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Evaluating the legality of MLM streambox opportunities

In the lead up to the blockbuster Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather and Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao fight, billed as ‘the biggest pay-per-view sporting event in recent history‘, Showtime and HBO have been actively litigating against illegal stream providers. To date two streaming websites have been shut down by court order in the US, with more litigation expected to be [Continue reading…]


DOJ issue end of year warning to Ponzi scammers

Due to ongoing coverage of some the biggest Ponzi schemes that operate within the MLM industry, here at BehindMLM one of the more common questions we get is “why aren’t the authorities doing anything?” Some affiliate investors in such schemes even go so far as to use a lack of regulatory intervention as “proof” of [Continue reading…]


Why you should avoid every new MLM penny auction

Amidst the tidal wave of penny auction prelaunches announced over the past few months, I decided mid last month that I’d sit down early this month and put together a snapshot of where we were with each of them. After spending some time and researching the status of a few companies, I realised things weren’t, [Continue reading…]


How to approach duplication and retention in MLM

One of the more persistant and common marketing techniques utilised by the MLM industry today is the idea of ‘duplication and retention’. ‘Hi, I’m so and so and today I’m going to share with you how I achieved MASSIVE success in my company. By putting together a team of four or five people and showing [Continue reading…]


Why combining MLM and collectibles will never work

Collectible (noun) – things considered to be worth collecting. Collectibles can often be a subject of discussion that lends itself to confusion. With virtually anything able to be defined as a collectible these days, value, as mentioned above, is largely subjective. Value can be measured in the form of personal attachment, scarcity of the collected [Continue reading…]


Citizen Corps: Alan Nettles’ misleading marketing site

When you Google search an MLM business opportunity, due to the introduction of predictive search and now Google Instant search results, more often then not the company in question is associated with the word ‘scam’. Not unnoticed by MLM marketers, over the last five years or so there’s been a big attempt to capitalize on [Continue reading…]


The most overlooked factor in choosing a MLM business

For someone looking at getting into MLM marketing, the biggest decision they are going to make is deciding which MLM business to join. When contemplating various businesses there’s one factor that’s often overlooked but I believe is more important then business profits, company member numbers or even the products or services you’ll be marketing. Forget [Continue reading…]