Comments on: Mona Vie: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly… (An Insider’s Look At The Mona vie Opportunity)

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:46:28 +0000

I agree with Mike. I have to admit, I was very skeptical at first, too. Before I started drinking the Monavie juice, I already ate an abundance of whole and organic foods and drank herbal teas and avoided processed foods and other junk. I also worked out regularly. However, a close friend recommended that I try Monavie because he knew it would help with my sleeping and exhaustion problems. I bought a case of Monavie Pulse from a seller on eBay for a modest price. It arrived about three weeks ago and I’m on my last bottle of the juice. This stuff is for real.

So here’s what I have to report. I have lost about 4 pounds so far, my appetite is not as large anymore, I sleep much more soundly, I’m less groggy in the morning, and I’ve had much more energy than I did before. It is nice to come home from a long, grueling day at work and still have energy and motivation to take care of what needs to be done. The juice has improved my circulation and I feel warmer, my resting pulse is lower, and my heart is not beating irregularly anymore. It also seems to be acting as some sort of a cleanser. The only drawback with that is, due to my work schedule, I am unable to take frequent trips to the bathroom, making drinking enough water to flush out my system impractical. This has caused me to have random breakouts on my skin and occasional headaches during a workout when I don’t remember to take in a lot of water before going to the gym. The benefits far outweigh the negatives. It will be interesting to see what happens in another month.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:41:31 +0000

Renee, he was simply educating people who may be looking into the product, such as I, and was it all not factual? He allowed me to make eating fruits a daily habit, and feel the importance of it because how you feel monavie benefits you so much while you can get even greater benefits by consuming fruits, and I feel blessed because I like to eat fruits, unlike you. Don’t blame him because you may lose sales because he’s doing the right thing. And sure not everyone likes apples… but people may convert to liking it, solely because of the greater benefits and comparison in prices. I’d say it just sucks to be you! It’s great that you have money to spend like that, and that it benefits you. But I would consider yourself as an extreme minority, if not already being “placebo effected.” So it’s not rude to educate people to save money, and make smart choices, especially during these times, so instead you are rude. But what do you expect from people trying to make a living selling the product, right?

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:49:03 +0000

“Ok John, All you have to do is spend the next 3 years of your life building a network, developing your communication skills, working your butt off on a daily basis, failing miserably so that you can learn crucial life and business lessons, being challenged in every way you thought possible, and climbing your way up the success ladder one step at a time.”

^^
I’ve heard that exact thing from the top distributors of Mona Vie, but you may have posted this before you knew that Mona Vie became partner with the best leadership team in the country. Either that or you’re talking about people working solely through Mona Vie, maybe their top people don’t explain things that way, but Team (the leadership team I mentioned) goes through everything you said in this blog post.

So my word of advice (because this is a great article) is that if you are planning on working with Mona Vie, make sure you are with the right people (Team) who will help train you to achieve your goals. They will tell you the truth, that you can’t just go to 3 people, who go to 3 people, etc… They will tell you that in order to be successful, YOU HAVE TO DO IT. You have to work at it, but it can be done.

That’s my little rebuttal to the blog post, but hopefully it clarifies things.

By: Monavie

Monavie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:03:14 +0000

I am not sure what to think about Monavie .. I think there are better acai berry products out there for your money .. amazon thunder is a good one but maybe the business model is better for monavie?

By: Question for Jonathan

Question for Jonathan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:45:41 +0000

Jonathan, I am wondering if since Monavie is opening up in other countries and from what I’ve heard, there are many states in the U.S. that have had little Monavie exposure that what are the chances of the 3rd wave? I see that maybe the 3rd wave might come and I am well on my way with your program the 7figurenetworker. In your honest opinion, with your system including the ppc and everything you teach and with my work ethic, do you believe my best chance of becomming successful in a MLM is here in Monavie and maybe become a black diamond? I believe so but I would like to get your opinion.

Thank you.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:05:13 +0000

…To all the skeptics on this blog, namely Food Tech in CA, can you recommend a convenient, alternative way to obtain the health benefits found in the ingredients that make up Monavie? I eat one banana, two eggs and a yogurt and I’m full, but then hungry again two hours later. I can snack on a multigrain bar in between meals when I get the munchies but the bottom line is, I’m not going to force feed myself fruit to give me the nutrients I need. It’s impractical, it’s time consuming, and time is money. Not to mention the fruit is perishable, most kinds require refrigeration or they go bad quickly, and simply put, it’s a lottery to get decent fruit that tastes good and isn’t contaminated with bug- and weed-killing chemicals. So magic elixir Monavie is not, it appears that it is simply a concentrated form of vitamins and minerals that can’t be practically obtained by eating the plant that provided the original source.

I believe all things happen for a reason. Good health is only the door to success. It takes much more to come from within to be successful. But in the meantime, I’m curious about the Monavie product. I’ll buy one of those cheaper bottles off of eBay and the most I lose is $20 – $60. No monthly recurring charges to deal with, no calls to make to cancel if it doesn’t work, no hassle. I’ll try it and report back here in a month or so how it helped me.

If you wish to email me, delete the “nospam” part of my email address below.

iceequeen79@gmailNOSPAM.com

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:01:30 +0000

Like Lucy, I have enjoyed reading this blog and the debates going back and forth. It has integrity and I appreciate that. The owner of the blog isn’t deleting the opinion of the critics and is allowing the reader to form his own opinion.

Personally, I am neither a friend or foe of MonaVie or MLM in general. I stumbled into this blog because I read about acai berry in a fitness newsletter a couple of years ago. The article mentioned that most health foods stores have it however I couldn’t find it in the non-English speaking country where I was living at the time. So, I waited. Now I’m (so thankful to be) back home in the USA and have the opportunity to eat healthy again.

I caught up with a longtime friend of mine to ask him what I could do to reverse liver damage (caused by medication to treat an illness obtained in the foreign country) and regain my metabolism. On any given day I am exhausted, sometimes depressive, and have digestive problems. I know that once I regain my energy I will be able to lose weight with motivation to work out again. My friend mentioned Monavie had given him energy and better mental health. So I Googled “Monavie” and found this blog.

I have used Market America’s OPC-3 and Cell Tech’s blue-green algae. Both gave me good results when I was younger, but I was living paycheck to paycheck at the time and couldn’t afford to stay on them. Worse yet, the algae required refrigeration and the OPC-3 would turn into a block if it became moisturized. I was working two jobs and always on the go. Convenience was a huge reason why I stopped taking both. About a year ago I started taking Osteo BiFlex to treat joint pain and a multivitamin for everything else…

By: Clay Eudaly

Clay Eudaly — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:05:38 +0000

Jonathan, always the best info in the biz my friend! Hope San Diego is seeing better weather than here in Texas, I need to come out again when it is actually sunny out there!

