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Re: Lyle MacWilliam: the Truth (Sorry, Ken)

by "Mary" <mahyde30@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dec 7, 2003 at 06:51 PM

Doc, once again you are right on.

Mary

"Doc" <u1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> RE: Re: Lyle MacWilliam: the Truth (Sorry, Ken)
> BY: "Ken.W" <kenward@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> >Now do tell how you figure that people at the bottom can't make more
money
> >then a person higher in the
> >level or rankings? There is a percentage to be made....or how else
would
it
> >be in ones best interest to teach the new comer?   But it is much
fairer
> >than a banks system or
> >or a whole bunch of other business systems.
> -
> Maybe it is just me, but you made no sense at all.
> -
> No one at the bottom ever makes more than the higher ups.  If they did,
there
> would be no incentive to go higher, and no incentive to train others. 
It
is
> only in your best interest to train others if having them work under you
makes
> you more money.  Standard business model.  All companies use it, just in
> differing ways.  USANA is no different.  The guys at the bottom work the
most
> and make the least, guys at the top work the least and make the most.
> -
> Look at it, USANA doesn't advertise... it lets the salesmen do the
advertising
> so the company gets to keep more of the income, which goes to the people
at the
> top.  They have no published research, no research facilities (no they
do
not
> list any on the website, they make references but never come right out
and
say
> where and what or anything.  Not the best website, very difficult to
find
> information on).  Basically, USANA itself expends very little cash, they
sell
> thier products to thier salesmen, who sell it to consumers.  The company
gets
> profit from the sale of the merchandise to its sellers, and a percentage
of the
> sale from seller to customer (if I read the literature correctly). 
Seems
a
> win-win for management to me.  Sounds like most other businesses, EXCEPT
that a
> normal business doesn't make the salesman buy the items he is selling.
Could
> you imagine if Wal*Mart made its salespeople purchase the merchandise
from
> them, then resell it to the customers?  And demand a percentage of the
sale
> price??  From what I read, the salesman is required to purchase a
certain
> amount, whether he needs to or not.  Am I wrong?
> -
> Seems to me to be a GREAT model for the company, a lousy model for the
> salesman.  Only hope for salesman is to train others to become salesmen
and
> then he can become a distributor and get a percentage of the sales under
him.
> once again, making more and working less...
> -
> -
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Origin: The Wild Wild West * 503-623-0185
>
>
 




 4 Posts in Topic:
Re: Lyle MacWilliam: the Truth (Sorry, Ken)
"Doc" <u1@[E  2003-12-07 11:54:58 
Re: Lyle MacWilliam: the Truth (Sorry, Ken)
"Mary" <mahy  2003-12-07 18:51:05 
Re: Lyle MacWilliam: the Truth (Sorry, Ken)
Deb Schuback <schuback  2003-12-07 20:01:15 
Re: Lyle MacWilliam: the Truth (Sorry, Ken)
"Ken.W" <ken  2003-12-08 18:56:02 

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