About Citizen Corps
Citizen Corps Mission: To Protect And Serve
This division of Citizen Corps was formed with the sole purpose of providing useful factual information and guidelines to assist the aspiring entrepreneur in their search for personal and financial freedom.
The backbone of America has always been the Entrepreneur. Over the last decade the entrepreneurial spirit has resurged in the home business industry. Forbes Magazine recently predicted over 79 million people will start a home business in the next three years.
There are many legitimate home business opportunities available today, but the majority of so-called home based business opportunities that are being advertised are simply schemes devised to take advantage of people’s naivete.
That’s where Citizen Corps comes in. We are dedicated in researching and providing the most truthful and factual reviews of the legitimate home businesses.
Although there are hundreds of legitimate opportunities available, Citizen Corps Home Business Reviews will focus primarily on what is known as the “Top Tier” opportunities. The “Top Tier” opportunities are those that have at least a six figure income potential in the first year of business and sometimes require a higher initial investment.
Citizen Corps reviews are intended to provide service to the serious minded individuals who are seeking to start a home business that will become their primary source of income within the first year.
The Internet enables people from all over the world to connect and communicate through cyberspace. This form of network communication allows anyone, with the desire, the opportunity to start a true home based business. In the past having a home business meant that one still needed to conduct their business outside of the home in order to reach their customer base, but now with the combination of the Internet and the new wireless technologies, a home business can be solely conducted from home and with today’s technologies these home businesses are also very portable.
Citizen Corps was founded to provide authentic information to assist people with their decision making process when searching for a home business that they can grow and be successful with in reaching their ultimate goal of financial freedom and independence.
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GiveOpp
GiveOpp has launched. Although the company has been in stealth mode, this has been one of the most anxiously awaited launches by Home Business Industry Insiders. Early participation was very limited to only a select few. The drive behind the excitement was due to GiveOpp creator Don Glanville.
GiveOpp is only one of two companies to achieve a 5 Star Review.
Don Glanville has been the most successful systems creator of the decade. Mr. Glanville created the Quicklister system for the Liberty League International which escalated LLI from a mediocre opportunity to the Super Star of the mid 2000’s and changed the face of the network marketing industry. Next he created the Reverse Funnel System which shook the industry and launched Global Resorts Network from obscurity to the biggest home business opportunity of 2007. His revolutionary Reverse Funnel System was copied by such notables as Carbon Copy Pro.
Obviously anytime Mr. Glanville releases a new marketing system it is a highly anticipated event, but this time doubly so. For the first time Don Glanville has control of the entire opportunity himself. He has created a business opportunity and product line around his proven marketing system.
Quicklister changed the Industry, the Reverse Funnel System ROCKED the Industry, GiveOpp will stand it on it’s head.
Generally home business opportunities are either designed around a compensation plan or the products. This may be the first real home based business built to suit a proven marketing system.
For a first hand look at this eagerly anticipated marketing system CLICK HERE
Read our full review click here
Carbon Copy Pro – Review
What exactly is Carbon Copy Pro? Well contrary to popular belief it isn’t a business opportunity. Carbon Copy Pro is a marketing system developed by Jay Kubassek to market the Wealth Masters International home based business opportunity.
Carbon Copy Pro is a funded proposal type marketing system patterned after the Reverse Funnel System utilized to market Global Resorts Network. Basically a funded proposal system advertises the business opportunity and then requires an application fee to find out the details on the business opportunity.
Carbon Copy Pro claims that the system does all the work so members will not have to advertise or even call their leads. Supposedly by simply buying into their lead generation and utilizing the call center, which then contacts the leads and closes the sales.
A funded proposal system such as Carbon Copy Pro has a very short time period that they are truly effective. The concept of an application fee to access the detailed information is very limited in the today’s market because most people will get to the point of the application fee then simply google Carbon Copy Pro and quickly find out what they are promoting without ever seeing the actual business presentation.
While Carbon Copy does provide good marketing training, it does come at a steep price. There is no “magic” to be found with Carbon Copy Pro.
The training and techniques available with Carbon Copy Pro are readily available and generally taught with any home business opportunity.
In the end you won’t be making an income from Carbon Copy Pro, but rather attempting to make an income marketing the company they front end, Wealth Masters International.
We recommend you review the opportunity not the marketing system. Choosing your home based business based on the marketing system is like buying a car because of the tire it has.
