Passport to Wealth, Scam or Opportunity?

By George L. Kenney

My search on the internet to find an online business opportunity took me to Passport to Wealth. Passport to Wealth is one of the many direct marketing opportunities which you'll find if you Google "making money in a home business". I found Passport to Wealth this way, went to a website, and filled out the contact information.

I received a call from Mike, who is a great guy. He was very informative, and answered all of my questions directly. He helped me understand Passport to Wealth and also answered some online marketing questions. From him I found out that the investment to get started with "Passport" was $997.00.

What's the Product?

Mike explained that as a "member" you receive the opportunity to download countless digital products, most having to do with internet marketing, ebooks, tutorials, etc. You also have a license to market these products for resale. I believe this is a tremendous ides. This all sounded very interesting so I took the next step and went to a "business overview" call.

The overview call was much in line with others which I have been on. First the person in charge of the call gives a brief overview of the business and talks about their experience with it. Next you generally hear testimonials from others on the line, and then there is a brief Q&A session. It was mentioned that the products had been valued for at over $75,000. As this sounded really good I decided to do some more research.

How's the compensation plan set up?

This is where my hesitation began. Passport to Wealth is what's known as an "Australian 2-up". This means that you have to pass up your profits from your first two "training sales" to your sponsor. Of course, once you become qualified, then everyone you recruit will passing up the compensation for their first two sales to you.

I don't believe that the "2-up" compensation plan is the most equitable for the new member. You're much better off finding a plan where you at least share in the profits from the very beginning. After all, you put so much effort into your business in the beginning, why not reap at least part of the rewards?

And in Conclusion

I truly believe that Passport to Wealth is a real marketing opportunity with real products to go along with the business opportunity however, I chose to pass. I simply don't feel that, even though I may learn a lot from a sponsor, I should "pass up" my initial profits. That's how THEY make money, not how I make it. Also, after those initial sales are complete, your sponsor has no vested interest in your business anymore, a lot of them tend to disappear. Oh, I almost forgot. After the passed up sales aren't you and your sponsor in direct competition for new business?

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