Friday, January 30, 2009

Arbonne Pyramid Scam? Get the Info in This Review

By Mathew S. Robar

Today we will tackle the tought questions to see if Arbonne is indeed a scam or pyramid scheme. Arbonne is becoming a big name inthe U.S. so lets take a look.

Especially in this time of economic recession, people are turning to home based businesses and need the facts.

Arbonne has a research facility in Switzerland and is currently sold in 3 countries. Arbonne is distributed in the US, Canada and Australia.

Arbonne started as a skin care line and then moved into personal care products and now even into dietary supplements.

As far as business structure, Arbonne is a MLM, just like some of the other big players out there like Shaklee and Amway.

To start out, you will need to pay a fee to distribute the products. From there you begin to grow your business by recruiting people underneath you to sell products as well.

In the beginning they ask that you to draw upon what is called your "warm market." For those of you who are unfamiliar with this term, your warm market is your family and friends.

The next steps will include inviting people over to your home for a product party and attending hotel meetings.

With their number aproaching 1.3 million distributors worldwide, Arbonne is not a scam. They are however a MLM which sees about 90% of their distributors leave within 90 days.

If you are ok with the above marketing methods, then Arbonne may be a good fit for you.

If you do not see yourself in the above structure, I would keep looking for another opportunity. There are a lof of legitimate ways to make money online these days. The best opportunities offer you mentorship and a compensation plan that sets you up to succeed.

Have fun and good luck. - 15431

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