It is good to see such a successful company give back to the community where they are located. I wish more big companies will do this, but I understand the tough economic times make this tough.
Usana Expert Review by Brian Garvin and Jeff West
Usana is a huge company with its headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT. They specialize in hair care, health and fitness, personal hygiene and weight management. They are doing so well that they have made a huge amphitheater in Salt Lake City that host numerous concerts with well-known bands and artists. They have contributed much to the city with jobs and donations they make to many charities. They have been heralded in the community for their positive influence.
There is nothing to complain about their products other than their price. The products are great quality and have a wide variety of choices. The problem I see with Usana is their network-marketing plan.
Usana, while being a great company, places an extremely high priority on recruitment of distributors. The products are important, but the money is made in the recruitment. Usana represents itself as a great “income opportunity” with huge incomes for all that are in it. But what they don’t tell you is these types of MLM’s always lead to a certain loss for the new recruit. Those at the top are benefited while those at the bottom struggle a bit more.
Product based businesses like Usana, present themselves as a business where you can make a lot of money, even quit your job. They lean on the concept that you can set your own standard of earnings! That this is fair, the American way. MLM’s seem to cater to those that got in first and got to the top, the rest have to work a little harder.
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They hold up their top earners as representation of what everyone can do. This can be a little deceiving and a bit unfair. Usana is based on a system called the “binary compensation plan”. This is not a bad plan, but what is difficult about this type of plan is it requires the distributor to always maintain two legs in its downline in order to earn any commissions.
If you, the Usana distributor has sponsored one person and they have sponsored others, that is called a leg. That leg could be producing thousands in volume but you would not receive any commissions because you don’t have another leg producing volume. If you have a second leg that is producing a small volume, lets say a 1000, but your other leg is producing 30,000, your commission will be based on the smaller leg of 1000.
The difficult part about Usana is you are trying to keep your healthy leg going, but the other leg dissolves a bit. You have to work very hard to keep them both maintained and pretty even in its volume. But the company is making a lot of money off that 30,000 leg. So the company keeps the commission, the distributor works harder to get that smaller leg to match the other one, in the mean time, who loses and who wins?
So, do you want to work hard, have a few hundred people in your downline, spend a lot of money on product and sales materials and after all that to earn a $1000 a month in commission with Usana, or would you like to earn a great residual income that will continue to grow?
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Danny from Hair Extension New York
August 21, 2009
Bonnie
November 13, 2009
I work for Usana and know the ins and outs of the compensation system. While this article is supposed to be non-bias, a few of the important facts are incorrect.
You can never have 30,000 on one leg because the company caps you @ 5,000 per week to prevent the top person from making the most. Let’s say you have 1,000 on your left leg and 5,000 on your right leg… the company cashes you out with the highest common denominator (which is 1,000) but the 4,000 points on the right side actually roll over to the next week! The points are not a loss!
If you’re interested in hearing about the real facts of Usana, you should contact someone who is working with Usana and successful or working alongside successful people in the business!
The Binary Compensation Plan prevents the top person from making the most. I’ve seen people who join later make more money than people who joined earlier!
To be very to the point, Usana is a great opportunity for an extra stream of income (and for those that I know of, retirement). I would say it is not hard to do well in Usana (because the system is legitimate, it works, it’s fair) but I would also say that it is not something that is easy. If you’re going to put in 25%, you can’t expect to get 100% out of it… similar to anything that’s worthwhile in life.
Bonnie
November 13, 2009
If you’re in the Bay Area (CA) and interested in Usana and it’s limitless potential, feel free to contact me for more information: boncnie@gmail.com
Todd
December 9, 2009
I have been a Usana assocaite for 8 weeks and already ahve cashed in 2 weekly comission checks. It is what you put into it like any other network marketing business. The difference for me with Usana is that I TRULY believe in the products and the compensation plan. If you would loike to learn more, email me and let’s talk.
Victor
December 15, 2009
I’ve joined Usana for 3 weeks now and found this a legit opportunity to make some residual income. If you live in the Bay Area, a Cantonese/Mandarin speaker who wants to know more about Usana and it’s products, feel free to email me at chauvi88@gmail.com for more information, or to schedule for a table talk. I am more than interested in showing you the path to good health and unlimited fortune!
Matt
February 15, 2010
You’re wrong where you say the guy at the top always is getting paid more than new recruits. It is his job to make sure the people he brings in are successful. EVERYONE starts somewhere. This isn’t a business plan that you do not have to work. It takes effort but it definitely pays off. You’ve obviously never had a Usana business based on your lack of knowledge on running one, but have you ever participated in network marketing? I’ve been in since late october with Usana and my team (who I fully support, help, and enjoy working with) is soaring weekly with massive momentum. Although you make compaints about the costs, I would pay for these products regardless. That’s how good they are. I have already surpassed the income I was getting paid at my last job and it continues to grow.
Michael Stagg
August 3, 2010
yea definitely some quality products here from USANA. As you guys said a little expensive, but that’s not the worst thing in the world when you know how to market to the right people. That is what is really need with any MLM. If you know how to market and generate leads before hand, you are going to be very successful, and have a lot of fun as you are doing so. Major leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of the distributors! ; )
