Are MLMs scams or no? Help me pass college :)

[keynes]

Hi buddy, thanks for clicking! So, I have to hand-in my college thesis by Monday (in 48 hours). Just found out that I need to run a questionnaire and include it in my paper.

I'm writing about Multilevel Marketing (MLMs), trying to highlight the industry as a whole. If you wanna help you can fill-in this questionnaire: https://forms.gle/ByLdeJRXPQTUkboM6
It's all anonymous (no email or anything) and it really shouldn't take more than 2-3 minutes.

I will post the conclusions of the data here next week. If you had positive or negative experience with MLMs, I'd love to hear it.

I hope this isn't against the ToS, and thank you again.

 

[hakli]

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[koulde]

@keynes I envy you. wish I had bhw back in highschool/college. no longer would I need to hunt down and beg people for focus group work or questionnaires.

submitted.

 

[Sandie2018]

I don't like the fact that the questionnaire asks about nationality.

 

[Shamaninov]

I don't like the fact that the questionnaire asks about nationality.

And heeeeeeere we go...

 

[keynes]

@Sandie2018 @Shamaninov no problem, I just changed it (made it optional). It was there so I can differentiate between my friend's answers and the BHW ones. Let me know if this is better

 

[keynes]

@koulde thanks a lot my friend. I'm doing both right now, calling people like no tomorrow.

 

[koulde]

I thought you were calculating the percentage of what type of nationality prospects mlms try to approach and which of them are pursuaded easily to be converted due to customs/culture. since you didnt say location (where would mlms lay their 'traps').

 

[keynes]

I thought you were calculating the percentage of what type of nationality prospects mlms try to approach and which of them are pursuaded easily to be converted due to customs/culture. since you didnt say location (where would mlms lay their 'traps').

That as well but I don't know if I'm going to get enough entries from one specific location to highlight it. I might just use "international" as a whole.

 

[Sandie2018]

@keynes
Thank you for modifying the part about nationality. Location is better.
I've just completed the questionnaire.
Good luck with your thesis.

 

[keynes]

@keynes
Thank you for modifying the part about nationality. Location is better.
I've just completed the questionnaire.
Good luck with your thesis.

Thank you! It certainly helps!

 

[Sandie2018]

Would you mind sharing why you have chosen MLM for your thesis?

 

[Dopious]

Answered your form, and don´t mix mlm with ponzi, not the same.

 

[keynes]

Would you mind sharing why you have chosen MLM for your thesis?

It was a 50/50 situation. I chose my thesis later than normal and the list of topics was more limited then. While I didn't 100% wanted to go with MLM it was the best option of the bunch for me. I've seen a lot of MLM, ponzi scams come and go over the 5-6 years and I thought it would be a good opportunity to expose the industry a bit, especially that some of my teachers are involved with Avon and that type of MLMs.

 

[tongat]

Filled in buddy

 

[Sandie2018]

@keynes
Thanks for answering my question. If some of your teachers are invovled with Avon, I hope after reading your thesis, they will start thinking.

 

[keynes]

Answered your form, and don´t mix mlm with ponzi, not the same.

Thank you! Really great to get varied opinions. Why do you think people consider them the same thing? So far 60% is the opinion they are the same.

 

[keynes]

Filled in buddy

Thanks a lot! Buddy is such a fun word to use, innit?

 

[Dopious]

Thank you! Really great to get varied opinions. Why do you think people consider them the same thing? So far 60% is the opinion they are the same.

People hate other people that make money, if they do not understand the difference of them, I suppose it is easier to assume they are the same i guess.

 

[keynes]

@keynes
Thanks for answering my question. If some of your teachers are invovled with Avon, I hope after reading your thesis, they will start thinking.

I am really hoping for the same. I know some of them have "sales" backgrounds and might just defend MLMs but we'll see. I'll keep you posted.