XOWii is joining the EvolvHealth team to kick start the Decade of H.O.P.E – Helping Other People Evolv.

DALLAS, February 3, 2011 – EvolvHealth LLC today announced that XOWii is joining the Evolv family. XOWii, one of the fastest-growing direct sales companies in 2010 with operations in the United States, Peru and Chile is currently ranked in the top ten for momentum. XOWii has a passionate field and experienced management team that will blend perfectly with EvolvHealth’s strategic direction and further complements Evolv’s executive team.

EvolvHealth said that the planned transaction is consistent with its previously stated strategy to explore strategic opportunities that complement its Evolv Life Plan™ business model. Along with over 20,000 passionate XOWii distributors, XOWii brings a fantastic line of products that support and partner well with Evolv’s Health Target System™ and ground breaking science of Archaea Active™.

In line with this, EvolvHealth LLC said that it expects 2011 to generate exponential growth by reaching new consumers and sales representatives with a diverse health product offering. The company added that XOWii products will be available for all existing EvolvHealth Members and Customers and likewise XOWii distributors and customers will have full access and benefits to the EvolvHealth line of Archaea Active™ products.

Trey White, EvolvHealth’s Chairman said, “We look forward to welcoming Richard Kelly, James Christiansen, Josh Higginbotham, and all the amazing XOWii distributors to the Evolv family. XOWii and Evolv have run on almost parallel tracks and this coming together provides a stronger platform for everyone involved. Our goal was to expand our health offering in 2011 and XOWii had exactly what we were looking for, and much more. This new partnership is an exciting opportunity to reach new consumers and representatives and to generate significant growth for 2011 and beyond.”

Founded in 2009, opening for business just 16 days before EvolvHealth LLC, XOWii generated revenues of approximately $15 million with a base of over 20,000 distributors and customers. XOWii’s current growth is linked to the launch of their 90 Day Challenge program which will be introduced to all distributors of the combined company. XOWii’s CEO, Mr. James Christiansen said, “With the combined corporate and field leadership model, international growth plans, and vision, we are excited for the poised growth in 2011.”

EvolvHealth’s CEO, Mr. Brent Hicks said, “With XOWii’s products and leadership, combined with our flagship ground breaking technology, Archaea Active™, we believe this partnership represents an outstanding addition to our Evolv vision and portfolio. It also represents an excellent opportunity to our new field partners, in the XOWii distributors, as they will be available to expand business into Canada, Mexico and soon Colombia.”

ABOUT EVOLVHEALTH, LLC

EvolvHealth is a consumer health products company helping people improve their family’s physical and financial well-being through science-driven products and entrepreneurial opportunities. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, its flagship product is Evolv, an enhanced beverage that has been in development for more than 15 years and which has been shown to have multiple health benefits. The product was released in the Fall of 2009 and is now marketed through a network of independent business owners in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Peru. For more information visit www.evolvhealth.com.

ABOUT XOWii, LLC

Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, XOWii sells its Health and Nutritional products through distribution networks across the Unites States, Peru and Chile. XOWii’s quickly developing a reputation as an industry leader for innovative products and opportunities as its products are sold through direct sales networks.

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What this will mean to distributors of both companies will remain to be seen and why this merger took place will likely come out in the wash soon enough.  Either way, distributors of both companies have a place to call home, quality products to market and paychecks that will still clear the bank!

USANA was founded in 1992 by Dr. Myron Wentz, who is an internationally recognized microbiologist, immunologist, and pioneer in the development of human cell culture technology and infectious disease diagnoses. USANA is definitely a product driven company and has seen consistent growth over their lifespan.

USANA is one of the most successful companies in the history of the industry and reported 2008 revenues of $429 million. Nearly half a billion is nothing to sneeze at and those revenues rank them amongst the elite in the industry. Most people who have used their products would agree that within the MLM arena, USANA’s products are among the very best…and they pride themselves on this distinction.

Their products compete in the multi-billion dollar wellness and nutrition industry offering nutritionals, skin care, weight loss, energy & personal care products. There’s no argument, USANA makes some incredibly good products.

Some of the other things to consider when joining a company are Management, Compensation Plan, Internet Marketing Policies, Culture and a host of other factors. I have personally met or spoken to some of the USANA Management team and I have to say that they are competent, but also incredibly passionate about making a difference in people’s lives. Their management is solid. They are on the conservative side, but solid. If you like conservative, measured growth and a company that will be here 50 years from now, USANA may just be your ticket.

