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May 12, 2005
Pitch Your "Quixtar Story"
By QBlog in Quixtar
Let's play a game. Put on your imagination caps and pretend that you're on an airplane flying nonstop from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles. Sitting next to you is an elderly gentleman nursing a gin and tonic while he stares thoughtfully at a copy of The Washington Post. He looks familiar but you can't quite connect his face to a name.
Is he a Senator? An actor? A famous lobbyist? Wait, that's the Watergate guy. You're sitting next to Bob Woodward.
But before you get a chance to introduce yourself he turns to you and says wryly, "You got any interesting stories?"
Stunned by his directness you begin to tell him about the hilarious tractor incident with Aunt Martha but he interrupts, "I'm looking for a story that really grabs people, a story that hasn't ever been told properly but one that every American can relate to in some way or another. You know what I mean?"
Suddenly the only thing that comes to your mind is Quixtar! That's a story! A big story. A story that everyone needs to hear. But how can you tell Bob your Quixtar Story and make him understand its significance? Also, you've heard that journalists have short attention spans so you know you need to make your story brief. What do you say? How do you tell Bob Woodward your Quixtar Story in less than three paragraphs? Post a comment and give it a try.
Comments
How about a story of multi-billion-dollar international fraud that takes in people from all lines of work, from doctors and lawyers to teachers, accountants, laborers and busienss owners? A fraud that has been perpetrated over nearly fifty years that survived an FTC investigation 25 years ago, continues in spite of "60 Minutes" and "Dateline NBC" exposés and has directly influence U.S. domestic and international policy. A fraud that has the cooperation of members of Congress, friendships with the President and even managed to persuade our lawmakers to pass a tax break that benefitted only one company, the company that enabled the fraud!
And it's all documented.
Interested?
PW
I couldn't travel as much as I wanted, and was hurting, waiting for a way to fix my work-home-work-home schedule.
A friend said his brother had invited someone from Salem to come share a business opportunity to make money.
I listened to what they said, been mentored by men who have the family life that I want, helped two mothers retire, to date, and become a servant of people. My life has improved in all aspects, and I've been able to begin to affect other's lives.
In 1982 I was introduced in Amway. i watched the company (and its effects on some friends of mine) for a while, then found I had "better things to do" and went on with my life.
When I picked up the Amway story in the nineties, the corporation had recovered and grown from its 80's slump. However, it was about to take a major hit from a new media known as the World Wide Web. At first it was outsiders who "failed and would never have succeeded (nor, in some cases, been allowed to succeed)," then came those who actually had some success and either moved or were pushed aside; finally came the true success who were milked and pushed aside for the glory of their upline.
Now, I have to wonder a few things: are these stories I keep reading merely aberations? Are they symptoms of the people at the top of this pyramid (Quixtar/Amway is a multi-level marketing program where people are paid for the sales of the people they bring in)? Or is this corruption and damage part and parcel of ANY multi-level marketing program; something that comes with any form of MLM?
My Quixtar experience started out like many. A guy I worked with mentioned he did something on the side to make extra money. He gave me a CD, which I didn't listen to right away, but finally did. I found it very interesting, and he finally showed me some details of how it worked. I went to an Open Meeting with him. Saw lots of sharped dressed people, didn't feel out of place at all, cause I was told what the dress would be like. We took a seat near the front since the first 2-3 rows were reserved for guests. I had no desire to get up and leave, because 1) I was there to learn something , and 2) the speaker was both entertaining and informative.
He showed a simple concept how I could tap into the growth of business being done online. How I could have a team of successful business owners back me up and help me if I wanted it. He showed how they model there business like the McDonald's business model, or that of any franchise. Ray Kroc, started McDonalds with just a few locations, but found people who were ambitious and wanted to expand business with him. As owners of Their location, they kept the majority of what they made, but for his help (teaching/training, use of the name, access to his supplies, etc) he got a small %. And everyone came out ahead. The more McDonalds that opened, the more volume created, the more profit for everyone.