Home Business Reviews
Citizen Corps provides home business reviews of the top available business that have the ability to allow individuals the opportunity to start a home business and earn at least a six figure income in the first year. Currently our full reviews include Pyxism, Club Sea Breeze, Global Resorts Network, Wealth Masters International, Dream Style Vacations and LifePath Unlimited as well as an Alert on TVI Express.
In addition to the full reviews we also provide information on other opportunities an marketing systems such as Carbon Copy Pro, LGN Prosperity, Diamond Holiday Travel and affiliate programs.
Take time to review these home business opportunities before making the decision that most suits your needs.
Club Sea Breeze Announce Enhancements.
In June of 2010 Club Sea Breeze announced some significant changes. These included changes to their product line and compensation plan.
Also announced was a newly released marketing system for Club Sea Breeze Associates.
For more details see our updated review of the Club Sea Breeze opportunity.
Diamond Holiday Travel
Diamond Holiday Travel is a company entering pre-launch in January 2010. This company is basically a TVI Express clone. The premise behind starting this company is the only problem with TVI is that they never provided the products, so if they copy it and put in a product they can supply then they have a good opportunity.
Diamond Holiday Travel cloned about 99% of TVI Express. The 1% that they changed will most likely make them non compliant in any country that has regulatory agencies that oversee network marketing. Make sure to read this entire article to learn about that 1% change to find out if this opportunity is legal in your country.
From start to finish Diamond has copied TVI Express from website design and layout, compensation plan, business strategy and even the power point presentation.
TVI Express never released ownership details for the company. They did insinuate that Richard Branson and Travelocity were involved.
Diamond Holidays also has not released ownership details, but lists an association with the Asian American Science Foundation. There is not information available about this foundation other than there own website. The domain for the website is owned by “A Foundry Technology Co.,Ltd.” which is a company in Taiwan that sells computer peripherals.
TVI Express initially represented themselves as a UK based company, later admitting to being based in Cyprus.
Diamond Holiday Vacation would have you believe they are a U.S. based company located in Delaware. They prominently promote Global Headquarters in Delaware. This means they have an office there. It does not mean they are incorporated in the U.S.
They use the pretense of being located in the U.S. which has regulatory agencies, in order to give the perception that they are a legitimate opportunity. In fact they could not be based in the U.S. as they do not meet the regulations to do business in that country.
Diamond Holiday allows what is called front end loading, which is the ability for one person to buy as many positions as they want, right off that is not compliant in the United States.
Now for the differences.
First they changed the price of the package to $300. They changed the product from a 6 night 7 day vacation to a 4 day 3 night vacation. This is something they should easily be able to provide, but the value to the customer is questionable. Basically you get 3 nights in a hotel for $300 which you can probably get yourself.
Next they made some changes to the compensation plan and this is what you need to take a good look at prior to getting involved. The still utilize the same 2 board force filled splitting 2×3 matrix. They changed the payouts on the two boards. The first board being the Holiday board which pays $1,000. The second being the Diamond board which pays out $15,000.
In a 2×3 matrix the bottom level, which has 8 positions, is used to pay the top position on the board.
So that is 8 positions entering $300 each for a total of $2400. $1000 is paid to the person exiting the board who is then entered into the Diamond board. Assuming all of that money transitions with that person to the Diamond board that is $1400. Once again on the Diamond board the 8 positions when filled pay the top position. The Diamond board bottom row has 8 members who carried forward $1400 each. That is a total of $11,200. The payout on that board is $15,000.
The total revenue from sales utilized to pay the $15,000 is only $11,200.
As you can see the revenue generated is not enough to cover the payout. In addition they are also paying out 13% in residual commissions and promising trips, cars and villas.
It is very plain that the paying of currently earned commissions relies on future earnings. They pay out more money than the take in and that doesn’t include paying for any of the vacation packages they are selling
Before getting involved with this opportunity make sure you consult with an attorney familiar with the network marketing regulations for your country.
Lifepath Unlimited vs Liberty League International
Lifepath Unlimited is the newcomer to the direct sales home business industry. Liberty League International has been around for about 8 years, pretty impressive longevity.
Both sell products related to the Personal Development genre. So, which one do you join? Here’s a quick review of their products to help you make your decision. Both have 3 product levels. First level product is a kit with CDs and DVDs, second level product is a 3 day seminar and third level product is a 5 day seminar. What sets Lifepath far above Liberty League International is their first level product. I consider the first level product of any company to be the most important product because this is the level the majority of people will buy and sets the stage for the value of the second and third level products.
Lifepath Unlimited’s first level product comes with 8 CDs that has 14 well know mentors, authors and teachers in the personal development field, includes a 56 day home study course and a weekly live mentoring session with Patrick Combs. But, best of all it comes with a money back guarantee, something rarely offered in this industry.
