Yes it’s true, “The Donald” has decided to venture into the world of network marketing and stake his claim.

And the truth is I’m not surprised.

In the past Mr. Trump has endorsed the network marketing company ACN and even featured them on his show “Celebrity Apprentice.”

So I wasn’t at all shocked to hear he was getting involved in this industry.

So what is the Trump Network all about?

Here are some “inside” details I acquired via a rep with the company.

First, I opted into the companies lead capture page and waited for a response.

Let me warn you that when you opt-in, don’t expect an instant response. I believe they assign leads to qualifying reps manually, which takes a little bit of time to process.

Because I’m a creature of instant gratification, I was kind of annoyed by this and thought maybe I’d entered my e-mail address incorrectly. So I opted in again. Same thing happened; no instant response, so I waited patiently.

The next day I received an e-mail with a brief overview of the company along with a person’s name and phone number I was supposed to contact for more information.

I made contact with this individual and found out some interesting things about the Trump Network. Here is a breakdown of what I learned:

1. The company is currently in pre-launch stage and will officially make their debut in October 2009. Between now and then, Donald Trump will start a media blitz, going on shows like Oprah to get the word out about this company.

2. The company that Donald Trump will be taking over is Ideal Health. They have been around for 12 years and specialize in custom vitamins that cater to individuals needs. While this concept is not new (a company called Genewize officially launched last year and does pretty much the same thing), it does offer for an interesting product line.

3. Supposedly Donald Trumps business plan calls for 1 million people to join the Trump Network within 12 to 18 months. Whether this happens or not remains to be seen.

4. Ideally they want you to maintain $300 monthly business volume. This works in with their compensation plan business model. It can be a combination of personal, customer and business monthly usage.

I also asked about personal monthly requirements. It is assumed you will use their products, which essentially means buying 100 points worth of product a month, and comes to about $120/month.

5. You will probably be asked to join at the Fast Start level. This requires you to buy a $30 Marketer Kit, 1 PrivaTest (an at home test that allows the company to determine what products fit you best) at $139.95 and a Business Starter Kit (BSK) for 297.95, for a grand total of $467.90.

After buying this, you then go out and find others who will do the same. You receive a $100 bonus each time one of your personally sponsored recruits buys a Fast Start package.

And that’s it in a nutshell.

As with most start-up network marketing companies there’s always a lot of hype leading up to the official launch and this company is no different.

It does carry the Trump name, to help brand the company and build credibility, but as to whether it will live up to all the hype or how long it will be around remains to be seen.

I hope this information has been helpful to you and offers some insight into the Trump Network’s inner workings.

As always, I recommend that you do your research before joining any company, so you’re not caught off guard by any surprises.

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