Comments on: Fox 11 news investigates the ACN scam

By: frank #2

frank #2 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:51:44 +0000

ACN is not a pyramid scheme but is total bullshit. Unless you are the best saleperson in the USA, you won’t be making profit.
Paying 499$ doesn’t get you a franchise. Reinvest that 499$ on night classes and get yourself a formation.
This is the main issue with American and Canadians, they want to make A LOT of money and quickly. Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

By: WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot

WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:52:13 +0000

My sister called me today to pitch me on “the opportunity”. After I politely declined, (I feel ALL MLMs are SCAMS) she tried to sell me a video phone. Thanks, but no. I tried to explain to her that video phones became technologically obsolete the moment the first webcam was purchased, but she doesn’t seem to grasp it, which brings me to my main point. The best thing that can be said about ACN is that with this “revolutionary video phone” they’re simply preying on people’s ignorance.

Pay $200+ for the ACN video phone when I can get a reliable webcam for $35? Then, pay ACN $30 a month to video chat, when I can do it for free online in a half dozen different ways? Anyone here remember a company from a few years back called AOL? People don’t remain ignorant forever.

BTW, the practice of allowing customers to cancel 3 days from the date of SHIPMENT, knowing it’ll take at least three times that long to receive the phone and activate the “service” is a DESPICABLE business practice, which clearly indicates that ACN is fully aware that they are peddling crap. If the product and service are worth the money ACN, make it 30 days from ACTIVATION. Show me how much you believe in it. NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

As for this blog, I’m amazed at the high level of animosity between the ACN minions and those that drank the koolaide and found the aftertaste unpalatable. Eugene? What do you REALLY think? Seriously. Areyouserious, get over yourself man. Just because someone’s experience with ACN doesn’t mirror your own does not make them idiot moron inbred troglodites, as you seem to suggest. Perhaps their family and friends are just a bit smarter than yours, but either way, maybe in defending ACN you might consider being a better ambassador for the company? If your tenor reflects that of the company, I’d rather just go to Radio Shack and buy a couple of walkie talkies than have to deal with people like you. From what I’ve read though, you’re a natural for ACN’s customer service department.

I want my sister to succeed at whatever she does, I just hope she figures this one out sooner rather than later.

By: DiazSon

DiazSon — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:41 +0000

I’ve heard of ACN but have never tried it. The way I see it, if it works for you great! If not… well too bad for you, but just because it doesn’t work for you doesn’rt mean it won’t for someone else. Everyone’s got their own successful traits. I knew I would not be good in this area, as great as it sounded. But I do know some people who have become quite successful in ACN, but again not everyone is cut out for it.

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By: peanutflower

peanutflower — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:23:43 +0000

ACN is a typical MLM — i joined years ago and quickly grew disenchanted. There is one post here that mentions the emphasis of recruiting over actually selling the service — that’s totally true. It takes a certain type of person to be successful in an MLM and I certainly wasn’t it. The services used to be cheap but i don’t think they knock the socks off anyone else these days. I find it interesting to read obviously pro-ACN responses (obviously people vigorously defending their investment in the scheme) totally ignore the point of the post that compared MLM to franchise organizations –ACN is in no way similar. There is very little if any emphasis placed on selling the services and most of the emphasis placed on further recruitment. ACN just buys air time, electrical power and now natural gas at bulk cheap rates and re-sells it just as any other provider does. The main goal of the organization is to build the pyramid and have the top feeding off the worker bees at the bottom. The success rate is crap, and in these tough times I would imagine there are tons of people ponying up the $500 for a chance at the brass ring. I am embarassed to say I drank the koolaid.

