VOIParty at voiparty.com Review
VoiParty
VoiParty is a new MLM and how it works is you use your high speed Internet access with a router they send you along with a dedicated second phone line you provide. They route long distance calls through your system as an outgoing local call. The cost is between $228 to $277 to sign up, and $25 annually plus the cost of a second phone line you’ll need.
They estimate you’ll make $36 a month from doing this with your own line, and when you sign someone up you get a $40 commission and a small percentage of their call volume. It looks like VoiParty is a decent business if you’ve got the financial legs and marketing skills to run with it, but at $40 commissions, I wouldn’t recommend it to someone without a lot of resources (like a big existing downline or mailing list).
Just the dedicated second phone line you’ll need will probably break even from the estimated money your account will bring in. Also get ready for slower Internet speeds, when I had Vonage and made a call with downloads running they slowed considerably.
They’re going to just take 1.5 million people then close enrollment, so the people early on have a shot, but if/when that number approaches, I don’t know how you’ll get anyone excited about having a box in their house compensating them the cost of their extra phone line (unless they really want the free international long distance).
The VoiParty compensation plan is pretty complicated, with different levels being compensated at different rates. From what I could generally gather on it, you make about $1.08 a month from people you sign up. This is not a business for the lazy. One thing they offer is free domestic and international long distance, so that could be a key selling point for those who call out of the country a lot.
At $228 to $277 upfront, VoiParty is going to be a harder sell than Skype which is monthly, or the other Internet based alternatives for cheap long distance. Getting people to spend a few hundred dollars isn’t easy these days as you know.
For those doing it as a business, they better know what they’re doing, and have another source of income to sustain them over the long haul. With just a $40 commission, I doubt most people could break even using the pay per clicks like Adwords or Bing to recruit. Keywords related to long distance are relatively expensive, so it’s something to keep in mind.
It’s sounds pretty good, but I ‘m, going to pass on this one. If you do it, be prepared to move mountains to get that residual income built up. It’s going to take a lot of people with that compensation plan. Like any MLM, it’s just not going to be as easy as they describe.
Nick
Thank you for discussing such an topical article with all of us. I’ve bookmarked your blog will come back for a re-read again. Keep up the very good work.
i joined voiparty about amonth and a half for 300.00$ i have not received my commission or my plug in box yet or if i ever will i’m beginning to wonder if this is another one of those scams can you help me??? Rosie
Hey Rosie,
I’d call the person at Voiparty you signed up with. If they can’t resolve it you can do a chargeback on your credit card and get your money back that way. You can dispute any charge, but the credit card companies require you contact the place you made a purchase with first. Six weeks is way too long.