From a compensation standpoint, they are interesting. They have a binary with a bit of a twist that pays out pretty well on the front end as a new distributor and pays pretty generously up through about $25,000 a month, but the real top end income just isn’t there.

For example, as I write this article, USANA has 6 people making over $1 million a year after 17 years of being in business. Compare that to MonaVie who has 34 people making over $1 million a year after not even 5 years. That’s a big difference. With fairness to USANA, if you look at the middle numbers (those earning between $1,000 and $5,000 a month, USANA crushes MonaVie. As we both know, that’s the majority of earners.

Another interesting thing that USANA does is the way the compensation is designed; it encourages more product consumption resulting in higher auto-ship amounts. If you personally order $100 a month in product, you can earn 10% on the binary. If you personally order $200 a month in product, you can earn 20% on the binary. That’s a big difference and since they have a ton of valuable product, this is pretty smart. What that means is more volume with less people. Everyone likes to earn more for less work.

The other interesting thing is that USANA is a public company. On the onset, this looks like a good thing. Stability, trust, public acceptance, etc. In reality though, this isn’t that great. Who is the company committed to – their shareholders or their distributors? It’s hard to be both. USANA has balanced this pretty well over the years and has consistently made increases to their compensation plan to compete against some of the newer, higher paying companies.

One of my dear friends is one of USANA’s top 25 earners. She’s been there for over 6 years and loves the company…but she has a system that she created that is completely based around her personality and what she loves to do. This is probably the most important point of this article.

If you are going to be successful with USANA or any company in MLM, you must build your business in a way that allows your personal strengths to flourish. If you are a private person who simply isn’t comfortable approaching virtually everyone you know, then that form of marketing may not work for you.

I have built businesses using traditional warm market strategies and I have built businesses through direct marketing and internet marketing strategies primarily using social media and content marketing. The reality is, learning how to harness the power of the internet just flat out gives you greater exposure. Period.

If the 3-foot rule lights you up, then more power to you. I can’t stand it. I want to only speak with people who are ready to talk with me. I want to only speak with people who are actively looking for a business and ready to take action.

Which sounds better to you?

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In this article I will break down the good and bad about TVI and try and shed some light on this company for people who may be looking to make a decision to join.

Is TVI Express a legitimate company or is it a scam?

First of all, let me say that I am not a TVI Express affiliate and I have no biased reason for giving a review that leans one way or another.  This review, like everything else, is purely my opinion…backed up with lots of solid factual information.  Ultimately, you need to go do your due diligence and choose what’s best for yourself.

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it’s likely a duck!

Travel is a tough MLM business.  Many companies have started and very few remain.  Unfortunately, the abuse has been widespread.  After quite a lot of research, I would caution very strongly against joining this “company,” unless you don’t care about being ethical and you are just out to make money at any expense.

Why would I say that?  There are a few glaring reasons why TVI is sketchy at best.

There is a lack of product information and NO clear separation between retail product purchase and distributor purchase

Every legitimate network marketing company knows that the FTC scrutinizes our industry and thus, their corporate sites tend to err on the side of caution.  All intelligent companies focus their corporate site on product.  Review any of the real companies in the industry.  This is purposeful.  It’s the company’s job to ensure long-term stability and navigate the already difficult FTC guidelines properly.

The corporate website for TVI doesn’t even have a tab for product.  As a new person goes through the site, it’s easy to see that the product is discount travel, but exactly what it is is very hard to determine.

First of all, the 6-day/7-night voucher and the companion airline ticket are NOT for resale.  They are travel incentives used by promotional companies all over the world.  I have personally used these in past businesses.  They run anywhere from $3 to $25 and anyone can purchase them.

For an MLM company to be legal, there has to be a clear competitive retail market for their product.  I haven’t been able to find the cost of the TVI retail product, or even a way to purchase retail on their site.  This is a HUGE RED FLAG.

How much is the retail product?  Is it the $250 package?  What is it exactly?  Is it the discount website portal?  If so, wouldn’t a legitimate company show me something about the actual product instead of just telling me?