Liberty League International’s first level product is a 90 day home study course that consists of a DVD, 3 CDs, a journal and a workbook. The 90 day course was written by Shane Krider and Brent Payne, the co-founders of Liberty League International and they are featured along with several other Liberty League International members on the CDs.
LGN Prosperity LGN Revolution
LGN Prosperity is the latest business opportunity in the LGN Revolution family formerly known as Little Guy Network.
Neither LGN Prosperity nor LGN Revolution meet our criteria for a full review.
LGN Prosperity has updated its product line. The initial products offered by LGN Prosperity were a collection of software and eBooks. That product line has been replaced bye a discount travel membership. This is a lifetime membership to the HTOA inventory of discount resorts.
The product can be reviewed at http://lgnweeks.com This is actually the exact same product that is offered by Club Sea Breeze.
LGN Revolution still utilizes the previous product line with store front. The store front is not designed to actually “sell” products. The webpage simply provides a list of products that a customer can add to a cart and purchase. They do not provide the ability to click on a product for more information.
Click Here to view the LGN Revolution store. Compare the products to those offered by Passport To Wealth at http://www.passporttowealth.com/products.php.
The compensation plan for LGN Revolution is a one up compensation plan with a 20% override. This means the profit for your first sale is passed up to your sponsor. After that every sale you make you earn 80% and your sponsor earns 20%.
The compensation plan for LGN Prosperity is a 2×2 matrix. You pay $299 to join and purchase the product. You enroll 2 people who must also enroll two people. When that happens you earn $777.
Although LGN Prosperity offers the same product as Club Sea Breeze for a much lower price, the compensation plan does not meet our criteria as a workable business opportunity that has the realistic ability to achieve a six figure income.
Royal Cruise Matrix
Royal Cruise Matrix is a company trying to take advantage of the huge popularity of discount travel companies utilizing the 2 by 3 matrix which have become the fastest growing trend in the home business industry.
Although there are some very solid companies in this arena, Royal Cruise Matrix is not one that meets our requirements to do a complete review. It does not meet our criteria as a legitimate home based business.
One of the primary factors considered in determining the legitimacy of a network marketing business. Royal Cruise Matrix does not offer a real product.
The product they offer is tracking of rewards points.
The membership price is $100 with a $100 annual fee. When you purchase a cruise vacation through the Royal Cruise Matrix back office you receive 20% rewards points in your redemption account. When you have accumulated enough rewards points to pay for an cruise, your next cruise with the Royal Cruise Matrix affiliate will be free.
To earn the points you must purchase your cruise through your member back office. According to their website, they are exclusively aligned with Royal Caribbean International. So you would have to purchase and use 5 cruise vacations in order to take one free.
In essence you purchase 5 cruise vacations through Royal Cruise Matrix at full price for which they earn a commission and you will receive the sixth one free.
We do not believe this meets the requirements of a tangible product and therefore would consider this to be a money scheme.
The second red flag is the lack of disclosure of the ownership. Although the ownership has not been revealed there is some very compelling evidence on line of who the owns Royal Cruise Matrix and they don’t have the best reputation in the industry.
The discount travel business utilizing a 2 by 3 matrix is a great business model. It is important to choose a company with strong leadership as well. Pyxism and Dream Style Vacations both have strong leadership and good products.
Travel Venture International: Ideas For Home Business
A Home business is a good way to start a business if you are not equipped with a big budget but want to start earning right away. The beauty is that all that you need to invest is effort and patience and your home business will soon match your big expectations. Many people are quickly seeing now this approach to owning your own business is the most secure way to earn your way. The world economy is on a downturn and even the biggest businesses have insecure futures. Why put you and your family’s future in someone else’s hands? Why apply for a major corporation when there is high risk that it will close down leaving you jobless again.
Home business can be anything that you want it to be. One of the best opportunities I have seen for a while is Travel Venture International. TVI makes big claims which, which is not uncommon in the home business industry. What is uncommon is the candidness with which it presents the investments that you are required to make: the business costs $250 to invest.
Consider that the plan will then turn this $250 into $500 in less than three weeks, and you can quickly see the benefits. That’s a hundred percent ROI in just three weeks. Do you know of any other investment opportunities that offer that?
Of course TVI isn’t just an investment opportunity. There is work involved, and if you want to make the business as profitable as it can be then the work will be hard. If you can earn even a fraction of the $30k per month quoted, though, then it has to be worth it?
