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Re: Apple Patch Diet - poor payout model
Posted By: Dennis Bevers In Response To: Re: Apple Patch Diet (Michael)
Date: Monday, March 19, 2007, at 8:25 a.m.(pst)
>> If you make any sales in your first week, that'd be a miracle, or you
>> did what it takes to get your site noticed..ADVERTISE - ADVERTISE
>> -ADVERTISE MORE!!! When I had another affiliation in a very difficult
>> niche of Sales to make, the only thing that made me any bottom line was
>> following up on prospective customers, and making sure my business was
>> accessible to a much of the market as possible.., Sales are never a
>> "get rich quick" way, not honest sales, anyway. I'm in this
>> Apple Patch Diet business, and I don't expect great turn-around on a
>> measley $30.00 investment for MONTHS after. Like I posted
>> elsewhere..Patience, and for you, belief, in what you're selling and WHY
>> you're into it, is half the ability to make the bottom line grow..'nuff
>> sed..Michael,
It appears the corporation behind this Apple Patch Diet has taken a lesson from all the Aussie 1-Up and 2-Up programs on the market.
With those -Up programs, the newbie forfeits the commissions on either their first or first two sign-ups. These are often used with programs having the higher entry fees ($500 to $2000 & up). This works well for the professional recruiter, as they can use all their new recruits to feed them their warm market leads. Typically, the newbie in most MLM and Aussie X-Up programs will quit before they recruit a third person to their downline.
In this case, it rewards their sponsor, but virtually guarantees the majority of new dealers won't earn a commission before they give up.
The Apple Patch Diet appears to be using a similar tactic with the $100 minimum payout on their program. Even with the $25 bonus, they have to make multiple sales before they reach the $100 threshold. Those who drop out before they reach payout, are forfeiting any and all commissions back to the corporate office. Even with minimal sales for the average enrollee, the company is likely to receive several forfeited accounts before they have to payout any money.
The time delay you are suggesting is acceptable, works in the companies favor, as few will wait 4 months or more to see a check for $100 to $150. That kind of money isn't a big incentive in the US. Don't forget the first $25 in the payout amount is the rebate or bonus offered for those who pay the $29 for joining.
Not an outright scam, but not likely to provide serious income for more than a handful of promoters, unless the forfeited commissions flow upline to those sponsors who are still in the system. I'm not sure of how the forfeited accounts are closed out. If paid to the sponsor (only those who are still active), then yes it could work out for some who are successful at recruiting a volume of dropouts.
There are many other affiliate programs that offer better potential.
As for the claim that it's too new, if the apple diet patch was bringing good results for weightloss, you couldn't cover up that news for more than a month or two. The US is a country with a high percentage of obesity. If the patch worked and I and millions of others could lose weight by slapping in on, it'd be flying off the warehouse shelves by now - If they even have much in inventory.
Just my opinion.
Dennis Bevers
My home-based bizopp that works for me and hundreds of others in the U.S. Only
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