| What does it take to build a successful ACN home | | | | depending on volume. For example, with a monthly |
| business? Let's define success first. Do you want to | | | | volume of $1,000 you have a rate of 1% and a |
| generate long term residual income, or do you want | | | | commission of $10. However, if you can increase |
| to make money month to month? Either way, you | | | | your volume to $10,000, your rate is now at 10% |
| need a business plan. In this article, you will find the | | | | and you are making $1,000 per month. At an average |
| three steps required to build a source of income with | | | | customer volume of $100, you will need 100 |
| ACN. | | | | customers to generate that income. |
| 1. Plan for Profits | | | | This shows that you need to acquire a sizeable |
| You have two sources of income with an ACN home | | | | number of customers before making a profit, |
| business: monthly commissions from customers using | | | | between $4,000 and just above $5,000, for a |
| ACN services, and "customer acquisition bonuses" for | | | | monthly check between $160 and $250. |
| recruiting and qualifying new ACN distributors ("Team | | | | 3. Profits From Recruiting and Qualifying New ACN |
| Trainers"). ACN is qualifying new reps by a point | | | | "Team Trainers" |
| system, where each service carries 1 to 2 points. | | | | There are two ways to benefit from recruiting and |
| The recruiting bonus is only paid when your new | | | | qualifying new "Team Trainers:" First, you receive a |
| "Team Trainers" acquires an additional customer, to | | | | "Customer Acquisition Bonus." For two new reps you |
| complete a total of 5 points. | | | | are qualifying personally you receive $100, and for 6 |
| In looking at these options, you want to make sure | | | | you are paid $1,000. Again, your payout increases |
| that your cover your expenses and generate some | | | | progressively with volume. |
| profits to. Profits allow you to step up your | | | | The second way is from group volume generated by |
| marketing efforts, and you need them to build a | | | | people in your downline. For the ACN compensation |
| business quickly. Add up your monthly expenses, | | | | plan, this is not going to be of much help, because |
| including a payoff for your $499 signup fee, yearly | | | | your group volume commission rate is only 1/4% for |
| renewal, monthly back-office charges, recruiting | | | | levels 1 and 2. This means that $10,000 in group |
| materials, any expense for services beyond what | | | | volume at these levels will only add $25 to your |
| you would use privately. And include some minimal | | | | commission check. |
| wage at least for your time. This is how much you | | | | In summary, we have seen that generating monthly |
| must generate to break even. | | | | income in an ACN home business requires you to add |
| You may not be able to do so immediately, but | | | | and keep about 100 to 200 customers. Group volume |
| check out what it will take to get you there. Let's | | | | at the first levels does not help much, because of |
| now look at your steps 2 and 3, your two main | | | | the small group commission rates. Income from |
| sources of income. | | | | recruiting new "Team Trainers" requires you to |
| 2. The Profit Potential From Marketing ACN Services | | | | recruit and qualify 6 new reps every month, to |
| Not all services are carrying commissions (DSL does | | | | receive a comparable income from "Customer |
| not). The commission rate for your personal sales of | | | | Acquisition Bonuses. |
| commissionable services varies from 1% to 10%, | | | | |