Making extra cash

anticonscience said:
I was a probably a little over harsh on them, but essentially they are.

You go to work for any of the generic catalogue people, you deliver catalogues, you take orders, you process orders, you pass these to your area representative, they take a slice of the sales, you then get a small slice of sales, and this passes up the chain.
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That's not a pyramid scheme.

anticonscience said:
This was true when my other half looked at it with Kleeneze. You do the legwork, the person above you gets most of the slice, you then recruit people and you move up the scheme to the next level.
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That would be multi-level marketing, which is a legal pyramid scheme, basically, but I'm not aware that they push for you to recruit people in that way... I'm more than prepared to be shown that I'm wrong, though.
 
I write Programs/apps/websites for various people during the evening. I'm planning to make it my own business eventually once i have enough experience and cash behind me to push it forwards :)
 
vonhelmet said:
That would be multi-level marketing, which is a legal pyramid scheme, basically, but I'm not aware that they push for you to recruit people in that way... I'm more than prepared to be shown that I'm wrong, though.
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Each area is probably different but the person my girlfriend spoke to was very pro-active on the recruiting other people to push yourself up the system.

I know it's a legal pyramid scheme, but I just put my other half of the idea as she would do all the leg work and get the least payback for doing it.
 
anticonscience said:
You go to work for any of the generic catalogue people, you deliver catalogues, you take orders, you process orders, you pass these to your area representative, they take a slice of the sales, you then get a small slice of sales, and this passes up the chain.
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You're born, you deliver catalogues. You get out in the world, you deliver more catalogues. You climb a little higher, you deliver less catalogues. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what catalogues even look like. Welcome to the layer cake son.
 
anticonscience said:
Kleeneze/Betterware etc etc are pyramid schemes.
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Really?

Investment can be from £75 which includes the business pack and you are also able to make money each week..... something missing from pyramid schemes.

No I'm not affiliated nor know anyone that does it. It is a lot of money for not much return IMO though.


To the OP, depends how much/little you're after as you have lots of options:-
- Stuffing envelopes (first day covers etc) or mailshots for local businesses
- Delivery driver (take-away etc)
- Home Safely (or equivalent) need a clean licence for that
- Shelf stacking in late evening/early morning
 
If you want to make decent money fast don't choose to do it with Kleeneze as you will have to work long hours and invest in hundreds of catalogues. I know as I did it for a few years. Most I ever made was £1500 in 4 weeks for about 120 hours work which sounds ok for a part-time job but that was built around a strongly built 3 year customer base. Didn't make anything beyond the cash for a few beers in the first few months. As time progressed though profit began to occur as I stopped going to every house and just to customers. I made more per hour but my fuel costs increased as I had to travel further and further from home. One Sunday I clocked up over 60 miles as I travelled from one side of my round to the other delivering as I went.

It's all fair though. If you do the legwork you get paid, do more legwork and you get more plus additional percentage as bonus. Your upline gets a smaller and smaller percentage of your total as you do better. I never worried about money going upwards, I care more about money coming to me.

Betterware from what I understand does have free catalogues but quite restricted areas and a lower commision level.

There must be better alternatives, and if they are why isn't everyone doing them? Money is great as you can buy stuff with it.
 
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My parents are part of the Forever Living scheme. Though rather than delivering catalogues of useless things, they sell Aloe Vera stuff. Drinks, creams, toothpaste, shampoo, soap... pretty much anything. All marketed as being healthy (And I must say a little juice in our cat's food every morning seems to have made her arthritis slightly better, but I digress).

Anyway, that's a similar layer scheme, you get hired in by someone, every order you put through the person above gets some of the money, which filters up. You get someone below you buying stuff and you get a little money, and so on. You're encouraged to invite friends over and do presentations and try to make them buy it. Just they never really got the hang of this part, they just eep buying the stuff because they say it makes them feel better.
 
Another bad one is Herbalife, a health drink company that works by 'encouraging' you to buy a couple of grand of product when you join to qualify at a senior level. From the few people I spoke to who tried it found it incredibly hard/impossible to shift the stuff even at cost so most of it ended up on a skip. Their recuiting video though was excellent.

Most MLM companies are really struggling to shift product in this internet aware age.

Plus you can buy pretty much anything they sell in Kleeneze/Betterware in multiple bargain outlets on the high street or on the bay for less.
 
iviv said:
My parents are part of the Forever Living scheme. Though rather than delivering catalogues of useless things, they sell Aloe Vera stuff. Drinks, creams, toothpaste, shampoo, soap... pretty much anything. All marketed as being healthy (And I must say a little juice in our cat's food every morning seems to have made her arthritis slightly better, but I digress).

Anyway, that's a similar layer scheme, you get hired in by someone, every order you put through the person above gets some of the money, which filters up. You get someone below you buying stuff and you get a little money, and so on. You're encouraged to invite friends over and do presentations and try to make them buy it. Just they never really got the hang of this part, they just eep buying the stuff because they say it makes them feel better.
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Now that is definitely MLM; a thinly veiled pyramid scheme.

I hope they're having fun giving away all their money.
 
I used to teach part time in the evenings nice bit of extra spending money each month but due to budget cuts the course I taught has been chopped! :(

Need to think of another way to start making a bit of cash really.
 
You can make good money tutoring in various subjects, although of course that depends on your education. Going rate is usually around £20 per hour.
 
If you work normal hours (or even just set hours) then try a couple of agencies for twighlight or weekend shifts in a warehouse. At least you will know exactly how much you will earn from the moment you accept the job.
 
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