Wealth Masters
Wealth Masters International Review
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Wealth Masters International is primarily a financial education company that is based in Texas and was founded in 2005. They have a legitimate and unique product line that includes a high profit margin for the sales consultants. The product line has limited appeal due to the fact that the primary product is mainly applicable only to U.S Citizens and is unnecessary for those individuals who already have financial planners and advisors whom they trust.
The changes that Wealth Masters implemented at the beginning of 2008 have resulted in a reduction to a two star overall rating. These changes include monthly fees for corporate websites, compensation plan changes to favor the up-line, and affiliation with Carbon Copy Pro. Plus their stated
Don’t Try Acai Berry Free Trial Offer!
If you’re keen to try Acai Berry and see what it can do for your health, then you’re in good company. Thanks to intense media coverage, Acai is the latest health craze to sweep America. It is a good product and the health benefits are obvious.
Unfortunately whenever there is a new craze to hit the markets, there are some people who take advantage of the public in order to cash in. In the case of Acai there are numerous scammers out there now that are offering an Acai Berry Free Trial Offer. Of course there’s no such thing as a free lunch and quickly people signing up for the Acai berry free trial offer will realise that they have been scammed.
A typical Acai berry free trial offer will require the victim to sign up (often unknowingly) to a monthly subscription to receive a substandard (often drum dried) product at what is usually around 4 or 5 times its market value. Sound like a scam to you? Exactly. Once you do try and cancel, the companies make it inordinately difficult to do so.
If you want to try Acai berry then good on you! Do it! Please, though, choose your Acai berry supplier with care: just don’t go for an Acai berry free trial offer. There are plenty of reputable companies out there offering Acai, like www.acaiberrysite.com
Download Ares
I really didn’t know where to start. I typed download Ares into my favorite search engine and a site came up that looked quite promising: aresvista.com. It was well presented and the writing seemed professional and balanced.
Past the look and feel of the site I started reading some of the very useful information presented there. There are guides to help first timers and a whole host of options ready for anyone wanting to download Ares.
Before I decided to download Ares (in one of its various guises) I wanted some advice. I didn’t want a piece of spyware filled software on my brand new computer. Fortunately www.aresvista.com contains quite a few reviews of the versions. Definitely worth a read if you’re intending to give Ares a try.
I strayed onto the news site while Ares Vista (my final choice) was coming down the tubes, and I was amazed at the variety of news available on the subject. It is a hotly contested area, that’s for sure!
I’d definitely recommend Aresvista.com to anyone. Not only is it the best place from which to download Ares, but it’s a wealth of information for newbies and experienced users alike.
Ares Filesharing Lawsuit Makes Us Shake Our Heads
We all got a bit nervous when the lawsuit about Ares music file sharing was in the news. We followed the trial in the daily papers and when finally the verdict came in we were all so stunned. It seemed that making an example of that poor woman from Minnesota was the whole goal of that horrible waste of time. When we saw that story keep coming back all we could say was ” jammie thomas hits filesharing headlines again ” and shake our heads. We all just felt as if it was a huge waste of court time and resources for something that is a harmless and money saving way to get music to the people who love it.
Lots of Aussies Getting Music Illegally
It is really interesting to see who is mainly responsible for downloading illegal music. Some countries seem to have more people who do this than others. I recently was reading about this, and came across an article about how aussies give thumbs up to filesharing, with a large portion of Australian web traffic devoted to file sharing. The government is trying to figure out what they can do about this. They are hoping that some of the internet service providers will be able to help them figure out a way to crack down on all of the illegal downloading that is going on.
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Acai Juice Is Not Acai Purée
Many people mistake the bottles of acai berry juice that they see in Whole Foods, GNC, Trader Joe’s (or in the many other places that are starting to stock acai products) with 100% pure acai purée The truth is, these products are often not 100% pure, and I am yet to see anything yet that is an actual purée ‘Real’ 100% purées are only found only. Why? Glad you asked. Let me explain.
The acai berry, when harvested, deteriorates very quickly indeed. Not only does this mean it is difficult — or impossible — to get the berry to its destination whole, but it also means that the long storage times required by the supermarket and superstore logistical teams are infeasible Even when you mash the acai berry down and hot bottle it — as is the case with proper acai purée — it will not last long enough to get to the supermarket shelves. Acai purée is only available online where the distributors can order it as required and send it out within a few days.
Acai purée is nothing like the watered down and mixed generic juices sold by the supermarkets. They may have acai in them, but they are a long, long way from being the 100% acai purée that is available online.