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America 2.0:
It's Not Your Daddy's Country Anymore
Larry Copling
Senior Wealth Strategist
Automated Wealth Strategies, LLC
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
www.AutoWealthStrategies.com
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Rather than commuting to a brick and mortar company office where you work on the company�s schedule for a wage that the JOB dictates (instead of your personal worth as an employee), the Alliance Income Method offers some very significant advantages to the �old� way of earning a living.
The AIM model of employment is actually a self-employment model. It is also an updated, modernized version of an older, self-employment model that has evolved over time- thanks largely to technology. The AIM model has changed so much, in fact, from the earlier version (again, thanks to technology), that it is virtually unrecognizable from its predecessor. But before we discuss the details of what AIM is, I�d like to mention some of the advantages of what AIM can offer the (soon-to-be) former American �wage-earner�.
Earning a living using the Alliance Income Method (a strategy that we specialize in at Automated Wealth Strategies, LLC) can be challenging for some and is not for everybody. But for those with the passion and the self-motivation to succeed with this model of �employment�, here is what you can look forward to:
� A Real Business- You can operate right out of your home office for starters- and maybe forever.
� Time Freedom- No clocks to punch or bosses to answer to.
� Virtually No Income Limit- You earn as much, or as little, as you choose to, based on productivity
� Relatively Low Startup Costs- Most AIM businesses can be started for less than $5,000.
What does a home office based AIM business look like?
The modern, Alliance Income Method business model is a powerful way to earn a CEO-level income, but the much older model that AIM has evolved from can bring chills to the spine of some people. This older business model came into its own with companies like Amway, Shaklee and other �Multi-level Marketing� (MLM) companies in the 1970�s.
In those days, people would attend and hold meetings in each other�s homes. The business method involved recruiting people to find other people; who would then find others. The group of �MLM�ers� would all purchase the products of the company for themselves and then share in �over-ride� bonuses that were paid; based on the sales of the recruited people in your �downline�.
MLM businesses are still around today, but they are extremely difficult to master. Usually, the IRS will deem an MLM business to be a �hobby� if the �business owner� is ever audited; thereby disallowing the nice tax benefits that normally comes out of operating a �real� business out of the home. In addition, the actual income is usually far less than one might actually expect to earn while working at the local McDonald�s restaurant.
As an example, Quixtar (the sister-company of Amway) was forced by an FTC ruling back in 1979 to report publicly that the average income for an active Quixtar distributorship in 2005 was only $115 a month. Of course, some folks make much more, but the �attrition rate� (the rate at which those people who have been �recruited� quit) in MLM businesses is notoriously high- estimates range from 95-100%!
A relatively recent evolution of the �MLM� (also known as �Network Marketing�) concept has appeared and has worked very well for some people because the model uses technology to find and attract prospects (no more weekly meetings). The compensation plan has also changed in such a way as to allow a very significant income to develop in your business without the need for �recruiting� others.
This form of business model is known as the �Australian Two-Up�. In this model, there is no �downline� to recruit, but the first two �training sales� (along with the first two people who buy) are �passed up� to the person who sponsored you into the business. In order for those two �passed up� people to qualify for sales income, they must pass up their first two sales (and people) to your sponsor as well, and the process continues.
Each of the two people passed up replace themselves with two other people; thus creating four sales for your sponsor; which becomes eight; which becomes (in theory, anyway) sixteen, and so on. Although there are people that have made some very serious money with the �two-up� system (or variations on that theme), these kind of �business opportunities� are difficult to take seriously for many, and are often thought of as simple �money games� disguised as real businesses.
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