New Ambassador Handbook

24 Pages·2013·0.79 MB·English

by  Dawn Vaughan

New Ambassador
Handbook
Version 4
Oct 2013
Dawn Vaughan
My Ambassador # __________________________________________
My Plexus Website:
www.plexusslim.com/_______________________________________
My Sponsor Telephone #: ____________________________________
My Sponsor Ambassador #: __________________________________
My Sponsor Email: __________________________________________

Customer Service Telephone Number: 480-998-3490
Customer Service Email: [email protected]
Welcome to Plexus!
As a Plexus Ambassador, you now have the opportunity to purchase
your product at wholesale for yourself (what we call a Personal Use Am-
bassador), or if you choose, to build a business that can be as profitable
as you have time for!
Most Plexus Ambassadors started out joining to be able to purchase the
products at the lowest possible price, but soon found that so many peo-
ple  were  asking  them  “How  did  you  lose  the  weight?”  that  they  quickly  
began to realize these products sell themselves, and they could earn a
nice little side income without a lot of effort.
This booklet is here to help you get the most from Plexus, whether you
are  a  “Personal  Use  Ambassador”  or  a  “Business  Building  Ambassador”.    
Take  a  few  moments  to  skim  through  the  booklet.    If  you’re  just  starting  
out and only plan to use the products yourself, much of what is in here
will not be needed. But if you decide one day to pursue the business
side,  you’ll  find  all  the  information  needed  to  help  you.
If  there  is  ever  anything  you  don’t  understand  or  need  help  with,  don’t  
hesitate to contact your Sponsoring Ambassador! Take a moment now
to jot down their contact information in the spaces above so that you
have  it  when  you  need  it.    If  they  don’t  know  the  answer,  they  will  con-­
tact their Sponsor and find the answer.
If you ever have a problem with your order or need to return something,
the Plexus Customer Service department is there for you. Their contact
information can be found on this page.
Welcome once again to Plexus! 1
Getting Started
If  you  haven’t  done  so  already,  here  is  a  list  of  things  you  should  do  to  
get started:
 Enroll as a Plexus Ambassador
 Order your Welcome Pack
 Contact your Sponsor and let them know if you plan to work the
business so he/she can help you.

How to Log-In To Your Back-Office
As  a  Plexus  Ambassador,  you  will  order  your  products  in  your  “Back-
Office”.    To  get  to  your  back-office, go to your website and click on the
“Ambassador  Login”  link  in  the  top  right-hand corner. A page with two
login boxes will appear. Enter your Ambassador Number and Password.
You  will  then  see  your  “Dashboard”.    This  will  display  company  an-­
nouncements, contests, as well as Customer Service contact infor-
mation.
You’ll  find  a  number  of  tabs  across  the  top  of  the  Back-Office:
Calendar of company meetings and events,
Event Registration to register for upcoming company events such as
Conventions and company sponsored training meetings,
Reports which will be explained more fully on page 13 of this booklet,
Resources for ordering brochures and business cards, is explained on
page 14 of this booklet,
Shopping which is how you as an ambassador will make your orders
and is explained on page 3,
My Account which is where your shipping and billing information is lo-
cated, as well as your Credit Balance, explained under E-Wallet on page
12,
E-Wallet, a handy little tool for team building and taxes, explained on
page 12, and
My Plexus Builder, which controls your company-maintained websites
and is explained on page 15.
You  won’t  want  to  miss  the  weekly  company  Opportunity Call! On
Wednesday nights, dial 218-862-7200, access code 610844 at 6pm
Pacific time, which is 8pm Central time, and 9pm Eastern time. The
company gives a product overview and has special guests for product
testimonials. They then go into a business testimonial, as well as infor-
mation on company-sponsored contests and events and business tips.
It’s  a  great  way  to  introduce  your  invited  guests  to  the  products  and  
business side of the company.
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How to Place a Wholesale Order

Whether  you  are  a  “Personal  Use  Ambassador”  or  “Business  Building  
Ambassador”,  you  will  order  your  products  wholesale  from  your  Back-
Office.
Login to your website with your ambassador number and password, then
click on the Shopping tab, then click on New Order. Add the products
that  you’d  like  to  your  cart,  then  pay  for  your  invoice.
To find the TRACKING NUMBER for your order, click on the Reports tab,
click on Orders Report, then click on the Order Number in the left-
hand column. You will find your tracking number at the bottom of the
next page.
You will not earn any commissions from the company unless you set up
a  “Back-Up”  order.    The  Back  Up  Order  is  not  mandatory  UNLESS  you  
wish to receive checks. It is set up to protect you as an Ambassador.
It’s  sole  purpose  is  to  ensure  that  you  are  positioned  to  receive  compen-­
sation for sales or bonuses.

