A Quixtar Independent Business Owner Testimonial
Quixtar
| May 27, 2005
| Tim
Having a blog is a bit like having fishbowl. Sometimes, posts take on a life of their own. One of the hottest topics on this blog -- despite comprising only about 2% of the posts -- is Quixtar. I originally just went to the business meeting because a friend at church implored me to. At the last minute, she handed me off to her "upline" who gave me a presentation which was apparently designed to make me start to lust for material possessions, and thus devote my free time to doing something called "Quixtar".
Unlike many, I wrote about my experiences, and my summary of what I thought was wrong with the business model I saw. Quixtar IBOs ("Independent Business Owners" -- people who participate in the "system") seem attracted to these articles like moths to a flame. New IBOs like to come here and type what they just heard from a tape or in a business meeting. (They often repeat each other, and miss the counter-arguments already answered.) And sometimes we hear from former IBOs who want to warn others, like Imran Aziz, who shares what he's learned from his in-depth experiences with Quixtar.
Some of these former IBO testimonies can be moving. I recently received one such testimony from "Matt", which the few people left who have not heard of Quixtar might benefit from. Like so many new IBOs I meet these days, Matt was just out of college when he heard about Quixtar -- confirming my suspicion that Quixtar is on its last legs, and is collapsing, albeit slowly, even now:
I was an "IBO" with quixtar for about 7 months, and it was one of my biggest regrets. Fortunately I did not present it to the people closest to me, but I did lose some friends over it.
Being a recent college graduate in June 2002, I had a career starter loan for about $10,000. Upon moving to the city with my engineering degree my job fell through (before I started) and so I took a part time waitering job. During this same period I was introduced and involved with Quixtar - perhaps my good fate in life, so I thought. The waitering did not cover rent and loan payments, and I continued to look for a suitable job when I had time. By December I had a wake up call... my upline asked why I had no contacts and I told him frankly "I feel like I have one hand tied behind my back here. I need to get a decent paying job in order to cover rent and business costs. The job I got chosen for is frozen, and I'm not sure when it will open back up. I need to put the business aside for a week or two while I straighten this out, but I assure you I will at least still go to the meetings, etc." He replied, "Matt, I love you like a brother but you're doing the wrong thing. You shouldn't stop charging hard on this. In fact, this should be your reason to work harder."
In short, I got the job, and when my first paycheck came in my bank account had only $50 left in it. I alread had made contigency plans to live with a friend a few states over, which fortunately I was able to ditch. I stayed with Quixtar half-ass for a few months, then left.
The entire time I was in 'the business' I just couldn't ignore the numbers. It took 1,000 people or so to 'make' a diamond. When they'd ask at a function "why aren't you all diamonds?" I thought the guy was completely stupid and wanted to shout "only 1 in 1,000 of us could be!"
Anyone still in quixtar or some other ridiculous pyramid should leave. It does not teach you any sound business advice, moral way of life, nor does it make you rich. It leaves you deprived and regretful.
-Matt
Thank you, Matt.
Funny, I always hear from IBOs how awesome the teaching system is and I ask them to kindly explain 1 or 2 things that upline taught (at a function or on tape)that will help them to run a profitable quixtar business.
I am still waiting..........
Matt, you are very unfortunate to have gone through that experience. I am a new IBO myself. my upline is very dedicated to me and helping me grow my business the best they can. They are professional businessmen and do not pressure me into anything. If I choose not to do something, they dont want me to do it...honestly. Being an IBO is a very respectable title to have. You just have to be willing to listen, learn and apply. Why get started with the business if your not willing to work? The statement you made about 1,000 people until diamond...is not true. It is all about how you and your upline structure your business. Its not all about getting as many people on your downline as possible, its about investing a majority of your time to 1 or 2 people in your downline at a time and produce a business relationship, but more importantly, a personal relationship that will benefit your future. This is a wonderful business, if you dont produce hard work, you will make little money, loose money, or break even. If you work hard at your business you can make as much money as you wish. People who have negative comments about IBO's are usually the ones that are not willing to work. If this business was not sucessfull, my upline would not be making over $60,000 / yr when he has only been in business for just under 3 years. The numbers are real...you just have to want them!
