It’s likely that you have come across PM International through an email list, on social media or got it recommended by a friend or family member.
Is PM International a scam? The reasons why you’re here is because you have want answers right so, that’s what I’m going to provide for you within this PM International review.
First and foremost I must commend you for actually doing a bit of extra research before committing to joining PM International. For all you could have known, the product could be a major scam so the fact you’re here right now, researching whether or not that’s the case is a pretty smart move on your part.
To be fully transparent with you, I am personally not a member of PM International so I can assure you that I will not attempt to sell you it unless of course it’s worth investing in.
What I will aim to do is provide you with an unbiased 3rd party look at PM International that will hopefully help you to make the best decision you can in the end.
PRODUCT NAME: PM International
OWNER/S: Rolf Sorg
TYPE OF PRODUCT: beauty and health & wellness MLM
PRICE: $99 + autoship
SUMMARY: The good news is that PM is neither a pyramid scheme or a scam, it is a legitimate MLM company however, there are quite a few major issues that I have with it which may not make a great opportunity to pursue.
The heavy emphasis on recruitment for commissions, the products are also really expensive and the very low success rates for MLM’s as a whole simply don’t make joining MLM that great an opportunity for you to join.
FINAL RATING: 1.5/5
RECOMMENDED: No
WHAT IS PM INTERNATIONAL?
PM is a MLM company that focuses on 2 different niches, primarily within the health and wellness and the beauty and cosmetic areas.
The company was found by Rolf Sorg back in 1993 but initially wasn’t called PM international. The company actually started off as PM Cosmetics where they began selling beauty products only.
It’s later when the company rebranded itself where the directors decided to include health and wellness based products to the lineup.,
As for Rolfs background in the MLM scene, he claims that when he got into his first MLM company, he was able to recruit 10 people every month, which without a doubt is super impressive but, these are just claims and hard to verify. Besides even if this statement is true, it still does not mean the company would be worth joining anyways.
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PM INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS
PM have two different sets of products with thier specific categories and as the company has been around for as long as it has it does also mean it will take forever to list them down so, I’ll only list a few of them here.
The 2 different sets of products PM sells includes their Beautyline and Fitline.
The categories within the beautyline include the following :
- Clean Tonic
- Ultimate Young
- 4ever
- Cleansing Milk
These products are said be made with natural ingredients to reduce signs of aging, removing dirt and oil, and cleansing your skin.
The Fitline products are significantly larger and include the following items :
- Fitness Drink
- D-Drink
- Herbalism Tea
- Omega 3
- Heart Duo
- Q10
- Restorate
- CC-Cel Capsules
- ProShape Amino
- Basics
- Power Cocktail
- ProShape All-In-1
- Activize Oxyplus
- CC-Cel Lotion
There doesn’t seem to be anything particularly unique about these items, they’re basically your generic health and wellness products that aim to help you with fatigue, providing you with energy etc.
As for the prices of each item, they can range from around 20 bucks to well over $150 so, PM do offer some very expensive items but, all in all this pricing is actually pretty standard in the MLM scene. Therefore, I can’t call it out too much, then again even if it is the average pricing it also does not mean the products aren’t really expensive.
If you want a more in depth look at each of PM’s products individually, click here to go to their website.
HOW DO YOU MAKE MONEY WITH PM INTERNATIONAL?
As is the case with pretty much all MLM businesses there are 2 ways to make money with them, PM International being no exception.
1. The first method is by directly selling the product to other individuals and in return make a commission for the sales
2. You make money through your recruits and downline, by getting residual income by following and meeting certain criteria as well as make money through bonuses and incentives due to meeting company set goals.
HOW TO GET STARTED
In order to become one of PM’s distributors, you’ll need to purchase a couple different things.
The first thing you’ll need to purchase is the Demo starter pack, which is a pack that will set you back $99 and provides the following items :
- Sports bottle
- Demo bag
- Spoon
- 2 of their best-selling PM products
The demo starter kit is the only mandatory purchase you’ll need to make but, you definitely will be pushed to purchase additional items by your direct upline and by PM themselves as it’s how you’ll make profits in the beginning, via retail commissions.
