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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 →

Posted in Commission, Compliance Guidelines, Consumer Protection, Direct Selling, Direct Selling Association, Distributor Education, Distributors, Earnings Claims, For MLM Executives, Law Cases, Legal, MLM, MLM Articles, MLM Companies, MLM History, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Personal Use, Pyramid, Sales/Selling, Videos | Tagged consumers, direct sales, direct selling, distributors, DSA, law, legal, legitimate, mlm, multilevel marekting, network marketing, personal use, Personal use regulations, Pyramid Scheme, regulators, videos | Comments Off

New Video: How Do I Create a Compensation Plan That Guarantees That I Am Legal?

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Charity

This is a question that might take one thousand pages to answer. You will find endless articles and videos at www.mlmlegal.com and www.mlmattorney.com on differentiating a legitimate direct selling company from a pyramid scheme. Key features of a legitimate compensation plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Compensation Plan, Compliance Guidelines, Consultants, Consulting, Consumer Protection, Direct Selling, Distributor Education, Distributors, Earnings Claims, For MLM Executives, FREE, Home-Based Business, Just for Fun, Legal, MLM, MLM Articles, MLM Attorney, MLM Startup, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Personal Use, Products, Pyramid, Recruiting, Startup, Success, Training, Videos | Tagged bogus products, compensation plan, consultants, consulting, direct sales, direct selling, end consumers, fake products, high investments, illegal compensation plans, inventory loading, law, legal, legal action, legitimate, mlm, Multilevel marketing, network marketing, payments, products, program, purchases, Pyramid Scheme, qualify for the program, resonable price, service, ultimate users, video, videos | Comments Off

Creating a Compensation Plan That Is Guaranteed to Be Legal

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Charity

How do I create a compensation plan that guarantees to be legal? This is a question that might take one thousand pages to answer. You will find endless articles and videos at www.mlmlegal.com on differentiating a legitimate direct selling company … Continue reading →

Posted in Compensation Plan, Consultants, Consulting, Consumer Protection, Direct Selling, For MLM Executives, Home-Based Business, Just for Fun, Legal, MLM, MLM Articles, MLM Attorney, MLM Companies, MLM Startup, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Products, Pyramid, Recruiting | Tagged bogus producst, compensation plan, direct selling, high investments, inflated pricing, invetory loading, legal, legitimate, legitimate or pyramid, mlm, network marketing, party plan, products, Pyramid, right to qualify, services | Comments Off

Press Release: MLMLegal.com Releases Trilogy of Articles on Personal Use: Herbalife Belgium; Herbalife and Short Sellers; Burnlounge Music Portal

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Charity

Herbalife Belgium: In a dramatic turn, a Belgian appeals courts reverses a lower court ruling and hold that Hebalife is no pyramid, but is in fact a legitimate direct selling business opportunity. The court validates “personal use” by distributors in … Continue reading →

Posted in Compliance Guidelines, Conference, Consulting, Consumer Protection, Direct Selling, Distributor Education, For MLM Executives, Headlines, Home-Based Business, Law Cases, Legal, MLM, MLM Articles, MLM Attorney, MLM Companies, MLM in the News, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Personal Use, Press Releases, Pyramid, Sales Tools / Kits, Success | Tagged analysis, article, Belgian, Burnlounge, commission, Conference, direct selling, february 2014, federal court, Herbalife, law, legal, legitimate, mlm, music, network marketing, opportunity, party plan, personal use, press release, Pyramid, regulatory, ruling, Sales Tools, seminar | Comments Off

Herbalife Releases Statement Regarding Results of Belgian Court Ruling

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Charity

A lower court ruling that had previously claimed that the international nutritional company, Herbalife, was operating as a pyramid scheme was overturned December 3, 2013. An appellate court declared that Herbalife was in fact operating in complete compliance with Belgian … Continue reading →

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What is “Front Loading” or “Inventory-Loading?”

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Charity

Front loading is when a MLM company requires a consultant to purchase an unreasonable amount of inventory that cannot realistically be resold and/or used within a reasonable amount of time. Apart from general pyramiding accusations, the direct selling industry can … Continue reading →

Posted in Consultants, Consulting, Direct Selling, Distributor Education, Distributors, For MLM Executives, FTC, Home-Based Business, Law Cases, Legal, MLM, MLM Articles, MLM History, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Pyramid, Recruiting, Training | Tagged buy-in, consultants, direct selling, Federal Trade Commission, Five ways to tell if it's a pyramid scheme, front loading, ftc, FTC v. Equinox, IBO, inappropriate activity, inflated prices, inventory loading, legal, legitimate, marketing plans, mlm, MLM Law, MLM Law in 50 States, network marketing, Pyramid, recruiting, representatives, require substantial initial cash investments | Comments Off

The FTC Speaks out on Direct Selling

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Charity

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the primary federal enforcement agency for the direct selling, network marketing and multilevel marketing (MLM) industry. In its own words, here is the FTC’s advice for evaluating a direct selling opportunity: Multilevel Marketing In … Continue reading →

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MLMLegal.com has released an analytical article by noted direct selling industry expert and legal authority, Jeffrey Babener

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Charity

Herbalife: What Short Sellers Missed on the Way to the Press Conference… The Personal Use Issue in Pyramid Analysis; Who is an Ultimate User? An excerpt from the article and link to the full article atwww.mlmlegal.com. Déjà vu, all … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Direct Selling and The Basics of MLM

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Charity

This blog post is a companion post to the video: An Introduction to Direct Selling and The Basics of MLM The Introduction of Expert MLM Attorney, Jeff Babener Jeffrey Babener of Babener and Associates is a legal legend in network … Continue reading →

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MLM/Direct Selling/Network Marketing: A Validated Channel of Distribution

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Charity

Every once in a while, those looking at our company have questions about the legitimacy of this industry. What would be your advice on what we should say to them? MLM/Direct Selling/Network Marketing: Millions of Participants Make for a Veritable … Continue reading →