When there is a hot trend that happens in the affiliate marketing space, many affiliate companies jump in and try to provide products and services to affiliate marketers so that they can sell their products. The CBD market is such a hot and trending market right now. In this Hempworx CBD Oil Review, I would like to talk about whether Hempworx is the best way to sell CBD products online, or are there better alternatives available.
Since the legalization of hemp based CBD in the US has occurred as the result of the 2018 Farm Bill, many legit affiliate marketing companies have entered the market. These companies in conjunction with good affiliate marketing practices provide for an awesome opportunity. I do have a unique take on the industry and if you would like to read about it you may read my post entitled how to sell CBD oil online here.
Hempworx CBD Oil Product Line
The Hempworx product line are manufactured from industrial hemp grown on Kentucky farms. Their oil is CO2 extracted resulting in a solvent free, pure extract.
Hempworx has 11 different Hemp-Derived CBD products in their brand. They consist of
- 6 Tinctures
- 3 topicals
- 2 Pet Products
They offer a 60-day money back guarantee on their products, therefore claiming them to be risk free.
It is important to understand that the product line is indeed hemp based, meaning they are legal in the US. There has been some confusion in the area, so let me very briefly explain.
CBD oil is derived from two different types of Cannabis plants. The Marijuana plant and the hemp plant. Both plants are in the Cannabis Genus and then sub divided into species. The Marijuana based CBD oils is only legal is selected states within the US. Hemp based CBD oil is legal in all 50 states in accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill.
Third Part Lab Testing and Product Certificates
This is one area that I find fascinating based on my experience in the industry. I am a quality assurance auditor and I have personally audited Cannabis laboratories as well as FDA laboratories to ensure that these labs adhere to the ISO/IEC 17025, which is a requirement of the individual states that allow the testing of these associated products.
To me this is a big deal and does validate the quality of their products.
So, according to the Hempworx website, the following tests are performed on every batch of product that they produce and that the documentation is available upon request.
- Gas Chromatography Tests
- Certificates of Analysis
- Potency Tests
- Antimicrobial Tests
I do know from my auditing experience there are more tests that are run on these products, such as pesticide residue, residual solvents and mycotoxins. These are similar test to what you would see run in an FDA laboratory testing our food products.
Just like we want our food to be free of harmful chemicals we use laboratories like the FDA to test samples of these foods to periodically check that growers are growing clean and viable products for the consumer.
The same is true in the Cannabis industry. We need a way to ensure that Cannabis growers are growing clean cannabis and are free from harmful chemicals as well. This is why federal and state regulations set up standards for this industry. We want to make sure that if we are going to sell Cannabis products that they are produced in a safe and effective manner.
Hempworx CDB Oil Opportunity
Now that we have briefly discussed the Hempworx products, let’s take a look at their business opportunity. They call their business opportunity a “Business in a Box”
I have to admit this is a term that is used a lot in the Network Marketing, MLM industry, but they do claim that you can become a Hempworx Affiliate. They have what is known as an affiliate rewards program.
This affiliate rewards program is administered by something called MyDailyChoice which provides an online marketing system and success tools to give their “affiliates every opportunity to succeed in the business”. They have a reward system that pays their affiliates up to 85%. This 85% is accomplished through what is known as business volume or BV through this affiliate rewards program.
So, it appears that in order to be an affiliate for Hempworx, you have to join MyDailChoice. In doing so, there are many options that you are given to select products with packages that range from $39 to $599, depending on the product you choose.
There are also jump start bonuses that are paid weekly up to 10 levels of jump start bonuses and this is where the potential payout of up to 85% if business volume (BV), and as they indicate, the MyDailyChoice jump start bonuses can help the affiliate generate a lot of “front end income while you build up your back end residual income”.
Is Hempworx an Affiliate Program or MLM Opportunity?
At first glance the business opportunity is described as an affiliate marketing opportunity. Similar to some other reviews I have done on this website where I describe the best CBD affiliate programs. However, the more I looked into the opportunity I started noticing similar terms used in the Network Marketing, MLM industry. Such as business volume (BV), bonus programs, different levels, and so on.