By: Jax

Jax — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:33:17 +0000

Maybe you should attend an international convention or a regional event. Or maybe talk to the Owners of ACN, they are going on tour for new services in January. Ask them how and why they created the business they did. The freedom they created for all those who are representatives and yet sacrificed for themselves. Most likely the meeting you attended was intended to show you the business side and not the services. Did you ask about the services after the meeting was over? Because if you would like to purchase the videophone then go to the website and click on products. And yes there is VOIP with your computer and yes that is free, but the quality is not good or great and I’m sorry to say but not everyone is going to set in front of a computer to talk with someone else. Are you saying that these other companies who have offered or asked ACN to include their services like Verzion, AT&T, T-mobile, Nextel, Direct TV, Dish Network, ADT Security, oh and Qwest is working with ACN now and in Canada they are working on Energy services. I think it would take a very legit company for these organizations to get involved with. Did I forget the 3 former Attorneys Generals who are on the legal team. What about Donald Trump, do you really think he’d put his name on or near anything that is a scam or illegal. Have I mentioned yet that Success Magazine has done stories on ACN. What, they think ACN is a great business. Or should a say a success. You should put stock in what a great magazine like Success as said about ACN. You think success magazine wants to be tied to a SCAM. NO Way!
And the money invested is well worth it. If you ask me because the amount is so low people have the opportunity to change their lives. On the other side of the coin because it is so low people join who shouldn’t. The $500 that everyone keeps making such a huge deal about is for rep support. Support from websites, customer services, tools online, product holding; heck, what more do you want for $500. However, you can’t just buy a business and expect it to make you rich over night. You have to work at it. WORK! Yes that is something you have to do. There is no scam involved, no secrets, no small print. It is what they say it is. You don’t want to do, don’t. You don’t have the motivation to work you own business, don’t. If you spend as much time in to your investigation of ACN as you do you blog. You’d find out the truth.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:50:29 +0000

I say you’re too fucken too broke to pay $500 then you definitely need some kind of opportunity. If you don’t have $500 in your pocket right now to try this, then your chances of becoming successful in MLM is slim. MLM is for go getters, for hard working people, with lots and lots of motivation.

This isn’t for sheeps who complain that ACN and other MLM are scams. MLM is by far the best business model around.

You all fuckers complaining that mlm is scam are bunch of sheeps and idiots..who will never be successful in everything they do in life.

By: bigmel

bigmel — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:29:42 +0000

You can call ACN a pyramd scheme. That’s fine, but like all the other posts then every business such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway are a pyramid scheme. Not only those companies but any company. For example, I worked for a bank. There is a CEO that oversees every department, then there are Presidents for those departments, then you have various VPs for those Presidents, then spreading out to a whole bunch of supervisors, all the way down to the workers.

The question here is who is making the money and who is doing all the work? Have you busted your ass and still working the same position for the past 5 years? I know a lot of people have and they can not be independent of themselves. Before people start talking, they should do their research. I see that the news caster left a lot of parts out, such as the performance is based on individual efforts.

In addition, how many people bager all the other companies on google, youtube, and other blogs? I can tell you this, a whole lot. Especially for the company that I worked for. So there will be people that are frustrated because they have not made anything out of what they wanted out of the company. With that said I’m out.

By: monica

monica — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:25:41 +0000

Makes a lot of sense !!!!!! for the ACN video phone to work it requires an internet service most ppl that have internet already have the computers so they can make use of skype it just makes sense the ACN VIDEO PHONE is out dated and not neccessary and i know that the market is too limited i will not be interested in using their services

By: JWB

JWB — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:57:17 +0000

Zeke,

Think about it this way. What do most companies have to do to make money? They have to market and hire sales people to sell the products they are marketing.

That is exactly what ACN is. They are a piece of companies, like Verizon’s, sales/marketing team.

The fact of the matter is, you actually make more money by having your own personal customers rather than getting people to sign up for the opportunity.

The great thing that I tell everyone is that this business is not for everyone…And if it is not for you, consider me the next time you are looking at buying a new phone. My buddy just bought a new phone through me the other day and the phone cost $30 cheaper through me and his monthly plan was the same as had he gone to the store.

Moral of the story, my friend saved money and he helped me out. It was a win win for both of us. Get your facts straight.

To Kenny’s point above, I would not consider myself successful in this business yet. The main reason is that I have not put in the time. Any successful business person you talk to has to put in a lot of time before they start seeing results. My friend works for a company in Minnesota called Compellent which is the fastest growing storage company in the world and fastest to turn a profit. It only took them 3-4 years.

If you consider $500 a lot of money, than I would tell you never to start your own business or join ACN. But hey, if you are looking for anything Telecom, give me a call. I might be able to help you out.