for success.

The other part that is not often discussed is having the right mindset, training and marketing tools in place – preferably before you join or shortly thereafter!

Quite frankly, if you are new to direct sales or an inexperienced marketer chances are you will become frustrated and quit 90-120 days after joining unless you take the time to invest in and develop the necessary marketing skills you need to avoid becoming a failure statistic.

Not investing in the proper marketing training and marketing tools is why most Team Beachbody coaches don’t see results and ultimately fail!

If you do not have the money to invest in your personal education in order to develop the skills necessary you are already in trouble.

Yes, being your own boss sounds great until you realize how much work and additional money it really takes to be successful.

Please don’t be a fool.

Network marketing is a lot of hard work!

But if you are willing to labor in the vine yard consistently for 3-5 years the rewards and the benefits are incredible!

So Can I Make Money With Beachbody?

Yes, as with any network marketing business opportunity you can make money with Team Beachbody.

How much money will be totally up to YOU!

The challenge with Team Beachbody and any other direct sales or network marketing company for that matter is that simply joining Team Beachbody will not automatically make you money or successful.

At the end of the day, your success will depend on your ability to generate an endless flow of high quality leads.

But here is absolutely the best part of this Team Beachbody business opportunity review.

I will not only share with you how you can make money from your Team Beachbody business but exactly what the top leaders are doing to earn 6 figure incomes.

Working with Beachbody can be highly profitable, but also competitive. So how do you set yourself apart from all the rest and become a top producer for Beachbody ?

Well, it’s a combination of 3 fundamental things, and yes, they are listed in order of importance:

#1 The right LEADERSHIP
#2 The right TRAINING
#3 The right TOOLS

As an Beachbody coach, you have your typical sponsor or upline leaders who are essentially responsible for teaching you how to succeed.

Unfortunately with Beachbody, too many upline leaders are stuck in a traditional mentality of teaching old school marketing tactics that worked 30-40 years ago, but have since been out-dated.

To become a TOP PRODUCER for Beachbody, or any other network marketing company, you need to acquire these 3 things I’ve just outlined for you above:

– With the right LEADERS, you can learn what it truly takes to be successful by modelling your Beachbody business after the business of your coach or mentor.
– With the right TRAINING, you can acquire the skills and knowledge to become the most sought after Beachbody coach.
– With the right TOOLS, you can put together a marketing system that will fuel the engine of your Beachbody business, like a well oiled machine.

The reason so many people struggle with Beachbody is NOT because of the company or the product. In fact, they’ve been around for a long time and have had success with their product line around the world.

But simply put, you need to learn how to effectively market your Beachbody products to the right people, at the right time and in the right way. It’s really that simple.

You can have tremendous success selling Beachbody (either offline, online or both) and build a highly lucrative home business just like you always wanted. But it will take dedication on your part, and a commitment to follow the 3 steps I’ve outlined for you.

Ready to learn how TOP PRODUCERS are generating 20+ LEADS PER DAY? These skills are absolutely essential, as you will have difficulty monetizing your Team Beachbody business if you are not pulling in leads in the DOUBLE DIGITS.

My Final Thoughts…

If you do a search on Google for this company and products, you will find some negative websites, blogs and consumer comments, but that is typical for any business.

How the company handles the complaints is key.

You should always make sure you get to know as much about the company as you can before making a decision.

So continue to read as many Team Beachbody reviews as you possibly can while researching this company.

Please understand that if you are new to the direct sales and network marketing industry that your success will come from your ability to generate continuous leads in order to make sales. Remember, success in network marketing is not a huge mystery. It is just a matter of correct education, proper skills and effective action.

In my opinion Team Beachbody is a very stable and well established direct sales and network marketing company.

Team Beachbody is a good business opportunity that sells high quality, celebrity-endorsed, brand recognizable beauty products.

But that all of that has little to do with whether YOU will be successful or not.

While it’s obviously beneficial to be a part of a strong, supportive company, what really determines whether you will succeed or not is your ability to sell products consistently and your ability to recruit people in order to build a solid team.

If you are interested in the health and fitness industry and feel comfortable with their products, then Team Beachbody is certainly a business opportunity worth looking into.

Thanks for checking out this Team Beachbody Business Opportunity Review.

To Your Success!

P.S. While you are considering Team Beachbody as an additional source of income, what if you could make money even from those who are not interested in ordering your products or in joining your team?

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Your comments are welcomed below, please share your Team Beachbody experiences.

