Direct Advantage
STOP – They did not make it.
I received an SMS saying: “WARNING Direct Advantage card program is closed, stop depositing funds to account. Available funds on card can be used. Contact 086-111-3673 for queries
Direct Advantage did not make it
The ladies will love this. How would you like to earn an income by doing what you love most – SHOPPING?
With Direct Advantage you can now do exactly that.
Direct Advantage negotiated discount with some stores and chain groups. You get a credit credit card from them and all you have to do to make money is use your card and tell other about it. How difficult can that be?
You can see the list of current cash back partners at http://www.directadvantage.org .
You will earn an average discount of about 5% on all purchases from made from the cash back partners. You will not get the whole 5%. The 5% discount will be distributed among a network of business partners. If this does not make sense, have a look at the web site mentioned below:
When you join please use DAD4361 as reference.
To see how much you can potentially earn go to http://www.directadvantage.org/
All of us have to buy things every day!
All you have to do is use a different card to pay for your goodies and tell all of your friends.
If you want to potentially earn R50,000 per month for shopping, go to http://www.directadvantage.org/ today and get your Direct Advantage card.
When you join please use DAD4361 as reference.
Cost!
There is a card fee of R35 per month payable. Once they launched you will be requested to pay a R100 activation fee. This will include the first two months’ card fee. Your card will be sent to you by courier like with any other credit card.
These are the only fees. Thus it will only cost you R35 per month.
The Card
Although it is a credit card you will have to deposit money into your card’s account in order to be able to use it. You can make a deposit at any Nedbank or do an electronic transfer. Thus you will have a credit card which you use the same way as a debit card. This also makes it ideal for your online transactions.
Apparently all users will have the option to apply for credit later on. This will be a full credit application with the issuing bank. But for the launch and to get it up and running the cards will be used on a positive balance status.
2 weeks max. Riiiight,
paid my money on 11 dec 2010, and still waiting for card, as of today, am still not convinced still is not a scam…….
I have made a comprehensive powerpoint presentation which I only issue to my donwline.
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Jamming Rewards Program is up and running. Drop me an email once you have signed up: jammingerwards@yahoo.com
I believe that Direct Advantage could have really been a great business. I joined it very early on and built nicely until the meat deliveries stopped and Jean ……… got involved. Jean has caused many problems for many people and was in a high position with Frans in DAD. He swindled me personally and is a thief as he ordered products from me under pretense of DAD and promised payment which never ever materialized. When I spoke to Frans about it, he was unaware of the mischief that Jean was up to. Jean refused to take my calls as he knew that he had stolen from me in the name of DAD.With this kind of dishonesty in the staff at DAD how could it be expected to last.
Remember Jean, that what you sow, you will reap. Don’t expect success when you blatantly steel from people.
I hope you will be highly successful in the business Chris. I personally dislikes companies who adds such limitations. In my experience they add those limitations so they can pocket the commissions of those who do not meet the criteria. I prefer a straight forward business without such restrictions. But that is only me. I am sure it will work for many people. I looked at jamming a couple of times and it does make sense to me. Perhaps one day after they proved themselves I will join. (I became allergic to new start-ups)
Did I tell you Pieter of the efficient processes used by the Jamming team.
1. You sign up online and get your membership number immediately. You do not have to wait until Monday afternoon if you sign up on the weekend!
2. You pay your card fee of R150, and see all the progress of the card-issuing process online in your profile on Jamming.co.za
3. You will get your card GUARANTEED within 2 weeks (max) after the day of your payment!
I am Jamming with YOU! Will you join me!
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To me DAd is DeAd! I wish I could stand on a mountain top and shout the word of hope, life and joy to all disappointed faces.
Let us stop feeling miserable about something that we are not responsible for. Let us get on the moving train and start Jamming together!
