My grandpa does it, so I signed up to 'support him'. he actually makes really good money at it. It was essentially free to sign up for me (I think the end cost was $20), because there was some triple rewards thing so it was paid for with the total generated commission money. He did it because he thought I would see how easy it is to make money at it, but I didn't like the fact that the bulk of you income comes from signing up new reps, instead of signing up new customers.
As far as Just Energy, the rates are not the worst but there are better options out there. I burned some bridges in this area so I really don't have any cheap options right now. I think I locked in at a rate that was cheaper than my Direct Energy as far as NG and a bit more expensive for electricity. My initial math said it would about even out but that was wrong and in the end I think I pay about $10 a month more for it than I did with Direct Energy.
Since it actually isn't cheaper than any other option, I refuse to try and get people to sign up. The entire sales pitch they suggest is "You might pay a little more for your energy but it will be supporting me and my business instead of just going into a big energy company's fat wallet"
The cancellation fee for the 1 year contract is $100 I think, so I have decided to just ride it out and keep giving him something to feel good about in his retirement.
Long story short: If you are looking for a MLM thing it isnt nearly as bad as lots of them that are out there, but in the end it is pretty much the same thing. If you do sign up, make sure it is during a triple commision period and make him kick back some (or all) of that money to you.
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Last edited by Rathji; 04-20-2012 at 10:23 AM.
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