Although I am no Einstein, I am smarter than the average bear (maybe that’s the problem with TVI) and if I have this hard of a time trying to find out what the product actually is and how to buy it, that spells trouble.

It would be interesting to see if any retail sales have been made yet.  This is an FTC nightmare waiting to happen.

Who runs the company & what is this secret

“UK Based Business Group”?

Any competent network marketer knows that management is the key to long-term business success.  Quality management trumps product, compensation and culture.  Management is everything.

So why hide the management team? Is there a President/CEO?  Who are they?  Real people with solid track records give companies legitimacy.   What reason could they possibly have for hiding their management and investor group?

Are these people not trustworthy?

Are they trying to hide the fact that they are involved?  Perhaps for tax purposes?

The company is incorporated out of Limassol, Cypress, which is a well-known tax haven.  This by itself isn’t a bad thing, but when you combine it with poor corporate communications, management hiding behind a curtain, secret investor groups and lots of money flying around the world…it starts to stink.

It’s been widely reported by TVI distributors that they have a very difficult time getting a hold of anyone at the corporate offices or in customer service.  Many say they wait weeks for a response.  If this was a start up company, that would be somewhat understandable in that with new launches, the field overwhelms customer service.

But TVI isn’t a new company.  They have reportedly sold 300,000 packages at $250 each.  That is $75,000,000.  Even at the disclosed 72% payout, that leaves $21,000,000.  They have blamed some of their corporate woes on “server issues.”  Well, I am not going to say it, but if a company makes $21,000,000 and can’t keep their servers up, that’s either _____________ or ______________.  You can fill in the blanks.

“It’s legitimate, I got paid!”

If you read any of the forums or comments on articles writing about TVI, this is people’s main reason for saying the company is legitimate.  “It’s not a scam, I got paid.”

That’s just funny.

Although the founders of TVI (whoever they are) aren’t, in my opinion, the most ethical business people on the planet, they certainly aren’t stupid.  If they pay people, they keep their cash cow scam going longer.   Not paying people would waste all of their unethical hard work.

It’s just not smart.

Getting paid doesn’t mean this company isn’t going to get shut down…which it will.

Someone show me a real product with TVI Express that I can sell to anyone at a fair market price and the principals who run this company and I will perhaps change my mind.

Unfortunately, people are desperate right now, and money with no effort is attractive…but it’s not real.  People standing up for the legitimacy of TVI really just want it to be real.  They are blinded by the easy cash.

As I said in the beginning, if you are okay with selling NOTHING and don’t care if people get hurt, then TVI Express is a great business for you.

I hear Enron is hiring again too and Madoff is looking for apprentices.

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That can’t be right, can it?

Well, it is.

With the explosion of poker and the incredible staying power of the industry that just keeps getting more popular, it easy to see why this company makes sense.

Before we get any further along, I want to disclose that I am a founding affiliate for the Poker Training Network. What that means that this review is biased, but if you do your own research, you’ll see everything below is completely factual. I have been in the network marketing industry for nearly two decades and I went through a complete evaluation of nearly 50 companies before choosing to go with PTN.

What that means is that the Poker Training Network beat out everyone else.

If you want to see what is possible when you market a product that has the popularity of a sport (fastest growing sport in the world and 3rd most watched in the US), check out this video from a recent PTN event.

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Poker Training Network (PTN) went into a soft launch in early September 2009 and have made a bit of a splash in both the network marketing and poker industries. It’s not gambling, it’s poker training and here’s the pleasant surprise…their products are good, very good.

PTN offers a suite of poker training products that are designed for anyone, regardless of skill level. The system includes a video lesson library, podcasts, a play simulator, a proprietary game room, a results tracker and an incredible database driven analytic tool that actually records your play then gives you feedback on your play based on core poker fundamentals.

It’s like having your own private poker coach.

It’s estimate that there are 300 million people that play poker and combine that with non-playing network marketing enthusiasts; most agree the Poker Training Network has quite a marketplace.

New MLM’s launch pretty much every day and every good business person knows that the place to start and finish your evaluation is with management.

So, who is behind PTN?

Dennis Nadeau is the Founder and CEO. Nadeau has had success in both MLM and traditional business, hitting it big back in the day with Quorum before focusing on internet marketing for fortune 100 companies.

