Posts Tagged “Univera”

Here is an update for the month of November.

Univera Monthly Cost = $300 Last Check = $0 My wife and I are seriously considering dropping this opportunity as we do NOT do any advertising or marketing for this opportunity. I do drink the product, but I could probably get the same results by exercising and eating healthier. I thought my wife was going to actually give this opportunity a try, but she’s not doing anything. No marketing at all.

Xango/MyJetStream Monthly Cost = $269.47 Last Check = $78 ($28 commission + $50 Sold a couple Bottles of Xango Locally) I stopped actively marketing Xango/MyJetStream. My ads still appear in a few banner/traffic exchanges, but that’s about it. I did join a monthly training program called 180DaysToGreatness. I was lucky and got in when the program was on sale; therefore, I pay less than $10 per month. The regular price is almost $100 per month. The problem is I don’t follow the program as closely as I should. Maybe the program is priced high so people put more effort into the program? I know I’m not putting much effort into the program because I didn’t spend that much…shame on me!

EyeEarn/SFI Monthly Cost = $29.95 Last Check = $19.32 EyeEarn/SFI continues to be my best earner (cost vs. profit) and the easiest program to market. I do NOT do any paid advertising for this program. My ads appear in only traffic/banner exchanges and on this blog. I don’t get many hits on the traffic/banner exchanges and I don’t get much hits to this site. For the amount of effort and work I put into this program, I think I’m getting a pretty good return.

MyWorldPlus Monthly Cost = $19.95 Last Check = $2.80 I haven’t tried using the discount card for this program, and I haven’t done much advertising, so obviously I’m not making much money (no sign ups). I’m going to start promoting this program on a few traffic/banner exchanges for one month. If I don’t see any results, this program will be dropped. To be honest with you, I found a better discount book locally. It’s only $19.95 for a 1 year membership and there’s a wider range of vendors and a better discount.

Success University Monthly Cost = $57.90 Last Check = $0 After much consideration, I dropped out of Success University. Advertising on a major site and a nationwide home business magazine I got only a handful of prospects, but no sign-ups. I actually spent $99 on the magazine ad, but my $99 was refunded to me because I caught an error in another ad.

The only program I recommend for other noobs like me is EyeEarn/SFI. The risk is very low at only $20 to start and $29.95 a month, and the results are almost immediate.

Of course my results are unique to me, but so far EyeEarn has shown the best rate of return for the amount of work that I actually put into the program. I get less than 150 visitors per month for this site, and my banners only appear on the TrafficSwarm exchange, and those ads get less than 100 clicks per month. I think I’m doing pretty good for the amount of traffic I am generating.

I am currently promoting several online opportunities with the hopes that a few of them will be successful.

Univera Monthly Cost = $300 Last Check = $0 This is my wife’s MLM venture. She does NOT actively promote Univera. We do not spend any money on advertising. We simply “Gift” products to a few people every once in a while.

Xango/MyJetStream Monthly Cost = $269.47 Last Check = $78 ($28 commission + $50 Sold a couple Bottles of Xango Locally) This is my main business. I have spent hundreds of dollars promoting MyJetStream/Xango and have only received one sign-up so far. MyJetStreamHawaii ads are currently on this site and a few traffic exchanges. I decided to stop buying into the advertising coop as I haven’t had a really good return on investment.

EyeEarn/SFI Monthly Cost = $29.95 Last Check = $8.98 I have not spent any money advertising this program, but this opportunity has the highest rate of return so far. The ad for EyeEarn appears on this site and a few traffic exchanges.

MyWorldPlus Monthly Cost = $19.95 Last Check = $2.80 I have not spent any money advertising this program. In fact, the only link I have on the Internet for this program appears on this site. The $2.80 is strictly from “Vertical Acceleration” or a single downline leg. Not one person in my downline was personally sponsored by me (Not yet at least). The cool thing about this opportunity is the discount card. I just received my card yesterday and will be seeing if the card works this weekend.

Success University Monthly Cost = $57.90 Last Check = $0 I spent $100 to place a banner on CWAHM.com. I received 5 leads but no sign-ups yet.

As you can see, some of the business opportunities I am trying require very little work and very little advertising. I would suggest starting with one of these smaller programs before stepping into something more costly such as Univera or Xango/MyJetStream.

I will be running ads on my site shortly to recoup my advertising efforts, and I may dabble in some affiliate marketing.

Today’s Lesson: If you are looking at a MLM / Network Marketing opportunity, try a low cost opportunity first to get your feet wet, then step up to more costly opportunities.

Well, let’s start off with just News. I received my shipment of Ageless Xtra, so I decided to stop taking Essentials. Essentials tastes fruity while Ageless Xtra kinda reminds me of V8. We all know my blood pressure is high so I’m not going to report on my blood pressure unless I notice a significant drop.