You always speak from great experience and a unique vantage point, all at 26 lol! And I am so blessed to be able to call you my mentor. Your advice and mentorship has truly changed the way I look at marketing, and I am finding great success thanks to you and Katie and Mark! Thanks again for choosing me to fly out there JB.

I liked your advice to MonaVie which was to re-launch a new and exciting product in a brand new company, that way they could see some huge growth as the functional beverage market continues to expand. I think there is a company that has done that just recently, in Dallas November 2009. They have acai berry in it, a new ingredient called CoffeeBerry which is patented worldwide, and a full blend that offers health benefits in immunity, energy management, anti-inflammation, mental clarity, vitamins and minerals, and a ton of Antioxidants (10,179 per 3 oz). This product is about to have a full white paper study released on it showing its direct effects on the body ONCE ITS IN THE BLOOD which will be cool to see. What’s your opinion on this company Jonathan? I know I briefly mentioned it to you in December but now there is a new video I wanted you to check out.

It’s called SoZo Global. Here is a link to a page I just put up that shows the company’s new overview, this is what I am sending out to my list of people who have opted in to hear more about SoZo on my Team’s blog. It’s the second email they are getting:

http://gotosuccessonline.com/sozo/day2.html

and here is a YouTube video that talks more about the product itself — the new coffee fruit extract that has a ridiculous 625x the Antioxidants of blueberries, pretty crazy stuff…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBb1TK5m4V0

Thanks again for your wonderful insights and advice,
keep rockin Jables!

-Clay Eudaly

By: Max

Max — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:57:04 +0000

Monavie CEOs and the whole team are a bunch of thieves, trying to drain another country out of their Natural resources.. No different than, the British thieves who took over South Africa to steal all the diamonds out of that land and in the process imposing apartheid in a land that they had no right to be in on the first place, with their double talk and manipulation and no different than the same British thieves who went to inida and steal all the Gold, no different than the same British thieves who sailed to Virgina to steel Tobacco and later made another billions on anti smoking campaigns and no different than the same British thieves who have killed millions in the Middle East to Steal Oil and hence causing 9/11 in this country. Monavie thieves claim to bring change in the land of their theft and claim to bring prosperity to those people.. How many Brazilians live in mantions? How many of those innocent poeple eat caviar and steaks everyday? And how many of them fly their own jets. Keep stealing you Monavie thugs, but at least have the decency not be a hypocrites. I don’t care if you can live forever after drinking the berry juice or if it cures every disease in the world, I refuse to take part of your scheme.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:56:01 +0000

My friend; whom I worked with for a year, quit his job with our company after building up his Monavie business. He is making more than I am hauling out tools everyday and working in the trades. He has only been in Monavie one year- the first six months he said he did nothing. It’s worth a try…

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:43:12 +0000

Oh and I forgot to mention the best part – they are currently at 20 million in revenues and set to grow heavily and open in more countries very soon….

By: Haim

Haim — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:58:03 +0000

Hi,

I read the article and enjoyed it, but I won’t buy neither join Mona Vie.
I am not a marketer and I know I’m not cut to be one, so why spend many $$$ on an ordinary juice?
I can consume all the antioxidants & vitamins I need just by eating apples grapes etc’…
I think companies like Mona Vie can probably sell ice to escimos at the north pole…:-)

By: Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:51:12 +0000

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Lucy

http://businesseshome.net

By: Alena Krtil

Alena Krtil — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:03:13 +0000

Richard,
I can answer that. I am marketing Monavie, but I am building my name and brand first. I completely agree with Jonathan at that point. Look at my private website… we are not mentioning our products (by the way, healthy juice is not the only product we market). We are actually not selling anything on this site. This site was build to create trust and let people know who we are. You can also google our names to find out what else we do. I am sure you will NOT find much in co-relation with MonaVie .

Let me know if you have any questions. I am here to serve you.

Alena Krtil
http://health-wealth-and-happiness.net

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:41:19 +0000

What if you DON’T like apples?? I don’t like most fruits, including apples, therefore I wasn’t getting nearly enough of my fruit intake. Mona Vie has been a godsend to me. It combines most fruits I would never eat, because I didn’t like the taste of it (like bananas for another example). Mona Vie has managed to blend these fruits so that it taste good on the palate and goes down easy….because I hate taking pills too! So yes, I will continue to take Mona Vie, because it is healthy, it helps me get my daily fruit servings, and it tastes good! I easily justify the cost because this is my health I am talking about! I have family and now I know I have my health too!

If you like apples, bananas, blueberries, etc…that’s awesome! Continue buying it and feeding your body the nutrients it desperately needs. But I find it rude that one feels it is okay to put down those people that are finding another, healthy way to get their servings of fruits. Again…we all don’t like APPLES!!!

By: yul

yul — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:56:47 +0000

I’m at work when a friend camw to my work to get his wife and he had a box that look like a box of fine wine so i asked him for one he gave me one and told me that a friend gave it to him so i gave him 5dollars for it he told me that it was a good juice and that he been on it for a month and that it gave him more energy.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:40:01 +0000

Were is that apple? Jus kidding, I’m very intrested in learning more about the real facts of this product and other health products like it. We’ll leave the MLM out of it.You could contact me directly, I won’t take much of your time.

By: Brian McCoy

Brian McCoy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:42:28 +0000

Hey Jonathan,

Nicely done on this Monavie article.

I personally don’t care for the taste of the juice, but do have to say the sales they have done is impressive. However, they have bought off some distributors from other companies to get them to bring their downlines over which I don’t care for… this really makes our industry look bad.

Keep up the great work my friend.

Cheers,
Brian

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:22:55 +0000

Hello Food Tech,
Im curious to read your thoughts on MonaVies newest Health Beverage Mmun. Google Dr Paul Clayton or go to youtube and see what he says in regards to the latest beverage. I will be looking for your reply

By: Monavie Distributor

Monavie Distributor — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:44:13 +0000

I just made $1800 last week as a distributor. A lot of people complain this is a scam because they have not put in the effort to train properly and end up failing.

As for the price of the juice, check out the fruits in it: acai berry, white grape, aronia, acerola, purple grape, passion fruit, camu camu, banana, lychee fruit, apple, kiwi, pomegranate, prune, wolfberry, pear, bilberry, cranberry, blueberry, cupuacu. How many do you recognize? The fruits in there are rare, thus expensive.

By: Food Tech in CA

Food Tech in CA — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:57:08 +0000

Gordon,

Unsweetened, dry cocoa powder has an ORAC value of 809 umoles/gm. Compare this to MonaVie’s ORAC of 22.81 umoles/ml. This means that one gram (about the weight of a penney) has an ORAC score 35 times higher than a ml. of MonaVie!

The same is true of polyphenols. Cocoa powder has 52 mg. of polyphenols per gram. MonaVie has 1.48 mg. per ml. Again, cocoa powder, has 35 times as many polyphenols as does MonaVie.

