Recent content by keynes

That is true and very unfortunate. There are some really insane stories about Herbalife and the Latino community and how they manged to infiltrate it and promote the MLM among friends and family.

I agree with you but unfortunately there isn't that much legal prosecution since the 1979 Amway ruling even for those in the grey zone.

You sir are absolutely right! Well, I guess that's just what happens when you play catch up.

Absolutely! According to this FTC paper by Jon M. Taylor (https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/trade-regulation-rule-disclosure-requirements-and-prohibitions-concerning-business-opportunities-ftc.r511993-00008%C2%A0/00008-57281.pdf) about 99% of people lose money...

I understand what you mean. Indeed, MLM could represent a legal business model as long as the companies follow the FTC regulation (https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/business-guidance-concerning-multi-level-marketing). Out of those rules, I think #4 is the key one for...

Yeah, there are a lot of such examples. I think it's mostly due to their recruitment policy that accepts anyone, and just gives them none or very little sales training.

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.

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

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.

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...

Thank you! It certainly helps!

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.

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

@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

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...