Comments for The Real Network Marketing Scoop with Carlos Aponte Jr. http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com #1 tell it like it is blog for network marketing professionals Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:01:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Billion Dollar Direct Sales Companies by Carlos http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-direct-sales-companies/#comment-143 Carlos Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:01:53 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=170#comment-143 Monavie is a great company and I did not leave them out. They did not make the list at that time. Here is the real factual scoop from Direct Selling News. Monavie is #14. Their 2008 revenue was 854.9 Million. Not to shaby. However they still have a long way to go to catch ups with the top 7 companies who all do over 2.2 billion a year in wholesale business. Avon is # 1 with 10.7 Billion in yearly sales. Hope this helps and thank you for the comment. Monavie is a great company and I did not leave them out. They did not make the list at that time.
Here is the real factual scoop from Direct Selling News. Monavie is #14. Their 2008 revenue was 854.9 Million. Not to shaby. However they still have a long way to go to catch ups with the top 7 companies who all do over 2.2 billion a year in wholesale business. Avon is # 1 with 10.7 Billion in yearly sales.

Hope this helps and thank you for the comment.

]]> Comment on Billion Dollar Direct Sales Companies by Matias Leiva http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-direct-sales-companies/#comment-142 Matias Leiva Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:46:26 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=170#comment-142 Am I blind, or did you purposely leave Monavie out? haha.. That should be right under Avon and Amway. Almost $2 billion in 4 years! Am I blind, or did you purposely leave Monavie out? haha..

That should be right under Avon and Amway. Almost $2 billion in 4 years!

]]> Comment on DONALD TRUMP JUMPS INTO MLM AND THE JOKE IS ON ACN by Carlos http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/donald-trump-jumps-into-mlm-and-the-joke-is-on-acn/#comment-138 Carlos Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:20:20 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=201#comment-138 Sandy, you have lived to tell the tale. Congrats. I agree with what you said below. "How can a company who has never gotten it right in 10 years suddenly know the way to wealth now? Nobody who is anybody in the Industry cared about Ideal Health before Donald got swooned in." They will only get it right temporarily so that Donald makes a good return on investment. Then he will sell fast and run. Thanks again for the FYI ;-) Sandy, you have lived to tell the tale. Congrats.
I agree with what you said below.
“How can a company who has never gotten it right in 10 years suddenly know the way to wealth now? Nobody who is anybody in the Industry cared about Ideal Health before Donald got swooned in.”

They will only get it right temporarily so that Donald makes a good return on investment. Then he will sell fast and run.

Thanks again for the FYI ;-)

]]> Comment on DONALD TRUMP JUMPS INTO MLM AND THE JOKE IS ON ACN by Sandy Parks http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/donald-trump-jumps-into-mlm-and-the-joke-is-on-acn/#comment-137 Sandy Parks Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:56:41 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=201#comment-137 I was in Ideal Health and climbed to Diamond Director and was shocked as I watched them bankrupt families, create divorces and lead thousands over a cliff of financial devastation. Donald Trump has no idea what he has just purchased. If he knew all the people whjo have been financially "raped" by Ideal Health, he would run!!! The Customized Vitamins do not create wealth because you have too many barriers to get to the product. YOU have to urinate in a cup, then syringe it into a testube and fed ex it into the lab where they will try to match your urine to one of the boxes of vitamins they have sitting in a warehouse. If you do not urinate in the cup then no vitamins are ever ordered and their is no comissions. They had a skincare line that crashed and burned. They triedn grren products and the FTC shut down their supplier. They had a TV Show the distrbutors oculd buy and be in and they sold it to distributors for up to $75K per show and some people bought a whole show only to have the whole thing cancelled with no refunds and then offered CD;s instead. Those shows they did film and air only brought poor quality leads and dissappointment.. How can a company who has never gotten it right in 10 years suddenly know the way to wealth now? Nobody who is anybody in the Industry cared about Ideal Health before Donald got swooned in. When I was involved, we were told to buy $35,000 in Starter Kits to get to Diamond and 10 years they were all still sitting in our attic. We still are paying on them as we had a huge debt accumulate as we watched our checks spiral down... I hear they are not doing that this time as Donald does not want that. Why did Donald have to tell them that? Because they do not have a clue on their own? They do put on a good "dog and pony show" though so people with have the opportunity to make money on the start kits at first and then get cut off after 6 people deep? I was in Ideal Health and climbed to Diamond Director and was shocked as I watched them bankrupt families, create divorces and lead thousands over a cliff of financial devastation. Donald Trump has no idea what he has just purchased. If he knew all the people whjo have been financially “raped” by Ideal Health, he would run!!!

