Global Wealth Trade v2.0 Review: Luxury autoship?
Not too long ago I was contacted by a Global Wealth Trade distributor who informed me that the company’s compensation plan had changed significantly since my original review back in January 2013.
At the time the Global Wealth Trade website was down so I wasn’t able to get details of their compensation plan (changed around mid 2012 I believe). Recently however the site is back up and I was able to confirm some changes to the compensation plan that I figured warranted a new writeup and analysis.
Here’s an updated review of the Global Wealth Trade MLM business opportunity.
The Company
Not much appears to have changed since I wrote my initial Global Wealth Trade review so if you’re after some background reading on the company and its CEO Ramin Mesgarlou, please refer to BehindMLM’s original Global Wealth Trade review.
The Global Wealth Trade Product Line
Still trading in luxury goods, Global Wealth Trade market jewelry, sunglasses, handbags, wallets and accessories unde the ‘Feri’ brand.
Prices range from under $50 to $129,403 for the “Feri Mosh Majesty” ring.
The Global Wealth Trade Compensation Plan
Compensation plan wise, Global Wealth Trade’s 1.0 model used a binary to reward affiliates, with residual commissions pegged to sales volume generated by two binary teams.
Version 2.0 of Global Wealth Trade’s compensation plan (note this isn’t an official term, I’m just referring to it as v2.0 to avoid any confusion), retains the use of a binary but slightly changes the commission generation criteria.
Instead of raw dollars via sales, GWT now pay using a points system with 5000 points generated in either the left or right binary team paying out $500.
Points are generated either via retail sales, the signing up of new GWT affiliates, monthly membership fees and monthly autoship payments.
As far as personal retail sales, signing up new GWT affiliates, monthly membership fees and autoship payments go, points are calculated at 80% of the wholesale price of items being purchased or fees paid. Even if an item is sold to a retail customer the wholesale price is still used to calculate the points generated.
Points are also generated on consumption and sales made by downline affiliates in the binary, at a reduced rate of 60% of the points generated by the affiliates in the binary.
Recruitment Bonus
Previously referred to as the “Support Bonus” but now simply just “wholesale profit”, GWT pay out $50 per new member recruited who signs up with either a Silver, Plangsten, Gold or Diamond package.
Inventory Account Autoship Match
Affiliate Autoship in Global Wealth Trade is referred to as an “Inventory Account” payment.
In a nutshell, GWT affiliates must make a monthly contribution to their Inventory Account which can then later be used to purchase GWT products.
How much of an Inventory Account contribution must be made each month depends on the membership level a GWT affiliate is signed up at:
- Silver – $35
- Plangsten and Gold – $75
- Diamond – $150
An Inventory Account match is also offered on monthly contributions made by affiliates, paid out at a rate of 5%.
Other Bonuses
GWT’s Car Bonus, vacation incentives and “shopping sprees” appear to be the same as they were under v1.0 of the compensation plan.
Joining Global Wealth Trade
Global Wealth Trade affiliate options have been overhauled in v2.0 of the compensation plan, with the company now offering a $299 “retailer” package, which appears to only offer retail commissions.
Residual Commissions are still offered in a price-tiered manner as follows:
- Silver – $399
- Plangsten – $699
- Gold – $1499
- Diamond – $2999
Note that with required monthly Inventory Account contributions, there are also ongoing fees payable:
- Silver – $35
- Plangsten and Gold – $75
- Diamond – $150
After their first year with the company, GWT affiliates are also required to then pay $194 annually.
Conclusion
With an obviously retailable product line and commissions offered, the retail side of Global Wealth Trade is solid. When combined with the residual commissions paid out though, things start to get a bit murky.
First and foremost it’s noted that GWT affiliates are directly compensated for signing up new GWT affiliates and signing them up on an autoship plan (Silver, Plangsten, Gold or Diamond).
Some commissions appear to be tiered based on which autoship plan an affiliate signs up to, introducing additional concerns over affiliates being required to “pay to play” (pay more, earn more).
Despite offering retail commissions, there appears to be no requirements on the retail side of things nor any incentive to find and sell to retail customers.
Instead, repeatedly referring to their monthly autoship plans as “an investment”,
the marketing focus of Global Wealth Trade in their compensation plan material is to recruit new affiliates, who recruit new affiliates and so on and so forth:
Referred to as the “7 figure plan”, Global Wealth Trade openly suggest that in order to achieve a 7 figure income, all that’s required is the recruitment of new GWT affiliates.
Claiming that on average GWT affiliates bring in $274 a month, GWT suggest that if you bring in just two people, who bring in two people, who bring in two people etc., by the time your binary team has 4096 recruited affiliates in it, you’ll be making $1.07 million USD a year.
In regards to the $274 average revenue generated each month, whilst GWT do disclose they have “between 10,000 to 12,000 affiliates”, the revenue generation amongst these affiliates is not disclosed.
$274 might very well be the mathematical average however if it’s only being generated a small percentage of the affiliate base, the above chart is grossly misleading.
In any case, there seems to be a very real disconnect between emphasis on retail sales and simply signing up affiliates on a monthly autoship program.
The autoship program itself I have no issues with (all paid money can be used to purchase GWT products), however this is not retail revenue and, regardless of what GWT do with the products they buy, is still internal consumption.
As a prospective GWT affiliate I’d be sure to make enquiries with my potential upline as to what percentage of their commissions come out of genuine retail sales to customers (orders placed with the company through the affiliate, as opposed to second-hand sales of IA stock), vs. affiliates on monthly autoship generating points in their binary.
From the marketing presentation on the GWT website it appears as if the latter is the focus of the business. When you consider it’s entirely possible to ignore the retail side of the business and simply earn commissions by paying your monthly autoship fees and signing up new GWT affiliates on monthly autoship, that’s a red flag that’s too big to ignore.
Moreso when you consider that Global Wealth Trade themselves are touting participation in their MLM business opportunity as an “investment”.
Update 5th April 2018 – From early 2018 Global Wealth Trade are going by “Opulence Global”.
As at the time of this update, Opulence Global still operates from the Global Wealth Trade website domain.
From my observations thus far, GWT appears to sidestep the MLM company wars in which companies attempt to outdo the each other by coming up with a better juice, cell phone plan, mushroom enhanced coffee or some other product gimmick common in the “one upmanship” games of the industry.
I mean who’s going to come up with a flashier and better gold or silver luxury product anytime soon? That’s not to say it can’t ever happen.
Of course, there are collectible coins. But gold and silver jewelry is sexier when worn with the appropriate attire.
