Comments on: Usborne Books Review: A Pyramid Scheme Scam or Nah? https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review Fri, 06 Jul 2018 12:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.7 By: Dan https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review#comment-575 Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:43:06 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2657#comment-575 My missis has joined the scheme in the UK, i am in business myself and i find it hard to watch all profit going in to buying more and more inventory. For every book she sells, usbourne sell two, one for her and one for the buyer! Its clear that a larger inventory means a buyer is more likely to find a book they would then buy, so if you are on the ball your profit is constantly going in to stock. My issue is that the difference between stock cost and r.r.p isnt good enough for time spent. You may earn £4-15 per sale, and if you typically make one or two sales you may as well work in a local bar and not invest so heavily.
I think its a good scheme for someone who doesnt understand business and has nothing better to do, but any genuine entrepreneur would see the figures for what they are and look for a better deal in a better market. For instance a product you can sell at £75 seeing a £40 profit is far better in regards of time and effort. Making a few pounds here and there is too much like hard work ]]> By: Amedu https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review#comment-445 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 02:43:32 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2657#comment-445 Thanks a lot for the update Regina! ]]> By: Regina https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review#comment-442 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:56:26 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2657#comment-442 I want to say that a lot of consultants now, if not most, host “virtual” parties, on facebook. In fact, they are given specific training on this (how to invite, what to post, etc.). This way, they don’t need inventory because they post videos and pictures that “showcase” the books for them. And people can “attend” from the comfort of their own home, or anywhere for that matter, and they can make orders via a link to the consultant’s website. It’s not exactly face-to-face, but it is really convenient for everybody. It’s actually quite popular for that reason, and consultants normally make very good sales. The only inventory I would say the consultant could carry are a few books she would use as raffle prizes, but even then that’s not completely necessary as she can order and send them from her website if she’d like to also. ]]> By: Amedu https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review#comment-417 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 05:24:44 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2657#comment-417 Nice! That’s good to know. Thanks for the update Lacey. ]]> By: Lacey https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review#comment-414 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:58:35 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2657#comment-414 Hi Amedu,

I wanted to send along an update regarding the Customer Service portion of UBAM and the much needed, positive changes. In recent months they have completely overhauled their call in lines. Wait times are now typically under 5mins (usually only 1-2). As far as shipping, orders over the past few months are shipping within 24-48hrs, and arriving within 7-10 days after shipping (depending on location). Definitely welcomed, and positive, changes came from customer feedback! 🙂

]]> By: Amedu https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review#comment-354 Sat, 20 May 2017 22:24:11 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2657#comment-354 Hi Simone,

Thanks for your input, but I never said hosting parties was the only option. I said it’s the primary option and the one recommended by Usborne books.

Overall, the company doesn’t care how you make sales so long as you actually make sales.

]]> By: Simone https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review#comment-351 Sat, 20 May 2017 02:27:14 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2657#comment-351 Hosting parties is not the only options. You can have book fairs where the organization earns free books, book drives where you donate books and Usborne matches 50% of all donations and the organization you donate to gets the books bought with the donations and free books from the 50% match, vendor booths, charity programs such as Cards For A Cause, reading programs such as Reach For The Stars. You can host local events, some Consultants host Storytime events, etc. As you can see, the options go way beyond hosting parties! ]]> By: Amedu https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review#comment-276 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 03:15:25 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2657#comment-276 Thanks for the update Courtney. I appreciate it.

I agree that hosting parties is only one way to sell books and there are several other ways, like digital marketing. The problem is this would become an additional expense to the consultant because they will have to invest to get this training elsewhere. I did say based on the extent of the training, consultants would probably find themselves having to host parties.

I’ve seen some MLMs offer some digital marketing training, like how to set up Facebook Ads, but this still requires the consultant to spend some money. Granted, the consultant might make more than it cost for the ad but I would just like to put it out there.

To be fair, I think Usborne Books & More are a pretty decent company and I wouldn’t rule out increasing their ranking in the future. I just need to see far less complaints or far more positive remarks about their customer service first.

]]> By: Courtney https://theopportunityscout.com/usborne-books-review#comment-275 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 22:18:26 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2657#comment-275 Thank you for your review. I’m considering working for Usborne after discussing it with a friend who is having some success as a consultant. I just wanted to point out that with Usborne, a consultant isn’t required to purchase inventory, and they can get books on consignment,
though there are guidelines one has to meet to be eligible:
http://consultants.myubam.com/consultants/ciabeta/pdf/inventoryguide.pdf.

Also, hosting parties is only one of the many ways to sell books. Sources within the company have stated that UBAM has done some work to fix the problems with timely shipping and receiving over the holidays. I do agree that this kind of program won’t be for everyone, though,

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