Mar 19th,2010
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Team National
Team National is another company which apparently refuses to really just come out and say what it is they do. From the vague description on their home page to being passed off to a report generator site on a different domain it makes me skeptical. There’s a dozen links taking you in all different directions and they just don’t come out and say what they do for a living which is alarming. There’s a current promotion on the Team National site, a featured company, a travel site which I don’t understand how that comes in to play, and other links going all over the place.
The Team National benefits directory for example, looks like a big directory of referral links to benefit them when you sign up for car insurance or buy something from a referral link. Is this place a price club? Is Team National a place to get people to sign up and then get a discount of $450 on a $45,000 Lincoln Aviator when they can get 3 times that just by telling the salesperson they will only buy if they take $2,000 off? I just don’t get what this place is about. Team National certainly wins the web site award for vague benefits and layout/design. If you can figure out what they or what they want you to do then I wish you the best. At this point, I can’t recommend Team National.
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About: Jason: Jason Isaksen is an award winning author of books and courses on Internet marketing, including Millions At The Kitchen Table |
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Team National is a membership company that provides its members with both savings and earnings opportunities.
I joined recently and after much research, I can share what I have found. Savings are through discounts and commissions in several categories.
– Internet Sales Commissions: Are paid on internet sales at hundreds of major companies without the member having to create or promote their own website. It is mainly for the member themselves to use, so the commission is really a type of delayed discount.
– Factory Direct Purchases: Like any direct buying club, this is an opportunity to get big ticket products at highly discounted prices. It is accessed either through member login or the “Non Member Mall”. The prices are surpisingly good for non-members, but even better for members. The downside is that it is not as convenient as purchasing at a local store.
– Volume Buying Power: This broad category covers everything from Cell Phone Bills, to Insurance, to Automobiles. Personally, I am skeptical about things like automobile discounts. They do have hundreds of thousands of members, so I am sure that things in this category are at the least a way to ensure that an average Joe is going to at least get a very good price.
– Member Business Exchange: This is a local business exchange. Some of the deals are good, others are just ok, depending on what the local business offers. It is inexpensive advertising for local businesses and another savings opportunity for members.
As for earning potentials. It is a member marketed company – that is why you haven’t heard it advertised, and perhaps why the website doesn’t make much sense at first glance! There are no overpriced products to sell, in fact no-one has to “sell” ANY products to make money. Money is earned by reffering others to be members.
The upside to this membership marketing opportunity is that it can create an incredible residual income if someone is willing to work at it. The downside is that many people don’t have the patience or personality that it takes to do it well, so some try and give up easily and some are obnoxious and pushy.
Personally, I know I will easily save my investment within a couple of years, and since my membership covers extended family, between us we will save many times what was paid!
Even better, I also expect to earn many times my investment even within my first year, and eventually be able to retire early. Hopefully without offending anyone!
That’s what they do.
Jason, ditto to everything John said.
It is a fascinating company, and I’m both a member and an independent marketing director. I understand why you’d think that maybe you could get the same discounts just by asking – and perhaps on some things you can, but I know that on other things you can’t.
Let me try to explain the factory direct stuff. Imagine a web site that bought products from factories – say furniture – and then re-sold it at cost. How could they stay in business?
Well, to get in the front door of that web site, you have to buy a membership. And by the way, the store will also hire you to sell memberships to other people you know, and pay you a commission for doing so.
Could they make money then selling at cost? Sure. Because they’re not making money selling products, they’re making money selling memberships.
Would any factories sell to them, when they also need to sell to retail outlets? Some won’t, but others will. Here’s why. All the factories want to make and sell the furniture, but some worry that it will damage their retailers. So those that want to sell more furniture get non-disclosure agreements and/or will do private label products.
What I’ve found so far on the factory direct stuff, is that these guys are dead serious about selling at cost. They insist for themselves that the ONLY way they will make money is by selling memberships. And that makes for some pretty amazing prices.