Needless to say, it appears the GWT binary commission plan seems more distributor friendly and less confusing to the discerning eye.
Just my 2 cents.
Oh, there is a profit margin to support a MLM sales plan, but the problem with that is the self-limiting nature of luxury goods… only RICH people can afford them, and usually rich people know better to get involved in MLM, or have trusted advisors that warn them away from such.
Let’s put it this way… rich people who buy **** is going to head down to their favorite jeweler. Who’s going to trust some MLM sales guy with this sort of ****?
@Dave
Less confusing I definitely agree on (although I wish they had documentation on their website rather than a 30 minute video presentation).
The slant towards distributor recruitment and autoship however is a bit of a worry. In MLM you need retail, it’s not optional.
That’s a good point and something worth noting.
It does look like a tough sell to make to the average jewelry buyer.
And I’ve viewed the web site vids of several celebrities gawking at and wearing the GWT pieces, which would tend to give the average MLM’er the impression that the luxury items can only be afforded by celebrities and such. At least the higher priced items.
I suppose if someone in a lower income bracket were to view and wear one of the higher end watches, for example, it would merely create enough desire and interest to want to set aside some funds in an GWT investment account for future purchase.
My guess is that is the GWT IA is what would be most appealing to the average buyer.
It would have to take some unique marketing savvy to be able to sell those items at the retail level, it seems.
I see that in-home presentations and trade fairs are emphasized as the main sales channels. And then again, there’s the wholesale/retail dilemma.
I’m sure the wholesale membership is what is most appealing to the majority who are prepared to plunk down the money for the jewelry ’cause who really wants to pay retail?
Sort of makes you wonder why they don’t just abolish the retail price and use the wholesale price (which is around a 50% markup in some of the examples provided in the comp video) as retail.
Obviously the company still makes some money on wholesale prices so that’s not the reason. The only reason I can come up with is that the business couldn’t survive without non-retail sales, which is a bit of a worry.
Update.. They love to tout the Earnings per distributor (E/D ratio) Their PDF says its $6.00, the reps say its $10-$15.. Either way. If you do the math that just barely covers the “autoship”
$20M in sales (not sure if thats gross or net) with 18,000 distributors.. = $92/month per rep in sales. THATS ZERO SALES to and end consumer.. This info is on the heels of a video they just put out with “top leaders” (who ive never heard of) From other companies at a round table discussion regarding how pleased they are that this company is “breaking the mold”… What a freaking JOKE.
Then they go around saying they have the highest E/D ratio of any company. They have a website that shows a list of how they stack up againts other companies.. MOST of which is Grossly, and I mean GROSSLY innacurate..They just made up whatever number they felt like making up about other companies that quite clearly blow them away with sales and success rates.. They dont like the real numbers so they just change them and refuse to correct them when called on it.
These guys are complete looser, Jackasses.. They look like total morons in that video to ANYONE who has a clue. How can people just flat out LIE like that and actually sleep at night..
I am completely appalled…. Run far and fast from these people. I think the comp plan and products are actually OK when seperated. The biggest thing that needs to be seperated though is the rejects running around lying to people. No shame. Disgusting.
Ha ha one guy on the video is squaking about autoships of other companies and how the product is concentrated so it lasts a long time. He says, well if it lasts so long how can they expect you to buy it every month on autoship. ha ha.. Hey GENIUS! HOW ABOUT SELLING SOME OF IT? What a novel idea. Yes, these are your MLM “leaders”. What freakin loosers. I swear.
I am actually with GWT. So, I think it would be nice to hear from someone who is actually in the business right?
I have only been in the business for 8 months and I lost 4 months due to sickness in the family. I have never been in any MLM companies, as I always felt that I probably will never do well at them but so far, I am quite happy as a GWT Luxury Consultant.
So, lets start with the membership fee.
If you join as a silver member, you pay $499 and receive $585.00 worth of products to wear or to sell – so membership is free and it goes on from there…
If you join as a Diamond member, you pay $3.099 and you receive $6,000 worth of products for free. So, technically you already started making money, all you need to do is sell your products or keep it if you want to wear it.
Regarding a $194 yearly renewal fee… that doesn’t seem unreasonable to me… I mean I pay a $1500 membership fee to a private association for my regular traditional business. So, $194 is cheap for maintaining my shopping cart and back office.
Regarding the IA. Our IA is voluntary. So, if you can sell $35/month or $150/month worth of products, then IA is not needed.
Why have an IA… We have a residual income part in our business, the IA is like an investment to our company, we believe in our products and save money on our IA account so that we can show that support. We use our IA when we purchase persona products or products for sale to customers.
People that works within our organization have absolutely no problem participating in the IA program. One other thing that you should know is that we do not lose our positions if we decide to participate or not participate in the IA program.
Anyone can afford our products because we have a layaway plan – The IA can be offered to regular customers.
You do not have to join the company to be part of the IA, we have VIP customers who participates in the IA program to save money so that they can buy something and some of them become distributors so that they can get the discounts because they like the products.
I own a traditional business and I much prefer a non-traditional business, it is less exhausting. However to be truly successful in any business, you need a plan and you need to know your own strengths and weaknesses.
My friend asked me to go into business with her, she is a really friendly and well dressed woman, I have seen people compliment her on the jewelry and order jewelry on her cell phone. I am on the other hand more of a business builder so I am not interested in sales, I am in fact more interested in helping my team make money.
I like the fact that GWT allows me to grow my business my way and I can control how or when I get my bonuses.
My friend makes money on retail sales and she actually received a bonus without her knowing how it got there… I knew because I was working with her upline to make sure she gets her bonus, we strategized to ensure that she gets paid up right away.
I on the other hand would prefer to build one leg at a time, so even though I have not yet received a bonus (my choice), I have received an award for a personal achievement, which means more to me, because I know that I am helping my junior distributors build their business whether through sales or recruitment.
I am personally not very knowledgeable on the who’s who of the MLM world… but I don’t actually care about that, what I do care about is how our CEO and VP will stop and offer advice from the heart if you need it… I mean, I am a small fish in their big organization, but they actually stop and give advice to any of their LC who stops them.
The appreciation that you see when you speak to them is really very surprising. They always finish with a Thank you. They made me change the way I manage my own employees. Now, I say thank you too.
Thank you for the blog… we always like to read and see other people’s opinion about us. But as a GWT member, I have a strong and caring leadership and a business that actually makes me feel happy to do it everyday.
Therese
Yeah, no. You paid $499 for membership.
Let’s not get deceptive.
