Love the ideas!

For more info: go to website and email me or check out credible sources like fortune.com or D&B and the BBB.

I have no friends or family in the business because they are all sitting on the fence watching and thumb sucking. I got into the business because a relative told me that it wouldn’t work. I create time for my family and friends while still working full time and doing this business part time. This business has created time and money for me. I am now only working 4 days a week as compared to 6 days a week doing freight management for Proctor and Gamble.

If I wanted to be poor and broke, then I would hang out with people that are broke and poor. If I wanted to catch a cold then I would hang out with people that have a cold. These people that write their diatribe on the internet don’t care whether you are successful or not and will write about you, your parents, your children and even the litter of illegitimate kittens that you don’t know about.

I am new in this business and in one year I have become very successful. It’s not because of people like you that have no dreams but because of people with dreams. You have to have guts to succeed and I have met a couple of people that have the guts. I hang out with successful people. Who do you hang out with?

I’m not sure I understand your point on cleaning supplies? Amway products in the LOC range are usually significantly cheaper than the competitors. Margins are available because of savings in distribution and marketing costs thanks to concentration and the network approach. Still, you are correct in that the margins for cleaning products are less for than with health or beauty.

In your last post you seemed to indicate people buy on price. Now you’re indicating it’s quality and brand recognition, along side research and “trust”. You’re right on all counts. Again – that’s why Artistry and Nutrilite are some of the best selling brands in the world. They’ve won numerous awards as “most trusted brands”. Nutrilite has regularly topped consumer satisfaction surveys in the United States and been promoted by some of the world’s best athletes.

So it’s great to be promoting those brands in the current environment, because people do stick to the brands they’ve researched and trusted and found to be best in the world – Artistry and Nutrilite. Others who may have been purchasing better known (in the US) brands like Clinique and Estee Lauder may be looking for a brand that offers equal quality, but at a better price. In the nutrition field, folk might be looking to getter better bang for their buck (and Nutrilite Daily, despite it’s significant advantage with organic plant concentrates, is very price competitive), Still, like any business, economic conditions can make things easier or tougher. Still a good business.

As for your question “why do they sell only 5% to non IBOs?”, the short answer is they don’t. That was a piece of misinformation put out by a group in a legal dispute with Amway. Amway explicitly stated it was incorrect. Not surprisingly Amway obsessed critics tend to ignore that part. There’s also the very obvious fact that if you, as a consumer, like these products enough to buy a reasonable amount of them, why the heck wouldn’t you pay $50/yr (same as CostCo membership) to get access to them at a significantly better price, and you can make some money if you wish? Mind you, Amway in the US has recently introduced some carrots to encourage people to remain as customers (eg free shipping), and stats highlighted in Amway’s IBO webinar last week show the number of customers, and the amount they order, is up significantly the past year.

The fact there are so many people who register as IBOs, regularly purchase the products as a discount, and don’t market them to others or sponsor people is evidence people like and want the products, not the reverse as you would seem to imply. Still, there’s always room for growth. Nutrilite is nearly 4 times the size of it’s nearest competitor but 90% of people still by other brands. You don’t need everyone to buy your products to be a hugely successful business. And whats more – lots of room to expand!

Philip, how many Amway products have you personally tried?