Gene & Kristine Huges founded Natures Sunshine back in 1972 along with the assistance of their family. There was a time that Gene went through a lot of stomach pain, the cause was unknown but what he found was that by eating cayenne pepper he was able to cure himself. As you can imagine the taste of pepper wasn't very agreeable and made consuming the 'medicine' very difficult, it was then his wife had the idea to put the pepper into a capsule.

This is where the company began and they decided that they would produce larger amounts of the new capsules and have them distributed by person to person recommendation. New products were added to the line up as time went by and the company has continued to grow to be the massive success that it is today. Right now they have over 600K distributors across the world and are also operating in thirty different countries.

Putting herbs in capsules is a trend started by Nature's Sunshine.

You will find the head office in Utah, and there you will also find the corporate executive team of 8 people very skilled in this business and with years of experience. Strong leadership with vision is something very important for any company whatever industry it is, without it there could be trouble ahead. Because of their success Natures Sunshine is a member of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) and has been ranked number 8 in America's Top 500 Largest Sales Forces by Selling Power magazine.

Natures Sunshine Product Range

There is a great range of over 600 health & wellness products to choose from. There are core nutritional supplements, cleansing, weight management, joint support, fitness and also herb packs. The more popular product is their Thai-Go juice which has great benefits for the immune system and also of interest are the food enzyme capsules which aid in the function of the digestion system. Your prospective customers should be easily enticed to buy as there is a great range of effective, quality products with plenty of social proof. Make some and time and effort to acquaint yourself with the whole range of products if you are going to join up as a distributor.

The Business Opportunity

You can make money with Natures Sunshine in two ways, the first is selling products to customers and making an override profit on the sale (you buy for less, sell for more). Alternatively you can build a downline under you and get paid on all their efforts, this is by far the most powerful aspect of network marketing and the way that large residual incomes are created. There is going to be a certain amount of skill required to make this work for you, obviously you need to be sponsoring as many people as possible, so you need to be good at prospecting and also training and motivating your new people.

The company is paying 50 cents of every dollar back into the comp plan and offering several ways to earn in the form of sponsoring bonuses, rebates on your purchases (up to 30%), commissions on your teams sales, plus of course retail sales. In order to become a distributor, the best thing to do is purchase $40 worth of products, this gives you a year's free membership as a distributor.

One of the biggest problems faced in the industry is a lack of leads, most will kick off their business prospecting their warm market. It is essential that you find a way to constantly grow and follow up with your warm market if you are going to have any real success.