This seems a little deceptive to me. Although it is called an affiliate opportunity, it really isn’t. It’s an MLM company. Not only that, but they are trying to disguise themselves as an affiliate marketing company. Just to keep things in perspective, most, if not all, affiliate marketing company’s allow you to promote their products and services for free. You should not have to pay to promote their products and services at all.
Not only that, but just like other MLM programs, such as mentioned in my CTFO Review, is usually the ones who jump on board first that are often the ones who make the most money. It is also not uncommon for government intervention to occur, since there is sometimes a thin line between a network marketing company and a pyramid scheme. Especially in a niche that already is bound with some legal issues.
The nice thing about a true affiliate marketing program like the Vape Bright Affiliate Program is that you are paid based on how many sales you generate as apposed to earning money by recruiting others to the program. This way your success is only dependent on your own ability rather than others work.
There are other CBD oil affiliate programs that offer high paying commissions as well as tools and training that help you with promoting their products. Some of these affiliate programs offer banners, coupon incentives, and even an opportunity to earn free products.
Hempworx Review Pros and Cons
Pros
- Good Hemp based product line
- Due to legality issues, it is good that they have a 100% hemp based product line ensuring that their products are legal in all of the states within the US. Marijuana based CBD products are only legal in select states and this makes it difficult to sell between states.
- Third party lab testing and certification
- As mentioned before, states require that Cannabis laboratories adhere to a particular quality standard known as ISO/IEC 17025. The fact that Hempworx has documentation available to show that their products have been tested by these laboratories shows good quality product verification.
- They participate in a growing and lucrative niche market
- The Hemp and CBD industry is very hot right now and doesn’t look like it will die out anytime soon.
Cons
- The opportunity is not a true affiliate marketing opportunity, but has an MLM structure to it.
- I am not saying MLM’s are bad, but just that in this industry one can make a great income through the sale and profitability of CBD products through a more effective means of true affiliate marketing. The MLM based structure Hempworx is under forces the so called “affiliates” to pay to promote their products.
- It is not a typical affiliate business practice to force affiliates to have to pay to promote a companies products and services. Not only that, but there are many other CBD affiliate programs that offer awesome commissions without having to shell out any money.
- Questionable Parent Company
- The parent company known as My Daily Choice Inc. has developed a reputation that seems to be somewhat unpopular even amongst other MLM business owners. You can check out this Reddit post for more verification.
Hempworx CBD Oil Review – Is There A Better Way to Sell Hemp Products Online?
As mentioned before the Hemp and CBD oil industry is absolutely booming. Since President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill legalizing hemp oil and other hemp products, legitimate CBD affiliate companies have come into existence. Some of them vary in their payouts and some offer unique products that others do not market. There are CBD topicals, CBD pet products, CBD lotions, and Vape products just to name a few.
There are more and more affiliate marketers now deciding that their next niche website is going to include hemp oil and other hemp products. Also, as mentioned before, there is no need to have to pay an affiliate company to promote their products. That is a sure sign to avoid them when there are so many other companies that offer great products and services, not to mention high commissions to promote their products.
Plus many of these affiliate companies offers promotional tools as well.
In addition to all of this, there is a great way to learn how to start a CBD oil business by creating your very own website and promoting someof the best products online completely free.
So, the best way to promote CBD oil and other hemp based products is to set up a niche website and offer valuable information related to this industry. There are a lot of people searching the internet for information about these products and a smart affiliate marketer would learn how to provide such information to a hungry marketing.
I can show you step by step exactly how to do this. In fact, my next video will be a step by step method where I show you live, how to build a CBD oil business from scratch and you can follow along. All for free. Sound good? Click the banner below to get started early.
Conclusion
After doing a thorough review of this company, I was impressed with the products they have to offer as well as the verification from third party vendors. But, I cannot personally recommend a company that has the type of MLM structure when it is not needed for the industry that it happens to be a part of. I am not completely against the MLM model, but when a company tries to disguise the fact that they are MLM leads me to believe they are not being completely legit.
