Should I become a Beachbody Coach?

jofjltncb6

"I have noticed that some coaches really annoy others, while some are more tactful." Repeatedly resurrecting a dead thread and only posting coaching experiences on MFP falls into my annoying category.

Just wants you to know that if you bust *kitten*, alienate most of your friends, and manage to add a mind-boggling average of at least one downline every day, you can gross almost $2k/month...and if you keep this up for over a year (or two), you may reach superstar status and gross $50k annually. No mention that these "amazing" results are the exception and not the norm too.

Best. Sales pitch. Ever.

Parafly9

As far as I can tell no one is forced to read this thread. I found it while trying to google real numbers that a Beachbody coach can earn, and to put away ambiguity and the "rah rah rah" that you usually read about I put actual numbers up that are a cut and paste from the coach online office. There isn't a referral link or even a mention of my wife's name here.

Obviously, since this thread title is "Should I become a beachbody coach", the discussion will be around Beachbody. When i was referencing:

>> "I have noticed that some coaches really annoy others, while some are more tactful." Repeatedly resurrecting a dead thread and only posting coaching experiences on MFP falls into my annoying category. <<

I was talking about their tactics on facebook, other social networks, etc. etc. There are quite a few coaches who post non-stop about beachbody, tagging everyone in the process, 10x a day, etc. Like anything there are good apples and bad apples.

It's not easy money. Like I said she works easily 20 - 30 hours a week right now it, so that's what .. 100 hours a month for $2k? That's like $20 an hour. That's nothing amazing yet. She also didn't add all those coachers herself in the downline. A significant portion came from the upline and another significant portion came from a few coaches below who her that are considered "active". She just got to what is called 2 star qualifying which gets her into a bonus pool now. I have heard in the past this bonus pool works out to about $1,000 every 3 months but when it actually deposits I'll share what it is. Last week was her highest paying week so far at $785.

You guys can sneer and whatever, I'm not looking to do anything here at all other than share info about what the experience has been like for her.

thalheimer108

Without losing friends how do you succeed getting a bunch of individuals underneath you? I"m new and trying to not annoy every friend I have

jofjltncb6

As far as I can tell no one is forced to read this thread.

I've never understood this response. Against what assertion are you defending?

deluxmary2000

After reading this I'm pretty glad that I had never heard of a "beach body coach". Sounds like the annoying acquaintance who is constantly trying to get me to sell Mary Kay products. "You could get a pink Cadillac SRX!!"...GTFOHWTBS.

crzdirector

I have known plenty of people that have made money in MLM's and plenty that flopped. Ultimately; it just isn't for me. I've had people roll up on me constantly with "opportunities" b/c I'm friendly and know a lot of people. Ultimately you have to find something that works for you and you have to have a great team. And of course, you have to work it.

good luck to all MLM folks and good luck to everyone busting 9 to 5's. All work is good work.

SK

jeremywm1977

To bad those friends don't pay your bills and it beats the whole "job" pyramid scheme where your boss is at the top of the pyramid and you are at the bottom working your tail off... unless you have a cool boss then good for you. I kinda like helping others reach their goals and feel good about themselves. It's not for everyone and just like everything there is good and bad and as you can see here everyone has their opinion. I coach, I make money, I like it, and I have friends.

I love reading BB coaches comparing the normal job to a pyramid. My job may be a pyramid in the hierarchical sense, but not in the compensation sense (by the way, I always appreciate the Freudian use of "pyramid" in a BB coaches attack on the normal 9-5, in a way coming to terms with the fact that BB is exactly that). My boss may make more than me, but that is in no way based on how much many people I bring in under me and how much of the product is being sold by me or my underlings.

jeremywm1977

Without losing friends how do you succeed getting a bunch of individuals underneath you? I"m new and trying to not annoy every friend I have

After you've alienated your friends and family, you have to start annoying complete strangers.

Hornsby

Beachbody is the Primerica of the diet industry.

Parafly9

Update as of 11/13, for those who are interested.

Downline is up to 140, in 142 days. Most of those are now coming from other coaches in the down and upline. .

The first quarterly 2-star bonus check my wife received was for $875.

This week, after 4 months of doing this, she has earned a total of $9,980; of which expenses are around $1000 for the shakeology purchases to date for her account, my account (that she runs), and the 2nd business center that she just opened. So about $9k in 4 months, averaging a little over $2k a month. October was significantly slower, I guess that's pretty obvious in the Northeast with everyone switching to sweatpants for the winter.

Cycle bonuses (the part based on volume) are up to about $1200 a month now, which means that that comes in even without any other sales.

They also track coach rankings in a monthly email and last month my wife was ranked #1400 (out of 250,000 coaches) so I suppose she is rocking it pretty good.

We were talking about it last night and since she started she has had a total of four negative responses to her asking about interest in a challenge group, and of those four one was a real dick about it. The majority of people politely decline if they aren't interested but usually than her for asking them. To me this was strange, because I would probably be one of those who got annoyed with someone asking me, but I guess most people aren't like that.