When he signed up to be an independent associate for Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., Cameron Brickey thought network marketing was an easy way to make a buck. Several weeks and $800 later, he thought ...

A couple of weeks back on his show “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver attacked a diverse collection of pyramid schemes. The takedown was great — more people are definitely aware of these toxic ...

The recent appellate court decision in BurnLounge ( here) heightens our appreciation for the FACT that some MLMs actually are pyramid schemes. Consumers, potential distributors, and investors who ...

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Multi-level marketing firms often tout full-time income on part-time work, an incentive strong enough to attract more people into the industry every year. The Direct Selling ...

Popular video-sharing app TikTok updated its community guidelines this week to ban videos that promote multi-level marketing in an effort to protect users from financial scams. Any content that ...

Each time there's a recession, recruitment efforts ratchet up for multilevel marketers, often targeting the newly unemployed or underemployed. I was reminded of that when a former co-worker posted on ...

A recent settlement between the Federal Trade Commission and a multilevel marketing company is another reminder to be cautious about getting involved in a side hustle that primarily depends on you ...

I am sure you have heard of Avon and Tupperware, and you may even have their products in your home. Both of these companies are referred to as multilevel marketing companies, or MLMs. Multilevel ...

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Increasingly, the obsession with content marketing looks like a pyramid scheme. It’s great for people who get in at the top and have all the resources. For people joining the party late and not fully ...