Binary Rant

written by Willy Nelson Jr.

Anyone that has known me for any length of time knows where I stand on this compensation plan.  Now, there are many leaders within the profession that love the binary compensation plan, I just happen to HATE it.  This post is simply my opinion but every statement I will back up with the reasons that I feel the way I do about it.  I welcome comments from other leaders because I think it is good to get both sides and then make our own educated opinions.

Let me start off by telling you that there are very few things that I HATE because that happens to be a very strong word.  But let me delve right in to the reasons why I feel the way I do.

First off, there are only a few binaries that have made it the long haul.  Why?  There are a lot of reasons for it in my opinion.  First,  only a few people at the top make a lot of money and the average person does not make one dime…when I say not one dime, that is a literal term.  Because to qualify for a paycheck you must cycle.  A cycle means that you have enrolled usually 3 people into the program on your weak side, sometimes more than that and then sometimes less but that is a good average.  By industry numbers, the average network marketer enroll 2.1 people into their primary company.  So they never cycle.

Second,  the company pays you on your weak side.  So you build a business working with those that you introduce to the company and only get paid on the side that is the weakest.  Where is the fairness in that?  I have a friend and former business partner that joined one of the more well known binaries right now about 4 years ago.  We have spoken a few times about the company.   About a year ago, he asked me to speak with his good friend and enroller about their company.  I agreed.  She told me all the wonderful things about the company and why I should join forces with them.  In the conversation he shared with me that his volume was 96,000+ and I thought to myself….WOW he must really be doing good for himself!  I was shocked to find out that it was quite the contrary!  After we finished the call, we had a call after the call.  I asked the big question…so with a volume of $96K what does that pay you?  He said I am too embarrassed to tell you…I was stunned!  So I gave him an out…I said what was your best check.  So he shared with me that his BIGGEST check ever was $1000…No I am not missing any 0′s in that figure.  His volume was $96K but only $10K in his weakest line.  The company pays 10% on the weakest line.  This is a good example of a person who works very hard at what he does and is now mad out our profession.  MAKES ME FUME!

This is a compensation plan for the big recruiter…if you are not a big recruiter you should not even consider this plan.  I have another former business partner that recently joined the NEWEST best company on the market.  In and out in exactly 2 months!  Why, did not make any $$$.  HMMMM he brought in a big recruiter personally but that was it!  Now his dreams of big riches, GONE FOREVER!  If you have an upline that is pouring people into your strong line and you are a consistent big recruiter then you can make some cold hard cash!  Simply put the average person does not make it and the extraordinary will…This is a recipe for Disaster, in my humble opinion of course.

More to come in future rant posts on binary compensation plans!

Til next time keep building!

Onward and Upward!