Top MLM Companies: What is the Best MLM Company to Join?

If you’re looking to start a network marketing home business and could use some advice, Corey Augenstein has created a review of the best MLM companies in the special year-end issue of Network Marketing Today. As a side note, Mr. Augenstein states in this issue that “I could only find about 32 companies to count on my best companies list …” And that’s out of the hundreds of MLM companies currently operating.

This is a review that you have done for the last 15 years and it is worth checking out. Last year’s 2007/2008 edition listed the top 9 companies in the industry and the Distributor’s Choice Award. Below is a brief summary of the companies that appeared in last year’s review, including updated data when available.

1. USANA Health Sciences (Distributor’s Choice Award for the 10th consecutive year). USANA was founded in 1992 by a scientist, Dr. Myron Wentz, as a manufacturer of high-quality nutritional supplements. USANA currently operates in fourteen markets internationally. Net sales in 2008 were about $ 429 million. The USANA compensation plan is based on a binary system.

2. Xango (ranked number 5 in last year’s edition). The company was founded in 2002 by Gary Hollister, Aaron Garrity, Joe Morton, Gordon Morton, Kent Wood, and Bryan Davis. Xango products are distributed in twenty-nine markets internationally. Although not a public company, Xango reported that cumulative sales since inception exceeded $ 1.5 billion in November 2008. Compensation is based on a nine-tier unilevel plan.

3. Agel (ranked # 2 in last year’s edition). Agel, a nutritional products company, was founded in 2005 by Glen Jensen, based on innovative gel delivery technology. The company operates in 20 markets around the world. The compensation, which is hybrid, is paid at 7 levels.

4. 4-Life (was number 3 in the previous year’s edition). 4-Life is a nutritional products company founded in 1998 by David Lisonbee, based on immune stimulating factors derived from certain animals. They operate in 40 markets worldwide and report up to 64 percent pay from the 7-tier unilevel compensation plan.

5. Bestway (did not appear in last year’s issue). Bestway Network was founded in 2002 in Spain. Although we were unable to access the company’s website listed on MLMInsider.com, the company reportedly uses a binary compensation plan.

6. Isagenix (ranked # 4 in last year’s edition). Isagenix is ​​a nutritional products company founded in 2002 by John Anderson (ranked among the top 3 private label manufacturers and formulators), Jim Coover (formerly Cambridge Diet CFO), and Kathy Coover (renowned coach at MLM). The company uses a binary compensation plan.

7. Sisel (was not in last year’s edition). Sisel is an acronym for: Science, Innovation, Success, Energy and Longevity. The company was founded in 2006 by Tom Mower and his son Tom Jr, after he sold his previous company. The company offers personal care products and dietary supplements and uses a hybrid compensation plan.

8. Intway (not in last year’s edition). Intway Corporation offers hosting, web and financial instruments for online investments, as well as nutritional products. The company was founded in 2005 by a group of entrepreneurs and operates through a binary system.

9. Monavie (ranked 8 in the previous year’s edition). Monavie was founded in 2004 by Dallin Larsen and now operates in 10 global markets. The company produces a nutritional drink made from the Brazilian acai berry and generated $ 854 million in revenue in 2008. Obviously, this is a huge growth company and the founder was recently recognized in BusinessWeek’s Entrepreneurs of the Year award.

Would any of these network marketing opportunities be a good fit for an entrepreneur just starting out? Does the business plan and product offering sound familiar to you? If so, use this as a starting point for further research on your own and let us know your findings.

Since one of last year’s winners may have already disappeared, choose carefully before investing your time and money on an opportunity. The secret to MLM success after choosing a solid company that has products that you would buy anyway is having a methodology or system to share your passion with others.