A Review of the Direct Selling Association DSA
What is the Direct Selling Association (DSA)? It is a trade association of the top manufacturing firms that distribute services and goods to consumers. This is a national association of about 200 companies, many of which you may know since they are top brands.
Their promise to always maintain business practices that are honorable as well as consumer oriented is the basis for their ‘Code of Ethics'. Standards determined by this code are promised to be followed as a prerequisite to becoming and continuing to be a member.
Direct Selling has been in use for many years. The early version of these sellers - those that went door to door and peddled their goods - were part of direct selling as a way to exchange services and goods. Bartering at one point was the major way of trading for the things needed.
Being a part of the Direct Selling Association DSA includes two types of membership. One is the direct selling members and the other is the supplier members. Direct selling is the companies that are responsible for the services or goods that go to the consumer via a salesman. Supplier members are those who provide the services or goods to the direct sellers.
Those who sell services or products using a brand that belongs to someone else are individual direct sellers. They are not a candidate for membership to Direct Selling Association presently. If the company decides to become a DSA member that can be arranged.
In 2007, the U.S. sales force size numbered 15 million and U.S. direct sales were $30.8 billion. The strength of direct sales has consistently gone up in the last few years. At the present the south seems to have the strongest market for direct sales. Followed closely by the west, the sales are strongest in clothing and personal accessories.
There are approximately 66 million people globally who have chosen Direct Selling Association for their personal business. At the present, most of these people are female, but the male population as well as partners of both sexes are becoming more interested in the direct selling market. Most are also the owners of their own business and 90% only work part time.
According to a tracking survey conducted by Burke Marketing Research, the public's opinion of direct selling is good. The creation of loyalty among the customers and the direct sellers is thriving. The technology available today with the Internet is a boon to the direct marketing niche. The traditional methods are still working, but the ability to reach more people is beginning to become a strong advantage for this business.
As with any business marketing, there may be scams that take advantage of legitimate companies. Do you know how to tell the difference? The Direct Selling Association DSA wants you to know the difference between their legitimate business and pyramid schemes or unscrupulous companies. Therefore they have prepared a few facts for people to help them to discern the difference. How many companies do you know that do this?
A Review of the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance DSWA
More than 12 million people in the United States are involved in direct selling every day. And, almost 74 percent of these people are women. So it should be no surprise that there are organizations specifically dedicated to, created by, and operated for women involved in the business of direct selling. One of these organizations is a Direct Selling Women's Alliance (DSWA).
Providing a Global Connection
The DSWA aims to connect and unite sellers sharing a common goal for achieving personal and financial success, that just happen to be women. The DSWA provides a source for the latest direct selling information, support, resources, and networking through a membership-based organization. Women throughout the world have the opportunity to call upon the experiences of other women that will help them successfully conduct a direct selling business.
Presently, this association serves more than 59 million direct selling professionals throughout the world. These numbers are associated with thousands of different direct selling companies that enjoy combined annual revenue of more than $109 billion. According to the organization's mission statement, DSWA is dedicated toward supporting individual direct sellers in their efforts toward building home based businesses.
Lots of Membership Benefits
DSWA states that it recognizes a growing desire for people to find a home-based business that is flexible, offering a great degree of independence, as well as providing a sound and growing financial basis. One of the benefits from membership in the organization is receiving the group's best-selling book, Build it Big: 101 Insider Secrets from Top Direct Selling Experts.
The book, the organization claims, offers a one-stop source for practical advice, insights, and the development of their direct selling skills that will advance its reader toward greater financial results. Additionally, the organization offers weekly tele-classes covering a variety of different topics all designed to increase members' ability to achieve greater financial success.
Why DSWA
The organization claims that although many direct selling companies offer initial training programs, these are usually limited to the basics. Typically, company based training programs offer training on topics like product features, simple recruitment techniques, basic sales strategy and how to fill out the order form. The organization offers a warehouse of informational articles and videos that can easily be accessed by members.
Furthermore, unlike many membership-based organizations that provide a static website where information and news is presented, the DSWA site acts as a portal directing members to specific places to find information that meets their personal needs - needs that are constantly evolving and changing that are reflected in the site being constantly updated.
Women Sell
The organization recognizes there is a need to provide information and services to professional direct sellers worldwide. It just happens that 85 percent of these are women. Therefore, greater need for providing services and information does focus upon women. However, the organization states on its website that it does encourage men to join DSWA so that they can benefit and understand how to support women in their selling organizations who are either colleagues or people they might manage.
For more information about the organization, visit the DSWA Online.
MLM Distributor Rights Association DRA Review
The MLM Distributor Rights Association or DRA was created in March of 2006. I was able to find this website through Troy Dooly from MLM Help Desk which is also becoming a more popular Network Marketing Website. This website currently has 147 founders as well as 4 company advocates which include Life Force International, The Good Life Network, PM Marketing Network Leads and Joseph Wealth Systems.