Quixtar does the same thing, only they don't sell hamburgers they sell Millions of different products from thousands of different companies. They set up the partnerships and affiliations with all these companies, all you do is create volume. The first way is simply being your own best customer. Instead of buying stuff at Walmart (and giving the profit to the Walton family) you buy it thru yourself. You can create volume from members/clients or other people who want to make extra income.
Its like a referral bonus. At my current job, if I refer someone to the company that gets hired, I make $1000! Its not out of their first paycheck, it doesn't hurt them, my Company pays me the bonus. But its only a 1-time bonus! With Quixtar, if you bring someone onto the team, when they create volume, you get credit for it too. But not just 1-time, its residual!! Every month they earn money, you benefit too, but not from their pocket, but from the Company! That way, I'm incentivized to help them. I don't make a dime, until I help them make a dollar!
Ever heard the statistic 95% of businesses fail within the first 5 years. Mainly because people have a lack of money or a lack of knowledge. Well this business can be run on a shoe-string budget, and there a wealth of knowledge from the people helping you.
But just like any business there are people who fail. I've personally seen it in my business. A guy gets started, but then never bothers to come to a meeting, too busy. He talks to a couple people who say they're too busy, and he just loses interest. This is not a hobby, its a business. You need to have "Business owner mentality". If you have job mentality, and think, "I'll do some work for some time, and if the pay isn't a certain amount, I'll quit" don't waste your time. You won't succeed in ANY business with job mentality. Most traditional business take 2-3 yrs to just break even.
But unfortunatley many people try it for a few months, get a few no's and then bail out. Which is cool, this isn't for everyone. But then there are those who bail out and start bashing it, which is why you'll read those calling it a scam. They'll call it a pyramid, but then go to their job on Monday where the CEO make the most money, and then the VPs, and then the Managers, and then the employees, but they never see that their company is a true pyramid!
How many make it to CEO? How many times has your boss come down and said "I'm gonna show you everything I've learned so that you can pass me up." In OUR business the better you do the better your mentor does, so he has incentive to help you. AND, in our business model, you can make more than the person who got you started. If you outwork them, you'll outearn them. Thats why we're Not a pyramid, at least not like your job is.
And the FTC agreed in 1979 that Network Marketing is a legitament business, and the Better Business Bureau has given Quixtar its highest possible rating. They're partnered with companies like Disney, IBM, Circuit City, Barnes&Noble, etc. So I listened to those sources and saw the success of people in this business, instead of the trash that any schmuck can write on the internet.
I personally have seem my sponsor move along and go from 4000 pv to 10,000pv and buy a new car, etc. I didn't go to one meeting, I took advantage of the training available and I've made money every month as well! I've had checks over $200, and I've had some for $38. It depends on the work I do!! You do the work, you get the reward! This is Free Enterprise at its finest! And anyone who chooses to do it, can do it.
A company was formed by a couple of smart, hardworking entrepreneurs, filling a need for individuals to work hard, sell, share the hard work with others and build a large sales force.
The leaders of these sales forces, not content that they were making enough money through the legitimate movement of goods and services, discovered that there was much more profit in selling the sizzle instead of the steak.
The sizzle sold so well that the leaders of the sales forces were able to exert a great deal of power over the underlying supply company, so the underlying supply company completely sold out their ethics and morals, for fear of losing their sales force (after all, they HAD done that to their previos supplier).
When the money's big enough, the ethics don't count.
Like Woodward is even interested in this story- sound like business as usual. The sheep don't understand this, or if they do, they don't care. It's just not that compelling a story- in fact, it's kind of boring and sad. Too bad, though, that the sheep keep getting fleeced- protestations of Tony, Daddy and their ilk nonwithstanding.
Again, to Don and for disclosure's sake - I believe that some forms of network marketing are viable. They must focus on product sales (an FTC requirement anyway), they shouldn't excessively burden their sales force with repetative tools in a system outside of their published compensation plan, and they mustn't front-end load inventory. If I pick up a few tomatoes in the face from the hard-line anti-MLMers here, so be it. It's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it :-)
I guess Tony can't follow directions...3 paragraphs. Anyway, here goes...