How to Set up Your Back-Up Order

When you are ready to begin receiving commission checks from the
company, you will need to have a Back-Up Order in place to be commis-
sion-qualified. Click on the Shopping tab, then on Back Up Order ,
then click on the box that says Create New AutoQualification Order.
There are several pre-packaged ones to choose from, or you can create
your own.
You can change the default date that your Back Up Order is shipped,
from the default 25th of the month, to the 28th, to give yourself a few
extra days to get your order in. Go to your Back Office, click on the
Shopping tab and then the Back Up Order. Click the Edit button,
then click Continue. Change the date to the 28th then change Condi-
tional to Yes and click Continue. Click on Update and  you’re  now  in  
business!
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Ways to Earn Income $ in Plexus
1. Sales
1. Retail Sales
Buy at wholesale, re-sell at retail– keep the markup
2. Retail Commissions
Earn on anything purchased from your website, whether by
you or someone else
15%: $100-$499
25%: $500+
3. Retail Over-Ride Commissions: 5%
On your first-level ambassadors, earn on anything sold from
their website after the fist 100PV
2. Bonuses
1. Business  Builder’s  Bonus
When a new ambassador signs up and purchases a welcome
pack, you earn money. What you earn depends on whether
they buy the $99 or $199 welcome pack.
50%-first up-line position
25%- second up-line position
15%- third up-line position
10%- fourth up-line position
2. Preferred Customer Bonus
Bonus for these products: Plexus Slim: $15, ProBio5: $5
Plexus Slim & Accelerator: $18, BioCleanse 120/180: $4/$5,
3. Achievement Bonus
Silver- $100, Gold- $250, Sr. Gold- $350,
Ruby- $500, Sr. Ruby- $750
4. Fast Start Bonus
Doubles Achievement Bonus if level reached the first 30 days
from enrollment
5. Emerald Pool (3% shared by only Emeralds + Plexus Lexus
Car Program incentive)
6. Sapphire Pool (Everything from Emerald Pool + 1%)
7. Diamond Pool (Everything from Emerald Pool + Sapphire Pool
+ 1%)
3. Profit Sharing (Pay Points)
You earn points for each ambassador based on how much the company
sold over-all for the month. The point value changes from month to month but is
guaranteed to never be below $1.80 per point. These points are given every month
the ambassador is commission-qualified, after the first month. If an Ambassador
has 100PV above their Welcome Pack the first month, you also receive Pay Points
for them as well as the Business Building Bonus from the Welcome Pack!
5 Points for Levels 1-3, 4 Points for Level 4, 3 Points for Level 5,
2 Points for Level 6, 1 Point for Level 7
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Plexus Compensation Plan Simplified:
For EVERY person you sponsor:

You get $25 or $50 depending on which Welcome Pack they start off
with ($99 or $199).

You get 5% of their sales (after 100 PV).

For anyone that signs on your level 1-3 you get 5 points

for 4th level= 4 points; for 5th level= 3 points, for 6th level= 2 points
and for 7th level= 1 point

You get points by sponsoring people and your team doing the same
thing.

The points average $3.50 PER point and they accumulate. You get paid
on the same points each month and only lose them if someone quits or
turns off their backup order.
When you sponsor 2 people, you get points on people on levels 1-3.

When you sponsor 3 people you get points on people on levels 1-5 AND
you get a $100 Bonus (Silver)

When you get 100 points in your organization (all ambassadors on your
levels 1-5) you get a $250 Bonus (Gold)

At 250 points in your organization (all ambassadors on your levels 1-6)
you get a $350 Bonus (Sr. Gold)

When  you’ve  sponsored  4  people  and  you  have  500 points you get a
$500 Bonus (Ruby)

When  you’ve  sponsored  5  people  and  you  have  750 points in your or-
ganization (all ambassadors on your levels 1-7) you get a $750 Bonus
(Sr. Ruby)

When  you’ve  sponsored  6  people  and  you  have  1500 points you get a
part of the Emerald Pool and the option to participate in the Lexus Car
Program

At 3,000 points you get part of the Sapphire Pool PLUS you still partici-
pate in the Emerald pool and Lexus Car Program.

When  you’ve  sponsored  7  people  and  you  have    4,500 points you get
part of the Diamond Pool PLUS the Emerald Pool, Sapphire Pool and Lex-
us Car Program.

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The Plexus Compensation Plan Simplified (cont.)
The company only requires us to sell 100 PV per month which is very
easy. Your products that you order for yourself go towards this amount.
Anything that you order to sell to customers goes toward your PV, and
anything that people order from your website goes towards your PV. You
will see an amount that you pay when you order and you will see a PV
(personal volume) amount.

The PV amount is how much personal volume you get for ordering that
particular product. For example, if a retail customer ordered the 30-day
supply of Plexus Slim and Accelerator from your website, it would be
$114.95 for them and 105 PV. So you can see, if you just had ONE retail
customer  buy  that  in  a  month,  you’ve  already  met  your  PV  for  the  
month!

