This new post is based on some recent comments left on this blog and I just want to address this so people and information seekers can see what I'm getting at. Now I know that Amway diamonds and other promoters of Amway like to present Amway as some kind of efficient and can't miss business. And truthfully, on paper, Amway might seem logical. But it seems more logical only when you add in the bling such as the dream of retiring at the age of 29 and being able to live a life of leisure while untold amounts of cash roll into your bank account. All you need to do is sponsor 6 winners is what I've heard. It all sounds good until you get started and see the flaws.
The upline will usually say Amway is simple, not easy. Simple meaning you can do it without being a rocket scientist. But often, those simple things are very difficult to do, and some might be beyond your control and beyond your abilities to achieve. How do you show plans to people who are unwilling because Amway IBOs may have given them a bad experience in the past? How do you sponsor people who are not interested in running a business or are turned off by the name "Amway". How do you build a business when the vast majority of people never do a thing and wind-up quitting? How can you build a residual business empire when your downline is unlikely to do anything, much less even be around for more than a few months.
And if you are faced with challenges in the business, why do uplines advise people to buy more tools and functions? If a business is losing money and not profiting, why would you incur more business expenses instead of cutting back on expenses? If your Amway business isn't thriving and growing, why would anyone want to be your downline? Would you consider opening up some kind of franchise business if more than 99% of them failed? A real business owner wouldn't even be bothered to look their way with that kind of results.
Imagine being in a boat. You know if has some holes in it and might not be seaworthy, but you're told that you can sail across the sea if you keep going and never quit bailing water as you go. Would you still take that journey? Because joining Amway can be like that. The Amway business model is flawed in my opinion. That's why a platinum might have 100 downline, most of whom are losing money if they are dedicated and participating in the tools and functions. So you set sail and the boat starts to take on water. You keep bailing and bailing but the boat keeps taking on water. You might reach land if you never stop bailing water but then again, the hole might get worse, and you won't have a chance to keep up. Or you might get tired and exhausted and stop bailing water, in which the boat will sink faster.
But in the Amway business, you will never be able to stop bailing water. If you're an upline, you will always need to be working (bailing water) because any downlines you might find will likely do nothing and quit within a month or so. Where does residual income get generated if people are quitting and/or doing nothing after they sign up? It is for this reason that diamonds don't get to rest. The business model is like a boat with holes in it. When you are in the boat, you must bail water (constantly recruit downline to replace quitters) non-stop or the boat will sink. That might not be what you believe because upline has painted a rosy picture of Amway.
But this is the really sad reality of why IBOs fail. If you don't believe me, go google and research your own upline diamond or those of your line of sponsorship (LOS). Mine was WWDB. And what I found was a triple diamond in chapter 7 bankruptcy, diamonds who had homes foreclosed. I saw diamonds quitting and some filing lawsuits against each other over tool money. I also saw crowns pass away while still working the business. This is the sad reality.
You don't have to believe me. Go look it up for yourself.
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A down-line in Amway (or any MLM scheme) is intrinsically fragile, simply because it is composed of persons who will naturally drop out or cease to work unless they are constantly goaded and encouraged to stay.
This is why a Diamond or Platinum has no rest. He must work like an overseer on a plantation of slaves, using the whip constantly to keep the slaves doing their job. He does this by speeches, exhortations, hyped-up meetings, moral persuasion, and a lot of naked pressure and browbeating.
But this kind of pressure only works for a while. How can an IBO lose over $500 a month and still stay in the racket? Eventually the IBO just quits, if he has a brain.
This is why, as a last resort, up-line will use religious and philosophical arguments to keep an IBO in the business. They will tell him that even if he makes no money he's "becoming a better person," or he's "helping others to achieve their dreams." or he's "involved in a God-pleasing business." These lame excuses are designed to keep you content with going broke.
You should never forget that your up-line hopes that you will sell some Amway products, but that he is MOST ESPECIALLY concerned that you continue to pay your fees and buy your monthly tools and fulfill your PV requirement. Why? Because that is the real source of his income.
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