It all started about six years ago, just before the dot com bubble burst. My wife and I were invited to a business meeting hosted by a good friend of mine, with someone he referred to as a special guest speaker. Ever the skeptic, I didn't want to go, but did out of curtesy to my friend. I bet my wife it was Amway, only it wasn't. It was some new online venture, using the internet, the wave of the future, and it was called Quixtar!
My parents, who saw friends and family suffer at the hands of Amway, had told me to be on the lookout for Amway warning signs. And while I wasn't at an Amway meeting, all the bells and whistles in my head were going off. It walked like Amway and quacked like Amway, most certainly it was modeled after Amway. All the signs were there. "Buy from yourself and teach others to do so." "Be your own best customer." "Don't make Sam Walton's family richer, make yours richer." "Be financially free in 2-5 years." My wife was convinced and ready to sign on the dotted line, but still in recovery after a serious automobile accident, I convinced her we should wait six months until she's healed since she probably couldn't devote 10-15 hours a week right now. And besides, it this was such a great deal now, it would still be in six months, and this way, we could monitor how they are doing and evaluate their progress.
To make a long story short, I found out Quixtar is just Amway renamed, and sure enough, every one of the people who signed up, six years later, are no closer to being financially free then they were when they started. In fact, their time in AmQuix has not only alienated us as friends, but some of the couples have split and divorced over Quixtar fights, houses have been sold to cover debts, and the original friend who invited me to the meeting has appologized profusely for ever introducing Quixtar to our group! And you know what, this story is probably pretty tame comparitevely. The Amway/Quixtar scam has been going on for over 20 years, and if you do a little research you will find plenty of suckers hanging on every word, hook, line and sinker. They are headed for disaster, just like millions before them. 60 Minutes did a story in the 80's, and Dateline a few years ago, but the whole story has never really been told, as the corruption has links all the way to Capitol Hill and the White House! Interested in learning more?
Tony, if I was Bob Woodward and you said that while sitting next to me on a plane, I would've opened the emergency exit and pushed you out by the third paragraph.
Then I totally would've stolen your peanuts.
Tony,
You are one piece of work... wait till you lose your shirt in this business. Then we can talk about love, frienships, spiritual growth etc...
I am beginning to understand the power of brainwashing after seeing ambot like tony, michael, M&M etc...
Hope you guys get out before its too late.
Fleak! Welcome back! Long time no see.
Sadly, I can't pitch as good a story as others on this board can. Mine's your typical loved one looking in and eventually letting go.
A plot revolving around addiction played out the world eternal.. nothing new. After all, some people do drugs, some alcohol, some sex, some religion, and others yet Quixtar.
Ima
I have to commend Tonybot, dude hit every hotbutton/tapespeak phrase he could in only just umteen paragraphs.
Here is a definition of free enterprise, Tony:
Free enterprise n : an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices [syn: market economy, laissez-faire economy] [ant: non-market economy]
Gee, that doesn't sound like what you've described at all.
Now this is the point where you spout some rhetoric about 'redefining' the business world and the concept of free enterprise. Yes, yes, yes, we've already heard it...
You're gonna try to redefine it, as if 6 were 9. But as Jimi said in the same song:
Now if 6 turned out to be 9,
I don't mind, I don't mind,
Alright, if all the hippies cut off all their hair,
I don't care, I don't care.
Dig, 'cos I got my own world to live through
And I ain't gonna copy you.
That's a big middle finger to the Ambot Army!
Bob Woodward? Dude, I used to love watching you and Vladimer Posner, look you probably already know this...I mean you and Al Haig were tight, right?Remember when he worked for Amway?
Okay, so Amway now has an Online thing going called Quixtar. Dateline did a story on it.
Now there's a book called Merchants of Deception by Eric Scheibler, he makes a bunch of Republican party/Quixtar connections, but it's still more of a rant.
Anyway, you might be able to do something on them, that hasn't been done before, you oughta give it a whirl.
(Damn, that was 4 paragraphs)
Tony, I don'y know how you can puke that garbage out without choking on your own bile.
So there's this Company, Amway, you've heard of it, right? (He will have) Well now it's called Quixtar because they had a problem with name association, and people would not listen once they heard the name Amway.
