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Searching for a legitimate home business? This directory will let you compare each business opportunity giving a brief description of popular home based businesses and network marketing companies, their compensation plans, products, enrollment fees and headquater locations with a link to each site.         
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Company

Address

AdSurf Daily

 

online

ads 

unknown 

Advertising program that allows you to earn a 1% to 8% rebate on your each dollar you spend or invest into the program.The ASD system is designed to send traffic to a specific number of websites based upon the number of credits in your online ASD account. Advertisers can receive advertising credits by either joining for free and surfing up to 24 websites daily or upgrade to one of several leadership levels available through buying "ad dollars" into the system. Free members, cannot earn commissions or rebates. However, they are given the chance to upgrade to a paid ad package based upon whatever amount they decide to invest. 

Internet Marketing

 Quincy, FL

 

 CEO

Andy Bowdoin

 

Amway cosmetics purchase of a Literature Pack 

One of the oldest in the industry, over 45 years. Amway is part of the Alticor family of companies, which generated worldwide retail sales of US$6.4 billion in 2005. Requires direct selling of products (over 450).

 

Amway does not pay associates for recruiting, entire business plan is entirely based on products sold. Bonuses given for reaching certain product sales volume levels. Associates buy products wholesale and earn the difference of the retail purchase price. 

Direct Sales Ada, MI  
 

CEO

Doug DeVos 

Avoncostmetics & skin care

$10 signup fee

$30 monthly

$2.00 order processing fee

Home sales representatives typically pay fees to the company to fund their share of corporate expenses. After paying $10 for online signup, reps pay $7.50 each two-week sales campaign.

 

There are no shipping charges but a $2.50 processing fee is charged for processing your order.  Each customer is charged $.75 for shipping and handling.  The rep gets half of that back. 

 

Commissions are from 20% - 50% depending on total award sales.  President's Club members get  40% on Avon products and 25% on non Avon Products.  Avon pays 20% on direct delivery for one order and up to 40% for three orders placed on line.   You get a 20% commission on orders as low as $25.00 total sales.  The total sales include all your brochures and supplies. 

 

Direct Sales New York, NYAndrea Jung, Chairman and CEO

BayHill Capital Corp.

 

Commission River

 

Telecom, VOIP, Cellular phones, Satellite TV

 Free

Formerly Cognigen Network, changed its name in May 2008.  Publicly traded (ticker symbol BYHL.OB). Affiliate network marketing program is run by Commission River.

 

Each product has its own pay levels or Tiers 1 through 3. At Tier 1, Telecom services starts at 12% commissions up to $999, VOIP intially pays $59.50, Cellular initially pays $50.40 and Satellite pays $75.00.

 

Associates or "agents" are paid according to Pay Level achieved with each individual service provider. Pay levels are determined by total 90 day sales volume.  Each promotion to a higher level gives you two months to achieve the same or better sales volume.

 

A monthly recruiting pool of $1000 is paid out to all agents who recruit new affiliates who make their first sale (IE, active agents). If you recruit 50% of the new active agents this month, you earn $500 of the pool money.

Offers free personal website, marketing tools, live training and support.

Direct Sales 

 Seattle, WAunavailable
EscapeOnline Shopping Portal Aisle19 

free

Founded in 2001, the MLM company offers free discount online shopping portal, Aisle19.com, to nearly all major retailers and 500 more. Shoppers get exclusive cash back on all online purchases.  High incentive stores offer bigger rebates and bonuses.  Independent Business Owners (IBO) sign up free and receive commissions and bonuses on consumer's purchases as well as new recruites.  Access to Aisle19 is by invitation only. Click to Read More

 

 

MLM

Invitation to Online Shopping Portal

 Detroit, MI 

CEO

David A. Rutz  

FreeLifenutrition & wellness 

 $40 Fee +

$193 Case Goji Juice

Sells life enhancing products such as the Himalayan Goji Juice. Company launched in 1995. Products are derived from goji berry which boasts impressive health benefits.  

 

An associate must meet the minimum of 100 points every month. Active associates in the AC100 plan earn 20% commission on their own customer purchases of the products. Customers will have their own ID number and their personal points are added to their enroller’s personal points to help meet the required 100 monthly points necessary to maintain active status. The first 100 points are not subject to commission pay. Company also offers a Fast Track Bonus program with the purchase of a Value Pack.

 

 

Direct Sales 

 MILFORD CT

CEO

Raymond J. Faltinsky 

 

HerbaLifenutrition, wellness, skin care & weight loss  

$100 Business Pack

I’ve seen different prices for the business pack, one site had it listed for $87.95. The Business Pack includes Herbalife Formula 1 (Nutritional Shake) and 2 (Multivitamins), Cell Activator, Herbal Concentrate, Liftofff and NouriFusion Samples, Tote bag and order forms and training manual.