By: Quinton Des Fountain

Quinton Des Fountain — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:44:27 +0000

I like the juice but I can buy it on e-bay for about $25/ bottle. Tough to try and market it when people can find it for almost 50% less.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:08:05 +0000

Well, Food Tech in CA, I guess no one stepped up to the plate! I am 100% convinced that you have nailed it. I also appreciated Franco’s comments, especially his point about integrity. It’s good to see that people still have some. Let’s not forget to remind people to serve themselves a helping of common sense, which isn’t so common anymore. I’m with you guys … eat an apple. It’s not freeze-dried & still has the peel. Thanks, guys!

By: Quino Trejo

Quino Trejo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:42:09 +0000

Para JONATHAN BUDD…
Hola querido Jonatahan, mi nombre es Quino Trejo, yo tengo ahora mismo 27 años, comence con la misma edad que tu, he desarrollado equipos y vivido en varios paises, dejando mi familia, amigos y estudios, ahora mi negocio se ha caido y estoy buscando nuevas oportunidades en mlm, tengo mis equipos detras que confian en mi, me gustaria ponerme en contacto contigo.

Un saludo,

kino_tp@hotmail.com

By: LG

LG — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:42:49 +0000

I liked this article, and it really states the truth.

Jonathan, maybe you would be interested to know that I read you article because my wife is starting in the Mona Vie MLM as of one month ago. Everything you talked about like it being a hard job, and that it is not really about the product, and that it is about networking and groing your network has already been explained many time to me. And not by you, but by the Mona Vie training system. I don’t know if a lot of people are missing it when they get into Mona Vie, but in the couple meetings I went to out of curiosity, they said many times that this is no easy business.
It is sort of like what I told the Food Tech guy, that we are all just normal people and only hear what we want to hear or read what we want to read. I guess when people go through their training they miss heating all the stuff about it being a hard business. I am sure it will be harder now to get to the top, but still possible. Like you said, it is about changing yourself, and getting out there and doing something yourself.
Just a general observation I have made: If you talk to 100% of everyone you know, you will find 5% that will help you be successful. Mona Vie is looking for all the 5%, they know that almost everyone else will remain a 95%er.

Later, LG

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:07:46 +0000

No expensive juices to sell just ways to save money and earn some extra $$$$

By: Mark Gubuan

Mark Gubuan — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:07:40 +0000

Food Tech in CA,

How many antioxidants are found in 1 oz. of Jus International’s “Jus” product? And what is your stance on a variety of superfoods in the diet? If you eat just one specific apple a day, does that nurish the body just as well as apples and grapes?

Mark

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:45:03 +0000

Dear “Food Tech in CA”,

I agree with your conclusions. Apples are cheap but not everyone eats apples as required to maintain their health.

I’m curious on your analysis of the SoZo Coffeeberry drink. Information can be obtained from Mr. Michael Boyd at 888-880-7696

By: Jorge

Jorge — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:20:45 +0000

The main problem I see with MonaVie’s reputation is that distributors erroneously say that it is a weight loss product when it’s not. It contains a great amount of antioxidants, which yes you can get through other means, and it’s a product geared towards baby boomers. It’s not for everyone but there are some people who can really benefit a lot from it.

As far as the income opportunity, talk to Jonathan… he is the man!

By: OgMrPack

OgMrPack — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:09:26 +0000

I’m a business man, and I have to say that Monavie’s pricing structure just does not make sense. I wanted to see what it was for myself, so I attended 2 “tasting parties” and met some really nice people. I ordered 1 case/4 bottles, which the person who invited me had cases w/ them and just gave me a case and they picked up the case I paid for at MV’s local distribution center. I paid $140 for the case, $35 per bottle. If I wanted to lower my cost I would have to buy 12 cases, which brings down my cost to about $22 per bottle. Here’s the absurd part, I put my order for “pick up” and it still showed a “handling and shipping” charge!!? I signed up for auto-ship, which I later canceled, b/c I didn’t want to keep paying $140 every month…also to get the most discount, I would have to auto ship 12 cases…yeah right! Figure if my cost per bottle was down to $22, I’ve found “distributors” selling them on Amazon (to name just one, and don’t rely on a 3rd party website for your business, but that’s a whole other topic) for very little profit, after shipping and time cost calculated. So where’s the money to be made from-Auto ship of course! I’m the sucker funding the upline, and all you have to do is go get more people to fund your personal juice and you’re set? It’s a business, yes, and like every business it has competitors, like Costco who sells their own version a lot cheaper, and others as well that don’t require an auto-ship. Maybe if when you signed up you actually did become a distributor and didn’t pay tax on something you’re going to re-sell, got the same price for your auto-ship as for the 12 cases you bought, and there was some sort of map pricing to ensure some bone-head trying to make his points this month isn’t giving it away on E-bay. After all this going against it as a business to make money, does it really matter if it cures you of heart burn or what ever you’ve been told it did for Uncle Sal/Aunt Pam? I drank it for a month, 4 bottles, it tasted good, did it make me feel better, I told myself yes, but maybe it was the $140 that made me think that. Now the less expensive versions make me feel good also…! Monavie might very well end up selling at Costco for $20/bottle soon, since they managed to make a name for themselves, I’ll buy a case then, since I visit them frequently and don’t think they’ll charge me shipping and handling for walking through the door. As for the membership, I pay $100 for the Executive, which pays for itself w/ the the rebate from them.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:41:15 +0000

Food Tech, what has your research tuened up about cocoa. If there were a chocolate that was not heat processed and retained the anitoxidant levels of the raw cocoa would it be a great source of antioxidants?

By: Food Tech in CA

Food Tech in CA — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:18:30 +0000

Vaden, I’m not the one trying to sell an ordinary fruit juice as some type of magic elixir. In my circle of friends, I believe that you’d be considered the foolish one. I have no intention of discontinuing my assault on this product. Anyone who thinks that MonaVie, or any juice has some type of super power, needs to take a basic nutrition course. I challenge anyone to produce a juice that contains more antioxidants in 4 oz. than a single apple. Anyone want to step up to the plate?

By: Chaitanya Pandya

Chaitanya Pandya — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:03:54 +0000

Monavie, its different….

I have been regularly consuming different juices manufactured by different brands since the last 5 years. Every day i’d wake up and have a glass of juice with my breakfast. Many a times the quality of my day depends on the quality of my breakfast. It sounds cheesy but its true. One day my friend suggested I try the Monavie range of juices. I got a bottle for my self and was amazed by the packaging. I said to myself “The juice better be as good as the packing” Next day when I had Monavie juice, I must say it was way beyond what I expected. The taste was very pure and distinct. The fragrance was strong and attractive. All in all the juice was very nice. Later on I decided to try the other range of Monavie products. I tried their energy drink and it did not fial to impress me either. It was better than the other energy drinks available in the markets today. The other drinks do not taste as good as Monavie energy drink. Its the taste that makes all the difference, because all these energy drinks have almost similar ingredients. Anyways, Jason here’s a big thank you for your recommendation.

