The GOTOHQ Independent Review Panel Findings On Network Marketing Phenomenas Lightyear Wireless vs. ACN Communications
As with most competitive markets these each of these two companies have some advantages and disadvantages. In this review, we'll try to restrict the commentary to the factual differences we've been able to find and will base our final recommendation on the good old Ben Franklin pros & cons chart method. Whoever gets the most plus marks will win the day. In addition to our evaluation we are providing some outside resources you may want to check out before you decide which one to get your wireless services from or which one offers the best business opportunity.
The review was not conducted as a scientific review but a subjective one. GOTOHQ made certain assumptions - here are a few of their assumptions.
These companies have complex compensation structures which are not easily compared so they endeavored to make the comparison on the basis of the AVERAGE person who might become involved on a part-time basis.
So why did they compare the "average" person's potential? Simple, because like it or not, these "average" people make up over 80% of any organization. Building a long term residual income (money you're earning from all the services), has nothing to do with how many reps you recruit - it has everything to do with how many stick around. So the real question is, in which scenario will the average person be more content?
Taking the above into account they assumed that an "average person" over the next 36 months could build a TOTAL team of 100 reps. Historically in network marketing it has been demonstrated consisitently that that the GREATER percentage (if not all) will be within the first 3 or 4 levels of an average person's organization. Also,most will not be able to accumulate the points needed to get past their second level.
Now let's see how the average person fares with the Lightyear Wireless compensation matrix.
Take a "Regional Manager" (RM) position in Lightyear - which is similar to an ETL (Executive Team Leader) in ACN and compare what the residual income would be for a team of 100 reps and each of those reps had their automated online system, plus 2 phone customers for a total of 4 customer points. That's right - the average person will not likely get 10 customers.
100 reps x 4 cp x RM commission = $1,000 per month!
A Regional Manager/RM in Lightyear earns 14% on their entire RM organization. So if an RM had 100 reps in their RM team and each of those reps had their Lightyear Web System (2 points) and 2 outside phone customers (2 more points for a total of 4 points) this is what their monthly residual commission would be. For the comparison with similar level in ACN see below.
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Since there is a ink to an in-depth side by side comparison, we will let you conduct your own Pro & Con tally based upon your personal objective and abilities. Both companies appear to be good business operations and each has merit. They will both provide you with a good opportunity. You must decide which one is best suited to your skills and goals.
Average ACN Rep Compensation Illustration at Comparable Position to Lighyear Wireless RM
100 reps x 4 cp x $25 x 1% = $100 per month
An ACN rep receives a .0025% override commission on their first 4 levels. It's important to note that a rep in ACN surely can have reps fall on the 7th level where they receive 8% commission, but historically the average person in ANY network marketing system - not just ACN, will never have a significant portion of their reps fall on the 7th level. So if you assume that the average commission the ACN rep is receiving is 1% - since some of their customers may be on levels 5, 6, or 7 this is how the above figure was computed.
We urge you to take the time to go through the in-depth comparison. It will be an invaluable help to you if you are seriously considering which company is better suited for you.