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| Analysis of a "Tap Root Leg" | |
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I've always been curious about the stacking method and how profitable the IBOs are when they have no real width in their business. This tap root strategy is being employed in groups like Team DCI, Team 5000, Team ANS, and Interbiz. I obtained the data from a 2,500PV one time 4800 PV site visitor. Interesting to note is the depth of this leg. The leg goes 72 IBOs deep. The largest branch of this "tap root" leg is just 7 IBOs. This group's volume peaked in March at 4800 PV and has dropped 48% from March, which is usually Quixtar's record reporting month. The IBO who supplied the data said that the line was intentionally built this way. He never knew who his sponsor was and never knew those placed below him. No doubt this leg was "constructed" in this manner. In this line of 94 IBOs, only 21 had purchases that had over 2PV in sales. There were three new kits moved to the group in this month. 77% of the IBOs had no personal PV above 2 PV points. The line-of-sponsorship is detailed to the left. Red dots denote those IBOs with greater than 2 PV in volume. Green dots represent new IBOs for the month. Blue dots represent IBOs with volume less than 2 PV. The IBO's PV as well as estimated bonus is also shown.
The histogram above shows the distribution of the personal PV across the group. The majority of the group's volume is supported by just 10 IBOs. The average PV is just 26 PV/IBO. This leg has only 67% of Quixtar's reported average of 38.5 PV/IBO in 2002.
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The histogram above shows the
distribution of bonuses for the month. The top earning IBO made about $210 and it was
solely from their 670PV personal volume since their downline qualified at the same bonus
level. The big question to ask here, is why are the sales per IBO so low? As I discovered for myself several years ago, the reason sales are probably so low is due to the high prices of the Quixtar products. Certainly the data show that there are a few dedicated shoppers and/or retailers in the group, but the majority of IBOs for some reason can't find a good reason to even "shop from their own store". Anyone expecting to build a quick group should realize that up to 75% of the IBOs might be doing nothing. Anyone expecting to build the business should realize that the majority of IBOs signing up will not buy anything let alone sign up reliable members or clients. |
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