MLM Company News

What Can We Learn From Vemma’s Shutdown

Charles Lenoir / August 28, 2015

Whenever a direct sales company is shut down by the the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly operating an illegal pyramid, the entire network marketing industry receives a great deal of scrutiny.

Vemma headquarters, 1621 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ.

Well this week the FTC announced the shut down of Vemma.

The consumer protection agency said that Vemma told recruits that they could make as much as $50,000 per week selling its nutritional beverage Vemma, energy drink Verge or protein shake Bod-e. An initial investment of $600 was paid for products and business tools and $150 in Vemma products had to be bought each month to receive bonuses. The FTC said Vemma provided little help on how to sell its products and instead rewarded them for recruiting more people.

I think the Vemma probably got into trouble when they targeted college students.

In the complaint, the FTC said Vemma employees visited college campuses and told students that selling the beverages was an alternative to a regular job. Its marketing materials features young people in luxury vehicles, jets and yachts, the FTC said.

If you follow my post you might recall that I first wrote about Vemma’s potential problems in an article titled “Is Vemma Targeting College Students and Operating An Illegal Pyramid?”

What Can We Learn From Vemma’s Shutdown?

Off of the top of my head I can think of two important lessons that we all can learn from Vemma’s misfortune.

Lesson 1. I’ve said it once and will say it again, learn how to properly promote and market your business! Flashing money and making FALSE income claims only lead to trouble. Spamming your friends and family on Facebook and other social media sites will just get you blocked or banned.

Lesson 2. Please learn the importance of branding yourself. If you spend all of your time and efforts promoting Vemma’s Opportunity and products then all you were doing is branding the company not yourself. What happens now that the company is out of business? All of your hard work goes down with the company. So if you didn’t brand yourself as a person of value, create a following or list, then you will have to start all over from scratch each and every time you change companies.

My Message To Vemma Affiliates

I have never been a Vemma affiliate nor have I ever been a customer. I do know some friends that have tried and liked their products. I also have some friends that were affiliates for the company.

If you were a Vemma affiliate I know that you are disappointed and maybe even hurt. Trust me the Vemma shut down hurts all of us no matter what company we represent. I personally know what you are feeling…been there, done that, and got the t-shirt. For some of you this may have been your very first network marketing company and you might be feeling like you were scammed.

Well don’t be keep your head up. The network marketing business model is sound.

Many businesses fail just like many entrepreneurs fail. But just think if Michael Jordan would have given up after he was cut from the High School Basketball team or if Oprah Winfrey would have quit after she was fired from her job as a reporter look what they have become. You see for them quitting when it got a little rough was not an option!

When you have been in this industry as long as I have you will see many companies come and go, don’t worry about it. Keep pressing on and keep your eyes on the prize.

To Your Success!

Your comments are welcomed below, if you are a Vemma affiliate please share your thoughts on Vemma and this latest development.

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MLM Company News

Avon Loses #1 Global Sales Company Rank

Charles Lenoir / February 27, 2015

While doing a little internet research I came across an interesting article by market watch on Avon.

If you have been involved with direct sales or network marketing for any length of time then you know the names of legendary companies like Avon.

Well for years Avon (since 2004) has held the number one spot as the Global Direct Sales Company title until now.

The number one spot now belongs to Amway!

Amway a global leader in health, beauty and an outstanding business opportunity for Independent Business Owners.

The Rest Of The List

Here are the other top companies:

3. Herbalife International International is an American company that develops, markets and sells nutrition, weight management and skin-care products globally.

4. Natura Cosmeticos SA is a Brazilian company engaged in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of cosmetics, producing a full range of cosmetic products.

5. Mary Kay, Inc. is an American privately owned direct sales company that sells cosmetics products.

Note: The Health & Wellness and Beauty industries are obviously very popular and these companies are doing well implementing the network marketing business model.

Should Avon Representatives Be Concerned

No, I don’t think so. Avon has a very good management and leadership team. They will make the adjustments necessary to remain competitive and at the top for years to come.

To Your Success!

P.S. Check out my RESOURCES Page to see the programs I recommend and tools I use to generate 20-50 new leads a day!

P.S.S. Not sure what business opportunity is for you, check out what I do to help people get out of debt and make money click here.

Your comments are welcomed below, if you are an Avon rep share your experiences.

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MLM Company News

Wake Up Now Shuts Down Network Marketing Operations

Charles Lenoir / February 17, 2015

Yep it’s true, Wake Up Now or WUN has officially announced their shut down (at least in the United States).