The main focus of the MLM Distributor Rights Association or DRA is to create a common communications medium between Network Marketing Organizations and the Distributors who promote these companies. In many cases the communications are currently jaded, and this organization wants to change this. They exist to not only cater to the rights of the distributors but to the companies as well.
When you join the MLM Distributor Rights Association or DRA, you will learn how to operate more efficiently as an Independent Contractor. They also have a constantly updated online MLM Law library which you can access anytime. You will learn how to properly file a complaint against a Network Marketing Company should you feel the need to do so. You will automatically be part of a Distributor WatchDog system which will give you bad and good information about companies in this industry.
Another thing you'll learn is how to shield yourself from upline and downline slander as a member of the MLM Distributor Rights Association or DRA. There is a publication available called the MLM Distributors International Standards book. Once you join you will receive a copy of this publication. You will have a voice in the 13.3 million people in the U.S. and 53 million worldwide that are currently in Network Marketing.
And if you are a company, you will be able to use this medium to foster long-term relationships with some very serious networkers. You'll also get a better insight as to which company models to create based on what Distributors are really looking for. Your company will also be recognized nationally as a "Distributor Friendly Enterprise". This will definitely influence your position in the Network Marketing Industry.
Upon looking at the heirarchael DRA Executive Committee structure, I was pleasantly shocked to see Rod Cook at the top of the Totem Pole as Chairman of the MLM Distributor Rights Association . Another name I instantly recognized on the DRA Executive Committee board was Brian McMullen which I knew from Life Force International and Troy Dooly from MLM Help Desk. There are currently 4 different Memberships available that range from $50.00 to $1000 annually and the more expensive the membership you purchase, the more access to features you will have on their website.
The MLM Distributor Rights Association or DRA also has yearly National Conventions which you can attend for the very serious Network Marketers who want to really understand the pulse of Network Marketing as it is in 2009 and beyond.
A Review of World Wide Dream Builders or WWDB
The World Wide Dream Builders or WWDB website was originally registered in December 1997. The domain contacts are in care of Network Solutions so this domain appears to be privately registered. This company is run by WorldWide Group, LLC. The owners of this outfit were originally Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear. However ownership is now in the hands of other Amway Diamonds. This site operates in the United States and Korea.
World Wide Dream Builders or WWDB is ran by a Board of Directors. The structure of the management team for this organization is Ron Puryear and the top 20 Amway Executive Diamonds who manage and make business decisions. Every one of these top 20 men are either Executive Diamonds or are a Qualified Diamond with an extra Diamond Leg.
The World Wide Dream Builders or WWDB have different divisions that oversee the day to day operations. The main services they provide vary. The provide Professional Development Programs to Amway Global, formerly Quixtar IBO's. The also provide eSolutions which are involved in developing software and web based services that keep IBO's technology current. They have the Diamond Publications service which distributes self improvement books and related materials.
World Wide Dream Builders or WWDB also has an Executive Planners division which is involved in Tax and Bookkeeping services to IBO's. Their Diamond Convention division oversees the major events and coordinates all of the details regarding these large events. Their CommuniKate Division is like their phone room. This is where phone calls, voicemail and things of this nature are conducted.
I read on another MLM Blog that one of the management team for WWWD Brad Wolgamaott, Double Diamond with Amway Global wasn't showing up on their website recently but his wife Leslie still has her picture posted. Rumor has it that Brad and his wife may be having issues. Another verified report I read this year is that Quixtar teams qualified diamonds are down a few since last year. However these Diamond Teams still make collectively over a billion dollars of sales each year which is nothing to sneeze at.
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Amway Global which is the main company being promoted by World Wide Dream Builders or WWDB has what they call a Stairstep Breakaway Plan. This type of MLM Compensation Plan tends to be highly weighted toward back end commissions. This means good sponsors tend to do much better than product pushers. So the mid and high level sponsors tend to do real well where the fresh fish tend to struggle more.
All in all, when making it in any MLM it's not about the product its about the person and their love for the product. If they are passionate about the product and make a conscious effort to go out and learn the MLM Recruiting skills necessary for them to succeed, they will do it and make whatever income they want.
And no, Amway is no more saturated than McDonalds is which proves their is room for growth in any Network Marketing Organization. However 90% of Network Marketers forget it's Network Marketing, not NOTwork Marketing. The new people Jeff and myself have seen sporting this concept in the ads we don't see anywhere anymore. I wonder why?
Independent Business Owners Association International IBOAI Review
The domain name for Independent Business Owners Association International a.k.a. IBOAI was registered in March of 1999. This was about a year after I got started marketing online. Even though this MLM Association was registered in 1999, they have been around offline for just over 50 years now. This organization was started by Amway Global which is formerly known as Quixtar. The IBOAI takes an advisory role and to Amway Global and makes suggestions regarding how they are supposed to run their business.
