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Are EDCGold, Coastal Vacations, Emerald Passport and other 1-up/2-up Direct Sales programs declining in popularity on the Internet? With the introduction of newer compensation plans that provide income to the new member on the first sale (and every sale thereafter), it is entirely possible that this is exactly what is happening!

Direct Sales programs on the Internet have been using the 1-up and 2-up compensation plan for several years. In fact, it was the most popular plan used because at first glance, it is a very powerful program. Programs such as EDCGold, Coastal Vacations, Emerald Passport are just some of the programs that have used this comp plan. However, when you really look inside the compensation there are some big problems for new people coming in. The need for giving up the initial sale(s) without any income has always been a problem.

Actually, the failure rate is very high for these programs - at least 95% or higher. There are only a small percentage of new people that ever become qualified, much less make any sales for themselves. Most of the "big money makers" in these program are the professional networkers and marketers.

There is a whole new generation of Internet programs that strive to fix the major problems encountered with 1-up/2-up plans. These programs (such as Perfect Wealth Formula) pay the new member for every sale, including the first. As a result, the popularity of the traditional 2-ups like EDCGold, Coastal Vacations, Emerald Passport, etc. appears to be declining. The residual income that is promised from the paylines in 1-up/2-up programs just isn't a reality for most members, new and old.

The model only works when new members are actually getting qualified (giving up their two sales) and making additional sales consistently throughout the membership. Since this rarely happens, these programs (EDCGold, Coastal Vacations, Emerald Passport, etc.) require successful members to continue to recruit... to infinity. This works for that master marketer with all the assets, but leaves the "average guy" far behind, disappointed, disillusioned and often broke!

Online programs get a bad name because of the fact that people are sucked into the claims of these programs and then fail. In fact, the cards were stacked against them from the start with these comp plans.New programs, such as the Perfect Wealth Formula have created compensation plans that help to solve the major issues created by the 1-up/2-up model. These plans actually allow the new person to make money on the first sale as well as residually

These new plans give a person a chance to get started with less money, which is supposed to be the advantage of home-business! Since there are larger and larger numbers of folks coming online to make some additional money or to make their living, the marketplace is huge. These folks are happy to be making money for themselves from their efforts and they don't mind that their sponsor gets a share. The team like atmosphere of traditional networking returns with this model because everyone benefits from their members' success.

Hence the popularity of "commissions on the first sale" model programs amongst new marketers and veterans "jumping ship" from EDCGold, Coastal Vacations, Emerald Passport, etc.... all looking for a better way. Often people who have never seen success before are now experiencing the joy of making money on the internet for the first time.

So, are EDCGold, Coastal Vacations, Emerald Passport, etc. dinosaurs? Not yet. But, judging by the numbers of ex-members who are tired of throwing away time and money only to make their sponsors rich and are looking for something better, the "world is changing". There is finally a different option for the average guy just wanting to make an extra buck!

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