Help needed on Forever Living Products

[gary brown]

I have a client who is looking to join Forever Living Products (FLP) it's a network marketing company.

It sells Aloe Vera and health products has anyone come across them or had good or bad experiences with them?

Does any one know of a website that monitors network marketing capmaines to get a real world view of the company, instead of the hype at these daft meetings they have to entice you to join?

Any help much appreciated or pointers of where to go to make sure he is not making a big mistake.

Thank you


Gary Brown

 

[clairemackaness]

I used to buy Forever Living Products as I have bad skin, but I could never keep in touch with a regular seller. It seemed they set up and gave up really quickly. Dont know if that gives you an idea as to how hard it can be!

I know that there is usually a seller at our local craft fair and stands for that are £80 so it just shows you how much you would need to sell to be able to make a profit.

Hope that helps

 

[lgylsen]

Hi Gary

A friend and colleague of mine sells Forever Living Products and makes a turnover of about £1500 a month and growing.

Her experience of them is quite good, so if you need to talk to her (her name is Rosena) email address is [email protected] or telephone on 08444530657.

Tell her I sent you. Hope that helps.

 

[gary brown]

Thank you for this, it is a great help.

The couple are both teachers and are proposing to use their friends and collegues as customers which is always a worry. I have checked the company out financially but I have no feel for how they operate on a day to day basis.


Gary Brown

 

[Deleted member 3454]

I have received Forever Living products as a gift and loved them but I never managed to find a local supplier. I would certainly buy them if there was a local supplier.

 

[gary brown]

Lyn,

If they go for the venture, I will put them in touch with you as a potential first customer.

It is good to know the products are well thought of and actually work for people.

Thank you for your comments I think this will give them encouragement.

Being selfish now on my business, I am looking for some typing for a project can you pm me your rates.

Thanks,

Gary Brown

 

[Deleted member 3454]

Hi Gary

I would be specifically interested in the shampoo and conditioner.

A PM regarding typing is on its way to you.

 

[YMW]

They have been around for years and I have never heard anything bad anbout them. We looked into them a few years ago but circumstances changed and it wasn't for us. I DO like their products and like others have said can never find a regular supplier so let us know what you friends decide!

 

[gary brown]

YMW,

I knew the company had been around for years because I did a search on them. It was one of things I had as a plus point on my checklist for the client of what to look for when buying or starting a business.

I am totally baffled why there is no representation, everyone seems to love the products.

Yet there does not seem to be any adverse publicity.

Thank you for your help and taking the trouble to reply. I will keep you informed of progress!

Gary Brown

 

I have just become a distributor for FLP, was sceptical at first, but am willing to give it a shot, I have tried the products and they are great!!!!

 

[Maureen Crozier]

Hi Gary,
I only just stumbled upon the UK Business Forums while googling this evening so have literally just joined. I think it looks an excellent online facility for business people.

I don't know if what I am about to say will still be of any use to you as I note that your original post was dated 31st January 2006, although it does still seem to be ongoing. Presumably your client has long since taken a decision either to join or not to join Forever Living Products, but I felt I had to reply to your post as it raises quite a few issues.

I am a very satisfied distributor with the company and have been for the past ten years and have no intention of quitting now as the company is now my main source of income and is my "pension", seeing that my state pension and my paltry teaching pension combined are not enough to keep me in the lifestyle I was accustomed to! I can assure you that the company is a very ethical one and treats all its customers and distributors very well.

As others have rightly said, the products are superb. They are very good value for money (though not cheap - you really do get what you pay for though - quality backed up by personal service from well trained distributors) and are very economical. It was initially because the products worked that I joined the company.

The company was founded in 1973 - it has just celebrated its 30th anniversary. It is one of the biggest network marketing companies in the world having spread from humble beginnings in Arizona, USA, to trading in over 130 countries worldwide with nearly nine million independent distributors all looking after their own little businesses. The company has brought improved health and happiness to millions of people around the world and has lifted many out of poverty. That can't be a bad thing, can it?

The company is cash and asset rich and totally debt free and is still a family run business which has no intention of going public! The global turnover in 2007 was in excess of $2 billion dollars. The company treats the people employed in the fields where they grow the Aloe Vera, in the processing plant where they manufacture the products and in the distribution depots very well, in fact there is even a waiting list for employment with the company and employees generally stay with the company for life. I should add that the company also treats its independent distributors very well too. Moreover, it supports many charitable institutions in various countries throughout the world.


FLP came to the UK in 1993. Its turnover in the UK alone was over £36 million last year. Here in the UK it is a leading member of the Direct Selling Association and is regulated by the OFT. It was the first (and so far still the only) Network Marketing company to be awarded Investor in People for its superb training and support structures. It achieved this in a period of just three months, whereas other companies may take nearer three years or more. The Assessor said that he had never come across a company that conformed so closely to the ideal standards set down by the IIP. It has just requalified for the IIP Award for a second term.

