Mona Vie sells a few versions of a nutritional juice product through a multi level marketing system. The products are reported to have the health benefits of antioxidants as well as increasing energy and reducing aches and pains. Successful distributors can earn a good income.
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mona Vie was started by Dallin Larsen. The firm is well respected and is considered to have a generous compensation program that can be lucrative if you produce. Like many MLM programs, Mona Vie pays a team bonus on a binary plan in addition to various other income streams including retail sales mark-up, bulk order bonus, first order bonus, star maker bonus, executive bonus and a leadership incentive.
The arrangement seems to place juice costs at about $30-$40 per 25 ounce bottle. You may purchase at wholesale and sell at retail, for about a 15 percent mark-up. Distributorship prices are lower yet, and purchasing wholesale and distributorship pricing, will earn you bonus points and you will progress up the levels. If your customers should purchase in bulk, you will also get bonus points.
The main ingredient of the juice is the acai berry, grown in the Brazilian Amazon and believed to be one of the finest antioxidant super-foods in the world. The acai berry is combined with other fruits to create a great-tasting, healthy juice. With 2 ounces of juice in the morning and 1 ounce of juice at night, the company says you can improve your quality of life instantly. (That is about 1 bottle per week).
As with many nutritional supplements, one hears claims that Mona Vie can increase your energy level, reduce joint pain and ward off serious medical conditions such as heart disease, hypertension and so on. Mona Vie does not make aggressive disease prevention claims in their literature so such claims are probably the work of over-zealous distributors. The company literature talks about delivering antioxidants, phytonutrients and glucosamine and esterified fatty acids in certain of their products.
Studies have shown that few Americans consume the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables. People whose diet is lacking can benefit from a nutritional supplement. However, it is important to check the product label details and not just assume that a product is well rounded. From what I have seen, Mona Vie does not replace a multi-vitamin.
Although the primary benefits of the Mona Vie product are said to stem from antioxidants, the ORAC score of a serving of Mona Vie was not stated in the material that I read. Clearly, acai berry has high ORAC value but it is still important to know the ORAC value per serving. As for vitamins and minerals, the Mona Vie literature indicated that one serving contains 20% of the recommended daily value of vitamin C, 1% of the sodium and 3% of total carbohydrates.
For the price of Mona Vie, I was expecting much fuller coverage of all the vitamins and minerals and a stated ORAC value per serving. Based on what I have seen, the product delivers a very narrow amount of diet supplementation at a high price. The liquid multi-vitamin supplement that I use, which is also an MLM product, costs only $30 delivered for a whole month’s supply and covers all the vitamins and minerals as well as phytonutrients and antioxidants (2500 ORAC per serving). The Mona Vie juice looks very weak in comparison.
For a really powerful antioxidant supplement, I like Xocai Healthy Chocolate, which is an MLM product. One Xocai Power Square contains 3582 ORAC and it tastes great. I think a limitation with a juice business is that you have to get people to change their habits and start drinking the juice whereas with healthy chocolate they want to eat it, especially when it is good for them.
If you feel that your home business should have a consumable product that people need and want and that is good value, then you may have some concerns over the cost / benefit aspect of Mona Vie. However, the company is very successful which makes it clear that they know how to market and build a distributor organization.
I have noticed that the desirability of the product and the cost of the monthly autoship are important factors that people look at when deciding whether to join a network marketing company. Since Mona Vie would not replace my multi-vitamin supplement it would be an extra monthly cost and I suspect that prospsective customers would look at it the same way.
Experienced network marketers know that having a great product does not build a business; you need great marketing as well. But marketing is certainly a lot easier if you have a product that is well priced and offers a compelling value. Mona Vie is a well respected company but I think their products are overpriced.
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