ACN, self proclaimed to be the world’s largest direct selling telecommunications company operates in twenty countries across three continents. So if you are a network marketer in the United States, Europe or Asia Pacific, you would have definitely chanced upon the opportunity to earn money as a distributor of this company’s products.

First, let’s glance at the background of the company and judge the feasibility of this job?

· ACN – A brief introduction

This company was founded in Farmington Hills, Michigan by four businessmen, Greg Provenzano, Robert Stevanovski, Mike Cupisz and Tony Cupisz in 1993 to offer local and long distance telephones, internet, wireless, satellite TV with DirecTV and Home Security. These products and services are sold through Network Marketing,i.e, by hiring representatives to market products and recruit more distributors. This company claims to be different from other MLMs by offering reps a residual income for the work done.

· What is Residual income?

As a rep in ACN, your payment is a percentage on your client’s service worth according to your level. Since your income is a percentage on your client’s usage value, you keep earning till the client uses ACN’s products. This means, all you have to do is sell a product to earn a lifelong income. Tempting? Rethink that!

· Criticisms

Are these claims based on the truth?Let’s find out

1. The payout offered is minimal. This is because the company cannot afford to pay more in an industry with such high rivalry.

2. Starting your business will put you back $499 to begin

3. Your residual income gets activated only when the client usage exceeds $10000

4. As a previous employee pointed out, you earn more in ACN by recruiting people than by selling products.

5. The company trains you to target your “warm market”, that is, friends and relatives to do your business. Soon, you’ll start getting cold stares from your warm market

· So where does this leave us?

Do not quit. You could still work in ACN and be successful.

To be truly successful, you need go beyond the usual and tap your customer base. Find a way to make your business visible to vast market and get them to approach you The best way to do is by using the internet to promote your businessGet people to approach you with bookings.. Adopt a new approach to marketing and conduct your business in style using the best tools in the net.