Anyhoo, the "business opportunity" is presented as a way to make a great deal of money with the movement of goods and services, but you have to follow a system of listening to, reading about, and attending motivational seminars.
The actual lifestyles depicted by the "leaders" in this "business" is created through the sale of said books, tapes, and seminarsto the masses, who either refuse to or choose not to believe the truth. They also are just as busy once they've "arrived" to maintain the circus performance of being successful. They wrap themselves in the American flag and hide behind the bible. Many people have quit at high levels due to the masquerade of success at the expense of many good people.
Dave> Now there's a book called Merchants of Deception by Eric Scheibler, he makes a bunch of Republican party/Quixtar connections, but it's still more of a rant.
Imran> Disagree. He does have an evidence to back up many claims and he is trying real hard to get law and media attention to present those. Aside from political stuff, isn't that how Quixtar works? Why so many IBOs said it's so true? Now that's a lot of rant.
Rocket, problem is not AMOs only. Many IBOs say that it's some bad ppl. Problem is MLM model, and it's need to recruit ppl to get profit. If no body get in no profit. Expenses remains somewhat the same as effort is there.
Here is how it goes: Population grows like 1 new baby / every 100 alive / year in North America. or say 1 person who turn 18.
Now, how many ppl an IBO need to recruit? 1 person / year is lao zee rate.
And not every person will join. That'll add up to the effort thus expense to find the right ppl. Some IBOs will be lucky to find those, some won't. Some will quit and the cycle continues. True, AMO increase expense but keep the ppl longer and attract new ppl. But basically it's the model that survives on the new recruits that is problem.
Examples are every where. Even AMO are just a symptom of a failed model.
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Dave> Now there's a book called Merchants of Deception by Eric Scheibler, he makes a bunch of Republican party/Quixtar connections, but it's still more of a rant.
Imran> Disagree. He does have an evidence to back up many claims and he is trying real hard to get law and media attention to present those. Aside from political stuff, isn't that how Quixtar works? Why so many IBOs said it's so true? Now that's a lot of rant.
Imran,
I was just saying that since the MOD author is an ex-IBO, a journalist such as Woodward might view it as a "rant".
Remember I only had three paragraphs to tell this guy on a plane, and as someone with some past experience in journalism, I went with the Al Haig slant, because of Woodward's involvement with the Watergate case.
I wasn't questioning Scheibler's evidence.
OK Qblog,
I thought I'd give my shot at telling my story.
Back in 1999 I was working with another MLM company and not succeeding at the time. I was at a local function of the other MLM company when they were talking about Amway's success and how we could do "better". After lisstening to the talk for an hour and a half about how Amway's sales were better, I decided to go join Amway, or at least find out more information about them.
When the success magazine came out in the summer of 1999 with Rich Devos on the cover talking about the new Quixtar model- I was curious. I decided to actually call quixtar and find out if I could talk to some local leaders in the area. They gave me my upline Diamonds Kate number and my local platinum's number who happened to be the younger brother of my upline diamond. I was highly impressed with the respect both showed and I understood the compensation plan better than the MLM company I was working with.
I was what was considered to be a prosumer at first, buying from my upline every week and being very happy with my purchases. Then I sponsored a few people and I have a little success that I continue to enjoy today. I am extremely happy with my management team, my downline, my comrades and my mentors and my home based business known as Quixtar!
Thanks Q!
I want to know that story of how Michael got his hands on that sweet XS-margarita recipe.
Mikebot, can you do that in 3 paragraphs?
You can talk about how your concept of a real margarita was changed into, basically, what is commonly known as a Jager-bomb, by the help of your upline and a few 'motivational' tapes.
If your "team" is skewing your concept of a simple mixed drink, just think about your whole outlook has been warped by their brainwashing!
Df,
Your funny If you think I needed HELP coming up with a simple marguarita recipe. Your such an idiot. All you have to do is google for red bull drinks and I found that one and changed the red bull to XS. Not really that difficult. Or don't you know what google is? I don't need my upline to do everything for me. If you are STILL on the XS marguarita topic, you must be extremely jealous. Get over it DF and move on. Besides, I thought you were done posting here, or have you contradicted yourself yet again!
