| In this SendOutCards review, you will find the facts | | | | commissions and bonuses in several ways: |
| about the SendOutCards company, products, | | | | - Direct retail profits, by sending a card from your |
| compensation plan and training. Using this review, you | | | | account for your customer, and charging him, say, |
| can see if the SendOutCards opportunity is the right | | | | $3.00 for card plus mailing.Retail profits from selling |
| match for you, and discover what it takes to make | | | | wholesale accounts, The profit is $0.18 for each point |
| your home business a success. | | | | or $9.00 per month on the auto refill. |
| SendOutCards Company and Business | | | | - Coaching bonuses are $100 for wholesale and |
| SendOutCards was founded as a privately held | | | | entrepreneur accounts. For entrepreneur (distributor) |
| corporation by Kody Bateman in 2003. The company | | | | accounts there are also coaching bonuses for |
| is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is marketing an | | | | coaching in your downline, from $15 to $50. |
| online card sending service through a network of | | | | - Volume Bonuses on 7 levels for distributors and on |
| independent distributors. Sales in 2008 were $32.9 | | | | infinite levels for leaders, ranging for 5% to 25%. To be |
| million and are projected to reach $71 million in 2009. | | | | eligible to receive commissions as a Distributor, you |
| The company is operating in the US, Australia, New | | | | need to have 30 personal volume (100 points) and 2 |
| Zealand, Singapore, Ireland, Canada, and the United | | | | active customers. To become a Manager, you need to |
| Kingdom, and is planning to capture a major market | | | | have an additional $3,500 in total retail sales, 12 total |
| share of the $7.5 billion gift card industry. | | | | distributors in your group, with at least 3 personally |
| SendOutCards Products and Services | | | | sponsored. You are paid 5% commissions on infinite |
| The SendOutCards System allows you to create and | | | | levels. |
| send a custom greeting, business or gift card online, for | | | | For Senior Manager, you need to add an additional 12 |
| less than buying a card at a store. You can choose | | | | distributors, with 3 additional sponsored personally. Your |
| from 10,000 card designs and customize your card | | | | commission rate increases to 10%. This plan |
| with your own pictures, logos, and even create your | | | | encourages your to build sale volume and add |
| own personal hand writing font. The system includes a | | | | distributors quickly, to receive higher commission rates |
| contact manager, which will remind you of important | | | | at infinite levels. |
| dates and will even send out cards automatically, | | | | SendOutCards Training |
| according to your contact schedule. | | | | SendOutCards has each of its new customers and |
| SendOutCards Purchase Options | | | | distributors trained in using the system by the referring |
| You can buy one of three types of accounts: retail, | | | | distributor, who receives a $100 coaching bonus. In |
| whole sale or entrepreneur (distributor) account. The | | | | addition, the company offers a wide range of training |
| card services are charged by points, with a simple | | | | tools, from a dedicated website featuring the "Daily |
| postcard for 1-2 points, and a greeting card for 2-3 | | | | Eight" system to video newsletters to training events |
| points, with higher points for image upload. | | | | and seminars. |
| The retail account has a $99 startup fee and a | | | | The company recommends to start with warm |
| recommended $24.50 monthly auto recharge option. | | | | market methods (prospecting with family, friends and |
| For one point you pay $0.49, so your auto recharge | | | | local acquaintances) and add more advanced |
| gives you 50 points, equal to 50 postcards or 25 | | | | marketing methods later. Recommended advanced |
| greeting cards. Postage is not included. | | | | marketing include (together with one-on-one methods) |
| The wholesale account has a $298 startup fee, and | | | | event marketing, internet marketing and niche |
| comes with 200 points. Each point at wholesale is | | | | marketing. Internet marketing is subject to company |
| $0.31, a 35% discount. The account requires a $15.50 | | | | policies, which restrict the use of company names and |
| point monthly auto-refill, and includes free coaching on | | | | keywords. |
| the use of the system. | | | | SendOutCards Review Summary |
| With the entrepreneur account, you are receiving all | | | | As you have seen in this review, SendOutCards |
| features of the wholesale account plus the opportunity | | | | offers a strong product based business opportunity. |
| to build a business as an independent distributor. | | | | To derive the full benefit of the additional bonuses and |
| SendOutCards Compensation Plan and Marketing | | | | higher commission rates at the leadership levels, you |
| The compensation plan has several levels, starting with | | | | want to add customers and new distributors quickly. |
| entry level Distributor and leadership levels of Manager, | | | | Only a small percentage of your leads, warm market |
| Senior Manager, and so on. | | | | or other, will actually join initially. Therefore, you need to |
| Your entry cost is $99 for a distributor kit, or $389 for | | | | used advanced marketing methods using the phone |
| a entrepreneur account. The kit does not contain any | | | | and the internet, to generate and contact a large |
| points or system access. You are earning | | | | number of personal leads. |