The ViSalus Sciences MLM is emerging as a company to watch in the network marketing industry. If you are curious about the program and whether or not it is a scam, this article will give you an unbiased review of the business and the opportunity.



1) The Company

The co-founders of ViSalus, Blake Mallen, Nick Sarnicola, and Ryan Blair, created the company with the intent to bring together passion for others with the principles of healthful living and entrepreneurship. The name ViSalus is taken from the Latin words "Vi," which means life, and "Salus," meaning Health and Prosperity. The company was incorporated in March 1997 in Troy, MI. The company has satellite offices in CA too.

2) ViSalus Products

The ViSalus line of products contains traditional health MLM products such as vitamins, supplements, weight loss, and anti-aging products. The Vi-PAK products were the first for the company. The vitamin packs come in AM/PM pre-divided out packs. ViSalus ViPAK retails for $150 for a 30 day supply.

One of the company's more popular product lines is the ViSalus Trim Slim Shape Program. The program contains about every weight loss product available for purchase including shakes, deter mints, recipe booklet, journal, and even a measuring tape to measure yourself.

ViSalus NEURO products are formulated to give your body as well as your mind a lift.

3) Compensation Plan

The ViSalus business opportunity is a network marketing business model. To join the company, you can either join as an "Associate" for $39, or the "Executive Success System" for $499. ViSalus has a unilevel compensation plan which means that you have to have a specified number of "qualified" legs as well as sales volume quotas. You also have to maintain a certain product "autoship" on a monthly basis to qualify for your commissions. As with any network marketing company, there are levels of advancement. With each level, the pay scale and bonuses increase.

4) Wrap Up

To summarize, ViSalus is not a scam. It is a legitimate MLM company that gives its distributors the opportunity to earn an income as well as take useful products. ViSalus has some potential problems though. The network marketing industry is extremely competitive. Although ViSalus has high quality products, they are still the standard pills, capsules, drinks, and powders that so many network marketers have grown tired of promoting. What is the reasoning for this? It is because it becomes difficult to make your company and product stand out from the crowd of other herbal supplement MLM companies. Some of these other companies include Herbalife, Pharmanex, Usana, and Noni. What makes one unique from another? It often comes down to the "expert" advice and recommendation of one doctor over another.

Because of this, if you want to make it in the multi-level marketing industry you have to have a product that is unique and the first of its kind. You need to have a product that is highly consumable, but unlike any other. This will guarantee that you will have interested customers and be able to earn a substantial income.