Dennis Windsor is the President and Chief Marketing Officer. Those who have been around the MLM industry for a while will know Mr. Windsor’s name. He’s been on both the distributor and management side of the business most notably with The People’s Network and he ran the network marketing division of Video Plus.

The rest of the management team all bring 10 years plus in industry experience and they are surrounded by one of the best creative and development teams ever assembled in MLM.

Okay, so it’s a great product with solid management…what about the compensation plan?

PTN has gone with a binary with a check match. So, you’ll earn 10% of the volume of your pay leg (lesser volume) and are eligible for a check match for everyone in your enrollment tree down 10 levels. You enrollment tree is your personally sponsored people plus their team.

Even at the beginning levels, you earn a 50% match of someone’s check. So, if you help someone make $2,000/mo, you will earn a $1,000 bonus…and that is just for that one affiliate.

This is the real power of these binary check matches. Although the binary income is solid (paid weekly and caps at $10,000/week), the check match is unlimited and can represent some huge income over time.

Poker Training Network is a solid company with a star-studded management and ownership team; there is no question about that. They have a solid compensation plan; that is easy to see. If you do some research, you’ll also find their poker training products are by far the best in the industry.

But now what?

How are you going to market your business/product?

Trade shows? Networking events? Family? Friends?

All of these methods have potential, but what if you really learned how to market like a pro?

What if you learned how to position yourself and your company so that you only talk to people who wanted to talk with you?

Every business needs an effective marketing plan. It’s the fuel that makes a business work. Internet marketing alone isn’t the answer.  If it were, companies wouldn’t need distributors.

If you really want to build a long term, successful, profitable business with the Poker Training Network, you absolutely must learn a few fundamental marketing tactics that will separate you from the masses.  The is a special sauce when you combine High Tech with High Touch…when done right, it’s magical.

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GeneLink launched GeneWize on August 1, 2008 to a room full of about 1,500 affiliates representing nearly 5,000 affiliates who joined during prelaunch.

So the question everyone asks is…is the product for real?

Can they actually make individually customized vitamins and skin care at affordable prices?

The answer is yes.

GeneWize has developed a brilliant manufacturing process that works a lot like the machine over at Home Depot for making custom paint for your house.  Your personal ingredient list gets inputted, it gets turned into an algorithm, and the machine spits out a vitamin, mineral and enzyme combination that is made just for you.  The process is just like that for skin care too.

It really is incredible if you think about it.

Okay, so the product rocks…what about the money?

GeneWize choose the most popular version of what I will call the “new breed of compensation plans.”  Essentially, it’s a binary with a check match.  There are some other goodies in there too, but those are the essential ingredients.

What this means is that you build a binary, two-team organization.  You are paid off the team that does less volume.  However, with the check match, you will earn a matching bonus on anyone you personally enroll, regardless of where they fall in the binary.  You earn these matching bonuses down 4 levels of personally sponsored affiliates.

At the top level, you can earn 40% of someone’s check.  If you help someone make $5,000/mo, you will earn a $2,000 bonus…and that is just for that one affiliate.

This is the real power of these binary check matches.  You won’t get rich on your team bonus, but the check match can represent some huge income over time.

At the end of the day, every company has a cap on how much they will pay out.  Where the company pays it is the question.  With the way this comp plan is structure, GeneWize had clearly decided to pay on the middle and top end.  This means that the plan leans towards top producers.

GeneWize is a solid company; there is no question about that.  They have a solid compensation plan; that is easy to see.  If you do some research, you’ll also find they have revolutionary products as well.

But now what?

How are you going to market your business/product?

Trade shows?  Networking events?  Family?  Friends?

All of these methods have potential, but what if you really learned how to market like a pro?

What if you learned how to position yourself and your company so that you only talk to people who wanted to talk with you?

Every business needs an effective marketing plan.  It’s the fuel that makes a business work.  Making a list of the top 200 people may work for some, but certainly not everyone.

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What’s the deal Donald?

It’s easy to see why these business moguls have gotten into the MLM game.  In this tattered and tough economy, network marketing/direct sales has been one of the few growth industries.  Even Jim Cramer (whatever you think about him) reported earlier this year that long time direct sales giants Tupperware, Avon and Herbalife have seen solid growth.

MLM excels during a down economy as tons of people start to understand what long-time network marketing professionals have known for years…creating a residual income is one of the few ways to recession proof your personal economy.

