When I was 17, living in semi-rural Minnesota, I was delivering an Avon catalog to a family up on the main road. It was a Wednesday. I walked into the house and the lady asked how my grandpa was doing. I said something like, “Okay as far as I know.” She said, “I heard he was in the hospital.”
That was how I found out. Back then, without cell phones, the grapevine was a pretty quick form of communication.
Sure enough, when I got home, my mom told me the same thing. In the next day or two, we were all able to go see Grandpa in the hospital. He passed away on Friday evening.
I can’t say I made much money selling Avon, but it was certainly a good way to find out what was going on.
Direct sales and network marketing back then were pretty much what they sound like. Communication was direct, taking place either in person or on the phone (which would be a landline) or in print. No cell phones. No laptops. No internet.
That was back in the 70’s. Some of you remember those days. Some of you don’t.
I could have taken a computer class in high school, but I didn’t because I wasn’t going to be using computers (or so I thought). I think typing class was required, though, so I took that. We had really nice electric typewriters. In one of my classes one day, someone rolled in a cart with a computer on it so we could all see what it looked like. Another time, we walked from the classroom to the library and we all squished into a back room to see what they called a facsimile machine (later known as a fax). I remember another time when I got to go in a little room and see a computer that had a phone somehow attached to it. The teacher took the handset and put it in some kind of special holder thing and told us that that enabled the computer to talk to other computers. Interesting stuff, if a person was going to work with computers. I wasn’t.
Over the years since then, it has become much easier to earn money, thanks to computers of all things! Online marketing is such a common term now that we might even take it for granted.
If we tried to list the differences between then and now, there would be a lot of differences!
But what if we just started from now, with all that we do know and all the experience we have already had, and try to figure out what an ideal network marketing/online sales/affiliate program would look like?
There would be some things about the product, the value, compensation, leaders and training, loyalty, means of communication, scope, momentum, low risk, etc.
So let’s look at each of these.
Product
Ideally, it would be something that everyone needs or wants. Something that, once people know about it, they would not want to be without.
Value
Customers would need to know that the value of the product is worth what they pay for it, or even more than what they pay for it.
Compensation
A decent income needs to be attainable by anyone who is willing to put in some work. And there must be incentive for those who work really hard.
Leaders and Training
The leaders must be trustworthy. Ideally, they would have quite a bit of experience already. They should have a certain amount of availability to interact with members, and enough staff and co-leaders to keep things not only going smoothly but growing and improving.
Loyalty
There needs to be loyalty on the part of the customers as well as the affiliates, so that the company continues to grow. When customers and affiliates stick with the company, then those who are added will actually bring about growth and momentum rather than just filling in holes created by others who have left.
Means of Communication
Communication methods and procedures should keep up with the latest technology available.
Scope
With up-to-date communication and technology, the scope could be global.
Momentum
If everything else is in place, there will be great momentum, from pre-launch through launch and beyond.
Low Risk
It would be really nice if there was a way to check out the company for free–to be like a fly on the wall and join with the members without paying anything right away.
The question is…Is there any company like this?
The answer is…YES!
It’s called SaveClub.
So how does SaveClub measure up to these ideals?
Product
SaveClub’s product is a subscription that enables you to save money on things you already buy–food, clothes, automotive, travel, flowers, entertainment, etc. After you become a member, you just sign in to find your deals either online or in the geographic location where you are at the time.
Value
At just $19.97 per month, it is very easy to save at least that much or even more. The CEO of SaveClub is continuing to work on deals with other companies to be able to offer SaveClub members even more ways to save money. Companies want to drive customer loyalty, which they can do by partnering with SaveClub. So it’s a win-win, and the value of a SaveClub membership keeps increasing.
Compensation
There are weekly commissions, monthly payouts on a 2×16 matrix, matching bonuses, bonus pools, and unlimited depth and spill over.
