Name: Wake Up Now(WUN)
Website URL: Wakeupnow.com
Advertised Price: $24.95, $64.95, $99.95 per month
Training: None
Help and support: None
Owners: Kirby Cochran Jason Elrod,
Philip Polich
Overall Rating: 1 star out of a 5 star rating
What exactly is Wake Up Now and how can you make money with them?
With the way that Wake up now is being promoted on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram you would think that it’s the greatest thing to come out since sliced butter.
This is what everyone who’s spamming your FB wall with this garbage wants you to think. WUN is 1 of the newest MLM pyramid scheme that has really been getting lots of buzz on Facebook,twitter and Instagram. It’s setup so that you have to buy into their platinum membership package.
After you join, you have got to recruit 3 more people into this scheme if you want to have your membership covered and start making money. As you will see below those 3 people has to recruit 3 more people and it goes on and on. In this review, I am going to examine this MLM scheme and show you how much money is possible to make with them.
What you should know about WUN before you join!
If you have friends who are trying to get you to join this scheme there are a few things that you need to know prior to joining. More then likely your friends have probably told you at least 2 things about this company.
1. This is a life changing program that can make you a ton of money.
2. They have an awesome line of products along with discounts and coupons to your favorite retailers.
Let’s discuss these 2 topics.
1. According to their very own website you will see that you will be making $0 when you first join. As a matter of fact you will see in the chart below that you won’t be making nothing until you are a director 3.
To reach this status you must buy into the platinum package and three people must do the same thing and join under you.
There is only 1% of all active members who make over 8 grand a year with this company. As you see in the chart above 82% of all IBO’s are making absolutely nothing. 14% are making around $1200 a year and only 1% of all members are making any real income.
2. The products, discounts and coupons can either be obtained for free elsewhere or at a much cheaper price. Why anyone would pay $100 a month for any of this stuff is beyond me.
Let’s say you are planning a vacation. Would you use a well known company like Priceline or would you use WUN as your travel agent? I don’t know about you guys but I would feel a lot safer booking my vacation with a well known company and not some fly by night MLM company.
When you are doing your taxes you want them to be done right don’t you? Would you feel more comfortable doing your taxes with Turbo Tax or with an app from WUN called tax bot? Which by the way doesn’t even do your taxes it just keeps track of your expenses.
I’m not sure why anyone would pay $100 a month for some overpriced energy drinks. I could go to the grocery store and get name brand drinks like monster, red bull, rock star for $1.99 each.
Do you see what i’m getting at?
These products are only here for 1 reason. To get you to buy into their packages, and recruit your friends and family into this pyramid scheme.
Does WUN have any good points?
I try to find the good in every program I review on this website and I just couldn’t find anything good about this particular one. This is advertised as a life changing program. Just like every other MLM pyramid scheme out there you quickly see that any change you experience will NOT be for the better.
Here’s what I didn’t like
Here’s my main beef with this company. You are paying $100 a month just to get discounts on vacations, groceries energy drinks and shampoos. Spending money to save money just doesn’t make sense at all in my book.
They use these products to hook you and after they get you in they bait you by telling you how much money you can make. If you don’t recruit at least 3 people a month you will continue to be charged $100 every month.
Do you want to be known as a spammer on Facebook and instagram? When you join this is exactly what you will be doing to all your friends, family and your followers.This is a good way to lose followers as well as lots of friends.
How much do you really care about your friends and family? Would you feel comfortable getting your close friends involved in a MLM pyramid scheme where they could possibly lose hundreds of thousands of dollars?
This is the reality of what you will be doing when you join! I have seen people lose some really close friends by getting them involved in this scheme.
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What is included with your membership when you join?
There are actually 3 different membership packages to choose from when you join.
I will list all 3 of these below
As you see above you can’t earn commissions until you get the platinum package. This whole scheme is centered around their $100 a month package. When you join you will be trained on how to scam other people into buying into this package.
Using deceitful hook and bait tactics to get people to sign up
This is the first time I have ever seen a MLM company be this desperate to get people to sign up. They are using Photoshopped images of celebrities to trick people into buying into this scheme.
I guess if Justin Bieber joined all his fans would join thinking they would get to meet him or something. Not only is this wrong but its dishonest.
What does the Better Business Bureau have to say about WUN?
I know that the BBB isn’t the most reliable source these days for finding legit reviews. Check out how many complaints have been filed with this company and you tell me if this is a trustworthy company or not?
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My final thoughts on WUN and my personal recommendation
When you are trying to get a business started online you want to get with a company that’s going to be here for the long haul. MLM pyramid schemes like this one are forming almost on a daily basis. They come out of nowhere, blow up quickly and are in existence for a couple years.
Before you know it the company usually gets shut down or they go bankrupt leaving millions of people unpaid and feeling like crap from getting ripped off.
If you are reading this review now there’s a good chance that
A) You are looking for a way to make money from home but you don’t want to get scammed
B) You are thinking about joining Wake Up Now but you are doing research on the company first to see if it’s legit or not.
Whatever the reason is I can help you out and show you exactly how I make a full time living online. I do this without recruiting people or without harassing my friends and family to join me.
