Ten Facts Quixtar & Amway Don't Want You to Know About!
2. Many high level Quixtar IBOs make much more on selling promotional and motivational materials to their down-line than they actually do by selling Quixtar products. Dateline NBC uncovered this interesting bit of information in 2004.
3. 66% of Quixtar IBO's drop out the first year. Some Quixtar IBOs will be quick to tell you that this is because not everyone is cut to be in sales. However if it were such a lucrative and worthwhile opportunity, wouldn't more people find success in it?
4. Quixtar & Amway are the exact same company. Quixtar was created in 1999 by the same two men which founded Amway in 1959. Amway's image was so tarnished from years of FTC investigations and public criticisms that the company had to start over under a new name.
5. Quixtar IBOs use deceptive marketing techniques. People in the business who are trying to create a down line are taught to use vague and deceptive means in order to lure potential IBOs into business meetings. There are many personal stories which you can read online about very bad experience people have had with Quixtar IBOs using deceptive marketing techniques to recruit them.
6. Products which Quixtar sells and markets are consistently more expensive than their big box store alternatives. For every consumable item that Quixtar sells, there is a comparable product which can be bought cheaper at WalMart or CostCo. With Quixtar products, you have to pay in profit to the Quixtar company, a percentage for the IBO, as well as shipping. These added cost are built into the prices of Quixtar products, which will always make them more expensive than their big box store alternatives.
7. Quixtar does not release any information about effective hourly wages. Quixtar tells us that the average IBO only makes $115 a month on the system, yet releases nothing about how long people work to get that $115. Some people could be working for just a few dollars an hour, or less!
8. Quixtar admitted that they have been "Google Bombing", or making specific changes to their website so that they would be more prominently featured in search results. This is considered to be inappropriate business practices by most technology users.
9. Quixtar is a pyramid scheme. Although the FTC ruled in 1979 that Amway was not technically a pyramid scheme because there were no direct payments made for recruiting new sellers, Quixtar IBOs and Amway Sellers are given a higher percentage of sales when they recruit more people. Quixtar IBOs are encouraged to recruit more Quixtar IBOs because they have a financial intensive to do so.
10. It's all about recruiting. The only way to make large sums of money through Quixtar over long periods is to have a very large and successful down line. There are whole companies dedicated to creating large Quixtar down lines, they often refer to themselves as teams. These companies often sell their IBOs on motivational materials which often make the companies more than the actual sales of Quixtar products.
Published by Matthew Paulson
I am a very busy undergraduate, I'm involved with nine different campus organizations and work five different jobs. Most notably, I am the editor-in-chief of DSU's Trojan Times. View profile
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- Quixtar's products are consistently more expensive than their big box store alternatives.
- It's much more lucrative to recruit new Quixtar IBO's then to actually sell Quixtar's products.
- 66% of Quixtar IBO's drop out the first year.
13 Comments
Post a CommentThe person who made this article was probably lazy and quit the business then made up facts hahaha. This isn't a get rich scheme haha. Somebody didn't filter his guy right.
This article is full of crap. The reason why 66% of new IBO's QUIT within the first year is because they are unwilling to work. They wan't everything handed to them. I know because I was one of them. The first year I didn't do anything and quit. But I came back. I came back because this system really works. I am currently a emerald, and on my way to becoming a Diamond. This is a great business and a great opportunity to become financially independant.
Don't fear that which you do not understand.
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When you refer others to watch a movie, does the director pay you for advertising his movie? How about the movie theatre that has it in 3-D? Do you even get a thank you from any of those people involved in the movie making millions? Probably Not. When you cut out the middle man from marketing portion of sales, the IBO is paid by what would usually be for the retailer, distributor and advertiser, directly from the manufacturer. Does Costco, Sam Club, Target or Wal-Mart pay you for shopping with them? Or refer others to them. No. At best 2% annually, without a possibility for an increase rate and that is what you'll get if you purchase enough at these stores. And that's after you purchase a membership with the wholesale club. I bet, legally you can't resale the items you purchase through them. Why? You can not afford to buy a license to redistribute or resale their items without these stores getting a piece of your profits. Also, you get paid for the work you put in the your Own AMWAY Bu
stay in school i need someone to clean my pool and cars. we call people like you. mall cop.
dont waste time thr are lot of losers and who like pulling people down. One of them is person who wrote this article
7. Most new business owners aren't proud of their hourly wage. This is a meaningless concept to a new business owner.
8. Lesson learned.
9. As mentioned above, it can't be both. Pick one and defend your position.
10. I know people who make large sums retailing. Did you realize Walmart makes more money when they have "very large and successful" stores?
11. Get a grip. Then, get a clue.
12. ibofb is a weasel.
1. The real figure is much higher, because the definition of "active" includes folks who do very little. However, the tool scam (see #2) keeps it down.
2. Agreed. It's called the tool scam, just go to this link:
http://texsquixtarblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/9-steps-of-truth.html
3. This is typical of the MLM industry, and is further increased by the tool scam.
4. Not exactly the same, but close enough. It will soon become a moot point, as Quixtar is becoming Amway again, which flushes your last point.
5. This is true of most companies, but the tool scam makes it more necessary, and therefore common, with Amway.
6. True, but the quality is also higher than most products. Phase I of price reductions averaging 15% started today.
7.
I retract my statement, "Don't title something "10 Facts" if you can only post six." I admit I didn't see the link for Page 2 and that I am new to this site. 7. There is no hourly wage. It's residual income. If I go on vacation, I continue to get paid. The "hourly wage" could be infinite, and you wouldn't want us claiming that. 8. They don't want people to know they are using legal Internet promotion techniques that non-business owners think are inappropriate? Who would care?. 9. It either is or isn't a pyramid scheme. If the Government says it isn't, then Quixtar is simply complying. 10. What? That is EXACTLY what they want you to know. That's like saying that McDonald's shouldn't allow people to own their own franchise. People have to invest MILLIONS into a burger joint like that. And you're against a $60 a year license? McD's franchises are REQUIRED to purchase training. In Quixtar, it's optional. Moreover, McD's won't let you franchise your franchise. In Quixtar, you can.
Don't title something "10 Facts" if you can only post six.
1. I think it's great that people make $115/mo in additional income. It's no secret, disclosure of the average IBO income is a legal requirement at every business presentation discussing compensation.
2. Successful people in Quixtar record their thoughts and methods to make it available to other business owners for profit. You don't have to buy them.
3. There is a 6-month money-back guarantee for the Quixtar Business License. If you haven't made money in 6-months, and you can't get any serious help, you need to quit and get your money back.
4. Quixtar/Amway isn't the same company yet. They are merging, but have been separate entities since Quixtar's launch. Quixtar was founded by the sons of Amway's founders.
5. Quixtar takes measures to ensure the integrity of IBOs. If an IBO lies, there's is no way for Quixtar HQ to know UNLESS reported. Then actions are taken.
6. "Alternative" isn't writing me checks for sh