There are many professional people who are proud to be associated with the company - doctors, nurses, dentists, vets, lawyers, teachers, lecturers, accountants, stockbrokers, company directors -even clergymen - thinking people who have weighed up what the company is all about and what it has to offer and who have decided that it is worthwhile expending time and effort on. It is not a get rich quick scheme, but you can get rich with it if you put in the effort required and stick with it. I have no hesitation whatever in recommending the company to anybody. I hope this answers the many questions which have been raised by your post.

As I said, I have no intention of going anywhere or of giving up my distributorship. I take pride in my knowledge of the products and their benefits, my customer service and my support of the people I bring into the company, so if anyone wants to get in touch via this forum I will be happy to help them.

By the way, in my experience there is no hype at the meetings which are held around the country, enthusiasm, yes, but hype, no. That is an outsider's view. What we do at these meetings is to present the facts and let people make up their own mind whether or not they wish to associate themselves with the company. There is no pressure put on them at all. We give them freedom to choose for themselves. Kind regards, Maureen Crozier

 

[yankee candleman]

Too much like Amway to me.

Products are very good but there are cheaper, similar products on the market.

On the plus side, I sold one of the franchise owners a merc convertible once so they must be making a profit.

 

[Ivana.Serbia]

yankee candleman, you said that products are good but obviously too expensive for you and that there are similar and cheaper products, right?
Don't you want the best for you and your health?
You should talk with some FLP distributor and he'll tell you about the real value of these products.
In my opinion, they're not that expensive as long as I care about my health.
How much does your health cost?
You should deeply think about that.
If you don't have enough money to buy them you can always join this company and, at least, have those products for free.
I'm only 18, still going to high school, and when I heard for those products I knew that they are something that I must have but, unfortunately, I didn't have enough money. I have joined this company, I'm working hard, and at the moment, I have them for free but I'm doing my best to reach higher and higher levels and earn a lot of money.
Wish you all the best

 

[Country Services]

Forever living products are based on the plant Aloe Vera. This plant has some properties which have proved beneficial in some trials. Other trials have shown no advantage to Aloe Vera, or proven ambiguous.
One of the problems with any ‘herbal remedy’ that has a measurable effect, is its potential for harm. Aloe Vera has some similar properties to aspirin. My daughter (a doctor) was very concerned to find that a friend was giving her children (on the basis of the literature) large quantities of Aloe Vera to drink. Not a good idea at all. With any herbal remedy, more is not necessarily better. Herbal remedies of any sort are difficult to quantify accurately, are not necessarily pure, and may have powerful effects
Some of the FLP literature concerns me. I have two friends that have been involved - one for many years who is very happy with the company and, with the way the system works, the other who was involved for a couple of years. The latter spent a lot of money on attending their training sessions and found it very hard to recruit others which is an essential part of progressing up the levels. I think it is not for everyone

Don't you want the best for you and your health?
You should talk with some FLP distributor and he'll tell you about the real value of these products

Indeed he will. It is to his advantage to do so.
One of the main advantages of conventional medicine is that the doctor you are consulting is not allowed to gain financially from prescribing a product. Your doctor is therefore able to take an unbiased view. A herbalist has no such constraints, and those that distribute aloe vera products clearly stand to gain, financially.

In my opinion, they're not that expensive as long as I care about my health.
How much does your health cost?
You should deeply think about that.

In my view it is quite wrong to promote these product as some kind of essential element to good health. Their cosmetics are very nice, and I am sure they are very saleable, but the promotion of the product on medicinal grounds concerns me. Indeed I suspect FLP would not approve such claims.

I'm only 18, still going to high school, and when I heard for those products I knew that they are something that I must have but, unfortunately, I didn't have enough money. I have joined this company, I'm working hard, and at the moment, I have them for free but I'm doing my best to reach higher and higher levels and earn a lot of money

I wish you every success, but please do not believe all the hype you read about aloe vera. Consuming plants and/or spreading them on your skin can undoubtedly have an 'effect'. Not all those effects are necessarily desirable. For those purposes for which Aloe Vera has been shown to be effective, it can be purchased far more cheaply from your local health store, or grown on your windowsill. I have one myself and can confirm that it is an extremely tough plant, and even survives my forgetful watering habits.
Here is a good balanced summary on Aloe Vera
www dot umm.edu/altmed/articles/aloe-000221 dot htm

Pippa

 

[Ivana.Serbia]

Sarah, I wouldn't say anything I'm not well informed about.
At first, when talking about Aloe Vera, you maybe didn't know that there are over 300 kinds of Aloe, but only 4 of them are healing. One of them, Aloe Vera Barbadensis Miller is the most healing and it is used in products of this company.
And there are quality certificates: KOSHER, ISLAM and IASC that give guarantee of everyday controlled quality of the Aloe. Those products can consume people of every age, so as babies. Great experiences are proof for the quality.

"and those that distribute aloe vera products clearly stand to gain, financially." ---- those that distribute products want to help others to have better life, they are NOT SELLERS. Money comes by itself, like a reward.

There are many things I'd like to say about the Aloe Vera (Barbadensis Miller) and the whole system of this company, but it would take hours.
Sorry for my not that well English, but I know you understood what I wanted to say. If you have any question I am willing to give you an answer.