By: rethi

rethi — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:04:50 +0000

Is MLM a good way to earn money?

All the business has a good or bad time. You may go through these stages. Success of a business always depends on you. MLM are good in making money. Only thing is that you should know the company in all ways whether it’s Monavie or any other company. It’s you who decide whether you can invest in Monavie or not. You can see lots of people making money thru MLM. Some people may struggle; some may succeed to achieve their goals. You are deciding your destiny. Nobody is forcing you to join. It’s your personal opinion or decision. Your hard work always matters. There are so many people who had proven their talents in marketing and gained happiness and new life style thru this.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:58:42 +0000

I have only been a Mona Vie distributor for a few short months. I am part of Team Mona Vie. We learn and teach self fulfillment, as well as the product. It’s more about growing yourself, and making you the best person you can be. Sure, I can sell the product, but I am selling people on a whole plan to reach thier dreams and goals, by being healthy, wealthy and wise as one whole package. I don’t like to think that I am a network marketer. I am a personal growth trainer. In my carreer, I believe in helping people grow both personally and professionally, and have applied those same principle with my monavie. I am a healthy single mother of 3, who really can’t afford the juice either. But, I am drinking it for my future, and learning how to be a stronger leader and if I make some money down the road, that would be nice too! I believe that this is an excellent investment plan! Whatever you choose to get started in, Jonathan’s statements are correct, that you must check it out for yourself. Good Luck & God Bless!

By: Drink2Health.net

Drink2Health.net — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:08:25 +0000

Monavie really is just a juice…even though it is a really healthy juice. For people looking to cover their daily vitamin and mineral needs…plus get an antioxidant strength 5 times that of Monavie, do some research on Eniva Vibe. This product is already making waves in the Monavie community because it is far superior in ingredients and effectiveness. Do a google search and see what you find.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:19:44 +0000

A thoughtful and well stated article. However, significantly, Johnathan fails to mention for Mona Vie distributors that his (all be it quite relevant and successful) tactics appear to violate the Mona Vie Distributor agreement (section 4.4.1 of global policies and proceedures) I think Johnathan knows this when he says “I think if Monavie opened their minds a bit more and adopted a more cutting edge policy towards empowering their distributors with marketing techniques and tactics… as well as put together some GREAT programs in this area… it could be a HUGE boost to the company” then he talks about distributors that may have already left the table, perhaps himself or others he knows. I would like it if Mona Vie was more internet promotion friendly and even willing to engage the retail market in a few more ways, however they’ve decided as a company that they don’t wish to engage in unmanaged business this way through untrained distributors. And by saying unmanaged, I’m guessing that the reason they don’t wish to permit wide, unmanaged internet marketing is because of the risk to the company through innaccurate, fraudulent, or poorly done web marketing that misrepresents who they are and could pose a damaging or even libel risk to Mona Vie as a company. All the useless scam articles that are not at thoughtful as this one are testimony to the mismanagement of the internet as a tool. Given the 100,000’s of thousands of distributors that probably haven’t ever read the policies and procedures regarding claims and distribution, this is not an unreasonable fear on their part I think. They do PROVIDE a personal website for those wishing to engage in internet based promotion, since I’m not especially gifted in internet work, I dont know how restrictive it is compared to other things. I think that it probably does present some restrictions for those who would prefer to build, manage, and utilize there own web-marketing techniques.

By: Vaden Hoffman

Vaden Hoffman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:59:37 +0000

You sure spend a lot of time on Blogs for a practicing Food Tech for 30 years. If you don’t like it don’t buy it, it’s as simple as that, you’re gonna give yourself arthritis with all your blogging

By: Vaden Hoffman

Vaden Hoffman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:55:44 +0000

Wow I’m really appreciative for the honest review. You hit the nail right on the head, personal development and relationships are amazing additions to the industry as well!!

It is an amazing opportunity but it is work, and you have to ride the emotional roller coaster to succeed, but it’s worth it 100%

All those who hate are just haters who spend more time writing on blogs than living in real life. For some reason people have a personal vandetta to attack Mona Vie, if you don’t like it don’t buy it, it’s that simple. Stop your personal crusade to turn every internet researcher away from the company, you just look foolish, and Mona Vie will continue to grow.

Didn’t mean to get negative, so once again I will restate that this was an honest review and probably the best one that’s on any web site. Keep telling it how you feel!!

By: Franco

Franco — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:39:03 +0000

30 years Studying fruit juice and can sling a scientific research paper
like Wyatt Earp used his six – shooter…

Yet many people “dinking the juice” would STILL not listen.

The fact is, no matter how people try to reach into the bag of
company distributed “3rd Party” ‘credibility’ and pass of “research”
papers to help them sell any super juice or ANY consumable
product MLM – in the end people have to be honest with themselves…

How excited about that juice would you be if you were not committed
to paying a $120 autoship for it and if there was no comp plan involved?

You’re in it to make money from home.

How interested would you be in the very word “Monavie” if you
were not interested in “sopping up” ‘research traffic from seo’ to
feed your online traffic needs?

You’re in it for the traffic.

The problem with MLM for many years has been the “word play”
and “emotional wrestling” and psycho-manipulation of people
to attempt to persuade or direct them (unknowingly) into a
“sales funnel”.

It’s about integrity.

If you’re in it for the money then FORGET ORAC values,
eat an apple and LEARN MARKETING!

Since 1959 people have continued these “tactics” and it’s obvious
that these are “old” and tired techniques that the general public
is already “hip” to.

Time to keep it real and truly be honest with yourself.

Franco

By: Matthew @ The Affiliates Code

Matthew @ The Affiliates Code — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:12:51 +0000

Monavie is an excellent company that has proven itself time and time again to produce millionaires and 6 figure earners. It’s truly just a question of how bad do you want it, how much harder you are going to work than anyone else and why you want it more.

But sometime in the MLM industry people face their inner demons which bring them into a fear state of mind which doesn’t allow them break out of their comfort zone and make a serious impact on their lives, or more importantly, the lives of others who deserve it as well.

That is one reason many people turn to affiliate marketing to create a full time income from their home. No products to sell, no people to recruit and no hassling with charge backs and angry customers.

http://TheSuperAffiliatesCode.com

By: BOB

BOB — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:49:18 +0000

Get to the chopper

By: Melissa Allred

Melissa Allred — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:11:43 +0000

Also we aren’t talking about a “fresh” picked off the tree apple in your back yard. All of our fruit and veggies are “rotten” to the desired color in the groceries stores since most of us don’t grow our own food where it can ripen on the vine and that is when it is packed full of the antioxidants and nutrients. Therefore the nutrition is allot less in these products tha are found in fresh from the orchard types…but it’s still much better to eat an apple a day.

