Future Coordinating Manager John Sites is EcoQuest's top EcoPower4 marketer. John says, "As soon as I heard about this product-about 10 months ago-I knew this would be the focal point of my EcoQuest career. In 10 months I have sold 87 units through individual and group presentations. In addition, I have sold about 20 Success Packs to new recruits. By the time someone reads this quote, I will have sold quite a few more EcoPower4's. Many sales are constantly in the works. I was a commercial painter, not an electrician, so I do not get involved with installations other than to recommend certain local installers if my customer is local."

Flexibility

I've been involved with networking plans since shortly after my 28th birthday, and now I'm approaching 70 (a young and healthy 68 on 1/17/10). It adds up to 4 decades. The first plan I ever saw was Amway's. It was not a very good plan, but it was one of the top companies in that era. Then I switched to Shaklee and stayed there for 17 years. I earned over $3 million, which was excellent money in the seventies and eighties. A typical check in those years was $14,000 for the month—some more, some less. I went through several other companies and finally landed with Alpine Industries in 1995. From then to now, I have earned over $12 million. A typical check has been $50,000—some more, some less.

That brings us to now. In 2000, Alpine Industries changed its name to EcoQuest International. EcoQuest has changed ownership twice since then. The most significant change came on March 28, 2009. The new owners launched a transition that involved keeping the strong product lines, discontinuing the weak products, introducing exciting new products, improving operations and customer service, and launching a new field compensation plan. Consequently, we are a completely new company, but with the best of our past carrying forward.

I've been studying, teaching and working network compensation plans for 4 decades. I'm not one of these gurus who gives seminars but doesn't really do the work. Nor am I a corporate exec who receives big paychecks but never has to climb down into the trenches where the grass roots live. I've been there and done all phases of networking with beginners and with superstars.

I've now had our new plan in my hands for more than two months. Here are my observations, expressed in language that a new person might need to hear. Refer to the Monopoly board presentation, which can be downloaded from:

http://www.ecoquestintl.com/dlrdown/website_convention/CompPlan8.13.pdf

1. The plan is readily comprehensible. That's not to say that a newcomer will glance at the layout and immediately understand it. But all of the concepts become evident when a few terms are understood and 3 of the rank blocks are analyzed. Learn 14 terms:

Study 3 rank blocks: Level 7 Platinum, Level 9 Ruby, and Level 3 Crystal 500.

2. Ten ways of making money are shown on the final page of the Monopoly download. Three have to do with retailing. I have never done much retailing, but a few people in my group have earned $100,000 per year and more that way. Three ways of earning money are tied to recruiting. The Fast Start Bonus makes it possible for a new person to earn $2,500...$5,000 and even more in their first month. Four ways of earning money are based on leadership and executive talent. These bonuses make an income of $100,000 per week and even more possible. Notice that this is per week. 52 x $100,000 is pretty serious.

3. There is no free ride, nor is there easy money. You'll get a partial free ride if you recruit just 1 really good person and stay active. It is possible for 1 major leg to create half a business that will just sit there like money in the bank and wait for you to build the other half.

4. If you recruited 5 really good people you could earn up to $390,000 per year. It's unlikely that your first 5 recruits will be Michael Jordan types (major achievers), but this "it takes only 5" claim is totally true.

5. With 11 major achievers you could max out the plan (a few years down the road) and earn up to a million dollars a month. Exceptional people are few and far between. You might have to recruit 300 to get 11 who are exceptional. Nonetheless, it is true that you can go to the top with 11 powerhouse legs.

6. The plan pays to infinite depth. Thus, you can recruit a ho-hum person and, by keeping that leg in the game, a major achiever could emerge 50 levels deep and it would count for you as if you personally recruited that person. This means you can get off to a slow start and cash in later as things began to fall together. The Binary part of this plan pays to infinity. Volume is never lost as long as you stay Active.

7. It doesn't matter if you've never been in network marketing, if you've tried it and failed, or if you've hated it, the elements of the new EcoQuest can work for you and should be evaluated.

8. We are at a time when people need to open their eyes to new career and investment ideas. Some of the "old rules" don't work any more. Some career strategies that used to make sense are no longer valid. EcoQuest can immediately be your first string career hope...or it can be worked on a "casual but active" basis while you hope for the best.

9. There is a small cost for enrollment and for maintaining an Active status (can be done by Autoshipment). Many of us maintain our Active status by Autoshipping products we would likely buy anyway. The products are excellent. They boost our health, make our lives more comfortable and, in some cases, save us money. For good salespeople, they are highly marketable.

10. Timing could not be better. We are like a new company but with a track record. Ask is about the Echo Boom concept or go Online and read about it. There is reason to expect that we are moving in to an economic boom period that will last 20 years.