Distributors get a 25% discount on products which represents their profit margin. New distributors must decide at what level they want to buy into within the first 30 days.


Herbalife Advantage Program (HAP) upgrade requires a monthly order of 100 Volume Points = $65.00 plus tax and shipping. HAP distributors earn 35% - 50% discounts, automatic home delivery, special promotional offers, free monthly literature.


Herbalife Success Builder requires a single total product purchase order of over $580 plus tax and shipping (1000 Volume Points). At this level distributors earn 42% discount on future product orders.


Herbalife Supervisor level requires a single total purchase order of approximately $2000 worth of product in one month (4,000 Volume Points). This is the highest level offered with a 50% discount on product purchases.


Additional earnings can be achieved through recruitment of new distributors. Herbalife distributors and upline regularly conduct “Opportunity Meetings” where distributors encourage others to attend in the hopes of recruiting them. Herbalife also has many training sessions online and in person seminars.

 

 MLM

Direct

Sales & Recruitment

 

 LOS ANGELES CA 

CEO

Michael O. Johnson 

  
LifePlusnutrition, wellness, household & water filtration system 

Product Packs 

$60.00-$117.00 plus marketing material costs

 

Offers nutritional, personal care, household care and water filtration products. International company serves over 60 countries around the world. New Associates must purchase one of four product packs ($60 to $117.00) for own use in additional to promotional and marketing items. Company gives each associate a personal website and access to audio, video and documents online for training. Direct sales required through home parties and e-commerce.

 

Associates are paid through the referrals they make. Downline starts with recruiting three more associates all selling and using product.

 

Phase I, has three leve. Level One you earn5% from the first three people you sponsor. Level Two you earn 25% of the first nine people in your downline. Level Three you earn 10% of of sales from levels one people in your down line. Phase II pays from Level Four to infinity.Also offers bonuses and incentives.

MLM

Direct

Sales & Recruitment

 

 

BATESVILLE AR

Max InternationalAtheletic Enhancing Products$49 Starter Kit plus Product Pack

Company was launched in 2007. Fast Track commissions earned by selling a Product Pack ranging in price of $132 up to $600 to new enrolling Associates within their first 60 days. Commissions are paid to sponsor and the new associate.

 

In order to qualify to receive Matching Bonuses, Associates must generate a minimum of 100 Commissionable Volume each month. Associates can upgrade to higher level commissions by purchasing more expensive Product Packs within the first 60 days.

Tier 2 Matching bonuses are paid for only three months. In order to qualify to receive matching bonuses, associates must purchase/sell a minimum of $100 a month in product which translates to 100 CV.

MLM

Direct Sales & Recruitment 

 

Salt Lake City Utah

Fred Ninow, G.Fullerton, Steve Scott
Pre-Paid Legal Svs.Memberships Fee: $99 

Pays $25 to $182 on every $26 membership sold. Senior Associate level earns $100 per membership. Pays commissions for recuitment and training new associates. Pays residual compensation on your downline.

 

MLM

Direct Sales & Recruitment 

 

ADA

Oklahoma  

 

 

Reverse Funnel Marketing

(RFM)

 

Global Resorts Network

 

Global Resort Network

Vacation Travel Packages

Iniital Fee $50

 

Gold Membership $1495

 

Platinum Membership $2995

 

Global Resorts Network Site $100

 

Marketing System $30 - $300 monthly

 

Advertising costs are extra.

Reverse Funnel system is a marketing tool used to promote and sell vacation travel discount memberships to Global Resort Network.  Global purchases timeshares and resorts and then offers them to members on a first come first serve basis. Seven day vacation packages range from $300 - $800 depending on location.

 

RFM means that people must initially pay ($50) to learn about the system. The system promotes Global Resorts membership travel discount packages.

 

Members pay monthly dues for the marketing system, advertising and web site is extra.  They all choose from the same database for their website and advertising ads.

 

Commission Plan:  One-Up Plan

Commissions are based on number of memberships sold.  Your first sale benefits only your sponsor. Members and sponsors both earn $1000 for each subsequent Platinum membership sold. This system does not result in passive residual income.  Read More

 

 

Direct Sales 

 

Global Resort Network, LLC
22601 N. 17th Ave. Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85027

Ty Coughlin, 

Marketing Executive  of RFM system

Youngevity  Nutritional purchase of products 

American Longevity markets Dr. Joel Wallach's nutritional products, including SupraLife, Bio-lumin, Youngevity, and AncientLegacy
Founded in 1997, Bonita California. Currently has 180,000 distributors. The company pays 55- 65% commissions back to its associates. Direct sales necessary, pushes use of tapes, “Dead Doctors Don’t Lie”. Associates earn recurring bonuses every time their customers order products.
 

 
  

MLM

 

Direct Sales

Bonita, CA

  Dr. Joel Wallach  

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