Commission:

If you have 101-499 PV at the end of the month, you will get a 15%
commission check on your PV (everything sold from your website)

If you have 500+ PV you will get a 25% commission check on your PV
including everything you sold from 101 PV on.

Besides commission, if you stock product and sell it outright you make
the difference between retail and wholesale:

For example, if you buy a 30-day supply (Plexus Slim & Accelerator)
from your website at $89.95, then sell it to someone at $114.95, you
make $25 (PLUS the commission you receive from the company!). This
only applies if you buy it at wholesale and sell it to someone at retail.
The  markup  doesn’t  apply  if  they  buy  it  directly  from  your  website.

If you have Preferred Customers signed up, you receive a bonus based
on what they purchase PLUS the PV is added to your total! So as well as
the sales commission, you also earn a bonus on certain products!

When will I receive my checks?

If your backup order is set up and you sponsor (sign up) an Ambassador
who buys a $199 Welcome Pack, the company sends you a check for
$50 (the Business Building Bonus) on the Friday of the week following
the sign up. The same goes for when someone in your team on your
first 4 levels signs up someone... The company sends out a check based
on what level they are when they sign up.
Commission checks, Profit-Sharing Points checks, Achievement Bonus
checks, etc. go out on the 15th of the following month. For example, for
February’s  commissions,  etc,  the  check  goes  out  on  the  15th  of  March.  
You can get your money faster if you select either Direct Deposit for
your checks or have them deposited into your E-Wallet or onto
your Plexus Debit Card. 6

Personal Volume
Personal  Volume  or  “PV”,  is  all  the  volume  you  produce  from  your  web-­
site in a month. The company only requires us to have 100 PV per
month to receive commission and bonuses, and most of the time, the
product that you yourself are using will fulfill this. But the company
included another way for you to fulfill your 100 PV each month– any
orders that come through your website by your retail and/or preferred
customers counts toward your monthly PV!
Remember, each month starts over on the 1st of the month.
How To Sell Retail
Selling retail from your website is as simple as giving friends and family
your Plexus website and allowing them to order products! The company
takes care of everything– taking the order and payment, and then ship-
ping the product directly to them. Everything that is purchased this way
adds  to  your  Personal  Volume  for  the  month!    That’s  why  it’s  so  easy  to  
be  able  to  get  your  100  PV  minimum  each  month...  Especially  if  you’re  
buying your own products to use. If you have even as few as 2 retail
customers purchasing the Plexus Slim and Accelerator combo, as well as
yourself, you can reach the 500 PV+ point to earn 25% commission.
If  you’re  active  on  Facebook,  you  have  a  wonderful  opportunity  to  sell  
easily.
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The Importance of Retail Customers

Ambassadors have the opportunity to earn markups on the product that
they  sell  “out  of  stock  on  hand”.    This  means  you  purchase  your  product  
wholesale through your Back-Office, the product is delivered to you, and
then you sell it directly to others. You earn the 15-25% commission
from the company on your commission checks each month, but then you
can also earn the markup from wholesale to retail when you sell to cus-
tomers out of your stock.
You can buy the 3-day Trial Packs in bulk to save a little money. The
Decision Pack bulk pack contains 10 Decision Packs and costs you
$89.95 with 70 PV. You can then resell these for $11.95 each, giving
you a little markup of $2.96 each. You can also buy the 3-day Trial
Packs in bulk for 10 packs for $89.95 and 70 PV. These do not contain
the DVD or cardboard pack– just the bag with the 3-day samples. They
will cost you $8.99 each this way. I usually buy these and offer them
for $10 each with the purchase of a Decision Pack for $11.95, which
gives them 6 days of the product for $21.95.
If you sell a lot of retail, it makes sense to purchase the bulk packs. The
Lucky 7 Pack contains 7– 30 day supplies of Plexus Slim and Accelera-
tor for a wholesale cost of $549.95 and PV of 500. You would get 25%
commission on this package, so to reward you for purchasing this pack,
the company goes ahead and sends you $100 of this commission the
week after your purchase! The other $25 is sent with your regular
monthly commission check. Usually, the markup from wholesale to re-
tail for the Plexus Slim and Accelerator combo is $25 ($114.95-$89.95),
but when you buy the Lucky 7, your cost goes down to $78.56 for each
combo, giving you a markup of $36.39 on each combo!
With the High Roller Pack, you receive 7– 30 day supplies of Plexus
Slim and Accelerator PLUS 10 Decision Packs for $599 and 525 PV.
When you sell these, your cost for the combos goes down to $73.57
(providing you still sell the Decision Packs at their suggested retail price
of $11.95), giving you a markup of $41.38 each! Plus the company
sends $100 of the commission to you the next week, just as with the
Lucky 7 Pack, and the remaining $31.25 is sent in your regular monthly
commission check.
You  probably  won’t  be  able  to  start  out  immediately  buying  this  much  
product, but as you gain more customers and your business grows, the
sky is the limit with your earning potential just on the retail side of the
business!
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