In an open letter by their CEO, Phil Polich, posted on their Facebook page February 17th, 2015, Polich blasts former CEO Kirby Cochran.

As we made progress, we continued to discover that Kirby Cochran’s deceptive actions had put the company in a position from which it could not recover. In the end, his decisions for a privileged few outweighed the incredible heart and dedication of the many. CEO Phil Polich

Click this link to see the full Wake Up Now Facebook post

Wake Up Now Shut Down

Well all the signs that there was a problem have been there.

WUN financials have been in question for awhile.

Wake Up Now generated almost $8 million dollars in losses over 2012 and 2013. Significant losses mean commission payments are in jeopardy.

In a Wake Up Now Business Opportunity review I wrote back in July 2014, I provided links to the company’s 2013 income disclosure statement. WUN admitted that a vast majority of their representatives do not make ANY money!

WUN’s former CEO Kirby Cochran also stepped down last year! Did you know he filed for individual bankruptcy this month?

It Gets A Lot Uglier

Wake Up Now has filed a 70 million dollar lawsuit against their former CEO!

If you really want to know what kind of soap opera was going on behind the scenes at Wake Up Now company headquarters then read or download this legal complaint document filed by the company just click here.

Despite their current state of affairs, Wake Up Now vows to right the ship over time.

“We will continue to sell our products, including Awaken Thunder and the WUN Fit line of products. We will diligently work to fulfill all financial obligations of the company. I will continue to work with the creditors and vendors in anticipation of getting all obligations resolved. CEO Phil Polich

Top Three Lessons We Can Learn From Wake Up Now

Despite what has happened there are at least three fundamental lessons we can learn from Wake Up Now’s demise:

1) Always research the company, especially the leadership. Read a lot of reviews and don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t just jump all in because of the initial hype!

2) Examine the company product, what makes it unique?

3) Make sure the company compensation plan is sound. Be suspicious if they pay commissions primarily on the recruitment of new affiliates.

NOTE: Wake Up Now’s revenue generation relied on constant recruitment effectively making their business model impractical, to add salt to the wound their 22-page compensation plan was really confusing.

ATTN: Former WUN reps and other Network Marketers

WakeUpNow’s closure is a great example of why it is important to brand YOURSELF and not the company you are affiliated with!

FINAL THOUGHTS

Network marketing companies come and go all the time, just like many brick and mortar small businesses do but what I find especially disturbing with this development is the amount of young people that will be adversely affected by WUN being their first network marketing experience.

Wake Up Now attracted a wave of young entrepreneurs at several colleges and universities.

Many of which dug deep into their pockets in order to get involved in the Wake Up Now business…or the wunlife as they called it!

If you were a WUN rep please keep your head up and do not let this minor stumbling block quench your entrepreneurial spirit and keep you from pursing your dreams of financial freedom.

To Your Success!

P.S. Check out my RESOURCES Page to see the programs I recommend and tools I use to generate 20-50 new leads a day!

P.S.S. Not sure what business opportunity is for you, check out what I do to help people get out of debt and make money click here.

Your comments are welcomed below, if you were a Wake Up Now IBO please share your experiences.

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Network Marketing Tips

Are You Selling or Sorting For Prospects?

Charles Lenoir / January 12, 2015

Today I want to take a look at the marketing process — an area I personally believe needs to be emphasized in our industry a lot more.

Unfortunately most people are taught wrong. They approach marketing as selling and selling as getting some unwilling prospect to buy something he or she doesn’t want or need.

Well if you are marketing your business this way, then be prepared to FAIL!

Check out my article “Why Begging For Prospects is A Business Killer!!“

I personally have no interest in trying to sell something to someone who doesn’t want it, and I suggest you don’t either. True marketing is based on a simple – yet quite profound philosophy:

We’re looking for people…who are looking for what we have.

Put into more specific terms it means this: Our job is to identify qualified prospects — then put our marketing message in front of them. Give them enough information to make the right decision for them.

If that means they join your opportunity or buy your product, good. If it means they don’t, that’s good too. Your job is not to sell your opportunity or products to those that don’t need or desire them. It is to find the people who want what you have and give them enough information so they can decide if getting it from you is a fair exchange of value.

Don’t Sell – Sort

People are motivated by different reasons and many will surprise you. Those you think won’t...will. Those you think will…won’t.