In fact, the Independent Business Owners Association International or IBOAI makes suggestions on every facet of the Amway Global Business, which include how to operate it, how to promote it as well as play a regulatory role by helping establish business guidelines. This organization is responsible for establishing a comprenensive Rules Of Conduct, which one can view in its entirety on the Quixtar website. This is a complete guide for IBO's (Independent Business Owners) to make sure they are playing by the rules.
One of the main rules of conduct the Independent Business Owners Association International or IBOAI frowns on is cross solicitation. They have this posted right on their front page and it's obvious this organization is vehemently against this. IBOAI members along with members of World Vision are also involved in the Network of Caring. In the last 15 years, the Network of Caring has helped children in 14 countries take care of more than 10,000 needy Children. It's nice to see IBO's and World Vision team up to help desparate children in real need.
The main function of the Independent Business Owners Association International or IBOAI is to act as the primary trade association acting on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of IBO's and to act as an advocate to the IBO at all stages of their business affiliations with Amway Global. Whether you just joined at the very bottom and want to start working your way up, or you are a career Network Marketer this organization was created to keep your best interests in mind and to make sure your career with the company is as smooth and nice as possible.
The Executive Committee as well as the Governance & Oversight Committe are what makes up the board of the Independent Business Owners Association International or IBOAI. The three most common discussed topics among this board are Legal & Ethical issues, Business & Operations as well as Awards & Recognition to IBO's who step up to the plate and make things happen. They also control a Hearing & Disputes Committee and the Marketing Advisory Committee which also advises on future product development.
I've been seeing Amway Global on television a lot lately. They now make Billions of Dollars in sales each year. Many of us reading this have known about them even before we ourselves got involved in Network Marketing. I know I've heard about them as a child before I really knew what MLM was.
Dexter Yeager is an old school Network Marketer who has made a fortune with Amway and has been with them for decades. Many others in Amway have also made a small mint with the company. This is a company that has stood the test of time, and is still around now long after hundreds of other companies have folded during this same time period.
A Review of the Multi Level Marketing International Association or MLMIA
The Multi Level Marketing International Association or MLMIA domain was registered in January of 1997. This is an authority website in the Network Marketing Industry that has been around for a very long time. The website origins seem to originate from Irvine, CA and Las Vegas, NV. However the company says they have been around for the last 25 years although before 1996 they operated primarily offline. They are the official association for Network Marketing Worldwide. Their Goal is to strengthen Multi Level Marketing all over the world.
The Multi Level Marketing International Association or MLMIA serves its members in all 3 major segments of the Network Marketing Industry. Firstly they serve all Network Marketing Companies who sell goods or services through Distributorships. They also support all Distributors who sell these goods and services. Finally they support all the support companies who provide all these goods or professional services to these two groups just mentioned.
The MLMIA classifies themselves as a non profit trade organization. Their goal is to keep the Network Marketing Industry clean and are committed to keeping up with the advancements that occur within MLM today. This company has been founded and managed since 1985 by very successful people in Network Marketing. The main goal of the Multi Level Marketing International Association is the protection, support and promotion of individual MLM Opportunities. As a member, their goal is to continually educate you on what it will take to succeed in Network Marketing.
They do this by providing Advanced Industry Related Education which includes Annual Conferences. A membership with them also includes Authority Articles by some Network Marketing Industry experts. You will also have the opportunity to attend National and International Conferences. This is a great place to network and meet brand new people. This service also offers Industry Trade Shows and will even give you internet exposure. The Multi Level Marketing International Association or MLMIA also works with Accredited Colleges and Universities on the subjects of selling, marketing as well as entrepreneurship.
Once you get to the MLMIA website, they have a free newsletter you can subscribe to as well as a free audio you can listen to. They also can connect you to resources that will allow you to better compete out there in this tough industry. One of the most exciting functions of this organization is their Annual Convention and Expo which is offered in the spring of each year. Industry participants from all around the world come here to hear about industry trends.
At the Multi Level Marketing International Association Annual Convention & Expo you Industry Participants will get educated on important topics that will affect your success within the coming year and to network with your peers in a warm, friendly atmosphere. You will be able to grill your fellow Network Marketers and find out what's working and what's not working for them.
People enjoy getting educated by professionals and peers alike. They enjoy motivational messages as well as learning techniques that will increase their techniques by Top MLM Distributors around the world. No sponsoring or solicitation is permitted during these events. They also have other upcoming events like their annual Golf Tournament like play and dinner which will only set you back $100.00.
From what we can see this organization has been around for a while and have definitely put in their stripes. They get the Kings thumbs up and we have nothing but respect for this outstanding organization.