Truthfully I am taking the ambot nickname as a huge compliment. Call me that all you want DF.
Nice spelling Mikebot. You can join your dunce pal, Ryan, in the Reader Mail spelling bee.
I said I was pretty much done here, but it is fun to pop in and kick the Ambots around. It's fun. After you see the light, maybe you'll do the same thing.
Afterall, you like to just copy other people...that would be right up your alley...
You're really one to talk Mikey.
I thought you weren't going to be spending any more time on "negative" sites.
Or is that just lip service, just like the rest of your rinky dink business?
Seriously dude.
Rocket,
I gotta tell you I stand behind this website 100%. This is a non-biased website! Qblog provides both the good and bad of Quixtar and I defend his opinions as being the only one who will stand up for BOTH sides. They only ones who make this website "negative" is idiots like you and DF who don't care what other people think. You just want to get some kind of point across and be the one that's always right. I would be willing to go to bat for him against google or yawho? Yawho isn't a misspelling either- its how I feel about yawho after they delisted qblog. it's not yahoo anymore, it's yawho?
Michael,
I am glad to see that you approve of QBlog. As you trust him and his views, then you should work through him to settle your 'bet' with Prasad.
I think we all take interest in these results.
This all seems so ridiculous. If you people want money, why not get an education and a true career. Ive already seen a girlfriend succomb to the whole get-rich-quick sortof idea that is presented here. She attempted to get me to join as well, so i agreed to hear out her upper-level person(i dont know what friggin color, metal, gem or whatever he was). Talkin to him felt alot like a face-to-face boiler room scam. Although, i cant say that it doesnt work. Im sure Quixtar has worked for many people, but honestly
IT IS MAKING UNDERACHEIVING PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY CAN GIVE THEIR LIFE TO QUIXTAR AND BECOME MILLIONARES.
im so frightened....noone wants to earn a living anymore.... all of you just want money money money. No wonder Jesus hasnt come back
I no longer do Quixtar, but I do believe in it. In my opinion, it is a model that is fair and it is realistic, but not for everyone. Alot of it is luck - just like A N Y other business! There's no guarantee you'll get people to join. I'm not willing to go out talking to people every night, because I just don't like doing it. I'd rather people come to me about a business, like lets say I owned a traditional business. It is about luck, location, self-confidence and also your own realistic planning.
It is best not to get into the hype of cars, trips, and such. You set yourself up for greediness and even though that's a psychological tactic - I'm not fond of it. I was never like that before the business and I don't wanna be now. HOWEVER - that does not make me believe that money is the root of all evil. It is how you use it when you get it.
The best thing you can do to get involved is to tell yourself you are looking for extra money to just live. There's nothing wrong with that. It is good to to have like $100 put aside every month and slowly just buy books/tapes and try to do PV.
I know they tell you to do 100 PV(about 250 dollars) on items every month, but that is alot to ask for in my opinion. There's nothing wrong with trying to sell your friends something of better quality. I want my family to live longer, so of course I love our Espring system - I've tested it many times in comparison with bottled/tap/Britta, etc. At the same time, I do not overcharge, what IBOs (independent business owners) are charged is what I charge. In fact, I actually do free combined shipping with my entire group, so that's out of the picture too.
I live in an expensive state, live at home, and am getting a higher education in college. I make about 600 dollars a month part time & between my necessities of car/cell phone/clothes just to wear/food there's no way I could personally live for that. If your sponsor is telling you to do books/tapes rather than not eating I mean then it's an issue of realizing that it is a big problem. There's always going to be problems and always going to be tension, because we are all humans.Again, this is in ANY business.
I know plenty of emeralds, diamonds, crowns who donate money to hundreds of charities and have done wonders. For example, Kankan Bhattacharya in NJ has actually set up an entire school/orphanage out of his own Quixtar money to help many people in India. The only way I even found out was when my upline and I were discussing the type of charities I could do for others in parts of the world.
