THE MAX OPPORTUNITY COMPENSATION PLAN / EFFECTIVE MARCH ST, 05
GETTING STARTED Congratulations on your decision to become a part of the Max family. Owning a business is one of the most fulfilling engagements that you will ever experience, and it is our commitment to provide you the best product offering and business service imaginable to help your business succeed. When you partner with Max International as an Associate, you unlock a rare opportunity to represent our exclusive, and patented RiboCeine, one of the most meaningful nutritional discoveries of our time. Furthermore, you will have the combined opportunity to develop a residual income stream that creates meaningful income, new relationships, and new discoveries. We look forward to celebrating your success! Max has created a compensation plan that rewards for behaviors that are in alignment with residual success and collective contribution, such as: New business growth Creating teamwork Developing leadership Duplicating your success We ve laid out the details of our compensation plan in this infographic overview to show how the Max compensation plan can make it possible for you to become a successful, independent, entrepreneur.
BUSINESS STRATEGY The Max compensation plan is comprised of three primary sections that work in unison and rewards Max Associates as they build their business. This plan is designed to pay as you begin, and as you mature your business. Each of the three sections contain key financial rewards that can be earned, and each are complementary to the other. Together, this creates a simple, rewarding plan that can provide you with multiple streams of income for growing your Max business. RESIDUAL INCOME The best businesses are built upon a solid foundation. In the Max Compensation plan, residual income provides the strongest base for your future success. While residual income starts slow, over time it will become your greatest asset. Binary Income Max Living Bonus Matching Check Bonus $ BRIDGE INCOME Bridge income is earned over a shorter-term than residual income and provides the support for your lifestyle and business while you build momentum. Bridge income bonuses are great to focus on whether your new to Max or looking to advance in rank. Fast Start Income Global Bonus Pool Prime Bonus TIME CUSTOMER INCOME Customer income provides you with more immediate returns whenever you share Max products directly with customers. Having Preferred Customers also assists with your Personal Volume (PV) qualifications. Retail Customer Income Preferred Customer Income
WHAT IS VOLUME? Volume is the common international currency attached to every Max product. Qualification and commissions are directly related to Volume. Product purchase Indicates an Active Associate Indicates an Inactive Associate Every time product is ordered volume is generated. Every product has a purchase price, and a volume amount. Commissions are paid off of volume. Volume from your personal orders is called Personal Volume (PV) Orders from Preferred Customers also contribute to your personal volume and qualification. Volume generated on other Associates accounts is called Commissionable Volume (CV) An Associate with less than 00 PV is considered inactive. An Associate with 00 PV or more is considered active.
Date that your qualifying order is placed Qualification Period QUALIFYING FOR COMMISSIONS To qualify for commissions, you will first need to order Max s products. This way you ll generate personal volume to qualify for both weekly and montlhy commissions. As you use, share, and sell your products you will not only enjoy their great benefits, you ll be building your business and earning commissions. MONTHLY COMMISSIONS PERSONAL VOLUME REQUIREMENTS Place a qualifying order any time during a calendar month. MARCH S M T W T F S 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 3 TIPS FOR SUCCESS All weekly and monthly personal volume requirements can be met by maintaining an active AutoShip of 00 PV. WEEKLY COMMISSIONS PERSONAL VOLUME REQUIREMENT Place a qualifying order of 00PV and become eligible for weekly commissions the week that your order is placed, and for the following 5 calendar weeks. MARCH S M T W T F S 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 3 APRIL S M T W T F S 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30
