BehindMLM revealed our preliminary American Dream Vitamin overview all the best way again in 2012.
A few week in the past a reader instructed we revisit the corporate for an up to date overview, so let’s get into it.
The Firm
Again in 2012 American Dream Vitamin supplied no details about firm administration on its web site.
Quick ahead 5 years and… there’s nonetheless no govt info supplied.
So far as I can inform Founder and CEO Greg Gunderson (proper) remains to be working the present.
The American Dream Vitamin web site additionally fails to supply a company deal with.
American Dream Vitamin Merchandise
American Dream Vitamin’s product vary has been expanded past Get Juiced and Clear Coronary heart.
ThinMagic Extremely, a “weight administration tremendous tablet”, appears to have been dropped.
Primarily based on advertising and marketing materials on American Dream Vitamin’s web site, their flagship product seems to be PhytoZon.
PhytoZon comprises the ONLY identified compound confirmed to assist cells naturally produce IGF-1.
It’s IGF-1 and never HGH like many individuals assume that’s liable for changing the entire cells in your physique.
PhytoZon additionally comprises further substances the corporate claims ‘can have a constructive affect on our well being and wellness.‘
Different merchandise marketed by American Dream Vitamin embody:
- ChagaPlus – Siberian Chaga extract with “over 215 Phytochemicals – probably making it probably the most nutrient wealthy superfood”, retails at $59 for a bottle of 60 capsules
- PureAquaMins – water air purifier that “works quick to assist take away up 99.9% of chlorine, fluoride, anaerobic micro organism, viruses, protozoa, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, heavy metals reminiscent of mercury, lead, arsenic, VOCs, THMs and turbidity”, retails at $49 for a 2 fl. oz. bottle (60 ml)
- Nu Derma Gold – an “anti-aging serum”, retails at $74.50
- Wild Shiaga – mixed shiaga with important oils to “trigger the physique to supply an enormous variety of the particular immune cells wanted to make correct use of the antioxidants discovered within the meals you eat” and “present a robust supply of antioxidant germanium”, retails at $49 for a 2 fl. oz. bottle (60 ml)
- Tremendous Omega 3+6+9 – Omega 3, 6, and 9 fatty acids complement, retails at $55 for a pack of 90 gel caps
The American Dream Vitamin Compensation Plan
The American Dream Vitamin compensation plan rewards associates with retail commissions and several other further bonuses.
Residual commissions on gross sales quantity are paid out by way of a 2×15 matrix.
American Dream Vitamin Affiliate Ranks
There are 9 affiliate ranks throughout the American Dream Vitamin compensation plan.
Together with their respective qualification standards they’re as follows:
- Silver – generate 25 PV a month and recruit at the least two associates
- Gold – generate 50 PV a month and recruit at the least 4 associates
- Platinum – generate 100 PV a month and recruit at the least eight associates
- Sapphire – keep 100 PV and generate 2500 GV a month and recruit at the least ten associates
- Ruby – keep 100 PV and generate 5000 GV a month and recruit at the least 10 associates
- Diamond – keep 100 PV and generate 10,000 GV a month and recruit at the least 12 associates on autoship
- Double Diamond – keep 100 PV and generate 25,000 GV and recruit at the least fifteen associates on autoship (one should be Diamond or larger)
- Triple Diamond – keep 100 PV and generate 50,000 GV and keep at the least fifteen associates on autoship (two should be Diamond or larger)
- Presidential Diamond – keep 100 PV and generate 100,000 GV and keep at the least fifteen associates on autoship (4 should be Diamond or larger)
PV stands for “Private Quantity” and is gross sales quantity generated by way of retail gross sales and an affiliate’s personal purchases (consists of autoship).
GV stands for “Group Quantity” and is PV generated by an affiliate’s recruited downline.
Retail Commissions
American Dream Vitamin associates are paid a fee of “as much as 70%” on product gross sales to retail clients.
Recruitment Commissions
American Dream Vitamin associates are paid to recruit new associates.
How a lot of a recruitment fee is paid out is decided by how a lot a newly recruited affiliate spends after they enroll:
- recruit a Silver Pack affiliate and earn $15
- recruit a Gold Pack affiliate and earn $20
- recruit a Platinum Pack affiliate and earn $40
- recruit a Professional Pack affiliate and earn $75
- recruit a Skilled Enterprise Pack affiliate and earn $100
Coded Recruitment Bonuses
Every newly recruited affiliate generates a coded Silver, Gold and Platinum coded bonus.