The Customized Vitamins do not create wealth because
you have too many barriers to get to the product.

YOU have to urinate in a cup, then syringe it into a testube and fed ex it into the lab where they will try to match your urine to one of the boxes of vitamins they have sitting in a warehouse. If you do not urinate in the cup then no vitamins are ever ordered and their is no comissions.

They had a skincare line that crashed and burned. They triedn grren products and the FTC shut down their supplier. They had a TV Show the distrbutors oculd buy and be in and they sold it to distributors for up to $75K per show and some people bought a whole show only to have the whole thing cancelled with no refunds and then offered CD;s instead. Those shows they did film and air only brought poor quality leads and dissappointment..

How can a company who has never gotten it right in 10 years suddenly know the way to wealth now? Nobody who is anybody in the Industry cared about Ideal Health before Donald got swooned in.

When I was involved, we were told to buy $35,000 in Starter Kits to get to Diamond and 10 years they were all still sitting in our attic. We still are paying on them as we had a huge debt accumulate as we watched our checks spiral down… I hear they are not doing that this time as Donald does not want that. Why did Donald have to tell them that? Because they do not have a clue on their own?
They do put on a good “dog and pony show” though so people with have the opportunity to make money on the start kits at first and then get cut off after 6 people deep?

]]> Comment on The FTC is watching your word by Carlos http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/the-ftc-is-watching-your-word/#comment-136 Carlos Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:19:05 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=358#comment-136 Thanks for the complement and I really think we will start to see a lot of these naughty character disappearing. :-) Thanks for the complement and I really think we will start to see a lot of these naughty character disappearing. :-)

]]> Comment on The FTC is watching your word by Kary Rogney http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/the-ftc-is-watching-your-word/#comment-135 Kary Rogney Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:27:24 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=358#comment-135 Hey Carlos! I really like your direct style... How will this look as the FTC goes looking for people to squish on the Internet? Will people see it coming of will our "naughty" colleagues just start disappearing? lol Hey Carlos! I really like your direct style… How will this look as the FTC goes looking for people to squish on the Internet? Will people see it coming of will our “naughty” colleagues just start disappearing? lol

]]> Comment on The FTC is watching your word by Larry Rivera http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/the-ftc-is-watching-your-word/#comment-134 Larry Rivera Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:28:11 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=358#comment-134 I couldn't agree with you more. I think the new FTC rules will actually help our industry and get rid of some bad apples that is ruining it for the rest of us. I couldn’t agree with you more. I think the new FTC rules will actually help our industry and get rid of some bad apples that is ruining it for the rest of us.

]]> Comment on Billion Dollar Direct Sales Companies by Carlos http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-direct-sales-companies/#comment-132 Carlos Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:18:12 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=170#comment-132 Andrew, I am not sure. I am not a part of the big A. Please contact somone who is. They should be able to help you. Andrew, I am not sure. I am not a part of the big A. Please contact somone who is. They should be able to help you.

]]> Comment on Billion Dollar Direct Sales Companies by Andrew MLM Beginner http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-direct-sales-companies/#comment-131 Andrew MLM Beginner Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:04:06 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=170#comment-131 how does amway nutrilite protein works on diabetic patient.? how does amway nutrilite protein works on diabetic patient.?

]]> Comment on The FTC is watching your word by J. Hendrickson Holder http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/the-ftc-is-watching-your-word/#comment-130 J. Hendrickson Holder Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:24:33 +0000 http://carlosapontejr.wordpress.com/?p=358#comment-130 Great Advice Carlos. A word to the wise is sufficient. Great Advice Carlos. A word to the wise is sufficient.

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