CUSTOMER INCOME Max prides itself in having unmatched products. As you share the benefits of Max products, it will create opportunities to sell them as well. As a Max Associate, you have the ability to sell the products at either retail, or wholesale pricing. RETAIL CUSTOMER INCOME CUSTOMER INCOME PROGRAM / PAID WEEKLY Earn money when you sell product to customers that purchase the product at retail price. Earn retail customer income when you Buy the product at wholesale price TIPS FOR SUCCESS Retail commissions can be earned when your customers order product directly from you or from your website. 3 Sell the product at retail price Keep the difference WHOLESALE PRICE RETAIL PRICE PROFIT 3
PREFERRED CUSTOMER INCOME CUSTOMER INCOME PROGRAM / PAID WEEKLY Enroll your customers in Max s AutoShip program and receive 5% commissions on their orders. Similar to the benefits of enrolling in a wholesale club, Preferred Customers can receive wholesale pricing by participating in Max s AutoShip program. It s a win-win situation where they get wholesale pricing and you get guaranteed commissions. $ CV TIPS FOR SUCCESS Get more Preferred Customers! Preferred Customers can earn FREE product when they participate in the Max Friends and Family Program!* 3 To earn commissions in the Preferred Customer program, simply 3 Enroll a Preferred Customer Get paid 5% of CV 50% of Preferred Customer volume counts as your PV* on every product order they place *Commissions based on CV points of products ordered. *As long as you meet personal volume requirements for weekly commissions *Personal Volume from Preferred Customer purchases increases available volume for upline commissions and upline qualifications for Prime Bonus. *See details for the Friends and Family program
ENROLLMENT TREE Helping other entrepreneurial-minded people build a Max business is a successful method in building a strong residual income. Building a solid Enrollment Tree has proven to be a vital activity and best practice for successful Max Associates. Personally Enrolled Associate nd Generation Associate 3rd Generation Associate Indicates more Associates in downline that are not shown Each Associate you enroll, will be the head of a new enrollment team. Every person below them in the Enrollment Tree will contribute to the volume within that enrollment team. this is important when calculating matching check bonus. TIPS FOR SUCCESS Enrollment Tree activity is critical because it impacts all forms of payment in the Max Compensation Plan. st Generation Every Associate you enroll nd Generation Every Associate enrolled by your st Generation 3 rd Generation Every Associate enrolled by your nd Generation To infinity KEY TERMS Team Team Team 3 Team 4 Enrollment Tree Volume: Total volume generated from all enrollment teams.
FAST START INCOME ENROLLMENT TREE QUALIFICATIONS / PAID WEEKLY The Fast Start Income program rewards you for your continued enrollment of new Associates. Enroll a new Associate Get paid a Fast Start Bonus when a new Associate purchases a qualifying enrollment pack within 60 days of enrollment*. TIPS FOR SUCCESS Continuing to enroll new Associates is a great way to build your bridge income. EXAMPLES* New Associate purchases a $50USD Personal Pack. Sponsor will receive $5USD New Associate purchases a $549USD Professional Pack. Sponsor will receive $75USD. $ New Associate purchases a $999USD Premier Pack. Sponsor will receive $50USD. *As long as you meet personal volume requirements for weekly commissions *New Associate can purchase a maximum of any two qualified enrollment packs in first 60 days of business. *Enrollment Pack availability and content will vary by market.
PRIME BONUS ENROLLMENT TREE QUALIFICATIONS / PAID MONTHLY Monthly bonus paid for building a strong AutoShip business within your Enrollment Tree TIPS FOR SUCCESS Maintaining your own AutoShip order and enrolling others who do the same is a proven way of building residual income. UP TO $75 USD LEVEL You and at least 3 Personally Enrolled Associates need to maintain Active AutoShip orders of at least 00 PV. Level qualification requires at least 500 CV coming from the entire st Generation of your Enrollment Tree. UP TO $300 USD LEVEL Duplicate your leadership by helping three personally-enrolled Associates complete Level 3 UP TO $,5 USD LEVEL 3 Maximize your leadership by helping three personally-enrolled Associates complete Level. UP TO $,500USD PER MONTH! All CV must from from AutoShip orders See page Prime Bonus Rules (located after Glossary) The company pays up to 5% total of the global CV that is generated each month in the Prime Bonus program.
