Tag Archives: Statistics

How to improve Amway & Quixtar - Part I

October 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Amway North America, Commentary

This was originally posted back on August 9, 2007, however it got buried in events later that day and Part II was never written. A few folk have suggested the topic is worth revisiting, so here it is! Some changes, such as shipping cost changes in the US and the whole new setup in the [...]

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Amway Success - What are your odds?

October 10th, 2008 | Posted in Jon Taylor

A common cry of the anti-Amway zealots is that the “odds” or “chance” of an individual being successful in Amway are low. They’ll typically look at some of Amway’s published statistics, such as the fact that in 2005, .0120% of “Direct Fulfillment IBOs of Record” qualifed at the Diamond level, and claim that your “odds” [...]

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Amway UK moves forward - Part I

July 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Amway UK & ROI, Commentary

I’ve been a little busy in the brand x and  offline world the last while (as well as setting up Amway Talk) so I haven’t had much chance for posting updates about the goings on in the world of Amway.
Amway UK & ROI has however passed a major milestone. On Monday, July 21, limited sponsoring [...]

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The Internet War Against Amway Part II

July 16th, 2008 | Posted in Commentary

Read part I first - The Internet War Against Amway
The Internet War Against Amway is not a traditional war with General’s directing units to attack our weaknesses (at least I don’t think so!). The war is more like the kind of “war” some religious or political fundamentalists wage. There is a relatively small number of [...]

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The Internet War Against Amway

July 14th, 2008 | Posted in Commentary, Critics of Amway

This is perhaps the most important post I have written, it’s my hope that Amway and the IBOAI is reading.
It’s been my opinion that a major component of Amway’s struggles for growth, particularly in english speaking markets, has been the Internet and Amway’s misguided decision some years ago to effectively leave Internet discussion about [...]

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Amway Myth: If the products are so good, why do so few new IBOs renew?

December 16th, 2007 | Posted in Amway Myths

One of the superficially reasonable questions that some Amway/Quixtar critics have espoused is “If the products are so good, then why is it that so few new IBOs renew their businesses?”
On the face of it this seems a reasonable question. According to statistics revealed in the recent disputes between Quixtar and TEAM, only 3.8% of [...]

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Amway UK v BERR - Case outlined

November 26th, 2007 | Posted in Amway UK & ROI, Commentary

The Times Online has outlined the case that BERR has brought against Amway in court in the UK today. In summary -

Just 10% of agents make any profit
Less than 10% sell a single product
Amway’s main activity is encouraging people to join so that they pay the registration fee and buy marketing materials
Amway attracts people by [...]

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