It Ain't a Pyramid, That's For Sure!

Recently, for tax purposes, I was reviewing our annual business records. Let me tell you about three people that I recruited into the Amway business about a year ago...

Tom did not want to build an Amway business, but he said that he wanted to support MY business. So, he registered for free, as a retail customer, at my Personal Retail Website. Over the past year, Tom never purchased a product. He never used a service. And he never referred any other person to be a customer.

How much money did I make to recruit Tom as a customer? ...Nothing ...Zero... Not One Cent.

And then there's Jeff...

Jeff WAS interested in becoming an Amway Independent Business Owner (so he said). I offered to accompany Jeff and his wife to one of the business conferences put on by successful business owners. I paid for their tickets... they were $135 a piece.

Jeff said that he was more interested in selling products, than in recruiting other people into business. So, I gave him several CDs focused on different selling techniques. And I gave him other helpful literature resources as well... I paid for all of them.

Over the past year, Jeff never sold any products. He never used any products for himself. And, true to his intentions, he never recruited any business partners.

How much money did Jeff earn this past year?
...Nothing.

How much did I make for recruiting Jeff?
...about -$450.00!

Now David was a little different...

I also paid for his ticket to a local seminar, and for other business resources too. And David never did sell a product, or recruit anyone. But, over the past year, he did use some of the products.

How much money did I make off of David?
...only about -$250.00 this time!

A pyramid scheme pays people to recruit others into the scheme...period. It does not matter whether the recruit sells anything or not... in a Pyramid, you make money when you recruit others into business.

In Amway, you will not earn any money to recruit others into business... ever... period. In fact, you will earn income ONLY when you sell products or services... to either your customers, or to your recruits and to their customers... that's it.

Over the past year, I made absolutely no money on several of my recruits... in fact, I lost about $700.00!

People say many things about Amway... And it is certainly not a perfect company...

But it is NOT a Pyramid, that's for sure.