BINARY TREE The Associates that you enroll can be placed on a Right or Left Binary Leg. The volume Binary team members that are Outside of your Enrollment Tree Indicates more Associates in downline that are not shown generated on both Binary Legs results in a monthly residual income stream. UPLINE ASSOCIATES Left Leg Right Leg,500 CV,000 CV Each Associate s product purchase contributes to the volume of the Binary Leg they are placed on STRONG LEG PAY LEG The Binary Leg with the most volume within a calendar month is called the Strong Leg The Binary Leg with the lesser amount of volume within a calendar month is called the Pay Leg
BINARY INCOME BINARY TREE QUALIFICATIONS / PAID MONTHLY Rewards you monthly for the commissionable sales volume on both Left and Right Binary Legs. STEP STEP Remain active by ordering 00PV Maintain at least personally enrolled active Associate on each Binary Leg. TIPS FOR SUCCESS Maximize your earnings by keeping sales volume from each of your Binary Legs as balanced as possible. STEP Get paid on BOTH Binary Legs! Pay Leg CV determines your Equivalent Volume (EV). Get paid 5% of your EV from each Binary Leg!* (*Can also be calculated as 0% of PayLeg),500 CV CARRY FORWARD VOLUME The volume difference between the Equivalent Volume and the amount in your largest Binary Leg will not be lost! The difference (Carry Forward volume) will roll forward to the next,000 CV month! EQUIVALENT VOLUME 3 STRONG LEG PAY LEG See Glossary for full details
GLOBAL BONUS POOL BINARY TREE QUALIFICATIONS / PAID MONTHLY Max is truly a global company and every Associate contributes to its worldwide growth. Max recognizes your hard work and has provided a way for you to earn shares of its worldwide volume. 4,500 CV CURRENT MONTH S EQUIVALENT VOLUME 3,000 CV,000 CV HISTORICAL HIGH EQUIVALENT VOLUME Increase your equivalent volume by,000 CV above your historical high IN THIS EXAMPLE Get share of % of all of the volume that is generated at Max globally. STRONG LEG PAY LEG the equivalent volume is increased by,000 CV and so share of the leadership bonus pool is given. Multiple shares can be earned in a single month! This program is only available for those that have not yet achieved the rank of platinum Shares can no longer be earned once your Pay Leg reaches 30,000 CV
Personally Enrolled Associate nd Generation Associate YOUR BINARY TREE IN ACTION 3rd Generation Associate Indicates more Associates in downline that are not shown Indicates an Active Associate Indicates an Inactive Associate,500 CV Left Leg Right Leg,000 CV,000 CV EQUIVALENT VOLUME STRONG LEG PAY LEG ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THIS EXAMPLE You would be qualified for the Binary Team Bonus because you are active and have personally enrolled active Associate on your left leg, and personally enrolled active Associate on your right leg. Your equivalent volume would be,000 CV because this is the highest amount of volume that you have in both legs. After the month ends and commissions are processed, you would be paid on the equivalent volume in each leg at 5%. This would give you $00 USD from each binary team for a total of $00 USD total Binary Team Bonus earnings With personally enrolled active Associate on your left leg, and personally enrolled active Associate on your right leg, and,000 Pay Leg CV, you would be qualified as a Bronze Associate, which would allow you to earn up to $500 USD from your Binary Team Bonus earnings.
ADVANCING IN RANK At Max, each rank encourages the principle of teamwork, leadership, and duplication. Building active Bronze and above Associates in your teams while increasing Pay Leg volume will raise your earning potential and increase the stability of your residual income. Binary Tree Requirement Enrollment Tree Requirement Personally Enrolled, Active Associate (or above). Personally Enrolled, Paid-as Bronze (or above) Paid-as Bronze (or above) within 7 Generations of Enrollment Tree Must be on separate enrollment teams RANK Monthly Pay Leg CV Monthly Binary Income Range Downline Activity Requirements ASSOCIATE - - - - CV Outside of Power Team Refer to your virtual office to see if qualifications are met SR. ASSOCIATE 00 $0 - $00 USD - BRONZE,000 $00-500 USD - SILVER 5,000 $500 - $,500 USD - GOLD 5,000 $,500 - $3,000 USD - PLATINUM 30,000 $3,000 - $6,000 USD - DIAMOND 60,000 $6,000 - $5,000 USD 45,000 DOUBLE DIAMOND 50,000 $5,000 - $5,000 USD 0,000 TRIPLE DIAMOND 50,000 $5,000 - $3,500 USD 00,000 CROWN DIAMOND 400,000 $3,500 - $40,000 USD 30,000 Your Pay Leg can be either your left or right Binary Leg. It will be the leg with the lower CV amount during a calendar month. *Sr. Associates and above require at least in Personally Enrolled, Active Associate on each binary team. *Gold and above ranks require at least personally enrolled bronze in each binary team.
