MLM Companies Starting To Offer Affiliate Programs!

Guess what? I got an unusual surprise in my email box today. USANA, the health and wellness company sent me an invitation to join their AFFILIATE program. No kidding!

How many of you who are familiar with MLM companies and even written reviews about them thought that one day they would dive headlong into the affiliate world! On January 17th USANA a well-established health, wellness and beauty company launched its affiliate program.

Since I used to be a USANA associate over 20 years ago, I must still be on their database, hence this invitation.

What I Learned

USANA affiliate commissions range from 15% to 20% of sales and are paid out weekly. You do not have to become an associate or purchase products to quality. Affiliates get their own affiliate dashboard where you can send customers to purchase products. Also, they are given quite a bit of freedom to market the products as stated in their terms and conditions. This includes through their own website.

Affiliates are also allowed to use the term USANA in their affiliate name. This truly surprised me.

There is a downside. Affiliates cannot promote competitors products. If they do, and USANA finds out, their affiliate status will be terminated.

Disclaimer

I am not writing this article to promote USANA. In the early part of this century I ceased to be a USANA associate. Nor did I continue to purchase the products.

As an associate I was purchasing over $200 a month in products in order to qualify for associate commissions. Can you guess I hardly made any commissions and ended up with a cupboard full of products? I decided to throw in the towel?

ADDITION after I published this post. USANA is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. I made quite a bit of money investing in the company when I bought stock low and sold high several years later.

Ramifications

If MLM companies offer affiliate programs, do you think there could be a backlash from existing associates? I think so.

Why should an associate be bound by the strict rules being an associate when an affiliate can have so much freedom to conduct their business as they please? Doesn't seem fair does it?

Of course, an affiliate cannot build a network like an associate can and earn a portion of the commissions that a downline generates.

If you wish to find out what the USANA affiliate terms and conditions are feel free to check them out yourself.

What message does this give to affiliate marketers like ourselves? If MLM companies feel they need to enlist the support of affiliate marketers to increase sales, what does that tell you? That we are on the right track!

It so happens that I have written a review about USANA. Do you think I should become a USANA affiliate and add my link in my review?

Do You Know Of Any Other MLM Companies That Offer Affiliate Programs?

I used the Wealthy Affiliate Promote tool to find USANA or any other MLM company who may offer affiliate programs. I didn't find any.

If you do, I'd like to know. I also Googled to find out and didn't find any either. Maybe USANA is the first. I feel this is a start of a trend. What do you think?

All the best to you.

Cheers.

Edwin