ACN Inc, alleged to be the world’s biggest direct selling telecommunications company operates in twenty countries across three continents. So if you are a marketing rep in US, Europe or Asia Pacific, you would have surely come across the opportunity to earn money as a rep for this company’s products.
Shall we first take a look at the history and working policies of ACN Inc and find out how profitable this venture’s likely to be?
· ACN – A brief introduction
This company was founded in Farmington Hills, Michigan by four businessmen, Greg Provenzano, Robert Stevanovski, Mike Cupisz and Tony Cupisz in 1993 to offer local and long distance telephones, internet, wireless, satellite TV with DirecTV and Home Security. The company adopts MLM system to sell their products,tha is by employing reps to market products and sign up more distributors. This company claims to be different from other MLMs by offering reps a residual income for the work done.
· How do you earn in ACN?
As a rep in ACN, your commission is a percentage on your client’s service worth according to the level in which you’re placed. Since your income is a percentage on your client’s usage value, you keep earning till the client uses ACN’s products. This means, all you have to do is sell a product to earn a lifelong income. Tempting? You might want to think about that again!
· Criticisms
Just think. If this prospect were really as good as claimed, wouldn’t the company be flooded with reps?
1. The payout offered is minimal. This is because the company cannot afford to pay more in an industry with such high rivalry.
2. You’ll have to make an investment of $499 to join.
3. Though you get a commission based on your customer’s usage, it’s payable only when the minimum usage is $10000.
4. As ex worker claimed, you earn more in ACN by recruiting people than by selling products.
5. ACN training consists of “warm marketing” which is your friends and family for the core of your business. In a few days, you’ll find that this market is not warm anymore.
· So where does this leave us?
Don’t give up. You could still work in ACN and be successful.
To be truly successful, you need go beyond the usual and tap your customer base. Find a way to make your business visible to vast market and get them to approach you The secret to this is going online.Now, you’ll have customers contacting you instead of you going from person to person. Follow new tactics in making your business visible to all and be happy with the results.