Indicates the volume percentage of a single enrollment team Indicates the volume percentage of the largest enrollment team MATCHING CHECK BONUS BINARY & ENROLLMENT TREE QUALIFICATIONS / PAID MONTHLY Matching Check Bonus rewards you for being a leader by building a strong team and helping to assist in the success of others that you enroll. Your Matching Check Bonus is determined by: Receive a matching percentage of the Binary Team Bonus commissions Your paid rank earned by Associates in your Enrollment Tree. UP TO 7 GENERATIONS DEEP* st Generation nd Gen 3 rd Gen 3 The Binary Income earnings from those in the first 7 Generations of your Enrollment Tree. Your Matching Check Bonus payout will be based upon the percentage of Enrollment Tree Volume that your Power Team accounts for. 5% 0% 0% 45% 30% Team Team Team 3 Team 4 Team 5 3 UNLIMITED WIDTH KEY TERMS Enrollment Tree Volume: Total volume generated from all enrollment teams. *eligibility based on your paid rank
Indicates the volume percentage of a single enrollment team MATCHING CHECK TIERS Building a strong team is much more than finding that star player. It s helping everyone involved to reach their full potential. Which is why we ve set up a Matching Check system that rewards you for helping multiple Enrollment Teams succeed. The more balanced the success, the more you earn! Indicates the volume percentage of the largest enrollment team TIER EXAMPLE 5% 0% 5% 80% 0% IN THIS EXAMPLE 80% of total Enrollment Tree Volume is coming from the Power Team. When 76-00% of your Enrollment Tree volume comes from your Power Team, you will be paid at Tier. MATCHING CHECK TIER # RANK BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND DOUBLE DIAMOND TRIPLE DIAMOND ST GEN. 0%.5% 5% 7.5% 0%.5% 5% ND GEN. 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 3 RD GEN. 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4 TH GEN. 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 5 TH GEN. 4% 4% 4% 6 TH GEN. 3.5% 3.5% 7 TH GEN. 3% TIER EXAMPLE 5% 0% 5% 70% 0% IN THIS EXAMPLE 70% of total Enrollment Tree Volume is coming from the Power Team. When 6-75% of your Enrollment Tree volume comes from your Power Team, you will be paid at Tier. MATCHING CHECK TIER # RANK BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND DOUBLE DIAMOND TRIPLE DIAMOND ST GEN. 5% 8.75%.5% 6.5% 30% 33.75% 37.5% ND GEN. 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 3 RD GEN. 6.75% 6.75% 6.75% 6.75% 6.75% 4 TH GEN. 6.75% 6.75% 6.75% 6.75% 5 TH GEN. 6% 6% 6% 6 TH GEN. 5.5% 5.5% 7 TH GEN. 4.5%
Indicates the volume percentage of a single enrollment team MATCHING CHECK TIER #3 Qualifying for Matching Check Tier #3 symbolizes enrollment, teamwork, leadership and duplication. For demonstrating those characteristics, Matching Check Tier #3 provides the opportunity to receive up to a 50% Matching Check on all personally enrolled Associates! Indicates the volume percentage of the largest enrollment team TIER 3 EXAMPLE IN THIS EXAMPLE 45% of total Enrollment Tree Volume is coming from the Power Team. 5% 5% 5% 45% 30% MATCHING CHECK TIER #3 RANK BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND When 60% or less of your Enrollment Tree volume comes from your Power Team, you will be paid at Tier 3. DOUBLE DIAMOND TRIPLE DIAMOND ST GEN. 0% 5% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% ND GEN. 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3 RD GEN. 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 4 TH GEN. 9% 9% 9% 9% 5 TH GEN. 8% 8% 8% At Max the more balanced your enrollment team is, the higher your earning potential will be. EARN UP TO 50% matching check bonus on those that you personally enroll. 6 TH GEN. 7% 7% 7 TH GEN. 6%