By: Melissa Allred

Melissa Allred — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:01:14 +0000

The juice can have an effect on those people who need it most. But as my nutritionist said “It’s just another crutch. It’s not going to heal you”…But it can be helpful. My granddad before he died was taking Xango (another juice MLM brand) and he lived allot longer than the doctors said he would. Now I don’t just contribute that to the juice alone, because there were allot of prayers going up for him as well. (He was 86 and had liver cancer.) He lived 2 years longer; where the doctors only gave him 3-6 months.

Read about Donna Pessin:
http://www.thisworkscrutchesdont.com

By: Melissa Allred

Melissa Allred — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:20:07 +0000

This is what TEAM Mona Vie tells their prospects all the time…But you would not know that unless you were invited to a meeting.
I am not even on board yet with the business because of my FEAR of failure and having to talk to people. By hard work and sacrifice it can be done and people can be successful. Sadly most (average) people who get into MLM are looking for a “get rich quick” kind of deal.
There is a BIG BIG difference between TEAM Mona Vie and just Mona Vie in general. You might get to know the leaders on TEAM and then make a proper assessment based on what you find.
Of course there will always be SOMEONE trying to find a scam in everything.

I stayed out of the arena for one year while my husband joined the business and I have come to realize that it’s only by a strong dream and vision with allot of HARD WORK and SACRIFICE that any one will succeed in ANY business. Because as you put it — “Most people are just plain not cut out to be entrepreneurs and be successful. They are too conditioned by the day to day living stuff, to content with their secure jobs, and never having to COMPLETELY challenge themselves and throw their butts out on a ledge to ‘Dive’ into the world of being an entrepreneur.”

My major complaint with all MLMs is that each one claims to be the best. I have had my own experience where reps from a different MLM have tried to recruit me even after I tell them I am involved with a different MLM.
It’s like a Baptist trying to recruit a Methodist…

By: Kip

Kip — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:05:42 +0000

FoodTech,

Have you heard of the stem cell boosting product AIO marketed by Ceres Living. It was intriguing to me. where do you do your research so I can go there to check out the properties of that product?

By: Cinnamon Robbins

Cinnamon Robbins — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:52:42 +0000

i just recently started using monavie and i don’t care what you say but the truth is it works wonders. this stuff is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! i’ve never felt better in my own body. i’m sixteen and i usually don’t get caught up in this stuff but i’m so glad i did. i used to have a B and C average in school and now i’m pulling straight A’s because i feel better and i’m healthier because of it. i owe it all to Monavie! Thank You.

By: Cinnamon Robbins

Cinnamon Robbins — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:51:51 +0000

i just recently started using monavie and i don’t care what you say but the truth is it works wonders. this stuff is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! i’ve never felt better in my own body. i’m sixteen and i usually don’t get caught up in this stuff but i’m so glad i did. i used to have a B and C average in school and now i’m pulling straight A’s because i fell better and i’m healthier because of it. i owe it all to Monavie! Thank You.

By: James

James — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:24:38 +0000

Hi Jonathan,

Great article, I am just getting involved with a company right now that is set to launch 12/1/09. This is about as ground level as one can get although I am not sure if I am cut out for this. This will be my first real experience with MLM as I am a skeptic and dont want to bug friends and family at gatherings. Maybe you may be interested in joining and help make me part of the 5%.

James

By: Derell

Derell — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:07:26 +0000

So you have worked and reported and made ends meet for over 30 years… Mona has retired peeple in 2-5 years… What has your company done. How can you argue the financial benefits of Mona Vie… Maybe you enjoy a nice title and being a worker be… Some of us enjoy traveling! Keep your apples and your 30 years… Mona Vie is a Shift and you are too old to understand. Stuck in the 50′…. Stop hating on the folks that are making money… and getting healthy… We dont need you!

By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:46:32 +0000

Hello.. I appreciate your realistic comments about MLM marketing. Truth be told, it can be a business or a hobby. A hobby is something you spend a lot of money on, a business is something you hopefully make some money on.

I just started with Xocai and we’ve had some excellent results! Xocai is cold pressed chocolate and freeze dried acai berries. It is caffeine free, diabetic friendly (because they use natural low glycemic sweeteners) and an appetite suppressant among other great things. It comes in several forms, so you can pick what you like. Plus… it boasts better ORAC values than many of the other leading health supplements… including Monavie and Noni Juice.

My mother’s A1C has gone down significantly, as has her blood pressure, liver enzymes, cholesterol and weight… all in 8 weeks time. Confirmed by lab results!

It’s been amazing to see what it’s doing for my household as well… we’re loving it! And … we get to eat chocolate every day, guilt-free. Check out my blog at PoweredByCocoa.blogspot.com to see my family’s results and feel free to ask me any questions you might have about it!

It’s easy to share information about it because it’s something most people already love…. and it’s a fairly new company, so not everyone’s heard of it yet which I’ve found is an added benefit when you present it to someone.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:57:08 +0000

The numbers don’t lie! Monavie is a sensation! Only in business a little over 4 years and they have received all of the awards! It is so easy to drink the juice morning and night! Do you know what all that juicing would cost? No cemicals, no sprays, wild fruit! The things it has done for me? No more restless legs, sleeping better, more energy, better skin, and I could go on and on but Monavie makes NO health claims it jsut happens.

As far as money earners in direct markerting of the top 1,000 earners in direct marketing Monavie has the highest percentage of the 1,000. The other top 3 companies have been around forever and their numbers are not even close. Monavie MUST be doing something right.

I can’t firgue out what that food tech person has against MonaVie! It is a good product! I know everybody is entilted to their opinion but this person goes out of the way to SLAM MonaVie!

Tom

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:51:08 +0000

Hi
I am 20 years old trying to work through nursing school. I was approached about Monavie a few years ago and didnt really think twice about it. Recently I was with the same lady and she told me that right now its free to sign up and become a distributor so I decided to give it a try. The meetings I have been to tell me to get 2 people to sign up and thats it. However nobody is really willing to spend that much money to get started. Any suggestions?

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:03:29 +0000

To Food Tech: Is a ml the same as a gram? On a gram for gram basis, how much does MonaVie have? Do you know more than Dr. Schauss? Have you won the Liones Paulding award? Sounds to me you are just tooting your horn. People who are smart do not have to tell people they are smart. I am not smart at all, but I can read. Nice try though.

By: Riley

Riley — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:03:17 +0000

Jonathan Budd,

First if all I would to thank you for all of the information and I can tell from your research and intuitive knowledge you have indeed mastered the techniques of online marketing. I myself am involved with the MonaVie company and I really hope that there will be a third wave. I absolutely agree with you, many people just give up because they run into hardships and difficulties that they didn’t think they needed to deal with. I know I can make this work using the internet and other advertising techniques. Again, I would like to thank you for the “paradigm” shift and support you give.

