Arbonne Business: How Much Money Do Consultants Make, Consultant Income Levels, Video Included

Most people have learned from childhood that success comes from having a job they love in Corporate America. If they are fortunate enough to stay with the same company for 25 years or more they will get a 40 dollar watch as a thank you when they retire. However, most people are not that fortunate.

Companies are always looking for ways to downsize, outsource and replace employees with individuals who can do same job for less money. Job security is a thing of the past. Many people end up switching jobs every five years throughout their career. Financial stress is a huge factor for many. With the added pressure of a recession many people end up losing their homes.

Others manage to stay with the same company and move up the corporate ladder, creating an income that allows them to afford more of the things they want. Unfortunately, they are still trading hours for dollars and most likely working sixty plus hours a week to support their lifestyle.

Having more things still doesn’t give them what they need most which is personal freedom. As a result, family life suffers leading to strained and unsatisfying relationships with spouses and children.

Whether rich or poor, the stress levels of most people are at an all time high and they are looking for answers to financial, health and relationship problems. The result of the low quality of life that so many are experiencing today has been the emergence of 5 movements: The life style movement, the self-employment movement, the direct shopping movement, the consumer experience movement and the total wellness movement.

The Lifestyle Movement - This movement from employee to entrapreneur has arisen because people are realizing that there is no job security in corporate america anymore. After losing a position, finding the same type of job with similar pay is challenging and many times impossible. People are realizing the importance of having a plan B.

Developing another source of income that is not dependent upon trading hours for dollars or controlled by others has become a priority for many. People are looking for ways to develop additional income which is controlled by them, rather than others and can produce residual income. What is residual income? It is income that is produced whether you working or not.

The Self Employment Movement - Most people today cannot afford to spend $500,000 dollars to start a franchise. People are looking for ways to be in business for themselves but not by themselves. This is called intrapreneurship. Wikipedia defines this as “...the act of behaving like an entrepreneur, except within a larger organization.” What does this mean on a financial level? It means that you do not have to pay a huge amount of money to start and maintain your own business. For about 100 dollars or less you can start your own small business and develop an income that is at least as good as the income you would make owning your own successful franchise.

The Direct Shopping Movement - most people are looking for ways to save time and money when purchasing products they need. They want to go direct. Direct shopping has now tipped the scales. Retail shopping makes up 49.7% of the market, whereas direct shopping makes up 50.3%. People want to get the best deal and want to have control over when and where it is happening even if it’s the middle of the night.

The Consumer Experience Movement - people want personalized and customized service. They want to be properly educated about a product before they purchase it. They want to know how it works and that it is safe and beneficial for themselves and their families.

Total Wellness Movement - The aging global population is beginning to take charge of their health. What the doctor prescribes is no longer the first course of action. People are looking to nutrition for treatment and prevention of many health conditions. According to the Journal of American Medical Association “ 70 percent of all disease could be prevented by daily supplements.” Due to the shift towards natural treatments, wellness products and services produce 500 billion dollars per year. In the area of health and wellness, anti-aging and skin care and beauty, 63 billions dollars in growth is projected over the next 5 years. Over 50% of the distribution will be via the internet and direct sales.

Woman will be the driving force behind the total wellness movement in the future. “ Woman’s spending tends to focus more on health, education and children’s well-being” Newsweek. Newsweek also states that “ woman represent the biggest emerging market that we will see in our lifetime” and Connie Podesta says that “ 85% of all consumer buying decisions are made or influenced by woman.” According to Goldman Sachs, “ woman are the economic engine of the future. According to Faith Popcorn, “ a woman recommends a service, product or shop to approximately 21 other woman while men tell 2.6 people.”

Network marketing is the best vehicle to create residual income. Most people have heard of network marketing but know little about it. Usually when asked about it they will respond with something like “ isn’t that an illegal pyramid scheme.” While there will always be illegitimate opportunities around, network marketing has become a highly effective form of marketing. It is now taught at Harvard business school.

What is Network marketing and why is it superior to traditional marketing? It is simply a method of distribution. Traditional marketing starts with the manufacturer, then the product is moved through several middle men who all have to be paid until it reaches its final destination where it will be sold at retail. Add the costs of advertising and the product ends up costing much more than it’s wholesale value. Manufacturers of consumable products have to produce products that people can afford, therefore they are forced to use inexpensive and inferior ingredients which are usually harmful to human health or lack any real health benefits.

Network marketing cuts out the middle men and advertising and only distributors are involved in getting the product from the warehouse to the consumer. The mark up is considerably less than traditional markups, allowing the company to use superior ingredients. More money is available for product research and development than companies using traditional marketing methods can afford. Therefore companies are able to develop cutting edge product formulations that cannot be paralleled by these companies. The income potential for the distributor is limitless because the manufacturer is able to save millions of dollars by not using middle men and advertising.

Residual income is made in network marketing by by leveraging your time. Here is an example. Suppose you work 10 hours per week and you find four other people to work 10 hours per week. You will get paid for 50 hours of work. When those four people each find four people, you will get paid for 210 hours of work. As your organization grows so does your residual income which creates time freedom.

The main reason why health and wellness products bring in such huge annual profits is because most of the products are consumable which means repeat business. This is one of the most important criteria to look for when choosing to start a small business.

Arbonne International is a well established, 30 year old company with Swiss heritage. It is ranked within the top 10 most popular network marketing companies in the world by MLM ranking. It is most well known for its skin care products, but manufacturers over 400 health and nutrition products. They have something for everyone: skin care, nutrition, detoxification, anti-aging, weight management, aromatherapy and cosmetics.

There are 3 types of skin care products available in the global marketplace: Economy formulations, which use inferior ingredients. Many of these ingredients promote cancer and accelerate aging. Premium formulations are formulations found in spas, high end department stores, salons and physician’s offices. These formulations are more expensive but still contain toxic ingredients which accelerate aging and cancer. Prestige formulations - these formulations only contain the highest quality ingredients from all around the world which are pure and produce long, positive results. Unlike most products on the market that make product claims but do not deliver. Arbonne products belong to this third category.

Doing business as an Arbonne consultant is simple. Share your story with others about how the Arbonne products have benefited you and have them try the products. This is how huge organizations are built. Business is done in one on one situations, in groups or a combination of both.

The Arbonne compensation plan offers multiple streams of income: 35% commission on retail sales, 15% on preferred client sales, 4-18% overrides, cash bonuses, trip incentives and gifts and $800/mth to 1000/mth to purchases a new, white mercedes. There are 5 levels of earnings with Arbonne.

The first level is consultant. Arbonne published earnings at this level are 53.15/month. The next level is district manager. At this level the published earnings are 213.33/month. Area manager is the next level. At this level, published compensation is$978.94/month. The next level is Regional vice president whose published earnings are 3653.83/month. The final level is national vice president. Published earnings at this level are 15,543.54/month. These numbers are quite conservative. Many Arbonne consultants earn considerably more at these different levels.