Lifetime Matching Bonus Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What is Lifetime Matching Bonus?
A. Lifetime Matching Bonus is an additional way to earn income with USANA. When a personally sponsored Associate becomes a Premier PaceSetter or Premier Platinum PaceSetter, you will receive a percentage of their commission volume for the life of their business—as long as you remain commission-qualified.
Q. What are the requirements to qualify for PaceSetter and Platinum PaceSetter (both Premier and “annual”)?
A. To qualify for PaceSetter, you must have two or more new, personally sponsored Associates and/or PCs each purchase a minimum of 100 SVP and collectively generate 800 Sales Volume Points (SVP).
To qualify for Platinum PaceSetter, you must have four or more new, personally sponsored Associates and/or PCs each purchase a minimum of 100 SVP and collectively generate 1,600 SVP.
Q. What are the requirement differences for a Premier PaceSetter versus an “annual” PaceSetter?
A. “Premier” status is achieved when you accomplish the PaceSetter or Platinum PaceSetter goals within your first 8 weeks as a new Associate.
PaceSetter (or “annual” PaceSetter) status is achieved when you accomplish the PaceSetter or Platinum PaceSetter goals within your first 16 weeks as a new Associate, or in subsequent years, during the eight-week qualification period that starts on your enrollment anniversary.
Q. What is the difference between “Premier” and “annual” status?
A. Premier status means you will keep your PaceSetter or Platinum PaceSetter status for your entire USANA career. The first eight weeks after enrollment is the only time you can qualify as a Premier PaceSetter or Premier Platinum PaceSetter.
As an “annual” PaceSetter or Platinum PaceSetter, you will be required to requalify each year in order to maintain your status.
Q. How long do I have to qualify for “annual” PaceSetter/Platinum PaceSetter status?
A. If you are a new Associate, you have 16 weeks from the time of your enrollment date to qualify as an “annual” Pacesetter or Platinum PaceSetter. Of course, if you can meet the PaceSetter requirements in your first eight weeks as a new Associate, you would qualify for Premier status.
Q. What if I fail to achieve Premier status during my first eight weeks but I have sponsored someone? Will I have to sponsor two or four entirely new Associates or PCs to qualify for “annual” status?
A. Not necessarily. Any new Associates or PCs you sponsor during your first eight weeks will also count toward your initial “annual” requirements, as long as they purchase 100 SVP worth of product.
Q. How long do I have to requalify each year? And when is the requalification period for my annual PaceSetter status?
A. As an annual PaceSetter or Platinum PaceSetter, you will have to requalify each year to maintain your PaceSetter status. To do so, you will have eight weeks from the anniversary of your enrollment date to meet the requalification requirements.
Q. I’m a Premier PaceSetter—will I ever have to requalify?
A. No. You will retain your Premier status throughout your entire USANA career.
Q. Can a Premier PaceSetter qualify as a Platinum PaceSetter?
A. Yes, but only as an annual Platinum PaceSetter. During the eight-week period immediately following your enrollment anniversary, you will have the opportunity to become an annual Platinum PaceSetter. If you do not meet the requirements, or if you fail to requalify the following year, you will still be a Premier PaceSetter.
Q. What are the requirements to requalify?
A. Whether you’re an annual PaceSetter, annual Platinum PaceSetter, or an Associate without any PaceSetter status, the qualification/requalification requirements are the same:
- Platinum PaceSetter—Have a minimum of four new, personally sponsored Associates and/or PCs each purchase 100 SVP worth of product and collectively generate 1,600 SVP.
- PaceSetter—Have a minimum of two new, personally sponsored Associates and/or PCs each purchase 100 SVP worth of product and collectively generate 800 SVP.
Q. I’ve been an Associate for several years but have never been a PaceSetter or Platinum PaceSetter. Can I still qualify for “annual” PaceSetter status even after all of these years?
A. Yes. Each year, starting on the anniversary of your enrollment date, you will have eight weeks to qualify/requalify as an “annual” PaceSetter or Platinum PaceSetter—no matter how long you have been with USANA.
Q. Does PC volume count toward PaceSetter qualification?
A. Yes. Like new, personally sponsored Associates, PCs must first purchase a minimum of 100 SVP worth of product to count toward your PaceSetter qualification.
Q. Will I still earn Lifetime Matching Bonus if my new Associate becomes a Premier PaceSetter and not a Premier Platinum PaceSetter?
A. Yes, but in order to maximize your own earnings potential with Lifetime Matching Bonus, you should help your new Associate finalize his or her status as a Premier Platinum PaceSetter.
Q. If I sponsor three Associates who all become Premier Platinum PaceSetters, will I earn a Lifetime Matching Bonus from all three at the same time?
A. Yes. As long as you remain commission-qualified, you will receive a Matching Bonus for the life of each finalized Premier PaceSetter/Premier Platinum PaceSetter you sponsor.
