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Chocolate+ Buisness Opportunity=Xocai
By Dakim | October 10, 2008
When I first saw the ad promoting Xocai as “Healthy Chocalate” and said “Yeah right, they’re lying or it tastes like crap.” I’ve had too many of those protien bars that supposely taste just like “real candy bars”. But a second look at the ad caught my attention- a home business opportunity to make money selling something the you love. That whet my appetite! When I did a YouTube search I came across this video:
The Company
Xocai is a product of a company name MXI corp. They have a whole line of products based on the idea that chocolate can be good for you and taste great as well. Now, I haven’t tried Xocai so I can’t tell you how it tastes, but I do have a 2 year old home and when I see videos like this I tend to believe that it tastes half way decent:
Justin should probably practice his lines a little more but he does come off as convincing. As to the health aspects of the product the company swears by it (no surprise) and the FDA (Federal Food and Drug Administration) has yet to review the claims made by MXI Corp. Since this blog is dedicated to the money making opportunuties of Xocai we’ll take Justin at his word.
How Do You Make Money?
MXI Corp. is set up as a Multi Level Marketing (MLM) company. For some peolpe that’s enough to send them out the door. Many people still a negative opinion of MLM’s, mainly because no one wants to pester friends and family with sales presentations or face rejection by going up to complete stangers. I’ve worked a few MLM’s ovver the years and I know from first hand expereince that it can be tough to work a system if you’re not comfortable with the sales aspect. MLM’s have come along way in becoming a mainstream opportunity to work for yourself and become wealthly. Two of the biggest wealth gurus, Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki, both have prasied MLM’s as legitamate ways to build wealth.
Xocai has a somewhat complex compensation plan. I really tried to find a video to explain how it all works but no luck there, so here’s a link to their website that details the 7 ways to earn bonuses. One thing that stuck out to me is that you’re required to buy a certain amount of product each month. I know from my MLM days that this is fairly common practice amoung MLM’s I just never liked it.
What’s the Word on the Street?
As with many MLM’s there are stong opinions for and against the company, the product, or the compensation plan. Xocai is no different. I did an exhaustive search on many scam/work at home/ entrepreneur forums and blogs. Putting aside the many debates about whether chocalate could actually be good for you there were some concerns about the company itself.
“Just another overpriced MLM product.”
“The natural antioxidants found in tea and certain fruits can also be found in HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK dark chocolate. Enjoy in moderation as part of a healthy diet and active lifestyle. One 5 ounce bar contains 4 servings. This sells for about a buck. And Xocia sells for?”
And there others like this. There does seem to be enough postitive feedback out there to lead me to believe that Xocai is a true business opportunity and not a scam. That said, like other opportunities there is risk involved and absolutely no guarantee of success.
Don’t Take My Word for It
I always find it helpful to hear form someone who has “walked the walk”. Look at what a former Xocai distributor says about things you need to know before joining Xocai:
In this episode of ‘chocolate chat’ I will be talking a bit about the Xocai business opportunity… but not in the standard sense of things. I am going to tell you all the things that I wish I had been told up front. You see, in my quest to educate people about chocolate I do hope to inspire someone to join my team, HOWEVER… I want them to know all the facts and be comfortable with their decision to do so before they join.
You can read the entire write up on CocoaLovingYogaMom’s squidoo lens: www.squidoo.com/chocolatechat. Make sure to read the top 10.
To get even more insight into what Stacey has to say about her life as a Xocai distributor be sure to read part 2 of this post for my interview with Stacey.
Legal Matters
No report is final until we check with our friends at the BBB (Better Business Bureau). MXI Corp. has an unsatisfactory rating with the BBB due to unrsolved compliants. In the last 36 months, there were 6 compliants filed against MXI Corp. 5 of the 6 were resolved. The areas in which compliants were issued were: Billing or Collection, Sales Practices, and Refund or Exchanges. You can read the full report here.