GWT should have kept membership free/cheap and non commissionable and allowed members to buy products at a discount [reaching 50%!].
members wanting to participate in the business end, could then join the autoship.
but, the products are divine. i cannot imagine that there will be no retail. it’s a little expensive, when converted in indian rupees, but in richer currencies, the products are affordable.
As jewelry taste is highly subjective, and high margin, the “585 worth” is basically a number they made up that “sounds reasonable”.
And since you paid, YOU ARE THE CUSTOMER.
And if you referred people and get commission when they pay in, this is referral sales and it is ILLEGAL in all 50 states of the US and in Canada.
The products may be worth that much, but they way they are selling it is likely illegal.
It looks like many of you are looking for the negative aspects of GWT and Feri (which is fine), so nothing I am about to say will likely change your opinion.
I’ve been a consultant with GWT / Feri since April 2009 and have seen the growth in the product lines, compensation plan, marketing systems and the expansion of the head office in Richmond Hill.
Feel free to search me on Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. I’m not one of the “leaders” yet I am happy not being one and with the income I am making with the company.
I have a job and promote the GWT products and business opportunity on a part-time yet CONSISTENT basis. I emphasized consistent because it is a critical success factor in anything in life and especially in network marketing. I am a contractor and work from home so that gives me the freedom to promote the business at the same time.
I have a small team (North79Designs aka Therese is actually one of them) and also have had success in selling the products to people that are not distributors at events and trade shows.
I certainly have had people leave my team for various reasons yet I still keep in touch with them and they are still happy with the products.
I can tell you that the products are solid since I regularly sell them to people outside of the company i.e. non-distributors. We have a costume line called Posh that runs from about $20 to $50.
Posh is quite popular at trade shows, home shows and are impulse buys. Our silver line starts around $100 to $200 and are popular too. The Posh, silver, tungsten, etc. would be our mass market lines.
We do have high end lines and you are right that most people would not be buying such items, but we are not aiming those products at “most people.” The Feri Mosh 21 Karat gold line is meant to push the envelope on what we can do with designer fine jewellery and is definitely not for the mass market.
I do not advertise much online or in paper form. My marketing approach is to regularly attend networking groups, which I have been doing for my entire time (5 years) with the company. It is called NETWORK marketing for a reason.
I only pitch the Feri products at those networking groups and not the business opportunity. I keep the business conversation separate for when I get to know people a bit better. I’m definitely not walking up to strangers in the shopping mall, or going door to door.
I have met many good people and made many friends at these groups that have either purchased products from me or have referred people to me. I have had people purchase various items from me starting from $50 all the way to $1800.
The obvious reason to go to such groups is to meet business people of all industries (including network marketing) and experience. So I have learned a lot from those people and I happily refer them business too.
One specific referral purchased several pieces of silver jewellery totalling about $800 at her home (was not even at a home party) and 2 pairs of sunglasses totalling almost $1800 after seeing them in our catalogue. It is undeniable that some some people appreciate and buy quality items even if they are not well known brands like Feri.
The challenge of course is being PERSISTENT and CONSISTENT enough to find those people either directly or by being referred. Some people I have met at events refer me to trade shows where I can also sell products. All of my retail clients (again not distributors) are very happy with the products and some have made repeated purchases.
I’m sorry to say that it is false that only rich people buy luxury goods. All you have to do is go to any shopping mall and you will see high school kids wearing Canada Goose coats costing upwards of $700 or Michael Kors bags at $300 each and they have 2 smartphones: a Blackberry and an Iphone.
Parents are obviously buying most if not all of these things, but that clearly shows the demand for luxury goods.
The unique value proposition of Global Wealth Trade and Feri is it allows you gain experience running a luxury goods business without the high overhead. You also are able to save up for the ultra-luxury items known as Feri Mosh. That is the main purpose behind the inventory or IA account.
Thanks everyone for sharing your opinion about GWT. I just wanted to share mine since I’ve been promoting the business for many years, seen the growth in the company, product lines and am generating a steady part-time income with it.
I respectfully have to disagree with some of the conclusions the author of this article have made and comments. You are certainly free to disagree with my experiences.
There are just “negative” aspects, and there are downright ILLEGAL stuff. You seem to equate the two things of completely different magnitude and thus legal implications, which calls into question your own judgement.
If a company is selling ILLEGAL stuff, do you call that “negative aspect”? No, you’d call that “no way I’m touching this” aspect.
What century are you from? Blackberry’s practically dead for a decade.
And high school students nowadays are living on credit cards as much as their college brethrens, albeit their parents are paying for them. And they buy luxury goods because they want the name brand. They often wear them STILL WITH THE LABELS ATTACHED to show off the authenticity. They don’t buy no-name stuff.
Sorry, but the counter-examples you’re giving are not only bogus, they aren’t even relevant to the potentially illegal aspects of this “business”.
Sorry Global Wealth Trade promoters. when I see people in your video standing on the stage holding huge fake checks, I know this is a hyped up scheme that is no going to end well for almost everybody.
Also, you products are “favorited by celebrities” (from your pitchman)? Can you find one B-list celebrity that endorses your product?
Mr. Chang, you have never met me or the people I interact with or have sold products to, you have never seen how I’ve conducted myself as a Feri consultant or any other job and your conclusion is that my experiences are “bogus?”
It’s interesting that you are questioning my judgement even though we’ve never met and you’re hiding behind an avatar and an alias on a web-site. I’ve been transparent on how I conduct myself.
At least have the courtesy and decency to look me in the eye if you want criticize the company and question if the products are being sold, and if the business is creating income for people.
I know that you will never believe me, but all of my experiences are real. I’m sure that you could find reasons to doubt me even if you had definitive proof of the products being sold to regular customers or income being made.
My reason for replying to this article is to share my experiences and how I conduct myself. I can’t speak for how the other consultants around the world conduct themselves.
I am not blind to the fact that some people out there may be over-embellishing or over-selling the products or business. I have not witnessed it myself, but it could be happening since we have many consultants around the world.
I also know that people quit the business for many reasons and it could be because they did not make a specific income. On the other hand, people over-sell, over-embellish and quit in all companies.
Sorry, but these facts do not make my experiences, the products or the company “bogus.” This behaviour will always happen as long as there are people involved in business.
I can only guess at your actual experience with GWT since you did not share your background. Maybe you are a former GWT consultant that did not reach a specific income level or were not satisfied with the products or maybe you know someone that was a consultant and decided to quit.
I fully understand if this your experience and if this is your reason for writing these comments.