Q. Do I have to be a Platinum PaceSetter to earn Lifetime Matching Bonus?
A. No, you may qualify to receive bonuses even if you are a PaceSetter or an Associate. The percent of Lifetime Matching Bonus you are eligible to receive, however, will depend upon your finalized PaceSetter status.
Q. Does Lifetime Matching Bonus include a match of my sponsored Premier PaceSetters’/Premier Platinum PaceSetters’ bonuses or incentives?
A. No. With Lifetime Matching Bonus you will only receive a match of your sponsored Premier PaceSetters’/Premier Platinum PaceSetters’ basic commissions (CVP) and not any other cash bonuses or incentives they receive (e.g., Fast Start Bonus, Matching Bonus, Leadership Bonus, etc.).
Q. When does the CVP begin to match?
A. Lifetime Matching Bonus starts to bank from the week your sponsored Associate enrolls. You will receive your banked Matching Bonus as soon as your sponsored Associate finalizes his or her Premier PaceSetter/Premier Platinum PaceSetter status.
Q. A friend I sponsored has just qualified as a Premier Platinum PaceSetter, and he received a 100 CVP check this week. Why don’t I see the matching amount in my commission?
A. You will receive the matching payment after he finalizes his Premier PaceSetter/Premier Platinum PaceSetter status. USANA banks all the commissions he earns in the weeks before finalization and pays you in one lump sum upon finalization of his PaceSetter status. Thereafter, you will receive the Lifetime Matching Bonus weekly.
Q. How do I “finalize” my PaceSetter status?
A. Your PaceSetter status will be finalized after the latter of two dates:
- End of the eight-week Premier PaceSetter qualification window.
- 31 days after the purchase that brought your combined SVP total to either 800 or 1,600, provided product returns have not dropped the combined SVP below the qualifying threshold.
Q. What if my new, personally sponsored Associate qualifies as a Premier Platinum PaceSetter but fails to finalize his status?
A. Any banked amounts will be lost. You will only earn a Lifetime Matching Bonus from finalized Premier PaceSetters and Premier Platinum PaceSetters. Therefore, it is important to work closely with new Associates you sponsor and encourage them to finalize.
Q. Do I have to be commission-qualified to earn a Lifetime Matching Bonus?
A. Yes. To earn a Lifetime Matching Bonus you must be in compliance with the terms of the Associate Agreement and your Business Center must be active, which means you must generate at least 100 SVP every four weeks.
Q. What happens if I become commission-ineligible?
A. If you become commission-ineligible, you will not earn a Lifetime Matching Bonus and all “banked” amounts will be lost. You may start earning Lifetime Matching Bonus when you become commission-qualified again, but you will not recover any banked amounts previously lost.
Q. The Associate I sponsored finalized her Premier Platinum PaceSetter status BEFORE I did. Do I still earn a 15% match of her commission?
A. Yes, as soon as you finalize your own Premier Platinum status. In such cases, your Lifetime Matching Bonus will be banked until your final status is confirmed.
Q. Does my status as a Premier or “Annual” PaceSetter make a difference with Lifetime Matching Bonus?
A. No. A Premier PaceSetter and “Annual” PaceSetter both qualify for the same percentages of Lifetime Matching Bonus. Annual status, however, will need to be renewed each year during the qualification period following the anniversary of your enrollment date.
Q. What if I’m an Annual PaceSetter or Annual Platinum PaceSetter and I fail to renew my “Annual” status during the requalification period following the anniversary of my enrollment date? How does this affect my Lifetime Matching Bonus?
A. As an Annual PaceSetter/Annual Platinum PaceSetter, once you begin to receive the Lifetime Matching Bonus for a finalized Premier PaceSetter/Premier Platinum PaceSetter, you will continue to receive the same percentage of CVP match for the lifetime of that Associate’s USANA business, even if your own PaceSetter status changes. However, the percentage of Lifetime Matching Bonus you receive for all newly sponsored Premier PaceSetters/Premier Platinum PaceSetters will depend on your current finalized status and will not take into consideration any past PaceSetter/Platinum PaceSetter status you may have previously earned.
Q. How do I know if an Associate I sponsor has qualified or finalized his PaceSetter status?
A. This information is available in Team Manager.
Q: If I receive a PC Order Bonus or Celavive Bonus for an initial PC order, will this volume count toward my PaceSetter status?
A. Yes. 100% of volume will count toward your PaceSetter qualification. However, NOT all of this volume will roll up:
- Orders that receive a Celavive Bonus (participating markets) – 100% of the original volume will count towards your PaceSetter qualification. Zero actual volume will roll up.
- Orders that receive a PC Order Bonus (participating markets) – 100% of the original volume will count towards your PaceSetter qualification. 70% of the volume will roll up.
Last modified: June 12, 2024