I have realised that many people automatically develop loyalty to the first thing that they hear of – regardless of whether it works out for them or not. Beautiful people lets us stop lamenting with no end! Let us leap for joy and Jamm!
http://www.jamming.co.za/buy.aspx
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@Pieter:
Yes they have made a tight requirements of using the card 10 times per month to earn money. But look at the motivation for that. I think it is good – Jamming members will make their card a first choice method of transacting and thus more cash to distribute. And I agree that they took it to the extreme. Note, though, that there is no specific amount that you are required to spend. It must be 10 transactions of any amount. They have ALL network operator’s on the list, they are yet due to release the procedure of buying airtime thru an sms system. And that will count as a “swipe”. Now remember that out of the 10 swipes only 4 must be at cashback partners. So you can use your card to transact anywhere else to ensure you get your commission the following month.
I also agree that the current shops are not shops you can use every day. But there is KFC, Makro, Jimmy’s, where you can grab something at least once or twice in a month. You do not really have to buy from recommended retailers a lot. Remember that this business is more about people than it is about the actual values of cash spent. The more the people in your network, the more you will earn. That is the beauty of Network Marketing.
This business is not about how much you will use these shops Pieter, it more about your network and their spend! Just remember that!
Only the individual who did not meet the “10 swipes” criterion will not qualify for commission. If you use your card 10 times in month, and everybody else in your network uses theirs less than 10, you still qualify for all that commission. But no one else in you network will qualify. It is simple, and just a matter of educating the downline.
Jamming is exciting! The Jamming Visa Card is exactly as you saw it on the Jamming website: branded with Jamming logo and colours. And that is awesome! I have transacted with it a couple of times to put it to the test.
Soon I will be starting with weekly presentations.
Get onto the moving train!
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@Chris – “I must say that I am very disappointed by Direct Advantage”
Me too, lots of empty promises.
I see with jamming you must use your card at least ten times per month at the listed stores. But if I look at the list of stores listed at http://www.jamming.co.za/buy.aspx they are mostly stores where one do not buy each day. I don’t use any of those stores except perhaps Hi-Q which one uses once in 4 years.
So if you do not use your card ten times per month you do not get commission? or how does it work?
If you downline member do not use his card 10x per month will you also not get commission?
Hi Everyone,
I have recently heard about Jamming from top marketers who were previously with DAd.
Jamming is growing very fast and they are not talking promises. They already have mazing cashback partners on their list. Their Jamming Visa Card is branded with their logo and colours. Jamming is registered with Cipro and also approved by all major banks as a “bank approved beneficiary” on their internet banking facilities. Let us go Jamming together. Visit http://www.jamming.co.za/buy.aspx, Referrer ID: 100915306
I must say that I am very disappointed by Direct Advantage. I have wasted a lot of money and time building my network and announcing their promises that never came true. Down to this day nothing has worked out from them.
Now is the time for Jamming!
Good day Paul,
Direct Advantage is not black listed at the DSA. We already had a meeting with the DSA and will revert later on that matter. Where and who listed Direct Advantage as a pyramid scheme? We also do not provide any financial service, DAd is a member organisation that links people with products and services.
Thank you.
Natasha.
It’s all good. I’m using my card, but actually waiting for the big players to get on board. What happened to Pick’nPay, Woolworths and the other well-known names that was mentioned before? I see smaller businesses, but they are far from me. It will also make our jobs easier if people see the big names on the casback partners’ list.
Some feed-back…Please?
Hi.
I received my Card this week. So I think we all have to be just a little patient for a while, because everything takes time. It takes 5 minutes to to explain an idea, but usually hours,days,weeks or months to actually implement it. Give the guys a chance to proof that this opportunity is legitamite, it is going to change a lot of lives… even mine and yours.
My DAD membership no is 22516
The DAd Card and more…
Great news, our first 453 cards have been issued. If you where one of the early birds with your FICA and R100, your card will be in the post. We have posted the cards with registered post to your PO Box number or your nearest Post Office. You will soon receive a registered slip from the Post Office to collect your card. Please carefully read the terms and conditions, then sign the declaration form and the terms and conditions and send it back to us in the stamped envelope provided, to Direct Advantage PO Box 29459, Sunnyside, 0132.
The CashBack partners will soon reflect on our website.