Represents $50 USD MAX LIVING BONUS ENROLLMENT TREE QUALIFICATIONS / PAID MONTHLY Leadership is a key component to a thriving business. The Max Living Bonus rewards Platinum and above Associates who have proven that they can attain and maintain the higher ranks. Meet the monthly requirements to be paid as Platinum or above. Get a living bonus for each month that you complete step PLATINUM $500 USD DIAMOND $750 USD DOUBLE DIAMOND $,000 USD TRIPLE DIAMOND $,50 USD TRIPLE DIAMOND $,500 USD This program is available for those that are at a paid rank of platinum or above
NEW BUSINESS CENTER BINARY & ENROLLMENT TREE QUALIFICATIONS The Max compensation plan is focused with long-term success in mind. For those that reach the rank of Crown Diamond, you will be awarded with a new Business Center which allows you to build a new Binary Leg and participate in all of the same income streams as your original Business Center. TIPS FOR SUCCESS Your new business center is eligible for all forms of revenue generation, including Matching Check Bonus! When you reach the rank of Crown Diamond, you are rewarded with a new Business Center. 3 This new Business Center will be placed immediately above your first Business Center in the Binary Tree. This allows your original Business Center to become the Strong Leg of the new Business Center. Your new Business Center will also be a part of the st level of your Enrollment Tree. 3
FAQS When do all of these commissions pay out? Retail Income: Paid when the sale takes place. If the Retail Sale occurs online, the profit will be paid with the weekly commissions. The Retail Profit is the difference between the retail price and the wholesale price. Weekly Commissions: Based on sales that take place between Sunday at 00:00:00 and the following Saturday at :59:59 PM (3:59:59) Mountain Standard Time. Commissions are paid on the following Wednesday. Fast Start Bonus Preferred Customer Income Monthly Commissions: Based on sales that take place during the calendar month. Commissions are paid on the 5th of the following month that the commissions were earned. Binary Team Income Matching Check Bonus (MCB) Global Bonus Pool Max Living Bonus What does the Starter Kit allow an Associate to do? By purchasing a Starter Kit and generating a minimum of 00 CV, the new Associate becomes qualified to: Buy at wholesale and sell at retail. Enroll Preferred Customers and earn a 5% bonus on the CV generated from their purchases. Enroll new Associates and earn a FastTrack Bonus. Access the Virtual Office. What is Carry Forward Volume? Any amount of an Associate s Strong Leg on the Binary Sales Tree that is greater than the Pay Leg is carried over to the next month s CV total. If an Associate s left leg of their Binary Sales Tree is the Strong Leg for that month, then any amount of CV larger than the Pay Leg s amount will be added to the left leg s CV for the next month. Carry Forward Volume ALWAYS carries over to the same leg, left or right, regardless of which one is the Strong or Pay Leg. Carry Forward Volume will expire after a 6 month rolling period. You must have 00PV in a calendar month to be eligible for Carry Forward Volume. What happens to my Carry Forward Volume if my Strong and Pay Legs switch places? Carry Forward Volume always carries over to the same leg, regardless of which is the Lesser or Strong Leg on any given month. If my left leg is my Strong Leg for January, then the Carry Forward Volume gets added to my left leg in February, even if it is the Pay Leg for the month of February. After reaching Crown Diamond, how do I qualify my new Business Center for commissions? Just like you did with your original Business Center, you will have to have 00 PV in any month for which you want to qualify to receive commissions. All new qualifying activity will be the same as your original Business Center. Do I have to have 00 PV on both Business Centers? Yes, each Business Center must meet it s own qualification criteria.