Boris, you are right that the company could shut down tomorrow, but that is true for all companies. We could rhyme off thousands of examples of network marketing and traditional companies.
All I can speak to is my experiences, the expansion of the product lines, marketing systems and the head office in Toronto. I know that I am making income through the business and that I am selling products to real customers.
From my experiences and what I have seen happening with the company’s growth, I am confident it will be around for many years to come. You are free to think otherwise despite what I have already said.
I am not sure what you mean Boris by not having B-list celebrities endorsing our products or how that relates to our discussion. Please clarify.
I know that no matter what I say you will choose to focus on what you want by quoting my words to bolster your argument. I do not want to get into a war of words with you gentlemen since you have clearly made up your minds about this company.
I’ve already made my choice about the value of the products and business. Feel free to say or think whatever you like.
If you actually want to have a real face to face conversation about this, you know how to get in touch with me.
Have a good night gentlemen.
I did not know that in Canada, it is illegal to do direct sales?
I think you may not have the correct information. As I am pretty sure that all direct sales companies must be registered with the Canadian government to be able to open in Canada.
So I think that making commissions on sales must be legal. I would be happy to even request info about GWT with the government. As this info must be transparent.
Actually, I made a typo. I meant to say its like membership is free. If you join at $499, you get $585 worth of products, to sell, to use, to give away. So you don’t get some useless sample and a bunch of paperwork. You get products that you can choose. So I think that is awesome.
You are very negative. You must have had a very bad experience with MLM business in the past. Since this is my first MLM and its been positive, all I can say is … You are entitled to your opinion.
Glenn is my direct senior partner and has become a friend and a true support. Not only is he a strong mentor, but even those he is senior partners with have been an amazing support system for me.
Anyway Glenn knows all the technical stuff and he has never let me swim alone. So maybe that is the problem with other MLM no support system. I am encouraged to support my team. And I am not pushed to build fast, but to build right
And I agree with Glenn that we have no clue what other LC’s say. But GWT do not train us to lie.
We receive almost weekly product trainibg, unlike other MLM. We are confident of the quality of our products. My personal team consist of the most caring and selfless people.
If I dont become successful. Its not because I didn’t have the support. My personal goal is how to make sure my personal recruits will feel the same way I feel about those who introduced me in this business
@north79
Are you actually selling products to retail customers or are you just recruiting affiliates on autoship?
the passion, you and glenn ko show for your business is wonderful, and the products are really great.
so, if you guys are selling stuff like crazy, left right and center, why does your company have to follow an ILLEGAL MLM business model?
buying product at joining [inventory loading] is illegal.
being paid commission on such inventory loading is illegal.
at the most, only refundable, non commissionable ‘business kits’ can be sold to new distributors. follow this model, and see if you still have success.
with gungho reps and retailable products, what does GWT Have To Fear?
till your model is illegal, the tough questions will follow you around, and taint your credibility.
if your commissions are mostly coming out of sales to distributors on autoship, then GWT is nothing but a product based pyramid scheme.
please ask your govt regulatory body about this. please don’t just believe what is said here. go clarify, and tell us too!
I didn’t say your experience is bogus. I said the way you explained the business runs, it is bogus.
This is not an alias. Duh. You don’t know me, yet you concluded I’m hiding behind an alias. Tsk tsk tsk. Guess we’re even.
You really think there’s a market for this sort of stuff out there? Based on your social circle? As you said, it may work for you, but it may not work for anybody else.
uh, no one knows who you are so you are doing the same. the scammer ‘anonymous’ argument is the most ridculous ever and the first sign of a scam.
No matter what you put there, we are ALL anonymous unless we have met.
@anjali, multi-level (MLM) is legal in Canada, the United States and many other countries and has been for decades. Your points are not factual in the eyes of Canadian or US law.
Please see these government web-sites for the facts of what is legal and illegal in a MLM plan including how the products are to be sold, returned, product and compensation claims, disclosure requirements, etc. I am sure the country you live in also has a web-site or other resource where you can get this information.
ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/multilevel-marketing
competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/03035.html
Here also are the Policies and Procedures that all GWT consultants follow and is accessible to anyone: gwtpromo.com/pnp/
Feel free to read these for yourself and draw your own conclusions.
@Chang, how the business runs and my experiences are one in the same and are certainly not bogus. I’ve been transparent on how I conduct myself and my involvement with GWT. (Ozedit: Offtopic derail attempts removed.)
There is a market for just about any service or product. It is up to the individual to develop and work a market or network to sell those products or services.
GWT supports it’s consultants as much as possible, but it cannot do the work or make decisions for them. This is no different than any other business that uses independent consultants.
@Whip, I began my comments with an open invitation to find me on Facebook or Linkedin and you are welcome to contact me directly. You are also welcome to meet me face to face in a neutral location.
I will be pleasantly surprised if you actually decided to contact or meet with me since it is easier to sit at home on a computer instead of looking me in the eye.
One last thing to keep in mind is that no one like to be attacked especially when it comes from an anonymous source.
I know how I conduct myself, how the business runs and will always defend my actions, my team, my customers and the company. You would do the same if I criticized your job, business or company.
I’ve said my piece and so have you. Feel free to say or believe whatever you like.
We do not have any autoship, we have an Inventory Account that you can voluntarily participate in and if you do not participate in this voluntary Inventory Account, then you still maintain your commission and your place in the Binary Placement
THE COMPANY IS NOT FOLLOWING AN ILLEGAL MLM MODEL…
buying product at joining [inventory loading] is illegal.
being paid commission on such inventory loading is illegal.
at the most, only refundable, non commissionable ‘business kits’ can be sold to new distributors. follow this model, and see if you still have success.
YOU CAN START THIS BUSINESS AT $169+HST, GIVING YOU A WEBSITE AND A COMMISSION OF 30%… START THE ONLINE BUSINESS AND HAVE FUN…
WE DO NOT HAVE INVENTORY LOADING. THIS IS WHAT MAKES THIS COMPANY AMAZING… WE DO NOT HAVE ANY INVENTORY LOADING… EVERY OTHER COMPANY HAS INVENTORY LOADING, WE DO NOT.
ARE YOU IN TORONTO? IF YOU ARE, PLEASE COME TO OUR OFFICE AND HAVE US EXPLAIN OUR BUSINESS TO YOU… WE PROMISE NOT TO HARD SELL YOU… GIVE US 1 HOUR AND IF YOU STILL THINK WE ARE FULL OF BS, THEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
with gungho reps and retailable products, what does GWT Have To Fear?
