Why Do We Sponsor?


  1. In order to maximize our ability to serve our present customers and to provide time to focus on the needs of new contacts.
  2. Unless we sponsor new people, on a regular basis, our AIM business and therefore our AIM income will be difficult to increase.
  3. It gives the customer the convenience of home delivery and the absolute lowest price on their purchases.
  4. A fourth reason for sponsoring as soon as you can is to prevent your customer, who is subject to the same media hype and competitor persuasions as we all are, from straying away from your product and service for another.

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When To Sponsor


When to sponsor is generally just good judgement as to the customers needs. Some examples, covering many but not all situations are: ( and this is assuming you are presently providing the product at AIM's suggested retail price)
  1. When a new customer reorders, explain the advantages of being an AIM member.
  2. When a customer buys at retail to share with others.
  3. When your customer lives too far for easy delivery of product.
  4. When your customer is a referral or is someone you have never met, they may have called from out of state or province and may even be in a different country. When this is the case, you must determine immediately if they would like to receive it wholesale, delivered to their door and with a 10% discount.

Other benefits are:

  1. Free delivery to their door.
  2. Toll free number for ordering.
  3. A customer service centre to answer all needs and questions.
  4. A membership information binder worth $25.00 US.
  5. A monthly health publication. Partners magazine provides education and leading edge news on health and products and keeps us up to date with the company.
  6. The opportunity to earn a free membership renewal (for 600 points accumulated in one year).
  7. Free participation in AIM contests to win trips, prizes, products and more.


Why Not To Sponsor


Sponsoring is not always the best choice. In fact, you must continue to maintain a certain number of retail contacts each month in order to receive your maximum benefit from being a member. If you order 6 bottles per month, (for the maximum discount) use one yourself and retail the other 5, you will make enough profit from sales to pay for your own AIM Barleygreen TM ( and have $7.40 in your pocket. In other words, your profit from the sale of five bottles is $35.75 from which your own bottle $ 28.35 is paid.

Once the customer knows all of the benefits of membership because you have explained it to them, the next mention of it should be from them. If they perceive that you are just trying to sign them up to meet your needs, then you may never sponsor them and in fact you may lose them as a customer because they see you as a high pressure salesperson. So, never sponsor until the time is right for them. There are ways to make sponsorship more attractive if you feel you really must do it at any cost, but that should only become a factor when you see that you may lose contact with them otherwise.

So here are a few examples of when we do not sponsor:

  1. My customer wants personal contact with me on a regular basis to get new information or get questions answered.
  2. My customer is elderly, unable to move freely because of age, health or maybe doesn't own a vehicle. He or she may need my personal contact.
The most important single thought to focus on when serving your customers is that you are there for them. You, upon offering them your product, have committed to offering them the very best of nutrition. This should be accompanied by the very best of service as the standard. If we wish to grow a productive business with high integrity, quality of service is not an option, it is the rule.

Direct Financial Benefit of Membership

For your Customer:


Membership is $25.00 in the US. AIM Barleygreen TM (7 oz. size) is $31.50 per bottle at cost. Six bottles at $31.50 is $189.00. Now because this order exceeds $165.00, a 10% discount is applied which brings the cost down to $170.10. Add a membership, and your total is $195.10.

When a customer buys 6 at retail price (1 or two at a time) their cost is 6 X 35.50 or $213.00 plus the cost of getting it from you, whether in travel costs (time and fuel) or in phone and waiting time if you are delivering. Your customer could realistically save as much as 20 to 30 dollars every 6 months just by becoming a member.

Benefits For You:

Sponsoring a customer, whether next door or across the nation, ensures that you and your business will be the source of all AIM contact for a minimum of 12 months. During this time, you may monitor their progress in a number of areas.
  1. How regular they order product and how much.
  2. How interested they may be to share the AIM products with others and,
  3. How well they respond to invitations to become more involved, attend home meetings and training seminars and to your personal calls relative to your relationship with them. I say relationship with them because not all contacts are going to be amiable and happy to hear from you. Some sponsorship benefits for you may be that you are able to distance yourself somewhat from a difficult person while still providing a way for them to receive service and contribute to your monthly volume. You may, over the course of the year, be able to change their mind somewhat to make life easier for both of you.
During a membership year, you may begin to receive commissions based upon the volume, (monthly orders) accumulated by you and all of those sponsored under you. For example:
You order 6 AIM Barleygreen TM this month. (25 points per bottle) You have 150 personal points. Sponsored Member #1 orders 6 AIM Barleygreen TM , you receive credit for an additional 150 points. The member receives that same credit. You now have 300 points credit.
With orders totaling 450 points over a period of three consecutive months, you will be promoted to the first commission level in the AIM Marketing plan.

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At 450 points, you will become a Preferred Member and receive a 6% commission override cheque based upon the points ordered in the month you qualify.

How To Sponsor A New Member


Sponsoring a new member should be seen as a way for both parties to receive more than they have now. The new member will receive all benefits as discussed previously, and you as the sponsor will receive specific benefits by going through the process.

When we sponsor, we have already focussed on the savings to the customer through buying a minimum of 1 X 6 pack of product. We then have to sit down at a favorable moment either at their residence or ours, to fill out the application and then process their order. We generally prefer to sponsor at our home where all materials, forms, supplies, books, tapes etc. are readily available. You may want to offer the customer, soon to become a member, the option of substituting AIM Barleygreen TM ( or AIM Herbal Fiberblend TM ) for a bottle or two of another product. This allows the new member to receive some variety in their initial purchase and still credits them (and you) for 150 points.

There is only one reason to sponsor without an order of 150 points minimum. That would be if you perceive from their financial position that they cannot handle that large a purchase.

There is no reason to sponsor someone without an order. It is of no benefit to you or to the new member, and if they don't order when they pay their membership, they may never order. Keeping a member current, paying for their membership, and accounting for them for 12 months in the AIM computers are all very costly. Without an order, the whole process is little more than a great inconvenience to you, your prospect and AIM. Remember sponsorship should always be a win/win/win situation.

Options to the 6 pack order are:

  1. A Garden Trio - 75 points
  2. A 2 pack (50 points) of product to get them started and give them an instant saving on the shipping. For single item orders, shipping must be paid. For any order over US $50.00, delivery is free.
When making application for a new membership, it is important to review the AIM Policies and Procedures documentation and discuss briefly the AIM Mission Statement and Code of Ethics. Once the membership form is completed, signed by both you and the new member you can call it in right away while the new member is present and have them listen on the line if you have an extension. You can place their initial order as well to demonstrate just how easy it is to do so. Once you hang up the phone, a short welcome celebration, a smile and a handshake, will help them feel that they have become a special new part of something worth belonging to. They are and they have. You now have a new member in your downline. Look after them, and they will stay with you. Congratulations!