Direct Advantage is moving within the next 2 to 3 weeks to our own offices in Pretoria. We believe that all our technical problems with our phones and internet will then be something of the past.
Please remember to submit your FICA documents (this must be stamped by a Commissioner of Oath, and must have a date stamp, your FICA can not be older than 3 months) and pay your R100 for us to issue your DAd Card.
Thank you to all our loyal and patient members, the rewards will be huge.
Regards,
The Direct Advantage Team
Important Notice from Direct Advantage:
Please dial 082 265 8731 as an alternative number for the call centre until further notice.
Thank you.
Good day,
Please be informed that our call centre (0861 53 55 37) telephone lines are out of order due to a technical problem with Telkom and because of their strike we are unable to communicate this problem to them. We will do our best to get this problem sorted out. Please use our info@directadvantage.org or register@directadvantage.org email to communicate with us until further notice.
Thank you for your support and patience.
Direct Advantage
Hi Guys. Just like you all I am also eager to start earning money, I keep my eye on this blog to get more information about the company, it is much easier than phoning every now and then. I also browsed to see some ads on the internet for DAD. I got to 1 that said, all you need to do is get 20 people and tell them to do the same. Network building is a group of people working together to achieve the same goal. 95% of people fail networking because they use it as a sales business, it is not a sales business, it is a relationship business. Get only 3 or 4 people, then assist them to get their 3 – 4 people. If you hae 4 people that each get 4 etc, you will have over 21 000 people in your business, if they each spend R1500 per month you will earn R49 000p/m. Lets do it right and move away from the negativity that evolves around Multi-Level marketing. The more your people earn, the more they spend and the more they spend the more you will earn. I just pray that the cards is aailable before christmas, just think about how much people will spend then. Thank you Piet for this blog. We seem to join the same companies, I also joined Be-Motivated just like you but because I am a Direct sales person it is just so much easier for me to sell DAD, I just dont put everyone on my first level, I filled up my first level with 4 people and then the fill the second etc. Just by the way, a pyramid is the strongest building in the world so if you build your business like a pyramid you will have a strong foundation. No matter how you build your house, if there is no foundation the smallest wind will rip it apart. If you build the wall of china you will be the one hiding behind it. Dont be a sales person, be a mentor, help your people. People dont join companies, they join people. If you offer your assistance and help your people and teach them to do the same, you will have a business for life. Thank you to everyone that put their comments on this blog, his will help us all to achieve what we all have in common: To achieve financial freedom, lets not try to compete and see who can put the most people on their first level, if we had to get 20 people to each get 20 etc, you will saturate the market on level 8 as you need 60million people to fill that level. Lets give everyone a fair chance to get their piece of this remarkable opportunity.
About the bank story: We dont have a Mercantile bank anywhere close to us, I dont know if there is 1 within a radius of 50km from my house, but the FNB is right here and easily accessible for everyone to make their payment, I cant see that this should be a concern.
To the success of all fellow networkers. Successful people make things happen, the unsuccessful let it happen.
@paul
Hi Paul
Its ok to be skeptical. I am always skeptical when seeking out opportunities. I have been working quite closely with the company and can assure you that it is not dubious. See the comment by Natasha to answer any questions about the cash back partners. Keep an open mind. I’m not asking you to believe everything – just to find out all the information before turning negative. Call into the centre and chat to the people who work there. Read the blogs. Chat to the person who told you about it. Give dad some time to sort things out. Your statement about the different banks doesn’t seem logical to me. They chose the bank which could offer us as customers the best rates. Besides the card opportunity came long after the company existed. Chat to Liezl at Direct Advantage Call centre if you still feel unsure. She has helped me with a lot of questions that I have had.
ATT: All fellow networkers and Direct Advantage members
The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success.
