Category Archives: Personal Use

New Video: Understanding MLM, Network Marketing Compensation Plans

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Charity

MLM Compensation Plans: Maxtrix, Stair Step, Unilevel, and More – Watch the Video! A Conversation with Jeff Babener Video Series: Learn about the difference between the various compensation plans and how distributors are compensated with each plan. It’s called multi-level … Continue reading →

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FTC Offers Guidance: Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Charity

Do you have questions about multi-level marketing? The FTC staff has guidance to help members of the MLM industry apply core consumer protection principles to their business practices. Multi-level marketing is a diverse and varied industry, employing many different structures … Continue reading →

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Distributors, how many consultants do you need to recruit to make $10,000? Watch the new video!

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Charity

Will the stock market rise tomorrow? Who will win the Kentucky Derby? If one knew the answers these questions, he or she would be rich beyond imagination. How much one might earn in a compensation plan is subject to too … Continue reading →

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New Video – Today’s key trends in MLM legal and business environment

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Charity

What are the key trends in the legal and business environment in today’s world? A global $2 billion-dollar industry has great press, but it must be self-regulating, looking out for the consumers and distributors. Regulatory agencies today want MLM companies … Continue reading →

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The New FTC Direct Selling Guidance… Imperfect, But a Good Start – New Article

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Charity

by Jeffrey A Babener (First Published in World of Direct Selling) Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in Leonard Cohen… Anthem The new FTC Direct Selling … Continue reading →

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Search for Certainty in Direct Selling… A Legal and Business Rationale for H.R. 3409

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Charity

By Jeffrey Babener, © 2017/2018 (First Published in World of Direct Selling) Executive Summary: The legal environment and the accepted business model of leading direct selling companies has been relatively stable for 50 years. That equilibrium was upset by the regulatory … Continue reading →

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Legally, are all Compensation Plans Viewed the Same?

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Charity

Being in the MLM law business for over 30 years, we’ve been asked this question countless times. Direct selling business owners – especially MLM startup company owners – want to know which compensation plan structure will be the most supportive … Continue reading →

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The Thorny Issues of “Personal Use” in Direct Selling

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Charity

There exists tension between the direct sales industry and industry regulators as to the role of “personal use” of products and services by distributors of MLM companies. The broad and ambiguous language in pyramid legislation has contributed to the problem. … Continue reading →

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Is the FTC ramping up regulation of the MLM Industry?

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Charity

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez argued on October, 2016 at the DSA Policy Conference that it was time to ratchet up regulation of the direct selling industry, and not a time to “put the brakes” on more regulation of the … Continue reading →

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Watch out for Pyramid Schemes! Some Warning Signs

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Charity

How can you tell if a company is an pyramid scheme, unintentional cash gifting pyramid scheme, or otherwise downright illegal? Well, there is no single authority on the on the subject. There’s not really one single definition either. However, there … Continue reading →