Some people have legitimate reasons why they won’t become a customer or get involved with your company’s product, service or business opportunity, and that’s okay.

Sorting for Prospects

The most important thing for you to understand about any network marketing opportunity is that we are in the SORTING business, not the selling business!

When you are looking for qualified people to join your business opportunity, think of it as sorting apples or categories of people. There are four types and whether you are establishing your team through your own effort or helping agents you sponsored acquire new agents, you will always encounter people in these categories.

RED APPLES are motivated people who see the vision and once they hear your explanation, they immediately want to know how to get started. They are real easy to recognize by their enthusiasm. Your goal should be to look for and work with Red Apples.

GREEN APPLES are people who need or require considerable amount of time to make a decision. They will have to think about it or they may have to talk it over with their spouse. They ask for lots of literature and information. If you work with these people, you will find that they “spend” your time and time is your most valuable asset. Share marketing material carefully with these people and ask them to call you within 48hours. If they are interested they will call. If not, be prepared to let them go. It could be that the timing is just not right for them but they may be open in a few weeks or months. They may not be prospective agents now, but never take them out the loop. Get back to them from time to time. Green Apples can ripen into Red Apples.

ROTTEN APPLES are very easy to recognize. They are the people that tend to be negative or skeptical. They are not in need of any help or opportunities to better themselves. They may go out of the way to avoid contact with you. Not only can you recognize that they are not interested in any product or business opportunity but they will try to convince you that it doesn’t work or that its a SCAM! Stay away from these types of people! They will only drain your energy and rob you of your motivation and enthusiasm.

Rotten apples could be considered “dream stealers.” They are not only opposed to trying the service and/or the opportunity, but they also try to convince you that there is no opportunity for you.

Stay away from these people!! They will only drain your energy and enthusiasm. Remember, in reality there are no dream stealers. Only you can give up on your dreams.

But wait what about GOLDEN APPLES?

GOLDEN APPLES are rare.

They are open minded people. They are the type of people that instantly see the benefit in what you have presented them.

They may inquire about how to get involved before you can present it to them.

The main difference between successful representatives and unsuccessful representatives is what they do with their time. Spend 80% of your time sorting for and working with red apples, 20% of your time with green apples, and 0% of your time with the rotten apples. Remember that you can’t change people; you can only offer people an opportunity to change themselves.

The minute you recognize that someone is a rotten apple, don’t pursue them. Concentrate on the red apples.

REMEMBER: You are looking for motivated people (Red Apples). From time to time you will find a Gold Apple mixed in with Red Apples. Avoid Rotten Apples and be careful about spending too much time on Green Apples, but keep everyone informed from time to time. Situations Change

To Your Success!

P.S. Check out my RESOURCES Page to see the programs I recommend and tools I use to generate 20-50 new leads a day!

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MLM Company Reviews Paycation Travel

Don’t Read This Paycation Travel Review Unless…

Charles Lenoir / January 8, 2015

… you want the raw truth about Paycation Travel!

I am pretty sure that if you’re reading this Paycation Travel review, you are probably conducting some research because you have an interest in becoming a customer or the business opportunity.

If that is the case, just keep reading!

In this unbiased Paycation Travel Business Opportunity Review I will attempt to provide enough information about the Company, Product(s), and Compensation plan for you to be able to make an informed decision.

NOTE: Unbiased (meaning I am not a distributor of their products/services and I do not promote their business opportunity). Your decision to join or not join the Paycation Travel business opportunity is entirely up to you.

Ready to begin? Let’s get started!

Paycation Travel also known as Traverus is a United States based travel club and network marketing company that officially launched in 2014.

Traverus has been in business since 02/01/2002. The company relaunched under a new name (Paycation Travel), new compensation plan and with some new leaders on the management team.

The company CEO is David Manning (also the CEO of Xstream Travel).

Xstream Travel is a 12 year old licensed and bonded travel agency.

Paycation travel (network marketing side) is the marketing arm of Xstream Travel (travel club/service side).

Company Profile

COMPANY NAME: Paycation Travel AKA Traverus
INDUSTRY: Travel, Travel Clubs/Network Marketing
FOUNDER: David Manning
COST: Three options (See below); Basic Membership: $40.00 + $29.95 month
WEBSITE: paycation.com
REACH: Global

Paycation Vision Statement:

To become the premier provider of travel-related services and to become the most respected and admired company in the world by adhering to the principles of trust, respect, integrity and edification. To revolutionize travel through the power of relationships and technology along with an unprecedented income opportunity. By so doing, Paycation will become a “Legacy” company, helping families worldwide live the lives of their dreams.

