our analysis of each follow:
1. Amway – Amway began when its founders became distributors of Nutrilite vitamins in 1959. Amway is famous for “legitimizing” the MLM industry in 1979, when the FTC found that Amway does not qualify as a pyramid scheme. This was based on the finding that the Amway compensation system was based on product sales vs. recruiting payments. The company’s sales were .4 billion in 2009. Amway North America was closed in the early 2000’s and most North American distributors joined sister company Quixtar, but still order products from Amway Global. At that time, the average monthly earnings for “active” Independent Business Owners was reported to be 5. Advantages of Amway/Quixtar are its widespread name recognition. Its main disadvantage, as reported by many distributors, is its compensation plan which makes adequate earnings difficult