All the best,

Riley

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:44:04 +0000

I’ll make a long, long story as short as possible. In April we were visiting in CA and a friend gave my husband a bottle. He has an inoperable cancer and a lot of other ailments including aching hands and neck. He drank Monavie for a week. Sitting on the tarmac he looked and me said, “my hands don’t hurt and I can turn my head”. I signed up when I got home.. for personal use..not as a big time seller. He has a lot more energy..not just staying in bed all day, his hands still don’t bother him and believe it or not his cancer has shrunk some. He does not do chemo or other cancer treatments. My daughter and I decided if it cost $100 a bottle we would find a way to get it for him. I can tell you from watching him that it is worth it and he has the energy to finish his bucket list. He was given 18-24 months when he was diagnosed in December 07…looks like it will be a lot longer!

By: DS

DS — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:24:43 +0000

Suze,
Did the person who shared the juice with you show how to off set the cost or even get it for free?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:14:49 +0000

Food Tech ,

Going off on saying that MonaVie, “a ‘magic juice’ that isn’t going to help anyone”, is a very bold statement. If you have better advices for us, then please, tell us what we CAN use the $150 on. Whether you like Monavie or not, the company is still growing, their products are still selling. Do not tell us that other products have a higher ORAC, we could care less. If people have their own opinion about Monavie and how it have benefit them then just let them be, they’re healthy. Heck, if I am able to consume 13 servings of fruits and vegetables each day I am totally satisfy. Can the products that you have listed above provide nutrients from 19 variety of fruits ? I don’t think so. Notice how you put a lot of negative feedbacks for people to read on here yet everyone else is leaving positive feedbacks. Come back when you do an extra 15 years of studying on Monavie.

By: carol in WA

carol in WA — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:26:48 +0000

Interesting reading. I appreciated all the comments. I agree with people who say that
Monavie is expensive but it has helped me. I was in a wheelchair in July and now only
a few months later am out of the wheelchair and feel better than I ever have. I am 71 and am excited that it has helped some people. No, I do not eat 4-5 whole fruits a day. This is easier. and it is nutritious. If the placebo works, keep on keeping on. It works for me and my
husband who is 77 and we are both on social security. I could not share it if it wasn’t
working for me. I do not believe any business, MLM, or other comes easily. It is called a lot of hard work, ups and downs but the secret is indeed, perseverance.

By: David Hardy Jr

David Hardy Jr — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:27:38 +0000

I dont think I agree with this philosophy at all, There is a reason why Monavie has created some 60 millionaires within a short time and there is a reason why it has continued to grow tremendously with generating $1billion in sales.

To me that speaks volumes, however I do agree with being able to understand marketing and the approaches to it. $1 billion in sales could mean a number of things most importantly to me it could definitely speak to it being a great product that both taste good and works.

The concept behind any health products are not the visible tangible things but the invisible intangible things as well. What is going on behind the scenes of this product being consumed? After all it is very high in antioxidants (of which can be argued based on ones own opinion; i.e. can I get more from a $40 bottle vs. $15 bottle) and I’m going to assume there is an understanding of how antioxidants function when they are taken into your body.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:25:48 +0000

Hey Food Tech in CA who cares what you think..your apple did’nt take the inflamation out of my daughters body with the desease she has(JDMS for short) and get her off the prednizone she was having to take that the DR’s want to push on you also the Embril shots & the methotrexate so to spend $4.00 a day to have our better health and to tell others our story and make money too…whats your trip??? Go eat an apple and stop jabbering your belief.. By the way are’nt you late for work or something cause I’m not thanks to Mona-vie…..I’m free… it sucks to be you…..see you at the beach.

By: Vic Cherikoff

Vic Cherikoff — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:26:02 +0000

Hey Jonathon,

Great info and I whole-heartedly agree with a lot of what you say. Can I tell you about a brand new premium juice called Kakadu Juice which not only contains most of what is in Monavie but in whole food form plus a core mix of wild foods? We evolved eating these types of foods and our nutrition is best served by them. The results we are getting reflects the ultra-high quality of Kakadu Juice. After all, these foods maintained the world’s longest living culture – the Australian Aborigines.

However, the business is still young and we have only just soft-launched in the USA a few months ago, having started our operations in Australia and New Zealand. We expect to see massive growth around the world as people discover what we have. Our compensation plan is highly rewarding and we area ttracting professional networkers from other MLMs. Perhaps you could take a look.

Cheers,
Vic Cherikoff

By: Food Tech in CA

Food Tech in CA — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:15:46 +0000

I don’t smoke, and at 52 am in very good shape. A magic juice isn’t going to help anyone. Use the $150 on something useful.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:36:22 +0000

Anyone who wants to become healthy can easily find a way to come up with the cash…look at smokers. I can safely say that at least a few of your friends spend at least $150 in smokes a month. Help them get rid of that habit by switching to a healthy habit, they will thank you for years to come.
People who are not willing to change, are quite possibly not worth your time talking to about your product.

By: Food Tech in CA

Food Tech in CA — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:31:14 +0000

Matt, I have already read the studies by Dr. Schauss. These are the ones that I use to prove that MonaVie is not a good source of antioxidants.
First, the acai. According to Dr. Schauss, the freeze-dried acai concentrate has an ORAC of 1,027 umoles/gm. However, you aren’t directly consuming the acai. The end product is MonaVie, which has an ORAC of only 22.81 umoles/ml. It’s obvious that very little acai is added to the product if the ORAC drops that much. To corroborate this, we find the predominant antioxidant in acai (anthocyanins) is at an astonishing low level, as well (0.095 mg/ml).

Moving on to the finished product (MonaVie), again we use Dr. Schauss’ study, which can be found at: http://www.aibmr.com/news/pdfs/antioxidant-juice.pdf Referencing table 1 on page 8329, it lists the orac as 22.81 umoles/ml. and the total phenolics (polyphenols) as 1.48 mg/ml.

To compare these to common produce, refer to the USDA ORAC Table of Selected Foods at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/ORAC/ORAC07.pdf
There are many items listed here with higher ORAC and total phenolic values, including apples, plums, almonds, raspberries, blueberries, etc…
The red delicious variety of apple, for example has an ORAC of 6,413 umoles and total phenolics of 520 mg. per apple. Compare this to 4 oz. (days serving) of MonaVie which only has an ORAC of 2,698 umoles and total phenolics of 175 mg. No contest.

If you like your juices, then compare MonaVie’s numbers to this study by UCLA: http://www.pomwonderful.com/pdf/Antioxidant_Beverage_Study.pdf
Here you’ll find several store shelf juices with higher ORAC and total phenolics. This includes Pomegranate juice, concord grape juice, blueberry juice, and black cherry juice.

As a food technologist for over thirty years (five years in a fruit juice lab) I believe I know a tad more than you about researching scientific studies.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:40:03 +0000

Food Tech in CA:

Read Dr. Alex G. Schauss’ studies and papers/journals on acai and antioxidants.

ORAC values are measured in more than one “unit/gram”

Also, certain vitamins can affect the true measure of some of these units of ORAC.