What Are the Products?

There really are no Paycation products.

The company provides travel-related services and travel education.

Paycation associates can only market membership to the company itself (which provides access to these third-party travel partners like Xstream Travel).

The company claims that Customers get access to discounted prices on travel, hotels, car rentals and cruises.

How to promote the products

Many associates leverage the power of the internet and through their own websites and social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.

NOTE: A lot of inexperienced Paycation associates are spamming Facebook and Instagram walls. Read this post “The quickest way to lose your Real and Facebook friends” before advertise on Facebook.

GOOD NEWS!

Paycation provides a marketing system for their Independent Associates. A marketing system is a must have for any Paycation associate that desires to have a profitable business.

Marketing systems consist of lead capture pages you can use to send your prospects to and autoresponders (automated follow-up email system).

So how did the Top earners become so successful?

The Top Paycation earners build their businesses totally different than the masses do.

The top earners who are making money in Paycation are great at marketing, both offline and online.

They know how to generate traffic and leads, and then convert those leads into sales, and they know how to recruit the best people into their business.

The teams that seem to be successful are using other lead marketing tools in order to train their group on internet marketing techniques and give them the tools and knowledge to generate their own online leads.

If you want to become a top producer, you will need a powerful lead marketing system to foster and build a relationship with your prospects.

Not understanding how to drive traffic to their capture pages or having a high converting lead marketing system is why most Paycation associates fail; because they follow the masses and get the same old results.

HINT: Most Top earners use their own website or blog and not company replicated sites.

The Compensation Plan

Can you make money with this business opportunity?

That my friend is the million dollar question.

Paycation calls it’s compensation plan the 3D.

It is actually a combined network marketing unilevel and matrix plan.

What is a unilevel plan mean?

This means is you can only recruit people front-line to you. The more people you personally sponsor, the wider your organization grows

You also earn a percentage through a certain number of levels of distributors within your organization. The higher the rank you achieve, the more levels from which you can earn commissions.

NOTE: A network marketing Unilevel Plan is a compensation plan which permits the affiliates to introduce new comers in its front line. There is no restriction for width i.e. a members can sponsor unlimited in width under his/her frontline and compensation distributed up to the limited depth. Further all frontline also efforts to do the same for earn bonuses or compensation.

What is a matrix plan mean?

The Paycation Travel compensation plan also incorporates a forced matrix (3×7) plan tied into various membership levels.

NOTE: A network marketing Matrix Plan also known as ladder Plan or Forced Matrix Plan is a compensation plan in which members which are organized in a particular width and depth are compensated when they achieve a set level. The network marketing company can set structure for members to qualify a particular level that may be 3 in width and 7 in depth. In other words a distributor only can introduce 3 as his front-line and a member can earn compensation up to 7th level. A forced matrix means that anyone who joins under you is placed underneath you in a matrix. You can also get spillover from your upline as they fill up their own matrices.

For a more detailed look the full Paycation Travel compensation plan/overview here.

You must be a qualified Referral Travel Consultant (RTC) or higher to be eligible to earn 65% to 75% of commissions paid to Paycation from their vendors and suppliers for travel booked through your Paycation travel website.

Qualified RTC’s or higher rank are paid “Coded Bonus” commissions on all personally Enrolled active IA’s after your first two – with no limits.

So, beginning with your third personal IA, you will be eligible to earn both the “Personal Sales” commissions AND “Coded Bonus” commissions on RTC’s and CTC’s.

Note: A complete 3X7 Matrix that is filled with everyone in the Matrix paying $59.95 monthly pays out $25,000 monthly.

Associate Membership Ranks

There are five associate membership ranks within the Paycation compensation plan. Listed below are the criteria to qualify for each:

Executive – must have purchased Referral or Certified Travel Consultant affiliate membership and have recruited at least three Referral or Certified Travel Consultant affiliates – recruit at least 6 associates (three or more of which must be Referral Travel Consultants or higher)
Regional Executive – enroll 6 associates (at least three of which must be Referral Travel Consultants or higher)
National Executive – enroll 10 associates (at least six of which must be Referral Travel Consultants or higher)
International Executive – enroll 15 associates (at least three of which must be National Executives in three separate unilevel legs)
Presidential Executive – enroll 20 associates (at least three of which must be International Executives in three separate unilevel legs)

WARNING: 95% of Paycation Affiliates FAIL!

