ACN, the world's largest direct selling telecommunications company operates in twenty countries in three continents. So if you are a marketing rep in the United States, Europe or Asia Pacific, you would have surely chanced upon the opportunity to earn money as a distributor of this company's products.
First, let's glance at the background of the company and find out how profitable this venture's likely to be?
ACN Inc – What's it about?
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. These products and services are sold through Network Marketing, that is by hiring representatives to market products and sign up more reps. 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 payment is a percentage on your client's service worth according to your level. 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. Sounds interesting? Rethink that!
Criticisms
If the income opportunity was really as lucrative as advertised, why should there be just a lukewarm response to this opening?
1. The commission is very low This is to enable the company to survive amidst heavy competition.
2. Starting your business will put you back $499 to begin
3. Your residual income gets activated only when the client usage exceeds $10000
4. As a previous employee claimed, it's more profitable to sign in new recruits to ACN than in making sales
5. ACN marketing training emphasizes "warm market" which is your friends and family for your leads. In a few days, you'll find that this market is not warm anymore.
So where does this leave us?
Don't give up. These criticisms don't mean ACN Inc is a wasted venture.
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.
