Category Archives: Commission

Most Requested Video of the Month – How Many Levels Deep is it Legal to Go?

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Charity

MLMLegal.com’s most requested FAQ this month answered in a video by MLM expert Attorney, Jeff Babener: How Many Level Deep (in the compensation plan) is it Legal to Go? The issue of depth of levels seemed to be a major … Continue reading →

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Most Requested Video of the Month – How Many Levels Deep is it Legal to Go?

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Charity

MLMLegal.com’s most requested FAQ this month answered in a video by MLM expert Attorney, Jeff Babener: How Many Level Deep (in the compensation plan) is it Legal to Go? The issue of depth of levels seemed to be a major … Continue reading →

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Watch Attorney Babener’s Video on How to Price Your Network Marketing Products for Retail, Distributor and Direct-To-Consumer Sales

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Charity

Your cost of goods is calculated as your acquisition or manufacturing cost. The more frequent question we come across relates to pricing. Most MLM experts agree that you must have adequate margins to pay commissions and to make a profit. … Continue reading →

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New Video: If a Sales Kit or Startup Fee Is Several Hundred Dollars, Then Is This Considered “Frontloading”?

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Charity

Front loading generally refers to a process in which a MLM company, or a sponsoring distributor, encourages a new distributor to purchase far more product than is commercially reasonable under the circumstances. Often the “push” is explained to the recruit … Continue reading →

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Watch Attorney Babener’s Video on How to Price Your Network Marketing Products for Retail, Distributor and Direct-To-Consumer Sales

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Charity

Your cost of goods is calculated as your acquisition or manufacturing cost. The more frequent question we come across relates to pricing. Most MLM experts agree that you must have adequate margins to pay commissions and to make a profit. … Continue reading →

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Direct Selling: The Negatives are Drowned Out by the Positives

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Charity

Vocal critics are abundant in the direct selling industry, but the positives drown out the negatives. It’s not hard to find a loud voice criticizing the direct selling industry through a quick Google search. And it is true… there are … Continue reading →

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Have You Signed Up for the MLMLegal.com Newsletter?

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Charity

MLMLegal.com Launches New Newsletter: MLM News Global This newsletter offers recent news, videos, company profiles, and weekly articles delivered to your inbox on a timely basis. Each newsletter contains top news stories in the network marketing industry, the most recent … Continue reading →

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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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New Video! Why Do Most Companies Only Allow One Distributorship Per Family?

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Charity

A Conversation with Jeff Babener Video Series: Some companies face issue of manipulation by distributors, with distributors signing up their spouses, children, even pets. This is not so much a legal issue but a standard in best practices for network … 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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