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Is Max International a Scam? – What You Should Know

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Max International Review

Max International is a MLM company that sells health products, many of which are focused on increasing the production of glutathione, which they call your body’s “master antioxidant”. But is this all a scam? Is this company just selling overpriced and overhyped products that are not worth your money? Is Max International a scam?

I know a lot of people are wondering if this company is a scam or not because of all the Max associate’s running around selling products and trying to recruit others into the business. In this review I’ll be going over the products that Max sales, the mlm business opportunity, what everyone else is not telling you, and more.

Max International Review

Overview

Max International is all about glutathione production for the most part… This is what many of their products are focused on. They call glutathione the “master antioxidant” of the body and we should all know how important antioxidants are.

Antioxidants fight off free radicals which damaged cells in the body and are a big culprit of early aging. They also help protect against chemical toxins and heavy metals.

What Max International as one out and done is developed a patented formula for boosting the body’s natural glutathione production. The formulas name is RiboCeine™, I basically it is just a blend of D-ribose and L-cysteine.

But anyways… Besides the products that Max International sells, is also important to discuss the business opportunity that they offer. Being a MLM direct sales company, anyone can join and earn money selling their products as well as recruiting other associates into the business. This is what leads to many of the scam accusations because people associate this business model with a pyramid scheme, which it does closely resemble.

The Products

patented compound RiboCeine – has been subject of over 20 independent studies

They sell a variety of health focused products, many of them focused on increasing glutathione production with their special ingredient RiboCeine™, but others focused on other aspects of health.…

  • Max 3 5 7 – Blend of omega oils 3, 5, and 7. Good for heart health.
  • Cellgevity – Has RiboCeine™ and 12 other ingredients that support glutathione production.
  • MaxATP – Has RiboCeine™ and is supposed to increase cellular ATP production.
  • MaxN-Fuze – Blend of vitamins, antioxidants, and other nutrients.
  • MaxGXL – Has N-acetyl-cysteine formula to support glutathione levels.
  • MaxOne – Has their RiboCeine™ formula to support healthy glutathione levels.
  • Meta-Switch – Weight management system; decreases appetite; increases glutathione production.
  • be – Fiber and protein bar. All natural; plant protein; good meal replacement on the go.

The good thing about these products is that they do have scientific evidence to back up their claimed health benefits. There are over 20 independent studies that have been performed. So while they may be overpriced, they are good quality products.

Business Opportunity

The business opportunity is the reason why the products are overpriced. Max International once to make it lucrative to join in on the business so they increased product prices more than they really need to to make the opportunity more luring to prospects. This is very common with MLM businesses… Their products are almost always overpriced.

The first thing you have to do to join the business opportunity is purchase a starter pack, which cost $49. This will include a welcome brochure, sales materials, and a USB stick with information on getting your business going. You also have to pay annual fee of $25.

Once an associate, the goal is to generate 100PV (personal volume) or more to become active so that you can earn from the compensation plan. There is a certain point volume associated with each product and in order to earn 100 PV you simply can purchase products until the volume adds up to 100.

In the compensation plan there are two basic ways to earn, from regular customers and from recruiting in other associates. I have broken this down into two sections below…

Customer Sales Income

Retail Customer Sales

Retail sales or when you purchase Max International product yourself at wholesale prices and then sell them directly to customers at retail prices, thus earning the price difference.

Preferred Customer Sales

You will be able to enroll customers as “preferred customers” and earn up to 25% of the commissionable volume. Ideally this would be better to do than making retail customer sales because these customers are then enrolled and you can earn recurring commissions on their future orders without doing anything.

Recruitment Income

Recruitment, recruitment, recruitment… This is a big part of the business and if you want to maximize your potential profit then you are going to want to be recruiting new business owners into the business.

When you recruit someone and they will go into what is called your 1st generation. Then when these people go and recruit other business owners and, those people go into your 2nd generation. And so on…

Each of your personal recruits in your 1st generation forms a separate team.

Fast Start Income

The fast start income is a way to give you some fast income coming in early on. This is a bonus that is paid out when you sign up new associates and they purchase an enrollment pack within 60 days.