GWT HAS NOTHING TO FEAR… IT IS THE MOST LAID BACK COMPANY I HAVE EVER MET… ABSOLUTELY TRANSPARENT
OUR BUSINESS MODEL IS NOT ILLEGAL. WE HAVE A PRODUCT, WE DO NOT SELL THIRD PARTY SERVICES, WE DO NOT FORCE OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IA. WE HAVE A STRONG TRAINING SYSTEM, THAT HELPS OUR CONSULTANT UNDERSTAND MARKETING, BRANDING AND PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE.
WE HAVE GREAT PRODUCTS THAT CAN STAND ON ITS OWN.
WE HAVE A VOLUNTARY IA PROGRAM.
OUR MEMBERSHIP IS BASED ON DIFFERENT LEVELS.
We do not have to buy at the top level, we can work towards a higher level or we can decide in the future to buy up, if we want. no pressure, you run your business your way. The best way for you.
Hi Boris,
None of those checks are bogus… (lol). We actually know all of those people.. we have met them or they are direct business leaders. If you are ever in Toronto, come and meet them. Then you can ask them to show you how bogus they are.
Wow, I am so amaze at how much training really does help…
Thanks Everyone
…which is autoship.
Changing the name of autoship doesn’t make it any less of an autoship.
Has the comp plan changed again then?
In the version I reviewed affiliates who sign up with Silver, Plangsten, Gold and Diamond were required to contribute.
Or you can sign up at the Silver, Plangsten, Gold or Diamond level – which is where the red-flags begin.
Having a token barebones affiliate signup does not cancel out recruitment commissions paid on the above signup options, or the mandatory autoship they require.
If one cannot reach such a market then it is irrelevant. A poor farmer in the slums won’t able to sell diamonds to any one he knows… since nobody he knows would be able to afford them, nor would any “network” he developed.
You’re just repeating some inane ad copy you read somewhere that sounds good but completely unrealistic.
You’re not exactly the best judge of that, you know.
Man, what’s wrong with your shift key? Or are you just completely ignorant of netiquette, i.e. ALL CAPS = SHOUTING?
Again, you seem to be ignorant of the actual laws. I suggest you look up the Competition Act in Canadian law, then ask the Competition Bureau for a WRITTEN opinion on how legal is the current GWT comp plan before you continue to insist you are 100% legal.
Under your description, the basic affiliate pays $169 and get… nothing, just an e-voucher, basically making $169 de facto membership fee. If you joined, you are a customer first, affiliate second. How is that a “business”? Hmmm?
@Chang. One reaches a market by advertising in print, online, trade shows, networking groups, etc. The only way one would not be able to reach or build a market would be to do nothing.
Everything I described above are my real-world experiences not hypothetical examples about a “poor farmer in the slums.”
There’s no way to know how such a person would build or reach a market to sell products since he or she only exists in your mind.
If you want to have an intelligent discussion about this, at least provide a real life example including all the facts about what happened.
How you can conclude that my statements are “inane ad copy and completely unrealistic” is beyond me since you have no evidence to support this.
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@Glenn
If you want to participate in the discussion, stay on topic. Anything else will be marked as such and removed.
This includes attempts to deflect, or introduce irrelevant information into the discussion.
@OZ. You claim that are moderating this site, yet incorrect information in the article and in the comments still appear.
These comments are not based on facts, actual evidence or personal experiences. Mr. Chang also gave an example that has no basis in reality, yet they were not deleted.
There is an error on this article: “In a nutshell, GWT affiliates MUST make a monthly contribution to their Inventory Account which can then later be used to purchase GWT products.”
The Inventory Account payment of $35, $75 or $150 is OPTIONAL. That option is clearly visible on our application forms and in our Policies and Procedures gwtpromo.com/pnp/membership/#monthly-ia-contributions
People are not not coerced into making the IA payment and they can cancel at any time if they choose to partake.
Here is the the entire Policies and Procedures document that is fully accessible by the public: gwtpromo.com/pnp/ and there’s a link to it at the bottom of every web page.
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Optional?
“Yo, pay us our monthly IA fee or we’ll cutoff your MLM commissions.”
Optional my ass. You know where you can shove your pseudo-compliance garbage.
Yes, the IA is optional even though you think it is not. “Yo pay us our monthly IA fee or we’ll cutoff your MLM commissions” is your own biased interpretation and opinion and not based on facts.
Your attempt to derail this conversation with a biased opinion that has nothing to do with the company in question is quote revealing. People can still retail products at a discounted price even if they do not participate in the IA program.
It is not pseudo-compliance garbage just because you think it is. There are people in my team that never participated in the IA program from their start date or chose to cancel it after a period of time.
I also know fellow consultants with people in their team that never participated in the IA program. Prospects are always told about opting out of the IA program when they see the business plan. There is never a requirement to make the IA payments and people can cancel it at any time for any reason.
Here is the whole section on the Monthly IA Contributions since you only quoted parts that support your biased agenda. Kindly read and understand the entire section before making conclusions.
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Horseshit. There’s nothing optional about cutting off MLM commissions if the IA ransom is not paid.
Seeing as we’re discussin the MLM opportunity anything else, such as your team members not participating in the MLM opportunity, is irrelevant.
It’s right there in plain English. Pay us the IA ransom or we’ll irrevocably flush your MLM commission volume.
I quoted the part that was relevant to the discussion. Please don’t clog up the comments section with irrelevant spam.
Either address the issue that MLM commission volume is flushed if the IA ransom is not paid, or concede the ransom is optional only within a pseudo-compliance context.
It would be relatively easy for MLM companies to get around compliance issues, if all they had to do is trot out a patsy or team of patsies who testify as “they” don’t or didn’t do it, it therefore follows it doesn’t happen.
It’s precisely why courts and the FTC pay no heed to anecdotal information.
Savvy and prudent potential members, on the other hand, will see it for what it is.
Don’t use that crass language or tone with me OZ, if you actually want to have a real discussion about this!
I did not use such language when I disagreed with you. You can disagree with me without having to resort to such immature language.
The IA payment is definitely not a “ransom” as you put it. “Ransom” implies that people are being forced against their will and that is factually wrong.
You have no idea what happens when someone chooses not partake in the IA program, chooses to cancel it or the actions the corporate team takes. You have not presented any credible evidence so far. It is only your opinions about the company and nothing more.
An objective and accurate review weighs ALL of the information available and in context not just the points you do not agree with. So the policies have to be taken in context and in their entirety to understand how the business works.
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Finally, I refuse to concede anything to you because you have not conceded any of my points so far!