I have researched income opportunities for many years and I can tell you DAD has all the qualities you need to be successfull. The fact that they are FICA complaint means that it cannot possibly be a pyramid scheme. Maybe the organisation take a bit loner than planned but in business we always find obstacles and we simply have to move them out of the way and move forward
I would like to define pyramid scheme to you
Pyramide shemes:
Pyramide schemes is where money is simply moved from one hand to the next. They normally require huge investments and give a set return on the investment. They would for example give you 10% p/m or 200% per year. There normally is no product involved, however, there are cases where they do use a company as a front. The investors receive their profits from more investors that join, and not from the profit that the company makes. Risk is very high and investors are normally not well informed about the risk or the actual running of the company or where their interest gets paid from. The companies that they use as a front are normally not profitable enough to cover the interest owed to the members and therefore they need more investors to cover the interest paid to members. Many pyramid schemes also require members to sign surety for loans, and they say they will become the bank.. When you hear these words RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!
We are aware of the pyramid scheme that was just uncovered. Take a note: Huge investment. No product. Investors don’t know where money gets paid from. If you want to make an investment do it with a company that is FSB registered. Most pyramid schemes will tell you they don’t have to register as they are not giving financial advice and that you can speak to their lawyer. If you go to a driving school and the person tells you, I don’t have a drivers license but I know how to drive so I will teach you, will you use that driving school? I don’t think you would. Now why would you do that with your life savings? Make sure the company is FSB (financial services board) registered and approach your own lawyer (when they use the word investment, they are giving financial advice and they have to be registered). How do you know his lawyer is isn’t a family member or a close friend just waiting to suck you dry?
I feel honoured to be a member of DAD, I can reffer this product to any person with full convidence.
People get negative to easy, it takes time to sort out the obstacles. DaD is a stand alone product, in other words if people dont make moneyby opening a bankaccount they will not close it because they made no money.
regarding the cashback partners that is removed the information below was sent to me by my upline
The current position with Direct Advantage is as follows. They still in their pre-launch stage and what that means is, any negotiated deals they have concluded with retailers is still only at a head office level. Staff, at shop floor level will, at the moment, have no knowledge of Direct Advantage or who Direct Advantage are. For this reason the list of participating retailers (cash back partners) which were listed on the site, has been blocked as people who wanted to register were going into retail outlets and asking about Direct Advantage. Junior staff would quite rightly tell these people they don’t know what they talking about, which lead to either problems at the retailer and/or unending unhappy phone calls to Direct Advantage because the retailers didn’t know about Direct Advantage. Direct Advantage eventually decided it was better to block the list of retailers on the site until the bank cards are issued. What I can tell you is that, at the time of blocking the list there were 75 retailers which included, Woolworths, Pick and Pay, Game, Hi Fi Corp, Ackermans, Musica, Pep, NWJ, Cape Union Mart, Sportsmans Warehouse to mention a few. They have since concluded negotiations with more retailers and the list will continue to grow. As soon as the cards are available the list will be put back on the site and floor staff at retailers will have Knowledge of Direct Advantage. Direct Advantage has over 20 thousand members already and it’s growing faster all the time. The Direct Advantage cards are branded cards i e Master Card, Visa etc. and issued through Mercantile Bank
Also note that if you want to be successful in DAD build your business correctly. A pyramid is the strongest builing in the world so dont build you business like the wall of china, get 3 or 4 people only, then help them to get their 3 – 4 people, the more they earn the more they will spend and the more they spend the more you will earn so help them to earn to help yourself to earn. This is how you should build your business. You can order a copy of my manual simple sales success at R100. Topics include Magnetic marketing, earn cash daily (make money from day 1 while building your network) The dirty truth about many MLM’s. How to get someone to pay you to join your business, what the law of attraction really means. you can email me at natasharaa@gmail.com
this product and company has all the signs that would leave one duboius from the onset. if they are aligned with mercantile bank as a service provider why must money be deposited into an FNB account. Why are there no details of the directors on the website. Is this company registered with the Financial Services Board. Where are the details of their merchant retailers. Give us details of the contact person at Mastercard who has endorsed this product.
HI Pieter.
We were told that a list of confirmed partners would be available to us this month. Are they up yet? And if so…where?
Thanks a mil,
Melissa