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ACN Review: Scam Or Not?
By Joe Marquez | July 31, 2008
If you’re reading this, I’m willing to bet you either went to a friend’s house or maybe a hotel conference room and witnessed ACN’s business overview. You saw them explain the future of their video phone, all the money that can be made and how the one time investment of $499 could make a world of change for you. Well, I’m sure a lot of the information went over your head. So to help clarify things I’d like to briefly review their compensation plan and their products ONE more time and give you an unbiased analysis of the ACN business.
Let’s start at the beginning. ACN is a telecommunications company that is based out of Detroit, Michigan. The products they offer are home telephone service, cell phone service, Direct TV, VOIP telephone service, and their bread and butter: the VIDEO PHONE.
ACN compensates its representatives in three different ways: personal residual income, overriding residual income, and bonuses. Representatives earn a “personal” residual income from the total billing of customers that they PERSONALLY REFER. You can make “up to 10%” but that is only if the monthly billing from your customers reaches $10,000 a month. For the most part, the personal residual income is so small that it is completely ignored.
Overriding residual income is much more substantial than personal residual income. It comes from the customer base of individuals who have joined ACN and are on your team. When you refer friends or family to ACN and they join, a percentage of the customer billing they create is considered your “overriding residual income.” However, the amount of money that you receive is dependent on a number of factors. For details on the percentages and specifics visit https://myacn.acninc.com/MyACN/ShowDoc?DocName=docs/us/en/301.pdf.
Lastly, the BIG source of income that representatives see immediately is the team customer acquisition bonuses, otherwise known as TCAB’S. Basically, these are bonuses you receive for recruiting others into the ACN business. The way that they pay out these bonuses is very elaborate and there are many variables and rules involved. But the bottom line is when either you or a representative in your team recruits a new person, they count towards your bonus and depending on how many representatives are recruited into your team in a given month, a particular bonus is paid. So you get paid when you acquire customers and when people are recruited into your organization. It’s that simple.
What most people want to know is if it works, if its legal, if it is real, and so on and so on. Considering that ACN has been around for 15 years and that they do business in 20 countries and counting, it is pretty obvious that they’re a legitimate opportunity and far from illegal. Though you aren’t guaranteed to make the millions, there are definitely individuals who have. Individual results will vary. In an industry like ACN’s, there is a 97% failure rate. Only the few make it past that hump. Though this may discourage some people, that’s just how things are. Nobody said it was going to be easy.
So the questions isn’t whether or not ACN works, but if it is the BEST way to spend $499 and achieve all of the financial goals you have in life. Well, not necessarily. ACN’s model for building a business is very old fashioned. You can only know so many people, and in an industry like ACN you need access to as many people as possible. It’s all about spreading the word and finding new recruits. I can guarantee that the top earners go the extra mile when it comes to recruiting. You’ll find that some of the big money makers do advertisements, make new friends, talk to strangers, and more. Chances are you won’t be making the big bucks by simply talking to your friends and family. Sooner or later you’re going to have to get creative and start meeting new people. For some people this is a scary thought, but it’s true.
With the power of the internet, you can build an equally profitable business SIMILAR to ACN but do it in a MUCH faster time span. I’d like to talk to you about an opportunity known as the Wealth Funnel System. Its creator, Derrick Harper, has been making money on the internet for over 13 years. He has worked with very popular companies like MTV, CMT, Pfizer, Weber Grills, Johnson and Johnson, and more. There is no doubt that he knows what he is doing. He has made millions online and he has put together the Wealth Funnel System to teach individuals the fundamentals and basics of making money on the internet. Not only that, but it is one of the very FEW online opportunities that guarantees your success with a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
It may or may not be as good as ACN but that’s honestly for you to decide. Either way, I hope this information has been helpful.
Wishing you the best success, Joe Marquez
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