If you don’t want to hear it from a distributor, hear/read it from the source of the scientific mind that has studied it for over 15 years. Also, by your thinking in your reply, why should we listen to “just some food tech” instead of a Dr. who did the research and work.

All MLMs require WORK to be successful. Anybody who thinks they can join an MLM and become a millionaire in just a few years time for no work is better off playing the state lottery. MLMs that work, offer more benefits than traditional J.ust O.ver B.roke methods of trading time for money. You can’t have both doing what 95% do. You can’t lead or serve people without first getting yourself right. It does take different thinking and the proper information to BUILD A BUSINESS. A training system is what makes this (according to Kiyosaki) a “B type Business”. It’s the system that leverages your time towards duplication and helping others to become leaders and leaders of leaders. Nobody wants a boss in an MLM, many join the opportunity to get away from them and I’m not talking about bosses or managers but leaders or mentors. MonaVie by itself (does work) but it requires more effort by you alone than what you can accomplish by utilizing and leveraging a training system. With a system, it really doesn’t matter what product you’re standing by and believing fully. It’s the community you build, the friendships you make, and helping others by serving that creates wealth. Without the community (buying volume) you have no business.

-MK
Bronze Executive in MonaVie TEAM

By: Suze

Suze — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:37:49 +0000

I just started on the juice a few weeks ago. I have had good results but the, interesting thing is I don’t have to fight with the kids to take vitamins or eat their fruit & veggies when I give them this. They like it. Do I really want to pay the price? I found this very interesting. I am thinking about selling the juice to offset the price. But I really don’t have a large pool of friends that can afford this stuff.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:45:08 +0000

Bottom Line NETWORKING NET WORKING WORKING is the key word and most don’t want to work for anything they want it to come to them and be rich. Turn the tv off and get out of your chair and work and you might just be in the top 5%

By: Jose Miguel

Jose Miguel — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:00:50 +0000

Hi, Jonathan!

Great review. Gotta question here.

Would the wave theory work for countries still opening their markets to MonaVie? I live in Peru, and the company isn’t here yet… as it isn’t in ANY country in South America.

So I guess there’s plenty of cash to make here yet, and you might be talking specifically about the States on the wave 1 and 2 thing.

Share your thoughts on this, please, my friend.

Cheers!

By: Food Tech in CA

Food Tech in CA — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:27:56 +0000

At $45 a bottle, I am not inclined to “try it” based on the word of a MonaVie distributor. I’ve done my own research. I’ve found that store-shelf concord grape juice has a higher ORAC value and more phenolics than does MonaVie. I’ve also found the same result when comparing a day’s serving of MonaVie vs. a single apple. The apple has a far higher ORAC than does MonaVie. I prefer to rely on scientific studies than unverifiable anecdotes by someone trying to sell a fruit juice. If you want an explanation on why you think you feel better, google the term “Price Placebo Effect.” If you want to help people in Brazil, simply mail a check to one of the many charities found there.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:47:01 +0000

I think if your a skeptic, then you should try it for yourself. Every product evaluation is up to one’s own interpretation. I have been drinking this product for about a month now and I feel more energy, I have been sleeping better, and I have lost 7 pounds. Believe me, I started as a skeptic myself. Even if you do not believe in the product, I believe in the M.O.R.E. foundation they support. They are helping the unfortunate in Brazil. MonaVie receives an A+ in my book!

By: Food Tech in CA

Food Tech in CA — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:03:48 +0000

Jonathan, I agree with you as long as the product that you are selling is just. People that try to sell fruit juice as some high oxidant, disease curing elixir will not get my support. There’s plenty of products people can make an honest buck selling. MonaVie is not one of them.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:46:07 +0000

Your comparison is only with 1 fruit. Monavie has 19 fruits. What is the total amount with all 19 fruits?

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:42:46 +0000

I am a Monavie distributor and I very pleased with the product and compensation plan. NO, it is not a get rich quick business. You must work your business by sharing the product. I have had many people who have purchased the product just to try to come back and want more because they have experienced health benefits. It goes from more energy to high blood pressure lowering, cholesterol levels come down, glucose levels regulated, and reduce pain in joints. I personally experience health benefits. I am pretty healthy but I broke my ankle 10 years ago and it was stiff as a board in the mornings when I get up. But now since I have been consuming the juice, I can walk in the morning normally. Not waiting for it to loosen up. Everyones body is unique and experience different things. However, consuming 19 body benefical fruits daily in a juice form can only benefit every human being.(100%juice)

I don’t believe people will spend money if it is not working for them. I don’t care how much they like you. It must be a good product.

Monavie is only 4 years old and there is still room for more millionaires. The product sells itself. And the all natural energy drink is awesome. I have had more Red Bull drinkers convert to our healthy product.

Bottom line is your success is depending how much time and effort you are willing to put in your business.(do some work)

By: EdFromOhio

EdFromOhio — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:51:49 +0000

Jonathon and Brandon

Good review here Jonathon. It’s amazing how hard it is to move any business any where without a decent marketing system.

You are absolutely correct. Only 5% make the money anywhere and in anything, not just network marketing, while most people are content to just barely get by…Think how many people are out there working the old 40 hour work week to just barely make ends meat while just a few push their selves to go beyond the norm.

Any way, here is my take on MonaVie. If you read their distributor income disclaimer – the bottom 50% – with a couple recruits are basically spending about $4.54 per week to get their juice containing 19 fruits, antioxidants, phytonutrients, etc…

Plus they are getting an opportunity to change their lifestyle. While their is no opportunity to make money if you spend that same $4 or $5 on Orange Juice every week – MonaVie seems to be a Pretty cheap opportunity if you ask me. The top 50% are earning any where from a couple hundred a year to a few thousand all the way up to 6 and 7 figure incomes.

But like you refer to in your article Jonathon – it’s all in the marketing. Attraction Marketing. Anyone can be cynical and critical sitting there on the porch. It’s the ones who get up and get off the porch and do something (with a proper marketing effort) that end up in the top 5% – whether in network marketing, as a business owner, or just as the employee who goes over and above.

By: Jonathan Budd

Jonathan Budd — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:23:31 +0000

Hey Brandon,

Bit cynical my friend. The bigger question to ask is why do 5% make all the money in EVERYTHING in life?

Why do 5% of ANY traditional businesses that are started succeed why the other 95% fail. Why is it there is only so much room at the top?
What’s it take to be in that % group? What are the 5% doing differently then everyone else?

These are questions the 5% ask themselves when they are in the 95% group.

Most people complain, why, talk about how unfair the world is… blah blah blah, you can intuit where that leads most people.

However, true success is about solving problems. It’s about GROWING, it’s about DEVELOPING, its about attaining higher and higher
states of awareness and success.

It’s not about stagnation, and its not about adopting limiting belief structures.

It’s about opening yourself to darn near ANYTHING, and knowing it is ALL possible.