This, in addition to the questionable reputation of the parent company sends up a red flag. After seeing companies like MOBE and Digital Altitude face legal ramifications and eventual closure, it tells me that, again, true affiliate marketing is the preferred way to sell hemp based products and services.
Not only that, but there are way too many other great affiliate marketing companies to promote within the Hemp and CBD oil industry to rely on a MLM type of pay structure to earn an awesome income through affiliate marketing.
Let me know if you have had experience with Hempworx or what your thoughts about this company are. Also, if you have any questions regarding the CBD industry in general, I am very knowledgable and will be glad to answer any questions that I am able to answer. Please feel free to leave a comment with your opinions and I will be more than happy to respond usually within 24 hours or less.
Hempworx CBD Oil Review
$39 to $599
Pros
- Good Hemp Based Product Line
- Third Party Verification
- Growing and lucrative niche
Cons
- Network Marketing / MLM business structure
- Questionable Parent Company
Thanks so much as long as it is used for health issues then it is a good thing. It is so amazing to see how this plant is being used to help promote health.
Good afternoon Ralph,
I am happy that CBD has finally been legalized in the U.S. It was about time. It can be so helpful for so many different ailments where modern medicine has given up.
It is good that Hemoworx CBD Oil has a 60 days money back guarantee, that gives a good impression.
I really do not trust the FDA at all. They have allowed Monsanto and friends to poison our food sources for decades.
I fully agree with your statement that Cannabis growers have to provide clean produce completely free of harmful chemicals.
Personally, I have nothing against MLM companies. I have been in quite a few in the past. Some good, some bad, and some that were ok. I am still with one as I like their Aloe Vera products. I know from experience that if the products are good and you work very hard you might make it, I did not make it so I stopped after 2 years.
I see a bigger possibility with Affiliate Marketing so I am concentrating on that now.
Regards, Taetske
Hi Taetske, thanks for visiting my site. Yes agencies like the FDA need to be assessed as well and they are. In fact I actually audit FDA labs as well as Cannabis labs. We need third party verification on anything us consumers consume. Also, I have nothing against MLM companies, in fact I have belonged to several in the past as well. I just think it is much easier to succeed in this particular industry through affiliate marketing and running your own CBD website as a niche site. Wealthy-affiliate-can teach anyone to do this.
Hi Ralph, nice post. Thanks for your thorough review of Hempworx and raising the pitfalls with their business model. I would be suspicious too of any affiliate scheme where you have to make purchases to access boosts. It sounds like they have a side business of making money from affiliate marketers rather than seeing the latter as part of their marketing department in effect. I will checking out the alternatives you suggest!
H James, you’re very welcome. Yes, it is very rare for a true affiliate marketing company to charge its affiliates to promote their products. In some cases, an affiliate network may offer some type of affiliate training, which makes sense if they are providing value. Plus, it’s not necessarily bad that they have an MLM structure, but as I mentioned in the Hempworx CBD oil review, it’s the fact that they are trying to claim they are are an affiliate program. It would be better if they simply admit that they are an MLM company and be proud of it rather than disguising it. That is really my issue with them.
It’s interesting that you mention the side business aspect. I was once with an MLM company where they actually did have a side business that was mainly in the selling leads business. I found out through research that they actually made more money selling lead packages than they did selling their products. This is definitely a red flag in my opinion.
The other thing is, when you set up a niche website targeting hemp based CBD products, you can utilize several affiliate companies rather than just one. This way you can offer a variety of products to your readers. For example, the Vape bright Affiliate program targets the Vape market whereas another affiliate company may target CBD topicals. Both of which have value in their own right. One program isn’t necessarily better than the other, it’s just that they offer different products and services to fit what the consumer is looking for.
Effective affiliate marketing training
will emphasize the value of helping people find a product that fits their needs or solves a problem they may have. We need to focus on helping people meet their needs rather than simply trying to make money from them.