This is where PM’s pool packs come in. The packs will come with a multitude of products in them and they come in 2 different variations :
- Optimal Combo Pack for $481
- 6 FitLine Optimal Set Pack for $500
As you become a higher level member, you’ll also need to maintain a certain amount of volume every month but, that’s only from the manager rank and above, which I’ll discuss in more detail below.
COMPENSATION STRUCTURE
The compensation plan is easily the most important piece of document anyone serious about joining PM will need to look at. I’ll personally be going over it quite briefly to give you have a rough idea on how to earn with PM however, if you’re serious about joining, it’s definitely something you should study.
Firstly, I’ll discuss the different ranks and the criteria required to achieve them :
- Team Partner Rank – Simply sign up as a PM International affiliate.
- Manager Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 1500 GV per month
- Sales Manager Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 2500 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace 1 Manager ranked or higher affiliate member.
- Marketing Manager Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 5000 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace 2 Manager ranked or higher affiliate members.
- International Marketing Manager Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 10,000 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace 3 Manager ranked or higher affiliate members.
- Vice President Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 25,000 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace 3 Sales Manager ranked or higher affiliate members.
- Executive Vice President Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 50,000 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace at least 3 Marketing Manager ranked or higher affiliate members.
- President’s Team Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 100,000 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace at least 5 Marketing Manager ranked or higher affiliate members.
- Silver President’s Team Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 200,000 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace at least 3 Vice President ranked or higher affiliate members.
- Gold President’s Team Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 400,000 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace at least 3 Executive Vice President ranked or higher affiliate members.
- Platinum President’s Team Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 600,000 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace at least 4 Executive Vice President ranked or higher affiliate members.
- Champion’s League Rank – To qualify for this rank you need to generate 1,000,000 GV per month and you will also need to personally refer and maintain or replace at least 5 President’s Team ranked or higher affiliate members
In total there are 12 different ranks within PM which shows, to me at least, that recruitment will play a huge part in a distributors success and of course the GV (group volume) requirement to maintain a rank also suggests that the ranking will play a huge role in achieving success.
Retail Commissions
The retail commission in this case is the profit you’ll make from purchasing items at the wholesale price and selling them at the intended retail price. This means if the wholesale price of an item is $20 and the retail pricing is $30, you’d make a profit of $10 per sale.
You’ll earn an extra 10% if you maintain a monthly autoship of 100 PV or higher
Top Retailer Bonus Commissons
This bonus is determined by the group volume a distributor achieves in any given month. If a distributor manages to achieve 2500 in GV, they’ll earn 3% of all retail sales earned on their downline team for the month.
The percentage can go as high as 5% if a distributor generates 5000 in GV.
Recruitment Commissions
When you refer someone into the business opportunity and they purchases a Pool Pack worth $481 or $500, you’ll earn a $60 commission.
This increases to $120 once you reach the manager rank or higher.
Residual Commissions
This commission uses a unilevel structure to determine how much an individual will be eligible to earn from their down line team. A unilevel structure basically means that you’ll be able to recruit infinitely in the horizontal sense but vertically the earning potential is capped.
In this case the level is capped at level 6 and distributors will be paid depending on how high they rank within the company :
- Manager Rank – When you qualify for this rank and have personally referred 1 Manager ranked member you will get 5% on your first generation Managers and 3% on your 2nd and 3rd Managers in your unilevel downline legs.
- Manager Rank – When you qualify for this rank and personally sponsored at least 5 Manager ranked members you will get 5% on the first generation Managers, 3% on your 2nd to 4th Managers, 5% on the 5th and 6th, and 2% on every Manager generation thereafter on your unilevel legs.