If you are interested in joining a REAL legitimate community that genuinely cares about seeing you build something that’s has VALUE. I invite you to sign up for my FREE training course.
In this course you are going to learn how to build an online business from scratch. This is going to walk you through the process of how to get the foundation of your business in place and setup the framework for your business.
Is it possible to make money with WUN starting out or is it a scam?
I am going to let you guys decide on this one. Based on the information above do you think it’s possible to make money with this company? Would you feel comfortable recommending something like this to your friends and family?
Could you sleep at night knowing that you got your friends involved in a pyramid scheme? I would love to hear your thoughts on this review positive or negative. Are you a member of WUN and you disagree with me? I would love to hear what you have to say about this.
Let me know below in the comments area!
Tony Tong
Nice review of wake up now! I have learned enough about this company to know that its not worth the money nor effort.
Keep up the great work 🙂
Best,
Tony
Scott Newkirk
Hi Tony,
I’m glad that this review has helped you out and shown you that it’s not worth your time or money. In all my years of searching for ways to make money online, I have gotten scammed quite a few times. Now that I found a honest and legit way I want to share this with everyone.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Your Friend Scott
Ade
Hey Scott,
Thanks for the info provided here. You made your review authentic by posting those screenshots as proof. It shows you did your homework.
Ade
Scott Newkirk
Hi Ade,
You are welcome. I’m glad this review has helped you out and gave you some solid proof that it’s no good. I would recommend that everyone get with a real company that wants to see you succeed. Yes I have done my homework and put in lots of hours researching this company so that you and many other people doesn’t fall victim to them.
Thanks for stopping by Ade and leaving your comments. They are really appreciated and I hope you are doing well. Let me know if you need a hand with anything.
Your Friend Scott
Virgie
Programs like this are what gives internet businesses a bad name. Maybe one day we will have regulations in place for this problem. Unfortunately I went through my share of them before I learned the truth.
Scott Newkirk
Hi Virgie,
I totally agree with you and I hate it because whenever you mention making money online people automatically assume that it’s a scam. I struggled for nearly 15 years or more trying to find a real way to make money online. Trust me I know what you mean.
It’s unfortunate that programs like this are created all the time. Maybe someday we will see the end of them. Thanks so much for stopping by Virgie and sharing your thoughts with everyone here. If you ever need a hand with anything please let me know.
Your Friend Scott
Steen Rasmussen
Thanks Scott,
I have also seen this sometimes in social media. It’s a bit frustrating how people keep telling you how easy it is to make money with them.
It was not to long ago that there was a debate that I participated in and it’s really scary how many people you have to get to join you just to get a little bit of profit out of it. I hope that there are more people reading this then just me so they will know the truth about this company.
I hope you continue to find and write about these programs. People need to know the truth about all these scams out there on the internet. Keep up the good work you are doing here.
Scott Newkirk
Hi Steen,
I just hate it when half the news feed is posts from WUN. All you see is makes $1,000’s in 24 hours. I would have loved to get in on a debate like that so that I could share some of my knowledge with everyone. If you would like to share this review with your friends and family so that they don’t fall victim to this pyramid scheme you can use the share buttons above.
It’s my mission to find pyramid/ponzi schemes like this, and many others and expose them on my website. So be on the lookout for many more reviews in the very near future. Thanks so much for stopping by Steen and sharing this information with everyone here.
If you ever need a hand with your online business please let me know and I would love to help you out.
Your Friend Scott
Bo Gilbert
Is it really free if you recruit 3? I am thinking you still pay the $99.95 per month. You get paid roughly $100 when you have 3 people paying 99.95 They show the Director Level at $1200+ average per year, I am thinking net after paying the $99.95 per month , they are only profiting about $13-15 bucks a year.
I found at least 2 different versions of the December 2103 income disclosure statement at their website.. so who knows what the real numbers are…
Scott Newkirk
Hi Bo,
I’m sure that it’s not really free after you get 3 people, but that is what you are lead to believe. You still pay the $99.95 a month no matter what. If you have 3 people under you, then you are making a profit. I have also found a few different versions of their income disclaimer but this one seemed like the most accurate one.
As I have stated several times in my review this whole scheme is centered around their platinum package. Get people to buy into their overpriced products that are either Free elsewhere or at a much discounted price. I think that anyone who gets mixed up in this scheme is the ones who need to WAKE UP.
Thanks so much for stopping by Bo and leaving your thoughts about wake up now. If you ever need a hand with anything please let me know.
Your Friend Scott
John
Great review Scott! I was wondering what all the fuss was about, being that WUN is all Facebook and my Instagram. A good friend of mine asked me what this “Wake Up Now” was a bout, so I had to do my research. I came across your review and got everything I needed here. Thanks for all the valuable info Scott.
– John
Scott Newkirk
Hi John,
WUN is all you see anymore on Facebook and instagram. I am sick of having my FB wall spammed with this garbage. I am glad that you were able to find my review and that it has helped education you about this pyramid scheme. Thanks so much for stopping by John and sharing this with everyone here. If I can help you out in any way let me know man.
Your Friend Scott