This is interesting, and simply because the following facys: this stuff works, it is growing, and now it is getting legalized everywhere. So I think if you jump now into it, you could make a lot of money, and this for a long time. Thanks for sharing it, I’m going to look deeper into it.
Hi Emmanuel, thanks for visiting my site. I agree, this is indeed a growing industry, plus that fact that hemp based products are legal at the federal level indicates that it is a stable industry with a lot of potential. I think this can be a sub-niche of the supplement industry as well. Many people look to natural alternatives to healing and relieving anxiety and CBD definitely fits into this category.
Hi Ralph
It is always interesting to know what affiliate programmes are out there and I am not surprised that there is one for CBD Oil.. The say opportunity knocks only once and people will jump at it. The only problem I can see is if everybody jumps on the ship, won’t it sink as it cannot support the weight of the load.
I am sure that there are many CBD oil affiliate programmes out there and I appreciate you reviewing this one. I am not into CBD Oil I do not believed it has been researched enough and it will fail if they discover that long term use can be detrimental to ones well being.
I think it is too risky and will be short lived when the next wonder drug emerges.
Thank you
Antonio
Hi Antonio, thanks for sharing your opinion. I do agree when choosing any niche one has to weigh all of the factors before jumping onto the ship. As far as competition goes, the health and fitness niche has always been a very popular one. However, there seems to be room for many sub-niches to target. For example, weight loss is one that has a huge number of affiliates promoting the “flavor of the month”. Products like “the three week diet” and others are very competitive.
But, if one sets up a good website that talks about healthy habits and offers different recipes and fitness advice and other fitness related topics, they can offer many different products and services to folks with different needs. I believe the hemp industry has the same potential. For example, CBD oil for anxiety, CBD oil for pets, CBD topical creams for joint pain. If you get involved in good keyword research you will see that these are common search terms that people are currently searching in Google.
This is the reason research is key to finding a good niche to dive into. I really believe that the internet is big enough for all of the competition out there. The Ship is quite large.
Hi Ralph,
I just wanted to say thanks for your review on Hempworx. I run a blog site that is specifically for plant based and vegan products and am currently researching CBD products so that I can write an informed article and include some affilaite links. As you say it is a bit of a minefield with the explosion of suppliers and manufacturers.
I am looking specifically for suppliers that use third party lab testing, use organic products and are vegan. So for example their gummies must not contain gelatine. I actually really liked the look of Hempworx and had added them to my list of potentials but having read you review I will be removing them.
I am only look for affiliate products and certainly not interested in a product that requires you to buy in to an MLM structure and even less so one that has My Daily Choice Inc as its parent company.
I’m now just going through your post on best CBD affiliate programmes. I will leave you a comment there once I have completed it. If there are any tips/pointers you can give me I would be only too happy to receive them. Thanks once again
Kevin
Hi Kevin, thank you for your feedback. I think for your plant based, vegan blog, I would recommend the CBDPure affiliate program. As mentioned on my post entitled best CBD affiliate program, the CBDPure affiliate program meets all of your requirements. Their products have been specifically formulated using pure CBD extract and hemp oil that is organic. They also use third party lab testing and as a part of the lab testing, I do know, based on my auditing experience, many of these third party laboratories do analyze gummies for gelatine. There is a fruit growers lab in California that I know for a fact does this. Keep in mind that according to ISO/IEC 17025, this is one of the requirements for cannabis testing in addition to pesticide and residual solvent levels.
I would be happy to offer any assistance that you may need for your blog. You can contact me through my contact page. I am in the middle of creating a case study for the creation of a CBD blog which I will be posting soon. I will offer this to anyone for free gift. Stay tuned for I just created the first video of the series.
Hi, thank you for so much information. As a CBD oil user is was interesting to hear about the testing and certification side of these products. I will need to look into what the UK testing and certification is like.
Secondly, as an affiliate marketer myself, I think your post is really informative for other affiliates as you stated it has become a hot niche recently. I have never been a fan of MLM and would shy away from this type of marketing. However, many others who are new to this business or the CBD industry may be easily lead with this company so this post will surely help many hundreds of those eager affiliates.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge
Michelle