- a recruited Silver Pack affiliate generates $10 Silver and Gold and $5 Platinum coded bonuses
- a recruited Gold Pack affiliate generates $10 Silver, Gold and Platinum coded bonuses
- a recruited Platinum Pack affiliate generates $20 Silver and Gold and $10 Platinum coded bonuses
- a recruited Professional Pack affiliate generates $25 Silver, Gold and Platinum coded bonuses
- a recruited Professional Enterprise Pack affiliate generates $50 Silver and $100 Gold coded bonuses
These bonuses are paid upline, to the primary certified associates discovered.
Be aware {that a} single affiliate is ready to accumulate a number of coded bonuses if they’re larger certified.
E.g. a Gold certified affiliate will accumulate the Silver coded bonus if it hasn’t already been paid out.
Coded bonus qualification is month-to-month as follows:
- Silver – keep a minimal $25 autoship plus month-to-month $49 Affiliate Schooling Product price
- Gold – keep a two product $50 minimal autoship order plus month-to-month $49 Affiliate Schooling Product price
- Platinum – keep a 4 product $100 minimal autoship order plus month-to-month $49 Affiliate Schooling Product price
Residual Commissions
American Dream Vitamin pay residual commissions by way of a 2×15 matrix.
A 2×15 matrix locations an affiliate on the prime of a matrix, with two positions straight beneath them:
These two positions type the primary stage of the matrix. The second stage of the matrix is generated by splitting these first two positions into one other two positions every (4 positions).
Ranges three to fifteen of the matrix are generated in the identical method, with every new stage housing twice as many positions because the earlier stage.
Residual commissions are paid as a share of gross sales quantity generated throughout every stage of the matrix.
- Silver ranked associates earn 4% on ranges 1 to 4, 3% on ranges 5 to 9 and a couple of% on ranges 10 to fifteen
- Gold ranked associates earn 5% on ranges 1 to 4, 4% on ranges 5 to 9 and three% on ranges 10 to fifteen
- Platinum and better ranked associates earn 6% on ranges 1 to 4, 5% on ranges 5 to 9 and three% on ranges 10 to fifteen
Matching Bonus
Platinum and better ranked associates obtain a 20% Matching Bonus on residual commissions earned by personally recruited associates.
Infinity Bonus
The Infinity Bonus permits Triple Diamond and Presidential Diamond associates to earn a 1% residual fee from the sixteenth stage of their matrix.
Be aware that the sixteenth and deeper ranges of the matrix observe the identical construction as the primary fifteen ranges (every new stage homes twice as many positions because the earlier stage).
Staff Builder Bonus
Staff Builder Bonuses are a one-time bonus paid out when Sapphire and better ranked associates meet the next further qualification standards:
- Sapphire – generate $2500 GV and obtain a $250 Staff Builder Bonus
- Ruby – generate $5000 GV and obtain a $1000 Staff Builder Bonus
- Diamond – generate $10,000 GV and obtain a $1500 Staff Builder Bonus
- Double Diamond – generate $25,000 GV and obtain a $2000 Staff Builder Bonus
- Triple Diamond – generate $50,000 GV and obtain a $5000 Staff Builder Bonus
The American Dream Vitamin compensation plan states required GV for the Staff Builder Bonus is “complete group quantity”.
Sometimes GV necessities are month-to-month nonetheless I consider “complete group quantity” is gathered quantity.
Life-style Bonus
Sapphire and better ranked American Dream Vitamin associates earn a month-to-month Life-style Bonus.
- Sapphire associates obtain $125
- Ruby associates obtain $250
- Diamond associates obtain $400
- Double Diamond associates obtain $600
- Triple Diamond associates obtain $800
- Presidential Diamond associates obtain $1200
Company Bonus Pool
American Dream Vitamin take 2% of company-wide income and place it right into a Company Bonus Pool.
The Company Bonus Pool is paid out quarterly to Diamond and better ranked associates by way of shares:
- Diamond associates obtain one share
- Double Diamond associates obtain two shares
- Triple Diamond associates obtain three shares
- Presidential Diamond associates obtain 4 shares
Achievement Bonuses
Achievement Bonuses are one-time bonuses based mostly on month-to-month GV.
- generate 100,000 GV and obtain $10,000
- generate 250,000 GV and obtain $50,000
- generate 500,000 GV and obtain $100,000
- generate 800,000 GV and obtain $150,000
- generate 1,000,000 GV and obtain $200,000
Affiliate Schooling Product Coded Price
If an American Dream Vitamin affiliate purchases the $49 month-to-month Affiliate Schooling Product, they’ll earn a separate coded bonus on price cost by associates beneath them.
