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Julie E
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#21 · Posted: 1 Jun 2008 10:34 · Edited by: Julie E
1trae,
Yes, there is a monthly commitment, but I find it easy to meet. Since I've converted my home to non-toxic products from Melaleuca, I don't shop in the "stinky aisles" at the grocery store or wherehouse anymore, and it is very easy to spend over $100.00 each month on toothpaste, shampoo, vitamins, laundry, cleaning supplies, and snacks. (As you said, the quota is about $50.00 - $60.00).
I save money shopping this way because there are rarely any impulse buys and the things I get are concentrated, so I'm not using as much each time as I needed to when I shopped for the name brands. I'm also not using gasoline to drive to/from the store as I shop online or by phone.
Additionally, I can make money too. Have you ever made money shopping at your local store?
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#22 · Posted: 1 Jun 2008 14:01 · Edited by: RayvinAndRob
Hi there,
The products are great. In fact, I'm doing my laundry today and guess what? Yup. Melaleuca laundry soap. I'm taking a shower later and guess what again? Yup. Melaleuca's Gold Bar. Love it!
We were in the business for about three months and made about $9.00. Ouch. That's $3.00 per month folks. What do you think that did to our self-esteem?
When we discovered it would take about 2800 people in our downline doing 100 bonus points each to earn our desired income goal of $10,000 per month, we decided that wasn't feasible for us. Maybe for somebody else but not for us thank you very much!
We were determined to find a business that would allow us to reach our target and we did.
We found one where we can build a group of 400 customers or distributors (doesn't matter) and earn $10,000 per month. And we don't have to directly find all 400 ourselves. Neither do they have to be recruited into the business or sign up to anything. They can simply be customers if that's all they want to do.
With Melaleuca people have to sign up and jump through a whack-load of hoops just to order product. And on top of that, they learn it's smarter to join the company as a distributor if they want the bargain wholesale prices.
That's the type of business model that drives the recruiting behavior of members - something I don't like and prefer not to do. I'm NOT a good salesperson and would rather just be up front with our offer and just get to the point already. No beating around the bush and trying to get people into the deal. You lose friends fast that way!! Makes for an uncomfortable dinner with family around Christmas and Thanksgiving!!
Melaleuca may not be a scam per say because it does have product to sell to the consumer. In that sense it's not a scam. If it was it would have gone out of business long ago. It's just that it has a type of business model that's very difficult for most people to work with.
And don't believe the crap somebody might feed you about how their attrition rate is 96%. Ask them to prove that to you okay? And take a look at their Policies and procedures too. You'll see the hoops you have to jump through to do any online advertising. You can't even use the word Melaleuca!! That's the reason you come across so many websites that look generic and then you find out it was nothing but a capture page to get you on a conference call for Malealeuca.
And one other thing. One campaign in particular was the Average Joe to CEO campaing put together by a friend of mine who was with Melaleuca. he and his sponsor and a few other people in Melaleuca promised the people who signed up that they would become a success and be on a reality TV show to document the process of taking the average Joe to a success.
Of course it wasn't revealed until later that theyd have to join Melaleuca and spend hundreds of dollars and hundreds of hours training to POSSIBLY succeed. They had no better chance than anybody else. It was a scam campaign and my friend soon realized that and came to his senses.
Eventually he joined our company under us and is now having tremendous success without having to deceive people or without having to recruit anyone unless he wants to.
Wow, I didn't realize how much I needed to get this off my chest. Thanks for reading.
Rob Nyte
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Julie E
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#23 · Posted: 1 Jun 2008 17:44
Rob,
It sounds like you had a really poor experience trying to earn money with Melaleuca. I haven't had the trials and tribulations you went through, I've been quite happy with the results I'm getting. I'm glad you've found something that works for you.
As far as going through hoops to order product, again I haven't had the same traumas you appear to have had. I usually place my order online, but when I have questions or want to clarify something in the catalog, I can call on the telephone seven days a week to place an order. The customer service at Melaleuca has always been outstanding and I am proud to represent the company.
Julie
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RayvinAndRob
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#24 · Posted: 1 Jun 2008 21:25
Julie E: It sounds like you had a really poor experience trying to earn money with Melaleuca.
Yup.
Rob
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TJamMoneyMan
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#25 · Posted: 4 Jun 2008 23:53
TheGuild: Makes for an uncomfortable dinner with family around Christmas and Thanksgiving!!
Now THAT'S funny right there, I'll tell u what!
