Welcome to: Melaleuca Review: Legit or Scam?

Today we’re going to discuss one of the grandaddies of the direct sales world. Is my Melaleuca Review:Legit or Scam?

Is it a goodie? I’ll let you decide. In this review we’re looking at Melaleuca because it’s a top notch, well known company.

We present both sides of the argument so that you can make an intelligent decision.

Melaleuca is an direct sales /Home based business that has been around for many years which isn’t the norm for such companies. Moreover it has a BBB A+ rating which may or may not mean a lot to you depending on what you feel about the BBB. Not bad.

What is Melaleuca?

It is involved in health and wellness industry has been running since 1985. They concentrate on selling the “green” health and household products.. Melaleuca gets its name from the Melaleuca plant. The melalueuca plant is found in Australia where they use the natural ingredients as extracts in many of their products. They of course say this plant is what makes their stuff so wonderful.

In any case, the company sells vitamins, supplements, beauty care, detergents and cleaning supplies. Some other things as well but these product are the main push. The products a “good green” product.

Their liquid products are sold as concentrate, so once they last a long time. This would be cleaning products, laundry and dish washing detergents, shampoo etc. Vitamins and supplements are in monthly month supplies, and make-up and beauty items are normal sizes. You buy what you normally buy, you won’t spend any more money.

Once you join the company as a business partner will save 30-40% off retail on your household products provided you buy a minmum monthly amount of about $60. You can make money by building a business and get others involved.

What are the start up costs?

You join the company for a one time fee of $16. Then you are required to buy a minimum amount of products each month either for your own use.This works out to be about $55 each month. They use a point system.Many folks join only to get the products, they do it as a money saver and as a green alternative. Most of them never consider the business side of things. BTW I am a Meleuca customer.

So How Do You Earn Money with Melaleuca?

Apparently the popular way to earn is to get people to join the company so they can order themselves at wholesale prices.

How & when are you paid?

Commission and Bonus checks are mailed on the 15th of each month directly to the business partners/members. This will cover the previous months earnings. If the 15th is on a weekend or holiday, it will be the next business day. But at the end of the day, the most important thing is that they pay like clockwork.

What about company support?

For people who want to make a full-fledged business, one good thing about a company like Melaleuca, is they have all the product information, descriptions, sales and promotional materials available to help make this work.

On the support side of things they are also a well oiled machine. They have training materials that include videos and webinars, and there is always someone a phone call away to help and advise you. Part of the bonus structure of the upper leadership levels requires you to work with the people who are in your down line. This can be good or bad depending on your nature. Many of you do appreciate being able to talk to a real person for questions and support. So I think this is probably a big plus for many people.

What are the cons?

Like all companies I review, there will be cons. A company that has cons DOESN’T make it a scam. Companies are like human beings, you’re always going to have some flaws. I think it’s worst to present a company as perfect to a prospect because they will eventually learn this some flaws when they sign up. So keep that in mind as you read through the cons I have identified. It’s not an indictment. It’s just things people have complained about for better or worst.

Commissions

Rember commissions are always pay for performance.

One Place they drop the ball in terms of commission is that they do not give you credit for your own purchases!

Administrative issues.

There has also been issues with order mistakes, accidental double billing etc. Honestly that’s normal administrative headaches that happen with any big company. So take that with a grain of salt. If it were a pervasive problem that wasn’t resolved then they probably wouldn’t have the high BBB rating.

Forced Purchases

Each month you must order a certain amount of products based on a point system. A $20 product might be 15 points, and a $35 product might be 25 points for example. Don’t quote me on the exact points but you get the picture. Each month you must order 35 points worth which works out to be $55 /month.

If you do not choose your own 35 points worth of products, each month they will automatically send you an order anyway.

Somethingis a bit different ..

Another minor complaint is that there is a definite odor to the cleaning products from the Melaleuca plant extract used in most of the products. It is not horrible, just different, and it sticks around for awhile. Some people are turned off by it. Not a biggie.

Is Melaleuca Legitimate or Not?

Well, first of all I have to tell you there are other companies in this natural, organic green home products line to investigate if you are of the frame of mind to be a “go getter” that thinks they can make this work. So before signing up with Melaleuca, I would investigate all of your options. Should you buy products wholesale, or should you build a home business. The killer cons of the monthly threshold and forced purchases are the reasons I suggest this step. You might find a company that does not have that particular feature in their business plan.

No issues with this business, as long as you are fully aware of and agree to deal with some of the little quirks I mentioned above. You would think it would be easier to meet your monthly threshold if you had a large family that takes vitamins every day, and uses lots of detergents, and shampoo. I do know it is possible to bring money in with this opportunity. I also know it takes a lot of work but that’s a given for any business. With that in mind you can be sure people will be dropping out of your down-line regularly, so you will always need to replace that income.

As for building a businesses, this it’s totally feasible for the right people. Prepared to work hard at a home business. You can make money. It’s that simple.

Prepare for the long haul

Prepare for the long haul. Because there will be ups and downs. But for the chosen few, the rewards are great. If you do decide to join Melaleuca I would also encourage you to try the products first before promoting this business. It’s definitely not a good look to push something you are not passionate about or have tried. I preach this constantly with my preferred way to make money which is affiliate marketing.

All and all considering the years this company has been around and the success stories, I think its worth a shot for the right person. Like most home based businesses this is based on sales. When you have the proper training (as I constantly remind folks who want to get into affiliate marketing) sales isn’t as bad as you make it seem in your mind. It’s just a matter of putting yourself in front of people that have problems that you can solve with the products you’re promoting. It’s not forcing people to buy crap they don’t want or need. My only concern with this company is that green products are very common place now and can be purchased damn near anywhere. So it may be a tough sell. But I guess that’s why they also have other products.

Personally, i have gravitated to online Affiliate marketing.

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