Marcello asked: You always hear them give the line that all business is set up like a pyramid to justify that MLM is built on recruiting people.
While real business has fewer people in high earning roles, it seems MLMers miss the very obvious point that even a lowly janitor at McDonald’s doesn’t have to recruit 5 other janitors to make a living wage.
Do people in MLM really think its the same? Do they really miss the point that real business doesn’t have to keep hiring people for infinity to keep making money for its employees?
It just seems such an obvious difference, yet it makes no sense that people in MLM are convinced it is the same.
Andre - while you are correct about the legality, let’s not let the absurdidty of the whole thing get lost on us.
The fact that MLM gets around being illegal and not a straight pyramid scheme is ONLY becuase there are products and services available to be sold by the reps; however, the fact is nealry all MLMers focus their attention on recruiting others instead of sales - meaning although it is legal for all intents and purposes it is virtually the same.
If MLM companies wanted to put the focus on personal sales instead of recruiting then how can you expalin that ALL MLM compensation plans allow you to move up the ranks ONLY by recruiting others. You can be the worlds best salesperson but unless you recruit other people you can’t obtain the top rank in any MLM compensation plan.
Let’s get serious, they are the same, depsite anyone considering it “legal” or not.
L.F.Heap - you spent spent your entire answer describing any sales company.
Evidently the point of this question was lost on you because if MLM was focused on sales and not recruiting then there would be no issue.
The question was in reference to the fact that MLM push recruiting, and weigh it as FAR more important than personal sales, and the evidence is in the MLM compensation plans.
Ramona
