subject: Melaleuca Review: Is Real Financial Success Possible With "the Wellness Company?" -by James Wehner [print this page] Melaleuca Examined : Melaleuca was mentioned as the #1 quickest growing company on the Inc. 500 list for five straight years. Can the company's achievements become a positive move in your journey for long term income?
Background of Melaleuca-
Headquartered in Idaho, USA, the company officially launched in 1985. The company markets itself as " The Wellness Company" selling a variety of personal and home care products. In 25 years of business, Melaleuca has grown its network to over 50 countries globally. A large share of its revenues come from Australia, Canada, Japan, Jamaica, New Zealand, Taiwan, the UK and the USA. According to the 2009 sales statements, the company grossed over $887 million.
CEO Frank Vandersloot is reported as one of the richest Americans by Forbes Magazine. Under his dynamic leadership, the company has actually achieved over 20 years of steady growth. Mr. Vandersloot's marketing talents have resulted in millions of Melaleuca members and customers around the planet.
Products Review-
Melaleuca has carved a niche for itself with several wellness products available at very reasonable prices. A real bright spot of the company I appreciate is that they try to manufacture earth friendly or "green" products. Initially, all the products of the company were made with oil from the Melaleuca tree, which have a variety of health benefits. With their market expansion, however, the company has diversified its product line to include:
* Vitality for Life: This brand contains weight loss, personal care and motivation products.
* EcoSense: Melaleuca's product line for a range of "green" home care products.
* Nicole Miller: Skin care and cosmetic brand from Melaleuca.
Compensation Plan-
Distributors of Melaleuca earn profits through commissions on sales placed from the downline members. This may sound similar to other home based business companies; however, the company's compensation plan is slightly different in the sense it does not promote inventory loading. This means that the distributor is not forced to buy a monthly autoship of the company's products. One minor downside is the network downline is restricted only to the 7th level. This does not mean you can't make good money with the company, it simply means the 8th person on a downline leg will not be someone you will earn a commission from.
To earn income from the monthly purchases of your downline, an active distributor has to place an order of over 35 points (average cost of $65). This is based on a one member household so it is very easy to maintain for most people. Active members can also accumulate loyalty bonus points. The company likes to market their products as "replaceable spending" which means stop buying toxic products from your Wal-Mart or Grocery stores and replace them with the erath friendly products of Melaleuca.
Bottom Line on Melaleuca-
With Better Business Bureau (BBB) certification, Melaleuca is certainly a huge success story. One can leverage on the success of this solid company for years to come. However, the network growth restrictions (up to the seventh generation) slightly limit the scope of earnings for highly active distributors who build deep downlines. It would be in a members best interest to build wide for true Melaleuca wealth. I do believe this is one of the more solid MLM companies in the industry today and it is obviously NOT a scam.
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