GLOSSARY AutoShip Is the most convenient way for you and your Preferred Customers to receive product monthly. Just select your products and we ll deliver them to your door the same day every month. Binary Tree All Associates are part of the Max Binary Tree. Each Associate builds a left leg and a right leg. These two legs together make up your Binary Tree. Enrollment Tree Every Associate that you personally enroll starts your Enrollment Tree. Any Associates that they enroll are also added to the tree, and the same goes for anyone that this next group enrolls. Each successive level of Associates is called a generation. Enrollment Tree Volume Total volume generated from all enrollment teams. Generation Each level of your Enrollment Tree is called a generation. Your personally enrolled Associates comprise your st generation. Any Associates that your st generation enrolls comprises your nd Generation. Your nd Generation enrolls your 3rd, and so on. While this can continue indefinitely, MCB pays up to your 7th Generation. Paid Rank Is the rank that the Associate is paid at for any given month. Pay Leg Every month, whichever leg, left or right, of your Binary Tree that generates the lowest amount of CV is your Pay Leg. The Pay Leg determines how much of a Team Bonus you earn for each month as well as contributing to your Paid Rank level. Pin Rank Is the highest rank achieved by an Associate. Qualified Associates Have enrolled a minimum of two personally enrolled active Associates with placed in each left and right Binary Leg and have a minimum of 00 PV in a qualifying month to be paid a Binary Tree Bonus, and a Matching Check Bonus (if at least Bronze rank). Binary Leg All Associates are part of a Binary Leg. Each Associate is directly above a left leg and a right leg. These two teams together make up your Binary Sales Tree. The smaller leg, whether left or right, is referred to as the Pay Leg. The other, larger leg is referred to as the Strong Leg. Strong Leg Every month, whichever leg, left or right, of your Binary Sales Tree that generates the most CV is your Strong Leg. Any CV amount in your Strong Leg that is greater than the Pay Leg amount for a month carries over to the same leg for the following month. PV Surplus When an associate accumulates 00 PV within a calendar month, any additional PV that they receive from their personal purchases or Preferred Customers is then considered their PV Surplus. The PV Surplus counts toward an associates Pay Leg volume. Personal Volume from product packs does not count toward PV Surplus. PV Surplus cannot exceed the volume on the Strong Leg. Power Team - The team generating the largest amount of your Enrollment Tree Volume.
PRIME BONUS RULES. Any Associate with a minimum of 00 PV AutoShip will be eligible for the Prime Bonus.. Only single AutoShip orders of 00 PV or more, processed in the qualifying month, are counted toward the Prime Bonus requirement. 3. Qualifying AutoShip orders must be paid for by the Associate and shipped to the primary shipping address listed on the account. Any credit cards used for payment must be in the name of the Associate listed on the account. 4. In order to qualify for the Level One bonus, you must have a total of 500 CV on your first generation. This must consist of at least 3 qualified personally enrolled Associates each with a minimum of 00 AutoShip PV. Additional CV may come from any other orders placed on your First Generation. 7. These bonuses are cumulative. If they qualify, then Associates may earn the Level One, Two, and Three Bonuses all at once. 8. This bonus is paid monthly and will be added to your regular commission payment. 9. This bonus will not exceed 5% of monthly global CV. 0. A qualifying AutoShip order that is returned will result in a retraction of the bonus earned if the requirements are no longer met.. As long as all qualifications are met, the Prime Bonus may be earned each month. 5. In order to qualify for the Level Two bonus, you must first be qualified for the Level One bonus. Additionally, you must help three of your personally enrolled Associates qualify for their own Level One Bonus. 6. In order to qualify for the Level Three bonus, you must be qualified for the Level Two Bonus. Additionally, you must help three of your personally enrolled Associates qualify for their own Level Two Bonus.