Hey, even Billionaires need recession proof businesses!

Is There Any Substance Behind The Hype?

One thing is for sure, Trump is great at promoting things and hyping up the media.  The Apprentice, any of his many real estate deals, his casinos, his feud with Rosie O’Donnell…they are all “the best.”  Just ask him, he’ll tell you.

The question is whether or not there is any substance to The Trump Network.  Regardless of your personal opinion about Donald Trump, if you spend some time doing some research on the company you will find out a few things…

They have their act together.

They have an interesting, unique product line.

They have a unique comp plan with some integrated Fast Start bonuses that increase cash flow.

They have Donald.

So, yes, there is plenty of substance behind the hype.  The “company behind the curtain” has plenty to offer.

Customized Nutrition, Weight Loss & Energy

Well, they are smart, that’s for sure.  They have simultaneously entered into the three biggest markets of wellness and attacking the niches with viable solutions.

The Trump Network uses the PrivaTest® and Custom Essentials® as their main product, offering a personalized solution to vitamins and minerals.  The nutritional supplement market is huge and complex for most people to understand.  There are thousands of choices and everyday new information comes out that tells consumers that they to take something else.

The reality is, especially with nutrition, that we all have varying needs.  We are all unique and our bodies function a little differently.  Customization is absolutely the way to go and that is a huge differentiator in the marketplace.

Is the Trump Network the first to do it?  No.

First of all, the Trump Network is a rebranded existing company.  They used to be called Ideal Health. (http://www.idealhealth.com/). The PrivaTest® and Custom Essentials® has been their main product.  Up until this merger/rebranding, they were a network marketing company as well, but only saw very slow growth.  They needed something and the Donald was that something.

There are other companies offering custom solutions both in MLM and outside of the industry.  Code Nutrition is a traditional company that offers DNA guided nutritional supplements.

On the MLM side, Quixtar (Amway), Market America and the newcomer GeneWize is in the DNA guided nutrition game.  Of those three GeneWize is the only one that actually makes your product from scratch, the others just customize existing products for you.

The Trump Network isn’t a DNA based test, but it’s customized nonetheless.  There is a huge demand for these types of products and people are willing to pay for them…month after month after month.

And, so we are all clear, you don’t have to be the first to market to win.  You have to let the most people know about your brand and over deliver to your customers.  It looks like The Trump Network is aiming to do just that.

Things To Watch For

Here are a few potential things to think about before jumping into The Trump Network.  These aren’t red flags, mind you, just things to think about and consider.

Donald Trump’s history – okay, so most of you are going, “What?”  It’s Trump’s track record that is driving this whole thing.  I agree, Donald’s brand is strong and many things he gets involved with have done extremely well.  However, he is a billionaire businessman and that doesn’t come without failure.  Failure is inherent to business and Trump has had his share.

His companies have filled for bankruptcy many times.  And that’s okay.  My point here is this…Donald has no problem walking away from a bad deal.  For the network’s sake and all the affiliates, I hope he stays involved.  If he ever decides to cut and run then we’re back to Ideal Health…which has always made a good product, but was never anything special.

From everything I have seen so far, it seems like Donald is taking this one for the long haul.  Everything so far points to that and he is heavily invested in the project and personally spending a lot of time in promotions.

Marketing & Personal Branding

With all of the hype around Trump, it’s easy to caught up in believing that all you have to do is mention his name and people will reach in their wallets for their credit card to sign up in your business.  Well, that may happen a few times, but not often.

Right now, Donald is the issue.  He likes to be.  His brand is very powerful.  After all, he’s been building it for years.  But smart marketers will learn how to also brand themselves; otherwise you are just like every other Trump Network Affiliate.

This should be incredibly clear to you because it’s exactly what Trump himself does.  He is a shameless self-promoter and he is his brand.  If you want to build a huge business with The Trump Network, you have to build your brand as well.  Take a little hint from the Donald himself.

Those who create a personal brand to market their business through and showcase their connection to real talent, training and marketing strategy will undoubtedly rise to the top.  You can too.  Work on yourself.  Build your skills.  Learn how to market yourself so you can differentiate YOU in the massive sea of other distributors.  When you do, you will attract people into your business faster than you can say, “You’re hired!”

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