Everything you did are your anecdotal experiences, which as the cliche goes: YMMV, or as disclaimers go “individual results may vary”.
Your example is no more or less valid than a hypothetical example of “poor farmer in the slums”. The difference is in social circle, and everybody has different social circles.
Your experience is NOT comparable to anybody else’s. It only applies to someone with your social circles, namely, YOU (and you alone).
Optional to the point of losing the entire group volume should you fail to pay up, correct?
It is, in effect, autoship, i.e. pay to play. If you don’t pay, you don’t play (or get paid) even when your group did great.
If that’s not correct, show us how did we get it wrong other than a denial.
Denial is not discussion. And your last sentence is increasing infantile call for quid pro quo / parity. Tsk tsk tsk.
@Glenn
I’m not disagreeing with you, I’m simply quoting GWT’s T&C’s, which you initially provided a link to.
It’s in plain English, if you don’t pay the monthly IA fee (autoship), then you don’t get any MLM commissions.
Are you kidding me son? It’s right there in the T&C’s you linked to.
Bloody hell…
You can do whatever you want.
Fact remains, as per GWT’s T&Cs, if you don’t pay your monthly IA autoship fee you don’t earn MLM commissions.
Ergo autoship is mandatory for participation in the GWT MLM business opportunity.
They flushed mine simply because a ‘ voluntary’ IA didn’t go through, after three days.
That was my first time realizing that a. I As are deduction from my personal account. B.) That’s my IA has not been deducted that month.
I wanted more information but they flushed my account. I had to google and see what’s being said about them; here I am.
I despise GWT, the shady, unethical things they do and say and the sea of mis-information they put out.
However, to clarify autoship. Most companies flush the volume at the end of the month regardless, so I applaude any company that takes steps to help people get paid by rolling the volume over.
At least in the US. Legally, in order to pay commissions on activity that happened as far back as a year, there has to be a certain amount of proven business intent. The autoship helps with that. If you are not compliant wit business intent, they cant legally pay past 30 days. There is more to it than that, BUT that is the rough idea.
If volume flushes at the end of the month for not participating in autoship, and the company pays weekly, you dont lose anything by not participating provided you have enough group volume. (provided its paid in increments and their is a reasonable cap as a binary is SUPPOSED to have). You would still be getting paid during the month.
CAN it be “pay to play”? Absolutely. It depends if they pay weekly or monthly.
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Bonehead comment #1: Most get paid on IA and not Retail sales.
To start with GWT has 15,000 Luxury Consultants and 34,000 VIP clients (FREE memberships to shop and receive up to 10% rewards for retail shopping”. So there goes the idea of most people getting paid on IA program and not retail sales.
Show me another company that has a better than 2 -1 client vs. distributor ration. THERE ARE NONE, game over on this one, GWT is ALL about the product hence they created the shopping world’s most aggressive retail client reward program with up to 10% rebate back to the RETAIL customer.
Compare that to air miles of .0013% clearly proving that this company is all about product sales to retail customers.
If their focus were all recruiting like other MLMs, they would have 55,000 LCs and no VIP clients like other MLMs do and not 15,000 LCs and 34,000 VIPs.
Bonehead comment #2: Front end loading WHAT???
To launch a Virtual Designer Mall (VDM) it cost $169 that includes NO PRODUCTS and they have access to both commissions and retail profits. In GWT you don’t even need products to make money because your VDM is loaded with tens of millions of he hottest designer goods and jewellery in the world and clients shop online like eBay, shopping channel etc.
GWT drop ships the orders directly to customers and pay the retail commission with in 24 hours on the LCs GWT MC. You cannot do that with bottles of juice or telecom services online because hey are not visual. .
There are larger packages that can be bought, sell your way to or even worked up for FREE by working your business without purchasing a dime in products.
This bonehead comment went far jack wagon, perhaps you confused GWT with your juice company where all your distributors are facing flooded basements of spoiling heath products that they cannot use or sell.
EVERY ONE knows in GWT there is only 1 complaint and that is EVERY LC says they wished they had more IA points to purchase more of the designer goods they love vs. other MLMs where only 6% actually stay on the “auto ship” because they are loaded with health products they don’t want.
After all who doesn’t want more designer shoes, time pieces, optical, sun shades, jewellery, accessories etc which by the way some are investments that gain value and have gained value.
Sorry to see your CV get flushed, two points on that.
1- Its customary in MLM that in order for you to retain your group sales you must buy or sell x amount of products per month. In other MLMs its about $150 of the same bottles you don’t need anymore. In GWT you could have retained your CV with as low as $35.
2- In any other MLM you would have been flushed the same day. In GWT, to PROTECT YOUR CV they try your IA 7 days in advance; they try again 3 days later, and gain on your anniversary.
So you were given THREE tries and every time you received an email and a phone call from the GWT CSRs. So please share the whole story and not just the flush part which happens in EVERY MLM when you don’t buy or sell your monthly quota.
3- All that said, call the company and I know for a fact if this is your first time they will reinstate your CV because this is one company that is all for the LCs hence they A + BBB business rating.
Misinformation NAME ONE, you are the clear example of hurting competition I was talking about earlier, Of course you hate GWT when you keep losing clients and distributors to the best compensation plan in the history of the MLM industry.
Of course you hate GWT when your company host a DSA average of 6% of the highly dreaded Autoship ratio and GWT hosts a 40% monthly activity ratio (480% higher than DSA average,.
Of course you hate GWT when your company has a DSA average of 10% retention when GWT hosts almost 50% distributor retention. Jealousy gets you nowhere.
EVERY COMPANY FLUSHES YOUR CV when you don’t meet your monthly buy and sell quota? So what is your point???
Oh you don’t have one; you are just a hurting competition. IA is simply PRODUCTS and GWT is Canada’s largest designer fashion house with over 300 celebrity and dignitary clients including 2 country presidents.
Now you tell me which product is easier to sell a bottle of over priced juice that 2000 other MLM companies sell and claim to be better or 1400 of the hottest VISUAL products that celebrities use.
Like I said before the only complaint GWT LCS have is that the wished they would have more IA points to buy more of the goods they love which by the way stays with them FOREVER vs. the health and telecom products an services being offered that gets used or expired.
The last thing you don’t understand is the word “OPTIONAL” even tough its in simple English. Let me explain this in grade 3 English so you can understand. There are three types of LCS in GWT.
1- Home party folks, who just host a party, make $300 – $2000 in 3 hours and that is all they want to do weekly. THEY DO NOT GO ON IA since all they want is Retail profits and wholesale profits.