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rbokros
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#26 · Posted: 10 Jun 2008 16:25
I had a bad experience with Mel as well. I wanted to try a Health and Wellness company to promote and use the products because I want to do good and do well. After getting involved and finding out you were "required" to use a minimum amount of product, I was a little questionable (if you want to use the product, you should be allowed to try what you want). I started getting even more skeptical when a shipment just showed up on my door step. I checked my CC and it was just charged....I had placed no order whatsoever. From my experience, no one was interested in helping out their down line....AT ALL. They always kept saying, just work your list, just work your list...its a numbers game! This frustrated me greatly. Not to mention the products didn't work well in my opinion, both the cleaners and the nutrition products.
I have found another company that is in direct competition with Mel and I have been blown away. The experience that I have had with the current company I am with is 100 fold better then Mel, from the products (I have had a great change in my overall health) to the care that your upline offers toward your success.
My suggestion would be to research further if you are interested in a Health and Wellness company.
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ebookrus
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#27 · Posted: 16 Jun 2008 14:31
Hi.. I joined Melaleuca 2 months agao and really do like the company, was with Team National before another great company, yet I have a big problem. I have not made any money from any of them even I do like and understand how to market. Problem 1. I don't know a lot of people. 2. I have an accent as my primary language is French. I bought a lot of leads and I didn't understand why anyone signed under me and having been in direct sales for a very long time I can usually get the feeling when someone would be a potential sign up and then impossible to get them to sign and even kind of impossible to be able to talk to them... So now I have come to the conclusion,unless I found a home businees that I would not have to talk to people directly I would not be able to succeed as my handicap is my French accent, even I am now a US citizen people don't seem to want to be able to trust me , so here I am having to back off and not knowing where to find something that would suit me, if you can advise me of something that could really work for me I would be very gratefull.. I have all the hours of the day and plenty of night that could work the business as long as it is online and no talking to people.. Thanks
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#28 · Posted: 17 Jun 2008 20:41
Hello ebookrus,
Welcome to the forum.
I don't have trouble talking to people, per se, I just prefer the ability to work a home business in my spare time WITHOUT talking to people. In my offline life, I have to talk to people a lot (my husband is a pastor/missionary). 
I started off online with affiliate marketing. That's where you refer other people's products or services and earn a commission. If you look at my chocolate site you'll see how that is set up. Sure, I sometimes deal with people via email, but for the most part it works like a funnel where I direct my visitors to the place that provides the goods and services they are searching for.
My latest site (the one about parasites) has some affiliate marketing, but I've also branched out into some network marketing (MLM) companies, too. I don't really intend to market those companies the "traditional" way offline (although I do recommend certain products to friends and family if it is appropriate).
Instead, I am using my content based website to bring in people who are looking for solutions to particular health issues they are dealing with. In that way, they are targeted visitors and will be more likely to be interested in the products. I'm not promoting the "business" side of things to them until down the road when they become valued customers.
This is just another way of doing things without having to make calls and talk to people, etc. It isn't difficult to create such a business, although it definitely takes time and effort to build. I think it's worth it in the long run.
This isn't easy to do with a company like Melaleuca, though. They have very strict and rigid guidelines about personal websites. I don't think you would be able to mention the company or products by name on the site. In that case you would have to use contact forms, etc., for people to get the more detailed information. It's not an ideal company to do the kind of marketing I'm suggesting, but I suppose it is possible - just harder.
I'd be more inclined to suggest you start with affiliate marketing and/or another good company that isn't so narrow in their regulations.
I hope this helps you think outside the box a little.
Blessings,
Angie
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#29 · Posted: 17 Jun 2008 21:21
Hi Ebookrus,
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Cheryl0305
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#30 · Posted: 20 Jun 2008 14:27
A friend of mine has been talking with me about the Melaleuca business opportunity. You mentioned that they have a cap on what you can get paid. I was wondering if you would be willing to explain that to me in further detail. I know that they have what they call leadership point requirements to get paid for bonuses. I also understand that if you don't attain the minimum leadership point requirements for your particular level that it also reduces your other commissions or residual pay. Any insight you could give me on this company would be most appreciated. I don't want to get hurt.
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#31 · Posted: 16 Jul 2008 19:45
My wife is in Melaluca (I am by association) and their products are great. And, the company is not really similar to Amway - there are a lot of differences, at least from what I've seen being around it for a few years. As far as this company not being MLM - I don't quite buy it - I think they're trying to argue semantics, but I do admit the focus is different than many MLM companies that I've been introduced to.
