Since I have a strong interest in food storage and survival products, and also have a need to increase my income, I did a Google search the other day for "food storage opportunity".
Up came an EzineArticle about two companies that use network marketing to sell their food storage products.
One I had heard of before - Shelf Reliance.
The other I hadn't heard of - eFoods Global.
I did another search for "eFoods Global" and found a site with a video explaining the program.
It sounded very interesting, and even though I don't see this as the only product I would want to promote.
I discovered that eFoods Global is relatively new - they started up around September 2010 as far as I could tell.
They seem to have a very strong management team who's done this sort of thing before.
I found the whole concept intriguing.
I must admit the earnings potential was kind of exciting, but I also felt this was a legitimate opportunity and the products reasonably priced and much needed.
While other companies tend to sell bulk food, such as whole grains and freeze-dried fruits, eFoods sells what could be considered convenience foods - things like granola, soups, and entree's.
They looked like foods you would actually eat when you're not in an emergency, which solves the problem most people have with food storage, namely that it's not food they normally eat so it tends to sit in storage somewhere forever and never gets used.
And even if someone needs it, they don't know what do to with it.
Anyway, I went ahead and ordered their "free" food samples (the food is free, but you pay about $10 for shipping and handling).
It arrived in a couple days packed in mylar pouches.
We tried the Chicken and Rice first - you just add hot water - and both my wife and I really liked the flavor.
I'm not sure what the typical shelf life of something like this is, but eFoods products all have a 15 year shelf life, which seems plenty long.
And since you only have to add water, it's ideal as a food storage item.
Of course you've got to come up with the water somewhere.
We might try to market water storage containers next...
Susan and I talked it over and we decided to plunk down about $30 for the "business kit", which includes your own website that you send people to.
The guy we signed up under also convinced us we needed to purchase the "Essentials Pack" (about $350 plus shipping).
This helps you earn more money when you sign people up because you (or people under you) need to order a minimum amount of food every month in order to keep earning commissions.
I would recommend now that you wait to order the Essentials Pack until you're pretty sure you're going to be able sign up people under you, unless you just really like the food.
By the way our "upline" guy claims he's been working this for about 3 months and is signing up 5 to 10 people under him every week.
He also claims you can make $10,000 per week or more.
So far, I've tried posting ads on backpage.
com to get people interested in this opportunity, but haven't had much luck.
I put the ads under business opportunities.
It might help to put them under "Free" items.
I'll update my progress later.