1,357 Ways to Make a Lot More Money

1,357 Ways to Make a LOT More Money* than in MLM or Network Marketing

"I applaud the dead-on accuracy of your analysis."  —Manuel de Los Rios

Some want to make more money, to secure a more “passive” or “residual” income, or to have more independence or freedom to use their talents than a typical job offers. Many people just need the extra income to support a family, pay for an education, etc. MLM/network marketing is appealing for many reasons. What better – and more profitable – alternatives are there than MLM/network marketing to meet these varied needs?

Read the complete report (including links to other information), entitled "1,357 Ways to Make a LOT More Money than in MLM/Network Marketing."  (For the PDF version without links, click here. For this version, you will instead find the links to helpful sites on all aspects of starting a business, by clicking here.)

To gain a greater understanding of why the media and academia is not more critical of MLM as a business model, read Frequently Asked Questions. To read why MLM is virtually unregulated read and check out the links from the Regulation and Law Enforcement pages. To review the research behind all this, go to the MLM Research page.
Return to Home Page for a starting index to other reports explaining the truth about all aspects of MLM – based on 12 years of solid independent research. 

*With the possible exception of those at or near the top of a pyramidal hierarchy of tens of thousands of participants – or at the beginning of an endless chain of participants

DISCLAIMER: These reports are intended purely as a communication of information in accordance with the right of free speech. They do not constitute legal or tax advice. Anyone seeking such advice should consult a competent professional who has some expertise on endless chain or pyramid selling schemes. Readers are specifically advised to obey all applicable laws, whether or not enforced in their area. Neither the Consumer Awareness Institute nor the authors assume any responsibility for the consequences of anyone acting according to the information in these reports.

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OPINIONS AND QUESTIONS ABOUND. These questions are frequently asked by consumers:

• Who, if anyone, is making money in multi-level marketing (MLM)? 

• What percentage of people lose money in MLM – compared with other "passive" or "residual" income opportunities?

• How does MLM compare with gambling?

• Are most MLM's technically legal – or not?  

• Is law enforcement committed or equal to the task of regulating MLM's? 

• Are existing statutes adequate?

• Has any objective research been done to answer these questions?

OBJECTIVE RESEARCH is here presented on success rates, legality, ethics, etc. – as a basis for deciding whether or not to participate in a particular MLM – or any MLM. Regulators and researchers will also benefit.

THE TRUTH ABOUT MLM (Multi-level or network marketing) has been answered in the following:: 

• Surveys of tax professionals (those who handle the taxes of MLM participants)

• Court records for actions against MLM companies

• Surveys of consumers in areas of intense MLM participation

• MLM companies published financial reports

• MLM marketing materials

• Communications with MLM company officials

• Correspondence and meetings with FTC and state officials

• World-wide feedback from thousands of victims who have suffered losses from MLM participation

• Insider documents of MLM officials

• Actual income reports of MLM companies (compared with gambling and no-product pyramid schemes), etc.

• Surveys of current and past MLM distributors from dozens of MLM programs

• Reports of comparative analyses of alternative income opportunities

• Evaluations of over 200 MLM programs, based on analyses of their compensation plans and how they stack up against the "5 Red Flags" of a product-based pyramid scheme

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