- Sales Manager Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 7% on your 1st generation, 5% on your 2nd to 4th, and 7% on the 5th and 6th, and 2% on every Manager generation thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
- Marketing Manager Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 10% on the 1st generation, 8% on the 2nd to 4th generation Managers, 10% on the 5th and 6th and 5% on every Manager ranked generation member thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
- International Marketing Manager Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 14% on the 1st generation, 12% on the 2nd to 4th generations, 14% on the 5th and 6th and 9% on every Manager ranked generation thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
- Vice President Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 17% on the 1st generation, 15.5% on the 2nd to 4th, 17.5% on the 5th and 6th and 12.5% on every Manager ranked generation thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
- Executive Vice President Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 20.5% on the 1st generation, 18.5% on the 2nd to 4th generations, 20.5% on the 5th and 6th and 15.5% on every Manager ranked generation thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
- President’s Team Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 23.5% on the 1st generation, 21.5% on the 2nd to 4th generations, 23.5% on the 5th and 6th and 18.5% on every Manager ranked generation thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
- Silver President’s Team Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 24.5% on the 1st generation, 22.5% on the 2nd to 4th generations, 24.5% on the 5th and 6th and 19.5% on every Manager ranked generation thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
- Gold President’s Team Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 25% on the 1st generation, 22% on the 2nd to 4th generations, 25% on the 5th and 6th and 20% on every Manager ranked generation thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
- Platinum President’s Team Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 25.5% on the 1st generation, 23.5% on the 2nd to 4th generations, 25.5% on the 5th and 6th and 20.5% on every Manager ranked generation thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
- Champion’s League Ranked – When you qualify for this rank you will get 26% on the 1st generation, 24% on the 2nd to 4th generations, 26% on the 5th and 6th and 21% on every Manager ranked generation thereafter on your unilevel downline legs.
As you can see, this area of the plan has a lot potential provided you’re really good at recruiting.
There are various other bonuses too but I won’t cover them here as they’re probably not worth looking into as a beginner however, if you still want to see what else the compensation plan has to offer, you can watch the video below.
THE NOT SO GOOD THINGS
Recruitment Is Essential For Success
MLM’s in general require you to recruit a lot in order to succeed and sometimes its the core focus of the company and very rarely is it a secondary element.
In this case recruitment is pretty much the main focus behind PM therefore, If you’re not willing to get good at recruitment or aren’t already good at it, you’ll probably have a very hard time finding success with PM.
The Products Can Be Quite Expensive
The products themselves seem to not only be very generic but, they’re also very expensive for what they are.
You’re looking on average at spending upwards of $30 – $40 for a single item, which to me seems like you’d be spending way too much on their products and trying to sell them to potential customers will be a lot harder to do considering the price.
Most People Will Fail
Although I couldn’t find an income disclosure statement discussing how much individuals within PM are making, having seen many other statements form other MLM’s, I am still very sure the chances of success will be really low anyways.
I’ve found that in general 5% of members will make $1k/month whilst only the top 1% of all members will make a full time income.
So, you should take this into consideration before joining PM or any other MLM for that matter.
THE GOOD THINGS
The only concretely good thing about PM, in my opinion atleast is the fact it’s been in business for over 25 years, even though it did go through a rebranding. I guess this does mean the company has some credibility at least.
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IS PM INTERNATIONAL A PYRAMID SCHEME/SCAM?
The good news is that PM is neither a pyramid scheme or a scam, it is a legitimate MLM company however, there are quite a few major issues that I have with it which may not make a great opportunity to pursue.
The heavy emphasis on recruitment for commissions, the products are also really expensive and the very low success rates for MLM’s as a whole simply don’t make joining MLM that great an opportunity for you to join.
MY PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION
I personally will always recommend against using a MLM business model to make money, not because you can’t make money through it (you totally can) but, the system has always seemed shady to myself and is kinda synonymous with the likes of a pyramid scheme or scams (MOBE and Digital altitude).
Instead I prefer working with something created through ones own means and is ultimately dependent on yourself and your work ethic alone.
This method I’m talking about is affiliate marketing.
The reasons as to why I recommend it over MLM based structures are because
– there is no need to recruit constantly
– it is a legitimate method that has been working consistently and continues to grow as more businesses want individuals to promote products
– and because it is free to start up, no unnecessarily large start up funds needed.
The service I recommend is Wealthy Affiliate. It’s free to sign up to and will get you set up and ready to start your affiliate marketing journey within minutes, as it did for me when I begun my journey.
If you have any questions that you would like to ask me regarding PM, feel free to do so in the comments section below and I will get back to you as soon as I can. If you have your own thoughts about PM and would like to talk about it, again feel free to do so in the comments below!
Thanks
Amhil