Good luck Neal.
By the way, how do you know what your upline makes? Have you seen his/her profit/loss statements?
Hi everyone im not too sure about the Quixtar but I just went to one of the meetings tonight and I thought it was very intersting and I gave it some thoughts and im going to give it a try... I found this blog by tring to further my intrest in IBO and how well it can be a asset to me ....
Craig, please read more articles on this blog. For most people who "try" quixtar, you will end up losing time and money. Ironically, time and money is probably what someone said you could get more of byy joining quixtar.
Matt said " The entire time I was in 'the business' I just couldn't ignore the numbers. It took 1,000 people or so to 'make' a diamond. When they'd ask at a function "why aren't you all diamonds?" I thought the guy was completely stupid and wanted to shout "only 1 in 1,000 of us could be!"
Joe says "That's about right and until you look at the business from a logical perspective, you can be tricked into chasing the dream also!"
Shaun said: I'm not sure what you people are talking about, but quixtar is the best thing that has ever happened to me. With-in the next two years I will be a DIAMOND!!!! So stop with your negitive mind set and get up and do somthing.
Posted by: Shaun on March 23, 2004 01:14 PM
Joe says: What happened to Shaun? Has there been any new diamonds named "Shaun" lately?
Being an IBO is the best thing that ever happened to me and frankly I say to you 50 yr plan for u 5 yr plan for me in financial freedom yay I win!!
Diamond said: Being an IBO is the best thing that ever happened to me and frankly I say to you 50 yr plan for u 5 yr plan for me in financial freedom yay I win!!
Joe says: I take it you just signed up for quixtar. Did you know the corporation is changing the name back to "Amway"?
what does that matter if they change their name to poop im still growing and making money
Diamond said: what does that matter if they change their name to poop im still growing and making money
Joe says: Care to give some details on your business or are you playing the fale it till you make it routine?
What I want to know is why those who have made it, uplines are they called?? Why none of THEM ever post anything? They are the ones who know the real deal. I have yet to hear of someone who has made thousands of dollars off of this, I have only come across hear say. I want to hear first hand.
Terrence, there are some former diamonds who have come forward with their stories. These diamonds have said they made most of their money from the sale of tapes, books and seminar tickets and not from quixtar.
I believe that to be true and I believe many downline are deceived into thinking that they will get rich from quixtar.
I don’t know why are you giving your negative comments..have you really seen the real deal? What you are saying is probably the words of others who couldn’t do it.. when I first joined Quixtar, the first thing my upline told me was , “ its totally up to you how you handle this business..i have seen people who have covered the cost of registration in a month, I have seen who covered it in 6 months and I have seen who are in this business for more than a year and they are still unable to recover their cost ”
So you see the deal here..its not about selling..its about sharing the opportunity and creating a network..we all use and buy products..why not buy one of the best products ( you can do a research on these products).. why not buy these and let others know about it..my upline never told me that I ll be able to reach the diamond level..he told me “ if you want to get good stuff and get paid for it and want extra $500-$1000 at the end of the month, you are welcome ” ( and yes I got $8 first month..$100 the second month..this is my third month and I ll be getting $200 +) so yea this thing is real !!
One more thing I would like to add, we all do shopping right? U burn your fuel to get to the store and buy household products..if you see the trend, fuel cost will go high in no time in next few years..and according to many believers, the next generation shopping will be done on the internet.. and the is the best place I could find to do the online shopping.. except for making negative comments you can ask anyone who is in this thing.. and m not asking anyone of you to join, I am just sharing what we have real !!
