Network Marketing

Last update: April 8, 1997

Network Marketing is also called Multi-Level Marketing. Yorkbest Total Marketing is a network marketing company. Network Marketing companies share 3 basic characteristics:

Traditional marketing moves products from the manufacturer to consumer through a chain of middlemen (jobbers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, etc.). In Yorkbest, the chain of middlemen is replaced with a network of independent distributors. The large profit that normally goes to the middlemen is earned by our independent distributors.
Instead of committing vast amounts of money for huge advertising campaigns, Yorkbest pays its distributors for word-of-mouth consumer advocacy.
As a Yorkbest distributor, you earn money in two basic ways:
a) Retailing - You buy products from Yorkbest at wholesale prices, sell them at retail prices and keep the difference.
b) Sponsoring - For sharing the marketing opportunity with others, you build your own sales organization and receive commissions on the sales of your downline distributors. Also, you can multiply your earnings by creating your own sales force and helping the distributors within your network do the same.

Yorkbest represents a unique business opportunity because of the following:

Low-cost business start-up: minimal initial investment and overhead costs.
Choice of part-time or full-time career: Part-time supplemental income or limitless career earnings.
Independence with full Yorkbest support: A wide range of support and services from Yorkbest and the distributor's sponsor to help achieve independent success.
Enhanced lifestyle: Opportunities to expand social opportunities and enhance self-esteem.
The security of self-reliance: As his or her own boss, a Yorkbest distributor is not vulnerable to being laid off, fired or held back by lack of opportunity.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Network Marketing is the source by which 50% to 60% of all goods and services will be distributed in the 1990's. This is evidenced by a decline of many large, well-established retail stores.

Network Marketing is a 74 billion dollar industry.

You are involved in some form of Network Marketing everyday. For example, if a new restaurant opens in your town and you try it and like it, you are going to tell your friends about it. The next time your friends decide to go to dinner, they might choose the restaurant you recommended. The restaurant will increase its business because of your "word of mouth" recommendation. This is what network marketing is all about. It is simply sharing a good product or opportunity with others.

The difference is, however, when you join a Network Marketing Company YOU earn a commission each time a person buys a product you recommend. Network Marketing comes natural to most new associates because they have been practicing its principles all of their lives.

In a private organization, sales people and managers often earn commissions and bonuses based on the volume of business conducted by their unit. Similarly, Network Marketing distributors earn bonuses based on the volume of their downline organization.

Network Marketing is perhaps the purest form of free enterprise. People involved in this form of business come from all walks of life. Everyone, no matter what their race or financial condition, is afforded the same opportunity to succeed.

Network Marketing is NOT:

* A FAD. The system was started in the late fifties and has grown consistently ever since. Some companies have been in business over 40 years. During this time, millions of people have reaped the benefits of being in their own business, and have improved the quality of their lives. In fact, many long-standing and traditional corporations, such as AT&T, MCI, IBM, Cellular One, Colgate Palmolive, Coca-Cola and Avon are now utilizing the Network Marketing system to achieve a broader customer base.

* A PYRAMID. These illegal schemes are based solely on the transfer of money from one individual to another without the distribution of any real products. People who compare Network Marketing with a pyramid scheme do not understand what Network Marketing is. Do not get confused about the difference between a pyramid scheme and Network Marketing.

Network Marketing is a legitimate business which offers everyone the opportunity to succeed without enormous financial risks of other business ventures!

How much can a distributor earn in 2-3 years?

If you work hard at the following 3 simple tasks persistently for one year, you can earn up to US$25,000 per month after the first year:

1. Buy/sell US$130 worth of products.

2. Sponsor 1 active distributor per month.

3. Help your active distributors do the same 3 tasks.

You will not work alone. Your sponsor and a team of experienced and successful distributors in your upline can help you succeed.

Suppose you work part-time and sponsor 5 active distributors in 6 months, and suppose each distributor buys only the minimum of US$130/month and work as slowly as you do. At the minimum bonus rate of 5%, here is what you can earn in 2.5 years:

6 months                      5 distributors
12 months       5 x 5 =      25 distributors
18 months       5 x 25 =    125 distributors
24 months       5 x 125 =   625 distributors
30 months       5 x 625 = 3,125 distributors
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            Total:        3,905 distributors
            x US$130 = $507,650
            x 5%     =  $25,382.50/month

As you can see, there may not be much income during the first year. But if you persevere, your income will dramatically increase after two years.

Actually, a hard-working distributor earns much more than that. There are people making as much as $500,000 per month in this industry.