Hope that clarifies some things for you…

All the best,
Jonathan

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:28:48 +0000

The whole thing is crap 5% make 95% of the money….. it easy to be convinced at the meetings that you will be in that 5%. Don’t fool yourself.. many of the people on top are those that have been in the MLM world for years. That being said, there are a few newcomers that make it to the top but it is going to require a unique situation and a TON of hard work to be one of these people.

By: Food Tech in CA

Food Tech in CA — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:58:42 +0000

Superjuices don’t come close when comparing costs for antioxidants. Example: A day’s serving of MonaVie (4 oz.) is $7.20 ($45/bottle) or as low as $3.20 a day (at $20 – distributor’s cost) A single Delicious Red Apple costs about $0.75

For MonaVie, that gives you a ORAC of 2, 698 umoles (29.57 ml per oz times 4 oz.times 22.81 according to AIBMR). That also gives you a total phenolics (all antioxidants) for the day, of 175 mg. for 4 oz.

The 22.81 ORAC and 1.48 mg phenolics are from the MonaVie-sponsored study by AIBMR Life Sciences.

Now compare it to a SINGLE Red Delicious Apple. Average weight 150 gms.
Total ORAC per apple: 6, 413 umoles. (42.75 umoles times 150 gms)
Total phenolics (total antioxidants): 520 mg per apple. Apple data from USDA ORAC Table of Selected Foods – 2007

SUMMARY: ORAC: MonaVie: 2, 698. Apple: 6, 413
PHENOLICS: MonaVie: 175 mg. Apple: 520 mg
COST: MonaVie: $3.20 to $7.20 per day ($1,168 to $2,628 per year)
APPLE: $0.75 per day ($274 per year)

Food Tech in CA

By: Keene

Keene — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:05:03 +0000

Well im in the monavie business all the way here in hawaii.
even though i know its kind of like a pyramid thing. im making money.

i know the company has been here before about a couple a years ago and created about 3 millionares. but the plan behind it made them fall back to zero..

with the auto shipping process is a passive income. its smart but in a way can fail.
you have to pick people wisely and know that they’ll put there hearts into it like i have

i know its not easy money. but im putting my time into it. practically every day. and my business has been booming 285%. just for my own business. luckily i was a monster distributor about 3 years ago. and i know how to market a product

i have to say.. here in hawaii. ive been blessed as being one of the first 50 people. and i have to say i wanted to share this with my close friends. cause i know i can help them make money. even though i know they wont make alot. but i know i can get them to a point where they are making atleast a $500 profit who wouldnt want an extra $500 just for having fun

i know there are alot of “scam” shit. but when i read them. alot of it has to do with that person.. not doing anything. just sitting there expecting people to come to them. thats why they post on the internet. its the bathroom wall of the world man.

but once my friend saw the money. i made the skeptics into believers

i love this topic though man. cause i am in it and i would to share info more about it

aloha guys
- Keene (Monavie Distributor)

By: David

David — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:54:20 +0000

Rock,

The point that you’re missing is that many foods and beverages don’t give you obvious results. When your mother said eat your vegetables, and when you did or did not like them, she knew best. Some people will get results and some won’t. This can be likened to how some people who are overweight lose weight while others don’t, and they are on the same diet–different results for different people. But most importantly, a person can decide to eat fried chicken, potato chips, and hamburgers and French fries only for their diet; or they may decide that they would rather eat organic low fat foods, such as salads, vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.

Yes, some people shop at Whole Foods because they care about their health. They don’t feel like Superman or Superwomen from eating the foods there. But they know they are healthier and can lose weight with added exercise. This is a no-brainer. Everyone is looking for a magic pill. First, start eating right anyway–organic and the like. Anti-oxidant rich fruits like Acai is just an added bonus to anyone’s healthy diet. If someone asked me what kind of supplement they should take, and they are smoking cigarettes, drinking like a fish and eating processed fatty foods everyday, then I would tell them, “How much are supplements really going to help.”

Here’s to true health by good eating habits and exercise with supplements,

David

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:22:31 +0000

Hello, I like this article. I’ve been in mlm for 5 years now (not this business, but an Australian organic one), and it’s been able to give me the lifestyle of choice. And i’ve made many good friends from it too.

By: Do you really believe in Mona Vie ?

Do you really believe in Mona Vie ? — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:54:58 +0000

i think the real question that should be behind this article about Mona Vie (and any other MLM content) should be whether or not the supllied goods is worth your while…
if you look at Mona Vie you can clearly see a different product than most MLM products out there, as this has real value to it.
if you enjoy Mona Vie, and think that the price is just about right – why not enjoy it and make some money in the progress?
i think the true secret behind Mona Vie is the correct marketing of the product as a thing of quality, rather than trying to promote the money making aspect of it all, but that’s just my 2 cents on MLM marketing…

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:04:18 +0000

I have some experience in network marketing from my wife’s business. It was a uni-level structure. Monavie looks like a good product to invest your energy in. When I was studying different comp plans I ran across the pros and cons of a binary plan. Can anyone give me advice after reviewing this? Thanks- Eric The website I looked at: http://6figurecareer.net/Compensation_Plan.html

By: Richard Wolfe

Richard Wolfe — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:37:28 +0000

About you statement on MonaVie,” ….you need to market your own brand……you need to market your own name…..”

Please answer me at wolferk@brensan.net how to be in the MonaVie loop and market my own product and market my own name. If what I have is MonaVie products, how do I lable my own name and my own brand on the MonaVie products? please explain more about ththis to me.

By: Rock Grisham

Rock Grisham — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:44:02 +0000

I don’t know, I tried the juice for 2 months and didn’t really notice any changes. I seriously question whether the juice really does anything, or if it’s just a big example of the placebo effect. When you’re paying $120 a month for juice, it’s probably pretty easy to convince yourself that it’s doing something – whether it is or not.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:32:26 +0000

I like your approach on success with MLM. It doesn’t really matter what product you’re promoting, “success is up to you”. The company (MonaVie or any other company) isn’t going to make yourself successful, only you can do that. Only you can do the things necessary to make a difference in your life.

Thanks for sharing, Ellie.

Frank

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By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:58:59 +0000

This is a good review about MLM but you never really went into detail about Mona Vie the company or it’s products. You were busy trying to encourage self promotion.

At one point you stated “And that’s why so many people in Monavie never really make any substantial money.” If this is true, why does Mona Vie have over 100 of the top 500 money earners in all of network marketing (including the the #1 spot)? http://www.businessforhome.org/mlm-500-top-earners/ I don’t know what you deam as substantial but many people are moving up that list rather quickly.

Mona Vie is exploding into the network marketing world. There are many great products out there and Mona Vie happens to be one of them. You are correct about needing to promote yourself but it always helps to have a quality product. The Mona Vie product will sell itself. Thanks for the time.

By: bro

bro — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:18:45 +0000

I know people who earning money on it and some people who just buying the juice, because it’s a good quality of product. Not some crap, that you can buy similar thing for 100 times cheaper.
Always you will find some negatives in every business.