Mary Kay Review- Is Mary Kay a Scam?!
Mary Kay was started by Mary Kay Ash in the year 1963. Mary Kay Ash had been working in the direct selling business for 25 years and was tired of seeing men continually be promoted and paid higher rates than women. Because of this, she decided to make her own company which focused on women’s success. She did this using the most natural products for women: beauty products.
The Mary Kay product line features a vast array of different products. Their main focus is on products for skin care, anti-aging and cosmetics. In addition there is sun care, perfumes and fragrances and a Men’s line. The company itself is open in over 35 countries worldwide with a sales force of over 1.8 million people, including 36,000 Independent Beauty Consultants and 500 Directors. Since their inception, Mary Kay has averaged double-digit sales growth and in 2008, reported .6 billion in worldwide sales. The corporate headquarters is located in Dallas Texas, with two facilities listed in Dallas and in China. There’s absolutely no animal testing and over million is spent annually on 300,000 product tests.
While it is evident that Mary Kay is a superstar in the direct selling business, they are not all about profit. They have many charitable causes including an anti-violence program for women and children called Break The Cycle. They also donate large sums of money towards finding a cure for many types of female cancers. Mary Kay is also going green by planting over 200,000 trees annually.
Mary Kay’s compensation plan was a bit difficult to find. From what I can gather they have three levels starting with Independent Beauty Consultant, Sales Director and finally National Sales Director being the highest. Consultants are paid when they recruit new consultants and through product sales. They also receive bonuses on the wholesale of the amounts of themselves and their team members. One of the highest bonuses awarded is a highly sought-after new vehicle. This must be reasonably attainable goal as I have personally seen a number of these vehicles in my own town.
I had some Mary Kay consultants approach me to join the business in the past. The good news about joining Mary Kay is that they are a well known company with very successful and high-quality products. What you may not like, is that since most people have heard about this opportunity before the potential for growth for recruiting standpoint is not that great. I predict that it would be easier to sell products than it would be to sell the opportunity.
Most women recruit into their Mary Kay business by hosting parties or shows where they showcase the products and also mention the opportunity involved. This is great for your seasoned public speaker, but can be daunting persona does not like to talk about people.The method of recruiting may seem daunting to someone who has a fear of public speaking and does not feel that this method of recruiting is duplicatible. This may limit the amount of income that can be made.
After reading this Mary Kay review, you realize that it is absolutely not an MLM scam. They are huge, successful company with many new recruits every year. My question is this: how are you going to make money with Mary Kay? Will you be comfortable hosting meetings? Are you comfortable standing in front of a group of people and quote “selling stuff”? Go to our blog and take advantage of the best MLM training in the world.
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