Any questions you want to ask, feel free to ask me razazaidi@gmail.com
kp said: So you see the deal here..its not about selling..its about sharing the opportunity and creating a network..
Joe says: That approach to this business makes it possibly an illegal pyramid.
kp said: ( and yes I got $8 first month..$100 the second month..this is my third month and I ll be getting $200 +) so yea this thing is real !!
Joe says: Great, how many people did you sponsor and how much are you spending on standing order and functions?
Buying double x for $78 instead of a multi vitamin for $15.99 at Costco doesn;t seem like a good value to me.
yup..good questions joe..m glad..
illegal pyramid? which means person at the top makes most of the money right?now i dont know if you are going to believe me, but my sponcer made more money in a particular month than his upline.(yes i saw the cheques).and you can also check websites ( non quixtar) which quote quixtar to be one of the most successful "LEGAL" business in US..Furthermore stores like dell, circut city and barns and nobles are partnered with us..dont u think they have lawers to tell them this thing is illegal?
i sponcored 3 people, who then sponcored few more..and i am not on standing order, my upline is providing the cds and books..but i am going to buy those eventually..and i went to one function "FED"..it cost me around $200 for the trip..well i dont see any waste here..it was worth it i know..it was an invesment made for myself..
and about dounlex well its not $78 its $52 for the ibos...and i cant explain this, you are a smart guy no doubt about that..do a little bit of research if u can abt these.you will find the answer...i use them and i love them !!
its a v good value for me..and i get paid for eating those. !!
kp,
So, at the time you wrote the above, you had received $108, taxable, and spent $200 on one function.
This is good?
kp said: i sponcored 3 people, who then sponcored few more..and i am not on standing order, my upline is providing the cds and books..but i am going to buy those eventually..and i went to one function "FED"..it cost me around $200 for the trip..well i dont see any waste here..it was worth it i know..it was an invesment made for myself..
Joe says: So basically, your group is losing money - due to the functions, and eventually you will lose even more when you start buying your own tapes. If you enjoyed the function, that's great but what benefit was it to your business?
kp said: and about dounlex well its not $78 its $52 for the ibos
Joe says: Excuse me, I thought you sold those to customers once in a while. Even at $52, it's more than double the cost of multi vitamins that I can get at Costco. Oh, and Costco gives me a 3 month supply for less than half the price of a 30 day supply of double x.
Yea, I would have quit talking to Joe too. It's what you make it! Spend little time, make little money. Spend a lot of time, make a lot of money! It isn't for everyone. Some people would rather sit at home and watch a movie instead of showing someone the plan. The plan is now available on line. Go find it! Then talk to an IBO.
Hey David, do you have an update on your quixtar efforts?
I was a former "IBO" for quixtar, or i mean distributor instead of buisiness owner. I can tell you being out of the business I see what is truly important to me in life, more so than material things they say you can have if you become a diamond, ect in supporting your business. Im a manager at a grocery store and I can tell you I have a couple thousand dollars sitting in my bank account and I have alot more time on my hands. Some of the best things in life are free! I know have more TIME and MONEY, than I ever did with being an IBO! Life is great, its all what you make out of it!
I saw whole conversation and by the grace of god I have attended many of suchkind of meetings. Quixtar give it as name of E-Commerce but it is simplpy MLM(Multy Level Marketing). Many of the post authors are rightly saying that why only one in Diamond category instead of all of them... Dude its all about making others convience and making ur downline work for you so u get money widout working. This is kinda Immoral. Circuit City and others earn money from this so for them nothing is illegal...
CP, you are right. Other businesses like Walmart may have critics, but those critics don't call Walmart a scam like critics of the quixtar tools kingpins.
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Funny, I always hear from IBOs how awesome the teaching system is and I ask them to kindly explain 1 or 2 things that upline taught (at a function or on tape)that will help them to run a profitable quixtar business.
I am still waiting..........
Posted by: Joecool18 on July 17, 2006 04:27 PM