2- Internet marketers who just want to sell online, just operate their mall online and make sales where the company handles all collections, ddeliveries, warranties and LCs get paid in 24 hours. Again NO IA program necessary here.
3- MLMers who want RESIDUAL INCPOME and for that you must buy or sell $35. $75, $150 per month which with our products can be ONE SALE or less.
If you don’t meet that threshold you will be given no less than THREE notifications by the GWT CSRs and if you neglect them or not interested you CV will eventually flush MUCH LIKE EVERY OETHER COMPANY so what is your point again???
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I’m sorry what? Did you just try to equate free memberships to genuine retail product orders?
You could hand out ten million free membership cards, if your affiliate order still dwarfs what your retail customers are purchasing then there’s a problem.
Right… so what’s the sales revenue spread from affiliate purchases (mandatory or your commission volume gets flushed), and retail orders?
The ratio of free membership accounts to affiliates is irrelevant. You want to have a 2:1 ratio or so of actual sales volume, which you don’t.
I’m not sure why you’re so stuck on this “VIP client” metric. You said they’re free memberships. If you’re giving them out like candy, what on Earth does that even prove?
Right. I totally work for your competition. All content on BehindMLM is tailored around this fact.
No, they don’t.
Forcing your affiliates to purcahse product to qualify for commissions is a huge regulatory red flag.
Commission qualification should be entirely based on affiliates sales performance, not how much product they buy each month.
“Optional” in MLM is pseudo-compliance. Why even have the huge compliance issues in your comp plan if they’re not needed?
Oh right, because everybody qualifies via the “optional” route and getting rid of it = kaboom opportunity.
In summmary, pay to play compensations in MLM are a compliance issue. Whether it is optional or not is irrelevant.
PS. Leave the marketing spam and insults on Facebook. Ditto leaving comments agreeing with yourself under different names.
are commissions paid out on these $169 joining? if commissions are paid out, then GWT is just paying out recruitment commissions.
recruitment commissions are also paid out by GWT at other joining levels [front end loading] of 400$ – 3000$.
commissions are paid out on personal volume autoship by GWT.
since you are going on and on about ‘overpriced juice’, you should read through the vemma court injunction.
Mandatory Joining Packages are OUT. Encouraging Personal Consumption Autoship is OUT.[how many of the 15000 GWT reps are on autoship?]
since GWT have both joining packages and autoship, you’re in trouble.
and what do you mean by ‘free membership’ which brings a 10% discount? this means anyone can get a 10% discount, which in effect reduces GWT’s retail margin by 10%.
you need to show that affiliate sales volume arising from joining packages and autoship, is less than the free membership/retail sales volume.
stop breathing fire and show us the numbers.
PS: i think i’ve said this before, GWT products look great. GWT really don’t need scammy recruitment games to sell. why is GWT not confident of the value of its products?
GWT products are for rich people? lol
K.Chang How much do you know about GWT designer products?Are you aware that GWT has over 1400 + high end and high quality products which start at $18 and up?
Do you know that GWT has several hundred celebs as customers?
Are you aware that GWT has sold over a million pieces of jewelry this year alone?
Are you aware of the number of ultra luxury 6 figure items which has been purchased by very high profile individuals including presidents ?
Did you know this MLM sales guy`s heritage in making high end for high end companies dates back to 1800`s?
Should I keep going?
Educate yourself before commenting and sharing uneducated comments. Thank you.
In GWT one does not earn commissions on by someone joining.You only earn commissions by product sales.
In GWT there is no autoship. In order to earn your commissions all one needs to do is retail a certain amount of products monthly.
In GWT there are no discounts but a rebate program. The more you buy the more rebate you accumulate.
I thought that you had done your homework 🙂
Affiliates have to buy product each month or they lose their CV (required for MLM commissions).
Thus new affiliates must buy if they wish to participate in the income opportunity, and that “buy” is commissionable.
Ergo commissions are paid on affiliate recruitment.
And then there’s the support bonus, $50 to recruit a new affiliate…
If you don’t purchase product you lose your CV. That’s monthly autoship.
@OZ/Anjali
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Everything you accuse GWT to be “illegal” applies to every MLM Company in the world. You accuse GWT for flushing CV if LCs don’t meet their IA requirement. Well how is that different with EVERY OTHER MLM Company that has an autoship?
Show me one company that you can start with and don’t have to be on autoship or buy/sell products and still accumulate CV?
You can’t name one because IT IS A STANDARD REQUIREMENT to buy and sell X amount of products every month to participate in the comp plan.
If this requirement wasn’tt there, MLM would be giving away welfare cheques to people doing nothing. GWT is my 6th MLM company and every one of them had an autoship that I must meet MONTHLY to get my commissions.
So since 2000+ companies including DSA member companies like Herbal life, Amways, Nuskin, EVERY ONE who has the same monthly requirement why are you singling out GWT? Did you lose your leaders to GWT and are pissed?
Every accusation you make on GWT can be made on any MLM company and Vemma case is not the gold standard for legality because they got charged on everything every other MLM company is doing even though they are part of DSA.
So you have no point and making general statements that apply to every company but singling out GWT and impose your opinion that it is illegal. I haven’t even mentioned that much of your perception of what Gwt is and does is WRONG but that’s not even the point.
Taking your own explanations is enough to shut down your points because every point you make against GWT applies to EVERY COMPANY operating today.
Yes FTC changed the rules for the MLM industry with the Vemma case and other companies including GWT will need to revisit some of their bonuses but again the question is why attack GWT?
Anjali, you wrote a whole paragraph accusing Gwt for something that they don’t even do and thats paying commissions on the $169 Retailer package.
Can I be more clear on this “THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONS ON THE Retailer package which is $169. What you get is a gorgeous multilingual VDM (Virtual Designer Mall) loaded with tens of millions in fashion goods starting from $18 and up that you can promote and make profits.
So again you wrote a 500-word essay accusing GWT for something they don’t even do. This is what this blog is all about – baseless nonsense.
OZ, where did you get the $50 “support bonus”? I have been here since 2009 and since I have been here there is no $50 support bonus.
There was one when the company was launched in 2005 but was eliminated in 2010 and you are talking about it now as if it’s a reality.
Please update yourself, its false accusation and you can get sued for that.
The only $50 that is paid out is WHOLESALE profits on the $500 of products that comes with every package. It’s a good time to admit you are corrected and apologies for all the baseless accusations.
Note to reader:
The question you want to ask yourself is all the accusations even if they were true (which most are not), apply to all legit MLM companies including DSA companies. So again why single out GWT?.