The amount of bonus that you will receive depends on how pricey the enrollment pack is that the associate purchases. For example, if they purchase the professional pack then you will get a $75 bonus, but if they purchase the premier packet then you will get a $150 bonus.

Binary Tree

The binary tree is a commission structure that is set up with two separate sides, a right leg and a left leg. There will be two open positions below each person that are to be filled via recruitment. You are in commissions from the volume in both legs.

Global Pool Bonus

The Global Pool bonus is a bonus that is paid out based on the revenue of the entire company. When Max International products are sold some of the profit goes into this global pool and then some of these profits are distributed amongst associates.

Matching Check Bonus

The matching check bonus is a bonus that is paid out where you are in a percentage of what the people in your binary tree have earned. So the better they do, the more you earn.

You will be able to earn down to seven generations deep. However, it is not like you will be able to earn down seven generations from the start. You will have to work your way up to that point.

As you can see from the table below, if you are a Bronze associate you only have the ability to earn from your first generation. If you move up to the rank of Silver associate, you then have the ability to earn commissions from the first two generations. The higher you move up in the ranks the more levels you unlock…

Moving Up The Ranks

If you are serious about this business opportunity then you should know that it is all about moving up the ranks. The example above is just one of many. It is all about moving up the ranks and unlocking more and more of the compensation plan.

Below you can see a table with the different ranks and the requirements to achieve those ranks. As you can see, the PV (personal volume) remains the same throughout every rank. You never have to have more than 100 PV. However… What does change is the amount of people that is required to be in your downline.

In order to move up the ranks you have to have higher ranking associates in your downline and you have to increase your number of Bronze enrollment teams. So in a nutshell, it is all about recruiting more people in and getting them to recruit more people in, thus increasing your downline size.

What No One Is Telling You

This may seem like one heck of an incredible business opportunity but is not as amazing as it may seem. Sure, it does have a lot of potential in you can possibly earn a ton of money you because there is much room to move up within the business.

However, no one tells you that MLM businesses like this actually make it more difficult for the majority of people to make money in. These types of businesses have pyramid -like compensation plans where commissions or funneled out from the bottom to the top. Those at the top profit from what those at the bottom do, and those at the bottom end up losing out because some of what could potentially be there profits, or funneled out to those above them in the form of commissions.

As we all know, pyramids are fatter at the bottom than they are the top, so there is going to be many more people at the bottom, struggling more than they should have to because of this compensation structure, then those at the top.

I review MLM opportunities all the time, Avisae, Kuvera, Noble 8 Revolution, etc, and one thing that I always find is that they have very uneven income distributions, meaning that a small percentage of the people make the majority of the money. This is because of the pyramid -like structure that they have.

Final Thoughts on Max International – Scam?

No, Max International is not a scam. Believe it or not, MLM businesses like this are legitimate and can operate legally. The difference between pyramid schemes and legitimate MLM’s like this is that legitimate MLM businesses sell legitimate products and don’t focus too heavily on recruitment.

That said… Is this business opportunity Worth joining? Well… This really depends on you. The fact of the matter is that MLM businesses have extremely high turnover rates because of how difficult they are to make it in, but this doesn’t mean that you can’t make it in them. Some people fare very well and Ryan very profitable businesses. Much of the business is about recruitment, and if you want to have a chance of making it in this type of business then you have to be recruiting new people in consistently.

Personally I am not too big of a fan of MLM’s but some people really like them.

If you don’t think you’re up for it then you may want to take a look at how I went from $0 to over $6,000 a month working online. It has nothing to do with MLM’s and recruiting people in, but I figure you might be interested because it is a home-based business opportunity.

Please feel free to leave any comments, questions, or concerns below and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can 🙂

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I hope you found this article helpful! I'm Kyle, the creator of this site, which is probably pretty obvious after seeing the name. Like most, I've had my fair share of difficulties and a pretty bumpy road while trying to find success online, which is why I put togetherthis guide so that others can get started right the first time around.


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