Every Affiliate Schooling Product month-to-month price cost generates an $8 Silver, Gold and Platinum coded bonus.
Affiliate Schooling Product price coded bonus qualification follows that of recruitment coded bonus (see “Coded Recruitment Bonuses” above).
Be aware that Platinum is the very best Affiliate Schooling Product coded bonus obtainable.
Becoming a member of American Dream Vitamin
American Dream Vitamin affiliate membership is tied to the acquisition of a product pack:
- Silver Pack – $54.95
- Gold Pack – $89.90
- Platinum Pack – $164
- Professional Pack – $349
An affiliate may also enroll with a “combined product pack”, which varies in price relying on what merchandise are chosen.
Conclusion
After I was contacted by a reader to replace our 2012 American Dream Vitamin overview, the said purpose was as a result of;
Most of this info just isn’t true. Many issues have modified since 2012.
Having now gone by the “up to date” American Dream Vitamin compensation plan, I can bluntly state that’s not true.
Our major concern with American Dream Vitamin again in 2012 was the give attention to affiliate autoship.
That’s nonetheless the case, and it begins with the *winkwink, nudgenudge* PV pseudo-compliance.
On the decrease ranks American Dream Vitamin requires associates to only recruit (not an issue if retail gross sales quantity is factored in, which it isn’t).
Then when an affiliate hits Diamond, unexpectedly they should have recruited associates on autoship.
Not solely that, however the month-to-month PV requirement and autoship are just about interchangeable.
Take, for instance, descriptions supplied on the affiliate membership signup web page of the American Dream Vitamin web site;
If you choose this 4 Pack as your first order, then, additionally choose beneath both your Platinum PhytoZon Pack as your month-to-month qualifying stage and your month-to-month autoship product beginning your 2nd month.
On prime of that Coded Bonus require autoship too, which means it’s extremely probably the vast majority of American Dream Vitamin associates are going to month-to-month PV qualify by autoship.
Additionally not serving to are the recruitment commissions paid on new affiliate memberships.
Sadly affiliate autoship is baked into the American Dream Vitamin compensation plan. And with out equal retail gross sales that’s an issue.
From the second an American Dream Vitamin affiliate indicators up, retail focus takes a again seat to recruiting new associates (hopefully on autoship, or in the event you get to Diamond you’ll have some critical work to do).
To be clear, there’s nothing unsuitable with affiliate’s ordering product. The difficulty is when affiliate orders make up the vast majority of company-wide income.
This lends itself to pyramid recruitment, as seen within the FTC’s litigation in opposition to Vemma and Herbalife.
For an organization that’s been round so long as American Dream Vitamin has, there’s merely no excuse.
As to their merchandise, nothing actually stood out and I’d advise sussing out any equivalents obtainable regionally.
I don’t know if American Dream Vitamin have any merchandise particularly formulated for them. Personally I obtained a robust “carried out for you” manufacturing vibe as I went by them.
One factor to be careful for is how American Dream Vitamin’s merchandise are marketed.
In 2016 the Nationwide Promoting Division
really helpful that American Dream Vitamin, LLC, modify or discontinue sure claims for the corporate’s PhytoZon Dietary Complement.
Initially American Dream Vitamin laughed off the strategies, however after the NAD went to the FTC they adjusted their advertising and marketing claims.
(American Dream Vitamin) asserted that it had modified sure of the challenged claims and discontinued the entire challenged client testimonials:
-“Helped Decrease My Blood Sugar”
-“Helped Handle My Breast Most cancers”
-“Helped with my Macular Degeneration”
NAD reviewed the advertiser’s revised claims, together with:
“With Over 500 Hundred ingredient particular Analysis and Medical Research, PhytoZon was scientifically formulated to Improve, Promote and Assist:
-Mind/Physique Stability – Psychological Readability, Focus/Recall
-Psychological Cognition and Focus
-Power, Vitality, Elevated Power, Effectively Being
-Joint Well being, Flexibility, Endurance
-Skeletal Well being, Posture, Again and Neck
-DNA Restore on a Mobile Degree
-Helps Cells Produce IGF-1 to Restore/Rebuild Cartilage
-Coronary heart Well being, Eye Well being, So A lot Extra…”
These claims are gone from the American Dream Vitamin web site however be cautious of associates making an attempt to pitch you on product claims they’ll’t show.
All in all potential product points should take a backseat to American Dream Vitamin’s blatant affiliate autoship pyramid slant.
That’s, you enroll as an affiliate on autoship after which set about recruiting others who do the identical.
So long as that is the core of American Dream Vitamin MLM alternative, nothing has truly modified.