subject: Can The USANA Scam Help You Achieve Financial Independence [print this page] Can The USANA Scam Help You Achieve Financial Independence
There has been much discussion online about USANA. USANA sells food supplements, vitamins and other nutritional products. It is a multilevel marking company involved in direct sales of these products through a network of independent authorized distributors. Often when any multilevel marketing company receives any attention, people will ask: is USANA a scam? These kind of questions are always impossible to answer because those involved with the company will defend it and their competitors will try to portray the company has some sort of rip off. In the final analysis, it is matter of perspective. For those who succeed at this business, it is definitely not a scam. Their view is that it is a profitable business enterprise that gives the entrepreneur financial independence. For those who fail at this business, to them it may feel like a scam. It is human nature to blame our failures on others and to avoid taking personal responsibility for our short comings. Perhaps, the basic problem is that not everyone is cut out to be in business for themselves. On the surface USANA is no different than the hundreds of multilevel marketing companies that our inundates our society. There are many companies similar to USANA, selling the same type of products, offering the same king of business opportunity. For an outsider, it is difficult to tell one company from another. Without actually becoming a distributor for any of these types of network marketing companies it is impossible to make a judgment. There are some steps you can take to research this company. The first step would be to visit the official company internet web site. On their web site you can read about the founders and the history of the company. You will find information about their product line and compensation plan. Searching the internet using the popular search engines would be the logical next step. Search for business magazine and newspaper articles. Search for blog posts and comments on web forums regarding people's experiences with this company. When reading any comments about the company you must keep in mind that opinions may be slanted positively or negatively based on who is making the statement. If you are able to filter the blatantly bias comments, you may be able to get a better sense about this company. You should also research the food supplement, nutritional products, and vitamin industry in general. Investigate what doctors, scientists, and health professionals are saying about this company's products. Try to determine what makes this product line stand out among the rest. You should always keep in mind that the information you find on the internet may be biased. One thing you can be sure of. Running a successful business takes determination and hard work. No business runs itself. There are a million details that must be attended to everyday. Do not let anyone tell you that running this business or any other business is easy. There is no guarantee of success. There is no guarantee that you will get rich. There is a good chance that you would be better off just keeping your day job. Is USANA a scam? Only you can make this assessment. Talking to others who are involved with the company may help you answer the question. Information compiled based upon your research on the web and from other sources may also help. Trying to filter out biased information is a constant struggle. In the end, you will have to depend on your own wisdom and experience to figure out if this is a business opportunity that will be a good fit for you.