Leaders and Training
The leaders know the industry. They know what has caused the business models of 30 of the top 50 MLM companies to fall apart since 2020, with Amazon’s great pricing, and the economy making autoships very difficult for people to continue. They also know what works, like the subscription approach of the LiveGood company. They have put together something which addresses the problems that many MLM companies have been dealing with in recent years. They have also built on and even improved the very successful LiveGood model.
I have seen for myself how dedicated the leaders are to helping people, training, and answering questions. My questions have always been answered very quickly and very well.
Loyalty
If people can save money each month, why would they want to stop? And if they can also earn money each month, why would they want to give that up?
Means of Communication
SaveClub already has good communication with members. But they are working on improving that even more. With members all around the world, AI is going to be helping out a lot with things like reminder notifications of online meetings. AI tools will also be provided to members to help them generate income.
It is up to each member to follow along and stay engaged with the company, but the resources and help are definitely there. SaveClub is keeping up on communication technology.
Scope
SaveClub is going global already.
Momentum
It’s growing by the day, even before the official launch, which is set for June 1st.
Low Risk
You can pre-enroll for free, and choose if and when you want to upgrade to membership. In the meantime, you will have secured your spot ahead of all those who pre-enroll after you.
Note: This does not mean that everyone who pre-enrolls after you is placed under you. It depends on who their enroller is. But people up higher on the pre-enrollment list will be placed as high as possible in the matrix, under their enroller, in the order in which they pre-enrolled. In other words, the sooner you join, the better, to reserve your spot. Then, in order to receive compensation, you do have to become a member (~$20/month or $240/year) and an affiliate ($60/year).
To Join or Not to Join–Is that even a question?
Well, you could decide not to join. Here are some reasons not to:
- You are way too busy to bother saving money. It would be easier to just pay full price for everything.
- You don’t need any more income.
- You don’t want another thing on your mind or on your to-do list.
I don’t think there are too many people who would say #1 or #2. But I can understand #3.
To that, I would say, “Hey, no pressure. If you want to join and then sit on it for a while and decide what to do with it, that’s fine. But honestly, the wave is moving, and it’s a big wave! The sooner you get in, the better off you’ll be if and when you do decide to do something with it. Launch is June 1st. How many times in your life do you have the opportunity to join something this big before it even launches?”
It’s like what my husband told me when I was thinking about joining on May 2nd. He wasn’t what I’d call excited about it, but he did recognize the importance of timing. So he said, “If you’re going to join, do it now.” So I did.
How to Join–Pre-enroll or Join as a Member?
That’s totally up to you. Either way is fine.
Personally, I decided to pay the annual subscription membership ($239.97) as well as the affiliate fee ($60), for a total of $299.97. This is called the VIP level. That way, I wouldn’t have to think about any monthly payment and could just focus on saving money and building the business. I figure I can save more than that in the course of the year, and what I earn will be in addition to that. Also, if I joined at the VIP level, I would benefit from any other VIP who joined under me—with an extra bonus.
But you could just do the $19.97 per month subscription cost plus the $60 affiliate fee, which would be $79.97 one time and then $19.97 per month after that for the rest of the year.
And of course there is the free option, called pre-enrollment, where you get your position for free initially and then decide whether or not to upgrade to an actual membership.
You may be wondering how much time you have to decide whether or not to upgrade. Well, to keep the position that you have when you pre-enroll, you would have to upgrade by midnight Pactifc time on the next Friday. It’s on Fridays at midnight that all the pre-enrollees who upgrade move up higher than all the pre-enrollees who have not upgraded. Don’t worry, once you pre-enroll, you’ll get reminders about that.
So the question comes down to this: Is there any chance that you might want to join a company like this—with all the qualifications of being the best type of network marketing company—before it launches? If there is any chance, then it would be to your advantage to do it now, one way or another—for free or $79.97 or $299.97.
This is not some kind of made up urgency. It’s just seeing the situation for what it is. Once the company launches, it’s going to grow quickly. It is already growing quickly even before launch. Where would you like to be—now, and in a couple years from now?