ACN Inc, alleged to be the world’s largest direct selling telecommunications company conducts business from twenty countries in three continents. So if you are a marketing rep in the United States, Europe or Asia Pacific, you would have definitely considered the prospect of earning as a rep for this company’s products.

Shall we first take a look at the history and working policies of ACN Inc and judge the feasibility of this job?

· ACN – A brief introduction

Four entrepreneurs, Greg Provenzano, Robert Stevanovski, Mike Cupisz and Tony Cupisz founded this company in Farmington Hills, Michigan in 1993 to offer local and long distance telephones, internet, wireless, satellite TV with DirecTV and Home Security. The company adopts MLM system to sell their products,i.e, by employing reps to market products and recruit more distributors. ACN supposedly has a MLM payment system that’s unmatched in the industry; distributors get to earn a residual income.

· How do you earn in ACN?

As a distributor for ACN, your commission is a percentage on your customer’s usage value depending on your level. Since your income is a percentage on your client’s usage value, you keep earning till the client uses ACN’s products. This means, all you have to do is sell a product to earn a lifelong income. Are you tempted? You might want to think about that again!

· Criticisms

If the income opportunity was really as lucrative as advertised, why should there be just a lukewarm response to this opening?

1. The payout offered is minimal. This is because the company cannot afford to pay more in an industry with such high rivalry.

2. You’ll have to make an investment of 499 bucks to join.

3. Though you get a commission based on your customer’s usage, it’s payable only when the minimum usage is 10000 bucks .

4. As a previous employee pointed out, you earn more in ACN by recruiting people than by selling products.

5. ACN marketing training emphasizes “warm market” which is your friends and family for your leads. In a few days, you’ll find that this market is not warm anymore.

· What should you do now?

Do not quit. These criticisms don’t mean ACN Inc is a wasted venture.

To be truly successful, you need go beyond the usual and tap your customer base. Project yourself to a global audience and reach people who are outside your warm market. The best way to do is by using the internet to promote your business Get people to approach you with bookings.. Follow new tactics in making your business visible to all and be happy with the results.