We don't try to make money with the business, though - we make enough to cover our products & that's it. However, my brother & sister in law are in the business and they're way up there making over six figures a year... though my sister in law toiled for years (maybe 4) to get them to this level.
All things considered - if I were to want to get involved with a MLM opportunity - Melaluca would be it. The pay system isn't as "strong" as other opportunities - but the company's been around for many years with a showing of continual growth rather than sudden, explosive growth.
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#32 · Posted: 16 Jul 2008 20:09
Have a good friend who has been in it for 10 years and does very well. Like any successful business it takes time, effort, time, effort.........and the will to never quit
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#33 · Posted: 16 Jul 2008 21:42
your right Mark
as with any business you will need to be consistent in your efforts.
you reap what you sew..........................good and bad
Sew good seeds! 
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jpolito830
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#34 · Posted: 17 Jul 2008 13:53
I never personally had experience with Mel...but I know several friends who have, and they all had less than pleasurable experiences as well.
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RayvinAndRob
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#35 · Posted: 17 Jul 2008 17:29
Some make it, some don't. There are alot of different reasons why. Main thing is to have a good supportive team and a duplicatable system for generating leads as well as ongoing training on what to say and do.
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#36 · Posted: 21 Jul 2008 23:39
Hello Ebookrus,
It's too bad you did not join Melaleuca with a Canadian team... where your "handicap" could have been a great asset. You could market to french canadians (choose Canadian leads) and direct them to online presentations in french.
English or french, I must admit though that calling leads can be really difficult. I certainly did not enjoy it and even though I used scripts, I found that I never knew when someone would actually show up for a presentation!
Just a thought, maybe you can start a blog marketing various opportunites to people in a similar language situation. You may have found a great niche!
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#37 · Posted: 5 Dec 2008 09:41
TJam,
Did you actually DO Melaleuca to get all this experience or are you stereotyping the company?
To all:
Go to a book store and and find a copy of Barrons Book of Finance and Investment and look up the definition of Pyramid. There will be 3 definitions and two of them explain the legal pyramid structures. The ILLEGAL pyramid is a PONZI SCHEME, which Amway, Primerica, and Melaleuca are not.
This stuff requires work and a lot of people start these things, fail and blame the company. The finger always points away from ourselves. Why do people expect to pick up a basketball and expect to immediately be Michael Jordan?
Think it through. Forget MLM and think about life. Did you ever see 2 winos having a spirited conversation with each other? They spend their time talking about everything that happened to them, rather than what they did or didn't do. They spend a good deal of time consoling themselves over that and giving each other advice, but figure it out...2 failures are giving each other advice.
Take it to the next level-The average person hangs out with people just like they are and do the same thing the bums do and wonder why they never get ahead.
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#38 · Posted: 18 Nov 2009 11:33
I did Melaleuca. The products are environmental friendly. You have to be a very outgoing/assertive person to do a good job here. I'm not! There is a sign up fee, which I believe is around $30. They sometimes have promotional prices. At the beginner level, you have to maintain a 35 pt. purchase; roughly $50 per month. As you accumulate customers, who will have to purchase the same amount each month, you will receive a residual from their purchases. If they decide to participate on the sales level, you will receive a residual from their customers. It's a good company and as you move up, there are great benefits. I hope this helps.
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TJamMoneyMan
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#39 · Posted: 12 Dec 2009 22:50
aew59: TJam, Did you actually DO Melaleuca to get all this experience or are you stereotyping the company?
I was wise enough NOT to 'do Melaleuca', after the person who tried to get me in mislead me into thinking this was a legit BUSINESS opportunity.
The very FIRST thing I had to do was start BUYING PRODUCTS!
Like most MLM's Melaleuca is a fraud, making plenty for folx at the top of the pyramid, while the folx at the bottom of the pyramid just BUY PRODUCTS.
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#40 · Posted: 16 Dec 2009 16:47
Hey Noreen,
I'm with Melaleuca and I have to say its the best MLM I've tried and trust me I've tried a few.
The Melaleuca oil is in most products but you really dont get a hint of oil's smell. On its own yes the oil does have a stronger more minty smell.
Melaleuca is not a fly by night company. It has been around for 25 years. It is an Inc 500 company and has won several awards. Here is a link to the list of awards http://www.melaleucaawards.com.
Anyhow I've been with the company for a year and it has definitely changed my life. That's why i think it's the top mlm company.
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