Everything is beautiful in terms of design and religious aspirations. There will always be some BAD people, but for the most part people honestly are at least nice to you and go out of your way when your in it, what other business partners would go really out of their way for you? If you don't join, there's no guarantee they won't help you anyway, but who knows if that's because you are a perspective client/IBO or just because they are nice...I don't judge.
I've had great experiences and I don't regret it for a minute. Honestly, I do still use the products, too. NutriLite and Artistry both rank in top 5 for vitamins and cosmetics according to sales records by a variety of trusted 'fortune' magazines. Many people have become better people by listening to books and tapes. It brings self-confidence and a feeling of closeness. If it makes someone happy, isn't it worth $8/weekly and a $15 book once a month? THey teach business skills no one else will.
So if diamonds and up make money off the tapes is that a bad thing? Let's think about this: you do work, struggle hard, teach others how to do it, then you make a percentage. Gee, that sounds like every corporate business in this country. You name it: Burger King, Claire's, PetsMart, Sam Goody's, even the H&R tax class, especially when musicians do by opening their own labels. Thank God for that! We are blessed to live in a country where we can decide to do that. FREE ENTERPRISE - CAPITALISM!
Also, granted, I can learn alot in college - but never how to deal with people and other such tasks. You do meet great people and I enjoy meeting people who are rational. My sponsors left their wallets, keys, cameras, everything and it was taken in a room of three thousand IBOS. At the same time, the speakers believed what they were talking about - it was clearly stated in their words. If people truly are making money for a very long time by branching out their own knowledge, why wouldn't this business be ideal? Or does it sound too good to be true? It works, but it can be costly to your own benefit. The most important thing is to go to a meeting (I mean its free for guests) and even just to learn how franchising works. I plan on opening up my own traditional business someday, possibly even using Quixtar products cuz I am still an IBO.
This business is ideal for those who are, lets say, decently well set presently financially and are looking for a better way to live.
I will be checking on this blog for any questions that anyone has. I was not insulting to anyone, just truthful. Please don't be rude to me if you disagree, but being that I've been in it. I can answer questions while being unbiased. I'll give both perspectives and will even reveal prices and such.
Bring peace to others and you'll find it coming back to you. - Paulina
"Hello Mr. Woodward,
I'll give you a story that you won't have the balls to pursue any further than the baggage claim area after we get off this plane. But you asked, so here's what you're looking for...
In '92, I found the opportunity to achieve the American Dream, and pursued it with the zeal my new mentor's prescribed. Leaving my wife & 4 children every available moment to build my new empire. As a medical professional, I used my education, leveraged friendships, called in chips from political connections and invested every dollar necessary, even taking away money from my home operating fund. 17 months later, with a business enterprise that consisted of 129 active "outlets", producing a monthly gross revenue stream of around $24,000.00 per month (in total business sales revenues), I received a check from my mentor business associate of $2,200.00.
Bob, it was all going as planned. However, my total monthly operating expenses were running around $2,600.00. No big deal, as business requires us to "pay the price", right Bob? Here's where my American Dream began to crumble...my mentor(s), men and women who I respected and appreciated, introduced me to the REAL income within this venture, and it was more than I had imagined! The money came from all of my 'associates' in whom I ushered into my empire of opportunity, but I was NOT to tell them. This money came from promoting a 'dream' of future wealth, lifestyle and celebrity status, a dream of which most could never and would never be able to achieve.
Bob, clarity was given to me, and I was educated about this system, and found that the rabbit hole went much deeper than anyone could begin to believe...even reaching to some close friends of yours. My morals would not let me continue with the deception that I would now propagate upon my empire associates, those who were 'below' me, and my american dream opportunity had driven me into deep credit card debt (so much so that I would lose 2 cars and my home in the coming months), that it would be a miracle to recover from. Bob, you have the power to expose the corruption at the highest levels of government, and lobby a campaign against the architects and framers of the shell company that created the vehicle for this huge orchestration of deceipt...the company is called...Quixtar. Yes, Bob, it's Amway with an Internet label. See, I knew you wouldn't have the balls!