The Bad News, the tax thing we learned from Harrison may be a scam, but I’m not going to pass any judgement until the end of the year when it’s time to do our taxes. A source that knows Harrison warned me not to get sucked in by his “Tax Scheme” as we could end up paying at the end of the year and/or being audited by the IRS. I checked the IRS website and it says, “The public should not be fooled by home-based business schemes that claim taxpayers can deduct most, or all, of their personal expenses as business expenses.” The IRS actually has a large section dedicated to “Abusive Home-Based Business Tax Schemes”. My wife and I already changed our W4s so I just told my wife we really need to save all the extra cash we are getting (from adjusting our W4s) just in case we have to pay at the end of the year.

The Good News, my Xango upline just placed someone under me. She called and said she does this for anyone not moving at the same pace as the others in her downline (guess I’m slow…hehe). She encourages her downline to do this for their downline so everyone can be successful. I just need a total of 3 people on my first line, then I can start helping those 3 people build their downline. I really want to quit by early next year.

I have an update on all the other things I have tried so far. For “Magnetic Sponsoring” and The 7 Great Lies, I tried placing a few ads using Google adwords. I guess I should have read “Building on a Budget” first, because that report said not to try google adwords yet. Well, I spent about $60 and I got about 7 email addresses for The 7 Great Lies, and not one person has purchased anything. I did get one sale on Magnetic Sponsoring, but I can’t figure out where the sale came from. I have stopped using Google adwords for the moment, until I learn how to write better ads and better capture pages. Magnetic Sponsoring and The 7 Great Lies are going to take a back seat while I focus on Xango.

Quick Compare - Univera vs MyJetStream/Xango:

If you would like to join my wife and promote Univera, send me an email with your name and address and we’ll send you a gift.

If you would like to join me and promote Xango, go to www.MyJetStreamHawaii.com.

My wife and I visited Harrison and Vicki on Friday, 8/29/08. I had a few questions for them:

Does my wife need her own business license if I already have one? No, my license is enough.

Will this system work for someone that already has their own business? Yes, but the tax benefits will not be as much, because they are probably already taking advantage of the tax benefits.

Do we need to set up a business checking account? No, but you do need a separate account. He recommended looking for a free personal checking account and asking the bank to put the words “Special Account” on the checks.

Should I gift people who have been burned by other Network Marketing / MLM companies? Yes, let them decide for themselves.

I asked the above questions because both my sisters have their own businesses and both of them have been burned by other “opportunities”. I really want them to look at Univera and Harrison’s system.

I don’t know of any Network Marketing / MLM business in which the startup gifts / products can be paid off within a couple of months. My wife purchased 60 gifts to promote Univera for over $800 and we charged it to my credit card. By the end of September, the $800 bill will pe paid off. We are also on a monthly plan for products and I believe that charge will be around $300 every month, but using Harrison’s system, we will still be positive at the end of the year even if we don’t get anyone to join us. If you want to learn how we’re doing this, email me, and I’ll send you a gift.

On 8/20/08 I wrote about Bob, the gentleman my wife gave her first Univera gift to, well his real name is Roy, and I met him on Wednesday, 9/3/08. Roy wanted to listen to the Univera presentation and learn about Harrison’s system. Roy told me he wanted to learn how to use Harrison’s system and adapt it to the opportunity he was promoting.

Roy is currently involved in another opportunity and has been in many others. Roy was actually trying to get my wife to buy products from him, but my wife turned the tables on him…

Roy argued that his product was better and Harrison countered with, the product is not this, holding up a Univera bottle, the product is me. I’m thinking, Wow, the stuff in Magnetic Sponsoring is true. I am seeing first hand proof of the concepts being taught in Magnetic Sponsoring.

The presentation took way longer than normal, but towards the end of the night, Roy wanted to sign-up, but he wanted his wife and brother (a CPA) to hear Harrison’s presentation. Roy wanted his CPA brother to validate the information Harrison was telling him.

Roy asked Harrison, “So when can I retire?” and Harrison responded, with your drive and energy, I think you could retire in 3 years. Roy wasn’t too happy with that, I think he was hoping to retire sooner, but Harrison wasn’t finished. Harrison continued and said, you could retire in three years, but your annual income will be around $100,000 a year. Roy said, “How long until I am making enough to replace my current income, and Harrison said, 1 year.

I’ve been to three of Harrison’s presentations, and each time I learn more and more. I have never heard Harrison tell anyone they could retire in one year, let alone make any claim on how much money they could potentially be making. I think Harrison recognized the potential my wife and I saw in Roy.

My wife and I think Roy would be a great addition to our team. He is a truly motivated person.

I apologize, but I do not have any updates this week for the challenge. I actually missed taking my Essentials for 2 days, and I didn’t take my blood pressure at all. I did visit with my wife’s Univera upline on Friday, so I’ll be posting that meeting later today.