These blogs can be helpful if they are subjective & ACCURATE. Attacking a 10 years old prestigious company with A+ BBB rating for personal reasons are not productive and its unfair.
“IA” is forced affiliate purchasing of product, in order to qualify for commissions. Why are you trying to claim that every MLM company does this when they don’t?
PV can be an affiliate’s own purchases, or retail order volume.
If most affiliates are qualifying for commissions when a PV requirement is set by virtue of their own purchase of product, that constitutes a product-based pyramid scheme.
As we’ve seen in the Vemma case (not all MLM companies use Vemma’s mandatory affiliate autoship business model).
With IA forcing affiliates to spend money or lose their MLM commission volume, the question of whether or not retail volume is used to qualify for commissions is eliminated.
This guarantees that affiliates are qualifying for commissions each month off their own purchases, constituting a product-based pyramid scheme (please read up on the current Vemma litigation).
It is not a standard requirement to force affiliates to buy product in MLM.
Right. BehindMLM lost its leaders to GWT.
Put down your copy of “the usual bullshit MLM affiliates come up with when commenting online” and try to engage in independent thought hey?
Right here:
Retail customers aren’t buying packages, GWT affiliates are. Ergo it’s a $50 recruitment commission.
OZ
Its amazing, you keep repeating the same lies like a politician even though you were corrected so many times by so many people. You still have not answered the question.
NAME ONE COMPANY THAT PAYS YOU COMMISSIONS WITHOUT YOU MEETING COMPANY’S SET MONTHLY BUY/SELL REQUIREMENT.
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@Ryan
You can’t lump “buy” (affiliate purchases) and “sell” (retail orders) into the same category.
There is no problem with withholding commissions if retail sales volume qualification is not met.
Withholding commissions (by way of flushing MLM team volume) if an affiliate does not spend $x each month is indicative of a product-based pyramid scheme.
As at the time of publication, the latter is exactly what GWT are doing.
I could care less about their stupid compensation plan. Was in MLM for 10+ years….made lots of money.
GWT’s customer service and quality suck.
When it was time to buy my husbands wedding ring I looked through their designs. I didn’t care where I bought the ring… it was the design that was most important to me since this is something he’ll wear for life and I have to look at.
I found one from GWT. It wasn’t the most expensive ring. It was in the cheaper range for sure… but I absolutely adored it. Still do.
Within 6 months a stone fell out…within 11 months another one fell out. This second time I was pretty annoyed. But that’s not even the worst part.
The company AND my rep both told me I should just go buy another ring.
I have to admit, i have been discouraged over the years with all the similar types of wellness mlm companies out there, but I was pleased to recently find GWT because of the uniqueness of their products.
Having never seen any of their products in person, they do show well online, and the credibility of the company comes across (to me at least) genuine too.
I’ve never been a part of an MLM before mostly because its hard to feel passionate about the products (or competing against 2000 similar type companies and reps) but i think the biggest hesitation i’ve had all this time is not knowing what is legal and what is not.
The topic of IA (or autoship) has me curious. Is it illegal to flush commissions of a distributor who fails to pay their monthly IA?
Forcing affiliates to pay for products to earn commissions = pay to play.
This is not an acceptable MLM business model, with legality left up to the courts.
Short and simple… you can make retail commission without paying IA.. you can make retail commission in any package you sign with… you can’t participate in group effort (residual) if you yourself are not participating…
In any business you have to spend money to make money…. ive gone months without paying IA… and still got my commission from retail sales….
Cool, but if you want to participate in the MLM opportunity, you are forced to purchase product.
Pay to play in any MLM opportunity is a huge red flag. There is no justification for it.
Oz
I have read everything and I see that you have been CORRECTED 60 times already so I doubt that my efforts will make you “click” but I will try.
EVERY LEGIT MLM PAYS COMMISSIONS WHEN ..
YOU MUST ACCUMULATE X AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS VOLUME PER MONTH WHETHER FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION OR TO RESELL TO AUNT MATILDA AND THAT WILL QUALIFY YOU FOR COMMISSIONS …GOT IT?? This is UNDESPUTABLE ..
GWT WORKS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY ..EXACTLY ..
LCS WHO SEEK COMMISSIONS (RESIDUAL) MUST MEET $35 OR $75 OR $150 CDN (DEPENDING ON THE RANK) WORTH OF PRODUCT VOLUME MONTHLY WHETHER THAT IS PRODUCTS THEY SOLD ONLINE TO MARY XMASS, AT HOME BRANDING PARTY TO JOE THE MECHANIC OR PERHAPS THEY WANTED THAT GORGEOUS NEW RING GWT JUST INTRODUCED FOR PERSONAL USE.
This is NOT pay to play and if it was than MLM is pay to play. Stop reading your Vemma case, you completely misunderstood it.
IN GWT YOU CAN MAKE RETAIL PROFITS ONLINE AND AT HOME BRANDING PARTIES WITHOUT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF PV – ZERO ..
Again I am not sure why we have to go through MLM basics here but this is as elementary as I can break it down for you so you can understand.
But of course the problem is not that you are MLM dumb, it is that you are a hypocrite. For some reason you are on the GWT case to defend the juice companies.
If I were you I would probably do the same and try to make something out of nothing because GWT is A + bullet proof company so when you cannot find anything, MAKE IT UP even if what you just made up will condemn every other MLM at the same time.
@Tracy
Stop lying and show us the email that GWT told you to ‘go and buy another ring”.
I cannot speak for your upline (which is NOT the company) but you are being untruthful because GWT is the ONLY luxury designer that offers a 5 year FULL SERICE, FULL MAINTNANCE warranty for FREE on their FERI MOSH which has been and is the world’s benchmark.
Stop lying and if you have a problem call their world class client care department. One thing for sure, every piece as you know is HAND MADE in Toronto so if the diamonds fell off that would be the FIRST and most likely caused by IMPACT (you hit it somewhere HARD).
All the same I have seen cases like this where the buyer was 100% at fault and the company still fully serviced it.
False. No legitimate MLM forces their affiliates to purchase products, for purported resale or otherwise.
If you wish to see a recent example of this very thing playing out in US courts, see the FTC’s Vemma case.
Like hell I did. I’ve gone over every page of every document filed in the case.
Feel free to explain to the FTC how mandatory affiliate autoship is legal or acknowledge you’re full of shit.
Because a large chunk of you GWT affiliates have convinced yourself that mandatory autoship in MLM is somehow legitimate.