MS, Illinois
Hi,
My husband and I have been involved in the Quixtar business for about 4 years in WWDB. I've been retired from my job as an electrical engineer for almost 3 years because of the income we have made through this business. In the last 3 years we have made about $232,3336 including Q12 bonuses not including incentive trips. I love this business because I can stay home with my 4 kids. I used to work 60 hours/week as an engineer, now I work 10-20 hours a week building our business. We make all of our money from products none off CDs. We have great friends and have lost NO friends over this business. Our marriage is better than ever and we are super happy. I think all these other people see what they want to see and don't want to work. Engineering school was HARD and put me $30,000 in debt at graduation with no job. I just finished paying off my student loans, but now I'm retired through our Quixtar business. Pretty funny, but totally real and do-able for anyone who wants to make it work. There is no something for nothing in life. Anyone who tells you can get rich quick is wrong, but you can make a lot of money in a short amount of time if you work this business and have faith. Jobs are great if you really need that kind of security but if you want to get paid for performance, this business rocks!
I am real person who is ethical and operates a business based on integrity and honesty. I wish you internet bloggers would understand how much you hurt people who could make a legitmate income. All these half-truths and misconceptions work against the brand new business owner just trying to get started. I am not brainwashed (not to brag, but I graduated with a BSEE 3.9 GPA top of my class), I know the truth about this business - it has changed my life for the better!!!
LOL! Ruby Lady said
"In the last 3 years we have made about $232,3336 including Q12 bonuses not including incentive trips"
First of all what exactly is $232,3336? is it 2,332,336? 23,233.36?
Secondly, is that NET or GROSS?
Thirdly, I wann know what tape you recited that story from.
You do know, making false claims of income is against the rules right?
Question, how many of you that talk negatively about quixtar have built wealth another way? if you have why don't you share instead of trying to kill someone's dream. People say all kind of negative things about the bible, but the truth is beleive it or not, fail to accept Jesus Christ as your savior = hell's fire.If you believe it any any business you can be succuesful, I have succeeded not only with quixtar, but with most jobs I have simply because I make a decision to work harder than others. Some of you have made that decision also in spending countless hours to discredit quixtar, how much have you made from that.
Hard worker
PS. I am an IBO and I have a check from quixtar that my bank cashed to prove it work
you all sound rediculous....especially those who doubt the program....I am still in college.....i make an extra grand a month....and in 2 months ill hit the top of the bonus scale in my first leg......and my second will shortly follow.....my friends all believe now because i have shown them it works and most of them doubted me at first......it all depends on your mentorship team....and fortunately im in one of the best...i am busier than most people that work 40hrs a week... i play college baseball, 18 credit hours, work out 2 hours a day, girlfriend, and work part time when i have the time.....it doesnt consume all your time and it really does work....everyone that claims it doesnt is just a hater and couldnt get it to work for them because they are a moron
DT,
Thanks for showing everyone that Quixtar IBOs cannot accept criticism and have a smug attitude towards those who are not in the business. Who would want to be with such a group of people?
BTW college boy, you spelled ridiculous wrong.
In the fall of 2003 I ran into a friend of mine at a college alumni event. I hadn't seen him in a while, and after some hellos, he was excited to tell me about a "business opportunity" he got involved with. He told me that I'd be an ideal candidate for this opportunity and I could "definitely strike it rich".
I spent the next year or so travelling and working in different areas. I found myself back in town in the early parts of 2005 and came across that friend once again. I learned that two other friends had been recruited by the first friend to get involved with the business opportunity. All three of them were thoroughly convinced that in less than five years time, they would all be rich, retired, and living the good life. All because of this amazing opportunity provided by Quixtar.
Virtually all mutual friends of ours have been approached by the three, in efforts to recruit them as well. Since many of our acquaintances hold my opinion in high regards, I took it upon myself to learn what this opportunity was all about. It is now late Spring 2005, and after hundreds of hours of reading about Quixtar on the internet, reading blogs, reading academic studies, personally listening to the "business plan", listening to CD business support materials, reading books, talking to friends, talking to rich people, attending meetings, and using common sense; I have come to the conclusion that my friends have been duped! But how? Why do they believe? And better yet, why do tens of thousands of seemingly average Americans believe?
Posted by: Geoff | May 12, 2005 3:43 PM