| Like many other multilevel companies, USANA is built | | | | possibilities with USANA. |
| around health and well-being. The company is also | | | | These include direct sales, commissions, bonuses, |
| aware of the need for a consumable product to build | | | | incentives and leadership recognition. While it is quite |
| its compensation plan on and it offers one of the best | | | | possible to turn your USANA membership into a viable |
| in the field. In fact, according to the company's literature, | | | | business, many people join solely to receive discounts |
| the vitamins in the USANA line are not only | | | | on products that they find to be superior to the |
| top-of-the-line, but have also won many awards, and | | | | competitors in the field. This is a perfectly acceptable |
| are based on solid science. This provides a strong | | | | way to use the opportunity. |
| base for distributors to build on. | | | | Like many MLM companies, USANA has the flexibility |
| USANA offers what is known as a binary | | | | of being a home-based and entrepreneurial business |
| compensation plan for its MLM business model. In this | | | | model. You can expect to set your own hours, though |
| MLM model, each associate has two legs in the | | | | the associates who invest the most time are almost |
| compensation program, with a total of two downline | | | | always those that see the greatest earning potential. |
| distributors that sit directly under each. Further | | | | In addition, some sales ability is ideal, as the |
| recruitment results in a deeper building of your | | | | cornerstone of USANA is promoting and selling the |
| downline, leading to a stronger compensation program. | | | | vitamins that are the basis of the product line. Because |
| In addition, the fact that your greatest return is built | | | | of the health-promoting aspect, being a people person |
| upon your weakest leg gives you the incentive to | | | | helps many USANA distributors draw in and retain |
| balance and invest in each of your business partners. | | | | both clients and partners in the compensation program. |
| However, unlike many MLM models, USANA makes it | | | | USANA is based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. While |
| possible for truly motivated associates to do even | | | | there has been some criticism of the company, it has |
| more. The program actually allows you to become | | | | largely been by those who don't understand and value |
| your own downline, activating three business centers | | | | the MLM market. Many people find the MLM marketing |
| under one owner and building them each in a more | | | | model to be a pyramid scheme and find excessive |
| hands-on way. | | | | recruitment unsustainable. |
| The average full-time USANA distributor earns | | | | However, thousands of other USANA representatives |
| approximately $85,000 annual once they have built | | | | and customers disagree, not only using the products |
| their downline and done the preliminary work. Those | | | | themselves, but promoting them as a viable and |
| that work on a part-time basis pull in about $23,000 | | | | affordable option for their own friends and family. As |
| every year in sales, incentives and commissions. | | | | with any business opportunity, it's important to run the |
| These numbers are generated by the participants who | | | | numbers and do your own homework before signing |
| work the program as a business and are serious | | | | on. |
| about taking advantage of all six income earning | | | | |