Unfortunately the sad truth is, if your looking at Paycation solely for the purpose of the compensation plan and you are an inexperienced marketer without the drive and ambition to make a serious change in your life, Paycation probably isn’t for you.

I’m assuming that we haven’t personally met yet and that I haven’t gotten to know you.

So, I’m going to be pretty blunt here.

If you expect to sign up and instantly start to make money without a lead marketing system, let me be the first to tell you … YOU WILL FAIL!!!

Yes, your success or FAILURE as an Agent will ultimately be determined by how many people you can attract to you and your team.

Without understanding Attraction Marketing principles, you will always be at a serious disadvantage.

If you want the best chance at success in your Paycation business, you need to learn and understand how to apply Attraction Marketing principles.

By using attraction marketing, learning a few marketing skills, and leveraging the power of the internet, you can succeed where the other 95% fail.

Well this is a comprehensive Paycation Travel Business Opportunity review, right? Then let’s look at the good as well as the bad.

The Pros

Residual income opportunity on affiliate memberships
A variety of different ways you can get paid.
Low start up cost.
The business is available in many countries outside the U.S.
Growing Industry: $8 Trillion Industry-Will Grow To $15 Trillion In Next Decade
Bonuses. In addition to to the above compensation, SBC has multiple bonus pools that are available on a weekly basis to its distributors.
The company provides a turnkey marketing system but at an extra cost. Two options: (Monthly$19.95 +$9.95 for the first month) or (Quarterly $59.95+no set up fee).

The Cons

Target audience is limited to those seeking to travel.
Requires $59.95 monthly fee in order remain active as associate and participate in the compensation plan.
Most of the commissions don’t kick in unless you recruit someone into the company and the residual is tied into themselves bringing people. Comp plan that will require heavy recruiting and building large teams to sustain and maximize income potential.
Matrix compensation plans can create what is addressed as “spill over, ” which is dependent on the work of those above you (i.e. your upline). This can potentially attract passive – or “lazy” – distributors that will make no effort to generate their business, but instead will simply wait to profit from the work associated from others.
Additional cost: annual $40.00 renewal fee for RTC’s and CTC’s.

ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS OR RED FLAGS ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY?

At this time I have no concerns or major issues with this company.

Paycation (Traverus) is NOT a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Business.

The BBB file opened 7/31/2007.

Their current BBB rating is:

At the time of this post there was only one Traverus complaint for this company over a three year period.

DIGGING DEEPER…

Xstream Travel is also NOT a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Business.

Their current BBB rating is:

At the time of this post there two Xstream Travel complaints for this company closed over a three year period, one within the last 12 months.

Is the Paycation Travel business opportunity right for YOU?

If you are interested in travel products then Paycation may be a good fit for you!

To join Paycation and become an associate you have two options:

1) Become a Referral Travel Consultant (RTC) for $99.95 and $59.95 monthly, or

2) Become a Certified Travel Consultant (CTA), you have to pay $149.95 and $59.95 monthly for the travel membership.

NOTE: Another option, not widely discussed or emphasized in Paycation travel presentations is to join as an Independent Associate (IA), Travel Club Member, for $40.00 and a $29.95 monthly fee. This includes Travel Club Membership (IA’s earn on personal sales and are eligible to qualify for the Paycation Residual Commission Program).

This package also comes with your own Travel Club website and back office to track your organizational growth and commissions. IA’s if qualified earn in the Paycation Commission program and on personal sales to customers.

This allows you to earn personal sales on each Travel Club sold to a customer and the sale of a Referral Travel Consultant Package.

The Bottom Line

In conclusion, you are doing a good thing researching Paycation Travel reviews.

Make sure you get to know as much about the company as you can before making a decision.

But also understand that if you are new to the direct sales and network marketing industry that your success will come from your ability to generate continuous leads in order to make sales.

I am not a fan of compensation plans with a matrix design, however Paycation seems to have a balanced compensation plan that balances out recruitment with a strong sales commission.

In my opinion Paycation is just like any other direct sales and network marketing company.

If you are interested in the travel industry then this company is certainly a business opportunity worth looking into.

If not, find an industry you are passionate about, that is expanding and innovative and be willing to plug in, be a student and apply those teachings to your business and your team’s success. Success in network marketing is not a huge mystery.

It is just a matter of correct education, proper skills and effective action.

I hope you found some value in my Paycation Travel review. If so please share it with your friends!

To Your Success!

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