(this text is Chapter 11 from official Brand Partner Handbook)
Any member (brand partner) who has registered for free or registered as a Preferred Customer can upgrade their status to an Independent Distributor. This is a very simple process.
How do I upgrade someone I signed up with a free trial distributor account?
To upgrade from a free trial distributor account to a full-fledged distributor account, have them go to your B-Epic URL and log into their account (via the “Member Login” link at the top of the site) using the username and password they created for their free account. Next, in the upper right-hand corner of the Back Office dashboard main screen, click on “Upgrade Today”, then complete the process to upgrade. Refer to the instructions for signing up distributors account in the “Signing Up Others” chapter.
How do I upgrade a customer to be a Distributor?
To upgrade from a customer account to a Brand Partner distributor account, have them go your B-Epic URL and log into their account (via the “Member Login” link at the top of the official site) using the username and password they created for their customer account. Next, in the bottom right-hand corner of the Back Office dashboard main screen, click on “Become a Distributor”, then complete the process to upgrade. Refer to the instruction for signing up distributors account in the “Signing Up Others“.
Reminder: When a customer – who is on autoship – upgrades to a distributor account, they immediately need to Edit the Cart in their Monthly Autoship Profile to update / change their product pack selection in order to apply the discounted distributor prices. Instructions for changing autoship are provided in the “Monthly Autoship Program” chapter.