 

[Grencolur]

While you are on the subject of health and MLM, I have just enrolled in a MLM opportunity that is two months old and was launched in the United States. It is a totally organic product and I have no doubt that there are big things ahead for this company and the wise people that jump in as distributors at this extremely early stage and ground floor opportunity. There is a mountain of research out there on the health enhancing properties of this product and many from professionals in the medical profession also.

I have been looking for a MLM opportunity for some time now and this is the one for me by a mile. The success as a Distributor and the company using MLM as the distribution method of their product hugely depends on the product/s manufacured/developed that is being moved in the distribution network. A company that has integrity and has outstanding Management and Ownership, provides weekly online training sessions and has a product that is all of the below, is the basis you need for success.

• UNIQUE​
• CONSUMABLE​
• PORTABLE​
• PRODUCT EFECTIVE​
• HIGHLY DIFFERENTIATED​
• PRICED RIGHT​
• IS AN INDUSTRY DISRUPTIVE PRODUCT​
• EXCELLENT COMPENSATION PLAN​

This product has it all. I am serious about having a better life in many aspects in the future from a health point of view and financial point of view. I have found such a company that meets all of the above criteria and is less than 2 months old. As I said it was launched in the USA and if you want to be a part of this you either have to be US citizen or form a Limited Liability Company (costs about $450 US). I am not a US citizen but I can see this product taking its distributors to huge incomes so I wisely invested $450 US as it is only a small cost for the returns it is going to give.

If you are serious about Network marketing and are want to get in on the ground floor and are prepared to set yourself up as a company, unless you are a US citizen then send me an email and I will forward you some info.

Tony​

 

[amandawashington]

Hi
where are you? I am considering joining Forever and would supply to you if you were near to me
Amanda

 

[amandawashington]

Hi
I know your post was a long time ago. I am just about to go into Forever Living as a business venture and wondered whereabouts you are and if you are near me if you are still interested in their products.

Amanda

 

[amandawashington]

Hi
I, like you have junst found this business forum which looks really interesting. I am a teacher currently on maternity leave and was interested to read your post as I am considering joining Forever Living. Can you tell me how you got started and any good tips for the setting up of a successful business as it sounds like you have.

Amanda

 

[Grencolur]

Hi Amanda

Will send you a private email shortly

Regards
Tony

 

[Grencolur]

Hi Amanda

Just realised i can't send a private email to you. I wanted to send you some links which I cannot do on this forum publicly because i think it contravenes the rules. Perhaps you can email me your email address

Regards
Tony

 

[maria1983]

I have used this product since I was a little girl. Now I used them for my family and friends. Its Aloe Vera and every product is natural. I used all the products for my body, face, hair, vitamins, and much more.

Maria A

I have a client who is looking to join Forever Living Products (FLP) it's a network marketing company.

It sells Aloe Vera and health products has anyone come across them or had good or bad experiences with them?

Does any one know of a website that monitors network marketing capmaines to get a real world view of the company, instead of the hype at these daft meetings they have to entice you to join?

Any help much appreciated or pointers of where to go to make sure he is not making a big mistake.

Thank you


Gary Brown

 

[maria1983]

I am a distributor for Forever Living Products. I have the shampoo and conditioner, I will be glad to provide you with the products, so you could start using them. I am happy you liked them.

Maria A

Hi Gary

I would be specifically interested in the shampoo and conditioner.

A PM regarding typing is on its way to you.

 

[jaynard2010]

hi gary, i have recently been to meet some one about this forever living lark, and to be honest im slightly curious about it all but at the same time very wary about it, almost seems to good to be true, so i have reshearched abit about it and seem to get mixed view which doesnt really help me, im off up to the head quarters in the next few weeks to have more talks and to try and understand it alittle better. has your friend got any futher with it yet?
would be get to talk to someone else who has the same feelings about it!
so look forward to your reply,

 

[jaynard2010]

hi tassy, how long have you been doing it now? really need some help!!! lol

 

[JoWood]

Hi, just joined this forum and seen all the posts on Forever living. I joined the company last year and have been using and selling the products, they are reasonably priced and you only ever get quality ingredients. Please let me know if you are still looking for a regular distributor or if you know of people who want to join. It is a great company to work for and the support you get is fantastic.

 

[JoWood]

Hi, i am a distributor and love the products, i think they are reasonably priced and are of excellent quality, please feel free to contact me if you want to buy the products or find out more about the company

 

[office man]

I agree with previous posts - the drop out rate for Forever Living is HUGE - through various networking done of the years i have come across several people who have taken franchises, i don't hear any of them now.

 

[garyk]

this thread was started 5 years ago!!!?!?!?

 

[juelmer]

Hi, I started with Forever Living a month ago and so far I'm enjoying it. I would like to hear other people's experiences on it though as I'm still new to it all

 

[office man]

this thread was started 5 years ago!!!?!?!?

Opps!!!! do you thinks he's still doing Forever Living then?